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Title: Experimental work on the reduction of cottonseed oil
Creator: Turley, E. W
Date: 2009, 1912
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalwork00turl
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1912 Bibliography: leaves 79-81 B.S. in...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1912 Bibliography: leaves 79-81 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1912
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Title: The extraction of potash alum from alunite
Creator: Fischer, N. C., Wilson, M. M.
Date: 2009, 1919
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/extractionofpota00fisc
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 30

Title: Experimental investigation of the flow of steam thru pipes by means of the pitot tube
Creator: Friedlander, L. G., Busse, C. F.
Date: 2009, 1908
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalinve00frie
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Experimental development of a special indicator for the gas engine
Creator: Brubaker, W. C.
Date: 2009, 1906
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/experimentaldeve00brub
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: PMU DATA APPLICATIONS IN SMART GRID: LOAD MODELING, EVENT DETECTION AND STATE ESTIMATION
Creator: Ge, Yinyin
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: The thesis mainly includes four parts of research, event detection, data archival reduction, load modeling, state estimation. Firstly, we...
Show moreThe thesis mainly includes four parts of research, event detection, data archival reduction, load modeling, state estimation. Firstly, we present methods on real-time event detection and data archival reduction based on synchrophasor data produced by phasor measurement unit (PMU). Event detection is performed with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and a second order difference method with a hierarchical framework for the event notification strategy on a small-scale Microgrid. Compared with the existing methods, the proposed method is more practical and efficient in the combined use of event detection and data archival reduction. Secondly, the proposed method on data reduction, which is an “Event oriented auto-adjustable sliding window method”, implements a curve fitting algorithm with a weighted exponential function-based variable sliding window accommodating different event types. It works efficiently with minimal loss in data information especially around detected events. The performance of the proposed method is shown on actual PMU data from the IIT campus Microgrid, thus successfully improving the situational awareness (SA) of the campus power system network. Thirdly, we present a new “event-oriented” method of online load modeling for the IIT Microgrid based on synchrophasor data produced PMU. Several load models and their parameter estimation methods are proposed. It is given great importance on choosing the best models for the detected events. The online load modeling process is based on an adjustable sliding window applied to two different types of load step changes. The load modeling tests and related analysis on the synchrophasor data of the IIT Microgrid are demonstrated in this paper. Finally, we present a three-phase unbalanced distribution system state estimation (DSSE) method based on Semidefinitetheir parameter estimation methods are proposed. It is given great importance on choosing the best models for the detected events. The online load modeling process is based on an adjustable sliding window applied to two different types of load step changes. The load modeling tests and related analysis on the synchrophasor data of the IIT Microgrid are demonstrated in this paper. Finally, we present a three-phase unbalanced distribution system state estimation (DSSE) method based on Semidefinite Programming (SDP). A partitioning strategy with the aid of PMU and another distributed optimization algorithm alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) are also proposed for large-scale DSSE. Compared with a traditional weighted least square (WLS) method based on the Gauss-Newton iteration, the proposed DSSE by SDP method delivers a more accurate estimation, and the application of ADMM can lead to high performance for large scale DSSE while deriving satisfying estimation.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May 2016
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Title: THE VETERAN/MILITARY COUPLE RELATIONSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: THE ROLE OF RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED COPING AND CONGRUENCY/DISCREPANCY OF COPING
Creator: Gela, Natalie R.
Date: 2016, 2016-07
Description: Intimate relationship functioning is an area of great concern for Veterans and military personnel coping with clinically significant...
Show moreIntimate relationship functioning is an area of great concern for Veterans and military personnel coping with clinically significant posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as for their significant others. Research findings based on couples affected by chronic physical illnesses indicate that specific relationship-focused coping strategies (active engagement, protective buffering, and overprotection) are linked to dyadic adjustment and individual well-being, yet this type of interpersonal coping has not been investigated in the context of Veteran/military samples affected by PTSD. The present study used a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD and their significant others (N = 71 pairs) to examine associations between: (a) relationship-focused coping and dyadic adjustment; (b) relationship-focused coping and PTSD symptom severity; and (c) relationship-focused coping and significant other emotional distress. Actor-Partner Interdependence Models revealed significant associations between relationship-focused coping strategies and dyadic adjustment in the predicted directions. Furthermore, protective buffering and overprotection were positively associated with, and active engagement was negatively associated with, Veteran PTSD symptom severity and significant other emotional distress. Congruency/discrepancy of couple members’ relationship-focused coping was also examined in order to investigate whether or not patterns of coping within a couple impact dyadic adjustment in the context of PTSD, and these findings were not significant. Overall, findings from the present study demonstrate the importance of interpersonal coping processes within the context of military Veterans diagnosed with PTSD and their significant others. The implications of these findings in regards to current theoretical models of PTSD and relationship functioning are discussed. Implications for clinical interventions aimed at treating Veterans diagnosed with PTSD and/or couples coping with a Veteran’s PTSD diagnosis are also discussed.
