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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The 'vampires in the sacristy' : feminist body theory and (socio)biological reductionism into the 21st century /

Roarty, Lynn. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2009. / Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts and Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-285)
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The development of boys' aggressive behaviour a process-person-context-time model /

Dennis, Diane Joyce. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Alberta, 2010. / "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Human Ecology." Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on December 29, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.
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Dumb questions - blustering hostility nature/nurture, the body and the sociology of child abuse /

Elliott-Brennan, Patrick. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (Hons) Sociology) -- University of Western Sydney, 2001. / Includes bibliography.
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Twin deviant peer association and problem behavior : a test of genetic and environmental influence /

Bullock, Bernadette Marie. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2002. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-116). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
15

Biological and Environmental Determinants of Self-conception : Implications for Empathy

Curlin, Caroline 08 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to determine if two elements of self-conception, environment and biology, influenced trait and dyadic measures of empathy.
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Breastfeeding and kangaroo care: biobehavioral measures of dyadic bonding, infant cortical maturation, and infant HPA reactivity

Unknown Date (has links)
The current study examined the effects of kangaroo care on breastfeeding practices, infant stress reactivity, and biobehavioral measures of mother-infant bonding across the first 3 months postpartum. Additionally, the role of breastfeeding in infant cortical maturation in the frontal lobe was examined. Thirty two mother-infant dyads participated in the current study; 16 mother-infant dyads were randomly assigned to the kangaroo care group and 17 mother-infant dyads were assigned to the control group. Mothers in the kangaroo care group received training on proper kangaroo care procedures by a trained administrator during the first 1-2 weeks postpartum. Mothers in the kangaroo care group were asked to use the kangaroo care procedure for 1 hour per day for 6 weeks. Maternal perceptions of fetal attachment, mood, feeding intentions, and urinary oxytocin measurements were assessed prenatally. At a newborn visit, infant neurobehavioral functioning and urinary oxytocin measurements were assessed. Maternal mood and feeding practices were also assessed at the newborn visit. At 3 months postpartum, mother-infant dyads were assessed on urinary oxytocin measurements. Mother-infant dyads were recorded during a play session and feeding session. Infant baseline EEG recordings were taken over a 5 minute period. Infant cortisol measurements were collected from infant saliva before and after a mild behavioral stressor, an infant arm restraint procedure. Maternal perceptions of postpartum bonding, mood, infant temperament, and feeding practices were also assessed. Results indicate that kangaroo care produced medium to large effects on cortisol reactivity, dyadic bonding, and breastfeeding practices if kangaroo care was practiced for the recommended amount of time. Kangaroo care produced medium to large effects on oxytocin levels in motherinfant dyads regardless of use. Cortical measures of infant frontal activity indicated that all infants in the samples displayed functional maturity of the frontal lobe. Kangaroo care can be used a viable, low-cost tactile procedure that can be implemented after birth to aid in breastfeeding practices, mother-infant bonding, and lower infant stress reactivity. Infants in the study who received at least one breastfeeding session displayed advanced patterns of frontal activation. Further study is needed to determine if peripheral oxytocin measurements are 1) reliable and 2) are indicative of dyadic bonding behaviors. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Genetic and environmental influences on heart rate and cardiac-related autonomic activity in five-month-old twins

Dubreuil, Etienne January 2002 (has links)
The first chapter of this thesis consists in a critical review of the literature on cardiac and cardiac-related autonomic activity, and infant development. Empirical findings are presented on mechanisms of interaction between heart rate and the autonomic nervous system; their relationship with infant development; their genetic and environmental influences; their gender effects; and related quantification issues. / This is followed by a study of 322 5-month-old twin pairs that investigated the genetic and environmental influences on sleeping heart rate and cardiac-related autonomic activity, as indexed by spectral analysis of heart rate variability and response to postural change. The postural change elicited only minor changes in cardiovascular activity, perhaps due to immaturity of the baroreflex. As a result, analyses focused on supine cardiovascular activity. Multivariate genetic modeling indicated that individual differences in sleeping HR and high frequency HR variability were determined by unique environmental and distinct additive genetic factors. These variables, along with low frequency HR variability, were also affected by overlapping familial environmental influences. Familial influences on individual differences in high frequency HR variability were more pronounced for baby girls than boys. Estimates of relative low and high frequency HR variability were determined by common (familial) and unique environmental factors; familial influences on these estimates of HR variability did not overlap with familial influences on sleeping HR. / A second study using the same twin sample is then presented. Its objectives were to investigate the indices of genetic and environmental etiology of individual differences in five month-old twins' HR reactivity and to evaluate the possible overlap, if any, between the familial influences on HR in states of sleep and reactivity. Multivariate genetic modeling showed that the total variance of individual differences was decomposed in the following manner: Sleeping and awake HR were under the influence of shared additive genetic factors; sleeping HR also shared common environmental influences with the absolute power spectrum values; and absolute high frequency power additionally had phenotype-specific additive genetic factors influencing its expression. Relative power spectrum values were under the influence of phenotype-specific common environmental factors. / Overall, these results suggest the presence of important familial (genetic and environmental) influences on heart rate and cardiac-related autonomic activity at five months of age: There is an absence of overlap of these (familial) additive genetic influences but the presence of a partial overlap of the (familial) environmental influences.
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Characterisation of environmental pollution by GC-MS analysis of policyclic aromatic compunds in water and soil

Havenga, Willem Jacobus. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (PhD. (Applied Science))--University of Pretoria, 2001. / Summaries in Afrikaans and English.
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Maternal characteristics associated with language outcomes of children born at less than 32 weeks gestational age

Rector, Richard V. Unknown Date (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. / Title from PDF of title page (viewed July 10, 2009). Additional advisors: William W. Andrews, David E. Vance, Kirstin J. Bailey, Lynda L. Harrison. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-59).
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The social human : between essence and existence /

Cazaudehore, Sebastien. January 2004 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

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