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Assessment Of Breast Cancer Awareness Among Female University Students In Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti, Rizwana B. Shaikh, Elsheba Al-Biate, Mawahib A.

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess female university students’ knowledge of breast cancer and its preventative measures and to identify their main misconceptions regarding breast cancer. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2011 and June 2012 and included female students from three large universities in Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE). A stratified random sampling procedure was used. Data were collected through a validated, pilot-tested, self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included 35 questions testing knowledge of risk factors, warning signs and methods for the early detection of breast cancer. Participants’ opinions regarding breast cancer misconceptions were also …

Professor And Students Participate In Program Examining Slave Dwellings, Admin

Blog Posts

This article, by Dr. Jodi Skipper, originally appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of the Southern Register. Check out our archive of past Registers for more. Interpreting the Enslaved: The Behind the Big House Program in Holly Springs, Mississippi For the past two years, Southern Studies students have helped to fill gaps in Mississippi interpretations

Volume 50 - Issue 04 - Friday, October 3, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Implementing The Hmong Culture Into Classrooms, Chee Vang

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The purpose of this capstone was to raise awareness of the importance of implementing the Hmong culture into classrooms, especially due to many Hmong students’ lack of academic performance in schools. Hmong students have suffered tremendously in school due to language barriers and culture shock. The research involved interviewing a sample of Fresno County teachers and students. Fresno has the largest population of Hmong people in California. The results suggest that creating a diverse and comfortable environment for Hmong students requires incorporating their culture into classrooms by using icebreakers or teaching a whole unit about the Hmong people. This will …

Nova Law Review-Volume 39-2014-2015, Kyle S. Roberts, William F. Mueller, Elen C. Gantner, Allison L. Cucinotta

Law Review Mastheads

No abstract provided.

Ilsa Journal Of International And Comparative Law-Volume 20-2014-2015, Ronald Ryan Smith, Casey Noto, Stefanie Salomon, Sandra Bahamonde, Mauricio Vaca, Stephanie Chocron, Andrew Friednash, Shai Ozery, Matt Hinds, Jordan Dulcie, Matthew Gotlieb, Antonio Nieves-Meza, Nadine Foehl, Gabriela Perez-Dumios, Christina Zanakos, James Smith

ILSA Journal Mastheads

No abstract provided.

Affirmative Action: Between The Oikos And Cosmos Review Essay: Richard Sander & Stuart Taylor, Jr., Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended To Help And Why Universities Won't Admit It, Harry G. Hutchinson

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Schoolhouse Gates: The Unprecedented Expansion Of School Surveillance Authority Under Cyberbulling Laws, Emily Suski

Faculty Publications

For several years, states have grappled with the problem of cyberbullying and its sometimes devastating effects. Because cyberbullying often occurs between students, most states have understandably looked to schools to help address the problem. To that end, schools in forty-six states have the authority to intervene when students engage in cyberbullying. This solution seems all to the good unless a close examination of the cyberbullying laws and their implications is made. This Article explores some of the problematic implications of the cyberbullying laws. More specifically, it focuses on how the cyberbullying laws allow schools unprecedented surveillance authority over students. This …

Low-Cost Student Experiments In Optics, Robert Polak, Austin J. Cua, Daniel J. Perez, Mallory Q. Robertson, Justin A. Stuck, Jordan M. Thomas

Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Some Anthropometric Indicators And Physical Test Results Between Accepted And Unacceptable Students In The Faculty Of Mathematical Education, University Of Mustansiriya, Osman Fakhruddin Mahmoud

Modern Sport

The aim of this study is to identify the difference for Anthropometric variety and physical test result between acceptance and non acceptance student. The researcher assumed that there was no significant differences between the anthropometric variety and physical test results. The researcher used comparative curriculum. The results shows that run 60 (2.60), run 540 (2.51), long jump (3.30), exercise belly (2.36), and push up (1.94) better than table value (1.64). While there was no BM (0.52), BT (0.06). but it was sigmficart difference in FM (8.82). The conclusion of the results include force and weak the difference between the tests. …

The Impact Of Special Exercises On Some Visual Abilities To Learn Some Offensive Skills In The Shish Weapon, Abdullah Hussein Al-Lami, Mohammed Diaa Abdul Rasul

Modern Sport

Fencing is an international and Olympic sport that requires physical, social, psychological, and educational demands. It is practiced according to organized rules and regulations that govern the competition between fencers. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of specific exercises on the development of certain visual abilities in the sample, as well as to examine how these exercises impact the learning of some offensive skills in the sample. The study also aimed to determine the learning progress of the variables under investigation. The hypotheses of the study proposed that there would be a positive effect of the …

