A sample of court-involved youth are surveyed in regards to their involvement negative family factors, disruptive classroom behavior, and school absenteeism and evaluated by gender and race.

In his novel, The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon creates a world for female protagonist Oedipa Maas to journey through in order to execute the will of her ex-lover, Pierce Inverarity. Many aspects of this world are ...

Eating behaviors that fuel childhood obesity are known to be established early in life and become difficult to change thereafter.Parents play a major role in shaping the food choices and eating behaviors of their young ...

In order to reverse current trends in childhood obesity, early intervention and engagement of parents are essential. The objective of this 10 month study was to test potential efficacy of a nutrition education and cooking ...

This undergraduate honors project examined recycling knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of Ohio State University students living in university residence halls. The main purpose of the project was to answer ...

Background: Reading comprehension has a critical connection to effective reading and thus is of importance to learning outcomes. Studies have indicated that aspects of the teacher and classroom environment have a significant ...

Urine specific gravity (USG) using refractometry has been reported to be an accurate and sensitive method of evaluating hydration status in various models. However, little evidence using USG is documented on recreational ...

This study focuses on how and when sign language is used in infant/toddler group care settings. The sample includes infants and toddlers in two childcare centers in the Columbus, Ohio, area. One day per week in each ...

In the last thirty years, the U.S. has seen a rapid decline in home scratch cooking alongside a rise in chronic non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer; yet little research has been done to ...