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(2016-04-29)The purpose of this study is to determine if hospital ownership has an effect on economic factors and quality outcomes related to inpatient substance abuse treatment. The study examines these factors through analyzing the ...
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(2016-04-29)The purpose of this study is to determine if hospital ownership has an effect on economic factors and quality outcomes related to inpatient substance abuse treatment. The study examines these factors through analyzing ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Writing Studio, 2009-03-22)
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(2005-04-08)Department: Environmental EngineeringLandfill covers systems are designed to isolate contaminants from the environment for hundreds to thousands of years. In the long term, however, the landfill covers are susceptible to failure caused by physical, chemical ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2019-03-15)
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(2010-06-23)Department: Special EducationA large majority of students continue to fall below basic writing levels in spite of the existence of effective supplemental writing treatments (e.g., Self-Regulated Strategy Development model; SRSD; Harris, Graham, and ...
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(University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1999)During the last decade, the stratospheric increases in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) pay levels have made executive compensation a popular target for shareholder activism, particularly when high pay is accompanied by poor ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2024-03-27)Mental imagery has been characterized as the isolation of the feedback process that occurs during normal perception, since stimuli are “perceived” without actual feedforward sensory input. Predictive coding theory has been ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)The integrity of particular dopaminergic projections via the striato-thalamiccortical feedback loop potentially influences specialized aspects of cognition and psychopathology. Research has identified a role for striatal ...
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(2016-06-30)Department: PhysicsGraphene, the two dimensional allotrope of the carbon family, exhibits extremely high electron mobility, thermal conductivity and fascinating ultrafast carrier-carrier and carrier-phonons interactions. However, being merely ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-19)My capstone essay focuses on the importance of effective teacher language in the classroom and its affect on shaping positive student identities. Specific language, tone, attitude, and behavior that focus on positively ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-04)Many different factors play a role in the development of an infant’s ability to use tools. A previous version of the current study examined active versus observational learning on an infant’s ability to be trained to use ...
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(2010-07-30)Department: Mechanical EngineeringEffect of wheel slip in modeling and control of a nonholonomic Wheel Mobile Robot (WMR) subject to wheel slip is studied in this dissertation. First the dynamic model of a WMR subject to wheel slip is developed. Various ...
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(2022-08)The National Association for Independent Schools or NAIS is a non-profit membership association headquartered in Washington D.C. that specifically serves schools and associations of schools across the United States and ...
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(2021-04-26)The partner organization, a museum, has significant issues with data and decision-making. With COVID-19 and significant changes in museum audience tastes and preferences, situational awareness and effective decision-making ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-18)This is an exploration of the qualities of effective educators and the strategies they employ in the classroom. Through various classroom experiences as a student and as a teacher, I have pondered what it is that a truly ...
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(2021-12)This research study focuses on the professional development needs of a private Christian K–12 school, Texas Christian School (a pseudonym). The new president of TCS, Dr. Post, believes there is a need to improve the academic ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)Vocal and instrumental musicians face a paradoxical problem when evaluating their sound: it is impossible for them to independently assess their sound from an audience perspective because they must be actively performing ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-05)
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(2012-12-26)Department: Teaching and LearningThis dissertation presents the results of a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of peer-mediated learning for English Language Learners(ELLs). The sample included 44 independent studies reporting five distinct outcome types, ...