Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (Fall 2015 - Present) by Title
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Lived experiences of bilingual and special education teachers of Spanish-speaking emergent bilinguals with disabilities: The impact of the students’ intersectionality on teachers’ practices
(2022-11-16)Emergent bilinguals (EBs) with disabilities are in an intersectional gap; that means that on the one hand, they are learning a second language and on the other hand, they have learning challenges resulting from their ... -
Locating Disaster Relief Facility Centers in Houston City
(2018-05-10)We study the problem of locating disaster relief facility centers (DRFCs) in the city of Houston which is prone to flood risk hurricanes. We propose a multi-objective optimization programming (MOOP) model for selecting the ... -
Lorentz Invariance in Loop Quantum Gravity
(2020-04-28)From the principle of relativity, where the laws of physics is presumed to be the same in all inertial reference frames, we have Lorentz invariance. This invariance leads to rotational and boost invariance. These invariances ... -
Marriage and Motherhood in American Film
(2019-12-06)The American family has diversified significantly in the past century as women have assumed greater roles outside of the home, and film has been shown to illuminate common societal beliefs and the changing nature of social ... -
Measuring precalculus self-efficacy, grit, and achievement in university precalculus courses taught with an online flipped model
(2022-11-16)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among precalculus self-efficacy, grit, and achievement in university Precalculus classes taught with an Online Flipped Model (OFM). The researcher developed the ... -
Media influence on perception of crime
(2020-01-29)Media outlets’ influence on individual perceptions of crime has increased over the years. Crime related events have become a way to increase ratings and revenue. This is a study of the (1) relationship between media ... -
Method of Using Blockchain for Hardware Development Process
(2022-05-10)Modern microprocessors contain many millions of gates and finding any hidden malicious Hardware Trojan (HT) is difficult. Additionally, HTs may not need any additional external input pins to activate. Multiple solutions ... -
Microsoft Kinect based real-time segmentation and recognition for human activity learning
(2017-12-05)Lower body pain and injury have become common in this technical world, especially in elderly people. It is quite difficult to recover from these injuries leading to problems in performing daily routine activities like ... -
Modelling the Growth Of Atlantic Rangia, Rangia Cuneata, in Response to Freshwater Inflow, Trinity River Delta, Galveston Bay
(2020-05-11)Rangia cuneata, commonly known as Atlantic Rangia, is an oligohaline clam found in abundance along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Rangia cuneata was selected as one of a suite of indicator species for establishing freshwater ... -
Modifying an Adult Version of a Cancer Symptom Inventory to Be Used with Children with Cancer
(2022-08-02)Childhood cancer is the second most common cause of death and the first cause of disease-related death among children in the United States. Each year, approximately 15,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer. ... -
Mutation testing using time-shift operator
(2018-05-02)Functional verification plays a critical role in ensuring that a digital integrated circuit (IC) meets the design specification. Dynamic verification uses a large number of test vectors. To analyze and improve the quality ... -
Nekton community characterization of the lower Brazos River with an emphasis on larval Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, trophic dynamics
(2019-05-17)From December 2016 – October 2017, 50 collections of 150 replicate otter and beam trawls were collected at five different sites, three different seasons, and three different flow tiers along the Brazos river estuary. A ... -
Nontraditional student attitudes about emerging adulthood
(2021-08-05)The present study assessed beliefs about adulthood, including meeting one’s own criteria for adulthood, among nontraditional students based on different markers of nontraditional status. In addition, the study examined ... -
Oa1s and Oa2s Radiative corrections for w-boson production at the tevatron and atlas experiment
(2022-05-31)In this thesis, we propose an approach for calculating W-Boson Transverse Momentum Dependent (TMD) distributions using the LHAPDF library with nCTEQ15, MSTW2008 and CT10 Parton Distribution Functions (PDF). We utilize ... -
Olivocerebellar connections in the Atlantic stingray
(2019-12-17)The morphology of the cerebellum in cartilaginous fishes varies from a smooth, relatively simple bi-lobed structure, to an undulated and complex multi-lobed configuration. Little is known about the anatomical connections ... -
Parameterizable Design on Convolutional Neural Networks with Chisel Hardware Construction Language
(2023-04-21)This thesis presents a parameterizable design generator on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) using Chisel hardware construction language (HCL). Chisel HCL is an open-source embedded domain-specific language (created and ... -
Particle Interactions in Compact Objects and The Early Universe
(2021-12-03)We show there is an effect of an extremely large magnetic field in highly dense media that has not been explored in prior work. We discuss the renormalizability of QED in such a medium. These extreme situations are found ... -
Perception and practices of parents and teachers on educating African American students during a global pandemic or times of school closures
(2023-05-05)ABSTRACT PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS ON EDUCATING AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC OR TIMES OF SCHOOL CLOSURES Alicia Renee Taylor University of Houston-Clear Lake, ... -
Perceptions matter: Factors contributing to successful STEM education in a Title I school district
(2022-04-26)The purpose of this research study was to examine the perceptions of STEM teachers on the factors contributing to successful STEM education in a Title I school district. A sample of educators who earned their degree in ... -
Perceptions of Administrators, Faculty, and Staff Regarding a Redesign Initiative Integrating Developmental Reading and Writing Instruction in a Community College Setting
(2016-12-06)Nationally, an increasing number of underprepared students are enrolling in community colleges, and as a result, the enrollment of at-risk students in Developmental Education programs has soared. Community colleges have ...