Ph.D. in Psychology, July 2016
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Title: Gasoline characteristics
Creator: Mouat, Harry G, Wilcox, Maurice L
Date: 2009, 1916
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/gasolinecharacte00moua
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Bibliography: leaf 47 B.S. in...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1916 Bibliography: leaf 47 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1916
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Title: The Impact of Professional Devlopment in Informal Science Contexts on Teachers' Content Knowledge and Discourse
Creator: Holliday, Gary
Date: 2011-07, 2011-07
Description: Little in the research has addressed how professional development at an Informal Science Institution (ISI) might influence teachers’ learning...
Show moreLittle in the research has addressed how professional development at an Informal Science Institution (ISI) might influence teachers’ learning of science content or how exhibits and exhibit-related instructional approaches used during such courses contribute to this learning. It has also been noted that informal science professional development programs are often underutilized (Phillips, Finkelstein, & Wever-Frerichs, 2007) and it has been suggested that this may be due to ISIs not fulfilling teachers’ science content needs. The Contextual Model of Learning (CML; Falk & Dierking, 1992, 2000) and reform documents have emphasized the unique learning environments that ISIs provide and the social aspects of that learning. As a result, individuals are able to use “each other as vehicles for reinforcing beliefs and meaning making” (Kisiel, 2003, p. 3). This study looked at two science content courses that were taught over two years by education staff of a large science and technology museum located in the Midwest. Data from six courses, with 187 participating elementary and middle school teachers, included content tests, portfolios and graduate credit assignments, daily and final evaluations of the course, as well as audio and video recordings of teachers while they were interacting with exhibits or engaged in an exhibit related activity. Results of this study found that PD educators’ use of exhibits during both courses did not fully take into account the sociocultural context of CML and did not actively incorporate opportunities for discourse into the course instruction. However, when PD staff did make explicit connections between exhibits, science content, and activities, xi participants were more likely to be involved in in-depth, content related and pedagogical conversations while engaged in the courses. At the same time, even though teachers were very satisfied with the courses and felt that PD staff was effective in their instruction, participating teachers did not increase their science content knowledge even when explicit content connections were made to exhibits. It was unclear what outcomes the PD educators expect or want for their teacher students other than relaying content in a didactic manner (which was a secondary concern), sparking an interest in science, and providing many hands-on activities to bring back to the classroom. There is a need for a standardized professional development program for ISI educators and a need for restructuring ISI professional development so that it will address elementary and middle school teachers’ need for science content. Further, developing instructional strategies for informal sites will be important since the learning potential that can be found through exhibits and exhibitions are not being fully realized.
Ph.D. in Science Education, July 2011
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Title: POWER GRID OPERATION RISK MANAGEMENT: V2G DEPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Creator: Haddadian, Ghazale J.
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: The production, transmission, and delivery of cost–efficient energy to supply ever-increasing peak loads/demands along with a quest for...
