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1000 Paper Cuts: Linguistic Portraits Illustrating the Emotional Toll of Underrepresentation on African American Female Professors at Maryland Community Colleges
(2018)While community colleges are experiencing an increase in the number of minority students enrolling, there has been a lack of substantial growth in the acquisition and retention of full-time minority faculty. For full-time ... -
A Bankruptcy Prediction Model With Nontraditional Measures
(2010)The purpose of this study is to examine whether a more relevant bankruptcy model is derived by combining unconventional measures with traditional financial statement ratios. A growing literature suggests that instead of ... -
A Case Study Of Alumni Donors At A Medium-Sized Community College In The Mid-Atlantic Region: Their Motivations And Experiences
(2014)This study utilized single case study design to explore alumni giving at one medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region. The purpose of this study was to assess the connection between the college and its ... -
A Case Study On Differentiated Instruction In An Elementary School Classroom
(2016)Differentiated instruction (DI) is defined as an approach to teaching students of differing abilities in the same classroom. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine, understand and describe how DI was ... -
A Comparative Performance Analysis Between Special Economic Zones And Industrial Clusters In China
(2014)Related firms that share the same geographic location often conglomerate to create an industrial cluster, which often grows to become a competitive organization. Special economic zones, on the other hand, are limited ... -
A Comparison Of Household Demographics Relative To Fixed Guideway Transit Catchment In Baltimore City
(2009)This thesis examines household demographics near Metro and Light Rail stations in Baltimore City. This thesis used Census data from 1990 and 2000 and MTA 2008 Ridership Survey data in order to see if household incomes ... -
A Comparison Of Students' Success In Emporium Model Developmental Mathematics Courses Versus Traditional Developmental Mathematics Courses
(2016)In order to increase degree completion, today's effective developmental programs are focused on accelerating student progress through developmental courses, contextualizing instruction, and providing supplemental supports ... -
A Comprehensive Review Of Motorcycle Crashes In Maryland
(2011)This study identifies the recurring or common road characteristics of motorcycle crashes in Maryland from 1998 to 2007. Motorcycle crash data was obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Crash ... -
A Computational Approach To Rna Sequencing For Secondary Structure Prediction
(2016)RNA is not only a messenger of genetic codes from DNA to protein but also an active molecule in various biological functions. An RNA sequence and the structure formed determines the functions. Prediction of secondary ... -
A Connection Of Quantum Computation And Dna Computation Using The Bloch Sphere
(2011)Quantum and DNA computing are distributing and parallel types of computing. They are useful for solving problems which require high complexity computations and (or) massive data set computations such as searching, sorting, ... -
A Correlational Study Of The Relationships Between Implicit Theories Of Intelligence, Perceived Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulated Learning, And Academic Achievement Of Undergraduate Students At An Hbcu
(2017)The purpose of this study was to explore possible relationships between the implicit theories of intelligence, self-efficacy, self-regulated learning, and academic achievement of undergraduate students enrolled at an HBCU ... -
A Critical Examination Of The Values Associated With Acculturation Strategies, African Centered Practice Skills, And Knowledge Of African American Social Work Pioneers Among Professional African American Social Workers
(2013)Social Work is a value-based profession. The African American Social Worker brings to the profession a unique perspective. This perspective is intensified by the connection to the African American transition from slave ... -
A Decision Support System (DSS) Assessment Model For Turf Playing Condition Infrastructure (TPCI) As An Early Indicator Of Compliance With Performance Quality Standards
(2015)A Decision Support System (DSS) with a weighting system for individual components to interpret the sports turf playing condition infrastructure (TPCI) is currently not available to sports turf professionals [1]. To fill ... -
A Decision Support System (Dss) For Classification And Retrieval Of Leukemia From Microscopic Blood Cell Images
(2017)Leukemia accounts for almost a third (30%) of all childhood cancers. Out of the four main types, the Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) is the most fatal if left untreated due to its rapid spread into the bloodstream and ... -
A Decision Support System For Optimal Selection Of Roadway Alignments Using Sustainability Metrics
(2014)Sustainability, as a long-term concern about environmental, economic, and social issues that affect the well-being of humans and environment, and the need for its implementation in engineering has been highlighted in the ... -
A Descriptive Case Study Of A School Resource Officer Program In One Urban Middle School
(2010)Urban public school educators are charged with responding to the tenets of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In an effort to address the school safety tenet of NCLB, many urban educators collaborate with the local police ... -
A Dispersion Measure Based Ordinal Ranking Rule For Determining The Top-Performing Gaussian Mixture Models For Language Recognition
(2013)Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) with shifted delta ceptra (SDC) features are known to provide high-performance language recognition. The performance of the models is typically assessed using measurements derived from detection ... -
A Framework For Reverse Tcp Backdoor Attack And Computer Forensic On Linux Os
(2016)In this work, a framework for launching a reverse TCP attack and performing computer forensic examination on the image of the attacked host was implemented, this was conducted and tested on an isolated cybersecurity network ... -
A Framework System To Connect Children With Nearby Nature
(2010)Arguably the most savvy of any generation, today's children reside in a state of "Nature Deficit Disorder" (Louv (2005). Though programs approach the problem, children's current condition presents challenges beyond those ...