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Moderating Role Of Self-Monitoring In The Presentation Of Self Through Display Of Possessions., Piotr.T Burchard Jan 2007

Moderating Role Of Self-Monitoring In The Presentation Of Self Through Display Of Possessions., Piotr.T Burchard

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The literature concerning the nature and presentation of the self is briefly reviewed, and the role of self-monitoring as a moderator in the presentation of self through display of possessions is discussed. It is hypothesized that high self-monitors differ from low self-monitors in the extent to which their private and public living spaces reveal their personality.Photographs of living rooms and bedrooms of 40 homeowners of different living status were collected to serve as stimuli and measure of the homeowner's personality and self-monitoring were taken.The photographs were presented to unacquainted observers who rated the homeowner's personality on the same scale.The correlations …

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Relationship Between Sources Of Support And Mother-Infant Bonding., Stephanie Schwing Jan 2007

Relationship Between Sources Of Support And Mother-Infant Bonding., Stephanie Schwing

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Adult women who had become new mothers within the last year completed a brief demographic questionnaire the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support,and the Post Partum Bonding Questionnaire.Mother's perceived levels of (a)significant others,(b)family,and(c)friend support were examined in relation to their perceptions of (d)general impaired bonding,(e)rejection and anger, and (f)anxiety about care of their infants.The hypothesis that all three sources of perceived social support would negatively relate to problems in the bonding relationship was supported.However,the hypothesis that significant other support would be the most significant predictor for the bonding relationship was not supported.Only familial support uniquely related to the bonding relationship.

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Differences Among Non -Handicapped Students, Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities, And Students With Mild Mental Retardation, In Elementary School In The Cognitive Components For The Addition Operation, Fawzi A. Al-Doukhi Jan 2007

Differences Among Non -Handicapped Students, Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities, And Students With Mild Mental Retardation, In Elementary School In The Cognitive Components For The Addition Operation, Fawzi A. Al-Doukhi

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This study is aimed at specifying the cognitive components for addition operations (encoding, speed of executing the operation, operation selection, and strategy choice) to determine if they are responsible for the difficulties that students with learning disabilities and mild mental retardation face in the elementary school in solving simple addition problems. The researcher selected 240 male and female pupils as a random sample from third and fifth grades from the state schools in the State of Kuwait. The sample was selected based on the characteristics of gender, type of handicap, and grade. The study employed two measurements. First, the addition …

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Novelty, Arousal, And Love: The Mediating Role Of Self -Expansion, Amy Deloyski Jan 2007

Novelty, Arousal, And Love: The Mediating Role Of Self -Expansion, Amy Deloyski

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There is a substantial amount of evidence for a decline in feelings of passionate love across the course of intimate relationships (Aron, Norman, & Aron, 2001). Self-expansion theory (Aron & Aron, 1986) posits that individuals enter into relationships to expand their sense of self and suggests that declines in feelings of passionate love are due to diminished opportunities for expansion with one's partner over time. Previous researchers have been able to create increases in relationship quality by having partners engage in joint participation in novel and arousing activities, which are considered a basis for self-expansion (Aron, et al., 2000). The …

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Self -Efficacy And Health Value Among Undergraduates Following A Lifetime Fitness Course, Heather M. Brown Jan 2007

Self -Efficacy And Health Value Among Undergraduates Following A Lifetime Fitness Course, Heather M. Brown

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The question of whether perceived self-efficacy for exercise and health value, respectively, varied as a function of gender and exercise stage of change was the focus of this study. An archival data set was used. Participants were 190 college students who completed a demographic questionnaire, the Exercise Stage of Change Questionnaire, the Rokeach Values Survey, and the Self-Efficacy for Exercise questionnaire before and after completing a lifetime fitness course. Two 2-factor analyses of covariance were conducted for each dependent variable, self-efficacy and health value. Gender and exercise stage of change were the independent variables. Exercise stage of change was divided …

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The Fourth R: How Indiana Public School Superintendents Make Decisions About Religious Issues, Esselona Jane Larson Jan 2007

The Fourth R: How Indiana Public School Superintendents Make Decisions About Religious Issues, Esselona Jane Larson

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how Indiana public school superintendents make decisions about religious issues. Although laws are written specifically to address religion and its relationship in public schools, the interpretation of these laws is affected by different factors in the public school arena. The participants in this study were nine Indiana public school superintendents, male and female from all regions of the state, representing different locale, gender, ethnicity, age and years of experience. During the literature review, six categories emerged: religion and curriculum, equal access to school facilities, prayer in schools, religious accommodations, free speech …

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Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter Jan 2007

Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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The Professional Development Experiences Of African American Women: The Ace Fellows Program, Waltrina E. Defrantz-Dufor Jan 2007

