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Social Skills Issues Of Mainstreaming Hearing-Impaired Children, Robyn Kaye Patton Jan 2004

Social Skills Issues Of Mainstreaming Hearing-Impaired Children, Robyn Kaye Patton

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper is a literature review covering the social skills challenges inherent in mainstreaming hearing-impaired children with their hearing peers.


The Role Of Glutamate Receptors In Cholesteatoma Induced Bone Resorption, Kelly Constable Jan 2004

The Role Of Glutamate Receptors In Cholesteatoma Induced Bone Resorption, Kelly Constable

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a study examining a new model of cholesteatoma induced bone resorption in mice using autologous implantation of pinna dermis to the surface of the skull and the role of glutamate receptors in reducing the number of osteoclasts.


Classroom Acoustics: Treatment Options, Ann Rebecca Erwin Jan 2004

Classroom Acoustics: Treatment Options, Ann Rebecca Erwin

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the variables affecting classroom acoustics and a case study examination of some local classrooms. Classrooms were measured against proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and treatment options for improving acoustics are suggested.


Afferent Innervation Of The Quail Utricle, Kathleen Ferrigan Faulkner Jan 2004

Afferent Innervation Of The Quail Utricle, Kathleen Ferrigan Faulkner

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a study of the adult innervation patterns of afferent cell types in the adult quail. The aim of the study was to evaluate afferent innervation of the quail utricle to better understand the development of the nerve fibers.


Character Education For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Kara Fisher Jan 2004

Character Education For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Kara Fisher

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents a curriculum guide for structured character education for deaf and hearing-impaired children. A list of suggested age-appropriate activities, role play ideas, thematic children’s books, and assistive internet resources are provided.


Comparing Auditory Steady State Response And Auditory Brainstem Response In Normal Hearing Adults, Gina L. Rotert Jan 2004

Comparing Auditory Steady State Response And Auditory Brainstem Response In Normal Hearing Adults, Gina L. Rotert

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents a study examining auditory steady state response (ASSR) assessments compared to auditory brainstem response (ABR) assessments. The study examines the relationship between behavioral thresholds, click- and toneburst-ABR thresholds, and ASSR thresholds for normal hearing subjects using the commercially available GSI Audera instrument.


Examination Of Parent Support Groups For Newly Diagnosed Hearing-Impaired Children, Birth - 5 Years, Karen Schrappen Jan 2004

Examination Of Parent Support Groups For Newly Diagnosed Hearing-Impaired Children, Birth - 5 Years, Karen Schrappen

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper examines support groups for parents of newly-diagnosed hearing-impaired children and presents an outline for an effective parent support group.


The Importance Of Direct Language Instruction For Hearing Impaired Children, Christa M. Garrett Jan 2004

The Importance Of Direct Language Instruction For Hearing Impaired Children, Christa M. Garrett

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the importance of direct and intense language instruction for hearing impaired children in developing language and communication skills. The author presents a variety of activities for teacher use.


Common Errors Made By Clinic Patients Responding To The W-22 And Nu-6 Word Lists, Amy Marie Smith Jan 2004

Common Errors Made By Clinic Patients Responding To The W-22 And Nu-6 Word Lists, Amy Marie Smith

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents a study of common errors made during speech discrimination testing.


Parental Response To Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Megan Elizabeth Terry Jan 2004

Parental Response To Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Megan Elizabeth Terry

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper describes parental response to Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS).


Valuable Resources For Parents Of Hearing-Impaired Children (Ages: Birth - 5 Years), Susan Tershak Jan 2004

Valuable Resources For Parents Of Hearing-Impaired Children (Ages: Birth - 5 Years), Susan Tershak

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents basic and immediate resources for parents with hearing impaired children between the ages of birth and five years. Resources include those dealing with educational options, basic literature, government resources, legal rights, parent advocacy issues and financial aid.


Comparison Of Long Term Cochlear Noise Injury And Age-Related Cochlear Degeneration In Mice, Ashlea Joann Wyrick Jan 2004

Comparison Of Long Term Cochlear Noise Injury And Age-Related Cochlear Degeneration In Mice, Ashlea Joann Wyrick

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper studies and compares age related hearing loss and noise-induced hearing loss in mice, and the different cell types that are affected by aging and noise.


Reanalysis Of Perceptual Confusion Matrices, Nicole Michelle Wham Jan 2004

Reanalysis Of Perceptual Confusion Matrices, Nicole Michelle Wham

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents a study reformatting and reanalyzing data collected in a 1955 study of the perception of sixteen different consonants in consonant-vowel combinations, by human listeners.


Workers' Compensation For Occupational Hearing Loss: What We Know Or Don't Know, Rebecca Zellmer Jan 2004

Workers' Compensation For Occupational Hearing Loss: What We Know Or Don't Know, Rebecca Zellmer

Independent Studies and Capstones

This papers looks at workers' compensation laws for each state to determine if there have been any updates in the laws since a 2000 survey by Dobie and Megerson. The study also examines what information is available to audiologists testing patients in workers' compensation claims.


