Islam on the Margins: Studies in Memory of Michael Bonner - Judd, Steven; Haug, Robert (BRILL, 2023)
Islam on the Margins commemorates the contributions Michael Bonner made to Near Eastern Studies. It consists of fourteen contributions by his students and colleagues that focus on various aspects of his work. The contributions coalesce around four major themes of Bonner’s endeavours: Holy War and the Frontier, Qurʾan and Law, Geography and Ethnography, and Books, Coins and Titles. Collectively, the contributions underscore the breadth of Michael Bonner’s erudition and impact on the field.
Google-Books-ID: JQqtEAAAQBAJ
Keywords: History / Asia / General; History / Middle East / General; Religion / Islam / General; dept.his

'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Amr al-Awza'i - Judd, Steven C. (Simon and Schuster, 2019)
‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Amr al-Awza‘i (c.707–774) was Umayyad Syria’s most influential jurist, part of a generation of scholars who began establishing the first formal structures for the preservation and dissemination of religious knowledge. Following the Abbasid revolution, they provided a point of stability in otherwise unstable times. Despite his close ties to the old regime, al-Awza‘i continued to participate in legal and theological matters in the Abbasid era. Although his immediate impact would prove short-lived, his influence on aspects of Islamic law, particularly the laws of war, endures to this day.
Google-Books-ID: LknmDwAAQBAJ
Keywords: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / General; History / Middle East / General; Law / Islamic; Religion / History; Religion / Islam / General; Religion / Islam / Theology; Social Science / Islamic Studies; dept.his

“Maybe There’s Nobody to Shoot”: The Disappearing Landlord in 20th-Century U.S. Fiction - Stretch, Cynthia (American Houses: Literary Spaces of Resistance and Desire, 2022)
Section: American Houses: Literary Spaces of Resistance and Desire
Keywords: American Studies; General; History; North America; Social Sciences; dept.eng

At Home on the Stage: Toward an Affective Geography of Gentrification and Eviction in U.S. Cities - Stretch, Cynthia (Literary Representations of Precarious Work, 1840 to the Present, 2021)
Spoken word performance addressing gentrification and eviction encodes and embodies increasingly abstract and bureaucratically obfuscated processes of racialized dispossession in U.S. cities. Developing tropes across three works about housing precarity are read as poets’ attempts to identify the antagonists behind the digital wall of finance capital. Whereas the interactions of housing-insecure people with and within the housing market generate socially devalued identities, spoken word’s emphasis on “authenticity” requires poets to stand up as and for themselves as they wish to be (seen). In so doing, poets attempt to connect with audiences in real time to locate or reconstitute a stance as agents, however provisionally.
Keywords: A Scribe Called Quess?; Eviction; Gentrification; Nick Petrie; Roya Marsh; Spoken word poetry; dept.eng

The personal is professional: Unpacking cultural sanctions through the identities of mother /educator/lesbians - Bower-Phipps, Laura (Sexual Orientation and Teacher Identity: Professionalism and LGBTQ Politics in Teacher Preparation and Practice, 2019)
Keywords: dept.cur; dept.eng

War in Travel Literature - Dubino, Jeanne; Kocabıyık, Orkun; Marino, Elisabetta; Smyth, Andrew J. (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023)
These twelve chapters show how war functions as a subject, theme, impetus–willing and not–and backdrop in travel writing. Literature about travel and war in tandem enables readers to rethink both categories. The forms of travel writing about war addressed in this collection, including cookbooks and military magazines along with nonfiction narrative and memoir, reveal how heterogenous travel writing can be. To study travel in connection with war expands readers' understanding of the multiple motivations instigating travellers' journeys. War is about more than fighting on a battlefield; its reach is extensive, encompassing the spheres surrounding its battlefields and fronts. The many actors involved in any conflict attests to the ways war is absorbed into their worlds, permeates their thoughts and spurs their actions. Readers interested in travel literature from the beginning of the nineteenth century through the present day will find this volume to be of especial interest.
Google-Books-ID: uYLxzwEACAAJ
Keywords: dept.eng

Facing the Other: Responsibility, Convictions and the Ethics of Attachment - Larocco, Steve (The Ethos of Theorizing: Peer-reviewed, Edited and Selected Proceedings of the Seventeenth Biennial Conference of International Society for Theoretical Psychology, Tokyo, Japan, August 2017, 2019)
Google-Books-ID: sQUeyQEACAAJ
Keywords: dept.eng; peer-reviewed

