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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"United States and the World"”.
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Determination of Toxic Heavy Metals in Wet Deposition and Ambient Air in Columbus, GA
<p>Atmospheric pollution is one of the most significant and potentially catastrophic environmental issues threatening the United States and the world today. One such source of this pollution is heavy metals. The impact of heavy metal pollution on living organisms can be disastrous, having the …
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Analyzing the critical success factors for two distinct social movement case studies : climate change & the opening of U.S.-Cuba policy
There are a number of complex and seemingly intractable social problems facing the United States and the world today. Following the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, there was a renewed popular interest in organizing and movement building as effective means of effecting profound social …
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Imaging-based Phenotype for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
… (CV) disease is a major healthcare challenge in the United States and the world. Early and accurate risk assessment is critically important because it will provide great opportunities to prevent the devastating disease and thus significantly reduce health-care burden. Over the past decades, a …
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Reducing Lead and Selenium from Drinking Water Using Limestone-based Material
… metals is a major problem facing many areas of United States and the World. There is a need for an inexpensive remediation technology for the removal of metals in drinking water that can be applied to small rural water systems. This research will focus on the development of a process for removal …
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Students' Perspectives and Learning From a Cross-Cultural Online Course: The Influence of a Critical Pedagogical Approach
"The purpose of this study was to learn about students' learning through cross-cultural online education. The participants were students involved in the course ""Teaching and Learning about Africa"" at the University of Illinois and the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Students were able to …
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Students' perspectives and learning from a cross-cultural online course: The influence of a critical pedagogical approach
The purpose of this study was to learn about students’ learning through cross-cultural online education. The participants were students involved in the course “Teaching and Learning about Africa” at the University of Illinois and the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Students were able to …
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Conditions, Contestations, and Pockets of Belonging: Youth Citizenship in Small Town America
Small towns in the American Midwest, undergoing significant demographic, political, and economic shifts, are a microcosm reflecting the broader debate of “who belongs” in popular and academic discourse. This year-long, multi-sited ethnographic research study focuses on the personal narratives of …
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Understanding the Risk Perception of Commercial Fishermen
Commercial fishing is indisputably one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States and the world. Due to the hazardous work conditions such as bad weather, the commercial fishing industry is plagued with high amounts of fatal and non-fatal injuries. Safety training is mandatory, but …
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Microbial Safety, Shelf Life Stability, Quality Preservation, and Consumer Acceptance of Vacuum-infused, Irradiated Chicken Breast Meat Treated with Natural Plant Extracts and Organic Acids
… pathogens is a consistently recurring problem in the United States and the world. Recalls associated with chicken contamination are responsible for considerable economic losses to the poultry industry. Many decontamination steps are currently in place to reduce the likelihood of contaminated …
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The Student Experience of Ungrading
The term "ungrading" is an umbrella term encompassing educational practices that seek to eliminate or minimize the use of the A-F standard grading scale. The term grew in popularity during the Spring 2020 semester, as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required educational institutions to urgently …
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Investigating Novel Targets to Inhibit Cancer Cell Survival
Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States and the world, despite years of research and the development of different treatments. One reason for this is cancer cells are able to survive through adaptation to their environment and aberrantly activated growth signaling. As …
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Characterization of Proficiency Levels and Balance among Middle School English Learners with Reading Difficulties: Relations to Reading Outcomes
As the linguistic diversity of the United States and the world continues to increase, the impact of bilingualism on important outcomes has been an area of interest within the domains of psychology, neuroscience, and education. Although many studies have considered group differences between …
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Feasibility of Passive Acoustic Detection of Coronary Artery Disease Utilizing Source Separation
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world at large. This is primarily due to the extreme difficulty associated with preemptive diagnosis of CAD. Currently, only about 20% of all patients are diagnosed with CAD prior to the occurrence of …
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Measurement of Wood Pallet Performance Subjected to Uniform Loading in Racked, Fork Tine, and Floor Stacked Support Conditions
Wood pallets are heavily used throughout the United States and the World to transport, store, and protect goods. During a lifecycle, pallets typically experience various stresses from warehouse storage racks, materials handling equipment, and floor stacking situations. The components within the …
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Between two worlds: Americans and Soviets after the Bolshevik Revolution
This dissertation investigates the ways that migration and the ongoing legacies of imperialism shaped the United States’ engagement with the world in the early twentieth century. It focuses on interaction between Americans and Russian Soviets during an era marked by both multidirectional migration …