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Buying Sex On-Line From Girls: Ngo Representatives, Law Enforcement Officials, And Public Officials Speak Out About Human Trafficking—A Qualitative Analysis, Sriyani Tidball, Mingying Zheng, John W. Creswell

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Federal agencies report the high level of sex trafficking of minors in the United States. This trafficking often occurs on-line with the Internet. Pimps commonly advertise children for sexual exploitation online, and they search social networking sites for young victims. Thus, the high rate of trafficking minors and the increased use of technology have led to a need to better understand purchasing young girls for sex on-line. This qualitative study focused on learning from NGO representatives, law enforcement officials, and public officials their experiences about how men buy girls on-line for sex, and the words that the men use in …

Beyond ‘The One’: Sexual Orientation And Attitudes Towards Consensual Non-Monogamy, Kay Saffe

Theses & ETDs

This thesis explores the differing attitudes college students from a public liberal arts college in Florida have towards consensual non-monogamous romantic relationships. Participants completed a survey, which assessed their attitudes towards three types of consensual non-monogamy: polyamory, open relationships, and swinging. Polyamory is defined as a type of non-monogamous relationship orientation in which it is considered acceptable to love more than one person and emphasis is placed on openness and honesty within one's relationships. Open relationships are defined as relationships that are not sexually monogamous and permit outside sexual entanglements, but not loving or romantic relationships. Swinging is defined as …

Visual Hybridity: Brazilian Beetles And Histories Of Representation, Laura Costa

Theses & ETDs

Under the guise of scientific exploration, enthusiasm surrounding 17th century insect collecting worked to reinforce the powers of European colonial imperialism. By considering the implications of the commercial consumption of indigenous items, including beetles, flowers, chocolate and sugar, I have taken a closer look at Dutch Golden Age still life painting, which acted as an extension of global trade. I have considered these phenomena utilizing the theories of anthropophagy and hybridity. The theory from Oswald Andrade’s Manifesto Antropofago acknowledges the colonial history of Brazil by consuming hegemonic European ideas and transforming them to create a uniquely postcolonial Brazilian cultural identity. …

“He Asked If I Knew Anything About The Universe. And I Told Him No”: Alien Abductions In American Literature, Stephen James Fleming

Theses & ETDs

Stories about aliens saturate American culture, but few critics explore them as figures that span decades and genres and that reveal a great deal about the people who are drawn to alien imagery. This thesis examines aliens in two ways: as very real extraterrestrial beings sexually assaulting abductees and assimilating into humanity; and as fictional responses to our fears of the racial Other. I speak to cultural studies scholars, since the abduction masterplot takes on the issues of social anxieties, conspiracy, politics, and entertainment history, also found in canonical literature. The first chapter traces the evolution of nonfiction abduction narratives, …

Music To Whose Ears? The Effects Of Cognitive Load On Preferential Judgment Of Certain Pitch-Intervals, Jackson Hughes

Theses & ETDs

Western listeners tend to exhibit a preference for consonant music. Many have argued that this preference is innate, citing ideas like roughness theory and pitch-interval frequency ratio theory as evidence that the perception of consonance is governed by specific acoustic properties inherent to consonant intervals. However, another line of research suggests that perceptions of consonance and dissonance are based more upon expectations generated by previous music experience. Though much study has been conducted in this field, a gap exists concerning the depth of the cognitive processes through which musical stimuli are judged as consonant or dissonant. In an experiment designed …

Cultural Values And Perceptions Of Disability: How Individualism And Collectivism Shape Social Attitudes, Brena Bergman

Theses & ETDs

Despite political, social, and economic variances cross-culturally, the perception of individuals with disabilities remains consistently negative. Previous research has proposed the Individualism-Collectivism paradigm as a means of analyzing how cultural values vary across the world. This study builds upon this research by investigating the relationship between cultural values and perceptions of disability, hypothesizing that individuals who align more with individualistic values are more prone to accepting individuals with disabilities, whereas those who identify with collectivistic values retain more negative attitudes towards disabilities in general. 96 participants answered questions regarding their cultural values and perceptions of disabilities. The results did not …

