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Impact Of A Tailored Intervention On Coaches' Attitudes And Use Of Sport Psychology Services, Rebecca Zakrajsek
Impact Of A Tailored Intervention On Coaches' Attitudes And Use Of Sport Psychology Services, Rebecca Zakrajsek
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study examined (1) coaches' attitudes and stage of change for sport psychology (SP) service use immediately following a tailored workshop and (2) the impact of a stage-matched intervention on coaches' attitudes, stage of change, and behavioral usage patterns during a one-month follow-up. Ninety swim coaches participated in the SP workshop and a total of 53 swim coaches (30 in the stage-matched group and 23 in the control group) completed the one-month follow-up. Eleven tennis coaches participated in the SP workshop and none of the tennis coaches completed the follow-up. Some evidence supported the impact of a tailored SP workshop …
An In Vitro Assessment Of An Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide (Ecap) Against Planktonic Strains Of Enterococcus Faecalis., Kent Alexander Mcbride
An In Vitro Assessment Of An Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide (Ecap) Against Planktonic Strains Of Enterococcus Faecalis., Kent Alexander Mcbride
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Traditionally, endodontic therapy has maintained very high success rates; however when teeth are obturated with a positive culture in the root canal, the success rate of treatment is only 68% (50). Therefore, complete elimination of bacteria from the root canal system is a crucial aspect of endodontic therapy. Studies consistently show that success rates for teeth that were necrotic before treatment are lower than cases with vital pulps. Consequently, efforts must be made to find a solution or method that more consistently disinfects the canals prior to obturation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new antimicrobial cationic …
A Robust Hybrid-Arq Protocol For Relay Networks., Syed Amaar Ahmad
A Robust Hybrid-Arq Protocol For Relay Networks., Syed Amaar Ahmad
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis explores wireless relay networks using the hybrid-ARQ protocol. Relay networks exploit spatial diversity from ‘redundant’ nodes in contrast to the single path of classic networks. Thus they show superior performance in dealing with fading and interference. The hybrid-ARQ technique under the constraints of noncoherent orthogonal modulation and hard-decision decoding is the primary focus of the thesis. Information theoretic bounds on the performance for such a system are derived. The extension of hybrid-ARQ from a point-to-point protocol to a broadcast-oriented relaying protocol called HARBINGER (hybrid-ARQ based intra-cluster geographic relaying) was presented in a 2005 paper by Zhao and Valenti. …
The Development Of A Screening Tool For The Prevention Of Shoulder Injuries In Baseball Pitchers., Erica L. Smrzley
The Development Of A Screening Tool For The Prevention Of Shoulder Injuries In Baseball Pitchers., Erica L. Smrzley
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Context: Shoulder injuries are very common in baseball pitchers, and the diagnosis of shoulder injuries is often difficult to obtain as pathologic conditions are numerous. However, there are no universal screening tools that can be used to evaluate predisposing factors before injuries occur. Objective: Since there is little documented literature on what constitutes a proper screening tool, the purpose of this study is to gather the information necessary to create a universal screening tool that will aid in the prevention of shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers. Design: This study was a descriptive prospective study based on the modified Delphi technique. …
A Web-Based Tool For Analysis Of Crime Laboratory Data., Ramesh Annabathula
A Web-Based Tool For Analysis Of Crime Laboratory Data., Ramesh Annabathula
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The focus of this project was on the development of a software tool for analysis of crime data at the West Virginia State Police Forensics Laboratory (WVSPFL). The tool enables users to conduct statistical analysis on criminal activity; in addition, data mining methods are implemented to identify possible crime patterns. A Crime database was implemented; it contains information on incidents submitted to WVSPFL over the last fifteen years. The WVSPFL database was integrated with a hypothetical conviction database. Such integration enables law enforcement agencies to track crime from occurrences to conviction. It is anticipated that data mining methods will assist …
The Comparison Of A Wax Check Bite System To Mechanical Axiography In Setting The Horizontal Condylar Path On A Semi-Adjustable Articulator., Salem Akkad
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study compared the horizontal condylar inclination (HCI) angles obtained by use of a wax protrusive record (WPR) to those obtained by use of Mechanical Axiograph to program a semi-adjustable articulator. On twenty healthy subjects with delimitations HCI angles were calculated on the axiographic tracings with WPRs inserted in the mouth. The matched pairs Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed no significant difference between the wax and the axiograph method on the left side (P=0.270) and good correlation 0.59. However the difference on the right side was statistically significant (P=0.019) and poor correlation 0.17. The largest difference was 28° on the …
Mining History: Extracting Qualitative And Quantitative Resources For The Discovery Of Appalachian Cultural Landscapes., Hannah Leigh Cole
