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Role Of Epigenetic, Molecular And Cellular Pathways In The Regulation Of Inflammation, William James Becker Jul 2019

Role Of Epigenetic, Molecular And Cellular Pathways In The Regulation Of Inflammation, William James Becker

Theses and Dissertations

Dysregulated inflammation is at the heart of countless human diseases. Graft rejection is the process by which an organ from an incompatible donor is rejected by the recipient whose immune cells attack the foreign tissue. Colitis is an inflammatory disorder caused by undue chronic inflammation in the colon and rectum that can progress to cancer. Colitis incidence is on the rise, especially in developing nations and Asia; and the list of patients who need organ transplants grow by the day. Therapies for both graft rejection and colitis are limited to immunosuppressive drugs that leaves patients vulnerable to infection, heart disease, …

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Evaluating The Efficacy Of Sand Fences On Dunes Impacted By Hurricanes, Michelle Harris Jul 2019

Evaluating The Efficacy Of Sand Fences On Dunes Impacted By Hurricanes, Michelle Harris

Theses and Dissertations

Erosion is present in over 90% of the world’s coastlines and poses a threat to infrastructure and natural systems. While the coastal zone is a morphologically dynamic environment, a range of engineering practices have evolved to stabilize it. Because the natural dune system serves as the first line of defense against storm activity and rising sea levels, it is often incorporated into restorative engineering practices. One popular and economical option is the utilization of sand fences. This option is readily available to homeowners and managers, with simple installation requirements. Typically measured for their ability to induce short-term dune growth, scant …

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Literacy Strategies For Secondary Social Studies Classrooms Website, Rachael Shaner Jul 2019

Literacy Strategies For Secondary Social Studies Classrooms Website, Rachael Shaner

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Multiple experts agree that using literacy in secondary classrooms can be a gateway in multiple content areas (Alvermann, Phelps, & Ridgeway, 2007; Kottler & Gallavan, 2008; Schneider, 1994) and this project is focused on integrating different literacy strategies into secondary social studies classrooms. The website project is focused on three main categories of literacy: Reading (pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading), Writing (formal and informal), and Speaking and Listening (discussions and debating). The website is designed with over 25 literacy strategies, each of which has its own web page with a detailed explanation of how to integrate and use the strategy …

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The Effect Of New Market-Rate Housing Construction On The Low-Income Housing Market, Evan Mast Jul 2019

The Effect Of New Market-Rate Housing Construction On The Low-Income Housing Market, Evan Mast

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Increasing supply is frequently proposed as a solution to rising housing costs. However, there is little evidence on how new market-rate construction—which is typically expensive—affects the market for lower quality housing in the short run. I begin by using address history data to identify 52,000 residents of new multifamily buildings in large cities, their previous address, the current residents of those addresses, and so on. This sequence quickly adds lower-income neighborhoods, suggesting that strong migratory connections link the low-income market to new construction. Next, I combine the address histories with a simulation model to estimate that building 100 new market-rate …

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“Medical Tourism Will…Obligate Physicians To Elevate Their Level So That They Can Compete”: A Qualitative Exploration Of The Anticipated Impacts Of Inbound Medical Tourism On Health Human Resources In Guatemala, Valorie A. Crooks, Ronald Labonté, Alejandro Cerón, Rory Johnston, Jeremy Snyder, Marcie Snyder Jul 2019

“Medical Tourism Will…Obligate Physicians To Elevate Their Level So That They Can Compete”: A Qualitative Exploration Of The Anticipated Impacts Of Inbound Medical Tourism On Health Human Resources In Guatemala, Valorie A. Crooks, Ronald Labonté, Alejandro Cerón, Rory Johnston, Jeremy Snyder, Marcie Snyder

Anthropology: Faculty Scholarship

Background: Medical tourism, which involves cross-border travel to access private, non-emergency medical interventions, is growing in many Latin American Caribbean countries. The commodification and export of private health services is often promoted due to perceived economic benefits. Research indicates growing concern for health inequities caused by medical tourism, which includes its impact on health human resources, yet little research addresses the impacts of medical tourism on health human resources in destination countries and the subsequent impacts for health equity. To address this gap, we use a case study approach to identify anticipated impacts of medical tourism sector development on health …

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Federalism And Inclusion In Developing Economies, Raul V. Fabella, Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes Jul 2019

Federalism And Inclusion In Developing Economies, Raul V. Fabella, Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes

DLSU Business & Economics Review

Using two-step system-GMM on an unbalanced panel data of 105 economies over the period 1987–2016, we present formal statistical evidence that federalism is a strong predictor of greater income inequality in developing economies. Moreover, federalism does not predict lower poverty incidence and severity in countries on average, but it may predict higher poverty severity in developing economies. Thus, for a developing economy such as the Philippines, federalism might constitute a leap from the frying pan into the fire of even greater income inequality and poverty incidence.

