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Use And Perspectives Of A Social Marketing Campaign To Improve Fruit And Vegetable Intake, Allison Palmberg

Theses and Dissertations

The current study evaluated the development and acceptability of a social marketing campaign to improve emerging adults’ fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. A social marketing campaign was developed through focus groups with 24 college students. Materials were implemented in two dining locations at Virginia Commonwealth University. Sales of carrots, apples, and chips were collected in three phases: baseline, implementation of the campaign, and washout. In addition, surveys were collected from 303 diners across all phases and locations. Results indicated an increase in carrot sales, decrease in sales of chips sold with a meal, and mixed findings regarding sales of apples …

Limelight & Indigestion, Joshua D. Thorud

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis chronicles the progression toward and creation of my thesis show, Limelight & Indigestion, as well as the cultural, technological and artistic influences and discussions that underpin the works therein. The show is an exploration of celebrity, mass media, and the nature of the desire for fame. I hope to situate my work through an investigation of topics such as Hollywood and the use of green screens and associated technology, our physical and ideological connection to cinema, the absurd in cinema history, and the complex nature of media digestion.

Fliers From Dry Season, Noa Glazer

Theses and Dissertations

In my studio practice I attempt to create sensual experiences from which nothing is learned and lack resolution; this thesis is an attempt to find ways to outline these experiences. However, this attempt will eventually lead to something entirely different, for these experiences are undefinable and impossible to investigate.

I will try to show how the components of the work, rather than forming a direct link to a chain of thoughts or associations, summon an experience that is derived only from the encounter itself.

Fallen/Lifted, Hillary Waters Fayle

Theses and Dissertations

I use found botanical material such as leaves, seedpods, and branches to explore human connection to the physical world. By combining these organic objects with the rich traditions of needlecraft, I bind nature and the human touch. Both tender and ruthless, this intricate stitch work communicates the idea that our relationship with the natural world is both tenuously fragile and infinitely complex.

The way I think about and make art mirrors the way I think about my life and how I walk through the world. What I do is about elevating details. It is about noticing cycles and connections. It …

Dynamics Of Identity Threats In Online Social Networks: Modelling Individual And Organizational Perspectives, Romilla Syed

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines the identity threats perceived by individuals and organizations in Online Social Networks (OSNs). The research constitutes two major studies. Using the concepts of Value Focused Thinking and the related methodology of Multiple Objectives Decision Analysis, the first research study develops the qualitative and quantitative value models to explain the social identity threats perceived by individuals in Online Social Networks. The qualitative value model defines value hierarchy i.e. the fundamental objectives to prevent social identity threats and taxonomy of user responses, referred to as Social Identity Protection Responses (SIPR), to avert the social identity threats. The quantitative value …

Essays On Aesthetics Of Food, Marya Alhelaili

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis is comprised of three essays that explore the aesthetics of food in contemporary food and table setting design. The essays are: (1) Aesthetics of Food (2) Food Design (3) Table Setting Design.;Food is an everyday necessity. With advancements in production and a plentiful supply in developed countries, the preparation of food and its consumption has developed socially and artistically. There is increased emphasis being placed on how to make and present food in nontraditional ways to enhance aesthetic appeal. Yet, there is not consensus about the aesthetic dimensions of food. The viewpoint that food should be considered a …

Exploring Web-Based University Policy Statements On Plagiarism By Research-Intensive Higher Education Institutions, Ewa Mcgrail, J. Patrick Mcgrail

Research, Publications & Creative Work

Plagiarism may distress universities in the US, but there is little agreement as to exactly what constitutes plagiarism. While there is ample research on plagiarism, there is scant literature on the content of university policies regarding it. Using a systematic sample, we qualitatively 2 analyzed 20 Carnegie-classified universities that are “Very High in Research.” This included 15 public state universities and five high-profile private universities. We uncovered highly varied and even contradictory policies at these institutions. Notable policy variations existed for verbatim plagiarism, intentional plagiarism and unauthorized student collaboration at the studied institutions. We conclude by advising that the American …

Vitrification Of In Vitro-Produced Bovine Embryos Matured Inmodified Tcm-199 Medium, Asi̇ye İzem Sandal, Özen Banu Özdaş

