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The Space Between : Transracial Adoptee's Racial Identity And The Role Parents Play In Identity Development, Kristen Denise Mccully

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored how transracial adoptees perceive their racial identity and the role that parents play in identity development. In particular, people who participated in this study were asked to reflect on the messages they received about their racial/ethnic identity and how racism may have played into these messages. Interviews were conducted with 12 transracial adoptees who were over the age of 18 at the time of the study. Participants were asked questions about the diversity of the neighborhoods in which they grew up; how their parents recognized their race/ethnicity; how their parents contributed to their racial identity development; how …

Women's Attitudes And Perceptions About Sexual Fantasy And How It Relates To Sexual Satisfaction In A Committed Relationship, Jillian Marie Weis

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This quantitative study was completed to explore how women's attitudes and perceptions regarding sexual fantasy are related to sexual satisfaction in a committed relationship. Previous research on sexual fantasy focused on frequency of sexual fantasy, gender differences regarding themes of sexual fantasy, level of guilt associated with sexual fantasy, and the acceptance of pornography as sexual fantasy. The survey was presented on the Internet based website, Survey Monkey. Over the course of 30 days, 129 women responded to the survey. The survey included fourteen items that ranged from demographic questions to questions regarding attitudes towards fantasy, and open-ended questions. The …

Eastern European Adoption : A Theoretical Study Of Attachment Disorder Through A Self Psychology Lens, Andrea Leadbetter Larkin

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This theoretical research paper focuses on both attachment theory and self psychology to examine the consequences institutions have on infant mental health. The research specifically addresses Eastern European institution infants that develop reactive attachment disorder. The research discusses the current treatment solutions for reactive attachment disorder using the two aforementioned theoretical lenses. Institution infants are an important target for research because the pathogenic care provided by institutions inherently disrupts the infants early attachment needs. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) It would benefit potential adoptive parent to participate in educational training about reactive attachment disorder. 2) Adoptees …

Factors Affecting Help-Seeking Behaviors For Mental Health Services Among Filipino Americans, Melissa Dimalanta Camorongan

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study explored help-seeking behaviors for mental health services among Filipino Americans. Filipinos are the second largest Asian American population in the United States and have been identified as one of the high-risk Asian American groups for mental disorders. Yet as a population they remain understudied and underserved. Existing studies are quantitative and have been conducted on college age students that are transitioning to adulthood. We know little about the help-seeking behavior for mental health services among Filipino Americans in adulthood and in their own voice. This study involved face-to-face interviews with a sample of 12 persons of Filipino …

The Montclarion, September 06, 2007, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

September 6, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Primary Caregiving Fathers : I Was An Interloper In A Woman's World, Meghan L. Cavanaugh

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study sought to ascertain how fathers who are primary caregivers understand their roles as fathers and caregivers. This qualitative, exploratory study aimed to expand the body of knowledge on primary caregiving fathers, which has, to date, largely focused on outcomes-based research. Heterosexual, married men with children under five years of age, who had been primary caregivers for at least six months, were recruited from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York. Twelve primary caregiving fathers participated in this study. Questions focused on such topics as: 1) the decision-making process; 2) what the participants understood their roles as fathers and primary …

South Pacific (2007) | Program, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 6-23 September 2007; Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific," a drama of wartime love and intrigue, was presented by the College of Music and Fine Arts and drama department. Director/choreographer was Kimberley Dobbs, musical director/orchestrator was Christopher Cannon, production manager was Tonya Cser, technical director was David Montgomery, stage management was Pati Tiller and Dawn Hurst. Band members were Bill Wall (piano/keyboard), Laura Olaska (percussion), and Emmy Hengeveld (bass). This was a production of the JSU/McClellan Theatre. This item is contained within the Theatre & Film Production Archive.

