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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021)Extensive reading (ER), as an effective component in ESL curriculum, is moving towards a multimodal based direction. Based on the studies of ER from 1974 to 2019, this literature review aims to investigate how multimodal ...
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(2017-04-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringIn order to fully understand a fluid flow (and the resulting implications, e.g. lift, drag, turbulence, etc.) accurate velocity measurements under experimental conditions are critical. Nonintrusive techniques are essential ...
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(2021-03-25)Department: Mechanical EngineeringUnderstanding flame-flow interaction is, while complex, paramount to the development of practical combustion devices. Often such devices require combustion to operate in a turbulent and high-pressure environment. Turbulent ...
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(2010-08-02)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsSirtuin 1 (Sirt1) is a NAD+-dependent deacetylase that exerts many of the pleiotropic effects of oxidative metabolism. Due to local hypoxia and hypertonicity, the renal medulla is subject to extreme oxidative stress. Here, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)Many different factors influence a student's learning on their road to knowledge and discovery. Under the right circumstances, any learner can become mathematically proficient. This paper examines one aspect that influences ...
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(2022-08)This capstone project examined turnover intention among pharmacy technicians in an Academic Health Center (AHC) by exploring organizational support, management, and recognition and advancement’s impact on turnover intention. ...
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(2007-04-20)Department: PsychologyWeight change is one of nine key symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder in adolescents, as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Several studies, ...
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(2018-07-26)Department: Special EducationWithin the context of a multi-tiered framework of school-based behavior support, intervention intensification is warranted when a Tier II intervention fails to adequately address a targeted behavior. A traditional approach ...
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(2019-03-01)Department: EpidemiologyHalf of women in the United States use alcohol during pregnancy and most exposure occurs in the first weeks of gestation. Although most women who use alcohol change their behavior after pregnancy recognition, information ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2021-05)Intrusive parenting behavior is associated with a variety of poor child outcomes. Given this, it is important to understand predictors of negative parenting behavior so that we might identify parents who are at risk of ...
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(2005-07-19)Department: Education & Human DevelopmentThis study was an exploration of the differences that lie within the private school sector in British Columbia using school evaluation catalogues and student achievement data. Content analysis was used to analyze the ...
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(2023-03-22)Department: Computer ScienceBariatric surgery require effective pre-, intra-, and post-surgery care coordination to optimize patient outcomes and minimize complications. Assessing care coordination structures of the healthcare teams for these patients ...
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(2012-10-29)Department: Special EducationThe purposes of this study were to examine (1) the extent to which taking notes about text and writing an extended response about text would enhance reading comprehension for fourth grade students, (2) whether note taking ...
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(2016-07-25)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityPrior research on teacher learning in the context of large-scale instructional reform suggests that it is important to attend to both school and district factors and teacher-level factors when trying to understand variation ...
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(2019-07-17)Department: SociologyEven as the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, Asians remain an underrepresented and understudied group. Moreover, research on Asians in the United States has been limited to traditional immigrant ...
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(2012-07-26)Department: Teaching, Learning, and DiversityThis three-paper dissertation investigates how mathematics coaches support teachers to develop ambitious instructional practices that will provide richer opportunities for students’ learning. The goal of the first study ...
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(2012-12-12)Department: Community Research and ActionThis work reflects an exploratory ecological study of a charter school (CDS) serving refugee, immigrant, and native-born American students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Bronfrenbrenner's (1977; 1986) ecology of human ...
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(2022-05-16)Department: ChemistryKnowledge of peptide and protein structure is critical for understanding how they carry out their biological roles. In this dissertation, I describe how two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy coupled with isotope ...