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Effects Of Early Intervention Services On Adaptive Functioning, Osslyn Sam Jan 2012

Effects Of Early Intervention Services On Adaptive Functioning, Osslyn Sam

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

In 1986, Congress enacted Public Law 99-457, Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This law, currently referred to as Part C, was established in response to the growing number of children born with developmental delays. Infants born prematurely, addicted to drugs, or with conditions such as Down Syndrome face challenging lives. Part C allows for eligible infants, ages birth to three years to receive free early intervention services to address their individual delays. Previous studies have shown that children who have participated in early intervention programs have benefited in various areas of their overall development. The …

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An Examination Of The Interactive Effects Of Mindfulness And Stress On Negative Health Habits In A Primary Care Population, Christina J. Dichiara Jan 2012

An Examination Of The Interactive Effects Of Mindfulness And Stress On Negative Health Habits In A Primary Care Population, Christina J. Dichiara

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The overarching goal of this study was to better understand relationships between health habits, stress, and mindfulness. In doing so, this research examined the interaction of mindfulness with responses to stress as it affects negative health habits. There was also a psychometric development study conducted, using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to test the applicability of the two-factor model of the PHLMS to a primary care population. Data were collected from 198 adult patients in a primary care medical practice. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 89 years old, were 51% female, and 92% Caucasian. For CFA analyses, three fit …

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Interpersonal Difficulty, Affective Problems, And Ineffectiveness As Predictors Of Eating Disordered Attitudes And Behavior, Paige L. Marmer Jan 2012

Interpersonal Difficulty, Affective Problems, And Ineffectiveness As Predictors Of Eating Disordered Attitudes And Behavior, Paige L. Marmer

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The goal of this study was to better understand the relationships between psychological variables (i.e., interpersonal problems, affective problems, and ineffectiveness) and factors (i.e., previous hospitalizations, self-harm, and length of stay) related to disordered eating. A set of psychological variables and ED-related symptoms from the EDI-3 were examined within an inpatient eating disorder treatment center. Data were analyzed from an existing dataset consisting of 1,331 female participants, ranging in age from 14-65. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to test the hypothesis that the independent variables would predict ED-related symptoms (i.e., bulimia, body dissatisfaction, and drive for thinness). Regression models …

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Evidence For The Origin Of The B Genome Of Bread Wheat Based On Chloroplast Dna, Nadia Haider Jan 2012

Evidence For The Origin Of The B Genome Of Bread Wheat Based On Chloroplast Dna, Nadia Haider

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The hexaploid bread wheat Triticum aestivum L. (AABBDD) is thought to have originated through one or more rare hybridization events between Aegilops tauschii (DD) and the tetraploid Emmer wheat T. turgidum subsp. dicoccon (AABB). The progenitor of the A genome of T. aestivum has generally been accepted to be T. urartu. The origin of the B genome, however, is controversial and still relatively unknown. Research has found the B genome in T. turgidum to be closely similar to the S genome in section Sitopsis of Aegilops L.; the Sitopsis diploid species were thus proposed as the probable maternal parent in …

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Site Index Curves For Young Populus Tremula Stands On Athos Peninsula (Northern Greece), Kyriaki Kitikidou, Minas Kaymakis, Elias Milios Jan 2012

Site Index Curves For Young Populus Tremula Stands On Athos Peninsula (Northern Greece), Kyriaki Kitikidou, Minas Kaymakis, Elias Milios

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Difference equations derived on the basis of the McDill-Amateis differential functions and from the integral form of the Bertalanffy, Richards, and Korf growth functions were used to model the dominant height growth of young European aspen (Populus tremula L.) stands on Athos Peninsula (northern Greece). Data from stem analysis were used for fitting. Both numerical and graphical analyses were used to compare alternative models. The cross-validation approach was used to analyze the predictive ability of the models. The algebraic difference form of the differential function proposed by McDill and Amateis resulted in the best compromise between biological and statistical aspects …

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Irrigation Intervals Affect Physicochemical Quality Attributes And Skin Cracking In Litchi Fruit, Abdur Rab, Ihsan-Ul Haq Jan 2012