Ptsit1: Protein Function In Silicic Acid Transport For Biomimetic Silica Synthesis, Brenna Kirk

Theses & ETDs

Diatoms are eukaryotic algae that mineralize an external cell wall composed of hydrated silica. This process requires diatoms to uptake soluble silicon (silicic acid) from the surrounding environment by specific silicic acid transport proteins (SITs). This family of proteins is relatively uncharacterized. The goal of this project was to 1) express and purify SIT1 from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PtSIT1), 2) reconstitute the protein into a synthetic lipid vesicle and to 3) determine whether SIT1 can behave as a silicic acid transporter in vivo for eventual applications in nanotechnology. PtSIT1 was overexpressed in yeast and purified in the solubilizing detergent …

“Our Future Need Is As Great As The Past”: The Florida Division, United Daughters Of The Confederacy And The New Right, 1948–1970, Bo Buford

Theses & ETDs

By addressing the activity of the Florida Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) throughout the height of the civil rights movement, this thesis contributes toward filling a gap in historical study on the formation of the new conservatism. Existing scholarship recognizes that the UDC’s many activities and agendas (historical, memorial, benevolent, educational, and social) served to legitimize the enforcement of Jim Crow legislation by reinforcing an historical narrative of white supremacy in the South. However, historians have neglected to seriously consider the UDC’s work after 1920 or through the Cold War-era civil rights movement. In addition to scholarship on …

East Vs. West – Developmentally Early Differences In Attention, Megumi Kuwabara, Linda B. Smith

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Growing evidence indicates a suite of generalized differences in the attentional and cognitive processes of adults from Eastern and Western cultures (Nisbett, 2003). Cognition in Eastern adults is characterized as more relational and in Western adults as more object focused (Nisbett & Miyamoto, 2005). This chapter will present evidence on the early emergence of these differences in preschoolers from Japan and the U.S. and will also present initial findings on transmission of these cultural differences being very early.

The Story And The Stitch., Alice Kettle

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper explores my work and the connection between stories and stitching. It seeks to find meaningfulness and purpose in these narratives and activities and see how they are a reflection of everyday encounters. It asks if there are mnemonic properties to stitching and stories that can offer ways to understand and transform actual experience and to represent the past by making it physical and continuous. Tim Ingold uses this textile vocabulary to present its close connection with story telling; “To tell a story then, is to relate, in narrative the occurrences of the past, retracing a path through the …

Abstracts & Author Biographies For Textile Society Of America, 15th Biennial Symposium (2016): Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, And The Port

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Dr. Heather J Abdelnur, Ph.D.

Reena Aggarwal

Patricia Alvarez

Cecilia Anderson

Emily Anderson

Lynne Anderson

Jaiya A Anka

Adebowale Biodun Areo and Margaret Olugbemisola Areo

Margaret Olugbemisola Areo and Adebowale Biodun Areo

David Arrellanes

Jenny Balfour-Paul

Suzi Ballenger

Ruth Barnes

Jody Benjamin

Carole F. Bennett

Julie Berman

Noga Bernstein

Medha Bhatt

Amy Bogansky

Elaine Bourque

Laurie A Brewer

Carrie Brezine

Donna Brown

Sarah S. Broomfield

Susan Brown

Heather R Buechler

Shelby A Burchett

Tara R Bursey

Bonnie S. Carter

Nynne J Christoffersen

Laura Cochrane

Lia Cook

Françoise Cousin

Jamie Credle

Maria Curtis

Pamela I Cyril-Egware

Sonja K Dahl

Mary Lou …

Some Of The Weavings Used In Turkish Bath In The Context Of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ayşem Yanar, Feryal Söylemezoğlu, Zeynep Erdoğan, Özlen Özgen

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Hand weaving has a very old history in Anatolia. In addition to carpet and rugs, almost in every region it could be possible to see local weavings. Some of the weavings perished and others still continue to exist. These weavings which have to be evaluated as intangible cultural heritage have been protected by the geographical indication suspended license in order to protect them from losing their unique properties. Changes in the dynamics of tourism with the improvements in technology and the emergence of alternative forms of tourism, have increased the importance of local and touristic products. Turkish Bath has always …

