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Certified Athletic Trainers' Abilities To Identify And Refer Athletes With Psychological Symptoms, Marc L. Cormier
Certified Athletic Trainers' Abilities To Identify And Refer Athletes With Psychological Symptoms, Marc L. Cormier
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study's purpose was to expand the literature based in the area of psychology of injury by assessing certified athletic trainers' (ATs') skills in symptom identification, intended course of action, and intervention identification with athletes experiencing psychological distress. Using a web-based survey protocol, data were collected from 326 (191 female and 132 male) ATs using three case vignettes. AT responses were compared to a panel of experts in psychology of injury and assessed for accuracy. Results indicated that ATs demonstrated high accuracy in symptom identification and making referral decision, but struggled in identifying appropriate interventions for athletes. Stepwise regression analyses …
Saints, Sinners, And Socialists On The Southside: Polish Catholic Immigrant Workers, Politics, And Culture In Wheeling, West Virginia, 1890-1930, William Hal Gorby
Saints, Sinners, And Socialists On The Southside: Polish Catholic Immigrant Workers, Politics, And Culture In Wheeling, West Virginia, 1890-1930, William Hal Gorby
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In the years after the Civil War, Wheeling, West Virginia developed into a major manufacturing center in the Northern Panhandle. Until 1885, Wheeling was the state capital of West Virginia and was the center of cut nail production in America. The city already possessed a large population of Irish and German immigrants. However, with the decline of the nail industry and the transition to steel manufacturing in the Upper Ohio Valley, by the 1890's, Wheeling attracted many immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These immigrants took their places at the bottom of the industrial hierarchy and were relegated to the …
An Evaluation Of State Employees' Preferences For Worksite-Based Physical Activity, Nutrition, And Stress Management Programs, Peter Kadushin
An Evaluation Of State Employees' Preferences For Worksite-Based Physical Activity, Nutrition, And Stress Management Programs, Peter Kadushin
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Worksite wellness programs (WWPs) have evolved over the last several decades as a way to positively impact employees' health, and to manage rising healthcare costs. Despite the impact that WWPs can have both clinically and financially, participation rates in many programs remain low. Some research has reported success in increasing participation and engagement through tailoring programs to fit employee preferences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the wellness programming preferences of state employees in West Virginia. A secondary purpose was to identify how these preferences differ by health risk, worksite wellness participation, age, and gender. Respondents (N = …
Poroelastic Effect On Gas Transport And Storage In Organic Rich Shale Reservoir, Bahiya Jabbar
Poroelastic Effect On Gas Transport And Storage In Organic Rich Shale Reservoir, Bahiya Jabbar
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This study sheds the light on the effect of poroelastic properties of the shale matrix on storage and transportation mechanism in multi-scale organic rich shale gas reservoirs. Over last decades shale gas research widen significantly, however, the behavior and properties of shale formation still need more investigation. Most of our knowledge regarding poroelsctic behavior of shale matrix comes from studies on coalbed methane reservoirs, which is somewhat similar to shale gas reservoirs. The poroelastic effect of coal and shale is a strong function of total organic content (TOC) of these sedimentary rocks. Coalbed methane reservoirs have more than 50% TOC, …
Presidential Rhetoric In Times Of Crisis: A Textual Analysis Of Speeches By Franklin Roosevelt And Ronald Reagan, Samantha D. Cart
Presidential Rhetoric In Times Of Crisis: A Textual Analysis Of Speeches By Franklin Roosevelt And Ronald Reagan, Samantha D. Cart
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While many scholars have examined the rhetoric of presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan individually, there is a gap in literature concerning crisis rhetoric specifically and little has been done in the way of comparing these two men. This study is a textual analysis of six speeches given by Roosevelt and Reagan during times of crises. Because both presidents were important in defining an era and considered great communicators, this study compares the similarities and differences of their use of presidential crisis rhetoric. Previous research shows clear patterns in presidential rhetoric, including the common use of civil religious words and …
Addressing The Elephant In The Room: A Descriptive Analysis Of Weight-Based Harassment On College Campuses, Lynnsie Doty
Addressing The Elephant In The Room: A Descriptive Analysis Of Weight-Based Harassment On College Campuses, Lynnsie Doty
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According to the bullying and harassment literature, over 50 percent of adolescents reported that they were targets of harassment at least once a month. A major gap within this literature is that most of these studies focus predominantly on adolescents and none focuses on older cohorts. To date only five studies have focused on college populations, but none focus on weight specifically as a factor. Although many individuals may disagree, weight-based harassment is comparable to harassment based on race and sexual orientation and affects victims just as negatively. Therefore, it is time to address the elephant in the room and …
