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Do Parents Favor Their Adoptive Or Biological Children? Predictions From Kin Selection And Compensatory Models, Nancy L. Segal, Norman P. Li, Jamie L. Graham, Steven A. Miller

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Evolutionary reasoning (Kin Selection Theory) predicts less favorable behaviors directed by parents toward their unrelated children, relative to their biologically related children. By extension, it may be argued that parents should also have less favorable perceptions of the intellectual, personality and other behavioral traits of unrelated children, compared with biologically related children. However, recent work has modified this expectation, given the distinction between unrelated adopted children (who are acquired intentionally) and unrelated stepchildren (who are acquired via mating effort). The compensatory model takes into account evolved desires for parenting and the evolutionarily novel availability of unrelated children. It predicts that …

The Impact Of The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique On Course Evaluations, Trent W. Maurer, Jerri Kropp

Human Ecology: Faculty Publications

This project reports the results of two studies that investigated the impact on course evaluations of using partial credit iterative responding (PCIR) with the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) forms on summative course assessments. This project also quantifies grade inflation from utilizing different PCIR schemes and documents the percentage of possible partial credit students learned. Study 1 compared evaluations in courses where exams were manipulated. Study 2 compared evaluations in courses where daily reading quizzes were manipulated. Results from Study 1 revealed that multiple course evaluation scores increased 10% in the PCIR condition. Students earned 75% of the partial credit …

Elementary Students’ Perceptions Of Gender Equity In Mathematics Classes, Debra Jacobson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

There have been various research studies stating that in elementary school, gender bias in all subjects is nonexistent. However, other researchers interested in gender equity in the mathematics classroom have recognized that gender bias does not occur in early elementary school grades but exists by middle school. Thus, research in this area is greatly needed. This study examined children in the third, fourth, and fifth grades to determine whether students’ perceptions of their own mathematical abilities relate to their perceptions of their teacher’s beliefs about gender bias in mathematics. Pearson Product-Moment correlation and Point-Biserial correlations were used to analyze data. …

Non-Science Co/Prerequisite Course Grades As Predictors Of Associate Degree Nursing Program Completion And First-Attempt Nclex-Rn Performance, Joey Trader

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examined the potential relationship between non-science co/prerequisite courses (English Composition I, English Composition II, General Psychology, Child Psychology, and Nutrition and Diet Therapy) upon successful program completion and first-attempt NCLEX-RN results while controlling for age and gender in a traditional associate degree nursing program in the South Atlantic region of the United States. The rationale for the study was described with General Systems Theory while Schema Theory was tested and framed the study. The researcher employed binary logistic regression. There were 216 cases in the program completion dataset while there were 177 in the NCLEX-RN result data set. …

Effects Of Student Family Structure And Attendance On Academic Achievement In Middle Grades Mathematics, Bobby Sneed

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact student attendance and family structure had on academic achievement as measured by the Georgia mandated criterion referenced competency test (CRCT) in middle grades mathematics. There were many factors that could have come into play regarding the level of academic achievement each child experiences. With federal, state and local entities placing increased pressure on schools and educators to be more accountable, specifically in the form of student test scores, it seemed imperative to understand the external variables that may negatively impact student learning potential. Utilizing the student’s family structure data reported …

Experimental And Modelling Investigations Of Air Exchange And Infection Transfer Due To Hinged-Door Motion In Office And Hospital Settings, A Hathway, I Papakonstantis, A Bruce-Konuah, W Brevis

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Occupants spend a significant amount of time indoors where temperature and air quality has an important impact on their comfort, health and work performance. Understanding the role of airflow exchange between spaces is crucial to describe the processes of mixing and transport of substances driven by air motion and therefore essential for evaluating indoor air quality. This work presents the results of field measurements and laboratory experiments designed to characterise door operation and to quantify its influence on air volumes exchanged between rooms due to door motion. The field study was conducted to identify typical total door cycle times in …

Internal Tides Near The Celtic Sea Shelf Break: A New Look At A Well Known Problem, Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Internal waves generated by tides in the Celtic Sea were investigated on the basis of in situ data collected at the continental slope in July 2012, and theoretically using a weakly nonlinear theory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology general circulation model. It was found that internal solitary waves generated over the shelf break and propagated seaward did not survive in the course of their evolution. Due to the large bottom steepness they disintegrated locally over the continental slope radiating several wave systems seaward and transforming their energy to higher baroclinic modes. In the open part of the sea, i.e. …

Depressive Symptoms And Walking In African‐Americans, Elisa R. Torres, Carolyn M. Sampselle, Harold W. Neighbors, David L. Ronis, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Objective

Although increased frequency of physical activity is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in African‐Americans, most studies do not focus on a specific type of activity. Identifying the activity can provide helpful information for designing interventions that focus on depressive symptoms. The objective of this study was to examine the odds of depressive symptoms in relation to walking in African‐Americans.

