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"The Whistling Wife": Women And Popular Song In The Postbellum American South, Melanie J. Green
"The Whistling Wife": Women And Popular Song In The Postbellum American South, Melanie J. Green
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study discusses the practice of music-making by middle and upper class women in the nineteenth-century American South, and the ways in which the practice was continued in the decades following the Civil War amid changing class and gender politics. The study examines two sheet music collections, one from the South and one from the North, dating from the 1880s and 1890s. An examination of the content of these collections reveals differing attitudes over changing class and gender politics and acceptable practices for music-making in the North and South. A discussion of these young women and their families tells their …
Design Of Oxy-Coal Reactors For Calcium Carbide Production Using Cfd, Albio Gutierrez
Design Of Oxy-Coal Reactors For Calcium Carbide Production Using Cfd, Albio Gutierrez
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Oxy-coal combustion with recirculating flue gas is a promising technology in CO2 capture. This technology is intended to reduce emissions of CO2 and other pollutants, such as NOx and SO2. Since the CO2 concentration in flue gas is higher than in conventional air operation, CO2 capture is easier. Other unique applications of oxy-coal combustion are now possible due to the very high temperatures (circa 2000-2500°C) that can be generated with char/ O2 /CO 2 mixtures which in turn can be used to activate chemical reactions which can lead to high valued chemical products. This for example can be an economical …
Validation Of An Experimentally Motivated Predictive Model For The Spontaneous Clustering Of Receptors On The Cell Membrane, Emine Guven
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Membrane receptors are specialized membrane-bound proteins that facilitate communication be- tween the intracellular and extracellular membrane. They control signal initiation in many im- portant cellular signaling pathways. Cell signaling (or signal transduction) provides the logical inputs individual cells need in order to perform their role in the context of the organism. Signal- ing molecules such as hormones, neurotransmitters or growth factors, are secreted by cells in the organism as a result of certain conditions; the cells receiving the signal change (or maintain) their state in response to the signaling input. The incoming information is processed and the response is formulated …
Closing Plenary: Preventing Torture In The Fight Against Terrorism, Claudio Grossman
Closing Plenary: Preventing Torture In The Fight Against Terrorism, Claudio Grossman
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
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The Persuasive Effects Of Entertainment-Education Programming In Nonfictional Television And Its Impact On The Efficacy Of Breast Cancer Screening Messages, Jennifer Maria Knight
The Persuasive Effects Of Entertainment-Education Programming In Nonfictional Television And Its Impact On The Efficacy Of Breast Cancer Screening Messages, Jennifer Maria Knight
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study has taken a preliminary step toward determining whether education-entertainment messages have the same persuasive effects in a nonfictional talk show format as they traditionally do in a fictional narrative format. To test the various hypotheses which propose that persuasive effects of entertainment-education can occur in a non-fictional format, data was collected from 82 female students across two large lecture classes. Results of two independent samples t-tests did not support hypothesis one and two, as participants' self-efficacy and attitudes toward breast cancer screening were not significantly different as a result of which media clip was viewed. Hypothesis three and …
Investigating Stuttering Attitude Change Of Middle School Students In A Rural Appalachian School, Chelsea D. Kuhn
Investigating Stuttering Attitude Change Of Middle School Students In A Rural Appalachian School, Chelsea D. Kuhn
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Effects of the Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids video on stuttering attitudes was investigated with middle school students in a rural Appalachian middle school in West Virginia. Participants completed the Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes-Stuttering (POSHA-S) before (PRE) and immediately after watching the video (POST1) to measure attitude change following the intervention. The participants again completed the POSHA-S one month later (POST2) to determine the stability of their attitudes. Tabular and graphic comparisons were generated for each of the three administrations of the POSHA-S. For PRE versus POST1 and POST1 versus POST2 analyses, individual item and combined item ratings …
Assessment Of Molecular Action Of Direct Gating And Allosteric Modulatory Effects Of Carisoprodol (Somartm) On Gaba A Receptors, Manoj Kumar
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant frequently prescribed for the treatment of acute musculoskeletal conditions. Recreational use of carisoprodol is an increasing problem. Recent reports highlight the dangers involved in carisoprodol abuse, including severe withdrawal leading to seizures and death. Indeed, carisoprodol has been placed into schedule IV drug at federal level effective January 11, 2012 considering its alarming abuse rate. Until recently, it was widely accepted that the sedative effects of carisoprodol were due predominantly to its metabolite, meprobamate. Our lab recently concluded, that carisoprodol itself, at low concentrations allosterically modulates and at higher concentrations directly activates …
