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ADOLESCENT DEVIANT BEHAVIOR EXAMINED FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
(2021-08-10)
Researchers have been trying to understand the causes of deviant behaviors for decades. While there is a solid foundation in the past work done in the fields of psychology and criminology, there is also significant work ...
Adolescent Methylmercury Exposure: Behavioral Mechanisms and Protective Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Environmental Enrichment
(2018-04-02)
Whether exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), an environmental neurotoxicant, during adolescence alters the brain and behavior is only beginning to be explored. The continued maturation of mechanisms that control neuronal gene ...
Adolescent Perceived Parenting as a Moderator of the Be SAFE Bullying Prevention Program: Examining the Influence of Parenting on Adolescent Program Outcomes
(2017-07-27)
Evaluations of universal bullying prevention programs often find modest effects on adolescent bullying outcomes. It may be advantageous for those in bullying research to test differential effects of program outcomes via ...
Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Comfort with Intimacy, Parental Warmth and Support, and Exploration of Dating Partner Identity
(2009-05-06)
Adolescent romantic relationships may have a significant and long-lasting impact on important developmental processes and outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine how parental warmth/ support and comfort with intimacy ...
Adolescents' Attitudes towards Counseling by Demographic Group: Before and After a Youth Relationship Education Curriculum
(2008-12-15)
Although marriage relationship education and counseling programs have been shown to be effective in promoting healthy relationships, participants are typically not from diverse backgrounds. Adolescent attitudes towards ...
Adolescents’ Sexual Risk Behaviors: What Roles Do Parental Warmth, Parental Psychological Control, Adolescent Psychological Well-Being and Demographics Play?
(2009-05-15)
Although adolescents’ relationships with their parents have been widely studied, how adolescents’ relationships with their parents are associated with adolescents’ sexuality is one area of research that is beginning to ...
Adoption and Implementation of the Health Watch Screening Program in Community Pharmacies
(2012-11-06)
Biometric screenings are an important first step in the prevention of heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes but accessibility to these screenings can be limited. Community pharmacies are in a unique ...
Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices and Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Soil Testing in Northern Haiti
(2017-01-27)
This dissertation is organized in three chapters that deal with issues on agricultural development in Haiti. The first chapter presents results from adoption of soil conservation practices in Northern Haiti. Using data ...
Adult Learners in Higher Education: An Examination of Academic, Social and Environmental Needs as Perceived by Adult Learners and Faculty.
(2017-11-27)
In recent years, colleges and universities have witnessed an increase in the number of adult learners entering higher education (Hardin, 2008; Osgood-Treston, 2001). The growth in adult students attending college encourages ...
Adult males with childhood sexual experiences: The role of attachment and coping in psychological adjustment
(2006-12-15)
In the past three decades, the existing literature pertaining to the sexual abuse of boys has expanded. Much of the current male sexual abuse research is directed toward understanding how abused boys later become offenders. ...
Advanced Analytical Treatment of Shapes and Shifts of Hydrogenic Spectral Lines in Plasmas and its Applications
(2018-04-24)
This work presents a detailed analysis and improvement of various aspects of the theory of the Stark broadening of hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions for a broad range of dense plasma parameters, while looking at both the ...
Advanced Characterization of Shape Memory Polymers and Electrospun Conducting Polymers for Engineering Applications
(2023-12-06)
Smart materials are an attractive solution to low cost, low weight and high performance applications. They have multifunctional properties that can be controlled by external stimuli such as light, heat and electricity. ...
Advanced Clustering Methods and Applications for Data Visualization
(2018-04-13)
Categorizing all sorts of data without any label information is one of the most important tasks in preprocessing raw data. To achieve that, an unsupervised learning technique, called clustering, is utilized. Generally, ...
Advanced Computing Techniques in Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavements Using the Falling Weight Deflectometer
(2012-07-25)
The use of nondestructive deflection testing has become an integral part of the structural evaluation and rehabilitation process of pavements in recent years. The falling weight deflectometer (FWD) is commonly used to ...
Advanced Learning Algorithms of Neural Networks
(2011-08-26)
The concept of “learn to behave” gives very vivid description of functionalities of neural networks. Specifically, a group of observations, each of which consists of inputs and desired outputs, are directly applied to ...
Advanced Monitoring and Soft Sensor Development with Application to Industrial Processes
(2012-05-04)
This dissertation presents the research performed to develop innovative multivariate
process monitoring and soft sensor approaches for industrial processes.
In the operation of modern industrial processes, it is attempted ...
Advanced Neuroscience Data Analysis using Functional Data Analysis Methods
(2023-12-06)
There has been a growing interest in neuroscience data, encompassing fields like engineering, bioengineering, and neurophysiology. Researchers increasingly utilize neural signals, including electroencephalography (EEG) ...
Advanced physical and chemical characterization of oil spill residues
(2019-04-18)
Oil spill contamination is a worldwide problem. On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil platform located off the coast of Louisiana exploded and sank after 2 days. The wellhead could not be sealed until July ...
Advanced Process-Property Characterization of Additively Printed Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE)
(2022-12-09)
Printed Electronics (PE) is a constant evolving and growing technology that shows a tremendous potential for the future of electronics. Advancements in PE processes demonstrates its viability to fabricate electronic circuits ...
Advanced RC Phase Delay Capacitive Sensor Interface Circuits for MEMS
(2015-05-06)
Many types of sensors in MEMS technology convert a measurand to a proportional change in capacitance. One of the techniques of measuring capacitance is utilizing the phase delay of an RC network with a resistor and the ...