DMEgrader: Android Mobile Application for Diabetic Macular Edema Grading Prediction - Al-Absi, Hamada R.H.; Muchori, Gilbert Njihia; Musleh, Saleh a; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Pai, Anant; Alam, Tanvir (2023)
More than half a billion people worldwide are affected by diabetes, which is a prevalent non-communicable disease that can lead to critical health conditions, including vision loss. Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) is a primary cause of vision impairment and can eventually lead to blindness in diabetic patients. Early detection of DME and proper health management are crucial to controlling the disease. Retinal image-based AI-enabled diabetes diagnosis has gained significant attention as a non-invasive, fast, and reasonably accurate method for diagnosing DME. To make this technology accessible to underserved communities or areas lacking proper clinical facilities, a mobile application-based solution could have a significant impact. In this article, we describe how we transformed our previously published AI-enabled model into an Android-based mobile application, which is part of a two-phase research study. In the first phase, we developed a deep learning-based model that predicts DME grading using retinal images. In the second phase, we built a mobile application DMEgrader to make our model accessible via a mobile device. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first article to demonstrate necessary steps and code snippets to support developers in transforming deep learning models into Android based mobile applications for DME grading prediction. © 2023 IEEE.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Deep Learning; Diabetes; Diabetic Macular Edema; Qatar Biobank; dept.csc

Chronic: A Memoir - Dimyan, Rebecca (Woodhall Press, 2023)
In this powerful debut, Rebecca Dimyan details her experience with endometriosis, a chronic disease which effects one in ten women worldwide. This painful condition takes an average of seven years to be diagnosed and has no proven cure. Most women will undergo multiple surgeries, take countless painkillers and other drugs, and will still endure regular pain and other complications. With honesty, vulnerability, and sometimes humor, Dimyan explores the ways the condition has impacted her experiences, her body, her pain, and her joy. She takes her audience on an emotional journey through her teenage years, early twenties, and into her thirties as she becomes a professional woman, wife, and mother. Dimyan blends research, anecdotes, and advice as she shares the relief she’s found through alternative treatments and holistic medicine. Chronic isn’t just a story about one woman’s illness—it is a memoir about all the pain, pleasure, heartbreak, friendship, love, and hope she experiences on her path to healing.
Keywords: dept.eng

Spaces to heal: providing the table and seats - Njoku, Anuli; Evans, Marian (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women faculty and administrators are breaking barriers, maintaining excellence, becoming award-winning scholars, and flourishing as experts in their fields. Still, they must survive while they thrive, grappling with insecurity, writer’s block, and imposter syndrome. Further examination prompts the realization that imposter syndrome may be a scapegoat for structural racism. Moreover, COVID-19 has created substantial health and financial tolls, fueled mental and emotional fatigue, and disrupted workplace productivity. These barriers caused by COVID-19 and structural racism inspire the courage to reassure, uplift, mentor, invite, and make collaborative spaces for BIPOC women to express feelings of vulnerability, unease, and, ultimately, hope. When seats are missing at the table, one can bring their own table and seats. In a field of often unforgiving critics, the authors provided underrepresented scholars the opportunity to promote authenticity and illuminate their voices. This chapter shares the authors’ reflections on being able to share the diverse and resilient perspectives of BIPOC women in academia.
Keywords: BIPOC women faculty; COVID-19; Imposter syndrome; Self-preservation; Sisterhood in the academy; dept.pch

Coping resources and self-care during COVID-19, police brutality, and social unrest - Njoku, Anuli (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
U.S. society has been gripped with dueling pandemics of racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 outcomes, highly publicized instances of police brutality against Black persons, and ensuing unrest to challenges these atrocities. In higher education, the rapid pivot response to COVID-19 with remote and virtual learning has also highlighted multiple levels of mental health trauma and disparities. There has also been vicarious trauma for Black women in academia who may have seen their family, friends, or loved ones reflected during increased media coverage of police brutality. This implores the need for effective strategies to mitigate these issues. This chapter discusses evidence-based strategies for Black women who navigate academia and teach during times of COVID-19 and social unrest. This chapter also proposes strategies for university leaders to consider alleviating cultural and racial gaps in the classroom or workplace and foster diversity and inclusion in academia.
Keywords: Academia; Black women; COVID-19; Higher education; Police brutality; Trauma; dept.pch

