This dissertation consists of three separate chapters, each providing an empirical analysis on various aspects of the opioid crisis in the United States. Each chapter is a separate article.
The opioid epidemic has claimed ...
Growth performance is one of the most economic important traits for the aquaculture industry. In addition, fillet quality attributes are among the primary determinants of consumer acceptability. To study the genetic ...
Recently, there has been a resurgence of an effort to understand the nature of mathematics and what the construct means for mathematics education as a field and educators. Underlying teachers’ understandings of the ...
This dissertation consists of three distinct, publishable `papers' included as separate chapters.
The first article looks at the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program which provides all foreign students on an F-1 ...
Resistance training is widely accepted as a superior method for enhancing muscle size, strength, and athletic performance, making appropriate resistance training prescription a priority for strength coaches and personal ...
Business and industry leaders across the world are seeking employees who possess 21st century skills—problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity to name a few. Schools and districts ...
Historically, plants have been a tremendous source of novel bioactive small molecules or secondary metabolites. However, botanical macromolecules have not been as thoroughly studied. Among the different types of macromolecules, ...
In an effort to provide free and appropriate education for students, 42 states have passed laws regarding dyslexia, many of which address the instructional requirements of reading intervention. Programs were developed to ...
Teachers’ utilization of instructional coaches and their reported instructional practices can help school districts and schools more effectively utilize instructional coaches in schools to impact student achievement and ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of gender and ELL status in students’ performance, and to compare the consistency of the results of the differential item functioning (DIF) determining from applying ...
This dissertation takes as its argumentative center what Benedict Anderson names the “anomaly of nationalism.” More specifically, it aims to challenge this hegemonic force and its influence on individual creativity through ...
The most common teaching practice in America’s universities is lecturing and this study investigated faculty reasons for continuing this practice in their particular departmental contexts. This study examined data from ...
Roller skating emerged in the nineteenth century and matured, reaching extreme popularity, in the twentieth century. Nearly everyone has roller skated, but no one usually takes the time to consider the places in which they ...
The legacy of the thirty plus years of conflict in Northern Ireland presents a challenging premise for museums wishing to engage in the recent contested history of the Troubles (1969-1998). National Museum’s Northern Ireland ...
Asian American authors have been producing works for children for more than a century, adding to the diversity and sophistication of the body of children’s literature. Critics ascribe the development of Asian American works ...
Change is an inevitable factor that schools will face. School leaders need tools and strategies to help their teams know how to navigate the school culture issues that can arise when changes occur. This study examined ...
Anglophone Arab fiction flourishes after the September attack9/11., central Central to this expansion is are the socio-political changes in the aftermath of 9/11 the September 11 attacks not only at on the international ...
The loss of a spouse later in life is a common event, particularly for women, 40 percent of women and 13 percent of men aged 65 and older are widowed, according to latest census figures (Konigsberg, 2017). The loss of a ...
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Tennessee’s public community college system implemented corequisite remediation for underprepared students during the Fall 2015 semester. As a result of the Tennessee Board of Regents corequisite remediation ...
The purpose of this narrative research is to develop an understanding of the mindset of the incarcerated individual towards education and if the experience had an impact on criminal activity. By understanding the mindset, ...