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2006-07 Delaware Study Report, Office Of The Controller, Wright State University

Delaware Study

A comparative analysis of faculty teaching loads and direct instructional cost at the level of academic discipline 2006-2007.

Marriage, Same-Sex Relationships, And The Catholic Church, Thomas J. Paprocki

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Elder Research: Filling An Important Gap In Psychology And Law, Eve M. Brank

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

In the past few decades, psychology-law as a discipline has made great strides in understanding and guiding public policies on issues related to eyewitnesses, confessions, juries, judges, juveniles, the mentally ill, and many others. As a field, we have largely neglected the oldest subset of the population, with only a few scholars focusing specifically on elder issues or systematically including elders in their studies. The current article is a call to research. It first outlines why elders should be considered as a specific subset of the population even though they have not been an area of focus in the field. …

Preferred Developmental Disabilties Among Prospective Adoptive Parents, Brooke Noelle Larson

Theses Digitization Project

This study was done to examine prospective adoptive parents' perceptions of one particular group of special needs children waiting for adoption: those children with developmental disabilities. The results will give social workers information that will help provide training and informational meetings to prosepctive parents in regard to the child's age and developmental disabilities.

The Mad Rhetoric: Toward A Rigor On Radical Creativity And Its Function In Consciousness As A Communicative Principle, Eugene David Hetzel

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis explores three creative works, "The music of Erich Zann" by H.P. Lovecraft; the film "Eraserhead" by David Lynch; and the "Self-Portrait (blue)" by Vincent Van Gogh, as examples of different forms of mad rhetorics as a way in which to demonstrate the application of the theory of "mad rhetorics" and the role "radical creativity" plays in the construction of mad rhetorics by "mad rhetors" play in society.

Relationship Of Attachment Security To Shame In Young Adults, Scott Edward Donovan

Theses Digitization Project

Examines the relationship between early maternal attachment security and shame in young adults. The findings of this study have significant implications for parenting, including providing support for the importance of a secure relationship between mother and child and the developmental consequences of warm and secure caregiving experiences for their child.

Whites' Physiological And Psychological Reactions Toward Affirmative Action Programs, Victor Soto-Marquez

Theses Digitization Project

Discrimination has many effects on the individual/group being discriminated against regardless of the reasons for the discrimination. Further exploration on discrimination processes and their relationships to physiological and psychological outcomes, both of which, over time may become problematic and affect the health and well-being of individuals.

Uncovering The Methadone Counseling Process Among Recovering And Non Recovering Chemical Dependency Counselors, Sara-Amanda Mccarthy, Jennifer Ann Palmersheim

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to uncover the methadone counseling process among recovering and non-recovering chemical dependency counselors by examining the concepts and techniques utilized throughout the counseling process. This study examined whether the recovery status of a counselor affected the counselor's theoretical addiction model and the concepts and techniques that were utilized throughout the counseling process.

An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on student writing of two separate approaches to teaching grammar - one traditional, and one non-traditional. Over the course of four weeks, the writing abilities of two high school English classes, similar in composition and academic skill, were compared.

Factors That Contribute To Resiliency In Former Foster Youth, Deanna Nicole Reyes, Phillip Parra

Theses Digitization Project

This research study focused on resilient, former foster youth. Given the vulnerabilities of children in foster care, what factors lead to participant resilience? Data was obtained from ten participants who were receiving independent living services in San Bernardino County.

High School Student's Nutritional Status And Their Academic Performance, Edna Edith Holt

Theses Digitization Project

This descriptive study examines the relationship between nutritional practices and academic performance among school-age children as suggested in the literature review.

A Comparison Of Traditional Animal Dissection And Computer Simulation Dissection, Debra Elisabeth Kiehl

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to compare instructional effectiveness of traditional animal dissections and computer simulation dissections related to student achievement and attitudes.

Caring Globally: Jane Addams, World War One, And International Hunger, Marilyn Fischer

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Several feminist philosophers, including Virginia Held, Joan Tronto, and Fiona Robinson, see the need for, and the potential of, care ethics for achieving far-reaching political and even global transformation. Tronto recommends that care be used as "a basis for political change" and a "strategy for organizing" (Tronto 1993, 175). Held advocates that "the ethics of care should transform international politics and relations between states as well as within them" (Held 2006, 161).

During and immediately after World War One, Jane Addams attempted to do just that. She sought to bring perspectives and moral sensibilities that have since been theorized in …

Dairy Digest 2007, South Dakota State University Dairy Club

Dairy Digest

No abstract provided.

Beyond Education: Improving The Prospects For Good Health, Stephanie Farquhar

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this editorial the author focuses on the historical tension between individual responsibility and social accountability in public health programs.