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In vitro-produced bovine embryos matured in modified Tissue Culture Medium 199 (TCM-199) were vitrified at the 7th and 8th days of culture, and development at 48 h after warming was recorded. Ovaries were obtained from a local abattoir, and the oocytes were recovered by slicing method and divided into two main groups. The first group included cysteamine in the TCM-199 (Group A) and the second did not (Group B). They were incubated for 24 h at 38.8 °C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in humidified air. Matured oocytes were fertilized with 1-2 × 106/mL of frozen-thawed bull semen. At …

Department Of Transportation's Aggressive Approach To Consumer Protection Regulation And Enforcement, David Heffernan

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

International Regulation Of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Paul B. Larsen

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Law School Culture And The Lost Art Of Collaboration: Why Don’T Law Professors Play Well With Others?, Michael I. Meyerson

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Erdös Numbers and the Creation of a Culture of Collaboration … A. Paul Erdös and Erdös Numbers … B. Collaboration and the Mathematical Culture

III. Understanding the Legal Academy’s Individualistic Culture … A. The Hidden Cost of Individualism … B. The Solitary Legal Scholar … C. Collaboration in Other Academic Fields … D. Explaining Differing Rates of Collaboration

IV. Creating a Law School Culture of Collaboration … A. Recognizing the Lost Benefits of Collaboration: Law Faculty … B. Recognizing the Lost Benefits of Collaboration: Law Students … C. Changing the Law School Culture ... D. What the …

Calumnious News Reporting: Defamatory Law Is More Than Sticks And Stones For Civic-Duty Participants, Victoria C. Duke

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Civic-Duty Participants Caught in the Crossroads

III. An Overview of the Precedent That Created the Criterion of Constitutional Protection for Defamatory Speech ... A. The Rubric of Categories in Which Defamed Plaintiffs Are Classified ... 1. Public Officials ... 2. Public Figures ... 3. Private Persons ... B. The Modification of the Rubric of Classifications

IV. The Appropriate Evaluation of Defamatory Redress for Civic-Duty Participants ... A. Civic-Duty Participants Are Limited by the Constraints of the Entity with Which They Are Involved ... 1. Routine Congressional Committee Meetings/Hearings ... 2. The Jury System ... 3. Inconsequential Political …

Unmanned Aerial Systems: Domestic Statutory Issues, Richard W. Tast

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. A Brief History of Aviation ... A. What Is an Unmanned Aerial System? ... B. Radio Controlled Airplanes ... C. History of Unmanned Aerial Systems ... D. Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems ... E. Future of Unmanned Aerial Systems

III. Current Regulations … A. Federal Regulation of Airspace in the United States ... B. Local Laws Regarding Airspace ... C. Current Federal Regulations Concerning UAS ... D. Local Laws Regulating UAS ... E. Personal Property Rights Regarding Airspace

IV. Some Foreseeable Problems of Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems ... A. Increased Air Traffic ... B. …

Legal Education In Transition: Trends And Their Implications, Sheldon Krantz, Michael Millemann

Nebraska Law Review

In Part I, we briefly describe what the critics are saying about legal education and steps the regulators are taking to stimulate what they perceive to be needed reforms. In Part II, we provide an overview of reforms now underway or in development in the first year; developments in experiential courses and programs in upper-level curricula; the emergence of some programs of specialization; the movement to add practice-based courses to the third year; and the creation of post-J.D. transition programs. In Part III, we propose an agenda for law faculties in the strategic planning that law schools should now be …

Our Court Masters, Chad J. Pomeroy

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. The Gun or the Salute

III. The Limits of Volunteerism

IV. Different Views of How Courts View Their Role ... A. The Dynamic Court View and the Constrained Court View of the Courts ... B. All Views Eventually Answer to Society

V. When Courts Exceed Perceived Social Norms, They Risk Their Own Legitimacy ... A. The Resistant Psychology of Contrary Directives ... B. Examples of Courts Stretching Social Norms ... C. Legitimacy Undermined: The Fallout of Stretching Social Norms ... D. A Contemporary Narrative

VI. Conclusion

Sports Investment, Beliefs About Food-Related Behaviors, And Engagement In Problematic Eating Behaviors During Adolescence, Kaitlyn A. Ferris

