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Psychological And Demographic Predictors Of Cellular Phone Use Of College Students, Crystal M. Mcwhirter, Linda J. Palm

Modern Psychological Studies

The present study examined psychological and demographic predictors of cellular phone use of college students. The participants were 158 undergraduate students enrolled at a public university in the Southeastern United States. Each participant reported demographic information and completed the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, the Trait Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Cellular Telephone Inventory. Participants' responses to the Cellular Telephone Inventory produced four measures of cellular phone use: daily phone use in minutes, instrumental use, emotional/social use, and problematic use. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine the degree to which a set of six predictor variables (self-esteem, trait …

Professor Burnout: Satisfaction With Salary And Perception Of Student Competence, Danielle Smith, Bethany Burmeister, Randy Carden

Modern Psychological Studies

This study examined the relationship between professor burnout and satisfaction with salary and satisfaction with their students. Twenty-seven undergraduate professors at a small, liberal arts university in the southeast responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory- Educators Survey and three items measuring satisfaction with salary and perception of competence and dedication of their students. Salary was found to be negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Ratings of student competence and dedication were negatively related to depersonalization and positively related to personal accomplishment.

Complementarity In Romantic Relationships: Constructs Involved In Individual And Partner Change, Rebekah L. Davis, Wind Goodfriend

Modern Psychological Studies

The purpose of the current research was to investigate complementarily vs. similarity in romantic partners, as well as changes in partners' life skill levels over time. It was predicted that individuals would be more complementary to each other than similar, that they would be more likely to improve their weaknesses if they were high in Type A personality and growth, and if they perceived that their partners wanted them to improve. Surprisingly, none of these hypotheses were supported. However, improvement on life skills was positively correlated with both relationship duration and relationship satisfaction. Implications and future research possibilities are discussed.

The Daily Egyptian, August 31, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2007

No abstract provided.

Mobile Information Communication Technology For Crisis Management : Understanding User Behavior, Response And Training, Elizabeth Avery Gomez

Dissertations

SMS text-messaging is an interoperable communication vehicle known to be dependable for mass media alert notifications in crisis management. SMS text-messaging also offers potential as one viable two-way communication alternative for field responders in crisis response. Both continuously changing mobile information communication technologies and the importance of precise information exchange constitute a need for communication protocol training and practice. This study introduces a technology-mediated training technique based on speech act and communicative action theories. These theories are used to inform the design of a baseline measure for task performance improvement and to suggest a model to predict communication readiness. Because …

Designing Multimodal Interaction For The Visually Impaired, Xiaoyu Chen

Dissertations

Although multimodal computer input is believed to have advantages over unimodal input, little has been done to understand how to design a multimodal input mechanism to facilitate visually impaired users' information access.

This research investigates sighted and visually impaired users' multimodal interaction choices when given an interaction grammar that supports speech and touch input modalities. It investigates whether task type, working memory load, or prevalence of errors in a given modality impact a user's choice. Theories in human memory and attention are used to explain the users' speech and touch input coordination.

Among the abundant findings from this research, the …

Interaction Of Methoxyethyl Methyl Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids With Uranium And Its Effect On Bioreduction Of Uranium, Hao Wang

Dissertations

Ionic liquids (ILs) are new materials with unique properties such as non-measurable vapor pressure, low melting point below 100°C and tunable physical-chemical properties. These liquids demonstrate tremendous potential applications in many fields, including nuclear waste treatment.

In this study, new MOEMIM (methoxyethyl methyl imidazolium)-based ionic liquids were synthesized. Their properties were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ETIR), mass spectroscopy (MS) and NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance). The interaction between ILs and uranium has been explored by various analysis techniques, including pH, potentiometric titration, UV-vis, MS and EXAFS (extended x-ray absorption fine structure). Among all the ILs studied …

Design, Fabrication And Testing Of A Fiber Optic Stress/Strain Sensor For Soft Stretchable Materials Using Polarization Imaging Technique, Jianjun Zheng

Dissertations

The polarization imaging technique has been used to obtain high quality surface images of turbid media. This technique can be slightly modified and used for noninvasive sensing of strain and stress in soft stretchable materials, such as latex and human tissues. Previously this sensing method was developed with free space bulk optics. In this study, a fiber optic based system is developed to investigate the potential application of this technology on the strain/stress as well as surface roughness measurements of stretchable materials. In this system, polarizers are simply attached to the fiber ends to form a polarizing three-fiber probe. Furthermore, …

The Echo: August 31, 2007, Taylor University

2007-2008 (Volume 95)

Two-year jail stay sends message – Habecker says cell phone tower is coming to Upland – Taylor is No. 1 – Taylor welcomes new faces – Hall director baby boom brings toothless grins to TU – Students deal with major dilemma – Scintillating? – The good, the bad and the ‘Superbad’ – Josh Porter’s High Five: summer movies ’07 – Harry Potter: defense against the dark arts – The right to protest – Moving Taylor beyond the motto – Re-Vision 2016 – Calling Taylor home – Volleyball defeats NCAA D-II foe – Trojans prepare for season opener – Singing the …

The Docket (August 31, 2007), William & Mary Law School

The Docket

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 51, I. 01, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 51, i. 01

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 109, August 31, 2007

Central Florida Future

The river runs clean; Faculty asked to raise the bar; UCF officials ready for tropical weather; Teacher's arrest freezes 2 classes; Stadium ticket lottery to begin.

Wealth Tax. Constitutional Amendment And Statute.

