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I'm Seeing Red!Literally: The Effect of Metaphoric Representation on Perception
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Metaphor is often used to represent abstract concepts using concrete domains (Lakoff &
Johnson, 1980). One set of metaphors that has long been of interest, but seldom studied, is
the set of those linking color and emotion. ...
Military Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' Eyes
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This qualitative study explored the lived military relationships of eighteen Navy wives
whose husbands were stationed on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Base in Oak Harbor,
Washington. The researcher performed interviews ...
The Role of Cyber and Face-to-Face Verbal Bullying on Adolescent Victims
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent verbal bullying across
communication media (e.g., face-to-face [F2F], cyber, both). Media Richness Theory
(MRT; Daft & Lengel, 1984; 1986) and hyperpersonal communication ...
Powerful and Powerless Language in Health Media: An Examination of the Effects of Biological Sex and Topic Focus on Language Styles
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Powerless language has been shown to influence audience perceptions, and the media has
been shown to influence health behaviors. However, little research has looked at
powerless language in health media. This study expands ...
Primary Health Care Provider Differences in the Management of Preschool Aged Children's Mental Health Issues
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis examined health care providers' methods of identification and treatment
of preschool aged children's (age 0 to 5) mental health issues and barriers to those methods
in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. I ...
Plant Phenological Responses to Climate Change in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Climate change has been associated with shifts in phenological events which
could be disrupting evolved species relationships. The current first flowering times of
plants were compared to historical data in the Red River ...
Construction Management Education in Canada: The History of the Establishment of Ontario's First Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This study examines the establishment of the first construction science and
management degree program in Ontario. It illustrates the circumstances that led
the Ontario construction industry to recognize the need for such ...
Analyses of Highway Project Construction Risks, Performance, and Contingency
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Past studies have highlighted the importance of risk assessment and management in
construction projects and transportation industry, and have identified cost and time as the
most important risks that transportation ...
Analyses of Highway Project Construction Risks, Performance, and Contingency
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Past studies have highlighted the importance of risk assessment and management in
construction projects and transportation industry, and have identified cost and time as the
most important risks that transportation ...
Neural Synchrony and Asynchrony as Mechanisms for Perceptual Grouping and Segmentation
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The question of whether neural synchrony has functional significance for cortical
processing has been an issue of contention in the recent scientific literature. Although
the balance of evidence now seems to be favoring ...