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Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Physical Activity among International Students in the United States
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which acculturative
stress is associated with physical activity levels of international students, the influence of
types and sources of social support on their ...
Evaluation of Scale Issues in SWAT
(2010-07-14)
In Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), oftentimes, Critical Source Area (CSA),
the minimum upstream drainage area that is required to initiate a stream, is used to
subdivide a watershed. In the current literature, CSA ...
The impact of social stress on acute Theiler's murine encephalitis virus infection.
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
Stress is known to alter immune function, both in positive and negative ways. The disparate effects of stress on immune function remains an active area of investigation. This thesis investigates how the application of ...
Profiles in Courage: Practicing and Performing at Musical Open Mics and Scenes
(2010-10-12)
This dissertation explores the social patterns and cultural layers of musical "open mics"
in New York City. The study uses a qualitative approach which includes methods such as
ethnography, in-depth interviewing, historical ...
Methodology to Develop and Test an Easy-to-use Procedure for the Preliminary Selection of High-performance Systems for Office Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates
(2010-10-12)
A procedure has been developed for the preliminary selection of high-performance
systems for office buildings in hot and humid climates. High-performance building
systems and components were surveyed for buildings in the ...
Development of a Real-Time Detection Strategy for Material Accountancy and Process Monitoring During Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Using the Urex+3A Method
(2010-07-14)
Reprocessing nuclear fuel is becoming more viable in the United States due to the anticipated increase in construction of nuclear power plants, the growing stockpile of existing used nuclear fuel, and a public desire to ...
Perspectives on the Present State and Future of Higher Education Faculty Development in Kazakhstan: Implications for National Human Resource Development
(2010-10-12)
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's Kazakhstan experienced a socio-economic transition from a socialist economy to a free market economy and was challenged with building a newly independent state. ...
Essays of Educational Attainment
(2010-10-12)
One of the very interesting demographic features in the US over the last several decades is the persistent racial educational gap between blacks and whites and the reverse gender education gap as a result of the rapid rise ...
Development of Algorithms to Estimate Post-Disaster Population Dislocation--A Research-Based Approach
(2010-10-12)
This study uses an empirical approach to develop algorithms to estimate
population dislocation following a natural disaster. It starts with an empirical reexamination
of the South Dade Population Impact Survey data, ...
Nonlinear Analysis of Beams Using Least-Squares Finite Element Models Based on the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Beam Theories
(2010-07-14)
The conventional finite element models (FEM) of problems in structural
mechanics are based on the principles of virtual work and the total potential
energy. In these models, the secondary variables, such as the bending ...