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Higher Education and Emerging Technologies: Student Usage, Preferences, and Lessons for Library Services
(Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association (Reference & User Services Quarterly), 2011)This study examines the utilization and preference of popular Internet and communication technologies among students at Sam Houston State University (SHSU), a Carnegie Research Doctoral university in East Texas. The ... -
Subsequent Course Pass Rates in Modularized Developmental Mathematics Courses in Select Community Colleges in North Carolina: The Differences Between Teacher-Centered, Student-Centered, and Computer-Centered Delivery
(2016-11-09)Throughout the past decade the structure of developmental education courses and teaching methods has been changing in order to try and improve success rates of students in developmental education courses and beyond. Course ... -
Reaction of dimethyl trisulfide with hemoglobin
(2016-11-17)When samples of blood were spiked with the novel cyanide antidote dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS), the color of the blood was observed to darken. Additionally, recoveries of DMTS from spiked blood were low, and the loss of DMTS ... -
Parasitism and Fatty Liver Disease in the Invasive Red Lionfish, Pterois Volitans (Linnaeus), Along the Gulf of Mexico
(2017-11-14)Invasive species are detrimental to both the economy as well as to environmental stability. One of the most successful to date is the red lionfish, Pterois volitans, which first invaded the western hemisphere around 30 ... -
Wintering whooping crane behavior and habitat quality at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Gulf Coast
(2017-11-13)The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) exclusively overwinters in coastal saltmarshes of Texas. This study examined how Whooping Crane behavior and habitat quality shift over the course of ... -
Of Pyrates and Picaros: The Literary Lineage of Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates
(2017-11-13)Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates is a text that exists at the nexus of Atlantic history, Atlantic literary studies, and oceanic studies. Though the study of Johnson’s work has most often been the province ... -
Invasive Allochthonous Input: the Chinese Tallow Tree and Stream Food Webs
(2017-11-10)The invasive Chinese Tallow tree (Triadica sebifera or Sapium sebiferum) was heavily introduced to the southern United States from Asia at the turn of the 20th Century. A Tallow invasion can reduce richness within the ... -
Life unfiltered: Social control theory in the age of social media and substance abuse
(2017-11-10)Hirschi (1969) may have never used Social Media, received a Like or Re-Tweet or posted a heart-felt emoji, but his Social Control Theory may be affected by the actions of Social Media and its users. Hirschi’s Social Control ... -
Determining the interactions between serum proteins of the complement system and outer membrane proteins in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli
(2017-11-08)Eschericia coli is a well-known member of the intestinal flora of mammals and birds. However, there exist pathogenic strains capable of causing disease. One strain comes from the O-serogroup of E. coli, APEC O2 (+/+), and ... -
Increased temperature effects on fish-mediated nutrient cycling in an East Texas stream
(2017-11-07)The unprecedented rate of global warming is an inevitable outcome of anthropogenic CO2 release into the atmosphere and complex climatic feedbacks. In ectotherms, increasing temperature may increase metabolic rates, which ... -
Developmental Education Faculty Perspective of the Texas Success Initiative Assessment as a Placement Exam
(2017-11-07)Purpose The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the essence of developmental education faculty experiences with the placement of students in their classrooms as a result of the Texas Success Initiative ... -
“Book Club Rules and Tutoring Drools”: An Intervention Mixed Methods Study of the Effects of an After-school Book Club on Third-Grade Boys’ Reading Achievement, Attitudes, Preferences
(2017-11-03)This intervention mixed methods study used a quasi-experimental design to investigate the effects of an after-school book club on third-grade boys’ reading achievement, attitudes, and preferences. During the 2015-2016 ... -
Know where you are to guide where you're going: A survey of Risk-Need-Responsivity treatment practices in juvenile correctional programs
(2017-11-02)Despite the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model being a preferred method of offender treatment in adults and juveniles, research on this model for juveniles specifically is still in its infancy. This is problematic as the ... -
Fallen Tiger: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China
(2017-10-27)During World War II, America’s air forces in China reported 605 aircraft and 1,722 airmen as missing on combat missions. Fighting a savage guerrilla air war against the Japanese, the prospect of crash-landing or bailing ... -
The expanding roles of school counselors: A phenomenological study on the noncounseling responsibilities of school counselors within Title 1 elementary schools
(2017-10-24)Due to increased accountability and budget shortages, school districts and administrators are utilizing school counselors to perform noncounseling duties at their Title 1 elementary schools. School counselors juggle ... -
Differences in the Reading Achievement of Texas Grade 3 English Language Learners as a Function of their Economic Status, Ethnicity/Race, and Gender: A Multiyear Statewide Study
(2017-10-19)Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the degree to which differences were present in the reading achievement of Grade 3 English Language Learners by their economic status, ethnicity/race, ... -
How Women Community College Presidents Describe Their Career Pathways
(2017-10-19)Purpose The purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold: (a) to determine the barriers women encounter as they pursue becoming a community college president; and (b) to identify the supports and career paths that are ... -
Differences in Discipline Consequence Assignments by Ethnicity/Race and Economic Status for Texas Grade 6, 7, and 8 Girls: A Statewide Analysis
(2017-10-17)Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the extent to which differences were present in discipline consequence assignments by the ethnicity/race and economic status for Grade 6, 7, and 8 girls ... -
Inequities in Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program assignments by the economic status and ethnicity/race of Texas middle school boys and their effects on academic achievement: A multiyear, statewide investigation
(2017-10-17)The purpose of this proposed journal-ready dissertation was to determine the extent to which differences were present in Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program placements by student demographic characteristics for ... -
Through their lenses: Exploring underrepresentation of women high school principals
(2017-10-09)Purpose The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of women high school principals to uncover challenges contributing to the underrepresentation of women in secondary school leadership. Moreover, ...
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