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Beyond The Youth Gap In Understanding Political Violence, Colette Daiute

Publications and Research

"Youth are never taken seriously, and we sometimes have ideas that would be good for all people." ~ Alex, Croatia

"... Some things do depend on us; war, consequences of the war, poverty; the influence of the church interfering with the state affairs, which must not be so. " ~ Ljubicia, Serbia

As we hear in these comments by two teenagers who have grown up in the shadow of political violence, their generation is aware of the past and its legacies. These brief quotes mention many details that young people in easier situations may not notice: "consequences of the war," …

Social Perceptions Of Adolescents Based On Height And Facial Maturity, Elise Marie Pforr

Human Development and Family Science

This study explored the influence of adolescent height and facial maturity on adult social perceptions of their competence. A sample of95 college students completed questionnaires rating the competence level of target adolescents based on manipulated full-body images of the targets. Findings indicate that height significantly contributed to social perceptions of adolescents; however, facial maturity did not. Furthermore, when physical characteristics were concordant, tall mature-faced adolescents were perceived as more competent than short baby-faced adolescents. When physical characteristics were discordant (tall with a baby face and short with a mature face), competence ratings were not significantly different. The limitations of this …

Effect Of Perceived Friend Intervention On Individual-Level Bullying And Intervention, Marina Serdiouk

Human Development and Family Science

The main aim of this study was to examine the relation between perceived friend intervention and individual-level bullying and intervention. The mediating role of beliefs about aggression and attitudes toward victims was also investigated. One hundred eighteen students (49 boys and 69 girls) in grades 6 to 8 completed a questionnaire that included items measuring bullying, intervention, beliefs about aggression, and attitudes toward victims. The results of the multilevel analysis revealed that children in friendship groups with low levels of perceived friend intervention were less likely to intervene, but were not more likely to bully. Attitudes toward victims and normative …

Parents Forever: An Assessment Of A Brief Divorce Education Program, Christina Marie Rittenbach

Human Development and Family Science

Parents Forever: Education for Families in Divorce Transition is a four-hour divorce education program that is directed toward educating adults about separation, divorce, and the effects on children. While some pilot evaluations have been conducted on this program, there is still limited information regarding its effectiveness (Dworkin & Karahan, 2005). This study addressed the effects of the program for parents or caregivers who are undergoing separation or divorce. The study assessed how individuals perceived the program and its influence on their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. At the conclusion of the four-hour session, the program facilitators distributed the first retrospective questionnaire …

Women's Sexual Attitudes, Body Image, And Sexual Activity: A Mediation Analysis, Jessica Lynne Lerner

Human Development and Family Science

Currently, an increasing number of women report sexual difficulties, and previous research has shown that both sexual attitudes and body image have a significant impact on women's sexual activity. While previous studies measured the influence of sexual attitudes and body image separately on sexual activity, the present study instead used mediational analyses to determine the direction of effects that sexual attitudes and body image have on sexual activity. Online surveys were administered to 401 emerging adult undergraduate and graduate female students. The surveys included self-report measures of conservative versus liberal sexual attitudes, body image, and frequency of sexual activity. Results …

Fathers Raising A Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Development Of A Father Training Course, Camie Johanna Stokesbary

Human Development and Family Science

The purpose of this paper was to review research on the issue of fathers raising a 111 child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and outline the development of a father training course for such families. The paper reviewed a framework for supporting a child with developmental needs, examined literature on parenting children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and highlighted the benefits of parental training courses and their potential value for parents who have children with developmental needs. The training course ,vas developed in a four-part series and ,vas designed to address paternal concerns, provide resources and answer questions that …

Impacts Of Technology On Families: Development Of A Series Of Newsletters To Educate Parents And Children About The Significant Contributions And Negative Aspects Of Technology, Alyssa Marie Campion