ACEing the Black Trauma of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Evans, Marian (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
When I first took the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) quiz, I was overcome with the enormity of Black trauma contained in those ten questions. The quiz reflected my own story, as well as those of Black students, women, and families—traumas that were magnified by the impact of three pandemics: COVID-19, economic inequities, and systemic racism. The definition of trauma as “emotional responses to disastrous life events” like COVID-19 can have both short- and long-term health consequences throughout one’s lifespan. The impact of COVID-19 as Black trauma in my family will reverberate long after society heals from the last three years and moves toward living with COVID-19 symbiotically. It is imperative to recognize ACEs and their perpetual trauma to implement successful trauma-informed practices to counteract and undo the damaging effects of COVID-19 on our collective lives.
Keywords: ACEs quiz; Adverse childhood experiences; COVID-19; Trauma-informed practices; dept.pch

It’s a win-win: faculty-mentored research with students of color - Njoku, Anuli; Felix, Rochelle (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
In addition to fueling health disparities, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequities among faculty of color. COVID-19 has also taken a dramatic toll on college students’ mental health, with evident racial disparities. Gender inequality in research productivity has also been revealed, with women submitting fewer papers compared to men. This pandemic has created an opportunity, of sorts, to promote academic and career success among women and students of color in academia. Research has shown that mentorship and research opportunities improve chances for success among students of color in higher education. Faculty members can also progress personally and professionally from such collaborations. Still, students of color are not equally given opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research. This chapter shares perspectives and strategies from Black women faculty and graduate students regarding faculty-student research to promote academic and career success among faculty and students of color in academia.
Keywords: COVID-19; Faculty-mentored research; Mentoring; Student research; Students of color; dept.pch

Giving Up Is Never an Option: Personal and Professional Development During COVID-19 - Felix, Rochelle (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
COVID-19 brought me challenges and opportunities. I lost important people in this pandemic but also accomplished a lot. COVID-19 gave me a chance to soul search, grow, and develop. I blossomed into the woman I have always wanted to be but could not find. During it all, I was awarded my undergraduate degree, got accepted to a graduate program, received a new job, and bought my first car. With every blessing came a challenge, including health problems. Still, I persevered. Opportunities continue to present themselves and I seize them. Professional successes included publishing an article, presenting at a state public health conference, being featured in my university’s annual newsletter, and nailing my dream job! I got to “See Me!”, a woman of color coming from another country, accomplishing so much in a short span of time. This chapter details a true testimony and how giving up is not an option.
Keywords: COVID-19; Graduate students; Mental health; Resilience; dept.pch

Leading in color in academia: a latinx chair’s experience of resiliency and hope - Reyes, Loida (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris broke through the gender and racial barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American politics for over two centuries. This moment singlehandedly challenged the definition of leadership and who “fits” in that traditional model. Reyes examines the challenges and highlights three lessons of leading in color in academia today, being the first Latina to chair her department. Her journey reflects similar experiences of women of color who are burdened by the emotional toll that comes with being a part of systemic change, by virtue of leading while of color. To begin dismantling systemic racism and sexism, organizations must commit to addressing the issues head-on by reexamining policies, practices, and work environments that have perpetuated systemic inequalities. Greater supports are needed for women of color to be effective as their contributions are invaluable in achieving true systemic change.
Keywords: Academia; Hope; Latinx experiences; Resiliency; dept.swk

Grow through what you go through - Ortiz, Chelsea L. (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
Being a millennial person-of-color in the twenty-first century is exhaustive in itself—adding the vulnerabilities of a global pandemic magnified that undertaking. As women, we bear the responsibilities of balancing our professional life with our family life; our role as a partner or friend with our role as an individual being; and our mental health with our social health. “Grow Through What You Go Through” explores the value of saying “Yes, I can do this too” when COVID-19 gave many a reason to say, “I’ve had enough.” Between being a supportive partner and family member to many who experienced financial and educational setbacks and being an important part of preparing the next set of future nurses to lead and excel during a global pandemic, COVID-19 enlightened my perspective on who I was at the start of COVID-19 and the person I would turn out to be by the end of it.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coping; Resilience; dept.nur

