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Effects Of Familiar Versus Unfamiliar Therapists On Responding In The Analog Functional Analysis, Carie Lynn English

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The analog functional analysis involves the manipulation of pre-determined antecedent and consequent events and typically is conducted by trained experimenters. Research has evaluated the effects of including a broader range of antecedent variables in the analog. Inclusion of caregivers is one potential antecedent that may alter problem behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of including caregivers in the analog. Four individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers served as participants. The differential effects of caregivers and experimenters as therapists were evaluated. For 3 of 4 participants, different patterns of responding were observed when caregivers versus …

Review: Material Matters: Bodies And Rhetoric, Krista Ratcliffe

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Appalachian Diabetes Patients' Preferences For Mental Health Treatment, Sameep Dilip Maniar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although psychologists are beginning to be employed in medical settings, little is known about medical patients' preferences when encountering mental health problems. One population that could be better served by this type of research is diabetes mellitus because of the poor adherence rates and high depression associated with the disease. The current study aimed to identify diabetes patients' preferences for treatments and helpers when encountering emotional difficulties. Data were collected on 80 patients from an Appalachian region of the United States who had previously been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Results indicated that diabetes patients were …

In Vitro Genotoxicity Investigations Of Jet Fuel, Shawna M. Jackman

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The 60 billion gallons of jet propulsion fuels consumed worldwide create an exposure situation to over two million military and civilian personnel per year. The potential mutagenic, genotoxic and cytotoxic potency of military jet fuel was investigated in this study through in vitro systems such as human peripheral lymphocytes and metabolically competent hepatic cell lines. A battery of genotoxicological evaluations is employed, focusing on the comet assay to examine the induction of DNA damage. Cellular exposures to fuel were carried out directly and indirectly with an ethanol (EtOH) carrier. The fuel was found to be nonmutagenic with and without metabolic …

Recent Developments In Wastewater Management In The Coastal Region At The United States-Mexico Border, John H. Minan

San Diego International Law Journal

The purpose of this Article is to examine recent developments in the long-standing struggle by the United States and Mexico to cope with managing cross-border wastewater. Two notable legal developments have occurred recently that are fundamental to understanding the situation today. One is legislative, and the other is judicial. Neither has received scholarly comment. The first is the enactment of Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Cleanup Act, which was signed into United States' law in 2000. It signified a significant change in policy by Congress. Prior to the enactment of the Cleanup Act, the international agreement contained in Minute …

Reparations For Slavery: A Dream Deferred, Watson Branch

San Diego International Law Journal

When the year began, the prediction was that 2001 was going to be the "Year of Reparations." Both internationally and in the United States, the consensus held that the time had finally come for governments around the world to face up to racism and apologize for the harm brought about by slavery and its aftermath harm in the past, to those long dead, and in the present, to those who, because of the color of their skin, still suffer from racism. Governments were expected to make amends for that harm through restitution and compensation, whether individual or collective. This willingness …

Resilience: The Lived Experience Of Elderly Widowers Following The Death Of A Spouse, Dorothy Battersby Crummy Phd, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

Aged widowers are at risk for increased incidence of health problems and higher mortality rates following the death of a spouse. Mens' abilities for dealing with loss have been questioned, but little research has been done with this group. Surviving widowers provided significant insights illuminating the experience of resilience and providing relevant information regarding this population. Utilizing interpretive phenomenology, a methodology advocated by van Manen, in-depth interviews were conducted researching the lived experience of resilience among nineteen elderly widowers between 71 years and 100 years of age. Participants, identified by network sampling, lived independently and had survived the death of …

Development Of The Postpartum Smoking Questionnaire (Ppsq), Cynthia J. Gantt Phd, Msn, C-Fnp, Rn

Dissertations

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Smoking also accounts for significant morbidity for others exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Many women stop smoking during pregnancy. Most women relapse to smoking following delivery, yet postpartum smoking issues have received little attention. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument, the Postpartum Smoking Questionnaire (PPSQ) using Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. The belief-based items of the PPSR-Q were developed following content analysis of 35 individual, structured elicitation study interviews with postpartum women in the military healthcare system. Beliefs that prevented women …

