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A Developmental Study Of Apoptotic Markers And Histamine In Cephalopod Statocysts, Samantha Nicole Leef

Honors Theses and Capstones

Cephalopods can participate in complex navigation using landmarks that show context due to their statocysts. Statocysts are analogous to the vertebrate vestibular and auditory system encased in cartilage rather than bone making them more easily accessible. Age and anatomical dysfunctions are the reasons for many human vestibular malfunctions. Two of these sources are endolymph hydrops and aging. In the past, endolymph pressure changes were attributed to the ineffectual ion transport. Recent studies have illuminated the possibility of histamine receptors in the semicircular canal could be responsible for patients’ endolymph pressure changes rather than the previous belief that the pressure changes …

Employee Volunteer Program In The Eyes Of College Students, Diep Thi Ngoc Tran

Honors Theses and Capstones

The purpose of this study is to understand University of New Hampshire (UNH) students’ opinions about Employee Volunteer Program (EVP), especially what value they place upon EVP and what they are looking for in an ideal EVP. Based on the background and context of EVP among Millennials recently, the paper raises questions about EVP’s value to students generally and how factors like past volunteering experience, gender, and occupation/majors impact students’ valuation of EVP. Data collected from this research leads to several conclusions. Although many students do not fully understand EVP, most of them have positive opinions of the program, leaving …

The Ethics Of Identifiers And Causal Relations In Journalism, Alycia Wilson

Honors Theses and Capstones

The AP Stylebook, a guide used by many journalism organizations to inform editorial decision making, says identifiers such as race should be included in news stories when "pertinent." But how do we determine when an identifier is pertinent? My analysis of news stories demonstrates that sometimes identifiers can suggest a causal relation between an identity and an event. For example, journalists will identify race in any story involving a white police officer shooting a black suspect, even if the facts of the story suggest that the shooting was justified. Journalists also widely reported the sexual orientation of the victims in …

Is Breaking Up Hard To Do? Exploring Emerging Adults’ Beliefs About Their Abilities To End Romantic Relationships, Tyler B. Jamison Phd, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer Phd

Faculty Publications

Objective: We explored emerging adults’ beliefs about their ability to end romantic relationships (i.e., breakup beliefs) and identified demographic, personality, and romantic experience factors associated with breakup beliefs.

Background: Emerging adulthood typically involves forming and dissolving multiple romantic unions. Thus, ending relationships is a key component of emerging adult romantic development.

Method: 948 emerging adults, recruited from Qualtrics Panel Services, participated in a cross-sectional study of romantic experiences and health outcomes.

Results: Most participants perceive they are able to carry out breakup related tasks. Most participants reported knowing when to break up, being able to do so appropriately, being able …

Unh Researchers Find Lasting Impact Of Concussions On Young Adults, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Unh Research Finds Recreationists Support Offshore Wind Energy Development, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Unh Partners With Seacoast Science Center To Help Diagnose Cause Of Deaths Of Marine Mammals, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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Unh Business School Receives Highest National Ranking Ever, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Professor Elected To Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Professor Named National Academy Of Inventors Fellow, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Partners With Zillow On Research That Finds Homelessness Rate Increases Faster In Least Affordable Rental Markets, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Research Finds Development Most Likely To Occur Where Green Space Limited, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Research Finds Development Most Likely To Occur Where Green Space Limited, Erika Mantz

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Researchers Find Unexpected Impact Of Hurricanes On Puerto Rico’S Watershed, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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First Impressions Pittsfield Report-Final, Jared Reynolds

UNH Cooperative Extension

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 108 [109], No. 14 (Dec. 6, 2018), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 108, but it is the 109th volume in the series.

Title Ix And You, Jordyn Haime

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Vet Pathologist Identifies First Case Of Rare Disease In U.S., Third In World, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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Occupancy Detection Using Wireless Sensor Network In Indoor Environment, Farah Ferdaus

Master's Theses and Capstones

Occupancy detection plays an important role in many smart buildings such as reducing building energy usage by controlling heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, monitoring systems and managing lighting systems, tracking people in hospitals for medical issues, advertising to people in malls, and to search and rescue missions. The global positioning system (GPS) is used most widely as a localization system but highly inaccurate for indoor applications. The indoor environment is difficult to handle because along with the loss of signals, privacy is a major concern. Indoor tracking has many aspects in common with sensor localization in Wireless Sensor …

College Students' Perceptions Of Policing Careers, Patrick Robert Sullivan

Master's Theses and Capstones

Police departments across the United States have had tremendous difficulties in recruiting new officers over recent years. Past research has examined factors that motivate people to become police officers but has not examined reasons why people choose not to become police officers. This study aims to identify the college students’ opinions of policing careers. This study evaluates the relationship of views, past interactions, thoughts of prestige, and the role of the media in students’ desire to enter a policing career through a survey and follow-up interviews. Survey results show no statistically significant relationship between views of police and past interactions …

Public Support For Democracy And The Rule Of Law In The Southern Cone, Patrick James Baga

Master's Theses and Capstones

This is an analysis of the countries of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay which argues that public support for democracy and the rule of law in these countries is impacted by the institutional reform processes which are mediated by the social cleavages within these states. The paper begins with a qualitative overview of each country’s experiences before, during, and after military dictatorship. The overview assesses the degree to which each country underwent successful institutional reform at the time of transition to democracy, and how institutional reform impacts public perceptions. Also built within the qualitative overview are the historical experiences which ultimately …

Enhancing E. Coli Removal From Slow-Rate Biofilters Treating Low-Carbon Source Waters, Darline Simoni Balen

Master's Theses and Capstones

Optimizing ripening periods and maintaining removal efficiencies when treating high-quality source waters are some of the main challenges of slow-rate biofiltration. The ripening period of biofilters treating carbon-limited source waters can be significantly longer than biofilters treating nutrient-rich source waters, especially during colder temperatures. Abrupt changes in the influent water quality, e.g. surface water to groundwater, can also impact biofilter active biomass, and consequently biofilter performance. This study aimed to investigate how to reduce ripening period and improve removal efficiencies of slow-rate biofilters treating low-carbon waters by (i) increasing the organic carbon loading of the source water, and (ii) adding …

Unh Announces Winners Of Statewide Social Venture Innovation Challenge, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 108 [109], No. 13 (Nov. 29, 2018), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 108, but it is the 109th volume in the series.

Unh Seeks Input On New Program To Build Intergenerational Networks, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Dairy Farmers Of America Recognizes Unh Research Farms With Top Award, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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Unh Professor Awarded The Honor Of 2018 Aaas Fellow, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Microsoft Patent Leader Joins Unh Law, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Unh Researchers Discover New Materials To Generate Solar Fuel Production, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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2018-19 Faculty Senate Xxiii - November 26, 2018 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

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