Irrigation Intervals Affect Physicochemical Quality Attributes And Skin Cracking In Litchi Fruit, Abdur Rab, Ihsan-Ul Haq

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The influence of irrigation intervals on the physicochemical quality attributes and fruit cracking of litchi cultivars was investigated by irrigating 4 litchi cultivars at intervals of 3, 6, and 9 days. It was found that cultivars Gola and Bedana had the highest and lowest fruit weight (21.90 g and 14.31 g), pulp weight (16.478 g and 10.85 g), total soluble solids (22.16% and 16.37%), total sugars (21.22% and 15.28%), and fruit cracking (41.60% and 10.40%). While cultivar Gola also had the highest reducing sugars (18.01%) but the lowest nonreducing sugars (3.80%), cultivar Bedana had the lowest reducing sugars (5.68%) and …

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Correlation Between The Protein Content And Mechanical Properties Of Wheat, Mehmet Başlar, Fati̇h Kalkan, Mazhar Kara, Mustafa Fati̇h Ertugay Jan 2012

Correlation Between The Protein Content And Mechanical Properties Of Wheat, Mehmet Başlar, Fati̇h Kalkan, Mazhar Kara, Mustafa Fati̇h Ertugay

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The mechanical properties of wheat varieties are important in the milling industry. This study investigated the correlation between the protein content of 5 wheat varieties and their mechanical properties of rupture force, energy absorbed, and hardness. Based on correlation coefficients, a strong correlation was found between the protein content of all wheat varieties investigated and their mechanical properties. The correlation levels between the protein content and rupture force, energy absorbed, and hardness were r = 0.953, 0.883, and 0.884 for X-X load orientation and r = 0.955, 0.963, and 0.954 for Y-Y load orientation, respectively.

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Effect Of Irrigation On Processing Tomato Yield And Antioxidant Components, Lajos Helyes, Andrea Lugasi, Zoltán Pék Jan 2012

Effect Of Irrigation On Processing Tomato Yield And Antioxidant Components, Lajos Helyes, Andrea Lugasi, Zoltán Pék

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

A 2-year (2007 and 2008) open-field experiment was conducted to study the effects of irrigation on the yield parameters and main antioxidant components (lycopene, phenolic compounds, and ascorbic acid) of processing tomato. Two different treatments were applied: some plants were regularly irrigated, and some had their irrigation cut off 30 days before harvest. Both groups were compared with a rainfed control. Daily irrigation volume was calculated from the average daily temperature to reach optimum water supply. Fruits were harvested at the red-ripe maturity stage. The irrigated plants gave a significantly higher yield, and rainfed plants showed a yield loss. Irrigation …

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Cover And Contents Jan 2012

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

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The Influence Of Social Contagion And Technology On Epidemic Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Paul M. Kirsch Jan 2012

The Influence Of Social Contagion And Technology On Epidemic Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Paul M. Kirsch

Calvert Undergraduate Research Awards

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate damaging of one’s body without the intention of suicide (Nock & Favazza, 2009). NSSI can cause serious medical consequences and is associated with psychological impairment or distress in day-to-day functioning. When this type of pathological behavior occurs in inpatient settings, the behavior has been known to spread from patient to patient (Taiminen, Kallio-Soukainen, Nokso-Koivisto, Kaljonen, & Helenius, 1998). Recent internet-based research has shown that online forums have become a place for people to find social connections based on pathology (Whitlock, Powers, & Eckenrode, 2006). Christakis and Fowler (2009) showed that thoughts, actions, and feelings …

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A Long-Term Perspective On A Modern Drought In The American Southeast, N Pederson, A R. Bell, T A. Knight, C Leland, N Malcomb, K J. Anchukaitis, K Tackett, J Scheff, A Brice, B Catron, W Blozan, J Riddle Jan 2012

A Long-Term Perspective On A Modern Drought In The American Southeast, N Pederson, A R. Bell, T A. Knight, C Leland, N Malcomb, K J. Anchukaitis, K Tackett, J Scheff, A Brice, B Catron, W Blozan, J Riddle

