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The Construction Of Value And Identity In Mobile Games, Michelle Carr Jan 2021

The Construction Of Value And Identity In Mobile Games, Michelle Carr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Previous research in game studies has indicated a strong link between identity and video games, with the gamer identity serving as an especially contentious and hotly debated example. This identity has been rejected by avid players and questioned in terms of its gendered and racialized associations. Mobile games open up video games to new articulations of the player identity by diversifying the kinds of audiences that have access to their modes of play. However, mobile games are often dismissed by players and academics alike as frivolous and unimportant, despite mobile gaming comprising a significant portion of the video game industry. …

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Silicon-Basedi Nanostructures: Growth And Characterizations Of Si2te3 Nanowires And Nanoplates, Jiyang Chen Jan 2021

Silicon-Basedi Nanostructures: Growth And Characterizations Of Si2te3 Nanowires And Nanoplates, Jiyang Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Recent advances in materials science have enabled the fabrication of nanostructured semiconductors with one, two or three reduced dimensions. These nanomaterials have a number of new interesting properties and functionalities which do not exist in their macroscopic counterparts. In this research project, we focus on the investigation of the structural, electrical and optical properties of nanostructured silicon telluride (Si2Te3), which is a new class of layered nanomaterial with unprecedented structural variabilities. In a Si2Te3 semiconductor compound, the Te atoms are hexagonally close-packed while Si atoms form Si-Si dimers and fill two-thirds of the allowed sites in-between the packed Te atoms. …

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Teaching In A Foreign Land: Portraits Of International Teaching Assistants In English Composition Classes And Students' Evaluations, Wei Chen Jan 2021

Teaching In A Foreign Land: Portraits Of International Teaching Assistants In English Composition Classes And Students' Evaluations, Wei Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

As more and more international students came to the United States to further their education, the number of international teaching assistants (ITAs) has grown tremendously since 1980s. Among these ITAs, some have been assigned to teach English composition classes to American students. These ITAs form a unique group, and their experience is the focus of the current study. Four ITAs who were teaching English composition classes at the time when the study was conducted were recruited to participate in the current study. During the course of one semester, each participating ITA was observed once and interviewed twice (before and after …

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Graphic Agency: Teaching Graphic Medicine In The Liberal Arts Classroom, Esther Bendit Saltzman Jan 2021

Graphic Agency: Teaching Graphic Medicine In The Liberal Arts Classroom, Esther Bendit Saltzman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Comics and graphic novels, as well as comics studies courses, are being increasingly recognized as important multimodal texts in higher education. Medically themed comics and graphic novels, or graphic medicine texts, however, have not been used as frequently as the basis for course offerings, and there is a need for them to be used and for their significance to be studied.This dissertation advocates for the inclusion of graphic medicine in college curricula because of its ability to demonstrate and facilitate agency. As my readings of graphic medicine texts and my pedagogical explorations indicate, medically themed graphic texts express themes of …

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Les Jardins Exotiques: Early French Romanticism And Its Impact On Travel Inspired Nineteenth-Century French Gardens, Kyra Kalina Sanchez Clapper Jan 2021

Les Jardins Exotiques: Early French Romanticism And Its Impact On Travel Inspired Nineteenth-Century French Gardens, Kyra Kalina Sanchez Clapper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The question of French literatures portrayal of the environment has been widely debated in the ecocriticism field, with scholars such as Douglas Boudreau and Marnie Sullivan arguing that ecocriticism is predominately focused on literature written in English. In order to further our understanding of French environmental writing, we need to understand how the literary side of French Romanticism has influenced scientific advances that took place in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century France. This project addresses the issue of Chateaubriands gardens at Valle aux Loups and his later, non-fictional work Voyage en Amrique (1827). Although he was not the first French author …

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The Function Of Connection: A Qualitative Examination Of Social-Ecological Supports In The Lives Of Parentally Bereaved Youth, Lauren Schaefer Jan 2021