Human Development and Family Science

The purpose of this paper is to review research regarding technology's impact on families today. This paper reviews new and varied technologies, such as cell phones, the Internet, video games, and television, and their influence on youth in current generations. The benefits and the negative effects of technology on children and families are explored. Lastly, the paper outlines a newsletter series specifically designed to educate parents and children on the significant contributions of technology and offers recommendations to help reduce the negative aspects of technology. The nine-issue newsletter series focuses on topics of interest to parents and children and suggests …

An Exploration Of The Relationship Among Community Norms, Identification With Community, And Prosocial Behavior, Courtney Lynn Rust

Human Development and Family Science

Proponents of social identity theory assert that individuals are motivated to behave in ways consistent with the norms of the social groups in which they belong. The goal of the study was to test the relationship between group norms, specifically residential groups and religious groups, and prosocial behavior. The linkages between participants' degree of identification with their current community, perceived encouragement of prosocial behavior by the community, and self-reports of prosocial behavior were examined. Based on previous research on social identity theory and the role of prosocial behavior norms in religious communities (Saraglou, Pichon, Trompette, Verschueren, & Demelle, 2005; Y …

An Exploration Of The Relationship Between College Women's Self-Reported Religiosity And Sexuality, Karisa Jo Meyhuber

Human Development and Family Science

This study explored how female college students' religiosity varied according to their sexual behavior and attitudes. However, research is limited to showing that never-married female college students who have a high degree of religious commitment are less likely to engage in sexual intercourse without being in a committed relationship (Beckwith & Morrow, 2005; Earle et al., 2007; Jessor & Jessor, 1975; Mahoney, 1980; Meier, 2003; Robinson & Calhoun, 1983; Thornton & Camburn, 1989). Four hundred fifty-one emerging adult female college students from a Midwestern university participated in this study, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years old. Participants for …

Winter Road Maintenance System Design For Snow Plowing, Poyraz Kayabas

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Winter road maintenance is critical to ensuring safety and mobility of transportation systems in regions with heavy snowfall. Winter road maintenance system design involves several inter-related decision making problems for different operations that are often performed with expensive and limited resources. This study involves developing an integrated solution methodology for depot location selection, district design, and vehicle routing problems for winter road maintenance system design in the context of snow plowing. The methodology allows decision makers to evaluate and compare different system alternatives based on a number of service level related system design criteria. The solution methodology is illustrated using …

Cooking 101 Quick And Easy Menus, Recipes And Tips For Singles And Couples--Week 3 Healthy Eating On The Run, Julie Garden-Robinson

FN Series – Food & Nutrition/HNES

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The Design, Structure, Benefits, And Challenges Of Undergraduate Research Programs At Baccalaureate Institutions., Joyce P. Herold

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Undergraduate research programs have become increasingly important to the teaching and learning agenda of American institutions of higher education. A vast body of literature supports the need for hands-on teaching strategies in and outside of the classroom. In many ways, undergraduate research programs are a response to that need. Furthermore, many institutions of higher education encourage and foster the engagement of undergraduate research initiatives for a plethora of purposes; however, efforts have been met with varied effectiveness. The researcher conducted this study, at two private Liberal Arts colleges and nine research programs, to investigate current undergraduate research practices at the …

Laboratory Investigations Of Alfven Waves In A High Power Helicon Plasma With Density Gradients., Saeid Houshmandyar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Alfven wave dissipation is the primary physical process that underlies a leading theoretical model of coronal ion heating in the Sun. Data from Hinode, the recently launched high-resolution solar imaging mission [Erdelyi and Fedun, Science, Dec. 2007], has provided strong evidence for the presence of Alfven waves in the corona and in coronal loops. These Hinode observations have the potential to explain the million-degree difference between ion temperatures in the corona and at the top of the photosphere. Laboratory investigations of Alfven wave propagation and damping typically require long plasma sources, needed to accommodate the long wavelength waves. Shorter experimental …