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The Association Of Spirituality And Well-Being In South African And Ugandan Samples, Alicia Jane Doman Jul 2019

The Association Of Spirituality And Well-Being In South African And Ugandan Samples, Alicia Jane Doman

Theses and Dissertations

Literature has shown a correlation between spirituality and well-being, but this has not been thoroughly studied outside North America, with very few studies conducted in Africa. This study compared data from two sub-Saharan African nations, Uganda and South Africa, that differ markedly in terms of multiple factors that affect well-being, such as mortality rates and access to healthcare, as well as educational and personal growth opportunities. Survey data were collected using the measures of The Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale and Ryff's Personal Well-Being Scale. There were four racial groups represented in the data: Black South Africans, Coloureds, White South …

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Investigating China's Inter-Prefecture Migration From A Place Attractivity Perspective, Its Spatial Patterns, And Demographic Characteristics, Zhang Yaojun, Yu Danlin, Cen Qiao Jul 2019

Investigating China's Inter-Prefecture Migration From A Place Attractivity Perspective, Its Spatial Patterns, And Demographic Characteristics, Zhang Yaojun, Yu Danlin, Cen Qiao

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

BACKGROUND Urbanization has been regarded as a strategic process to alleviate rural poverty, support local economic growth, and facilitate national sustainable development in China. Scholars have long realized that urbanization is a comprehensive process that can be understood through studies of population migration among places where population flows occur. OBJECTIVE Place attractivity is a concept derived from the place interaction model, which measures the ability for urban areas to attract migrants, hence the "ability" of urbanization. By studying the spatial patterns of China's place attractivity, the study attempts to depict the current migration and urbanization dynamics in China and support …

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Nationalism And Education: A Case Study Of Germany And Japan, Sarah Vrtiska Jul 2019

Nationalism And Education: A Case Study Of Germany And Japan, Sarah Vrtiska

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

In this piece I ask the question: How has education contributed to the formation or prevention of nationalism in Germany and Japan? In examining this, after defining the standard conceptions of nationalism, I apply these definitions to pre-war and post-war Germany and Japan. Ultimately, I conclude that the goals of education, concepts of national identity that are taught, history curricula, and control of education all historically have the potential to contribute to the rise of nationalism within a country. Based on these fields, I find that although there are similar nationalist trends in both countries during the pre-war period, in …

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Practical Guidance For Engaging Patients In Health Research, Treatment Guidelines And Regulatory Processes: Results Of An Expert Group Meeting Organized By The World Health Organization (Who) And The European Society For Clinical And Economic Aspects Of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis And Musculoskeletal Diseases (Esceo), Maarten De Wit, Cyrus Cooper, Peter Tugwell, Nathalie Bere, John Kirwan, Philip G. Conaghan, Charlotte Roberts, Isabelle Aujoulat, Nasser Al-Daghri, Islene Arajujo De Carvalho, Mary Barker, Nicola Bedlington, Maria Luisa Brandi, Olivier Bruyère, Nansa Burlett, Philippe Halbout, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Famida Jiwa, John A. Kanis, Andrea Laslop, Wendy Lawrence, Daniel Pinto, Concepción Prieto Yerro, Véronique Rabenda, René Rizzoli, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Mila Vlaskovska, Jean-Yves Reginster Jul 2019

Practical Guidance For Engaging Patients In Health Research, Treatment Guidelines And Regulatory Processes: Results Of An Expert Group Meeting Organized By The World Health Organization (Who) And The European Society For Clinical And Economic Aspects Of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis And Musculoskeletal Diseases (Esceo), Maarten De Wit, Cyrus Cooper, Peter Tugwell, Nathalie Bere, John Kirwan, Philip G. Conaghan, Charlotte Roberts, Isabelle Aujoulat, Nasser Al-Daghri, Islene Arajujo De Carvalho, Mary Barker, Nicola Bedlington, Maria Luisa Brandi, Olivier Bruyère, Nansa Burlett, Philippe Halbout, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Famida Jiwa, John A. Kanis, Andrea Laslop, Wendy Lawrence, Daniel Pinto, Concepción Prieto Yerro, Véronique Rabenda, René Rizzoli, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Mila Vlaskovska, Jean-Yves Reginster

