http://hdl.handle.net/10150/129651 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:04:10 GMT 2017-07-09T18:04:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624153 Title: Teaching Latin as a Living Language: Reviving Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Pedagogy for the Modern Classroom Author: Oakes, Daylin L. Abstract: This thesis considers the history of Latin pedagogy through the lens of the Comprehensible Input Theory of second language acquisition (SLA) developed by Stephen Krashen in the 1980s. It rejects Grammar-Translation pedagogy in favor of Living Latin pedagogy, which prioritizes language acquisition over language learning. Evidence of successful Comprehensible Input pedagogy found in many examples of Latin instruction from history shows the potential to adapt for the modern classroom those historical methods which were oriented towards the acquisition of the Latin language, and these have subsequently been shown to be supported by Krashen's work. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624153 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624152 Title: Household Income Mobility and Dowry: Evidence from India Author: Uddin, Azhar Abstract: This paper examines the impact of dowry on household income mobility in Indian context. Dowry has many adverse effects in the society. Dowry, a key component of the extravagant wedding celebrations that are part of Indian culture, may act as a hindrance on efficacy of poverty alleviation programs. We utilize the two rounds of Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS) data to evaluate if dowry expenditure on a daughter’s marriage can explain the income mobility and possibly if it forces some households into poverty trap. Regression results suggest that dowry expenditure constitutes a significant financial burden to high income households contrary to the anecdotal belief that it more adversely affects lower income households. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624152 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624151 Title: The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Hedonic Eating Author: DePorter, Danielle Abstract: Background: The high availability of palatable, calorie dense and nutrient poor foods promote hedonic eating, defined as the drive to eat to obtain pleasure in the absence of an energy deficit. Poor sleep and hedonic eating, independently, drive obesity at the societal level. However, it is unknown whether the combination of sleep loss and access to palatable food synergistically increases weight gain. Objective: The purpose was to test whether chronic partial sleep deprivation by a method that increases weight gain also increases hedonic eating and exacerbates weight gain in rodents. We hypothesized that 1) type of diet, 2) preference for the diets and 3) sex would moderate the effect of sleep loss on calorie intake and weight gain in sleep deprived rodents. Subjects/Methods: Three-month old male and female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 58 males and n = 10 females) were acclimated to hedonic diets for 7-d and then exposed to pre-recorded environmental noise (8h/d for 9-d). Body weight was measured every other day, unless mentioned otherwise. Food intake, corrected for uneaten food, was measured daily. Results: Noise exposure did not affect body weight gain and total calorie intake among male rats who had access to both a high and a low-fat diet. The effect of noise exposure on chocolate intake differed between male rats who were classified as high or low preference for chocolate. Initial preference for chocolate was greater in females compared to male rats. Conclusions: These results highlight the importance of preference and sex when investigating the effects of partial sleep deprivation on hedonic eating and obesity. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624151 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624150 Title: The Effects of Water Quantification on Tribal Economies: Evidence from the Western U.S. Author: Deol, Suhina Abstract: This paper looks at economic factors and water rights quantification on 95 Native American reservations economies in the western United States (U.S.). The study looks at the issues in two parts: (1) the characteristics of reservations quantifying their water rights compared to those who do not and (2) the effects of water rights quantification on reservation economic characteristics. Data was compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau, USDA, water specialists, court decrees, news articles, and scholarly papers. Results found that tribes who operate casinos and have higher revenues from agricultural goods are more likely to have quantified their water rights. Tribes with quantified water rights also had increased income levels. This study can help tribes design policies to create sustainable water management policies and economies on tribal reservations. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624150 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z