The “Honor” of LU’s Honors Program

Kristen Christoperson recounts her experience of being an Honors student at Liberty Universit

Nutrition, Diabetes and Misconceptions

One of the most effective ways to assist patients with diabetes is to empower them to manage their diabetes through lifestyle change. However, figuring out what to eat when you have diabetes can be very confusing. This project attempted to provide simple lifestyle changes patients could make.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1328/thumbnail.jp

REVIEW: AMPHIBIAN SURVEYS IN FORESTS AND WOODLANDS

Amphibian surveys provide information on the distribution, abundance and habitat requirements of species, and the environmental variables that control diversity. Such information is needed for effective conservation planning and management of forests and woodlands, including monitoring of amphibian populations in a period of apparent global decline. Amphibian surveys can be time-consuming and expensive, and many issues must be addressed to maximize the reliability of the resulting data. Sampling techniques that are effective in one region or habitat type may be less so in another, and a preliminary study comparing different techniques before undertaking a survey may be necessary. Data collected in poorly designed surveys can be unsuitable for statistical analysis, and may sometimes present a misleading picture of the distribution, abundance and habitat requirements of amphibian species. This review examines issues of survey design, assesses past amphibian surveys in forest and woodland habitats, and provides recommendations for planning an amphibian survey. Firstly, the study area and survey aims should be identifi ed, and proposed sampling techniques assessed using relevant literature or a pilot study. Ethical issues associated with proposed sampling techniques should also be considered. The number, size and arrangement of the survey units (e.g. plots, sites or transects) should be sufficient to address the survey aims. The survey units should be systematically surveyed several times with appropriate sampling techniques

Chapter 20: What do interviewers learn? Changes in interview length and interviewer behaviors over the field period. Appendix 20

Appendix 20A Full Model Coefficients and Standard Errors Predicting Count of Questions with Individual Interviewer Behaviors, Two-level Multilevel Poisson Models with Number of Questions Asked as Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Analytic strategyTable A20A.1 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Exact Question Reading with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.2 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Nondirective Probes with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.3 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Adequate Verification with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.4 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Appropriate Clarification with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.5 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Appropriate Feedback with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.6 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Stuttering During Question Reading with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.7 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Disfluencies with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.8 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Pleasant Talk with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.9 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Any Task-Related Feedback with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.10 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Laughter with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.11 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Minor Changes in Question Reading with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.12 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Major Changes in Question Reading with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.13 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Directive Probes with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.14 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Inadequate Verification with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20A.15 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Poisson Regression Models Predicting Number of Questions with Interruptions with Total Number of Questions Asked to Each Respondent as an Exposure Variable, WLT1 and WLT2 Appendix 20B Full Model Coefficients and Standard Errors Predicting Interview Length with Sets of Interviewer Behaviors, Two-level Multilevel Linear Models, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20B.1 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Linear Regression Models Predicting Total Duration, No Interviewer Behaviors, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20B.2 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Linear Regression Models Predicting Total Duration, Including Standardized Interviewer Behaviors, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20B.3 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Linear Regression Models Predicting Total Duration, Including Inefficiency Interviewer Behaviors, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20B.4 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Linear Regression Models Predicting Total Duration, Including Nonstandardized Interviewer Behaviors, WLT1 and WLT2 Table A20B.5 Coefficients and Standard Errors from Multilevel Linear Regression Models Predicting Total Duration, Including All Interviewer Behaviors, WLT1 and WLT2 Appendix 20C Mediation Models for Each Individual Interviewer Behavior Table A20C.1 Indirect, Direct And Total Effect of each Interviewer Behavior on Interview Length through Interview Order, Work and Leisure Today 1 Table A20C.2 Indirect, Direct And Total Effect of each Interviewer Behavior on Interview Length through Interview Order, Work and Leisure Today

Exploring the Role of Attachment Style in the Relation between Family Aggression and Abuse in Adolescent Dating Relationships

This study investigated romantic attachment style as a potential moderator of the link between family aggression and dating aggression, and examined its relations with documented mediators of the impact of interparental conflict on dating behavior: attitudes about the justifiability of aggression and anger regulation. Participants were 391 ethnically diverse 14-to 18-year-olds (52% female). Attachment style was a significant moderator for boys and girls, but the pattern of results differed by gender. In general, attachment anxiety was a more consistent predictor than avoidance of boys’ dating aggression, cognitions, and emotions, whereas anxiety and avoidance both acted as significant moderators for girls. These results suggest that youths’ romantic attachment style can amplify or attenuate the impact of family aggression on abusive behavior in dating relationships by influencing their beliefs about the acceptability of aggression and their ability to regulate anger

Profiting From Purpose: Profiles of Success and Challenge in Eight Social Purpose Businesses

Offers an in-depth analysis of eight community-based human service and youth-serving nonprofit organizations that received assistance from Seedco's Nonprofit Venture Network to develop their capacity to launch social purpose businesses