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Exploration of 3D Phage-Based Biomolecular Filter for Filtration of Foodborne Pathogens in Large Volume of Liquid Streams

Du, Songtao (2020-07-16)

A three-dimensional phage-based biomolecular filter (3D filter) was designed and developed to capture, concentrate, and isolate foodborne pathogens from large volume of liquid streams with high throughput, such as liquid ...

An Exploration of Comprehension Instruction in Content-Area Elementary Classes

King, Lashae (2015-07-30)

Scores on national and international tests for students in the United States indicated that students are not performing proficiently in reading. Furthermore, students are not able to comprehend complex reading tasks, which ...

An Exploration of Counselors’-in-Training Multicultural Competency when Working with Persons of Low Socioeconomic Status: An Examination of Attitudes, Attributions, and Perceived Self Efficacy

Stafford, Emily (2014-12-10)

This study examined Clinical/Community Mental Health (CCMH) counselors-in-training attitudes about poverty, attributions about the causes of poverty, and levels of perceived self-efficacy when working with clients of low ...

Exploration of Crash Severity and Location in Work Zone-Related Crashes in Alabama

Prichard, Bradley (2015-01-07)

Work zones are necessary for maintenance and improvement of highways, but they also present opportunities for crashes that might not occur under normal driving conditions. From 2006-2011, 3,192 crashes resulted in some ...

An Exploration of Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Noticing of Students’ Scientific Thinking

Dailey, Brandi (2024-06-26) ETD File Embargoed

The ability to notice students' thinking is essential for effective science instruction, and science teaching self-efficacy influences teaching effectiveness. This mixed-methods study explored elementary preservice teachers’ ...

Exploration of groundwater knowledge and private well programs across the United States

Foust, Bethany (2024-04-24) ETD File Embargoed

Groundwater serves one third of the United States (US) population as their main source of drinking water. Groundwater accessed from private wells serves about 15% of the population. Private well water is not regulated by ...

An Exploration of Mental Health Help-Seeking Experiences Among Women Combat Veterans

Roberts, Kaycee Colón (2023-07-25)

This phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of women combat veterans and their mental health help-seeking experiences. Semi-structured interviews were completed with ten women combat veterans. Using a ...

An Exploration of Participant-Level Factors Associated With the Success of the Begin Education Early Program

Wells, Jennifer (2005-12-15)

This study explored the participant-based factors identified in Cummings’ (1999) organizational framework of factors associated with the successful implementation of family-based, educational programming, and examined the ...

An Exploration of Social Learning Behaviors Concerning University Faculty Members’ Use of Learning Management Systems

Wyckoff, Christopher (2016-11-02)

Formal training for faculty members who use Learning Management Systems (LMSs) plays an integral part in helping faculty members learn to use the LMS and its features, but unstructured interactions between faculty members ...

Exploration of the Anti-biofilm Effects of Fish Antimicrobial Peptides Against Common Aquaculture Pathogens

Prior, Benjamin Stephen (2020-07-17)

Aquaculture’s rapid growth and commercialization has been accompanied by increased spread of fish-related diseases that threaten aquaculture’s production capabilities. Diseases caused by Gram-negative bacteria such as, ...

An Exploration of the Impact of Speech Recognition Technologies on Group Efficiency and Effectiveness During an Electronic Idea Generation Scenario

Prince, Bradley (2006-05-15)

Dynamic, evolving, complex, complicated, fast. All of these words describe today’s business environment. In this atmosphere, making decisions is critical to the success of an organization. To give themselves the best ...

Exploration of the Origin of Substrate Effects and Elastic Strain Properties during Thin Film Nanoindentation

Zhou, Bo (2009-11-18)

In this study, the main goal was to investigate the true origin of an influence of substrate effects during nanoindentation of thin films. The work examined the proper relation between the elastic strain intensities in the ...

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Implicit Bias Regarding Islam and Their Response to Student Behavior in a Classroom Vignette

Ridha, Bidoor (2021-12-02)

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how early childhood and elementary education teachers within the United States respond to a Muslim student in a classroom-setting scenario. The study explored (a) teachers’ ...

An Exploration of the Relationships Among Depression, Womanist and Racial Identity in African American Collegiate Women

Simpson, Caroline (2008-05-15)

Available evidence suggests that women face an increased vulnerability to depression because of economic instability, isolation, and constricting forces associated with traditional beliefs about the roles of women (Graveline, ...

An Exploration of the Role of the Teacher Through the Lenses of Four Components of Effective Teaching in the Algebra I Classroom

Joseph, Lora (2009-05-06)

As the importance of mathematics continues to grow in our society, so does the question of how to effectively teach mathematics. Although the claim that teaching does make a difference seems obvious, the question of what ...