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Activating Prior Knowledge With Cues And Questions As A Key Instructional Strategy To Increase Student Achievement In Low Socioeconomic Middle Schools, Michael Glenn Cason Jan 2011

Activating Prior Knowledge With Cues And Questions As A Key Instructional Strategy To Increase Student Achievement In Low Socioeconomic Middle Schools, Michael Glenn Cason

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act created new accountability for educational institutions where schools must demonstrate adequate yearly progress (AYP) by regularly increasing student achievement. Many school districts across the nation failed AYP, searched for effective teaching strategies, and used new instructional models to help, yet they continued to fail. Thousands of educational institutions turned to the learning-focused schools (LFS) model of instruction, but increases in student achievement were sporadic. The rationale for this project stemmed from inconsistent student achievement results at a local middle school while using LFS from the inception of NCLB. This project study reviewed the …

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Psychiatric Disorders As Potential Predictors In Medical Disease Development, Linda Kay Taliaferro Jan 2011

Psychiatric Disorders As Potential Predictors In Medical Disease Development, Linda Kay Taliaferro

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Millions of individuals suffer disability or death from immune-based inflammatory diseases. If psychiatric disorders could be empirically linked to the prediction of immune-based inflammatory diseases, there would be a basis for promoting disease prevention measures for individuals diagnosed with one of four psychiatric disorders. Psychoneuroimmunology provided the theoretical base for understanding emotionally induced medical disease development. In this quantitative study, a parallel archival research design was used to investigate the degree to which generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression recurrent, and dysthymic disorder predicted the presence of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and type II diabetes. …

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The Experience Of Menopause As Reported By Sedentary Women, April Elizabeth Ann Rietdyk Jan 2011

The Experience Of Menopause As Reported By Sedentary Women, April Elizabeth Ann Rietdyk

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited research exists on the experiences of sedentary women as they transition through menopause. This gap creates difficulty for public health practitioners as they strive to develop resources, implement programs, or influence policy change at the community level for this group of marginalized women. Keeping women healthy throughout the aging process, including menopause, improves their quality of life and decreases the impact aging has on the health care system. This phenomenological study, through in-depth interviews, provided the opportunity for sedentary women to share their thoughts and experiences of menopause. Thirteen sedentary women between the ages of 40 and 60, experiencing …

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The Relationship Between Daily Snowfall Accumulation And Pattern And Severity Of Traumatic Injuries At A U.S. Ski Resort, S. Jason Moore Jan 2011

The Relationship Between Daily Snowfall Accumulation And Pattern And Severity Of Traumatic Injuries At A U.S. Ski Resort, S. Jason Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Throughout the relevant literature, research addressing the impact of a specific environmental factor, such as snowfall, on injury patterns or severity among alpine skiers and snowboarders is sparse. The foundation for inquiry into this relationship was developed based on principles of physics and traumatology coupled with findings in the available literature. Secondary analysis of trauma registry data coupled with daily snowfall measurements from one of the largest ski areas in North America illustrated a negative correlation between daily snowfall amount and injury severity (r = -.08). Concordant findings demonstrated an increased odds of sustaining an injury defined as severe or …

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Differences In Breast Cancer Tumor Size, Stage, And Survival By Socioeconomic Position In Young Women, Julie Maureen Tomaska Jan 2011

Differences In Breast Cancer Tumor Size, Stage, And Survival By Socioeconomic Position In Young Women, Julie Maureen Tomaska

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although the incidence of breast cancer in women under 40 years of age is somewhat rare, young women tend to present with cancer that is more advanced and with poorer prognostic characteristics. This research will be important to providers, women and their families and those seeking to clarify screening guidelines. The purpose of this quantitative, retrospective, cohort study was to evaluate differences in prognostic characteristics by socioeconomic position (SIP). The cohort was comprised of females aged 18 to 39 with a primary diagnosis of breast cancer. Data were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results registry for all primary …

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Assessing Doppler-Derived Pressure Gradients And Liver Echogenicity To Predict Liver Disease, Joy D. Guthrie Jan 2011

Assessing Doppler-Derived Pressure Gradients And Liver Echogenicity To Predict Liver Disease, Joy D. Guthrie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Liver disease causes an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each year. Currently, to detect liver disease, an invasive biopsy is required. Other, less invasive diagnostic alternatives are needed. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a modified form of sonographic screening, including portal, hepatic, and splenic venous pressure, hepatic venous waveform analysis, portal vein diameter, and echogenicity of liver parenchyma in predicting liver disease. The study was based on conversion of a velocity measurement to a pressure gradient, allowing a fluid comparison between known catheterization venous pressures and sonographic Doppler-derived pressure gradients. This study …

