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Generation 1.5 Students’ Academic Success: The Interrelationship Between Capital Used And Identity Formation, Susan D. Dudley

Theses and Dissertations

As the number of people immigrating to the United States increases, so does the number of generation 1.5 students in K-12 education (Kanno & Cromley, 2013). With more generation 1.5 students graduating from U.S. high schools, more are also matriculating into higher education institutions (Harklau & Siegal, 2009; Kanno & Cromley, 2013; Kanno & Harklau, 2012; Roberge, 2009). While some generation 1.5 students are successful in U.S. higher education, others are not, and the percentage of generation 1.5 students who are successful is disproportionately less than the percentage of those students who have a U.S. heritage culture (Kanno & Harklau, …

Examining Ayahuasca Constituents At 5-Ht2a Receptors In Search Of Antidepressant Action, Jeremy D. Rolquin

Theses and Dissertations

Recently, it has been reported that ligands of the 5-HT_2A receptor can have drastic and fast-acting efficacy towards a number of different mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety. A mixture of Amazonian plants calledayahuasca contains multiple compounds which have been shown to interact with the serotonergic system, and the 5-HT_2Areceptor in particular.

The structurally similar compounds (DMT, harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine) found in ayahuasca were examined for differences in their physiochemical properties that might contribute to their binding affinity for the 5-HT_2Areceptor. 3D Molecular modeling and docking studies of these compounds were …

Splanchnic Oxygenation And Feeding Intolerance In The Very Low Birthweight Infant, Melissa C. Dollings

Theses and Dissertations

SPLANCHNIC OXYGENATION AND FEEDING INTOLERANCE IN THE VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANT

By Melissa C. Dollings, Ph.D.

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022

Major Director: Lisa F. Brown, Ph.D., RN, School of Nursing

Background. Feeding intolerance is common in preterm infants but can be an ominous precursor of necrotizing enterocolitis, a life-threatening gastrointestinal disease. The definition and management of feeding intolerance vary widely. This research examined the relationship

between feeding intolerance, intrauterine factors, extrauterine factors, and intestinal immaturity and circulatory immaturity in the …

Therapeutic Approaches For Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Franck J. Kamga Gninzeko

Theses and Dissertations

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is characterized by shortness of breath and low oxygen levels. RDS affects the neonatal and adult populations. In the neonatal population, RDS can be classified as NRDS (Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome), while in adults, it is known as ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). This dissertation examines a therapeutic approach to NRDS and a mechanistic approach to ARDS with in vivo and in vitro models of lung injury. NRDS is characterized by a deficiency or lack of surfactant. Surfactant is an essential compound composed of phospholipids and proteins to prevent the lungs from collapsing. There are several …

The Examination Of Health Care System Distrust As A Barrier To Utilization And Engagement Of Preventive Services In The Health Care System In Black Emerging Adults, With A Special Focus On Insurance Status And Usual Source Of Care., Alexandra Wynn

Theses and Dissertations

Health care system distrust is a well-known barrier to health utilization and engagement in older African Americans. However, it has not been explored in Black emerging adults, individuals 18- 26. It is important to explore the social and psychological effects of systemic barriers, such as health care system distrust, in this developmental period as emerging adults undergo unique demographic shifts, changes in sense of self, and identity exploration. Due to emerging adulthood being an exploratory and challenging transitionary phase, emerging adults have an increased susceptibility to preventable morbidity and mortality issues and decreased access to important preventive services. Thus, health …

You Can't Get There From Here: The Influence Of An Audit Partner's Prior Non-Public Accounting Experience On Audit Outcomes*, Ling Lei Lisic, Jeffrey Pittman, Timothy Seidel, Aleksandra "Ally" B. Zimmerman

Faculty Publications

We examine the importance of audit partners' prior non-public accounting experience (hereafter, “industry experience”) to audit outcomes. We conducted 20 (nine) semi-structured interviews of audit partners with (without) industry experience. These interviews shed light on industry-experienced partners’ career path choices, perceptions of the challenges and benefits stemming from industry experience, and perceptions of how this experience influences their current audit work. Grounded in theory and the results of these interviews, we empirically examine using a unique hand-collected dataset whether audit partners with industry experience conduct higher quality and more efficient audits. Our evidence implies that industry experience is associated with …

Memory, Trauma, And Religious Identity, Petro Kotliarov, Valentyna Kuryliak, Stefaniia Demchuk