Building And Rationing A Working Battery To Measure The Physical Adequacy Of The Admission Of Female Students To The Faculty Of Mathematical Education For Girls, Warda Ali Abbas

Modern Sport

The research aimed to develop a factorial battery to measure the physical fitness competence required for the admission of female students to the College of Physical Education for Women, and to standardize this battery by establishing normative scores for the selected tests. The researcher employed the descriptive method using a survey approach. The research sample consisted of 103 first-year students from the College of Physical Education for Women at the University of Baghdad. Twenty tests were administered to the participants, and the data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS software. The researcher used factor analysis through the principal component method …

Volume 50 - Issue 03 - Friday, September 26, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

An Enduring Legacy, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will honor the longest-serving president in school history by renaming the College Park Center as Raymond L. Fitz Hall.

Volume 50 - Issue 02 - Friday, September 19, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Going Green In A Big Way, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The George and Amanda Hanley Foundation made a $12.5 million gift to establish the University of Dayton as a national leader for innovation in sustainability education. It's the largest single gift in University history.

Self-Sufficient Youth, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will partner with local homeless programs to lead an AmeriCorps program focus on youth economic self-sufficiency.

Sustainability, Social Concern Focus Of Business Plan Competition, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The 2014-15 Business Plan Competition will award special prizes to start-ups with innovative ideas that address a social problem or offer a sustainability solution.

Volume 50 - Issue 01 - Friday September 12, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Role Of The Judiciary In The European Union's (De)Segregation Of Roma Students, Lindsey M. Green

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Students' Experiences With Bilingual Counseling, Heather Trepal, Nathaniel Ivers, Anna Lopez

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Multilingual diversity is increasing in the United States. In response, more counselors are providing bilingual counseling services. However, little is known about their experiences. This qualitative, phenomenological study examined six mental health counseling students' experiences with providing counseling services in a second language. Analyses revealed that, although unintentional, these students found their experience with bilingual counseling both challenging and connecting. Implications for counselor educators and supervisors are discussed.

Making Space, Living In Place: Student Documentary Photography Exhibit, Admin

Blog Posts

The Gammill Gallery, located in Barnard Observatory, currently hosts an exhibit of photographs by students in Dr. David Wharton's spring 2014 Southern Studies 534 Documentary Photography Seminar.

Dominican Welcomes Distinctive Class Of Penguins, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

Dominican’s newest Penguins are an outstanding group of academically talented, well-traveled, and socially conscious students. They come from more than 185 high schools and 48 colleges throughout the United States and overseas.

Hamilton Wins Prize For Documentary Work, Admin

Blog Posts

Hamilton's thesis, "Bottling Hell: Myth-making, Cultural Identity, and the Datil Pepper of St. Augustine," was the winner of the Ann Abadie Award for Documentary Media. The annual award goes to the Southern Studies student (undergraduate or graduate) with the best documentary film, photography project, audio recording, or website.

A New Record

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb Compliance Officer Discusses Student-Athlete Pay, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Should college student-athletes receive a paycheck in addition to a scholarship? It has been a highly debated topic in recent years, and a court ruling this month could lead to a major paycheck for some graduating athletes in the near future. Former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon filed a suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on behalf of Division I football and men’s basketball players, claiming that student-athletes should be entitled to money for the NCAA’s use of their names, images, and likenesses.

WGWG: Director for NCAA Compliance discusses pay for athletes

Grad Student Receives Summer Internship Grant, Admin

Blog Posts

Lindsey Reynolds, a Southern Studies graduate student and Nathalie Dupree Graduate Fellow with the Southern Foodways Alliance, received a grant from the Julian and Kathryn Wiener Endowment to fund her summer internship at Garden & Gun magazine in Charleston, South Carolina.

More Than A Number, Kailee Wolterstorff

Staff Work

"Each student I talk with is a person created in the image of God and they matter in God's kingdom."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­encouraging prospective college students from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/more-than-a-number/

Student Government By-Laws, Student Senate

Mission/Vision/Leadership

Student Government of the University of Nebraska at Omaha By-Laws.

Happiness In Us Schools: Students’ Subjective Well-Being As A Part Of School Improvement Planning, Richard E. Cleveland

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Presentations

This paper presentation will begin with a brief overview of United States’ public education school improvement policy, the School Improvement Plan (SIP), and the focus on school climate. Next, the presentation will provide participants with an understanding of subjective well-being and a review of the literature addressing subjective well-being (SWB). Results from a psychometric investigation of two instruments measuring subjective well-being (SWB) with elementary-aged children will then be presented. The presentation will conclude with recommendations for application within the educational environment and future research.