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Parent Training Programs, Values, And Related Issues Concerning The Culturally Diverse, Raina Ilen Jones

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Few parent training programs that address the improvement of coercive or negative parent-child interactions in culturally diverse populations exist in the literature; of the few that do exist, there is sparse empirical information on program effectiveness. Because parent training is an effective way to address parent-child interaction, parent training programs are discussed in the context of the values of African Americans, Asian Americans, Caucasian Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Americans. A review of the literature on values and culturally-specific and culturally adapted parenting programs was conducted as was a review of programs that have been modified for culturally diverse groups. …

Characterization Of Microbial Communities In Karstic Sediments : A Study Of Cave Bacteria In Central Kentucky., Justine Kay Roback 1964-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Few previous studies have compared microbial communities in subterranean and surface environments. Chemical analyses used to characterize the surface and cave microbial environments indicated limited exchange between surface and subsurface waters. Here, bacterial communities from four distinct cave sediments collected in central Kentucky and adjacent surface streams were compared using a combination of culture and molecular methods. Predictions were that: 1) Cave communities will have unique community structures when compared to those of nearby surface sediments, and 2) Genetic diversity of bacterial communities in cave sediments will be higher than those in nearby surface sediments. Since diversity and community structure …

Legacy Children : Whose Legacy Are They?, Pamela Nolley Tungate 1968-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Adoption and Safe Families Act created specific outcomes for permanency for children in foster care. The purpose of these outcomes is to decrease the number of children in long term foster care. Seven years have passed since ASFA was signed into law. Audits completed in each state by federal reviewers have found that no state has meet ASFA's primary outcome of permanency and stability of placement for foster children. A number of foster children are still spending long periods of time in foster care. This project sought to identify barriers to permanency for a sample of Kentucky's long term …

Relationships Among Demographic Variables, Organizational Culture, Interpersonal Self-Efficacy And Perceived Job Performance., Maria D. Vasquez-Colina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this study was to investigate the relationships among demographics variables (age, sex, and ethnicity), organizational culture, interpersonal self-efficacy, and perceived job performance of nonprofit human service workers. The 13 participating organizations provided services such as adoption assistance, adult daycare services, child care resource and referral help, children's daycare services, family counseling, children and youth mentoring, residential care for elderly, residential care for persons with disabilities, and substance abuse treatment programs. Only 607 full-time workers filled in the questionnaire. The response rate was 54%. Findings in the present study found that self-efficacy is a major predictor of performance. …

Investigations Of N-Acetyltransferases In Human Hepatocytes And Rat Models., Jason Matthew Walraven

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis begins by reviewing human N-acetyltransferases (Chapter I), then outlines experiments involving human hepatocytes and rat N-acetyltransferases (Chapters II-V). These experiments facilitated the development of a dissertation project designed to study N-acetyltransferase tissue-specific expression in inbred rat strains (Chapter VI). Real-time PCR experiments concluded that genetic and/or environmental factors influence N-acetyltransferase expression in cryopreserved human hepatocytes. Therefore, an animal model must be used to study N-acetyltransferase expression. Initial studies of recombinanatly expressed rat N-acetyltransferases (Nats) revealed a correlation between rat and human N-acetyltransferases in nucleotide and amino acide sequence, catalytic activity, substrate selectivity and thermostability, suggesting the rat is …

Role Of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase And P-Selectin In Platelet-Arteriolar Wall Adhesion And Associated Arteriolar Constriction During Lung Reperfusion., Alexander V. Ovechkin 1957-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Reperfusion of the ischemic lung causes pulmonary arteriolar vasoconstriction and reduces alveolar perfusion. Lung ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury leads to platelet and leukocyte activation which could contribute to decreased alveolar perfusion during reperfusion by platelet-arteriolar wall interactions (rolling and adhesion) and subsequent microvascular constriction. During the oxidative stress of ischemia and reperfusion, formation of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) may promote platelet adhesion to the vascular wall with subsequent formation of microthrombi and release of vasoactive substances. Platelets play an important role in causing reperfusion injury in the systemic vasculature through accumulation and release of mediators, but information is lacking about consequences …

A Cross Sectional Analysis Of The Relationship Between Childhood Obesity And Craniofacial Dimensions In A Population Receiving Orthodontic Treatment., Daniel Mark Eves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if obesity impacts craniofacial dimensions in adolescent and teenage subjects. Twenty-one cephalometric measurements were selected as a basis for comparison between normal weight, overweight and obese children. The subjects were weighed, measured, and placed into one of the three groups based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). Lateral cephalometric radiographs were taken, traced and digitized on all patients. The various measurements were analyzed to determine if there were any statistically significant differences between any of the measurements when compared on the basis of BMI. The following seven measurements showed a statistically significant …