The Function Of Connection: A Qualitative Examination Of Social-Ecological Supports In The Lives Of Parentally Bereaved Youth, Lauren Schaefer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Background: The present study qualitatively explored the roles of multiple social-ecological supports (i.e., spirituality, parent-child communication, therapist support via grief counseling) in the lives of parentally bereaved youth. The selected supports are theoretically grounded within the well-documented and highly cited Ecological Systems Theory and the buffering hypothesis of social support. Method: Reflexive thematic analysis was utilized to analyze 30 semi-structured interviews with parentally bereaved youth ages 8-17 (Mage=12.53, SD=2.8). Most participants identified as girls (63.33%) and the most frequently reported race was White (43.33%). Results: The reflexive thematic analysis resulted in 10 overarching themes or domains: (1) Positive and Active …

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Select Life/Delete/New Page, Jeremy D. Scherer Jan 2021

Select Life/Delete/New Page, Jeremy D. Scherer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The novella Select Life/Delete/New Page" by Jeremy Scherer follows the story of Nopok, a young man who works in a computer lab while pursuing a political science degree. Lacking any direction in his academic or professional lives, Nopok suffers at home, where his parents use him and his brother Sammy as proxies to act out their obvious dysfunction. Nopok's only escape is his online life, where he finds meaning as a user on the gaming website Gamefaqs, where he provides people with gaming advice and fits into an odd, but endearing community of artists and gamers. When Nopok's mother threatens …

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Investigating The Co-Occurrence Of Parent And Child Prolonged Grief Symptoms: The Effect On Parent-Child Interactions, Laura Schwartz Jan 2021

Investigating The Co-Occurrence Of Parent And Child Prolonged Grief Symptoms: The Effect On Parent-Child Interactions, Laura Schwartz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Previous research highlights the importance of positive parenting and communication after the death of a loved one. Little is known, however, about how these constructs vary depending on the amount of prolonged grief symptoms children and their parents concurrently display. Using latent variable mixture modeling, the current study assessed patterns of parent and child grief in a sample of 107 parent-child dyads. Children averaged 12.6 years old and were majority female (55%). The most frequently reported race was Black or African American (48% of parents and 47% of children). Eighty percent of caregivers within the sample reported that they were …

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The Fertility Figurine Problem: Reinterpreting Ancient Egyptian Paddle Dolls, Faience, And Ceramic Female Figurines, Amanda Jane Shaffery Jan 2021

The Fertility Figurine Problem: Reinterpreting Ancient Egyptian Paddle Dolls, Faience, And Ceramic Female Figurines, Amanda Jane Shaffery

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of this dissertation is to better understand the role of female figurines in ancient Egypt. Through the use of several key example types, paddle dolls, faience female figurines (Pinchs Type 1), and ceramic female figurines (Pinchs Type 2 and 3), the differences in use and function of these objects is discussed. These objects have previously been categorized as fertility figurines; however, as this dissertation demonstrates not all female figurines function in the same manner. Furthermore, this dissertation makes use of feminist and gender theory to formulate questions concerning the role of female figurines in ancient Egypt and the …

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Multi-Modal Narrative Practices In Adult Esl: Fostering Investment In Language Learning And Negotiating Racism, Linguicism, & Identity, Mahmuda Sharmin Jan 2021

Multi-Modal Narrative Practices In Adult Esl: Fostering Investment In Language Learning And Negotiating Racism, Linguicism, & Identity, Mahmuda Sharmin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Language learners identity construction and language learning through narratives (Norton 2010; Johnson 2015) and multimodal technologies (Lam 2006; White 2007) have been found to be effective ways to facilitate ESL learning. Additionally, Multimodal pedagogies and narrative practices in the language classroom facilitate L2 learning, investment in language learning, and learners identity and agency construction (Crandall 2018; Johnson & Kendrick, 2017). Further, racism and linguicism are aspects of language learners lives that affect their language learning trajectories (Corona & Block, 2020; Dovchin, 2019). Few studies, however, examine how multimodal narrative practices in L2 classrooms can foster learners investment in language learning …

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Prompting Self-Explanations During The Learning Of Probability: Content-Specific Versus Generic Versus Generic With A Form Of Guidance, Genghu Shi Jan 2021

