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Interfacial Thermal Resistance Measurements of Solution Deposited CNT Films on Copper Substrates
(2015-07-28)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been regarded as one of the most promising materials for electronics applications during the past two decades according to their outstanding electrical properties. However, the fabrication ...
Interference Management and Exploitation in Emerging Wireless Networks
(2015-04-29)
In the past decade, with the prevalence of smart phones, the main use of cellphones has been
shifted from phone call to multimedia access. This paradigm shift has resulted in the demand for
higher and higher transmission ...
Interferon Kinetics and its effect on DNA vaccine induced immunity in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2008-08-15)
Increasing the effectiveness of vaccination against channel catfish diseases, including channel catfish virus (CCV) is important economically and clinically for channel catfish farming. Catfish interferon (IFN), an innate, ...
The Intergenerational Effects of Family Expressiveness On Marital Communication and Conflict Behaviors
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of the present study is to gain a greater understanding of the precursors of marital conflict and communication patterns by examining their relationship with expressiveness in the family of origin. Married ...
Interim Product Design Guidelines and Strategies
(2021-06-10)
With the improvement of technology, more and more radical products, which provide unprecedented customer benefits, have appeared in the market these years, but the diffusion of them is slow and still a big challenge for ...
Interior Backus Problem with Expanded Data
(2019-12-09)
We consider a special formulation of the Backus geomagnetic problem in two and higher dimension. Given a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, we seek to determine whether there exists a unique harmonic function $u$ ...
Interleukin-6 and Exercise-Induced Cardioprotection
(2014-07-11)
Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) injury is the leading cause of death in the US and industrialized nations. Exercise preconditioning has emerged as a unique method to reduce the injury associated with IR, yet the mechanisms have ...
Intermittency properties of space-time fractional stochastic partial differential equations
(2019-07-11)
This dissertation focuses on the analyses of the non-linear time-fractional stochastic reaction-diffusion equations of the type
\begin{equation}\label{abstract-eq}
\partial^\beta_tu_t(x)=-\nu(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2} ...
Intermittent versus continuous walking: Effects on physiological and psychological variables in sedentary employees during a 10-week intervention
(2017-06-21)
Sedentary behavior elevates the risk of developing hypokinetic related diseases and early mortality. Despite known benefits and efforts to promote exercise as preventive medicine, only a small percentage of adults meet ...
Internal Learning Partnerships: A Study of Collaboration in a High-Performing Rural School
(2022-07-26)
Over the past decades, schools’ academic success has been a major focus in the Department of Education beginning with the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) up to the current education reform, Every Student Succeeds Act (2015). ...
Internalization: A Process Related to Stages-of-Change among Participants in a Court-Mandated Substance Abuse Program
(2009-04-30)
Substance-use disorders continue to be costly psychological conditions to the individuals who are afflicted, as well as to the society as a whole (NIDA, 1998). Unfortunately, the treatment of substance-use disorders has ...
Internalized Homophobia among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons: Contributing Factors and Effects
(2012-07-31)
The present paper was an examination and analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) persons by way of an integrated literature review of the circumstances and effects of homophobia that they face at home, ...
International Business Standards Integration for Promoting Global Competence in the Business Education Classroom
(2023-08-17)
This research study investigated business educators' perceptions of their competence to integrate the NBEA Standards for International Business, the extent of integration of these standards, and the challenges faced by ...
International Military Education and Training Program as a Tool of Smart Power
(2012-12-05)
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) have been functional since
1976 as a part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). The proposed dissertation seeks to
investigate the effects that the IMET ...
International Students’ Intentions to Seek Group Therapy and Self-Stigma: Effects of Informational and Therapist Rapport Interventions
(2018-06-27)
Literature supports that group therapy could be an advantageous treatment for international students because of its emphasis on relationships and concerns of loneliness, which are common in this population. However, group ...
Internet Access, Practice Adoption, and Conservation Program Participation in Three Alabama Watersheds
(2006-12-15)
The Internet is changing many things about our society; the way we communicate, do business, and obtain information. While the Internet provides a multitude of services for most of America, questions remain about its ...
Internet Data Acquisition, Search and Processing
(2009-12-11)
Internet data acquisition from the Web is the process of extracting essential data from any web server. Semi-structured data present in the form of HTML web pages need to be extracted, converted into structured data before ...
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks with Polyurethane and Methacrylate-based Polymers
(2013-07-25)
Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were synthesized with polyurethane (PU) and methacrylate-based polymers in order to create a transparent device with high toughness for potential applications in high-impact scenarios. ...
The Interplay of Parental Marital Conflict and Divorce in Young Adult Children's Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners
(2007-08-15)
A substantial body of literature has documented the effects of parental divorce and marital conflict on adult children’s interpersonal relationships with parents and romantic partners. However, few studies have tested the ...
The Interplay of Positive Parenting and Positive Social Information Processing in the Prediction Of Children’s Social and Behavioral Adjustment
(2009-07-28)
There is a well documented literature establishing the relationship of parenting behaviors with child positive (i.e. social skills) and negative (i.e. aggressive problems) adjustment outcomes. However, relatively fewer ...