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Evolutionary Morphology Of The Speckled Rattlesnakes (viperidae: Crotalus Mitchellii Group)
(Biology, 2009-09-16)I examined various facets of morphological variation and evolution in the speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) species group. I performed three separate, but related, studies pertaining to the following topics: body ... -
Evolutionary Relationships In Some Northern Groups Of The Direct-developing Frog Genus Craugastor (Anura: Craugastoridae)
(Biology, 2012-07-25)Comparing phylogeographic patterns among vertebrates can give insight into the landscape and ecological determinants of phylogenetic diversity. However, in certain taxonomic groups (e.g., birds and mammals) natural history ... -
Evolving Modular Programs By Extracting Reusable Functions Using Significance Testing
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Genetic programming is an automatic programming method that uses biologically inspired methods to evolve programs. Genetic programming, and evolutionary methods in general, are useful for problem domains in which a method ... -
Evolving Telephone Policy: Universal Service
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)Important public policy decisions are commonly made that depend upon short, medium, and long term time periods to achieve success or widespread adoption. Universal Service and telephone penetration among underserved ... -
An Examination Of Individuals' Self-selections To Organizations
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)It has long been noted that people have a tendency to look for and engage in situations that are congruent with their personalities, their self-concepts, their interests, their attitudes and their values (Allport, 1937; ... -
An Examination Of Perception And Knowledge Concerning The Venezuelan Government Under The Leadership Of Hugo Chavez
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)This study examines the perception and knowledge of American undergraduate students regarding the Venezuelan Government under the leadership of President Hugo Chavez. A perception and knowledge survey covering various and ... -
An Examination Of The Applicability Of The Citistat Performance Management System To Municipal Fire Departments
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-03-03)Local governments continue to face difficulty transitioning from performance measurement systems to performance management systems. The purpose of this research is to determine if the Citistat performance management system ... -
Examination Of The Effects of Confined Migration on Androgen Resistant Prostate Cancer And Potential Treatment Option for Drug Resistant PC3 Cells with Calcitriol
(2020-05-04)When localized to the prostate, prostate cancer (PCa) has a near 100% 5-year survival rate, however, when prostate cancer metastasizes the survival rate drastically drops to around 30%. The low death rate of primary PCa ... -
An Examination Of The Relationships Between Response Scale Length, Label Format, Reliability, And Validity
This research examined the impact that two qualities of scales--the number of response options and the response scale label format--have on reliability and validity. Based on a meta-analytic pilot study, I expected that ... -
An Examination Of The Role For Landscape Architects In The No Child Left Inside Movement
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)The disconnection, or lack of interaction and experience, between children and nature has been coined Nature Deficit Disorder and popularized by Louv (Louv 2005, pp. 139-140). Current research and writing regarding the ... -
An Examination Of The Tone System Of Fur And Its Function In Grammar
(Linguistics, 2008-09-17)This research into the tonal system of Fur and its grammatical functions began with several basic assumptions. These assumptions were based on the excellent prior research by Jakobi (1989), and Kutsch Lojenga and Waag(2000). ... -
An Examination Of The Validity Of The Central Sensitization Inventory With Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
(Psychology, 2014-03-12)Central Sensitivity Syndrome (CSS) includes a group of related conditions that share a common pathophysiological mechanism called central sensitization (e.g., fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, tension headache/migraine, ... -
An Examination Of United Methodist Clergy
(Sociology, 2008-04-22)Research on occupational sex segregation and the gender wage gap has consistently shown differences between male and female workers with regards to both position and salary with males segregated in higher positions within ... -
Examining Current State of Practice of Enhancing Visibility of Winter Operations Vehicles
(2020-05-29)Despite precautions taken by the operators of maintenance vehicles, insufficient visibility of winter operations vehicles cause many collisions in the United States. Numerous methods have been developed to enhance the ... -
Examining Ecological Factors To Form A Macro Model For Working With Impoverished African American Neighborhoods
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)This social science study examines three ecological factors (geographical, institutional, and social) of impoverished African American neighborhoods, while also assessing the differences of poor neighborhoods with lower ... -
Examining Entrepreneurial Passion Within Online Communities
(2023-07-20)Examining Entrepreneurial Passion Within Online Communities -
Examining Health and Mental Health Disparities between Sexual Minority Youth and Heterosexual Youth in the United States
(2020-07-31)Although various studies and systematic reviews have found an association between sexual orientation and health and mental health outcomes, few studies have examined a specific sample of adolescents aged 14 to 18 years of ... -
EXAMINING HOW RACE MEDIATES TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
(2018-12-06)This study focused on the role that race plays in Teacher-Student Relationships (TSRs). The study took place at a middle school in North Texas. A racially diverse group of teachers at the school was interviewed regarding ... -
Examining Income Polarization Indices In The Context Of `World City Thesis': An Analysis Of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-04-11)For more than three decades, the `global city thesis' or the `world city thesis' has attracted scholarly contributions from urban planners, geographers, sociologists and urban political economists interested in socioeconomic ... -
Examining individual student success through the lens of new institutional economics in an urban public school district : the great graduation gamble
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-07-14)In a perfect world, neo-classical economics and rational theory make sense. But in this imperfect world this paper has turned to Oliver Williamson and his understanding of New Institutional Economics to help us make sense. ...