Prompting Self-Explanations During The Learning Of Probability: Content-Specific Versus Generic Versus Generic With A Form Of Guidance, Genghu Shi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Learners often cannot apply (transfer) the knowledge they learned from instructional settings into a new context. Therefore, their knowledge is likely inert. Research shows that learners must be actively involved in learning construction activities to enable knowledge transfer to occur. Self-explanation is one such constructive cognitive activity that involves explaining learning materials (expository texts, worked examples) to oneself with attempts to make sense of new information. It has been shown to support deep comprehension and knowledge transfer. However, self-explanations usually cannot be spontaneously generated by learners, but need to be elicited by prompts. The prompts can range from generic type …

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Exploring Self-Determination Theory-Based Motivational Profiles For Exercise Participation Among U. S. Line Dancers, Patrick L. Shipp Jan 2021

Exploring Self-Determination Theory-Based Motivational Profiles For Exercise Participation Among U. S. Line Dancers, Patrick L. Shipp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Physical activity (PA) has been important in reducing the number of chronic health conditions within the United States. To ensure that the effects of PA is transferred to ones life (Cerar et al., 2017), motivation has been considered a key factor that influences individuals initiation and maintenance of behavior (Molamourouzi et al., 2015). In order to address this issue, researchers have begun investigating PA by exploring peoples perceptions of their motivation for PA. One promising idea has been to focus on exercise participation motives (Markland & Hardy, 1993; Morris & Rogers, 2004) based on self-determination theory (SDT) of motivation (Deci …

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Environment, Brain, And Behavior: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Underlying Seasonal Rhythms In Stress, Immunity, And The Gut Microbiota In Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus Sungorus), Elyan Shor Jan 2021

Environment, Brain, And Behavior: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Underlying Seasonal Rhythms In Stress, Immunity, And The Gut Microbiota In Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus Sungorus), Elyan Shor

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The daily axial rotation of the Earth and its annual orbit around the sun both result in recurring fluctuations in geophysical cycles, thus creating cyclic changes in environmental factors. Organisms that can anticipate these environmental changes and adapt appropriately may maximize their survival and fitness. Such adaptations manifest themselves as biological rhythms: rhythmic shifts in physiology and behavior that match rhythmic shifts in environmental conditions. Among the most predictable environmental cues in temperate regions is the annual progression of changes in day length, and the capacity to measure and respond to seasonal changes in the light cycle is termed photoperiodism. …

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Understanding The Subjective Perceptions Of Higher Education Diversity Practitioners On Effective Leadership Practices For Transformational Campus Diversity Culture Change, Bobbie R. Porter Jan 2021

Understanding The Subjective Perceptions Of Higher Education Diversity Practitioners On Effective Leadership Practices For Transformational Campus Diversity Culture Change, Bobbie R. Porter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Successfully leading transformative diversity culture change is one of the most significant challenges facing modern higher education. This study sought out campus diversity officers perceptions, shaped by their lived experiences as diversity practitioners, to identify and deeply understand diversity leadership practices that they perceived to be most effective in transforming diversity culture on higher education campuses. A Q-methodology was used to investigate the subjective perceptions of campus diversity officers with membership in the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and who represented numerous institution types, including four-year public, four-year private, and community colleges. Using both quantitative and qualitative …

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Multi-Level Analysis Of Malware Using Machine Learning, Subash Poudyal Jan 2021

Multi-Level Analysis Of Malware Using Machine Learning, Subash Poudyal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Malware analysis and detection is a critical capability every business and organization needs to defend itself against a growing number of cyber threats. For example, ransomware, an advanced form of malware, makes hostage of user's data and asks ransom, usually in crypto-currencies, to remain anonymous. Significant efforts have been undertaken to combat these attacks, but the threat factors are dynamic, and there lacks intelligent approach to defeat them. Thus, my study is focused on designing a defensive solution against this advanced malware, i.e., ransomware. Many tools and techniques exist that claim to detect and respond to malware. However, such methods …

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Principals' Perceptions Of The Need For Formal Novice Principal Mentorship: A Qualitative Case Study, Kimberly Nicole Quinn Jan 2021

Principals' Perceptions Of The Need For Formal Novice Principal Mentorship: A Qualitative Case Study, Kimberly Nicole Quinn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Although 21 states are currently designating a portion of their Every Student Succeeds Act funds specifically for novice principal induction and support, Tennessee is not currently one of these states. This dissertation uses a qualitative case study approach to interview Tennessee principals serving in years four to five, who did not have formal mentorship support during their novice years, to gather their experiences and support needs during this time. The researcher reviews the current literature on novice principal mentorship programs across the country through the lens of Krams Mentoring Model and Suchmans Program Theory before connecting the literature with the …

