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Exploring Machine Learning Methods for Author Identification on Micro-Messages
(2023-04-17)
Author Identification, also known as Authorship Attribution, is the task of identifying an author of unknown text based on the writing style captured within a dataset of writing samples. Author Identification is used in a ...
Exploring Methods to Enhance Rooting of Vaccinium arboreum Stem Cuttings
(2014-05-15)
Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum Marshall) has great potential in the fruit and ornamental industries, but is very difficult to vegetatively propagate. A series of rooting experiments were run using juvenile cuttings from ...
Exploring Middle and High School Band Directors’ Perceptions of Collaboration and Its Impact on Their Programs: A Qualitative Study
(2023-08-09)
Collaboration is the act of working together to achieve a set goal. Band programs are essentially designed for students' progression from middle to high school and beyond. It would seem natural for band directors at all ...
Exploring Middle Level Learner Experiences with Learning About World Religions & Philosophies Using Authentic Pedagogy
(2022-11-21)
The United States is a highly religious nation. Unfortunately, the teaching about various world religions and philosophies in public schools remains highly contested across the nation, particularly in highly Christianized ...
Exploring natural and artificial regeneration techniques for developing high-quality bottomland oak stands
(2005-12-15)
Bottomland hardwood forests of the southeastern United States are among the most diverse and productive in the country. In the past, many of these areas were not managed soundly for timber production and, as a result, are ...
Exploring New Technologies for Sustainable Viticulture in the Southeastern United States
(2016-12-09)
In the southeastern United States, Pierce’s Disease (PD) is the major limiting factor for production of Vitis vinifera L, European wine grapes. Recently bred, PD resistant 87.5% V. vinifera selections (‘U0501-12’, ‘U0502-01’, ...
Exploring Novel Influenza Vaccine Strategies in the Swine Model: Along With New Potential Come New Challenges
(2023-04-27)
Influenza A virus (IAV) is a highly contagious respiratory pathogen that constitutes a significant threat to global public and animal health. Unremitting antigenic variation of IAV strains not only results in immune evasion ...
Exploring Participants’ Variation in Relational Outcomes based on Couple Relationship Education Curriculum
(2015-07-21)
The purpose of this study was to advance explorations of content of two different Couple Relationship Education (CRE) curricula, ELEVATE and a Mindfulness-Based CRE (MBCRE), and how each of two program experiences influenced ...
Exploring Phenotypes of a Promising Industrial Methanotroph: An Experimental and Computational Study
(2018-04-24)
Methanotrophs are bacteria that directly convert methane under ambient conditions. In doing so, renewed research interest in their bioconversion capabilities have grown with the current abundance of methane and the global ...
Exploring Potential Energy Surfaces and Reaction Mechanisms of Inorganic Molecules by Computational Methods
(2005-12-15)
Various computational methods have been applied in order to explore potential energy surfaces (PES) and reaction mechanisms. Theoretical background and computational methods are introduced in chapter 1. Chapters 2-5 ...
Exploring process of LMX from the perspective of attachment style
(2016-06-27)
The adult attachment theory has been introduced to leadership research recently, and leader-member exchange (LMX) has been a popular construct to study the relationship between leader and follower. This dissertation reviewed ...
Exploring Public Value in Cross-Sector Collaborations
(2017-07-25)
This research study applies Page et al’s (2015) three-dimensional framework to better
understand collaboration and public value in the public sector, and to expand our understanding
of public value creation in cross-sector ...
Exploring Restaurant Managers' Awareness, Attitudes, and Motivations towards Mitigating Food Waste
(2021-12-10)
Food waste is an enormous global issue with severe financial, environmental, and social implications (Williams et al., 2015). The U.S. restaurant industry is a sector known to significantly contribute to food waste (Gunders, ...
Exploring School Specific Context and Bullying Data: Informing Practice with Evidence
(2011-12-12)
The purpose of this study was to determine if professional development using school contextual data would provide deeper understanding and attention to the important issue of student bullying. This was primarily a quantitative ...
Exploring sinefungin analogs as potential antiviral agents
(2005-08-15)
Sinefungin bears a strong structural resemblance to S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine and, therefore is one of the most potent inhibitors of viral mRNA methyl transferase. Besides antiviral activity, sinefungin ...
Exploring Small Retail Businesses’ Perceived Competition during Post-Recession and Perceived Importance, Benefits and Challenges of B2B Networking
(2015-01-13)
This study is the first to investigate small businesses’ perceived market competition and their beliefs about B2B networking during the post-recession period. The existing data collected through in-depth interviews with ...
Exploring Social Capital with Students from an Alternative School: “A Mixed Methods Network Ethnography in an Agricultural Internship
(2018-07-24)
This study involved the exploration of the first year in an agriculture internship with four students from an alternative school. In the first chapter, I provide the reader an overview of my study outlining the research ...
Exploring Socialization Processes in Mothers’ Styling of their African American Millennial Daughters’ Hair
(2017-04-25)
In many cultures, hair has been a long-standing representation of beauty (Bankhead & Johnson, 2014). For African Americans, notions about hair have been passed down from teachings perpetuated during slavery. These teachings ...
Exploring Student Ownership and Responsibility Through Student-Led Conferences: A Case Study of One elementary School
(2011-08-09)
This case study explored the effective implementation of student-led conferences with the goal of enhancing students’ self-efficacy, ownership, and responsibility in progress and learning. This study also identified ...
Exploring Student Resistance to Topics of Diversity, Social Justice, and Privilege: A Critical Content Analysis of Student Evaluations of Diversity Instructors
(2020-07-08)
While research has shown the importance of diversity and social justice education (Bowman, 2010; Cabrera, 2014; Kumar, 2018; Valentíin, 2006), instructors of these courses often encounter barriers to effective instruction ...