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Development And Initial Validation Of The Musical Discrimination And Styles Task: Measuring Children And Adolescent Music Aptitude And Achievement, Dawn R. Mitchell White

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation had two purposes: 1) to create and document the development of a new music achievement test entitled the Musical Discrimination and Styles Task (MDAST), and 2) to describe the strength of the evidence supporting the validity and reliability of this new developmentally appropriate music aptitude and achievement instrument. I created a theoretical framework based on 1) the cognitive theory of child development of Jean Piaget, 2) the phase model of artistic development by David Hargreaves, and 3) the theoretical models of music discrimination, audiation, and music achievement by Edwin Gordon. The MDAST’s design assessed students’ abilities to evaluate …

Impact Of Containment And Elevation On Created Marsh Plant Community And Ecosystem Dynamics, Kevin R. Stoner

LSU Master's Theses

Coastal marsh restoration is increasing globally, as marshes are impacted by anthropogenic impacts. Billions of dollars are allocated to marsh restoration in the Mississippi River delta where wetland loss rates are extremely high. The recovery of structural and functional attributes of created marshes varies by attribute measured and project. Here, two marshes created in 2018 and one natural marsh were used to examine how variations in hydrologic connectivity and marsh elevation influence subsurface hydrology and salinity, vegetation community structure, soil properties, accretion, and denitrification. I established a comparative field study in a created marsh contained within a higher elevation containment …

Francisco Cedeno, Petitioner And Appellee V. Xochitl Cedeno, Respondent And Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

appeal from final contempt order of the Honorable G. Michael Westfall Of the Fifth Judicial District Court in and for Washington County, State of Utah

Francisco I. Cedeno, Pro Se, Appellee Pro Se

Kathryn Bliss Holt, Attorney for Appellant, Xochitl Cedeno

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Behavioral Skills Training For Teaching Implementation Of Natural Language Paradigm Program To Staff In An Early Intervention Setting, Abigail Kinnear

Theses

Due to the prevalence of language delays in children with ASD, it is important to provide effective treatment and ensure highly trained staff to implement language programs. Natural Language Paradigm (NLP) is a naturalistic approach that includes individualized motivating variables, natural reinforcers, and direct response to reinforcer contingencies to increase vocal communication and generalization of skills. Behavioral skills training (BST) is an effective strategy that uses instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback to teach staff to implement specific programs. The current study replicated Seiverling et al. (2009) study on evaluating the effectiveness of using BST to train three staff to implement …

Navigating Identity: An Examination Of Intersectional Discrimination And Suicidal Ideation Among Lgbq Latinx Individuals, Jaclyn Pachicano

Dissertations (1934 -)

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, with LGBQ Latinx adults showing higher risk for suicidality and related mental health outcomes. Experiences of discrimination, including heterosexism and ethnic discrimination, are often connected to increased risk for suicidal ideation. In addition to intersectional experiences of discrimination, LGBQ Latinx people often feel an incompatibility between their sexuality and ethnic identity, known as conflicts in allegiances (CIA), possibly increasing risk of suicidal ideation. It remains unclear what mechanisms connect intersectional discrimination and suicidal ideation. The current study expands on intersectional research by utilizing the Interpersonal Theory of …

Morphological And Physiological Changes Of Hydroponic Lettuce Grown In Varying Potassium Concentrations And An Adaptive Lighting Control System, Peyton Lou Peyton, Marc W. Van Iersel, Ryan W. Dickson, Lynne Seymour, Melanie Yelton, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

Horticulture Faculty Publications and Presentations

We investigated the growth dynamics of hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) driven by the influence that potassium (K⁺) has on crop growth. This study aimed to determine whether increased K⁺ concentrations under different daily light integrals (DLIs) in a hydroponic system will boost growth of greenhouse lettuce. This study was conducted within a controlled glass greenhouse environment with varying DLIs achieved by integrating an adaptive lighting control system over a 16-hour photoperiod. We used three K⁺ treatments of 200, 400, or 600 mg⋅L⁻¹ K⁺ and six DLI lighting treatments of 11.1, 12.9, 14.6, …

Fostering Innovative, Inclusive, Mathematical Discourse: Perspectives Of Elementary And Early Childhood Preservice Teachers, Kelly O. Byrd, Rachel R. Henderson