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The depth of the 2006–9 drought in the humid, southeastern US left several metropolitan areas with only a 60–120 day water supply. To put the region's recent drought variability in a long-term perspective, a dense and diverse tree-ring network—including the first records throughout the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint river basin—is used to reconstruct drought from 1665 to 2010 CE. The network accounts for up to 58.1% of the annual variance in warm-season drought during the 20th century and captures wet eras during the middle to late 20th century. The reconstruction shows that the recent droughts are not unprecedented over the last 346 years. …

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Testing An Emerging Paradigm In Migration Ecology Shows Surprising Differences In Efficiency Between Flight Modes, Adam E. Duerr, Tricia A. Miller, Michael Lanzone, Dave Brandes, Jeff Cooper, Kieran O'Malley, Charles Maisonneuve, Junior Tremblay, Todd Katzner Jan 2012

Testing An Emerging Paradigm In Migration Ecology Shows Surprising Differences In Efficiency Between Flight Modes, Adam E. Duerr, Tricia A. Miller, Michael Lanzone, Dave Brandes, Jeff Cooper, Kieran O'Malley, Charles Maisonneuve, Junior Tremblay, Todd Katzner

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

To maximize fitness, flying animals should maximize flight speed while minimizing energetic expenditure. Soaring speeds of large-bodied birds are determined by flight routes and tradeoffs between minimizing time and energetic costs. Large raptors migrating in eastern North America predominantly glide between thermals that provide lift or soar along slopes or ridgelines using orographic lift (slope soaring). It is usually assumed that slope soaring is faster than thermal gliding because forward progress is constant compared to interrupted progress when birds pause to regain altitude in thermals. We tested this slope-soaring hypothesis using high-frequency GPS-GSM telemetry devices to track golden eagles during …

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Arctic Justice: Addressing Persistent Organic Pollutants, Elizabeth Burleson, Stephanie Dodson Dougherty Jan 2012

Arctic Justice: Addressing Persistent Organic Pollutants, Elizabeth Burleson, Stephanie Dodson Dougherty

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

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Drinking With Friends: A Cellular Automata Approach To Modeling Peer Influence On Binge Drinking Behavior, Piper Jackson, Andrew Reid, Niki Huitson, Kathryn Wuschke, Vahid Dabbaghian Jan 2012

Drinking With Friends: A Cellular Automata Approach To Modeling Peer Influence On Binge Drinking Behavior, Piper Jackson, Andrew Reid, Niki Huitson, Kathryn Wuschke, Vahid Dabbaghian

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this project, we adopt Cellular Automata (CA) modeling as a means to focus solely on the elements of concern: individual state (binging) and local interactions (peer pressure). CA models are well suited for exploring the dynamics that occur within a population, and are useful for visualizing the clustering behaviour of communities. With this more abstract approach, it is possible to simulate large populations with reasonable computational requirements.

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Beyond “Eros:” Relative Caregiving, “Agape” Parentage, And The Best Interests Of Children., Sacha M. Coupet Jan 2012

Beyond “Eros:” Relative Caregiving, “Agape” Parentage, And The Best Interests Of Children., Sacha M. Coupet

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki Jan 2012

The Hollow Promise Of Freedom Of Conscience, Nadia N. Sawicki

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson asserted that no law "ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority." Since then, freedom of conscience has continued to be heralded as a fundamental principle of American society. Indeed, many current policy debates-most notably in the medical and military contexts-are predicated on the theory that claims of conscience are worthy of legal respect. This Article, which offers a comprehensive account of the contemporary treatment of conscience, challenges established assumptions and seeks to reframe the debate about the normative value of …

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A Natural Law Approach To An Issue Of The Day: A Critique Of The (Equality) Justification For Same Sex Marriage, Robert J. Araujo S.J. Jan 2012

A Natural Law Approach To An Issue Of The Day: A Critique Of The (Equality) Justification For Same Sex Marriage, Robert J. Araujo S.J.

Faculty Publications & Other Works

No abstract provided.