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

There is increasing emphasis on patient-centred research to support the development, approval and reimbursement of health interventions that best meet patients’ needs. However, there is currently little guidance on how meaningful patient engagement may be achieved. An expert working group, representing a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines, was convened by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Through a structured, collaborative process the group generated practical guidance to facilitate optimal patient engagement in clinical development and regulatory decisions. Patient engagement is a relational process. The …

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Complex History Of Codiversification And Host Switching Of A Newfound Soricid-Borne Orthohantavirus In North America, Schuyler W. Liphardt, Hae Ji Kang, Laurie J. Dizney, Luis A. Ruedas, Joseph A. Cook, Richard Yanagihara Jul 2019

Complex History Of Codiversification And Host Switching Of A Newfound Soricid-Borne Orthohantavirus In North America, Schuyler W. Liphardt, Hae Ji Kang, Laurie J. Dizney, Luis A. Ruedas, Joseph A. Cook, Richard Yanagihara

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Orthohantaviruses are tightly linked to the ecology and evolutionary history of their mammalian hosts. We hypothesized that in regions with dramatic climate shifts throughout the Quaternary, orthohantavirus diversity and evolution are shaped by dynamic host responses to environmental change through processes such as host isolation, host switching, and reassortment. Jemez Springs virus (JMSV), an orthohantavirus harbored by the dusky shrew (Sorex monticola) and five close relatives distributed widely in western North America, was used to test this hypothesis. Total RNAs, extracted from liver or lung tissue from 164 shrews collected from western North America during 1983–2007, were analyzed for orthohantavirus …

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Aerocom: Summer 2019, John D. Odegard School Of Aerospace Sciences Jul 2019

Aerocom: Summer 2019, John D. Odegard School Of Aerospace Sciences

Aerocom: John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Thriving : Effective Strategies For The Evangelism And Discipleship Of Emerging Adults, Aaron M. Kauffman Jul 2019

Thriving : Effective Strategies For The Evangelism And Discipleship Of Emerging Adults, Aaron M. Kauffman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Urban Greenway Vegetative Communities And Environmental Drivers In The Southeastern United States, Erika Y. Chin Jul 2019

Urban Greenway Vegetative Communities And Environmental Drivers In The Southeastern United States, Erika Y. Chin

Theses and Dissertations

Greenways serve as parks or non-motorized transportation routes for urban residents, but as greenspaces they also have the potential to enhance habitat quality and availability. This dissertation examined two aspects of urban greenways: the motivations for establishing greenways and the structure of vegetative communities found within them. Analysis of greenways plans revealed that the provision of natural resources and societal benefits are not promoted equally. In general, social and recreational functions are prioritized in greenway designs, while environmental benefits and services are expected to be inherently and equally possessed by all greenspaces and greenways. Consequently, specific conservation actions (e.g. habitat …

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School Of Biological Sciences News, 2019, School Of Biological Sciences Jul 2019

School Of Biological Sciences News, 2019, School Of Biological Sciences

School of Biological Sciences News

Alumni newsletter of Illinois State University's School of Biological Sciences.

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Assessing The Relationship Between Flood Risk Perceptions And Adaptive Behaviors Of Households, Dontá Council Jul 2019

Assessing The Relationship Between Flood Risk Perceptions And Adaptive Behaviors Of Households, Dontá Council

School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation research is to examine the multiple relationships that explain household adaptive behaviors to flooding, and if risk perceptions play a mediating role in these relationships. Given the shift in transferring risks from public flood risk governance structures to households, there is a renewed interest in promoting private adaptive behavior amongst households that are vulnerable to flood impacts. Currently, the literature purports that flood risk perceptions rarely account for the variance explained in statistical models that examine household adaptive behaviors. This study analyzed an integrated conceptual framework that explored the mediating role of risk perceptions. The …

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The Global Positioning System And Military Jamming: The Geographies Of Electronic Warfare, Tegg Westbrook Jul 2019

The Global Positioning System And Military Jamming: The Geographies Of Electronic Warfare, Tegg Westbrook

Journal of Strategic Security

GPS supports infrastructure assets that are essential to the functioning of national and international banking operations, power grid, transportation, and communication systems, therefore its reliability and accuracy is critical. GPS boosts productivity around the world and has radically changed military operations. Despite the importance of GPS, the relative weakness of GPS signals are vulnerable to interference. This weakness provides a range of opportunities for criminals, terrorists and state actors using GPS jamming devices. Different types of jammers can cause varying degrees of interference, but the use of powerful military jammers are becoming more prevalent. This article provides an overview of …

