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Early Retention In Rural Schools: Alternate Route Teachers' Perspectives, Autumn K. Jordon Aug 2019

Early Retention In Rural Schools: Alternate Route Teachers' Perspectives, Autumn K. Jordon

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teachers' perspectives of the key factors contributing to the retention of rural teachers who entered teaching through an alternate route certification program in Mississippi. It was specifically the goal of this study to understand how alternatively certified teachers perceive their own characteristics (e.g., teacher preparation, personal experiences), school conditions (e.g., students, administration), and compensation (e.g., salary, benefits) to be related to their decision to remain in the profession. In this study, 9 rural alternate route teachers were interviewed from 8 schools in Mississippi. The research questions were: (1) How do rural …

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Effect Of Occidiofungin On Morphogenic Transformation Of Candida Albicans, Rabina Kumpakha Aug 2019

Effect Of Occidiofungin On Morphogenic Transformation Of Candida Albicans, Rabina Kumpakha

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Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus that can grow as yeast (Y) and hypha (H). The Y-H morphological switching is controlled through the MAPK, Cek1p. With the prior work showing that occidiofungin prevents C. albicans from forming hypha when added at the time of Y-H switching, we aim to identify the impact of occidiofungin on signaling events associated with morphological switching specifically looking at Cek1 MAPK cascade. Results from this work have demonstrated that Cek1 MAPK is not required for occidiofungin bioactivity. Further, we report that morphologically switching cells are more sensitive to occidiofungin than their non-switching counterparts. Moreover, later …

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Estimating Recreational Value Of Water Quality In Mississippi Lakes When Water Quality Data Are Scarce, Caroline Kelsoe Aug 2019

Estimating Recreational Value Of Water Quality In Mississippi Lakes When Water Quality Data Are Scarce, Caroline Kelsoe

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In its 2012 National Lakes Assessment, the EPA determined that nutrients are the most widespread stressor of US Lakes, with one-third of US lakes containing excess nitrogen and/or phosphorus. In response, states are developing numeric nutrient criteria to regulate the allowable amount of nutrients in surface waterbodies. In this study, we estimate the recreational value of improved water quality as a result of reduced nutrients in Mississippi lakes using a travel cost model. A major challenge, however, is the lack of water quality data for many Mississippi lakes. We introduce a water quality prediction model to impute water quality measures …

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Evaluation Of Cobb Mv × Cobb 500 Broiler Response To Various Nutrient Regimens To Maximize Performance And Economics, Rosana Hirai Aug 2019

Evaluation Of Cobb Mv × Cobb 500 Broiler Response To Various Nutrient Regimens To Maximize Performance And Economics, Rosana Hirai

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To maximize the economics of a new commercial broiler cross, research on its nutritional specifications is necessary. Study 1 investigated the effects of feeding four amino acid densities (AAD) on performance and yield of Cobb MV × Cobb 500 broilers at d 33 and 36. Data demonstrated a stepwise decrease in feed conversion ratio (FCR) as AAD level increased. Improvements in performance, processing, and economic return were observed when feeding higher AAD levels. Study 2 estimated the digestible lysine (dLys) requirements of Cobb MV × Cobb 500 broilers from d 0-14 and evaluated the impact of varying starter dLys levels …

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Agricultural Educators’ Personal Characteristics And Self-Efficacy Beliefs Regarding Stem Education, Rachel Hendrix Aug 2019

Agricultural Educators’ Personal Characteristics And Self-Efficacy Beliefs Regarding Stem Education, Rachel Hendrix

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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education is becoming an integral part of modern agricultural education. If the integration of STEM into agricultural education is to succeed, it is vital that educators feel confident in their ability to teach such material. This study examines Tennessee and Mississippi agricultural educators’ personal teaching efficacy and outcome expectancy levels towards STEM subjects and identifies factors that may play a role in the development of STEM teaching efficacy. Analysis indicated that educators felt most confident in their ability to teach science, followed by technology, mathematics and then engineering. Factors that influenced STEM personal teaching …

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An Examination Of Impaired Driving: The Integral Role Of Cognitive And Behavioral Predictors, Andrew Tatch Aug 2019