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: A Duoethnographic Exploration Of The Dissertation Relationship, Robert J. Helfenbein, Susan R. Adams

Scholarship and Professional Work – Education

In the aftermath and mop-up following a successful dissertation defense, an unintended and unexpected data source remained unexplored and unanalyzed: 32 audio-recorded discussions and work sessions documenting the processes, approaches, and decisions made by a dissertation director and his doctoral candidate. What might those conversations reveal about the dissertation relationship? Taking a page from Raymond Carver’s short story, “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love,” we wondered what we might have been talking about when we were talking about dissertation writing. Inspired and shaped by Norris, Sawyer, and Lund’s (2012. Duoethnography: Dialogic methods for social, health, and educational …

Hip Hop Videos And Black Identity In Virtual Space, Joel Rubin

Journal of Hip Hop Studies

In this paper, I present an understanding of music videos as useful representations of the dynamism of blackness and black identity and in fact indicative of a post-regional turn in Hip Hop. In order to illustrate, I first examine how blackness is expressed in physical space with the advent of New York City's block parties and the Bay Area's "hyphy" movement. I then situate the importance of the music video in a contemporary understanding of visualized culture in virtual space. Applying this understanding to the performance and perception of blackness, I use the example of Canadian Hip Hop artist Drake's …

Mobile People, Mobile God: Mobile Societies, Monotheism, And The Effects Of Ecological Landscapes On The Development Of Ancient Religions, Edward Surman

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Despite the wealth of scholarship concerning the origins of religious beliefs, practices, and cultures, there has been little consideration of the impact of ecological landscapes on the development of ancient religions. Although the influence of the natural environment is considered among the variables in explaining the development of various economic, political, and other social systems throughout history, there is a specific gap concerning its impact on the origins of religious systems. The argument which is taken up in this writing is the correlation between agriculturally marginal landscape and the development of monotheism. Specifically that the religions of the ancient Iranians …

2016 Illuminating A Treasure: The Marian Library At The University Of Dayton, Katy Kelly, Maureen E. Schlangen, Ann Zlotnik

Reports and Promotional Materials

The Marian Library was founded in 1943 to honor Mary, perpetuate her message and commemorate the contributions of the Society of Mary in the United States. It’s now the largest collection in the world of books and artifacts about the Mother of Christ and has attracted the top Marian scholars for study, research, collaboration, publishing and dialogue.

In this piece, the Marian Library invites all to connect to the vision and fulfill the call of the University of Dayton's Marianist founders to share the knowledge of Mary.

It features an array of photos of Marian Library materials, along with comments …

I Fight Crime In My Sleep, Ronald S. Green, Mary Green

Philosophy and Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

Differentiated Instruction In Information Literacy Courses In Urban Universities: How Flipping The Classroom Can Transform A Course And Help Reach All Students, Alex Berrio Matamoros

Urban Library Journal

Urban universities enroll highly diverse student bodies by every measure of “diversity.” In addition to different learning styles students may innately possess, many aspects of diversity impact the way they learn. Despite having diverse students, information literacy instructors in urban universities may approach teaching by attempting to reach the “average student,” even when there is little to no homogeneity among students. A differentiated instruction approach invites instructors to design various teaching and assessment devices in an attempt to appeal to how students learn differently. In order for differentiated instruction in information literacy to work, most classroom time should be dedicated …

The Role Of Adult Attachment In International Students’ Acculturation Process, Miao Li

Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology

International students face a variety of challenges in their acculturation process. The acculturation process is a highly variable process that is influenced by the mediating and moderating effects of individual factors that exist prior to, or arise during, acculturation (Berry, 1997). Among the moderating personal factors existing prior to acculturation, adult attachment has received heightened attention as an important variable impacting the acculturation process and adaptation outcomes. Wang and Mallinckrodt (2006a) suggested that successful adaptation involves exploration of unfamiliar social situations that resemble the infants’ exploration of their physical surroundings. The acculturation process can be challenging and stressful because individuals …

Staging (Within) Violence: A Conversation With Frank Wilderson And Jaye Austin Williams, Jaye Austin Williams

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Pls 5153 : Cities And Urban Policy In The Us Federal System, Political Science

