Message appeal research concerning the effectiveness of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) has yielded inconsistent results across many message subjects. Little research on message appeal effectiveness exists concerning ...

The main goal of the first part of this work is to characterize the constituents of bidi mainstream smoke using Fourier Transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and liquid ...

Speech rhythm emerges from the alternating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken language. It contributes to language development by helping with segmentation of the continuous speech signal into discrete ...

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I contend that economic realities and practices give shape to the epic form and define its motifs as much as the traditions and conventions of the genre that epic poets inherit and reinvent. Epic poetry is traditionally ...

The video game industry is a growing multi-billion dollar enterprise that reaches into the homes and lives of 72% of households in the United States. Recent feminist and scholarly critique of the market has revealed inherent ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of psychometric models such as Classical Test Theory (CTT), Item Response Theory (IRT), and Testlet Response Theory (TRT) as well as test items of a ...

The sport of volleyball is played throughout the United States at various levels of recreation, competition, and education. Volleyball is an activity commonly offered in the realm of physical education. Volleyball is ...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that determine the delay of graduation. The author builds models to assess the impact of multiple relevant factors on degree completion time. The identification of these ...

This thesis attempts to convey my experience in two internships, as I try to find a career which will be fulfilling for me. I interned with two businesses, Williams Furniture Repair, a family owned furniture restoration ...