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Visualization of N-ary Relationships

Creator:: Qu, Botong
Abstract:: N-ary relationships, which relate N entities where N is not necessarily two, are omnipresent in real life. In this thesis, we develop a visualization technique for N-ary relationships. First, we propose a visual metaphor that utilizes vertices and polygons to represent entities and N-ary relationships. Based on this visual metaphor,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science presented on May 28, 2021. Title: Visualization of N

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Creator:: Bailey, Sandra J.
Abstract:: Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: They Make a Difference in Parenting? Abstract approved: Leslie N. Richards Parenting education is

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Creator:: Amity, Frederica A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Alexis J. Walker Leslie N. Richards This qualitative study used interview

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Creator:: Ottusch, Timothy M.
Abstract:: Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and need a college degree in order to be competitive in the job market (Goyette, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2013). College degrees provide access to economic, social, and health benefits (Abel & Deitz, 2014; Autor, 2014). The United States also needs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Regulation of Redox Homeostasis in Skin Cells for the Prevention of UV-Induced Stress and Treatment of Melanoma

Creator:: Carpenter, Evan L.
Abstract:: Melanocytes are dendritic, pigment-producing cells located in the skin and are responsible for its protection against the deleterious effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which include DNA damage and elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS). They do so by synthesizing photoprotective melanin pigments and distributing them to adjacent skin cells (e.g.,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and editing of the manuscript. Chapter 2: Evan Carpenter, Dr. Arup Indra, and Dr. Pamela Cassidy

Discovering maladjustment in children through their free drawings

Creator:: McDevitt, Margaret Rose
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: helpful sugges- tions and criticisms; to Dr. N. Weston Niemela, Director of Special Education, Salem

The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Creator:: Bearden, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Many divorcing persons turn to treatment programs hoping for assistance in managing the process of divorce. Treatment programs include individual as well as group process models. One of the goals of most group process programs is to generate peer support which in turn is hoped to facilitate the process of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: measures included the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977), the Rosenberg

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Creator:: Sales, Bryan K.
Abstract:: The goal of the work in this dissertation was to identify alternative soil amendments to improve plant growth and yield during establishment of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium hybrid). Woody materials, such as sawdust and wood chips, have a high carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio and low water holding capacity, which can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: capacity, which can limit N availability and reduce the growth and fruit yield of highbush blueberry

Long-term Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilizer, Tillage and Crop Residue on Soil and Plant Nutrients in Winter Wheat Cropping Systems Under Dryland Conditions

Creator:: Shiwakoti, Santosh
Abstract:: Agricultural practices influence the nutrient dynamics of soil and plants, which may take more than a decade to be expressed in the drylands. The nutrient supplying capacity of soil is a crucial component of sustainable agriculture, and hence, this study can play an important role in policy making for the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: inorganic N application rates, different tillage systems, and tillage timing on soil pH and on plant

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -structured, open-ended interviews with two comparative cohorts—doula-supported adolescent mothers (n=24

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Visualization of N-ary Relationships

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Regulation of Redox Homeostasis in Skin Cells for the Prevention of UV-Induced Stress and Treatment of Melanoma

Discovering maladjustment in children through their free drawings

The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Long-term Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilizer, Tillage and Crop Residue on Soil and Plant Nutrients in Winter Wheat Cropping Systems Under Dryland Conditions

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

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