• Cotreatment with rifampin and ML141 reduces the number of intracellular staphylococcus aureus 

  Evans, Melissa D. (2020-05-02)

  Access to abstract permanently restricted
• Foreign aid and education : female secondary education in the developing world 

  Vyain, Riley N. (2020-05-02)

  Access to abstract restricted to Ball State community only.
• Technical difficulties and solutions in double bass concertos 

  Elmore, Ian M. (2020-05-02)

  This project has examined three of the most commonly learned and performed bass concertos: the Domenico Dragonetti (Édouard Nanny) Bass Concerto in G major, Serge Koussevitzy Bass Concerto in E minor, and Giovanni Bottesini ...
• An exploration of Indiana and Ohio farmers' beliefs and attitudes about farming methods and nutrition 

  Schultz, Lindsay Nicole (2020-05-02)

  According to the USDA, less than 1% of the farmland in Indiana and Ohio is organically managed. Organic farming has been shown to be beneficial to the environment by improving quality of the air, water and soil. Consumers ...
• Developing a sustainable food system strategy : the role of urban planners and local small-scale sustainable farmers 

  Reynolds, Catherine E. (2020-05-02)

  Quality of life is a central concern for urban planners and the local food system is a primary contributor to this factor. This study investigates quantitative and qualitative developmental barriers faced by localized ...
• A critical analysis of undercover slaughter footage 

  D'Alessandro, Kayla (2020-05-02)

  Factory farms are a successful invention from the Industrial Revolution because they contribute to America’s economy, providing thousands of jobs and tons of food. However, they also contribute to three of our country’s ...
• Nature and the counseling clinic waiting area 

  Wikkerink, Lauralee (2020-05-02)

  The counseling clinic waiting room is unique: unlike many waiting rooms, counseling client visits are often recurring and anxiety levels—already present in most healthcare waiting rooms—may be heightened by depression, ...
• Construction of the health literacy intervention confidence inventory using the Delphi Method 

  Tobyas, Justin (2020-05-02)

  The majority of adults in the United States are unable to fully participate in health care decisions due to an inability to locate, understand, and effectively use credible information. Many have argued that health care ...
• Between the campus and the capital : a phenomenological exploration of the work of in-house higher education lobbyists 

  Snideman, Samuel S. (2020-05-02)

  Higher education institutions and interest groups have public policy priorities, including appropriations (Li, 2017) and other regulatory policy (Natow, 2017). Institutions often hire professionals known as lobbyists to ...
• Illuminating liminal spaces : a phenomenological investigation of hispanic students' first-year experiences at a four-year university with prior dual credits. 

  Ortiz, Rosalinda (2020-05-02)

  The Hispanic community has become the fastest growing ethnic group in America, projected to represent one out of five Americans by 2030 (de los Santos & Cuamea, 2010). One of the current education reforms taking shape ...
• Achievement differences in court-involved youth 

  Nigro, Michael Joseph (2020-05-02)

  Each year in the United States, over 200,000 children and adolescents receive services through residential treatment or juvenile corrections facilities. Existing research shows that African American adolescents are ...
• Application of digital transmedia storytelling for the small town art museum : Richmond Art Museum. 

  Mentado, Sephora (2020-05-02)

  This creative project demonstrates how the use of digital transmedia storytelling can be applied to communicate the story of and promote the services of a small sized traditional art museum in Richmond, Indiana— and ...
• Player two 

  Lau, Jonathan W. (2020-05-02)

  Player Two is a five-minute, animated short film about two brothers who establish a bond through playing video games. They experience the hardships of growing older when one moves away for the first time; this leads them ...
• Paleogene foralgal reefs : paleontological and paleoecological analyses of the tertiary foralgal-reefs 

  Khameiss, Belkasim Kh. (2020-05-02)

  Access to abstract restricted until 05/2023
• Discovering forgotten flute music : an analysis and performance guide of selected compositions for flute by Pavol Simai 

  Kemble, Aleksandra (2020-05-02)

  This study presents a historical overview, analysis, and performance guide for three compositions for flute by Slovak composer Pavol Šimai, specifically his Sonatina for Flute and Piano, Duo for Flute and Violoncello, ...
• Using rasch tree to detect uniform differential item functioning and item difficulty parameters in the progress in international reading literacy data (PIRLS) 

  Jeffers, Heather Marie (2020-05-02)

  This study presents an alternative method, Rasch Tree, for detecting differential item functioning and item difficulty parameters with an existing dataset, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Data (PIRLS). At ...
• Keeping teachers : the factors influencing intent to stay 

  Hicks, Matthew A. (2020-05-02)

  The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between principal support toward teachers who are new to a school and whether these actions lead to teacher retention or attrition. The study specifically examines ...
• Isolation and physiochemical characterization of dissolved organic matter across limnic and oceanic systems 

  Driver, Shamus J. (2020-05-02)

  The included studies compare and contrast dissolved organic matter (DOM) from different limnic and oceanic systems in the United States, as well as a sample from Pony Lake, Antarctica. Twenty-seven samples of DOM were ...
• Discovering and exploring Caribbean Art Song composer Dominique Le Gendre's Songs of the Islands : a comprehensive guide with pedagogical applications for performance 

  Pollonais, Maegan D. (2020-05-02)

  The increasing diversity in the education system related to the growing immigration trends in the United States has created a need for a more in-depth understanding of multicultural education if educators are to serve ...
• Floristic inventory of Hayes Arboretum constructed wetlands and associated woodland 

  Crecelius, Megan E. (2020-05-02)

  A floristic quality assessment was conducted on the two detention ponds, the flood ditch, and associated mesic woodland at Hayes Arboretum, Richmond (Wayne County), Indiana. The ponds were constructed in 2007 and the ...

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