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Meaning-Focused Coping in Dementia Caregiving: Predicting Positive and Negative Outcomes
The present study tested the direct effects of meaning-focused coping on positive and negative outcomes in dementia caregivers and whether trait resilience in this population is associated with meaning-focused coping. Adult ... -
Tuition Discounting: Promoting Access in American Postsecondary Education?
The early 21st century is a time of anxiety about the increasing cost of postsecondary education in the United States in significant part because high tuition appears to threaten access to the American Dream. Socioeconomic ... -
Experimental parameter identification of a physics-based model for solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer growth in lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are prevalent in our society. With the demand for better durability of batteries in portable devices and vehicles, it is imperative that cell degradation be observed and mitigated. A challenge of using ... -
Assessing Risk for Sexual Recidivism: How Inclusion of Psychologically Meaningful Risk Factors Can Improve Predictive Validity
The purpose of the present study is to develop a comprehensive actuarial scale designed to assess risk for sexual recidivism that will be appropriate for use with all sexual offender types. Although assessments for predicting ... -
Gender Differences in Risk-Taking, Impulsivity, and Inhibitory Control Related to PTSD
Gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence are well documented, with women showing a near twofold risk of PTSD diagnosis compared to men. However, in contrast to other symptoms of PTSD, the ... -
Nonlinear Dynamic Associations Between Sleep and Coping Self-Efficacy in Posttraumatic Recovery from a Natural Disaster
Wildfires are catastrophic events that often negatively affect the psychological functioning of survivors, commonly in the form of traumatic distress. This distress can persist due to several internal and external factors ... -
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: A Modern Manifestation of Colonization
Scholars have long documented the various injuries brought on First Nations by European colonialism. While it is broadly recognized that Indigenous people are violently victimized at the highest rate in the nation per ... -
Reconstruction: An Assessment of the Long-Term Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity of Post-Conflict Communities
Using a diachronic case study approach, this thesis examined the persistence of physical, social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental wounds that are developed during a conflict. The case studies examined the ... -
Neuropsychological Functioning Among Individuals with Marijuana Use and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
The recent legalization of marijuana in many states across the nation has led to an increase in access to marijuana recreationally and as a prescription medication for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ... -
PrivSense: Static Analysis for Detecting Privacy-Related Code in Mobile Apps
Android application data leakage remains pervasive, despite advancements in leakage detection and user protections. Previous research includes tools that are computa tionally expensive or that did not distinguish between ... -
Exploring the Evolution of First-year Educators’ Dispositions Towards Diverse Students and Perceptions of Performance as Culturally Responsive Educators: A Portraiture Case Study
ABSTRACT As we enter the year 2020 the plurality of races and ethnicities within the United States is reflected in the students attending our nation’s public schools. For the first time in American history the majority of ... -
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN AN ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION, THE
The purpose of this phenomenological study is to develop an understanding of the lived experiences of parents whose children with autism realized a sense of belonging through participation in adaptive youth sports. This ... -
Factors influencing individuals' capacity decisions for patients requesting medical aid in dying
Patients who request medical aid in dying must undergo a capacity assessment by a qualified assessor. The current study examined if providing targeted neuropsychological information describing varying levels of patient ... -
Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of Executive Functioning Measures and the Use of Process Variables to Distinguish Novice and Experienced Test-Taking Patterns
Serial neuropsychological assessments are used to monitor change in cognitive status. Interpreting change scores can be challenging due to the impact of practice effects and test-retest reliability. Measures of executive ... -
PREDICTING STUDENT OUTCOMES USING PRINCIPAL EVALUATION RESULTS OF SB 10-191: AN HLM APPROACH
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 grew out of concern the American education system was no longer competitive in the international community. The Act considerably increased the federal government’s role in holding ... -
APPLICATIONS OF RATELESS CODES
This dissertation proposes to use the unique properties of rateless codes to improve existing reliable communication systems having delayed feedback. Presented is a framework for using rateless codes to reduce latencies ... -
Tethered Aerobraking Design for Repeatable Maneuvers
A propellantless maneuver that decreases the orbital energy of a satellite in orbit around the Earth has the potential benefits of reducing system mass and increasing longevity. Among other applications, space debris ... -
JAMMING IMPACT ON A BITCOIN SATELLITE RECEIVER
Satellite communication remains an important technology for networking. In 2004 over 80% of U.S. military satellite communications travelled over commercial satellites. More recently we have seen a rise in galactic enterprise ... -
Hate Crime Explained Through UCR Data During the Eras of Barack Obama’s and Donald Trump’s Political Power
Since the Trump administration took office, many believe that hate crime incidences have increased in the United States. Great attention has been directed towards the possibility of hate rhetoric by politicians and the ... -
Lower Finite Modules Over Commutative Rings With Identity
A bounded partially ordered set (P, 0, 1, ≤) is lower finite providedP is infinite and for each x 6= 1 in P, there are but finitely many elements y in Psuch that y < x. We will call a module M lower finite if the set of ...
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