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Quantum Factoring, Amy D. Vu

Master's Theses

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Constructing Identity And Community Online: Strategies Of Ebay Netizens, William C. Tran

Master's Theses

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The Influence Of Demographic Factors On The Experience Of House Arrest, Brian K. Payne, Randy R. Gainey

Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

A great deal of research has focused on how various groups perceive and experience incarceration. Research into this area is justified on the grounds that understanding will yield information about appropriate strategies to effectively and efficiently supervise, protect, and treat incarcerated offenders. Groups whose incarceration experiences have been considered by criminologists include female prisoners (Enos, 2001; Kruttschnitt, Gartner, & Miller, 2000; Loucks & Zamble, 2000), older prisoners (Edwards, 1998; Fry & Frese, 1992; King & Bass, 2000), and minority prisoners (Frazier, 1995; Wright, 1989). Researchers have also considered the influence that length of sentence has on the incarceration experience. Together, …

Art To Educate: A History Of Public Art In The New York City Public Schools, 1890–1976, Michele Cohen

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

"Art to Educate" chronicles a history of public art in the New York City public schools from the beginning until the passage of the City's Percent-for-Art Law in 1982. Its purpose is twofold: to bring to light public artworks in school buildings that are typically ignored in discussions of public art and to create a historical framework for understanding this collection.

To contextualize this collection, "Art to Educate" links public art in schools to school architecture and the Board of Education's school construction programs over the last century; to a consideration of educational theory and viewpoints in art education; and …

Management Of Cougars (Puma Concolor) In The Western United States, Deanna Dawn

Master's Theses

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Aligning San Jose's Community Gardens With City Plans And Policies, Michele K. Young

Master's Theses

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Herbivory And An Endagered Plant, Can A Limited Population Handle The Pressure?, Sandra Baron

Master's Theses

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A Study Of Amino Acid 143 And 278 In The Vitamin D Nuclear Receptor, Karen Davis

Master's Theses

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The Evolution Of U.S. Satellite And Space Launch Technology Export Control Policy, Christopher Byron Erickson

Master's Theses

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Prevalence And Distribution Of Tick-Borne Pathogens In Santa Cruz County, Kevin Holden

Master's Theses

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Dispersion Compensation In Fiber Optic Communication Systems, I-Wei Hong

Master's Theses

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Design Of Concrete Deep Beams With Openings And Carbon Fiber Laminate Repair, Son Thuc Ha

Master's Theses

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Air Traffic Control Specialist Performance In Shared Versus Traded States, David Jara

Master's Theses

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A Comparative Study On Actuation Methods In Microvalve Design, Yen-Chang Hu

Master's Theses

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Large Eddy Simulations Of Atmospheric Convection On Mars, Timothy I. Michaels

Master's Theses

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On Deciding Whether A Surface Is Parabolic Or Hyperbolic, Dean Kenneth Leonardi

Master's Theses

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Legacies Transforming Memories Into Memorials, Bonnie Evans

Master's Theses

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The Efficacy Of A Media Literacy Program For The Prevention And Treatment Of Eating Disturbances: Implications For The Continuum Model Of Eating Disorders., Janelle Wilder Coughlin

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a two-session media literacy program, A.R.M.E.D. (Acknowledging and Rejecting the Media's Influence on Eating and Body Image Disturbances), was an effective intervention for individuals who fell at various points on the eating disorder continuum. Ninety-three female college students participated in the study, with 46 experimental participants attending A.R.M.E.D and 47 participants serving as a control group. Between-subjects analyses did not reveal differences between the experimental and control group on each of the seven dependent variables. Within-subjects repeated measures analyses did, however, reveal that women who attended A.R.M.E.D. significantly reduced their …

The Status Of Seamless Articulation Within West Virginia's Education System., Kathy Jo D'Antoni

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to conduct descriptive research that would reflect the current status, facilitators, and barriers of the seamless articulation process occurring in West Virginia's education system. The study provides vital information to education administrators responsible for the implementation of a seamless education system. Community & technical college administrators and secondary school administrators were surveyed to elicit their perceptions as to the importance, implementation level, facilitators, and barriers of seamless articulation. Descriptive statistics were used to conduct the statistical analysis. Evaluation of the data indicated that both administrative groups perceived seamless articulation processes as highly essential. However, …

A Comparison Of Psychologists Who Engage In Nonsexual And Sexual Dual Relationships With Psychologists Who Do Not., Debra Kristine Ehlert

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine and understand potential differences between psychologists who have engaged in a nonsexual and sexual dual relationship and psychologists who have not. Psychologists from across the United States (N = 59) completed questionnaires concerning object relations, parentification, narcissistic injury, self-esteem, and ethical judgment. Measures included a demographic questionnaire, the Bell Object Relations Inventory (BORI) with four subscales of alienation, insecure attachment, egocentricity, and social incompetence), the Parentification Questionnaire (PQ), the Narcissistic Injury Scale (NIS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), the Ethical Judgment Scale (EJS), and four open-ended questions regarding the experience of being …

Progression Of Chronic Renal Disease In Several Animal Models: Possible Role Of Decreased Renal Nitric Oxide Production As A Primary Causative Factor., Aaron D. Erdely

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Chronic renal disease is the progressive loss of renal function that can lead to end-stage renal disease. Recent studies from our laboratory have shown decreased total NO production in patients with renal disease. Animal models have shown decreased total and renal NO production and chronic NOS inhibition in otherwise healthy rats causes renal injury. The overall objective in this set of studies was to investigate intrarenal NO production in various models of CRD and determine if NO deficiency parallels, and perhaps causes renal injury. In the first study, we report that normal male SD rats exhibit age-dependent declines in total …

