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Free From Jazz: The Jazz And Improvised Music Scene In Vienna After Ossiach (1971-2011), Thomas Albert Zlabinger

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Focusing on a diverse and eclectic scene that is under-documented, this dissertation investigates the historical, social, and cultural aspects of jazz and improvised music in Vienna over the last four decades. Through fieldwork, I have observed various characteristics and trends regarding the jazz and improvised music scene in Vienna and have subsequently organized the musicians and their recordings into seven fluid "fields": Traditional-U.S. Performance, Post-Tradition, DJ/Hip-Hop, Volk/Ethnic, Cabaret, Unclassified, and Abroad. One of the most striking aspects of the entire scene is the near-absence of a racialized discourse among musicians and critics and of stereotypical markers of "blackness" in performance. …

The Wild Child: Children Are Freaks In Antebellum Novels, Heathe Bernadette Heim

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation investigates the spectacle of antebellum freak shows and focuses on how Phineas Taylor Barnum's influence permeates five antebellum novels. The study concerns itself with wild children staged as freaks in Margaret by Sylvester Judd, City Crimes by George Thompson, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Our Nig by Harriet Wilson. Barnum's influence was pervasive. The novels I investigate span a period of fourteen years before the Civil War, and offer a view of the kid show presented by the freaks in each text. Touching into spectacle, authors construct narratives …

Educating Ana: A Retrospective Diary Study Of Pre-Literate Refugee Students, Renee Black

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Peer Editing In Composition For Multilingual Writers At The College Level, Benjamin J. Bertrand

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"The goal of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guided peer editing activity for multilingual college freshman. This was an example of action research that began winter quarter 2013. The study used an activity where peer writers and responders identified and corrected errors in essays. Writers then choose which suggestions were errors to change and which did not need change. The study took place at Eastern Washington University in an English 112 class. English 112 is English for Academic Purposes (EAP) which is an English composition class. It took a total of four class periods in …

Poetry In Translation To Teach Esl Composition At The College Level, Peter M. Lacey

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This thesis records the L1 to English poetry translations and subsequent self- reflections on the translation process by college level ESL composition students. It analyzes and codes the characteristics of their writing as well as the experiences and information reported in their reflective essays about the translation process. Poetry translation is discussed as a way to Honor the L1 and corresponding culture and as a way to facilitate writing skill development in ESL composition students. The final chapter makes recommendations for future poetry translation assignments in college level ESL composition courses"--Document.

Developing A Pedagogy Of Pluralistic Linguistic Expression In The First Year Composition Classroom, April Dawn Ridgeway

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"Over the past 40 years, the field of composition has recognized of the importance of legitimizing students' linguistic diversity in the composition classroom. However, a framework for a pedagogy of linguistic diversity does not yet exist. This thesis seeks to provide such a framework by identifying a new genre of academic writing entitled Pluralistic Linguistic Expression (PLE). First, this thesis begins with the research question, how do educators respect students' linguistic diversity in writing while still teaching them rhetorically appropriate discourse? A review of the historical approaches to PLE and the current pedagogical research provides a framework for further discussion. …

Oral Education For Nursing Home Staff: Minimum Data Set 3.0, Katie Pudwill

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This research study is based on an educational module presented to nursing home staff addressing assessment criteria of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS) dental section, a tool used by staff to evaluate residents' overall health. Relationships were tested between educating nursing home staff on the dental section and accurate completion of the MDS; between educating staff on correct oral assessment and resulting subsequent referrals for dental treatment; and between dental education and staff perceptions regarding the provision of oral assessment and home care. MDS assessments for nursing home residents (N=176) were collected pre- and post-implementation of the educational module, …

The Abc's Of Font: Effects Of Changing Default Fonts, Amanda P. Erickson

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Energy Expenditure In Your Shape [Trademark] Fitness Evolved 2012 Calorie Counter And Indirect Calorimetry, Robert D. Cimball

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Alsafeer Software For Teaching Computer Literacy, Zieb Rabie Alqahtani

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Using Electronic Writing To Promote Students' Writing, Munirab Abdullah Alanazi

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"The purpose of this study was to promote students' writing by using electronic writing (e-writing) tools. Formal writing can lack the use of imagination and fun; thus, it is important to combine formal writing strategies and digital tools to offer a more enjoyable experience for students via the world of technology. This study examines the following research questions: 1) How might using e-writing increase students' motivation to write? and 2) How might informal e-writing promote formal writing? A review of the literature showed the following important categories of investigation: the importance of the writing process, writing to learn, writing for …

The Loathly Lady From Archaic To Modern Tales, Kirsten M. Dresker

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Student Participation In Course Evaluations: A Comparison Within Degree Levels, Yvonne Aitken

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"Purpose. Identifying participation motivation within degree levels may offer insight and improve Course Evaluations (CEs) effectiveness. Problem Statement. CEs have been used widely in educational settings to gain feedback from students. Studies within literature address participation as a critical factor in gaining feedback. Literature also demonstrates purpose and meaning behind CEs, factors that contribute to participation, and recommendations for improvement, in addition to gaps in research. Little is known how level of degree (undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctorate) affects participation in CEs. Method. This study was designed to address the following research objectives: (a) to determine health professional students' awareness of …