The Alternatives To Detention Program : Assessment Of One Kentucky County's Efforts To Deinstitutionalize Status Offenders., Arthur Hayden

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since the beginning of the juvenile justice movement in the United States over a century ago, considerable debate has persisted among policymakers and practitioners concerning the causes of juvenile offending and the appropriate responses to control it. Although the juvenile justice system was conceived and developed to provide individualized, benevolent treatment to young offenders, the system has gradually shifted to resemble a more punitive, adult criminal justice model. While presently the system includes characteristics of both the juvenile and adult justice models, future directions are uncertain. This is problematic for young offenders who need and deserve more solicitous care in …

Ut Arlington Library Notes, V.11, No.1, Spring 2005, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

UT Arlington Library Notes

Former publication of the UT Library intended to foster community support and appreciation for Library Programs and services and to spotlight grants and contributions. It was published during the 1990s and 2000s.

Quantifying Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition As A Nonpoint Source Pollution And Its Potential Effects On The Mullica River-Great Bay Ecosystem, Jennifer Haag

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

To characterize atmospheric nitrogen deposition and its potential impact on the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary, atmospheric sampling was conducted at Rutgers University Marine Field Station in Tuckerton, New Jersey from March 2004 to March 2005. A total of 52 precipitation samples were collected on an event basis using a MIC wet-only automatic precipitation sampler. A total of 23 aerosol samples were also taken during this period of time with a high-volume aerosol sampler. Chemical analysis was performed using a Dionex Ion Chromatograph to determine the concentrations of nitrate and ammonium in precipitation and associated with aerosols. Nitrate concentrations for precipitation …

Forage News [2005-05], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Spring Grazing School
• KFGC Officers
• Productivity of Simple and Complex Mixtures of Forages Compared in On-Farm Pastures
• Last Chance for the National Forage Conference in 2005
• Summary of Good Hay-Making Practices
• Losses from Alfalfa During Harvest Operations
• Changes in Alfalfa Quality with Rain Damage
• Alfalfa Reduces Energy Needs for Food Production
• Does Fertilizer Harm Soil Microbes?
• pH Makes a Difference!
• Upcoming Events

The Mayfly Newsletter, Peter M. Grant

The Mayfly Newsletter

The Mayfly Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Permanent Committee of the International Conferences on Ephemeroptera.

Que Ondee Sola - May 2005, Michael Reyes

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: The Colonial Question, Puerto Rico and Direct Colonialism, Not Enough SPACE, Definition of Direct Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism: El Salvador, World Festival of Youth, Youth for Alternatives Showcase, An Examination of the Chicano Movement, Voices from the Diaspora: Message from the Batey Urbano

An Additional Record Of The Ornate Box Turtle From Western South Dakota, Steven G. Platt, Jennifer I. Stover, Edward J. Stover Iii

The Prairie Naturalist

On June 11, 2003, one of us (EJS) found an ornate box turtle crossing BIA Highway 2, approximately 7.2 km north of Sharps Comer on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Shannon County, South Dakota. The air temperature at the time of collection was approximately 30°C and the substrate was moist from light rain the previous day. The turtle was an adult female with a straight-line carapace length of 118 mm. Other straight-line measurements were: maximum carapace width = 100 mm; plastron length = 122 mm; maximum plastron width = 82 mm; and maximum shell depth = 64 mm. We …

A Magnetically Driven Pdms Micropump With Ball Check-Valves, Tingrui Pan, Scott J. Mcdonald, Eleanor M. Kai, Babak Ziaie

Other Nanotechnology Publications

In this paper, we present a low-cost, PDMS-membrane micropump with two one-way ball check-valves for lab-on-a-chip and microfluidic applications. The micropump consists of two functional PDMS layers, one holding the ball check-valves and an actuating chamber, and the other covering the chamber and holding a miniature permanent magnet on top for actuation. An additional PDMS layer is used to cover the top magnet, and thereby encapsulate the entire device. A simple approach was used to assemble a high-performance ball check-valve using a micropipette and heat shrink tubing. The micropump can be driven by an external magnetic force provided by another …

The Effects Of Core Affect, Emotion, And Self-Efficacy On Physiologic Response To Social Stressors, Jessica L. Reedy

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Cardiovascular health is affected by many factors including biological aspects such as heredity and overall health, as well as by environmental factors. Social stress, socioeconomic status, family environment, and coping skills have all been shown to contribute increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In an effort to further elucidate past findings in this area, this study, conducted on 36 college-age students, examined the connection between physiological response (blood pressure, heart rate, and mean arterial pressure) to laboratory social stressors in correspondence to emotional, affective, and arousal levels, as measured by self-report. The results yielded a significant relationship between physiologic response to …

