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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
“The Path To Independence: A Comparative Analysis Of The Development Of Independent Media In The Early United States And The Contemporary Republic Of Georgia.”, Liza Ortego
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Reinstatement Of Generation Encoding Operations On Source Decisions, Megan K. Littrell
Effects Of Reinstatement Of Generation Encoding Operations On Source Decisions, Megan K. Littrell
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
A Pattern Of Press Self-Criticism In The First Half Of The Twentieth Century, Rebecca Ann Markway
A Pattern Of Press Self-Criticism In The First Half Of The Twentieth Century, Rebecca Ann Markway
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Social Support On Physical Health In Older Individuals, Erin M. Jackson
The Effect Of Social Support On Physical Health In Older Individuals, Erin M. Jackson
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Viral Marketing: What It Is And Where It Is Going, Laura Ashley Aucion
Viral Marketing: What It Is And Where It Is Going, Laura Ashley Aucion
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Do Humans Perceive Sexual Words As Threatening?, Donice Meriwether Alverson-Banks
Do Humans Perceive Sexual Words As Threatening?, Donice Meriwether Alverson-Banks
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Adult Demographic Composition In The Poole-Rose Ossuary, Kirsten Marie Brown
Adult Demographic Composition In The Poole-Rose Ossuary, Kirsten Marie Brown
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Attribution Processes Of Stability, Controllability, And Responsibility In Impoverished Parents Of Children With And Without Behavior Disorders, Jane G. Cranford
Attribution Processes Of Stability, Controllability, And Responsibility In Impoverished Parents Of Children With And Without Behavior Disorders, Jane G. Cranford
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Us Current Account Imbalance, Milena Gueorguieva
The Success Of Liberation Theology In Argentina And Brazil, Lauren Hayter
The Success Of Liberation Theology In Argentina And Brazil, Lauren Hayter
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Ideology And Culture: The Case Of The National Socialists, Patrick A. Holly
Ideology And Culture: The Case Of The National Socialists, Patrick A. Holly
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Black Conservatism In My Life: The Trends Of The Last Twenty Years, Andrew Wilson Reed
Black Conservatism In My Life: The Trends Of The Last Twenty Years, Andrew Wilson Reed
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Hiv/Aids And The Economy In Southern Africa, Kathrin Gerner
Hiv/Aids And The Economy In Southern Africa, Kathrin Gerner
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Diversity And The Effects On Accounting Students’ Ethical Awareness, Sanaz Shelia Aghazadeh
Diversity And The Effects On Accounting Students’ Ethical Awareness, Sanaz Shelia Aghazadeh
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Conservative Public Interest Group Litigation, Michael Warren Tipton
Conservative Public Interest Group Litigation, Michael Warren Tipton
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No abstract provided.
Another Test Of The News: How The Early American Press Reported The French Revolution, Jacquelyn Cole
Another Test Of The News: How The Early American Press Reported The French Revolution, Jacquelyn Cole
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No abstract provided.
Spatial Heterogeneity In Forested Landscapes: An Examination Of Forest Fragmentation And Suburban Sprawl In The Florida Parishes Of Louisiana, Brady Randall Couvillion
Spatial Heterogeneity In Forested Landscapes: An Examination Of Forest Fragmentation And Suburban Sprawl In The Florida Parishes Of Louisiana, Brady Randall Couvillion
LSU Master's Theses
Forest fragmentation refers to the spatial distribution of forests in a landscape. Forest fragmentation drastically alters forest composition, habitat quality, genetic flow and many other ecological processes associated with forested ecosystems. This research examined spatial patterns and rates of forest fragmentation during the 1991-2001 period for a region in southeast Louisiana known as the "Florida Parishes." Following classification of 1991 and 2001 Landsat data into forest and non-forest classes, spatial patterns were examined using Fragstats 3.3 spatial analysis software. Spatial statistics such as patch density, perimeter to area ratios, core area indices, edge density, and various landscape continuity indices were …
Long-Term Changes And Variability In Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex, Kalyn Mackenzie Wrona
Long-Term Changes And Variability In Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex, Kalyn Mackenzie Wrona
LSU Master's Theses
Variability in the hemispheric-scale atmospheric circulation can be directly linked to variations in surface environmental features, such as temperature, precipitation, and pollutant transport. One indicator of the behavior of the hemispheric-scale circulation is the circumpolar vortex (CPV). This research utilizes a geographic information system (GIS) approach to determine the variability in the northern hemisphere (NH) CPV. Specifically, the area, shape, and centroid of the December, January, February, April, July, and October NHCPV are analyzed for 1959 – 2001 because these features may provide insight about relationships between hemispheric-scale circulation and global temperature change throughout the year. A “circularity ratio” is …