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Colloquium Proceedings: Critical Pedagogy, Race/Gender & Intellectual Property, Caroline Joan ("Kay") S. Picart Jan 2012

Colloquium Proceedings: Critical Pedagogy, Race/Gender & Intellectual Property, Caroline Joan ("Kay") S. Picart

California Western Law Review

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Advancing Health Law & Social Justice In The Clinic, The Classroom And The Community, Emily Benfer, John Ammann, Lisa Bliss, Sylvia Caley, Robert Pettignano, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler Jan 2012

Advancing Health Law & Social Justice In The Clinic, The Classroom And The Community, Emily Benfer, John Ammann, Lisa Bliss, Sylvia Caley, Robert Pettignano, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Performance Characteristics Of High-School Age Wheelchair Athletes, Timothy P. Kosiba Jan 2012

Performance Characteristics Of High-School Age Wheelchair Athletes, Timothy P. Kosiba

Honors Capstones

Wheelchair athletics have become increasingly popular for individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI&D). Although popularity has increased, there is limited research in the development of specialized exercise programs for wheelchair athletes with SCI&D. As preliminary research, this study examined two high-school age wheelchair athletes with SCI&Ds. The study consisted of (1) a baseline evaluation ofthe subject's upper extremity strength and flexibility, trunk strength and flexibility, and sitting balance, (2) an observation of a wheelchair basketball practice, and (3) a comparison of performance characteristics to a previous study. Results of this study have helped develop a better understanding of …

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Prone To Rotator Cuff Injuries And Tears : And The Best Way To Treat These Causes, Amy Czupryn Jan 2012

Prone To Rotator Cuff Injuries And Tears : And The Best Way To Treat These Causes, Amy Czupryn

Honors Capstones

This paper helps explain to people what the rotator cuff is all about. The motive of this paper was to find out why your body as a adolescent versus an adult affects the rotator cuff muscle tears and injuries differently and then the best way to treat these causes. The rotator cuff muscles are really fascinating the way they work together to allow the shoulder to function. People can cause injuries to their muscles, which in turn creates a lot of pain. Some of the causes can depend on your age and the overall shape your body is in. The …

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Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumor Cells Treated With Cisplatin And Gamma Irradiation, Robert S. Meyers Jan 2012

Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumor Cells Treated With Cisplatin And Gamma Irradiation, Robert S. Meyers

Honors Capstones

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent and aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans. Once diagnosed, patient survival times range from three months if left untreated to a 12 percent survival rate at two years with palliative treatment. Death is usually a result of cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure associated with a necrotic mass. Treatment of GBM is very difficult due to the vulnerability of healthy brain tissue to conventional treatments and the restricted ability of the brain to repair itself, as well as the difficulties associated with administering chemotherapeutic agents across the blood brain barrier. Treatment with …

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Curtailing Ecosystem Exportation: Ecosystem Services As A Basis To Reconsider The Merits Of Export-Driven Agriculture In Economies Highly Dependent On Agricultural Exports, James T. Gathii, Keith H. Hirokawa Jan 2012

Curtailing Ecosystem Exportation: Ecosystem Services As A Basis To Reconsider The Merits Of Export-Driven Agriculture In Economies Highly Dependent On Agricultural Exports, James T. Gathii, Keith H. Hirokawa

Faculty Publications & Other Works

ABSTRACT Functioning ecosystems play a critical role in providing goods and services needed to sustain human life.' Water provision and filtration, biodiversity, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and carbon sequestration are all examples of services ecosystems provide that no society could survive without.2 Yet ecosystem services have historically been taken for granted, depleted by intention or ignorance, and replaced with inadequate substitutes.' Recent research on ecosystem services has exposed the shockingly high local, regional, and global costs of losing these essential services.'

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Applications Of A Laser Microbeam In The Study Of Degeneration, Regeneration, And Guidance Of Primary Cns Axons, Bryan James Black Jan 2012

Applications Of A Laser Microbeam In The Study Of Degeneration, Regeneration, And Guidance Of Primary Cns Axons, Bryan James Black

Physics Theses - Archive

This thesis explores the applications of a near infrared (NIR) laser microbeam as a tool for manipulating primary axons by initiating femtosecond pulsed-laser plasma-mediated ablation (laser axotomy) and optical guidance. Chapter 1 briefly introduces axon morphology, growth, and the principles of axon guidance, as well as an introduction to the unique capabilities/potential provided by laser microbeams in biological research (laser-tissue interactions). Non-linear, multiphoton absorption processes are discussed in context of biological tissue ablation. In addition, we discuss specific challenges facing mammalian central nervous system (CNS) axons subsequent to injury, and comment on strategies which can be employed to mitigate, remove, …

