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Forecasting Transformative AI
(2020-07-20)
Technological forecasting is challenging, and the forecasting of AI progress is even more challenging. Forecasting transformative AI – AI that has great potential for societal transformation – which presents even more ...
Foreign and US-Educated Faculty Members’ Views on What Constitutes Excellent Teaching
(2014-07-11)
This study aimed to identify key views of foreign-educated who teach in American universities on what constitutes excellence in teaching based on different demographics using online version of the Teacher Behavior Checklist ...
Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Patterns of use among college students
(2014-07-24)
The purpose of the current study was to (a) uncover the underlying factors of foreign language vocabulary learning strategies, taking both alphabet-based languages (ABL) and character-based languages (CBL) into consideration; ...
Forensic Analysis of a Large Volume Rack Building Impacted by Hurricane Michael (2018)
(2021-12-02)
Metal building systems (MBS) are extremely common and frequently used in commercial, industrial, and warehouse applications thus serving critical roles in local economies. Damage sustained to these buildings through extreme ...
Forest Inventory and Grassland Restoration Planning of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama
(2023-04-27)
Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is the largest landholding in the Tennessee River Valley of Alabama, encompassing 36,000 acres. This region was once dominated by expansive savannas, largely dominated by oak (Quercus spp.) and pines ...
Forgiveness of Historical and Current Racial Offenses: A Study of Intergroup Forgiveness Among African Americans
(2007-05-15)
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the conditions needed for historically
oppressed groups to forgive historical offenses and current experiences of racial/ethnic
offenses. This study includes a sample of 147 ...
Forgone but not Forgotten: A Job and Leisure Crafting Perspective of how Employees Fulfill Their Unanswered Entrepreneurial Identity Aspirations
(2023-05-04)
Aspirations to be an entrepreneur motivate individuals to take entrepreneurial action and to work towards starting a new venture. It is unclear, however, how these entrepreneurial aspirations influence full-time employees’ ...
The Forgotten Fountain Pen: The historical significance of the fountain pen in twentieth-century American society
(2017-04-17)
This thesis addresses the adoption, popularity, decline, and revival of the fountain pen in American culture and society over the twentieth century. It examines how the World Wars and Great Depression interacted to influence ...
A Forgotten Leader: Exploring the Experiences of African American Male School Leaders in Addressing the Disciplinary Outcomes of African American Students
(2023-06-16)
The purpose of this research study was to explore the stories and experiences African American male school administrators have in addressing the disciplinary outcomes of African American students in the state of Alabama ...
Formation and Cleaning of Mineral Scale on Evaporative Cooling Pads Using a Farm Well-Water Source
(2024-04-12)
Well water is used as a primary supply for the evaporative cooling system on many poultry farms. The water quality from wells varies widely. Many producers have issues with the water being over-saturated with minerals that ...
Formation and Passivation of Sub-Nanoliter Droplets for High Throughput Biological Assay Platforms
(2014-07-24)
In Vitro Compartmentalization (IVC) is a technique that utilizes water-in-oil emulsion droplets of fL – nL volume to compartmentalize and perform biological reactions and assays in parallel. At its highest capacity it has ...
The Formation of Iron Ore at the Keystone Skarn, Puerto Rico
(2023-08-04)
Iron (Fe) is essential to modern life, primarily for its use in steel. Understanding the processes that transport and deposit Fe within the crust is crucial to finding and evaluating Fe deposits for economic potential. The ...
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 ...