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Town Of Brentwood Annual And School District Reports For The Year Ending December 31, 2015., Brentwood Town Representatives

Brentwood, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Meeting With God On The Mountains: Essays In Honor Of Richard M. Davidson, Jiří Moskala

All Books

This Festschrift in honor of Dr. Davidson is divided into four parts that reflect upon his main areas of study, lectures, and publications: (1) Old Testament Exegesis; (2) Intertextuality, Typology, and Ancient Near Eastern Background; (3) New Testament Studies; and (4) Theology and Church History.

Exploring The Lived Experience Of Male-To-Female Transgender Youth Accessing Trans-Related Healthcare In Los Angeles, Marcel Fomotar

Dissertations

Background: According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2015), LGBTI individuals delay healthcare treatment because they fear stigmatization or because they believe many healthcare professionals lack knowledge and experience working with LGBTI individuals. The phenomenon of living as a transgender person and accessing trans-related healthcare is understudied.

Aim: To explore the perceived meaning of accessing transgender-related healthcare among transgender youth.

Method: A phenomenological qualitative design grounded on Husserl’s descriptive phenomenology was used to explore the ascribed meaning associated to accessing trans-related healthcare services among transyouth as they experienced and perceived it. A purposive and thematic sample of Male-to-Female transyouth …

An Exploration Of The Use Of Photovoice-Inspired Techniques To Facilitate Narrative Leadership In A Small Group Of Middle-Aged Women, Michelle M. Zive

Dissertations

Leadership often is defined as a persuasive relationship. Over the last two decades, narrative leadership has been viewed in the Leadership Studies literature as a source of persuasion. Narrative leaders use stories to impact others in both large-scale political and social movements, as well as in large-scale organizations. Even as this has been happening, the field also has begun to re-conceptualize leadership as a group rather than an individual process, a view of leadership sometimes characterized as shared leadership. There is limited understanding of whether narrative leadership operates in shared leadership situations and a dearth of literature about specific techniques …

The Multiple Meanings Of San Diego's Little Italy: A Study Of The Impact Of Real And Symbolic Space And Boundaries On The Ethnic Identities Of Eight Italian Americans, Thomas Joseph Cesarini

Dissertations

The literature suggests that identifying with a particular place can promote a sense of ethnic identity. This study focused on eight Italian American community members’ perceptions of San Diego’s Little Italy as both a container and creator of ethnic identity. The study addressed a) how the participants define and convey their Italian American ethnic identity and b) how the participants perceive the role of San Diego’s Little Italy pre-redevelopment and post-redevelopment in creating and shaping their sense of being Italian American.

The study employed a case-study design. Ethnohistoric accounts of life experiences were gathered from participants selected through convenience and …

La Teología De La Creación Según Martín Lutero En Sus Lecciones Sobre El Génesis, Denis Kaiser

Faculty Publications

"In Luther’s lectures on the biblical creation account as found in Genesis 1:1 through 2:4, it was not so much the concept of “creation out of nothing,” but the idea of ultimate creation, preservation, and governance by God’s spoken word that formed the main emphasis. Thus, many of the themes touched on in these lectures center in Luther’s picture of God’s nature and character."

The Effect Of More And Less Relevant Details And Teacher Voice On Student Retention And Problem-Solving Transfer In Teacher-Created Multimedia, Colette Roche

Doctoral Dissertations

Many teachers create multimedia resources for their students, but most are uncertain as to what factors to consider regarding the design of multimedia instructional materials. Prior research identified instructional design principles for multimedia including the coherence principle and voice principle.

The purpose of this study was to test the coherence principle in a realistic setting using a heterogeneous group of ninth grade students in a humanities course to determine the effect of seductive details on retention and problem-solving transfer. To extend understanding of the voice principle, this study examined the effect of the teacher’s voice on student learning as measured …

Effects Of Training On Intent, Ease, Self-Efficacy, Frequency, And Usefulness In Multimedia-Based Feedback For University-Level Instructors Using Canvas® Lms, Christopher Kent O'Leary

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate how training and professional development effected university-level instructors’ perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, behavioral intent to use, perception of self-efficacy, and frequency of use of audio-, video-, and speech-to-text-recognition-based technologies associated with the feedback and assessment process in college-level teaching. Except for usefulness, each dependent variable was divided into two based on whether the item was multimedia or not: (a) use of technology with multimedia and (b) use of technology without multimedia. The convenience sample included 52 university-level instructors who had enrolled in either the Canvas® Essentials (a basics course) or …

Triclosan Adsorption Using Wastewater Biosolids-Derived Biochar, Yiran Tong, Brooke K. Mayer, Patrick J. Mcnamara

