In the past twenty years the ability to determine the likelihood of an individual's risk to recidivate has become the driving force of assessments in the criminal justice field. These risk factors now play an increasingly important role in release...
Ankle -- Wounds and injuries -- Prevention; Joints -- Range of motion
his study examined the effectiveness of a standard ankle taping in restricting range of motion during exercise. Male and Female Students (n=15) were selected from the Central Connecticut State University Physical Education and Human Performance...
Scituate Reservoir Watershed (R.I.); Geographic information systems -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Remote sensing -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Water -- Pollution -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed...
Several years ago, the GIS Department at Fuss & O'Neill, was approached by Rich Blodgett, Manager of Environmental Resources for the Providence Water Supply Board with a request. The Environmental Resources Department of Providence Water, as the...
Sports -- Physiological aspects; Women athletes -- Physiology; Menstrual cycle
There are several different physiological differences between males and females that can affect exercise performance. Particularly, women experience the menstrual cycle when variations of estrogen and progesterone occur every 23-38 days. This...
Sports -- Psychological aspects; Soccer for women -- Psychological aspects
Sport psychology is a field that many individuals in athletics use on a daily basis, and is beginning to become a commonly accepted valued addition to an athlete or team; training and preparation. The importance of sport psychology relating to...
Despite the efforts of American Academy of Pediatrics and other supporting breastfeeding protocols, the reluctance to breastfeed is a major problem throughout the world. Studies have suggested that breastfeeding is the optimal source of infant food...
Head injury, more than any other injury, may bring with it controversy and sometimes heated discussions amongst athletes, coaches, certified athletic trainers, parents, and physicians. Many studies have been done and more are underway to provide...
Art appreciation -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
The government of Botswana, through the ministry of education, opened Molepolole College of Education and Tonota College of Education in the years 1985 and 1990 respectively. These educational institutions were established as a response to the...
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....
In 1952, Pinnacle Heights became the second public housing project in New Britain, Connecticut that was a product of the state's Moderate Rental Housing Program. Completed in 1954, Pinnacle Heights provided 450 units of modern affordable public...
Massage therapy; Touch -- Psychological aspects; Puerto Ricans -- Mental health services -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Research suggests that therapeutic touch can be a facilitator of positive health outcomes among high-risk and vulnerable populations. Minority groups appear to be especially vulnerable. One such population would include Hispanics, many of whom ...
Coping with everyday life stressors is a salient topic in our fast-paced society. The field of Health Psychology has an active interest in the study of personality in the stress and coping process, and its relationship to well-being. The present...
Educators are aware that there are different types of assessment. Researchers have reported that not only are assessments different, but the way in which a question is phrased on an assessment can affect whether or not students answer...
Puritans -- Connecticut: Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
The Puritan settlers who established England's colony in Connecticut during the period from 1630 to 1660 brought forth and nurtured the seeds of democratic ideals for America and the world. The primary document that fertilized Connecticut's rich,...
The hypothesis that increased stress on rocks induced during deformation produced microstructures on minerals, which gradually intensifies as one gets closer to an isograd line. This assumption is based on increasing microfractures in the fold...