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The so-called ‘memorial turn’ triggered a huge shift in historical studies of the late 20th century. It brought into focus stories of the ‘small people’ previously left out from the ‘grand narrative.’ For post-Soviet countries, the memorial turn can be perceived as an indicator of changes in society associated with the opportunity and interest of previously oppressed social groups and religious movements in finding their "roots," when the reconstruction of personal history becomes the history of the church and strengthens collective identity. In this essay, we attempted at reconstructing the traumatic history of the "little" people in the context of …

The Reinvention Of Hip Hop In The Crack Epidemic Years, Mark Naison

Occasional Essays

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The Preserve At Edgewood Golf Course, Alexander Arrayan

Landscape Architecture Theses

Stormwater is expelled from the urban environment and treated as a greater product of waste. Excess watershed is rushed from the vast grey landscape we’ve built of impervious surfaces and below the surface through hundreds of miles of outdated storm sewer waterways into the nearest natural water source, carrying with it pollutants and hazardous materials that contaminate the very source that our communities rely on. An increase of rainfall introduced from the surfaces of our metropolitan municipalities to these natural waterways become too much to contain and damaging events of flooding occur to surrounding areas. Consequently, during times of little …

Manufactured Quality Of Life: Planning For Equity, Environment And Community In A Rural Mobile Home Park, Abigayle Brown

Landscape Architecture Theses

Over 20 million Americans reside in a mobile home park. The homes are hardly mobile and calling them a park is an exaggerated compliment. The automobile industry birthed the trailer that is now used as a permanent home. After the industrial revolution and World War II, reaching suburbia quickly became an American dream. Manufacturers took advantage of this movement by rapidly producing homes that have resulted in the permanent communities of today. Banks view mobile homes as personal property, which depreciates at the same rate as an automobile. Since a mobile home is not valued as real property, it makes …

Foundation Board, 2022-2023, William & Mary Law School

Leadership Boards

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Litigation Bias, Adam N. Eckart

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

There is pervasive litigation bias in law schools. Despite significant interest in transactional law fields among law students, law schools disproportionately teach to the student interested in litigation: litigation-based legal writing assignments outnumber transactional-based ones 19 to 1; litigation-based clinics outnumber transactional ones 9 to 1; and doctrinal classes focus primarily on appellate court cases, often failing to entertain substantive discussion on the creation or content of the documents that led to the dispute. As a result, law school graduates are 44% less prepared for transactional careers than litigation careers.
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Fair Catch, Kai Halverson

Landscape Architecture Theses

What seems to be the problem? The problem is nationwide- Minnesota is just late to the party. Our privilege of 10,000(+) lakes has led us to turn somewhat of a blind eye to stormwater management. This is especially true on a residential scale. Yes, certain jurisdictions & municipalities are rolling out increased restrictions and standards. However, the qualifications are still limited in quantity and often they focus solely on hard cover restrictions. Through my professional work and my research on this topic I have uncovered an unpleasant trend: Residential stormwater management landscape design is boring. Whether that is due to …

On The Tides: A Resort Raising Awareness Of Coral Reefs Through Environmental Intimacy And Accessible Exploration Off Hollywood, Florida's Coast, Trey Kramer

Landscape Architecture Theses

Reef ecosystems around the world are facing threats from all sides. They see destruction and physical damage from careless people participating in destructive practices such as improper fishing, dredging, or even people removing coral itself. It isn’t just from water however, urban development along coasts has changed the ecosystem in the water. Nutrients from agriculture finds its way into runoff. Urban stormwater as well as inadequately treated sewage makes its way into the oceans via our coastal cities. Overfishing can alters the delicate food chain the most reefs rely on for survival. This already fragile ecosystem is under a barrage …

Factors Impacting Advanced Math Course-Taking: A Multilevel Modeling Analysis Of The Hsls:09, Shelby Gayle Roberts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The United States continues to lag other first-world countries in the number of students prepared to enter the STEM workforce. Research has shown that taking advanced math courses during high school better prepares students to enter college STEM programs (Byun et al., 2015; Chen, 2016). Both student and school characteristics often shape which courses students take in secondary school. Previous academic achievement and performance along with motivational factors, like expectations, math identity and self-efficacy, and students’ valuation of mathematics work concomitantly to shape students’ math course enrollments in high school (Attewell & Domina, 2008; Burkman & Lee, 2003; Maltese & …

Application Of Local Knowledge For Better Characterization And Modeling Of Urban Pluvial Flooding, Koorosh Azizi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Urban pluvial flooding (UPF) resulting from localized, intense, rainfall‐generated ponding and overland flow causes a range of socio-environmental impacts. UPF is driven by a complex set of interconnected factors, including physical, historical, social, cultural, institutional, and economic conditions. Its impacts are increasing due to both biophysical change (e.g., global warming) and the interactions between the human and physical dimensions of the urban environment (e.g., land-use change). Notwithstanding its complexity and the rather low level of attention it has received in both research and practice, UPF is an issue that needs to be tackled from a comprehensive perspective. Although different integrated …

