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Sex-talk: Uncovering the rhetorical strategies of abstinence and comprehensive sex education campaigns in the United States
(Texas Tech University, 2007-05)
A rhetorical analysis of abstinence and comprehensive sex education campaigns utilizing William R. Brown's model, the Rhetoric of Social Intervention (RSI). RSI is applied to the Abstinence Clearinghouse (for abstinence) ...
Place, role strain and health: A comparative study of the United States and Taiwan
(2007-05)
This thesis seeks to first establish the social construction of women's roles through the works of Engels, Lerner, Marx and Engels, Hayden and Gilman. After tracing the development of women's position in society, traditional ...
Perceptions of same-race and interracial dating couples on sexuality and relationship variables
(Texas Tech University, 2007-05)
Attitudes towards interracial dating and marriage have historically been used as barometers of racial acceptance in this country. As such, the interracial relationships literature focuses on attitudes towards different ...
Effects of dietary supplementation of lactobacillus-based probiotics on growth and gut environment of nursery pigs
(2007-12)
Antibiotic resistance as a result of continuous use has been a thorny issue in pig production. Focus has been directed therefore to use of probiotic supplementation as alternative. Probiotic supplementation has been suggested ...
School and shoal distributions in a freshwater catfish species, Corydoras paleatus (Callichthyidae)
(2007-05)
The South American armored catfish Corydoras paleatus has been observed to occur in nature in various aggregations, individually or in pairs. These catfishes are advantageous for laboratory study because their swimming, ...
Object rhetoric: An object-oriented rhetoric of hypertext for technical communication
(Texas Tech University, 2007-12)
Technical communication is becoming increasingly focused on the efficient production of documentation, largely commoditizing a profession based, at least in part, on the art of rhetoric. As technical communicators embrace ...
Shift: Embrace the unfamiliar
(2007-05)
A shift presents both a 'challenge' and an 'invitation'. a
challenge to embrace whatever seems 'unfamiliar' and to
re-evaluate whatever seems too 'familiar'. a shift is an
invitation to create opportunities of change ...
Modeling agricultural recycling systems for system size and economic potential
(Texas Tech University, 2007-12)
Water is one of the most valued natural resources, and its availability for consumption varies considerably within any region. Recycling water and biomass through reuse systems can help preserve finite available resources ...
A molecular analysis of Src64 and its impact on cytoskeletal reorganization in the Drosophila embryo
(2007-05)
Src-family kinases are involved in many processes related to development. As regulators of development, Src-family kinases are involved in cell motility, cell proliferation, and neo-angiogenesis. Src-family kinase activity ...
Designing against criminal opportunity: An apartment complex
(2007-12)
An environment can be altered through natural methods to
reduce criminal opportunity and fear of crime while preserving
quality of life within a community.