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Non-Pharmacological Behavioral Interventions For Adhd In The Elementary School Classroom, Kylie M. Burdge

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

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Mediation Between Parental Coercion And Adolescent Depression, Jacob D. Brown

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

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An Open-Source Tool To Facilitate The Processing Of Grace Observations And Gldas Outputs: An Evaluation In Bangladesh, Adam J. Purdy, Cédric H. David, Md. Safat Sikder, John T. Reager, Hrishikesh A. Chandanpukar, Norman L. Jones, Mir A. Matin

Faculty Publications

Bangladesh lies at the intersection of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers with a combined average discharge of 38,000 m3s−1 ranking fourth globally. Despite the volume of water flowing through and seasonally inundating parts of the landscape, groundwater reliance is necessary to support an intensive agricultural industry. Here we use newly-developed open-source software to combine observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites with hydrologic estimates of land water storage from the Global Land Assimilation Data System (GLDAS) to isolate basin-scale groundwater anomalies in Northwest Bangladesh from 2002 to 2016. We place our estimates in the context of …

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Extending The Bandwidth Of Intensity-Based Sound Power Estimates, Michael C. Mortenson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Sound power is often measured using the intensity-based engineering standard ANSI S12.12-1992:R2017. Traditional methods for intensity-based sound power estimation are limited in bandwidth at low frequencies by phase mismatch between microphones and at high frequencies by microphone spacing—with errors occurring well below the spatial Nyquist frequency. The Phase and Amplitude Gradient Estimation (PAGE) method has been used to extend the bandwidth of intensity calculations [1]. This thesis examines the efficacy of the PAGE method in overcoming bandwidth limitations in estimating sound power. Specifically, the sound fields from three sources—a blender, vacuum cleaner, and reference sound source—were measured according to ANSI …

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Longitudinal Study Of Externalizing Behaviors In Latino/A Adolescents: An Examination Of Parenting And Educational Factors, Sergio B. Pereyra, Roy A. Bean, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Chien-Ti Lee, Jonathan G. Sandberg, Richard B. Miller

Faculty Publications

As the Latino/a population increases externalizing behaviors among adolescents continue to concern researchers and clinicians. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data were used to analyze direct and indirect effects of parenting and academic factors on externalizing behavior among Latino/a adolescents over time, using latent growth curves and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results indicated that higher levels of maternal warmth, the adolescent-teacher relationship, and academic achievement were all negatively associated with initial levels of externalizing behavior and in some cases negatively predicted the rate of change of externalizing behavior. Some predictors were also all found to be positively …

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Front Matter, Vol. 79 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

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Does Time Spent Using Social Media Impact Mental Health?: An Eight Year Longitudinal Study, Sarah M. Coyne, Adam A. Rogers, Jessica D. Zurcher, Laura Stockdale, Mccall Booth

Faculty Publications

Many studies have found a link between time spent using social media and mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. However, the existing research is plagued by cross-sectional research and lacks analytic techniques examining individual change over time. The current research involves an 8-year longitudinal study examining the association between time spent using social media and depression and anxiety at the intra-individual level. Participants included 500 adolescents who completed once-yearly questionnaires between the ages of 13 and 20. Results revealed that increased time spent on social media was not associated with increased mental health issues across development when examined …

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Enabling Stakeholder Decision-Making With Earth Observation And Modeling Data Using Tethys Platform, E. James Nelson, Sarva T. Pulla, Mir A. Matin, Kiran Shakya, Norm Jones, Daniel P. Ames, W. Lee Ellenburg, Kel N. Markert, Cédric H. David, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Patrick Gatlin, Riley Hales

Faculty Publications

Tethys Platform is an open source framework for developing web-based applications for Earth Observation data. Our experience shows that Tethys significantly lowers the barrier for cloud-based app development, simplifies the process of accessing scalable distributed cloud computing resources and leverages additional software for data and computationally intensive modeling. The Tethys software development kit allows users to create web apps for visualizing, analyzing, and modeling Earth Observation data. Tethys platform provides a collaborative environment for scientists to develop and deploy several Earth Observation web applications across multiple Tethys portals. We work in partnership with leading regional organizations world-wide to help developing …

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Plastic Bags And Bamboo Stools, Grace R. Bithell

Marriott Student Review

This paper conducts a critical analyses of microfinance institutions. It gives an overview of the complexities of credit in developing countries and shows how microfinance fits into the equations. It discussed the successes and failures of microenterprises in trying to alleviate poverty. It also delves into best practices pertaining to lending to the poor and how microfinance is impacted by culture in developing nations.