Show moreThe production, transmission, and delivery of cost–efficient energy to supply ever-increasing peak loads/demands along with a quest for developing a low-carbon economy require significant evolutions in the power grid operations. Lower prices of vast natural gas resources in the United States, Fukushima nuclear disaster, higher and more intense energy consumptions in China and India, issues related to energy security, and recent Middle East conflicts, have urged decisions makers throughout the world to look into other means of generating electricity locally. As the world look to combat climate changes, a shift from carbon-based fuels to non-carbon based fuels is inevitable. It is possible to knock a lot of carbon out of the electric power system through large-scale integrations of renewable sources. However, the variability of distributed generation assets (such as wind and solar) in the electricity grid has introduced major reliability challenges/risks for power grid operators. While spearheading sustainable and reliable power grid operations, this dissertation develops a multi-stakeholder approach to power grid operation design; aiming to address economic, security, and environmental challenges of the constrained electricity generation. It investigates the role of Electric Vehicle (EV) fleets integration, as distributed and mobile storage assets to support high penetrations of variable and renewable energy sources, in the power grid. The vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept is considered to demonstrate the bidirectional role of EV fleets both as a provider and consumer of energy in securing a sustainable power grid operation. The V2G concept is regarded as a novel, low-cost, low-emission and sustainable strategy that can address xv challenges involve with using renewable energy sources, which require means of storing large quantities of energy. The proposed optimization modeling is the application of Mixed-Integer Linear Programing (MILP) to large-scale systems to solve the hourly security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC) – an optimal scheduling concept in the economic operation of electric power systems. The Monte Carlo scenario-based approach is utilized to evaluate different scenarios concerning the uncertainties in the operation of power grid system. Further, in order to expedite the real-time solution of the proposed approach for large-scale power systems, this dissertation considers a two-stage model using the Benders Decomposition (BD) and applies the BD method to the hourly SCUC solution of electric power systems with significant uncertainties. The numerical simulation demonstrate that the utilization of smart EV fleets in power grid systems would ensure a sustainable grid operation with lower carbon footprints, smoother integration of renewable sources, higher security, and lower power grid operation costs. Further, simulation results indicate that intelligent-controlled mode, in which electric power system operators control the EV fleets charge/discharge decisions based on the system operation requirements, is more effective compare to the rule-based mode, in which consumers control charging/discharging decisions. The numerical simulations, additionally, illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed MILP approach and its potentials as an optimization tool for sustainable operation of large scale electric power systems.
PH.D in Management Science, May 2014
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Title: Gas distribution in Syracuse, N. Y.
Creator: Singer, S. C.
Date: 2009, 1910
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/gasdistributioni00sing
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: A FOCUS ON PERINATAL ANXIETY
Creator: Getch, Sarah
Date: 2011-12, 2011-12
Description: Our objective was to expand previous research examining the course of anxiety and the comorbidity of anxiety and depression during pregnancy...
Show moreOur objective was to expand previous research examining the course of anxiety and the comorbidity of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum. The sample comprised 80 pregnant female participants varying in age, ethnicity, and primary diagnosis recruited through the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at NMFF and PAC during routine obstetric visits or by advertisements placed on the internet via the website Craigslist. Clinical data were collected once during the second or third trimester of pregnancy and once at 6 weeks postpartum. Participants were asked to complete the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS), the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), the Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ-9), the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), the Zung Self-report Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Social Support Questionnaire - Short Form (SSQ-SF), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Results indicated that prenatal anxiety partially mediated the relationship between prenatal depression and postpartum depression. Additionally, prenatal anxiety fully mediated the relationship between prenatal social support and postpartum depression as well as the relationship between prenatal stress and postpartum depression.
Ph.D. in Psychology, December 2011
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Title: Conceptual Model of Design Creativity: Fostering Creative Cognition in Architecture and Design Pedagogy
Creator: Fakhra, Ahmad Jasem
Date: 2012-12-02, 2012-12
Description: Creativity in architecture and design disciplines is highly commended, considered essential in design processes, and regarded as invaluable to...
Show moreCreativity in architecture and design disciplines is highly commended, considered essential in design processes, and regarded as invaluable to the prosperity and survival of design organizations. Creativity is also considered a vital learning outcome in architecture and design pedagogy. Many teachers strive to cultivate creativity in their students and consider it as essential for shaping successful architects and designers. This research proposes a Conceptual Model of Design Creativity based on a synthesis of knowledge from architecture and design pedagogy and creative practice, and understandings of creativity from cognitive psychology and neurocognitive science. The purpose of the proposed model is to articulate the constituents necessary for conceptualizing design creativity and creative design processes. The model also provides the means for understanding how creativity emerges and what is involved in fostering creative cognition in the context of design pedagogy for architecture and other design disciplines. The research also proposes a Design Creativity Cards tool. The purpose of the tool is to help design students stimulate cognitive mechanisms and styles commonly associated with the production of creative results. This research adopts a mixed-methods qualitative research approach for a crossdisciplinary synthesis of creativity research between the literature on creativity from cognitive psychology and neurocognitive science and the literature on architecture and design pedagogy and practice. The development of the Conceptual Model of Design Creativity was informed by an extensive and critically framed literature review. The model was also informed by insights from Grounded Theory analysis of published interviews and reflective writings of twenty eminent creative individuals and xi organizations that identified influential elements of creativity in art, architecture, and design creative practice. The Conceptual Model of Design Creativity informed the development of the Design Creativity Cards tool deployed in the empirical research. The cards were informed by creativity methods from cognitive psychology. The research employed both the tool and the model to frame the development of a design experimental study and the data analysis and findings. The purpose of the design experimental study is to investigate the role of the Design Creativity Cards in stimulating creative cognition. The experiment was conducted with thirty-one undergraduate and master-graduate students from three architecture and design schools. Participants from each school were divided into control and experimental groups and were engaged in a simple design task. The experimental groups were introduced to the Design Creativity Cards in a preliminary workshop and were then asked to use the cards during the design task. The data collected were analyzed in relation to seven divergent thinking abilities; the seventh ability of “ideation leap” emerged through analysis as a contribution from and of this research. The data were also analyzed in relation to the Conceptual Model of Design Creativity. The findings provide a proof of concept for the Conceptual Model of Design Creativity and the Design Creativity Cards tool that suggests support for their role in enhancing creative cognition.
