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Genetics Of Polyphenol Oxidase (Ppo) Activity In Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.), Somrudee Onto

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The enzyme activity of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in grain is regarded as a major factor in time-dependent darkening and discoloration of wheat food products during processing or storage. The darkening phenomena of products reduce the quality of products and affect consumer acceptance. Breeding wheat cultivars with low PPO activity is the best way to reduce the undesirable darkening. The low PPO line PI 117635 was crossed to two low PPO wheats from Idaho, IDO580 and IDO377s to determine whether matings between wheats with low levels of grain PPO would result in complementation, and lines with lower or nil PPO would …

Multicultural Families In South Korea: A Socio-Legal Approach, Hyunah Yang

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Alternative Certification: A Research Brief, Diane Hirshberg

CAEPR Reports

Alternative teacher certification (ATC) encompasses a broad range of programs that prepare teachers in non-traditional, accelerated ways (Suell and Piotrowski 2007). The number of teachers prepared through alternative routes has increased considerably in the past decade. As of 2011, 16% of public school teachers nationwide had entered the profession through some kind of alternative program, and in the last five years, 40% of new hires have come through ATC programs (Feistritzer 2011). In this brief I offer a short overview of research on the outcomes of alternative certification programs compared with traditional certification, summarize findings about what makes for effective …

Do Different Styles Of Self-Monitoring Yield Different Outcomes In Ego Depletion And Anxiety?, Katelyn Brittany Ealer

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

Different styles of self-monitoring, Public Performing and Other-directed, may result in different levels of ego depletion and anxiety after an ego depleting self-presentation task. To test this idea, undergraduate psychology students were recruited and deceived into believing that they were being monitored by trained researchers for competency so as to activate the ego depleting self-presentational strategy of competence. The predictions that as self-monitoring increases, ego depletion increases, that Other-directed self-monitoring predicts ego depletion more than Public Performing self-monitoring, that Public Performing self-monitoring predicts ego depletion controlling for Extroversion and Other-directed self-monitoring predicts ego depletion controlling for Neuroticism, and that ego …

Exploring The Impact Of Classified Staff Interactions On The Student Experience: A Multiple Case Study Approach, Mary Ann Schmitt

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative multiple case study explored front-line classified staff interactions with students as a possible strategy for increasing student success. The study was based on the premise that too few students stay at a community college long enough to achieve their academic goals. Therefore, college leaders must identify new strategies to increase student retention and success. A literature review revealed positive student experiences increase the likelihood of student persistence. Since classified staff members interact with students throughout the college, the author examined their interactions as one potential strategy to increase the likelihood of student success.

The study explored classified staff …

Investigating Factors Associated With Burglary Crime Analysis Using Logistic Regression Modeling, Daniel Antolos

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

This study conducted a logistic regression to determine the relationship of factors associated with burglary to determine the variables necessary to predict criminal activity. Predictors utilized in the study; included time of day, day of week, connectors, barriers, and repeat victimization. These predictors were all incorporated to develop a model that would best predict burglary activity as it relates from a determine epicenter of activity. The predictors selected have all be shown, through research to be significant, characteristics of activity as they relate to burglary but have not been incorporated together to develop a significant model. The model compared the …

The Effects Of Observers’ Expectations And The Probability Of A Change Occurring On Change Detection Performance, Robert A. Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The change probability effect is a term coined by Beck et al. (2004) and it suggests that changes that are expected or "probable" are detected more easily than changes that are unexpected or "improbable". This research study investigates the change probability effect and the differences between observers who are looking for changes and those who are unaware that changes may exist. The results suggest that observers who are not expecting a change to occur are more likely to detect an improbable change than a probable change. The findings from this study have real world applications and also have implications for …

Longitudinal Evaluation Of A Gis Laboratory In A Transportation Engineering Course, Ghulam H. Bham, Dan Cernusca, Ronaldo Luna, Uday R.R. Manepalli

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper focuses on the potential impact of student-centered feedback for enhancing the learning experience of civil engineering students that used a geographic information system (GIS) based tutorial in a transportation engineering course. the tutorial was implemented in a laboratory environment developed as a self-guided activity supported by a web-Based learning system. the formative research proposed in this study includes a series of four successive implementations of this laboratory. Students' performance, beliefs, and perceptions were monitored by using a mixed methods design approach and weaknesses identified from early implementations were addressed before the next implementation of the laboratory activity. the …

