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Latent Class Analysis of Drinking Game Consequences Among College Drinkers
(2021-05-21)
Participation in drinking games has been identified as one specific alcohol-related context linked to increased risk among college students. Despite advances in drinking game research, questions remain about the different ...
Laterally String Stable Control at Large Following Distances Using DRTK and TDCP
(2018-08-03)
This thesis examines the lateral string stability of vehicle convoys. String stability is a type of stability that relates specifically to interconnected systems. In the case of vehicle convoys, string stability examines ...
The Lattice Gas Model and Lattice Boltzmann Model on Hexagonal Grids
(2005-08-15)
We present an overview of the FHP model and the Lattice BGK model. Details regarding boundary conditions and initial conditions are discussed throught implementations on driven cavity flow, Poiseuille flow, and flow past ...
Lattice-Reduction Aided Linear Equalization For Wireless Communications Over Fading Channels
(2006-05-15)
Modern wireless communications ask for high data rate, high transmission performance and low complexity. High data rate induces frequency-selective channels because of the relatively shorter symbol duration than the delay ...
Launch Vehicle Performance Enhancement Using Aerodynamic Assist
(2008-08-15)
A complete preliminary design model of a three-stage solid-fuel launch vehicle
has been combined with a genetic algorithm to perform an optimization study with the
goal to enhance performance using aerodynamic assist. ...
Law Enforcement and Disabilities
(2009-11-18)
To further the body of knowledge which determines efficacy of academy police training
in the area of disabilities, this study examines the content of law enforcement training curricula
for information related to mental ...
The Law of Love: The Christian Commonwealth Colony, a Utopian Experiment
(2013-11-08)
The Christian Commonwealth Colony existed as a utopian experiment from 1896 to 1900. The group of Christian socialists sought to live by the tenets of Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. Members gave up their possessions ...
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Bio-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Rapid and Discriminate Detection of Organophosphate Neurotoxins
(2013-05-10)
Layer-by-layer assembly is a self-assembly nanofabrication technique that has been used to build electrochemical amperometric sensors to detect pesticides. Organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) is an enzyme which catalyzes the ...
Layer-Specific Connectivity Analysis with High-Resolution Functional MRI in Human Brain
(2016-12-09)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly used for understanding the human brain connectome. In this work, we utilized high-resolution fMRI to investigate the sensitivity of layer-specific connectivity ...
Laying their own Track: Provincial Cities and Urban Development in France, 1851-1918
(2013-05-16)
This thesis examines the role of the railway station in the development and transformation of the provincial city in France in the second half of the nineteenth century, in terms of its effect on the relationship of ...
Layout and Assembly of a High Efficiency Multi-Phase Buck Converter Utilizing Chip Scale GaN Devices
(2014-07-22)
As the world becomes increasingly immersed in the Information Age, more and more supercomputers and datacenters must be built to keep up with humanity’s demand for electronic information. As the number of these facilities ...
LC-MS based characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis shikimate kinase inhibitors containing oxadiazole-amide and aminobenzothiazole rings
(2016-07-26)
The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has increased the demand for the discovery of new antitubercular drugs. The shikimate pathway is essential ...
LC-MS based metabolite fingerprinting and profiling of a traditional Chinese medicine YANG XIN® formulation
(2015-07-29)
For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to treat or prevent various diseases, for this reason western countries have been attracted to and use TCM together with allopathic medicine. YANG ...
Lead-Free Assembly and Reliability of Chip Scale Packages and 01005 Components
(2006-05-15)
Chip Scale Packages (CSPs) are widely used in portable and hand-held electronic devices due to their small size and availability. Consumers expect portable products to survive being dropped repeatedly, and drop testing is ...
Lead-free Doped Solder Joint Reliability under Harsh Temperature Cycling Environment to study the Long Term Isothermal Aging Effects of Heat Sinks, Solder Paste Volume, Board Substrate Material, Component Substrate Material and Component Sizes
(2018-07-23)
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) organizations have restricted the use of lead in solder materials for consumer electronics. The electronic industry ...
Leader and Staff Perceptions of Assessment and Related Professional Development in Divisions of Student Affairs
(2019-04-16)
This study aimed to examine the effects of several factors (professional role, perceived level of assessment training, and perceived level of assessment competence) on student affairs staff members’ views of what constitutes ...
A Leadership Analysis of Executive Directors of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
(2018-07-19)
Working-age individuals with disabilities in the United States experience meaningful
employment at a significantly lower rate than individuals without disabilities, and having a job is
a critical factor to having access ...
Leadership Resiliency with Rural Superintendents
(2019-04-18)
This descriptive case study examined the factors that contribute to rural superintendents’ early departure into retirement and examines leadership resiliency and the challenges that the administration faces in leadership ...
Leading School Change Through Innovation: The Hybrid Schedule
(2016-08-05)
Decades of differing philosophies and conventions have placed the idea of change at the forefront of reform efforts (Rothkopf, 2009). With the implementation of the rigorous, complex Alabama College and Career Ready ...
Leading Through Culture Crisis: The Full Range - Adaptive Mixed Leadership Model
(2019-07-23)
The primary problem examined in this research project is that two popular leadership models in public administration and business management do not adequately account for the foundational aspect of properly defining problems ...