Crowdsourcing Traffic Data For Travel Time Estimation, Chanukya Chowdary Gadde
Crowdsourcing Traffic Data For Travel Time Estimation, Chanukya Chowdary Gadde
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Travel time estimation is a fundamental measure used in routing and navigation applications, in particular in emerging intelligent transportation systems (ITS). For example, many users may prefer the fastest route to their destination and would rely on real-time predicted travel times. It also helps real-time traffic management and traffic light control. Accurate estimation of travel time requires collecting a lot of real-time data from road networks. This data can be collected using a wide variety of sources like inductive loop detectors, video cameras, radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders etc. But these systems include deployment of infrastructure which has some limitations …
The Impact Of Co-Presence And Visual Elements In 3d Vles On Interpersonal Emotional Connection In Telecollaboration, Hisae Matsui
The Impact Of Co-Presence And Visual Elements In 3d Vles On Interpersonal Emotional Connection In Telecollaboration, Hisae Matsui
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The purpose of this study is to examine participant's perception of the usefulness of the visual elements in 3D Virtual Learning Environments, which represent co-presence, in developing interpersonal emotional connections with their partners in the initial stage of telecollaboration. To fulfill the purpose, two Japanese students and two American students were paired and participated in conversational sessions in two different virtual environments: one where they shared the environments with their partners and the other where they did not.;The participants had five twenty-minute conversational sessions in Japanese in Second Life. By following single subject research designs, the quantitative data were obtained …
Coupled 3-D Numerical Simulation Of Proppant Transport And Fluid Flow In Hydraulic Fracturing, Bing Kong
Coupled 3-D Numerical Simulation Of Proppant Transport And Fluid Flow In Hydraulic Fracturing, Bing Kong
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Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most common and important stimulation techniques used in oil and gas industry to create high conductivity flow paths for hydrocarbons to flow from the reservoir matrix to the wellbore. Hydraulic fracturing is a complex process including different physical and chemical phenomena. It involves rock mechanics for the part of fracture propagation and involves fluid mechanics for the part of slurry injection, fluid flow, fluid leak-off, proppant transport, proppant settling and interaction between fluid and proppant particles. In this study, the focus is on fluid and proppant motion within hydraulic fractures. The effectiveness of hydraulic …
Political Sophistication: How Values And Social Capital Contribute To Political Knowledge And Cognition, Jonathan C. Young
Political Sophistication: How Values And Social Capital Contribute To Political Knowledge And Cognition, Jonathan C. Young
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This study argues that value types defined by Shalom Schwartz should relate to social capital and political sophistication in particular ways. Individual value types that emphasize "other-orientation" should positively relate to social capital characteristics that increase information flows which in turn will relate to increased political sophistication. On the other hand, it is expected that individual value types that emphasize "self-orientation" will positively relate to social capital characteristics that decrease information flows which in turn would correlate to decreased political sophistication. Using post-materialism as a theoretical basis and a survey that measures political knowledge and ideology, value orientation, social network …
Police Officers Talking About Gun Control: A Case Study Of A Rural Sheriff's Department, Angela Sycafoose
Police Officers Talking About Gun Control: A Case Study Of A Rural Sheriff's Department, Angela Sycafoose
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This research examines how members of a rural police department view gun control, and the degree to which they think that gun control laws protect police officers and the public. Drawing on conclusions from interviews with twenty police officers within one local sheriff's department, three themes emerged: 1) the officers rejected gun control laws and deemed them ineffective for controlling criminal behavior; 2) the officers showed support for specific gun control measures such as, citizens obtaining concealed carry permits and expanding gun background checks; 3) the officers deemed guns to be an essential part of rural upbringing and identity. We …
The Hot Struggle Over The Cold Waters: The Strategic Position Of The Arctic Region During And After The Cold War, Magdalena Nowak
The Hot Struggle Over The Cold Waters: The Strategic Position Of The Arctic Region During And After The Cold War, Magdalena Nowak
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The Arctic became a hot spot on the global map and discussion over the cold waters became an important issue in international relations. During the Cold War, as it is today, the Arctic was a separate area of rivalry between the superpowers. Despite the fact that today's debate is based on different issues, including sovereignty over the region, potential access to natural resources and the status of international waters, there is still a strong military component to the competing interests, as there was during the Cold War.
