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Experiences Of Adolescents And Drama: "This Is Bullsh*T. I Can't Do It", Erin K. Hulse Phd

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of this practitioner action research (PAR) study was to explore experiences of middle school students enrolled in a basic drama class, creating a performance piece that allowed for the representation of voices and opinions of participants. Seventh and eighth grade students developed work relating their perspectives on issues important to them--friendship, respect, equality, secrets, and moving on. Questions were 1) how are trust, ensemble, and community developed with the participants? 2) how do students respond to drama games, and 3) how do participants express their perspectives regarding issues using the creative drama strategies? Students created a performance of …

Yinka Shonibare Mbe's Critiques Of Empire And His Reception In Four Transnational Case Studies, Johanna Wild

Art & Art History ETDs

In the wake of art history’s “global turn”, the installation art of Yinka Shonibare MBE has obtained vast visibility in the established centers of contemporary cultural practice in Europe and beyond. Shonibare is best known for his installations of mannequins that reenact canonized paintings and historical events culled from European modernity. Dressed in deceptively “African” Dutch Wax fabrics, Shonibare’s phenotypically ambiguous and headless mannequins ensnare audiences with a semblance of “exotic” difference, but ultimately resist the fixity of national, cultural, racial and, in some cases, gendered categorization through an incessant semiotic slippage. In his book, The Culture Game (2001), Olu …

The Effects Of Comorbid Mild Traumatic Brain Injury And Alcohol Use Disorder, Brandi Seaman

Psychology ETDs

Objective: Sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may influence alcohol consumption. The current study investigated the impact of self-reported mTBIs on alcohol use in a sample of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) or a history of seeking treatment.

Participants and Methods: 173 individuals recruited for a neuroimaging/genetic study of alcohol abuse completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to assess consequences of consumption, and the Time Line Follow-back to assess average drinks per drinking day (DPDD). The Rivermead Concussion Scale was completed for each injury reported. The effects of the number of mTBIs (0,1, more than one) …

From Project To Teacher To Student: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring The Complexities Of Student Writing At A Project-Based Learning High School, Jamie Mae Collins

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

In this qualitative case, I explore the complexities of adolescent student writing within one project over the course of one trimester at a project-based learning (PBL) high school. With this study, I seek to both understand how students write within project work and open-up a conversation between the fields of adolescent literacy development and PBL. From my extensive collection of data—field notes; student writing samples; photographs; teacher artifacts; and audio records of teacher interviews, planning sessions, and implementation of writing activities—I sought to answer my overarching research question: What happens with student writing during one project in a PBL high …

A Quantitative Analysis Of Degree And Job Match Of Native Americans And Whites, Sofia A. Locklear

Sociology ETDs

Objective. To examine the labor market returns on education and the effects of match between degree and job field between Native Americans and their White counterparts. Methods. Using logistic and OLS regressions, pooled data from the 2003 and 2010 National Survey of College Graduates is used to examine the effects of match between bachelor’s degree and job field on earnings. Results. Having a match creates statistically significant differences in on income with those with matches in engineering making 1.26 times as much and those with a match in business making 1.17 times as much as their unmatched counterpart. Notable …

Hyperemesis Gravidarum And The Oral Cavity, Jamie A. Pena

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a condition of extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, can significantly impact the oral cavity in numerous ways both during and after HG pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral and dental related issues pertaining to Hyperemesis gravidarum as well as to uncover common oral and dental complications associated with the condition. This effort was made to provide dental hygienists and professionals with a thorough understanding of HG and its various effects on the oral cavity in order that patients of this population may be sufficiently recognized and served. Matters were …

Evolution Of Complex Predicates With Cuenta Expressing Semantic Events Of Cognition In Spanish, Aubrey N. Healey

Linguistics ETDs

This research offers insight into the way linguistic constructions develop new meanings by examining a group of semantically and structurally related form-meaning pairings in Spanish, all of which contain a verb and the word cuenta ‘count/account’. Five constructions which now all have cognitive meanings, dar(se) cuenta ‘realize’, caer en la cuenta ‘realize’, hacer (de) cuenta ‘pretend’, tener en cuenta ‘consider’, and tomar (en) cuenta ‘consider’, are examined from the 1200s to the 1900s. The data come from the Historical Corpus del Español (Davies 2002). 5,301 examples of these constructions were coded for factors based on two pilot studies (Healey 2012, …

Experiencing Peer Victimization In Secondary School: Are We Missing The Mental Health Effects In College Students?, Giovanna Eisberg

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Every day in the United States, hundreds of thousands of students are absent from school because of fear of being bullied (Chen & Huang, 2015; Goldstein, 2012). Although bullying among school children in the United States has been declining since the 1990s (Finkelhor, 2013; Perlus, Brooks-Russell, Wang, & Iannotti, 2014), it is still a major social and mental health issue that has severe negative consequences on victims. Most of the existing literature has documented the short-term negative consequences of peer victimization in school children (Jantzer, Haffner, Parker, Resch, & Kaess, 2015; Landoll, LaGreca, Lai, Chan, & Herge, 2015; Rueger & …

