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How Engaged Are Morgan State University Students? A Focus On Service Learning
(2009)
One of the key components of Morgan State University's mission is to promote an active relationship between its University and Baltimore city communities by integrating student skills with the community's needs. As such, ...
The Association Between Asthma Episode In The Past 12 Months Among Adults And The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine In The Past 12 Months
(2009)
Among adults with asthma and other chronic diseases CAM use in the United States has increased. As these individuals age, they are likely to have higher rates of comorbidities. The 2002 National Health Interview Survey ...
A Comparison Of Household Demographics Relative To Fixed Guideway Transit Catchment In Baltimore City
(2009)
This thesis examines household demographics near Metro and Light Rail stations in Baltimore City. This thesis used Census data from 1990 and 2000 and MTA 2008 Ridership Survey data in order to see if household incomes ...
In Search Of Civility: A Community College Perspective
(2009)
Community Colleges are searching for ways to address civility on college campuses. In this qualitative case study, the problem of examining and clarifying civility at one Midwestern multi campus community college district ...
"Artful, Smart, And Of A Smiling Countenance": Delaware's Enslaved Women, 1760-1820
(2009)
This dissertation analyzed the lives of Delaware's enslaved women from 1760-1820. Delaware's slavery history received little scholarly attention and its enslaved women received even less. During the sixty years examined, ...
A Linguistic Analysis Of Rhetorical Strategies In Selected Narratives Of Alice Walker
(2009)
The objective of this investigation was to analyze rhetorical strategies of Alice Walker in four narratives, namely, The Color Purple, In Search of Our Mother's Gardens, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and Now Is the Time ...
Bioremediation Of Chlorinated Toxic Chemicals Using Plant: Microbial Interactions
(2009)
The impact of chlorinated organo-chemicals on human health and the environment has received wide attention because of their long geochemical half-lives and ecotoxic nature. Due to the presence of highly electro-negative ...
Achievement Patterns Of Students In An Elite, Male Independent School
(2009)
There is an underlying assumption that regardless of student ethnicity, socio-economic status, or any other variable, elite, independent schools by mission and design are effective at producing successful students. This ...
Design And Optimization Of A Tissue Specific Ultrasonic Transducer Micro-Array For Age-Related Macular Degeneration
(2008)
Obtaining quantitative data about tissue has been a goal of ultrasonography since its inception, such data provides invaluable information for diagnosing disease. Traditional ultrasound imaging techniques (B-Mode, C-Mode ...
An Examination Of Students' Levels Of Engagement In Educational Practices In Community Colleges
(2009)
The purpose of the study was to examine students' levels of engagement in educational practices by enrollment status, time of enrollment, and size of college in community colleges. Specifically, this study assessed the ...