Evidence exists that links a sedentary lifestyle with the emergence of chronic
diseases during adulthood. Reports indicate that many children and adolescents already
have risk factors for chronic diseases and the prevalence of obesity among children is at
an all time high. There are concerns that children may not be...
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of
gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) on the function of the bovine
corpus luteum during the estrous cycle. In Experiment 1, 10 heifers
were assigned randomly into two groups with each heifer serving as
her own control. Heifers in Group I (n=5) were...
This qualitative study investigated the sibling relationship as it was described through the voices of the children. Ten sibling dyads (brother-sister or brother-brother) involved in family treatment following the discovery of sibling incest were interviewed. Participants in this study were participants in an outpatient clinic in the Northwest during the...
The vast majority of housing in the United States today has been
created to conform to a family definition that does not match current
demographic realities. The "traditional family" - a married couple with
an employed husband, a homemaker wife, and several children has been
the model family that housing...
This dissertation centers on development of two web-based, in class learning tools, the AIChE Concept Warehouse (CW) and the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering Learning Tool (WISE), and describes the investigation of student learning through their use. The intent of these tools is to promote deeper conceptual understanding in students...