Activity Of Pgm-Free Electrocatalysts For Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Ph And Co-Catalysis Effects, Mario Santiago Rojas Carbonell 8148369

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Fuel cells offer a source to the current and always increasing demand for electric power. But as any new technology, there are challenges that need to be addressed to render it feasible for the market place. One of this challenges is finding the appropriate materials to catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) that occurs in the cathode. Oxygen is used as an oxidant in a significant portion of the fuel cells due to its readily availability and high reduction potential. Now, one the bottlenecks that stops the large-scale adoption is the expensive and rare metals that have been used as …

04-10-2017 La Charla Semanal Con El Centro, El Centro De La Raza

Newsletters

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The Influence Of Student Characteristics On The Preferred Ways Of Learning Of Online College Students: An Examination Of Cultural Constructs, Linda Barril

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

The ongoing popularity and increased availability of online college courses and programs has attracted a greater diversity of students. Along with continued female-majority enrollment, increasing numbers of students of traditional college age and students from a variety of ethnicity groups are taking online courses. The prevailing guiding assumptions that have informed much of the online pedagogical and instructional practices have primarily come from theories of adult learning, particularly andragogy, which has been heavily criticized for not acknowledging student diversity. As online education becomes ever more established in higher education, it is vital to examine the diversity of contemporary student populations …

Reactor Design And Operation Variables To Improve Mixed Algal Biomass Productivity And Solids Separation: An Examination Of Operation Parameters, Density, And Settleability, Derek Jan Wichhart

Civil Engineering ETDs

Algae have been identified as a source of renewable, clean energy, with much research being devoted to identifying high energy yield algae, energy extraction methods, and reactor design with mono-cultures of algae, but little research has been done on reactor design and operational conditions with mixed cultures of algae to improve productivity and solids separation. The objective of this study was to determine if the settling characteristics of mixed algal cultures can be enriched or improved through manipulation of reactor design characteristics by incorporating cyclic settling or floating phases into operation, timing of light/dark cycles, and/or control of the solids …

Journalists Under Threat In Mexico As Five News Professionals Are Attacked In March, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Worldbuilding: A Survey Of Games And Architecture At Play, Charlotte Meagan Mckernan

Architecture and Planning ETDs

Architecture often looks to the value of digital spaces for simulation and computation. This thesis argues that the architectural value of games comes not from their role as mimetic digital spaces, but instead from their ability to teach playful worldbuilding. Working with Ian Bogost's methodology of unit analysis, I unpack a number of examples of worldbuilding throughout architectural history. I begin specifically with the construction toy, then move on to explore playful architectural theories in general. Next, drawing from the fields of game design, literature, and philosophy, I unpack the value of worldbuilding itself as a method for generating meaningful …

Nursing 2017 Taos Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico - Taos Branch

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Taos Nursing self-study report and evaluation for Spring 2017.

A Matter Of Health And Safety: Science And The State In Texas Abortion Legislation, Alexis Margaret Maclennan

Sociology ETDs

Objective. To analyze legislative use of the cultural and epistemic authority of science and medical expertise to regulate the practice of medicine in the area of abortion care. Methods. Using qualitative content analysis of 184 pieces of Texas legislative proposals between 1993 and 2015 this research examines how legislators to deploy medical expertise to justify abortion restrictions despite constraints from the courts. Results. Texas legislation co-opts symbols of science and medical expertise including technical language, references to empirical evidence, and a stance of objectivity. Constraints from the courts influence this focus on “medically necessary” measures and objective, scientifically supported regulations. …

The Story Of The First Dragoon Regiment: A Review Essay On Kearny's Dragoons Out West: The Birth Of The U.S. Cavalry

New Mexico Historical Review

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Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

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Current And Former Presidents Seek New Terms In Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Recession Cancels Small-Town Carnaval Celebrations In Brazil, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

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Dominicans Return To Streets To Protest Against Corruption, Crosby Girã³N

NotiCen

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Black And White, From Race To Happily Ever After: A Qualitative Study On The Effect Of Race On Black-White Interracial Marriages, Christine Ross 9807219

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This study is an attempt to capture the influence of race in spousal relationships experiences within Black-White multiracial marriages. Using phenomenological methodology, qualitative analytical techniques are used to answer the research questions: How does race and racial identity impact the relationships among individuals within Black-White interracial marriages? And, what role does race play in the inner working of Black-White interracial marriages? This study examines the lived experiences of five Black-White interracial marriages through the understanding of each individual’s racial identity and the role of race within the marriage. Understanding the lived experiences of these Black-White interracial marriages, revealed three themes: …

Three Gubernatorial Elections To Test Strength Of Mexico’S Governing Party, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Venezuela Makes Currency Changes To Tackle Inflation And Profiteering, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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European Parliament Gives Nicaragua’S Anti-Canal Movement A Major Boost, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

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Fuel Thefts Increase Significantly In The Triã¡Ngulo Rojo Region Of Puebla State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Abq Free Press, March 15, 2017, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

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Competitive Presidential Contest Enters Round Two In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Colombian Government Begins Talks With Eln As Peace Process Advances, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Haiti’S New President, A Political Novice, Takes Oath Of Office, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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