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Dietary Feedback Effects And Gender Differences In Stages Of Change For Fat And Fiber Intake Behavior, Janis M. Boury

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The stages of change (SOC) model has addressed changes people make to important habits such as smoking or diet. This study had three purposes (a) examining the influence of cultural role expectations for males and females on decisional balance (DB), (b) examining changes in stage assignment following feedback for the hidden nutrients of fat and fiber, (c) comparing the effects of feedback and tailored messages on change in fat and fiber intakes.;This study was an experimental control group design with 273 participants at baseline, 235 at intervention, and 197 at post-intervention. Most participants had some college. Baseline included general and …

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2003.12, University Of San Diego Office Of Communications And Marketing

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

Usd Selects New Vice President For Mission And University Relations, Office Of Public Information

News Releases (1968-2004)

No abstract provided.

The Board Of Our Dreams: A Plan To Build A Dynamic Board Of Directors For Mama's Kitchen, Edith A. Glassey

Governance

This concept paper explores, among other things, the reasons why board members lose their enthusiasm, why they fail. This paper discusses the importance of ongoing board development using twelve key components. It also addresses in depth the competencies of an effective board, ways to recruit, orient, educate and recognize boards of directors. To this end, this concept paper will:

1) demonstrate how to strengthen the board of directors of Mama's Kitchen through

2) the establishment of a comprehensive and ongoing board development program.

Additionally, the reasons and strategies for establishing a "dream team" for the board of directors are fully …

Stanford Professor Delivers Lecture On Racism, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

2003 December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for December of 2003.

Feminist Consciousness And Social Capital: Bonds, Breaks, And Bridges, Beverly A. Beyer

Master's Theses - Sociology and Anthropology

Through in-depth qualitative interviews with five current or former members of a midwestern National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter, this thesis explores four related research questions regarding: growth of feminist consciousness; how feminist ideology affects the evolution of social networks, and vice versa; the impact of intersecting social hierarchies; and feminism as a force for bonding and bridging social capital in the local community context. Analytical tools include feminist methodology, the articulation model, an understanding of intersecting social hierarchies, and grounded theory.

Participants each explained their gradual identification with feminism differently as a result of specific life experiences, although common …

A Comparative Simulation Of Type I Error And Power Of Four Tests Of Homogeneity Of Effects For Random- And Fixed-Effects Models Of Meta-Analysis, Lisa Therese Aaron

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In a Monte Carlo analysis of meta-analytic data, Type I and Type II error rates were compared for four homogeneity tests. The study controlled for violations of normality and homogeneity of variance. This study was modeled after Harwell (1997) and Kromrey and Hogarty's (1998) experimental design. Specifically, it entailed a 2x3x3x3x3x3x2 factorial design. The study also controlled for between-studies variance, as suggested by Hedges and Vevea's (1998) study.

As with similar studies, this randomized factorial design was comprised of 5000 iterations for each of the following 7 independent variables: (1) number of studies within the meta-analysis (10 and 30); (2) …

Hedge Funds Are Headed Down-Market: A Call For Increased Regulation?, Erik J. Greupner

San Diego Law Review

This Comment examines the current debate surrounding increasing regulations on hedge funds in order to provide better investor protection. The author starts out by explaining what a hedge fund is and how they have grown in importance over the years. The author then discusses some of the recent trends in the hedge fund industry that have concerned the SEC, such as increases in fraud, conflicts of interest, and marketing to less sophisticated investors. Next, the author explains the current state of regulations for the hedge fund industry as well as the rationales for such limited regulations. The author then discusses …

Spatial Frequency Response Of Acrylamide Based Holographic Photopolymer, Raghavendra Jallapuram, Izabela Naydenova, Vincent Toal, Suzanne Martin, Robert Howard

Conference Papers

It has been shown that photopolymers are useful in holographic optical elements [1] and holographic interferometry [2]. However, the list of potential applications increases greatly if reflection holography is possible. Reflection holography requires a material that has the potential to record high spatial frequencies. Here we studied the spatial frequency response of an acrylamide based dye sensitized holographic photopolymer. We have investigated the effect of molecular weight of the binder and concentration of crosslinking monomer on diffusion using real time monitoring of the holographic grating formation. The effect of uniform pre-exposure on diffusion was also investigated. We have also demonstrated …

Gambaran Kekerasan Dan Penghayatan Imajinatif Dalam Beberapa Karya Sastra Indonesia Dan Perancis, Sumarwati Kramadibrata P

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Description of violence against women in world literature has been found for long. As a social institution, it has proved itself as a significant medium to reflect problems of humanity, particularly the practice of violence against women. On the other hand, what the novelists depict can be regarded as a social critic or social control against what is happening around, besides as an imaginative insight of moral values or of ideology, even as a sort of therapeutic form. Violence itself appears in various forms, some explicitly described, others in perfect diguise.

