New Releases by Hannah Grace

She was traded to the hated Shifter King for peace, her father hoping it''d break her, make her more compliant, but Hades is watching, and he favors her far more than the world will ever know. On the continent of Alaria, magic was wiped from the lands by a cruel Emperor, Bart Talis. Emery''s plan was to wait until her sister was healthy, take her and escape her father''s rule, disappear forever. But when Kai Blackwood, the monstrous Shifter King, comes to Feros to contest the throne, the Emperor trades his daughter for peace, sending her hundreds of miles away from her beloved sister to a city she has been trained to hate. Hitting the streets in her favorite mask, donning the name Persephone, she starts uncovering mysteries that can''t be ignored. A Black-Market selling girls, magical weapons, and magical creatures. A Merchant King looking for a deal. A Crime Lord, his eyes all seeing. Finding surprising allies in the most unusual places, Emery''s realizing that maybe her enemies aren''t truly her enemies. Maybe the real enemies were far closer to home. And maybe the Shifter King isn''t as monstrous as she had previously thought. Will Emery be able to stop the darkness from spreading or will she uncover far more than she ever thought possible? Filled with dark magic, cursed shifters, and forbidden love, comes the first book in the Kingdoms of Alaria novels. **this book contains sensitive content, including but not limited to: references to SA and severe trauma

Expectancy violations theory (EVT) addresses the expectations individuals have for the behavior of others and how the violations of these expectations impact communication patterns and relationships. EVT has been applied in mediated contexts to examine how individuals respond to the behavior of celebrities (Cohen, 2010) and characters (Bonus, Matthews, & Wulf, 2019). However, communicator reward valence, an integral part of EVT, has not been specifically examined when applying this interpersonal theory to parasocial relationships. The unique status and contributions of celebrities may impact how violations are evaluated and in turn responded to. The purpose of this study is to further the application of EVT in mediated contexts and propose a potential factor of communicator reward valence specific to relationships with celebrities. Participants (N=231) engaged in an online experiment in which they were randomly assigned to think of a male musical artist that they were either a fan of or felt neutral toward and filled out information about their relationship with this person. At least 48 hours later, they participated in part two of the study and were given a hypothetical scenario regarding the behavior of the celebrity they chose that was more or less severe in nature. They then answered questions about their response to the behavior, their feelings about the perpetrator, and their anticipated future interaction behaviors. As hypothesized, parasocial relationship strength and entertainingness predicted celebrity CRV, as did similarity and attractiveness. CRV, PSR, and entertainingness did not impact violation perceptions consistent with the tenets of EVT. However, violation perceptions did negatively impact future interaction patterns with the celebrity. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.

Diploma Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1, , course: Bachelor in Elementary Education, language: English, abstract: The study was interrelated to the researcher’s field and background experience for this was about teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. The focus of the study was part of communication skills specifically "Interactive English" which was one of the subject taken by the researcher. The study provided sufficient information for this was only focused on assessing intercultural communicative competence among selected Grade 4 learners. The results that were obtained from this study will contribute updated and enhanced discoveries and notions regarding assessing intercultural communicative competence.

Regular consumption of dairy is thought to aid in preserving lean body mass while decreasing body fat, however, studies have reported inconsistent results. The overall aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the influence of dairy consumption on body composition, specifically body fat percentage, among college-aged individuals in Mississippi. Total dairy consumption, type of dairy, and the relationship between race and sex were examined in 580 participants aged 18-26 years. Two-tailed correlation tests revealed a nonsignificant relationship between frequency of dairy consumption and body fat percentage among males, (r = .02, p = .68, n = 98) and females, (r = .06, p = .17, n = 469). There was also a nonsignificant interaction among race categories and dairy consumption. Future studies examining college-aged individuals should be performed with a more diverse sample to see if a relationship exists.

the higher up you rise, the farther down you can fall...Charlotte O''Malley is a natural-born singer. Music provides solace from the impossible expectations of her wealthy family, and connects her to the deepest part of herself. For her entire life, she''s wanted to be a singer, a star, to have the freedom to share her gift and her passion with the world. She''s kept these dreams a secret due to her disapproving parents, but everything could change in the blink of an eye...William Chester is a humble man, aspiring artist, and waiter at his family''s historic restaurant. His artwork, much like Charlotte''s music, reveals his innermost passions. He''s a kind soul who''s long craved a companion with which to share his life. Just as he''s about to give up hope on ever finding his special someone, Charlotte O''Malley walks into his restaurant.Charlotte & William will soon learn that matters of the heart can be incredibly messy and far from black and white. The unlikely duo will lean on each other as they discover the true power of love, loss, and despair.can their love survive it all?

