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The Effects Of Observation, Dialogue, And Attentional Focus In Dyadic Training Protocol, Carolina Granados

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The present study examined the impact that dyad training with an emphasis on attentional focus has on learning in the performance of a golf putt. The participants were randomly divided into four dyad groups: dialogue and observation with external focus, dialogue and observation with internal focus, dialogue and no observation with external focus, and dialogue and no observation with internal focus. Participants were given a set of instructions to verbalize to their partners during practice. These instructions were designed to generate either an internal or an external focus. The results determined that those participants who were instructed to have an …

The Role Of Ecdysone Signaling In Fat-Body Tissue Remodeling And Pupal Metabolism, Nichole Dinell Bond

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Holometabolous insects undergo an astonishing transition during their development. During metamorphosis, the larva dramatically changes form and becomes an adult fly. During this process obsolete larval tissues must be eliminated, while tissues required for further development are retained and often remodeled to meet the needs of the adult fly. Tissue remodeling is characterized by morphological changes of the cells in a tissue mass. In many cases, remodeling is characterized by dissociation of the tissue mass, releasing cells to move freely around the body cavity. This process is also common in wound healing and is a key feature of human disease …

Association Of Body Mass Index, Fruit And Vegetable Intake, And Acculturation In A Sample Las Vegas Hispanic Population, Anne L. Bolstad

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The U.S. is experiencing a rising prevalence of overweightedness that has been identified as the second leading cause for chronic health conditions threatening public health. Overweightedness has grown disproportionately among ethnic sub-groups. In the fastest going minority population in the U.S., Hispanic Americans are observed with disparately high body mass index, placing them at heightened risk for poor health outcomes. Research suggests five servings of fruit and vegetables, in any combination, provides a sound nutritional base for healthful living and helps to maintain normal body weight.

Americans are known to have poor eating habits while foreign-born populations have well balanced …

Kinetics At Front Foot Contact Of Cricket Bowling During A 10-Over Spell, Jacobus Noël Liebenberg

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to determine what effect bowling a 10 over spell (60 balls) would have on approach velocity, vertical ground reaction forces and shock attenuation during the front foot contact of a delivery stride in cricket.

Ten Amateur cricket players (age 27±4 years, height 1.78±0.3 m, mass 80.6±8.5 kg) participated in the study. Testing was conducted at University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Biomechanics laboratory. Participants performed a 10-over bowling spell from a 12 meter run-up. These dependent variables were measured and calculated during the bowling protocol: 1) approach velocity 2) vertical ground reaction force …

Lead Risk Hazards In Pre-1978 Childcare Facilities Located In Clark County, Nevada, Usa, Jessica Marie Newberry

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The harmful health effects of lead exposure have been known for centuries, yet lead is still produced and utilized in a variety of ways. There have been many movements to rid the environment of this toxic metal in hope to reduce the number of individuals who are and who may potentially be exposed. Lead exposure is responsible for a myriad of negative health effects most notably lowering IQ scores in children. Extensive amounts of data have been collected from areas of the country with known lead hazards, hazards that have been identified through hundreds of thousands of elevated blood lead …

Health Status Of Infants And Children From The Bronze Age Tomb At Tell Abraq, United Arab Emirates, Kathryn Mary Baustian

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Tell Abraq is significant because it is the largest prehistoric site on the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf. It was strategically important as an ancient port, regionally surrounded by large political centers. Commingled remains were located in a small tomb (6 m) used for a 200 year period (2200-2000 BC). The site was continually occupied from the 3rd millennium BC up to the 1st century AD. In the tomb were minimally 286 adults and 127 subadults. What is extraordinary is the number of pre-term (3rd trimester) infants (n=28, 22%), neonates (n=12, 9%), and infants under 2 years (n=46, 36%). …

Enhanced Food Marketing To Children On The Internet: A Content Analysis, Sarah A. Ochsner

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In light of the continuing epidemic of childhood obesity, aggressive food marketing strategies have come under increased scrutiny as a possible contributing factor. It has been acknowledged in numerous studies, that poor nutrient quality of food and beverages dominate children's programming. The growth in child-specific media envoys has further increased favorable opportunities to market food and beverages to children, notably less regulated and parentally unsupervised. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 65% of children aged 6-11 have home access to the Internet; and today, the majority of food manufacturers operate websites appealing to children. The Institute of Medicine issued a …

Latin America And The Caribbean: Assessment Of The Advances In Public Health For The Achievement Of The Millennium Development Goals, Amal K. Mitra, Gisela Rodriguez-Fernandez

Faculty Publications

To improve health and economy of the world population, the United Nations has set up eight international goals, known as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), that 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. The goals include: (1) eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; (2) achieving universal primary education; (3) promoting gender equality; (4) reducing child mortality; (5) improving maternal health; (6) combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; (7) ensuring environmental sustainability; and (8) developing a global partnership for development. Having been in the midway from the 2015 deadline, the UN …

Anthropometric Measurements Used To Assess Adiposity In African American Elementary School Children, Jack Pennington

Theses and Dissertations

Over nine million children 6-17 years old are overweight in the United States. They may face the highest risk ever for overweight, obesity, and associated health problems as adults. This study’s purpose was to evaluate adiposity measurement methods in children by comparing accuracy, cost effectiveness, ease of use, and practicality. IRB approval, parental consent and student assent were obtained. Data were collected by trained employees at six elementary schools on 789 subjects for boys (n= 391) and girls (n=398) 5-11 years old African American children. Hip and waist circumferences, height, and weight were collected. BMI, Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR), …

Impacts On Maternal Diet In A Transitional Community In Rural Costa Rica: Potential Implications For The Developmental Origins Of Obesity-Related Disorders, Allison Cantor

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This thesis examines maternal diet in a rural, transitional community in Costa Rica. Using cross-cultural categories recognized in the ethnographic literature (i.e. dietary taboos, dietary prescriptions, food cravings and the acknowledgment of a special post-partum period diet), maternal dietary practices were identified in the local community through surveys (n=45) and participant-observation (n=5), and to reflect the actual consumption patterns of pregnant and nursing women in the area, 24-hour diet recalls were administered to 5 pregnant or nursing women. In light of the recent changes that increased tourism has brought to the Monteverde Zone, focus groups were employed to determine impacts …

Resistin In Human Colon Cancer. Increased Expression Independently Of Resistin Promoter C-180g Genotype, Rowyda N. Al-Harithy, Ayat B. Al-Ghafari

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between resistin gene RETN C-180G variant and circulating resistin concentration in Saudi colon cancer patients. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in the Biochemistry Department, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2009 to December 2009. The serum concentration had been measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 60 colon cancer patients and in 60 controls matched in gender and age. The single nucleotide polymorphism SNP C-180G was genotyped using polymerase chain reaction PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism RFLP techniques. RESULTS: We observed a significantly higher serum resistin level in colon cancer …

Parental Report Versus Child Perception Of Familial Support: Which Is More Associated With Child Physical Activity And Television Use?, Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, Ramona Robinson-O'Brien, Jess Haines, Peter J. Hannan, Dianne R. Neumark-Sztainer

Faculty Publications

Background: Parent-report and child perception of familial support for weight-related behaviors may not be congruent. This research explores whether parent-report or child perception is more strongly associated with child-reported physical activity and television (TV) use. Methods: Elementary school children (n = 73) participating in Ready. Set. ACTION!, a theater-based obesity prevention pilot program in Saint Paul, MN, and their parents completed surveys assessing familial support for physical activity and limitations on TV use in fall 2006. Paired t tests examined congruency between parent-report and child perception. Linear regression models adjusted for sociodemographics explored the associations between familial …

When The Clouds Hung Oppressively Low In The Heavens: Unhealthy Cost-Cutting In France And In The U.S., Pierre Loiseau

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Differences Between A Sample Of Syracuse University Male And Female Students On A Variety Of Health Parameters, Stephanie Foltzer

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

My Honors Capstone Project is entitled “The Differences Between a Sample of Syracuse University Male and Female Students on a Variety of Health Parameters.” In the fall of 2007, Dr. Tanya Horacek, as part of a larger project involving several universities, collected extensive nutrition- and health-related data from Syracuse University students. Dr. Horacek allowed me to access this data and analyze it for significant differences between male and female students.

I chose to work with this data for my Capstone Project because it is a common belief that the college years are a time of accelerated weight gain and because …

Planning Portfolio: The Process Of Strategic Thinking In Advertising, Emily Hicks

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The purpose of account planning is to develop a strategy that guides the creative executions in an advertising campaign. The development of a strategy includes; in-depth secondary research, primary qualitative and quantitative research, discovery of key findings, and the formation of the creative brief. This thesis explores both the creativity and academic rigor necessary to this account planning process.

The thesis is in the form of a creative portfolio. Each campaign included in the book (State Farm Insurance, Burton snowboards, and Libby’s pumpkin) have been reduced to the most visually and verbally concise form. Every campaign tells a cohesive narrative …

Development Of A Collaborative Mlearning Module On Nutrition For Form 2 Students., Dorothy Dewitt

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this study was to develop a collaborative mobile learning module on the topic of nutrition in Form 2 Science. The module was implemented for a group of Form 2 students in a selected school in the Klang Valley. A developmental research approach was employed for the module, with three phases: needs analysis, design and development, and evaluation. Data from the needs analysis phase was mainly from a survey and the analysis of documents, while in the second phase, written records and interviews were used. In the third phase, data was collected from various sources: online communications records, …

Changes In Microbiological, Physicochemical, Biochemical And Therapeutical Characteristics Of Yoghurt Upon The Addition Of Selected Medicinal Herbs., Afsaneh Najarian

Student Works (2010-2019)

The effects of herbs on the changes in probiotic growth and metabolism in yoghurt during storage were studied. Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Illicium verum, Lycium barbarum, Momorsdica grosvenori and Psidium gujava water-extracts were co-incubated with pasteurized full cream milk containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus thermophilus and L.casei as starter culture. The addition of herbal water extracts stimulated Lactobacillus sp. growth in P. guajava–yoghurt (126.3±26.3 × 106 CFUml-1) only on day 0 and in L. barbarum–yoghurt from 0 to 3 days (109.3±21.5 to 112.7±28.8×106 CFUml-1 respectively) of refrigerated storage. The growth of S. thermophilus were recorded higher than plain yoghurt for …

A Mathematical Model Of The Biofluidmechanics Of The Non-Newtonian Mucus Layer Of The Tear Film In The Human Eye, Douglas M. Platt

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The human eye is a complicated and delicate organ. The structure of the eye is such that it provides for clear vision of the world. The cornea and conjunctiva at the front of the eye are avascular structures that require nutrients and moisture to be provided by the tear film. The tear film also provides for the removal of debris from the surface of the eye. The tear film has several layers: a lipid layer, an aqueous solution, and mucus. The optical clarity and structural uniformity of the tear film is maintained by the blinking motion of the eyelid. During …

Perinatal Arsenic Exposure Inhibits Binding Ability Of Glucocorticoid Receptors To Nuclear Response Elements Altering Gene Expression And Affecting Learning Behavior, Ebany J. Martinez-Finley

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Learning deficits in children following arsenic (As) exposure via drinking water have been epidemiologically described in the last decade. Arsenic is a persistent environmental toxin and exposure has been shown to perturb the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress axis. The glucocorticoid receptors (GR) are an integral part of the HPA axis and are found throughout the central nervous system, particularly in the hippocampus, an area of the brain important in learning and memory. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is involved in learning and two kinases of the MAPK pathway, Ras and Raf are transcriptionally regulated by GRs. In the studies detailed …

Contracting Of Primary Health Care Services In Pakistan: Is Up-Scaling A Pragmatic Thinking, Babar Shaikh, F. Rabbani, Najibullah Safi, Zia Dawar

Community Health Sciences

Quite often, public health care systems in developing countries are struggling because of incompetence and a lack of provider responsiveness to the needs of consumers. On the contrary, the private sector dominates the system of health provision. In recent years, contracting has been experimented as an approach to ensure delivery of comprehensive public health services in an efficient, effective, superior and fair manner and has generally thrived well. The state's healthcare system in Pakistan has suffered a lot, owing to structural fragmentation, resource scarcity, inefficiency and lack of functional specificity, gender insensitivity and inaccessibility. However, partnering with the private sector …

History, Philosophy, And Sociology Of Sport Recommendations For Physical Education Teacher Education, Amanda A. Metcalf

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine the essential history, philosophy, and sociology of sport competencies to be used to inform the physical education teacher education undergraduate curriculum. A two-round modified Delphi procedure involved the repeated circulation of a questionnaire to a panel of content experts. The study sample included specialists in history of sport, philosophy of sport, and sociology of sport, experts in the field of physical education teacher education, and school-based physical education practitioners. The Delphi panel members rated each questionnaire item in terms of its theoretical importance and pedagogical relevance using a five-point Likert scale. The …

Factors That Impact West Virginia Head Start Parental Involvement In Early Literacy, Arlene Midget Clausell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The research problem is: Many parents are not involved in their children's early literacy education. Some Head Start parents experience issues that keep them from teaching their children early literacy skills. The research questions were: What are the factors for parental involvement in the support of early literacy skill development for their children? What do parents in Head Start do to support early literacy development in their children? What are the barriers in how parents support literacy development for their children? This research included 392 parents from Head Start centers in West Virginia. Eleven parents participated in focus groups and …

The Effect Of Omega-3 Enhanced Fish Consumption On C-Reactive Protein Levels In Post-Menopausal Women, Megan Moran

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, and the risk is 2--3 times greater in post-menopausal than pre-menopausal women. C-Reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory marker that has been identified as a risk factor for heart disease. The objective of this study was to determine if increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, known for their anti-inflammatory properties, reduced CRP levels in post-menopausal women. A sample of 29 women was recruited to participate in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups, experimental and control. The women were instructed to follow a heart healthy diet …

Evaluation Of Information Transfer Between Beef Producers And Extension Agents In West Virginia, Travis J. Cullen

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine how information passes between beef producers and Extension Agents in West Virginia in the areas of teaching methods and program advertisement. A descriptive research design was used to collect the data for this study. The target population was all beef producers and the Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension Agents in West Virginia. The study found that beef producers and Extension Agents tend to be in agreement on both the methods of advertising and teaching. However, the programs beef producers desire differs from those the West Virginia University Extension Service offers.

A Study Of The Sustainability Of Wild Capture Salmon In The Pacific Northwest, Justin D. Hansen

Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Sida Ddg Evaluation, Kennet Korayi, Tim Lardner, Anna Wood

Global CWD Repository

On 1 March 2008 Danish Demining Group (DDG) entered into a two-year agreement with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) to implement the project "Survey, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and Mine Risk Education in Southern Sudan". The project aims to support the repatriation process for refugees and IDPs in South Sudan by providing a safe environment for the returnees and communities, and facilitating the work of humanitarian organisations. As the project is scheduled to end in 2010, Sida and DDG decided to commission an evaluation to inform the decision concerning a possible extension. The evaluation was conducted by a team …

Optimum Vitamin D Concentrations And Corresponding Vitamin D Supplementation For Health Promotion Among Adults In Primary Care, Michelle K. Hunt

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this independent study is to review current evidence-based research to identify optimum vitamin D concentrations and vitamin D supplementation options for health promotion among adults in primary care. Vitamin Dis an essential prohormone necessary for proper bone mineralization, with new research indicating it is also associated with lower risk for many chronic diseases and prevention of infectious processes. Since vitamin D deficiency is widespread across the world, it is important to prevent vitamin D deficiency before the clinical implications are apparent. With optimal vitamin D defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D greater than 75 nanomole per liter, the …

Crop Size, Ripening, And Fruit Removal In Solanum Umbellatum (Solanaceae) By Phyllostomid Bats, May 2010, Eleanor Caves

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Effective seed dispersal is of primary importance to most plants. Maximum dispersal should result from a larger fruit crop, since large fruit crops are more obvious to frugivores; however, producing too many fruits can be detrimental to dispersal as it satiates the frugivore. Thus, plants must strike the proper balance to maximize dispersal. I examine the effects of ripe fruit density, ripe fruit number, and fruit crop size within infructescences on fruit removal probabilities (FRPs) of wild Solanum umbellatum in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Further, I examine preferences of frugivorous Phyllostomid bats for various proportions of ripe fruits. Each day, the …

Responses To Prey Size In Metabus Gravidus (Araneae: Araneidae) Provide Evidence For Optimal Foraging, May 2010, Sunjana Supekar

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Foraging strategy is a critical factor in the fitness of many organisms. The optimal foraging theory states that animals optimize their fitness by selecting food that will provide the most amount of nutrition for the least amount of time and energy spent obtaining food. By minimizing energy spent on foraging, organisms can focus on other activities that benefit them, such as watching for predators, looking for mates, or caring for offspring. Because spiders have a very unique method of predation, they are a useful model organism for the study of optimal foraging. Metabus gravidus (Araneae: Araneidae) is a species of …

Importance Of Environmental Education And Knowledge Comparing Grades 9-12 In Monteverde, Costa Rica And Middleton, Wisconsin, Usa, May 2010, Katie Wipfli

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Environmental education is not always a part of school curricula, particularly in the developing world, where population growth and environmental degradation are increase most rapidly. This study takes place in Monteverde, Costa Rica where three local schools with varying levels of environmental education were surveyed. I compared them to a high school in Middleton, Wisconsin to see how Costa Rica and the United States compare. A 20-question survey was used to measure environmental knowledge of students at each school. I found that environmental education is important. Environmental education was an important determinant of environmental awareness and knowledge. Environmental Education, as …