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Impact Of Relative Permeability On The Outcomes Of Natural Gas Production From Low Permeability Reservoir, Melaine Edouard Kolimedje May 2012

Impact Of Relative Permeability On The Outcomes Of Natural Gas Production From Low Permeability Reservoir, Melaine Edouard Kolimedje

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Tight Gas Reservoir (TGR) is one of the primary types of unconventional reservoirs now accounting for about 25% of US gas production. The complexity of the reservoir leads to low productivity issues and thus there is a need to thoroughly understand all the parameters of uncertainty. One of the prime factors affecting productivity is the relative permeability. In this study, the effect of relative permeability on cumulative gas production for gas-water phase was studied in detail using a numerical computer simulation study.;In an effort to comprehend the impact of the relative permeability on gas production over the life of these …

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A Theoretical Relationship Between Guardianship And Techniques Of Neutralization: A Qualitative Analysis Of Digital Piracy, Christopher D. Davies May 2012

A Theoretical Relationship Between Guardianship And Techniques Of Neutralization: A Qualitative Analysis Of Digital Piracy, Christopher D. Davies

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This research is a qualitative analysis of digital piracy at the height of Napster in 1999. The findings support the notion that technology has given rise to several new techniques of neutralization. In some cases these techniques are completely new and in others they are 21st century updates to traditional techniques. Furthermore, this research uses forum posts from USENET to determine that guardianship as created by Cohen and Felson's Routine Activities Theory is uniquely connected to neutralization based on two unique guardianship qualities, authority and capacity.

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Rhetorical Bridges: How Rhetoric Affects The Gap Between Knowledge And Behavior Change, Allison Matlack Pranger May 2012

Rhetorical Bridges: How Rhetoric Affects The Gap Between Knowledge And Behavior Change, Allison Matlack Pranger

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Health-communication campaigns have long operated according to the belief that individuals can be persuaded to change hazardous health practices through education about the risks or benefits of certain behaviors. Health-communication scholars and practitioners have ascribed to a theory of behavior change that posits acquiring knowledge about certain health issues leads to changes in attitudes and, ultimately, changes in personal health practices. Over the past decade, however, scholars have identified a KAP-gap, as they often see a wide gulf between an individual's Knowledge and Attitudes and his or her health Practice. Recently, rhetorical scholars have begun to view this KAP-gap through …

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Differences In Quality Environmental Rating Subscales Between Family Child Care Homes And Facilities In West Virginia, Kaitlin J. Buchanan May 2012

Differences In Quality Environmental Rating Subscales Between Family Child Care Homes And Facilities In West Virginia, Kaitlin J. Buchanan

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Quality of family child care homes and facilities in the state of West Virginia was investigated for differences in quality and provider education and training. Data was collected through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources grant titled, "Quality Rating and Improvement for West Virginia Child Care." Quality was measured using the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale (FCCERS), which has 38 items across 7 subscales including aspects specific to the family child care setting. Twenty-nine family child care facilities and 55 family child care homes participated in the study. Family child care homes scored lower than facilities …

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Eastern Promises: Poland's Role As A Regional Actor In The European Union's Eastern Policy-- The Example Of Belarus, Max David Reinke May 2012

Eastern Promises: Poland's Role As A Regional Actor In The European Union's Eastern Policy-- The Example Of Belarus, Max David Reinke

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The present thesis will analyze Poland's current and potential role as an effective regional actor in mediating the European Union's (EU) relations with its easternmost neighbors. In order to most accurately assess this, this thesis will examine Poland's relationship with Belarus, specifically democratization efforts and forging a strong, resolute association with the European Union. Being a successful post-communist transition state and recent EU Member State, Poland has for some time seen itself to be the most-qualified country to bridge Eastern and Western Europe. Belarus in particular is a country of concern for the Polish government because it is a bordering …