PH.D in Design, December 2012
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Title: Completing the Puzzle: Comparable Community Determination for Illinois Municipalities
Creator: Ahrens, Aric G.
Date: 2012-07-16, 1998-05
Description: In the process of negotiating for new contracts, public safety (i.e. Police and Firefighters) employee unions and municipal managers compare...
Show moreIn the process of negotiating for new contracts, public safety (i.e. Police and Firefighters) employee unions and municipal managers compare the essential elements of their contract (i.e. wages) with those of other “comparable” municipalities. The wages, benefits and working conditions of other “comparable” municipalities are used to provide evidence supporting the positions taken on both sides of the negotiating table. The problem is that negotiating teams rarely employ a consistent and accurate method to determine which municipalities should be compared to their own. Negotiating teams make their own determinations of comparability, which must be defended should arbitration proceedings become necessary. However, most of the methods of comparability determination currently employed by negotiating teams are extremely simple and are lacking a sound analytical basis. These methods are inadequate in terms of accuracy, and would be difficult to defend in arbitration proceedings. The method outlined in the following report provides a sound analytical basis for comparability determination. The recommendation is to employ the use of Comparability Tables. Comparability Tables : The Tables provide a list of which communities are most comparable to each particular community, and how comparable they are. This solution is augmented by three supporting elements which help to address the weaknesses apparent in the Comparability Tables. The three supporting elements are a Dissimilarity Matrix, Factor Analytic Rankings, and Factor Analytic Tables. Dissimilarity Matrix : The Matrix provides a comparability determination for communities not listed on a particular community’s Comparability Table. Factor Analytic Rankings : The Rankings allow a determination of why two communities are or are not comparable. Factor Analytic Tables : The Tables allow a quick reference to the particular characteristics of each community. The Comparability Tables, along with the supporting elements, provide negotiating teams with a list of comparable communities that is more accurate and defensible than the lists provided by other methods. This method describes which communities are comparable, how comparable they are, and why they are comparable. Negotiating teams who employ this method of comparability determination can approach their negotiations confident that their choice of comparable communities is accurate and can stand up to an arbitrator’s inquiry.
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Title: EFFECT OF CADMIUM CHLORIDE ON PROSTATE CANCER CELLS AGGRESSIVENESS
Creator: Gokuldass, Aishwarya
Date: 2013-04-30, 2013-05
Description: Cadmium is considered as one of the most toxic metals and is also classified as a carcinogen. It has similar properties to zinc, iron and...
Show moreCadmium is considered as one of the most toxic metals and is also classified as a carcinogen. It has similar properties to zinc, iron and copper, which allows it to cause changes in cellular functions. Metallothionein is a metal binding protein, which helps to reduce the toxicity of cadmium in biological systems. When there is excessive cadmium compared to available Metallothionein, unbound, labile cadmium induces indirectly oncogenicity and directly renal damage. The effect of micromolar and supra-micromolar concentrations of cadmium toxicity in causing cancer has been studied widely. Our hypothesis instead aims at the effects of submicromolar concentrations of cadmium chloride on aggressiveness of existing prostate cancer. Hence in this study prostate cancer cells such as PC-3 and LnCaP are exposed to various concentration of cadmium chloride. One of the characteristics of aggressive prostate cancers is Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition(EMT). Our results show that nanomolar concentrations of cadmium chloride induces EMT in PC-3 cells, but not in LNCaP cells.
M.S. in Biology, May 2013
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Title: The advisability of changing the municipal shops to motor drive, using power from the system of the Sanitary District of Illinois
Creator: Parker, W. F.