The Portrayal Of Protagonists With Communication Disorders In Contemporary Award-Winning Juvenile Fiction, Jane Lefevre
The Portrayal Of Protagonists With Communication Disorders In Contemporary Award-Winning Juvenile Fiction, Jane Lefevre
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Twenty-six contemporary North American award-winning intermediate children's and young adult fictional books were identified that contained twenty-seven protagonists with communication disorders (CD). These books were evaluated using an adaptation of the Dyches & Prater (2000) Rating Scale for Quality Characterizations of Individuals with Disabilities in Children's Literature. Each guideline is discussed in detail while examining the quality of portrayed characterizations and literary elements in the eligible literature. The types of CDs depicted were language, speech and hearing disorders. No protagonists with central auditory processing disorders were found. Almost half of the protagonists had language disorders, making it the most commonly …
A Novel Microbial Source Tracking Dna Microarray Used For Pathogen Detection In Environmental Systems, Xiang Li
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Pathogen detection and the identification of fecal contamination sources can be challenging in environmental and engineered treatment systems. Factors including pathogen diversity and ubiquity of fecal indicator bacteria hamper risk assessment and remediation of contamination sources. Therefore, a quick method that can detect and identify waterborne pathogens in environmental systems is needed. In this work, a custom microarray targeting pathogens (viruses, bacteria, protozoa), microbial source tracking (MST) markers, mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) and antibiotic resistance genes was used to detect over 430 selected gene targets in whole genome amplification (WGA) DNA and complementary DNA (cDNA) isolated from sewage and animal (avian, …
Development Of Drilling Control Technology To Reduce Drilling Noise During Roof Bolting Operations, Mingming Li
Development Of Drilling Control Technology To Reduce Drilling Noise During Roof Bolting Operations, Mingming Li
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Noise induced hearing loss is a serious health issue among coal mine workers. The roof bolting operation is one of the noisiest underground mining operations. It is second among all equipment in underground coal mines whose operators exceed 100% noise dosage according to MSHA data. In roof bolting, the noise generated in the roof drilling normally contributes a major proportion to the noise exposure to this particular group of miners. This study is to develop a drilling control technology to reduce noise generated during roof bolting drilling.;Previous research shows that the specific energy consumed in drilling bolt holes is inversely …
The Influence Of Physical Activity On International Students' Cross-Cultural Adjustment: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study, Shuang Li
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
International students face multiple challenges due to cross-cultural transition. Physical activity plays a significant role in maintaining health and well-being for college students. Little research has explored how international students' physical activity interacts with their acculturation. Using a longitudinal qualitative approach with individual interviews and non-participant observation, the current study explored how physical activity interacted with new international students' first-year transition to studying in the United States. Nine participants who engaged in regular physical activity were enrolled. Each individual was interviewed twice in the middle and at the end of their first year. Three-month of field work was applied to …
The Professional Quality Of Life And Resiliency In Mental Health Professionals Working With Suicide In Crisis Care, William Bradley Little
The Professional Quality Of Life And Resiliency In Mental Health Professionals Working With Suicide In Crisis Care, William Bradley Little
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study examined the professional quality of life (ProQOL) and resiliency among a sample of 85 active and licensed mental health professionals working in acute/crisis settings in the United States. Within the ProQOL construct exists the constructs of burnout, secondary-traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction. It was hypothesized that impaired levels of resiliency, higher frequencies of contact (FOC) with clients admitted to care due to suicide, female gender, and fewer years of experience would be associated with increased burnout and secondary traumatic stress scores and decreased compassion satisfaction scores as measured by the Professional Quality of Life Scale Version 5. Multiple …
The Impact Of Autonomous Vehicles On Freeway Throughput, Abdullah Maarafi
The Impact Of Autonomous Vehicles On Freeway Throughput, Abdullah Maarafi
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Autonomous vehicles are expected to provide a number of benefits to the individual, road infrastructure and the society from the perspective of safety and efficiency. The use of autonomous vehicles is expected to increase freeway throughput, allowing vehicle groups travelling together with a shorter headway time resulting in a reduction of traffic congestion.;The purpose of this research was to use microsimulation software, VISSIM, to test the impact of autonomous vehicles on freeway throughput, delay, and travel time. A realistic corridor of I-79 and a conceptual corridor were modeled to understand how mixed traffic flow conditions could impact the freeway throughput. …
