FACE TO FACE VERSUS COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: COUPLES SATISFACTION AND EXPERIENCE ACROSS CONDITIONS

This mixed method study examined differences in how face to face (FtF) and computer-mediated communication (CMC) were experienced for individuals communicating with their romantic partner. Forty-four individuals (22 couples) engaged in discussions in both FtF and CMC conditions in a laboratory environment, measuring communication satisfaction as an indicator of experience. Eight couples were also randomly selected to participate in interviews and their reports were used to add depth to the analyses and further inform the findings. Participants reported similar levels of satisfaction across communication conditions, which extends previous literature suggesting that users are able to adapt to text-based channels of communication to a degree that naturalness similar to that of FtF is achieved. Analyses also indicated a positive relationship between attitudes towards CMC use and history of CMC use. This relationship is discussed in terms of symbolic interactionism theory. Communication satisfaction item analysis and interview reports suggest that couples have varying attitudes and uses for CMC. Some couples report a hesitancy to use CMC given the lack of non-verbal cues and risk of miscommunication while other couples report that CMC is helpful in facilitating de-escalation of conflict and allowing partners to communicate more effectively around sensitive issues

The Atonement in Modern Thought

This paper compares Rudolph Bultmann and Emil Brunner, and combines and analyzes existentialism, theology, and demythologizing

Colonization of Artificial Substrates at Dauphin Island, Alabama: A Comparison of Balanus (Cirripedia), Membranipora tenuis (Bryozoa), and Conopeum tenuissimum (Bryozoa) Settlement in 1999-2000 and 2010-12

Glass slides were used as artificial substrates to collect settling bryozoan and barnacle larvae during two collection periods, in 1999–2000 and 2010–12. This study follows up a previous report of Balanus settlement in Mobile Bay and now includes two bryozoan species. Slides were immersed at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (Alabama) for 1 wk each month for 17–18 mo in each study, and then collected for staining and counting. The bryozoans Conopeum tenuissimum and Membranipora tenuis were both present in 1999–2000, though in 2010–12 C. tenuissimum was rarer and only six organisms were observed. In general the bryozoan colonization period extended throughout the spring, summer, and fall, with peak settlement in May–Aug. Barnacle cyprids and metamorphed stages colonized the substrates in July–Sept. and Feb.– March in 1999–2000, but in 2010–12 they were present in the summer and fall months and did not have a Feb.–March settlement. Colonization by both bryozoans and barnacles correlated statistically with temperature, and M. tenuis correlated negatively with salinity as its colonization density increased following the decreased salinity in the spring. In 1999–2000 only M. tenuis correlated with temperature. This study reports settlement periods for these invertebrates in Alabama and provides new data for colonization studies in Mobile Bay. Additionally, we document the successful colonization of substrates by these invertebrates immediately following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Preparing Teacher Candidates to Meet the Needs of English Language Learners: The TELLs Certificate

A report on the development and implementation of the Teaching English Language Learners (TELLs) certificate program at Miami University, in Oxford Ohio

Influencing healthful food choices in school and home environments: results from the TEENS study.

Background. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of an intervention designed to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables and lower fat foods in homes and schools. This research is part of the TEENS study, a school-based intervention study. Methods. Sixteen schools in Minnesota were recruited to be in the study, and approximately 3600 middle school students in the eight intervention schools were exposed to a multi-component intervention. The TEENS intervention included classroom-based curricula, family newsletters, and changes in the school food environment including increasing more healthful options on a la carte and on the school lunch line. In addition to student-level outcomes, changes in availability of fruits, vegetables, and lower fat snacks in home and school environments were evaluated. The TEENS study was conducted from 1997 to 2000. Results. Parents of students in intervention schools reported making healthier choices when grocery shopping as compared to parents of students in control schools (P = 0.01). No intervention effects were evident from a home food inventory. Compared to control schools, intervention schools offered (P = 0.04) and sold (P = 0.07) a higher proportion of healthier foods on a la carte, but no effects were seen for fruit and vegetables sales as part of the regular meal pattern lunch. Conclusion. Our results show mixed results for positively influencing adolescents\u27 school and home environments