The Register, 2007-09-05, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Phoenix, 2007-09-05, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Volume 99 Issue 3, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Graduate Recital, Shanti Chapman, Piano, Shanti Chapman

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Technical Note: Calculation Of Standard Errors Of Estimates Of Genetic Parameters With The Multiple-Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximal Likelihood Programs, Stephen D. Kachman, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The multiple-trait derivative-free REML set of programs was written to handle partially missing data for multiple-trait analyses as well as single- trait models. Standard errors of genetic parameters were reported for univariate models and for multiple-trait analyses only when all traits were measured on animals with records. In addition to estimating (co)variance components for multiple-trait models with partially missing data, this paper shows how the multiple-trait derivative-free REML set of programs can also estimate SE by augmenting the data file when not all animals have all traits measured. Although the standard practice has been to eliminate records with partially missing …

Ovarian Cancer G Protein–Coupled Receptor 1, A New Metastasis Suppressor Gene In Prostate Cancer, Lisam Shanjukumar Singh, Michael Berk, Rhonda Oates, Zhenwen Zhao, Haiyan Tan, Ying Jiang, Aimin Zhou, Kashif Kirmani, Rosemary Steinmetz, Daniel Lindner, Yan Xu

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Background

Metastasis is a process by which tumors spread from primary organs to other sites in the body and is the major cause of death for cancer patients. The ovarian cancer G protein–coupled receptor 1 (OGR1) gene has been shown to be expressed at lower levels in metastatic compared with primary prostate cancer tissues.

Methods

We used an orthotopic mouse metastasis model, in which we injected PC3 metastatic human prostate cancer cells stably transfected with empty vector (vector-PC3) or OGR1-expressing vector (OGR1-PC3) into the prostate lobes of athymic or NOD/SCID mice (n = 3–8 mice per group). Migration of PC3 …

Volume 45, Number 3: September 05, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 5, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Psychology Prof's Animal Model Explores Treatment Of Anxiety, Depression, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A novel animal model of clinical depression devised by a University of Mississippi research psychologist shows promise for better diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome and may result in a technology patent for the university.

The Role Of Christianity In The American Woman's Movement, Brenda A. Ayres

Faculty Publications and Presentations

America’s founding fathers expected to grant rights and freedom to not only men, but also to women. However, efforts to realize this hope were foiled until the nineteenth century when Christians led the battle for woman’s suffrage .

Building Community With Online Students, Brenda A. Ayres

Faculty on Pedagogy

Statistics show that many students persevere and succeed to graduate from college when they are engaged in a community of learners. Building community is more challenging with electronic delivery but it can be done. Dr. Ayres shares tips on how to build community which will strengthen online as well as face-to-face classes. The PowerPoint includes notes, so after downloading, be sure to click “View Notes Page.”

The Eastern Echo, September 5, 2007, Welcome Back Edition, Section F, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, September 5, 2007, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Ticker, September 4, 2007

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

September 4, 2007: Hallowed Secularism And God, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Hallowed Secularism and God

2007 Fall Faculty Conference: The Role Of Scholarship And Creative Work At Otterbein College, Academic Affairs

Fall Faculty Conference

The 2007 Fall Faculty Conference features remarks by Dr. Scott Colley, the former president of Berry College, and breakout discussion groups.

Metro Life Ins Co V. Price

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Current, September 04, 2007, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

September 4, 2007, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Ny Susquehanna V. Jackson

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

2007 Engr333/Biol354 Project Assignment, Matthew K. Heun

ENGR 333

The Fall 2007 semester ENGR333 project involved a collaboration with students in BIOL354, taught by my colleague Dave Warners. We asked our students “What would it take to make Calvin College carbon neutral?”

This project resulted in the first-ever carbon dioxide emissions and sequestration assessment of Calvin College, attached below.

The student presenters animated the pie charts, and an audible gasp filled the hall when the imbalance between carbon emissions and carbon sequestration became clear.

The students also studied potential routes to carbon neutrality, one of which was a green revolving fund.

This class project resulted in a co-authored publication …

Hormones In The Field: Evolutionary Endocrinology Of Juvenile Hormone And Ecdysteroids In Field Populations Of The Wing-Dimorphic Cricket Gryllus Firmus, Anthony J. Zera, Zangwu Zhao, Katherine Kaliseck

Anthony Zera Publications

Virtually no published information exists on insect endocrine traits in natural populations, which limits our understanding of endocrine microevolution. We characterized the hemolymph titers of juvenile hormone (JH) and ecdysteroids (ECDs), two key insect hormones, in field-collected short-winged, flightless (SW) and long-winged, flight-capable (LW(f)) morphs of the cricket Gryllus firmus. The JH titer exhibited a dramatic circadian rhythm in the LW(f) morph but was temporally constant in the flightless SW morph. This pattern was consistent in each of three years; in young, middle-aged, and older G. firmus; and in three other cricket species. The ECD titer was considerably …