The purpose of this study was to document evidence of evolving disciplinary literacy in adolescents by examining 9th and 11th grade students' ability to shift writing sty[...]

Ginseng has been used for thousands of years as an herbal remedy for many common ailments. Ginsenosides from ginseng have shown a wide range of biological effects, includ[...]

The purpose of this study was to determine if diet and/or body composition influences resting plasma apelin concentration. Apelin concentration appears to be influenced b[...]

The purpose of this study was to create an annotated catalog of the twenty-four commissioned works published in the Ithaca College Choral Series by the Theodore Presser C[...]

Ekaterinoslav: One Family's Passage to America is a one-act dramatic musical composition based on a 2012 collection of poems by the critically acclaimed, bestselling auth[...]

Purpose: This feasibility study aimed to analyze the effects of a multidisciplinary (e.g., psychological, nutritional and water-based exercise interventions) obesity trea[...]

Ayerora is an hour-long concept album primarily composed within the medium of chiptune. The pieces of Ayerora use a variety of emulations of sound chips (electronic hardw[...]

Don Gillis (1912-1978) was a prolific band composer who combined his compositional efforts in all media with successful careers as an educator, arts administrator, media [...]

Before the Aftermath: A Pedagogy for Disaster Responsiveness examines how teachers of writing at the college level can respond to social, natural, or political disasters [...]

Although maligned through the ages, the art of biography generously bestows normally unavailable insights into the lives of others. Even while based on archival documents[...]

The purpose of this work is to explore the possibilities of advanced contrapuntal techniques in music. Bipolarity is a composition consisting of two complete, self-contai[...]

This dissertation explores the intersections of trauma, embodiment, and aesthetics in the development of a more trauma-informed curriculum and learning environment for a [...]

1. Nutrient additions typically increase terrestrial ecosystem productivity, reduce plant diversity and alter plant community composition; however, the effects of P addit[...]

"English composer Francis John Roy Grier (b. 1955) has a large and mostly unexplored opus. He has composed sixty-three works including thirty-nine for chorus, nine for or[...]

Most members of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) probably know Dave Brubeck, born in 1920, as one of the pioneers of jazz, especially in the late 1950s when "Ta[...]

To learn more about the basic biology of exotic relative to native tree species we conducted a greenhouse experiment comparing the germination and early seedling growth o[...]

There are numerous precedents in the classical tradition for collections of songs delivering a unified idea. These pieces typically make use of traditionally classical in[...]

"A hearing-impaired individual's perception of the world is not devoid of music. Unable to hear sounds the way most people can, deaf persons often receive audio informati[...]

While the civic side of service-learning is easily recognizable, the academic portion of service-learning remains somewhat unclear; however, we do know that service-learn[...]

This paper documents my composition techniques, and the modern digital media I employ to produce works inspired by video game music. I write about my thought process and [...]

It is. It is not is a musical composition for narrated voice and fixed electronic media. In this composition, I explored the transformation of musical material in a way t[...]

This thesis mainly presents my original musical composition, Just One Thing, a composition for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano. The piece was made by[...]

Univariate and multivariate methods are commonly used to explore the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecological communities, but each has limitations, including oversimp[...]

In my musical experience as a double bassist and as a composer, I have engaged primarily with "cross-genre" music. Many of my compositions bring together influences from [...]

"Tommy Pederson (1920-1998) was a twentieth century trombonist and composer whose legacy continues through his many compositions and recordings. Although Pederson's life [...]