MD-SOAR: Recent submissions
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Extraction of time-varying spatio-temporal networks using parameter-tuned constrained IVA
(IEEE Transaction on Medical Imaging, 2019-07)Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) analysis is an effective way to capture the networks that are functionally associated and continuously changing over the scanning period. However, these methods mostly analyze the ... -
Co-teaching and the PrimeD framework: Radicals and Rational Exponents
(2018-04)This study examined the application of a co-teaching model to the PrimeD framework. Two teachers and a teacher educator collaborated to develop, implement, evaluate, and study a unit on radical expressions, equations, and ... -
Making teacher PD effective using the PrimeD framework.
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Mathematics education technology professional development: Changes over several decades.
(IGI Global, 2016)The effective use of digital technologies in school settings calls for appropriate professional development opportunities that will transform inservice teachers’ knowledge for integrating technologies as effective mathematics ... -
THE REDUCTION OF NEUTROPHIL POPULATIONS IN INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS USING CD177-MEDIATED PH-SENSITIVE FUSOGENIC NANOPARTICLES
(2019-08-09)Neutrophils serve a vital role in innate immune defense against bacterial and fungal pathogens. While neutrophils function in the most robust immune defense, they can also play a detrimental role in inflammatory conditions ... -
Designing Functional Ceramics For Service And Wellness
(2019-08-07)Service nurtures wellness. Through glaze palate, form, and function, Wellness illustrates this truth. Complete wellness requires self-care and engagement with community. By serving self, one nurtures decompression and ... -
Autonomy and the Need to Know
(2019-08-02)Personal autonomy is the capacity to decide for oneself and to live one’s life according to reasons and motives that are taken as one’s own and not the product of manipulative external forces. This paper aims to discuss ... -
THERMAL DENATURATION AND REFOLDING OF CARBOHYDRATE BINDING MODULES TO IMPROVE ENZYME RECYCLING IN A LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOREFINERY
(2019-08-01)Second generation bioethanol using lignocellulosic waste is a promising source of renewable energy. Cellulose, lignin, and other biopolymers make up lignocellulose. Saccharification of lignocellulose requires cellulases, ... -
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 ... -
The Mediating Role of Organizational Climate in the Relationship between Leadership Outcomes and Organizational Strategic Planning
(2019-07-30)The topic of leadership has been studied in many different ways, yet there exists very limited information on the impact of leadership style and outcomes on organizational climate and organizational strategic planning ... -
Roles of Knowledge Diffusion, Emotional Intelligence, and Locus of Control in Facilitating Incremental Innovation Among Middle Managers: An Empirical Investigation
The main purpose of this study is to examine middle manager influence on incremental innovation from the standpoint of organizational knowledge diffusion and personality. Middle management plays an important role in fueling ... -
Improving Teacher Effectiveness for Increasing Student Reading Proficiency through a Talent Management Professional Development Model
(2019-07-30)This action research study explored the impact of a professional development model grounded in talent management to increase teacher effectiveness and capacity in elementary literacy. Blending the research on effective ... -
The Latino Racial Justice Circle Guide for Faith Community Dialogues on Immigration
(University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2019-07)The LRJC Guide for Faith Community Dialogues on Immigration describes, step by step, the LRJC dialogue model. The LRJC hopes it will enable faith communities everywhere to use dialogue for mutual understanding and collaboration ... -
Stories of Baltimore’s Industrial Workers
(2018)This fall I created a research project for my internship at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. My research was focused on the archives within the Museum of Industry, The Baltimore Archives, online research with databases ... -
Casaway
(2018)As designer, people might think that I just make visuals out of fonts and images, but it’s so much more than that. To be the best designer as possible I need to become an expert on what I’m designing to understand the ... -
The Effect of Absenteeism on the Academic Success of Students in Kindergarten
(2019-07-22)The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an impact with student absenteeism and students’ academic success while in kindergarten. There were 89 students selected in kindergarten comprising this convenience ... -
Effect of Low Literacy on Password Formation Strategy as Impediment to Participation in Modern Life: Evaluation and Intervention Tutorial
(2019)Despite widespread acknowledgement that they are an imperfect compromise, text passwords remain the most common method of authenticating user access to digital resources. Responsible stewardship of those resources, both ... -
Impact of Fluency Folders on First Graders Reading Levels
(2019-06)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an additional classroom-based fluency intervention on first graders’ reading levels. Fluency Folders were used in order to improve student’s fluency and reading ... -
When Public Identity Meets Personal Privacy: Ethical Considerations for the Use of Dates of Birth in Name Authority Records for Living Persons
(Library Juice Press, 2019-03-15)This chapter tackles one long-standing aspect of authority control: the use of birth dates in personal name authority records for living persons. After explaining the boundaries of this chapter and exploring the inherent ... -
The Effect of Repeated Reading on Accuracy, Fluency, and Comprehension
(2019-07-17)The purpose of this study was to determine if repeated reading method would increase accuracy, fluency, and reading comprehension. The measurement tool was the Fountas and Pinnell Reading Benchmark System II, 3rd Edition, ...