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Philosophizing In Tongues: Cultivating Bilingualism, Biculturalism, And Biliteracy In An Introduction To Latin American Philosophy Course, Alexander V. Stehn Jan 2021

Philosophizing In Tongues: Cultivating Bilingualism, Biculturalism, And Biliteracy In An Introduction To Latin American Philosophy Course, Alexander V. Stehn

Philosophy Faculty Publications

This article describes my ongoing attempts to more successfully engage the full linguistic repertoires and cultural identities of undergraduate students at a “Hispanic Serving Institution” (HSI) in South Texas by teaching a bilingual Introduction to Latin American Philosophy course in the “Language, Philosophy, and Culture” area of Texas’ General Education Core Curriculum. By uncovering the diverse identities, worldviews, and languages of those who were historically excluded from the Eurocentric discipline of philosophy through the conquest and colonization of the Americas, Latin American philosophers offer us new ways of thinking and living by challenging Anglocentric language, philosophy, and culture. As part …

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From Overt Threat To Invisible Presence: Discursive Shifts In Representations Of Gender In Menstrual Product Advertising, Valerie Gannon, Olivia Freeman, Rachel Campbell Jan 2021

From Overt Threat To Invisible Presence: Discursive Shifts In Representations Of Gender In Menstrual Product Advertising, Valerie Gannon, Olivia Freeman, Rachel Campbell

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The menstrual product brand ‘Always’ and its #LikeAGirl campaign has made headlines for being at the forefront of a menstrual liberation, championing female empowerment and gender equality. This paper utilises a visual discourse analysis approach (Rose, 2016) to explore the discursive shifts in ‘Always’ advertisements over the past four decades. Specifically, the question as to how the construction of menstruation has changed over time in the advertising discourse of the ‘Always’ brand is addressed. Three dominant discourses of menstruation are identified: overt threat, uncontrollable and invisible. These discourses function as strong claims to truth as they reach the everyday life …

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Configurations To Superior Environmental Innovation Strategy: A Both–And Approach, Tiziana Russo-Spena, Nadia Di Paola, Aidan O'Driscoll Jan 2021

Configurations To Superior Environmental Innovation Strategy: A Both–And Approach, Tiziana Russo-Spena, Nadia Di Paola, Aidan O'Driscoll

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An effective climate change action involves the critical role that companies must play in assuring the long-term human and social well-being of future generations. In our study, we offer a more holistic, inclusive, both–and approach to the challenge of environmental innovation (EI) that uses a novel methodology to identify relevant configurations for firms engaging in a superior EI strategy. A conceptual framework is proposed that identifies six sets of driving characteristics of EI and two sets of beneficial outcomes, all inherently tensional. Our analysis utilizes a complementary rather than an oppositional point of view. A data set of 65 companies …

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Analyzing Perceptions Of Citizen Science As Part Of An International Learning Experience, Katelyn Marie Miner Jan 2021

Analyzing Perceptions Of Citizen Science As Part Of An International Learning Experience, Katelyn Marie Miner

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study focused on a perceptions-based citizen science project that emphasizes meaning over measurement. Specifically, student perceptions of citizen science in a unique location, rather than the specific data outcomes of the water quality citizen science activity were analyzed. Many researchers have used citizen science participants to collect samples from water sources around them, increasing the use of mass data collection for scientific purposes.This study was a mixed-methods design, using triangulation of the pre-survey, modified focus group, and post-survey. The goal was to gauge the perceptions of participants in perceived benefits and gains before and after participating in a water …

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Contract Law In The Agri-Food Supply Chain, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi Jan 2021

Contract Law In The Agri-Food Supply Chain, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi

FIU Law Review

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Narratives Of Quality In European Food Governance And Beyond, Lorenzo Bairati Jan 2021