Shule Ya Uhuru: The "Modern Strivers" And D.C.'S Eastern High School Freedom Annex, Ari Pomerantz , '12

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

This research paper examines the organizing work of “The Modern Strivers”, a group of black high-school students from Washington D.C.’s Eastern Public High School, between the years of 1967-1969. Following in the legacy of the Black Freedom Struggle’s democratic organizing tradition and harnessing the creativity and intellectual exuberance of the late 1960’s surging Black Nationalism, the Strivers designed and established their own semi-autonomous Freedom School, while continuing to fight for relevant curricula and greater black community control at Eastern High. The Strivers’ organizing demonstrates that youth of color were key thinkers and actors within the Black Power movement of Washington, …

Social Media: How Players And Athletic Organizations Can Use Social Media Technology For Positive Brand Awareness, Nina D. Bell

All Capstone Projects

Player transgressions and sponsorships were examined lightly using rhetorical and secondary research to consider the impact social media technology has had on sports marketing and communications. In discussing the impact, I was able to uncover the negative and positive implications for social media‟s involvement in sports, and how understanding it is imperative for individuals looking to become professionals in athletics. From my research, I will create a presentation which will assist professional athletes and their organization in creating a positive brand image using social media technology.

Perfecting The Interview Process Making Yourself Employable, Carmen Marish Davis

All Capstone Projects

This project reviewed the literature of the interview in the hiring for employment process, and presents a handbook of tips for the candidate on the interview process. Few tips for the candidate on best practices for interviewing were found in this review in the scholarly literature. (Abstract provided by OPUS staff)

The Impact Of Obesity On Reproduction In Women., Lulu A. Al-Nuaim

Saudi Medical Journal

Obesity can impact on reproductive functions by causing hormonal imbalance and ovulatory dysfunction. Furthermore, obesity is associated with a range of adverse health consequences. There is a tight coupling between the reproductive system and energy balance. Obesity results from chronic imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure, and therefore changes in energy expenditure impact on the reproductive system. Physical activity, through its effect on energy expenditure, plays an imperative role in maintaining energy balance and thus improving health. It is therefore recommended that weight loss is the best and the cheapest therapy for infertile obese women.

Learning Styles Of Egyptian Business Students, Bijayananda Naik, Deb Tech, Nashwa El-Bendary

Research & Publications

The Index of Learning Styles (ILS) instrument based on the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model was used to determine distribution of learning styles of eighty Egyptian business students enrolled in an Egyptian institution of higher education. Results show that Egyptian business students surveyed in this study prefer sensing, visual, active, and sequential learning styles over intuitive, verbal, reflective, and global learning styles respectively. The majority of business students have a balanced learning style in all four dimensions of the Felder-Silverman model. Gender difference in learning style preference was statistically significant for only two of the four dimensions. The small gender difference …

Sacred Heart University Fact Sheet - Fall 2011, Office Of Institutional Research

News, Magazines and Reports

No abstract provided.

College Students’ Negotiation Of Privilege In A Community-Based Violence Prevention Project, Bet S. Catlett, Amira Proweller

Scholarship of Engagement

Recent scholarship on service-learning has departed from examination of more traditional models and outcomes to explore how service-learning shapes students’ understanding of social change. This study builds on existing research to further interrogate the ways in which service-learning relates to power and privilege, specifically exploring how college students in a service-learning experience reflect on notions of privilege and how this informs their work with urban youth. Data was collected from 15 undergraduate student participants in a violence prevention program. Findings point to the potential that lies within change models of service-learning for students to reflect on the complex relationship among …

Mining Direct Antagonistic Communities In Explicit Trust Networks, David Lo, Didi Surian, Zhang Kuan, Ee Peng Lim

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

There has been a recent increase of interest in analyzing trust and friendship networks to gain insights about relationship dynamics among users. Many sites such as Epinions, Facebook, and other social networking sites allow users to declare trusts or friendships between different members of the community. In this work, we are interested in extracting direct antagonistic communities (DACs) within a rich trust network involving trusts and distrusts. Each DAC is formed by two subcommunities with trust relationships among members of each sub-community but distrust relationships across the sub-communities. We develop an efficient algorithm that could analyze large trust networks leveraging …

