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From pathology to positivity : sociocultural factors that shape sexual self-esteem among Black college women
(2020-09-14)Current literature on the sexual experiences of Black women primarily focuses on factors that contribute to risky sexual behaviors and methods to prevent the negative consequences of these behaviors. However, there is a ... -
Putting ourselves together : academic belonging, parental socialization, and teacher support of Latinx adolescents
(2020-07-30)Latinx students continue to lag behind other students in academic achievement across their academic career. One variable that has significantly predicted academic achievement in adolescents is their level of academic ... -
Bullying among college students : do moral courage and empathy affect the likelihood that a bystander will intervene?
(2020-08-03)The current study sought to better understand the phenomenon of bullying at the college level and to seek potential strategies to combat this bullying. Some K-12 schools have successfully incorporated bystander intervention ... -
Coping and resilience among Syrian refugee adolescents : a mixed methods approach
(2020-07-17)Much of the literature on refugee youths’ mental health has focused on psychological distress, leaving a gap in our understanding of what contributes to psychological well-being among this population. To address this gap, ... -
Evaluation of a progress monitoring and feedback intervention in a community mental health center for youth
(2020-07-17)Clinicians often have difficulty accurately predicting whether their patients are progressing as planned while enrolled in therapy. Use of a measurement feedback system (MFS) has been shown within the adult literature to ... -
Promoting positive parenting for families in pediatric primary care : program development and a pilot randomized controlled trial
(2020-09-03)Positive parenting practices protect children and families from a host of adverse outcomes, but evidence-based interventions that support these practices are often unavailable to families in need. The current study sought ... -
Homework, hostility, or happy hour? : testing predictors of domestic students’ attitudes toward international students
(2020-06-22)The purpose of the current study is to better understand factors that influence U.S. domestic students’ attitudes toward and willingness to engage with international students. Despite increasing international student ... -
Embedding mental health counselors on a college campus : assessing for early intervention effects
(2020-06-16)Rates of diagnosable mental health conditions in college populations constitute a mental health crisis for this population. Of the roughly 30% of college students who will experience a diagnosable mental health concern ... -
Variable speed limit and ramp metering control of highway networks using Lax-Hopf Method : a Mixed Integer Linear Programming Approach
(2020-06-29)This work presents a novel optimization formulation to solve the problem of variable speed limit control on road networks modeled by the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards (LWR) partial differential equation. It also presents some ... -
Dynamic demand prediction model and application for competitive transportation market
(2020-05-13)Despite the importance of transportation demand forecasting, predicted demand for transportation service in the project feasibility phase is barely reached in the operation phase due to optimism bias, strategic bias, and ... -
Development of an electronic paper prototype on bacterial cellulose using electrochromic systems
(2004-05-22)Various techniques were explored to develop an electronic paper prototype on bacterial cellulose. Electrochromic systems were used to demonstrate the proof of concept of a dynamic display on cellulose. Bacterial cellulose ... -
Evaluating impact of various direct simple shear machine compliances on constant volume cyclic strength of Nevada Sand
(2019-05-09)The results from cyclic direct simple shear tests are presented in this thesis. The tests were performed under undrained constant volume conditions using Nevada Sand to evaluate the effectiveness of the recent modifications ... -
Identifying factors of parent engagement in a school-based mental health intervention : an mHealth approach
(2020-07-17)African American and Latinx youth display higher rates of mental health concerns when compared to their White peers (SAMSA, 2015), while also demonstrating low rates of mental health care access. Systemic factors are ... -
A healing space : a museum-based workshop for the promotion of psychological wellbeing in college students
(2020-09-03)An increasing number of college and university students are experiencing considerable challenges to their psychological wellbeing, including depressive symptomatology and high levels of perceived stress. The current pilot ... -
The relation between parental relationship adjustment and sibling emotional adjustment in pediatric cancer
(2020-06-19)In 2016, approximately 10,000 children were diagnosed with cancer (American Cancer Society, 2016). A diagnosis of cancer can have a negative psychological impact on parents, the marital relationship, and the family unit ... -
Instrumentation and live load testing of I-girder bridges for cross-frame fatigue analysis
(2019-05-08)The work outlined in this thesis is part of a larger study on the behavior of cross-frames in steel bridge systems. The study is funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP 12-113). The fundamental ... -
Localization of seizure foci in pediatric populations : development of a predictive pediatric model
(2020-09-14)Epilepsy is the second most common neurological condition of childhood in the United States. Its deleterious effects on neuropsychological functioning are associated with significant direct and indirect costs at both the ... -
Assessing ISS for PFAS containment using modified clays : a laboratory scale study
Soil and groundwater contamination by PFAS has been attracting increasing attention as an environmental and health problem, due to their considerable mobility, recalcitrance, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. Among the available ... -
Replication and assessment of a claims-based algorithm to predict multiple sclerosis disease severity in the Medicare and commercially insured populations
(2021-04-19)Objectives: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may have low health-related quality of life, increased mortality and morbidity, and increased healthcare costs. This study applied a claims-based algorithm to categorize ... -
Exciton and valley properties in atomically thin semiconductors and heterostructures
Two dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials recently emerged as promising candidates for optoelectronic, photonic, and valleytronic applications. Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are semiconductors with ...
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