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The Role Of Institutional Structures, Interest Groups, And Framing In Explaining Occupational Road Safety Policy In The European Union And Member States: An Application Of The Advocacy Coalition Framework And Multi-Level Governance, Stephanie G. Pratt
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In addition to being a leading cause of death in the general population, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatalities in most high-income countries and regions, including the European Union (EU). The primary aims of this research were to: (1) assess the development of occupational road safety policy in the EU through the lens of the policy literature, focusing on the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) as a model of policy change, the role of interest groups, and multi-level governance (MLG); and (2) use the United Kingdom (UK), Sweden, and France as EU case studies to illustrate the …
Living With Migraine Headache: A Phenomenological Study Of Women's Experiences, Anthony R. Ramsey
Living With Migraine Headache: A Phenomenological Study Of Women's Experiences, Anthony R. Ramsey
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Multiple studies have addressed migraine headache in recent years. There is little research related to women.s experiences of living with migraine headache. Researchers have explored migraine headache from a pathophysiological perspective and medical treatment perspective. Studies exploring what it is like for women to live with migraine headache on a day-to-day life basis have not been produced. This qualitative study explored the lived experience of eight women who had migraine headache. Participant stories were gathered and analyzed using the middle range story theory and the phenomenological approach described by van Manen. A structure of meaning of living with migraine headaches …
Examining Sexual Assault Risk Factors In Female College Athletes, Eric Limegrover
Examining Sexual Assault Risk Factors In Female College Athletes, Eric Limegrover
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Sexual assault has been a widely studied occurrence in the United States and continues to be a major problem on college campuses. Recent surveys of college women have found that between 15% and 20% have experienced rape (Flack et al., 2007; McMahon, 2007). Unfortunately, little empirical research has examined specific college populations that maybe at a greater risk of sexual assault. Female college athletes comprise a special population that has been linked to many of the risk factors that are associated with an increased likelihood of experiencing sexual assault. This study examined risk factors associated with sexual assault such as …
Effect Of An Exposure-Indicating Light On Noise Reduction Experienced During Work At A Factory, John A. Frazer
Effect Of An Exposure-Indicating Light On Noise Reduction Experienced During Work At A Factory, John A. Frazer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
It is possible that providing quantitative feedback would help individual workers recognize that their hearing protector device (HPD) is either not properly seated or is not in place when needed. In this study, to test the effectiveness of alerting workers immediately when noise levels in their ears are excessive, noise levels were recorded using noise dosimeters proximal to HPD (SPLear) and at the shoulder (SPLsh) during work. The average noise reduction (NRA) at the ear was calculated at times when a signal light was activated and when it was not. The signal light was positioned below the brim of a …
The Sustainability Of Hunger Relief: Analysis Of Emergency Food Providers In Low Access Counties Of West Virginia, Juston Chad Morrison
The Sustainability Of Hunger Relief: Analysis Of Emergency Food Providers In Low Access Counties Of West Virginia, Juston Chad Morrison
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Hunger in West Virginia has long been considered a problem that stems from high poverty rates and rural low access communities. The purpose of this study is to assess the stability of emergency food providers in economically distressed counties in West Virginia. Data was collected from Clay and Webster counties, of which Clay is considered low access and Webster is severely low access or a food desert. Administrators of emergency food providers were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding basic information about their program, changes in client usage, and possible threats to the existence of their program. The questionnaires were …
Rethinking Modes Of Political Influence: Catherine De' Medici And Her Female Political Network, Kelly A. Benner
Rethinking Modes Of Political Influence: Catherine De' Medici And Her Female Political Network, Kelly A. Benner
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Though previous studies on the political career of Catherine de' Medici have been male-centric, focusing primarily on Catherine's relationships with her sons and male noblemen, it is the contention of this thesis that Catherine amassed a female-based political network during her tenure as Queen mother. Comprised of both her female relatives and the noblewomen that surrounded her at court, Catherine used this system of females to manipulate both domestic and foreign politics. The first chapter of this thesis will focus on Catherine's political purpose for her eldest and youngest daughters, Elisabeth de Valois (consort of Philip II of Spain) and …
The Politics Of Self-Provisioning In North-Central West Virginia, Autumn Long