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Feeding Female Growing Rats Different Sources Of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affects Lung Fatty Acid Composition And Gene Expression, Maria L. Dalzot May 2012

Feeding Female Growing Rats Different Sources Of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affects Lung Fatty Acid Composition And Gene Expression, Maria L. Dalzot

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Justification: The lungs are constantly exposed to oxidative stress and inflammation which increase the risk of lung damage. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), found in different dietary sources, regulate the expression of various genes involved in eicosanoid production and oxidative stability.;Objective: to determine whether providing different sources of n-3 PUFAs will affect the fatty acid composition, inflammation and oxidation in the lungs of growing rats.;Methods: Growing (age 28 d) Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned (n=10/group) to diets consisting of either corn oil (CO) or n-3 PUFA rich flaxseed (FO), krill (KO), salmon (SO) or tuna (TO) oil for 8 …

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Aspects Of Form, Tonality, And Texture In The ''Farewell'' Piano Sonatas Of Beethoven And Dussek, Kyoung Cha May 2012

Aspects Of Form, Tonality, And Texture In The ''Farewell'' Piano Sonatas Of Beethoven And Dussek, Kyoung Cha

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In the early 19th century, two composers, Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812) and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), each wrote one piano sonata with a "Farewell" title. The Bohemian musician Dussek was one of the renowned composers of his era. He was also famous as a pianist, with a brilliant and virtuosic style of playing. Beethoven was a German composer who has become enshrined as one of the major representatives of the Classical period, as well as of classical music in general. He wrote numerous masterpieces covering almost every known genre of his time, including symphony, chamber music, concerto, sonata, mass, and …

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Assessing The Thermal Tolerance And Growth Potential At Elevated Temperatures Of Three Different Strains Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Michael A. Porto May 2012

Assessing The Thermal Tolerance And Growth Potential At Elevated Temperatures Of Three Different Strains Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Michael A. Porto

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This thesis examines how critical thermal maxima (CTM) differs between different strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and explores the relationship between thermal tolerance and consumption, conversion efficiency, and growth rates at elevated temperatures. This thesis is comprised of three chapters; (1) an introduction and literature review on studies of temperature tolerance and growth in salmonids, (2) an experimental study investigating the CTM of three different strains of rainbow trout, and (3) an experimental study investigating the correlation between thermal tolerance and consumption, food conversion efficiency (FCE) and growth at elevated temperatures. For the first experimental study, we quantified the …

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A Simplified Icing Model For Simulation And Analysis Of Dynamic Effects, Matthew A. Cunningham May 2012

A Simplified Icing Model For Simulation And Analysis Of Dynamic Effects, Matthew A. Cunningham

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Ice accretions on aerodynamic surfaces are a major concern during flight. In this research effort, glaze ice is being modeled and its effects on aircraft dynamics analyzed. This type of ice builds up as a clear layer on aerodynamic surfaces and other components such as antennas and intakes. Glaze icing is dangerous because as the amount of ice increases, it alters the shape and properties of the aerodynamic surface. Wind tunnel tests of this type of icing and data analysis have shown that the main effects of icing consist of decrease of lift coefficient, reduction of stall angle of attack, …

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Restoration And Adaptive Use Of A Historic English Country Estate: A Learning History, Anna D. Phoenix May 2012

Restoration And Adaptive Use Of A Historic English Country Estate: A Learning History, Anna D. Phoenix

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Within the field of historic preservation, often a single strategy for preservation is chosen from preservation, restoration, adaptive use or reconstruction. Occasionally it is appropriate to simultaneously implement two or more of those strategies. Adopting multiple strategies requires the involvement of different organizations whose goals and philosophies may clash. Stowe House is an example where restoration and adaptive use have been applied in tandem, forming the partnership of Stowe School, Stowe House Preservation Trust and the English National Trust. In this case forming a symbiotic tripartite partnership has resulted in the long-term survival of the Stowe estate.;The purpose of this …

