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Forming Therapeutic Alliances across the Milieu: Clinical Implications and Challenges of Working with Adjudicated Adolescent Males in Residential Treatment
(2016-07-22)
Forming a positive and collaborative relationship with a therapist is perceived to be one of the key change agents in the psychotherapeutic process (Bordin, 1979). While a limited number of studies have examined the factors ...
the formless: a designer's dialogue with process
(2015-05-04)
The idea of formlessness in landscape architecture is defined as dynamic processes, such as wind blowing and plant growth. These are not things you associate with a given form, but a fluid and dynamic process. Specifically, ...
Formulation Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Pharmaceuticals by CO2-Based Crystallization Technologies
(2013-03-27)
This dissertation demonstrates the applicability of tunable solvent systems to the development of novel particulate formulations which enhance the deliverability and dissolution of poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ...
Formulation of Phytochemicals in Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Melanoma Treatment
(2019-04-25)
Melanoma is one of the most common and aggressive types of cancer with high mortality. Current treatment is ineffective in preventing relapse of cancer. It also suffers from serious systemic side effects because of the ...
Formulation of Water Insoluble Drugs for Ocular Delivery
(2018-07-24)
Cyclodextrins are unique cyclic molecules with a hydrophobic interior and hydrophilic exterior that can be used to solubilize, stabilize and enhance targetability of the encapsulated molecules. Chapter 1 will discuss uses ...
Fortification of commercial catfish rations with superdoses of phytase enzymes increases hematological parameters and mineral stores in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid catfish (Ictalurus punctatus x Ictalurus furcatus)
(2017-04-17)
Phytic acid is a well-known antinutritional factor and readily binds to di and trivalent ions reducing their bioavailability and thus absorption by the animal. Phytic acid levels in catfish diets have risen along with ...
Foster Care Graduates' Experiences Obtaining Life Skills
(2017-04-20)
Foster care is the 24-hour temporary care for children outside their homes (Department of Social Services, 2016). Children are often placed in foster care because they have “suffered abuse, neglect, abandonment, or the ...
Four Essays in International Trade and Economic Development
(2024-01-08)
This dissertation comprises four essays investigating the impact of trade agreements on trade outcomes and the relationship between export diversification and economic growth.
Chapter 1 investigates the effect of the ...
Four Essays on the Economic Development, Resource and Environmental Economic
(2019-08-16)
The economic structure and household livelihood of Mongolia have been experiencing dramatic changes driven by both the socio-economic transition and the climate change in the past decades. This dissertation investigated ...
Four-Chamber Endocardial Surface Reconstruction from MR Images and Application to Geometry and Mechanics Analysis on Healthy Subjects and Mitral Regurgitation Patients
(2018-07-20)
Heart failure is a common cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of death in the world [1]. It is usually secondary to a primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) and it is estimated that by 2030, about 23.6 million ...
The Fractional Chromatic Number and the Hall Ratio
(2016-07-29)
All graphs in this paper are both finite and simple. α(G) is the vertex independence of a graph, G. The Hall ratio of G is defined as ρ(G) = max[n(H) /α(H) |n(H) = |V (H)|and H ⊆ G] where H ⊆ G means that H is a subgraph of ...
Fractional Domination, Fractional Packings, and Fractional Isomorphisms of Graphs
(2005-05-15)
The fractional analogues of domination and packing in a graph form an interesting pair of dual linear programs, in that the feasible vectors for both LPs have interpretations as functions from the vertices of the graph to ...
Fracture Behavior of Particulate Polymer Composites (PPCs) and Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs): Study of Filler Size, Filler Stiffness and Loading Rate Effects
(2013-07-11)
Particulate Polymer Composites (PPCs) generally consist of nano- or micro-fillers of various sizes and shapes randomly dispersed in a polymer matrix. Introduction of second phase fillers of different stiffness and alteration ...
Fracture of Brittle Materials and Bimaterial Interfaces in the Presence of Compressive Stresses
(2022-12-05)
The present work is aimed at the experimental investigation of the effect of local compressive stress fields on a crack lying along an interface. This is relevant to problems such as interfaces found in adhesively bonded ...
Fragging in the Vietnam War: Myth, Media, and Memory
(2023-12-06)
This dissertation examines the memory and media presentation of the phenomenon of fragging in the Vietnam War. Soldiers have attacked officers throughout history, but this study focuses on the rash of incidents in the ...
Fragment Response of Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls Subjected to Blast Loading Conditions
(2020-04-21)
There are very few methods for predicting the fragment velocity and fragment production of an unreinforced, ungrouted concrete masonry wall. Those that do exist often require large computational resources or fail to predict ...
Framework for Formal Automated Analysis of Simulation Experiments
(2017-04-20)
Simulation experiments are becoming a widely feasible medium for scientific discovery
due to the amount of traceability and reproducibility which computing systems are able to
provide. These characteristics help to ensure ...
A Framework For Optimal Polygeneration Product Allocation
(2009-12-15)
Polygeneration facilities, such as the integrated biorefinery, have the opportunity to provide a strong, self-dependent, sustainable alternative for the production of bulk and fine chemicals, e.g. polymers, fiber composites ...
A Framework for Universal Problem Resolution with Continuous Improvement
(2014-05-01)
This dissertation outlines a universal problem resolution framework implementing reasoning and improvement capabilities exhibited by human beings. The work reviews literature concerning major differentiations of human ...
Framework for user sentiment analysis to improve the usability of applications for generation z and young adults
(2019-07-17)
Three studies were conducted to explore machine learning support of novel learning problems. The first was a study of a computer-supported online learning website, which was designed to support teachers improving their ...