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Changes in Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood: The Role of Adult Attachment Orientations
(2012-07-16)
For parents, the birth of their first child sparks rapid change for each partner and for their romantic relationship. With the stress of the transition to parenthood, many couples experience declining marital satisfaction. ...
Discrete Triangulated Meshes for Architectural Design and Fabrication
(2012-07-16)
Recent innovations in design and construction of architectural buildings has led us to revisit the metrics for discretizing smooth freeform shapes in context with both aesthetics and fabrication. Inspired by the examples ...
Behavioral Model Equivalence Checking for Large Analog Mixed Signal Systems
(2012-07-16)
This thesis proposes a systematic, hierarchical, optimization based semi-formal equivalence checking methodology for large analog/mixed signal systems such as phase locked loops (PLL), analog to digital convertors (ADC) ...
A Seminal Case Study on Application of Last Planner System with Cash Flow Data for Improvements in Construction Management Practices
(2012-07-16)
A major challenge faced by project managers is balancing the variables of scope, cost, and schedule. Changes in scope usually result in cost/schedule overruns. Variance in either or both of them creates disorder (typically ...
Standing Stocks and Faunal Zonation of Deep-Sea Benthos: Patterns and Predictions across Scales
(2012-07-16)
The deep ocean (> 200-m depth) covers more than 65 percent of earth's surface and is known as the largest active carbon sink of the planet. Photosynthesis fixes inorganic carbon into organic rich-compounds to fuel the ...
The Role Mentoring Plays in a White Female Novice Teacher's Perceptions of Her Enculturation into a Culturally Diverse Campus
(2012-07-16)
Many of America's schools are populated with diverse student populations, while the teaching population remains largely White. This creates dissonance for White teachers and students of color. Possibly mentoring can ...
Islands in the Nile Sea: The Maritime Cultural Landscape of Thmuis, an Ancient Delta City
(2012-07-16)
In ancient Egypt, the Nile was both a lifeline and a highway. In addition to its crucial role for agriculture and water resources, the river united an area nearly five hundred miles in length. It was an avenue for asserting ...
Psychometric Impacts of Above-Level Testing
(2012-07-16)
Above-level testing is the practice administering a test level—of usually an academic achievement or aptitude test—to a gifted or high achieving child. This procedure is widely accepted in gifted education circles, on the ...
Assessing Student Knowledge and Perceptions of Factors Influencing Participation in Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs
(2012-07-16)
The purpose of this study was to assess student knowledge and perceptions of factors influencing participation in Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs. This descriptive study was conducted in 120 randomly ...
Mineral Nutrient Recovery from Pyrolysis Co-Products
(2012-07-16)
Pyrolysis is the thermo-chemical degradation of biomass in an oxygen-free environment to product liquid, gaseous, and solid co-products. The liquid co-product, known as bio-oil, can be used as a transportation fuel. The ...