Mining History: Extracting Qualitative And Quantitative Resources For The Discovery Of Appalachian Cultural Landscapes., Hannah Leigh Cole
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
he most recent trend in historic preservation has led many in the field to pay attention to cultural landscapes as historic resources. Considering buildings, structures, or objects within a given spatial and physical setting, or landscape, endows them with historic significance and context that would be absent if viewed individually. While this is somewhat of an expansive approach to the built environment, this trend in historic landscape interpretation still does not account for all types of resources that one finds in the field. A fragmentary landscape is a cultural landscape defined by three characteristics: 1) the presence of buildings, structures, …
An Evaluation Of The Strength Characteristics Of Horizontally Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges., Lauren E. Cullen
An Evaluation Of The Strength Characteristics Of Horizontally Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges., Lauren E. Cullen
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Horizontally curved bridges occupy a growing number of the steel bridge population in the United States today because they are often one of the few options available for difficult roadway alignments. Horizontally curved bridges offer aesthetic and economic benefits over comparable straight-chorded bridges. However, there are additional design, analysis and construction issues to consider for horizontally curved bridges compared to the design of straight-chorded bridges. To ensure uniform standards and safety requirements, the FHWA created the Consortium of University Research Teams (CURT) in 1969 to conduct research on horizontally curved girders and develop guide specifications for design. In a cooperative …
Measurements Of Metastable Atom Density Using Energies And Densities Of Energetic "Fast" Electrons Detected In The Electron Energy Distribution Function Associated With The Afterglow Plasma Produced By A Radio Frequency Inductively Coupled Plasma Helium Discharge., Jon C. Blessington
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In this work, electron density, electron temperature, electron energy distribution function (EEDF), and metastable atom density in the afterglow of low-pressure (50 mTorr) helium radio-frequency inductively coupled plasma (RF-ICP) discharges were measured with a Langmuir probe. During the Afterglow period, sufficient time resolution was achieved to quantify the evolution of each quantity. The focus of this work is the investigation of metastable atom densities as inferred by the densities and energies of fast electrons with EEDF peaks corresponding to energies of 14.4eV and 19.8 eV [2]. These peaks arise from electrons produced through Penning ionization [2] with metastable helium atoms …
Religious Dogmatism And Civil Liberties: Literalism, Atheism, And Homosexuality., Kevin R. Hart
Religious Dogmatism And Civil Liberties: Literalism, Atheism, And Homosexuality., Kevin R. Hart
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between religious dogmatism and support for civil liberties of atheists and homosexuals. Utilizing data from the 2002 GSS, the assertions of the theory of religious dogmatism (Jelen & Wilcox 1990) were tested by utilizing three increasing measure of religiosity: religious preference, church attendance, and Biblical perception in predicting support for atheist and homosexual civil liberties. The results support the notion of religious dogmatism as influencing acceptance of nonconformist civil liberties, with Biblical perception being the most potent predictor. Additional findings indicate education as a significant predictor of support for civil …
Can The Verifit Audioscan Audiometric Testing Instrument Be Used For Hearing Protection Testing In Accordance With The Microphone-In-The-Real-Ear Test: Ansi S12.42-1995?, Nichole Custer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Verifit, an audio‐measurement system developed by AudioScan Inc. (Dorchester, Ontario, Canada), can be used to perform field hearing protection testing that will match results from the measurements done following the Microphone‐in‐Real‐Ear (MIRE) standard ANSI S12.42‐1995 (R2004), which requires hearing protector testing to be performed in a reverberatory chamber. Although the standards have their differences, both specify the hearing protection testing must be performed in a diffuse sound field, which can be achieved only by a reverberatory chamber. This is an onerous requirement that sharply limits who can perform such tests …
Metal Casting: The Fire Of Art And Industry., Jeremy Entwistle
Metal Casting: The Fire Of Art And Industry., Jeremy Entwistle
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The Foundry has become an integral element in my graduate work as an artist and as an educator, and is the ideal conceptual and physical environment for the homogenization of Art and Industry. While directly linked to my MFA thesis exhibition entitled “bridgewalkers”, which includes cast iron components, this thesis document will cover much more than concept and descriptors of my own freestanding sculptural forms. Along with a detailed progression that led to the cast and fabricated work in bridgewalkers, this document will address my personal experiences, knowledge, research, and practical application of metal foundry practice. This thesis serves a …
The Protective Potential Of Paste Containing Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate As Measured By Confocal Microscopy: An In Vitro Study., Spencer Hodnett
