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  • Feedback-Based Random Test Generator for TSTL

    Creator:
    Kaneoka, Kazuki
    Abstract:
    Software testing is the process of evaluating the accuracy and performance of software, and automated software testing allows programmers to develop software more efficiently by decreasing testing costs. We compared two advanced random test generators, a Feedback-Directed Random Test Generator (FDR) and a Feedback-Controlled Random Test Generator (FCR), for an...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Kaneoka for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science presented on March 23, 2017. Title

  • Puget Sound Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) Washwater Ecological Risk Assessment

    Creator:
    Word, Jay, Wang, Dayang (Cindy), McGrath, Joy, and Stubblefield, William
    Abstract:
    Beginning in 2020, the International Maritime Organization International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) required vessels to comply with new sulfur air emission standards in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (Baltic Sea, North Sea, and off the coasts of the US and Canada) by: 1) using 0.1% sulfur...
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    Technical Report
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  • Physical activity in children attending family child care homes

    Creator:
    Rice, Kelly Rae
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    Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs) are the second largest provider of non-relative care in the U.S. However, despite providing care for nearly 1.9 million children under the age of 5, little is known about the physical activity levels of children attending FCCHs. This dissertation sought to provide new information with...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    July 23, 2012. Title: Physical Activity in Children Attending Family Child Care Homes Abstract

  • Measuring inhibitory control in preschool children : A multi-method perspective

    Creator:
    Alley, Zoe M.
    Abstract:
    Inhibitory control, a salient component of self-regulation, predicts child academic and social competency into the college years. Typical measures of self-regulation (including teacher report, direct assessment, and observation) focus on inhibitory control and are each susceptible to unique flaws. The current study examined whether informant bias or differential contextual environments...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    gender differences only in teacher report; for example Suchodoletz and colleagues (2013) reported no

  • Stress, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction Among Adults with Rare Diseases

    Creator:
    Bryson, Brooke A.
    Abstract:
    In the US, a disease is classified as rare if it affects less than 200,000 individuals a year. Despite considerable similarities, individuals with rare diseases (RDs) report worse life quality and satisfaction with life (SWL) than those with common chronic conditions. One potential avenue to increase SWL is through improving...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ) report worse life quality and satisfaction with life (SWL) than those with common chronic conditions

  • Risk and reliability associated with use and reuse of vertical formwork

    Creator:
    Das, Amrutha
    Abstract:
    Concrete formwork is a common type of temporary structure used on construction projects. Due to difficulties in considering actual construction site implications during formwork design, assessments of formwork integrity are often made in the field by site personnel based on subjective visual inspection. The use and re-use of concrete formwork...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Amrutha Das for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering presented on May 23, 2014

  • Language as a barrier of teaching mathematics to English language learners

    Creator:
    Sechrist, Josephine
    Abstract:
    In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of English Language Learners (ELL) in the United States. According to the Education Commission of the States, ELLs have significantly lower achievement levels than their non-ELL peers. Further, numerous research studies report that teacher education programs lack ELL...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Studies (Honors Scholar) Presented May 23, 2016 Commencement June 2016 AN

  • Why women endorse ambivalent sexism : risks of young women's enjoyment of sexualization and the protective powers of feminism

    Creator:
    Allemand, Haley M.
    Abstract:
    Hostile sexism (HS) is an antagonistic attitude towards women; benevolent sexism (BS) is a positive attitude towards women that is sexist in terms of viewing women in restricted roles. HS and BS held simultaneously is defined as ambivalent sexism (AS). Despite negative outcomes associated with AS, BS, and HS, women...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Sexuality Studies presented on May 23, 2017. Title: Why Women Endorse Ambivalent Sexism: Risks of

  • Multiple Instance Learning for Histopathological Image Classification

    Creator:
    Lai, Phung
    Abstract:
    In histopathological image analysis, image classification as well as pattern detection play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment process since the goal is to not only differentiate cancer types but also identify cancerous manifestations. Fully supervised learning strategies tend to address these problems using manually annotated cancerous regions...
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    Capstone Project
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    23, 2018 Commencement June 2018 Master of Science project report of Thi Kim Phung Lai presented on

  • Friends and family assignments : one strategy for connecting the classroom with the real world

    Creator:
    Crowl, Michele M.
    Abstract:
    This study addressed the following question: "How does facilitating informal explorations with friends and family outside of a science course help students who are enrolled in the course?" The context was a physics course for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. This was a qualitative study that analyzed student responses...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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     of  Master  of  Science  in  Science  Education   presented  on  April  23