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Effects Of An In-School Suspension Program On Student Academic Achievement, Recidivism, And Social Literacy, Sherry Williams Jan 2011

Effects Of An In-School Suspension Program On Student Academic Achievement, Recidivism, And Social Literacy, Sherry Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school leaders have had to identify instructional and administrative practices that would increase student achievement. Provisions of NCLB have added additional challenges for schools working with low achieving students with discipline problems. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate how a school's in-school suspension (ISS) program served teachers and students. The research questions focused on determining the strengths and weaknesses of the school's ISS program, the potential that these characteristics held to affect student academic achievement and behavior for ISS students, recidivism, and measures that the …

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Museveni's Centralization Of Power: The Political Economy Of Development In Uganda, Nathan Vasher Jan 2011

Museveni's Centralization Of Power: The Political Economy Of Development In Uganda, Nathan Vasher

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis develops a model of structural power in society that builds upon Weber's notion that several types of power exist in societies and that these types of power operate differently within societies. The purpose of this model is to help explain the political economy of development during Museveni's tenure. The thesis argues that Museveni has centralized power through a complex system of patronage and repression. Furthermore, Museveni's transformation from the leader of a cadre of `new breed leaders' to `just another African big man' results from his choice to centralize power as a means of achieving his revolutionary goals. …

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The Sicuro File: A Personal Perspective On The Struggle Over Portland State University’S Most Controversial President, David Horowitz Jan 2011

The Sicuro File: A Personal Perspective On The Struggle Over Portland State University’S Most Controversial President, David Horowitz

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

This essay offers a personal recounting of Sicuro’s tumultuous tenure and “the great governance issue of Portland State’s history,” as institutional historian Gordon B. Dodds has described it.2 By tracing a curious path from allegations of minor improprieties among favored student government leaders to widespread contention over the management style and behavior of a controversial academic leader, it traces my tangential but deeply engaged role in the dramatic power struggle erupting at Oregon’s largest urban university in the late 1980s. In doing so, it highlights significant issues affecting modern university life, from race relations, the role of competitive sports, student …

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Distributed Renewable Generation: The Trifecta Of Energy Solutions To Curb Carbon Emissions, Reduce Pollutants, And Empower Ratepayers, Shannon Baker-Branstetter Jan 2011

Distributed Renewable Generation: The Trifecta Of Energy Solutions To Curb Carbon Emissions, Reduce Pollutants, And Empower Ratepayers, Shannon Baker-Branstetter

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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For The Birds: Judicial Expansion Of Executive Power In Fund For Animals V. Kempthorne, Lauren B. Murray Jan 2011

For The Birds: Judicial Expansion Of Executive Power In Fund For Animals V. Kempthorne, Lauren B. Murray

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Bats And Breezes Take On Federal Policy: The Windy Effects Of Animal Welfare Institute V. Beech Ridge Energy Llc, Kirsten S. Balzer Jan 2011

Bats And Breezes Take On Federal Policy: The Windy Effects Of Animal Welfare Institute V. Beech Ridge Energy Llc, Kirsten S. Balzer

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Ring Temperatures, Political Questions, And Public Nuisances: The Second Circuit Weighs In On The Climate Change Debate In Connecticut V. American Electric Power Co., Michael Schiraldi Jan 2011

Ring Temperatures, Political Questions, And Public Nuisances: The Second Circuit Weighs In On The Climate Change Debate In Connecticut V. American Electric Power Co., Michael Schiraldi

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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A Study Of The Significant Indicators Of Spiritual And Emotional Responses Of African-American Congregations To The Transition Of The Founding Or Long-Term Senior Pastor, Cynthia Hinson Graham Jan 2011

A Study Of The Significant Indicators Of Spiritual And Emotional Responses Of African-American Congregations To The Transition Of The Founding Or Long-Term Senior Pastor, Cynthia Hinson Graham

ATS Dissertations

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Assimilation Strategies Of The Churches Of Christ In Christian Union : Closing The Back Door Of The Church, Earl Ralph Hux Jan 2011

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Assimilation Strategies Of The Churches Of Christ In Christian Union : Closing The Back Door Of The Church, Earl Ralph Hux

ATS Dissertations

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Clergy Stress : A Study Of Stressors And Stress-Relieving Practices Among United Methodist Clergy Across Three Districts Of The Western North Carolina Conference, Claude J. Kayler Jan 2011