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Examining Graduate Students' Self-Reported Research Outcomes, Affinity-Seeking Behaviors, And Perceptions Of Relational Quality With Advisors From A Lmx Perspective., Stephanie Shimotsu Jan 2012

Examining Graduate Students' Self-Reported Research Outcomes, Affinity-Seeking Behaviors, And Perceptions Of Relational Quality With Advisors From A Lmx Perspective., Stephanie Shimotsu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Using LMX theory as an overarching framework in the instructional communication context, this dissertation both investigates graduate students’ affinity-seeking behaviors (i.e., affinity-seeking competence, strategic performance, use of affinity-seeking strategies) and research outcomes (i.e., research productivity, research self-efficacy, affective commitment, career commitment) that are associated with perceived relationship quality with advisors. Three hypotheses were forwarded to address the relationships among graduate students’ affinity-seeking behaviors, research outcomes, and perceptions of relationship quality with advisors. The results of this dissertation provided some degree of support for each hypothesis. Most notably, significant positive relationships were found among graduate student affinity-seeking behaviors and perceptions of …

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Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation Of College Student-Athletes' Perceptions Of Communicative Facework And Communicative Strategies For Managing Uncertainty., Sydney M. Staggers Jan 2012

Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: An Investigation Of College Student-Athletes' Perceptions Of Communicative Facework And Communicative Strategies For Managing Uncertainty., Sydney M. Staggers

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI; also referenced as “concussion”) is recognized as a major public health issue in the United States with approximately 1.7 million individuals sustaining a TBI annually (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012c). There is a greater propensity for concussions in athletic environments (Powell, 2001). Based on both reported and non-reported accounts, it is estimated that anywhere from 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related (across all sports and recreational activities) concussions occur each year in the United States (Hayes, 2007). As a result, this dissertation, which entailed two studies, examined college student-athletes’ perceptions of others’ (i.e., coach, …

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Physicians' Perceptions Of West Virginia's Kids First Healthcheck System., Alexandria Kappel Jan 2012

Physicians' Perceptions Of West Virginia's Kids First Healthcheck System., Alexandria Kappel

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Universal Pre-K programs provide free, easily accessible education programs in West Virginia for 4-year-olds and 3-year-olds with Individualized Education Programs (Barnett et al., 2010). West Virginia Policy 2525 provides regulations guiding the implementation of the Universal Pre-K programs. Included in the policy are guidelines for areas such as recruitment, enrollment, and instruction. Section 126-26-8.7 of the policy outlines the state’s plan for the target area of developmental screening for the children in its Universal Pre-K classrooms. The plan outlines the use of the West Virginia Kid’s First HealthCheck System. The goal of the study was to study the implementation of …

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The Relationships Between Perinatal Loss Interventions At The Time Of Stillbirth And Maternal Grief., Peggy Lambert Fink Jan 2012

The Relationships Between Perinatal Loss Interventions At The Time Of Stillbirth And Maternal Grief., Peggy Lambert Fink

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Annually there are approximately 26,000 stillbirths in the United States. The loss of a child has the ability to derail life’s trajectory like no other loss, and stillbirth can significantly affect a woman’s relationships, her health, and future childbearing. Stillbirth interventions provided in the hospital are intended to provide comfort and support and assist women as they grieve. Stillbirth interventions have evolved over the last 30 years, but there have been no evaluations of interventions to determine if they were helpful to grieving mothers. This study, therefore, evaluated the impact of interventions provided at the time of …

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African Resistance During The First World War., Charles E. Steinmetz Jan 2012

African Resistance During The First World War., Charles E. Steinmetz

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This study examines British responses to African resistance in three specific locations within the East Africa Protectorate both before and during the First World War. Two specific questions are addressed. First, what kind of African resistance did the British colonial authorities face prior to the outbreak of the First World War and how were these resistance movements handled? The second question is what impact did the First World War have upon British policy in dealing with African resistance during the war itself? As case studies for British policy relating to the handling of African resistance before the start of the …

