Browsing Master's Level Graduate Research Conference by Title
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U.S. Female Veterans, Homelessness, and Effective Social Services
(2014-04-26)Abstract The rate of homelessness among female veterans is a growing area of concern for social workers, health care providers and policy makers. Female veterans are more likely to have experienced trauma than their male ... -
Unsexed Women: Warnings Against Gender Equality in Orwell's 1984
(2013-04-20)George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic representation of dystopian literature. What is often missed throughout the text is the way in which Orwell characterizes his women under a misogynistic lens. The women in the text are the ... -
Upgrading Biomass via Hydrothermal Carbonization and its Comparison with Conventional Thermal Pre-Treatments
(2014-04-26)Biomass is an attractive fuel source of energy and a potential feed stock for further energy conversions. However, its application is very limited due to poor physicochemical properties such as low heating value, high ... -
Using Contemplative Practices to Decrease Anxiety in Middle School Students
(2013-04-20)This poster will describe my thesis research project on the impact of contemplative practices on anxiety of middle school students. -
Using Teacher Self-Assessment to Develop Effective Classroom Management in Teaching Literacy
(2013-04-20)Classroom management is a topic of interest because it varies from teacher to teacher, class to class, and yet it is an important piece of the underpinnings of how a classroom functions and instruction occurs. Teachers ... -
Utilizing 21st Century Skills Within New York State Schools
(2013-04-20)This poster presents the data of students grade 3-12 and their technological use within a Monroe County School District. The data reflects information regarding all technology, including internet access in order to obtain ... -
Utilizing Individual Counseling in Conjunction with Disciplinary Actions
(2013-04-20)This poster describes a study conducted in a Rochester area school over several months. The purpose of the study is to observe if individual counseling sessions can be used in conjunction with disciplinary actions to reduce ... -
Validity and Reliability of an iPod Forearm Goniometer Application in Measuring Range of Motion in Average College Students
(2014-04-26)This presentation focuses on a research study that aims to determine if the Forearm Goniometer application is reliable and valid in measuring range of motion. There has been a significant increase in the number of healthcare ... -
Variation In Fatty Acid Signatures Of Lake Ontario Prey Fish
(2014-04-26)Fatty acid signatures (FAS) are currently used in food web studies to provide insights into long term feeding habits of predators based on the degree of similarity between their FAS and that of their prey. To date, FAS ... -
Virtual Death: Subjectivity and the Permanent Loss of an Online Self
(2014-04-26)The virtuality of the online landscape affords an illusory invulnerability to the embodied identities of a digital citizenry. The threat of death, traditionally conceived as an end to existence in the physical realm, is ... -
Visualizing Spatial Expression Pattern of Anoctamin-1 (Ano1) in the Zebrafish Gastrointestinal Tract
(2013-04-20)Anoctamin-1 (Ano1) is expressed in mammalian interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and encodes a Ca2+-activated Cl- channel that may be functionally important for gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle pace making. Reduced Ano1 ... -
Visualizing Vacancy in Buffalo, NY
(2013-04-20)Since 1950, the City of Buffalo has lost 55 percent of its population. This loss can be seen across the city in vacant lots. 15.7 percent of all land in Buffalo is vacant, amounting to approximately 16,000 vacant lots. ... -
Water as Death and Life: Traces of the Atlantic Slave Trade in Funerary and Baptismal Rites
(2013-04-20)The cultural practices of birth and death are part of the basic fabric of a society. There is no discussion of death and the afterlife without a complementary discussion of life and birth, both physical and spiritual. These ... -
Wearing a Mask of Normality: Reimagining Disabled Masculinity in Steve McQueen’s Shame (2011)
(2013-04-20)Western culture idealizes the male body as a source of strength, energy, control, and movement, devaluing the female body as weak, dependent, and submissive. The ideal male body retains its dominance in society because it ... -
Wenzhou Train Crash PR/Social Media Case Study
(2014-04-26)This case study analyzes the Chinese governments' response to a deadly train crash, specifically focusing on the role of social media in the crisis. On July 23, 2011, two high-speed trains collided in Wenzhou City.40 people ... -
Western Aesthetics in Mexican Tourist Art
(2013-04-20)By continuing to utilize Western Aesthetics, art from Mexico has been subjugated to a cycle of tourist art, pushing the tastes and interests of an uninformed Westernized consumer for “authentic” art in the market. An ... -
What are the Effects of Community Integration Programs for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2013-04-20)This evidence based review aims to elucidate the effects of community integration programs on the quality of life and the transition to adulthood for young adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum ... -
When Sexual Identity Leads to Loss of Religious Identity: Jehovah's Witnesses and Homosexuality.
(2014-04-26)Although progress has been made in the acceptance of gays and lesbians within some religious groups, individuals who openly identify as gay and lesbian cannot also be active members of Jehovah's Witnesses. Based on their ... -
Which Airline Manufacturer Will Be The Industry Leader In Five Years?
(2013-04-20)Within the Airline Manufacturing Industry there have been two prominent leaders, Airbus and Boeing. Both have become emerging leaders with the introduction of new aircraft such as the AirbusA380 as well as the Boeing 787 ...
