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An examination of the relationship of Accelerated Reader implementation, secondary reading programs, and TAKS reading pass rates for ninth grade students in selected Central Texas school districts.
(2008-06-09)Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading management program designed by Advantage Learning Systems, Inc. to increase students’ reading motivation and to increase reading comprehension skills. The AR program is based on the ... -
Examining the effect of a scholarship and living-learning program intervention on first-generation college student thriving.
(2017-04-06)First-generation students represent a unique and growing population in higher education. Much of the research on this student population has focused on the influence of pre-college characteristics on their experience in ... -
Examining the role of expectancies during a mind-body intervention for hot flash reduction in postmenopausal women : is the relationship between treatment condition and symptom improvement mediated by response expectancy?
(2015-07-16)Hypnotherapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for the treatment of a variety of physical and psychological symptoms. However, the mechanisms of action responsible for hypnotherapy’s beneficial effects are not ... -
Examining women superintendents' perceptions of the importance of types of mentoring functions.
(2011-05-12)In American public school systems, women hold the majority of teaching positions, while men hold the majority of administrative positions. Reasons for low numbers of women superintendents have been researched for years. ... -
Existence and uniqueness of solutions of boundary value problems by matching solutions.
(, 2013-09-24)In this dissertation, we investigate the existence and uniqueness of boundary value problems for the third and nth order differential equations by matching solutions. Essentially, we consider the interval [a, c] of a BVP ... -
Existence of positive solutions to right focal three point singular boundary value problems.
(, 2013-09-16)In this dissertation, we prove the existence of positive solutions to two classes of three point right focal singular boundary value problems of at least fourth order. -
Existence of positive solutions to singular right focal boundary value problems.
(Orlando, FL : International Publications., 2005-05)In this dissetation, we seek positive solutions for the n^th order ordinary differential equation, y^(n)=f(x,y), satisfying the right focal boundary conditions, y^(i)(0)=y^(n-2)(p)=y^(n-1)(1)=0, i=0,...,n-3, where p is a ... -
The existential search for national, individual and spiritual identity in selected works of Miguel de Unamuno.
(2008-06-10)Miguel de Unamuno, a well-known twentieth century Spanish writer and member of the Generation of ’98, exemplified the human struggle with collective and individual identity in many of his essays, dramas and novels. As a ... -
Exodus 34:6-7: a canonical analysis.
(2007-12-03)This dissertation is a canonical analysis of Exodus 34:6-7 and its major parallels. The central thesis of this dissertation is that the parallels mark a canonical movement from an emphasis on the intimate covenantal ... -
Expanding the new paradigm: winners and losers among exclusive and nonexclusive religious firms in the Chinese and Japanese communities in the United States, 1850-1945.
(2006-07-24)From the perspective of a refined religious economy theory, the present paper is the first to empirically study the interplay between exclusive and nonexclusive religious bodies. Through reconstructing the historical facts ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of high temperature jet impingement for turbine cooling applications.
(2011-05-12)Modern gas turbine engines commonly operate at temperatures above the melting point of the turbine’s blades and vanes. Internal and external cooling of the blades is required for sustained operation and prolonged engine ... -
Experimental and numerical study on flow control using obliquely aligned elements.
(2010-06-23)The use of micro-electromechanical system devices (MEMS) have been studied extensively in literature for control of flow separation and transitioning to turbulent flow. However, there is limited information about how ... -
Experimental investigation of a time scales linear feedback control theorem.
(2008-03-03)Dynamic equations on time scales comprise an exciting new area of research in mathematics which promises applications in many areas, particularly control theory. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a ... -
Experimental investigation of a time scales-based stability criterion over finite time horizons.
(2017-03-28)Feedback control systems that employ large area networks or other unpredictable or unreliable communications protocols between sensors, actuators, and controllers may experience non-uniform sampling characteristics. Previous ... -
Experimental investigation of full coverage combustor film cooling and airfoil film cooling for advanced gas turbines engines.
(2017-01-27)Film cooling in modern gas turbine engines uses coolant from the compressor to protect the surface of the combustor lining and turbine airfoils from the hot mainstream gas. Pressure sensitive paint (PSP) is used to evaluate ... -
Experimental investigation of leading edge jet impingement with varying jet geometries and inlet supply conditions for turbine cooling applications.
(, 2012-08-08)Jet impingement is often employed within the leading edge of modern gas turbine airfoils to combat the extreme heat loads incurred within this region. This experimental investigation employs a transient liquid crystal ... -
An experimental investigation of round and racetrack shaped jets for leading edge region cooling of gas turbine blades.
(, 2014-09-05)Jet impingement is often utilized in the leading edge of actively cooled turbine airfoils to protect the blades from the extreme heat loads encountered within the engine. This thesis will discuss two experimental investigations ... -
Experimental probe-induced complex RF plasma phenomena.
(, 2014-09-05)Plasma has long been studied in its own right as a state of matter, but the addition of particles large compared to its basic constituents yields a host of complicated behavior that was not predicted theoretically. Levitated ... -
Explaining Christianity in China : why a foreign religion has taken root in unfertile ground.
(2015-04-16)Chinese Christians are growing rapidly, yet their exact number remains controversial. Christian growth is somewhat surprising given that China is inhospitable to Christianity. First, the state closely regulates religious ... -
Explanation in metaphysics.
(, 2011-09-14)One of the primary tasks of the philosopher is to explain what it is for something to be the case – what it is for one event (substance, fact) to cause another, what it is for an action to be obligatory, what it is for an ...