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Molecular responses to acute aerobic exercise in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle

Stroh, Andrew M. (2022-07)

This investigation aimed to provide insight into the changes in gene expression in human adipose and skeletal muscle tissues in response to a bout of aerobic exercise (AE). Recreationally active individuals (n=7, 25 ± ...
Novel weapons: the invasion of fake news and the evolution of political news ecosystems

Strasser, Sara (2022-07)

In this dissertation, I work to answer the question: how are recent attempts to insert fake news into political news ecosystems similar to and different from previous attempts? To this end, I present a historical timeline ...
Community cultural wealth in black first-generation college students at a predominantly white institution

Steele, Bobby D. (2022-07)

First-generation college students are generally defined as students whose parents did not pursue or complete a post-secondary education degree. Historically, literature on first-generation and Black student populations ...
The relationship between neurocognitive functioning and psychiatric status in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all)

Schwandt, Bethany M. (2022-07)

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between neurocognitive (i.e., executive functioning, working memory, and processing speed) and psychiatric (depression and anxiety) late effects among survivors ...
Are we speaking the same language? Two centuries of discourse on public education in the United States still provokes debate

Schilling, Jennifer (2022-07)

In this dissertation I undertook a critical analysis of the public education discourse in the United States. Specifically, this research took a critical look at the communicative practices used to establish and codify ...
The development of self-determination: a qualitative exploration of the Indiana choice scholarship program

Rose-Ronnebaum, Bettina (2022-07)

The 1960s launched the school movement of choice. Today, school choice is nationally threaded through many states serving a diversity of students. Indiana developed and implemented the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program ...
Investigating interpersonal relationships between school resource officers and black students

Pugh, Brandy L. (2022-07)

This investigation examined skeletal muscle fiber type specific differences in fiber size, myonuclear content, satellite cell content, and capillarity with aging and lifelong aerobic exercise. Healthy women (n=27) and ...
A study of the relationship between perceived administrative support and the self-reported work engagement of special education teachers

Mitchell, Katie (2022-07)

The relationship between administrative support and special education teacher work engagement is the focus of this study. Special education teachers experience burnout at alarming rates, and the effects of burnout cause ...
Heart rate based exercise intensity: influence of fan airflow on physiological responses the regulate adaptation

Jones, Andrew Maurice (2022-07)

Heart rate, which is altered with thermoregulatory stress, is a common physiologic parameter used to determine exercise training intensity for laboratory research studies and the general public completing structured ...
Influence of anti-inflammatory drugs on aging skeletal muscle size in the health ABC cohort

Fountain, William A. (2022-07)

Aging is associated with an elevated basal pro-inflammatory status and a concomitant reduction in skeletal muscle mass. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-inhibitors are the most prevalent anti-inflammatory drugs and may provide insight ...
Phytoremediation of engineered nanoparticles using aquatic plants and decomposition of trichloroethylene (TCE) by Cu2O/Pd light activated nanostructures

Ebrahimbabaie, Parisa (2022-07)

Study 1 Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) are used in many industrial and commercial applications; however, concern has arisen regarding potential adverse environmental impacts from the inadvertent release of ENPs into water ...
Compentency-based education and adult-learners: a qualitative case-study of a midwestern university program

Dustova, Gandzhina (2022-07)

This dissertation is based on a qualitative study that aimed to explore a Competency- Based Education (CBE-BS) program offering a Bachelor of Science degree at a mid-sized university in the Midwest. My research dissertation ...
Predictors of disordered eating in student-athletes during the covid-19 pandemic

Deogracias-Schleich, Alicia (2022-07)

The purpose of this study was to examine how athletic identity, thin ideal internalization, muscular ideal internalization, and beliefs about exercise predicted disordered eating attitudes and behaviors during the time ...
Influence of 70 days of bed rest and the NASA Sprint exercise countermeasures program on skeletal muscle health

Claiborne, Alex (2022-07)

Plans for extensive manual labor in future translunar and interplanetary space missions justify the development of a fully effective countermeasure program to prevent the rampant skeletal muscle deconditioning seen in ...
English learner students, dual immersion, and equity in Indiana

Chailland, Charla D. (2022-07)

With increasing students qualifying for English Learner (EL) services in Indiana and in the United States, it is important that educational practitioners and decision-makers know if specific types of language acquisition ...
Traditional rhythms and melodies in music for clarinet by three Colombian composers

Buitrago, Luisa (2022-07)

This lecture-recital analyzes 12 Colombian compositions by three different Colombian composers. Each work belongs to one of the five natural regions in which Colombia is geographically divided. This analysis conveys the ...
Cultural affirmations to increase cognitive resources available in Latine individuals

Barrera, Scott M. (2022-07)

The purpose of this study was to examine how the use of cultural affirmations affect neural activity when viewing threatening stimuli among Latine individuals. Furthermore, I examined how identity salience impacted the ...
Study on U.S. Parents’ Divisions of Labor During COVID-19: Wave 2

Carlson, Daniel L.; Petts, Richard J. (2022-11)

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered family life in the United States. Over the long duration of the pandemic, parents had to adapt to shifting work conditions, virtual schooling, the closure of daycare facilities, ...
Exercises to develop tone production on the cello

Burton, Patricia (2022-05)

The tone of a cello is often the reason why people decide to play the instrument. The right-hand controls the bow through movement in the arms, hand, and fingers. The ‘tone triangle’ comes from the combination of bow ...
Meeting them where they live: using transmedia strategy to reach immigrant entrepreneurs

Stockberger, A. Lisa (2022-05)

In the last twenty years, population growth in the South Bend region has been fueled by immigrants. A significant number of these immigrants start small businesses. Yet they are not using services available in the community ...

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