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A Framework for Measuring Accessibility as a Metric of Quality of Life in Polycentric Cities
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The concept of quality of life has been an ongoing subject of discussion—both theoretical and empirical—in the field of urban development. There is strong subjective (opinion-based) evidence suggesting the existence of a link between an individual’s perception of their living environment and...
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Spring 2014
Adolescents’ safety on the Internet is a prime concern in society. Sexual predators use the online environment regularly to solicit adolescents for sexual purposes; however, we know very little about the experiences of adolescents who become victimized in this way. This research used a thematic...
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Spring 2020
The population of older adults in Ghana is growing rapidly, and is projected to increase two-fold over the period 2015 to 2050. Despite the unprecedented growth, not much is known about the living conditions and wellbeing of older Ghanaians, in part due to a paucity of research in this area. This...
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Fall 2013
In discussions of identity in online environments, the current momentum in both academic literature and industry practices pushes toward full identity revelation. Along with market-driven justifications, there is also a stated belief that revealing one's identity will lead to better behavior...
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Competitive Discourse in an Imitational Democracy: The Multifaceted Image of the Opponents in the Online Materials of Russian Political Parties and Leaders
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In contemporary Russia, the Internet serves as the most diverse and open platform of sharing and contrasting ideas. While the most life-like imitational democracy elements do manifest themselves to a limited extent in the mainstream print and electronic media, only online do all political forces...
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Computing Emotion Dynamics from Text and Exploring their use as Biosocial Markers of Overall Well-being
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Language is inherently social -- it is influenced by our lived experiences and environments, and impacts the way in which we communicate with each other. Therefore, it is not a surprise that our health impacts our language. The patterns with which emotion changes over time -- emotion dynamics --...
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Developing, Implementing and Evaluating a Mental Health Training Program for Police Officers
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Interactions between police and individuals suffering from mental illness are very frequent. Police forces are regularly first responders to those with mental illness. Unfortunately, on occasion interactions are violent and sometimes fatal. Despite this, training police how to best interact with...
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Digital Innovations to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Individuals with Problematic Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder
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This dissertation explores the questions “What technology-based interventions are of most benefit in supporting the health and/or rehabilitation of individuals with substance use disorders? Where and how can they be most effectively embedded in the health system?” Chapter 1 begins with an...
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Exploring Relationships Between Communication Features, Gender Attribution Ratings, and Quality of Life for Transgender and Cisgender Communicators
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Background: Voice and communication modification training is a critical aspect of the gender affirmation process for many transgender people. Incongruence between communication characteristics and gender positioning can be a cause of gender dysphoria and lead to misattribution or being outed as a...