Necessary Pre-Entry Competencies As Perceived By Florida Extension Agents, Matt Benge, Amy Harder, Hannah Carter

Journal of Extension

It is important to focus attention on the pre-entry competencies of new organization members and to identify the competencies needed by Extension agents to determine adequate education curricula and training, and to improve retention. Current professional development models disregard the competencies needed by agents entering Extension. This article describes Florida Extension agents' perceptions of necessary pre-entry competencies. The most necessary competencies reported by respondents were: self-management, program development process, communication skills, interpersonal skills, technical/subject matter expertise, and teaching skills. UF/IFAS Extension administrators and personnel should build upon the competencies new Extension agents possess when entering Extension.

The Removability Of Non-Citizen Parents And The Best Interests Of Citizen Children: How To Balance Competing Imperatives In The Context Of Removal Proceedings?, Patrick J. Glen

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The massive influx of illegal immigrants over the preceding decades has combined with the United States’ jus soli citizenship regime to produce a growing class of removable aliens: non-citizen parents of United States citizen children. The removability of parents obviously places the citizen children in the unfortunate position of having to leave their country of citizenship behind to accompany the parents, or arrange for living situations within the United States, perhaps with a relative, but be separated from their parents. The compelling interests raised by the removability of parents in such circumstances have given rise to distinct forms of relief …

Institutional Repositories: Keys To Success, Joan Giesecke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Institutional repositories are a relatively new activity for higher education. They are defined most often as a set of services that are offered by an institution for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the members of the institution or scholarly community. This article will describe the challenges institutions are facing in creating repositories, will explore the economics of managing repositories, and will offer a model for creating a successful set of services.

How To Test Cultural Theory: Suggestions For Future Research, Marco Verweij, Shenghua Luan, Mark Nowacki

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This symposium highlighted the relevance of the cultural theory (CT) pioneered by anthropologists Mary Douglas, Steve Rayner, and Michael Thompson and political scientists Aaron Wildavsky and Richard Ellis for explaining political phenomena. In this concluding article, we suggest ways in which CT can be further tested and developed. First, we describe how the theory has been applied thus far and some of the achievements of these applications. Then, we examine some of the challenges revealed by this research. Finally, we discuss ways of applying CT that promise to help meet these challenges. These methods include nesting case studies and combining …

Using The Open Systems Perspective To Understand Critical Incidents, Denise D. P. Thompson

Publications and Research

At the end of its Fall 2010 conference, the Academy for Critical Incident Analysis (ACIA) called for the development of frameworks that would aid in the study and analysis of critical incidents. This paper responds to that call. The paper answers the question, “is it possible to construct a framework that is generic enough to encapsulate the essential components observed in all critical incidents?” The paper utilizes the open systems perspective to develop a conceptual framework to help us delineate and understand critical incidents and how they evolve. The paper presents examples to substantiate arguments made about the framework. The …

The Effects Of An Intrinsic Motivation Program On Motivation & Acceptance To Rehabilitation Treatment Among Drug Dependent Clients At One Treatment Center For Drug Dependence In Pathumthani Province, Seearoon Lampoo, Nidtaya Takviriyanun, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

The problem of drug dependent clients do not going to rehabilitation, leads to their higher relapse rates. Thus, fostering motivation for rehabilitation is important. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of an intrinsic motivation program on motivation & acceptance to rehabilitation treatment among drug dependent clients at one treatment center for drug dependence in Pathumthani province. Eighty participants were randomized equally into experimental and control groups (n = 40 for each group). The control group only received usual detoxifi cation care, whereas the experimental group received usual care plus the intrinsic motivation program. This program …

Therapeutic Horseback Riding And Hippotherapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Sirinart Laibsirinon

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy in children with cerebral palsy can be considered as an adjunct to convention physical therapy, occupational therapy or other medical interventions. Impairments due to brain damage in children with cerebral palsy such as spasticity, muscle weakness and abnormal postural control result in abnormal movement and delayed gross motor function, compared to children with typical development. Sitting astride the horse while horse is moving facilitates head righting and equilibrium reaction. Balance will be highly required during riding the horse. Based on literature review, the improvements of the hippotherapy program of a 30-45 minutes/set, 1-2 sets/week within …