Population Briefs, Vol. 11, No. 2, Population Council

Population Briefs

IN THIS ISSUE: Globalization is transforming adolescence in the developing world | Guide for improving adherence to drug therapies | Emergency contraception's mode of action clarified | Sperm with bent tails point to possible male contraceptive | Postabortion complications prevalent in Pakistan

Effects Of Detritus Abundance And Diversity On The Composition Of Detritivore Communities Within Tank Bromeliads, May 2005, Callie Brown

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Detritivores are important in the cycling of nutrients within bromeliads as they help release nutrients from detritus, making them available to the plant. This study set out to explore how the amount and diversity of detritus influenced the detritivore community structure within bromeliads. Results indicated that a greater amount of detritus supported a greater number of detritivore individuals and by some indices, a richer detritivore community. However, detritus diversity appeared to have no significant effect on the richness or abundance of detritivores. This could indicate that detritus is in fact a homogeneous resource and resource partitioning is not occurring among …

Behavioral Transitions During Metamorphosis: Skototropism’S Successors, May 2005, Oliver Kroner

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Metamorphosis in the plant family Araceae is generally considered only on a morphological basis, but clearly involves behavioral transitions as well. Many metamorphic climbing vines use skototropism as a method of host-location and then relinquish it before ascent. The reactions of eight individual Monstera to changes across vertical and horizontal light gradients were used to evaluate possible replacements for skototropism. Three possibilities were proposed: (1) climbing without preference (2) phototropism, (3) thigmotropism. Data were inconclusive, but strongly suggested the improbability of (2) and (3). Monstera encountered regions of increasing light intensity (lux) with increasing height, but did not demonstrate horizontal …

Functional Differences Among Color Morphs Of Impatiens Walleriana (Balsaminaceae), May 2005, Anne B. Morris

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Functional differences between color morphs of Impatiens walleriana were studied in Monteverde, Costa Rica to see if they influenced the fitness of the color morphs. Nectar removal rates, nectar quantity, nectar quality, length of pollen availability, flower longevity, and seed set were compared between magenta, salmon, pink, and white color morphs. Red, purple, magenta, pink, salmon, and white cultivated Impatiens and magenta, salmon, pink, and peach I. walleriana were observed in the Monteverde Butterfly Garden to see if color preferences occur among butterflies. In addition, magenta color morphs were studied along an altitudinal gradient to see if altitude caused functional …

Forest Regeneration In Rosellinia Infected Areas Of Los Llanos, Monteverde, And Possible Biocontrol Agents, May 2005, Jessica Smith

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

A fast-spreading fungus in the genus Rosellinia threatens the forest composing the Monteverde Corridor in Los Llanos area. This fungus spreads through the soil and has been observed to kill both adult and juvenile trees. The intent of this study was to learn more about the effects of Rosellinia in the forest with the ultimate goal of creating a biocontol. The experiments consisted of four parts: seed germination of pioneer and canopy tree species, sapling infection rates of pioneer and canopy tree species, evaluation of the understory composition of the infected area in comparison to a pristine, and previous tree …

Factors Influencing Pollination And Fruit Set In Epidendrum Radicans, May 2005, Megan Dixon

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Food deception mimicry is a device in which plants lure pollinators with flowers that don’t contain a reward. Flowers that use deception may use two taxa mimicry, automimicry, or mimicry based on naivete. Epidendrum radicans has been documented to take advantage of two taxa mimicry only in close geographic range. This study finds that although pollinia removal and pollination is low in monospecific patches of E. radicans, successful pollination is a product of pollinator naivete and/or long distance two taxa mimicry. The likelihood of pollinator visitation increases for each plant with inflorescence size. Pollination rate peaks with the peak in …

Trail Width And Epiphyllous Coverage Of Chamaedorea Spp, May 2005, Jamie Hallen

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Epiphylls are bryophytes and lichens that grow on the leaves of other trees. These plants are dependent on water for survival and reproduction. Lichens are often used as bioindicators of climate change and pollution. The purpose of this study was to find out if trail width sufficiently changed the microclimate and altered epiphyll cover on trailside leaves. I hypothesized that epiphylls could be used as bioindicators of changing microclimate by trails from a control area. Liverwort and lichen cover were measured on leaves of Chamaedorea spp. (Arecaceae) in the Monteverde Biological Cloud Forest Preserve on five different trail types. Wider …

A Test Of The Hubbell Theory Using Protist Communities In Bromeliad Tanks As A Model System, May 2005, Zoe Assaf

