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College Of Dental Medicine Student Handbook June 2004, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Summer 2004, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences

CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues

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Push-Pull Factors Of Undocumented Migration From Bangladesh To West Bengal: A Perception Study, Pranati Datta

The Qualitative Report

Movement is an integral part of human existence. While talking about transborder migration from Bangladesh to India, we are, however, aware that this is a controversial subject. The partition of Bengal in 1947 was the cruelest partition in the history of the world and caused forced illegal migration from erstwhile East Pakistan. It is estimated that there are about 15 million Bangladeshi nationals living in India illegally. West Bengal has a border running 2,216 km along Bangladesh. The present study highlights push-pull factors of illegal Bangladeshi migration based on perceptions of respondents obtained from a qualitative survey done on the …

The Multiple Roles Of Low Income, Minority Women In The Family And Community: A Qualitative Investigation, Avery E. Goldstein, Wendy Reiboldt

The Qualitative Report

This longitudinal, ethnographic research study was incepted to investigate service use among families living in poor urban communities. Themes that emerged during data collection focus on the variety of roles played by women, in the home, and in the neighborhood. We identified numerous strengths exhibited by women, that is, roles that help families adapt and survive. Over a two-year period, we spent time with families, in their homes, and in their communities. Not only did the women fulfill multiple roles in the family, but they performed care taking functions within the community as well. A more complete understanding of family …

The Implications Of Sex Tourism On Mens Social, Psychological, And Physical Health, Kimberly Bender, Rich Furman

The Qualitative Report

This article explores sex tourism and possible concerns for the male sex tourist through a content analysis of sex tourism web sites. This qualitative, exploratory study describes the manner in which sex tour web sites attract and maintain male customers. Findings related to men’s psychosocial health are placed within an international context. Recommendations are made that pertain to international social welfare.

Understanding The Role Of Language/Culture In Group Work Through Qualitative Interviewing, Gavin Melles

The Qualitative Report

The second language student experience of group work at university is not often transparent in survey evaluations, although the multicultural nature of the student population in Australasia would suggest that culture and language should be on the research agenda. Culture and language, notwithstanding, is used in the higher education literature to position the Asian learner as different and problematic, although such cultural models and stereotypes have been the subject of some criticism in recent years. Through semi-structured qualitative interviewing in focus group interviews with nineteen South East Asian students, I explore the ways students account for their experiences of group …

Provisions Of Trustworthiness In Critical Narrative Research: Bridging Intersubjectivity And Fidelity, Glenda Moss

The Qualitative Report

This paper is a reflective-reflexive examination of provisions of trustworthiness in critical narrative research. The author presents her understanding of provisions of trustworthiness as a science and as an art, and blurs these boundaries as she acknowledges their tension in practice. She weaves between theory and her experience in two studies first the study of the Texas-Spain Visiting Teachers Program and secondly the study of Amish culture and education where the author felt a deep sense of responsibility that she maintain trustworthiness. This paper examines the provisions of trustworthiness as evidence of research accountability and shared responsibility and brings to …

2004 Commencement - College Of Osteopathic Medicine, College Of Pharmacy, College Of Optometry, College Of Allied Health, College Of Medical Sciences And College Of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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Medical Education Digest, Vol. 6 No. 3 (May 15, 2015), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

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2004 Commencement - 28th Annual Law Center Commencement, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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Network Thinking In Peace And Conflict Studies, Alvin W. Wolfe

Peace and Conflict Studies

Developments in mathematics and social theory and in techniques of communication and computation have brought network analysis to a state where it can be practically applied over a broad spectrum. Surprisingly, this mode of analysis has not been adopted by practitioners and scholars of peace and conflict studies to the extent that it ought to be. Examples of types of analysis that could have important applications are given, using network concepts such centrality, structural equivalence, and regular equivalence.

