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Judge Pierre Crabitès was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, 17 February 1877. Like so many in New Orleans, Pierre Crabitès was a Creole. His father was a wealthy French immigrant, and his mother was a Virginian....
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of singing paired with signing on second language acquisition of university music students under active and passive learning conditions. In addition, emotional states of the subjects...
The purpose of this research study is to develop the Eating Behaviors and Attitudes Inventory (EBAI) as a diagnostic tool and educational device. The EBAI is an instrument that measures women's ability to self-regulate eating behaviors...
Development of the central nervous system is guided by patterns of molecular expression and by cellular interactions. One important component of the cellular interactions that guide development of neural pathways relates to the...
This study analyzed the effects of the interactive reading with instructor support (I.R.I.S.) model on reading comprehension as compared to a traditional (direct-teaching/lecture format) instructional model. The I.R.I.S. model combines...
Occupational sex segregation, the gender wage gap, and ghettoization persist despite improvements in women's opportunities since World War II. Recent research calls for a focus on the social psychological factors in early life that...
This dissertation explores and analyzes Alexander Pushkin's contribution to the development of a unique Russian form of classical ballet. Pushkin's gift as a writer and understanding of language, music and ballet converge to directly...
Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of the reflected to the incident solar radiation on the earth's surface. Some general circulation model simulations indicate that an increase in albedo due to desertification and deforestation may...
Scholars have studied issues of public relations evaluation and encroachment separately, yet none have previously examined perceptions about evaluation and encroachment together in applied settings. This study features responses obtained...
This thesis is an inquiry into the lives of four women in Tallahassee, Florida, who have not only chosen to adopt New Age beliefs, but also to become New Age healers. Of particular interest are the life events that influenced their...
Photograph, color, of Hooding Ceremony; circa 2001-2005. Two women stand near a podium. Both wear academic robes and one is being hooded. A sign on the wall says, Florida State University School of Nursing.
Morphological knowledge, which refers to a conscious awareness of or the ability to use the smallest units of meaning in a language, may be important in learning to read English. However, the underlying nature of this construct is not...
Heart related diseases have been the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 29% of patients die within 1 year after an initial stroke. Anticoagulants have been prescribed to prevent many thrombotic disorders to occur....
This thesis explores the ways in which identity and culture can be expressed through tourist art, using a Seminole doll as an example of the connectivity of art. The Seminole doll, a quintessential Florida souvenir, is not just layered...
Exploring the alternative assessments techniques used by physical educators and what motivates them to use them is the thrust of this study. The review of literature provides evidence that the majority of physical education teachers use...
This study addresses the role of design in the creation of urban Transit-Oriented Developments. The emphasis of the study is the promotion of human interaction through pedestrian and transit modes of transportation. The objective is to...
The current study examines the effect that reading a list of warning signs for suicide has on beliefs about suicide. All participants read two sets of warning signs (with only the experimental group reading the suicide warning signs) and...
This thesis uses a qualitative action research design involving developmental mathematics students at a community college. The students are first generation, low income, and they are enrolled in developmental mathematics. The heart of...
The medieval Roman icon, known as the Madonna della Clemenza (Santa Maria in Trastevere), is unusual for both its large size and its inclusion of a papal portrait. Debate over the age and patron of the icon has centered on the...
Casualties of Unification?: Understanding the Various Interpretations of the Dissolution of the Nationale Volksarmee and the Integration of Its Members into the Bundeswehr
Over the last few years the military aspect of German unification has received positive media coverage, which has prompted some to apply the term Armee der Einheit (Armed Forces of Unity) to describe the Bundeswehr of today. However, ...
This dissertation attempts to examine the role of Charles S. Johnson in his capacity as an activist and his eventual establishment of Fisk University as his base of operation. Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee, was founded...
This dissertation explores questions about how writing about life, loss, and experience leads to growth in students as both writers and thinkers. Through a qualitative teacher research study, Hodges Hamilton examines how a writing...
Arthur Annesley, earl of Anglesey, played an essential role in the English Restoration and was a prominent individual in Anglo-Irish politics before and after. He was one of the major figures who bridged the political divide between...
Photograph, color, of Retirement Party for Patricia Dean, 2005. A woman stands near a table with a cake on it.The cake has garnet and gold decorations and reads, Enjoy Retirement Trisha.
Reports of working memory in healthy and neurologically impaired individuals are commonly used in discussions of the theoretical models of working memory created to hypothesize the link between working memory and verbal comprehension....
Integrin signaling is critical for many biological functions including cell survival, cell migration, development, immunity and wound healing. Integrins perform their function through a structural change that is propagated from the...
HEADLINES: Reinterpreting The Ringling; Planning Your Visit To The Ringling (Planning Your Visit To The John And Mable Ringling Museum Of Art, See It Again With New Eyes); Spring 2005 At The Ringling (Programs & Events For The Spring, ...
Sentencing systems throughout the United States have experienced great change over the past 30 years. Sentencing policy is often the target of reform as policymakers, judges, and other judicial decision makers grapple with the issues of...
Box C/D snoRNPs catylze the specific 2'O-methylation of rRNA in important regions the ribosome, although the role of the modifications is unclear. Eukaryotic box C/D snoRNPs consists of a box C/D RNA and four proteins, Fibrillarin, Nop56...
In the face of a competitive marketplace, businesses are searching for effective solutions to managing employee work behavior. One such approach is through the systematic application of Organizational Behavior Management. While...
The topic of identity is a highly debated topic among Jewish scholars as well as a recurrent theme in works of literature written by Jewish authors throughout the world. In the twentieth century several historical events have shaped and...
Self-objectification and social physique anxiety (SPA) were investigated in relation to exercise behaviors. A theoretical model was developed that viewed SPA as a mediating variable between self-objectification and protective/ permissive...
Years of research on various forms of goal setting interventions, specifically assigned versus participative, continue to yield inconclusive results. While many articles indicate that assigned goals produce results comparable to or even...
The Effects of the Assessor and Assessee's Roles on Preservice Teachers' Metacognitive Awareness, Performance, and Attitude in a Technology-Related Design Task
Considerable attention has been directed toward the value of peer assessment where learning is enhanced through maximizing the opportunities for students to share their work with others in the assessment process. Although previous...
The stationary phase used in a chromatography column and the way it is packed inside the column greatly influences the separation in a chromatographic system. In capillary electrochromatography, the column plays an even more vital role...
When Sherman Dudley's black barber character, Raspberry Snow, took to the stage in 1910, his pre-promoted "shiftless" personality fulfilled American audiences' conditioned, pejorative expectations for blackness. A closer look at the...
Photograph, color, of FSU Day at the Capitol, 2005 (circa). A woman poses near a poster about the School of Nursing and smiles at the camera. The poster has pictures and diagrams on it.
Michel Foucault's structures of knowledge define meaning in history. In the museum, meaning is made through the material evidence of people and their environment. This study examines how Foucault's classification paradigm established in...
The current study evaluated the Merit Scholars program of Bright Futures to determine its effect on student success in postsecondary education, particularly among African American students in the State of Florida by comparing high school...
The present study investigated the effect of 4 six-week exercise interventions on psychological health in the elderly. Participants (M age = 83; N = 42) were randomly assigned to one of four groups: yoga, aerobics, walking, and social...
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