Geology, Stratigraphic -- Pliocene; Sedimentation and Deposition; Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.);
The Copper Canyon Formation, a fluvial-lacustrine deposit exposed within the
Black Mountains of Death Valley National Park, has only previously been broadly included in regional tectonic and depositional analyses. The formation is significant...
Eating disorders are notoriously difficult and costly to treat, with only 40% of individuals with an eating disorder making a full recovery. Individually Tailored Service Allocation provides a dynamic treatment model defined by empirically accepted...
Family Violence; Wife Abuse; Child Abuse; Anger; Trust;
The purpose of this study was to examine reasons why batterers drop out of batterers’ intervention programs. A qualitative design was utilized within the framework of Gove’s Prime Physical Theory, Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory and...
Overweight and obesity pose a significant threat to the health and wellbeing of college students. However, studies of interventions to improve the health behaviors of college students are few in number, largely atheoretical, and have limited...
With over 200,000 new diagnoses in 2004, breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among women in the United States. Both the stress of treatment and the threat of a potentially lethal illness present significant challenges to an...
Child Abuse -- Investigation -- United States; Law Enforcement; Social Case Work; Child Welfare -- United States; Social Case Work with Children -- United States
Child welfare social workers (CPS) and law enforcement professionals are the sole professional groups in California assigned the task of investigating child physical and sexual abuse allegations. Both professional groups report that...
Bronzan-McCorquodale Act; County Performance Contract; Mental Health Services Act;
This quantitative study of 460 adolescents examined levels of satisfaction in a number of different domains such as general satisfaction, access to treatment, cultural sensitivity, functioning of the client, treatment planning, outcome of services,...
Burnout, Professional; Health Personnel -- Psychology; Social Workers; Veterans Affairs -- United States
The purpose of this study is to examine secondary traumatic stress (STS) and the coping of social workers in inpatient and outpatient settings in a Veterans Affairs healthcare system. A convenience sample of 126 master’s level and above social...
In l967 he joined the newly established School of Public Health, served with distinction as professor and first chair of the department of nutrition. U.D. Register, Ph.D., emeritus professor of nutrition, died July 17, 1997. He received his...
In l967 he joined the newly established School of Public Health, seved with distinction as profesor and first chair of the department of nutrition. U.D. Register, Ph.D., emeritus professor of nutrition, died July 17, 1997. He received his doctor...
In 1967 he joined the newly established School of Public Health, served with distinction as professor and first chair of the department of nutrition. U.D. Register, PhD., emeritus professor of nutrition died Thursday July 17, 1997. He received...
This collection consists of the seminar materials that were given to attendees at the Adventist Book Centers Marketing seminars. Currently the collection consists of nine files, representing nine seminars.
Icteridae; Birds of North America -- Ecology; Birds of North America -- Behavior; Conservation biology; Ecological genetics;
In this dissertation, I examined the Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) at multiple scales, with the aim of developing a sound management plan for this critically endangered bird. In the first of five studies, I measured plumage variation among four...
Utilizing grounded theory and the semi-structured interviews of25 participants, this study sought to understand how an insecure attachment affects one's relationship with God. Participants' stories suggested that: I) one's struggle to connect with...
Each year, child welfare agencies receive over three million referrals on children alleged to be victims of child abuse or neglect. When the state exercises its societal right to remove a child from his or her family, the primary goal is to reunify...
