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Deriving the initial conditions of the electroweak and QCD phase transitions and testing a numerical relativity code.
(2021-08-05)The field of Numerical Relativity (NR) has been primarily driven by the study of largescale dynamics involving binary systems of black holes and neutron stars. Due to the nature of the underlying theory, NR also has the ... -
COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS REACTIONS BETWEEN HYDROXYL RADICALS AND ORGANIC MERCURY SPECIES
(2021-07-29)The interactions between hydroxy radicals and both dimethylmercury and methylmercury hydroxide have been studied using ab-initio methods. The density functional theory (DFT) method M06-2X was used to optimize the structures ... -
A MIXED-METHOD STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON U.S. STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
(2021-07-27)In this case study, we implemented a quantitative and sentiment analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education, physical, and mental health of college students in the United States. As students are the ... -
A MIXED-METHOD STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON U.S. STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
(2021-07-27)In this case study, we implemented a quantitative and sentiment analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education, physical, and mental health of college students in the United States. As students are the ... -
Geometric Spinors
(2021-08-02)Geometric Algebra is a unique variant of what is otherwise known as Clifford Algebra. In this work we show that the geometric algebra provides better tools to visualize physical problems, benefited by our natural geometric ... -
After-School STEM Programs and the Impact on 21st Century Skill Development
(2021-12-13)This thesis used data collected from an online survey of 22 Code Ninjas employees in the United States to determine the impact of an after-school science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program on students’ ... -
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 ... -
DETERMINATION OF ALIPHATIC ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES BY INTEGRATED PULSED AMPEROMETRIC DETECTION-ION CHROMATOGRAPHY
(2021-12-13)Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is globally the most commonly used herbicidal active ingredient. Public concerns have elicited environmental agencies to monitor the persistence and occurrence of glyphosate. Recent ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE OF THERAPISTS TREATING COMORBID ANXIETY AND INSOMNIA
(2021-12-10)The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which therapists who treat anxiety also treat comorbid insomnia. A survey was created to test therapists’ knowledge about insomnia and their expertise related to ... -
CHROME, NEON, AND CYBORGS: THE CYBERPUNK GENRE IN THE 1980’S UNITED STATES
(2021-12-08)This project was done to prove the viability of fiction as a crucial source of historical artifacts by focusing on the genre of cyberpunk, a genre localized in the 1980s United States, to show how the cultural anxieties ... -
THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE HARVEY ON HOUSTON’S GRAVIDAE
(2021-12-08)This thesis studies the effects of Hurricane Harvey on Houston’s gravidae (pregnant women). The study found that the gravidae’s demography determined their vulnerability to the storm. Gravidae who were foreign-born, in ... -
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 ... -
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Breastfeeding in the social context: The influence of stereotypes and benevolent sexism
(2019-12-04)Despite providing numerous benefits for both mothers and babies, breastfeeding remains a non-normative means of infant feeding among mothers in the United States. Past research suggests that many women face social obstacles ... -
A Framework for Improving Performance Testing in Agile Software Development
(2020-11-20)The subdiscipline of software quality assurance concerned with non-functional requirements (NFRs) and hardware metrics is known as performance testing. Conducting effective performance testing is complicated, time consuming, ... -
The dose dependent effects of Pimavanserin on a modified rodent model of post-traumatic stress disorder
(2020-12-07)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a persistent psychiatric disorder where patients develop symptoms from directly experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. The animal models are often used as preclinical studies ... -
ANALYZING PARENTAL LANGUAGE ATTITUDES TOWARD CANTONESE, MANDARIN AND ENGLISH IN GUANGDONG, CHINA
(2021-07-23)Cantonese is the cultural marker of Guangdong, which is also the center of Yue culture. With the economic development of Guangdong, Mandarin and English are becoming popular and necessary for people. This study investigated ... -
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 ... -
Classification of fMRI Brain Activation Maps by Using Space Filling Curves
(2019-12-04)Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI) is a brain imaging technique which is used to measure brain activity by detecting changes associated with the blood flow and oxygenation, which are indirect ... -
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 ...
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