Design and Sample

A secondary analysis was performed on the National Survey of American Life. The sample was made up of community‐dwelling African‐American women (n = 1,903) and men (n = 1,075) who did not meet the DSM‐IV‐TR …

Is Law A Technical Language?, Frederick Schauer

San Diego Law Review

Although I believe that the collapse of the interpretation—construction distinction follows from some of what I have argued here, that conclusion is, at least for me, decidedly secondary. Far more important is recognition of the importance of the question of technical language in law and of the relationship between that question and the purposes of and audiences for law. If we are to understand what law is and how it operates, we need to understand to whom it speaks. If it speaks to everyone, as Bentham urged, then technical language in law is something to be lamented and expunged. But …

The Rule Of Reason And The Scope Of The Patent, Herbert Hovenkamp

San Diego Law Review

For a century-and-a-half, the Supreme Court has described perceived abuses of patents as conduct that reaches "beyond the scope of the patent." That phrase, which evokes an image of boundary lines in real property, was applied to both government and private activity and came to have many different meanings. Sometimes it was used offensively to conclude that certain patent uses were unlawful because they extended beyond the scope of the patent. Later it came to be used defensively as well, to characterize activities as lawful if they did not extend beyond the patent's scope. In the first half of the …

Whose Genome Is It Anyway?: Re-Identification And Privacy Protection In Public And Participatory Genomics, Sejin Ahn

San Diego Law Review

This Comment advocates for a comprehensive solution to achieve the balance between privacy rights and availability of information. In particular, a strong ban on malicious re-identification and broader anti-discrimination and privacy legislation are necessary to ensure the participants' privacy protection and encourage participation in genomics projects. In addition, the scientific community should establish data standards that can aid in implementation of protective measures to minimize privacy violations. Part II provides an overview of recent developments in genomic technologies and public and participatory genomics. Part III summarizes the privacy issues present in public genomics. Part IV reviews current legislation on genetic …

Shear Lag Sutures: Improved Suture Repair Through The Use Of Adhesives, S. W. Linderman, I. Kormpakis, R. H. Gelberman, Victor Birman, U. G. K. Wegst, G. M. Genin, S. Thomopoulos

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

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Trace Element Composition Of Pm2.5 And Pm10 From Kolkata - A Heavily Polluted Indian Metropolis, Reshmi Das, Bahareh Khezri, Bijayen Srivastava, Subhajit Datta, Pradip Kumar Sikdar, Richard D. Webster, Xianfeng Wang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Elemental composition of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ was measured from 16 locations in Greater Kolkata in Eastern India. Sampling was carried out in the winter months of 2013–2014. PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ mass concentrations ranged from 83–783 μg/m³ and 167–928 μg/m³ respectively. 20 elements were measured with an Agilent 7700 series ICP–MS equipped with a 3^rd generation He reaction/collision cell following closed vessel microwave digestion. In both size fractions Fe, Na, Al, K, Ca were present in high concentrations (>1 000 ng/m³), Mn, Zn and Pb demonstrated medium concentrations (>100 ng/m …

Mining Biological Networks Towards Protein Complex Detection And Gene-Disease Association, Eileen Marie Hanna

Dissertations

Large amounts of biological data are continuously generated nowadays, thanks to the advancements of high-throughput experimental techniques. Mining valuable knowledge from such data still motivates the design of suitable computational methods, to complement the experimental work which is often bound by considerable time and cost requirements. Protein complexes or groups of interacting proteins, are key players in most cellular events. The identification of complexes not only allows to better understand normal biological processes but also to uncover Disease-triggering malfunctions. Ultimately, findings in this research branch can highly enhance the design of effective medical treatments. The aim of this research is …

Association Of Total And Differential White Blood Cell Counts To Development Of Type 2 Diabetes In Mexican Americans In Cameron County Hispanic Cohort, Kristina Vatcheva, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Minjae Lee, Rene L. Olvera, Joseph B. Mccormick

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between total and differential White Blood Cell (WBC) counts with time to transition to type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans using prospective data from the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (CCHC).

Results: Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models revealed that obese Mexican-American cohort participants whose total WBC or granulocyte count increased over time had 1.39 and 1.35 times higher risk respectively of transition to type 2 diabetes when compared to overweight participants. The granulocyte or total WBC count in participants with BMI≥35 were significant risk factors for transition to type 2 diabetes.