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

In order to test the Hubbell Theory, the species composition and abundances of protist communities living in bromeliad tanks was assessed, as well as dispersal distance and tank diameter measured. The model system included local communities (the bromeliad tanks), 3 meta-communities (the tree) and a meta-metacommunity (the three trees with 48 bromeliads). It was hypothesized that the protist communities in the bromeliad on a given tree behave as in a Hubbell meta-community and experience community drift and zero-sum game conditions. Five predictions were used to test whether or not the Hubbell Theory fit this model system: (1) As the dispersal …

Pollinator Limitation And Seed Set Of Impatiens Walleriana, May 2005, Alison Parker

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Plants that are pollinator limited may show important fitness relationships with factors influencing visitation. Groups of 60 bagged, natural, and hand-pollinated flowers of Impatiens walleriana (Balsaminaceae) showed much higher seed set with pollination - flowers produced seed pods 21%, 70%, and 100% of the time, respectively. I also found higher seed set for high visitation sites in the Monteverde Butterfly Garden with naturally visited patches outside – mean seed set inside was 146.5 per 60 stems, while outside it was only 81. Neighborhood, patch size, sunlight, and elevation are speculated to play a role in pollinator visitation. I compared seed …

Potential Microcin Production By Helicobacter Pylori Hpm8, Sarah R. Null

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Helicobacter pylori undergoes significant mutation during chronic infection. The organism adapts to its specific host allowing a selective advantage even after repeated exposure to new competing strains. Genetic drift does not fully explain the ability of some strains to outcompete pre-existing strains or newly introduced strains. The hypothesis behind this research is that H. pylori HPM8 produces a peptide encoded on a plasmid, pHPM8, which has antibacterial activity against other H. pylori strains. Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was used to determine the stage of the growth cycle the peptide is being expressed. RT-PCR demonstrated peptide expression throughout the …

Modeling Of Immunoglobulin Uptake By N,N,N′,N′-Ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic Acid-Modified Zirconia Particles Under Static And Dynamic Conditions, Sabyasachi Sarkar, Anuradha Subramanian

Papers in Biotechnology

A matrix developed from N,N,N′,N′-ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid-modified zirconia beads (further referred to as r_PEZ); 25–38 μm in diameter and with a pore size of 22 ± 3 nm, was utilized for the separation of immunoglobulins (Igs). r_PEZ has been shown to bind to various Igs originating from a wide variety of species. To understand the mechanisms controlling the uptake of Igs by r_PEZ, static protein uptake experiments were carried out. The protein uptake profiles were further modeled with a kinetic rate constant model. Individual studies were undertaken for human immunoglobulin A, G and M (HIgA, HIgG and HIgM). The kinetic rate …

Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions For Depression: Review And Implications For School Personell [Sic], John W. Maag, Susan M. Swearer Napolitano

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders among school-age youths. As such, school personnel should play an important role in the identification/assessment, and treatment of depression and related problems in school. School-based treatment of depression is especially relevant for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and learning disabilities (LD) because they may be at a higher risk than their non-disabled peers of displaying depressive symptomatology. Cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBls) have shown promise as an evidence-based treatment for childhood and adolescent depressive disorders. This article focuses on how CBI techniques can be used by school personnel under the …

Permeability Of Corn, Soybeans, And Soft Red And White Winter Wheat As Affected By Bulk Density, Michael D. Montross, Samuel G. Mcneill

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Darcy’s law is a function of viscosity, permeability, and velocity and can be used to predict the airflow resistance in granular materials at low air velocities. Permeability also governs the magnitude of natural convection currents during periods of non-aerated grain storage. The permeability of corn, soybeans, soft white winter wheat, and soft red winter wheat were measured as a function of bulk density and moisture content. Air was passed through a column of grain and the flow rate and pressure drop measured. Bulk density and kernel density were also measured to determine the porosity of grain in the test column. …

Airflow Resistance Of Seeds At Different Bulk Densities Using Ergun's Equation, Marek Molenda, Michael D. Montross, Samuel G. Mcneill, Jozef Horabik

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Airflow resistance of grains and oilseeds has been extensively studied. Traditionally the data has been presented using Shedd’s curves. However, this assumes that airflow resistance is independent of grain depth. Grain undergoes compaction during storage that changes the bulk density, porosity, and therefore the airflow resistance. Ergun’s equation is a function of particle size and porosity of the granular material. Airflow resistance by Ergun’s equation was used to predict the pressure drop across a column of corn, soft white winter wheat, soft red winter wheat, and soybeans at three moisture content levels and two bulk densities. The maximum root mean …