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Secular Not Secularist America, Michael A. Scaperlanda

Faculty Articles

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Experience Of Resident Assistant Does Not Influence Incidence Of Common Bile Duct Injuries During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Ryan A. Lawless Md, Dale A. Dangleben Md, Charles Scagliotti Md, Judith A. Olenwine Ms, C-Tagme, John J. Hong Md, Michael M. Badellino Md

Department of Surgery

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Misconceptions In Middle School Life Science And Strategies Teachers Can Use To Change Them, Jody L. Fairbanks

Graduate Research Papers

Misconceptions and alternative conceptions refer to students' "conceptions that are different from those held by the scientific community" (Sungur, Tekkaya, & Geban, 2001, p. 91). All students have misconceptions due to prior experiences they have had. Students' alternative conceptions are problems for educators because they can block new learning (Sewell, 2002). Therefore, teachers play a crucial role in helping students construct new knowledge upon whatever foundation that already exists. This review of literature examines the findings of research regarding misconceptions, common misconceptions that students have in life science, and how teachers can teach difficult concepts so students are more likely …

2010 Arctic Winter Games: Personal, Social, And Community Benefits Of Participation, Samuel Joseph Walter

Graduate Research Papers

Overall, the findings of this study are very encouraging and give a strong rationale for the continued development, advancement, and support for the Arctic Winter Games. The results have been consistent with the aforementioned mission and values of the Games as established by the International Committee. This study is the fourth initial examination of the personal, social and community benefits of the Games. This research focused on the use of a questionnaire developed and tested in the 1998 Arctic Winter Games. Since then, this survey has been revised and updated on several occasions.

A Literature Review Of Interpersonal Relationships Among Youth In Organized Leisure Activities, Ginnell C. Harlin

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this literature review is to explore interpersonal relationships among youth in organized leisure activities. This review seeks to explore the nature and the role of interpersonal relationships as well as the affect youth involvement has for youth when participating in organized youth activities. Specifically this literature review will look at scholarship, research studies, inclusive of theories and models associated with interpersonal relationships of youth and organized leisure activities.

The Presence Of Gender Stereotypes In Children's Picture Book Illustrations, Jenahlee Chamberlain

Graduate Research Papers

Numerous studies have been conducted throughout the past several decades on the topic of gender stereotypes present in children's picture books. The purpose of this quantitative content analysis is to examine the portrayal of males and females and the representation of gender roles in children's picture book illustrations. This analysis of 43 children's picture books awarded the Caldecott Award or Caldecott Honor between 2001 and 2011 sought to determine whether or not 21st century award winning children's picture book illustrations portrayed gender stereotypes. Each title was analyzed using a content analysis form to test the three hypotheses for this study. …

Identifying Step Count Cut-Offs For Middle School Students, Julie Zensen

Graduate Research Papers

With physical activity levels continuing to decrease and obesity rates continuing to increase, it is important to set specific physical activity guidelines for children to reach in order to ensure health enhancement. A step count cut-off is a specific threshold that once met, is equivalent to participation in the recommended >60minutes of moderate to vigorous activity on a daily basis. The purpose of this study is to find developmentally-specific, step count cut-offs for both boys and girls. This study focused specifically on middle school students from four schools in a Midwestern town in Iowa. There were 88 total participants: 31 …

Elementary School Teacher And Students’ Responses On The Usefulness Of The Polar Activity Monitor, Blaire Baldwin

Graduate Research Papers

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Donor Cultivation: An Examination Of The Current Recession And The Resulting Nonprofit Dilemma, Elizabeth Hackbarth

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to conduct a comprehensive literature review that examines the primary implications of the economic crisis for donor motives to give to nonprofit organizations and cultivation best practices.

The UNI athletic department experienced a budget cut from the state of Iowa for 2009 that amounted to an immediate $150,000 and will foresee another $100,000 cut each year over the next five years. Athletic administration is currently developing a plan to adapt to the new changes in the budget.

Resourcefulness will be expected from employees, programs may be asked to rearrange their budgets, staff may experience …

The Serious Leisure Perspective, Patrick Anthony Beets

Graduate Research Papers

This review will address the relationship of serious leisure that involve youth and will help create a study that can be used based on a participant's experiences. The specific question examined in this paper is: Can serious leisure be used as a vehicle to help youth to develop positive skills that will help increase meaningfulness and battle depression?

Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2010-09-01, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2010-10-13, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2011-01-12, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2011-03-09, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2011-04-06, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2011-05-04, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Sec Roster, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2010/2011 Faculty Senate Roster, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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The Effectiveness Of Food Tourism Branding: The Case Of Kinsale, The Gourmet Food Capital Of The South., Lisa O'Riordan

Theses

Kinsale is a small fishing village in West Cork. During the summer months, the population increases from three thousand to over twelve thousand, due to the influx of tourists. This may be attributed, in no small way, to Kinsale’s reputation as the gourmet capital of Ireland. Kinsale has been at the core of Ireland’s food circles for many years, and has successfully branded itself as a food tourism destination.