Data and Datasets

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate elementary and early childhood preservice teachers’ perspectives on engaging in silent mathematical discourse through Chalk Talk. Through this silent discussion routine, students engage in equitable formative assessment first by sharing their thinking solely through writing and then reflecting on the ideas of others. Participants (n=38) were enrolled in an elementary mathematics methods course at a university in the southeastern United States. Qualitative data were collected from the participants’ responses to journal prompts related to the perceived benefits and challenges of using Chalk Talk in the classroom. Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified (CQR-M) methods …

Dansyl Fluorophore Functionalized Hierarchically Structured Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles As Novel Latent Fingerprint Development Agents, Lais F A M Oliveira, Lais V A T Da Silva, Artur F Sonsin, Meclycia S Alves, Cristiane V Costa, Jeane C S Melo, Nicholas Ross, Paul T Wady, Thomas Zinn, Ticiano G Do Nascimento, Eduardo J S Fonseca, Alexandro M L De Assis, A Robert Hillman, Adriana S Ribeiro

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

A nanostructured hybrid material based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MCM-41) functionalized with chitosan and a fluorescent dye (dansylglycine), designated MCM-41@Ch@DnsGly, was synthesized and characterized with a view to its application for the visualization of latent fingerprints. These nanoparticles were applied as latent fingerprint developers for marks on surfaces of diverse chemical composition, topography, optical characteristics, and spatially variant nature, typical of forensically challenging evidence. For quality assessment of the enhanced fingermarks, the developed images were analyzed holistically using the UK Home Office scale, forensic protocols and, in terms of their constituent features (minutiae), using forensic software. Across a substantive collection …

Non-Surgical Bleeding And Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate (Turp) Syndrome After Turp Surgery: A Case Report And Literature Review, Akram M. Eraky, Sidney C. Rubenstein, Adnan Khan, Yasser Mokhtar, Nicole Gregorich

GME Publications

Patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery can develop TURP syndrome and post-TURP bleeding. Post-TURP bleeding can be surgical, from arteries or venous sinuses, or non-surgical, due to coagulopathy preventing clot formation. Non-surgical post-TURP bleeding may be due to high concentrations of urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the urine that cause fibrinolytic changes and increase bleeding risk. Urine urokinase and tPA may have both local and systemic fibrinolytic effects that may prevent blood clot formation locally at the site of surgery, and cause fibrinolytic changes systemically through leaking into the blood stream. Another post-TURP complication that …

Two Essays On Auditor Ostracism And Authenticity, Kehinde Mayokun Ogunade

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The first essay investigates whether auditor race and voice have an impact on perceived ostracism. Drawing on social identity theory, I hypothesize that race and auditor voice could lead to feelings of ostracism and that authenticity will moderate the relationship between auditor race, voice, and ostracism. Using a 2×2 between-subject design, my findings indicate that auditor race does not have a significant impact on feelings of ostracism, whereas auditors feel more ostracized if they do not speak up. Additional analysis using the Hayes process model finds that authenticity moderates the relationship between auditor race and ostracism, even though race does …

Essays On Health, Labor, And Development Economics, Md Mohsan Khudri

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In the first essay, using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, I estimate the impact of breastfeeding initiation and duration on multiple cognitive, health, and behavioral outcomes spanning early childhood through adolescence. To mitigate the potential bias, I employ a doubly robust (DR) estimation method, addressing misspecification in either the treatment or outcome models while adjusting for selection effects. My novel approach is to use and evaluate a battery of supervised machine learning (ML) algorithms to improve propensity score (PS) estimates. I demonstrate that the gradient boosting machine algorithm removes bias more effectively and minimizes other prediction errors …

A Study Of Bozza's Eighteen Etudes In The Form Of Improvisation For Horn And New Preparatory Etudes On The Works Of Bozza, James Austin Currence

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This document serves as an analysis of Eugene Bozza's Dix-Huit Études en Forme d'Improvisation pour Cor (1961), translated to Eighteen Etudes in the Form of Improvisation for Horn for the purposes of this document. I found and documented all motifs within the eighteen etudes, and categorized connections between them and Bozza's compositional ouerve as displayed in Dr. Lois Kuyper-Rushing's A Thematic Index of the Works of Bozza. My research takes inspiration from Dr. Kuyper-Rushing's work as well as Dr. Hsing-Fang Liu's research involving Bozza's use of “Adoptive Transcription”, or taking old melodies from previous works and using them in new …

The Imposter Phenomenon In Graduate Students: A Social Constructionist Perspective Using Narrative Inquiry, Colin Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

