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Measurements and Modification of Sheared Flows and Stability on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Stellarator
(2012-04-25)
Sheared flows arising from spatially inhomogeneous, transverse electric fields are common phenomena found in space, laboratory, and fusion plasmas. These flows are a source of free energy that can drive or suppress ...
Measurements of the thermal expansion and heat capacity of metals by electromagnetic levitation
(2006-08-15)
Electromagnetic levitation is a very useful non-contact melting technique that can be exploited for measurements of thermophysical properties of many reactive metals and alloys. This study focused on thermal expansion and ...
Measuring and modeling stormwater runoff from an interstate in a rural/forested watershed
(2016-12-12)
In hydrological research, roadways are often defined simply as an increased impervious portion of a watershed or a flow blocking structure. The research presented in this dissertation examines the effects of highway crossings ...
Measuring and modeling the impact of roadway runoff on a headwater tributary of the Cahaba River
(2015-07-24)
Stormwater runoff from highways has been a relevant focus of study both in terms of its characterization during construction phases as well as during the operational years. Highways have been thought to have adverse impacts ...
Measuring Attachment in Adolescence: A Validation of the IPPA in Adolescents with Illegal Sexual Behaviors
(2017-07-25)
The Inventory of Parental and Peer Attachment (IPPA; Armsden & Greenberg, 1987) is a
well-established measurement instrument for assessing attachment during adolescence. However,
the factor structure of the measure has ...
Measuring change blindness in specific phobia: A replication
(2006-12-15)
People often fail to notice changes in visual scenes, a phenomenon know as --Y΄change blindness.‘ At least some change blindness results because relevant changes in scenes occur during eye movements. The flicker paradigm ...
Measuring Effectiveness in Alabama's Community Colleges as a Function of Institutional Expenditures
(2018-04-24)
With state resources for higher education under constant pressure, it is critical to understand how to maximize institutional performance while being economical with resource allocation. Future workforce demands will call ...
Measuring Faculty Productivity: Towards a Unified Methodology at the Departmental Level
(2015-12-04)
A disproportionate number of departmental and faculty productivity indices in higher education rely solely on research. Productivity in other areas of faculty workload areas, like teaching and institutional and community ...
Measuring leadership competence in group therapy: Development of an adapted version of the Group Leadership Questionnaire
(2017-07-25)
To contribute to the active efforts of increasing consistency and availability of group psychotherapy training, the present study sought to adapt a measure of group leadership styles into a brief, written measure of knowledge ...
Measuring Motivation and Tendencies Towards Self-directedness Within Information Technology in an Academic Workplace
(2011-11-30)
Advances in industry have placed a high demand on the workforce to maintain constant
training. Some of the concerns that face administrators and supervisors are the best methods to
keep current with new technology, how ...
Measuring Phenotypic and Genetic Variances and Narrow Sense Heritability in Three Populations of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)
(2013-07-19)
Annual ryegrass, also known as Italian ryegrass is a cool season bunch grass supposed native to Italy and belongs to family Poaceae. Annual ryegrass is a short duration grass chiefly used for pasture and silage in dairy ...
Measuring Psychological (In)flexiblity: A Psychometric Evaluation and Comparison of Existing Measures
(2022-12-06)
Psychological (in)flexibility, the tendency for behavior to be guided by psychological reactions rather than chosen values, is a central construct of interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & ...
Measuring Reliable Elastic Modulus on Brittle Materials by Indentation
(2019-12-09)
Mechanical properties such as elastic modulus can be tested and acquired by using various methods for materials. Nanoindentation is a reliable and robust tool to extract material properties in recent years. It is challenging ...
Measuring Retail Service Quality in Farm Supply Cooperatives
(2009-11-16)
This study seeks to provide management of local farm supply cooperatives with suggestions that can help them meet the service quality needs of their customer base. It was hypothesized that certain customer segments have ...
Measuring Tendencies Toward Self-Directedness of Live Production Managers and Service Technicians in the Alabama Poultry Industry
(2011-11-14)
The driving force behind any company’s long term success is its ability for its employees to adapt to change. The driving force behind the success of any business is the people (Campbell, 2010). Improving company profit ...
Measuring the Abuse Liability of Video Games
(2018-06-27)
Video game playing has become increasingly popular since their creation in the 1970s and has received recent attention due to sharing many similarities with other addictive behaviors. Behavioral pharmacological models are ...
Measuring the Effects of Bridge Deck Replacement Methods on Construction Performance Factors
(2011-05-11)
The objective of this research was to develop and evaluate a methodology for measuring the effect of various bridge deck replacement methods on the total cost, schedule, and road user costs of a bridge project. Steps are ...
Measuring the Impact of Resistance Training on Core Muscle Effective Lever Arms and Improving Biomechanical Modeling
(2021-07-12)
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) in the U.S.; resulting in pain and discomfort as well as reducing the efficiency and productivity of workplaces. It presents a major ...
Measuring the Positive Side of the Work-Life Interface: A Factor Analytic Examination and Scale Refinement of Work-Life Enrichment, Facilitation, and Positive Spillover
(2021-07-20)
Since the conception of the positive side of the work-life interface, several researchers have simultaneously developed separate conceptualizations of positive transfers between the work and life domains, including work-life ...
Measuring the Self-Directedness of Computer Science Learners
(2020-06-03)
This study measured the degree of self-direction of students from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. Self-direction was measured through the Personal Responsibility Orientation ...