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UNCERTAIN TIMES IN AN ALREADY UNCERTAIN CONTEXT: FOSTER PARENTING STRESS & RESILIENCE DURING COVID-19
(2022-05-17)
This three-article, mixed-methods dissertation looked at the nature of U.S. foster parent stress and resilience both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first article employed a Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis ...
ENHANCING MICROSTRUCTURE, COMPOSITION HOMOGENEITY, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN LASER POWDER BED FUSED METALLIC ALLOYS: DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND EVALUATION
(2023-05-12)
Over the past five decades, Nickel-based and Titanium-based alloys have become increasingly popular materials. As the manufacturing industry for these alloys has advanced, the demand for fabricating complex parts with ...
Job Satisfaction Through the Lens of Turnover Intentions and Burnout for Academic Faculty
(2022-05-12)
A recent advice article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education addressed how Tenure and Tenure-Track faculty members are leaving their academic positions at college and universities. Education underwent tremendous ...
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
(2023-04-19)
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
Deanna Pickney
The University of Texas at Arlington, 2023
Supervising Professor: Dr Maria Trache
As first-generation ...
HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES ON STREAM-CROSSING BRIDGES – CONSIDERATION OF FLOW PARAMETERS, BRIDGE GEOMETRY, AND DEBRIS
(2022-05-16)
This thesis examines the interaction of flood flow with bridge superstructures by considering the effects of the flow parameters, bridge geometry, debris, and bridge substructures. The hydrodynamic forces are expressed by ...
Pearl Chase and Thomas More Storke: Two Community Builders in Twentieth Century Santa Barbara, California
(2022-05-12)
Pearl Chase (1888-1979) and Thomas More Storke (1876-1971) are the main protagonists in this dissertation which analyzes Santa Barbara, California, and its twentieth- century development. These two individuals dedicated ...
ANALYSIS OF ISOTOPIC ISOMERS BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MOLECULAR ROTATIONAL RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND ENANTIOSELECTIVE METHOD DEVELOPMENT BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
(2023-05-22)
This dissertation focuses on developing improved methods and a better understanding of gas and liquid chromatographic separation of isotopic isomers and enantiomers. The second and third chapters of this thesis discuss ...
HOW THEY SEE ME: REENTRY EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH
(2023-05-22)
The reintegration of justice-involved people into the community has emerged as a key concern of the criminal justice system as prison populations have increased globally. High recidivism rates indicate that prisons have ...
Development of Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (FLEET) and Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (fs-TALIF) Diagnostics for Species Number Density and Velocity Measurements in Arc-Jet Flows
(2023-05-19)
Arc-jet flows are the only ground-test facilities that can recreate hypersonic high-enthalpy flight conditions for long durations. Characterizing these complex flow regimes, generally under thermo-chemical non-equilibrium, ...
Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers
(2022-05-16)
Since the initial proposal in 1999 by Noda et al., photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs) have proven to achieve large area, coherent lasing with a narrow, single mode beam. Owing to their unique orthogonal ...