A narrative inquiry study explored six graduate students’ experiences of "imposter syndrome” during their graduate studies. Semi-structured interviews occurred with each participant at two time points: one initial interview and a follow-up interview to discuss the impact of the initial interview and to perform member checking. Each interview was analyzed individually to create summative narrative of their unique experiences of imposter feelings. Interviews were also analyzed on a study-wide level to explore common threads of the “imposter syndrome” in graduate school. Results suggested imposter feelings in graduate students were related to the ability to discuss imposter feelings with others, program …

A Historical, Rhetorical And Prescriptive Analysis Of The Iconic Black Eulogy As Prophetic Rhetoric, Pierre Louis Vincent

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

While the rhetorical structure of the Black eulogy is rooted in the Aristotelian genre of eulogy in the Greek tradition, it continues to develop beyond that tradition in response to American socio-cultural exigencies that shape it. The Black eulogy has matured rhetorically through the hardships of slavery, structural oppression, and institutionalized violence to develop a prophetic rhetorical path to succor and give hope to a community weary from the diurnal inequities of oppression made palpable at the death of African American icons. Using a close reading, this study establishes the Black eulogy’s rhetorical foundation in the Aristotelian rhetorical genre, while …

Role Of Sds-22/Pp1 Phosphatase In Polarizing The Germplasm Of Caenorhabditis Elegans Embryo, Aparna Nurni Ravi

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

During asymmetric cell division, cell polarity and cell cycle are tightly coupled to ensure robust segregation of cell fate determinants and generation of cellular diversity. In the one-cell C. elegans embryo, multiple cell cycle kinases regulate cell polarization and posterior segregation of germline fate determinants (germplasm). For example, PLK-1 kinase inhibits the retention of its germplasm substrate POS-1 in the anterior, driving POS-1 segregation to the posterior (Han et al., 2018). Additionally, MBK-2 kinase disassembles P granules in the anterior through phosphorylation of the P granule scaffold MEG-3, helping to drive P granule segregation to the posterior (Wang et al., …

Critical Geospatial Data Science: Principles For Curating, Analyzing, And Sharing Geospatial Data, Daniel Beene

Geography ETDs

Critical geospatial data science (CGDS) offers principles for engaging with geospatial data, methods, and translation by pulling from critical epistemologies in geography. CGDS interrogates objective “truths” in science by actively engaging in critique of geospatial data and methodologies. Specifically, CGDS contends with the political context and motivations behind geospatial data science (GDS) while using GDS methods to understand how social-spatial arrangements manifest and are reinforced through data. CGDS explicitly aims to inform practices for criticality from within GDS and provides opportunities for multidisciplinary research that incorporates social theories, contextualizes geospatial data, and critically evaluates the effects and ethics of (under)representation …

Equitable Care During Incarceration, Lisa M. Taylor, Clarissa Spiro

InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship

There are over 2 million people in the varied US detention centers including state and federal prisons, local jails, juvenile detention facilities, Indian Country jails, military prisons, immigration detention facilities, and civil commitment centers., with an estimated 9% living with diabetes where the US average is 10% (ADA position statement, 2021). The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) is the largest behavioral health provider in Albuquerque, outside of the corrections facilities, but this jail also has acute and chronic care access for inmates, as well as addiction medicine. The population is vulnerable to gaps in care and poor health outcomes due to …

Transcriptome-Wide Genetic Variations In The Legume Genus Leucaena For Fingerprinting And Breeding, Yong Han, Alexander Abair, Julian Van Der Zanden, Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao, Saipriyaa Purushotham Vasan, Roopali Bhoite, Marieclaire Castello, Donovan Bailey, Clinton K. Revell Dr, Chengdao Li, Daniel Real

Grain and Other Field Crops Research Articles

Leucaena is a versatile legume shrub/tree used as tropical livestock forage and in timber industries, but it is considered a high environmental weed risk due to its prolific seed production and broad environmental adaptation. Interspecific crossings between Leucaena species have been used to create non-flowering or sterile triploids that can display reduced weediness and other desirable traits for broad use in forest and agricultural settings. However, assessing the success of the hybridisation process before evaluating the sterility of putative hybrids in the target environment is advisable. Here, RNA sequencing was used to develop breeding markers for hybrid parental identification in …

Using Behavioral Skills Training To Promote Online Safety Skills In Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Robert Lynn