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Enrollment Report, Summer 2019, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis Jul 2019

Enrollment Report, Summer 2019, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Enrollment Reports (2004-2019)

Enrollment Report for Summer 2019 for Illinois State University

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Tinjauan Terhadap Konsep Keadilan Spasial Dan Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Perencanaan Dan Pengendalian Pemanfaatan Ruang Pada Program Normalisasi Ciliwung Di Provinsi Dki Jakarta, Shafira Anindia Alif Hexagraha, Savitri Nur Setyorini Jul 2019

Tinjauan Terhadap Konsep Keadilan Spasial Dan Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Perencanaan Dan Pengendalian Pemanfaatan Ruang Pada Program Normalisasi Ciliwung Di Provinsi Dki Jakarta, Shafira Anindia Alif Hexagraha, Savitri Nur Setyorini

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The idea of public interest in spatial planning is a two-sided claim. The government often uses it to enforce spatial plan program without the consent of the affected groups. On the other hand, the affected groups also use it as their defense to protect their damaged rights. The idea of spatial justice is derived from progressive intellectual tradition that is highly aware of the severeness of injustice in urban spaces and hence demands radical reconception of spaces, governance, and spatial planning. Most influential intellectual tradition in spatial justice are Habermas’ Public Sphere, Harvey’s Right to The City, and Lefebvre’s Production …

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"...Make Them Disappear With A Piece Of Paper": Understanding The Lived Realities Of Federally Unrecognized Indigenous Women In The Southeast, Brian A. Pitman Jul 2019

"...Make Them Disappear With A Piece Of Paper": Understanding The Lived Realities Of Federally Unrecognized Indigenous Women In The Southeast, Brian A. Pitman

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Indigenous women experience some of the highest rates of violence and negative health outcomes of any racial/ethnic group yet are largely ignored in social science research. This dissertation explores the lived realities of Indigenous women who are members of federally unrecognized nations and how their tribal membership impacts their experiences with a variety of criminal justice and social issues. Unrecognized nations do not have access to potential benefits, opportunities, and legitimacy that comes with federal recognition thereby creating an additional intersection to consider for some Indigenous women. Essentially, federal recognition policies seek to place further constraints on Indigenous identity, while …

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At The Hands Of Fate: The Political Economy Of Islamic Insurance In Indonesia, Malaysia, And Pakistan, C. 1980 To The Present, Muhammad S. Rahman Jul 2019

At The Hands Of Fate: The Political Economy Of Islamic Insurance In Indonesia, Malaysia, And Pakistan, C. 1980 To The Present, Muhammad S. Rahman

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Why have Islamic insurance systems developed well in some countries, but not in others? Malaysia is considered as Islamic insurance elite due to its relatively large number of operators it houses as well as the sustained growth of Islamic insurance sales within the country, while Indonesia and Pakistan are still in early stages of development. Analyzing the political and social history of Islamization of insurance systems in these three Muslim majority countries in Asia since 1980s, this dissertation demonstrates the development gap between these countries on Islamic insurance results from; firstly, complex bargains made between various groups within each country …

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Keepers Of The Port: Visualising Place And Identity In A Dublin Dock Community, Moira Sweeney Jul 2019

Keepers Of The Port: Visualising Place And Identity In A Dublin Dock Community, Moira Sweeney

Doctoral

This practice-based thesis responds to the absence of documentary film or photographic studies and scholarship that embrace the contrasting experiences of different dock working constituencies in the transforming early twenty-first century space of Dublin Port. It is a filmic investigation into how the experiences and memories of this community of workers in Dublin’s surviving port space shape their urban identity and sense of place, undertaken with regard to the sensuous, haptic qualities of documentary and ethnographic filmmaking. In the ever-shifting world of neoliberalism, its narratives – in relation to labour practices – prioritise faceless markets over the humanity of working …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Teacher Self-Efficacy Score Of Online Business Faculty Based On Educational Background, Michaelia Renee Black Jul 2019

A Comparative Analysis Of Teacher Self-Efficacy Score Of Online Business Faculty Based On Educational Background, Michaelia Renee Black

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examined the faculty efficacy of online business faculty of adult students. It compared the differences in efficacy of business faculty who are trained in teaching, with some sort of educational degree, and faculty who are only credentialed in their discipline. The study also considered the effects on faculty efficacy that teaching experience plays. The research question asked: Is there a difference between the teacher efficacy scores of online business faculty members who have a teaching degree and those who do not have a teaching degree? The setting for the study was an online business program designed for adult …

