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Needs Assessment Of School And Community Physical Activity Opportunities In Rural West Virginia: The Mcdowell Choices Planning Effort, Alfgeir L. Kristjansson, Eloise Elliott, Sean Bulger, Emily Jones, Andrea R. Taliaferro, William Neal

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

McDowell CHOICES (Coordinated Health Opportunities Involving Communities, Environments, and Schools) Project is a county wide endeavor aimed at increasing opportunities for physical activity (PA) in McDowell County, West Virginia (WV). A comprehensive needs-assessment laid the foundation of the project.

Methods

During the 6 month needs assessment, multiple sources of data were collected in two Town Hall Meetings (n = 80); a student online PA interest survey (n = 465); a PA and nutrition survey among 5th (10–11 years) and 8th graders (13–14 years) with questions adapted from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (n = 442, response rate …

Oral Health In A Sample Of Pregnant Women From Northern Appalachia (2011–2015), Katherine Neiswanger, Daniel W. Mcneil, Betsy Foxman, Manika Govil, Margaret E. Cooper, Robert J. Weyant, John R. Shaffer, Richard J. Crout, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Scott R. Beach, Stella Chapman, Jayme G. Zovko, Linda J. Brown, Stephen J. Strotmeyer, Jennifer L. Maurer, Mary L. Marazita

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background. Chronic poor oral health has a high prevalence in Appalachia, a large region in the eastern USA. The Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) has been enrolling pregnant women and their babies since 2011 in the COHRA2 study of genetic, microbial, and environmental factors involved in oral health in Northern Appalachia. Methods. The COHRA2 protocol is presented in detail, including inclusion criteria (healthy, adult, pregnant, US Caucasian, English speaking, and nonimmunocompromised women), recruiting (two sites: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, USA), assessments (demographic, medical, dental, psychosocial/behavioral, and oral microbial samples and DNA), timelines (longitudinal from pregnancy to …

Taylor University Graduate Catalog 2015-16, Taylor University

Graduate Catalogs

The 2015-2016 graduate catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Taylor University Catalog 2015-2016, Taylor University

Undergraduate Catalogs

The 2015-2016 academic catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Fighting For Environmental Health And Justice: A Case Study Of Exide Technologies In Southeast Los Angeles, California, Idalmis Vaquero

Student Library Research Awards

Independent Study Award recipient for 2015. Paper written for course AFR 350, Professor Filomina Steady.

Cleaning Up And Painting Up: A Cultural And Environmental History Of Paintshop Pond, Leah Nugent

Student Library Research Awards

100/200-level Award Recipient for 2015. Paper written for course ES 299, United States Environmental History, Professor Jay Turner.

How Wales Was Made So Happy: Exploring Nation And Nonsense In Shakespeare's Treatment Of The Welsh, Morgan Moore

Honors Thesis Collection

With famous lines like “On, on, you noblest English!,” and “This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,” Shakespeare’s plays—especially the histories— are famous for their role in creating and glorifying English national identity. But equally important to an understanding of Shakespeare’s canon are minority British identities, and of these the most prevalent and most overlooked are the Welsh. This thesis focuses on Shakespeare’s Welsh characters, their roles and presentations, and chooses to examine the often paradoxical portrayals of such Welsh characters. In focusing on Sir Hugh Evans from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Fluellen from Henry V, Owen …

Discourses Of Exemplarity In Propertius Iv, Madeline Thayer

Honors Thesis Collection

Exemplarity is a commonly observed feature of the Roman cultural landscape, be it in respect to literature, monuments, or portraiture. Particularly in Augustan Rome, exemplary figures were utilized to express common cultural values intended to serve as a guide to moral conduct, and were intended to draw from the past in an attempt to unify and render cohesive a state that had suffered many years of civil war. Exemplary figures also served to ground Augustus's rule in the past. This thesis looks at exemplarity in Book IV of Propertius's Elegies, specifically regarding two characters, Cornelia and Tarpeia. Rather than …

The Making Of A Mountain: Mount Fuji, Miniature Fujis And The Cultural Narrative Of Edo, Emily Scoble

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

True Fiction: Three Writers' Approaches To Fact And/Or Fiction, Anna Krauthamer

Honors Thesis Collection

This thesis examines how three writers challenge our understandings of the fiction and non-fiction genres.

