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Factor Structure and Validity of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale for Heterosexuals (LGB-KASH)
(2011-12-12)Heterosexual attitudes toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals have become the focus of recent research as sexual minorities and allies have advocated for LGB human rights issues and have subsequently captured ... -
Factor Structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale and its Relationship to Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
(2012-04-19)Evidence suggests that patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experience more frequent and severe apathy and depression than their healthy age counterparts. Moreover, some studies have shown that apathy and depression are ... -
FORECASTING THE REAL ESTATE MARKET: A COINTEGRATED APPROACH
(2012-04-19)Research has shown that a decline in residential investments signals an impending decline in economic activity. Sources of demand for both residential and commercial real estate sectors are similar and this should move the ... -
Formulations of Lazaroid-U74389G for Organ Targeting and Potential Chemotherapy
(2012-02-07)Radiotherapy is an important tool in the treatment of brain tumors. However, radiotherapy‘s success is limited by its toxic lipid peroxidation effects on the surrounding tissues. Lazaroid U74389G (LAZ) is a 21-aminosteroid ... -
Frequency, Attention, and Phonetic Characteristics that Influence the Right-Ear Advantage for Speech Perception
(2012-04-19)The right-ear advantage (REA) for linguistic stimuli (Kimura, 1961, 1967) is thought to represent an asymmetry of speech perception favoring the left hemisphere. This study seeks to clarify how the REA is altered by: ... -
Fulfilling Its Mission? International Mindedness in IB DP Programmes
(2012-01-10)In today’s increasingly interconnected world, it has never been more imperative for American schools to incorporate global education into their curriculum. As we prepare students for their future roles as global citizens ... -
HIV/AIDS Frames in African-American Media
(2012-01-10)African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. HIV/AIDS coverage in one African-American print medium, Essence magazine, was analyzed from August 2000 to August 2010. During this period, new ... -
How New Media is Used for Issues Management
(2012-01-10)This study expands on strategic issues management literature by examining how new communication technologies, especially social networking, are used for the purpose of managing organizational issues. An Issues Typology is ... -
Impacts of Size on Pharmacokinetics and Biodistributions of Mebendazole Nanoformulations in Mice and Rats
(2010-04-15)Mebendazole (Mbz), a poorly water-soluble anthelminthic drug, possesses siginificant antineoplastic effects in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Microemulsions (PM1 37nm and PM2 478 nm) and nanosuspensions (NS-167nm, ... -
Implementing Key Account Strategy Implementation in the Sales Force
(2012-04-19)This dissertation examines how key account (KA) managers from an organization’s marketing department (i.e., KA marketing managers) implement a new KA program by simultaneously influencing sales managers and frontline ... -
INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY: A COGNITIVE VULNERABILITY THAT PREDISPOSES INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER?
(2012-04-19)One of the goals in the field of psychology is to identify risk factors that may predispose certain individuals to develop psychological disorders. If psychologists can find such vulnerabilities, they can formulate behavioral ... -
Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) a predictor of success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reaing Test?
(2012-04-19)Lewin, Nancy L. Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) A Predictor of Success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reading Test? Unpublished Doctor of Education Dissertation, University ... -
Knowledge and Characteristics of Emerging Mathematics Teacher Leaders: Becoming a School-based Middle School Teacher Leader
(2012-04-19)Siegmyer, Maryann. “Knowledge and Characteristics of Emerging Mathematics Teacher Leaders: Becoming a School-based Middle School Teacher Leader.” Unpublished Doctor of Education Dissertation, University of Houston, May, ... -
Maintaining a Satisfying Marriage: A Narrative Analysis of Communication Skills, Stories, and Meanings in Marriage Education
(2011-12-12)In this study I explore how FamilyLife, a Christian organization committed to marriage education, stories marriage and the communicative behaviors that are emphasized. I completed a review of the current communication ... -
The mechanisms of chronic nadolol treatment on the regulation of bronchial tone in a murine model of asthma
(2010-03-24)Statement of the problem: Using a murine model of asthma, chronic beta blocker treatment was found to improve airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). This finding completed a paradigm shift in the treatment of asthma using β ... -
Negotiations and Challenges in Creating a Digital Story: The Experience of Graduate Students
(2012-04-19)Digital Storytelling has been popular in various educational contexts as a powerful tool for cognitive and literacy development in the digital age. The creation of a digital story is a complex process in which the creator ... -
Novel lysine-based reducible copolymers for intracellular gene delivery
(2012-01-20)The development of biodegradable gene delivery systems, which have the ability to effectively deliver therapeutic DNA to a target tissue, is paramount to the success of nonviral gene delivery. One approach to developing ... -
ONLINE REVIEWS AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE WEB HOSTING INDUSTRY
(2012-04-19)Consumers purchasing Internet-based services from companies that lack physical presences have a unique problem. They do not have access to the information that they require in order to discern the quality of the company's ... -
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND RENAL AT1R FUNCTION DURING HYPERTENSION
(2012-04-19)Angiotensin (Ang) II via renal Ang II type 1 receptors (AT1R) modulates proximal tubular Na/K-ATPase such that, low concentrations of Ang II stimulates Na/K-ATPase whereas at high concentrations the stimulatory effect is ...