Date: 2009, 1909
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/advisabilityofch00park
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1909 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1909

Title: OPEN SOURCE BUILDING SCIENCE SENSORS (OSBSS) : A LOW-COST ARDUINO-BASED PLATFORM FOR LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
Creator: Ali, Akram Syed
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: Accurate characterization of building characteristics that influence indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, and energy consumption in...
Show moreAccurate characterization of building characteristics that influence indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, and energy consumption in buildings is often limited to the use of proprietary hardware and software, which can adversely affect both functionality and costs. In response, the Open Source Building Science Sensors (OSBSS) project was launched to design and develop a network of inexpensive open source devices based on the Arduino platform for measuring and recording long-term indoor environmental and building operational data. The project includes a variety of sensors and dataloggers designed to assess energy, comfort, and air quality in buildings, including air and surface temperatures, air relative humidity, surface water activity, human occupancy and activity, light intensity, CO2, and a generic datalogger that can log data from other sensors such as HVAC system pressure sensors for determining system airflow rates or runtimes. The development, calibration, and performance of the sensor network is being documented in its entirety and made available freely online along with detailed tutorials designed to allow other researchers to incorporate the sensors in both ongoing and future investigations of energy, air quality, and comfort in the built environment. The OSBSS network of devices will ultimately allow for more flexibility in synchronizing a large number of measurements with high spatial and temporal resolution in a more cost effective manner for use in research projects and building automation and control.
M.S. in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, May 2015
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Title: Advanced dynamo laboratory experiments
Creator: Scheuer, E. W., Joslyn, R. O., Geldmeier, H. F., Veremis, M. C.
Date: 2009, 1919
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/advanceddynamola00sche
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 135

Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FRICTION VELOCITY BASED ON THE BEHAVIOR OF AN OIL DROPLET IN A CHANNEL FLOW
Creator: Bonnavion, Guillaume
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: The study of oil films can be an approach to determine the friction velocity of turbulent channel flows. In experimentation, the oil film...
Show moreThe study of oil films can be an approach to determine the friction velocity of turbulent channel flows. In experimentation, the oil film motion and the shear stresses can be measured using oil film interferometry. Similarly, these techniques can be set up to obtain the equivalent numerical simulation of these kinds of flows, also displaying the evolution of an oil droplet in such configurations. A two-dimensional simulation had been obtained using the Nek5000 code provided by Argonne National Laboratory. In this work, it was aimed to check the accuracy of such a simulation and to extend it to a uniform three-dimensional case to see whether the solver could be used to solve such problems. A new two-dimensional simulation was set up and gave preliminary results. A better achievement was made using tuned inputs that allowed comparing it with an available theory. The simulation and its accuracy were justified in specific cases. It was then extended to two uniform three-dimensional cases and compared with the previously obtained two-dimensional results. This allowed an extension of the use of the solver in specific cases and therefore provides an easy-to-implement method to determine the friction velocity in a flow and also to access some flow information such as velocity profiles or by extension pressure gradients.
M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, May 2015
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Title: EVALUATION OF A MODIFIED ITEM PARAMETER REPLICATION METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONING OF ITEMS AND TESTS ANALYSIS WITH UNEQUAL SAMPLE SIZES
Creator: Blitz, David L.
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: In 1995, Raju, van der Linden, and Fleer introduced the Differential Functioning of Items and Tests (DFIT) framework. However, some concerns...
Show moreIn 1995, Raju, van der Linden, and Fleer introduced the Differential Functioning of Items and Tests (DFIT) framework. However, some concerns have been raised regarding the accuracy of DFIT (e.g., Meade & Lautenschlager, 2004, 2005). More recently, it was suggested that large differences in sample sizes might affect the sampling variance of the NCDIF statistic (e.g., Raju et al., 2009). The purpose of this study was to confirm if differing subgroup sample sizes affect the accuracy of the NCDIF statistic and to propose and evaluate a modification to solve this problem. Monte Carlo results indicated that the old method generally maintained fairly stable power, but tended to be overly conservative when the focal group was smaller than the reference group and exhibit inflated Type I error when the focal group was larger than the reference group. The new method generally maintained reasonable Type I error regardless of subgroup sample size and demonstrated comparable or better power except for conditions where the old method exhibited inflated Type I error rates. When impact was present Type I error rates were slightly higher and power was slightly lower but results otherwise conformed to the general pattern.
Ph.D. in Psychology, May 2016
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Title: Bonding strength of concrete and steel
Creator: Webb, A. R., Wilsey, G. H.
Date: 2009, 1908
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/bondingstrengtho00webb
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves. 26-27

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