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Communication expectations with a future mother-in-law examined via memorable messages.
(2007-12-03)The mother-in-law is one of the most common subjects for a joke and is often used dramatically in the media, but a relationship with a mother-in-law remains an understudied relationship in family communication. The current ... -
Communication in the aunt/adult niece dyad.
(2007-08-21)The modern family system is truly being widened by research into the field of extended family. Within this expansion, the role of aunt has immerged as an important, yet understudied relationship. Extant research on aunting ... -
Community matters : how social embeddedness influences tolerance.
(, 2014-06-11)The act of having tolerance has become a topic that needs reconsidering because of the discrimination and prejudiced actions performed towards certain religions, homosexuals, and various ethnic and racial groups that have ... -
Community satisfaction : the solution for rural communities.
(, 2013-09-24)Why do people like where they live? Why do people decide to stay at their current residence? Are residents satisfied with their community? All of these questions and more have been explored and investigated for decades ... -
Community structure, ecomorphology, resource partitioning, diet : implications for conservation of a forest-dwelling bat community.
(2014-11-06)Bat communities in southeastern pine forests in Texas are not well studied. However, as bat populations throughout the United States are facing increasing mortality rates due to habitat loss, wind turbine impacts, and white ... -
Comparative Effectiveness of Autologous Platelet Gel in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Formal Decision Analysis
(2012-05-07)Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. Despite the frequency of this operation, however, it is estimated that surgical site infections (SSIs) ... -
Comparative repression: examples of musical repression by Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.
(2007-02-14)This thesis examines acts of musical repression conducted in Germany, Russia, and China under the governments of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. These countries and their repressive periods are compared in several different ways: ... -
Comparative toxicity evaluations for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) : investigation of developmental toxicity, uptake and mechanisms of action in embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(, 2012-11-29)Recently, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were banned due to extensive environmental contamination and potential health effects. There is little understanding of the comparative toxicity of individual congeners. ... -
Comparing the efficacy of expert testimony and detailed juror instructions under high and low cognitive load.
(, 2014-09-05)I investigated juror's ability to update knowledge following clarifying information about eyewitness memory. In Experiment 1, mock jurors read a trial summary describing the armed robbery of a convenience store and included ... -
Comparing the genetic diversity of late Pleistocene Bison with Modern Bison bison using ancient DNA techniques and the mitochondrial DNA control region.
(2007-01-22)The transition between the Pleistocene and Holocene Epochs brought about a mass extinction of many large mammals. The genetic consequences of such widespread extinctions have not been well studied. Using ancient DNA and ... -
Comparing the pelvis kinematics of able-bodied children during normal gait and when riding a therapeutic horse.
(2009-08-26)Hippotherapy is a treatment strategy that uses horse movement as physical therapy tool for clients with a broad range of diagnoses including cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. The prevailing theory is that the gait ... -
A Comparison of Children Living in Extreme Urban Poverty Participating in an Enrichment Program with a Control Group on Narrative Skills Using Responses to a Story Telling Task
(2014-05-02)Economic disadvantage is linked with harsher environments, which lead to poor cognitive, social, academic, and emotional consequences for children involved. It has been shown that an early period of schooling is of critical ... -
Comparison of circumference-based equation and air displacement plethysmography to assess body fat percentage and evaluation of intervention for Army ROTC cadets to meet body composition standards.
(2015-04-08)This study was designed to determine the correlation between manual anthropometric measurements that are used in the United States Army to determine body fat percentage and measurements taken using the BOD POD. Additionally, ... -
Comparison of comprehension of historical information in first- and third-person museum interpretation.
(2006-10-26)Living history museums are realistic representations of the past where visitors encounter interpreters using artifacts and create a meaningful context for understanding history. However, little research has been done to ... -
A comparison of field programmable gate arrays and digital signal processors in acoustic array processing.
(2006-07-29)The Field Programmable Gate Array's (FPGA) constant growth in computing power has given embedded system developers a choice to replace their current processors with a FPGA. However, most systems continue to use the original ... -
Comparison of post-exercise recovery strategies on physiological and biochemical markers of exercise-induced muscle damage.
(2010-10-08)From the elite competitor, to the weekend athlete, or as a result of everyday activities, muscle injuries are a way of life. To date, no studies have examined the effectiveness of the Alter-G G-Trainer to enhance muscle ... -
Comparison of selected micronutrient intakes between flexible dieting and strict dieting bodybuilders.
(2017-03-31)The purpose of this study was to provide a descriptive assessment of the nutritional habits of competitive bodybuilders, specifically in relation to vitamin and mineral intakes. Data from 41 subjects (30 males and 11 ... -
Comparison of smallest eigenvalues and extremal points for third and fourth order three point boundary value problems.
(, 2011-09-14)The theory of u₀-positive operators with respect to a cone in a Banach space is applied to the linear differential equations u⁽⁴⁾ + λ₁p(x)u = 0 and u⁽⁴⁾ + λ₂q(x)u = 0, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, with each satisfying the boundary conditions ... -
A comparison of the Cretaceous (Albian) Edwards Limestone bioherms of Central Texas with the Holocene Coral Reefs of Bermuda.
(, 2011-09-14)The Edwards Limestone of Central Texas is comprised of numerous rudist-dominated patch reefs that are collectively referred to as the Central Texas Reef Trend. These bioherms were protected by the Stuart City barrier reefs ... -
Comparison of the effects of aquatic and land-based balance training programs on the proprioception of college-aged recreational athletes.
(2010-10-08)Purpose: To determine if aquatic and land-based balance training programs created significantly different improvements in levels of balance ability measured among college-aged recreational athletes. Methods: 18 active ...