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Involvement in sport is the most widely reported organized activity among children and adolescents. To date, organized sports also represent the only organized activity examined in conjunction with youths' eating behaviors. Organized sports serve as contexts where messages about healthy eating and body image are communicated, and adolescents' beliefs about food and their bodies' degree of thinness and muscularity has the potential to be amplified in such settings as youth strive to perform at high levels during athletic competitions. However, inconsistency in the measurement of both organized sports participation and adolescents' engagement in problematic under- and over-eating behaviors has resulted …

Defining Cardiovascular Dysfunction In The Metabolic Syndrome: Therapeutic And Nutritional Approaches To Treatment, Sara Brooks Fournier

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disease state defined by the manifestation of a cluster of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors including, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. Individuals afflicted with MetS have been demonstrated to assume the burden of a 3-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, myocardioal infarction, stroke, type II diabetes (T2DM) and all cause mortality. The national prevalence of hyperglycemia and abdominal obesity paralleled by a surge in sedentary lifestyle behavior underscore the importance of early identification and treatment of MetS. Deleterious adaptations to both vascular and myocardial structure and function have been demonstrated in MetS. …

Does Self Love Lead To Spying On Ex-Partners On Facebook? The Examination Of Ego Factors In Facebook Stalking, Brittany Furbee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study aims to identify predictable personality traits that can influence ones likelihood to stalk an ex-partner on Facebook. Particularly, the study focuses on the traits related with self-concept, given that motivations of using social network sites (SNS) are highly associated with self-concept. This includes self-esteem, two types of narcissism (grandiose and vulnerable narcissism), and self-efficacy. Furthermore, in order to better assess the predictability of these factors, this study considers other control variables while assessing predictability of personality traits, such as Facebook usage, length of the relationship, and time since the break- up, drawing from both social psychology and SNS …

Persuasion, Police, And Public Safety: Message Framing, Compliance, And Perceptions Of Law Enforcement, Alexander L. Lancaster

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the everyday interactions between law enforcement and the citizens of their communities, officers attempt to gain compliance verbally, before resorting to physical force, if necessary. This dissertation examined the use of persuasive verbal messages by law enforcement officers when encountering citizens. These messages were created to represent a progression of asking, telling, and making, to gain compliance from an individual.;The officers in this study were university police officers, because university police departments are charged with providing a safe learning environment on campus. Due to the visible, community oriented policing in which university police departments tend to engage, it is …

Productivity Promises, Precarious Realities: Ethnographic Study Of Harm Reduction Implementation In Indonesia, Sari Damar Ratri

Antropologi Indonesia

This monograph examines the implementation of harm reduction programs in Indonesia that failed to improve the quality of drug users’ lives. The failure is the result of programs that merely provide drug users with instrumental strategy to deal with addiction through substitution therapy. The designation of legal substances such as methadone and subuxone is only to replace illegal drug addiction. In the end, the program fails to provide drug users with sufficient information to manage their dependence and even leads them to uncontrolled poly-substance use. This three months of ethnographic fieldwork focuses on examining Harm Reduction (HR) experiences in both …

Torch Light In The City: Auto/Ethnographic Studies Of Urban Kampung Community In Depok City, West Java, Hestu Prahara

Antropologi Indonesia

No abstract provided.

To Play For Preparing Toward Adult To Kanome Children, Sri Murni

Antropologi Indonesia

This research on children’s traditional games Kanome to answered several questions: what there are traditional games of Kanome? How do traditional games function in the lives of children? Why are traditional games still played now? This studies aimed to identify and document types of games, games functions and what cultural values embodied in traditional games of Kanome people. The qualitative method employed through in-depth interviews and observation. Research findings show that games of Tai-tai, Kiri Mbal-bal, and Mbanti have the following functions: (i) preparing a child toward adulthood for the future (ii) recreation, (iii) the media learning, (iv) creativity (develop …

Grassroots Strategic Planning: Involving Library Staff From The Beginning, Anne Marie Casey

Publications

Strategic planning is often considered a managerial tool. The management of an organization surveys the environment and develops a plan that they introduce to the organization as a whole. Most modern organizations seek employee involvement in the planning process and feedback to some degree with varied results. But for one academic library, employee involvement in the development and execution of the strategic plans has been a vital part of the processes. The Hunt Library at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been developing strategic plans for several years with active input from the librarians and staff. This case study chronicles the different …