Despite Ireland’s long association with agriculture, food tourism is a relatively unknown concept in the country. Food tourism includes visiting food producers, attending food festivals, restaurants and specific locations for food …

Development, Validation And Application Of Uhplc-Ms/Ms Methods For The Detection Of Veterinary Drug Residues In Food Of Animal Origin, Michelle Whelan

Theses

Ultra high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) technology was utilized for the development of analytical methods for the detection of veterinary drug residues in foods of animal origin. Initial work focused on the development of the mass spectrometry (MS) method for the detection of the analytes of interest and subsequent chromatographic separation. The MS method was optimised to detect both positively and negatively ionised analytes from different classes in a single injection in a 13 minute run time at μg kg^-1levels.

Sample preparation procedures were modified to extract the residues from muscle and …

Catalog Denison University 2011-2012

Denison University Catalogs

Denison University Course Catalog 2011-2012

Estimating The Reproductive Numbers For The 2008-2009 Cholera Outbreaks In Zimbabwe, Zindoga Mukandavire, Shu Liao, Jin Wang, Holly Gaff, David L. Smith, J. Glenn Morris Jr.

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Cholera remains an important global cause of morbidity and mortality, capable of causing periodic epidemic disease. Beginning in August 2008, a major cholera epidemic occurred in Zimbabwe, with 98,585 reported cases and 4,287 deaths. The dynamics of such outbreaks, particularly in nonestuarine regions, are not well understood. We explored the utility of mathematical models in understanding transmission dynamics of cholera and in assessing the magnitude of interventions necessary to control epidemic disease. Weekly data on reported cholera cases were obtained from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MoHCW) for the period from November 13, 2008 to July 31, …

Cairo- A City In Transition, Christopher Horwood

Faculty Books

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It Takes A Community To Change A Broken System: Using An Inter-Organizational Collaborative Group To Ensure All Oakland Students Graduate From High School, Nyeisha T. Dewitt

Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study documents the formation and interactions of an inter-organizational collaborative group, Oakland's Promise Alliance, to determine if there were environmental and community factors that contributed to the success of the collaborative. The research examines how various participatory activities and group interactions used during the relationship-building phase of the groups' development helped strengthen the group over time. Lastly this study identifies the specific, preexisting characteristics of the Oakland community that affect the propensity for change.

Employing the participatory action research method, 9 of the 13 members of the executive committee voluntarily participated in qualitative interviews and group dialogue to …

Ventral Hernia Repairs: 10 Year Single Institution Review At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Frederick C. Sailes, Md, Jason Walls, Md, Daria Guelig, Md, Mike Mirzabeigi, Ma, William D. Long, Ms, Albert Crawford, Phd, John H. Moore Jr, Md, Facs, Steven E. Copit, Md, Gary A. Tuma, M.D, James Fox, Md

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

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Background Definitive repair of recurrent ventral hernias using abdominal wall reconstruction techniques is an essential tool in the armentarium for general and plastic surgeons. Ramirez 1 et al describes the “component separation” technique to mobilize the rectus-abdominus internal oblique and external oblique flap to correct the defect. The recurrence rate of incisional hernias increases to 20% after gastric bypass or extensive weight loss.2 The incidence of ventral hernias after failed recurrent hernia repair increases to 40%.3 It has been reported that utilizing the sliding myofascial flap repair technique, the recurrence rate was reduced to 8.5%.4

Materials and Methods This …

The Relationship Between Cognitive Moral Development And Attitudes Toward Cheating Among Preservice And In-Service High School Teachers, Michael G. Glaser

Doctoral Dissertations

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Critical Hermeneutic Inquiry In Kagaa, Kenya : Refiguring Village Health Education Through Community Inquiry, Peninah N. Kaniu

Doctoral Dissertations

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The Leadership Experiences Of Successful Minority American Women In Financial Services : A Participatory Study, Mai Yang

Doctoral Dissertations

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The Effects Of Three Concept Mapping Strategies On Seventh-Grade Students' Science Achievement At An Urban Middle School, Navdeep Dosanjh

Doctoral Dissertations

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Outcomes Of Adaptive Sports And Recreation Participation Among Veterans Returning From Combat With Acquired Disability, Neil Lundberg, Jessie Bennett, Shauna Smith

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine changes in quality of life, mood states, and sports related competence for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom who participated in a therapeutic adaptive sports and recreation program. The researchers hypothesized that participation would lead to increases in physical, psychological, social, and environmental QoL, increases in sports related competence, and reductions in mood disturbances such as depression and anger. A total of 18 veterans participated in one of three week-long therapeutic and adaptive sports programs in Sun Valley Idaho. Veterans responded on a pretest and posttest questionnaire. Because no …