The Politics Of Self-Provisioning In North-Central West Virginia, Autumn Long
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Provisioning one's own food appears to be the next step in the politicization of food production and consumption choices. In contrast to more convenient forms of "ethical consumption" such as buying organic or local, household-level food production requires a great deal of labor-time, knowledge, and social support. But does food self-provisioning elicit or engender a particular political consciousness? Based on six months of fieldwork conducted during the spring and summer of 2010, this research employs qualitative methodologies, including surveys, semistructured interviews, and ethnography, to examine the political, economic, and cultural dynamics of household-level food provisioning amongst a sample of food …
An Examination Of The Characteristic, Resilience, And Leadership Practices In Public School Elementary Principals, M. Suzanne Offutt
An Examination Of The Characteristic, Resilience, And Leadership Practices In Public School Elementary Principals, M. Suzanne Offutt
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The purpose of this study was to identify relationships among the dimensions of resilience, leadership practices, and individual demographics of elementary school principals in West Virginia. The author was looking for skills that could be identified and enhanced to improve the recruitment and retention of public school leaders. Many school systems report problems recruiting effective school leaders, and many school leaders report feeling discouraged and overwhelmed by the increasing demands to implement changes and improvements in schools. This study examined the characteristic resilience, the capacity to change and return to a state of equilibrium comparing those characteristics with various leadership …
An Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Developmental/Remedial Education At West Virginia Institutions Of Higher Education, Blake J. Renner
An Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Developmental/Remedial Education At West Virginia Institutions Of Higher Education, Blake J. Renner
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Underprepared college students are a continuing challenge for higher education institutions. Many students arrive at institutions of higher education with weak academic skills and are unable to do college-level school work. As a result, developmental education programs are required to address these inadequacies in student preparation. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of these developmental education programs. The goal is to determine the relationship between developmental education programs in West Virginia four-year higher education institutions and the success of the students in these programs as measured by degree completion and the terms to degree required to …
Functional Impairments Of College Students With Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder And Necessary Modifications For Higher Education, Sylvia A. Wright
Functional Impairments Of College Students With Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder And Necessary Modifications For Higher Education, Sylvia A. Wright
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This study examines the impact of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) on college age students 18-25 years old. Qualitative research methods, including semi-structured interviews with students and significant others, writing samples and transcript documents, examine functional impairments of students with AD/HD as well as functional impairment impact on relationships, academics and work. This qualitative research, grounded theory, provides a model for future research studies confirming existing theory and provides a basis for new theory.;The conclusion was that functional impairments continue to exist in college age adults with impairments with issues in concentration, organization, time related issues, time management/scheduling and hyperactivity. These …
Aircraft Parameter Identification For Application Within A Fault-Tolerant Flight Control System, Kerri B. Phillips
Aircraft Parameter Identification For Application Within A Fault-Tolerant Flight Control System, Kerri B. Phillips
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A parameter identification study was conducted to identify a detailed aircraft mathematical model for application within a fault-tolerant flight control system that aims to detect, identify, and accommodate for sensor and actuator failures. Specifically, a mathematical model was identified under nominal conditions for two aircraft platforms, and a model was developed for one platform under actuator failure conditions. These models are to be used in flight control law design and to account for actuator failures on the primary control surfaces for one of the research platforms. In order to accurately model the aircraft behavior following a control surface failure, the …
Evaluation Of The Impact Of The Creating Opportunity For Personal Empowerment (Cope) Healthy Lifestyles Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, And Nutrition (Teen) Program In A Rural High School Health Class, Teresa Ritchie