Volume 11, Number 1 (Spring 2004), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

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Back Matter, Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

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Metaphors For One Another: Racism In The United States And Sectarianism In Northern Ireland, John Alderdice, Michael A. Cowan

Peace and Conflict Studies

This article explores the possibility that an analysis of racism in the United States and sectarianism in Northern Ireland inspired by literary, psychotherapeutic, religious and philosophical conceptions of metaphor might yield new insight into the two situations by attending carefully to similarities and differences between them. Following brief summaries of the current state of racism in the U.S. and sectarianism in Northern Ireland, the article offers two perspectives from the field of psychotherapy that seem particularly germane to both situations. Then we turn to the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt for a reflection on the unpredictability and irreversibility of human …

Front Matter, Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

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Transforming Conflict: A Group Relations Perspective, Tracy Wallach

Peace and Conflict Studies

This article offers a group relations perspective of conflict and conflict transformation and explores how conflict manifests on the individual, interpersonal, group, and inter-group levels. Conflict and aggression are defined as normal aspects of the human condition. Current theories and practices in the field of conflict transformation tend to be more rationally based. The author uses concepts from psychoanalytic theory, such as defense mechanisms; and concepts from open systems theory, such as task, role, boundaries, and authority, to argue that in order to transform conflict, it is essential to understand the non-rational and often unconscious emotional elements that operate in …

The Knight Volume 14: Issue 15, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis With Oral Cannabinoids, Alberto Panero

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which includes the brain and spinal cord. Primarily, MS is a disease of the “white matter” tissue. In people affected by MS, patches of damage called plaques or lesions appear in random areas of the CNS white matter. At the site of a lesion, a nerve insulating material, called myelin is lost. Clinically, MS is a difficult condition to characterize because it is unpredictable and variable. Depending on which areas of the CNS are affected and how badly they are damaged, there is a great variety in …

Using Genetic Sampling Of Hair To Confirm Origin And Identify Florida Panthers, Julia M. Rabolli

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This project investigates the origin of a puma currently living in a zoo in Ecuador. Although this particular puma (named Sasha) is assumed to be of South American origin there is some speculation that she was brought to South America from Florida in the early 1980s. In order to determine Sasha’s most likely geographical origin and subspecies, DNA was extracted from hair from three known Florida panthers as well as from one of Sasha’s cubs. The target gene for this research is the mitochondrial NADH-5 (ND5) gene that is passed on from the maternal parent. Several variations (haplotypes) in this …

Substance Abuse And The Rave Scene, Melissa Gonzalez, Kassandra Landrian, Brannecha Campbell

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This research study deals with substance abuse in the rave scene. A “Rave” is an all night party, usually featuring electronic music as the primary type of music. Basically, there is an enormous amount of controversy surrounding these parties because of the reputation espoused by the media and some government agencies. According to reports from the mass media, drug use by rave party attendees in previous years was extremely high and the prevalence of individuals taking controlled substances at these parties was overwhelming. This study addressed issues pertaining to the prevalence of drug use during raves and how many individuals …

Self-Esteem, Family Relations And Suicide Among College Students, Andrea Boucher, Katerina Sovanova, Isaura Orozco, Alyssa Persaud, Avinash Persad

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in the U.S. claiming 29,350 lives per year. Suicide rates among youth (ages 15-24) have increased more than 200% in the last fifty years. However, it is higher for the elderly (ages 85+) than for any other age group. Suicide can be prevented, but many people are just unable to see any other alternatives to their problems. It is noted that suicidal people often give various warning, but others are often unaware of the significance of these warnings or unsure of what to do about them. It was once thought that just …

The Living Wage, Jenan Hadrous

Undergraduate Student Symposium

While the U.S. economy experienced unprecedented growth in income and wealth during the 1990's a significant portion of the working age population did not share in these gains. Specifically, those full time workers earning minimum wage fell behind as any gains in the minimum wage were more than offset by increases in the cost of living. It is not unusual for the family income of minimum wage workers to fall below the poverty level of income. To address this issue many local governments are now evaluating the possibility of requiring vendors who do business with the local government to pay …

The Effects Of Religious Upbringing On The Sexual Behavior Of College Students, Marissa S. Dass

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of religious upbringing on the sexual behavior of college students and their willingness to engage in drug or alcohol usage. A comprehensive questionnaire was composed and filled out by a total of fifty students on the main campuses of Nova Southeastern University and Florida Atlantic University. The questionnaire asked a series of questions ranging from age and ethnicity to type of religious upbringing and influence of religious upbringing on the individual’s sexual practices. The results of the survey were quantified to either prove or disprove the hypothesis. Analysis of the …

Rocket And Egg Drop Project, Rezwan Alam, Andrew Barry, Nika Ferdowski, Adam Finkelstein, Fahd Sattar

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Our project is to use our knowledge of kinetic energy, aerodynamics, and shock absorption to build our own rocket. These aspects of mechanical physics will determine the height of our launch and the physical strain on the rocket’s structure. In order to measure the effects of these acting forces, we will design, build and launch a rocket without the aid of a modeling kit.