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Implementation Of Wet Scrubbing Technologies To Marine Diesel Engines For The Reduction Of Nitrigen Oxide Emissions., Derek R. Johnson Jan 2012

Implementation Of Wet Scrubbing Technologies To Marine Diesel Engines For The Reduction Of Nitrigen Oxide Emissions., Derek R. Johnson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Diesel engines are known for their reliability and fuel economy when compared to their gasoline counterparts. They are the engine of choice for application in marine vessels but are also known contributors of regulated emissions, especially oxides of nitrogen (NOx). NOx emissions have both negative health and environmental effects, which are exacerbated in port regions where marine activity is high. Recent emissions regulations have dramatically reduced engine out emissions for on-road and off-road engines by requiring new technologies but mainly apply to those newly produced. Marine diesel engines have useful lives of over 20 years. The focus of this research …

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Effects Of Exotic Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera Morrowii) On Migratory Songbirds., Holly Merredith Mcchesney Jan 2012

Effects Of Exotic Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera Morrowii) On Migratory Songbirds., Holly Merredith Mcchesney

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In much of the eastern United States, bush honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.) threaten the integrity of old-fields used as songbird habitat. From 2007–2009, we studied old-field systems in two areas of southwestern Pennsylvania: Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Ohiopyle State Park. Old fields at Fort Necessity consisted of a dense cover of Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), whereas those at Ohiopyle were relatively free of this shrub species. We captured birds in mist nets during the breeding and post-breeding seasons to assess species composition at both locations and found that the species composition of breeding birds was correlated with the presence of …

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Olivier Messiaen's Personal Expression Of Faith In His Major Solo And Chamber Works With Piano From 1940 To 1944, Marie Arlou C. Borillo Jan 2012

Olivier Messiaen's Personal Expression Of Faith In His Major Solo And Chamber Works With Piano From 1940 To 1944, Marie Arlou C. Borillo

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Throughout the history of Western art music, a number of composers either have been supported financially by religious institutions to create sacred works or have been driven by their own spiritual beliefs to create faith-inspired pieces. With the decrease of Christianity's importance to individuals in Western society throughout time, however, compositions whose genesis arise solely from religious and spiritual inspiration have lessened substantially. This is particularly evident in the music of the Roman Catholic Church from the end of the nineteenth century to the early 1960s, as the Church's liturgical music consisted of a restored Gregorian chant. This eliminated the …

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Trans-Border Advocacy Network In Tobacco Control: The Adoption Of Who-Fctc Best Practices Into Domestic Laws In Ghana And Malawi, Edward Brenya Jan 2012

Trans-Border Advocacy Network In Tobacco Control: The Adoption Of Who-Fctc Best Practices Into Domestic Laws In Ghana And Malawi, Edward Brenya

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The study investigates the politics characterizing the adoption of tobacco control policy in Ghana and Malawi as a way of contributing to political science literature. It combines the global advocacy network, the multi-level policy transfer, and the liberal-constructivist theories as a single framework to examine their effects on tobacco control policy adoption. Methodologically, the study uses a comparative case study approach complemented by elite interviews, review of secondary materials, and policy documents. The study finds that neither of the Parliaments of the two countries has adopted any legislation that is properly enforced. However, both countries have certain voluntary agreements to …

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Disaster Preparations And Relief: The Partnership Between The American National Red Cross And Amateur Radio, Bayley B. Brown Jan 2012

Disaster Preparations And Relief: The Partnership Between The American National Red Cross And Amateur Radio, Bayley B. Brown

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The goal of this master's thesis is to evaluate the current state of the partnership between the American National Red Cross chapters and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) groups. The alliance between these organizations has historically been outlined by national representatives, the most recent being the 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between the American National Red Cross and ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. This partnership was assessed through a nationwide survey of American National Red Cross chapter representatives. Findings suggest that most Red Cross chapters have current partnerships with their local ARES group, and collaboration occurs primarily for disaster …