The Protective Potential Of Paste Containing Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate As Measured By Confocal Microscopy: An In Vitro Study., Spencer Hodnett
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study utilized 30 extracted human third molars. The teeth were sectioned into buccal and lingual halves. The samples were divided into three treatment groups (MI Paste; MI Paste/Fluoridated toothpaste; MI Paste/Enamel Care toothpaste) and one control. The samples were then subjected to cycling in a demineralizing solution (pH=4.46) and a remineralizing solution (pH=7.00) with treatment rendered between cycles. Cycling continued for 14 days. Lesion depth, lesion area, fluorescence and total fluorescence were measured using confocal microscopy. Results were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer analyses. No significant differences were found between or among the groups for lesion depth, lesion area …
The Effects Of Positive And Negative Verbal Feedback On Performance Testing In High School Athletes., Amanda L. Kainz
The Effects Of Positive And Negative Verbal Feedback On Performance Testing In High School Athletes., Amanda L. Kainz
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Context: There have been a limited number of studies pertaining to a combination of motivation and verbal feedback and their impact on performance, especially in the High School setting. Although each concept has been researched individually, limited information has been provided regarding both concepts. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference exists between motivation orientation and feedback provided, thus impacting performance testing outcomes. Design: The design of this study was a prospective descriptive analysis, which identified the motivation orientation of high school athletes by three basic groups through the use of the Sport Motivation Scale …
An Experimental Study Of Vertical Habitat Use And Habitat Shifts In Single-Species And Mixed-Species Shoals Of Native And Nonnative Congeneric Cyprinids., Brandon J. Keplinger
An Experimental Study Of Vertical Habitat Use And Habitat Shifts In Single-Species And Mixed-Species Shoals Of Native And Nonnative Congeneric Cyprinids., Brandon J. Keplinger
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis includes two chapters. The first (Chapter 1) is a literature review focusing on the ecological consequences of introduced fishes on host communities, and specifically on native fishes of similar morphology and phylogenetic origins. The second (Chapter 2) is a manuscript synthesizing the aquaria based study of the interspecific relationships, with respect to habitat utilization, between two syntopically occurring congeneric species pairs in the Greenbrier River. Each pair consists of an introduced and a native cyprinid species. Several species native (often endemic) to the New River watershed are experiencing reductions in abundance and distribution. Meanwhile, a concurrent increase has …
Glimpses Of Wilsonianism: United States Involvement In Nicaragua During The Coolidge Era., Steven R. Hall
Glimpses Of Wilsonianism: United States Involvement In Nicaragua During The Coolidge Era., Steven R. Hall
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The military occupation of Nicaragua was one of the Calvin Coolidge administration’s most unpopular foreign policies. Upon the death of President Warren G. Harding in 1923, Coolidge inherited the White House and a Nicaraguan withdrawal plan set up years earlier. As planned, the United States monitored the Nicaraguan national elections in 1924, and withdrew its occupation force in 1925. When the country collapsed into civil war a few months later, the Coolidge administration ordered the Marines back into Nicaragua to restore order. Coolidge and his Secretary of State, Frank B. Kellogg, argued the occupation was necessary to protect American economic …
Effects Of Acceptance, Distraction, And Sensory Monitoring On Acute Pain And Attention., Brandon N. Kyle
Effects Of Acceptance, Distraction, And Sensory Monitoring On Acute Pain And Attention., Brandon N. Kyle
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Research has consistently shown a relation between attention and the experience of pain. Pain disrupts and demands attention, interfering with the ability to direct attention to other stimuli in the environment. Yet, various studies of pain management strategies, including studies which have yielded mixed results for the strategy of distraction, often have not specifically examined the relation of pain management, attention, and pain behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different pain management strategies and the relation between strategy efficacy and attention in a laboratory pressure pain-induction experiment. Using 96 college undergraduates, the study employed …
Managing Welfare Stigma From The Other Side Of The Desk: A Look At Rural Tanf Caseworkers., Sarah L. Hartzell
Managing Welfare Stigma From The Other Side Of The Desk: A Look At Rural Tanf Caseworkers., Sarah L. Hartzell
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Welfare recipients have always been stigmatized. The welfare reform legislation of 1996 reflects widespread attitudes and stereotypes of welfare recipients, which are translated into the structure of state welfare programs and are carried down through the administration to the welfare caseworker—the “face” of welfare for recipients. Literature on welfare stigma has focused on clients, but not their caseworkers. Using qualitative methods, this paper presents a Goffmanian analysis of the effects of welfare stigma on these caseworkers, who not only interact with clients in their jobs everyday, but who also implement a stigmatizing social program. The caseworkers in this study constructed …