Heart Rate Reactivity, Aggression, Anger, And Antisocial Behavior In Dating Males, Jennifer L. Guriel

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study assessed heart rate reactivity and antisocial characteristics, subjective report of anger, and family history variables in 18 aggressive and 18 non-aggressive undergraduate males in an attempt to test the generalizability of Gottman et al.'s (1995) investigation of cardiovascular reactivity as a typological variable for male batterers. Participants were categorized according to their scores on the Conflict Tactics Scale, Revised. Heart rate reactivity, personality variables (using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition), and anger (using the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory) were subsequently measured during standardized interpersonal discussion tasks with a female confederate during the laboratory phase. Aggressive …

Um Student From Valier Puts Academics To Work, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Local Um Students Put Academics To Work, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Factors Affecting The Harvest Vulnerability Of Trumpeter Swans, Heidi L. Tangermann

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Two species of swan are regularly found in Utah, tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) and trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator). Tundra swans migrate through Utah. During the fall migration period they are hunted in the state under guidelines established by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Trumpeter swans are occasional visitors to Utah during the same migration period. Because trumpeter swans are difficult to distinguish from tundra swans in flight, they 11 are at risk of being harvested during the swan hunt. In my thesis, I examine the factors that may influence trumpeter swan vulnerability to …

Rapid Actions Of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 On Phosphate Uptake In Isolated Chick Intestinal Cells, Bin Zhao

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ [1,25(OH)₂D₃] has been shown to promote phosphate transport rapidly in the perfused duodenal loop, relative to controls, reaching treated/av basal at T = 40 min = 1.82 ± 0.42 and 1.11 ± 0.21, respectively.

By using isolated chick enterocytes, studies were undertaken to determine whether 1,25(OH)₂D₃ has a direct effect on isolated intestinal cells that is manifested by either enhanced uptake or extrusion of phosphate.

In time course studies, with 4- to 8-wk-old chicks, ³²P uptake in enterocytes at 10 min after addition of test substance was 0%, 130%, …

The Effect Of Hydration On Stratification Efficiency Of Peach And Apple Seeds, Bryan E. Dayton

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Manipulating bud dormancy in temperate fruit trees could reduce fruit loss due to early spring frosts. The relationship between moisture content and dormancy could provide a tool to better understand and ultimately manipulate the biochemical process of bud dormancy. Seeds have historically been used in research studies to predict bud dormancy because they have similar dormancy requirements and are easier to use. This study was conducted to quantify the relationship between seed water content and stratification efficiency for dormancy release. Seeds of peach, Prunus persica cv. 'Johnson Elberta,' and apple, Malus domestica cv. 'Golden Delicious,' were hydrated in vitro to …

Paper Session I-B - A Ground Floor Opportunity: The International Space Research Park At Nasa's John F. Kennedy Space Center, James E. Ball, Tim Franta

Space Congress® Proceedings

The International Space Research Park™ (ISRP) at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is a partnership between NASA and the State of Florida to build an environment for world-class research and technology development performed through the collaborative efforts of industry, academia, and government.

This initiative offers an unprecedented opportunity for eligible organizations – commercial, university-affiliated, and governmental – to access a prime site on KSC for location of their activities related to the International Space Station, the emerging KSC Spaceport Technology Center, and the Cape Canaveral Spaceport. A 400-acre site south of the KSC Visitor Complex will be developed …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Moore, Michael. Accidental Gunshot Kills Student – Zac Carroll
• Warren, Brandy. Campaign Update is Expected – College Heights Foundation
• Loyal, Taylor. Nappy Roots Performance Rained Out
• Brown, Abbey. Western Place Fire Causes Few Headaches
• Western Needs Plan B – Graduation
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Rainy Graduation
• Wood Selig Needs to Sit the Bench – University of Louisville
• Moore, Gary. Cardinals are Cowards – Basketball
• Dickinson, Stephen. Guthrie Bell Tower Useless for Everyone But Guthrie
• Ketterman, Shaun. Thanks to Celebrate Activism Now, Muslim Student Association - Ira Grupper & …

Daily Eastern News: April 30, 2002, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, April 30, 2002, Associated Students Of The University Of Montana

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Cytochrome P450 Enzymes And Related Compounds And Methods, Michael Barrett

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Patents

The present invention provides, inter alia, nucleic acids which encode P450s in corn that, when expressed in the presence of a reductase, metabolize compounds exemplary of several distinct classes of insecticides and herbicides. The invention also includes amino acids encoded by the nucleic acids, as well as vectors, cells and eukaryotes comprising the nucleic or amino acid compounds. Also included are methods using the materials provided.

