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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Whole body vibration and neuromuscular response
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Whole body vibration is considered to be a significant risk factor for low back and other related musculoskeletal disorders, resulting in substantial financial costs to society and loss in quality of life. Both direct and ... -
A collection of folk stories of the American Indian
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A study of Black English syntax in the Midwest and its relation to Black standard English
(University of Kansas, 1972-05-31)The existing controversy concerning the status of Black English as either a standard language or a dialect can only be solved with the collection of more data from different dialect and geographic regions. It must be ... -
Syntheses of Thiazane Derivatives
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The Nature, Origin, and Significance of Pigment in Embryos of Amblystoma
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Design of general cold-formed steel shapes
(University of Kansas, 1988-05-31)The structural design or cold-formed steel members is a complex process. In addition to limiting the stresses to those allowed by the material, other modes or failure must be considered. Typically, cold-formed steel shapes ... -
U-Pb detrital zircon and geochemical provenance study of Precambrian low-grade metasedimentary rocks from eastern Kansas and western Missouri
(University of Kansas, 1998-05-31)U-Pb analyses of single detrital zircons and bulk geochemical analyses were conducted to test the idea that pre-Late Cambrian, low-grade metasedimentary rocks from the basement of eastern Kansas and western Missouri were ... -
The violin works of Douglas Lilburn
(University of Kansas, 1997-05-31)Douglas Lilburn (b. 1915) is considered New Zealand's foremost composer. He has written in a wide variety of genres ranging from symphonic music to chamber music to electronic works. He has received numerous awards and ... -
The National Flute Association’s Twentieth Anniversary Anthology of American Flute Music and the Development of American Compositional Style in the Twentieth Century
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In 1993, the National Flute Association published an Anthology of American Flute Music, edited by John Solum, to commemorate the organization’s twentieth anniversary. Of the eighteen pieces included in The Anthology, ... -
Literalism and animism in schizophrenia
(University of Kansas, 1953-12-31)Although the extensive literature on schizophrenia includes papers which are concerned with etiological considerations, and with experimental studies of language and thought and thought disorder, relatively little has been. ... -
Analysis of axial-flow ventilation fans by vortex-lattice method
(University of Kansas, 1994-05-31)A steady vortex-lattice method is used to solve the lifting surface equation for an axial flow fan. The type of fan studied is designed for industrial and ventilation applications and in thermofluid systems such as cooling ... -
A Healthier Gram: Assessment of Peer-to-Peer Influence in Healthy Behavior Social Media Engagement
(University of Kansas, 2020-01-01)The development of social media has quickly grabbed our global attention by finding innumerable ways for teens to communicate all over the world. However, as both adolescent mental and physical health continues to decline ... -
Planned Happenstance Skills and College Students with Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)College students who are transitioning from higher education to employment encounter a variety of life events (i.e., happenstances), both planned and unplanned. These happenstances can influence their career development ... -
VOICES OF COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM STUDENTS FROM REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS: AN ASSET-BASED APPROACH
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)This dissertation study used an asset-based, qualitative approach to explore how refugee-background students who have participated in a College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at four different universities describe and ... -
Effects of Coaching on Universal Design for Learning Implementation
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)This mixed methods study investigated the effects of instructional coaching as a single element of professional development on teachers’ knowledge and application of the UDL framework. Participants were recruited from a ... -
Comparing Male and Female Student Self-Efficacy, Identification, And Achievement In Mathematics: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis of Causal Effects
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Understanding the direction of causality in the relationship between self-beliefs and academic performance is essential in educational research. The two purposes of this study were to examine the temporal relationships ... -
Examining the Conceptual Overlap between Social, Performance, and Test Anxiety among Chinese Adolescents
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study examined the conceptual overlap between social, performance, and test anxiety among 859 Chinese students, ages 12 to 19 years. Factor analyses were performed on the Chinese version of the Revised Children’s ... -
CIRCADIAN LIGHT EVALUATION OF A SPACE EQUIPPED WITH CLEAR GLASS WINDOW AND OPTIMIZED SHADE VERSUS LOW-E GLASS WINDOW WITHOUT SHADE
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The aim of this research was investigating the effect of (i) Low-E glazing window and (ii) clear glass window equipped with optimized shade on the circadian light distribution across an interior space. To that end, computer ... -
The Support Provider Matters: Exploring the Influence of Support Provider Characteristics on Social Support Provision
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)Social support is a major source of enrichment within dyadic relationships due to its role in alleviating stress as well as providing a variety of tangible and psychological resources that assist individuals in goal pursuit. ... -
Supporting Access to Literacy Instruction for Students with Extensive Support Needs in General Education Settings Through Shared Reading
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This purpose of this dissertation was to extend knowledge in the field on the use of shared reading interventions to support literacy skill development for students with extensive support needs (ESN) in general education ...