Acalculia in children; Numeracy -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs; Learning disabled children
Dyscalculia, also known as ‘number blindness’ or acalculia is defined as a “cognitive disorder manifested by disturbance of arithmetic ability” (Shalev & Gross-Tsur, 2001, p. 134). It is a disability in which one has difficulty...
The estimated population in Connecticut is 3,510,297 and ranks 4th in life expectancy at an average age of 78.7 years. As the population ages, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is expected to rise proportionately. In Connecticut, there are over...
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a type of dementia characterized by a gradual and
progressive decline of intellectual functioning, affecting 20-40% of the population
over the age of eighty. It results in cognitive deficits such as impairments in...
Considering the pleiotropic manifestations of the rare, inherited, bone marrow failure disease, Fanconi Anemia, afflicted patients must be evaluated and monitored by specialty physicians (such as dermatologists, opthamologists, gastroenterologists,...
Over fifty years after its introduction into clinical practice, succinylcholine is still the only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent used in this country today. It is highly favored in the clinical practice of anesthesia because of its rapid...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between anger and criminal thinking among offenders. Adult probationers were recruited from the Office of Probation in Hartford, Connecticut. The sample consisted of 108 adult probationers....
Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment; College students -- Life skills assessment; Criminals -- Life skills assessment; Criminal psychology -- Testing
This study examined criminal thinking patterns and life skills in college students and prison inmates. Criminal thinking patterns influence the way in which individuals perceive the world and interact with others and life skills are the basic...
Balanidae -- California -- San Diego; Seashore biology -- California -- San Diego; La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.)
Growth rates, mortality, and the total number of eggs of the intertidal acorn barnacle, Chthamalus fissus, were studied at La Jolla, California. Both mm and % (absolute and relative) growth rates compared to different body sizes were calculated...
Barnacles have been well studied due to their abundance in the marine community and their ability to foul marine structures, such as ship hulls and piers. However, it is necessary to better understand the site-specific reproductive capability of...
Bullying in schools -- United States; Bullying -- United States -- Psychological aspects
School bullying impacts approximately 32% of adolescents in the United States. Peer victimization is linked to a number of adverse consequences for children and adolescents, including high rejection sensitivity, high social avoidance, and low...
Competition has been demonstrated to be a major factor in the distribution and abundance of adult marine invertebrates. Although most marine invertebrates have complex life cycles that include larval stages, studies of interspecific competition...
Methods of understanding criminality include assessment instruments that probe the thinking and psychological disorders of offenders. Topics of these instruments include criminal thinking patterns and psychopathy. While research has been conducted...
To some individuals, gambling is a harmless pastime and a form of entertainment, but for others, pathological gambling (PG) can develop with devastating consequences. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between criminal thinking...
A significant amount of criminology research and theory has focused on criminals’ past criminal behavior and social-psychological conditions as a way to predict future criminal behavior. Little attention is given to events and transitions that...
This project explores the relationship between criminal thinking patterns and motivation. The project involves the following research question: What criminal thinking patterns are related to motivation? In order to determine the relationship...
Cognitive shortcomings are common traits among the offender population. It is this deficit in social reasoning that leads many individuals to the criminal justice system. The modification of such irrational thoughts has been demonstrated to...
Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGFa), a member of the endothelial growth
factor (EGF) family of mitogens, was previously thought to exist solely in neoplastic
cells and the quickly dividing cells of a developing fetus. Since then, TGFa...
This study investigated the impact of student use of a rubric (DSER) on the writing performance of prelingually profoundly deaf secondary students who face difficulty writing in English. Writing samples were analyzed for 15 students in 4...
Problems of alcohol abuse have plagued our society for decades. Efforts to address these problems have, in recent years, focused on environmental factors. The present study examined the relationship of one environmental variable—physical...
