The topics in this dissertation center on the snow processes that dominate mountain environments in the Western U.S. and Alaska, particularly in locations lacking long-term observational datasets or locales that are difficult to access in-person. Some are currently glacierized or have been glaciated in the recent past. Each of the...
The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) is the newest method to paint a more accurate picture of the scope of poverty in the United States than the Official Poverty Measure (OPM). In doing so, the SPM includes many sources of income, including income from work and in-kind government supplemental policies. The...
Earth’s mantle extends to nearly 3000 km depth, comprises >80 % of Earth’s total volume, and has the largest influence on the primordial and radiogenic heat budget. Despite its importance, the structure and composition of the mantle is still debated. There are three primary models for Earth’s mantle structure that...
Neryl pyrophosphate, rather than geranyl pyrophosphate, is
believed to be the immediate biological precursor of the cyclohexanoid
monoterpenes because the cis-2, 3-double bond readily permits cyclization.
Biosynthesis of neryl pyrophosphate could occur by either of
two principal mechanisms: direct cis condensation of dimethylallyl
pyrophosphate with isopentenyl pyrophosphate or trans-cis isomerization...
Two studies were conducted to evaluate the influence of supplement composition on intake and digestibility of a low-quality (< 6% CP), cool-season forage, as well as cow performance. Treatments included a non-supplemented control (CON), corn (approximately 8% CP), corn and urea (LU = corn + 0.09 mg/kg BW urea, approximately...
There are three avenues of education to prepare students for board
examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse: diploma certificate,
associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate
nursing programs are challenged to prepare students for acute care nursing,
community health nursing and leadership in nursing. Baccalaureate
nursing educators believe...
The primary purpose of this research study was to determine whether
significant differences occurred in the amount of knowledge achieved as
a result of using Braille or compressed speech as learning modes.
Biographic/demographic characteristics such as present age, highest
educational level achieved, age at loss of vision, age at initial...
The two major purposes of this study were to gather data relative
to the knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among sixty-five
to seventy-four year olds and to determine whether or not significant
differences existed between the sexes. The study focused on six
research questions: These were:
1. Do older...
Attachment, as described by Bowlby (1969), is an emotional bond between two people. It is an invisible internal characteristic which is assumed to exist because of behaviors exhibited by the attached individual. These proximity seeking behaviors are critical for survival of the infant. Sensitivity of the mother to the infant's...