This rocket will be used in an experiment to test the limits of its performance with respect to its passengers. Our rocket will launch with three eggs inside of it. These eggs will act as a …

Teenage Pregnancy: Prevention, Abortion, And Help, Leslie Ramirez, Maite Bilbao

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Sexual activity among the teenage population has become the norm rather than the exception. The problem not only concerns individual teenagers but their babies and their families, as well. This project seeks to provide information regarding teen pregnancies and to evaluate programs and policies that could help prevent teenage pregnancy by informing teens of the choices they can make. The importance of education and contraceptive use to prevent teen pregnancy is stressed. Statistics will help place the problem in perspective. For example, each year, almost 1 million teenage women--10% of all women aged 15-19 and 19% of those who have …

The Nsu Technology Student Help Site: Ideas To Actions, Angela Quintero, Jennifer Shaw, Jason Mcgwire, Lisa Barnes, Donna Cooper

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Technology students at NSU have many resources, but there are none that are made by students, for students. With this project, current technology students pass on their knowledge and research to new students, creating a network of help and support within the student body, not to mention within the University as a whole. The project uses an annotated format to list web sites that were academically relevant and useful for students. These annotations were categorized according to department (Technology), course (such as TECH 4900), and subject divisions within the course. Within these categorizations were listings of web sites that students …

Rhetorical Criticism As A Method Of Understanding History And The Art Of Persuasion, Cammie Cacace, Theodore Chamberlain

Undergraduate Student Symposium

U.S. history has been shaped by the speeches of great individuals. Democracy is built upon freedom of speech, which allows even the least privileged to speak the truth and their concerns to those in power. Those of privilege have given many of the great speeches in our history. However, some of the best have been delivered on behalf of all people in this country, and in the world. It is important that these archives of freedom and democracy be studied not only so we can understand the power of political rhetoric, but so that we can understand the events that …

Radio Telescope Project, Andrew Barry, Jessica Davis, Jordan Gularek, Po-Jui (Bryan) Lin, Dennis O'Leary, Erin Ostroff, Graham Rasenen, Kareem Shaker

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Burke and Franklin discovered that Jupiter emits radio waves through the construction on antenna much like Radio JOVE project. Jupiter has an extremely large magnetosphere, which allows Jupiter to emit radio signals that can be received on earth. The moon Io leaves behind large clouds of charged particles as it orbits Jupiter due to its volcanic atmosphere, which interacts with Jupiter’s magnetosphere causing radio storms. The position of the sun can have a large effect on the incoming radio signals to Earth because the sun ionizes Earth's magnetosphere causing the absorption of radio waves. The position of Jupiter is also …

Microarray Technology: New Strategies In The Discovery Of The Etiology Of Schizophrenia, Roxana A. Ruyani

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Schizophrenia is a complex trait disorder attributed to polygenic and epigenic factors linked to over ten chromosomal loci that are responsible for symptoms reflecting multiple mental processes such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech and behavior. Numerous studies implicate the profound effects of both genetic and environmental factors on neurodevelopmental processes to conclude that the function of the nervous system is highly dependent on gene expression. The objective of this literature research project is to summarize the application and major conclusions of two DNA microarray research procedures executed in an attempt to identify the causes and genes attributed to Schizophrenia. …

Obesity In Immigrants, Ana Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Obesity is one of the main health problems in the United States. The number of immigrants is increasing dramatically over the years. (Satia-Abouta, Patterson, Neuhouser, Elder, 2002). Immigrants to the U.S. often acquire new eating patterns as they become accustomed to the American products, fast-food culture and sedentary lifestyle. The acculturation to the American lifestyle places immigrants at risk for obesity. (Thompson, Coronado, Solomon, 2004). The purpose of this research is to create an awareness of the problem immigrants are having when immigrating to the U.S. Since this problem could be the cause of more health problems such as hypertension, …