Mechanism For Heterogeneous Reduction Of Selenite By Zero Valent Iron-Steel Wool., Donglin Huang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although selenium is as essential element for animal and human growth, selenium released from coal mining process and coal combustion residues to surface and groundwater may cause toxicity to aquatic life. There is urgent need for an easy and accurate analytical method to speciate and determine trace selenium concentrations in waters impacted by coal mine drainage, and treatment technique to remove selenium from aqueous solution. The primary objective of present work is to develop a speciation procedure and analytical method for inorganic selenium species (Se0, SeIV, SeVI) with Multimode Sample Introduction System-Inductive Coupled Plasma Optic Emission Spectrometer (MSIS-ICP). Experiments showed …

Vary Your Veggies: Serve More Vegetables, Julie Garden-Robinson

FN Series – Food & Nutrition/HNES

No abstract provided.

Nourish Your Bones, Julie Garden-Robinson, Sherri Nordstrom-Stastny, Angie Jacobs

FN Series – Food & Nutrition/HNES

No abstract provided.

Considering The Curricular Impact Of Lactation Consulting/Counseling On Breastfeeding Decisions Within Two West Virginia County Wic Programs., Joni M. Johnson Gray

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Due to a glaring absence of research into the breastfeeding decisions of Appalachian women, this study investigates the potential influences of the WIC program and its counseling on the infant feeding decisions of West Virginia women. Using the lens of critical theory, the study employs a mixed methods research approach, including the distribution of a breastfeeding perception survey, extended interviews with WIC lactation consultants and an analysis of WV WIC’s proposed and practiced breastfeeding education curriculum. Results suggest that WV mothers are informed about the benefits of breastfeeding, but not necessarily from interactions with the WIC program. Rather, a latent …

Nourish Your Joints, Julie Garden-Robinson, Sherri Nordstrom-Stastny, Angie Jacobs

FN Series – Food & Nutrition/HNES

No abstract provided.

Development Of Gold-Immobilized P450 Platform For Exploring The Effect Of Oligomer Formation On P450-Mediated Metabolism For In Vitro To In Vivo Drug Metabolism Predictions., Jarod L. Kabulski

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The cytochrome P450 (P450) enzyme family is responsible for the biotransformation of a wide range of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds, as well as being the major metabolic enzyme in first pass drug metabolism. In vivo drug metabolism for P450 enzymes is predicted using in vitro data obtained from a reconstituted expressed P450 system, but these systems have not always been proven to accurately represent in vivo enzyme kinetics, due to interactions caused by oligomer formation. These in vitro systems use soluble P450 enzymes prone to oligomer formation and studies have shown that increased states of protein aggregation directly affect the …

Teaching Resources In Speleology And Karst: A Valuable Educational Tool, Jo De Waele

International Journal of Speleology

There is a growing need in the speleological community of tools that make teaching of speleology and karst much easier. Despite the existence of a wide range of major academic textbooks, often the caver community has a difficult access to such material. Therefore, to fill this gap, the Italian Speleological Society, under the umbrella of the Union International de Spéléologie, has prepared a set of lectures, in a presentation format, on several topics including geology, physics, chemistry, hydrogeology, mineralogy, palaeontology, biology, microbiology, history, archaeology, artificial caves, documentation, etc. These lectures constitute the “Teaching Resources in Speleology and Karst”, available online. …

Uranium-Series Dating Of Gypsum Speleothems: Methodology And Examples, Laura Sanna, Francisco Saez, Siri Simonsen, Silviu Constantin, José-Maria Calaforra, Paolo Forti, Stein-Erik Lauritzen

International Journal of Speleology

The analytical problems of dating gypsum speleothems with the U-series technique are reviewed. Gypsum speleothems are, in general, very low in U content, challenging the limits of detection methods. Various approaches to dissolving gypsum and isolation of actinides from the matrix include ion-pairing dissolution with magnesium salts and using nitric acid. The most precise dating technique is Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS), combined with Fe(OH)₃ scavenging and anionic exchange chromatography. Less satisfactory, but much quicker, is direct retention of actinides from HNO₃ by means of TRU resin and MC-ICP-MS detection. We have tested these methods on gypsum speleothems …

