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The Effects Of Exercise On Soluble Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Related Protein In The Blood Of Athletes And Non-Athletes, Matthew John Nielsen Jan 2006

The Effects Of Exercise On Soluble Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Related Protein In The Blood Of Athletes And Non-Athletes, Matthew John Nielsen

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Distribution Of The Deer Tick (Ixodes Scapularis) In A Corridor Between Marquette And Menominee In The Upper Peninsula Of Michigan, Kimberly Jaclynn Miedema Jan 2006

Distribution Of The Deer Tick (Ixodes Scapularis) In A Corridor Between Marquette And Menominee In The Upper Peninsula Of Michigan, Kimberly Jaclynn Miedema

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Migratory Activity Of Two Strains Of Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Characterized Using Stationary Rfid Systems, Sean P. Stimmell Jan 2006

Migratory Activity Of Two Strains Of Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Characterized Using Stationary Rfid Systems, Sean P. Stimmell

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Conservation Implications Of Common Loon (Gavia Immer) Parasites: Black Flies, Haematozoans, And The Role Of Mercury, Meggin Leigh Weinandt Jan 2006

Conservation Implications Of Common Loon (Gavia Immer) Parasites: Black Flies, Haematozoans, And The Role Of Mercury, Meggin Leigh Weinandt

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Just Beneath The Surface : A Story About Race And Football In A Southern Town, Mary Battle Jan 2006

Just Beneath The Surface : A Story About Race And Football In A Southern Town, Mary Battle

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Spatiotemporal Variation In Methane (Chγéä) And Carbon Dioxide (Coγéé) Fluxes From A Spring-Fed Forested Wetland, Hong-Suk Koh Jan 2006

Spatiotemporal Variation In Methane (Chγéä) And Carbon Dioxide (Coγéé) Fluxes From A Spring-Fed Forested Wetland, Hong-Suk Koh

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Mechanisms Of The Persistence Of Antibiotic Resistant Enteric Bacteria In Freshwater Wetland Environments, Andrekeus Lee Jan 2006

Mechanisms Of The Persistence Of Antibiotic Resistant Enteric Bacteria In Freshwater Wetland Environments, Andrekeus Lee

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Sound Monitoring With Wireless Sensor Networks, Alex V. Jaramillo Jan 2006

Sound Monitoring With Wireless Sensor Networks, Alex V. Jaramillo

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Feeding Behavior Of Japanese Medaka As A Measure Of Neurological Activity For Marine Natural Products, Amanda J. Feldhaus Jan 2006

Feeding Behavior Of Japanese Medaka As A Measure Of Neurological Activity For Marine Natural Products, Amanda J. Feldhaus

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Differences In Alcohol Behavior Between Fall Semester And Spring Semester For College Freshmen / By Sara Rodriguez Trout, Sara Rodriguez Trout Jan 2006

Differences In Alcohol Behavior Between Fall Semester And Spring Semester For College Freshmen / By Sara Rodriguez Trout, Sara Rodriguez Trout

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Developments And Hurdles In Generating Vaccines For Controlling Helminth Parasites Of Grazing Ruminants, W.D. Smith, D.S. Zarlenga Jan 2006

Developments And Hurdles In Generating Vaccines For Controlling Helminth Parasites Of Grazing Ruminants, W.D. Smith, D.S. Zarlenga

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

As a direct consequence of rising drug resistance among common nematodes of grazing animals, efforts toward state-of-the- art vaccine development have clearly intensified in recent years, fuelled primarily by the advent of newer technologies in gene discovery, by advancements in antigen identification, characterisation and production. In this regard, it is appropriate to review progress that has been made in generating helminth vaccines and in particular, vaccines against common nematodes of production animals for consumption. In like manner, it is prudent to evaluate barriers that have hindered progress in the past and continue to present obstacles that must be solved when …

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Characterization Of Storage Proteins In Wild (Glycine Soja) And Cultivated (Glycine Max) Soybean Seeds Using Proteomic Analysis, Savithiry S. Natarajan, Chenping Xu, Hanhong Bae, Thomas J. Caperna, Wesley M. Garrett Jan 2006