Fiber-To-The-Home (Ftth): The Next Public Utility., Travis Mark Michette
Fiber-To-The-Home (Ftth): The Next Public Utility., Travis Mark Michette
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Philippi is a small rural community located in North Central West Virginia. Like most small communities, the city is generally responsible for meeting the needs of its occupants. In the case of Philippi, a need most residents wanted addressed was the ability to use broadband data/Internet services. In order to meet this need, Philippi began working on a project which would deliver broadband services to all of its residences. Philippi began the project as an upgrade to the existing coaxial cable plant and continually revised the plans, goals, and objectives until the decision was made to design, construct, and manage …
Costume Design For "The Ice Wolf" By Joanna Halpert Kraus., Reiko Ishikawa
Costume Design For "The Ice Wolf" By Joanna Halpert Kraus., Reiko Ishikawa
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This document is intended to record the costume design process for West Virginia University’s 2006 production of Joanna Halpert Kraus’s The Ice Wolf. The costume design was assigned and completed in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Design, specifically costumes. This document includes the process of the costume design with visual documents of research, development, photographs, and paperwork needed to complete the design. This is the record of Reiko Ishikawa as a young theatre designer and this is only her first step into the theatre world.
The Prevalence Of Body Dysmorphic Disorder In Female Collegiate Athletes., Jean C. Knecht
The Prevalence Of Body Dysmorphic Disorder In Female Collegiate Athletes., Jean C. Knecht
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Context: Body dysmorphic disorder is a somatoform disorder in which an individual is preoccupied with a real or imagined defect in their appearance. In the psychiatric and dermatologic populations, there is a low prevalence rate of body dysmorphic disorder. However, no studies have ever looked at a prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder in the collegiate athletic setting. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if body dysmorphic disorder exists in female collegiate athletes and whether there was a difference in dysmorphic tendencies between aesthetic and non-aesthetic sports. Design: A prospective descriptive analysis of the dysmorphic tendencies of female …
Design Of A Selective Catalytic Reduction System To Reduce Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Of The 2003 West Virginia University Futuretruck., Russell T. King
Design Of A Selective Catalytic Reduction System To Reduce Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Of The 2003 West Virginia University Futuretruck., Russell T. King
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
A Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System was designed and built to reduce NOx emissions of the 2003 West Virginia University (WVU) Diesel Hybrid-Electric FutureTruck. FutureTruck was a student competition that challenged students to redesign a new Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. A comprehensive literature review discussing all aspects of SCR was completed. The review focuses on harmful effects of NOx emissions, future emission standards, NOx reduction technologies and last presents an in-depth review of SCR. The SCR control system designed was used for both data acquisition and determination of urea injection amounts. The system …
The Relationship Between Journalists And Public Relations Practitioners During Crises., Cassie A. Waugh
The Relationship Between Journalists And Public Relations Practitioners During Crises., Cassie A. Waugh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The relationship between journalists and public relations practitioners has long been perceived as strained at best. The Sago Mine disaster brought crisis communications to the forefront when the media reported inaccurate information during the event. Journalists at a panel discussion made claims that this could possibly have been avoided had there been better public relations at the scene. Does a crisis change the relationship between journalists and public relations practitioners? If so, how does it change? If not, what is the status of the relationship to begin with? This study examines those questions and sheds light on the issues surrounding …
A Study Of The Pedagogy Of Selected Non-Western Musical Traditions In Collegiate World Music Ensembles., James B. Morford
A Study Of The Pedagogy Of Selected Non-Western Musical Traditions In Collegiate World Music Ensembles., James B. Morford
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Music teachers are often influenced by pedagogical practices in the collegiate ensembles in which they performed. Opportunities to participate in collegiate world music ensembles have increased in recent decades; West African ensembles and steel bands represent the second and third most common of these in the United States. The absence of scholarly research regarding the nature of the teaching and learning processes that occur in these non-Western ensembles represents a significant problem in music education. In this study, two collegiate West African ensemble directors and two collegiate steel band directors were interviewed using an instrument developed by the researcher to …
