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Memory of Design Features in Built Environments
(2010-04-22)
The purpose of this study was to identify memory of design features or wayfinding preferences that may be related to gender and ethnicity. This was done in order to assess whether there were any statistically significant ...
Memory Recall in Horses Tranquilized with Acepromazine Maleate
(2014-05-02)
Acepromazine maleate (Ace) is a common tranquilizer employed by horse handlers as a “training aid” because it allows handlers more control of fractious horses in training situations. Tranquilizing horses with Ace is ...
MEMS and Additively Manufactured Micro-Mechanical Isolator
(2020-07-14)
The purpose of the research effort was the development and evaluation of mechanical
isolators. Some MEMS sensors have a known vulnerability to high frequency vibrations in various
environments. The nature of the ...
MEMS Based Tunable Microstrip Patch Antenna Fabricated Using Printed Circuit Processing Techniques
(2006-08-15)
This thesis presents MEMS-based electrostatically tunable microstrip patch antennas fabricated using printed circuit processing techniques. The microstrip patch is patterned on the top side of a flexible kapton polyimide ...
A MEMS Current Sensor Utilizing NdFeB Magnets
(2015-08-18)
The need for a current sensor in a 12V-1V DC-DC converter is discussed. Background topics of current sensing in DC-DC converters and magnetic MEMS are discussed. An iterative design process for a MEMS current sensor ...
Men Playing (at) Women: Categorical Consequences of Cross-Dressing on the Early Modern English Stage
(2012-12-05)
Early modern English stage customs normalized the practice of cross-dressing boy actors to play female characters; the boys who portrayed female characters demonstrated the performativity of gender as an act that can be ...
Men's Body Area Shape Analysis and Outdoor Performance Clothing Fit Preferences and Issues
(2013-07-10)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to examine how BMI, height, and age of men related to eight body shape area shapes of men using quantitative data from SizeUSA (study 1); (2) to study men’s fit preferences in ...
Mental and Physical Health of Mothers and Children: Does Maltreatment Matter?
(2012-07-24)
Maternal depression (MD) and physical health (MH) can have great impact on children, specifically children’s internalizing, externalizing and physical health, but little research has examined how maltreatment and children’s ...
Mental Health Labels and Their Effects on Public Stigma among College Students
(2020-07-21)
This study examined the relationship between labels used to refer to mental health, whether or not participants were asked to reflect on their preconceived notions around these labels, and endorsement of mental health ...
Mental Health Related Stereotype Threat, Self-Stigma, and African-American College Students’ Willingness to Seek Counseling
(2016-12-09)
A substantial amount of literature has shown that there are a number of academic, cognitive, and physiological outcomes associated with stereotype threat including underperformance, academic stress/fatigue, anxiety, academic ...
Mental Models and Institutional Change in the U.S. Air Force from the Cold War through the Gulf War
(2020-07-16)
Following more than twenty years of debate, and after a bitter fight for independence from the Army, the United States Air Force was established as separate military service on September 18, 1947. The following spring, ...
The Mental Universe of the English Nonjurors
(2015-05-08)
The Glorious Revolution of 1688, which pushed James II from the throne of England, was not glorious for everyone; in fact, for many, it was a great disaster. Those who had already taken an oath of allegiance to James II ...
The Mentoring Experiences of Novice Principals in Rural Alabama
(2018-11-30)
This study investigated the mentoring experiences of novice principals in rural Alabama. Novice principals were defined as principals in probationary status, which in Alabama involves the first three years in this position. ...
Mercury Bioaccumulation Patterns in Two Estuarine Sportfish Populations
(2008-12-15)
Mercury (Hg) is a harmful bioaccumulative heavy metal to which humans are
exposed primarily through fish consumption. Several consumption advisories for
mercury have been issued for fishes along the US Atlantic and ...
Mercury Immobilization by Subsurface Reactive Barriers
(2009-08-17)
Mercury contamination is becoming a prevalent problem for environmental engineers. Chlor-alkali plants and coal fire power plants are the main contributors to the spread of this neurotoxin into the environment. Mercury ...
Mercury Impact Ejecta’s Contribution to its Own Meteoroid Population
(2022-04-21)
Mercury’s position in the inner Solar System and lack of an atmosphere subjects it to the greatest mean velocity impacts of the inner Solar System. Ejecta launched at speeds less than 4.25 km/s are retained by the planet ...
Message framing: the role of cognitive linguistics in hotel's environmental claims and its effect on consumer perception and behavior
(2020-07-20)
As consumers’ awareness on environmental issues increase, so does their dubiety towards the motive beneath a hotel’s environmental initiatives. Particularly, earlier studies suggest that consumers are unable to detect real ...
A Meta Analysis: The Effectiveness of the Use of Mobile Computers on the Attitude and Academic Outcomes of K-12 Students
(2005-08-15)
Statistical meta analyses performed for this study included 32 primary studies conducted between 1993–2005. Two independent meta analyses were conducted regarding student attitudes and academic outcomes. The overall meta ...
The Meta Marriage: Links between Older Couples' Narratives and Marital Satisfaction
(2014-07-09)
The current study was designed to explore the associations between older spouses’ interactions during a relationship narrative task and their self-reported levels of marital satisfaction. We gathered data from 62 older ...
Meta worry and generalized anxiety disorder
(2006-12-15)
Worry is predominantly a language-based activity that involves thoughts about anticipating and preventing negative outcomes. In generalized anxiety disorder, worry is conceptualized as pathological due to its chronic use ...