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Effect Of Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Training On Clinician Confidence, A. Quinn Brightenburg

Master's Theses

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An Evaluation On How Keyword Advertising Affects Google Search Results, Tasnim Fidali

Master's Theses

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The Free Trade Rhetoric Of The Cato Institute, Kevin Marinelli

Master's Theses

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Stories Of Domestic Violence From Immigrant And Non-Immigrant Women, Ania Goritskaia-Ivanova

Master's Theses

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Product Placement In Movies : A Content Analysis Of Contexts Of The Placement, Ai Makino

Master's Theses

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Stereotypical Images Of Chinese Characters In Hollywood Films, 1910--2005, Yu Chen

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine 20 major Hollywood films, two per decade between 1910 and 2005, to determine how Chinese characters have been portrayed and how their portrayals have changed over time. The researcher examined the nature and purpose of stereotypes as well as interracial interactions and relationships depicted between Chinese and Caucasian characters to provide insights into the balance of power depicted in the films.

Previous studies on Chinese portrayals in Hollywood films were badly out of date, since films produced after 1970 have not been included in the analyses. The present study filled the gap …

The Case Of Los Siete De La Raza : An Historical Examination And Content Analysis, Adriana Citlalli Martinez Diaz

Master's Theses

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That's So Gay!, Kristo V. Gobin

Master's Theses

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Employee Voice In Silicon Valley's Most Employee-Friendly Companies, Dina Medina

Master's Theses

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A Case Study Of Ketchum Crisis Communications : In The Age Of Transparency, Irina Efremova

Master's Theses

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Marketing Communications Plan For The Uc-Santa Cruz Volleyball Program, Lorien R. Reckmeyer

Master's Theses

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Eliciting Facial Expressions In Children With And Without Down Syndrome, Orietta Coz

Master's Theses

This study investigated facial expressions of children between the ages of 10 and 15 years with Down Syndrome (experimental group) and compared them to typically developing children (control group). Elicitation of facial expressions was carried out through showings of video clips. Trained observers were used to code expressions of happiness, anger, and disgust from video recordings that were made of the children’s reactions while they watched the video clips.

I hypothesized that Down Syndrome children will not differ from typically developing children in the frequency of elicited happy expressions. However, I expected them to differ in the frequency of elicited …

The Use Of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Functional Feeding Groups To Assess Stream Ecosystem Attributes, Priscila Campinho Navarro De Andrade

Master's Theses

The structure and function of streams can be evaluated by directly measuring ecosystem attributes, however these can be costly and time intensive to measure. In contrast, functional analyses of invertebrate communities are more economical and have been used as surrogates of direct attribute measurements, although studies directly comparing the two approaches have not been conducted/ The objective of this study was to assess whether functional feeding group analyses reflect true ecosystem attributes. Three ecosystem attributes (primary production/community respiration (P/R), coarse particulate organic matter (CPOM/FPOM), and suspended fine particulate organic matter/benthic fine particulate organic matter (SFPOM/BFPOM)) were assessed using direct measurements …

A Cognitive Intervention To Increase The Salience Of Intrinsic Thoughts Associated With Exercise, Katie S. Moran

Master's Theses

A four-week cognitive intervention was created to increase the salience of intrinsic thoughts associated with exercise in moderately extrinsic exercisers. Participants were assigned to either an intervention or control condition. Those in the intervention condition were asked to respond to questions concerning the pleasure, enjoyment and/or satisfaction experienced during or after their exercise regimen each week. Results showed a marginally significant two-way interaction (p = .059) between the control and intervention condition over time. Those in the intervention condition showed a greater increase in intrinsic motivation than those in the control condition. These results. while only marginally significant, were in …

Sentence Recognition In Native And Foreign Languages : Comprehension Of Form And Meaning, Sara Elizabeth Sepanski

Master's Theses

The goal of language comprehension is to retrieve and retain the meaning of speech or text. Research with monolinguals has shown that participants' ability to detect structural changes in sentences decreases with time, while their ability to detect meaning changes remains accurate (Sachs, I967). In this study I examined whether this monolingual pattern holds for bilingual speakers in a second language. English-Spanish bilinguals at three different proficiency levels participated in a reading task in which native (LI) and non-native (L2) language sentences were presented. Participants read both LI and L2 sentences and were then tested for their recognition of the …

A Study On Donor Preferences And Charitable Giving, Stephanie Roderick Williams

Master's Theses

This study entailed the administration of a mail survey of 2,000 donors to determine if baby boomers (aged 40 to 58) would be more inclined than mature donors (aged 59 and older) to value efficiency, organizational outcomes, and information when making a charitable gift. There were no statistically significant differences between donors of the baby boomer generation and mature donors concerning the variables efficiency and outcomes, but there were statistically significant differences between baby boomers and mature donors regarding the variable information: baby boomers valued information more than mature donors did.

Moreover, significant differences were found between young donors (aged …

Dual Header Pulse Interval Modulation For Digital Communication Systems, Maung Tun Tun Lynn

Master's Theses

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The Appeal Of Reality Television : A Uses And Gratifications Perspective, Gina Danica Corrie-Metcalf

Master's Theses

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Exploring The Themes In India Currents Magazine Using Narrative Analysis, Priya Gopalakrishnan

Master's Theses

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Graduate Teaching Assistants' Use Of Power, Face, And Politeness, Ambica Dhanjal Gill

Master's Theses

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The Media's Effect On Presidential Approval During The Iraq Conflict, Ryan Bradley Medders

Master's Theses

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A Content Analysis Of Body Images Of Female Models In Ym Magazine From 1976-2004, Anna Simon Matthai

Master's Theses

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Five Faces Of Saddam Hussein : A Thematic Analysis Of Foreign Affairs 1979-2003, James Campbell Bunker

Master's Theses

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Antenna Arrays For W-Cdma And Uwb Communications Systems, Haidong Wu

Master's Theses

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Understanding The Norm Of Objectivity In Visual Communication Education, Karin Margaret Higgins

Master's Theses

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Homosexuality : A Study Of Communication Between Professional Sports And The Media, Laurie Shantz

Master's Theses

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E.C. Allen And The Emergence Of The Modern Magazine, Peter Hutchinson

Master's Theses

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The Effect Of Applying Persuasive Communication To Realistic Job Previews, Chun-Ling Chen

Master's Theses

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Television Advertising's Portrayal Of Women, Ruth J. Mapgaonkar

Master's Theses

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Transactional Literature Circles And The Reading Comprehension Of At-Risk English Learners In The Mainstream Classroom, Cheryl Mcelvain

Master's Theses

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