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  • Exploring the Validity and Genetic Basis of Frailty

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    Wu, Chenkai
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    Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased resilience to stressors, resulting from dysregulation across multiple physiological systems. Frailty is prevalent in elders and is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes including death, disability, hip fracture, and falls. In the absence of a gold standard, there is a...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Chenkai Wu for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public

  • The Phenomenological Experience of Shame in the Context of Physical Activity

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    Rogers, Kim A.
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    Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
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    assistance with conducting data analyses and interpretation of the findings. Chenkai Wu, Ph.D

  • In silico screening of nanoporous materials for gas sensing and separation

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    Gantzler, Nickolas
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    The utility of high-throughput, computational screening has become an invaluable asset to the field of materials science. In the hierarchy of computational methods, the most accurate methods are often the most computationally expensive. However, as both the efficiency and fidelity of numerical techniques advance, high-quality screening of large materials datasets...
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  • Young Adults’ Personal Goal Appraisals over the Great Recession Years : A Case Study of Germany

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    Recksiedler, Claudia
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    In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior economic downturns, young adults were greatly affected by the Great Recession. This likely placed a premium...
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    Day, and Chenkai Wu for their mentoring and friendship that smoothened my transition. I also thank

  • Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

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    Ottusch, Timothy M.
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    Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and need a college degree in order to be competitive in the job market (Goyette, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2013). College degrees provide access to economic, social, and health benefits (Abel & Deitz, 2014; Autor, 2014). The United States also needs...
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    , Liz McDermott, Pam Fox, Alexis Tracy, and Chenkai Wu. It was been exciting to see the different