Initiatives

Imposes one-time 45% tax on value of property exceeding $40 million held anywhere by California resident of held in California by non-resident. Imposes one-time tax (between 26.5% and 44.3%) on property exceeding $5 million when resident dies or leaves California. Imposes additional 17.5% tax on income exceeding $150,000 single/$250,000 married, increasing to 35% when income exceeds $1 million single/$2 million married. Creates new tax credits. Requires State to acquire majority shares of certain named corporation to influence environmental practices. Exempts new revenues from determination of education funding requirements. Summary of estimate Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact …

The Tiger Vol. 101 Issue 12 2007-08-31, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Student Perceptions Of Pullout Instruction, Christen A. Bokinskie

Theses and Graduate Projects

The latest movement in educating students with disabilities is pushing toward full inclusion for academic and social advantages. When considering the educational programming for a child, academic performance is only one part of the picture. Students with special education needs may already have a lower self-esteem than their peers, and leaving the classroom for services may exemplify those feelings.

This study focuses on student impressions of how students are affected by special education and receive pull out instruction. Eight students, four in general education, and four in special education and receive pull out instruction were interviewed and observed in the …

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Aug. 31, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Rotunda - Vol 86, No 1 - Aug 31, 2007, Longwood University

Rotunda

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday August 31, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

The Hilltop 8-31-2007, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Annual Report: 2006, N/A N/A

Annual Reports

I submit herewith the annual report from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2006. This is done in accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, entitled, “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations, in connection with the agricultural college established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and under the acts supplementary thereto,” and also of the act of the Alaska Territorial Legislature, approved March 12, 1935, accepting the provisions of the act …

Alcohol Task Force To Reconvene For Progress Reports From City, University, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- The university's Alcohol Task Force plans to reconvene Tuesday (Sept. 4) to hear reports from university and community officials on efforts to curb abusive and illegal drinking. The meeting, set for 3 p.m. in the Yerby Conference Center on campus, is open to the public. The session is to include presentations by Oxford Mayor Richard Howorth, UM Attorney Lee Tyner and Dean of Students Sparky Reardon.

Planning Initiative Award – 2006-2007 Access To Reproductive Health Services For Low-Ses Pregnant/Parenting Teens In Clark County: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Nevada Institute For Children's Research And Policy Reports, Jennifer Zipoy, Tara Swanson, Jean Henry, Denise Tanata, Uzma Farmanali,, Karen Silcott

Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports

The Planning Initiative Award (PIA) project was a collaborative effort between the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy (NICRP) and the Center for Health Promotion (CHP)/Department of Health Promotion, research centers in the School of Public Health. The purpose of the project was to conduct an assessment of the access to reproductive health services among lower SES pregnant and parenting teens in the Las Vegas Valley. The project was designed to identify gaps in existing services and assist researchers in developing communication networks between community members, providers, educators, and policymakers. The data collected during the project period has great …

Newscast, August 31, 2007, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

The Bg News August 31, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 31, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 11.

Righteous Passage : Youth With Emotional And Behavioral Difficulties Making The Transition To Adulthood, Robin Anne. Smith

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This thesis focuses on the transition to adulthood of young people with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties (E/BD). These young people present complex, multi-dimensional challenges at the nexus of social work, special education and mental health practice. Through there is growing recognition of the many difficulties this population experiences, there is much less clear consensus about evidence-based, best practice for intervention with this population. The present paper highlights the importance of the challenges faced by E/BD youth for practice and social policy; summarizes what is known about this population and these challenges through a comprehensive review of the literature; identifies extant, …

Source Of Connection, Strength And Identity : An Exploration Of How A Belief In The Divine As Feminine Affects Women's Internal And External Relationships, Stephanie Amanda. Melmed

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This is a qualitative, exploratory study in which thirteen women were interviewed about their belief in a God and/or the Divine as feminine and how they understand this belief to affect their relationship to their sense of self, and to their community. This study was undertaken to explore how women who hold this belief, use a female God concept as an internal and external resource. This study used a non-random sample. A semi-structured interview was conducted with each participant either in-person or over the telephone. The inclusion criteria to participate in the study were: identifies as a woman, eighteen years …

Engaging Primary Health Care Providers In The Promotion Of Healthy Weight Among Young Children: Barriers And Enablers For Policy And Management, Lydia A. Hearn, Margaret R. Miller, Donna S. Cross

Research outputs pre 2011

Recent national efforts to stem the alarming growth of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia have highlighted the importance of preventative strategies that focus beyond the child-on parents, families, primary health care providers (PHCPs) and child care services. But, while such efforts have to date focused on school-based interventions, once poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles have set in, a growing body of research is indicating that PHCPs can play a more influential role in monitoring and modifying factors affecting prevention and early intervention in preschool children. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review to: (a) identify key …

Fully Codon-Optimized Luciferase Uncovers Novel Temperature Characteristics Of The Neurospora Clock, Van D. Gooch, Arun Mehra, Luis F. Larrondo, Julie Fox, Melissa Touroutoutoudis, Jennifer J. Loros, Jay C. Dunlap

Dartmouth Scholarship

We report the complete reconstruction of the firefly luciferase gene, fully codon optimized for expression in Neurospora crassa. This reporter enhances light output by approximately 4 log orders over that with previously available versions, now producing light that is visible to the naked eye and sufficient for monitoring the activities of many poorly expressed genes. Time lapse photography of strains growing in race tubes, in which the frq or eas/ccg-2 promoter is used to drive luciferase, shows the highest levels of luciferase activity near the growth front and newly formed conidial bands. Further, we have established a sorbose medium colony …

The Endocrine System At Glance, Ali Al-Mamari

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

August 31, 2007 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 31, 2007 Approved Minutes