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  • Zooplankton of the Galapagos Islands

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    Figueroa, Diego
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    The marine climate of the Galapagos is spatially and seasonally heterogeneous. A taxonomically comprehensive study of Galapagos zooplankton has never been done. This study is an initial effort to establish the distribution and community structure of zooplankton in the Archipelago. I collected zooplankton samples by vertical tows over the Galapagos...
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    Microsoft Word - Figueroa PhD Thesis 12 AN ABSTRACT OF THE

  • Zimbabwean counselors' knowledge of and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS

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    Richards, Kimberly A.
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    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become the world's foremost health threat and is the number one killer in Zimbabwe. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome impacts not only the individual who has AIDS, but on nuclear and extended families, and all aspects of society in Zimbabwe. Since studies have indicated that...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kimberly Alexandra Mary

  • Youth-Caseworker Relationships and Academic Resilience of Youth in Foster Care

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    Jaramillo, Jamie
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    Academic success is a salient domain of youth development and is related to positive lifelong outcomes among youth in foster care. However, youth in foster care experience compounding adversities, including maltreatment and foster care placement itself, which put them at risk of academic disengagement and underachievement. Despite these adversities, academic...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jamie Jaramillo

  • Youth Wellbeing During the First School Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis

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    Fenske, Linda J.
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    During the first full school year of the Covid-19 pandemic, two central contexts for adolescent development—home and school—changed utterly. In Oregon, most middle- and high schoolers attended school entirely remotely from the beginning of the pandemic, in March, 2020, through the end of April, 2021, removing both the supports available...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Linda J

  • You are What, When, Where, and How you Eat : Mercury in Avian Food Webs across Multiple Spatial Scales

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    Jackson, Allyson K.
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    Human alterations of landscapes take many forms, one of which is anthropogenic pollution. Mercury (Hg) is a complex contaminant because its uptake into the food web is not driven entirely by loading to the system; methylation is necessary to make Hg bioavailable and toxic to fish and wildlife. Because methylation...
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    insects and insectivorous birds in riparian buffer strips. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:740–747

  • Worldwide phylogeography and local population structure of the rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)

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    Albertson, G. Renee
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    Several dolphin species have global distributions. The extent of their radiation and limits to gene flow are presumably a product of oceanographic features both recent and historical, behavioral specializations and social organization. Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) are globally distributed in tropical and subtropical waters and are generally found in depths...
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    cetaceans. This chapter will be submitted for publication to The Biological Journal of the Linnean

  • When More Is Less : Consumer Attitude Formation When Facing Choice Overload In Apparel E-Commerce

    Creator:
    Tung, Tsun-Yin
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    This study proposed a theoretical model of choice overload and empirically examined the model in the context of online apparel shopping. The purpose of the study was to investigate how the number of choices and product presentation formats influenced consumers’ online apparel shopping experience as well as how the formed...
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    office door with a bunch of journal articles, data, and questions in hands. Thank you for keeping your

  • Weight stigma consciousness and perceived physical appearance : their key precursors and relationship to health behaviors

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    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between weight stigma consciousness, perceived body appearance, social physique anxiety, and the health outcomes of physical activity levels and eating behaviors. Select precursors were also examined. These relationships were based on Harter's model of self-worth. Two-hundred fifteen adults with a...
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    : Major Professor, representing Exercise and Sport Science Chair of the Department of Nutrition and

  • Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

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    Phibbs, Sandi Cleveland
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    Having excess weight carries a negative social stigma in the U.S. Previous research has shown that experiencing stigma has negative physical and mental health consequences. Few studies have examined how experiencing weight stigma might act as a barrier to engaging in healthy behaviors among older adults. The purpose of this...
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  • Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

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    Readdy, Ryan T.
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    The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
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    DISSERTATION OF Ryan Tucker Readdy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science