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Influence of Human Attitudes and Activities on Sea Otter and Harbor Seal Behavior
(2025-04)This study investigated the influence of human attitudes and activities on the behavior of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in the City of Homer Port and ... -
Emotional Behavioral Disorders: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Elements in the K-12 Setting
(2025-05)Students who have been identified as having an emotional behavioral disability (EBD) in the K-12 educational system and who receive special educational services face multiple barriers to academic success and positive ... -
Examining Sensory Sensitivity and Misophonia as Mediators of Autism Spectrum Disorder Traits and Aggression
(2025-06)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common diagnosis among children and can be associated with challenges for caregivers (Kanne & Mazurek, 2011). Aggressive behavior in those with ASD is a particularly common challenge and ... -
Infant-Like Characteristics and Gender on Perception and Empathic Concern
(2025-07)Infant-like physical characteristics have implications for the way individuals are perceived. These features (larger heads, rounder faces, bigger eyes, and higher eyebrows; Berry & McArthur, 1985) elicit affective and ... -
Interrogating Power and Inequality in Developmental Education: A Critical Bourdieuian Perspective
(2025-05)This dissertation examines how developmental education, though intended as academic support, can inadvertently reinforce inequality for historically underrepresented students. Specifically, it interrogates how institutional ... -
Effects of Captivity on Roosting Behavior in the Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus Americana)
(2025-05)A primary source of mortality in the Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) of whooping cranes (Grus americana) is predation, which inhibits the establishment of a self-sustaining population as required by the species recovery ... -
School Board Presidents’ Perception of Professional Development and the Impact It Has on Their Service
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The Use of Mesalazine and Prebiotics on Metabolic Inflammation in Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrels and Outbred Mice
(2025-07)Metabolic inflammation is a systemic inflammation event that occurs during fattening characterized by an accumulation of macrophages and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Mesalazine is a gut localized nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ... -
Opening to the Arrival of the Beautiful: Embracing Beauty and Cultivating Empathy in Modern Literature
(2025-05)The practice of reading fiction or observing a work of art with concerted attention can inspire an undeniable sense of awe, pleasure, or satisfaction from the experience of perceiving beauty. Recognizing the presence of ... -
Ecological and Evolutionary Patterns in Chemoreceptor Expression of LongHorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
(2025-05)Chemoreceptors are crucial for behaviors such as mate location and host selection in longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), yet their evolution and function remain underexplored. To address this, I have annotated ... -
Upward Body Comparisons, Body Appreciation, and Intentions to Use Body-Changing Behaviors
(2025-05)The current standard of female beauty encompasses ideals of unattainable thinness that bombard women with ample opportunity to engage in upward body comparison. These comparisons have been shown to impede on women’s body ... -
Effects of Squirrel Gut Microbiota Transfer on Fat Accumulation in Outbred Mice
(2025-05)Obesity has been defined as buildup of adipose tissue, but adipose tissue itself is not the cause of the effects associated with obesity. By examining the microbiota of the digestive tract in hibernating animals, it ... -
The Plurality of Justice: Scarcity, Abundance, and Twentieth Century Dystopias
(2025)Contemporary American politics has become increasingly divided over perceptions of abundance and scarcity. The twenty-first century understanding of the American Dream, a longstanding promise of wealth and status, clashes ... -
Characterization of a Fermentation-Deficient Yeast Mutant
(2025-05)Kluyveromyces lactis is a species of yeast isolated from dairy processes that is capable of both fermentation and respiration. The behavior of K. lactis during both respiration and fermentation is not well understood and ... -
Consumption and Exploitation in The Hunger Games Trilogy
(2022-11)Beyond having captivating plots, the three novels composing The Hunger Games trilogy address significant cultural topics. Academics have written much about the books’ themes of food inequity, violence involving children, ... -
Correlation Between Social Emotional Development and Parental Level of Education
(2025-01)Social emotional development includes a child’s experiences, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others (Cohen et al, 2005). The core features of ... -
Principals' Perceptions of Their Ability to Influence the Classroom Practices of Teachers
(2023-04)For many school principals, their work involves working with teachers in a way that they hope positively influences teaching practices. Principals hope that by influencing a teacher’s classroom practices, they can have ... -
Intestinal Helminths of the Wisconsin Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
(2023-06)Ondatra zibethicus, also known as the muskrat, is a semiaquatic rodent commonly found in North America. These rodents contribute significantly to the local economy, environment, and public health. Every year, from October ... -
User Interface Factors that Impact Flow in Prominent Media Streaming
(2022-04)The use of streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video continues to rise due to the diverse number of television (TV) and movie titles that are offered, which allow users to easily stream media, often ...
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