Characterization Of Storage Proteins In Wild (Glycine Soja) And Cultivated (Glycine Max) Soybean Seeds Using Proteomic Analysis, Savithiry S. Natarajan, Chenping Xu, Hanhong Bae, Thomas J. Caperna, Wesley M. Garrett

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A combined proteomic approach was applied for the separation, identification, and comparison of two major storage proteins, β-conglycinin and glycinin, in wild (Glycine soja) and cultivated (Glycine max) soybean seeds. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) with three different immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips was an effective method to separate a large number of abundant and less-abundant storage proteins. Most of the subunits of β-conglycinin were well separated in the pH range 3.0-10.0, while acidic and basic glycinin polypeptides were well-separated in pH ranges 4.0-7.0 and 6.0-11.0, respectively. Although the overall distribution pattern of the protein spots …

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Separation And Identification Of Soybean Leaf Proteins By Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis And Mass Spectrometry, Chenping Xu, Wesley M. Garrett, Joseph Sullivan, Thomas J. Caperna, Savithiry Natarajan Jan 2006

Separation And Identification Of Soybean Leaf Proteins By Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis And Mass Spectrometry, Chenping Xu, Wesley M. Garrett, Joseph Sullivan, Thomas J. Caperna, Savithiry Natarajan

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

To establish a proteomic reference map for soybean leaves, we separated and identified leaf proteins using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). Tryptic digests of 260 spots were subjected to peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) MS. Fifty-three of these protein spots were identified by searching NCBInr and SwissProt databases using the Mascot search engine. Sixty-seven spots that were not identified by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis were analyzed with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and 66 of these spots were identified by searching against the NCBInr, SwissProt and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases. …

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Dispersal Of Boll Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) From Cotton Modules Before Ginning, Thomas W. Sappington, Mark D. Arnold, Alan D. Brashears, Megha N. Parajulee, Stanley C. Carroll, Allen E. Knutson, John W. Norman Jr. Jan 2006

Dispersal Of Boll Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) From Cotton Modules Before Ginning, Thomas W. Sappington, Mark D. Arnold, Alan D. Brashears, Megha N. Parajulee, Stanley C. Carroll, Allen E. Knutson, John W. Norman Jr.

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

We characterized the level of risk of boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, reintroduction to an eradication zone posed by dispersal from cotton modules during and after transport to the gin. Mark-release-recapture experiments in August and September in Texas indicated that most weevils disperse rapidly from the module surface, temperature permitting, unless confined under a module tarp, where most died. Nevertheless, 1-5% of released weevils were recovered alive after 24 h on the side and top surfaces of modules, representing potential dispersants. Mortality of boll weevils caged on the top surface of a module was 95-100% after 1-4 d when …

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Dispersal Of Newly Eclosed European Corn Borer Adults (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) From Corn Into Small-Grain Aggregation Plots, Brendon J. Reardon, Douglas V. Sumerford, Thomas W. Sappington Jan 2006

Dispersal Of Newly Eclosed European Corn Borer Adults (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) From Corn Into Small-Grain Aggregation Plots, Brendon J. Reardon, Douglas V. Sumerford, Thomas W. Sappington

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Genetically modified, insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn, Zea mays L., hybrids are used throughout the Corn Belt for European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis(Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), control. To slow development of Bt corn resistance, the Environmental Protection Agency requires growers to plant a refuge. Determining the appropriate distance between a refuge and Bt corn, and development of mitigation-remediation strategies such as mass releases of susceptible moths, requires an understanding of adult dispersal and mating behavior. However, much remains unknown about these behaviors. Because mating often occurs in grass near cornfields where adult O. nubilalis aggregate, we planted small-grain plots as …

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Impact Of Trap Design, Windbreaks, And Weather On Captures Of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) In Pheromone-Baited Traps, Thomas W. Sappington, Brendon J. Reardon, Douglas V. Sumerford Jan 2006

Impact Of Trap Design, Windbreaks, And Weather On Captures Of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) In Pheromone-Baited Traps, Thomas W. Sappington, Brendon J. Reardon, Douglas V. Sumerford