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Background. More than 12.5 million children in the United States are overweight. More specifically, in 2007, 31% of 9th grade students in West Virginia were overweight. Healthy People 2010 identified obesity as among the top ten health issues and set a goal to reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who were overweight to 5%. This goal was not attained because most current interventions to prevent and treat obesity have not been effective in changing the weight status of children and adolescents. However, cognitive behavioral interventions, combined with parent education have been found to be an effective strategy in weight …
Transport Processes In Low Turbulence Flows Associated With Enclosing Hoods, Ertan Karaismail
Transport Processes In Low Turbulence Flows Associated With Enclosing Hoods, Ertan Karaismail
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Effective exhaust hoods are critical for protection of workers from airborne contaminants. The present study investigates the flow dynamics and associated contaminant dispersion in the near-wake of a worker working at a bench- top enclosing hood. The focus is primarily placed on evaluating the effects of different factors such as cross-draft, body heat and body shape on the dynamics of the wake flow and eventually on the exposure level. For this purpose, extensive two- and three-dimensional Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) simulations are carried out using the commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, called FLUENT, with various turbulence models, such as …
Influence Of Selenium On Bluegill (Lepomis Macrochirus ) In Upper Mud River Watershed, Alison M. Anderson
Influence Of Selenium On Bluegill (Lepomis Macrochirus ) In Upper Mud River Watershed, Alison M. Anderson
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Selenium based criteria for aquatic ecosystems have been based on water quality measurements, but recently there has been basis to evaluate other aspects, such as whole body, dietary, and sediment levels. Mud River Reservoir, located in Lincoln County West Virginia, receives selenium input from mountain top/valley fill mining activities. The average selenium water levels for the reservoir are above the US EPA water quality standard of 5 microg/L and considered a high hazard for fish dietary consumption based on macroinvertebrate collections. The bluegill population is also a high hazard for selenium influenced reproductive impairment based on bluegill whole body and …
Ozone Induces Nerve Growth Factor Release From Rat Tracheal Epithelial Cells During An Early Postnatal Critical Period, Lynnsey A. Carrell-Jacks
Ozone Induces Nerve Growth Factor Release From Rat Tracheal Epithelial Cells During An Early Postnatal Critical Period, Lynnsey A. Carrell-Jacks
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Ozone, one of the major air pollutants in urban areas, produces epithelial cell injury and inflammation in the airways upon exposure. Previous studies have shown that ozone exposure leads to increased substance P (SP) expression in nerves innervating the smooth muscle in the extrapulmonary airway. Nerve growth factor (NGF), a neurotrophin, is known to increase SP expression. To determine the effect of ozone exposure on the release of NGF, a cell culture technique was developed for studying a homogenous rat tracheal epithelial cell population for analysis of NGF mRNA and protein expression. Furthermore, to determine if this effect is age-dependent, …
Utilization Of Public Health And General Supervision Permits By Dental Hygienists In West Virginia, Lyndsey N. Gray
Utilization Of Public Health And General Supervision Permits By Dental Hygienists In West Virginia, Lyndsey N. Gray
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The issue of oral health in individuals has emerged as an immediate concern for many states to address, especially West Virginia. Current statistics show dental caries to be the most common chronic disease of children which has led to the development of such programs as The West Virginia Oral health Plan for 2010--2015. Plans such as this aim to develop techniques to provide improved oral care for all populations.;The purpose of the study is to examine if dental hygienists in West Virginia are utilizing their general supervision permits and dental hygiene public health permits to provide treatment to patients in …
Self-Reported Posttraumatic Stress And Borderline Personality Behaviors In Relation To Reports Of Traumatic Events, Attachment, Parental Behavior, And Social Support, Vanessa M. Jacoby
Self-Reported Posttraumatic Stress And Borderline Personality Behaviors In Relation To Reports Of Traumatic Events, Attachment, Parental Behavior, And Social Support, Vanessa M. Jacoby
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are conceptualized as different constructs in the DSM-IV, but research increasingly reveals an association among the symptoms of these disorders. Two relational models were examined: a Shared Risk Factor Model and a Continuum Model. In a sample of 603 college students, principle axis factoring of the Borderline Symptom List and PTSD Checklist showed minimal overlap in symptom presentation, partially supporting a Shared Risk Factor Model. Further support was established as regression analyses showed shared risk factors for reporting a greater number of BPD and PTSD behaviors, including experiencing at least one …
The Sharing Of And Reactions To Positive Events In Romantic Relationships, Jennifer N. Morey
The Sharing Of And Reactions To Positive Events In Romantic Relationships, Jennifer N. Morey