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2b: "Copy Of Carbon Dioxide Data Illinois Coal", U.S. Energy Information Administration Jan 2012

2b: "Copy Of Carbon Dioxide Data Illinois Coal", U.S. Energy Information Administration

Ecosystem Disruption & Climate Change

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Ceg 461/661: Object-Oriented Programming And Design, Thomas C. Hartrum Jan 2012

Ceg 461/661: Object-Oriented Programming And Design, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Study of object-oriented design and programming. Programming topics emphasize the core concepts of encapsulation, inheritance, poly morphism, and dynamic binding. Additional topics include class organization, software maintenance, and design of reusable components. There is a project to be implemented in the object-oriented language Java.

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Seven Faces Of Sin: A Study Guide To Biblical Models For How Evil Originates And How It Can Be Overcome, Scott Gambrill Sinclair Jan 2012

Seven Faces Of Sin: A Study Guide To Biblical Models For How Evil Originates And How It Can Be Overcome, Scott Gambrill Sinclair

Collected Faculty Scholarship

This book began as a series of classes that I gave to the monks at New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, California. The monks encouraged me to publish the material. Later when I was teaching a course on the New Testament at the School for Deacons in Berkeley, I remarked that every preacher should preach on "sin" at least twice a year. My students seemed surprised and intrigued and asked me to explain. I attempted to do so briefly, but the explanation was not adequate. Later another member of the faculty heard that I thought that deacons should at least occasionally …

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Risk Of Resource Failure And Toolkit Variation In Small-Scale Farmers And Herders, M. Collard, A. Ruttle, B. Buchanan, Michael J. O'Brien Jan 2012

Risk Of Resource Failure And Toolkit Variation In Small-Scale Farmers And Herders, M. Collard, A. Ruttle, B. Buchanan, Michael J. O'Brien

History Faculty Publications (Archived)

Recent work suggests that global variation in toolkit structure among hunter-gatherers is driven by risk of resource failure such that as risk of resource failure increases, toolkits become more diverse and complex. Here we report a study in which we investigated whether the toolkits of small-scale farmers and herders are influenced by risk of resource failure in the same way. In the study, we applied simple linear and multiple regression analysis to data from 45 small-scale food-producing groups to test the risk hypothesis. Our results were not consistent with the hypothesis; none of the risk variables we examined had a …

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Statistical Analyses Cannot Be Divorced From Archaeological Theory: A Reply To Potter, A. Mesoudi, Michael J. O'Brien Jan 2012

Statistical Analyses Cannot Be Divorced From Archaeological Theory: A Reply To Potter, A. Mesoudi, Michael J. O'Brien

History Faculty Publications (Archived)

Potter criticizes our experimental study of the roles played by indirect bias and guided variation in shaping prehistoric Great Basin projectile point variation. His criticisms are technically correct from the standpoint of statistical convention, but he fails to understand the theoretical rationale of our study. Without such an understanding, hi s assertion that our conclusions are questionable is incorrect. Here we point out again (1) how our experimental work bridges the gap between cultural-transmission theory and the empirical record and (2) why our conclusions are indeed valid.

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Sacrificing Liberty For Security: North Carolina's Unconstitutional Search And Seizure Of Arrestee Dna, Michael J. Crook Jan 2012

Sacrificing Liberty For Security: North Carolina's Unconstitutional Search And Seizure Of Arrestee Dna, Michael J. Crook

Campbell Law Review

This Comment examines the constitutionality of North Carolina’s DNA Database Act of 2010. The Act is a newly passed expansion of the existing state DNA database, and this Comment argues that North Carolina’s expansion authorizes a constitutionally impermissible, mandatory, suspicionless, and warrantless search and seizure of DNA and the information contained therein. With warrantless searches, the default rule is that they are “per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment— subject only to a few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions.” The Act should not survive Fourth Amendment scrutiny because it does not qualify as a well-delineated exception to the warrant requirement: …

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