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Professionalization Of Personal Trainers In The Fitness Industry, Lara M. Foster Jan 2012

Professionalization Of Personal Trainers In The Fitness Industry, Lara M. Foster

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The fitness industry is a multi-million dollar business engaged with enhancing or changing the personal appearance of an individual; that is, what Goffman (1963) called with regard to the embodied self, occupations engaged in identity tinkering trades. The muscle and fitness industry's occupations are engaged in tinkering with ones physical identities (Tan & Brignole, 2012). Personal trainers have been acknowledged in social science literature as "customer service" representatives and "emotional laborers" in the fitness industry (Maguire, 2001). This research is a two-part qualitative study: first, I examine the actions, purpose, and roles of the personal fitness trainer and secondly, I …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Electrodes For Iii-Nitride Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode Applications, Vamsi Krishna Kumbham Jan 2012

Synthesis And Characterization Of Electrodes For Iii-Nitride Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode Applications, Vamsi Krishna Kumbham

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In recent years Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) of high efficiency and long lifetime have been produced. Gallium Nitride in particular is used in the manufacture of Blue LEDs because it is a direct band gap semiconductor which can be alloyed with AlN and InN allowing band gap energies to range from 1.9eV to 6.2eV, which allows the emission of short wavelengths including blue light. The interest in replacing conventional lighting by solid-state lighting has led to focus on the development of high brightness Gallium Nitride (GaN) LEDs. Efficient LED structures such as flip chip configurations and Resonant Cavity LEDs (RCLEDs) …

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Rescue Of Inherited Retinal Degeneration Associated With Aipl1 Defects, Cristy Ann Ku Jan 2012

Rescue Of Inherited Retinal Degeneration Associated With Aipl1 Defects, Cristy Ann Ku

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Since groundbreaking clinical trials treating Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) patients with retinal pigmented epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein (Rpe65) defects, which were the most successful gene therapy studies to date, much effort has been put into finding other candidate genes associated with inherited retinal degeneration to treat. Animal models with Rpe65 defects demonstrate an unusual circumstance that greatly favors treatment, where dramatic vision loss is disproportionately greater than the ensuing slow photoreceptor degeneration. This pattern is also believed to occur in Rpe65-LCA patients, and stems from the primary defect in retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells that subsequently perturbs photoreceptors. However, a …

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Potential Inhibitors And Sources Of Error In The Measurement Of Travertine Precipitation Rates In A Karst Stream Influenced By Thermal Mineral Waters, Johnathan E. Moore Jan 2012

Potential Inhibitors And Sources Of Error In The Measurement Of Travertine Precipitation Rates In A Karst Stream Influenced By Thermal Mineral Waters, Johnathan E. Moore

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Precipitation rates for travertine have been studied in many natural settings and compared to theoretical calcite (CaCO3) precipitation rates; in most studies, the emphasis is placed on the degassing of CO 2 as the primary controlling mechanism. Little research has been done in natural settings to evaluate precipitate composition, rates of precipitation, and the role of potential inhibitors of calcite growth. This study addresses these questions in a Sweet Springs Creek, West Virginia-Virginia: a karst stream fed partly by thermal mineral waters with high CO2. For this study, travertine plates were deployed to measure the accretion of precipitates in the …

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A Comparison Of Airway Dimensions Among Different Skeletal Craniofacial Patterns, Ronnie J. Sparks Jan 2012

A Comparison Of Airway Dimensions Among Different Skeletal Craniofacial Patterns, Ronnie J. Sparks

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Background and Objectives: Much attention has been given to the association of craniofacial skeletal morphology, upper airway dimension, and respiratory function with patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. However, much of the information gathered on the aforementioned has been established with the use of 2-Dimensional lateral cephalometry. The objective of this study was to investigate upper airway dimensions among different skeletal patterns using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: A sample of 279 patients who seught orthodontic treatment at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics was included in this study. Pre-treatment multi-slice CBCT scans of …