Changing Face: The Evolution Of Chinese Women's Dress And Appearance, Xiaolan Wang
Changing Face: The Evolution Of Chinese Women's Dress And Appearance, Xiaolan Wang
LSU Master's Theses
Women’s dress and appearance can reflect a lot about a civilized society. It is influenced by many factors as well. The dress and appearance of contemporary Chinese women have not been studied much by mass communication researchers. This paper, however, explored the factors that influence the development and evolution of contemporary Chinese women’s dress and appearance. It traced back from Dynastic China to Republican China and then to Mao’s red China to examine the historical and political influences imposed on the dress and appearance of Chinese women. Then, it used in-depth interviews to find out factors that influence women’s dress …
Digging Through Discarded Identity: Archaeological Investigations Around The Kitchen And The Overseer's House At Whitney Plantation, Louisiana, Erika Sabine Roberts
Digging Through Discarded Identity: Archaeological Investigations Around The Kitchen And The Overseer's House At Whitney Plantation, Louisiana, Erika Sabine Roberts
LSU Master's Theses
During the mid-nineteenth century, the Haydel family was prominent sugar planters in southern Louisiana. Their plantation, Whitney Plantation (16SJB11), lies on the highway 18 on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Wallace, Louisiana. During the summer of 2002 archaeological investigations were conducted around the kitchen and the overseer’s house, in order to collect a sample of materials associated with these occupants. I hoped that the artifacts could yield information on how the planter and overseer family represented themselves materially. Although what I excavated was the discarded remnants of the Haydel family’s life, these remnants offer an understanding of …
Cognitive Adaptation's Implication On Diabetic Adherence, Martin Ancona
Cognitive Adaptation's Implication On Diabetic Adherence, Martin Ancona
LSU Master's Theses
Diabetes, affecting more than 18 million people in the United States, is an epidemic problem. The illness is usually progressive, leading to neuropathy, blindness, and limb amputation. The most common type of the illness, Type 2 diabetes, is usually controllable through a strict combination of diet, exercise, and medication. However, non-compliance, rather than compliance, to prescribed diabetes regimens is the norm. Although past research has uncovered many of the reason that diabetics may fail to adhere to their regimen, the whole puzzle has not yet been solved. This study looked at the Cognitive Adaptation Theory in relation to diabetic adherence. …
Effects Of 5-Ht2 Receptor Ligands On Tail Pinch-Induced Stress Responding And Open Field Behavior, John K. Hearn
Effects Of 5-Ht2 Receptor Ligands On Tail Pinch-Induced Stress Responding And Open Field Behavior, John K. Hearn
LSU Master's Theses
Stress is known to exert an influence on neuroendocrine, autonomic, hormonal, and immune functioning. As a result of the debilitating effects of stress on numerous bodily systems, there exists a large body of research devoted to the etiology, physiological sequelae, and treatment of the condition. Further, the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in stress responding. Presently, there is conflict in the literature as to the precise role serotonin plays in mediating the stress response. This study was an attempt to further elucidate the role of 5-HT in mediating an organism’s response to tail pinch stress and the open field. …
Using Brownfield Redevelopment To Mitigate Technological Hazards In Shreveport, Louisiana, David Farritor
Using Brownfield Redevelopment To Mitigate Technological Hazards In Shreveport, Louisiana, David Farritor
LSU Master's Theses
Brownfields are "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination" (USEPA 2003a). This thesis focuses on the practices of public and private institutions to redevelop brownfields in Shreveport, Louisiana, as a means of mitigating potential technological hazards. The theoretical concept framing this analysis is hazards-of-place, a model of vulnerability that proposes interactions among physical vulnerability, social vulnerability, and mitigation efforts. In this model, vulnerability is a process that involves not only the likelihood of a hazardous incident but also the processes of hazard creation and mitigation that occur …
Covering The Revolution Of Roses (Differences And Similarities Between Georgia And Independent Television Companies), Nino Danelia
Covering The Revolution Of Roses (Differences And Similarities Between Georgia And Independent Television Companies), Nino Danelia
LSU Master's Theses
The study analyzed how independent and state media's news programs differ in the way they framed the Georgian Revolution of Roses. The paper analyzed what sources, frames and key words journalists used to describe the protest in order to investigate if the coverage was objective or biased in any particular direction. Study provides evidence that by framing protests in a different way, politicians and journalists give different meanings to the same issues and suggest what is at issue. Each party of the political elite tried to promote their own political viewpoints. By preferring sources from the ruling party and their …
