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Efficient routs to oxazolines and oxazolies through activation of amides
(2018-08-07)
Oxazolines are nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds that are of a special interest due to their applications as active components in a broad range of pharmaceutical products. A challenging task remains in developing ...
The Texas common curriculum for higher education: its origins, development, implementation and assessment
(2018-07-30)
The State of Texas started an educational endeavour called the Texas Common Curriculum in 1987 which was structured to ascertain and require that all graduates from Texas institutions of higher learning, who received a ...
Fundamentals of axis-symmetric boundary reconstruction for ideal tokamak plasmas: using toroidal harmonics to match poloidal flux measurements in the surrounding vacuum
(2018-07-30)
With the development of tokamaks in the 1950s to control and sustain fusion reactions, a large amount of theory regarding associated plasmas has accumulated. Much of this theory is out of reach for the uninitiated, and ...
Assessment of shorebirds and wading birds in Galveston Bay using conventional and UAV techniques
(2018-05-02)
Nearly 75% of all U.S. bird species utilize Galveston Bay as either a permanent or seasonal habitat (Galveston Bay Foundation, 1996). Critical coastal bird habitat, including Galveston Bay, is at risk from continued loss ...
Differences in students' stem identity, game play motivations, and game preferences
(2018-02-27)
The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to explore differences in students’ STEM identities, game play motivations, and game preferences. The need to grow and support STEM education and careers in the U. ...
The influence of social capital and resiliency on post secondary education attainment: a retrospective case study of Latina teenage mothers
(2018-05-08)
This qualitative multiple-case study examined factors that contributed to five Latina teenage mothers’ success in obtaining a post-secondary education. A demographic survey, individual interviews and focus group interviews ...
Exploring K-5 STEM educators’ perceptions of a successful STEM elementary school
(2018-12-14)
Exposure to integrated STEM curricula in K-5 elementary schools is critical to create equal economic opportunities for all students, meet the needs of the future STEM workforce, and build a stronger understanding of engaging ...
Provenance research in the 21st century: object history at the Menil Collection
(2018-12-13)
In museum collections across the United States, antiquities collections often lack documented ownership histories. This paper explores the context of that problem in relation to a particular museum, The Menil Collection ...
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 ...
Emotional attributes relevancy to special educators' job satisfaction
(2018-05-08)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the emotional attributes of joy, anger, and fear and special education teachers’ job satisfaction. Data, which included surveys, interview, and demographics ...