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Rogerian Democratic Pedagogy And Its Implications In Composition Studies For Students, Service Learning, And The Public Writing Movement
(English, 2010-07-19)In this project, I articulate a democratic pedagogical model, which is based onand modified from the pedagogical theories of the American psychologist, Carl Ransom Rogers (1902-1987). Rogerian Democratic Pedagogy (RDP) is ... -
The Role Of Abstraction For Creative Idea Generation
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)The present study examined the role of categories during a brainstorming task. Participants were asked to generate abstract categories before they brainstormed either in groups or individually in Study 1. It was expected ... -
ROLE OF BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND CARBONATE POLYMORPHS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CARBONATION ACTIVATED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES
(2021-11-18)The most energy-intensive manufacturing industry in the US is the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) industry. This industry is responsible for 5-8% of global CO2 emissions caused by humans. The calcination of limestone to ... -
The Role Of Child Protective Services Workers:
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2009-09-16)This study examines the self-concepts and opinions of Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworkers and University of Arlington undergraduate students that are declared Criminal Justice majors. Both groups have been surveyed ... -
The Role Of Cingulate Cortex In Spatial Learning And Pain Processing
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Research implicates the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) mediates the affective component of pain processing but not spatial learning. The Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC) mediates spatial learning but not pain processes. ... -
Role Of Coarse Soil Fraction On Resilient Moduli Properties Of Clayey Soil
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)As one of the major methods of soil stabilization used in the present, mechanical stabilization improves a native soil by admixing a coarse and/or fine material. This method of soil stabilization aims to reach a composition ... -
Role Of Engine Age And Lubricant Chemistry On The Characteristics Of EGR Soot
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Exhaust products of Diesel Engines serves as an environmental hazard, and to curtail this problem a Tier 3 emission standard was introduced which involves change in engine designs and introduction of EGR systems in ... -
The Role Of Executive Functions And Maternal Characteristics In Externalizing Problems Among Young Children
(Psychology, 2014-07-14)Externalizing problems, such as hyperactivity, inattention, and defiance, that emerge early in life put children on a path toward numerous adverse outcomes, including delinquency, academic failure, and substance abuse. ... -
ROLE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(2021-05-06)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with deficits in social and communication skills with repetitive or restricted behaviors. High functioning ASD individuals report poor financial literacy as a ... -
The Role Of Individual Attributes In Earnings Management Intention Decisions
(Accounting, 2013-10-22)Much research has been conducted, at the firm level, to investigate the market effect of earnings management. However, there is a gap in the literature on individual attributes that may help to explain earnings management ... -
The Role Of Intuition In Ethical Decision Making
(Management, 2009-09-16)The literature regarding ethical decision making has focused almost exclusively on examination of variables that test relationships between individual or situational differences and ethicality. These examinations, on the ... -
The Role Of Life History In The Toxicity Of The Toxic Golden Haptophyte Prymnesium parvum
(Biology, 2013-03-20)Prymnesium parvum is a harmful algal species that causes widespread fish kills. It is usually motile, but non-motile stages have been observed that may represent an encysted stage. The relationship of these life history ... -
ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT: TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCE PERSEPCTIVE
(2016-09-15)Diabetes is costly and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States (CDC, 2015). There is no known cure for the disease, however, it can be managed and controlled through self-management. This process ... -
The Role Of Religion In Managing Existential Threat: Effects On Outgroup Attitudes
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)The increased worldview defense following mortality salience is a robust finding in terror management theory research. In some cases, this defense can take the form of ingroup favoritism, outgroup bias, and prejudice. I ... -
The Role Of Remnant Native Vegetation And Management Strategies In The Reclamation Of Native Prairie Plant Communities
Native prairie ecosystems are diminishing in Texas along with their ecosystem services. In order to restore the native prairie ecosystems and their services as a whole, the native prairie plant communities on which they ... -
Role Of Repetitive DNA In Apicomplexan Genome Evolution
(Biology, 2010-07-19)The Apicomplexa represent a phylum of obligate intracellular parasites that impart significant medical, veterinary, and socioeconomic burdens worldwide. The opportunistic, AIDS-associated, pathogen Toxoplasma gondii for ... -
The Role Of Ritual And Ceremonial In The Reign Of Edward I
(History, 2013-03-20)Often it is said that no one is better at pomp and pageantry than the British monarchy, and indeed, this has been the case at least since the time when medieval kings ruled England. One monarch in particular stands out ... -
The Role Of Social Capital In Rural Community Development
(Social Work, 2014-09-17)This study explores the impact of social capital on community development in a rural community in Texas. There is very little research on social capital relative to community development. Much of the research that has been ... -
Role Of The Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor carQ In Oxidative Response Of Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(Biology, 2013-10-23)Bradyrhizobium japonicum is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium that can establish a symbiotic relationship with the soybean plant. To be a successful symbiont, B. japonicum must have an effective mechanism to deal with plant ... -
The Role Of The Infralimbic Cortex In A Pain Intensity-graded Rodent Model Of Distraction Analgesia
(Psychology, 2014-09-17)The misdirection of attention has been used to reduce experimental and clinical pain- a technique known as distraction analgesia (DA). A growing understanding of the important interrelationship between cognition and pain ...