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Sociability and interdependent self-construal on consumer choice for group: A moderated mediation model
(Wiley, 2021-02-21)In joint consumptions, people often make consumption decisions for their respective groups, where chosen products or services are jointly shared by the members of their groups. Although the phenomena of joint consumptions ... -
Putting role resources to work: The cross-domain thriving model
(Elsevier, 2020-12-11)Thriving at work - an employee's perception of vitality and learning while working- is linked to individual and organizational benefits. We merge thriving and work-family literatures to theorize about how thriving in work ... -
Implementation of Sleep Apnea Screening: A Practice Improvement Project
(2021)"Patients and healthcare professionals often neglect sleep apnea symptoms. The clinical team identified the need for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) screening in the local cardiology clinic patients. Outpatient clinics provide ... -
Informed Perceptions of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Concerning Nurse-Led Mobility Among Hospitalized Patients: An Evidence-Based Practice Project
(2021)Extended periods of bedrest among hospitalized patients are associated with functional decline and reduced mobilities. Data from a community based acute care hospital indicated there was a need to promote nurse-led mobilities, ... -
The development of a community-based occupational therapy retirement transition program for first responders and their families
(2021-08-04)The aim of this study was to develop a retirement transition program outline for first responders. The study followed a design of hermeneutic phenomenology in Phase 1 and participatory research in Phase 2. Data was collected ... -
The influence of social support on female exercise self-efficacy in a college health-related fitness course
(2021-08-02)Goals of Healthy Campus 2020 is to improve health across college campuses for students. One of the focuses is to increase physical exercise and avoid weight gain and risks for obesity. During this time of transition, many ... -
Decolonizing childbirth: Women, traditional birth attendants and reproductive justice in Nigeria
(2021-08-13)This research study is a decolonial qualitative exploration of indigenous Yoruba birthing perspectives in Nigeria. Adopting feminist and African indigenous methodologies and using the theoretical framework of birth and ... -
Noticing and naming: Making visible the invisible space and voices of women of colors leading dance within higher education
(2021-08-13)ABSTRACT LYN C. WILTSHIRE NOTICING AND NAMING: MAKING VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE SPACE AND VOICES OF WOMEN OF COLORS LEADING DANCE WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION JULY 2021 This research project examines the experiences of four women ... -
Interpersonal variables and help-seeking among emerging adults
(2021-08-19)Suicide is the second leading cause of death among emerging adults in the United States. Few individuals seek help for their psychological distress, especially suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety. Emerging adults ... -
Hurdling Over Language Barriers: Building Relationships With Adolescent Newcomers Through Literacy Advancement
(Wiley, 2018-11-18)Adolescents who are newcomers in a country and beginning to acquire English as an additional language are often in secondary classrooms with teachers who do not speak their languages. Due to these communication obstacles, ... -
Translingual Disciplinary Literacies: Equitable Language Environments to Support Literacy Engagement
(Wiley, 2021-04-11)The burgeoning work of translanguaging and bilingualism has much to offer adolescent learning spaces in order to provide bi/multilingual students more equitable opportunities to engage in disciplinary literacy at the high ... -
Remediating the metalanguage of multiliteracy in alphacentric discourse: A genre analysis of instructional materials in regional first-year composition programs
(2021-08-25)For over two and a half decades now, Scholars such as Cynthia Selfe (1988), The New London Group (1996), Stuart Selber (2004), and many others referenced in this dissertation, advocated for multiliteracy curricula while ... -
Dietary intakes of saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, omega-6, and omega-3 fatty acids in relation to self-reported anxiety, self-reported depression, and risk for clinical depression in the civilian, non-institutionalized adult population in the United States
(2021-08-25)The primary aim of this study was to elucidate any relationships between various fatty acid intakes and self-reported anxiety, self-reported depression, and risk for clinical depression in a nationally-representative sample ... -
Egg white substituted with mushroom: Consumer acceptance, sensory characteristics, and volatile composition of patties, and the impact variables
(2021-08-30)Mushroom possesses unique nutritional value and sensory properties; however, flavor chemical composition of mushroom added to egg white has not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the consumer acceptance of ... -
The DBL-1/TGF-β signaling pathway regulates an array of behavioral, molecular, and physiological defenses in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2021-08-18)Organisms possess mechanisms to protect themselves from environmental threats. Animals have innate immune responses that include behavioral, molecular, and physiological components. A conserved cell-cell signaling pathway, ... -
An interaction between estrogen and serotonin in sensory neurons as a key regulator of nociception
(2021-08-25)Orofacial pain conditions, such as migraine, are at least two times more common in women and have a complex etiology. Orofacial pain, relayed by trigeminal sensory neurons, is linked to gonadal hormone (estrogen; progesterone) ... -
“Everything is true here, even if it’s not”: Reconsidering fictionality in Reddit’s r/Nosleep
(2021-08-20)The rise of digital participatory cultures has corresponded with new online discourse communities, each with their own languages, genres, and communicative norms. This thesis represents a detailed examination of one online ... -
Using instrumental and sensory evaluation to determine flavor components and potential meaty flavor enhancement of raw and cooked shiitake and portobello mushrooms
(2021-08-18)Mushrooms are edible fungi that have been used for millennia to enhance savory foods and are increasing in popularity worldwide. Investigating all the aroma compounds in mushrooms is key to understanding how and why mushrooms ... -
The rhetoric of protest in the Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
(2021-08-02)ABSTRACT ANGELA JOHNSON THE RHETORIC OF PROTEST IN THE SUPREME COURT CASE OF HANSBERRY V. LEE AND LORRAINE HANSBERRY’S A RAISIN IN THE SUN AUGUST 2021 This research study examines the rhetoric of protest in the legal ... -
A study of human connections through terministic screens and narrative strategies in selected works of Sarah Orne Jewett
(2021-07-28)Nineteenth-century American author Sarah Orne Jewett provides a voice for undervalued cultures and illustrates the significance of these cultures in her narratives. This study examines human connections in Jewett’s ...