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Boomers And Fraudsters: A Closer Look At The Financial Elder Abuse Cycle In America, Ryan E. Brown

Marriott Student Review

In 2011, a landmark study was published by the Metlife Mature Market Institute claiming that nearly $3 billion disappears from the wallets and bank accounts of senior citizens annually. More surprising is that a similar study reported that figure could be as high as $36 billion. Because so many seniors let incidents of fraud or financial deceit go unreported, there is a huge discrepancy in annual reporting. This contributes to the overall lack of understanding we have of elder financial abuse, or why seniors continue to lose to fraudsters and scam artists. In a brief overview of financial elder abuse …

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Full Issue: Undaunted (Volume 3: Issue 2), Marianna Richardson

Marriott Student Review

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Book Reviews

Comparative Civilizations Review

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End Matter

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Journal of Response to Writing

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Those They Left Behind, Chad M. Orton

BYU Studies

In September 1900, thirty-three-year-old Mary Bennion bid goodbye to her husband, William, as he left to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southwestern States Mission. Mary, pregnant with the couple’s seventh child, stoically noted his departure in her journal: “Wm left about 11 Oclock. We all feel very sad about his leaving us for such a long time, it looks a long time to be away from his family, but hope he will fulfill an honorable mission, return home a better man than when he left.”¹

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Simultaneous Oral-Written Feedback Approach (Sowfa): Students’ Preference On Writing Response, Jim Hu

Journal of Response to Writing

This paper reports beliefs and preferences of second-language (L2) students regarding effective writing feedback strategies, especially conferences for oral and written feedback. Guiding the study were these questions: 1) Do L2 university students prefer to receive direct or indirect teacher feedback on written-language problems? 2) Do the students prefer to receive (a) written feedback (WF) only or (b) oral feedback (OF) in one-on-one conferences as well as WF? 3) In the case of 2(b), do the students prefer to receive OF during or after WF? The study employed mixed methods involving quantitative surveys of 30 Canadian university students from two …

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Full Issue

BYU Studies

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Does Family Communication Matter? Exploring Knowledge Of Breast Cancer Genetics In Cancer Families, Deborah O. Himes Phd, Aprn-Bc, Sarah H. Davis, Jane H. Lassetter, Neil E. Peterson, Margaret F. Clayton, Wendy Birmingham Phd, Anita Y. Kinney

Faculty Publications

Knowledge of breast cancer genetics is critical for those at increased hereditary risk who must make decisions about breast cancer screening options. This descriptive study explored theory-based relationships among cognitive and emotional variables related to knowledge of breast cancer genetics in cancer families. Participants included first-degree relatives of women with breast cancer who had received genetic counseling and testing. Study participants themselves did not have breast cancer and had not received genetic counseling or testing. Data were collected by telephone interviews and surveys. Variables analyzed included numeracy, health literacy, cancer-related distress, age, education, and the reported amount of information shared …

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Comparing Alcohol Abuse Of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander College Students To That Of Other Racial Groups, Jason Bernard Lefrandt

Theses and Dissertations

Alcohol abuse is a ubiquitous issue for college students across the United States (U.S.) including Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). As compared to their counterparts, NHPI students tend to underutilize university counseling services and have significantly lower retention rates than their White counterparts. Considering that NHPI may be reluctant to go to counseling, their levels of distress and alcohol abuse may have to reach a higher threshold before they seek treatment. This study examined NHPI college students' presenting levels of alcohol abuse both at intake and over time and compared these students to students from other ethnic/racial groups. Data …

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Life After Pediatric Critical Illness: Risk Factors For Reduced Health-Related Quality Of Life And Functional Decline, Ramona O. Hopkins

Faculty Publications

Survivors of a critical illness are at risk to develop physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments that can persist for months to years after they leave the hospital. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) and functional abilities are important measures of outcomes after a critical illness, as they reflect not only the effects of the critical illness, its treatment, and comorbid illness but also physical disability, cognitive impairment, and psychological disorders (depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder) after a critical illness in adults (1). A review of HRQL in 557 adult survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome found a substantially lower HRQL …

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Resolving The Privacy Paradox: Bridging The Behavioral Intention Gap With Risk Communication Theory, Justin Chun Wah Wu

Theses and Dissertations

The advent of the Internet has led to vastly increased levels of data accessibility to both users and would-be attackers. The privacy paradox is an established phenomenon wherein users express concern about resultant security and privacy threats to their data, but nevertheless fail to enact the host of protective measures that have steadily become available. The precise nature of this phenomenon, however, is not a settled matter. Fortunately, risk communication theory, a discipline devoted to understanding the factors involved in risk-oriented decision-making and founded in years of empirical research in public health and disaster awareness domains, presents an opportunity to …

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First Description Of A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Attempting Depredation On An Adult Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) Of The Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population, Matthew R. Rabbe, Andrew J. Caven, Joshua D. Wiese

