http://hdl.handle.net/10057/57 Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences http://soar.wichita.edu:8080/dspace/retrieve/38 http://hdl.handle.net/10057/57 Search the Channel s http://soar.wichita.edu:8080/dspace/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2307 title: Commitment communication and length of marriage: Scratching the seven-year itch authors: Booth, Lisa M. <br>abstract: Previous research indicates that marriage has been shown to be a relationship based in serious investment, which requires maintenance behaviors in order to remain satisfying. With this in mind I wanted to determine why the seven-year itch might exist. In the spring of 2008 1 sampled 103 married couples from Wichita, KS and the surrounding area. They were selected through network sampling and asked to complete a survey regarding their marriage. The survey included the self/partner behavioral indicators of commitment scale and Rusbult's commitment scale, which measured behavioral indicators and marriage satisfaction. I looked specifically at the perceived level of tangible reminders offered, the perceived level of creating a relationship together, the perceived integrity of the marriage and the overall satisfaction in the marriage. I hypothesized that as past research has shown, couples in the early years of marriage (0 to 6) will have high levels of behavioral indicators of commitment, followed by a drop in amount during the 7 to 23 year period, and a rise at the 24+ year mark. The results of the survey indicated that my hypothesis was correct. Future research might determine if this curvilinear pattern (being low during mid level marriages) could account for divorce during these years. <br>description: Paper presented to the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009. <br> http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2285 title: Analysis of differential glycosylation patterns of human FSH authors: Chambers, Carrie; Shuai, Bin; Bousfield, George <br>abstract: Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a glycoprotein hormone with two subunits, a and ß, and is required for gamete development. Our data suggest that estrogen is responsible for inhibiting the glycosylation of FSHß in reproductive-age women, thus producing a di-glycosylated FSH with higher biological activity than the tetra-glycosylated form. The difference in glycosylation of two subunits is suspected to be due to activity of different oligosaccharyltransferase(OST) isoforms. OSTs are responsible for the first step in N-glycosylation. Factors including signal peptide hydrophobicity of a and ß maybe contribute to selective usage of OST, and hence modulate N-glycosylation. Therefore our hypothesis is that N-glycosylation of FSH subunits is regulated by the differential interactions between OST isoforms and the signal peptides of each subunit, and the differential interaction is modulated by hormones such as estrogen. To test our hypothesis, we will genetically engineer chimeric hFSH subunits by swapping the signal peptide sequences of a and ß. Constructs with the chimeric sequences will be introduced into immortalized gonadotrope cell lines. FSH glycoforms expressed in the cell lines will be examined using Western Blot. If our hypothesis is correct, then we would expect to detect unglycosylated a subunit in the transfected cell lines. Different hormones such as estrogen will be used to treat the cell lines and the difference in FSH subunit glycosylation will be examined <br>description: Paper presented to the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009. <br> http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2252 title: Bad for business: Luther against the papacy authors: Cotter, Alisa <br>abstract: This paper analyzes Martin Luther's criticism of increasingly corrupt church practices, including, the papacy's granting of indulgences, the promotion of pilgrimage, the preservation and exploitation of relics, the cult of saints, and the belief in saintly intercession. I will examine how Luther's critiques of these practices were expressed in the religious propaganda that circulated during this period by looking at the interplay between image and text found in the polemical pamphlet, the Passional Christi und Antichristi, which was jointly produced by Martin Luther and the artist Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1521. The Passional presents thirteen pairs of contrasting images which comment upon events in the life of Christ and compare them to the perceived abuses of the papacy. These visual dialogues illustrate the extent and nature of the opposition to the papacy during the Protestant Reformation. <br>description: Paper presented to the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009. <br> http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2245 title: Risk factors and interventions with sexually exploited HRTY. authors: Countryman-Roswurm, Karen; Bolin, Brien <br>abstract: This evaluative study sought to answer the questions: "What are the precursors and/or risk factors that make certain youth more likely to become involved in domestic teen sexual exploitation (TSE)? And, if such high risk youth receive a cognitive-behavioral/psycho-educational peer group intervention, will their vulnerability decrease due to an increase in protective factors? This study reports findings of a group design in which a pre-test/post-test was given to 23 Homeless, Runaway, and Throwaway Youth (HRTY) who attended 10 sessions of a psycho-educational therapy group. Associations between risk factors and vulnerability to sexual exploitation and/or relationship violence, improvements in measures (including knowledge about healthy relationships, leaving an abusive relationship, reported improvement in relationships, etc. as well as with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) are reported. This study supports the use of psycho-educational peer group therapy in building protective factors, thus increasing resiliency. <br>description: Paper presented to the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009. <br>