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Evaluating Variability Of Urban Land Surface Temperatures Using Drone Observations, Joseph Naughton Jul 2019

Evaluating Variability Of Urban Land Surface Temperatures Using Drone Observations, Joseph Naughton

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Temperature represents one of the largest impairments for rivers and streams across the United States. In Wisconsin alone, over 17 miles of streams are impaired for temperature. This situation is projected to get worse as urban development and climate change accelerate thermal stress on aquatic environments. Management solutions require accurate and reliable models that represent rainfall-runoff temperature dynamics – particularly the characterization of land surface temperatures and how this translates to urban runoff. However, current models may not reflect the thermal profiles of real-world systems because they rely on in-situ equipment limited to point measurements. Limited studies have considered the …

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The Trojan Horse In Your Head: Cognitive Threats And How To Counter Them, Lora Pitman Jul 2019

The Trojan Horse In Your Head: Cognitive Threats And How To Counter Them, Lora Pitman

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Vulnerabilities of the human mind caused by the way it is designed to process information have always been exploited in warfare, since the dawn of humanity. History is marked with frequent use of deceits and manipulations over the centuries, with examples ranging from the use of the Trojan Horse to Facebook’s user-profiling. While largely used over time, these tactics, that I call cognitive threats, have not been collectively examined. I hypothesize that they pose a security issue to which prevention strategies on different levels could be successfully applied. The research questions that this study asks are what the characteristics of …

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Justice, Community And Leadership, Saint Mary's College Of California Jul 2019

Justice, Community And Leadership, Saint Mary's College Of California

Academic Catalog

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Water Education Leadership In Texas: Pathway For Students From Middle School To University Degree, Rudolph A. Rosen Jul 2019

Water Education Leadership In Texas: Pathway For Students From Middle School To University Degree, Rudolph A. Rosen

Water Resources Science and Technology Faculty Publications (Archived)

Connecting students to water while they are in middle and high school is thought to be a key to making a connection to the importance of water and possibly stimulating high school graduates to consider technical training or a post-secondary degree in water. To take these students forward, Texas leaders in water education have advocated better alignment of existing technical training and degree programs. This alignment is considered an essential ingredient to building a pathway to careers in water. The post-secondary model relies on a mix of rigorous science and practical applied industry readiness training. Promoters of this model hope …

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Innovating Today To Build A Sustainable Tomorrow, Daryl Ng Jul 2019

Innovating Today To Build A Sustainable Tomorrow, Daryl Ng

Asian Management Insights

Daryl Ng, Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong-based real estate property developer Sino Group, speaks about his ideas and ideals on the built environment, sustainability, and how business and innovation can be a force for good.

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Persistence Of A Geographically-Stable Hybrid Zone In Puerto Rican Dwarf Geckos, Brendan J. Pinto, James Titus-Mcquillan, Juan D. Daza, Tony Gamble Jul 2019

Persistence Of A Geographically-Stable Hybrid Zone In Puerto Rican Dwarf Geckos, Brendan J. Pinto, James Titus-Mcquillan, Juan D. Daza, Tony Gamble

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Determining the mechanisms that create and maintain biodiversity is a central question in ecology and evolution. Speciation is the process that creates biodiversity. Speciation is mediated by incompatibilities that lead to reproductive isolation between divergent populations and these incompatibilities can be observed in hybrid zones. Gecko lizards are a speciose clade possessing an impressive diversity of behavioral and morphological traits. In geckos, however, our understanding of the speciation process is negligible. To address this gap, we used genetic sequence data (both mitochondrial and nuclear markers) to revisit a putative hybrid zone between Sphaerodactylus nicholsi and Sphaerodactylus townsendi in Puerto Rico, …

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The Effects Of Digital Storytelling On Astronomy Misconceptions Held By Fourth Grade Students, Pamela Adell Hadaway Wimpey Jul 2019

The Effects Of Digital Storytelling On Astronomy Misconceptions Held By Fourth Grade Students, Pamela Adell Hadaway Wimpey

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

For students to be successful in the Knowledge Age, they need a deep understanding of subject area content. When students develop misconceptions of science concepts, it limits their ability to progress in this area. Misconceptions are very resistant to change and interfere with student mastery of accepted science theory (Stamp & O'Brien, 2005; Wendt & Rockinson-Szapkiw, 2014). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of student-produced digital stories in reducing the number of misconceptions held by students. This quasi-experimental study involved 118 fourth grade students in a small elementary school in the southeastern United States. The MOSART …

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