The Effect Of Steam Conditioning Practices On Pellet Quality And Growing Broiler Nutritional Value., Sarah Elizabeth Cutlip
The Effect Of Steam Conditioning Practices On Pellet Quality And Growing Broiler Nutritional Value., Sarah Elizabeth Cutlip
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Feed currently incurs 60-65% of the total cost of broiler production. Pellets are the primary feed form for commercially-reared broilers. Understanding how to optimize pellet quality through precision thermo-mechanical processing may impact broiler performance and nutrient availability, thus cost of production. Steam conditioning represents a manipulable thermo-mechanical processing variable. Corn-soybean meal based diets were conditioned with one of four steam pressure x temperature combinations: 138 kPa at 82.2ºC, 138 kPa at 93.3ºC, 552 kPa at 82.2ºC or 552 kPa at 93.3ºC. High steam pressure and temperature conditioning were shown to increase pellet quality. Three additional diets were prepared: unprocessed mash, …
Where It's At: Testing Urban Residential Preferences Of Creative And Noncreative Classes Of College Students., Robert Benjamin Travis Decola
Where It's At: Testing Urban Residential Preferences Of Creative And Noncreative Classes Of College Students., Robert Benjamin Travis Decola
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis uses data collected from a larger survey about residential preferences of undergraduate college students to show that a distinct group of creative students has a statistically significant preference for an urban residence. In addition to predicting urban residential preferences, students who have a creative major also have a significantly higher desire for bohemian cultural amenities. Regression results indicate that having a creative major mediates the direct effect of desiring bohemian cultural amenities on the preference for an urban residential environment. The evidence suggests that having a creative major socializes individuals into valuing bohemian cultural amenities in order to …
The Effects Of Permeability And Well Completion On Methane Gas Production From Hydrate Bearing Reservoir., Gopal Ganti
The Effects Of Permeability And Well Completion On Methane Gas Production From Hydrate Bearing Reservoir., Gopal Ganti
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The Earth’s store of hydrocarbons will no longer supply adequate energy to its growing economics and population. By then, a type of hydrocarbons called hydrates may be ready to take their place as significant sources of energy. Hydrates are also a special combination of two common substances, water and natural gas. If these meet under conditions in which pressure is high and temperature is low, they join to form a solid, ice-like substance. Vast volumes of sediments in the ocean bottoms and Polar Regions are conducive to hydrate formation. Gas hydrates are solid, ice-like crystalline materials which contain entrapped gas …
The Effect Of Treadmill Exercise On The Long Bones Of Young Adult Zucker Obese (Fa/Fa) And Lean Male Rats., Tsun Yin Ip
The Effect Of Treadmill Exercise On The Long Bones Of Young Adult Zucker Obese (Fa/Fa) And Lean Male Rats., Tsun Yin Ip
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Background: Studies indicate that weight-bearing exercise increases bone mass and bone strength. There are also suggestions that obesity may result in bone loading that increases bone mass and strength. Objective: To investigate the combined effect of exercise and obesity on body mass, bone strength and bone mineral content (BMC) in young Zucker obese fa/fa and lean male rats. Methods: Young (age 6 weeks) obese (fa/fa) and lean male Zucker rats were randomly assigned (n=8-9/group) to either no exercise or treadmill exercise for 9 weeks at a 0% incline. Following the 9-week experiment, both femurs and tibiae were excised and bone …
The Byzantine Perspective Of The First Crusade: A Reexamination Of Alleged Treachery And Betrayal., Laura M. Nelson
The Byzantine Perspective Of The First Crusade: A Reexamination Of Alleged Treachery And Betrayal., Laura M. Nelson
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Scholars have generally ignored the Crusades from the Byzantine perspective with the majority of scholarship focusing on the Western, and more recently, Arabic viewpoints. Western sources from the period such as the Gesta Francorum and the account of Fulcher of Chartres typically portray Alexius I, the Byzantine emperor during the First Crusade, as anti-Western. It is this study’s position that Alexius’s actions derived from a need to protect his people and empire rather than a desire to see the crusaders’ mission fail. By studying the Byzantine perspective, we gain a fuller understanding of the First Crusade and the Crusades as …
The Efficacy Of The Bitestrip In Determining Patients Awareness Of Nocturnal Bruxism., Emily R. Tolley
The Efficacy Of The Bitestrip In Determining Patients Awareness Of Nocturnal Bruxism., Emily R. Tolley
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The presence of nocturnal bruxism in patients undergoing prosthodontic treatment can have a significant effect on the long term success of restorations. Patients who experience nocturnal bruxism are at risk for dysfunction of the stomatognathic system. This includes TMJ, muscles of the head and neck, the teeth and any restorations, and the periodontium. This condition affects the diagnostic treatment planning, treatment goals, and treatment prognosis of any prosthodontic treatment. The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of nocturnal bruxism determined by an electronic device when compared to self-reporting from verbal and written dental histories. The hypothesis of …