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Assessment of Spirituality in Counseling: The Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of this research study was to investigate the possible relationship between two spirituality variables (religious coping styles and spiritual well-being) and two psychological variables (anxiety and depression). ...
Assessment of Stability Test Methods for Self-Consolidating Concrete
(2011-04-01)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a highly fluid, nonsegregating concrete that can spread through reinforcement and completely fill formwork without the use of mechanical consolidation. Resistance to segregation, also ...
Assessment of Storm Water Quality through Porous Pavement Systems
(2015-07-31)
Stakeholders, (designers, industrial developers, governmental agencies, and private landowners) are increasingly concerned about enhancing storm water quality, reducing run off, and improving the recharge of ground water. ...
Assessment of the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Alabama Concrete
(2008-12-15)
The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is a fundamental property of portland cement concrete. It represents the change in unit length of concrete per degree of temperature change. The CTE is a very important property ...
Assessment of the Effects of Acid-Adaptation on the Thermal Tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Heidelberg
(2014-12-04)
Foodborne illnesses attributed to major pathogens cause more than 9.4 million episodes, 55,000 hospitalizations and 1,351 deaths each year. Two of the most predominant pathogens contributing to these statistics are Listeria ...
Assessment of the effects of soil amendments on the leaching of lead and arsenic from contaminated soil
(2006-12-15)
Lead has a long history in the life of human beings. Unfortunately, only recently did people start to realize that lead is a toxin. Because of increasing human activity, soil lead pollution has become a serious environmental ...
Assessment of the Gluconeogenic Capabilities of Leptin-treated Diabetic Rats by Feeding Albumin and Fructose Diets
(2007-12-15)
The role of leptin in glucose homeostasis is not clearly defined. Chronic intracerebroventricular (ICV) leptin treatment in diabetic rats leads to a normalization of blood glucose. Additionally, short-term fasting of the ...
An Assessment of the Needs of Young Farmer Teachers in Georgia
(2013-04-30)
Georgia Young Farmer teachers and their needs have never been researched in a formal fashion. To better understand these individuals and strengthen the program that is decreasing in numbers throughout the United States, ...
Assessment of Tofacitinib and Ruxolitinib and their Anti Inflammatory Effects on Myeloperoxidase
(2017-07-27)
Abstract
Myeloperoxidase (Mpo) is a heme-containing enzyme present in inflammation. Mpo catalyzes the production of hypochlorous acid (HCLO) by reacting with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chloride (Cl-). Mpo together ...
Assessment of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Varieties for Yield and Curcumin Content
(2020-07-28)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Currently, more than 80% of turmeric is produced by India and turmeric products are exported to numerous ...
An Assessment of U(VI) Adsorption at Multiple Scales
(2010-10-21)
Iron (III) (oxyhydr)oxide coatings on soils and sediments are one of the most important factors in controlling the adsorption and transport of U(VI) in the subsurface. In this study, iron-coated sands were prepared via two ...
Assessment Strategies for Data-Limited Chinook Salmon Stocks of Western Alaska
(2015-12-08)
Management strategies for Alaskan Pacific salmon species are conducted in the face of substantial uncertainty, particularly in large drainage systems. In addition to the interacting sources of partial observability and ...
Assistant Principals: Facilitating Factors and Barriers in Fulfilling the Role of Instructional Leader
(2017-07-25)
The purpose of this descriptive qualitative content analysis study was to identify not only how Alabama assistant principals define instructional leadership, but what facilitating factors and barriers they face in the role ...
Assistive Navigation: a Study Incorporating the Use of Wi-Fi Networks to Provide Realtime, Interactive Wayfinding in Enclosed Structures for Individuals Who Have Visual Impairments
(2011-07-29)
Those who suffer from visual impairments can find their ability to integrate into mainstream society challenged in significant ways. There are a variety of methods that aid an individual’s ability to navigate his/her way ...
Association analysis of intraspecific ESC resistance QTL and identification of landscape of promoters in catfish on the genome-wide level
(2019-07-02)
Catfish is the most important aquaculture species, accounting for over 50% of aquaculture production in the US. However, disease problems threaten the survival of the catfish industry. Bacterial diseases are a major issue ...
The Association between Discrimination Concerns and Father Involvement: The Role of Accessibility and Racial Socialization
(2019-07-11)
In the United States, the number of children under 18 living in a mother-only household has steadily increased since the 1960s. As single-parent households have become more common, father involvement research has turned ...
Association between fear and visual memory for central and peripheral details
(2006-12-15)
The present study sought to determine if phobic individuals have improved memory for stimuli that are related to their phobic fear relative to non-anxiety provoking stimuli. Four hundred fifty-eight participants were ...
The association between food insecurity and health behavior outcomes
(2015-12-10)
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a better understanding of the health and behavior status of food insecure persons in the United States. This dissertation covers three studies which used data from the National ...
The Association Between Marital Conflict and BMI Among African American Married Couples
(2010-07-09)
Research has repeatedly noted the link between marriage and weight gain, but to date, there has been no satisfactory explanation for those findings. This dyadic study of African American married couples examines one ...
The Association Between Marital Functioning, Family Closeness, and Tsunami Related Health: Moderation by Religiosity
(2009-07-13)
To date, marital outcomes and family closeness following natural disasters have not been extensively investigated. Previous research indicates that disaster experiences relate to adverse mental health outcomes, and there ...