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Pheromone-baited traps are often used in ecological studies of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). However, differences in trap captures may be confounded by trap design, trap location relative to a windbreak, and changes in local weather. The objectives of this experiment were, first, to examine differences in O. nubilalis adult (moth) captures among the Intercept wing trap, the Intercept bucket/funnel UNI trap, and the Hartstack wire-mesh, 75-cm-diameter cone trap (large metal cone trap) as well as among three cone trap designs. Second, we examined the influence of the location of the large metal cone trap relative …

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Post-Weaning Performance Of Steers From Varying Calving And Weaning Strategies In Montana, E. E. Grings, W. A. Phillips, R. E. Short, H. Mayeux, R. K. Heitschmidt Jan 2006

Post-Weaning Performance Of Steers From Varying Calving And Weaning Strategies In Montana, E. E. Grings, W. A. Phillips, R. E. Short, H. Mayeux, R. K. Heitschmidt

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The impact of varied calving and weaning times on post-weaning production of steer calves was evaluated in a 3- yr study. Steers (approximately 12 steers per calving-weaning treatment per year) born in late winter or early spring were weaned at 190 or 240 d of age, and steers born in late spring were weaned at 140 or 190 d of age after grazing with their dams on native range. Steers were pen-fed a growing diet until approximately 375 kg BW. They were then moved to an individual feeding facility and fed a higher-energy diet. Steers were allotted to harvest dates …

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Traps And Trapping Techniques For Adult Mosquito Control, Daniel L. Kline Jan 2006

Traps And Trapping Techniques For Adult Mosquito Control, Daniel L. Kline

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

An overview is presented of the recent advancements in research activities conducted to evaluate mosquito traps. insecticide-impregnated targets baited with combinations of attractants, and strategies for using mass trapping techniques for adult mosquito population management. Technologies that use semiochemicals (attractants). traps and targets. and mass trapping are relatively new for management of adult mosquito populations. To date. emphasis has been placed primarily on developing barriers of attractant-baited and insecticide-impregnated targets. The most successful continuous use of this type of technology has been at Stevens' Landing. Collier County. Florida, Recently. commercially available traps have been evaluated for their ability to reduce …

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Preserving Soil And Crop Resources By Increasing Cropping Intensity And Decreasing Tillage, Brian J. Wienhold, Ray R. Weil Jan 2006

Preserving Soil And Crop Resources By Increasing Cropping Intensity And Decreasing Tillage, Brian J. Wienhold, Ray R. Weil

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Soils perform many essential functions for plant growth, water storage, and water and air quality. Future generations depend on our crop and soil management practices to maintain or improve the soil’s ability to perform these essential functions while providing the food and fiber needed by society. Unfortunately, many soils have been degraded1 because we either did not understand the negative effects of certain management practices or we lacked better alternatives. In recent years, scientific research, farmer innovation, and new commercial technologies have allowed improved soil management in many regions. In spite of this progress, additional improvements in soil management …

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Androthrips Ramachandrai (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae): An Introduced Thrips In The United States, David W. Boyd, Jr., David W. Held Jan 2006

Androthrips Ramachandrai (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae): An Introduced Thrips In The United States, David W. Boyd, Jr., David W. Held

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Androthrips ramachandrai Karny is an exotic thrips, assumed to be predacious, and is associated with gall-inducing thrips. It was first reported in the U.S. from FL, and intercepted in CA from Thailand in 2002. We surveyed Ficus spp. with Gynaikothrips-induced galls in AL, CA, FL, HI, LA, MS, and TX, and document that A. ramachandrai is now established in CA, FL, HI, and TX. It probably has been spread by the ornamental horticulture industry. We outline its biology and compare it to a congener A. flavipes, a documented thrips predator. Androthrips ramachandrai has the potential to be a …

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Host Specificity Of Divergent Populations Of The Leaf Beetle Diorhabda Elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), A Biological Control Agent Of Saltcedar (Tamarix Spp.), Lindsey R. Milbrath, C. Clark Deloach Jan 2006

Host Specificity Of Divergent Populations Of The Leaf Beetle Diorhabda Elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), A Biological Control Agent Of Saltcedar (Tamarix Spp.), Lindsey R. Milbrath, C. Clark Deloach

