• A Program Evaluation of an English Learner Program in a Southwestern Connecticut Urban School District 

  Cummings, Casey (2020-09-25)

  The need for academic supports for English Learners enrolled in public schools has increased significantly in the last decade. Accountability for success in school expands yearly and can impact crucial components such as ...
• The Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder 

  Panattieri, Sandra (University of Bridgeport, 2020-09-17)

  Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a serious health issue causing psychological and emotional distress, binge eating episodes, depression, body image issues, weight loss or weight gain, gastrointestinal issues, and social and ...
• Technology-Enabled Psychosocial Support for Pediatric Oncology Patients and Caregivers: Case Study of Healthcare and Not-for-profit Resources with Social Media Capabilities 

  Belitzky, Ellen (2020-08-31)

  Due to the acute, life-threatening nature of a pediatric cancer diagnosis, medical attention is paramount. Primary clinical care is usually insufficient to support quality of life for the patient and family in the long ...
• Dexterity examinations as a preadmission criterion in dental hygiene programs: A phenomenological study 

  Mariano, Loretta M. (University of Bridgeport, 2020-08-02)

  Clinical aptitude is a vital component of dental hygiene education and practice due to the dexterity needed to manipulate dental instruments for patient treatment and care. Preadmission criteria are primarily based on ...
• Can Private Equity Investments Succeed Without Innovation? Strategic Decision Guidelines To Enhance Business Acquisition Performance 

  Hersh, Israel J. (2020-08-25)

  There is sufficient evidence that many private equity (PE) leveraged buyouts (LBOs) fail financially and during this process, destroy significant value for their investors, employees, partners, suppliers, customers, and ...
• Proposing Logical Table Constructs for Enhanced Machine Learning Process 

  Uddin, Muhammad Fahim; Rizvi, Syed S.; Razaque, Abdul (IEEE, 2018-08-20)

  Machine learning (ML) has shown enormous potential in various domains with the wide variations of underlying data types. Because of the miscellany in the data sets and the features, ML classifiers often suffer from challenges, ...
• Sustainable Smartphone-Based Healthcare Systems: A Systems Engineering Approach to Assess the Efficacy of Respiratory Monitoring Apps 

  Faezipour, Misagh; Faezipour, Miad (MDPI, 2020-06-22)

  Recent technological developments along with advances in smart healthcare have been rapidly changing the healthcare industry and improving outcomes for patients. To ensure reliable smartphone-based healthcare interfaces ...
• Increasing vaccine production using pulsed ultrasound waves 

  Xing, Jida; Singh, Shrishti; Zhao, Yupeng; Duan, Yan; Guo, Huining; Hu, Chenxia; Ma, Allan; George, Rajan; Xing, James Z.; Kalluri, Ankarao; Macwan, Isaac; Patra, Prabir; Chen, Jie (PLOS, 2017-11-27)

  Vaccination is a safe and effective approach to prevent deadly diseases. To increase vaccine production, we propose that a mechanical stimulation can enhance protein production. In order to prove this hypothesis, Sf9 insect ...
• Anatomy and Cranial Functional Morphology of the Small-Bodied Dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the Upper Jurassic of the USA 

  Butler, Richard J.; Porro, Laura B.; Galton, Peter M.; Chiappe, Luis M. (PLOS, 2012-04-11)

  Background: Heterodontosaurids are an important but enigmatic and poorly understood early radiation of ornithischian dinosaurs. The late-surviving heterodontosaurid Fruitadens haagarorum from the Late Jurassic (early ...
• Declines in marathon performance: Sex differences in elite and recreational athletes 

  Zavorsky, Gerald S.; Tomko, Kelly A.; Smoliga, James M. (PLOS, 2017-02-10)

  The first aim of this study was to determine the age group at which marathon performance declines in top male and female runners and to compare that to the runners of average ability. Another aim of this of this study was ...

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