Lessons for My Daughters (Taught to Me by bell) - Hutchinson, Brandon L. A. (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
As a tenured professor at a predominantly white institution (PWI), I am aware of the hardships we face in the academy; as a mother of three Black girls, a wife to a Black man, I am full. And yet, I must make space to see my own self clearly. Each day as a Black woman, I must set the intention to save my own life.
Keywords: Identity; Introspection; Self-care; dept.eng

Self-Identification in Black, Red, Brown, and White: A clarion call to address medical racism in Native American communities - Boudreaux, Mary (Navigating Academia During COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from BIPOC Women, 2023)
This chapter provides a brief autobiographical account of her multiethnic and racial background as a Louisiana Creole in south Louisiana. The author points out that among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, Indigenous people are the only ones that require some form of lineal Native American descent or blood quantum. The chapter provides an ancestry account of two American Indian tribes along the bayous of south Louisiana, the Chitimacha, and the United Houma Nation. While one federally recognized tribe has attempted to remove all relations to individuals of Black, Negro, or African American descent, the other has closed enrollment to new members (despite lineal descent), with the unifying factor among these communities being establishing progenitors. Finally, the author articulates how lack of access to resources related to issues such as COVID-19 has perpetuated the historical legacy of medical racism in tribal and underserved communities in the United States.
Keywords: COVID-19; Medical racism; Native American; Tribal communities; dept.edl

Navigating academia during COVID-19: perspectives and strategies from BIPOC women - Njoku, Anuli; Evans, Marian (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
Keywords: BIPOC faculty; Covid-19; Gender and Education; dept.pch; narrative inquiry; professional development; trauma

My Face-Eating Octopus - Furey, Rachel (Harpur Palate, 2023)
Keywords: dept.eng; literary-nonfiction

Improved versions of crow search algorithm for solving global numerical optimization problems - Sheta, Alaa; Braik, Malik; Al-Hiary, Heba; Mirjalili, Seyedali (Applied Intelligence, 2023)
Over recent decades, research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has developed a broad range of approaches and methods that can be utilized or adapted to address complex optimization problems. As real-world problems get increasingly complicated, this requires an effective optimization method. Various meta-heuristic algorithms have been developed and applied in the optimization domain. This paper used and ameliorated a promising meta-heuristic approach named Crow Search Algorithm (CSA) to address numerical optimization problems. Although CSA can efficiently optimize many problems, it needs more searchability and early convergence. Its positioning updating process was improved by supporting two adaptive parameters: flight length (fl) and awareness probability (AP) to tackle these curbs. This is to manage the exploration and exploitation conducts of CSA in the search space. This process takes advantage of the randomization of crows in CSA and the adoption of well-known growth functions. These functions were recognized as exponential, power, and S-shaped functions to develop three different improved versions of CSA, referred to as Exponential CSA (ECSA), Power CSA (PCSA), and S-shaped CSA (SCSA). In each of these variants, two different functions were used to amend the values of fl and AP. A new dominant parameter was added to the positioning updating process of these algorithms to enhance exploration and exploitation behaviors further. The reliability of the proposed algorithms was evaluated on 67 benchmark functions, and their performance was quantified using relevant assessment criteria. The functionality of these algorithms was illustrated by tackling four engineering design problems. A comparative study was made to explore the efficacy of the proposed algorithms over the standard one and other methods. Overall results showed that ECSA, PCSA, and SCSA have convincing merits with superior performance compared to the others.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Crow search algorithm; Engineering problems; Meta-heuristics; Optimization; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Introduction - Morrissey, John; Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Garland, Michaela; Krak, Louie (Demanding Sustainability: Pillars to (Re-)Build a Shared Prosperity, 2022)
This chapter introduces the 5 ‘pillars’ through which to (re-)build a shared sustainable prosperity. The five pillars aim to provide a framework through which policymakers, decision-makers, politicians, community groups and the corporate sphere might begin to consider, map out and plan for just transitions in their domains. The theoretical framing combines socio-technical transitions, social justice and just transitions perspectives; the novelty of our proposed approach here is the further inclusion of resilience perspectives, to account for the shifting relations between sustainability and resilience. Our understanding of sustainability aligns with a ‘strong sustainability’ perspective, whereby ecological limits represent ‘hard’ limits to development, limits which need to be acknowledged and respected.
Keywords: Just transitions; Pillars; Social justice; Socio-technical transitions; Strong sustainability; Sustainable prosperity; dept.egm