The Social Nature Of Male Suicide: A New Analytic Model, Daniel Coleman, John T. Casey

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Suicide is one of the leading causes of male mortality. In nearly every country in the world, more males than females end their life by suicide. Previous research indicates male-specific risk factors include social factors such as being unmarried, low income, and unemployment. An analytic model of male suicide is developed, proposing that the traditional male gender role creates a culturally-conditioned narrowing of perceived options and cognitive rigidity when under stress that increases male suicide risk. Suicide prevention and intervention require recognition of the role of high traditional masculinity, situating individual explanations within a broader social context. Based on this …

How Locus Of Control Influences Compatibility With Visualization Style, Caroline Ziemkiewicz, R. Jordan Crouser, Ashley Rye Yauilla, Sara L. Su, William Ribarsky, Remco Chang

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

Existing research suggests that individual personality differences are correlated with a user’s speed and accuracy in solving problems with different types of complex visualization systems. In this pa- per, we extend this research by isolating factors in personality traits as well as in the visualizations that could have contributed to the observed correlation. We focus on a personality trait known as “lo- cus of control,” which represents a person’s tendency to see them- selves as controlled by or in control of external events. To isolate variables of the visualization design, we control extraneous factors such as color, interaction, and labeling, …

Regulation For The Sake Of Appearance, Adam M. Samaha

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Appearance is often given as a justification for decisions, including government decisions, but the logic of appearance arguments is not well theorized. This Article develops a framework for understanding and evaluating appearance-based justifications for government decisions. First, working definitions are offered to distinguish appearance from reality. Next, certain relationships between appearance and reality are singled out for attention. Sometimes reality is insulated from appearance, sometimes appearance helps drive reality over time, and sometimes appearance and reality collapse from the outset. Finally, sets of normative questions are suggested based on the supposed relationship between appearance and reality for a given situation. …

Talk About Talking About Constitutional Law, Adam M. Samaha

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Constitutional theory branches into decision theory and discourse theory. The former concentrates on how constitutional decisions are or should be made, the latter on how constitutional issues are or should be discussed. For its part, originalism began as a method for resolving constitutional disagreement but it has migrated into discourse theory, as well. Jack Balkin’s “living originalism” illustrates the move. This essay examines inclusive versions of originalism like Balkin’s that permit many different answers to constitutional questions. The essay then suggests pathologies associated with loose constitutional discourse in general. For instance, a large domain for constitutional discourse can crowd out …

Collaborative Online Learning Of User Generated Content, Guangxia Li, Kuiyu Chang, Steven C. H. Hoi, Wenting Liu, Ramesh Jain

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We study the problem of online classification of user generated content, with the goal of efficiently learning to categorize content generated by individual user. This problem is challenging due to several reasons. First, the huge amount of user generated content demands a highly efficient and scalable classification solution. Second, the categories are typically highly imbalanced, i.e., the number of samples from a particular useful class could be far and few between compared to some others (majority class). In some applications like spam detection, identification of the minority class often has significantly greater value than that of the majority class. Last …

An Investigation Of Use Of Information Sources By Social Scientists, Ajay Kumar, S. N. Singh, Akhilesh K. S. Yadav

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is based on data collected through questionnaires given to social scientists of Mizoram University, a central university in India. Goals of the research were to investigate the use of formal and informal sources of information by social scientists; to discover the degree to which they make use of various types of information; methods used to communicate, and availability of information sources and services in Mizoram University.

Fame Law: Requiring Proof Of National Fame In Trademark Law, Xuan-Thao Nguyen

Cardozo Law Review

The public has always been infatuated with fame. Trademark law likewise has a long history of infatuation with fame. Protecting the fame embodied in a trademark against dilutive use by others has not been easy. The difficulty stems from the wording of the statute and judicial failure to understand the "fame" requirement. The fundamental question centers on what level of fame is required for the property-like protection against subsequent uses that dilute the famous trademark. This Article argues for national fame to be the requisite requirement for property-like anti-dilution protection under trademark law. The Article recommends that the proof of …