Conclusions: Increased total WBC …

Volume 58, Issue 1: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

The Sittee, John Lake

Manuscripts

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Consuming Newness, Jodi Hurst

Manuscripts

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Adopting Children From U. S. Public Foster Care: A Sociological Analysis With Practical Implications, Josephine A. Ruggiero

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

Adoption has increased in importance as both an exit goal and exit outcome for 20-25% of children in public foster care. Although reunification with parents or another biological relative retains primacy as the first option for permanency planning, the percentage of children actually reunified with a biological family member has decreased by nine percent from 60% to 51%. The author uses data collected by the federal government and reported in AFCARS Reports collected over 16 fiscal years to analyze the principal demographic characteristics of children in U. S. public foster care; examine adoption and reunification as exit goals and outcomes …

Complete Issue Of Volume 8

Kaleidoscope

No abstract provided.

An International Adoptee And Her Father Speak, Wendy Clark, Roger D. Clark

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

No abstract provided.

Production And Characterization Of Composite Nano/Micro Sized Particles By Rapid Expansion Of Supercritical Solutions (Ress) Co-Precipitation, Beidi He

Dissertations

Nanoscale composites of hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX) and polymer binders were produced by co-precipitation using rapid expansion of supercritical solutions (RESS). The binders used in this study are poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (VDF-HFP22), polystyrene (PS) and 7-amino-4-methyl coumarin (AMC). The RDX/VDF-HFP22 and RDX/PS co-precipitated nanoparticles were characterized by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The average size of produced nanoparticles is ca. 100 nm. TEM analysis of RDX/PS nano-composite shows a core-shell structure with RDX as the core material and the shell consisting of the polymeric binder. X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) analysis …

Hydrodynamics, Dissolution, And Mass Transfer Effects In Different Dissolution Testing Apparatuses And Laboratory Systems, Bing Wang

Dissertations

Dissolution testing apparatuses and shaker flasks agitated by shaker tables are laboratory systems routinely found in many laboratories at most companies and agencies, and especially in pharmaceutical companies. These devices are commonly used in a number of applications, from drug development to quality control. Despite their common use, these systems have not been fully investigated from an engineering perspective in order to understand their operation characteristics. For example, the hydrodynamics of many of these systems have received little attention until relatively recently, and only over the last few years have some of these systems, such as the USP dissolution testing …

Determining How Stable Network Oscillations Arise From Neuronal And Synaptic Mechanisms, Diana Martinez

Dissertations

Many animal behaviors involve the generation of rhythmic patterns and movements. These rhythmic patterns are commonly mediated by neural networks that produce an oscillatory activity pattern, where different neurons maintain a relative phase relationship. This thesis examines the relationships between the cellular and synaptic properties that give rise to stable activity in the form of phase maintenance, across different frequencies in a well-suited model system, the pyloric network of the crab Cancer borealis. The pyloric network has endogenously oscillating ‘pacemaker’ neurons that inhibit ‘follower’ neurons, which in turn feed back onto the pacemaker neurons. The focus of this thesis …

Attraction And Risk In Urban Bird Habitats, Megan E. Litwhiler

Dissertations

Urban expansion is an increasing threat to native bird populations. Consequently, maintaining and developing safe urban habitat space is necessary for conservation. Birds living in, or migrating through, urban areas utilize a variety of managed green-spaces such as parks, gardens, college campuses, and cemeteries. In addition to managed habitats, birds may use abandoned property that has been reclaimed by vegetation and associated spontaneous, biological communities. Such urban habitats may provide valuable resources for birds and other wildlife; however, these sites often contain high densities of non-native plants and can be polluted, potentially imparting a greater risk than benefit to the …

Course Catalog 2015-16, Wellesley College

The Wellesley College Catalogs

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Environmental Water Rights Transfers: A Review Of State Laws, Leon F. Szeptycki, Julia Forgie, Elizabeth Hook, Kori Lorick, Philip Womble

All In-stream Flows Material

This report was prepared in cooperation with, and was funded by, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), with the goal of providing an assessment of the legal regimes for reviewing and approving environmental water transfers in twelve western states. The ability to transfer, change, or dedicate an existing water right under the prior appropriation system to instream uses is a relatively new legal tool. Legislatures in western states first passed statutes authorizing and governing these transfers in the late 1980s. As part of its overall western water program, NFWF engaged with Water in the West to assess the scope, …

Current, August 31, 2015, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Welcome Message From The Director Of The Center For Law, Justice & Culture, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 31, 2015, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• FSEC Role in Faculty Communication
• Overview of Faculty Senate Webpage
• Graduate Council and Research Council Report
• Code Change Deferred 407.6.4(1) Reasons for Non-renewal
• Code Change 406 Dealing with urgent financial issues
• Brown Bag Lunches with the President?
• Proposal to change code to include state to federal collaborators 401.4.2.4
• Potential Issues for Faculty Senate Action