Stowe, Ashton Mae(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when dopamine producing neurons, in the mid-region of the brain known as the substantia nigra, stop working or die. The degenerating dopaminergic neurons ...
Ferdousee, Atia(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
This dissertation thesis explores few aspects of electric vehicle (EV) adoption; more specifically, this study focuses on the incentive policies on EV, the effects of EV adoption on energy consumption, and the factors ...
Nwadibie, Deborah Ngozi(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
The goal of this study was to investigate the plastid origins of the only green-pigmented dinoflagellate genus, represented by Lepidodinium chlorophorum, and the evolutionary model euglenid Euglena gracilis. Intact forms ...
Crouch, Nicole(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Educators have been trying diligently to raise reading proficiency scores for decades to little avail. Children from all SES homes, but especially low-SES homes, are not achieving reading proficiency by fourth grade. One ...
Wanner, Sister Cecilia Anne(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Preservice teachers (PSTs) in teacher education programs frequently experience a disconnect between coursework and fieldwork, often referred to as the theory-practice gap. This study considered the mediated field experience ...
Claypool, Rebecca Elizabeth(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Physical activity and exercise fosters wellness in multiple dimensions of a person’s health. For some survivors of sexual abuse, safety is a foundational aspect of exercise programming. Client-centered practice includes ...
Alasmar, Rawsam(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
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Core stability training is one of the most common rehabilitation strategies for improving lumbopelvic hip control and the dynamic stability of the lumbar spine in people with low back pain (LBP). A new device ...
Roberts, Kelsie N.(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Soccer is one of the fastest growing women’s sports in collegiate athletics. Under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) scheduling of games, players will often play twice per week on either a Thursday - Friday ...
Zhang, Chuanlong(Middle Tennessee State University, 2011)
In this thesis, we consider a model for predicting future losses in car insurance
applications by using multiple-class classi cation algorithms.
In the car insurance payment data, the records can be divided into four ...
Christian, Gerald(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore and better understand sex for people living with a cervical spinal cord injury for two years or more. Article one utilized in-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews ...
Hogan, Colbi Layne Williams(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
In U.S. history, the displacement of marginalized groups is unfortunately common. In many instances, displacement occurs when government authorities use eminent domain laws to seize land for large-scale projects such as ...
Sumaiya, Mariyam(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
This study attempted to develop a new measure of tacit knowledge based on an updated definition that distinguishes tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge which we built based on Taylor’s taxonomy (2007). Since tacit knowledge ...
Tucker, Sarah Elizabeth(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
This thesis implemented the ideas based on the Appraisal-Tendency Framework. Specifically, it observed whether felt emotions, such as sadness or anger, in an educational setting, affected judgments made on whether a situation ...
Grzybowski, Jocelyn Ann(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
This research explores the relationships between mindfulness, self-talk frequency, self-compassion, and experience with mindful practice. Participants (N = 147) were recruited through Middle Tennessee State University’s ...
Hicks, Charles Cullen(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to assess performance on the Mass Overlapping Figures Test (MOFT) between patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and controls. Thirty-nine control individuals were given this newly developed ...
Haslett, Allison Ela(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Recidivism is costly for both individuals and society as a whole. While there are multiple causes for recidivism, one area that has not been adequately explored is felon disenfranchisement. To expand the scope of this ...
Reed, Samuel Douglas(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Proof and proving are a core component of the discipline of mathematics and proving is a required exercise in many upper-level courses in mathematics at the undergraduate level. Writing proofs remains difficult for many ...
Shelton, Stephanie Danielle(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Red Clay State Historic Park preserves and commemorates the last capital of the Cherokee Nation prior to removal, the Red Clay Council Ground. Since the forced removal, the land has ever since been contested ground. Whites ...
Silverman, Greg(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to determine how the eight common personality types identified by Hogan Assessments – Rebels, Marketers, Proletarians, Congenials, Over-Achievers, Networkers, Misfits, or Preppers – differ in ...
Jenkins, Alysia A(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Empirical research on the predictors of the edTPA scores is growing in education literature. However, to date minimal empirical literature exists on edTPA and physical education as a specific program area. State policymakers, ...