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An Evaluation Of A Probiotic Supplement On Dairy Calf Growth: Birth - 60 Days Old, Kristy Quezada

Honors Theses

The objective of this study was to determine if feeding probiotics to a young calf ould result in earlier development of rumen function and the concomitant increase in daily grain intake, permitting the calf to be weaned at a younger age. A total of heifer calves were assigned at birth to one of two groups: the control group was fed grain without any probiotics and the treatment group was fed the same grain, but with the probiotics added. The probiotic used was Dairyman's Edge Pro(R). The calves were measured for height and weight at birth, 30 days, weaning, and 60 …

Comparisons Of Cultural Identities In Relation To Poverty, Amanda A. Corea

Honors Theses

This research focuses on how one's cultural identity relates to their attitudes towards those in poverty and what they attribute to be the causes of poverty. Correlation and difference tests were run on data collected from questionnaires completed by a convenient sample. Beliefs about poverty and patterns of attitudes demonstrated in various culture groups were analyzed. The hypothesis that cultural identity relates to attributions and attitudes toward poverty based on learned cultural attitudes was partially supported. Significant differences were found between different cultural identity groups for both attributions and attitudes.

The "Hero" Motif Within The Adventist Narrative, Evan Knott

Honors Theses

Throughout the 150-year history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, hero stories in the Adventist Review have served an important role in conveying church doctrine and beliefs as well as communicating the principles of how good Adventists should behave. An analysis of the Review's storytelling of Anna Knight, Desmond Doss, and Ben Carson using Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm reveals that Adventist heroes are men and women who embody essential Adventist values. The qualities the Review presents as characteristics of Adventist heroes in the telling of these stories include perseverance, hard work, self-sacrifice, and unwavering faith.

Structure And Mission Effectiveness: A Study Focused On Seventh-Day Adventist Mission To Unreached People Groups Between 1980 And 2010, Abraham Guerrero

Dissertations

The present study examines the impact of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's structure on mission effectiveness in taking the gospel to unreached people groups between 1980 and 2010. A historical descriptive study, this dissertation's theory base includes structure from an anthropological perspective; structure, mission, and effectiveness from an organizational perspective; and church structure and mission effectiveness in Christian history.

The impact of structure on mission effectivenessis evaluated in the present work by looking for patterns in history in which the structure has been either a facilitator or a hindrance for establishing churches among those who have not been reached with the …

“He Spake And It Was Done”: Luther’S Creation Theology In His 1535 Lectures On Genesis 1:1–2:4, Denis Kaiser

Faculty Publications

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Ellen G. White On Biblical Hermeneutics, P. Gerard Damsteegt

Faculty Publications

Most of Ellen G. White’s life was spent in the nineteenth century as the foundation of the modern historical-critical method of Bible interpretation was being laid. She frequently commented on the importance of the Bible to our lives and how to interpret it. When the church was faced with difficult issues she successfully guided it, always appealing to Bible principles. This paper attempts to bring together Ellen G. White’s views on the objectives, principles, and methods for interpreting Scripture in order to discover the truth about God’s teachings and practices in the Bible.

Changed Circumstances: The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure And The Future Of Institutional Reform Litigation After Horne V. Flores, Catherine Y. Kim

Faculty Publications

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Law, Sexuality, And Transnational Perspectives, Holning S. Lau

Faculty Publications

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Towards Independent Particle Reconstruction From Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy, W. Lewis Collier, Jean Yves Hervé, Lenore Martin

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Coronary heart disease is the single largest killer of Americans so improved means of detecting risk factors before arterial obstructions appear are expected to lead to a improvement in quality of life with a reduced cost. This paper introduces a new approach to 3-D reconstruction of individual particles based on statistical modeling from a sparse set of 2-D projection images. This paper introduces a new approach to 3-D reconstruction of individual particles based on statistical modeling from a sparse set of 2-D projection images. The method is in contrast to the current state of practice where reconstruction is performed via …

The Effects Of Focus Of Attention On Visual Skill Performance In A Patient Poulation, Leah Reynolds

Research Papers

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Sustainability Initiatives In The Workplace And Employee Productivity, Megan R. Nollman

