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Does Teacher Bullying Predict Poorer Adjustment Outcomes In Students?
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)
The current thesis sought to examine whether (1) teacher bullying affects students' health, academic motivation and performance, (2) there are ethnic differences in teacher bullying, (3) teacher and peer bullying are ...
Accountability In Texas: Predicting District Ratings Based On Indicators
(Education, 2012-04-11)
The major purpose for the study was to determine if a relationship existed between district ratings, as assigned by the Texas Education Agency, and population groups, funding, and class size. The variables utilized for ...
Thermal Behavior Of Dielectric Materials During Rapid Heating
(Mechanical Engineering, 2012-07-25)
The objective of this research is to understand the temperature variation in dielectric materials of different geometry. The work is divided into three major segments. The Thermal Wave model has been taken into consideration ...
Heat Transfer In Triangular Ducts With Axial Conduction,containing Porous Medium
(Mechanical Engineering, 2012-04-11)
The objective of this study is to find a numerical solution for the velocity and temperature field in a duct of triangular cross-section area. A fully saturated porous medium is considered to be present in the duct. The ...
An Experimental Test Of Extended Contact Hypothesis: Its Boundary Conditions And Psychological Processes
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)
The extended contact hypothesis states that contact with an ingroup member, who has an outgroup friend, facilitates favorable outgroup attitudes (Wright, Aron, McLaughlin-Volpe, & Ropp, 1997). An experimental manipulation ...
Resolutions And Tor Algebra Structures For Trivariate Monomial Ideals
(Mathematics, 2012-07-25)
In this manuscript we explore properties of minimal free resolutions and their relationship to the Tor-algebra structure for trivariate monomial ideals. We begin with an in-depth analysis of minimal free resolutions of ...
Crisis In Police Recruitment: Public Service Motivation And Changes In Generational Preferences
(Public Administration, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this research project was to determine if a downward trend exists in the number of people who are motivated to become police officers and to explore whether there has been a shift in motivational factors ...
A Comparison Of Economic Development Between Texas Cities Using The Economic Development Tax 4A/4B And Texas Cities Not Using The Tax
(Public Administration, 2012-07-25)
Over the last three decades, economic development has been a major policy issue in the State of Texas. But after the amendment of the Development Corporation Act of 1979 and subsequent amendments, municipalities are using ...
Analysis Of Laminated Tubular Structure Under Torsion
(Aerospace Engineering, 2012-04-11)
Laminated composite shells in particular are prominent in bearing various types of loads and are hence used in many engineering structures. The analysis of laminated composites is quite complicated since the material ...
Examining The Role Of Need For Closure In Psychological Distress Following Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)
The present study investigated the relationship between Need for Closure (NFC) and psychological distress after receiving the results of genetic tests for breast cancer. One hundred and eight women recruited from the ...