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Desire And The Power Of Practice: Queer Sexual Perspectives, Philip W. Kemp Dec 2020

Desire And The Power Of Practice: Queer Sexual Perspectives, Philip W. Kemp

Master's Theses

This research provides a theoretical analysis of the lived experiences of 17 queer individuals, ages 19 to 66, regarding their sexual desires and practices. Queer Theory is incorporated to inform on sex, gender performance and sexuality as social constructs, to inform grounded theoretical concepts, and to identify expressed social behavior by each participant. Social Exchange Theory is used to analyze participant responses. Modified grounded theory is incorporated to posit a particular social exchange that I refer to as the queer exchange; in which particular costs/benefits are considered before queer individuals engage in social exchanges due to their potentially (un)perceived queerness. …

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Service And Citizenship: Examining The Historical Relationship Between Immigration And Military Service In The United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad Dec 2020

Service And Citizenship: Examining The Historical Relationship Between Immigration And Military Service In The United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad

Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones

The purpose of this project is to examine the many different groups of people who used military service in order to gain the political and civil rights of citizenship. I begin with a history of immigration and military service, throughout American history. I particularly concentrate on World War II, a pivotal moment for immigration and the military. I will then cover the historiography that informed my research. I include some research on immigrants who used military service to become naturalized citizens, such as those from Ireland, Germany, and the Philippines. I also include those who were born on American soil, …

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Usd Auctions, Danmarks Nationalbank Dec 2020

Usd Auctions, Danmarks Nationalbank

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Report Of The President's Working Group On Financial Markets: Overview Of Recent Events And Potential Reform Options For Money Market Funds, United States: The White House: President's Working Group On Financial Markets' (Pwg) Dec 2020

Report Of The President's Working Group On Financial Markets: Overview Of Recent Events And Potential Reform Options For Money Market Funds, United States: The White House: President's Working Group On Financial Markets' (Pwg)

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Vol 65 #6, Melanie Argo Dec 2020

Vol 65 #6, Melanie Argo

MPLA Newsletter

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Bailout Tracker: Gm Supplier Receivables, Llc, Pro Publica Dec 2020

Bailout Tracker: Gm Supplier Receivables, Llc, Pro Publica

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Argentina’S Path To Debt Relief From Private Creditors, Manuel Leon Hoyos Dec 2020

Argentina’S Path To Debt Relief From Private Creditors, Manuel Leon Hoyos

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Polyrad -- Protection Against Free Radical Damage, Hannah Kim, Yin Tse, Andrew Webb, Ethan Mudd, Muhammad Raisul Abedin, Melanie R. Mormile, Subhadeep Dutta, Kaushal Rege, Sutapa Barua Dec 2020

Polyrad -- Protection Against Free Radical Damage, Hannah Kim, Yin Tse, Andrew Webb, Ethan Mudd, Muhammad Raisul Abedin, Melanie R. Mormile, Subhadeep Dutta, Kaushal Rege, Sutapa Barua

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

The effects of elevated levels of radiation contribute to the instability of pharmaceutical formulations in space compared to those on earth. Existing technologies are ineffective at maintaining the therapeutic efficacies of drugs in space. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop novel space-hardy formulations for preserving the stability and efficacy of drug formulations. This work aims to develop a novel approach for the protection of space pharmaceutical drug molecules from the radiation-induced damage to help extend or at least preserve their structural integrity and potency. To achieve this, free radical scavenging antioxidant, Trolox was conjugated on the surface of …

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Wei-Wen Yu Center For Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1990-2020), Roger A. Laboube, Wei-Wen Yu Dec 2020

Wei-Wen Yu Center For Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1990-2020), Roger A. Laboube, Wei-Wen Yu

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)

Final Report: Wei-Wen Yu Center For Cold-Formed Steel Structures

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Perceived Authenticity Of Traditional Branded Restaurants (China): Impacts On Perceived Quality, Perceived Value, And Behavioural Intentions, Qian Chen, Rong Huang, Bin Hou Dec 2020

Perceived Authenticity Of Traditional Branded Restaurants (China): Impacts On Perceived Quality, Perceived Value, And Behavioural Intentions, Qian Chen, Rong Huang, Bin Hou

Plymouth Business School

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Formative Assessment In English Classroom At Secondary Level: Knowledge And Practice Of Teachers And Students, Muhammad Salahuddin, Mariam Begum Dec 2020

Formative Assessment In English Classroom At Secondary Level: Knowledge And Practice Of Teachers And Students, Muhammad Salahuddin, Mariam Begum