Understanding The Social Effects Of Water Intervention Implementation In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study In Kitui, Kenya, Tara Rava Zolnikov
Understanding The Social Effects Of Water Intervention Implementation In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study In Kitui, Kenya, Tara Rava Zolnikov
Human Development and Family Science
Global public health interventions focus on creating solutions to unaddressed humanitarian issues in developing countries; priority projects include providing communities with access to water, food, and healthcare. Nearby access to safe drinking water is a primary public health concern and a frequent public health intervention. Intervention success may depend on other factors in addition to health outcomes. However, previous research has focused solely on health effect outcomes and has not reviewed the impact of social effects from implemented water interventions. The purpose of this study was to understand the impacts of an implemented water intervention on social relationships among community …
How Partnered Gay Men Do Relationships: Negotiating The Tensions Between Hetero- And Homonormativity, Ashley Ann Walsdorf
How Partnered Gay Men Do Relationships: Negotiating The Tensions Between Hetero- And Homonormativity, Ashley Ann Walsdorf
Human Development and Family Science
This study explored partnered gay men’s experiences of negotiating heteronormativity and homonormativity in their relationships. Twenty-six men involved in a current or past, gay intimate partner relationships participated in individual or focus group interviews. Findings suggest that gay men are constantly negotiating comparisons to and expectations of heteronormative standards, while also encountering expectations within the gay community and queering their relationships. Emergent themes embodied participants’ experiences of navigating heteronormative stereotypes, pursuing legitimacy through language and/or ceremony, constructing their own relationship ideals and rituals, and participants’ acknowledgement that the personal is political. Relationship therapists are encouraged to explore their heteronormative assumptions …
Nurturing Parenting Program: A Study Of Engagement And Activities During The Parent And Child Activity Time, Melissa Anne Dau
Nurturing Parenting Program: A Study Of Engagement And Activities During The Parent And Child Activity Time, Melissa Anne Dau
Human Development and Family Science
The Nurturing Parent Program (NPP) aims to build protective factors in families such as: nurturing, attachment, social connections, parental resilience and knowledge of child development. This qualitative study looked specifically at the activities and engagement between parents and children during the parent and child activity time. First, 13 trained children’s facilitators of the NPP from 10 different sites across North Dakota participated in a focus group during the annual statewide conference. Next, adult NPP participants (n = 11) were interviewed on NPP and parent-child activity time. Most facilitators felt the curriculum was outdated and could list activities that produced high …
Graduate Counseling Students' Interest In Gerocounseling A Quantitative Study, Twyla Ann Nielsen
Graduate Counseling Students' Interest In Gerocounseling A Quantitative Study, Twyla Ann Nielsen
Human Development and Family Science
A growing population of older persons in the United States will require not only additional counselors but counselors who are trained to work with an aging adult population. Recent trends indicate that counselor education programs have moved away from gerocounseling as an academic track as well as eliminating units on aging from courses currently offered to counselors-in-training. Some graduate counselor education programs offer individual courses in aspects of gerontological counseling. If the counseling profession is to meet the rapidly increasing needs of a growing older population, more attention must be given to training counselors to meet the needs of this …
Caregiver Stress : First Person Accounts Of The Perception And Utilization Of Support Services, Debra Ann Shapiro
Caregiver Stress : First Person Accounts Of The Perception And Utilization Of Support Services, Debra Ann Shapiro
Human Development and Family Science
The majority of care for older adults is provided in the home. Many studies show that the daily demands placed on informal care providers produce high degrees of strain and stress. In an effort to reduce the over-arching impact care provider burnout can have on the entire family system, a number of community organizations offer resources to informal caregivers in the form of support groups, respite care and skills-training. More research is needed regarding the extent to which informal caregivers utilize these services. The objective of this paper is to assimilate more information about how care providers learn about available …
Identification Of A Critical Gene In The Dihydroergot Alkaloid Pathway, Yulia Bilovol
Identification Of A Critical Gene In The Dihydroergot Alkaloid Pathway, Yulia Bilovol