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata (Brullé) sensu lato, was released in 2001 for the classical biological control of exotic saltcedars, a complex of invasive Tamarix species and hybrids. It did not establish at sites south of 37°N latitude where summer daylengths are below the critical photoperiod of the northern-adapted populations of the beetle that were released. Therefore, we assessed the host specificity of four D. elongata populations collected from more southern latitudes in the Old World (Tunisia, Crete, Uzbekistan, and Turpan, China). All populations were similar to each other and the previously released populations of D. elongata in their …

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Prospects For Biological Control Of Teasels, Dipsacus Spp., A New Target In The United States, Brian G. Rector, Vili Harizanova, René Sforza, Tim Widmer, Robert N. Wiedenmann Jan 2006

Prospects For Biological Control Of Teasels, Dipsacus Spp., A New Target In The United States, Brian G. Rector, Vili Harizanova, René Sforza, Tim Widmer, Robert N. Wiedenmann

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Two closely related teasels (Dipsacales: Dipsacaceae, Dipsacus spp.) of European origin have become invasive weeds in the United States. Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.) and cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus L.) have likely been in North America for more than two centuries, having been introduced along with cultivated teasel [D. sativus (L.) Honckney], an obsolete crop plant. There are few records of American insects or pathogens attacking Dipsacus spp. Invasive teasels have recently begun to spread rapidly throughout much of their current range, for reasons that are not yet known. Common and/or cut-leaf teasel have been listed as …

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Rna Polymerase Ii Gene (Rpb2) Encoding The Second Largest Protein Subunit In Phaeosphaeria Nodorum And P. Avenaria, Arkadiusz Malkus, Pi-Fang Linda Chang, Sabina M. Zuzga, Kuang-Ren Chung, Jonathan Shao, Barry M. Cunfer, Edward Arseniuk, Peter P. Ueng Jan 2006

Rna Polymerase Ii Gene (Rpb2) Encoding The Second Largest Protein Subunit In Phaeosphaeria Nodorum And P. Avenaria, Arkadiusz Malkus, Pi-Fang Linda Chang, Sabina M. Zuzga, Kuang-Ren Chung, Jonathan Shao, Barry M. Cunfer, Edward Arseniuk, Peter P. Ueng

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A 5586 bp sequence (accession no. DQ278491), which includes the RNA polymerase II gene (RPB2) encoding the second largest protein subunit (RPB2), was obtained from the wheat biotype Phaeosphaeria nodorum (PN-w) by PCR amplification. The 3841 bp full length RPB2 gene contains two exons and a 52 bp intron, and encodes a complete 1262 amino acid protein. Similar to the C-terminals of the b subunits of prokaryotes and yeast RNA polymerases, the deduced RPB2 protein contained many structural features needed for gene transcription. Based on the phylogenetic analysis with the deduced RPB2 polypeptide sequences, the PN-w was closely related to …

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Movements Of House Sparrows Captured At An Experimental Grain Station In Fargo, North Dakota, Lisa M. Montplaisir, George M. Linz, Debra Tomanek, Linda B. Penry, David L. Bergman, H. Jeffrey Homan Jan 2006

Movements Of House Sparrows Captured At An Experimental Grain Station In Fargo, North Dakota, Lisa M. Montplaisir, George M. Linz, Debra Tomanek, Linda B. Penry, David L. Bergman, H. Jeffrey Homan

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

From 2 August through 1 October 1993 we banded and leg flagged 362 house sparrows (126 adults, 236 juveniles) captured in a decoy trap at an experimental grain station on the campus of North Dakota State University, Fargo (NDSU). We documented sightings of leg-flagged birds between 3 August 1993 and 14 December 1994. Over this period, 56 (66%) of the total 76 observations of leg-flagged birds were on the NDSU campus; 21 (28%) of the 76 observations occurred between March and December 1994, a minimum of 5 months after the leg flags were attached and following the 1993-1994 winter. Of …

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Increasing Co2 From Subambient To Elevated Concentrations Increases Grassland Respiration Per Unit Of Net Carbon Fixation, H. Wayne Polley, Patricia C. Meilnick, William A. Dugas, Hyrum B. Johnson, Joaquin Sanabria Jan 2006

Increasing Co2 From Subambient To Elevated Concentrations Increases Grassland Respiration Per Unit Of Net Carbon Fixation, H. Wayne Polley, Patricia C. Meilnick, William A. Dugas, Hyrum B. Johnson, Joaquin Sanabria

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Respiration (carbon efflux) by terrestrial ecosystems is a major component of the global carbon (C) cycle, but the response of C efflux to atmospheric CO2 enrichment remains uncertain. Respiration may respond directly to an increase in the availability of C substrates at high CO2, but also may be affected indirectly by a CO2-mediated alteration in the amount by which respiration changes per unit of change in temperature or C uptake (sensitivity of respiration to temperature or C uptake).