Advancing Transdisciplinary And Translational Research Practice: Issues And Models Of Doctoral Education In Public Health, Linda Neuhauser, Dawn M. Richardson, Sonja Mackenzie, Meredith Minkler

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Finding solutions to complex health problems, such as obesity, violence, and climate change, will require radical changes in cross-disciplinary education, research, and practice. The fundamental determinants of health include many interrelated factors such as poverty, culture, education, environment, and government policies. However, traditional public health training has tended to focus more narrowly on diseases and risk factors, and has not adequately leveraged the rich contributions of sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, communication, political science, and other disciplines. Further, students are often not sufficiently trained to work across sectors to translate research findings into effective, large-scale sustainable actions. During the past 2 …

The Role Of Behavioral Dynamics In Determining The Patch Distributions Of Interacting Species, Peter A. Abrams, Ross Cressman, Vlastimil Křivan

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The effect of the behavioral dynamics of movement on the population dynamics of interacting species in multipatch systems is studied. The behavioral dynamics of habitat choice used in a range of previous models are reviewed. There is very limited empirical evidence for distinguishing between these different models, but they differ in important ways, and many lack properties that would guarantee stability of an ideal free distribution in a single-species system. The importance of finding out more about movement dynamics in multispecies systems is shown by an analysis of the effect of movement rules on the dynamics of a particular two-species–two-patch …

Accounting For The Effect Of Internal Viscosity In Dumbbell Models For Polymeric Fluids And Relaxation Of Dna, Xiao-Dong Yang, Roderick V.N. Melnik

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The coarse-graining approach is one of the most important mod- eling methods in research of long-chain polymers such as DNA molecules. The dumbbell model is a simple but e±cient way to describe the behavior of polymers in solutions. In this paper, the dumbbell model with internal viscosity (IV) for concentrated polymeric liquids is analyzed for the steady-state and time-dependent elongational flow and steady-state shear °ow. In the elongational flow case, by analyzing the governing ordinary di®erential equations the contribution of the IV to the stress tensor is discussed for fluids subjected to a sudden elongational jerk. In the shear °ow …

Kean University Institutional Profile 2006-2007, Kean University

Evidence Inventory

No abstract provided.

The Communicator, April-May, 2007, Bronx Community College

The Communicator

The Communicator newspaper published in April and May, 2007.

An Equal Protection Standard For National Origin Subclassifications: The Context That Matters, Jenny Rivera

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Transnational Operations, Bi-National Injustice: Chevrontexaco And Indigenous Huaorani And Kichwa In The Amazon Rainforest In Ecuador, Judith Kimerling

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Decisionmaking In International Environmental Law: A Process - Oriented Inquiry Into Sustainable Development, Rebecca Bratspies

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Some Thoughts On The American Approach To Regulating Genetically Modified Organisms, Rebecca Bratspies

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

The Ground We Walk On: An Effective Analogy For Exploring Soil Characteristics, Sally Wilson, Meher Vani Bojja

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Soil is common to all of us, so common that few people think about it and its importance in our everyday lives. The activity presented here provides an analogy useful for helping students design experiments and explore how soil particle size affects its behavior. Originally a simple “cookbook” demonstration for community college students, we restructured it to be more inquiry oriented so that it mentally engages students and promotes several important goals for science teaching. We believe the modified activity is applicable across a broad grade/age range, perhaps from upper elementary to some introductory post-secondary science courses. This activity promotes …

2007-2008 Graduate Catalog, Northern Illinois University

Course Catalogs Archives

No abstract provided.

Just Scanning Around With Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound: Should State Regulate The Nondiagnostic Uses Of This Technology, Archie A. Alexander

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

This article examines how the non-diagnostic uses of medical ultrasound may violate the prudent use of this technology and supports the proposal of state-based legislative efforts to protect consumers from abuse. The author identifies the potential health risks to consumers and reviews the existing federal and state regulations, ultimately recommending increased legislation and mandated control of this technology.

Give Them What They Want? The Permissibility Of Pediatric Placebo-Controlled Trials Under The Best Pharmaceuticals For Children Act, Holly Fernandez Lynch

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

This article discusses the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the FDA's request for placebo-controlled studies of drugs to treat OCD and depression in children. First, the article explains the need to test drugs in children and examines the reasons this testing has not occurred. Next, the article describes the legislative and administrative responses to remedy this lack of research and assesses the ethics and legality of their implementation. The article concludes that these initiatives are legally and ethically acceptable until a safe and effective treatment is determined--at which point the use of placebos in pediatric testing must be replaced …

Leisure Notes, Summer-Fall 2007, State University Of New York College At Cortland

Recreation, Parks, & Leisure

SUNY Cortland Department of Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Studies Alumni Newsletter.

Effects Of Retinoic Acid On Beta-Catenin Transcriptional Activity In Melanoma Cells, Fung Chan

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and its incidence has been increasing in the United States. Most melanomas are resistant to current chemotherapies; therefore, understanding the mechanism of melanomagenesis is beneficial to treatment of the diseases. Accumulation of β-catenin has been shown in colon and other cancers, including melanomas, but the transcriptional role of β-catenin in melanomas is still unclear. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is an anti-tumor agent that has an inhibitory effect on β-catenin, but this effect has not been studied in melanomas. It has been shown that Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), a melanocyte specific protein, …