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Value-based Rhetoric in the Campaign for Intelligent Design in Ohio Public Schools
Beaver, Maureen ( 2006-06 )This project analyzes the rhetoric of an issue that has excited considerable governmental, media, and public interest in Ohio: the teaching of neo-creationist ideas (Intelligent Design) in the public schools. The project ... -
Variability in Daily Experiences of Mood and its Correlates
Khambaty, Tasneem ( 2009-06 )This study investigated the characteristics and correlates of Mood variability (MV), defined as atypically frequent fluctuations in mood. MV has been associated in the literature with various forms of psychopathology. For ... -
Variability in surface reflectance of the Greenland ice sheet (1982-2005) using satellite remote sensing
Veenhuis, Bruce ( 2006-06 )Data from space born sensors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are used to investigate albedo trends over the entire Greenland ice sheet for ... -
Variation in EGF/Ras signaling in C. elegans and C. briggsae vulval development
Zitnik, Edward ( 2014-05 )The EGF/Ras signal transduction pathway has been shown to be essential in nematode vulval development. When levels of EGF signal are manipulated, precursor cells that give rise to the adult vulva (egg-laying structure) ... -
Variation in Glottalization at Prosodic Boundaries in Clear and Plain Lab Speech
Luthern, Erin ( 2015-05 )Previous research on glottalization shows that this voice quality occurs more frequently at prosodic boundaries than in the middle of prosodic phrases. This study investigates ten speakers’ use of glottalization at prosodic ... -
Variation in Plumage Coloration of Northern Cardinals in Urbanizing Landscapes
Jones, Todd M. ( 2009-12 )Despite decades of study, biologists know relatively little of how one of the most important avian phenotypic signals, feather coloration, may be affected by anthropogenic disturbances resulting from urbanization. From ... -
Variations in SES, home environment, and childcare on child language abilities
Miser, Tracey M. ( 2010-06 )The present study investigated the relationship between SES, home environment, and amount of childcare on the language of 3, 4, and 5 year old children. This study also developed a parental report measure of the home ... -
Variations in upper troposphere temperatures and stability indices over the past 46 years in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Influence a Warming Earth has on Tropical Systems
Annunzio, Andrew ( 2006-06 )The 2005 hurricane season was the most active hurricane season on record, and it was as destructive as it was active, ravaging areas along the Gulf Coast, especially Louisiana and Mississippi. The 2005 hurricane season ... -
Varying Visual Imagery Perspective to Assess Interest
Carlisle, Clare ( 2017-05 )People's personal interests shape significant facets of their lives, but pre-existing beliefs (e.g. "Men are better at math than women") may prevent personal interest development that aligns with actual experiences (e.g. ... -
A Vascular Function-Relevant Transcriptional Module of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells That is Modified in Neurodegenerative Diseases
O'Neill, Ryan ( 2015-05 )Background. Besides neuron-specific factors, vascular alterations are involved in the pathogenesis of several age-dependent central nervous system (CNS) diseases. For example, the majority of cardiovascular risk factors ... -
Verb Finiteness, Subject-Auxiliary Inversion and General Language Ability in Pre-school Children with Specific Language Impairment
Hall, Emily ( 2011-06 )Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are known to have problems marking finiteness (tense) on verbs. As a consequence, this has been shown as a clinical marker of the disorder. In this study, other constructions ... -
Verbal Fluency in Dementia: Effects of Cognition, Education, and Gender
Lin, Yuchen ( 2013-12 )Dementia is a progressive condition characterized by a loss of cognitive abilities such as memory, judgment, behavior, and language. Difficulties with word finding and expression are particularly well-documented language ... -
Vernacular Illusionism in a 16th Century Book of Hours
Riddiford, Erin ( 2018-05 )The Ohio State University's Rare Books and Manuscripts Library houses a manuscript Book of Hours (MS.MR.10) that at first appears conventional. The picture cycle it holds follows the life of Christ and the Virgin, and it ... -
VersaPole; finding a more versatile, and efficient pike pole solution for firefighters
Magee, Mitchell ( 2020-05 )In the context of a semester long senior thesis this project began with research and partnering with a community of local firefighters to explore opportunities to implement design thinking and rapid prototyping in finding ... -
Vesco Puree Series
Imwalle, Megan ( 2019-05 )A modified blender kit designed to prepare homemade formula used by enteral tube users. -
The Victorian Pseudonym and Female Agency
Lapp, Anna ( 2015-05 )This thesis details the pseudonym use of several key female Victorian authors: Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, and George Eliot. It explores the literary trend of pseudonym use, gender in connection to pseudonym ... -
Video and Live Dance in Symbiosis
Irmen, Madeline ( 2013-05 )In an increasingly technologic age, video is becoming more easily accessible, and therefore, infused into all the art forms. Dance has always been about the physical body moving, but now performances are moving forward to ... -
Video Jockeys: New Media in Performance Art
Pigg, Ella ( 2020-05 )Since the introduction of digitized media into culture, the artistic venture to integrate technology into performance has taken many names. Multimedia performance, interactive media, and digital media design are all novel ... -
Violence, Politics and Culture in the Weimar Era – The Second Kulturkampf
Mixter, Jeffrey ( 2010-12 )The Weimar Era was a tumultuous time in German history. The fledgling Republic faced political opposition both from the left and the right but more importantly it faced fundamental opposition from the traditionalists that ... -
Virgin Resistance: How Shakespeare’s Youthful Virgins Complicate Plot, Sexuality, and Language
Fulton, Ciara ( 2018-12 )A study on the ways in which 'virgins' both disrupt, reinforce, and problematize the plots of Shakespeare's problematic comedies utilizing sexuality, gender, and language. These virgins include Helen within All's Well That ...