An Examination Of Impaired Driving: The Integral Role Of Cognitive And Behavioral Predictors, Andrew Tatch

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Despite modest reductions over previous decades, improvements in impaired driving prevalence have stalled at problematic levels in recent years. Recent self-report data indicate that 20 percent of driving age individuals acknowledge operating a vehicle within two hours of alcohol consumption within the previous year and there are approximately 121 million episodes of impaired driving annually. Extant research has consistently identified specific subgroups, including men, young adults, and individuals with less education, as being high risk for driving under the influence. Additionally, researchers of impaired driving have discerned certain impaired driving-related attitudes and behaviors as important predictors of impaired driving. Despite …

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Aziridinations In Aqueous Solutions Using Dna Templating; Towards Sustainable Asymmetric Catalysis, Sydnee Elmore Aug 2019

Aziridinations In Aqueous Solutions Using Dna Templating; Towards Sustainable Asymmetric Catalysis, Sydnee Elmore

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Modern organic synthesis typically centers around the use of expensive, complex, homogeneous catalyst systems in organic solvents which often generate copious amounts of hazardous waste. Therefore, the development of water-tolerant catalysts capable of performing reactions in aqueous solutions has become a growing area of scientific inquiry. To this end, we have designed and optimized a water-stable catalyst (Mn[TMPyP4]I5) capable of generating aziridines from olefins in aqueous solutions. Aziridines are valuable synthetic building blocks that have been used to generate various biologically active compounds, though synthetic techniques for aziridine synthesis are not well-established. Our ultimate goal was developing a catalytic system, …

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Analysis Of Defense Signaling Pathway Genes Associated With Fungal Resistance To Aspergillus Flavus And Aflatoxin Accumulation In Corn, Felicia Marie Parish Aug 2019

Analysis Of Defense Signaling Pathway Genes Associated With Fungal Resistance To Aspergillus Flavus And Aflatoxin Accumulation In Corn, Felicia Marie Parish

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Aspergillus flavus exemplifies a pathogenic fungus that remains a significant contributor to the loss of corn (Zea mays) crops. The production of carcinogenic aflatoxins renders the crop hazardous for consumption and causes significant loss to farmers. Therefore, the prevention of A. flavus contamination continues to persist as a topic for research intervention. Host resistance to this pathogen provides a promising source of defense for the corn plant. Corn inbred line Mp313E was previously identified to exhibit significant resistance against the A. flavus fungal infection and aflatoxin contamination. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping has previously established four major QTL locations associated …

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Application Of Raman And Fluorescence Spectroscopy To Detect Changes In The Chemical Profile Of Water Subject To Polarization, Vegetation Under Stress, And Murine Blood Components, Supriya Nagpal Aug 2019

Application Of Raman And Fluorescence Spectroscopy To Detect Changes In The Chemical Profile Of Water Subject To Polarization, Vegetation Under Stress, And Murine Blood Components, Supriya Nagpal

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This thesis broadly describes the construction of two kinds of spectroscopic set-ups to analyze properties of various materials. In the first part, construction of a Raman spectrometer and a high-throughput in-vivo detection for early plant abiotic stress responses is described. Following which, the set-up is modified into a microscope employed to study Murine blood components with samples varying in age. Initial Raman set-up is also improvised using a polarizer in order to gain deeper understanding of the vibrational and rotational bonds in water. The second part of the thesis explains the construction of a laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) sensor module. Performance …

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Varietal And Residual Soil Test K Level Effects On Soybean Leaf K Status And Yield, Andrew Dygert Aug 2019

Varietal And Residual Soil Test K Level Effects On Soybean Leaf K Status And Yield, Andrew Dygert

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Newer multi-trait soybean varieties have resulted in greater yields, bringing into question whether current soil test K (STK) correlation, calibration, and recommendations need updating to maximize yield. The objective of this study was to refine soil test correlation and calibration using a range in residual STK levels and response in temporal leaf and seed K concentrations and yield across soybean maturity groups IV and V. For the 0- to 15-cm soil depth STK levels greater than 125 mg K kg-1, K did not limit yield. Critical tissue K varied between years and maturity group. Critical K at R1, R3, and …

