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The Cowl - V.60 - N.2 - Sept. 28, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 2 - Sept. 28, 1995. 24 pages.

Norway Rats' Communication About Foods And Feeding Sites, Bennett G. Galef Jr.

National Wildlife Research Center Repellents Conference 1995

After interacting with a recently fed "demonstrator" rat (Rattus norvegicus), a naive "observer" rat exhibits substantial enhancement of its preference for whatever food its demonstrator ate. Such social effects on food preference in rats are surprisingly robust and able to reverse both congenital flavor preferences and poison-induced, learned flavor aversions. Analysis of the pheromonal signals emitted by demonstrator rats that alter the food preferences of their observers indicates that experience of CS₂ (a substance present in rat breath) together with the odor of a food is sufficient to enhance an observer rat's subsequent preference for the food. …

Repellents: Integrating Sensory Modalities, Michael L. Avery

National Wildlife Research Center Repellents Conference 1995

Recommendations for managing wildlife damage situations often involve application of multiple methods or techniques. The basis for such recommendations is unclear as there is little evidence that such combinations of methods work more effectively than the individual methods alone. In order to improve beyond hit or miss repellent applications, we should adopt principles exhibited in nature and develop repellent treatments based on the design of signals used in animal communications. In particular, characteristics that increase detectability, discriminability, and memorability should be identified and incorporated into repellent design. To do so, the sensory capabilities of the target species need to be …

Effects Of Therapist Gender On Client Communications In Marital Therapy, Laurel C. Agee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore how therapist and client gender are associated with communication behaviors of males and females in marital therapy. The majority of research on therapist gender issues has been conducted with individual clients. Few data exist on the effects of therapist gender within marital therapy. This study examined the communication patterns of couples within a marital therapy setting and the influence of therapist gender on those patterns. Forty-six 10-minute videotape segments of marital therapy were coded for communication patterns. Coded verbal statement categories included the verbal behaviors of agreement, supportive, solution of problems, and …

The Cowl - V.59 - N.24 - Apr 27, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 24 - April 27, 1995. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.19 - Mar 9, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 19 - March 9, 1995. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.18 - Feb 16, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 18 - February 16, 1995. 20 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.17 - Feb 9, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 17 - February 9, 1995. 24 pages.

A Linguistic Study Of Print Advertising, Andreas Jostes

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Two Dimensions Of Communication Climate And Teacher Willingness To Upwardly Communicate In Open And Closed Climate Secondary Schools, Timothy Jay Rafferty

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Habermas, Goffman, And Communicative Action: Implications For Professional Practice, James J. Chriss

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

An Intellectual Approach To The Communication Of The Biblical Message To Secular People, Michele Buonfiglio

Doctor of Ministry Projects

One of the most important responsibilities given Christians is to "make disciples from all nations." This includes secular people. The communication of the biblical message to secular people is a complex and difficult assignment. The difficulty increases when secular people are intellectuals. Many currents of thought including philosophy and scientific understandings of reality have contributed to the formation of the Western secular mind.

In Part One of the dissertation, philosophical, theological, and scientific theories that have contributed to the development of the process of secularization are considered. The section culminates with a profile of secular people. The methods and strategy …

Caring Communication: Strategies And Skills For Health Professionals, Tony Hussey, Michael Finn, Yvonne Hauck

Research outputs pre 2011

Over the last 15 years, the teaching of professional interpersonal communication skills has become well established within the curriculum for most health professionals. Recognition is thereby given to the significance of interpersonal communication skills in professional practice. One of the challenges in teaching and learning in this area of skill is the recognition and analysis of examples of both good and bad practice. This package provides a number of such examples.

The package consists of 33 vignettes in health care settings. These vignettes variously depict skills or groups of skills, illustrate negative and dysfunctional communication behaviours and, through the print …

The Cowl - V.59 - N.15 - Dec 8, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 15 - December 8, 1994. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.11 - Special Issue - Nov 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 11 - Special Issue - November 1994. 12 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.9 - Oct 20, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 9 - October 20, 1994. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.8 - Oct 13, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 8 - October 13, 1994. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.6 - Oct 6, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 6 - October 6, 1994. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.3 - Sept 22, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 3 - September 22, 1994. 28 pages.

On Lexical And Syntactic Processing Of Bangla Language By Computer., Probal Sengupta Dr.

Doctoral Theses

A distinctive intelligent trait of human beings is the ability to carry out meaningful communication through language. The communication may be direct as in spoken conversation or indirect as in written form, through the audio-visual media, etc. Linguistic ability in humans have fascinated scholars ever since man first learnt to use language. Linguistics, the branch of study involved in studying the nature of human linguistic communication, is perhaps as old as language itself. The invention of the computer added a new dimension to linguistics. Making the computer emu- late human linguistic behaviour was taken up as a challenge by computer …

The Cowl - V.58 - N.23 - Apr 21, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 22 - April 21, 1994. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.58 - N.16 - Mar 3, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 16 - March 3, 1994. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.58 - N.14 - Feb 10, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 14 - February 10, 1994. 28 pages.

Taking Charge: Second Graders Negotiate Ownership Of Their Expressive Writing, Susan Douglas Fleming

Educational Studies Dissertations

This ethnographic study of a single, second grade, public school classroom explores students' ownership of their writing as they negotiate their dual roles of active writer and compliant student.

Writing process advocates such as Calkins (1987), Graves (1983), and Murray (1968, 1985) stress the need for student writers to assume ownership of their work by writing from personal experience and by making the decisions governing direction of the text. This involvement encourages awareness of self as learner and as person, and stimulates cognitive and identity development. Robert Brooke (1991), in a study of college students, points out that the power …

Communication In Leadership, George C. Ruotolo

Honors Theses

Through my leadership studies I have found that the one common link between virtually all great leaders has been the comprehension and mastery of the art of communication. From those who were powerful and influential orators, to those who lead through the written word, to others who found alternate means such as non-verbal (i.e .. setting examples) methods, each recognized and utilized the process and importance of communication. It was this finding that has lead me to believe that at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies we should teach about communication and its role in the leadership process.

Hence, I …

Scientific Text Structure Awareness: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Tertiary Students From Different Language Backgrounds, Catherine Mcloughlin

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Research in both first and second language reading has shown that awareness of text structure, or rhetorical organisation is related to superior recall of main ideas from expository prose passages. The present study investigates awareness of scientific text structure among tertiary students from different language backgrounds. In this investigation, four reading passages containing two rhetorical text structures found in scientific discourse, comparison/contrast and problem/solution are employed. Meyer’s (1975) hierarchical content structure analysis was used to analyse the texts into top, high, mid and low level ideas corresponding to main and supporting ideas. The research questions were centred around three major …

Indian Television: The State, Privatisation And The Struggle For Media Autonomy, Geoffrey W. Reeves

Research outputs pre 2011

India represents an example of immense complexity and diversity in cultural production and communications. Broadcasting, film, newspaper, magazine, and musical production have been characterised by regional and linguistic diversity, with non-Hindi and non-English media in the private sphere especially showing signs of remarkable growth over the last decade or more (Jeffrey 1993). While the basic role of the state and state regulatory framework was established under British colonial rule, it has undergone substantial modification in the post-colonial period. In concert with many countries in the 'third world', private rather than state cultural and media production has become increasingly dominant to …

The Cowl - V.58 - N.4 - Oct 7, 1993

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 4 - October 7, 1993. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.58 - N.3 - Sep 30, 1993

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 3 - September 30, 1993. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.58 - N.1 - Sep 23, 1993

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 1 - September 23, 1993. 24 pages.