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Masculine Compromise: Migration, Family, And Gender In China (Review), Wenqing Kang

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

My Friendship Story: Tanzanians’ Tales Of Friendship Analyzed Through Knapp’S Relational Model, Dorcus Nakalembe

Masters Theses

From both theoretical and practical considerations, there is a critical need to study friendship development processes within different sociocultural worlds, because today’s world has become a crossroads for a diversity of cultures. To date, research in friendship development mainly addresses cognitive and psychological implications to the process and rarely gives attention to the stages/ processes individuals of different sociocultural backgrounds experience as they build friendship. The present study aimed at comparing friendship development in a non-Westernized group to the stages of relational development suggested by a Western psychological theoretical framework. Tanzanian friendship experiences were analyzed through Knapp’s Relational Model to …

Landscapes Of The Irish Language: Discursive Constructions Of Authenticity In The Irish Diaspora, Jill Vaughan

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Almost 2 million people in the North and South of Ireland identify as Irish speakers and an estimated 70 million around the globe can claim Irish heritage. While Irish ancestry may be distant for many, the Irish language is active in numerous locations in the diaspora, as documented in research profiling communities across the globe (e.g. Callahan, 1994; Garland 2008; Giles 2016; Kallen 1984, 1994; Noone, 2012a; Ó hEadhra, 1998;Ó Conchubhair 2008; Walsh & NíDhúda 2015 inter alia) and evidenced by the existence of many cultural and language groups. Census figures indicate that at least25,000 people currently speak the …

Informational Efficiency And The Reaction To Terrorism: A Financial Perspective, Nicholas Roland

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this study is to measure the message terror organizations hope to convey using the financial markets as a proxy of measurement to determine patterns within the marketplace and the effects on the terrorists’ ability to deliver a desired message due to the increased use of digital devices and access to instantaneous news, seen over the past decade. Using death count, geographic location, and event type, this study identified 109 attacks between 1985 and 2015 to be analyzed against 5 market indices and 5 securities. Measuring the effects within a 10-day sample window from the time of the …

Role Of The Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan, Neurocan, In Inhibition Of Sensory Neurite Regeneration, Madison Klump, Umang Khandpur, Chris Calulot, Adrian Centers, Diane M. Snow

Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection

In the adult mammalian brain and spinal cord, neuronal injury results in failed neurite regeneration, in part due to the up-regulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). CSPGs are molecules consisting of a protein core with covalently bound glycosaminoglycans (GAGS), specifically, chondroitin sulfate side-chains. The majority of CSPGs produced after injury originate from reactive astrocytes found in the glial scar surrounding the injury site. Although this milieu is very complex and involves more than just CSPGs, axonal regrowth may be improved if the expression of specific, highly inhibitory CSPGs produced after injury were attenuated selectively. Neurocan is one type of CSPG …

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

June

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Implementation Approaches On Outcomes Of Quality Improvement Initiatives In Healthcare Settings, Tokunbo Olukoya

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

There is staggering gap between the number of studies about evidence-based practices (EBP) and the application of such research in clinical settings. Even when research has been implemented, the routine rate of absorption into daily practice remains low once implementation funding and resources are depleted. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the quality of healthcare in America and described closing this gap as one of the key fundamental changes necessary for America’s healthcare system (IOM, 2001). This research explores the obstacles that impede dissemination and implementation (D&I) by surveying healthcare organization leadership at various healthcare settings. This …

Socially Engaged Practice: A Reflection On Values, Theory And Writing, Alan Grossman, Anthony Haughey

Books/Book chapters

No abstract provided.

“Where Words Fail, Music Speaks”: The Experience Of Adapting Literature To Music, Laney J. Fowle, Kyle Bishop, Matthew Nickerson

UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity

Adaptation is a relatively new yet growing academic field consisting mainly of research on the modification of book into film. This study endeavors to expand the discourse on adaptation to the modal transformation of literary works to music. By using this specific adaptive type to examine the process and functionality of adapted works, I was able to address several key aspects of modern adaptation, including the hot-button issue of fidelity to an established source text, the role of adaptor as co-author, and the ability of solitary artistic modes to augment each other when combined. The resulting personal attempts at adaptation …