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The Matthew Effect And Treatment Selection For Urban Poor Clients : Social Pain, Countertransference Or Competition? : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Launa Kay Bodde Sep 2010

The Matthew Effect And Treatment Selection For Urban Poor Clients : Social Pain, Countertransference Or Competition? : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Launa Kay Bodde

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study is a theoretical look at the intersection of neurobiology and analytic theory as it impacts clinician's decisions about treatment selection. Historically, it has been proven that clients who are poor do not receive the same level of care, attention and service as clients from "upper classes." These poorer clients do not have the same ability to compete for resources, therefore the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. This phenomena has been coined the Matthew Effect. This study is an attempt to find new and different ways of explaining the Matthew Effect phenomenon. What exactly are the …

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Attitudes Of Mental Health Professionals Toward Mental Illness : Comparisons And Predictors : A Project Based Upon An Investigation At Department Of Youth Services, Massachusetts, David Townsend Browne Sep 2010

Attitudes Of Mental Health Professionals Toward Mental Illness : Comparisons And Predictors : A Project Based Upon An Investigation At Department Of Youth Services, Massachusetts, David Townsend Browne

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This quantitative descriptive study examines the differences in attitudes toward mental illness and the mentally ill between different groups of mental health workers by asking the following questions: Do mental health workers with higher levels of education show lower levels of mental health stigma? Do mental health workers with more experience in the field show lower levels of mental health stigma? This study uses a data set collected with the help of David Browne and analyzed by Marjorie Postal of Smith College. The sample consists of 64 DYS staff who attended a Staff Appreciation Day and filled out a survey …

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The Development Of Racial-Ethnic Identity Among International Adoptees : The Role Of Perceived Parental Cultural Competency : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Abigail Jin Forshay Sep 2010

The Development Of Racial-Ethnic Identity Among International Adoptees : The Role Of Perceived Parental Cultural Competency : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Abigail Jin Forshay

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study examines the relationship between parental cultural competence and the development of ethnic/racial identity among a small group of South Korean adoptees raised by White American parents in the United States. There is a growing body of research supporting the hypothesis that parental attitudes and cultural socialization practices impact significantly outcomes related to the development of racial identity among trans-racially adopted children. The research seeks to identify and measure specific characteristics in the familial environments of these Asian trans-racial adoptees which may affect the outcome of the adoptees' racial and ethnic identity in adulthood. To accomplish study goals, information …

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The Murray Ledger And Times, September 10, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times Sep 2010

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 10, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2010-09-10, Wooster Voice Editors Sep 2010

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2010-09-10, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice was published on the 10 of September in 2010, and it is eight pages long. Party on the Green will take place on the 10th, beginning at 6:30pm, two student bands will be performing along with Foxy Shazam and Rhymefest. President Obama is pushing for a large scale plan to turn the economy around. The thirty-three Chilean miners that are trapped are becoming anxious since they have been stuck down there for over a month. The Greek organizations have been relocated from Bissman Hall to houses; Bissman has been turned into a first year …

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Human Development In Poor Countries: Bangladesh In Comparative Perspective, Nafisa Halim Sep 2010

Human Development In Poor Countries: Bangladesh In Comparative Perspective, Nafisa Halim

Sociology ETDs

My dissertation addresses the developmental paradox' of rapid gains in human development in Bangladesh against the backdrop of a social scientific literature that portrays two of the country's endemic features—Islam and illiberal politics—as inveterate obstacles to their achievement. I use data from household surveys conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in collaboration with the World Bank in 1991-2 and 1998-9, and identify the distal determinants of the Bangladeshi mortality decline. I find female education has a linear effect and household income has a curvilinear effect on infant and child mortality. Why is the relationship between income and child …

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Body Image And Adolescent Male Sexual Perpetrators : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Jennifer Elizabeth Brownlee Sep 2010

Body Image And Adolescent Male Sexual Perpetrators : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Jennifer Elizabeth Brownlee

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Adolescent sexual offenders are responsible for at least 40% of reported forcible rapes and child molestation in the United States (Snyder and Sickmond, 1999). With such startling statistics, it is important to consider possible reasons for such behaviors, as well as treatment options to minimize recidivism rates. Currently, male adolescent perpetrator treatment necessitates full bio-psycho-social treatment. An example of such treatment would be a multifaceted treatment model that accounts not only for the behaviors themselves, but also the total environment: mental, physical, and familial, or a holistic approach (Ryan and Lane, 1997). Currently, body image is not fully considered within …

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No Chance To Explain : The Utility Of Attachment Theory When Working With African American Teen Mothers : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Amy Bauman Sep 2010

No Chance To Explain : The Utility Of Attachment Theory When Working With African American Teen Mothers : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Amy Bauman

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

In this cross-sectional qualitative study the intersection of race and sexual orientation in the family planning process of interracial queer women-identified (IQW) couples was examined. For total participants N = 13. Themes included the affirmative nature of the intentionality of the family planning process for IQW couples as well as the difficulties of assisted conception. Participants spoke to their relationship to their family of origin and their fears and visions regarding their own family formation, related to genetic heritage, language, and traditions. Support systems offered by family of choice and social networks were discussed, specifically the need for community mirroring …

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Geropsychiatric Nursing Staff: The Role Of Empowerment, Geriatric Caregiving Self-Efficacy, And Emotional Labor At Work, Ann Smolen-Hetzel Sep 2010

Geropsychiatric Nursing Staff: The Role Of Empowerment, Geriatric Caregiving Self-Efficacy, And Emotional Labor At Work, Ann Smolen-Hetzel

Theses and Dissertations

The current research examined the influence of the emotional labor strategies of faking emotion and suppression of emotion, empowerment, and geriatric caregiving self-efficacy on the relationship between work stress and emotional exhaustion—one dimension of burnout—for a sample of nursing staff members employed in a state-level geriatric psychiatric hospital. The total sample included 79 participants, which included registered nurses (n = 15), licensed practical nurses (n = 23) , and human service care workers (n = 41) who completed the Stress in General scale (Stanton, Balzer, Smith, Parra, & Ironson, 2001), Maslach Burnout Inventory (Human Services Survey; Maslach, Jackson & Leiter, …

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The Importance Of Examining Movements Within The Us Health Caresystem: Sequential Logit Modeling, Chioun Lee, Stephanie L L. Ayers, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Jemima A. Frimpong, Patrick A. Rivers, Sam S. Kim Sep 2010

The Importance Of Examining Movements Within The Us Health Caresystem: Sequential Logit Modeling, Chioun Lee, Stephanie L L. Ayers, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Jemima A. Frimpong, Patrick A. Rivers, Sam S. Kim

Dartmouth Scholarship

Utilization of specialty care may not be a discrete, isolated behavior but rather, a behavior of sequential movements within the health care system. Although patients may often visit their primary care physician and receive a referral before utilizing specialty care, prior studies have underestimated the importance of accounting for these sequential movements. The sample included 6,772 adults aged 18 years and older who participated in the 2001 Survey on Disparities in Quality of Care, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. A sequential logit model was used to account for movement in all stages of utilization: use of any health services (i.e., …

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Uab Mhrc To Host Health Screenings At Western Hills Mall, Staff Sep 2010

Uab Mhrc To Host Health Screenings At Western Hills Mall, Staff

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Re-Envisaging Erikson : Deconstructing Adoption Through The Case Of Claire : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Alison M. Armstrong Sep 2010

Re-Envisaging Erikson : Deconstructing Adoption Through The Case Of Claire : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Alison M. Armstrong

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This theoretical study explored the social construction of adoption present within North American discourse and how this has impacted subsequent theoretical understandings of adoptee development. This was done with a particular emphasis on Eriksonian theories of adoptee development. This study utilized a cultural artifact, namely the character of Claire in Tim Kring's (2006) television show, Heroes. Claire's case is then used to compare current uses of Eriksonian theories of psychosocial ego development with possible, more comprehensive iterations of Erikson's theory. The impact and relevance to social work theory, research and practice are discussed.

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Awareness Of Trigger Events Among Clinicians Working With Elders With Dementia : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Ashley K. Diaz Sep 2010

Awareness Of Trigger Events Among Clinicians Working With Elders With Dementia : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Ashley K. Diaz

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study was undertaken in order to determine what clinicians perceive to be trigger events that influence dementia onset and if these events are used in the therapeutic process. This study asked the following research questions: What is your experience as a clinician working with elders who have dementia? As a clinician, what is your understanding of trigger events? How do you incorporate the knowledge of triggers into your therapeutic process? Tell me about the types of events that you have found that trigger elderly onset of dementia: medical? Trauma? Etc? What specific techniques have you found helpful in …

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Cyber Situational Awareness Using Live Hypervisor-Based Virtual Machine Introspection, Dustyn A. Dodge Sep 2010

Cyber Situational Awareness Using Live Hypervisor-Based Virtual Machine Introspection, Dustyn A. Dodge

Theses and Dissertations

In this research, a compiled memory analysis tool for virtualization (CMAT-V) is developed as a virtual machine introspection (VMI) utility to conduct live analysis during cyber attacks. CMAT-V leverages static memory dump analysis techniques to provide live dynamic system state data. Unlike some VMI applications, CMAT-V bridges the semantic gap using derivation techniques. CMAT-V detects Windows-based operating systems and uses the Microsoft Symbol Server to provide this context to the user. This research demonstrates the usefulness of CMAT-V as a situational awareness tool during cyber attacks, tests the detection of CMAT-V from the guest system level and measures its impact …

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Providing A Theoretical Basis For Nanotoxicity Risk Analysis Departing From Traditional Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (Pbpk) Modeling, Dirk P. Yamamoto Sep 2010

Providing A Theoretical Basis For Nanotoxicity Risk Analysis Departing From Traditional Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (Pbpk) Modeling, Dirk P. Yamamoto

Theses and Dissertations

The same novel properties of engineered nanoparticles that make them attractive may also present unique exposure risks. But, the traditional physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling assumption of instantaneous equilibration likely does not apply to nanoparticles. This simulation-based research begins with development of a model that includes diffusion, active transport, and carrier mediated transport. An eigenvalue analysis methodology was developed to examine model behavior to focus future research. Simulations using the physicochemical properties of size, shape, surface coating, and surface charge were performed and an equation was determined which estimates area under the curve for arterial blood concentration, which is a surrogate …

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Exploring The Effects Of International Traffic In Arms Regulations Restrictions On Innovation In The U.S. Space Industrial Base, Kalliroi L. Landry Sep 2010

Exploring The Effects Of International Traffic In Arms Regulations Restrictions On Innovation In The U.S. Space Industrial Base, Kalliroi L. Landry

Theses and Dissertations

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are used to protect United States (U.S.) military technologies. However, changes to ITAR export controls regarding space technologies have had a major impact to the U.S. space industry. The literature mentions a concern for the health of lower-tier firms because they are a major source of innovation, but there is no additional information considering the effects of ITAR on space innovation at those lower tiers. The purpose of this thesis was to explore the implications of continuing the current ITAR restrictions with regard to innovation in the space industry. This research used a …

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Knowledge-Based Decision Support In Department Of Defense Acquisitions, Clifton L. Hicks Sep 2010

Knowledge-Based Decision Support In Department Of Defense Acquisitions, Clifton L. Hicks

Theses and Dissertations

Despite numerous reform efforts over the past 30 years, acquisition programs in the Department of Defense (DoD) continue to experience cost overruns and schedule delays. One contributing factor is the decision-making process used by defense officials. The General Accounting Office (GAO) has stated that ‘poor program outcomes are the lack of widespread adoption of a knowledge-based acquisition process within DoD despite polices that support such a process. A knowledge-based business case at the outset of each program would alleviate overpromising on cost, schedule, and performance and would empower program managers.’ Effective decision-making for acquisition programs is very important. It not …

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The Murray State News, September 10, 2010, The Murray State News Sep 2010

The Murray State News, September 10, 2010, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

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Montana Kaimin, September 10, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2010

Montana Kaimin, September 10, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

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The Relationship Of Two Types Of Trauma Exposure To Current Physical And Psychological Symptom Distress In A Community Sample Of Colombian Women: Why Interpersonal Violence Deserves More Attention, Ruth Ann Belknap, Ashley Marie Schumacher, Bernal De Pheils, Janice Carrol Humphreys, Diva Jaramillo, Agnes Tiwari, Gladys Eugenia Canaval Sep 2010

The Relationship Of Two Types Of Trauma Exposure To Current Physical And Psychological Symptom Distress In A Community Sample Of Colombian Women: Why Interpersonal Violence Deserves More Attention, Ruth Ann Belknap, Ashley Marie Schumacher, Bernal De Pheils, Janice Carrol Humphreys, Diva Jaramillo, Agnes Tiwari, Gladys Eugenia Canaval

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Our purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal violence and background traumas and symptom distress in a community sample of Colombian women (N = 217). We utilized the Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC-R) to measure lifetime interpersonal violence (IPV) and background trauma exposure and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to measure current symptom distress. Although both exposures were common in this sample, IPV was strongly correlated with current symptom distress; background traumas made no unique contribution to the variance in current symptom distress. Based on our findings, it is suggested that interpersonal events may be particularly …

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To Prevent The Breakup Of The Indian Family: The Development Of The Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978., Evelyn Lance Blanchard Sep 2010

To Prevent The Breakup Of The Indian Family: The Development Of The Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978., Evelyn Lance Blanchard

American Studies ETDs

This dissertation is the story of the destruction of Indian families as told to Congress in hearings held by the Sub-Committee on Indian Affairs in 1974 and the Select Committee on Indian Affairs in 1977 through the testimony of children, parents, Indian leadership, the Association on American Indian Affairs, psychological witnesses, and other advocates who opposed destructive child welfare practices. Their testimony described the illegal removal of Indian children, the exploitation of families through violation of their due process rights, the tragedy of children who were abused and neglected in placement, the psychological damage suffered by the children and their …

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The Impact Of The Academic Progress Rating On The Retention And Recruiting Strategies Of Ncaa Division I Football Programs, Joshua Castle Sep 2010

The Impact Of The Academic Progress Rating On The Retention And Recruiting Strategies Of Ncaa Division I Football Programs, Joshua Castle

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

In 2004, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) adopted legislation that it hoped would help increase the graduation rates of student athletes. The Academic Progress Rating (APR), was designed to hold each individual athletic program accountable for keeping student athletes eligible and at the institution until the student athlete graduates. With this reform the NCAA attached land mark discipline measures for non compliance of the APR standards. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that the APR has had on NCAA college football programs. Specifically, this study focused on assessing coaches and directors of football operations' (DFOs) …

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Mapuche "Terrorists" Push On With Harrowing Hunger Strike, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Sep 2010

Mapuche "Terrorists" Push On With Harrowing Hunger Strike, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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Structural Assesment Of Joints In Satellites Using Guided Waves, Angela Montoya Sep 2010

Structural Assesment Of Joints In Satellites Using Guided Waves, Angela Montoya

Civil Engineering ETDs

The intention of the Air Forces Responsive Space Initiative Project is to develop procedures and technologies necessary to produce a satellite within six days from the initial order. Modular satellite designs have been proposed to help streamline the process of preparing a satellite for deployment. These designs would save time by allowing panels with common functions to be manufactured and tested long before a new satellite is needed. Prior to launch, the integrity of the panel-to-panel connections would need to be tested for quality in order to show that the craft is flight worthy. The experimental test method presented in …

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Attitudes Of Undergraduate Students Towards Same-Sex Couples Adopting, Melissa Gaa Sep 2010

Attitudes Of Undergraduate Students Towards Same-Sex Couples Adopting, Melissa Gaa

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This quasi-experimental design study examines attitudes of 87 undergraduate students in a social science major, towards same-sex couples. The participants were given one of two vignettes describing a couple interested in adopting a 5-year-old child. The vignettes were identical except that the couples orientation was depicted as either a gay male couple or a heterosexual couple. Using t-tests and an ANOVA test for difference in attitude scores, emotional stability of the parents, quality of parenting, whether the participant felt the child would experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, and whether the parents would raise the child with morals and values, …

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Nutrient Cycling In Impacted Stream Ecosystems: From Microbes To Watersheds, David James Van Horn Sep 2010

Nutrient Cycling In Impacted Stream Ecosystems: From Microbes To Watersheds, David James Van Horn

Biology ETDs

The conditions found in stream ecosystems are an integration of watershed characteristics and processes. Anthropogenic disturbances are part of this integration and include direct inputs to streams, alteration of riparian areas, and modification of catchment properties which affect material inputs. Impacts to discrete portions of terrestrial watersheds combine as water moves down gradient, transporting the byproducts of catchment disturbances to streams including, nutrients, organic materials, particulates, and toxins. This dissertation explores the effects of disturbance on nutrient cycling in stream ecosystems at three spatial scales: the patch scale includes localized processes and assemblages, the reach scale encompasses tens to hundreds …

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Generalizations Of The Statistical Flowgraph Model Framework, Richard Warr Sep 2010

Generalizations Of The Statistical Flowgraph Model Framework, Richard Warr

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

Statistical flowgraphs model multistate semi-Markov processes and provide a way to perform inference for these processes. This methodology provides powerful results that significantly impact the study of multistate semi-Markov processes. This dissertation extends previous work in several ways. First, by demonstrating how any "smooth" transition distribution can be incorporated into a statistical flowgraph model (SFGM), we provide a method to use popular distributions, such as the lognormal, that have not been used in the past. Next, we propose an alternate way to consider Bayesian SFGMs by showing how computation can be accomplished when the traditional methods of SFGMs fail to …

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Women And Infants Services Offering Classes, Staff Sep 2010

Women And Infants Services Offering Classes, Staff

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Orbital Tori Construction Using Trajectory Following Spectral Methods, Ralph E. Bordner Iii Sep 2010

Orbital Tori Construction Using Trajectory Following Spectral Methods, Ralph E. Bordner Iii

Theses and Dissertations

By assuming the motion of a satellite about the earth’s geopotential mimics the known Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) solution of a lightly perturbed integrable Hamiltonian system, this research focused on applying trajectory following spectral methods to estimate orbital tori from sampled orbital data. From an estimated basis frequency set, orbital data was decomposed into multi-periodic Fourier series, essentially compressing ephemerides for long-term use. Real-world Global Positioning System (GPS) orbital tracks were decomposed and reconstructed with error from as low as few kilometers per coordinate axis over a 10-week span to tens of kilometers per coordinate axis over the same time period, depending …

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Physician Leadership And Medical Group Performance: A National Study Sep 2010

Physician Leadership And Medical Group Performance: A National Study

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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