A Case Study Investigating Perceptions On Process And Outcomes In Applying The Alexander Technique In Vocal Production, Amanda Dick

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This case study investigated perceptions on process and outcomes of applying the Alexander Technique in vocal production. The setting was the campus of a state university in the United States of America. The perceptions of three levels of participants were investigated- a master Alexander Technique teacher, a collegiate vocal professor and three undergraduate music students, all experienced in the Alexander Technique in vocal production. Data collection included interviews with the participants; documentation in student practice journals, and field observations. Data were analyzed, determining consistent trends between all the participant's perceptions of the processes involved in applying Alexander Technique in vocal …

Use Of Magnetic And Olfactory Cues For Orientation By A Fossorial Rodent, Thomomys Talpoides, Dustin J. Cousins

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"Fossorial, or below ground, living provides shelter from the elements and some predators, but comes at a cost with respect to metabolic requirements of movement and reduced, or altered, sensory cues. I examined the ability of the North American pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides, to use magnetoreception and olfaction in navigation and foraging. Magnetoreception was tested using three manipulative experiments: 1) field homing of displaced animals, 2) nest location in an 8-arm maze, and 3) movement through a complex labyrinth. Homing results, analyzed by V-test, indicated that the gophers displaced from their burrow systems relied on magnetic cues for homing orientation. …

K-12 Teachers' Perceptions About Social Media Integration Into Instruction In Saudi Arabia, Hamdan Abdulaziz Alamri

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Using Board Games To Teach Physics, Kadia Mohammad Alfaifi

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This was an exploratory study that examined how board games affect students' motivation and learning of content about science (Physics). Quasi-Experiment research was used to determine the academic effects of the board game as well as an attitudinal survey to evaluate motivation. Participants were selected by a convenience sample from undergraduate courses in the Department of Education at a regional university. Participants were taught by two methods: using a board game and traditional (lecture). Participants in both groups gave a pretest to determine their knowledge of physics followed by posttest to determine their retention after using the board game, or …

GöDel's Incompleteness Theorem, Christopher Mullins

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This thesis gives a rigorous development of sentential logic and first-order logic as mathematical models of humanity's deductive thought processes. Important properties of each of these models are stated and proved including Compactness results (the ability to prove a statement from a finite set of assumptions), Soundness results (a proof given a set of assumptions will always be true given that set of assumptions), and Completeness results (a statement that is true given a set of assumptions must have a proof from that set of assumptions). Mathematical theories and axiomatizations or theories are discussed in a first- order logical setting. …

The Referendum Process In Maryland: Balancing Respect For Representative Government With The Right To Direct Democracy, Steven G. Shapiro

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article will examine the Maryland referendum petition process to determine whether any changes in the current law should or could be made. This includes whether the legislature should reverse the holding in Whitley, whether it should add additional requirements to and restrictions on the signature gathering process, and whether the percentage of voters needed for a successful challenge should be increased.

First, as a matter of policy, should the law be changed? For example, does it strike the proper balance between respect for the legislative process and allowing for more voices in legislative matters by the public at large? …

In Search Of Racial Justice: The Role Of The Prosecutor, Angela J. Davis

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article examines the role of prosecutors in establishing and maintaining racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and examines efforts of the Prosecution and Racial Justice Program of the Ve,:-a Institute of Justice to enact reform within prosecutors' offices. After providing an overview of the debate on causes of such racial disparities generally, the article examines how seemingly race neutral charging and plea-bargaining decisions by prosecutors can actually cause and perpetuate racial disparities. As a model for reforming such practices, the article evaluates and critiques the Prosecution and Racial Justice Program and makes recommendations for how this program can …

The Ambition And Transformative Potential Of Progressive Property, Ezra Rosser

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The emerging progressive property school celebrates and finds its meaning in the social nature of property. Rejecting the idea that exclusion lies at the core of property law, progressive property scholars call for a reconsideration of the relationships owners and nonowners have with property and with each other. Despite these ambitions, progressive property scholarship has so far largely confined itself to questions of exclusion and access. This Essay argues that such an emphasis glosses over race-related acquisition and distribution problems that pervade American history and property law. The modest structural changes supported by progressive property scholars fail to account for …

Zero-Bounded Limits As A Special Case Of The Squeeze Theorem For Evaluating Single-Variable And Multivariable Limits, Eleftherios Gkioulekas

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

Many limits, typically taught as examples of applying the ‘squeeze’ theorem, can be evaluated more easily using the proposed zero-bounded limit theorem. The theorem applies to functions defined as a product of a factor going to zero and a factor that remains bounded in some neighborhood of the limit. This technique is immensely useful for both single-variable limits and multidimensional limits. A comprehensive treatment of multidimensional limits and continuity is also outlined.