Research Papers

Sustainability in the workplace has the potential to affect many aspects of an organization, including employee productivity. Sustainable designers, such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) professionals, claim that sustainability has numerous positive impacts in the workplace. These impacts include fewer employee sick days, increased building occupant satisfaction, and increased employee productivity. Researchers that have studied this claim have found that in many cases, sustainable initiatives and buildings have had a slight to profound positive effects on occupant satisfaction, attendance, and productivity. Lower levels of satisfaction for lighting and acoustics are common, though, because many sustainable workplaces use …

Long Run Employment And Income Growth: A By Sector Analysis, Christopher Hooks

Research Papers

Given today’s economic conditions it is becoming more essential to gain a better understanding of long run economic development in the US. This paper seeks to find economic sectors that show a significant impact on employment and income growth. This was done by estimating the elasticities for individual sectors (Manufacturing, Trade, Information, Business Services and Finance, Health and Education, and Other) and using a growth accounting approach to determine the contributions of labor for each. Over the sample period years (2001-11) it was found that business services and finance had the highest contribution to labor growth with an average annual …

United States Defense Spending 2001-2010: A Trend Analysis, Tyler Allen

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of The Individual Mandate Provision Of The Affordable Care Act On Uninsured Patiends And Nonprofit Hospitals In Southern Illinois, Jeralynn C. Musgrave

Research Papers

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Models And Theories Of Addiction And The Rehabilitation Counselor, Nora J. See

Research Papers

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Backlog 2013, Lipscomb University

Backlogs and Other Yearbooks

The 2013 Backlog yearbook of Lipscomb University.

Surrogate Mothers: An Exploration Of The Empirical And The Normative, Lina Peng

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Queering International Human Rights: Lgbt Access To Domestic Violence Remedies, Natalie E. Serra

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Commission On Lawyer Assistance Programs Panel On Best Practices Engaging Law Schools, David Jaffe, Larry Dubin, Amy Timmer, Tish Vincent

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

The “Federal Law Of Marriage”: Deference, Deviation, And Doma, W. Burlette Carter

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

The Forgotten Remedy: A Legal And Theoretical Defense Of Intermediate Scrutiny For Gender-Based Affirmative Action Programs, Ajmel Quereshi

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Re-Problematizing Anger In Domestic Violence Advocacy, Deborah Cantrell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Transgressions Of Inequality: The Struggle Finding Legal Protections Against Wrongful Employment Termination On The Basis Of The Transgender Identity, Anton Marino

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Situating Staley: Investigating The Constitutionality Of Forcibly Medicating A Texas Death Row Inmate To Render Him Competent For Execution, Megan A. Rusciano

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

"To A Hammer Everything Looks Like A Nail": The Supreme Court's . Misapplication Of The Vindication Of Rights Doctrine, Rebecca Wolf

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

The Sky Didn’T Fall: The Meaning And Legal Effects Of The North Carolina Marriage Amendment, E. Gregory Wallace

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Reframing The Work-Family Conflict Debate By Rejecting The Ideal Parent Norm, Jennifer H. Sperling

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Social Network Development, Language Use, And Language Acquisition During Study Abroad: Arabic Language Learners’ Perspectives, Dan Dewey, R. Kirk Belnap, Rebecca Hillstrom

Faculty Publications

Language learners and educators have subscribed to the belief that those who go abroad will have many opportunities to use the target language and will naturally become proficient. They also assume that language learners will develop relationships with native speakers allowing them to use the language and become more fluent, an assumption Pellegrino (Pellegrino, 1997, 1998) found to be held by study abroad participants. However, recent research has shown that students do not always use the language to the expected degree and that they often fall back on social relationships with native speakers of their own language (DeKeyser, 2007; Dewey, …

Erk Phosphorylation Regulates Sleep And Plasticity In Drosophila, William M. Vanderheyden, Jason R. Gerstner, Anne Tanenhaus, Jerry C. Yin, Paul J. Shaw

Open Access Publications

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Transmission Assessment Surveys (Tas) To Define Endpoints For Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation, Peter U. Fischer, Ramakrishna U. Rao, Et Al

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.