Examining Sponsorship And Cosponsorship In The U.S. House Of Representatives, 1973-2002, Kelly Marie Burke
Examining Sponsorship And Cosponsorship In The U.S. House Of Representatives, 1973-2002, Kelly Marie Burke
LSU Master's Theses
The purpose of this paper is to uncover the effects of background characteristics on members of Congress' legislative activity. I intend to measure legislative activity using the total number of bills sponsored and cosponsored during each Congress. Beginning in 1973, this original dataset includes over 6,000 observations and is the most comprehensive study of this subject. Because my dataset begins in 1973, I will be able to identify any effect that the unrestricted ability to cosponsor, which began in 1978, had on legislative activeness. It is my intention to contribute to our scholarly understanding of sponsorship and cosponsorship activity in …
Reinforcement Magnitude: An Evaluation Of Preference And Reinforcer Potency, Nicole M. Trosclair
Reinforcement Magnitude: An Evaluation Of Preference And Reinforcer Potency, Nicole M. Trosclair
LSU Master's Theses
Reinforcers that maintain problem behavior often are an integral part of treatment with differential reinforcement. Basic research suggests that various parameters of reinforcement (e.g., rate, quality, delay, and magnitude) may influence treatment outcomes. Germane to the current study, the voluminous basic literature on reinforcement magnitude indicates that this parameter may influence responding, especially in choice situations or when response requirements are systematically increased over time. Although consideration of reinforcer magnitude may be important for maximizing treatment effectiveness, relatively little is known about children’s preference for different magnitudes of reinforcement or the extent to which relative preference would be related to …
Comorbid Childhood Sexual Abuse And Substance Abuse Among Women: Knowledge, Training, And Preparedness Of Graduate Counselor Education And Social Work Students, Laurie Elizabeth Pennington
Comorbid Childhood Sexual Abuse And Substance Abuse Among Women: Knowledge, Training, And Preparedness Of Graduate Counselor Education And Social Work Students, Laurie Elizabeth Pennington
LSU Master's Theses
This descriptive-correlational study examined the knowledge, training and perceived preparedness of graduate social work and counselor education students in the area of comorbid childhood sexual abuse and substance abuse among women. Participants were 71 graduate social work and approximately 12 counselor education students scheduled to graduate in the spring semester of 2005. The study was analyzed using univariate and bivariate statistics. No significant differences emerged between graduate counselor education and social work students using independent-samples t-tests and a Fisher’s exact test on the measure of knowledge and training. Using a Mann Whitney U test, significant differences emerged between counselor education …
Predicting Indonesian Journalists' Uses Of Public Relations-Generated News Materials, Simon Sinaga
Predicting Indonesian Journalists' Uses Of Public Relations-Generated News Materials, Simon Sinaga
LSU Master's Theses
The news media are the main channel for public relations practitioners to get messages across to their publics. Getting their news or information materials used in the media is, therefore, a key professional responsibility for public relations practitioners. In an Asian country like Indonesia, this practice constitutes one of the more important parts of pubic relations practices. However, there has been little research conducted on predictive factors – especially as concerns taking into account different factors together – regarding Indonesian journalists’ uses of public relations news materials, since it is the largest nation in the Southeast Asian region, and no …
The Art Of Living - The Marketing Of Identity Through Nationality And Spirituality, Shirisha Shankar
The Art Of Living - The Marketing Of Identity Through Nationality And Spirituality, Shirisha Shankar
LSU Master's Theses
Spirituality has been a term that has always been associated with the East and more specifically with India. Spirituality has been revamped and repackaged in glossy packages by various spiritual groups and organizations in India. One among these organizations is the Art of Living, a non-governmental spiritual organization that has risen in popularity since 1996. This thesis concentrates on the Art of Living as an organization and of the dissemination of the new spirituality through this institution. This research study pertains to the identity of self and of the sense of nationhood through the discourse and the practice of certain …
Sinker Cypress: Treasures Of A Lost Landscape, Christopher Aubrey Hurst
Sinker Cypress: Treasures Of A Lost Landscape, Christopher Aubrey Hurst
LSU Master's Theses
Sinker cypress (Taxodium spp.) logs are timbers that were lost during transit from harvest locations in the swamps and mill sites during the industrial cypress harvest from 1880-1930. A small industry has developed, concentrated on the recovery of sinker logs. Most of the persons involved in the recovery of sinker cypress, mill the logs into lumber, and sell the timber directly to consumers or to distributors. A smaller number of pullers retain the logs for personal use. Recovery operations are a costly endeavor and require a significant investment on the part of the harvesters. Most pullers are owner/operators who do …