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Aboveground Productivity And Root–Shoot Allocation Diver Between Native And Introduced Grass Species, Brian J. Wilsey, H. Wayne Polley Jan 2006

Aboveground Productivity And Root–Shoot Allocation Diver Between Native And Introduced Grass Species, Brian J. Wilsey, H. Wayne Polley

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Plant species in grasslands are often separated into groups (C4 and C3 grasses, and forbs) with presumed links to ecosystem functioning. Each of these in turn can be separated into native and introduced (i.e., exotic) species. Although numerous studies have compared plant traits between the traditional groups of grasses and forbs, fewer have compared native versus introduced species. Introduced grass species, which were often introduced to prevent erosion or to improve grazing opportunities, have become common or even dominant species in grasslands. By virtue of their abundances, introduced species may alter ecosystems if they differ from natives in …

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Partitioning Of Evapotranspiration And Its Relation To Carbon Dioxide Exchange In A Chihuahuan Desert Shrubland, Russell L. Scott, Travis E. Huxman, William L. Cable, William E. Emmerich Jan 2006

Partitioning Of Evapotranspiration And Its Relation To Carbon Dioxide Exchange In A Chihuahuan Desert Shrubland, Russell L. Scott, Travis E. Huxman, William L. Cable, William E. Emmerich

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Key to evaluating the consequences of woody plant encroachment on water and carbon cycling in semiarid ecosystems is a mechanistic understanding of how biological and non-biological processes influence water loss to the atmosphere. To better understand how precipitation is partitioned into the components of evapotranspiration (bare-soil evaporation and plant transpiration) and their relationship to plant uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as ecosystem respiratory efflux, we measured whole plant transpiration, evapotranspiration, and CO2 fluxes over the course of a growing season at a semiarid Chihuahuan Desert shrubland site in south-eastern Arizona. Whole plant transpiration was measured …

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Utah's Community-Based Conservation Program, Terry A. Messmer, S. Lupis, T. Black, Shandra Nicole Frey, R. Hart Jan 2006

Utah's Community-Based Conservation Program, Terry A. Messmer, S. Lupis, T. Black, Shandra Nicole Frey, R. Hart

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

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Differences In Academic Performance And Self-Regulated Learning Based On Level Of Student Participation In Supplemental Instruction, Ana Mack Jan 2006

Differences In Academic Performance And Self-Regulated Learning Based On Level Of Student Participation In Supplemental Instruction, Ana Mack

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This study examined differences in academic performance and self-regulated learning based on levels of student participation in Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions in two introductory undergraduate biology and chemistry courses offered at University of Central Florida in the Spring 2006 semester. The sample consisted of 282 students enrolled in the biology class and 451 students enrolled in chemistry. Academic performance was measured using students' final course grades and rates of withdrawal from the courses. The self-regulated learning constructs of motivation, cognition, metacognition, and resource management were measured using the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Relationships between students' gender and ethnic …

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A Comparison Of Marriage Education And Brief Couples Counseling, Tina Livingston Jan 2006

A Comparison Of Marriage Education And Brief Couples Counseling, Tina Livingston

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This study investigated marital adjustment for couples participating in one of two treatment groups; the Brief Integrative Couples Counseling model(Young & Long, 1998, 2007); and the PREPARE/ENRICH Empowering Couples marriage education weekend workshop (Olson & Olson,2000). This study examined the following research questions: Do couples show a different level of marital adjustment following Brief Integrative Couples Counseling compared to those who receive a marriage education treatment?; Do couples show greater marital adjustment following Brief Integrative Couples Counseling compared to those who participated in a Marriage Education weekend workshop treatment over time? This article presents an exploration of mean marital adjustment …

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