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Environmental change and farmers' adaptation in Punjab, Pakistan
(2021-10-11)"Extreme temperatures and unpredictable precipitation patterns are causing both drought and flooding to the agricultural sector of Punjab, Pakistan and negatively impacting farmers’ lives. The latest provincial agricultural ... -
Investigating Pigtown neighborhood residents' experiences of the urban heat island effect and green infrastructure implementation
(2022-03-16)In urban areas with limited greenspace, temperatures are higher than in surrounding suburban areas, forming an urban heat island (UHI). Extreme heat and a lack of greenery act as a serious threat to public health as they ... -
Comparative analysis of student performance outcomes of developmental reading students in an active-learning classroom versus a traditional classroom
(2021-03-11)Active-learning classrooms (ALCs) are being implemented in higher education, as alternatives to traditional classrooms, in order to support a growing movement towards student-centered, active-learning pedagogies. Researchers ... -
Examining improvement of parental management of children’s educational information using technology-based information management solution
(2020-11-05)Parents and caregivers need to process large volumes of information regarding their children's education. Effective parental management of this information is critical for parents to actively participate in their child's ... -
The formation of the Proto-Germanic language
(2020-10-20)Over the years linguistics and archaeology have been synthesized in order to explain how various language families formed. However, studies examining the problem from a uniquely geographic perspective are lacking. This ... -
Assessment of the hydrological impacts of human alteration of Maryland Piedmont streams
(2020-07-02)The hydrologic regime plays a vital role in aquatic ecosystems. However, these systems are altered by land use change and anthropogenic climate change. Urbanization increases surface runoff and decreases infiltration, while ... -
The mindfulness question: no evidence of increased false memory in short-term interventions rather increases in accuracy
(2020-06-23)Mindfulness is defined as the process of attending to one's awareness in the present moment (Creswell, 2016). Recently, research has been growing on the effects of mindfulness on false memory, often yielding nebulous results ... -
Usability impact of user perception in mHealth: the case of Ghanaian migrants
(2020-05-21)Mobile health technology has the potential to transform the face of the health care industry globally. Mobile phones have become ubiquitous, unhampered by race, class or geographical boundaries, and provide a sound base ... -
The five elements of technology accessibility policy enactment in K-12: a grounded theory
(2020-03-10)Over 12 million disabled students attend public K-12 schools in the United States (U.S.) (U.S. Department of Education, 2019). But, in 2019—when technology is an increasingly integral component of teaching and learning—many ... -
Evaluation of candidate adenosine receptor agonists as neuroprotective countermeasures for soman intoxication
(2020-03-09)Soman, an organophosphorus (OP) compound, disrupts nervous system function through inactivation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine at synapses. Left untreated, a state of prolonged ... -
Professional development for online faculty: supporting conceptual change through conceptual conflict activities
(2019-09-06)Despite the increasing demand for online courses, skepticism by faculty and administration regarding the legitimacy of online education continues to exist. To address this skepticism, institutions have turned to professional ... -
A usability study of a data-driven health information portal: the extensibility of DHIS2
(2019-07-30)Although technology in healthcare has increased greatly over the past decade, the user experience of the combined available resources unquestionably can be improved especially when using large datasets such as District ... -
Technology-based interventions for anxiety disorders in youth: a meta-analysis
(2019-06-17)Anxiety disorders are one of the most common disorders among children and adolescents (Beesdo, Knappe, & Pine, 2009), but often go untreated due to barriers such as time and cost (Salloum, Johnco, Lewin, McBride, & Storch ... -
Analyzing the urban heat island effect in the city of Westminster, Maryland, with attention to mitigative and adaptive measures
(2019-06-19)Urban Heat Islands (UHI) have many negative health effects on vulnerable populations in urban areas. This research investigates the UHI hazard in the City of Westminster, Maryland by documenting the UHI effect and social ... -
Evaluating the effects of dereverberation techniques on speech understanding in different reverberant environments
(2019-04-15)Reverberation and background noise is present in almost all everyday listening situations. Reverberation times in real rooms vary widely from nearly several milliseconds up to several seconds based on the absorptive ... -
How popular culture can help bridge the achievement gap
(2019-03-19)[From Chapter 1] The American education system has innumerable problems: safety, standards, class size, infrastructure, teacher retention, and student retention are just a few. Floating betwixt and between these problems ... -
Reflection of the face
(2019-03-19)[From Introduction] The portrait is one of the oldest genres in history. It is the “form” of a person, and an expression of their inner spirituality. It was developed by artists under the influence of the social environment, ... -
Utilization of a clinical testing battery to help identify suspected hidden hearing loss (HHL) in humans
(2019-03-19)Objective: The goal of the current study was to investigate the potential presence of hidden hearing loss (HHL) in adult participants with and without a reported history of noise exposure. Methods: Six normal hearing ... -
Contrast avoidance model: relationship to intolerance of uncertainty and fear of change
(2019-03-18)The current study aimed to examine the relationship between, Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) model (Dugas, Gagnon, Ladouceur, & Freeston, 1998b) and the Contrast Avoidance model (CAM) (Newman & Llera, 2011), two theories ... -
Dissociative disorder treatment in practice: an exploration of community clinicians’ adherence to expert recommended frequency of interventions
(2019-03-15)Few clinicians have been trained to treat patients with dissociative disorders (DD), despite their prevalence. An online educational program for DD patients and their clinicians was developed to make training for DD treatment ...