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Resilience And Post-Traumatic Growth In Parents Of Children With Special Needs, Elizabeth A. Sidener Jun 2019

Resilience And Post-Traumatic Growth In Parents Of Children With Special Needs, Elizabeth A. Sidener

OSR Journal of Student Research

From the day their child is diagnosed, parents of children with special needs are traveling on a journey of extremes. The stress parents experience can lead down many paths filled with stress, worries, and concerns as their constant companion. These conditions exert extreme pressure on parents and can lead to life-altering changes. Parents who are resilient and able to cope with continuous change will ultimately weave through the unknown to a place of positive growth known as post-traumatic growth. The research project was based on qualitative data obtained from interviews with eleven parents of children with special needs.

One of …


2016 "Meeting Of The Minds" Research Symposium Abstracts May 2017

2016 "Meeting Of The Minds" Research Symposium Abstracts

OSR Journal of Student Research

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Chronic Fluoxetine And Paroxetine Treatment On Affective Behavior Of Male And Female Adolescent Rats, Zachary R. Harmony May 2017

Effects Of Chronic Fluoxetine And Paroxetine Treatment On Affective Behavior Of Male And Female Adolescent Rats, Zachary R. Harmony

OSR Journal of Student Research

No abstract provided.


Ghost In The Closet: Other Voices, Other Rooms And The Queer Gothic Family, Bri Lafond May 2017

Ghost In The Closet: Other Voices, Other Rooms And The Queer Gothic Family, Bri Lafond

OSR Journal of Student Research

The young queer characters in Truman Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms—especially the protagonist, Joel Harrison Knox—is able to carve out a legitimate space for themselves within heteronormative society; however, they do not achieve full equality, and their fates may even be read as a reiteration of the status quo. I argue that the novel is less about individual queer actualization, but rather about establishing larger support structures for the queer community, particularly in the form of the specially chosen—or curated—family. In particular, Capote harnesses the tropes of Southern Gothicism by symbolizing family structures—both extant and burgeoning— Through a series of …


Relationship Between Lipid Ingestion And Blood Glucose Metabolism, Maria Castelan, Cristal Choara, Nayeli Guerrero, Jaimie Orozco May 2017

Relationship Between Lipid Ingestion And Blood Glucose Metabolism, Maria Castelan, Cristal Choara, Nayeli Guerrero, Jaimie Orozco

OSR Journal of Student Research

Background: It has been shown that the consumption of carbohydrates increases the glycemic response. The objective of our study was to demonstrate the effects of the glycemic index when carbohydrates were independently consumed and when carbohydrates and lipids were consumed jointly. Our findings indicate that the glycemic index was not significantly affected by the consumption of carbohydrates and lipids.

Methods: Fifty-nine subjects were screened for a glucose tolerance test where the participants fasted overnight, 10-12 hours. Subjects obtained a fasting glucose level test in order to obtain their blood glucose baseline. The glucometer, ReliOn Ultima, model No. 66004-0122-05, …


Proceedings (Abstracts) From The 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium “Meeting Of The Minds” And The 27th Annual Csusb Student Research Competition Feb 2017

Proceedings (Abstracts) From The 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium “Meeting Of The Minds” And The 27th Annual Csusb Student Research Competition

OSR Journal of Student Research

No abstract provided.