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Student Publications

An assessment helps to discover the truth or reality of learning progress. Students can be evaluated both formative and summative assessments in present schooling systems around the world. The main objective of this study is to explore the knowledge and practice of formative assessment (FA) in English classrooms at the secondary level in Bangladesh along with measuring the perception of teachers and students about FA. Following a convergent parallel design, the data were collected from teachers, students, and classrooms by using a questionnaire, in-depth interview schedule, FGD, Likert scale, and classroom observation checklist. A total number of 230 students, 10 …

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Special Issue On 6g Wireless Systems, Periklis Chatzimisios, David Soldani, Abbas Jamalipour, Antonio Manzalini, Sajal K. Das Dec 2020

Special Issue On 6g Wireless Systems, Periklis Chatzimisios, David Soldani, Abbas Jamalipour, Antonio Manzalini, Sajal K. Das

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

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Identifying And Characterizing Alternative News Media On Facebook, Samuel S. Guimaraes, Julia C. S. Reis, Lucas Lima, Filipe N. Ribeiro, Marisa Vasconcelos, Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak, Fabricio Benevenuto Dec 2020

Identifying And Characterizing Alternative News Media On Facebook, Samuel S. Guimaraes, Julia C. S. Reis, Lucas Lima, Filipe N. Ribeiro, Marisa Vasconcelos, Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak, Fabricio Benevenuto

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

As Internet users increasingly rely on social media sites to receive news, they are faced with a bewildering number of news media choices. For example, thousands of Facebook pages today are registered and categorized as some form of news media outlets. This situation boosted the so-called independent journalism, also known as alternative news media. Identifying and characterizing all the news pages that play an important role in news dissemination is key for understanding the news ecosystems of a country. In this work, we propose a graph-based semi-supervised method to measure the political bias of pages on most countries and show …

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What's In A Name? An Assessment Of Degradation Of Women In The Name Of Climbing Routes, Raiza Barahona Dec 2020

What's In A Name? An Assessment Of Degradation Of Women In The Name Of Climbing Routes, Raiza Barahona

Honors Theses

Gendered behavior is reinforced at an early age. In media, women are usually portrayed following gender stereotypical behaviors and are often sexualized, meaning that their worth is often determined by their body shape and clothing type and as such women are often wearing revealing clothing, following gender stereotypical behaviors, and portraying unrealistic body proportions (e.g., Gentlemen’s Quarterly Magazine; Collins, 2011). The representation of women in climbing media is similar to that of the general media. The present study focused on route names within the climbing community and presents a qualitative analysis on the sexism and other derogatory (i.e., overtly sexual) …

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Global Privacy Concerns Of Facial Recognition Big Data, Myranda Westbrook Dec 2020

Global Privacy Concerns Of Facial Recognition Big Data, Myranda Westbrook

Honors Theses

Facial recognition technology is a system of automatic acknowledgement that recognizes individuals by categorizing specific features of their facial structure to link the scanned information to stored data. Within the past few decades facial recognition technology has been implemented on a large scale to increase the security measures needed to access personal information. This has been specifically used in surveillance systems, social media platforms, and mobile device access control. The extensive use of facial recognition systems has created challenges as it relates to biometric information control and privacy concerns. This concern raises the cost and benefit analysis of an individual’s …

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Politicized Prayer: How Thoughts And Prayers Hinder Gun Legislation, Hope Cody Dec 2020

Politicized Prayer: How Thoughts And Prayers Hinder Gun Legislation, Hope Cody

Honors Theses

Thoughts and prayers are a strategic rhetorical tool, rather than a religious sentiment, when it comes to gun reform in the US. I confirm my three hypotheses: that the rhetorical use of thoughts and prayers do rise sharply after a mass shooting, that the use is centered in the gun rights coalition, and the use of thoughts and prayers is intentional. This establishes a direct link between the sending of thoughts and prayers and the lack of measurable gun reform laws in the United States.

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Improving Engineering Education Through Cyber-Physical Systems: Instrumentation And Control Of A Unit Operations Laboratory, Shelby Musselman Dec 2020

Improving Engineering Education Through Cyber-Physical Systems: Instrumentation And Control Of A Unit Operations Laboratory, Shelby Musselman

Honors Theses

A cyber-physical system (CPS) is a network of physical devices that are monitored or controlled by computer-based algorithms. A key enabler for future technology developments, CPS is an interdisciplinary research area that engages a broad spectrum of disciplines and could bring about revolutionary changes in domains such as energy, environment, and healthcare [1, 2] Using CPS to develop smart, connected products through hierarchies such as internet of things (IoT) allows for integration of systems and provides open access to data subsets for digital service applications. This technology has the potential to transform our everyday lives (e.g., smartphones, activity trackers), our …