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This study investigated positive event sharing (i.e., capitalization) in romantic relationships as well as partners' responses to participants' positive event sharing, and examined how each relates to attachment style and relationship satisfaction. Participants (aged 18--25, with 89 men and 95 women within 92 couples) completed online daily logs of positive events that occurred over a one week period, whether or not they shared those events with their romantic partners, and their reaction and their partners' reaction to those events. They also completed measures of attachment, their partner's general reactions to their positive event sharing, and support-seeking in a lab visit. …
Pain And Suicide In A Population-Based Sample, Sarra Nazem
Pain And Suicide In A Population-Based Sample, Sarra Nazem
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Previous research suggests that individuals who experience chronic pain are at increased risk for suicidal behaviors. No studies, however, have specifically examined the association between headaches and fatal suicide behavior. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether gender moderates the relation between pain and suicide, and whether the relation is independent of the effects of depression. The present study aimed to characterize the relation between pain (headache, back, shoulder, and neck) and suicide. Data were obtained from two sources in the Swedish Twin Registry. A total of 42,928 individuals responded to headache questions in either 1967 or 1973 for the first data …
Identification Of Design Guidelines For A Mobile Oncology Unit, Renee Melendez Thompson
Identification Of Design Guidelines For A Mobile Oncology Unit, Renee Melendez Thompson
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This thesis will identify design considerations for future development of a mobile unit for delivery of Oncology services to those engaged directly or indirectly in cancer treatment. Mobile Oncology Units are relatively new to medical and design worlds but offer benefits as extensions of the healthcare system that provide care to those who would not normally receive it. This project targets rural communities, the elderly and those without transportation in West Virginia.
Controlled Substance, Ron Hollingshead
Controlled Substance, Ron Hollingshead
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
My MFA thesis and supporting exhibition will highlight sculptural work I have created that deals directly or indirectly with circumstances surrounding personal health problems. A recent L4-5 micro-discectomy and the following complications have given much inspiration for my art making. I use this personal narrative as a jumping-off point to create object-based artwork that brings up larger, more universal themes, such as body, disability, pain, and pharmaceutical use. I will explain how the creation of artwork about the process of healing brought with it its own catharsis.
Reboot, Nick Lejeune
Reboot, Nick Lejeune
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
I am an artist that works with technologically obsolete materials in order to elevate them to have purely aesthetic, sublime qualities. Creating my art this way has led me to profile and understand hoarders; those who collect materials that are otherwise socially useless. They collect these objects to the point where the collection act becomes an obsessive psychological disorder. This thesis will prove that while I identify with those who struggle with this disorder, my own collection tendencies lend themselves to being more related to the processes of contemporary artists and their need to reconfigure the original use of objects …
Elementary Principals As Reading Instructional Leaders In Selected West Virginia Schools, Robin J. Lewis
Elementary Principals As Reading Instructional Leaders In Selected West Virginia Schools, Robin J. Lewis
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study examined the reading instructional leadership practices of 56 principals in West Virginia K-5 public elementary schools. The purpose of this study was to compare the reading instructional leadership practices and professional development of 40 Reading First principals with 40 non-Reading First principals in West Virginia. The study also compared the percentage of students who have scored mastery or above as measured by the third grade Reading/Language Arts West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST) in the years 2005, 2006, and 2007. An electronic survey with Likert-type items was distributed to all 40 Reading First Principals and 303 K-5 public …
Study Of Transit Bus Duty Cycle And Its Influence On Fuel Economy And Emissions Of Diesel-Electric Hybrids, Jairo A. Sandoval Leon
Study Of Transit Bus Duty Cycle And Its Influence On Fuel Economy And Emissions Of Diesel-Electric Hybrids, Jairo A. Sandoval Leon
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines, and Emissions (CAFEE) of West Virginia University (WVU) is developing the Integrated Bus Information System (IBIS), an information resource on transit bus emissions for vehicle procurement purposes. IBIS provides the transit bus industry with exhaust emissions information, including an emissions database, and predictive models for fuel economy (F.E.) and emissions. Inputs for the models are in the form of drive cycle metrics, but the knowledge of such metrics is not readily available for transit agencies.;The first part of this dissertation was an effort to close the gap between engineering drive cycle metrics and the …
Evaluation Of Retention Using Different Numbers And Position Of Attachments With Mini Dental Implant Overdentures, Amanda Mcpherson Canizales
