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ENGAGING SECONDARY STUDENTS: THE BENEFICIAL INTERSECTION OF YOUNG ADULT AND CLASSIC LITERATURE
… YA literature for a variety of reasons (Velazquez). Both administrators and the parents of students may question the use of YA literature, but that doesn’t mean educators should give up on using it as an instructional tool. Many of those in opposition to using YA literature would still …
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Borderland Voices: Exploring the Educational Journey of Transfronterizx Students, Families, and Educators for Enhanced Engagement and Empowerment
<p><em>Transfronterizx</em> students and their families cross the U.S.–Mexico border for academic, economic, social, cultural, and linguistic reasons. Socioeconomic disparities, deportation, and work have propelled some families to live in Mexico and enroll their U.S.-born children in U.S. schools …
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Unity Against Adversity: Examining the Moderating Effect of a Sense of Community Between Discrimination and Discrimination-Related Distress Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Adults
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Racial and ethnic minoritized populations are significantly more likely to develop mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, than White populations. Some of the predominant causes are rooted in the impact of …
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Brincamos El Charco Y Ahora Que: Historicizing Puerto Rican Education in Chicago, 1967--1977
This dissertation serves as a historical and cultural analysis of the educational experiences of Puerto Ricans in Chicago following the Division Street Riot of 1966 till 1977, chronicling the ways in which the racialization of Puerto Ricans in Chicago has resulted in schooling inequalities, forcing …
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Brincamos el charco y ahora que: Historicizing Puerto Rican education in Chicago, 1967-1977
This dissertation serves as a historical and cultural analysis of the educational experiences of Puerto Ricans in Chicago following the Division Street Riot of 1966 till 1977, chronicling the ways in which the racialization of Puerto Ricans in Chicago has resulted in schooling inequalities, forcing …
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ADInsight: A Multimodal and Explainable Framework for Alzheimer's Disease Progression and Conversion Prediction
ADInsight represents the crux of this dissertation, introducing an integrated and explainable framework centered on predicting Alzheimer's disease (AD) conversion, particularly for those at the early stage of mild cognitive impairment (EMCI). Beginning with an examination of models grounded in …
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Thermorheology and processing of polyethylene blends : macromolecular structure effects
Rheological and processing behavior of a number of linear low-density polyethylene(LLDPE)/low-density polyethylene (LDPE) blends was studied with emphasis on the effects of long chain branching. First, a linear low-density polyethylene (LL3001.32) was blended with four LDPE's having distinctly …
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A Study of Curricular and Spatial Characteristics of Selected Public and Private Secondary School Facilities Constructed from 1967 Through 1976 in Puerto Rico
<p>Problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spatial allocation for curricular purposes and the special features of each of the twenty-seven public and private secondary schools built in Puerto Rico during the years 1967-1976. The problem was: Were these schools being constructed in …
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Intergenerational Spanish Language Transmission: Attitudes, Motivations and Linguistic Practices in 2 Mexican American Communities
This study is an investigation into parental motivations, attitudes, and linguistic practices related to the intergenerational transmission of Spanish in two Mexican American communities, and is the first qualitative Midwest/Southwest comparison of two communities on different ends of the …
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Investigation of Aztec Wash pluton using 87sr/86sr as a tool to understand mushzone differentiation
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Sorption of the platinum-group elements in selected solid matrices
Recent research on the platinum-group elements (PGE) has shown increased concentrations in environmental samples, probably as a result of the widespread use of PGE (Pt, Pd and Rh in particular) as catalysts in the chemical and car industry. Most of the recent research on PGE focuses on the analysis …
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Hybrid filter banks for analog/digital conversion
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Preliminary implementation of improved heat transfer and impingement-direction ice growth modeling in numerically simulated ice accretion (LEWICE/X
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1994.
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A hybrid quadrature mirror filter bank approach to analog-to-digital conversion
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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Digital signal processing analysis of switched capacitor filters
A deterministic and stochastic signal analysis is presented on switched capacitor filters. This relatively new discrete-time circuit design technology provides a wide field of applications in the areas of filters, circuitry, and communications. It also raises numerous problems and challenges in …
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The Influence of Quercetin, Curcumin, and Resistance Exercise On Anabolic Signaling In the Skeletal Muscle of Cachectic Mice
<p>Cachexia contributes to an increased mortality rate in multiple chronic diseases such as: cancer, AIDS, chronic heart failure, and many others. Patients who develop cachexia have unintentional body weight loss, which can include loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass. The loss of muscle …
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