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Envisioning Success: A Naturalistic Investigation Into Prospective Memory Performance, Reminder Use, And Memory Strategies In An Academic Context, John Whittemore Dec 2020

Envisioning Success: A Naturalistic Investigation Into Prospective Memory Performance, Reminder Use, And Memory Strategies In An Academic Context, John Whittemore

Honors Theses

Prospective memory encompasses the ability to remember to carry out future intentions. Prospective memory performance is essential for students. College students are expected to remember and complete a variety of assignments on a daily basis. In these naturalistic experiments taking place before and after COVID-19, college students were required to set academic goals for themselves for three consecutive days following specific guidelines. Each day, the participant identified a time specific academic goal and a non-time specific academic goal. Participants were randomizing assigned experimental or control condition. The experimental group performed an episodic future thinking exercise during encoding. Additionally, each time …

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Starting A Residential Real Estate Business, Caelan Shurina Dec 2020

Starting A Residential Real Estate Business, Caelan Shurina

Honors Theses

Hello fellow entrepreneur! It seems you have set your heart on residential real estate. Great! This guide explores the steps you will need to take to turn this interest into a profitable business in real estate investing. By laying out the discoveries I made while creating my own real estate management business in downtown Chattanooga, I’ve created a step by step guide to help you streamline the process from evaluating the market before you buy to selling the property after renovations are complete.

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Comparing Corporeal Lineups To Photo Arrays, Andrew J. Costello, Blair Hoplight, Maria Lombardo Dec 2020

Comparing Corporeal Lineups To Photo Arrays, Andrew J. Costello, Blair Hoplight, Maria Lombardo

Journal of Criminal Justice and Law

An eyewitness identification study of a simulated theft of a laptop in a lecture hall was conducted in a northeastern university. After five days, 148 subjects attempted to identify the suspect from either a lineup or a photo array. Corporal lineups and video lineups were conducted in addition to traditional static photo arrays and a new “dynamic photo array” consisting of the use of front, left profile, and right profile images presented in an animated sequence within the standard six-pack photo array. No significant differences between correct identification, misidentification, and non-selection were found between any of the identification methods used. …

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Investing In Social And Behavior Change Is Cost-Effective For Increasing Modern Contraceptive Use In Niger, Breakthrough Research Dec 2020

Investing In Social And Behavior Change Is Cost-Effective For Increasing Modern Contraceptive Use In Niger, Breakthrough Research

Reproductive Health

The Breakthrough RESEARCH Business Case modeled social and behavior change (SBC) cost-effectiveness in Niger utilizing two investment scenarios to assess the impact of SBC programming on modern contraceptive use: The national plan scenario was based on planned investments documented "Family Planning in Niger: 2012–2020 Action Plan" and "2018 Operational Plan," with the national plan indicating a cumulative five-year investment of approximately $5.5 million dollars in SBC for FP, and a double investment scenario examined the effects of doubling Niger's national plan total investment to $11.1 million with the increased investments targeting community awareness activities and group interpersonal communication (IPC) for …

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Role Of Β-Glucan Structure In Dectin-1 Homo- And Hetero-Oligomerization In Innate Anti-Fungal Immunity, Eduardo U. Anaya Dec 2020

Role Of Β-Glucan Structure In Dectin-1 Homo- And Hetero-Oligomerization In Innate Anti-Fungal Immunity, Eduardo U. Anaya

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Dectin-1A is a C-type Lectin innate immunoreceptor that recognizes β-(1,3)-glucan, a structural component of Candida species cell walls. Dectin-1 has eight alternative splice isoforms including, A and B. Innate immunocytes can express one or both isoforms, but neither their relative responsiveness to β-glucan nor the potential for inter-isoform signaling cross-talk is well understood. In this study, we determine how the different structures of soluble β-glucans affect both isoforms and unravel how differences in glucan structure impact the earliest events in Dectin-1 signaling. Using quantitative microscopy techniques, we explored the role of glucan structure on Dectin-1A oligomerization, which is thought to …

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Clemson Trustees Minutes, 2020 December 1, Clemson University Dec 2020

Clemson Trustees Minutes, 2020 December 1, Clemson University

Minutes

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Story Writing In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Mark Friedman Dec 2020

Story Writing In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Mark Friedman

ETSU Faculty Works

A story is an established method of communicating fact, fiction, parable, and myth from cultural generation to generation. Is it possible to actively engage accounting students with content when the student becomes the storywriter? Can story writing by the student be an effective teaching tool, and should accounting professors consider its use in their classrooms? This archival research seeks to review the literature regarding the value of story writing as a pedagogical tool across academic disciplines in higher education, synthesize the findings of existing research and describe the uses, benefits and difficulties with using story writing in various accountancy classes …