T Cell Changes Induced By Dietary/Weight Change, Aljowhara Aljeraiwi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Obesity is a condition that affects many people and is associated with numerous health issues and chronic diseases, including viral infections. For example, during the SARS-CoV2 epidemic, obesity emerged as a major risk for severe COVID 19. Obesity has been shown to increase T cell exhaustion resulting in loss of CD8+ T cell functions and reducing the immune system's capacity to fight infectious diseases. Exhausted T cells can be identified by the increased expression of the membrane protein Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1). While many studies demonstrate that a high-fat diet and an increase in weight can affect the immune …

Educator Identity Development For International Graduate Teaching Assistants Through Community Of Practice: A Design Case, Jaclyn Joy Gish-Lieberman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This design case provides a transparent tale of building an international graduate teaching assistant (IGTA) orientation as a virtual Community of Practice (VCoP) during the COVID-19 era. The design case is situated in an English as a Second Language Composition (ESLC) Program at a large midwestern university for new GTAs, both international and domestic. Studies show that IGTAs who do not fit the prototype of GTAs in predominately white institutions (PWI), face marginalization, damaging their sense of belonging and identity as legitimate educators. Their salient social identities as both multicultural and multilingual become oppressed as they attempt to develop their …

Alec Wilder's Sonata For Bass Trombone: An Arrangement For Chamber Winds And Rhythm Section, John Robert Hagan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Twenty-first century trombonists are called upon to be versatile performers. Long gone are the days of stylistic specialization. And today, most professional trombonists can perform in settings ranging from symphony orchestras to jazz ensembles to other contemporary commercial music ensembles. But aside from brass quintets and homogenous ensembles, most chamber music ensembles, especially those with woodwinds, don’t include trombones. This arrangement of Alec Wilder’s Sonata for Bass Trombone not only expands the repertoire for solo bass trombone and chamber wind ensemble but does so in a way that draws connection to some of the composer’s most beloved works, the Octets …

Sourcing Through The Grapevine: Comprehending Multiple Perspectives In Texts Reflecting Gossip, Erica D. Kessler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The current work sought to examine how the degree of consistency in texts enhances memory for sources within the context of gossip, a new approach that has not been attempted empirically. Theoretically motivated by models and frameworks that characterize source processing and representation, multiple aspects of source memory were assessed, including memory for connections between the sources and their respective gossip statements, but also memory for pairs that spoke about the same topic. Additionally, the present studies investigated various relationships between individual differences such as attitudes towards gossip, tendency to engage in gossip situations, and interpersonal curiosity and text comprehension. …

Multi-Tissue Time-Domain Nmr Metabolomics For Robust And Accurate Assessment Of Dietary Effects, Hayden Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a quantitative, non-destructive analytical technique for identifying and quantifying metabolites. Conventional quantitative NMR analysis involves processing the recorded time-domain signal into a frequency-domain spectrum along with user-dependent processing and resonance characterization steps which may introduce bias and error. This study implements a Bayesian approach for data analysis in the time-domain to bypass these drawbacks and increase automation in metabolite quantification. The time-domain workflow is first assessed using metabolite reference standards to validate accurate resonance identification and quantification before profiling metabolites in liver, heart, and white adipose tissue of a diurnal animal model, the Nile …

Stories Of A Water-Table: Anomalous Depressions, Aquitard Breaches And Seasonal Implications, Shelby County, Tennessee, Usa, Daniela Lozano-Medina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

An extensive study of the water-table aquifer (i.e., shallow aquifer) within Shelby County, Tennessee, was conducted where groundwater elevation data was collected during two water level surveys in the dry (Fall 2020) and wet (Spring 2021) seasons. Water-table surfaces were generated for both seasons using cokriging to observe seasonal differences and identify anomalous water-table depressions, indicative of an underlying aquitard breach. Seasonal differences were attributed to non-coincident control, timing between the survey and when optimum dry (fall) and wet (spring) conditions existed, as observed through comparisons with continuous historical water levels from 12 shallow monitoring wells. Additionally, data from Fall …