Selected Solo Piano Works By Contemporary Malaysian Composers: An Analysis, Khe Sin Khoo
Selected Solo Piano Works By Contemporary Malaysian Composers: An Analysis, Khe Sin Khoo
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Although the influence of Western art music has been present in Malaysia for a little short of two centuries, much of the scholarly research, both locally and globally, has shown more interest in traditional music and popular music. As such, this study serves as an introduction to the art-music scene in Malaysia, particularly through the analyses of selected solo piano works by three contemporary Malaysian composers---namely, Chong Lim Ng's A Distant Voice of the Rain Forest (Fragments from "Rimba"...), Adeline Wong's Paces for solo piano and electronics, and Kah Hoe Yii's My Spirit is Dancing!.;These works show that Malaysian composers …
Addressing The Role Of Health Literacy In Social Science: The Revision And Validation Of The Perceived Oral Health Literacy Scale, Sara Labelle
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The purpose of this dissertation was twofold. The first purpose was to develop a valid and reliable measurement of health literacy appropriate for use in social science. The second purpose was to determine whether health literacy is a skill set that can be increased through the intervention efforts of communication studies scholars. These purposes were addressed across four studies. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis provided support for a 26-item revised Perceived Oral Health Literacy Scale (LaBelle & Weber, 2013) which assesses individuals' Motivation and Ability to gain access to, understand, and use health information in order to …
User-Generated Content And Television News, Eva M. Buchman
User-Generated Content And Television News, Eva M. Buchman
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The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the relationship between television news stations and user-generated content. With the technological growth our society has experienced over the last several years, user-generated content has become a popular way for television stations to gather news. This relationship was investigated through a national online survey of news directors/executive producers at television stations. Also studied were policies at television stations regarding the use of user-generated content, whether they are formal, written policies, or informal policies, to determine how user-generated content is integrated into television news broadcasts. Findings suggest that television news stations exercise …
The Use Of Technology To Display Student Artwork Online, Elissa Dray
The Use Of Technology To Display Student Artwork Online, Elissa Dray
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis was constructed to investigate the topic of displaying student artwork and projects in the online realm of art galleries. A research study was conducted questioning participants about their previous encounters with online art galleries and displaying student work. These participants were educators from various fields of study that created art related projects with their students. Participants were then introduced to the online art gallery, Artsonia and photographing student art. Benefits from joining Artsonia included parental contact, promotion of school art programs, possible fundraising opportunities, free lesson plan ideas, and increased student participation. Participants were also given the opportunity …
Identit(Ies) And Agency: College Students' Navigations Of Sexuality And Gender In Complex Figured Worlds, Melissa M. Chesanko
Identit(Ies) And Agency: College Students' Navigations Of Sexuality And Gender In Complex Figured Worlds, Melissa M. Chesanko
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In this study I conducted individual and focus group interviews in order to understand the ways in which students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) perceive the campus climate at West Virginia University and in what ways their experiences are shaped by that climate. Campus climate is defined as "the cumulative attitudes, behaviors, and standards of employees and students concerning access for, inclusion of, and level of respect for individual and group needs, abilities, and potential" (Rankin, 2006, p. 7).;The campus climate for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) at a …
Technology Use In The Treatment And Prevention Of Eating Disorders, Jessie T. Popelka
Technology Use In The Treatment And Prevention Of Eating Disorders, Jessie T. Popelka
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Technology is changing rapidly in this global world. A radically different delivery of nutrition information and counseling is technologically feasible in fewer than five years. With about half of girls and a quarter of boys being dissatisfied with their bodies during adolescence into young adulthood, some negative consequences including development of disordered eating, eating disorders (ED) and poor psychological well-being may increase. New methods of delivery, from social media to virtual worlds will allow health care providers (HCP) to reach and interact with patients in different cities or even countries. Simple "tweets" to online videos may have a place in …
An Exploration Of Conceptual Teaching In Piano Study: Pedagogical Analysis Of Three Selected Intermediate Piano Works By Two American Composers, William Bolcom And Lowell Liebermann, Justin Douglas Krueger