L'Image De L'Anthropologue Français À Travers Les Siècles (1771-2006), Isabella Lettere

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Us Strikes As A Counterterrorism Policy In Yemen, Lavanya Ganesh

Honors Thesis Collection

The effectiveness of drone strikes as a counterterrorism measure is the core of U.S policymakers’ arguments for their continued use. With Yemen becoming a critical topic of national security due to the growing strength of al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), an assessment about the effectiveness of drone strikes should allow for officials and critics alike to evaluate the tradeoffs associated with drone warfare. This thesis studies the impact of US counterterrorism policy on AQAP violence using regression analysis and qualitative methods.

Teaching China, Meghan Armstrong

Progressive Education in Context

Describes the teaching fellows program of China Institute's Teach China program.

Table Of Contents (V. 8, 2015)

Corresponding Voices

No abstract provided.

Optimal Land Cover Mapping And Change Analysis In Northeastern Oregon Using Landsat Imagery., Michael J. Campbell, Russell G. Congalton, Joel N. Hartter

Natural Resources & the Environment

Abstract The necessity for the development of repeatable, efficient, and accurate monitoring of land cover change is paramount to successful management of our planet’s natural resources. This study evaluated a number of remote sensing methods for classifying land cover and land cover change throughout a two-county area in northeastern Oregon (1986 to 2011). In the past three decades, this region has seen significant changes in forest management that have affected land use and land cover. This study employed an accuracy assessment-based empirical approach to test the optimality of a number of advanced digital image processing techniques that have recently emerged …

Desktop Study Report : Linking Management Of Natural Coastal Resources To Socioeconomic Development, Henrik Nilsson, Dariusz P. Fey, Piotr Margonski, Michael Van Laak, Nardine Stybel

HERRING

The HERRING Desktop Study Report links management of natural coastal resources to socioeconomic development.

Working Within The Tensions Of Disability And Education In Post-Colonial Kenya: Toward A Praxis Of Critical Disability Studies, Brent C. Elder, Alan Foley

College of Education Departmental Research

This paper explores emerging and evolving critical approaches to inclusive education development work in the postcolonial, global South context of Kenya. Taking an ontoformative (Connell, 2011) perspective of disability, we view disability as a dynamic process inherently tied to social contexts and their fluid effects on disabled bodies. Thus, not all impairments are a natural form of human diversity, and many are imposed on bodies in underdeveloped countries through oppressive imported Western practices. In this paper we present our work not as models of ‘what to do’ or ‘what not to do’ in development work. Rather we offer a reflection …

The Ecology, Biogeochemistry And Phylogeny Of Methane Seep And Non-Seep Benthic Foraminifera From The Pacific Margin, Ashley M. Burkett

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In an effort to understand the relationships between active methane seep and adjacent non-seep (inactive) populations of the deep-sea foraminifera Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi, a common paleo-indicator species, from methane seeps in the Pacific were analyzed and compared to one another for genetic similarities of small subunit rDNA (SSU rDNA) sequences. Pacific Ocean C. wuellerstorfi were also compared to those collected from other localities around the world (based on 18S gene available on Genbank, e.g., Schweizer et al., 2009). Results from this study revealed that C. wuellerstorfi living in seeps near Costa Rica and Hydrate Ridge are genetically similar to one another …

Hungry In The “Land Of Pleasant Living”: Combating The Effects Of Baltimore’S Food Deserts On Childhood Education Through Eminent Domain, Gabriel H. Rubinstein

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

10th Susquehanna River Symposium Program With Abstracts, Bucknell Center For Sustainability And The Environment

Susquehanna River Symposium -- Conference materials

No abstract provided.

Enriching Course Development: The Use Of An International Faculty Development Experience, Anna K. Lee, Naomi M. Hall

Pedagogy and the Human Sciences

This paper discusses the use of an international faculty development experience in the development of an Introduction to Black Psychology course. Faculty attended an 11-day seminar in South Africa to learn about the country’s history and transformation into a multiracial, multicultural society. The seminar included lectures and site visits designed to provide faculty with an intercultural experience that could be used to enhance curricula and increase students’ global understanding of social issues. A highlight of the training pertains to the parallel made between the historical similarities in the Black South African and Black American experience. Transformative learning forms the theoretical …

A Perplexing Paradox: 'De-Statification' Of 'Investor-State' Dispute Settlement?, Becky Jacobs

College of Law Faculty Scholarship

This Essay considers the perplexingly paradoxical demand that states be virtually removed from investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). It also briefly considers the various critiques of, and possible reforms or adjustments to, existing ISDS systems, particularly those related to the right of state parties to pursue legitimate public policy objectives, such as the protection of public health, safety, the environment or public morals; social or consumer protection; or the promotion and protection of cultural diversity. Also considered are data and details of the involvement of African states in ISDS. The apparent “diversity deficit” pertaining to the participation of African nationals as …

2015-2016 Louisiana Tech University Catalog, Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University Catalogs

The Louisiana University Catalog includes announcements and course descriptions for courses offered at Louisiana Tech University for the academic year of 2015-2016.