A flow cytometric assay to quantify \u3ci\u3ein vivo\u3c/i\u3e bacterial uptake by alveolar macrophages

Our laboratory has developed a flow cytometric assay to quantify alveolar macrophage (MФ) phagocytosis of bacteria within a live animal. MФs collected by bronchoalveolar lavage from rats infected transtracheally with Syto 9-labeled bacteria are fluorescently labeled for identification and analyzed by flow cytometry to quantify their bacterial uptake

MMWB 001 Hansen Capley McLeod McBride Martin 5-12-1992

Acc #: 268; MMWB 001 This interview with Jean Hansen, Ethel M. “Perry” Capley, Irene McLeod, Doris D. McBride, and Mavis Martin was recorded by Martha Mercer on May 12, 1992 in Mrs. Hansen’s home. The main topic of the interview revolves around the women\u27s experiences marrying American GIs during World War II and moving to the United States. The interview begins with the women discussing their lives in Britain before the during the war, and how their families made their respective livings. They discuss their experiences traveling to America on ships, reflection on the immigration process itself and their interactions with immigration officials, and the difficulties of return travel to visit Britain afterward. They also discuss their adjustment to life in the American South as white women from the UK, and their first impressions of Mobile, and reflect on how living in Mobile has affected their sense of home. The interview concludes with discussion of the Mobile-based women’s club that they founded, originally named the British Brides’ Club. This interview is part of a collection of three audio cassette recordings and one written interview that Martha Mercer conducted with white World War II war brides from the UK and Australia in 1992-93. Mercer undertook the project for her master’s thesis in History, “British Brides, American Wives: The Immigration and Acculturation of War Brides in Mobile, Alabama, 1945-1993,” which she completed at the University of South Alabama in 1993

Predicting Adolescents’ Intake of Fruits and Vegetables

Objective To explore potential predictors of adolescent fruit and vegetable intake by expanding on current theory and drawing from other adolescent research. Design This research reports on the baseline and interim data from a school-based intervention study. Data were collected through surveys administered to students at the beginning and end of their 7th-grade year. Setting The students attended 16 public schools in Minnesota. Participants Data were collected on 3878 students; approximately half were female and 67% were white. All students in the 7th-grade cohort were invited to participate in the surveys and over 94% completed both surveys. Variables Measured Our dependent variable, fruit and vegetable intake, was assessed by a validated fruit and vegetable food frequency scale. Predictive factors assessed included parenting style, spirituality/religiosity, depressive symptoms, and other commonly assessed predictors. Analysis Generalized linear mixed model regression. Omnibus test of association using P \u3c .05 is reported. Results Subjective norms, barriers, knowledge, usual food choice, parenting style, spirituality /religiosity, and depressive symptoms were statistically significant predictors of intake. The model explained about 31% of the variance in fruit and vegetable consumption. Conclusions and Implications To better understand adolescents\u27 fruit and vegetable intake, we must explore novel predictors. Our results need to be replicated, and more exploratory research in this field is needed

School-Based Approaches to Affect Adolescents’ Diets: Results From the TEENS Study

This article reports on the outcomes of the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at School (TEENS) study, a 2-year intervention study conducted in 16 middle schools with a goal of increasing students’ intakes of fruits, vegetables, and lower-fat foods. Despite positive interim results for students randomized to intervention schools, the positive effects of the intervention were not seen for the primary outcomes at the end of the 2nd year. Positive effects were seen only for a food choice score (suggesting that the students usually choose lower versus higher fat foods) and not for measures of food intake. Future studies may need to take a step back toward more controlled efficacy studies in working with this age group. In addition, future work may consider the use of peer leaders, more intensive teacher training, ongoing formative assessment, and the testing of more powerful environmental change intervention strategies