The Association Between Physical Fitness, Chronic Disease And Mortality In Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort, Matthew Wogksch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at an increased risk of chronic cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality compared to their cancer free cohorts. Increasing physical fitness in the cancer free population can decrease the risk of chronic disease. However, increasing physical fitness among CCS is difficult, possibly due to prior treatment. This may be due to survivor’s difficulty performing submaximal tasks. Also, survivors develop pulmonary disease quickly, increasing their risk for mortality. Therefore, this dissertation seeks to examine the associations of physical fitness, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality in CCS, as well as determine the associations between physiological cost …

The Practice Of Policy: An Exploration Of Leadership Traits In Gear Up Tn – West, Shayla Kolheim

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract This study explored the implementation practices of leaders that increased college going rates. To learn of their practices, this study employed semi-structured interviews to gain responses to: How do principals and site coordinators of GEAR UP TN -West communities define successful collaboration with nonprofits and Higher Education Institutions, What perceived principal and site coordinator leadership traits create effective engagement between community stakeholders and high schools, and What engagement practices were most often used in Collaboratives that increased college-going rates by five or more percentage points? The interviews identified Operational Inputs, Stakeholder Engagement and Overcoming Challenges as themes and responses …

Lactate Suppresses Immunometabolic And Inflammatory Responses In Monocytes, Kierstin Lynn Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Many diseases are preventable through regular exercise. However, high-intensity exercise can transiently suppress immune function. Lactate can decrease inflammatory responses through epigenetic modifications such as histone lactylation, inhibiting inflammatory genes while promoting anti-inflammatory genes. Human blood monocytes were isolated from 10 healthy males and females ranging from 23to 37 years old and pre-treated with either media or sodium lactate (10mM) for 6 hrs. An additional experiment tested if the flavonoid quercetin was able to decrease lactates’ immunosuppressive effects. Extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), oxygen consumption rate (OCR), lactyllysine levels were measured as well as expression of IL10 and TNF. ECAR and …

Polynomial Methods: Recent Advancements In Combinatorics, Thomas Rexford Fleming

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In this Master’s Thesis, we showcase the use of an array of results collectively known as the polynomial method. First, we lay groundwork, giving some basic definitions, notation, and prerequisites. Then, we introduce three related theorems, the Combinatorial Nullstellensatz, Generalized Combinatorial Nullstellensatz, and Punctured Combinatorial Nullstellensatz, each concerning properties of multivariate polynomials with specific constraints on their degree. With these results proven, we then showcase some simple combinatorial and graph theoretic results which have very simple proofs making use of the Nullstellensatz theorems. In chapter 4 we give the proof of the q-Dyson theorem as published by Zeilberger and Bressoud. …

The Effects Of Probiotic Supplementation On Endurance Athletes: Influences On Gut Dysfunction, Microbiome, And Gut Discomfort, Sarah Lennon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study was a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blinded crossover study elucidating the effects of the probiotic on endurance athletes who experienced GI discomfort and dysfunction. Athletes were recruited to participate if they met multiple criteria involving their running habits. Multiple metrics were utilized to analyze the degree to which the probiotic altered the microbiome and reduced GI Discomfort and Dysfunction within endurance athletes. Markers of intestinal permeability collected were Zonulin, IFABP, and LBP. GI Discomfort was measured via participant self-reporting of symptoms as well as through the Borg Scale. Microbiome changes were measured looking at alpha and beta diversity changes and …

Ambering: Fragments Of The Body, Annalee Marie Elmore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

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Anubis And The Embalming Scene: Tradition And Innovation In A New Kingdom Funerary Scene At Kom El-Shoqafa, Alexandria, Bethany Jensen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Focusing on the scene of Anubis embalming the mummy in the main tomb at Kom el-Shoqafa in Alexandria, Egypt, this thesis demonstrates how it is both a continuation of the funerary motif that first appears in Dynasty 18 of the New Kingdom (ca. 1425 BC) and an innovative version unique to the early Roman period (first to second centuries AD). Background information regarding Alexandria, the site of Kom el-Shoqafa, and a description of the tomb are provided. This is followed by a history of the scene, its origins in Spell 151 of the Book of the Dead, and a comparison …

Role Of Sex In Rate Of Infant Vocalization And Canonical Babbling, Janine Peca

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

A female language advantage has been widely reported, although it has not been consistently shown across the literature. Perhaps surprisingly, the possibility of sex differences in prelinguistic vocalizations in the first year has not been widely studied. A paper published in Current Biology in 2020 found that infant males produced a significantly larger number of speech-like vocalizations through 12 months of age than infant females based on human coding of randomly-selected samples from all-day recordings. The authors argued that their sampling method offered a maximally representative view of infant vocalization. The present study also investigated possible sex differences in the …