Narratives Of Quality In European Food Governance And Beyond, Lorenzo Bairati

FIU Law Review

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From “He Said, She Said” To “He Said, She-And-Her Iphone-Said”: Florida’S All-Party Consent Requirement Needs An Update, Sarah Morgado Jan 2021

From “He Said, She Said” To “He Said, She-And-Her Iphone-Said”: Florida’S All-Party Consent Requirement Needs An Update, Sarah Morgado

FIU Law Review

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Transparency And The First, Mark Fenster Jan 2021

Transparency And The First, Mark Fenster

FIU Law Review

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Circuit Courts Split: Victim Of A Data Breach? Can You “Stand” And Sue In Federal Court?, Darlyn De La Rosa Jan 2021

Circuit Courts Split: Victim Of A Data Breach? Can You “Stand” And Sue In Federal Court?, Darlyn De La Rosa

FIU Law Review

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Take The Airwaves And Run: How A Loophole In The Copyright Laws Is Helping Competitors Gain An Advantage In The Name Of Public Interest, Mario Romero Jan 2021

Take The Airwaves And Run: How A Loophole In The Copyright Laws Is Helping Competitors Gain An Advantage In The Name Of Public Interest, Mario Romero

FIU Law Review

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A Deblurring/Denoising Corrected Scintigraphic Planar Image Reconstruction Model For Targeted Alpha Theory, Charles Ross Schmidtlein, Matthew Maroun, Andrzej Krol, Howard Gifford, Lisa Bodei, Joseph O'Donoghue, Ida Häggström, Yuesheng Xu, Si Li Jan 2021

A Deblurring/Denoising Corrected Scintigraphic Planar Image Reconstruction Model For Targeted Alpha Theory, Charles Ross Schmidtlein, Matthew Maroun, Andrzej Krol, Howard Gifford, Lisa Bodei, Joseph O'Donoghue, Ida Häggström, Yuesheng Xu, Si Li

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

Scintigraphy is a common nuclear medicine method to image molecular target’s bio-distribution and pharmacokinetics through the use of radiotracers and gamma cameras. The patient’s images are obtained by using a pair of opposing large flat gamma ray detectors equipped with parallel-hole lead or tungsten collimators that preferentially detect gamma-rays that are emitted perpendicular to the plane of the detector. The resulting images form an anterior/posterior (A/P) planar image pairs. The obtained images are contaminated by noise and contain artifacts caused by gamma-ray attenuation, collimator penetration, scatter and other detrimental factors. Post-filtering of the images can reduce the noise, but at …

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Understanding The Use Of Crisis Communication In Clery Act Compliance, Allyson L. Rafanello Jan 2021

Understanding The Use Of Crisis Communication In Clery Act Compliance, Allyson L. Rafanello

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research explores the experiences of eight individuals with positional responsibility for the implementation of the Clery Act as a part of a college or university campus community, specifically seeking to understand the use of crisis communication theory in the issuance of timely warnings. Qualitative methods, specifically semi-structured interviews and a content analysis of previously issued timely warnings,were employed. These methods allowed the researcher to explore and seek understanding of a focused area of Clery Act compliance while hearing directly from the individuals charged with managing a detailed and ever complicated process in their efforts to protect their campus communities. …

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Halo Sport Ergonomic Effects On Older Adults' Cognitive, Balance, And Motor Performance, Kristina Cavey Jan 2021

Halo Sport Ergonomic Effects On Older Adults' Cognitive, Balance, And Motor Performance, Kristina Cavey

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Purpose: To determine if acute application of transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS), administered via the Halo Sport device, influences performance during cognitive, balance, and a motor task in healthy older adults. In addition, the purpose was to determine if tDCS altered PFC activation during any of the three task domains. Methods: Twelve healthy older adults (50.4 ± 5.1 years old) volunteered to participate in two separate trials of cognitive, balance, and a motor task following 20 minutes of tDCS via the Halo Sport or a Sham condition. Results: There was a significant increase in performance of the non-dominant motor task …

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Fallen Women, Rising Career: William Welles Bosworth’S Early Work For The New York Magdalen Benevolent Society, Andrea M. Ortuño Jan 2021

Fallen Women, Rising Career: William Welles Bosworth’S Early Work For The New York Magdalen Benevolent Society, Andrea M. Ortuño

Art Inquiries

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