Viewing The Learning Process: Assessment Via Usability Testing, Vicki M. Eller, Steve Eugene Watkins, Richard H. Hall

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Learning through Computer-Based Activities Provides a Multi-Modal Approach in Which the User Can Select the Educational Media and Process. Effective Development of These Activities Requires an Understanding of User Interactivity. Traditional Assessment, Such as Test Scores and Subjective Surveys, Looks at End Results and Attitudes. This Method Does Not Monitor the Learning Process. in Particular Developer Needs to Accommodate Diverse Usage Preferences and Choices. Hence, Assessment Should Involve Usability Measures that Are Quantitative and Qualitative. Usability Testing Records Usage Patterns and User Reactions. a Usability Laboratory Was Created at the University of Missouri-Rolla. It is Supplements the Traditional Assessment for …

County Agent Views About Facilitating Public Education And Discussion Of Genetic Engineering Use In Agriculture, J Lynne Brown, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Elaine S. Smith, Luanne Hughes

Journal of Extension

We conducted seven focus groups with Extension agents from three northeast states in Spring 2000 to learn what agents knew about genetic engineering (GE) applications in agriculture, their view of Extension's role in public discussion and education, and the training needed to assume such a role. While participating agents together knew a fair amount about their target audiences' perceptions of GE, they felt unprepared to deal with the challenges of public issues education in light of the current public debate, the publics' low science literacy, and their own science background. Their expressed training needs reflected these challenges.

Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Their Summer Clinical Practicum, Elizabeth Scott

Graduate Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to discover associate degree nursing students' perception of their summer clinical practicum. The university was located in rural southeast Tennessee. A qualitative method of phenomenological design was used with an unstructured interview to ask the question: "please tell me about your summer clinical practicum and how it affected you?" The framework was Imogene King's Systems of Transaction in Gqal Attainment. Themes identified were communication, mentoring, interpersonal relationships, prior learning, and growth and development. The study findings supported the use of a summer clinical practicum, revealed that nursing students' perceived an increased self confidence and …

Toleransi Dalam Interdiskursus Teks Sastra Dan Teks Non-Sastra, Lucia Hilman, Lily Tjahjandari, Retno Untari

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The Indonesian people as a nation consist of a variety of ethnic groups with differentiated culture as well as witch has been planted over such long periods by authorities, has finally exploded coming to the surface in form of various rioting. Should a more in-depth analysis be made then, the actual basic matter to bridge the problem in the existing tolerance for the differences within our multicultural society. An understanding of a certain related tolerance according to François Shanen is expressed in language. As such, literary works and other essays in newspaper with SARA as themes as well as the …

Angger Pradata Akir: Peraturan Hukum Di Kerajaan Jawa Sesudah Mataram, Ugrasena Pranidhana

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study describes Angger-angger Pradata Akir, a king’s law written in the late 18 century in Surakarta and Yogyakarta after the Mataram period. It seems that the Javaneese society at that time has already known a kind of law to control the officials of the kingdoms. In so far there was no law classification on public and private law e.z which begun in the modern law.

Comprehensive Model For Sustaining Community Projects, Jan Carroll, Mary Gross, Robin Leist

Journal of Extension

Local sustainability is a goal from any community-based project's first day. A family literacy project team conceptualized a comprehensive model for sustainability that includes six strategies. The two community sites are documented as successful beyond the term of federal funding. They are housed, staffed, and funded for program delivery to clients. The site directors share their knowledge, experience, insights, results, and recommendations. The best results have come from community investment and grant writing. The biggest challenge has been local fundraising. Marketing, fee-for-service, and 501(c)(3) status have contributed positively.

Inadequate Physician Knowledge Of The Effects Of Diet On Blood Lipids And Lipoproteins., Mary M. Flynn, Chris N. Sciamanna, Kevin C. Vigilante

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND:To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.

METHODS:Anonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physicians in the United States licensed in either Internal Medicine or Cardiology.RESULTS:Response rate: 16% (n = 639). Half of the physicians did not know that canola oil and 26% did not know olive oil were good sources of monounsaturated fat. Ninety-three percent (84% of cardiologists vs. 96% of internists; p < 0.001) did not know that a low-fat diet, in general, would increase blood triglycerides. Approximately three-quarters (70% of cardiologists vs. 77% of internists; p < 0.01) did not know a low-fat diet would decrease HDL-c and almost half (45%) thought that a low-fat diet would not change HDL-c.