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Organic micropollutants are ubiquitous in the environment and stem from municipal wastewater treatment plant discharges. Adsorption can be used as a tertiary treatment to complement the conventional activated sludge process to remove micropollutants prior to discharge. This research evaluated the performance of wastewater biosolids-derived biochar as an adsorbent to remove triclosan from water. Pre-conditioning of the biochar using hydrochloric acid (HCl) was an essential step for triclosan adsorption. Using acid-conditioned biochar, maximum adsorption of 872 μg triclosan per g biochar was achieved with biochar produced at 800 °C. Biochar produced at higher pyrolysis temperatures tended to have higher triclosan sorption …

Do The Property Law Principles Of A Personal "Benefit" Affecting The Runnability Of A "Burden" And The Rule Against Perpetuities Render Unenforceable Promises To Pay Money When Transferred Land Is Used For Specified Energy Activities?, Rex Zedalis

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Regulating Identity: Medical Regulation As Social Control, Matt Lamkin

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

New biomedical technologies offer growing opportunities not only to prevent and treat illnesses, but also to change how healthy people think, feel, behave, and appear to others. Controversies over these nontherapeutic practices are a pervasive feature of contemporary American culture, from students on "study drugs" and cops on steroids to skin-lightening by black celebrities and the over-prescription of antidepressants. Yet the diversity of these controversies often masks their common root-namely, disputes about the propriety of using medical technologies as tools for shaping one's identity.

Some observers believe these so-called "enhancement" practices threaten important values, offering unfair advantages to users and …

An Ode To Sea Turtles & Dolphins: Expanding Wto’S Mandate To Bridge The Trade-Environment Divide, Geary Choe

Cornell Law Library Cantwell Prize for Exemplary Student Research Papers

Geary Choe’s ambitious paper showcased a diverse and sophisticated understanding of research in public international law and interdisciplinary sources.

Choe’s paper proposes expanding the World Trade Organization’s mandate to carve out a new exception for trade-restrictive measures in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). His process involved analyzing international conventions, WTO panel and appellate body reports as well as non-legal materials written by economists, environmentalists and non-governmental organizations. Choe used that research to examine the historical tension between the competing interests of trade vs. environment and concluded with original proposals of how to reconcile them within the WTO’s legal framework.

Most rewardingly, …

Native Milwaukee, Bryan C. Rindfleisch

History Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Friendship Is Manly: The Brony Fandom And The Challenge Of Masculinity, Samuel Miller

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines the cultural phenomenon of Bronies, adult, mostly male, fans of the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. When large numbers of grown men like a show designed for little girls, how do they contend with the challenges presented by the culturally accepted norms of masculinity? Do these fans disclose their love of ponies to others, if at all? An online mixed methods survey conducted in 2014 looks at how Bronies interact with the show, other fans, and non fans. While some Bronies are cautious about disclosing their fondness for ponies due to potential harassment, there is …

Many Poor Americans Are Not Getting Access To Clean Drinking Water, A Basic Human Right, Keimer Raymond

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Godey's, 1857, January-June, Vicki Betts

Godey’s Lady’s Book

Index to Godey's Lady's Book. January-June, 1857

Godey's, 1864, January-June, Vicki Betts

Godey’s Lady’s Book

Index to Godey's Lady's Book, January-June, 1864.

Godey's, 1862, July-December, Vicki Betts

Godey’s Lady’s Book

Index to Godey's Lady's Book for July-December, 1862.

Godey's, 1861, July-December, Vicki Betts

Godey’s Lady’s Book

Index to Godey's Lady's Book for July-December 1861.

African-American Related Articles In The Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1930-December 1941, Vicki Betts

Special Topics

Chronological index to newspaper articles from the Tyler Morning Telegraph related to African-Americans, January 1930-December 1941.

Alamo Express [San Antonio, Tx]. 1860-1861, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Alamo Express, San Antonio, 1860-1861.

[Augusta, Ga] Daily Constitutionalist, January-July 1861, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Daily Constitutionalist, published in Augusta, Georgia, covering the period January-July 1861.

Army And Navy Messenger [Shreveport, La], September 15, 1864-March 2, 1865, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Army and Navy Messenger, published in Shreveport, Louisiana, September 15, 1864-March 2, 1865.

Cincinnati Daily Commercial, December 1, 1862-June 29, 1863, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Cincinnati Daily Commercial, December 1, 1862 through June 29, 1863.

[Baton Rouge, La] Daily Gazette & Comet, Jnuary 3, 1860-December 29, 1860, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Daily Gazette & Comet, published in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the period January 3, 1860 through December 29, 1860.

Democrat And Planter [Columbia, Tx], 1855-1861, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Democrat and Planter [Columbia, TX], 1855-1861.

Dallas Herald, January, 1860-October, 1865, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Dallas Herald, January 1860 through October 1865.

Clarksville [Tx] Standard, 1861, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Clarksville [TX] Standard, 1861.

Clarksville [Tx] Standard, 1860, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Clarksville [TX] Standard, 1860.

[Houston] Tri-Weekly Telegraph, 1863, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Tri-Weekly Telegraph, published in Houston, Texas, for 1863.