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The Africa Yoga Project: A participant-driven concept map of Kenyan teachers' reported experiences
(2015)
Concept mapping methodology was used to explore the perceived effects of teaching and/or practicing yoga with the Africa Yoga Project (AYP) - a health promotion program that trains and funds Kenyans to teach yoga throughout ...
Contemporary commercial music (CCM) singers: Lifestyle choices and acoustic measures of voice
(2015)
Contemporary commercial music (CCM) singers may be at a high risk for voice damage due to their increased vocal demands and the chronic exposure to chemical irritants associated with unhealthy lifestyle choices. Continuous ...
Tobacco/nicotine use in adolescents and young adults: A focus on electronic cigarettes and measurement of non-daily tobacco cigarette use
(2015)
This dissertation describes a program of research examining the use of nicotine/tobacco products among adolescents and young adults. There were two goals of this research; the first goal was to develop a better understanding ...
The impact of child-related variables and caregiver-related variables in affecting the quality of life of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life [QOL] (physical health and mental health) of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by examining various child-related and caregiver-related ...
Understanding the User Experience and Emotional Involvement during eHealth Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of ASPIRE
(2015)
Evaluations of eHealth interventions rarely consider concepts of media effect, and their theoretical models often focus on cognitive variables alone, overlooking the role of emotions. This dissertation aims to propose and ...
Reducing the bias towards immediate gratification with episodic future thinking
(2015)
People are constantly making decisions that involve choosing between immediately gratifying behaviors or avoiding these behaviors in favor of larger future rewards. The bias towards smaller immediate rewards as opposed to ...
Role of Endogenous Melatonin on the Regulation of Circadian Reentrainment, and Melatonin Receptors and Clock Gene Expression in C57BL/6J Mice
(2015)
Melatonin is synthesized primarily in the pineal gland via the enzymes arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) and hydroxyl-indole O-methyltransferase (HIOMT). The synthesis and release follows a circadian rhythm with ...
The Daily Report Card as a Homework Intervention for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
(2015)
Homework is a routine educational practice traditionally implemented in schools across the United States commonly believed to impact student educational trajectories. Accordingly, homework is frequently utilized to support ...
A review of the experience of campus professionals' use of the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training program in a small university setting
(2015)
The problem of college student suicide is a complex and challenging issue faced by all college counseling centers. Objective: The purpose of this research is to examine the overall challenge of college student suicide, ...
Circadian modulation of reward via the MT1 and MT 2 melatonin receptors
(2015)
The goal of our research was to investigate the underlying connections between the reward and circadian systems. Diurnal variation in reinforcement-related process has been described in models of place preference, ...