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Living Pictures: Performances Of Jewishness In Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Novels, Nevena Stojanovic Jan 2012

Living Pictures: Performances Of Jewishness In Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century American Novels, Nevena Stojanovic

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My dissertation examines the relationship between Jewish identity and performance in non- Jewish novelists' portrayals of tableaux vivants, or living pictures. As a performance genre imported from Europe, the tableau vivant was a frequent element of nineteenth-century American fiction and a popular pastime of middle- and upper-class Americans in the 1800s. Since living pictures were ideologically coded---in general, designed to motivate viewers, mostly women, to adopt the patriarchal values invoked through the performance, such as chastity, purity, and piety---scholarship on the application of tableaux vivants primarily focuses on gender and class. My dissertation contributes to these discussions by highlighting the …

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Black Male Retention Initiatives: Exploring Students' Experiences And Program Effectiveness At Predominantly White Institutions, Gabrielle St. Leger Jan 2012

Black Male Retention Initiatives: Exploring Students' Experiences And Program Effectiveness At Predominantly White Institutions, Gabrielle St. Leger

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Recent initiatives in higher education have been designed to increase Black undergraduate male collegiate retention and persistence through graduation for this historically underrepresented population. Although institutional leaders in higher education have focused on creating more inclusive campuses, designing and implementing programs to retain Black undergraduate men have remained largely under studied. Specifically at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), a step in the process is evaluating and assessing the efforts for effectiveness and impact on students' overall development and success. Programs that have achieved ways to increase the retention rates have information that is useful in reversing low retention and graduation should …

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Forest Regeneration: Perceptions Of Natural Resource Professionals In West Virginia, Ellen Lee Voss Jan 2012

Forest Regeneration: Perceptions Of Natural Resource Professionals In West Virginia, Ellen Lee Voss

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It has generally been assumed that natural hardwood regeneration in West Virginia after a timber harvest or other disturbance will be abundant and successful. However, changes that are being observed in the seedling and sapling components of forest stands suggest that problems may exist with regeneration of desirable species. Factors affecting regeneration have been the topic of conversation among foresters and other natural resource professionals for years. To address the need for more information about this issue, we conducted a mail survey of natural resource professionals (NRPs) in West Virginia. The objectives of the survey were to determine how they …

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Evaluation Of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy And A Standard Parenting Program Within A Women's State Prison Facility, Ashley B. Tempel Jan 2012

Evaluation Of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy And A Standard Parenting Program Within A Women's State Prison Facility, Ashley B. Tempel

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A majority of inmates in state and federal prisons across the U.S. have been reported to be parents of minors (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008). It is estimated that twice as many American children (i.e., 2% or over 1.7 million) compared to children of other industrialized countries have incarcerated parents (Murray, 2007). Approximately 336, 000 households with minor children are believed to be directly affected by parental imprisonment (Mumola, 2000). Parent training provided through correctional programming has potential to impact a large number of American families that are affected by parental incarceration. However, correctional parenting programs often vary across facilities and …

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Predictors Of Adherence To Mammography Screening Guidelines And Preferences For Intervention Strategies In A Mobile Mammography Program, Ami Vyas Jan 2012

Predictors Of Adherence To Mammography Screening Guidelines And Preferences For Intervention Strategies In A Mobile Mammography Program, Ami Vyas

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Early detection of breast cancer (BC) in women can lead to long-term survival and better quality of life. Mammography screening is considered to be the 'gold standard' for women at an average risk to detect BC early and hence reduce BC-related mortality. West Virginia (WV) has a lower incidence of BC but higher rates of advanced and unstaged BC which has been attributed to lower mammography screening rates in women in WV. Mobile mammography programs have been in use for more than two decades to overcome barriers and increase mammography screening rates in rural and hard-to-reach populations. WV has one …

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