Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus are an integral part of the Lake Michigan ecosystem, but have been showing signs of declining health and reduced abundance in the past decade. A similar decline was shown in Lake Huron a ...

This paper involves fitting parametric item response theory models which will give parameter estimates for item difficulty and item discrimination. Also, model suitability will be assessed in terms of model, item and ...

This study conducted the first-ever investigation into The National Association of Intercollegiate Athlete (NAIA) substance use and abuse behaviors. The NAIA does not currently have data available on the alcohol, drug, ...

This project focuses on two Mozart arias: “Zeffiretti lusingheiri” from Idomeneo, and “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto” from Don Giovanni. I discuss the background of the composer and opera genres represented, present synopses ...

This study has focused on the American composer Amy Cheney Beach and her Three Browning Songs, Op. 44. These works use the poetry of Robert Browning and the first was commissioned by the Boston Browning Society to celebrate ...

First-generation college students are often described as individuals who are the first person in their family to attend college. First-generation definition variations span from parents who have not taken any college ...

Coaching has many facets that make up the job itself. Recruiting is one of the most important in that it is how a team is built for the future. This recruiting manual is intended to consolidate, in one location, every ...

Colors have been proven to affect people emotionally first and secondly by the visual environment (Jalil et al, 2012). The effect of color is important in the influential power it has over people’s mood, behavior, and ...

This project is to support analytics education and make a case for organizations to invest in a training program that transcends many career disciplines. Evidence in this project supports that analytics education is ...

This creative project aims to explore how much the video game itself impacts the narrative of a machinima through limitations in production and in visual style. In a broader sense, the project will aim to determine how ...