The Effect Of Writer's Workshop On The Development Of Students' Writing Abilities At Central Institute For The Deaf, Alexis Nicole Zendejas Jan 2004

The Effect Of Writer's Workshop On The Development Of Students' Writing Abilities At Central Institute For The Deaf, Alexis Nicole Zendejas

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents the implementation of a writer's workshop at Central Institute for the Deaf, as a method of developing the writing skills of hearing impaired children.


Classroom Acoustics: Enhancing The Listening Environment Through The Use Of Amplification Systems, Andrea Marie Golfin Jan 2004

Classroom Acoustics: Enhancing The Listening Environment Through The Use Of Amplification Systems, Andrea Marie Golfin

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the variables affecting classroom acoustics and a case study examination of some local classrooms. Classrooms were measured against proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and treatment options for improving acoustics are suggested.


Stimulant Users Are Sensitive To The Stimulant Properties Of Alcohol As Indexed By Alcohol-Induced Heart Rate Increase, C. Brunelle, S. P. Barrett, R. O. Pihl Jan 2004

Stimulant Users Are Sensitive To The Stimulant Properties Of Alcohol As Indexed By Alcohol-Induced Heart Rate Increase, C. Brunelle, S. P. Barrett, R. O. Pihl

Posters

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Do Genetic Influences On Abuse And Dependence Overlap? Explorations Using Cannabis And Alcohol Diagnoses, Julia D. Grant, Kathleen K. Bucholz Jan 2004

Do Genetic Influences On Abuse And Dependence Overlap? Explorations Using Cannabis And Alcohol Diagnoses, Julia D. Grant, Kathleen K. Bucholz

Posters

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Family Conflict As A Moderator Of Alcoholism Outcomes Among Offspring Of Alcoholics, Carolyn E. Sartor, Theodore Jaco Jan 2004

The Role Of Family Conflict As A Moderator Of Alcoholism Outcomes Among Offspring Of Alcoholics, Carolyn E. Sartor, Theodore Jaco

Posters

No abstract provided.


Australian Children Of Alcoholic Female Twins, Wendy S. Slutske Jan 2004

Australian Children Of Alcoholic Female Twins, Wendy S. Slutske

Posters

No abstract provided.


Midwest Alcoholism Research Center: An Overview, Andrew C. Heath Jan 2004

Midwest Alcoholism Research Center: An Overview, Andrew C. Heath

Posters

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Increased Ethanol Drinking By Riiâ Knockout Mice: Assessment Of Genetic Background And Testing Procedures, Jon R. Fee, Dennis R. Sparta, Mitchell J. Picker, Todd E. Thiele Jan 2004

Increased Ethanol Drinking By Riiâ Knockout Mice: Assessment Of Genetic Background And Testing Procedures, Jon R. Fee, Dennis R. Sparta, Mitchell J. Picker, Todd E. Thiele

Posters

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Traumatic Event Exposure And Alcohol-Related Outcomes, Elliot C. Nelson Jan 2004

Traumatic Event Exposure And Alcohol-Related Outcomes, Elliot C. Nelson

Posters

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Outlook Magazine, Spring 2004 Jan 2004

Outlook Magazine, Spring 2004

Outlook Magazine

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Outlook Magazine, Winter 2004 Jan 2004

Outlook Magazine, Winter 2004

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Alcoholism And The Latest Genetics & Neuroscience Findings Brochure Jan 2004

Alcoholism And The Latest Genetics & Neuroscience Findings Brochure

Brochure

No abstract provided.


Use Of Mechanical Patient Lifts Decreased Musculoskeletal Symptoms And Injuries Among Health Care Workers, J. Li, L. Wolf, Bradley A. Evanoff Jan 2004

Use Of Mechanical Patient Lifts Decreased Musculoskeletal Symptoms And Injuries Among Health Care Workers, J. Li, L. Wolf, Bradley A. Evanoff

OHS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of A "Best Practices" Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program In Nursing Homes, J. W. Collins, L. Wolf, J. Bell, Bradley A. Evanoff Jan 2004

An Evaluation Of A "Best Practices" Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program In Nursing Homes, J. W. Collins, L. Wolf, J. Bell, Bradley A. Evanoff

OHS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


What Twin Studies Teach Us About The Causes Of Alcoholism, Carol A. Prescott Jan 2004

What Twin Studies Teach Us About The Causes Of Alcoholism, Carol A. Prescott

Presentations

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Progress Toward Identification Of Alcoholism Susceptibility Genes On Chromosome 7 In The Coga Dataset, Alison M. Goate Jan 2004

Progress Toward Identification Of Alcoholism Susceptibility Genes On Chromosome 7 In The Coga Dataset, Alison M. Goate

Presentations

No abstract provided.