Spatial Distribution Of Soda Straws Growth Rates Of The Coufin Cave (Vercors, France), Yves Perrette, Stéphane Jaillet

International Journal of Speleology

The Choranche Cave system (Vercors, France) is an excellent locality for measuring the growth rates of large numbers soda straws. This is especially the case for the Coufin Cave, as enlargement of the cave entrance in 1875 led to a change in stalactite color from brown to white, thus providing a reliable chronomarker. The date of this brown-to-white calcite transition has been confirmed by lamina counting. We measured and georeferenced the growth-lengths of 306 soda straws in a 1m² area of the roof of the Coufin Cave entrance chamber. Because of the very slow and sometimes inexistent water feeding …

Karst Geology And Cave Fauna Of Austria: A Concise Review, Erhard Christian, Christoph Spötl

International Journal of Speleology

The state of cave research in Austria is outlined from the geological and zoological perspective. Geologic sections include the setting of karst regions, tectonic and palaeoclimatic control on karst, modern cave environments, and karst hydrology. A chapter on the development of Austrian biospeleology in the 20th century is followed by a survey of terrestrial underground habitats, biogeographic remarks, and an annotated selection of subterranean invertebrates.

Age Frequency Distribution And Revised Stable Isotope Curves For New Zealand Speleothems: Palaeoclimatic Implications, Paul W. Williams, Helen L. Neil, Jian-Xin Zhao

International Journal of Speleology

The occurrence of speleothems in New Zealand with reversed magnetism indicates that secondary calcite deposition in caves has occurred for more than 780 thousand years (ka). 394 uranium-series dates on 148 speleothems show that such deposition has taken place somewhere in the country with little interruption for more than 500 ka. A relative probability distribution of speleothem ages indicates that most growth occurred in mild, moist interglacial and interstadial intervals, a conclusion reinforced by comparing peaks and troughs in the distribution with time series curves of speleothem δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C values. The stable isotope time series …

Do Karst Rivers “Deserve” Their Own Biotic Index? A Ten Years Study On Macrozoobenthos In Croatia, Biljana Rađa, Sanja Puljas

International Journal of Speleology

In this study we present the results of a ten year survey of the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna along four karst rivers: Jadro, Žrnovnica, Grab and Ruda, all of them situated in the Middle Dalmatia region of Croatia, in an attempt to construct the Iliric Biotic Index, which will be more applicable for the water quality analysis than the most frequently applied biotic index in Croatia, the Italian Modification of Extended Biotic Index. The rivers geologically belong to the Dinaric karst, unique geological phenomena in Europe. Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected along each river at 15 sites by standard methods of sampling …

Risk Assessment In The Upstream Crude Oil Supply Chain: Leveraging Analytic Hierarchy Process, Charles Awoala Briggs

Transportation Logistics and Finance

For an organization to be successful, an effective strategy is required, and if implemented appropriately the strategy will result in a sustainable competitive advantage. The importance of decision making in the oil industry is reflected in the magnitude and nature of the industry. Specific features of the oil industry supply chain, such as its longer chain, the complexity of its transportation system, its complex production and storage processes, etc., pose challenges to its effective management. Hence, understanding the risks, the risk sources, and their potential impacts on the oil industry's operations will be helpful in proposing a risk management model …

Increase In America's Health, Decrease In Health Costs : Through A Public-Private Health Working Relationship, Kimberly A. Schulte

Theses and Dissertations

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Developing A User-Space Semi-Reliable Transport Toolkit For Supporting The Timely Delivery Of Delay-Sensitive Streaming Media, Suhas T. Lande

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Aerosol-Cloud Condensation Nuclei And Cloud Droplet Concentration Closure Study, GöKhan Sever

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Professor On The Sixth Floor : Homer E. Newell, Jr. And The Development Of The U.S. Space Science, John D. Ruley

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.