The Professional Development Experiences Of African American Women: The Ace Fellows Program, Waltrina E. Defrantz-Dufor

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This study focused on the experiences of five African American women senior administrators employed at five predominantly White institutions in the Midwest and the Northeast. There are few African American women in senior and chief executive administrative positions. These African American women were chosen as research subjects because they completed the American Council onEducation (ACE) Fellows Program and currently serve as senior and chief executive administrators of higherEducation institutions. The goals of this study were to explore how mentoring and leadership development, specifically the ACE Fellows program, impacted the careers of the African American women. Additionally, this study examined if, …

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The Lived Experience Of Individuals With Cancer: Death Anxiety, Relationships, And *Isolation, Christopher Wilson Jan 2007

The Lived Experience Of Individuals With Cancer: Death Anxiety, Relationships, And *Isolation, Christopher Wilson

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The experience of living with cancer is complex and multidimensional. A qualitative approach was used to explore the lived experience of individuals with cancer along three specific dimensions: death anxiety, relationships, and isolation. The participants were over 18 years old, lived in the Midwest, and were actively being treated for cancer. A number of themes emerged from the data. The participants discussed the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and outlook, utilizing sources of support, and the strength and support obtained from religious beliefs. Additionally, there was a process participants described as they came to terms with having cancer. Participants …

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Understanding The Development Of The Experienced Sexual Offender Therapist, Jenna Harmeyer Jan 2007

Understanding The Development Of The Experienced Sexual Offender Therapist, Jenna Harmeyer

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Using Krumboltz's Career Development Decision Making theory and grounded theory approach, Sexual Offender Therapists were interviewed to discover the various factors that influenced their career choices. Semi-structured interview questions were posed to 12 participants, 11 of which were usable. The participants were recruited via the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) listserv, and were interviewed at the annual ATSA conference. Seven themes emerged from the narrative data including: Work with Victims; Preparedness of Training Program; On the Job Training; The Difficulties of Working with Other Professionals; People's Reaction to Your Work; Professional Isolation; and Public Policy Frustrations. Additionally, …

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Fundamentals Of The Network Neutrality Debates, Tayfun Uslu Jan 2007

Fundamentals Of The Network Neutrality Debates, Tayfun Uslu

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The Network Neutrality debate is a complicated one because of the dramatic impact of networks, mainly the Internet, on people’s lives. Therefore, concepts like innovation, decentralized networks, social and political aspects need to be analyzed to have a better understanding of the fundamentals of the debate.

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Securing Tuple Space: Secure Ad Hoc Group Communication Using Pki, Kyle Morse Jan 2007

Securing Tuple Space: Secure Ad Hoc Group Communication Using Pki, Kyle Morse

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Secure group communication in an ad hoc network is a largely unexplored research area. Currently available key exchange protocols were not designed to be implemented in an ad hoc network where nodes sporadically enter and leave the group. This project explores establishing secure group communication in an ad hoc network through public key infrastructure. Public key infrastructure (PKI) provides a framework for establishing and authenticating secure communication between users. A trusted certificate authority (CA) generates an identifying token, or certificate, for an authorized user. The certificate contains the user's public key and other identifying information and is digitally signed by …

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Taming The Dragon: China's Experience In The Wto Dispute Settlement System, Henry Gao Jan 2007

Taming The Dragon: China's Experience In The Wto Dispute Settlement System, Henry Gao

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

To many observers, a major challenge raised by China's accession to the WTO is whether the WTO dispute settlement system could cope with China, one of the major traders in the world with an economy that is halfway between a planned economy and a market economy. In this article, the author tries to answer this question by reviewing China's experience in the WTO dispute settlement system. Historically, the senior leadership in China attached disproportionate importance to the WTO dispute settlement system and preferred to avoid using the system. Thus, in the first four cases in which China was sued or …

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China's Participation In The Wto: A Lawyer's Perspective, Henry Gao Jan 2007

China's Participation In The Wto: A Lawyer's Perspective, Henry Gao

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

On 10 November 2001, China finally acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after a marathon negotiation spanning 15 years. China's membership in the WTO raises interesting questions for both the WTO and China. For the WTO, the question is how to deal with China?a huge country of growing importance as a major global exporter and importer but is still in economic transition. For China, the question is how to implement the numerous obligations in the WTO accession package. This paper sets out by reviewing China's experience in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the WTO. It …

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The Bid Challenge Procedures Under The Wto Government Procurement Agreement: A Critical Study Of The Hong Kong Experience, Henry Gao Jan 2007

The Bid Challenge Procedures Under The Wto Government Procurement Agreement: A Critical Study Of The Hong Kong Experience, Henry Gao