The Landmark That Wasn't: A First Amendment Play In Five Acts Case Study And Commentaries, Stephen Wermiel

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

What follows is an original case study of our First Amendment law of free expression and how it is created by the Supreme Court. Drawing heavily on heretofore unpublished internal papers from the chambers of Justice William Brennan and other Justices, this Article reveals how the 1964 landmark decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan was once in serious jeopardy of being overruled. In the course of this discussion, and in their examination of the evolution of the Court’s decision in Dun & Bradstreet v. Greenmoss Builders (1985), the authors describe and analyze: (1) how and to what extent …

Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum: The Alien Tort Statute's Jurisdictional Universalism In Retreat, Kenneth Anderson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell), a long-running Alien Tort Statute (ATS) case brought by Nigerian plaintiffs alleging aiding and abetting liability against various multinational oil companies for human rights violations of the Nigerian government in the 1990s, including a non-US Shell corporation, first came before the US Supreme Court in the 2011-2012 term, following a sweeping Second Circuit holding that there was no "liability for corporations" under the ATS. In oral argument, however, several Justices asked a different question from corporate liability: noting that the case involved foreign plaintiffs, foreign defendants, and conduct taking place entirely on foreign sovereign …

Contraception And Sexuality In Heterosexual Emerging Adult Women, Shauna Marie Erickson

Human Development and Family Science

Our study aimed to gain a comprehensive look into heterosexual emerging adult women's preferred type of contraception, who women identify as primarily responsible for contraception, and how sexual self schemas, sexual attitudes, and sexual satisfaction were associated with contraceptive responsibility and preference. Online, self-report surveys were used to collect data from 264 sexually active women between the ages of 18-25. Results indicated that single women preferred dual contraception, whereas committed women preferred hormonal methods, yet both groups primarily viewed both partners as responsible for providing contraception. There was also a significant relationship between contraceptive preference and feelings of responsibility. Finally, …

Therapeutic Ultrasound: The Effectiveness Of Ultrasound And The Importance Of Parameter Settings, Marika Londeen

Health Nutrition and Exercise Science

Therapeutic ultrasound can be an important modality for clinician's use to heat tissue. Previous research has concluded that therapeutic ultrasound treatments may be ineffective. There are several options for parameters depending on type of treatment and desired goal. The purpose of this study was to determine if specific parameters for a specific desired treatment goal were correct. The parameters included 1.0 and 3.0 megahertz frequencies of continuous ultrasound treatment on 20 subjects. Tissue temperature was measured with thermocouples in the calf. Data analysis consisted of running a one way repeated measures ANOVA to compare sample means as well as running …

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Neuromuscular Training Protocol Of The Core And Hip Musculature: Effects On Female Athletes' Landing Mechanics, Charley John Young

Health Nutrition and Exercise Science

Landing is a dynamic activity and considered one of the leading causes of noncontact ACL injuries. Poor biomechanics during dynamic activity resulting from neuromuscular imbalances may contribute to ACL injury. The purpose of this study was to determine if a trunk and hip neuromuscular training program for female high school athletes facilitates neuromuscular changes during landing mechanics. Participants were assessed using the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) after a drop box jump, pre-test, mid-test, and post-test. A high LESS score indicates poor landing mechanics. Additionally, participants filled out a survey regarding their perceptions of neuromuscular changes and their landing mechanics. …

Evaluation Of Biomechanical Risk Factors In Division Ii Collegiate Female Athletes Using The Landing Error Scoring System (Less) After An 8-Week Neuromuscular Training Program, Hillaree Leif

Health Nutrition and Exercise Science

Neuromuscular training programs are a relatively new injury prevention strategy to reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, primarily in female athletes. This study evaluated the effects of a neuromuscular training program on Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) scores, maximum knee flexion, and maximum knee valgus before, during (2 wks, 4 wks, 6 wks), and after an 8-week neuromuscular training program. An 8-week neuromuscular training program significantly decreased the maximum knee valgus in female athletes but did not decrease LESS scores or increase maximum knee flexion. The findings may enhance athletic trainers' understanding of the benefits that neuromuscular …

Stochastic Optimization Of Sustainable Industrial Symbiosis Based Hybrid Generation Bioethanol Supply Chains, Vinay Gonela

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Bioethanol is becoming increasingly attractive for the reasons of energy security, diversity, and sustainability. As a result, the use of bioethanol for transportation purposes has been encouraged extensively. However, designing an effective bioethanol supply chain that is both sustainable and robust is still questionable. Therefore, this research focuses on designing a bioethanol supply chain that is: 1) sustainable in improving economic, environmental, social, and energy efficiency aspects; and 2) robust to uncertainties such as bioethanol price, bioethanol demand and biomass yield. In this research, we first propose a decision framework to design an optimal bioenergy-based industrial symbiosis (BBIS) under certain …

Challenges And Barriers Affecting The Success Of Total Quality Management, Connie Rokke

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

This thesis is a compilation of two papers. The first provides an overview of TQM from its beginnings through today's business climate. The fundamental principles of TQM are explored and the benefits identified. A review of the challenges and barriers that prohibit most companies from achieving these successes is conducted to understand why well intentioned companies are not always able to sustain this management technique. The second paper analyzes these challenges and barriers of TQM attempting to quantify their impact on the success of a TQM program. This study analyzes survey data using Structural Equation Modeling. The findings indicate the …