The Influence Of Spanish Music In "Cerdana" By Deodat De Severac., Jaume Fabregas I Marcet

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

French (Occitan) composer Deodat de Severac (1872-1921) completed his suite Cerdana in 1911. In it he included rhythmic, harmonic and melodic elements of Spanish music, as well as references to Spanish life and culture. In the present project, I have analyzed these influences, and related passages from Cerdana to traditional Spanish music, instruments, dances, and culture from which he drew inspiration. This document includes an introductory chapter with a statement of purpose and limitations of the project, a chapter reviewing the literature studied and a third chapter about Deodat de Severac and Cerdana which constitutes the main body of this …

The Effects Of A One-Week Training Course On Preservice Pete Students' Knowledge Of Critical Elements, Error Detection Skill And Feedback Precision., Michael Allen Graves

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The use of pedagogical skills such as critical element knowledge, error detection skill, and feedback precision are deemed necessary by researchers in creating effective teachers. However, most studies have examined these skills independently rather than studying them as a process. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 1-week intervention program on the feedback giving process. Specifically, the study examined (1) PETE students knowledge of critical elements, (2) the ability to detect errors from a video performance, and (3) the precision of feedback following such an observation on 12 movement skills. Seeing whether the feedback process …

The Urotsa Cell Line As A Model Of Human Urothelium., Michael Ronald Rossi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The UROtsa cell line is a unique model of human urothelium with considerable utility in toxicology-based research. UROtsa cells maintained in serum-free medium have several morphological features of transitional epithelium of the urinary bladder including a multilayered appearance and apically located umbrella-like cells that exhibit tight junctions. These cells also have a basal expression pattern of heat shock protein (hsp) and metallothionein (MT) genes similar to that observed in in situ urothelium. To characterize the functional heat shock and metallothionein stress response in UROtsa cells, confluent cultures grown in serum-free medium were treated with a variety of acute and chronic …

The Effects Of Age On The Chromosomal And Physiological Integrity Of Human Sperm., Eddie D. Sloter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Integrated biomarkers of physiologic and genetic damage in sperm are needed to identify factors that affect male fertility and influence a father's risk of producing abnormal progeny. Offspring studies show a preferential paternal origin for heritable structural chromosomal abnormalities, presenting the need for methods to efficiently detect structural chromosomal abnormalities in human sperm. This dissertation breaks new conceptual ground toward the understanding of paternally transmitted genetic disease by adapting FISH technology to detect human sperm that carry chromosomal breaks and partial chromosomal duplications and deletions and by integrating state-of-the-art biomarkers of semen quality including computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA). These sperm …

El Modelo Foto Eco-Narrativo: Elaboración, Implementación, Y Evaluación De Sermones Narrativos En La Iglesia Hispana Adventista Del Séptimo Día Vista, California, Haroldo Guizar-Whittemore

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The task of this project is narrative preaching in the context of the Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Vista California. It is a present reality that different voices compete for its attention, and in such an environment God’s Word frequently goes unheard, and is not necessarily understood by the different generations of Hispanics in a given church. Thus it is of critical importance that the gospel be heard in a language this culture readily understands. Because it is specifically attuned to the contemporary sensibility of human beings, narrative and narrative forms of preaching have particular power to assist individuals in …

The Rwandan Ethnic Crisis Of The 1990s: An Historical Analysis Of The Causes And A Strategy For Forgiveness And Reconciliation From A Seventh-Day Adventist Perspective, Hesron R. Byilingiro

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Statement of the Task

In 1994, the central Africa nation of Rwanda experienced a large-scale genocide in which thousands of people were killed. Many Christians including Adventists participated in these mass killings. It is the task of this study to investigate (1) the historical causes of the genocide, (2) why Seventh-day Adventist Christians participated in the genocide, and (3) propose strategies for forgiveness and reconciliation from an Adventist perspective.

Methodology

The study is an historical and analytical investigation of the country and people of Rwanda from precolonial to post-independence time. It draws on the personal experience and direct interviews of …

Establecimiento De Una Escuela De Capacitación Laica En La Iglesia De La Universidad De Montemorelos, Jose Omar Velasquez

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has accepted the command to take the gospel to every nation, tribe, race, and tongue. As part of its strategy to accomplish this mission, the church supports colleges and universities where Christian professionals are prepared so that when they graduate they may join the evangelistic work commanded by God. Montemorelos University is a part of the Adventist educational system. The purpose of this thesis is to provide the design and describe the process of establishing at the university church a lay training school where students may receive a preparation that will enable them to work …

La Iglesia Adventista Frente A La Disidencia En Colombia, Jose Evelio Garcia

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Colombia at this time is facing dissidence from the group Koinonia. This research was carried out in order to produce material to help pastors, ministerial students, and laypeople to understand and face this dissident movement. The Bible and the writings of Ellen G. White provide the principles on which the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been established. These principles have been applied in order to face the problem caused by the group Koinonia in Colombia.

In order to understand what Koinonia teaches and how it operates, a number of interviews were conducted with former Koinonia supporters, …

Concepto Rebautismal Del Adventismo En Venezuela, Edgar La Rosa Brito

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The frequency of rebaptism has been increasing within the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Venezuela. Some have considered rebaptism as a desirable alternative to reconsecration of active church members. This practice has generated concern among a number of pastors and lay people. Hence, this dissertation.

This dissertation includes a study of the New Testament theology of baptism and a sketch of the history of baptism and rebaptism throughout Christian history. Also studied were the writings of Ellen G. White and Adventist writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The research was completed with personal interviews and surveys of pastors and lay …