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An Evidence-Based Investigation On The Offending Behaviors Of Website Defacers, Cameron J. Hoffman Apr 2024

An Evidence-Based Investigation On The Offending Behaviors Of Website Defacers, Cameron J. Hoffman

AYSPS Dissertations

The rapid development of the internet has far outpaced our ability to protect the internet. As new technologies have developed, so have new ways to exploit these technologies to use them for criminal purposes. This is extremely true of the core of the internet, websites. While the number of websites both personal and business focused have skyrocketed, so too have the number of cyber-attacks against these sites. These cyber-attacks are known as website defacements and can cause costly losses and damage the reputation of their internet victims. In such an attack the website defacer gains unauthorized access to the website …


I Think Of Your Mother, Natalie Elizabeth Conn May 2020

I Think Of Your Mother, Natalie Elizabeth Conn

Theses and Dissertations

I Think of Your Mother is a short observational film that documents Valentine’s Day weekend at a 131-year old, family-owned-and-operated flower shop in East Elmhurst, Queens. The once thriving business of providing flowers for funerals at the nearby St. Michael’s Cemetery has diminished, but seven days a week the 92-year old owner, Gladys, still answers the phone and takes orders while her family tries to accommodate her way of doing things. As they struggle to keep the store relevant, the film captures a family business that has persevered, if not necessarily triumphed, over the profound changes taking place in the …


Assessing The Effects Of The Holidays On Body Composition And Weight Change Using Air Displacement Plethysmography, Jessyka Nicholle Larson May 2009

Assessing The Effects Of The Holidays On Body Composition And Weight Change Using Air Displacement Plethysmography, Jessyka Nicholle Larson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was conducted to determine the change in weight and body composition over a 6-week holiday period. Change in body composition was measured using air displacement plethysmography technology (Bod Pod®). Thirteen men and 21 women ranging in age from 23-61 years were participants for this study. Baseline testing occurred the week of Thanksgiving Day (November 24 or 25), and the post-holiday assessment was the week after Utah State University's holiday break (January 5 or 6). Results from a nutrition and exercise questionnaire revealed a significant difference between pre-holiday and post-holiday consumption of vegetables (8.6 ± 8.3 vs. …


Holidays In The Public Schools: An Analysis Of Teacher Attitudes And Practice, Rebecca J. Schwarzer Jan 1988

Holidays In The Public Schools: An Analysis Of Teacher Attitudes And Practice, Rebecca J. Schwarzer

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Units Of Study On Eight American Patriotic Holidays, Nina Pearson Jan 1981

Units Of Study On Eight American Patriotic Holidays, Nina Pearson

MA TESOL Collection

This materials development project consists of information and lesson plans related to eight patriotic holidays in the United States. It is intended to be used by English as a Second Language teachers in intermediate classes. Each unit consists of background information on a specific holiday, a lesson plan which included culture and grammar points, and follow-up activities. Each lesson includes three objectives: a sociolinguistic/cultural objective, a linguistic objective, and an interpersonal objective, which deals with the atmosphere in which the learning takes place. Similar interpersonal objectives are stated in each lesson and emphasize the importance of a supportive, no-threatening learning …


Seasons, Holidays And Special Events: A Handbook Of Experiences For Classroom Use, Janet Elaine Williams Mcclain Jan 1976

Seasons, Holidays And Special Events: A Handbook Of Experiences For Classroom Use, Janet Elaine Williams Mcclain

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.