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A Cross Section of America’s World War II Prison Camps: The Lives of Axis Prisoners of War in Alabama, Their Memory, and Their Place on the Historical Landscape
(2011-08-04)
The experience of nearly half a million Axis prisoners of war held by the United States on American soil, their impact on this nation, and their legacy has been largely forgotten and neglected. The state of Alabama held a ...
A Cross-cultural comparison of emotional experience: Does culture matter?
(2006-12-15)
This study explored if and how culture influences the experience of emotion in two distinct groups: Indians and North Americans. Past studies have suggested that differences among persons from different cultures in the ...
Cross-Sectional Examination of Career Counseling Initiation: Considerations of the Impact of COVID-19
(2021-12-03)
The purpose of the current study was to gain an understanding of the differences related to the capability dimension of readiness for career choice in college students as measured by career thoughts, career state, and ...
Crossing Over: Interactions with(in) the Permeable Screen
(2017-04-20)
Within American culture, the television is arguably one of the more common modes of social discourse and entertainment. However, there are a number of literary responses to the medium (as well as other screen devices) that ...
Crosslinked Polymers from Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2018-10-23)
Present research is aimed at the development of crosslinked polymers from biomass pyrolysis oil. Crosslinked polymers are high performance materials employed in a wide range of applications and are most commonly derived ...
Crossroads and Terminations in Transuranium Chemistry
(2008-08-15)
The focus of this dissertation is published results from my doctoral research at Auburn University, the scope of which is multifaceted. The first topic covers recent research devoted to developing a better understanding ...
Cryopreservation of blue catfish stem cells for conserving genetic resources and xenogeneic transplantation
(2020-05-13)
In the United States, channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ♀ × blue catfish (I. furcatus) ♂ hybrids now account for 70% of total freshwater aquaculture production. Hybrid fry production can be improved by cryopreserving ...
Cryptic Tolerant Species and Their Potential Effect on Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Scores, with the Presentation of an Alternative Metric of Stream Health
(2023-04-17)
Metrics such as the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) are often used by management agencies to estimate the abstract property of stream health. These metrics are usually predicated on the belief that certain fish species are ...
CSSE Document Management System: Implementation and Usability Evaluation
(2006-08-15)
The design and implementation of an application like CSSE Document Management System (CSSEDMS) involves many considerations. Among all these considerations, usability is the key for success. “If you could build a system ...
Cultivar Susceptibility to the Fusarium Wilt Complex and Race Characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum
(2012-05-08)
Fusarium wilt of cotton is a serious fungal disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV) and highly impacted by root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Cotton cultivars were tested for resistance to ...
Cultivating Closeness or Creating Distance: Domestic Violence Exposure and Sibling Relationship Quality
(2018-07-18)
Using family systems theory and Johnson’s typology of domestic violence (DV) exposure, this study sought to identify differences in sibling relationship quality depending on type of DV exposure (i.e., coercive controlling ...
Cultivating Life: A Study of a School Landscape Project
(2013-07-31)
This study was conducted in three parts. Parts one and two compared students at Fayetteville School (FHS), Drew Middle School (DMS), and Lincoln High School (LHS). FHS comprised the experimental group, whereas DMS and LHS ...
Cultivation Effects of Medical Television Viewing on Aspiring Doctors
(2016-12-09)
Using a cultivation analysis approach, this study involved analysis of the effects of media drama viewing on the career choices, career perceptions, and career motivations of pre-medical students. Survey questions investigate ...
Cultivation Practices for Astragalus membranaceus in the Southeastern United States
(2009-04-15)
Astragalus membranaceus is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb and has been used for thousands of years. Information on its cultivation in Southeastern United States is lacking. In September 2006, three field experiments ...
Cultural and Environmental Transition and Transformation of Two South Asian Cities: Dhaka and Kolkata
(2020-04-17)
South Asian cities have entered the group of fastest growing megacities in the world in recent times. Two megacities, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Kolkata in India across borders, have experienced similar political changes in ...
Cultural Competence and Intergroup Relations: Exploring Collective and Competitive Victim Beliefs in the U.S.
(2023-11-29)
Considering the history of race relations in the United States and the ever-increasing diversity of society, multicultural competence is an essential and integral component for adequate psychotherapy, education, and research. ...
Cultural Competence in Action: Self-Perceptions of Counselor Educators in Higher Education Leadership Careers
(2021-07-19)
Cultural competence is regarded as the fourth force in the counseling profession (Sue, Sue, Neville, & Smith, 2019). Cultural competence and practice are topics that have been extensively researched in recent years. Those ...
Cultural Competence, Implicit Racial Bias, and its Impacts on Subjective Discipline Decisions in Education
(2022-07-26)
The current study’s goal was to explore how individual levels of cultural competence and levels of implicit racial bias may impact the decision of teachers when faced with a subjective discipline decision. A series of ...
Culturalistic Design: Design Approach to Create Products for Specific Cultural and Subcultural Groups
(2009-05-15)
Designers have a unique process for solving problems commonly referred to as design thinking. Design thinking, especially on a cultural level can be used to tackle a wide range of creative and business issues. Design ...
Culturally Responsive Leadership: How Do Instructional Leaders in an Alabama School District Perceive They Employ Culturally Responsive Leadership in Their Daily Practices?
(2023-12-05)
Culturally responsive pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995) and culturally responsive teaching (Gay, 2018) have challenged educators to create an inclusive educational environment where all students feel valued, respected, and ...