CONCLUSIONS:If physicians are to implement dietary and cholesterol management guidelines, they will likely need to become more knowledgeable about nutrition.

Aerodynamic Force And Moment Balance Design, Fabrication, And Testing For Use In Low Reynolds Flow Applications, Corey Abe

Theses

The aerodynamic performance of airfoils operating at Reynolds numbers below 105 has been of interest due to its variety of applications in areas such as unmanned remotely piloted vehicles, small-scale machinery, and more recently, Micro Air Vehicles (MAV's). Design and testing of airfoils to meet these applications is challenging due to the lack of experimental data in low Reynolds flow, compared to airfoils tested at higher Reynolds numbers. Two mechanical balance devices are designed and evaluated to provide a quick and simple method to test small airfoil aerodynamic loads. Each device measures two degrees of freedom; a force balance measures …

Maximizing The Capability Of Wireless Sensor Networks, Cory Cress

Theses

Wireless micro-sensors introduce a new frontier in sensing devices and data acquisition capabilities. These sensors, capable of sensing, processing data, and short-range communication, can be spread over regions to form ad hoc wireless sensor networks (WSN) so as to deliver aggregate information from geographically diverse areas. This aggregate data gathering and processing induces a synergistic effect and enables a sensor network to complete sensing tasks that may never be feasible using a single, perhaps powerful, sensor. This new paradigm in sensing devices is not without many fundamental challenges, one being a constrained energy resource, which first need to be solved …

The Evaluation Of A Program (Teach One To Lead One), That Teaches Universal Priniciples In The Context Of Relationships Among Students At North Cobb High School, Lori Ellen Salierno

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Second Thoughts: Toward A Critique Of The Digital Divide, David J. Gunkel

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

This article introduces critical perspective into the discussion of the digital divide, which is commonly defined as the gap separating those individuals who have access to new forms of information technology from those who do not. The analysis is distinguished from other undertakings addressing this matter, insofar as it does not document the empirical problems of unequal access but considers the terminology, logical structure, and form that define and direct work on this important social and ethical issue. The investigation employs the tools of critical theory and targets extant texts, reports, and studies. In this way, the analysis does not …

Preserving Conformance For Gcra Regulated Flows, Deryck Hong

Theses

Traffic policing/shaping has been employed at the edge of networks to ensure proper provisioning of network resources and Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. As shown in this thesis, however, network flows that have been regulated at the network edge based on traffic descriptors, e.g., GCRA, may still become non-conforming in the network core, depending on the packet scheduling algorithm used. Two supplemental schemes to scheduling algorithms are proposed and analyzed in this thesis to ensure conformance for GCRA regulated flows. The first scheme is to add an additional traffic regulator to shape the traffic more aggressively than required constraints before …

Nectar Rewards Of Insect-Adapted Flowers In A Forest/Farm Landscape: Measurement Challenges And Ecological Questions, Theresa Bordenkecher Dailey

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Native forest wildflowers of the Midwestern United States forests now compete with agricultural weeds for the attention of insect pollinators. The tiny quantities of nectar secreted by these insect-pollinated flowers are measured using laboratory techniques such as colorimetry. However, these techniques are used with the tacit assumption that nectar sugar identity does not affect estimates of carbohydrate content. I tested this hypothesis using fructose, glucose, and sucrose and found that after reaction with anthrone, fructose products differed from those of other sugars in light absorbance measured by a spectrophotometer. Potential error from using an inappropriate sugar standard is greater than …

Criminal Statutes Of Limitations: An Obstacle To The Prosecution And Punishment Of Child Sexual Abuse, Jodi Leibowitz

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of 2,2'-Bipyridylpyridinetricarbonylrhenium (I) Triflate Complex As A Luminescent Probe For The Study Of Macromolecular Solution Dynamics, Richard Allen Allston

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Water Level Sensor Testing, Stuart Styles, Sarah Herman, Marcus Yasutake, Chuck Keezer

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

The findings presented here are the continuation of a series of studies begun in 1998 by the Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, California, on behalf of the Mid-Pacific Region of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to test water level sensors under a variety of hydraulic conditions. This report is intended as a supplement to the original 1999 report, entitled “Water Level Sensor and Datalogger Testing and Demonstration” (ITRC Report No. R-01010), which describes the testing processes in detail and presents detailed results for the first 17 sensors …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 30, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2003

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 30, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

No abstract provided.

Al.Com, "Eutaw Joins War On Death Penalty", Carla Crowder

Municipal Moratorium Resolutions

Al.com article on the Eutaw City Council passing a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions in Alabama.