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Racist nativism and nationalist rhetoric: Implications for the mental health and well-being of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) students
(2019-08-05)The political discourse since Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and election victory has focused increasingly on Latinx immigrants. This election victory and the campaign preceding it has been a historical moment ... -
Reading Teachers' Perceptions And Attitudes Of A Dialogic Approach To Teaching In Elementary Classrooms
(2021-12-10)A limited body of research exists that considers reading teachers' perceptions and attitudes about a dialogic approach to teaching (Dunn, 2018). The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate elementary ... -
Real-time Analysis of the Elliott Wave Principle Utilizing Historical Market Data
(2021-12-07)The Elliott wave Principle is a theory developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott which describes a pattern of movement in financial markets. When drawn correctly, Elliott waves provide an opportunity to make profitable buy and ... -
Real-time control of balancing robot using ROS
(2018-12-17)Real-time computing is an important feature in many robotic systems, particularly safety and mission-critical applications such as autonomous vehicles, spacecraft, and industrial manufacturing. To help meet the growing ... -
Real-time player positioning in mobile exergames using wireless sensors
(2018-12-14)Exergames combine exercising with game play by requiring the users to perform exercise in order to score points in the game. Exergaming is a plausible approach for decreasing obesity by promoting physical activity through ... -
Recovery of Xestospongia muta and Agelas clathrodes Bacterial Microbiome Since the 2016 Mortality Event at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
(2020-05-28)On July 25, 2016, divers discovered a large localized mortality event at the East Bank of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. This event killed 80% of invertebrates on the site. This sanctuary is a complex ... -
Reflections of Fear: Mass Hysteria in Cold War Cinema 1946-1991
(2021-05-12)The Cold War was one of the longest and most complicated wars in American History. It lasted from 1946-1991 and was entrenched in every person’s life in the United States. It was a time of great fear and suspicion. Americans ... -
Resiliency: Factors Effecting Academic Achievement of At Risk Fifth Grade Girls Living In Poverty
(2016-08-26)In this study, the researcher explored the perceptions of academically successful at risk fifth grade girls living in poverty regarding risk factors present in their everyday lives. Also, the researcher explored the various ... -
Retaining Effective Principals: A Case Study of Principals in a High Needs School District
(2017-11-02)The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to determine the influence of a district leadership development program on first, second, 3rd and, 4th year principals. A purposeful sample of first, second, 3rd and 4th ... -
Revisiting Neutron Star Physics Including Finite Temperature and Density Effects on the Medium
(2020-08-17)Neutron stars are highly compact stellar evolutionary endpoints whose formation and existence rely on a complex interplay between the overall hydrodynamic equilibrium and the local approach of quantum mechanics. The extreme ... -
Role of Negative Personality on Sleep Quality and Emotion Regulation
(2021-05-10)The relationship between sleep and emotion regulation has been well-established. Worsened sleep quality is associated with a diminished ability to regulate emotions. However, research has yet to examine potential mediators. ... -
Rule Extraction for Infrequent Class
(2019-05-07)The thesis narrates the classification rules that are developed in the infrequent class to make decisions about their future actions. Rules are the most expressive and most human-readable representation for any kind of ... -
School Administrators' Use of Social Media with Stakeholders to Build Social Capital
(2018-04-02)The purpose of the study was to examine elementary school administrators’ practices and perceptions of using social media to communicate with stakeholders and explore recommended social media communication practices to ... -
School leaders' efficacies and perceptions on the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) in bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms
(2018-01-19)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to determine if there were differences between central office administrators', school administrators', and bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) teachers' ... -
Science learners, science teachers, science courses, and curiosity: Information for teacher education programs
(2019-11-07)It requires a unique set of skills to teach science to young children. Not only do future elementary educators need the requisite content knowledge to address the broad base of science topics that fall under the innocuous ... -
Second-generation immigrant graduate students' persistence toward graduation: Factors affecting their ability to complete a program of study
(2021-04-05)The demand for more knowledgeable employees has created a renewed focus in the United States to produce more postgraduate degreed individuals. Researchers have noted that a master’s degree could become the new bachelor’s ... -
Secondary Co-Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Competence in Co-Teaching and Utilizing Integrative Technology
(2020-10-19)When ensuring the least restrictive environment for students eligible and receiving special education services a delivery option frequently considered is providing a second teacher in the general education classroom. This ... -
Secondary teachers' and administrators' perceptions of teacher leadership within the implementation of professional learning communities
(2018-12-20)The purpose of this study was to examine secondary or high school teachers’ and administrators’ perception of teacher leadership within the PLC model. The study included a review of data collected from the Professional ... -
Semi-automated extraction of perinasal region of interest (ROI) from thremal facial images
(2018-12-14)S-Interface is a C# WinForms software developed by Computational Physiology Lab (CPL) at University of Houston for studying physiological variables such as perinasal perspiration, breathing rate etc. These physiological ... -
Shaping a new suburban reality: a school district's response to its changing student demographic
(2016-12-14)Despite historical patterns of racial homogeneity, the composition of suburban areas and their schools are changing throughout the United States. This fact presents major challenges to the suburban schools charged with ...