Aphasia, alexia, and agraphia - Purdy, Mary H. (Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Third Edition: Volume 1-3, 2023)
Aphasia is a language disorder that occurs as a result of brain damage. It affects auditory comprehension, verbal expression, reading, and writing due to the disruption of specific language components such as phonology, semantics, and/or syntax. A hallmark characteristic of aphasia is anomia, or impaired word retrieval. This may occur in the context of fluent speech (normal rate, rhythm and prosody) or nonfluent speech (hesitant and agrammatic verbal output). Other characteristics of aphasia vary depending on the specific location and extent of brain damage. Alexia and agraphia are acquired impairments in reading and writing, respectively. These deficits may occur in isolation but more commonly co-occur with aphasia. Assessment and treatment of aphasia, alexia, and agraphia focuses on identifying and restoring impaired function as well as determining the impact of the impairment of quality of life and developing compensatory strategies to manage persisting deficits. This article describes the symptoms associated with aphasia, alexia, and agraphia, the subtypes and neurological correlates of each impairment, the general trajectory of recovery, and assessment and treatment approaches. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Num Pages: V1-131
Keywords: Acquired language disorders; Agraphia; Alexia; Aphasia; Communication disorder; Dysgraphia; Dyslexia; Dysphasia; dept.cmd

Modeling predictors of medication waste reduction intention in Algeria: extending the theory of planned behavior - Mouloudj, Kamel; Njoku, Anuli; Asanza, Dachel Martínez; Bouarar, Ahmed Chemseddine; Evans, Marian A.; Mouloudj, Smail; Bouarar, Achouak (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
COVID-19 caused an increase in the demand for medications, which led to an increase in pharmaceutical waste and there is no doubt that this contributes to environmental pollution. Hence, it became necessary to search for how to protect and improve the environment by encouraging the behavior of medication waste reduction. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the factors affecting intentions to reduce medication waste. Considering this, we develop an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework by incorporating the constructs of moral obligation, environmental awareness, and medication waste risk perception. Using the convenience sampling method and based on a self-administered questionnaire, a total of 225 usable responses were collected in five Algerian cities. The results showed that positive attitudes (β = 0.316, p < 0.001), moral obligation (β = 0.291, p < 0.001), environmental awareness (β = 0.227, p < 0.001), perceived behavior control (PBC) (β = 0.151, p = 0.001), greater perceived risks (β = 0.127, p < 0.001), and subjective norm (β = 0.096, p < 0.05) significantly and positively influence the medication waste minimization intention. Furthermore, our analyses revealed that the extended TPB model explained 73.40% of the intention variance. In conclusion, we have explored the intentions, and there may be a gap between intent and actual behavior. Therefore, we recommend future studies to examine the factors affecting the actual behavior of medication waste reduction and to investigate environmental ethics and religious commitment as predictors of waste reduction intentions.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Number: 16
Keywords: Africa; dept.pch; environmental health; environmental pollution; medication ecotoxicity; medication waste; moral obligation; peer-reviewed; perceived risk; pharmaceutical waste; theory of planned behavior; unused medications

The Cassock Does Not a Monk Make. Or Does It? Fake and Real Monks from the Orthodox East in the Russian Empire (19th — Early 20th Сentury) - Chrissidis, Nikolaos (Istoriya, 2023)
Monastic tonsure of citizens of the Russian Empire abroad became a particularly complex issue during the latter half of the nineteenth century, when Mt. Athos became a favorite destination of those interested in assuming the monastic habit outside the empire. The Russian authorities sought to control and regulate such tonsures by establishing procedures for checking their validity, and by ruling out automatic recognition of them in the empire. Individuals who were tonsured as monks abroad manipulated or tried to manipulate such regulations in order to facilitate travel back and forth from the Russian Empire for their own purposes. The result was that the real and apparent ambiguities that such rules allowed for were exploited by both state authorities and by real or fake monks themselves. The essay seeks to offer some perspectives on this phenomenon by focusing on four cases preserved in archival records. © 2023 Ltd "Integration: Education and Science". All rights reserved.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Mount Athos; St. Panteleimon Monastery; dept.his; fake monks; monasticism; peer-reviewed; tonsures abroad