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

While there has been an extensive literature on the challenge procedure of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) in general, as well as excellent country studies on the operation of the national challenge procedures of several key GPA Members, no such study has been conducted for Hong Kong yet. In the view of the author, even though Hong Kong has a relatively small procurement market, it combines the features of a clean and effective government and a highly internationalised procurement market, and thus makes an interesting subject of study. In this article, the author examines the efforts made by the …

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Assessment And Enhancement Of Lower Extremity Power Of Athletes, Naruhiro Hori Jan 2007

Assessment And Enhancement Of Lower Extremity Power Of Athletes, Naruhiro Hori

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

STUDY 1: RELIABILITY OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS DERIVED FROM GROUND REACTION FORCE DATA DURING COUNTERMOVEMENT JUMP AND INFLUENCE OF SAMPLING FREQUENCY. STUDY 2: COMPARISON OF FOUR DIFFERENT METHODS TO MEASURE POWER OUTPUT DURING THE HANG POWER CLEAN AND THE WEIGHTED JUMP SQUAT. STUDY 3: DOES PERFORMANCE OF HANG POWER CLEAN DIFFERENTIATE PERFORMANCE OF JUMPING, SPRINTING, AND CHANGING OF DIRECTION? STUDY 4: COMPARISON OF WEIGHTED JUMP SQUAT TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT ECCENTRIC BRAKING.

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Self-Concept And Attraction To Physical Activity: The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Programme To Enhance Children's Level Of Physical Activity, Barbara M. Howard Jan 2007

Self-Concept And Attraction To Physical Activity: The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Programme To Enhance Children's Level Of Physical Activity, Barbara M. Howard

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

According to motivational theory physical self-perceptions are crucial to the intrinsic desire to engage in physical activity through play, games, and sport. While there has been prolific research with middle primary and older children little is known of the importance of young children's physical self-concept and their motivation to engage in physical activity. This study had three major purposes. Firstly it aimed to examine the relationship between children's self-concept, their attraction to physical activity, and level of physical activity. The second purpose of the study was to examine differences between boys' and girls' self-concept, attraction to physical activity and level …

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The Solution Of Traffic Signal Timing By Using Traffic Intensity Estimation And Fuzzy Logic, Paothai Vonglao Jan 2007

The Solution Of Traffic Signal Timing By Using Traffic Intensity Estimation And Fuzzy Logic, Paothai Vonglao

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study aims at calculating the traffic signal timing that suits traffic intensity at intersections studied in the inner city of Ubon Rachathani Provice, Thailand. The mixed models between maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian inference are presented to estimate traffic intensity. A queuing system is used to generate the performance of traffic flow. A fuzzy logic system is applied to calculate the optimal length of each phase of the cycle. The fortran language is used to produce the computer program for computation. The algorithm of the computer programming is based on EM algorithm, Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm, queuing generation …

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Sensemaking And The Management Of Older Volunteers, Megan Paull Jan 2007

Sensemaking And The Management Of Older Volunteers, Megan Paull

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study explores the experiences of older volunteers and their managers in particular when a change in the perfonnance of the volunteer is noticed by the manager. The impetus for this study was an expressed concern of the managers of volunteers which classified the management of 'older volunteers" as being somehow different from their younger counterparts. Conducted within an interpretivist framework this study employed a two-phase methodology comprising a context setting descriptive quantitative study followed by an in-depth qualitative grounded theory approach. The importance of the in-depth examination revealed the importance of context to the management process.

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The Prediction Of Antenatal And Postnatal Depression In A Sample Of Western Australian Women, Debbie A. Lien Jan 2007

The Prediction Of Antenatal And Postnatal Depression In A Sample Of Western Australian Women, Debbie A. Lien

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In Australia, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox, Holden & Sagovsky, 1987) has been increasingly used to screen for antenatal depression prior to its evaluation on a sample of Australian pregnant women. Also, the identification of predictors associated with antenatal depression has been neglected relative to the research focus on postpartum depression. An aim of the study was to evaluate the antenatal screening properties of the EPDS against diagnoses of major depression with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; Sheehan eta!., 1998). The aims were also to develop predictive models of risk factors associated with antenatal depression as measured …

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Mapping The Elements Of Physical Security Towards The Creation Of A Holistic Physical Security Model, Zachary J. Alach Jan 2007

Mapping The Elements Of Physical Security Towards The Creation Of A Holistic Physical Security Model, Zachary J. Alach

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study has designed a theoretical mapping of complex element relationships within the field of physical security. The main purpose of the mapping is to form individual knowledge structures for modelling and provide a relative understanding of overall risk based on different combinations of physical security arrangements. An understanding of overall risk for modelling purposes should lead to improvements in providing support for decision making within this field. The final series of knowledge structures in this study have been represented by value matrices for element pair assessments within the topic of physical security. The values that have been presented in …

