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The Effects Of Microstructure On The Mechanical Properties Of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)In this body of work, the examination of two different transition metal silicon nitride (MeSiN) systems using two different methods of physical vapor deposition (PVD) allowed for the development of a detailed understanding ... -
The Effects Of Mine Land Reclamation Of Herpetofaunal Communities
(Biology, 2012-07-25)Succession describes the process of community change over time after a disturbance. Understanding these processes allows ecological restoration projects to take advantage of natural community trajectories. Reclamation ... -
The Effects Of Narcissistic Group Identity And Group-level Provocation On U.S. Citizens' Attitudes And Behavior Toward Arab Immigrants
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)A measure of Narcissistic Group Identity was developed and tested in a cross-sectional pilot study of 319 university students. Analyses revealed that Narcissistic Group Identity predicted more negative attitudes toward ... -
EFFECTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS ON WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES USING BANGLADESH DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS
(2019-08-09)Bangladesh is widely recognized as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is predicted that disaster-related losses in Bangladesh will be higher by 2025 compared with all other countries (Smith, 2012). ... -
EFFECTS OF NUMERACY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY ON UNDESIRABLE FINANCIAL AND RELATED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
(2016-05-31)Numeracy was a better predictor of financial delinquency than financial literacy. The relationship between numeracy and undesirable academic effects was fully mediated by financial delinquency. It was also found that in a ... -
Effects Of Nutrient Limitation, Competitors And Grazers On The Abundance And Toxicity Of Laboratory Cultures Of P. parvum, a Harmful Alga
(Biology, 2008-08-08)P. parvum Carter is a haptophyte that occurs world wide in both fresh and brackish waters. Though P. parvum blooms occur world wide under a variety of environmental conditions, it occurs during the cooler months of the ... -
Effects Of Operations And Innovation Strategy Fit On Company Performance
(Business Administration, 2014-12)For a company to survive long-term, it must be able to innovate and develop new products and services. There are two types of broad innovation classifications: exploration and exploitation. These two types of innovation ... -
The Effects Of Parental Incarceration On Children: An Examination Of Delinquency And Criminality, School Performance And Alcohol And Drug Usage
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)This study investigates the effects of parental incarceration on children and youth. The main objectives of this study are to validate previous research on delinquency and criminality, and poor school performance of youth ... -
The Effects Of Perceived Racial Discrimination On Interparental Conflict And Child Emotional Adjustment In White, Hispanic, And Black Families.
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)This study examined the effects of perceived racial discrimination on interparental conflict and child emotional adjustment in a sample of White, Hispanic, and Black adults. Through the utilization of data from the United ... -
The Effects Of Personal Trauma History And Working With Clients With Similar Trauma On Well-being Among Mental Health Counselors
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)Several studies have researched burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, and shared trauma of practicing mental health professionals. Yet few have focused directly on the impact of personal trauma ... -
Effects of Personality on the Perceived Helpfulness of Online Reviews
(2023-08-14)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2025** With the rapid growth of online shopping, the ability of consumers to publish their reviews has created electronic communities that provide a primary source ... -
EFFECTS OF pH SHOCK AND HEAT STRESS ON THE GROWTH OF NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA AND THEIR PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZATION
(2021-05-11)Rhizobia are well known for their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N) into ammonia, so called biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), either as free-living bacteria in soil or as symbiotic partners of legume plants. ... -
EFFECTS OF PREBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS, AND ANTIBIOTICS ON THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME
(2023-06-30)The human gut microbiome is a community of microbes that are found in the gastrointestinal tract and serves many purposes to the human host, such as immune system regulation and food digestion. In adults, thousands of ... -
The Effects Of Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy And Stretch On The Torque-angle Relation Of The Calf (Plantar flexor) Muscles Association With Passive Stretch Both During And After Treatment
(Kinesiology, 2007-08-23)Our objective was to assess the short-term effects of PSWD and stretch on the torque-angle relation of the calf both during and after PSWD treatment. We used a 3 X 4 and a 2 X 4 (Time X Treatment) crossover repeated measures ... -
Effects Of Religiosity And REBT On Substance Abuse And Mental Health
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the impact of a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)-based treatment program on subjects levels of risk for alcohol and drug abuse as measured by the Substance Abuse Questionnaire ... -
The Effects Of Religious Fundamentalism On Individual Belonging
(Management, 2007-09-17)In the last several years there has been an increase in the interest of religion in the workforce (Mitroff & Denton, 1999; Konz & Ryan, 1999; Mohamed, Wisnieski, Askar, & Syed, 2004; Marques & King, 2005). A number of ... -
Effects Of Strain Energy Release Rate On Delamination In Temperature Environment
(Aerospace Engineering, 2013-10-22)Delamination is the weakest and major failure mode in laminated composites. Extensive efforts on initiation and growth of delamination under mechanical load have been investigated. A little emphasis was made earlier to ... -
The Effects Of Supervisor-subordinate Goal Congruence On Performance And Turnover Intentions During Expatriation
(Management, 2007-08-23)This dissertation investigates how the quality of the relationship between sending supervisors and expatriates is related to turnover and performance. Utilizing goal congruence and social exchange theories, it is hypothesized ... -
Effects Of Surface Plasmon Excitations On Photoluminescence By CdSe/Zns Quantum Dots
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2013)The influence of localized surface plasmons (LSPs) and surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on the photoluminescence (PL) spectra of core/shell type CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) has been studied. Thin film samples of these ... -
Effects Of Temperature Gradients On Transverse Oscillations Of Solar Magnetic Flux Tubes
(Physics, 2007-08-23)Solar magnetic flux tubes support three fundamental modes: longitudinal, transverse and torsional tube waves. Previous studies showed that the propagation of longitudinal and transverse waves along thin and isothermal ...