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Improved Land Use And Land Cover Classification And Determination Of The Influence Of Land Use And Land Cover On The Water Quality In An Agriculture Dominated Watershed, Scott Landon Sanders Aug 2019

Improved Land Use And Land Cover Classification And Determination Of The Influence Of Land Use And Land Cover On The Water Quality In An Agriculture Dominated Watershed, Scott Landon Sanders

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Classification of remotely sensed imagery for reliable land use and land cover (LULC) change information remains a challenge in areas where spectrally similar LULC features occur. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) influences the biogeochemistry of aquatic environments and its quantity and quality are due, in large part, to the surrounding LULC. Thus, objectives were to improve the accuracy of LULC classification and quantify seasonal variations of water quality in a watershed dominated by agriculture and determine the controls for the variations in water quality. Support vector machine classification scheme with post classification correction yielded highest accuracy for LULC classifications and four …

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Investigating The Impact Of Stereotype Threat On Undergraduate Engineering Students, Carla Grimes Aug 2019

Investigating The Impact Of Stereotype Threat On Undergraduate Engineering Students, Carla Grimes

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The purpose of this dissertation is to explore how stereotype threat impacts women and minorities within the College of Engineering. Within this study, I present a mixed-methods study that begins with an exploratory qualitative study into an sequential explanatory study. The purpose of the first study, Manuscript 1, was to identify common barriers present to women in engineering that negatively impact their motivations within engineering. During the analysis of this data, stereotype threat emerged as a common theme which lead to a literature review and subsequent explanatory study. A quantitative study, using Picho and Brown’s Social Identities and Attitudes Scale, …

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Longitudinal Evaluation Of Habitat Use And Foraging Ecology Of Piscivorous Avian Species Wintering In The Mississippi Delta, Paul Burr Aug 2019

Longitudinal Evaluation Of Habitat Use And Foraging Ecology Of Piscivorous Avian Species Wintering In The Mississippi Delta, Paul Burr

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Piscivorous avian species are of particular importance in Mississippi due to their depredation of cultured catfish throughout the states aquaculture industry. The three most common of these species include the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and great egret (Ardea alba). Information on these species aquaculture use can aid in effective and ethical management while also providing insight into their foraging ecology and habitat use, which is particularly important given these species augment their nutritional requirements using man-made food sources. The objectives of this research were to explore numerous aspects of avian foraging ecology in relation to …

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Monocot And Dicot Weed Control With Mixtures Of Quizalofop And Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl In The Provisia(Tm) Rice System, Tameka Lashea Sanders Aug 2019

Monocot And Dicot Weed Control With Mixtures Of Quizalofop And Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl In The Provisia(Tm) Rice System, Tameka Lashea Sanders

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Quizalofop and florpyrauxifen-benzyl are both new herbicides for rice in the midsouthern U.S. Quizalofop is only effective for control of monocot weed species; therefore, mixtures of florpyrauxifen-benzyl with quizalofop could be beneficial in acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase)-resistant rice. Field experiments were conducted at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS, in 2017 and 2018 to evaluate control of monocot and dicot weed species with sequential applications of quizalofop including auxinic herbicides in the first or second treatment. Other field experiments in 2017 and 2018 evaluated sequential applications of different rates of quizalofop with florpyrauxifen-benzyl included in treatments immediately …

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Geospatial Analyses Of Groundwater Depletion And Contamination: Multiscale - Global, Regional And Local Analyses, Aynaz Lotfata Aug 2019

Geospatial Analyses Of Groundwater Depletion And Contamination: Multiscale - Global, Regional And Local Analyses, Aynaz Lotfata

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The overarching objective of this dissertation was to study groundwater resources on global, local, and regional scales. The first objective of this dissertation was to analyze the groundwater nitrate contamination in the Edwards-Trinity and the Southern High-Plains aquifers of Texas. The second was to study groundwater quality in terms of seawater intrusion in the California Coastal Basin, Upper Floridian, and North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifers. This dissertation also provided a comprehensive overview of the groundwater level in basins at the global scale and further analyzed agricultural activities on groundwater storage in small and large basins. To achieve first objective, Ordinary …

