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[Texas Fashion Collection staff and student staff celebrating the end of the semester]

Description: Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection staff and student staff celebrating the end of the semester bubble tea shop BBiBBi at the corner of Hickory St and Ave A. Clockwise from bottom center are: TFC director Annette Becker, library science graduate student and intern Lukas Najera, fashion undergraduate and student assistant Annie Puga, collection manager Ailie Pankonien, fashion undergraduate and student assistant Collin Farley, art history graduate students and Onstead fellows Isabel Saldi… more
Date: December 6, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
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“36 Etudes for Violin Solo,” Op. 48 (1881) by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881): A Practical Guide and Comparison with the “42 Etudes or Caprices” by Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766–1831)

Description: The 36 Etudes for Violin Solo, Op. 48 by the Franco-Belgian virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps were composed at the end of his career and dedicated to the Paris Conservatory. He created a unique combination of technical elements and musical writing. Such a combination is the most useful for students today, as it leads to a much easier transition to the practical repertoire. Yet these etudes are not often employed by teachers and students, especially in the United States. This document explores several o… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Wang, Xiang
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Academic Dishonesty in the Age of AI: Connecting Student Generative AI Use and the Fraud Triangle within Health Professions Education

Description: This research explores the influence of generative AI (GenAI) tools, like ChatGPT, on academic integrity within higher education. By applying the fraud triangle framework—which includes incentive, opportunity, and rationalization—this study aims to understand the motivations behind student misuse of GenAI technologies for academic dishonesty. The study employed a quantitative survey to analyze the relationship between these fraud triangle constructs and student behaviors in a sample of graduate… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Mendolia, Tracy Ann
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Adulthood in Flux: Young Adults Navigating the Pathways to Adulthood in Contemporary America

Description: This dissertation examines the evolution of adulthood transition in the US. It focuses on adult role transitions and individualistic achievements within the context of adulthood transition. At the outset, the possible connections these viewpoints may have with young adults’ self-perception about being an adult and how they relate with beliefs about the American Dream are examined. Subsequently, it focuses on the phenomenon of boomeranging which is one of the new patterns of behavior that has em… more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: Amreen, Tasmiah
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An Analysis of Staff Play Behaviors

Description: In behavior analytic research and clinical practice, creativity has been examined as variability in responding. This is an especially important topic for children with autism spectrum disorder, who are more likely to engage in restricted, repetitive patterns of responding. Previous researchers have evaluated several antecedent (e.g., prompting) and consequent strategies (e.g., lag schedules) to increase response variability across a variety of socially significant responses. One area receiving … more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Majeski-Gerken, Maddison J.
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An Analysis of the University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List for Trumpet Choir and Suggestions toward Additional Repertoire

Description: The University Interscholastic League (UIL) Solo and Ensemble Contest utilizes a prescribed music list (PML) from which performers must choose their repertoire. This research aims to propose additional repertoire for the trumpet choir category of the PML while addressing the lack of a codified rubric for classifying such works. Through the examination of extant methods that grade a variety of repertoire, an amalgamated set of criteria was developed and a rubric was formed after analyzing the ex… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Brock, Daniel Thomas
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"Atraves de nuestros ojos": Resiliency and a Mother's Intuition; Navigating Congenital Cardiac Care in Central Washington

Description: This study seeks to provide a better understanding of the complex social processes and experiences of seeking cardiac care in rural clinics and what that looks like through the eyes of Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers. This research focuses on Spanish-speaking families who have a child with a cardiac diagnosis and receive care at the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Tri-Cities or Wenatchee Clinics – both of which are situated within Department of Health designated health professional shorta… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Barrientos, Ale'
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An Autoethnographic Survey on Community Archival Practices of African Americans in Texas during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Description: In a pioneering effort, this study examined the participatory practices of the African American community in Texas using community archives and the role of information professionals. This dissertation is driven by two research questions that arise from the COVID-19 pandemic: Q1: What factors influence African American communities in Texas to engage in community archiving practices for inclusion in Black galleries, libraries, archives, and museums? and Q2: What role does the researcher play in a… more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: Keeton, kYmberly Mieshia Dionne
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Between Institutions: Black Students’ Perceptions of Belonging at a PWI vs. MSI

Description: Despite increases in representation, Black students still struggle to feel like they belong on their college campuses, which negatively impacts their retention, mental health, and academic success. Although previous studies have shown how a lowered sense of belonging negatively affects Black students, most of this research has centered on Black students attending predominately white institutions (PWIs), thereby offering little information on the nature and consequences of a lowered sense of bel… more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: Whittfield, Quanisha Yvonnecris
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Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Tooling Material

Description: This research investigated the binder jet additive manufacturing (BJAM) of WC-10 wt.%Co, emphasizing the evolution of phase and microstructure throughout BJAM densification techniques. The BJAM process was first optimized by setting a layer thickness of 124 μm and a binder saturation level of 60%. Initial samples were fabricated using coarse WC particles (D50 - 28 μm) and fine Co particles. Printed parts underwent a curing step at 200°C to enhance green density, enabling part stability. Subsequ… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Patel, Kunal Balkrishnabhai
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Bio-Based Fatty Acid Synthesization from Recycling Waste Cooking Oil and Its Applications

Description: Waste cooking oils (WCOs) are generated every day in the world, and a large amount of WCOs are disposed in landfills as solid wastes. It would cause serious problems. In this study, a novel method for recycling WCO has been developed based on hydrolysis and hydrogenation processes. The final products are value-added and melting point-adjustable WCO fatty acid (WCOFA) phase change materials (PCMs). Moreover, chemical structures characterization and thermal properties investigation have been con… more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: Wang, Xun
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Bioactivity of Bioprinted Scaffolds Using Hybrid PEGDA and Self-Assembling Peptide Bio-Inks for Culture of Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells

Description: This study investigates the bioactivity of bioprinted scaffolds cultured with adult human dermal fibroblast cells (aHDF) used for tissue regeneration by employing Lumen X+ 3D bioprinter. Polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) is the widely used bioink in these Lumen bioprinters. Although PEGDA is meritorious for its photopolymerization capabilities and biological and biomedical applications, it has very minimal inherent cell adhesion and proliferation properties. Hence in order to improvise thi… more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: Irukuvarjula, Vishalakshi
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The Body Satisfaction and Disordered Eating of Black Men Collegiate Athletes: An Examination of Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Social Support

Description: Although body image and disordered eating (DE) have been extensively studied among women athletes, research with men athletes has been more limited, particularly with those athletes who identify as Black/African American. Men, like women, athletes feel pressure to conform to body ideals (e.g., lean, muscular) that can contribute to being more dissatisfied with body size and shape and ultimately to being more disordered in their eating (e.g., dietary restriction). What is less known, however, is… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Chisolm-Salau, Dafina Imani
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Bucking the Trend: Principal Leadership Satisfaction and Principal Retention Approaches in a Post-Pandemic P-12 School District

Description: This qualitative study employed a two-phase thematic analysis to explore the perspectives and experiences of assistant principals and principals that may influence the retention within District X. The purpose of this research was to identify strategies and factors practiced by the district that contribute to principal retention. Additionally, the study addressed how principal leaders perceive the evolution of principal leadership roles brought by COVID-19. Key factors influencing principals’ de… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Parrish, Dustin John
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Capturing Transient and Intermediate States of Coordination Chemistry Under High Pressure

Description: This dissertation aims to establish experimental methods to characterize transient states of chemical reactions by stabilizing transient states using mechanical stress. We argue that gigapascal (GPa)-level pressure produces deformed molecular structures that approximate the transient states along the reaction coordinate on the ground-state surface, thereby fundamentally understanding their mechanism through high-pressure mechanochemistry. By varying the pressure, the entire reaction path can be… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Archambault, Cynthia Megan
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Caregiver Self-Perceived Comfort Level and Training Resource as Predictors of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Use

Description: Using a descriptive quantitative approach, this study examined the role of caregiver self-perceived comfort level (SPCL) in the success of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system implementation. The role of SPCL as a mediator variable affecting the relationship between the predictor variable (caregiver training resources) and the outcome variable (AAC use) was investigated. Related factors examined as covariates include caregiver demographics (gender, education level, and settin… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Baffoe, Edward
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Cellists' Performing Arts Health Awareness and Occupational Health Problems: An Epidemiological Survey and Analysis

Description: This study examines cellists’ occupational health problems, awareness of performing arts health (PAH) information, and perceived responsibility for delivery of PAH education. An online survey of cellists at NASM-accredited tertiary institutions collected data pertaining to demographics, cello playing, practice habits, musician identity, student perceptions of their music learning environment, music performance anxiety, cello-related site-specific pain, and PAH awareness. Data was analyzed using… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Whitmire, Elaine Marie
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Co-teaching Dyads: Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Effective Strategies for Co-teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in General Education Settings

Description: Research has indicated that while the number of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in schools is increasing, the ability of teachers to support them is trailing behind. A previous review of the literature reported that the social well-being, functional or life skills, and academic achievement of students with ASD were positively impacted by the knowledge and skills of co-teachers related to both, the knowledge of ASD and co-teaching. However, data regarding how to put these … more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Marzullo-Matchniff, Kimberly Ann
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Collaborative Information Behavior of Agile Teams during New Product Development

Description: This study used a comprehensive scoping review of collaborative information behavior (CIB) literature and a mixed methods approach to: (1) understand the CIB of agile teams during new product development (NPD), (2) identify collaboration tools used by agile teams, and (3) determine how CIB and agile practices support NPD success. The study shows that NPD tasks lead to collaborative efforts where Shah’s C5 elements of collaboration – communication, contribution, coordination, cooperation, and co… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Atolagbe-Olaoye, Abidemi
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Comparative Study of Biomass, Physiology, and Metabolome in High and Low Oil-Producing Varieties of Physaria fendleri: A Promising Hydroxy-Fatty Acid Rich Oilseed Crop

Description: Physaria fendleri (A. Gray) S. Watson, a member of the Brassicaceae family, is a little-known oilseed crop whose seeds are rich in hydroxy-fatty acids (HFA). Up to 60% of its oil composition is made up of the 20-carbon HFA, lesquerolic acid, which imparts increased reactivity and leads the oil to be an excellent starting material for various industrial products. Elucidating the pathways and regulatory mechanisms that drive oil production in developing Physaria embryos would prove beneficial to … more
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Date: December 2024
Creator: LaChance, Jordan
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A Contextual Examination of Educator Conceptions of Gifted Individuals

Description: Historically, white, affluent students have been overrepresented in gifted education. Although changes to the testing procedures and nominations of students for gifted education have been recommended and implemented, this trend continues with only marginal improvement. One recommendation in particular has focused on challenging the implicit biases of educators involved in the nomination process. Unfortunately, prior research relating to teacher conceptions of giftedness is limited, especially a… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Vlaamster, Theadora Rogue
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Culturally Aware Mentorship Experiences in a Hispanic Serving and Tier 1 Institution’s Research Laboratories: A Single Case Study

Description: Broadening participation and creating inclusive environments for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) research is of critical importance. While strides have been in this regards, Latine undergraduate students continue to face barriers that hinder their entrance, engagement, and persistence in these fields. The purpose of this study was to explore the mentoring practices in a Hispanic serving institution’s STEMM research laboratories using the guiding concept of c… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Javier, Damaris
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