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Online self-directed learning readiness and learning outcome in online statistics learning environment: The mediating roles of self-efficacy to learn statistics and 2x2 Achievement goal orientations
(2023-07-11)
This study investigated the understanding of the effects of online self-directed learning readiness (OSDLR) on academic achievement. and course satisfaction for online learning statistics through the mediating variables ...
Online State and Parameter Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries Based on a Reduced-order Electrochemical Life Model
(2020-04-22)
Inaccurate estimation of the state-of-charge (SOC) and the state-of-health (SOH) may lead to safety issues. Currently, estimations of SOC and SOH that based on electric equivalent circuit models (ECMs) have been widely ...
Online vs. Traditional Classroom: An Examination of Public Speaking Anxiety in Community College Students
(2017-12-07)
Most people admit to having some degree of public speaking anxiety (Hickerson, 1998). This study examined the public speaking anxiety levels of students enrolled in an online and traditional public speaking course. This ...
Open Conversations: Finding ways to improve communication between family forest landowners and consulting foresters
(2023-07-26)
Alabama is comprised of 23 million acres of forestland, of which family forest landowners (FFLs) own 56 % of that acreage. Therefore, FFLs are vital to maintaining the quality and diversity of Alabama’s forests. However, ...
Open-Graded Friction Courses Suitable for Suburban Environments
(2023-12-08)
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) utilizes an open-graded friction course
(OGFC), called FC-5, on all multi-lane roadways with a design speed of 50 mph or greater, except
for curb and gutter sections, to ...
Operant Variability: A Behavioral and Pharmacological Analysis
(2011-10-27)
Behavioral variability is often demonstrated in the laboratory setting by imposing a multiple schedule of reinforcement: one component requires the animal to vary sequences of responding and the other component serves as ...
An Operating Model and Economic Analysis for Integrating Wind Electric Power in Manufacturing
(2011-04-21)
Among the renewable sources of generating electricity, wind power costs less to produce and produces fewer CO2 emissions. In addition, the Department of Energy (DOE) has stated that wind power should provide 20% of U.S. ...
Operation ICEBERG: How the Strategic Influenced the Tactics of LTG Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. at Okinawa
(2015-12-08)
The Okinawan campaign was World War II’s last major offensive operation. Selected as the last position for which to organize the invasion of Japan, the scale and intensity of combat led to critical accounts from journalists ...
Operational and Investment Solutions for Dynamic Line Switching and Rating in Electrical Grid
(2015-07-07)
The electricity generation industry is one of the most expensive infrastructures and one of the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions among other industries. A great deal of short-term and long-term decisions have been ...
Operational and Investment Solutions to Enhance the Transmission and Distribution Systems of the Electrical Grid
(2017-06-28)
An electric power system consists of three major components: generation, transmission and distribution. Electricity is usually generated in remote generation plants and carried through high voltage transmission lines to ...
Ophiostomatoid Fungal Infection and Insect Diversity in a Mature Loblolly Pine Stand
(2019-04-16)
Root-feeding beetles and weevils are known vectors of ophiostomatoid fungi, such as
Leptographium and Grosmannia, that have been associated with a phenomenon called Southern
Pine Decline in the Southeastern United States. ...
Opportunistic Random Access in CSMA/CA-Based Wireless Networks
(2013-10-18)
IEEE 802.11 MAC based CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision
Avoidance) is the most widely used protocol in wireless networks. In CSMA/CA, every
node listens to the shared wireless medium and transmits ...
The opportunity for alternative reinforcement shortens bout length in BALB/c C57BL/6 mice
(2008-08-15)
A recent mathematical model has been suggested to partition response rate into two independent components that are estimated through a log survivor analysis of inter-response times. One component is thought to tap motivational ...
The Opposition Court of Henry, Prince of Wales, in the Reign of James I, 1610-1612
(2010-04-08)
Henry Frederick Stuart, eldest son of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark, died at the age of eighteen after only two years as Prince of Wales. In his short life he developed a large following and served as the focal point ...
Optical Spectroscopy of Wide-band-gap Semiconductors: Raman and Photoluminescence of Gallium Nitride, Zinc Oxide and Their Nanostructures
(2006-12-15)
Micro-Raman and photoluminescence (PL) were performed to study GaN and ZnO and their nanostructures. Various ZnO nanostructures were successfully synthesized at low temperatures using thermal chemical vapor deposition ...
Optical Waveguide Sensor based on Gratings and Metamaterials for Refractive Index Sensing
(2020-07-14)
Optical waveguide sensors based on gratings and metamaterials for refractive index (RI) sensing are introduced in this Ph.D. dissertation. A waveguide is a structure which can guide light based on total internal reflection. ...
Optimal egg incubation temperature, and the effects of diet on growth of hatchling Eastern Indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) during a captive head-start program
(2014-05-12)
Optimal husbandry techniques are desirable for any headstart program, but frequently are unknown for rare species. In this thesis I determine the optimal incubation temperature and optimal diet diversity for eastern indigo ...
Optimal Observation Selection in Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
(2011-03-29)
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) is a completely non-invasive
method for obtaining quantitative information regarding biochemical parameters [1].
It shows great promise for use in basic physiological ...
Optimization and economics of small-scale, on-farm biodiesel production using oilseed crops and waste vegetable oil
(2011-05-25)
Recent concerns over unpredictable fuel prices and desire to reduce farm input costs have warranted producer interest in growing alternative crops for the production of biofuels such as biodiesel. Ideally, biodiesel could ...
Optimization and Investigation of SO2 Adsorption Process for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Protection
(2017-04-25)
Gas-phase contaminant removal is a critical process for power supply systems (e.g. fuel cells and gas turbines). Because of high-energy efficiency, low emissions, and fuel flexibility, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are ...