An Exploration Of Conceptual Teaching In Piano Study: Pedagogical Analysis Of Three Selected Intermediate Piano Works By Two American Composers, William Bolcom And Lowell Liebermann, Justin Douglas Krueger
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Music of contemporary classical composers is often neglected because of simple lack of familiarity or because some of the material is difficult; all too frequently, recent music is allotted very little time during the long-term course of a student's piano study. These circumstances may contribute to the current situation, in which, all too often, students may get little encouragement to explore music by contemporary composers.;This paper highlights some possible reasons for the lack of exposure which contemporary classical compositions sometimes receive. The discussion continues by outlining a broad conceptual teaching paradigm and then shows ways in which a conceptual approach …
Three Essays On Trading By Members Of Congress, Serkan Karadas
Three Essays On Trading By Members Of Congress, Serkan Karadas
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My dissertation examines the information content of stock trades by members of Congress (politicians) in three separate essays. In my first essay, based on approximately 62,000 common stock transactions over the 2004--2010 period, I present evidence that past firm-level trading activity by politicians predicts future firm-level stock returns, and this prediction is stronger for the pre-recession period and for small firms. By constructing buy-minus-sell transactions-based portfolios, I document that the portfolios of Republicans outperform those of Democrats. Also, being a powerful member of Congress is associated with substantially higher abnormal returns for Republicans, but not for Democrats. Among powerful Republicans, …
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Approach Toward Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Marsha Goss
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Approach Toward Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Marsha Goss
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This study is an analysis of contemporary curatorial practice at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York. The Guggenheim Museum demonstrates how contemporary museums are updating exhibition practice, despite the difficulties of spatial engagement encountered in Frank Lloyd Wright's building. This thesis presents an analysis of the curator-as-artist, meaning that frequently contemporary curators are acting like artists as they seek to elevate audience engagement. An initial chapter explores how Wright originally conceived the museum as an exhibition space compared to how it is used in current times. Two recent Guggenheim exhibitions, Gutai: Splendid Playground (2013) and James …
America's Lollipop Licking Tease: The Eroticization Of The Female Child In 1930s Film, Susan Jennings Lantz
America's Lollipop Licking Tease: The Eroticization Of The Female Child In 1930s Film, Susan Jennings Lantz
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This dissertation examines the eroticization of female children in film during the 1930s as a mechanism for concealing troubling realities of the Great Depression in the United States. The repressed sexuality embedded in the plots of Post Hays Code movies featuring Shirley Temple and characters such as Stella Dallas, Dorothy Gale, and Scarlett O'Hara serve to suture over a crisis of masculinity triggered by changing roles in gender, race, and class. By attempting to invoke the image of a "little girl" in place of that of a grown woman, some films (such as Gone With the Wind, and Bright Eyes) …
Group Iii-Nitride Devices And Applications, Joshua L. Justice
Group Iii-Nitride Devices And Applications, Joshua L. Justice
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The group III-nitride system of materials has had considerable commercial success in recent years in the solid state lighting (SSL) and power electronics markets. The need for high efficient general lighting applications has driven research into InGaN based blue light emitting diodes (LEDs), and demand for more efficient power electronics for telecommunications has driven research into AlGaN based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). However, the group III-nitrides material properties make them attractive for several other applications that have not received as much attention. This work focuses on developing group III-nitride based devices for novel applications.;GaN is a robust, chemically inert, …
Parents' Value Of Play In Early Childhood: A Comparative Study Of Spousal Play Beliefs, Meghan C. Devito
Parents' Value Of Play In Early Childhood: A Comparative Study Of Spousal Play Beliefs, Meghan C. Devito
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Play is a vital tool for developmental growth and learning in early childhood. However, with the current focus on academics, there is less emphasis placed on encouraging children to play. The current study investigated parental beliefs on play. The sample consisted of 34 middle-class couples (34 mothers, 34 fathers) co-parenting a preschool-aged child (3-5 years) attending the laboratory school of a large mid-Atlantic university. Participants were surveyed about their beliefs on play. Results revealed mothers' value of play to be higher than fathers'. Although significantly different, both mothers and fathers perceived play positively. The findings suggest that early childhood professionals …