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

Twice annually, the last remaining wild and self-sustaining migratory population of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) migrates through central Nebraska on its approximately 3900-km journey between Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada. On 27 March 2018, a juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was observed attacking a Whooping Crane on the Loup River near Rockville, Nebraska. The encounter, documented by a private landowner, was forwarded to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the decades-long citizen-science effort undertaken to track and record public sightings …

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The Indian And 'The Man': Double Consciousness By Community Identity In Zitkala-Ša’S "The Soft-Hearted Sioux", Ethan Mcginty

BYU English Symposium

Zitkala-Ša is often considered to be an individual who created a bicultural identity in order to overcome the double consciousness which results from colonial assimilation. Amanda Irvin, for example, claims that Zitkala-Ša’s narration shows how she is capable of “simultaneously aligning herself with both” White and Native cultures. However, the writings of Zitkala-Ša herself appear to express skepticism that the formation of a successfully bicultural identity is a common occurrence. Zitkala-Ša’s short story “The Soft-Hearted Sioux” highlights the seeming irreconcilability of White and Native cultures by metonymically reducing these two factions to dueling ideals of physicality and spirituality. This device …

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Perceived Parental Psychological Control Predicts Intraindividual Decrements In Self-Regulation Throughout Adolescence, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Adam A. Rogers, Madison K. Memmott-Elison

Faculty Publications

The present study examined the intraindividual, longitudinal, cross-lagged associations between adolescents’ perceptions of mothers’ and fathers’ psychologically controlling parenting and their self-regulation from ages 11–17. Using 7 waves of data involving 500 families and their adolescents (Mage 11.29; SD 1.01 at Wave 1), results indicated that adolescent-reported increases in mothers’ and fathers’ psychological control prospectively and uniquely predicted intraindividual decrements in their self- regulation, controlling for prior levels of self-regulation. Sex differences were largely absent except for one, where fathers’ psychological control predicted adolescent females’, but not males’, declines in self-regulation, and where reverse associations manifested. Implications for intervention efforts …

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Histological Findings In Wild Rodents Of The Great Basin, Andrew W. Bartlow

Western North American Naturalist

In the western United States, significant environmental change is expected through the combined effects of climate change, tree mortality, drought, and invasive species. Wild animals can be used as indicators of threats to populations and even entire communities by looking for histopathological changes in their tissues. This method may identify threats to wild populations quickly and more accurately than waiting to observe population declines; however, baseline data are needed for comparisons. Here, rodents are surveyed at 5 sites in the Great Basin to record histopathological changes. Additionally, one site is next to a copper mine that was in operation for …

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Investigation Of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism, Josephine Anna Tueller

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis addresses multiple approaches to investigating mechanisms of immune linked disease. There are four projects outlined below which describe the work of these investigations. First, educating students about techniques to study disease and therapies is an important area of research. Flow cytometry is a common technique in immunology and its versatility and high throughput abilities can be applied to many fields. While it is very useful, flow cytometry is a complex technique that requires training to operate and understand, and there are very few reports about administering effective training. This thesis outlines the first report of a full semester …

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“All That Was Important In Life”: Toward A Compassionate Anthropocene In Tracy K. Smith’S “Watershed”, Isaac B. Robertson

BYU English Symposium

In Tracy K. Smith’s “Watershed,” the Pulitzer-prize winner and current Poet Laureate of America juxtaposes accounts of ecological violence with individual eschatological experiences. Having been “powerfully compelled and disturbed by a Nathaniel Rich article about chemical pollution that appeared in the New York Times Magazinein January 2016,”¹Smith knew that she wanted to compose a found poem using lines of the report, although she didn’t know at the time what form that would take. Later, she “had the idea of marrying the facts from that article . . . with the narratives of near-death-experience (NDE) survivors.” Yet while …

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The Gothic And The Gross: Frankenstein And His Friends’ Attractiveness To Children, Rebecca Mckee

BYU English Symposium

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein sent shockwaves through nineteenth century society with the horror of her story. In the 200 years since, stage and film adaptations have pushed the limits of each generation’s tolerance for terrifying images. Along the way, the Frankenstein creature has undergone a metamorphosis from monstrous threat to beloved playmate of even the littlest children. From comic books for teenagers to toys and cartoons targeted at toddlers, Frankenstein is a beloved character. My paper will trace the evolution of Frankenstein’s creature from a danger to society to the loveable goofball with green skin so well known today. I refute …

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Substance Abuse Among College Students In The United States, Sam Lofgran

Ballard Brief

College students are one of the largest groups of substance abusers in the United States. Many turn to substances to deal with mental illness and academic stress, particularly using study drugs to help with their academics. Students are exposed to drugs because of party culture and Greek life, where substance abuse is much more common. Substance abuse impacts many of these students' education, leading them to get lower grades and struggle academically. It also results in more emergency room visits due to substance abuse and addictions. Long-term drug abuse often leads to long-term health problems as well. Universities and outside …

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Healthcare Access In Rural Communities In India, Jacob Player