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Collaborative Business Relationships And The Use Of Ict: The Case Of The Marine, Defence And Resources Cluster, Western Australia, Helen Cripps Jan 2007

Collaborative Business Relationships And The Use Of Ict: The Case Of The Marine, Defence And Resources Cluster, Western Australia, Helen Cripps

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The research project was developed from an Australian Research Council Grant designed to investigate collaborative commerce and its impact on regional economic development. Through a process of consultation with the industry partner, the South West Group, the research was designed to investigate the drivers and inhibitors of collaborative relationships and the factors that impact on the creation and sustaining of these relationships. The role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in facilitating and sustaining collaborative relationships and the perceived benefits and drawbacks of collaborative relationships were also investigated. The research sought to identify models of the best adoption of collaborative relationships.

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Assessing Executive Functioning In Children With A Hearing Loss, Elizabeth Oberg Jan 2007

Assessing Executive Functioning In Children With A Hearing Loss, Elizabeth Oberg

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This study examined a variety of executive functioning assessment methods with a group of deaf children. The relationship between parent/teacher reports of 22 deaf and hard of hearing students' executive functioning, students' performance on cognitive tests and students' performance on selected achievement domains was studied. The findings showed significant positive correlations (p<.01) between the parent/teacher Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) on six of the eight clinical scales. Secondly, there were significantly positive correlations between the parent/teacher BRIEF reports and the students' scores on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the (Children's) Color Trails Test and the Woodcock- Johnson: Writing Fluency subtest. Lastly the importance of considering etiology when assessing deaf children was examined. Students with genetic deafness were rated as significantly different (p<.05) on BRIEF scales and performed significantly different on select student measures than students with other causes of deafness.

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Student's Perception Of School Climate, Jodi L. Roberts Jan 2007

Student's Perception Of School Climate, Jodi L. Roberts

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The purpose of this study was to investigate student's perception of school climate in the middle school. More specifically, this study examined school climate as it relates to student's academic achievement, attendance, and disciplinary referrals. Participants consisted of 29 females and 14 males in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th and their parents from a rural middle school located in upstate New York. School climate was measured using the Student version of the Yale Child Study School Development Program, School Climate Survey-Revised Version (Emmons, Haynes, & Comer, 2002). Parents reported on their child's school performance. Data analysis consisted of a One …

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Creative Problem Solving Through Methods Of Collaborative Improvisation, Alex J. Girard Jan 2007

Creative Problem Solving Through Methods Of Collaborative Improvisation, Alex J. Girard

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The field of graphic design is an inherently creative and collaborative endeavor. The design process itself can involve a range of people and variables that are brought together for the purpose of creation through a forum of influence, exchange and teamwork. This thesis will study problem solving processes in a variety of settings, the role of parameters and constraints, and their effects on the evolution of creativity, particularly focusing on solutions that are responses to the predefined context in which they are created. One of the major goals of this thesis is to infuse the graphic design approach to problem …

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Iran In U. S. Media : A Framing Analysis Of Newsweek, Time, And The New York Times, Farideh Dada Jan 2007

Iran In U. S. Media : A Framing Analysis Of Newsweek, Time, And The New York Times, Farideh Dada

Master's Theses

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The Synthesis And Characterization Of A Novel Single Source Beta-Barium Borate Precursor Barium (18-Crown-6) Dimesitylborinate, Travis M. Scott Jan 2007

The Synthesis And Characterization Of A Novel Single Source Beta-Barium Borate Precursor Barium (18-Crown-6) Dimesitylborinate, Travis M. Scott

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Nonlinear optical materials are a rapidly growing market and are expected to exceed $1.6 billion by 2009. Significant time, energy, and investment have been applied to increasing the efficiency of producing NLO materials. Of these materials beta-barium borate has stood out as an important NLO product. The goal of this research was the development of a novel beta-barium precursor suitable for applications in thin film technology. Special attention was paid towards development of a precursor suitable for metal organic chemical vapor deposition. To that end special attention was paid towards the synthesis of a mononuclear barium compound. The novel BBO …

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Displacement, Lila Mandzyk Jan 2007

Displacement, Lila Mandzyk

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The Cutting Culture : Meanings Communicated By Women Who Engage In Self-Cutting, Nita Cailyn Boscoe George Jan 2007

The Cutting Culture : Meanings Communicated By Women Who Engage In Self-Cutting, Nita Cailyn Boscoe George

Master's Theses

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International Students' Perceptions Of Intercultural Communication Apprehension, Ling Liu Jan 2007

International Students' Perceptions Of Intercultural Communication Apprehension, Ling Liu

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