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In vivo infection biology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
(2009-05-15)
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), caused by Mycoplasma mycoides
mycoides small colony (MmmSC), is a devastating respiratory disease of cattle in Africa,
Asia and the Middle East. Little investigation has been done ...
Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?
(2009-05-15)
This research addresses the question of what explains municipal performance in
terms of delivering social services and fiscal performance. While the existing literature
explains governmental performance with political, ...
On the development of Voice over IP
(2009-05-15)
This record of study documents the experience acquired during my internship at Sonus
Networks, Inc. for the Doctor of Engineering Program.
In this record of study, I have surveyed and analyzed the current standardization
status ...
Synthesis, characterization, anion complexation and electrochemistry of cationic Lewis acids
(2009-05-15)
Owing to the favored Coulombic attraction between the ammonium group and
anion which stabilizes the B-F/B-CN bond against heterolysis, cationic borane [25]+ has
great affinity toward anions than its neutral analog, and is ...
Performance analysis of fault-tolerant nanoelectronic memories
(2009-05-15)
Performance growth in microelectronics, as described by Moore’s law, is steadily
approaching its limits. Nanoscale technologies are increasingly being explored as a
practical solution to sustaining and possibly surpassing ...
Spin hall effect in paramagnetic thin films
(2009-05-15)
Spintronics, an abbreviation of spin based electronics and also known as
magneto electronics, has attracted a lot of interest in recent years. It aims to explore the
role of electrons’ spins in building next generation ...
Stress and self-efficacy of special education and general education student teachers during and after the student teaching internship
(2009-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to determine if special education and
general education student teachers differed significantly in stress and selfefficacy
during and following the student teaching semester. The institution ...
Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline binary and ternary intermetallic compounds
(2009-05-15)
Intermetallic compounds are among the most important solid-state materials because of their diverse physical properties and widespread use in numerous applications. The possibility of integrating intermetallics with emerging ...
A qualitative study of creative thinking using experiential learning in an agricultural and life sciences course
(2009-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore whether creativity can be nurtured in an
experiential learning environment at the college level. The study investigated how well
process-based creativity models and construct-based ...
An investigation of the effect of spacing of practice on the performance-efficacy relationship
(2009-05-15)
The objective of the current study was to investigate the relationship between
training performance and self–efficacy using a longitudinal design (approximately 11
weeks) in the context of massed and distributed practice. ...