Evaluation Of Retention Using Different Numbers And Position Of Attachments With Mini Dental Implant Overdentures, Amanda Mcpherson Canizales
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Objectives. To collect data for the retentive capabilities of mini dental implants in several numbers and positions when used with the mandibular overdenture; and compare that information to previous studies on the dislodging forces of locator attachments.;Methods. Acrylic blocks representing the mandibular arch and a mandibular denture were laboratory fabricated in high impact denture acrylic resin (Lucitone 199). Five mini implants were placed in the mandibular block and associated housings were picked up into the mandibular denture block using fast set acrylic (Super T). The denture block was then attached, via the same fast set acrylic, to an aluminium plate …
Is A Poor Quality Nutrition Environment A Contributor To Obesity Prevalence In School-Age-Children In West Virginia?, Anna M. Chetrick
Is A Poor Quality Nutrition Environment A Contributor To Obesity Prevalence In School-Age-Children In West Virginia?, Anna M. Chetrick
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In recent years there has been considerable interest in describing and explaining increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. The quality of the nutrition environment, including the availability and price of healthy foods options, has been suggested as a likely contributor. This project was developed to investigate the relationship between weight status and the nutrition environment in school children in two West Virginia counties. The Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS) was conducted in Monongalia and Marshall Counties, WV. From NEMS survey data nutrition environment quality scores were calculated for 79 retail food outlets, including grocery, convenience, general, and department …
Development Of A Real-Time High-Resolution 3d Ultrasound Imaging System, Cesar Augusto Sandoval Leon
Development Of A Real-Time High-Resolution 3d Ultrasound Imaging System, Cesar Augusto Sandoval Leon
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In this work a real-time high-resolution 3D ultrasound imaging system is developed, allowing the 3D acquisition and imaging of high-resolution ultrasound data for biomedical applications. The system uses ultrasound transducers in the ranges of 30 to 100 MHz, and allows full access of the radiofrequency (RF) ultrasound data for the 3D image reconstruction. This work includes the development of two graphical user interfaces in C++ to interact with a high-resolution ultrasound system and to image the high-resolution ultrasound data. In addition, a methodology is described and implemented in the system for 3D ultrasound reconstruction and visualization. The development of these …
Contributing Factors To Health Anxiety In Older And Young Adults, Lindsay Gerolimatos
Contributing Factors To Health Anxiety In Older And Young Adults, Lindsay Gerolimatos
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Researchers have acknowledged overlap in features of health anxiety (HA) and the anxiety disorders. At present, little research on HA exists, especially in its less severe forms, and few studies have examined HA in older adults. Using self-report surveys, the present study examined how anxiety-related constructs contribute to HA in older and young adults and whether these variables differentially account for HA in both age groups. Results showed that young adults reported higher levels of HA than older adults. For both age groups, anxiety sensitivity accounted for illness likelihood and negative consequences, and intolerance of uncertainty contributed to negative consequences. …
School Transformation: Reproducing Effective High School Leadership, Christina D. Chambers
School Transformation: Reproducing Effective High School Leadership, Christina D. Chambers
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This dissertation explores the distinctive and complex challenges that high school principals face. The demand to prepare students for college or the workplace requires a strong foundation built on relational trust, an adaptation of high school instructional practices, and an evolution of the professional development process. This study will use the characteristics of transformational leadership presented in the literature to determine if they exist in two high schools and how they manifest themselves. The high schools studied represent the very different socio economic aspects of their district. With focus on student achievement, high school principals and teachers can transform school …
Department Chairs' Perceptions Of Part-Time Faculty Status In Maryland Public And Private Higher Education Institutions, Daniel L. Moorehead
Department Chairs' Perceptions Of Part-Time Faculty Status In Maryland Public And Private Higher Education Institutions, Daniel L. Moorehead
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The growing use of part-time, non-tenure track faculty in higher education has become a nationwide phenomenon. The college-teaching part-time instructor is one who is working for low pay, has little job security, and has few benefits. College part-time instructors' employment is in a contingent state. They do not have the job protection provided to tenured professors because they are usually hired for only the upcoming term with no guarantee of being hired for any future terms.;The purpose of this study was to describe the status of part-time faculty in Maryland public and private four-year colleges and universities as perceived by …