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Effect of Concrete Sealant on Survival of Foodborne Bacteria in Processing Environments
(2009-08-03)
Concrete sealants have been frequently used in the food industry to increase durability of concrete and decrease maintenance costs. In an attempt to associate these desirable properties of topical concrete sealants to a ...
Post-transplant Irrigation Scheduling of Native Deciduous Shrub Taxa
(2009-08-03)
The effect of irrigation scheduling treatments on root and shoot growth and photosynthesis of Hydrangea quercifolia Bart. ‘Alice’ (‘Alice’ oakleaf hydrangea), Rhododendron austrinum Rehd. (florida flame azalea), and Itea ...
Indecomposable and Chainable Continua
(2009-07-31)
This thesis covers topics in continuum theory related to indecomposable continua and
chainable continua. Theorems are presented to characterize indecomposable continua and
then chainability is explored in its connection ...
The Things They Carried: Conceptions of Writing Transfer in Composition Studies
(2009-08-03)
This thesis will look at a body of scholarship that dominates both short and long-term case studies of writing and will attempt to understand and identify assumptions that underlie how they are enacted. Through this ...
Toward a Breathable Fabric for Protection Against Airborne Toxic Chemicals, and an Olefin-Forming Cascade Reaction En Route to 2,2’-Bi(glycerol)
(2009-07-31)
Part I. Several compounds that were envisioned to interact strongly with airborne chemical warfare agents, principally organophosphorus nerve agents, were synthesized. This was part of a multi-site, multi-investigator ...
Gender Bias Against Sarah Palin: A Content Analysis of National Newspapers
(2009-07-31)
A content analysis was conducted to examine whether a gender bias existed in national newspaper coverage of the 2008 presidential election. This presidential race proved to be historical in many aspects. Not only was the ...
Middle School Students' Perceptions of Bullying
(2009-08-03)
The present study is an examination of bullying perceptions by rural middle
school students. Three rural middle schools participated in the study which involved 138
students completing The School Bullying Survey to ...
Virtual Academic Community: Online Education Instructors’ Social Presence in Association with Freshman Composition Students’ Critical Thinking and Argumentation
(2009-07-31)
There is much literature addressing challenges face-to-face freshman composition instructors encounter in developing college courses that foster critical thinking skills crucial to developing written argument. Composition ...
The Interplay of Positive Parenting and Positive Social Information Processing in the Prediction Of Children’s Social and Behavioral Adjustment
(2009-07-28)
There is a well documented literature establishing the relationship of parenting behaviors with child positive (i.e. social skills) and negative (i.e. aggressive problems) adjustment outcomes. However, relatively fewer ...
Typical Response of the ADXRS300 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Gyroscope in Acoustically Harsh Environments
(2009-08-03)
In this thesis, the basic theory behind vibratory MEMS gyroscopes will be discussed to show how some of the design parameters originate. Also, a survey of commercially available MEMS gyros will be presented. In addition, ...