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Can Wearable Sensors Help Assess The Reliability Of Self-Reports In Mobile Health Studies?, Hillol Sarker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Self-report in the form of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) has been the primary instrument to collect measurements from participants in their natural environment. Given numerous sources of biases and inaccuracies in self-report, assessing and improving the reliability of self-report has been the subject of continuing research. However, to date, there exist only limited lab based methods to check the veracity of collected self-report data. Increasing adoption of sensors in field studies that sometimes can passively measure the same phenomena that have been traditionally included in EMA self-report has opened up a new opportunity to assess the reliability of self-reports.In this …

A Practical Study Of Samuel Barber's Sonata For Cello And Piano, Op. 6, Paul Joseph Vest

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examines Samuel Barber's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6, a notable part of the repertoire for cello and piano, and American music in general. Beginning with an overview of Barber's life, further chapters include a formal analysis of the piece, a guide for the cellist's approach in performance, and a discussion of the piece in the context of nationality in the 1930's. Barber's sonata is revealed to be a neo-romantic work, combining aspects of 19th-century romanticism and 20th-century modernism. The role of the cello is found to be lyrical and often vocal, a typical quality in Barber's …

A Comparison Of Biomechanics And Metabolic Cost Among Elliptical Exercise And Running In Runners: Training And Clinical Implications, Stephanie Nicole Chester

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of this study was to compare hip and knee biomechanical and metabolic differences among elliptical exercises and running in healthy runners. Sixteen participants were tested on three different exercise conditions (treadmill running; TR, standard elliptical; SE, lateral elliptical; LE). Hip and knee kinematic (i.e. angular motion) variables were measured using a motion capture system, and a metabolic system was used to measure metabolic cost (i.e. VO2, caloric cost, RER). Sagittal knee ROM was greater in LE and SE compared to TR. Hip abduction and external rotation ROM were greater in LE compared to SE and TR. Similar metabolic …

Executive Cognitive Functioning And Regulatory Deficits Among Emerging Adult Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Users, Alison Marisa Pickover

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Nonmedical prescription opioid (NMPO) use is elevated among emerging adults and may be related to deficits in executive cognitive functioning (ECF). This study examined relations between NMPO use, ECF deficits, and "downstream consequences" of poor self- and emotion regulation among emerging adults. Twenty-seven emerging adult NMPO users and 27 matched controls completed measures of ECF (working memory and interference control), self- and emotion regulation, and a clinical interview assessing substance use. NMPO users reported regulation deficits relative to controls, but groups did not differ on ECF measures. Among users, interference control was associated with NMPO use, working memory with alcohol …

Separating Families And Combinatorial Games, Dominik Kim Vu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation consists of three results from the domain of extremal combinatorics. While they are all interconnected, we can distinguish two major areas: separating families and combinatorial games. In the following we shall outline them in further detail. Searching is a fundamental tasks inherent to human life both past and present. With the rise of computers and information technology, it was necessary to put all these related tasks into a unified mathematical framework. It fell to Rényi and Katona in the 1960s to pioneer this field. Providing what is nowadays common knowledge about binary search trees, and standard programming approaches …

Temperature-Responsive Injectable Hydrogels: Design, Characterization And Application As Localized Delivery Systems For Drug And Gene Therapy, Daniel Ghirmay Abebe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In recent decades, block copolymers have found wide spread interest as drug delivery systems (DDS). Improvements in synthetic techniques, polymer engineering and nanotechnology have made it possible to design and construct a variety of DDS for emerging therapeutics, such as gene therapy. Block copolymer gene carriers have several advantages including improved biocompatibility, higher loading capacity and ease of large-scale production. However, the successful clinical application of these delivery systems has been plagued due to several shortcomings, such as poor stability in biological environment, low loading efficiency of therapeutic agents and relatively high cytotoxicity. The majority investigated block copolymer gene carriers …

Applying A Behavioral Economic Framework To The Gambling Behavior Of College Students, Matthew Thomas Suda