Whalesong 2002-04-30, N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Atopy In Omani Patients With Asthma, Maha Al-Amri, Omar A. Al-Rawas, Bazdawi Ms Richens, Elizabeth R.

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: To determine the range of serum IgE in healthy subjects and in asthmatic patients in Oman and to assess the degree of atopy in the asthmatic patients. Method: Serum IgE and in vivo (the skin prick test) and in vitro (the ImmunoCAP test) allergen- specific IgE levels were measured in 44 patients with asthma. Control groups were 19 healthy subjects and 27 asymptomatic allergic subjects. Results: The normal range for serum IgE in the Omani population was established at ≥ 101 IU/ml. The geometric mean (and 95% confidence interval) for asthmatic patients was 468 IU/ml (323–676). Positive results for …

Composition And Method For The Prevention And Treatment Of Oxidative Damage In Ocular Tissues, Marjorie F. Lou, Nalini Raghavachari;, Fengyu Qiao

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Thioltransferase and derivatives thereof are provided. Methods of treating or preventing cataract formation comprosing administering thioltransferase or a derivative thereof are also provided. Thioltransferase or derivatives thereof are also useful for treating or preventing diseases resulting from or associated with oxidative stress. Human lens thioltransferase and a DNA sequence encoding the same are also provided.

Uncertainty Of Exploitation Estimates Made From Tag Returns, L.E. Miranda, R.E. Brock, Brian S. Dorr

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Over 6,000 crappies Pomoxis spp. were tagged in five water bodies to estimate exploitation rates by anglers. Exploitation rates were computed as the percentage of tags returned after adjustment for three sources of uncertainty: post-release mortality due to the tagging process, tag loss, and the reporting rate of tagged fish. Confidence intervals around exploitation rates were estimated by re-sampling from the probability distributions of tagging mortality, tag loss, and reporting rate. Estimates of exploitation rates ranged from 17% to 54% among the five study systems. Uncertainty around estimates of tagging mortality, tag loss, and reporting resulted in 90% confidence intervals …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/30/2002, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Le Bio Wall : Un Tissue Informatique Pour Le Prototypage De Systèmes Bio-Inspirés, Andre Stauffer, Daniel Mange, Gianluca Tempesti, Christof Teuscher

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Dans cet article, nous décrivons le BioWall, un tissu informatique reconfigurable géant développé dans le but d’y implémenter des machines mettant en oeuvre les principes de notre projet Embryonique. Bien que ses dimensions et ses caractéristiques en font d’abord un objet de démonstration publique, le BioWall constitue également un outil de recherche précieux, du fait que sa faculté de reprogrammation et sa structure cellulaire s’adaptent parfaitement à l’implémentation de toutes sortes de systèmes bioinspirés. Pour illustrer ces capacités, nous décrivons un ensemble d’applications qui reflètent différentes sources d’inspiration biologique allant des systèmes biologiques ontogénétiques aux dispositifs évolutifs phylogénétiques, en passant …

Iwu Senior Kyle Eash Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship, Sherry Wallace

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Arbiter, April 29, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 026, Number 37, April 29, 2002, Grand Valley State University

2001-2002, Volume 26

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Intrinsic And Extrinsic Pathway Signaling During Neuronal Apoptosis: Lessons From The Analysis Of Mutant Mice, Girish V. Putcha, Charles A. Harris, Krista L. Moulder, Rachael M. Easton, Craig B. Thompson, Eugene M. Johnson

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Current, April 29, 2002, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.