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Ergot alkaloids, bioactive compounds produced by some species of fungi, have had significant impacts on agriculture and medicine. Claviceps purpurea and Epichloe spp. are ergot alkaloid producers associated with agricultural commodities and negatively affect humans and grazing animals, respectively. Another ergot alkaloid-producing fungus called Aspergillus fumigatus is ubiquitous in the environment; infections arising after inhaling the spores may kill immunocompromised persons. Ergot alkaloids and their derivatives are utilized by the pharmaceutical industry for the development of drugs. Some of these drugs are derived from lysergic acid, whereas others are derived from dihydrolysergic acid. Lysergic acid derivatives have vasoconstrictive properties and …
Parishioner Labor In The Late Medieval Parish Of Ashburton, Lacey Bonar
Parishioner Labor In The Late Medieval Parish Of Ashburton, Lacey Bonar
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Parishioners in the late medieval parish of Ashburton used physical labor to create, maintain, and repair their parish church itself and its contents. Of the fourteen men featured in this study some worked on the church's seating, book collection, and organs while others labored on two extensive projects concerning the repair of the church's spire and the construction of the roodloft. The parish's extensive set of churchwardens' accounts provides record of the labor that these men completed and their compensation, allowing for a detailed analysis of their contributions. With most parish studies focusing on parishioner participation through fundraising efforts, monetary …
Variable Data Collection Rate System For A Wildlife Behavior Monitor, Sheldon Blackshire
Variable Data Collection Rate System For A Wildlife Behavior Monitor, Sheldon Blackshire
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Behavior monitors typically collect data, and consequently spend energy, at fixed intervals. For devices that utilize energy harvesting, a fixed data collection interval may result in inefficient battery usage due to variability in available solar radiation. Work was performed for a system capable of adjusting a data collection rate, proportional to changes in battery charge, such that data obtained was maximized without sacrificing battery energy sustainability. Energy consumption, of an actual behavior monitor, was modeled to aid in design and evaluation of a changeable data collection rate system. Model validation was performed by comparing simulated to empirical data for battery …
Emotion Socialization And Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role Of Disability Severity And Parental Attributions In Predicting Parents' Emotional Responses, Hilary R. Bougher
Emotion Socialization And Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role Of Disability Severity And Parental Attributions In Predicting Parents' Emotional Responses, Hilary R. Bougher
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The importance of parents in emotion socialization is highly established among children who are typically developing (Sheffield Morris, Silk, Steinberg, Myers, & Robinson, 2007). Child characteristics, such as child temperament and emotional reactivity, have been found to influence parenting (Bell & Chapman, 1986; Belsky, 1984). However, little is known about the emotion socialization practices of parents of children with special needs and how disability severity may influence these practices. Participants included 68 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (ages 3-11). Parents reported on three dimensions, using three questionnaires: disability severity via the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 2nd edition …
A Qualitative Study Of Medical Student Perceptions Of The West Virginia University School Of Medicine's Competency-Based Electronic Portfolio System's Design And Implementation, Carrie A. Calloway
A Qualitative Study Of Medical Student Perceptions Of The West Virginia University School Of Medicine's Competency-Based Electronic Portfolio System's Design And Implementation, Carrie A. Calloway
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The West Virginia University School of Medicine (WVU SoM) created and implemented medical student electronic portfolios in the 2012-2013 academic year as a means to stimulate self-reflection and life-long learning, document competency attainment using both formative and summative assessments of performance and facilitate career counseling and advising. Though existing research explores the benefits and challenges of electronic portfolios in medical education, few studies investigate them from the medical student perspective. This phenomenological qualitative research study examined medical student perceptions---through their stories of the electronic portfolio system as a tool for documenting and reflecting on performance---in order to better understand how …
Path Planning And Control Of An Autonomous Quadrotor Testbed In A Cluttered Environment, Trevor W. Caplinger
Path Planning And Control Of An Autonomous Quadrotor Testbed In A Cluttered Environment, Trevor W. Caplinger
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
A classical problem for robotic navigation is how to efficiently navigate from one point to another and what to do if obstacles are encountered along the way. Many map based path planning algorithms attempt to solve this problem, all with varying levels of optimality and complexity. This work shows a review of selected algorithms, and two of these are selected for simulation and testing using a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a dynamic indoor environment which requires replanning capabilities. The Dynamic A* algorithm, or simply D*, and the Probabilistic Roadmap method (PRM) are used in a scenario designed to …