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Identification Of Protein Biomarkers For Differentiating Listeria Monocytogenes Genetic Lineage Iii, Basant Gomaa Aug 2019

Identification Of Protein Biomarkers For Differentiating Listeria Monocytogenes Genetic Lineage Iii, Basant Gomaa

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Listeriamonocytogenes causes listeriosis and is one of the most virulent foodborne pathogens. Different subtyping techniques classified L. monocytogenes into four genetic lineages(I, II,III and IV)and seventeen serotypes. Most outbreaks of listeriosis are caused by lineage I. Lineage II is mostly associated with sporadic listeriosis, while Lineage III strains are typically lower risk for causing listeriosis. Listeriosis mainly affectselderly, immunosuppressed, children,andpregnant women causing fetal death, miscarriage, meningitis, encephalitis, and septicemia. Therefore, it is important to differentiate high-risk strains from low-risk strains, which will permit early and appropriate interventions. Our main goal in this current work is to detect candidate biomarkers unique …

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Impact Of Early Season Insect Management Decisions On Yield Of Soybean, John Hartley North Aug 2019

Impact Of Early Season Insect Management Decisions On Yield Of Soybean, John Hartley North

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To determine the optimal seeding rate and utilization of seed treatment combinations for maximizing soybean yield within optimal and late planting dates. Also, experiments were conducted to quantify effects of soybean stand loss and to determine optimal seeding rates at various planting dates comparing three seed treatments. Experiments were conducted to test influence of planter type and seeding rate on soybean. Soybean seed treated with at planting insecticides showed no difference in yield compared to fungicide only treated seed. Also, yields were maximized at low seeding rates where no stand loss occurred. Soybean yields benefited from where seeding rates were …

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Examining The Efficacy Of Digital Treatments For Nightmares, Katrina Joy Speed Aug 2019

Examining The Efficacy Of Digital Treatments For Nightmares, Katrina Joy Speed

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Sleep concerns are prevalent and can have a detrimental impact on the overall functioning of an individual. Nightmares, specifically, have been tied to a myriad of adverse mental health outcomes and are known to exacerbate other medical/mental health symptoms. Further, nightmares appear to persist after treatment of other concerns such as posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. Although many treatments exist for nightmare disorder and posttraumatic nightmares, only Imagery Rehearsal Therapy has continuously been cited as first line treatment (Morgenthaler et al., 2018). Mobile health (mHealth) technology has emerged as a viable avenue for exploration in the mental health field as …

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(Meso-Tetra(N-Methyl-4-Pyridyl)Porphyrin)Manganese(Iii) Iodide: A Water Stable Catalyst For The Aziridination Of Olefins, Daniel Karl Wolgemuth Aug 2019

(Meso-Tetra(N-Methyl-4-Pyridyl)Porphyrin)Manganese(Iii) Iodide: A Water Stable Catalyst For The Aziridination Of Olefins, Daniel Karl Wolgemuth

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Aziridines are important building blocks for the synthesis of a wide range of organic compounds, including biologically active compounds and pharmaceuticals. The development of more cost-effective catalysts for atom transfer reactions is a continuing area of research in chemistry. Transition metal complexes have been shown to catalyze the aziridination of olefins, however, most require expensive metal ions or complex ligands. Meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TMPyP4) is a highly charged, planar ligand that has been used to support manganese(III) in complexes like Mn[TMPyP4]I5. Herein we report the optimization of the reaction conditions for the aziridination of olefins in water and buffered solutions catalyzed by …

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Gender Differences In Stem Sense Of Belonging For Academically Advanced Middle School Students, Monica C. Meadows Aug 2019

Gender Differences In Stem Sense Of Belonging For Academically Advanced Middle School Students, Monica C. Meadows

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This study investigated academically advanced middle school students’ sense of belonging as it pertains to the STEM disciplines. The study examined the relationship between STEM sense of belonging, STEM class/peer climate, amount of STEM exposure, and the strength of identification with STEM. A quantitative research design was used to examine factors that influence STEM sense of belonging. The researcher utilized a survey research design with data collection via a web survey. This was accomplished through the use of a descriptive rating, Likert-type sense of belonging survey, modified from the Sense of Belonging to Math Scale (PSOBS) created by Rattan, Good, …

