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The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh Nov 2011

The Seven Spices: Pumpkins, Puritans, And Pathogens In Colonial New England, Michael Sharbaugh

Michael D Sharbaugh

Water sources in the United States' New England region are laden with arsenic. Particularly during North America's colonial period--prior to modern filtration processes--arsenic would make it into the colonists' drinking water. In this article, which evokes the biocultural evolution paradigm, it is argued that colonists offset health risks from the contaminant (arsenic poisoning) by ingesting copious amounts of seven spices--cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, vanilla, and ginger. The inclusion of these spices in fall and winter recipes that hail from New England would therefore explain why many Americans associate them not only with the region, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas, …


Author Rights And Publishing Today: What You Should Know. Why You Should Care., Denise Troll Covey Oct 2011

Author Rights And Publishing Today: What You Should Know. Why You Should Care., Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.


Testing Cermak's Hypothesis: Is Dissociation The Mediating Variable That Links Substance Abuse In The Family Of Origin With Offspring Codependency?, Daniel Harkness Sep 2011

Testing Cermak's Hypothesis: Is Dissociation The Mediating Variable That Links Substance Abuse In The Family Of Origin With Offspring Codependency?, Daniel Harkness

Daniel Harkness

This is a pilot study of substance abuse in the family of origin and its relation to offspring dissociation and offspring codependency. Cermak contends that substance abuse in the family of origin exposes offspring to trauma, that exposure to trauma in the family of origin engenders offspring dissociation, and that dissociation is the process underlying offspring codependency. Assuming that substance abuse in the family of origin exposes offspring to trauma, this experiment tested the hypothesis that dissociation mediates the relationship between substance abuse in the family of origin and offspring codependency. Although it was found that substance abuse in the …


To Have And To Hold: Codependency As A Mediator Or Moderator Of The Relationship Between Substance Abuse In The Family Or Origin And Adult-Offspring Medical Problems, Daniel Harkness Sep 2011

To Have And To Hold: Codependency As A Mediator Or Moderator Of The Relationship Between Substance Abuse In The Family Or Origin And Adult-Offspring Medical Problems, Daniel Harkness

Daniel Harkness

This pilot study explored the putative role of codependency as a mediator or moderator of the relationship between substance abuse in the family of origin (SAFO) and offspring medical problems in a counterbalanced multiple-treatment experiment with a heterogenous sample of adult males and females. Codependent attitude and behavior were moderators that attenuated the relationship between SAFO and two measures of acute offspring medical problems, but codependent behavior amplified the relationship between SAFO and chronic medical problems. Challenging replications are called for.


The Development, Reliability, And Validity Of A Clinical Rating Scale For Codependency, Daniel Harkness, Melaney Swenson, Kathryn Madsen-Hampton, Richard Hale Sep 2011

The Development, Reliability, And Validity Of A Clinical Rating Scale For Codependency, Daniel Harkness, Melaney Swenson, Kathryn Madsen-Hampton, Richard Hale

Daniel Harkness

This investigation examined the reliability and validity if a rating scale for codependency in substance abuse treatment. The investigators developed an example-anchored rating scale to operationalize codependency as substance abuse counselors construe it in practice, and recruited 27 counselors for a counterbalanced multiple-treatment experiment. Counselors were randomly assigned to one of four continuing education workshops for rating-scale training, and asked to evaluate codependency in five videotaped cases. Semistructured case interviews were videotaped with a male and a female from five adult populations to vary the gender and codependency of cases: (1) outpatients in treatment for addiction, (2) outpatient spouses, (3) …


The Utility Of Motivational Interviewing Using Co-Active Life Coaching Skills On Adults Struggling With Obesity: Participants' Perspectives, Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow Dec 2010

The Utility Of Motivational Interviewing Using Co-Active Life Coaching Skills On Adults Struggling With Obesity: Participants' Perspectives, Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Change-Ing Obesity: A Methodological Account Of A Comprehensive Study For University Students With Obesity, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow Dec 2010

Change-Ing Obesity: A Methodological Account Of A Comprehensive Study For University Students With Obesity, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.