White Male Nostalgia In Don Delillo's Underworld, Tim Engles

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

A Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Sorghum In The United States, Chris Laingen

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Sorghum is a type of grain, forage, and sugar crop that has been grown in warm, arid climates around the world for 10,000 years. It is a drought-tolerant crop, and is among the most efficient crops in the conversion of solar energy and use of water. In the United States, South America, and Australia, sorghum grain is used primarily for livestock feed and ethanol production and is becoming popular in the human food sector because of its use in gluten-free food products. The U.S. sorghum belt stretches from South Dakota to southern Texas. From the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, sorghum …

100 Years Of Clemson Architecture: Southern Roots + Global Reach Proceedings, Ufuk Ersoy, Dana Anderson, Kate Schwennsen

Environmental Studies

This book documents most of the events held in 2013 to celebrate the first hundred years of Clemson University's architectural program (1913-2013). The centennial events began in March with a four-campus meeting to honor the Charles E. Daniel Center for Building Research and Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy, and the Barcelona Architecture Center. Exhibitions, lectures, and other events continued at various locations (in Clemson and elsewhere) through October.

100 Years of Clemson Architecture: Southern Roots + Global Reach Proceedingsis a large-format, image-rich paperback book. Its 114 full-color, glossy pages include essays, discussions, and images that explore the Clemson University …

The Economic Impact Of The University Of Arkansas, Katherine A. Deck, Mervin Jebaraj

Publications and Presentations

As the state’s flagship institution of higher education, the University of Arkansas delivers a significant economic impact to Arkansas. In 2014, an impact in excess of $1.2 billion came from the University via operations, construction, technology transfer, student expenditures, and visitor spending. The University of Arkansas has a substantial influence on the direction of the state’s economy by fulfilling its mission of developing human capital, growing ideas, and transmitting knowledge to the public.

Using History-Based Trade Books As Catalysts For Historical Writing, Speaking, And Listening In Elementary Curricula, John H. Bickford Iii, Dylan Dilley, Valerie Metz

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

State and national initiatives have aligned to compel change in elementary classroom curricula and instructional practice (Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO], 2012; National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers [NGA & CCSSO], 2010; Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers [PARCC], 2012). An increased focus on informational texts and content area literacy are two significant changes intended to both facilitate and integrate historical thinking and historical content. For a subject that has struggled to maintain relevancy in elementary curricula, the social studies has a new, stronger position (Center on …

Late Wisconsin And Holocene Landscape Change And Buried Site Potential Of Brouilletts Creek, Rebecca Taormina

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Climate, tectonics, and drainage-basin characteristics dictate the conditions that control the discharge and sediment dynamics of rivers in continental interiors. Fluvial-system response and a partial human record have been recorded in valley landscapes. Regional patterns in the timing of sedimentation in the present day Midwestern United States have been recognized in several case studies throughout the region. However, there is much more that can be done to better understand climate change and climate responses in the region and particularly along the Wabash River in Indiana and its tributary streams. This study focuses on the Late Wisconsin and Holocene landscape change …

Organizational Complexity, Plan Adequacy, And Nursing Home Resiliency: A Contingency Perspective, Cherie Boyce

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Some social and organizational behavior scientists measure resiliency through anecdotal qualitative research, i.e. personality analyses and stories of life experience. Empirical evidence remains limited for identifying measurable indicators of resiliency. Therefore, a testable contingency model was needed to clarify resiliency factors pertinent to organizational performance. Two essential resiliency factors were: 1) a written plan and 2) affiliation with a disaster network. This contingency study demonstrated a quantifiable, correlational effect between organizational complexity, disaster plan adequacy and organizational resiliency. The unit of analysis, the skilled nursing facility proved vulnerable, therefore justifying the need for a written emergency management plan and affiliation …