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The economics of stress and education for the low income area schools of the USA
(2018-05)Economics, racism, and education all play a very important part in today’s society. The history of these themes in America have determined a state of existence for many minority and low income neighborhoods. This thesis ... -
Edge detection using parallel ant colony optimization with Hadoop MapReduce: implementation and scalability
(2017-05)The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is a popular optimization algorithm that finds use in multiple application areas. Though not among the common uses of this algorithm, edge detection in image analysis is a very functional ... -
The effect of a values affirmation intervention on perceived threat of genetically modified organisms
(2017-09)By self-affirming core values, individuals appear to be able to assess threatening information more objectively and less defensively (Cohen et al., 2000; Correll, 2000; Steele & Liu, 1983). In spite of a scientific consensus ... -
The effect of concussions in professional sports with a focus on the National Football League: a meta-analysis
(2019-12)This study reviews what concussions are, how they affect the brain, and how professional sports, specifically the NFL, put athletes at risk of obtaining traumatic brain injuries. To find this the reasoning behind why ... -
The effect of emotional states on theory of mind
(2018-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional state on Theory of Mind, or the capability of someone to make inferences about the thoughts, intentions and emotions of other people. This was done ... -
The effect of macrocultures and microcultures on visual perception
(2015)Culture is defined as the social transmission of ideas, arts, knowledge, and languages (Mish et al, 1993; Pickett et al., 2006; Jewell & Abate, 2001). Psychological research often overlooks small distinct cultures such ... -
The Effect of Music Therapy Techniques in a Coping Skills Group for Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis of Mental Illness and Substance Dependence
(2010-03-18)The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the use of music versus non-music treatment conditions in a coping skills therapy group with individuals who are dually-diagnosed with a mental illness and substance-related ... -
The effect of poverty on child education (K-12) in public schools: what schools and the government can do to help student achievement
(2018-05)According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948), everyone has the right to pursue an education which includes children. Whether or not everyone is receiving a quality education is debatable. There are ... -
Effects of common print parameters on the mechanical properties of the produced parts
(2017-05-10)3D printers are employed by most major industries as a rapid prototyping tool, used to test fit and form before going into full production. In order to make the leap from prototyping tool to manufacturing technology, the ... -
The effects of family patterns on social anxiety and differentiation in emerging adulthood
(2007-01-18)This research examined the relationships between family patterns, differentiation, and social anxiety. Cohesive, conflictive, and expressive patterns of family interaction were examined within a sample of 98 undergraduate ... -
Effects of Geographical Upbringing and Intergroup Contact on Racial Attitudes
(2010-03-18)The repercussions of racism can range from ignorance and neglect to injury and even death. Ways to decrease attitudes of racism have been debated for centuries, resulting in various theories. The contact hypothesis, a ... -
The effects of rhythm in group music therapy on individuals with autism spectrum disorder
(2017-07)The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of a drumming activity using structured rhythms on a group of school-aged children diagnosed in the autism spectrum from the perspective of professionals who work with ... -
The effects of stereotypical communication on the perception of leadership behavior for male and female leaders
(2007-09-25)The goal of the present study was to investigate how affiliative and agentic styles of communication affect the perception of leadership behavior (initiating structure and consideration) for male and female leaders. One ... -
Effortful or natural? Which athletic traits are most attractive?
(2015)The current research sought to investigate the influence of athletic efforts on how one is perceived as a potential short and long-term mate. When conscientiousness, which is the ability to exert self-control in the ... -
Eminent Terrain: MFA Thesis - Printmaking
(2015-05)It can be simple to take for granted how much land there is around us. There are fewer places now that are unseen and unpossessed, but, on the other hand, we also easily overlook the places we have already been. These ... -
Emotion as a mediator between music exposure and task performance
(2016-05)Research has shown that music can have significant effects on individuals' emotional state, and that those emotional states can then have noteworthy effects on their performance in certain types of tasks. Specifically, the ... -
Emotional experiences of non-musically trained college students while improvising music in a group setting
(2019-05)The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of music improvisation on the emotional experiences of college students who have no previous music training. The participants (N=12) involved in this study consisted of ... -
Engagement levels on social media: a case study of Sojourner Truth Library’s Instagram
(2018-05)Recently, libraries have begun utilizing social media to market their materials and services to the general public. Identifying best practices that lead to increased engagement between followers and library social media ... -
Engineering with a purpose: nontraditional perspectives
(2018-05)In this thesis, a short film titled “Engineering with a Purpose: Nontraditional Perspectives” is produced. A film written, edited, and produced by a mechanical engineering undergraduate was something outside of the norm ... -
English literacy in deaf education
(2018-01)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors influencing the English literacy development of signing deaf children. The literacy rates of deaf high school graduates have been consistently reported as equivalent to ...