Clergy Stress : A Study Of Stressors And Stress-Relieving Practices Among United Methodist Clergy Across Three Districts Of The Western North Carolina Conference, Claude J. Kayler

ATS Dissertations

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Spiritual And Strategic Leadership In Pastoral Ministry, Pedro P. Magalhães Jan 2011

Spiritual And Strategic Leadership In Pastoral Ministry, Pedro P. Magalhães

ATS Dissertations

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You Are Fired : A Phenomenological Study Of Pastoral Perspectives On Termination In A Particular County Of North Texas, Bruce E. Pratt Jan 2011

You Are Fired : A Phenomenological Study Of Pastoral Perspectives On Termination In A Particular County Of North Texas, Bruce E. Pratt

ATS Dissertations

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Offer Them Life!: Investigating The Implications Of A Life-Based Evangelistic Vision, Dan W. Dunn Jan 2011

Offer Them Life!: Investigating The Implications Of A Life-Based Evangelistic Vision, Dan W. Dunn

ATS Dissertations

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201101 Obiter Dicta: Late January 2011, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2011

201101 Obiter Dicta: Late January 2011, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Arkhonskaya: A Terek Cossack Community, Stephen Bowers, Anna Vladimirovna Chekashkina, Oleg Abzaletdinov, S. Reed Bowers Ii Jan 2011

Arkhonskaya: A Terek Cossack Community, Stephen Bowers, Anna Vladimirovna Chekashkina, Oleg Abzaletdinov, S. Reed Bowers Ii

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Lord Peter Bauer: From Subsistence To Exchange And Other Essays: Study Guide, 2006-2011, Steven A. Samson Jan 2011

Lord Peter Bauer: From Subsistence To Exchange And Other Essays: Study Guide, 2006-2011, Steven A. Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Faustian Bargains: Entanglements Between Church And State In America, Steven A. Samson Jan 2011

Faustian Bargains: Entanglements Between Church And State In America, Steven A. Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

As the state extends its operations into all areas of social life, it breaches the protective 'wall of separation' that has traditionally kept the church free from overt regulation by the civil authorities. This is manifested in several ways: first, a statutory extension of state police powers through social legislation; second, a restriction or pre-emption of certain activities that were once held to be outside the purview of the state; third, a vitiation of the principle of religious non-interference through judicial interpretations of the First Amendment; and fourth, an adversary posture toward churches taken by many agencies of the state …

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Lord Peter Bauer: From Subsistence To Exchange: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2011

Lord Peter Bauer: From Subsistence To Exchange: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Resource Assessment Framework (Raf) For Finfish Resources In Western Australia, Department Of Fisheries Jan 2011

Resource Assessment Framework (Raf) For Finfish Resources In Western Australia, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries Occasional Publications

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The Sexual Health Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Questioning Youth, L. Kris Gowen Jan 2011

The Sexual Health Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Questioning Youth, L. Kris Gowen

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Although persons of different sexual and gender orientations often get grouped together under the term “LGBTQ” (for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning), it is important to distinguish between subpopulations based on sexual vs. gender orientation. A person’s sexual orientation is the gender to which a person is emotionally, romantically, and sexually attracted. Gender identity is how a person self-identifies as a particular gender regardless of biological sex characteristics. “Transgender” describes persons who are born a certain sex, but identify with, and consequently wish to live as, a different gender than the sex their anatomy dictates. According to data from …

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The Federalization Of The Duty Of Loyalty Governing Charity Fiduciaries Under United States Tax Law, Johnny Rex Buckles Jan 2011

The Federalization Of The Duty Of Loyalty Governing Charity Fiduciaries Under United States Tax Law, Johnny Rex Buckles

Kentucky Law Journal

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Choking Out Local Community Service Organizations: Rising Federal Tax Regulation And Its Impact On Small Nonprofit Entities, Nicole S. Dandridge Jan 2011

Choking Out Local Community Service Organizations: Rising Federal Tax Regulation And Its Impact On Small Nonprofit Entities, Nicole S. Dandridge

Kentucky Law Journal

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The "Federalization" Problem And Nonprofit Self- Regulation: Some Initial Thoughts, Mark Sidel Jan 2011

The "Federalization" Problem And Nonprofit Self- Regulation: Some Initial Thoughts, Mark Sidel

Kentucky Law Journal

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Structural Racism And The Law In America Today: An Introduction, William M. Wiecek Jan 2011

Structural Racism And The Law In America Today: An Introduction, William M. Wiecek

Kentucky Law Journal

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