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Bayesian Spanning Tree Models for Complex Spatial Data
(2022-04-20)
In many applications, spatial data often display heterogeneous dependence patterns and may be subject to irregular geographic constraints. In light of these challenges, this dissertation develops several novel Bayesian ...
Exploring Identity Formation and Identity Salience Among Sexuality Educators
(2022-03-08)
This dissertation contains three separate studies exploring professional identity formation and identity salience among sexuality educators. First, a scoping literature review is presented (n = 8 studies), summarizing how ...
Cottonseed Shear Strength as Affected by Moisture Content
(2022-04-27)
Cotton gins struggle to process cotton when the cotton is excessively moist. Cotton gins must slow down processing rate and increase dryer temperatures to gin cotton with high moisture contents. The slowdown in the ginning ...
Narrative & Meaning: The Effects of Autobiographical Reasoning vs Memory Reexperiencing in Life Review on Meaning in Life in Young Adults
(2022-04-21)
Despite their many commonalities, there is little research exploring connections between narrative and existential psychology. This experiment aimed to begin to bridge the gap between fields by examining the effects of a ...
Emblematic Legitimacy: Sports, Organizations, and Symbols
(2022-04-19)
Research in this dissertation is a recontextualization of social and cultural theories into the rich world of symbols and their meanings within sports as a totemic phenomenon. The purposes of this dissertation are to ...
High-fat diet-induced obesity alters the biophysical properties of the plasma membrane modifying colonic stem cell homeostasis
(2022-04-22)
The increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) reinforces the urgent need to determine the underlying mechanisms contributing to the promotion of CRC in obese individuals. CRC is ...
Building Ships in the Late 17th-Century France: Agency, Traditional Knowledge, and Technology in Shipyards
(2022-04-22)
If modern shipbuilding calls for engineers, computer software for 3D models and calculations, it represents a recent take on what is needed for ship construction. Until the 19th-century, ship construction in Europe was ...
Quantifying the Impact of Speech Intelligibility on Task Performance via Physiological Signals
(2022-05-16)
Background noise can potentially cause dissatisfaction, stress, and reduced performance in the workplace. One type of background noise comes from background discussions. Many studies in the literature exist on the effects ...
Metatranscriptome Analysis of Phytoplankton Communities in Response to Hurricane Harvey
(2022-04-20)
Hurricanes influence microplankton communities through many processes including mixing of the water column, changing community structure, and changing nutrient availability. In August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey inundated ...
Strategies for Controlling Physicochemical Characteristics of Nanomaterials Toward Personalized Medicine
(2022-03-01)
Nanomedicine holds great potential for effective treatment against life-threatening diseases by providing efficient transport and controlled release of significant quantities of therapeutic agents to the target sites of ...