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Behavioral economic theory conceptualizes human behavior as the result of allocating behavioral resources to engage in preferred activities. This framework has been applied sparingly to gambling behavior. The present study sought to reveal the important behavioral economic construct of relative reinforcing value for the activity of gambling by manipulating the value of an alternative reinforcer as well as constraining it’s availability in a sample of college students, a population that consistently shows elevated rates of gambling as well as problematic gambling behaviors. Analyses did not support the hypotheses, as gambling’s reinforcing value was not demonstrated by the experimental manipulations. Implications …

Identification Techniques For Highly Boosted W Bosons That Decay Into Hadrons, The Cms Collaboration, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, Marc M. Baarmand, Marcus Hohlmann, Himali Kalakhety, Francisco X. Yumiceva

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

In searches for new physics in the energy regime of the LHC, it is becoming increasingly important to distinguish single-jet objects that originate from the merging of the decay products of W bosons produced with high transverse momenta from jets initiated by single partons. Algorithms are defined to identify such W jets for different signals of interest, using techniques that are also applicable to other decays of bosons to hadrons that result in a single jet, such as those from highly boosted Z and Higgs bosons. The efficiency for tagging W jets is measured in data collected with the CMS …

Dprp: A Database Of Phenotype-Specific Regulatory Programs Derived From Transcription Factor Binding Data, David T. W. Tzeng, Yu-Ting Tseng, Matthew Ung, I-En Liao, Chun-Chi Liu, Chao Cheng

Dartmouth Scholarship

Gene expression profiling has been extensively used in the past decades, resulting in an enormous amount of expression data available in public databases. These data sets are informative in elucidating transcriptional regulation of genes underlying various biological and clinical conditions. However, it is usually difficult to identify transcription factors (TFs) responsible for gene expression changes directly from their own expression, as TF activity is often regulated at the posttranscriptional level. In recent years, technical advances have made it possible to systematically determine the target genes of TFs by ChIP-seq experiments. To identify the regulatory programs underlying gene expression profiles, we …

Levels Of Household Chaos Tied To Quality Of Parent-Adolescent Relationships In Coös County, New Hampshire, Corinna J. Tucker

Carsey Publications

In this brief, author Corinna Tucker examines Coös County adolescents’ reports of household chaos using data from the Coös Youth Study and discusses whether socio-economic and parenting differences are related to adolescents who experience household chaos. Tucker reports that household chaos—characterized by high levels of environmental noise, crowding, disorganization and instability—is generally low in Coös County, but there is variability in the extent of adolescents’ experiences with chaos. Household chaos was greater in households with lower socio-economic status than those with average and higher socio-economic status. The finding that household chaos was related to adolescents’ reports of lower quality relationships …

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 12/2/14, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

A summary of previous meetings which also addressed further progress of the strategic plan. The group reinforced that Wim Wiewel is present as an observer, not an active member. Coraggio representatives presented their findings and presented what is needed for further advancement in the project. The SPDT questioned the foundation of Portland State University--whether it is too selective or not selective enough--but the team come to a consensus that regardless of selectivity, the students enrolled need to receive the help they need to succeed. Four members of the committee, Crespo, Seltzer, Ruth and Williams, are tasked with crafting a vision …

Little Start, Big Impact, University Of Dayton

News Releases

From a "little" start, the University of Dayton's Big Brothers Big Sisters program has grown into something "big" for University students and Dayton-area children.

Strengthening Cultural Ties, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The U.S. Ambassador to China was on hand to dedicate the new American Cultural Center at the University of Dayton China Institute in the Suzhou Industrial Park.

December 2, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Vehicle Base Station, Emad William Saad, John L. Vian, Matthew A. Vavrina, Jared A. Nisbett, Donald C. Wunsch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A system to load and unload material from a vehicle comprises a vehicle base station and an assembly to autonomously load and unload material from the vehicle.