Planning For Veterans’ Success: The Degree Map As An Advising Solution, Tracey M. Richardson, Jason M. Ruckert, James W. Marion Jr

Publications

Due to the expected influx of veterans attending college, it is critical that higher education not only be cognizant of the projected growth but also take a proactive stand and properly plan for these students’ success. Academic planning begins with advising professionals developing open communications and becoming equipped to guide veteran students through the matriculation process. Veteran students often have difficulty interpreting university scheduling and frequently have access to only a limited advising staff for course selection information, which may prompt some to not persist in an online degree program. This study’s findings suggest the degree map is a powerful …

Case Study: Sexism In Advertising And Airlines, Tamilla Curtis, Anke Arnaud Ph.D., Blaise Waguespack

Publications

This case study outlines an ethical dilemma faced by a young female student who is planning to buy airline tickets. Her purchase decision is influenced by cost and advertising strategies. The case discusses advertising ethics, ethical moral philosophies, including teleology and deontology, and sexist advertising with examples from the airline industry. This case will be beneficial for marketing students to discuss the topic of advertising ethics, and for business students to discuss the topic of organizational ethics. Students enrolling in aviation related classes will also benefit from this case. The teaching notes for instructors are available upon request.

Marbles: The Application Of Input-Output Concepts To Safety Management Systems, Tim Brady, A. Stolzer, Anthony Brickhouse, Antonio Cortes, Dan Mccune, Jayathi Raghavan, David Freiwald

Publications

The goal of this research was to apply the economic concept titled Input-Output Analysis to an aviation safety concept titled Safety Management Systems (SMS). Input-Output (IO) is based upon the interrelationships of various components of an economic system and what happens to the system when one or more of those components changes. Since SMS is, by definition, a system with definable components, the research sought to determine if the interrelationships between those components could be determined and quantified. The term ‘‘marbles’’ was used to describe the activities that led to the IO-SMS matrix. Marbles was used as a metaphor for …

Causes And Trends In Maintenance-Related Accidents In Faa-Certified Single Engine Piston Aircraft, Douglas Boyd, A. Stolzer

Publications

The accident rate for general aviation remains high. While most general aviation accident studies have been pilot-focused, there is little research on the involvement of aircraft maintenance errors. We undertook a study to answer this question.

The Microsoft Access database was queried for accidents occurring between 1989 and 2013 involving single engine piston airplanes operating under 14CFR Part 91. Pearson Chi-Square, Fisher’s Exact Test, and Poisson probability were used in statistical analyses.

The rate of maintenance-related general aviation accidents was 4.3 per million flight hours for the 1989–1993 period and remained unchanged for the most recent period (2009–2013). Maintenance errors …

Abc V. Aereo And The Humble Judge, James Y. Stern

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

“Great Nature, Refuge Of The Weary Heart:” A Regional And Literary Exploration Of The Early Grove Plays Of The Bohemian Club, Jeremy Denouden

Master's Theses

In 1872, a group of San Francisco newspapermen came together to start their own men’s club. This group, which named itself the Bohemian Club, was an outgrowth and a representative of the rapid development of the city of San Francisco at that time. Shortly after its founding, the club began making an annual retreat to the redwood forests north of the city. Eventually, the club began producing elaborate performances of musical dramas, referred to as Grove Plays, written and performed exclusively for club members at these summer retreats. This thesis, which takes its name from a line in one of …

Walt Kuhn: From Spotlight To Studio, The Art Of Show Business, Emily May Mcewan-Upright

Master's Theses

Walt Kuhn, an American artist born in New York, is often overlooked for his contribution to Modern American Art. Kuhn is typically recognized for his organizational and curatorial role in the 1913 Armory Show, but he was also internationally known in his time for his paintings of show people and as a creative director for several vaudeville and circus acts over his lifetime. During his career as a creative director, Kuhn’s artwork evolved from superficial renderings of theatre scenes to psychologically intense tronies of performers. Kuhn and other American artists, including the Ashcan group and Edward Hopper, examined the relationship …