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LANGUAGE INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ENVIRONMENTS
Dalton, Sarah ( 2013-05 )Research has shown a strong correlation between the socioeconomic (SES) status of a child’s family, his or her cognitive development and that child’s later achievement in school. My paper addresses the issues of disadvantaged ... -
Lifting the Veil on Fashion: Filling the Gaps Between Modesty and Fashion Apparels
Potts, Johnna ( 2009-12 )The major purpose of this study was to create a clothing line that would appeal to young Islamic female immigrants who are in the integration stage of acculturation process. In order to do so, the current study examined ... -
The Link Between Mindset, Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning, and Metacognitive Learning Strategies
Kachnowski, Katherine ( 2019-05 )It has been suggested that students hold beliefs, both conscious and subconscious, about their ability to learn. One set of beliefs, implicit theories of intelligence, indicates student beliefs about their ability to learn. ... -
A Literature Review of the Association Between the Mediterranean Diet and Cancer: The Tale of Two Regions
McKinnon, Kelly ( 2017-05 )According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular disease. Among women and men, breast and prostate cancers are respectively the most commonly ... -
Male group fitness participation trends, barriers, and needs as discovered through literary review and university survey
McGovern, Manon ( 2012-06 )As a student participant at The Ohio State University's Recreation & Physical Activity Center, I have observed that the vast majority of group fitness class participants are female. The purpose of this study is to identify ... -
Maternal Emotion Coaching and Depressive Symptoms and Children's Problem Behaviors
Harriger, Danielle ( 2014-12 )The emotion socialization strategies that mothers use with their children impact children’s adjustment outcomes, such as internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Maternal emotion socialization strategies may be ... -
Maternal Emotion Socialization, Anxiety, and Child Temperament: Prospective Associations with Children’s Regulation of Anxiety
Inboden, Karis ( 2017-12 )The ability to self-regulate one’s emotions is an important component in the development of anxiety symptoms and disorders during early childhood. Whereas it has been well established that certain parenting behaviors are ... -
Maternal Gatekeeping: Do They See It The Way We Do?
Altenburger, Lauren E. ( 2012-06 )Research on father-child relationships has increased because father involvement has a positive influence on the child’s social, behavioral, and psychological outcomes. One of the largest influences on father involvement ... -
Measuring Food Insecurity in Guatemala
Acker, Tessa ( 2011-06 )This thesis is an internal and criterion validation study on the Latin America and Caribbean Food Security scale (Escala Latinoamericana y Caribena de Seguridad Alimentaria - ELCSA) conducted in over 200,000 households in ... -
Media Attitudes with Respect to Raw Milk Consumption: A Pilot Study of a Food Risk Behavior
Castronova-Brooks, Jessica ( 2011-06 )Consuming milk that has not been pasteurized is a risk behavior for foodborne illness that some people are actively seeking. For educational purposes, it is important to better understand what factors motivate a person to ... -
Methods and Fidelity of Smarter Lunchrooms Program to Decrease Plate Waste in Children’s School Lunch Meal
Rose, Paula ( 2015-05 )Obesity is the most common chronic disease among children. National School Lunch Program (NSLP) plate waste may contribute to caloric overconsumption as students compensate for wasted calories by selecting energy-dense, ... -
MicroRNA Regulation of CD16 in Human Natural Killer Cells
Nemer, Mary ( 2016-05 )Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes capable of killing virus-infected and tumor cells while leaving normal tissue unharmed. CD16 is an Fc receptor that allows NK cells to perform antibody-dependent cell-mediated ... -
Mindfulness and Sport Participation in College Students
Belna, Sarah ( 2008-06 )Mindfulness is the increased ability to be aware and attentive to what is happening in the moment. The concept of mindfulness embodies being conscious of the present and not being in an automatic mode. Mindfulness training ... -
Monthly Beverage Purchasing Behaviors in SNAP-Participating Households with Children
Keller, Brittney ( 2011-06 )(Background) Rates of childhood obesity have been rising for decades in the United States. In industrialized countries like the US, food insecurity is linked to obesity rather than underweight. In 2009, 14.7% of US ... -
Multi-Faceted Learning Environments: A Study of Preschool Development
Servick, Megan M. ( 2008-06 )In 2003, Ohio initiated “Step up to Quality (SUTQ)” as a voluntary program evaluating the effectiveness of preschools across the state. This quality preschool rating scale recognizes characteristics such as child-staff ... -
Neosurreal Interior Design
Dupuy, Laetitia ( 2009-06 )Surrealism, defined by founder Andre Breton in 1924, is pure psychic automatism used to express the true functioning of thought, free of any moral or aesthetic consideration. Although always comprising the unexpected, ... -
Nutritional Performance Factors in Collegiate Female Swimmers
Norris, Alexandra ( 2014-05 )Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the US, especially for female athletes. Iron status is negatively impacted by intense physical exercise by reducing serum iron levels ... -
Occupational Self-Direction, Education, and Fathers' Involvement with Young Children
Cline, Jacqueline A. ( 2009-06 )The purpose of this study was to determine how job complexity, specifically, the level of self-direction in a father's occupation, affects paternal involvement. Fathers, from a sample of 112 families, completed questionnaires ... -
The Omega-3 Fatty Acid Composition and Cost Analysis of Fish Oil Supplements: Fishing for the Best Deals
Press, Rachael ( 2011-06 )Introduction: The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have many health benefits such as reducing risks of heart disease, cancer and depression. EPA and DHA are found in oily fish and ...