Portland State 20/20 – Interview List, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

One-page document listing the names of people from the Portland State University community who were interviewed as part of the strategic planning development process.

Strategic Planning Discussion Guide, Strategic Planning Development Team, Coraggio Group

Resource Archive

A draft of a list of questions to ask during in-person interviews with key stakeholders, as compiled by the Coraggio Group.

Business Innovation Group (Big) News, Georgia Southern University

Business Innovation Group: News & Publications

• BBRED Collaborates with Marketing Research Class to Conduct Survey

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• NOAA Grant

Peregrina V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42160

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Compositions Including Triciribine And Methods Of Use Thereof, Jin Q. Cheng, Said M. Sebti

USF Patents

This invention encompasses combination therapies including TCN, TCN-P, TCN-PM and/or related compounds and one or more additional anti-cancer agents, for example, taxanes a molecule that modulates the HER2/neu (erbB2) receptor, anthracyclin compounds, epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor compounds, one or more platinum compounds and bortezomib and derivatives thereof and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation.

A Handbook For Non-Medicinal Forms Of Music Performance Anxiety Therapy, Aaron Evans

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Agenda, Library Faculty Council Meeting, December 2, 2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Library Faculty Council

Library Faculty Council

Agenda for the December 2, 2014, meeting of the Library Faculty Council.

Three-Year-Old Hero Drives Grandfather To Run, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

CME professor Jack McClurg is running in the St. Jude half marathon Saturday for his granddaughter

Nebraska Department Of Correctional Services Reentry Initiative Vocational & Life Skills Program Grant Announcement - Application For Funding, Uno Nebraska Center For Justice Research

Reports

The NDCS Reentry Initiative involves a systemic approach for individuals to return to their communities. Reentry is not a “program”, it is an intentional mind-set; it is a method of facilitating the incarcerated and/or supervised individual’s return to his/her community as a productive and law abiding citizen.

Successful reentry:

 Provides increased public safety by reducing the number of victims

o This is achieved by reducing the likelihood of continued criminal behavior, essentially lowering the recidivism rate

 Provides a plan for assessing and addressing risks and needs

o This plan involves a reentry-focused case management system from first contact …

Be Santa Claus For The Cause, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

UM basketball fans called to support Books and Bears program Dec. 4

Cal Poly Fall 2014 Commencement Set For December 13, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Role Of Tissue Factor In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis-Induced Inflammation And Disease Pathogenesis, Hema Kothari, Shiva Keshava, Rit Vatsyayan, Nigel Mackman, L. Vijaya Mohan Rao, Usha R. Pendurthi

Cellular and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic lung infectious disease characterized by severe inflammation and lung granulomatous lesion formation. Clinical manifestations of TB include hypercoagulable states and thrombotic complications. We previously showed that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection induces tissue factor (TF) expression in macrophages in vitro. TF plays a key role in coagulation and inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the role of TF in M.tb-induced inflammatory responses, mycobacterial growth in the lung and dissemination to other organs. Wild-type C57BL/6 and transgenic mice expressing human TF, either very low levels (low TF) or near to the level of wild-type (HTF), in …

Assessing Generic And Program-Specific Dose-Response Relations Between Engagement In Contemplative Practices And Reductions In Teachers' Occupational Stress And Burnout, Jessica Leigh Harrison

Dissertations and Theses

Teaching is a stressful, uncertain, and emotionally laden profession (Chaplain, 2008; Farber, 1999; Johnson et al., 2005). One approach to reduce psychological distress and improve well-being in teachers is through the use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs. While MBSR programs have been shown in several studies to be effective with regard to improving well-being in teachers, little research has been done to date examining the relationship between program dose and outcomes. This study examines the relationship between both generic and program-specific dose and outcomes of stress and burnout. Results showed some evidence that generic yoga frequency is related to …

Change And Recovery Of Coastal Mesozooplankton Community Structure During The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Laure Carassou, Frank J. Hernandez, William M. Graham

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.