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The Effects Of Leptin And Thyroid Hormone On Metabolism And Lipid Trafficking In The Liver And Adipose Tissue Of Ob/Ob Mice, Candace Michelle Reno

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to study how the key metabolic hormones, insulin, leptin, and thyroid hormone alter metabolic pathways and lipid and glucose trafficking in order to find possible therapies for treatment for obesity and its complications.

Maternal Influences On Children's Eating Behaviors, Raena Lynne Matthews

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine maternal influences on childhood obesity, specifically the impact of maternal modeling of eating behaviors and sensitivity/control on children's eating behaviors. It was hypothesized that: 1) maternal modeling of eating behaviors would significantly predict children's eating behaviors, 2) the degree of maternal control of children's eating cues would influence child self-regulatory ability,1 and 3) maternal modeling would have a greater relationship to child eating behavior than maternal sensitivity/control.

Participants were 153 mothers with at least one child 6 to 11 years old. Mothers completed a questionnaire ‘ assessing eating behaviors for themselves and …

Parental Satisfaction With Child Mental Health Services, Frances Ahunna Ohaeri

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to identify to what degree specific factors influence the level of satisfaction experienced by foster parents whose foster children are recieving mental health services from agencies that they have been referred to by a Coming of Age Foster Family Agency.

Mediators Of Self-Destructive Behaviors In Women Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Structural Model, Kellie Bree Fritchel

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to examine the predictors of risky sexual behaviors and poor eating behaviors for women who experienced childhood sexual abuse, including family hardiness, and depression in a structural equation model. A second group of those who had not been sexually abused as children was also tested using the same structural equation model.

Importance Of The Kappa Opoid System For Ultrasonic Vocalizations Of Young Rats: Role Of Peripherally-Versus Centrally-Located Kappa Opioid Receptors, James Roy Osburn

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether the kappa opioid receptors modulating ultrasonic vocalizations production are located in the central and/or peripheral nervous system.

An Investigation Into Disordered Eating Among Athletes, Melissa Ann Bender

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference between athletes and non-athletes by addressing prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders, the risk factors associated with the disease(s), and health concerns for those suffering with disordered eating.

Children In Shelters: Needs And Current Services, Dorothy Ama Morrison-Acquah

Theses Digitization Project

This study identified the needs of homeless children in the Hospitality House shelter of the Salvation Army in San Bernardino. This study explored the current services provided to satisfy the homeless children's needs. The study also assessed the extent to which the shelter supervisors were familiar with the Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and types of services they are mandated by the Act to provide for homeless children in shelters.

The Nine Reasons Why Inmates Offend: Rational Choice And Determinism, Anthony Robert Carbo

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to consolidate the myriad theories of crime and create a comprehensive list of reasons a person may violate the law. This thesis aimed to accurately identify and categorize the general criminal motivations of sentenced inmates at Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center (GHRC). By administering a survey to sentenced inmates this study supported the research hypothesis that all of the participants would agree that they had committed their illegal act due exclusively to one or more of the nine reasons discussed.

Social Support And Homeless Individuals 50 To 65 Years Of Age, Joseph William Staudt

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships homeless individuals have and their support systems. It analyzed what social supports an individual homeless person had in their life and how they utilized that support. This research was done due to lack of research being done on the elderly homeless population. The problem this study focuses on was homelessness among individuals between the ages of 50 and 65 years. Ten homeless people were interviewed at the Central City Lutheran Missions Cold Weather Shelter.

The Use Of Violence As Feminist Rhetoric: Third-Wave Feminism In Tarantino's Kill Bill Films, Leah Andrea Katona

Theses Digitization Project

For the purpose of this thesis, the main focus of the feminist rhetorical criticism method was specifically linked to gender-related power inequities. This method was especially appropriate for the analysis of how film violence is used as a feminist rhetorical strategy in the Kill Bill films. This thesis is more closely aligned with challenging rhetorical standards as it sought to identify feminist counter positions of rhetoric in film violence.

No Place To Stand: The Incoherent Legal World Of J. K. Rowling, Kenneth Schneyer

Humanities Department Faculty Publications & Research

It is astonishing, when one thinks of it, that a series of children's books is so crammed with law. Not one of the seven Harry Potter novels fails to explore difficult issues law, interpretation and especially the relationship of the state to the individual. From practically the first page of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (SS) we ponder issues of child custody, fosterage and adoption;1 before Harry even gets to Hogwarts we have heard about crime and punishment,2 legal control over the use of magic,3 monetary policy,4 and Wizarding government.5 Before the series is complete we have witnessed five …

The Individualization Fallacy In Forensic Science Evidence, Michael J. Saks, Jonathan J. Koehler

Vanderbilt Law Review

Forensic identification science involves two fundamental steps. The first step is to compare a questioned item of evidence to an exemplar from a known source and judge whether they appear so alike that they can be said to match. The second step is to assess the meaning of that reported match: What is the probability that the questioned and the known originated from the same source?

Different risks of error are present at each step. The risk of error in the first step is that a reported match between a questioned and a known sample might not really match. Even …

Language Endangerment In West Africa: Its Victims And Causes, George Tucker Childs

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper catalogues the forces at work threatening the Atlantic languages of Guinea and Sierra Leone. Compared to Mande, the other major language group in the area, and to figures for Africa in general (Sommer 1992), the Atlantic Group is beset by ominous forces. These include what could be considered ecological features (e.g., Mufwene 2001): the Mande Expansion (Niane 1989), colonialism, the spread of Islam, and globalization. There are other forces to be sure, such as the influence of Christian missions (Welmers 1971; cf. Mühlhäusler 1990), urbanization (a sub-category, perhaps, of globalization), and climatic changes (Brooks 1993, Fairhead and Leach …

Summary Report For Round 1 Of The Community Technical Assistance Program, Jennifer Hunter

PREP Reports & Publications

The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) initiated its Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) in 2005. The program provides consulting assistance to the 42 New Hampshire communities that are part of the watershed areas for the Great Bay estuary, Hampton Seabrook Harbor estuary, and Atlantic coast. Assistance is available in the areas of land conservation planning, wetlands/stream buffer protection, and stormwater management. Eleven communities applied for and received assistance through the first round of the program.

Excluding Religion Excludes More Than Religion, Richard Stith

Law Faculty Publications

This Article contends that excluding apparently religious perspectives from public debate may inadvertently exclude non-religious perspectives as well, consequently impoverishing public discussion. This contention is demonstrated through an examination of the current debate over embryonic stem cell research, in which the pro-life position is often declared unacceptably religious. The truth is that those who envision the unborn as under construction in the womb do not find a human being present when gestation has just begun, while those who understand the unborn to be developing see an identity of being from conception. But neither view is based on religion. To disqualify …

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Creationism, Catastrophism, And Velikovsky, William D. Stansfield

Biological Sciences

No abstract provided.

Improving Knowledge Retention In A Technical Subject By Diversifying The Learning Experience, Lubomir Stanchev

Computer Science and Software Engineering

There is no silver bullet when it comes to successful teaching. Some scholars believe that traditional lectures are the panacea, while others are firm believers in active and cooperative learning. In this paper I report on my experience with the two approaches and explore the idea of combining them. In particular, I will argue that diversifying the avenues in which students are exposed to knowledge in a technical discipline, such as computer science, can spark their enthusiasm and make the learning experience more enjoyable and productive.

Flash: A Rapid Method For Prototyping Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices, Andres W. Martinez, Scott T. Phillips, Benjamin J. Wiley, Malancha Gupta, George M. Whitesides

Chemistry and Biochemistry

This article describes FLASH (Fast Lithographic Activation of Sheets), a rapid method for laboratory prototyping of microfluidic devices in paper. Paper-based microfluidic devices are emerging as a new technology for applications in diagnostics for the developing world, where low cost and simplicity are essential. FLASH is based on photolithography, but requires only a UV lamp and a hotplate; no clean-room or special facilities are required (FLASH patterning can even be performed in sunlight if a UV lamp and hotplate are unavailable). The method provides channels in paper with dimensions as small as 200 μm in width and 70 μm in …

Dissociating Early And Late Error Signals In Perceptual Recognition, Mark E. Wheeler, Steven E. Petersen, Steven M. Nelson, Elisabeth J. Ploran, Katerina Velanova

Open Access Publications

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Outlook Magazine, Winter 2008

Outlook Magazine

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The Cis-Regulatory Map Of Shewanella Genomes, Jiajian Liu, Xing Xu, Gary D. Stormo

Open Access Publications

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A Comparative Analysis Of Dmc1 And Rad51 Nucleoprotein Filaments, Sean D. Sheridan, Xiong Yu, Robyn Roth, John E. Heuser, Michael G. Sehorn, Patrick Sung, Edward H. Egelman, Douglas K. Bishop

Open Access Publications

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Genome Wide Screens In Yeast To Identify Potential Binding Sites And Target Genes Of Dna-Binding, Jue Zeng, Jizhou Yan, Ting Wang, Deborah Mosbrook-Davis, Kyle T. Dolan, Ryan Christenensen, Gary D. Stormo, David Haussler, Richard H. Lathrop, Rainer K. Brachmann, Shawn M. Burgess

Open Access Publications

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P120-Catenin Is A Key Component Of The Cadherin–Γ-Secretase Supercomplex, Alexi Kiss, Regina B. Troyanovsky, Sergey M. Troyanovsky

Open Access Publications

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Rad54b Targeting To Dna Double-Strand Break Repair Sites Requires Complex Formation With S100a11, Ulrike Murzik, Peter Hemmerich, Stefanie Weidtkamp-Peters, Tobias Ulbricht, Wendy Bussen, Julia Hentschel, Ferdinand Von Eggeling, Christian Melle

Open Access Publications

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Novel Interactions Of Escrt-Iii With Lip5 And Vps4 And Their Implications For Escrt-Iii Disassembly, Soomin Shim, Samuel A. Merrill, Phyllis I. Hanson

Open Access Publications

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Bioinformatic And Statistical Analysis Of The Optic Nerve Head In A Primate Model Of Ocular Hypertension, Kenneth S. Kompass, Olga A. Agapova, Wenjun Li, Paul L. Kaufman, Carol A. Rasmussen, M Rosario Hernandez

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Acid Stress Damage Of Dna Is Prevented By Dps Binding In Escherichia Coli O157:H7, Kwang Cheol Jeong, Kai Foong Hung, David J. Baumler, Jeffrey J. Byrd, Charles W. Kaspar

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci And Mammographic Density, Rulla M. Tamimi, David Cox, Peter Kraft, Graham A. Colditz, Susan E. Hankinson, David J. Hunter

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.