Ballard Brief

Rural communities in India face a severe shortage of access to healthcare services. There is little public spending on healthcare, and what money the government does spend is largely distributed to urban settings rather than rural ones. Additionally, the private healthcare industry primarily serves urban settings. While there is a significant healthcare personnel shortage throughout India, it is particularly problematic in rural areas. Because of this issue, those in rural areas seeking healthcare services must often travel distances of up to 100 km to access them. Healthcare providers that are serving rural communities are often local and have little to …

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Non-Pharmacological Behavioral Interventions For Adhd In The Elementary School Classroom, Kylie M. Burdge

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Mediation Between Parental Coercion And Adolescent Depression, Jacob D. Brown

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

An Open-Source Tool To Facilitate The Processing Of Grace Observations And Gldas Outputs: An Evaluation In Bangladesh, Adam J. Purdy, Cédric H. David, Md. Safat Sikder, John T. Reager, Hrishikesh A. Chandanpukar, Norman L. Jones, Mir A. Matin

Faculty Publications

Extending The Bandwidth Of Intensity-Based Sound Power Estimates, Michael C. Mortenson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Longitudinal Study Of Externalizing Behaviors In Latino/A Adolescents: An Examination Of Parenting And Educational Factors, Sergio B. Pereyra, Roy A. Bean, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Chien-Ti Lee, Jonathan G. Sandberg, Richard B. Miller

Faculty Publications

Front Matter, Vol. 79 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

Does Time Spent Using Social Media Impact Mental Health?: An Eight Year Longitudinal Study, Sarah M. Coyne, Adam A. Rogers, Jessica D. Zurcher, Laura Stockdale, Mccall Booth

Faculty Publications

Enabling Stakeholder Decision-Making With Earth Observation And Modeling Data Using Tethys Platform, E. James Nelson, Sarva T. Pulla, Mir A. Matin, Kiran Shakya, Norm Jones, Daniel P. Ames, W. Lee Ellenburg, Kel N. Markert, Cédric H. David, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Patrick Gatlin, Riley Hales

Faculty Publications

Plastic Bags And Bamboo Stools, Grace R. Bithell

Marriott Student Review

Boomers And Fraudsters: A Closer Look At The Financial Elder Abuse Cycle In America, Ryan E. Brown

Marriott Student Review

Full Issue: Undaunted (Volume 3: Issue 2), Marianna Richardson

Marriott Student Review

Book Reviews

Comparative Civilizations Review

End Matter

Comparative Civilizations Review

Full Issue

Journal of Response to Writing

Those They Left Behind, Chad M. Orton

BYU Studies

Simultaneous Oral-Written Feedback Approach (Sowfa): Students’ Preference On Writing Response, Jim Hu

Journal of Response to Writing

Full Issue

BYU Studies

Does Family Communication Matter? Exploring Knowledge Of Breast Cancer Genetics In Cancer Families, Deborah O. Himes Phd, Aprn-Bc, Sarah H. Davis, Jane H. Lassetter, Neil E. Peterson, Margaret F. Clayton, Wendy Birmingham Phd, Anita Y. Kinney

Faculty Publications

Comparing Alcohol Abuse Of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander College Students To That Of Other Racial Groups, Jason Bernard Lefrandt

Theses and Dissertations

Life After Pediatric Critical Illness: Risk Factors For Reduced Health-Related Quality Of Life And Functional Decline, Ramona O. Hopkins

Faculty Publications

Resolving The Privacy Paradox: Bridging The Behavioral Intention Gap With Risk Communication Theory, Justin Chun Wah Wu

Theses and Dissertations

First Description Of A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Attempting Depredation On An Adult Whooping Crane (Grus Americana) Of The Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population, Matthew R. Rabbe, Andrew J. Caven, Joshua D. Wiese

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

The Indian And 'The Man': Double Consciousness By Community Identity In Zitkala-Ša’S "The Soft-Hearted Sioux", Ethan Mcginty

BYU English Symposium

Perceived Parental Psychological Control Predicts Intraindividual Decrements In Self-Regulation Throughout Adolescence, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Adam A. Rogers, Madison K. Memmott-Elison

Faculty Publications

Histological Findings In Wild Rodents Of The Great Basin, Andrew W. Bartlow

Western North American Naturalist

Investigation Of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism, Josephine Anna Tueller

Theses and Dissertations

“All That Was Important In Life”: Toward A Compassionate Anthropocene In Tracy K. Smith’S “Watershed”, Isaac B. Robertson

BYU English Symposium

The Gothic And The Gross: Frankenstein And His Friends’ Attractiveness To Children, Rebecca Mckee

BYU English Symposium

Substance Abuse Among College Students In The United States, Sam Lofgran

Ballard Brief

Healthcare Access In Rural Communities In India, Jacob Player

Ballard Brief