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Salem Belles, Succubi, And The Scarlet Letter: Transatlantic Witchcraft And Gothic Erotic Affect, Sylvia Cutler Aug 2019

Salem Belles, Succubi, And The Scarlet Letter: Transatlantic Witchcraft And Gothic Erotic Affect, Sylvia Cutler

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In order to reconcile the absence of sexually deviant witch figures (succubae, demonic women, etc.) within the formation of American national literature in the nineteenth century with the fantastic elements found in European variations on the gothic, my thesis aims to demonstrate transatlantic variants of erotic signifiers attached to witch figures in nineteenth-century gothic fiction and mediums across national traditions. I will begin by tracing the transatlantic and historical impact of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger’s Malleus Maleficarum—an early modern handbook of sorts used widely in witchcraft inquisitions—on Early American witch trials, specifically where its influence deviates from a sexualized …

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Aplikimi I Sistemeve Te Informacionit E-Health Care Në Kosovë, Ardit Imeri Aug 2019

Aplikimi I Sistemeve Te Informacionit E-Health Care Në Kosovë, Ardit Imeri

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Gjithkush flet për eHealth këto ditë, por pak njerëz kanë dalë me një përkufizim të qartë të këtij termi relativisht të ri. Pak në përdorim para vitit 1999, ky term tani duket se shërben si një fjalë e përgjithshme, që përdoret për të karakterizuar jo vetëm "mjekësinë e digjitalizuar", por gjithashtu pothuajse çdo gjë që lidhet me kompjuterët dhe mjekësinë. Termi eHealth është krijuar dhe pëdorur duke u bazuar në fjalët tjera “e-fjal” si përshembull “e-commerce, e-business, e-mail”, me të cilën fjalë do të mund ti referoheshim mundësive të reja që interneti po i hap në fushën e kujdesit mjeksor. …

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The Scientific Romances Of Jules Verne And H.G. Wells: Imperialism Disguised As Progress In The Early Days Of Science Fiction, Timothy Ferris Aug 2019

The Scientific Romances Of Jules Verne And H.G. Wells: Imperialism Disguised As Progress In The Early Days Of Science Fiction, Timothy Ferris

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Frequently in their respective oeuvres, Verne and Wells write in a rhetoric of conquest that almost always translates to discovering a more efficient means of taming wild, non-European environments. These goals extend not only to the lands that their protagonists explore, but also to human beings and other life that may populate them. Indeed, the underlying focus—the one that is masked behind the thrill and adventure of both Wells and Verne—is none other than the march of progress as understood by middle-class Europeans in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Progress can produce positivistic optimism, and it can also …

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"Queen Of Kings": Masculinity And Femininity In The Visual Rhetoric Of Cleopatra Vii And Augustan Distortions Thereof, Allen Alexander Kendall Aug 2019

"Queen Of Kings": Masculinity And Femininity In The Visual Rhetoric Of Cleopatra Vii And Augustan Distortions Thereof, Allen Alexander Kendall

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To address every aspect in which Cleopatra VII asserted her right to rule and maintain the favor of her own subjects and of Rome would be far too large a task for anything less than a book-length treatment. Rather than attempt to address multiple issues, this thesis addresses just one aspect of Cleopatra's political strategy to visualize her legitimacy as ruler: namely a combination of masculine and feminine elements in her iconography. This thesis will then follow the same themes in elements of Cleopatra's visual rhetoric was seized upon by the poets of Augustan Rome, who used it to the …

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The Prey Drive Model Of Sexual Violence, Tiffany Dawn Russell Aug 2019

The Prey Drive Model Of Sexual Violence, Tiffany Dawn Russell

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The current project introduced prey drive theory, a new conceptualization of human violence perpetration adapted from canine training and breeding literature. As with canines, prey drive theory conceptualizes human aggression as a manifestation of genetically predisposed dominance and competitiveness. To evaluate the concept of human prey drive, the current study developed a prey drive model of sexual violence that was tested within a community sample of men (N = 662). Four latent trait clusters formed the foundation of the model: sexualized prey dominance, sexualized prey pursuit, antagonistic preparedness, and malevolent personality. A new scale, the Masculine Dominance Index, was …