Blood Pressure And Quality Of Life In Youth Enrolled In A Culinary Skills, Family Mealtime And Physical Activity Program: Pilot Study Icook 4-H, Erin Smith
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Objective: The pilot study objective is to determine if blood pressure (BP) and perception of quality of life (QoL) in 9-10 y/o youth changes after a 12 week 6-session program focusing on culinary skills, family mealtime and physical activity. Methods: Pre-post treatment only assessments were collected at 0 and 4 months for child/adult dyads (n=49 dyads). Five states (ME, NE, SD, TN, WV) recruited and delivered 6 sessions every two weeks that focused on increasing cooking skills, family mealtime, and physical activity. During BP assessments, each child had an initial rest of 5 min with 2 min rest between measurements …
An Evidence Based Web Intervention To Facilitate Nurse Practitioner Participation In The Policy Making Process Related To Scope Of Practice, Toni Dichiacchio
An Evidence Based Web Intervention To Facilitate Nurse Practitioner Participation In The Policy Making Process Related To Scope Of Practice, Toni Dichiacchio
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Historically nurses have been strongly engaged in the political process, however in recent decades the profession has moved away from the policy arena. Without political engagement, issues that are important to the nursing profession are not addressed timely, if at all. One such issue is that of full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Well over 100 studies have been completed over the past 40 years showing the safe and quality care APRNs provide independently. Numerous well-respected, non-nursing organizations support the removal of state laws that impede the ability of APRNs to practice to the full extent of …
Creative Idea Generation: How To Incorporate Plussing Into Your Creative Thinking Sessions, Whitney Godwin
Creative Idea Generation: How To Incorporate Plussing Into Your Creative Thinking Sessions, Whitney Godwin
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The goal of this master's thesis is to evaluate Disney's "plussing" as a form of idea-generation for every type of organization and business. This method was assessed through a case study of two nonprofit organizations in Morgantown, West Virginia after developing three original plussing methods. Both organizations participated in plussing sessions. Sessions were followed up with a survey of each participant. Findings suggest "plussing" has proven more beneficial to the organizations than traditional brainstorming methods. Several participants stated that plussing provides a more effective way for organizations to produce the best idea and product possible without the fear of criticism …
Creating Liminal Spaces, Silas Brook Spellman
Creating Liminal Spaces, Silas Brook Spellman
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The work described in this thesis was completed as partial fulfillment for the Master of Fine Arts degree, West Virginia University. I describe how I work with a variety of media, tools, and materials to search for expression within the painting of the liminal space between the real and the imaginary. This document contains a description of the flexibility of the work to be displayed in various and transient formats. It also discusses how I encourage viewer participation on several levels and can place the viewer between the space represented in my art and the world we experience and perceive …
Venue Shopping: Domestic Interests In Global Politics, Sara M. Moats
Venue Shopping: Domestic Interests In Global Politics, Sara M. Moats
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The role domestic organized interest groups play in political affairs has drastically changed in a very short time period, yet the subject has been basically ignored by academia. This study investigates the motivation, strategies, and tactics of domestic organizations that seek lobbying targets outside the domestic political arena. Interest groups in the United States and Canada were selected from three distant policy areas: environmental policy, reproductive policy, and agriculture policy.;By investigating the motives, strategies, and tactics domestic organizations use beyond the domestic political environment, this research has added to our knowledge of interest group behavior. Research on the transnational activities …
The Effect Of Hegemonic Masculinity In The Proportion Of Women In Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study Of Estonia And Poland, Anne Moreland
The Effect Of Hegemonic Masculinity In The Proportion Of Women In Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study Of Estonia And Poland, Anne Moreland
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The under representation of women in national parliaments is a phenomenon that plagues much of the world, with the Baltic Sea Region being no exception. Two countries, Estonia and Poland, are chosen for comparative analysis in this paper, as they possess different cultures and histories, but have similar proportion of female representation at the national level. The comparison provides insight into the situation women face in politics in two post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper will examine the trends in the proportion of female representatives in Poland and Estonia's national parliaments in the transition from communism to …