Christian Coloring For Women Bring praise and prayer to the Lord with this beautifully styled coloring book. Each page has encouraging verses from the Word of God, intended to uplift and remind you that you are indeed loved! Deepen your connection with the Lord as you color the scripture in this Bible coloring book. Makes a beautiful gift for any mother, daughter, sister, wife, or friend. Modern floral designs Full size 8.5x11 Premium grade paper Single sided - no color bleed through

Christian Coloring For Women Bring praise and prayer to the Lord with this beautifully styled coloring book. Each page has encouraging verses from the Word of God, intended to uplift and remind you that you are indeed loved! Helps deepen your connecting with the Lord by coloring the scripture in this Bible coloring book. Makes a beautiful gift for any mother, daughter, sister, wife, or friend. Modern floral designs Full size 8.5x11 Premium grade paper Single sided - no color bleed through

The few available comparative studies of prehensile tail anatomy in primates have established that several features of the caudal vertebrae are associated with adaptation to the increased loading of the tail during prehension. Given that the caudal vertebrae are anchored to the sacrum, it stands to reason that sacral morphology should also covary with tail prehensility. Convergent evolution of prehension in ateline and cebine primates and clear variation in the use of tails among taxa raises questions not only of how sacral morphology differs between prehensile and non-prehensile taxa, but whether different prehensile-tailed taxa evolved the same solutions to the biomechanical demands of prehension. The first step in addressing these problems is to document and measure the anatomical correlates of prehension in the sacrum. A comparative study of primate sacra was completed among the following genera: Alouatta, Ateles, Cacajao, Cebus, Chiropotes, Lagothrix, Macaca, Pithecia, and Saimiri (total n = 103). The genera were split into fully-, semi-, and non-prehensile groups; Alouatta, Ateles, and Lagothrix were categorized as fully-prehensile, Cebus as semi-prehensile, and the remainder as non-prehensile. Linear measurements for 16 anatomical variables were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses returned some degree of significant results. While some measurements were more meaningful than others, morphological differences in relative size and transverse expansion of spinous processes, relative size of features associated with postulated muscle attachment, and relative size of articular surfaces of sacral vertebrae exist among individuals of varying prehensility. Thus, basic anatomical correlates of prehension were identified, and questions of morphological adaptation to prehension can be asked.

"This dissertation is the first historical examination of the women''s health self-help movement in the late twentieth century. In the late 1960s, feminists across the country started to criticize and resist the constraints of male dominated healthcare controlled by physicians. They began forming self-help groups where they demystified their bodies by conducting their own physical examinations and reading medical literature. Some groups disseminated information by holding self-help presentations and publishing their findings. Others opened feminist health clinics and formed ongoing groups in which women conducted their own gynecological examinations and abortions, monitored their fertility, and performed donor sperm inseminations. Some self-help activists worked to influence mainstream healthcare by training medical students and holding inspections of hospitals and clinics. Women of color and indigenous women adapted self-help techniques to explore how systemic racism and colonialism shaped their mental and physical health and address problems in their communities such as fetal alcohol syndrome. In the 1990s, young women continued to spread information about self-help by creating underground publications called "zines." By participating in the self-help movement, women around the United States created an alternative healthcare system that continues to shape healthcare today."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is characterized by damage to the vasculature, leading to impaired blood circulation. This damage is related to structural deficits in the brain as well as decreased cognitive performance. Risks for CVD are more common among young adults now than in previous generations of this cohort. While associations between CVD states and cognition are well studied, little is known about how risk factors for CVD may influence cognitive functioning in young populations. Physical activity engagement is one potential method for decreasing CVD risks and improving cognitive performance. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the effects of CVD risks and acute exercise on cognitive and neural outcomes in young adults. A sample of 100 young adults aged 18-30 was recruited for this study. Participants underwent a blood draw, an aerobic fitness assessment, and a cognitive battery. A subset was randomly assigned to exercise (n=40) and control (n = 31) groups to examine the effects of a bout of exhaustive exercise on cognitive function. On separate a day, participants (n=17) engaged in a moderate intensity acute exercise with cognitive and functional neuroimaging assessments at baseline and post-exercise. In the first study, cross-sectional analyses revealed that young adults who possessed three or more risks for CVD had significantly inferior performance on cognitive tests requiring incongruent processing compared to their peers with no identified CVD risks. Participants who engaged in a bout of acute exhaustive exercise had increased cognitive performance post exercise compared to resting controls, in the second study. In study three, an acute bout of moderate intensity exercise had no effects on neural activation in the overall sample of participants. However, blood pressure moderated the effects of acute exercise on neural activation such that pre-hypertensive individuals experienced a differential increase in task-related brain activation after exercise in several brain regions. Young adults who possess several CVD risk factors may already be experiencing subtle decrements to their executive functioning, specifically during incongruent tasks. Short bouts of exercise produce cognitive benefits in this population and also increase brain activation during executive functioning tasks in those who have several CVD risks. Findings from these three studies have public health implications as regular engagement in moderate to very vigorous physical activity has cognitive benefits related to the prevention of age-related cognitive impairments.

Zeek and Treasure loved to bake all sorts of snacks and sweets. But with just a few mistakes, they had some not-so-yummy treats...

This book shows the battle for bird food between the Squirrel Squad and Mr. Smith''s bird feeder.

Poetry for those who leave their porchlights on and drive at night with their headlights off. This is what makes us human, and what we leave behind.

Katherine and her family move into a haunted mill. She meets and makes friends with ghosts.

Jack and Zach were two brothers who just loved to eat! But only their popcorn and no other treat. Until one adventure later, a new kind of food was born, When they started popping food that was not only corn!

This book is for children who have faced abuse of any kind. It is written in a gentle manner so children will understand that God does not want them to be hurt. It is also geared to help those who may come into contact with an abused child. The book will touch your heart and remind you that children are a gift from God. It will be a resource to help a child understand their feelings about what happened to them and to know that God loves them and will be a help to families and ministers who help families in these situations.