Theses

Abstract

Children are spending more time online, which is putting them at risk of encountering online predators. There have been attempts to minimize the occurrence of these encounters, but most of these involved instructional training and parent supervision. One alternative intervention for addressing safety skills that has been shown to be effective is behavior skills training (BST), which is a procedure based on behavior analytic literature. BST involves instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of BST on the acquisition of online safety skills in adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. In-situ …

A Rehabilitation Of The Body As Home: Reconstructing Young’S Feminist Phenomenology, Amanda Nicole C. Collantes

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

This essay investigates Iris Marion Young’s account of female bodily experience and reconstructs her feminist phenomenology with the aim of reinterpreting and enriching the tradition of embodiment using feminist critique. It offers a clearer, more cohesive reconstruction of Young’s phenomenology by referencing three essays where she considers a particular aspect of women’s lived bodily experiences. It considers three recurring themes that appear in and are developed in the three main essays by Young referred to throughout the study. It presents personal, lived experience as political, thus encouraging social cooperation and women’s solidarity through collective meaning-making and a recovery of our …

Immanuel Kant’S Transcendental Idealism: On The Possibility Of Freedom In A Deterministic World, Anamarie R. Avecilla

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Freedom is a central question in Philosophy. It has always been asked: How do determinism and freedom cohere in a human being? How can the fact that humans exist and undertake life projects in a thoroughgoingly deterministic world be reconciled with the claim that human acts remain free and efficacious? This work explores the problem of freedom and determinism using Kant’s answer in the Third Antinomy in the Kritik der reinen Vernunft, and using Transcendental Idealism as epistemological framework for a possible resolution to this problem. If one could assume with Kant that what we know are not things in …

Pharmacological Supplements Efficacy In Management Of Chronic Pain Associated With Sickle Cell Disease: A Narrative Review, Ahmad Al-Jalehawi, Samer Imad Mohammed

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary ailment that can cause severe pain and suffering to people who are affected. However, with continued investment in research and treatment options, we can make progress towards improving the lives of those with SCD. Over 40% of patients experience painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs), so we must work towards finding solutions and providing support for those living with this condition, These episodes, a hallmark of SCD, significantly contribute to morbidity, mortality, and a diminished quality of life, while also incurring substantial healthcare costs. Chronic pain particularly affects older adolescents and adults with SCD, with …

It's Your Law (Charles P. Curtis, 1954), John R. Starrs

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Us Dept Of Interior (Nps) Hovenweep National Monument Square Tower Group: Hovenweep Memorandum, National Park Service Of The United States

Hovenweep National Monument

Memo correct acreage Hovenweep National Monument

Vol.51 N.51 July 11th 2024, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Inclusion4eu: Towards A Framework Of Inclusive Software Design Processes And Practices, Damian Gordon, Andrea Curley, Emma Murphy, John Gilligan, Anna Becevel, Dympna O'Sullivan

Articles

This research is based on a trans-European research project aimed at enhancing software design and engineering practices to promote inclusivity, involving stakeholders from academia, industry, and disability advocacy services. To explore the nature and meaning of inclusion, a number of different approaches to inclusion are outlined, including models of equitable design (Accessible Design, Inclusive Design, Universal Design, and Design for All), User Design processes (Co-Production, Co-Creation, User-Centred Design, Co-Design, and Participatory Design), and Software Engineering Methodologies (Linear, Spiral, and Agile). These three categories of models are combined to form a three-dimensional environment in which software development projects can be mapped …

Anastasios Smalis V. Home Depot Usa Inc

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Improving Hypertension For Veterans Utilizing Measure Properly, Assessment Of Pharmacology, Alternative Therapy Interest, Routine Outreach, Partner With The Veteran Protocol (Maarp): A Pilot Study, Alyssa S. Dudley

Dissertations

The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to create a hypertension control protocol for the patient aligned care teams (PACT) to follow when a Veteran presents to the primary care clinic (PCC) with uncontrolled hypertension. Despite past interventions, uncontrolled hypertension was still problematic in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Healthcare System. Past and present research suggested that the Veteran population was at higher risk of developing hypertension than those of the civilian population. In hopes to reduce uncontrolled hypertension in the VA's PCCs, the Measure Properly, Assessment of Pharmacology, Alternative Medication Interests, Routine Outreach, and Partner with …

Allied Painting & Decorating Inc V. Intl Painters & Allied Trades Industry Pension

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Ralph Johnson V. The National Collegiate Athletic Association

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania