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Sound Matters: Aural Rhetoric In Pharmaceutical Advertising (Toward A Theory And Method Of Auralacy), Michael Hovan Dec 2009

Sound Matters: Aural Rhetoric In Pharmaceutical Advertising (Toward A Theory And Method Of Auralacy), Michael Hovan

All Theses

As scholarly theories and explorations of visuality continue to grow in prominence within the discourse on multimodal communication, a gap remains in the literature regarding the affective qualities of sound in multimedia messages. The following study attempts to address this gap and likewise propose a theory of auralacy (aural literacy) by examining the audiovisual interactions present in three different pharmaceutical commercials.
This study begins by examining literature regarding Gestalt perceptual theory, with emphasis on its origins, historical developments, and current status in perceptual research. The literature shows that perceptual wholes may be formed visually, tactilely, aurally, or even intermodally. After …


A Program Evaluation: Therapeutic Playgroup For Preschool-Aged Children With Mental Health Needs, Denise M. Harden Dec 2009

A Program Evaluation: Therapeutic Playgroup For Preschool-Aged Children With Mental Health Needs, Denise M. Harden

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The understanding of preschool children has been explored in the fields of developmental psychology and early childhood education. The field of school psychology has also increased interest in the assessment of the social and emotional functioning of preschool children (Martin, 1986). Currently, there are changes in national education policy and societal pressures for systematic, professional assessment and intervention with younger children (Executive Office of the President, 1990). In addition, focus has been placed on the incorporation of evidence-based practices into assessment and treatment (Tolan & Dodge, 2005). Mental health services, in particular, aim to address the social and emotional needs …


The Messy Teaching Conversation: Toward A Model Of Collegial Reflection, Exchange, And Scholarship On Classroom Problems, Heidi L. Johnsen, Michelle Pacht, Phyllis E. Vanslyck, Ting Man Tsao Dec 2009

The Messy Teaching Conversation: Toward A Model Of Collegial Reflection, Exchange, And Scholarship On Classroom Problems, Heidi L. Johnsen, Michelle Pacht, Phyllis E. Vanslyck, Ting Man Tsao

Publications and Research

Whether we teach in junior or senior colleges, we often represent our teaching in the best possible light, leaving little room for acknowledgment or discussion of uncertainty or errors. It seems that the only way to discuss a set back is as part of a larger narrative, one where a failure is simply a precursor to success, a way of highlighting a challenge overcome.This wall of silence about our "messes" prevents us from honestly discussing our day-to-day work in the classroom. This article models just such a "messy teaching conversation."


Unh Astronomy Lecture Dec. 5 Details Search For Life In Earth's Solar System, David Sims Dec 2009

Unh Astronomy Lecture Dec. 5 Details Search For Life In Earth's Solar System, David Sims

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Linkage Among U.S. Interest Rates And East Asian Purchases Of U.S. Treasury Securities, Dene T. Hurley Dr. Dec 2009

Linkage Among U.S. Interest Rates And East Asian Purchases Of U.S. Treasury Securities, Dene T. Hurley Dr.

Publications and Research

Recent increases in East Asian purchases of US treasury securities has led to growing concern over its impact on the US economy, particularly on the US long-term and shortterm interest rates. The vector error-correction model results revealed the presence of long-run causal relations among the federal funds rate, the 10-year Treasury rate and the East Asian demand in addition to a unidirectional short-run causal relation from the 10-year rate to the Federal funds rate. The variance decomposition and impulse response findings indicated that the Asian demand for US assets has a limited but negative impact on the 10-year US Treasury …


Dit Independent , 1st.-31st. Of December, 2009, Dit:Students Union Dec 2009

Dit Independent , 1st.-31st. Of December, 2009, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.


Missouri S&T Magazine Winter 2009, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association Dec 2009

Missouri S&T Magazine Winter 2009, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.


Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests On Compacted Soil, David M. Weidinger, Louis Ge, Richard Wesley Stephenson Dec 2009

Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests On Compacted Soil, David M. Weidinger, Louis Ge, Richard Wesley Stephenson

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In This Paper, Results of a Series of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests on Compacted Soil Were Presented and Discussed. Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests Provide Compression and Shear Wave Velocity Information that Can Be Used in Calculating Dynamic Elastic Moduli Such as Young's Modulus and Shear Modulus. from the Test Results, Calculated Poisson's Ratio Shows a Linear Relation with the Water Content in Compacted Soil, Which Leads to a Linear Trend in Both P and S Wave Velocity Against Water Content. Furthermore, Presenting Plots in Bulk Density Versus Wave Velocity Gives a Clearer Trend Than Dry Density Versus Wave Velocity. © …


The Politics Of Patriarchal Bargaining In A Chinese Village, Siu-Keung Cheung Dec 2009

The Politics Of Patriarchal Bargaining In A Chinese Village, Siu-Keung Cheung

Global Asia Journal

This paper focuses on the changing status of women in a village community in the colonial and post-colonial New Territories of Hong Kong SAR, China. It argues that village women are active agents in reclaiming their personal autonomy and play a proactive role in influencing the sociopolitical order of rural society. In particular, this study demonstrates how village women individually and collectively engaged the patriarchal rule in dealing with the Chinese lineage organizations in the New Territories. It asserts that women’s domestic existence is never a wholly domesticated one but instead it contains significant elements of self-articulation and selfempowerment. The …


The New Adventures Of The Common Law, Damien P. Horigan Dec 2009

The New Adventures Of The Common Law, Damien P. Horigan

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

One of the arguably unexpected legal developments during the first decade of this century has been the emergence of new common law jurisdictions in a region with a very different legal heritage – the Arabian Peninsula. These young jurisdictions have been created specifically to foster the growth of new hubs for banking and finance. This article will examine these new adventures of the common law.


Jazz Combo And Big Band, Chapman Jazz Combo, Chapman Big Band Dec 2009

Jazz Combo And Big Band, Chapman Jazz Combo, Chapman Big Band

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Board Level Strategic Decision-Making: Process Characteristics And Context, Bernard C. Bailey Dec 2009

Board Level Strategic Decision-Making: Process Characteristics And Context, Bernard C. Bailey

Student Scholarship

How do boards make strategic decisions? Semi-structured interviews with twenty eight directors of small to medium size publicly traded U.S. companies in the high technology sector were conducted in order to gain insights into strategic decision-making at the board level. We identified six characteristics that distinguish two divergent views about strategic decision-making. These characteristics include the role of the board chair, the boardroom climate, the board's shared vision and goals, the board's agency primacy, the board's process for decision closure and the board's level of involvement in the strategic planning process.


Sagp Newsletter 2009/10.1 East Philol, Anthony Preus Dec 2009

Sagp Newsletter 2009/10.1 East Philol, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Recreation Therapy Intervention Using Nintendo Wiitm Bowling With Participation In A Tai Chi Program On Balance, Enjoyment, And Leisure Competence Of Older Adults In A Community Based Setting, Hollie Summey Dec 2009

A Comparison Of Recreation Therapy Intervention Using Nintendo Wiitm Bowling With Participation In A Tai Chi Program On Balance, Enjoyment, And Leisure Competence Of Older Adults In A Community Based Setting, Hollie Summey

All Theses

Many older adults experience a decrease in physical activity, which often leads to decreases in functioning. Older adults have been shown to have the lowest levels of physical activity for all age groups. This lack of physical activity has been shown to lead to decreases in performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), independence, quality of life, and increases in number of falls, chance of institutionalization, morbidity, and mortality. Physical activity programs in community settings help to restore or maintain physical function and lessen the level of dependence so that individuals will be able to reach the highest level of …


The Constitutional Canon As Argumentative Metonymy, Ian Bartrum Dec 2009

The Constitutional Canon As Argumentative Metonymy, Ian Bartrum

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


A Promise The Nation Cannot Keep: What Prevents The Application Of The Thirteenth Amendment In Prison?, Raja Raghunath Dec 2009

A Promise The Nation Cannot Keep: What Prevents The Application Of The Thirteenth Amendment In Prison?, Raja Raghunath

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The walls of the prison are not solely physical. The doctrine of judicial deference to prison officials, which compels courts to defer to the discretion of those officials in almost all instances, obstructs the effective scrutiny of modern practices of punishment. Since its ratification, the Thirteenth Amendment—which prohibits slavery or involuntary servitude anywhere within the United States or its jurisdiction, except where imposed “as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted”1—has been seen by courts as one brick in this wall. This Article makes the novel argument that, properly read, the amendment should function instead …


The Archway Investment Fund Semi Annual Report, December 2009, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund Dec 2009

The Archway Investment Fund Semi Annual Report, December 2009, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.


Mcnair Scholars Program, The Mcnair Team Dec 2009

Mcnair Scholars Program, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


More Than Sentimental Heroines And Schoolmarms: An Examination Of The Depictions Of Ranch Women In The American West, Whitney Hansen Dec 2009

More Than Sentimental Heroines And Schoolmarms: An Examination Of The Depictions Of Ranch Women In The American West, Whitney Hansen

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Exploring Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Hollis Cobb Dec 2009

Exploring Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Hollis Cobb

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The Angels Living In The Desert: Ecocriticism In Arturo Islas' Novel The Rain God, Neri Sandoval-Villa Dec 2009

The Angels Living In The Desert: Ecocriticism In Arturo Islas' Novel The Rain God, Neri Sandoval-Villa

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Bilateral Primary Somatosensory Cortex Lesion On Mechanical Hypersensitivity And Escape/Avoidance Behavior, Matthew Davis Dec 2009

Impact Of Bilateral Primary Somatosensory Cortex Lesion On Mechanical Hypersensitivity And Escape/Avoidance Behavior, Matthew Davis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Mentor Profile, The Mcnair Team Dec 2009

Mentor Profile, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Gentrification On Latino Families In East Dallas, Stephanie Fenniri Dec 2009

The Impact Of Gentrification On Latino Families In East Dallas, Stephanie Fenniri

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, The Mcnair Team Dec 2009

Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The "Vandergriff Years" And The Growth Of Arlington, Christopher Mangus Dec 2009

The "Vandergriff Years" And The Growth Of Arlington, Christopher Mangus

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Mathematical Aspects Of Photonic Crystals, Antonio Lopez Dec 2009

Mathematical Aspects Of Photonic Crystals, Antonio Lopez

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The Riaa’S Troubling Solution To File- Sharing , Genan Zilkha Dec 2009

The Riaa’S Troubling Solution To File- Sharing , Genan Zilkha

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


2009 - University Chorus, Neiu Music Department Dec 2009

2009 - University Chorus, Neiu Music Department

Music Department Performance Programs

University Chorus, Chamber Singers, Michael Melton, Conductor, Kiyona Ohshika, Jane Kenas-Heller, Adrian Metzger, Accompanists, Matt Groters, Violin, Fall Concert, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, Eric Whitacre


Saving Savannah: The City And The Civil War (Book Review), Edward L. Ayers Dec 2009

Saving Savannah: The City And The Civil War (Book Review), Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

Review of the book, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War by Jacqueline Jones. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.