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Accountability Policies & Educator Wellbeing, Joseph Latimer, Nathaniel Von Der Embse, William Black Dec 2020

Accountability Policies & Educator Wellbeing, Joseph Latimer, Nathaniel Von Der Embse, William Black

Policy Brief

Since the publication of A Nation At Risk in 1983, educators have lived with an increasingly comprehensive set of test-based accountability policies. Framing global competitiveness in student academic success as an increasingly important component of a broader economic and national security agenda , both federal and state departments of educationmoved to establish an ‘accountability era’ by mandating test-based educational accountability legislation including No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Race to the Top (RTTT), Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), as well as various state-level policy initiatives that evolved from including various district, school, and student accountability measures, and more recently; teacher …

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Stress, Wellbeing, And Support For Students & School Staff, Alexis Sanchez, Nathaniel Von Der Embse Dec 2020

Stress, Wellbeing, And Support For Students & School Staff, Alexis Sanchez, Nathaniel Von Der Embse

Policy Brief

Stress is a naturally occurring physical and psychological response from the accumulation of short- or long-term demands placed on individuals. Physically, the body will react to stress-induced hormones by increasing heart rate, respiration, and muscle tension. Psychologically, stress will prompt the body to respond with heightened alertness and attention to what caused the stress. Stress that is appropriately managed through effective coping mechanisms contributes to well-being, but prolonged stress can lead to chronic conditions: high blood pressure, compromised immune systems, and brain changes (e.g., anxiety, depression, and addiction). In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a disruption …

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Supporting The Social-Emotional Wellbeing Of Students During A Time Of Stress, Sarahy Durango, Nathaniel Von Der Embse Dec 2020

Supporting The Social-Emotional Wellbeing Of Students During A Time Of Stress, Sarahy Durango, Nathaniel Von Der Embse

Policy Brief

There is a strong connection between students’ social- emotional health and academic success. Students with strong social-emotional skills have been shown to possess increased capacity to learn, improved life outcomes, and decreased risk for mental health problems. Currently, almost 25% of children are estimated to experience a mental or behavioral health problem in a given year. If left untreated, these issues are often exacerbated and can increase in severity, leading to worsened outcomes for children. Schools are increasingly becoming the central location for children to access mental health services due to barriers that interfere with families receiving support from community-based …

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Micro- And Macro-Level Factors Determining Financial Performance Of Uae Insurance Companies, Soumya Sasidharan, V. K. Ranjith, Sunitha Prabhuram Dec 2020

Micro- And Macro-Level Factors Determining Financial Performance Of Uae Insurance Companies, Soumya Sasidharan, V. K. Ranjith, Sunitha Prabhuram

Open Access archive

The research aims to analyze the firm-specific and macroeconomic factors that affect insurance company's financial performance. The‎research explores the variables that influence the financial performance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’ insurance companies. The‎analysis for determining financial performance considers the following variables: the firm's age, retention ratio, capital adequacy, underwriting‎risk/loss ratio, financial-leverage, reinsurance dependency, and macro-economic factors such as GDP per capita, inflation rate considered‎as independent factors. The return-on-asset (ROA) is the key measuring indicator; it is regarded as the dependent variable for financial‎performance measures. The research focuses on secondary information obtained from insurance companies’ financial statements. The‎researcher targeted 18 …

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Effect Of Vitamin A, Calcium And Vitamin D Fortification And Supplementation On Nutritional Status Of Women: An Overview Of Systematic Reviews, Eti Rajwar, Shradha S. Parsekar, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Zinnia Sharma Dec 2020

Effect Of Vitamin A, Calcium And Vitamin D Fortification And Supplementation On Nutritional Status Of Women: An Overview Of Systematic Reviews, Eti Rajwar, Shradha S. Parsekar, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Zinnia Sharma

Open Access archive

Background: Micronutrient deficiency affects the health and development of vulnerable population such as children and pregnant women. Measures such as fortification of food and supplementation have been implemented to prevent or control deficiencies related to micronutrients. Objective: To assess the effect of vitamin A, vitamin D, and calcium fortification and supplementation on nutritional status of women in reproductive age group. To assess the toxicities and adverse events related to intervention. Methodology: Systematic reviews including RCTs on women of reproductive age group provided with vitamin A, vitamin D, and calcium supplementation or fortified food were included, to report all malnutrition-related outcomes …

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Graduate Internship Report- Corcoran High School, Viktoria Granicy Dec 2020

Graduate Internship Report- Corcoran High School, Viktoria Granicy

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship and project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Corcoran High School, the agriculture program, and the community.

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