The Impact Of Model-Lead-Test Coaching On Parents' Implementation Of Reinforcement, Prompting, And Fading With Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Liyu Chen
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Parents play an essential role in furthering the development of their children with special needs. They are being trained to be co-therapists for their own children. The goal is to improve the ways they interact with their children in order to create improvements in their children's everyday functioning. If the proper teaching strategies are consistently applied, a learner can significantly improve his/her performance of various life skills, including communication, self-care, social skills, along with other skill sets. Because adults' learning processes differ substantially from children's, it will be critical to utilize the "coaching" method that employs a Model-Lead-Test (MLT) approach …
A Parallel Programmer For Non-Volatile Analog Memory Arrays, Spencer L. Clites
A Parallel Programmer For Non-Volatile Analog Memory Arrays, Spencer L. Clites
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Since their introduction in 1967, floating-gate transistors have enjoyed widespread success as non-volatile digital memory elements in EEPROM and flash memory. In recent decades, however, a renewed interest in floating-gate transistors has focused on their viability as non-volatile analog memory, as well as programmable voltage and current sources. They have been used extensively in this capacity to solve traditional problems associated with analog circuit design, such as to correct for fabrication mismatch, to reduce comparator offset, and for amplifier auto-zeroing. They have also been used to implement adaptive circuits, learning systems, and reconfigurable systems. Despite these applications, their proliferation has …
Development Of A Cell Morphological Analysis Tool To Evaluate The Ultrasound Vibrational Effects On Cell Adhesion, Joseph M. Smith
Development Of A Cell Morphological Analysis Tool To Evaluate The Ultrasound Vibrational Effects On Cell Adhesion, Joseph M. Smith
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Fibroblast encapsulation is a stage of the wound healing process in which the implanted device is separated from the biological environment due to the formation of fibrotic tissue. Uncontrolled adhesion of fibroblasts, called fibrosis, has the ability to inhibit an implanted device’s functionality over its lifetime. Over time, fibroblasts have been shown to cause loosening and failure of bone-anchor implants which could include the possibility of harming the patient. The encapsulating process could also hinder the sensitivity of implanted biosensors operating in the body for continuous monitoring. Unfortunately, the antifouling surfaces which are commonly used on implanted devices to control …
Parent And Child Perceptions Of Parenting Practices: Do Differences Matter For Child Outcomes?, Ali Nila
Parent And Child Perceptions Of Parenting Practices: Do Differences Matter For Child Outcomes?, Ali Nila
Human Development and Family Science
The aim of the current study was to examine whether differences in perceptions of parenting have an effect on child outcomes. Data were taken from an Early Risers study, which incorporated the Early Risers evidence-based competence enhancement program, offering skills training and support to children with adjustment problems and parents. The sample of 110 consisted of well-adjusted children and children with adjustment problems. Parenting practices were measured by child and parent reports, and child outcomes were reported by the child’s teacher. Child and parent reports did not correspond, and results indicated the parent report of spanking predicted child’s aggression. Results …
Mothers And Fathers, Churches And Schools: Formal And Informal Sources Of Sexual Information As They Relate To Emerging Adult Women’S Safe Sex Practices And Sexual-Esteem, Elizabeth Anne Schwartz
Mothers And Fathers, Churches And Schools: Formal And Informal Sources Of Sexual Information As They Relate To Emerging Adult Women’S Safe Sex Practices And Sexual-Esteem, Elizabeth Anne Schwartz
Human Development and Family Science
This study sought to explore which individuals and institutions 455 emerging adult women recalled as having provided them with sexual information. Independent-samples t tests were run to explore how these sources of information related to the emerging adult women’s safe sex practices and sexual-esteem. Most common sources of sexual information included mothers, peers, and high school courses, with approximately 28% of participants reporting no individual sources, and approximately 32% of participants reporting no institutional sources. Receiving sexual information from a sibling was related to more frequent safe sex practices, and receiving sexual information from a middle school course was related …
Transgender Couples' Beliefs And Experiences Of Couple And Family Therapy, Kalene Ann Sharstrom
Transgender Couples' Beliefs And Experiences Of Couple And Family Therapy, Kalene Ann Sharstrom
Human Development and Family Science
The purpose of this study was to explore transgender couples’ beliefs and experiences of couple and family therapy. This study utilized a secondary data set of interviews from seven transgender participants and three partners. A queer feminist framework guided this study. The results of this project indicate that participants believe couple and family therapy to be relevant to their lives and therapeutic needs of transgender couples and their families. However, participants expressed unfamiliarity with the field and uncertainty that couple and family therapists are equipped to provide affirmative care.