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Understanding The Molecular And Cellular Functions Of Odd-Skipped Related 1 In Outflow Tract Development, Menglan Xiang Aug 2019

Understanding The Molecular And Cellular Functions Of Odd-Skipped Related 1 In Outflow Tract Development, Menglan Xiang

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The cardiac outflow tract (OFT) is a transient conduit that connects the embryonic heart chambers to the vascular network. Transcription factor Osr1 promotes the proliferation and cell cycle progression of second heart field (SHF), an essential cell population that contribute to the developing OFT. In this study, we investigated the role of Osr1 in OFT development on cellular and molecular levels using a systems biology approach. We observed OFT rotation and elongation defects, as well as double-outlet right ventricle and overriding aorta as a result of SHF-specific deletion of Osr1. Using genetic inducible fate mapping, we showed that Osr1-expressing SHF …

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Preparation, Functionalization, And/Or Characterization By X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Of Carbon Surfaces For Biosensors And Other Materials, Varun Jain Aug 2019

Preparation, Functionalization, And/Or Characterization By X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Of Carbon Surfaces For Biosensors And Other Materials, Varun Jain

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My dissertation is primarily divided into two parts. The first deals with the preparation, functionalization, and characterization of carbon surfaces prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) as substrates for bioarrays. Part two discusses applications of XPS peak fitting in surface chemical analysis. Chapter 1, the introduction, includes (i) a discussion of the construction of bioarrays and the preparation of sputtered surfaces, e.g., by DCMS and HiPIMS, and also functionalization (bioconjugate) chemistry with special emphasis on the importance of covalent functionalization of surfaces, and (ii) a discussion of the surface characterization techniques and …

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Transformation Of The Dental Faculty To Promote Changes In Dental Educaiton, Clark A. Dana Aug 2019

Transformation Of The Dental Faculty To Promote Changes In Dental Educaiton, Clark A. Dana

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This work introduces a series of papers developed to explore the case for change in dental education. Three issues facing dental education are (a) the challenging financial environment of higher education, making dental schools very expensive and tuition-intensive for universities to operate and producing high debt levels for students, which limits access to education and restricts career choices; (b) the profession's apparent loss of vision for taking care of the oral health needs of all components of society and the resultant potential for marginalization of dentistry as a specialized health care service available only to the affluent; and (c) the …

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“Don’T Say Gay. We Say Dumb Or Stupid”: Queering Prospectivemathematics Teachers’ Discussions, Amy Saunders Ross Aug 2019

“Don’T Say Gay. We Say Dumb Or Stupid”: Queering Prospectivemathematics Teachers’ Discussions, Amy Saunders Ross

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Many prospective teachers make assumptions about their students before they actually begin teaching. Many of these assumptions can be rooted specifically in students’ races, cultures, classes, religions, genders, and sexual orientations. In order for prospective mathematics teachers to challenge these biases, some mathematics teacher educators have provided tasks to support these prospective teachers in becoming aware of their own biases. I chose to analyze a group of five prospective mathematics teachers discussing topics of teaching for social justice to examine more closely the kinds of biases they carry, and more specifically, how those biases came about in their conversations. My …

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Efficacy Of An Online, Concepts-Based Fitness And Wellness Course, David Townsend Mann Aug 2019

Efficacy Of An Online, Concepts-Based Fitness And Wellness Course, David Townsend Mann

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With the sudden growth of distance education at the turn of the century, online offerings of fitness and wellness courses spread quickly across college curriculums. However, the emergence of rigorously designed research regarding the ability of online, concepts-based fitness and wellness classes to significantly improve student health has progressed at a more leisurely pace, leaving stakeholders within higher education unsure of its effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine changes of levels health-related fitness among 28 undergraduate students enrolled in an online, 15-week fitness and wellness course. The study centered around the concept of health-related fitness having five …

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