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Factors that predict the use of metacognitive strategies in the middle school classroom.
(2008-06-10)
The purpose of this qualitative cross-case study was to investigate the growth and transfer of metacognitive strategies in mathematical problem solving from a university course to the classroom. In this study, six preservice ...
All truth is God's truth: the life and ideas of Frank E. Gaebelein.
(2008-10-01)
Frank Gaebelein (1899-1983) was a key figure in the twentieth-century evangelical movement. His greatest impact was felt in the area of Christian education, but he was active in many other issues of concern to evangelicals, ...
"For the pleasure of the people" : a centennial history of William Cameron Park, Waco, Texas.
(2009-08-26)
In this thesis I seek to trace the one hundred year history of William Cameron Park, Waco, Texas. The history of the park will be placed within the larger context of Waco and the United States. Special attention will be ...
Iris Murdoch's genealogy of the modern self : retrieving consciousness beyond the linguistic turn.
(2008-10-15)
In this dissertation I argue that Murdoch’s philosophical-ethical project is best understood as an anti-Enlightenment genealogical narrative. I maintain that her work consistently displays four fundamental features that ...
Who is like God? : divine versus demonic authority in the works of Dostoevsky and Flannery O'Connor.
(2009-08-24)
This dissertation explores issues of authority in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Flannery O'Connor, using René Girard's theory of mimesis. O'Connor and Dostoevsky recognize the rejection of divine authority as the ...
Effects of concentric and eccentric muscle contractions on IL-6 signaling in human skeletal muscle and downstream regulation of HSP-72 gene expression : Is IL-6 signaling involved in exercise-induced cytoprotection?
(2009-04-01)
Purpose: To determine the effects of concentric and eccentric muscle contractions on IL-6 signaling and its possible downstream regulation of HSP-72 expression in human skeletal muscle, and whether contraction-induced ...
Bayesian approach to inference and variable selection for misclassified and under-reported response models.
(2009-07-01)
Response partial missingness is a problem in studies conducted in a variety of disciplines. We investigate the impact ignoring response partial missingness has on determining a subset of significant covariates in non-linear ...
Colliding branes and formation of spacetime singularities in superstring theory.
(2009-06-10)
A systematic study of space-times containing two timelike colliding branes is made, in the framework of 10-dimensional string theory. After developing the general formulas to describe such events, we study several classes ...
The effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation on creatine transporter activity and creatine metabolism in resistance trained males.
(2008-10-15)
Creatine is a nutritional supplement that is used for its potential performance enhancing (ergogenic) benefits. It constitutes an important component of the immediate energy system, by which ATP is regenerated during ...
Jezebel or servant of God?: how Julie Pennington-Russell became the first female pastor in Texas.
(2008-10-01)
In 1998 Calvary Baptist Church, in Waco, Texas, appointed Julie Pennington-Russell: the first female Baptist pastor in Texas. This thesis will show the dynamic relationship between the conservative and moderate Baptist ...