Extending Student (R)esponse to (E)ngagement in a Bilingual Classroom: An Analysis of Identity-Infused Classroom Discourse - Ferraro, Marisa (Empowering Students Through Multilingual and Content Discourse, 2023)
The growing diversity of students in schools has raised important questions regarding how students learning English and discipline-content simultaneously succeed academically. This challenge has been exacerbated by disparities in resources among multilingual communities throughout the COVID-19 pande...
Keywords: dept.cur

Influence of performance feedback and academic performance on parent–family involvement and parent satisfaction in US schools - Venugopal Prabhakar, G.; Swapna Bhargavi, G.; Ramesh Reddy, P.; Shehab, M. (Journal of Community Psychology, 2023)
Parental and family involvement in schools has been a concern for educators and administrators. The authors set out to assess the path directions and significance of the interrelationships between Performance Feedback (PF), Academic Performance (AP) on Parent–Family Involvement (PFI), and Parent Satisfaction (PS) in schools. This study utilizes data from the PFI in Education Survey 2019 under the National Household Education Surveys program done by the US Department of Education. The sample for this research is 954 parents. Structural equation modeling was employed using AMOS. Results establish the three research propositions: influence of PFI on PS with the mediation of AP and PF, influence of AP on PS is moderated by PF, influence of AP on PFI is moderated by PF. The findings are important for school administrators and all stakeholders for ensuring greater PFI, improved PF and AP of students, and higher PS. This study is unique in assessing the interactional effects of the variables considered. The study also establishes mediating and moderating influences and offers new insights in understanding the influences on PFI and PS and some bidirectional effects. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: academic performance; dept.bus; parent satisfaction; parent–family involvement; peer-reviewed; performance feedback

Preface - Jain, F.; Broadbridge, C.; Gherasimova, M.; Tang, H. (Nanostructures For Electronics, Photonics, Biosensors, And Emerging Systems Applications, 2022)
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] ISBN: 9789811270796
Keywords: dept.phy

Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations - Ermolaeva, P.; Sisson, A.D. (African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023)
The following research examines the acculturation processes of migrants, working in Switzerland, particularly in the hospitality industry. Due to rapid globalisation and lack of investigation on worker’s adaptation, there remains a gap in the research based on the employees’ cultural clash occurrence. The study explores potential tools which might simplify cultural adaptation and provide a better understanding of international communication for any future employees coming to live and work in Switzerland. Semi-structured interviews with participants from different nationalities were conducted to identify the importance of effective acculturation, the adaptation issues, and the influence of those on work and life in Switzerland. The results demonstrate that the most efficient way to acculturate in Switzerland is integration to the culture and traditions of the country and its history through understanding their values, norms, practices. Moreover, Switzerland was viewed as a very conservative and strict country where one must work hard to be accepted. Those participants who tried to separate, assimilate, or marginalise tend to experience tougher acculturation. Language, namely Swiss German or German, was highlighted as the most essential to learn or to be provided by the workplace. Lastly, current research identified a link between successful acculturation with job opportunities and development. Since salaries and job opportunities are not the same for the foreign workers in comparison to Swiss employees on the same position there might be a potential recommendation for improvement. Little to no link has been found between acculturation and psychological well-being, financial status, and health conditions. © 2023 AJHTL /Author(s)
Keywords: Hofstede’s framework; acculturation; adaptation; dept.rec; international labour; migrant workers; peer-reviewed; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

SoccerNet: A Gated Recurrent Unit-based model to predict soccer match winners - AlMulla, Jassim; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Al-Absi, Hamada R. H.; Alam, Tanvir (PLOS ONE, 2023)
Winning football matches is the major goal of all football clubs in the world. Football being the most popular game in the world, many studies have been conducted to analyze and predict match winners based on players’ physical and technical performance. In this study, we analyzed the matches from the professional football league of Qatar Stars League (QSL) covering the matches held in the last ten seasons. We incorporated the highest number of professional matches from the last ten seasons covering from 2011 up to 2022 and proposed SoccerNet, a Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU)-based deep learning-based model to predict match winners with over 80% accuracy. We considered match- and player-related information captured by STATS platform in a time slot of 15 minutes. Then we analyzed players’ performance at different positions on the field at different stages of the match. Our results indicated that in QSL, the defenders’ role in matches is more dominant than midfielders and forwarders. Moreover, our analysis suggests that the last 15–30 minutes of match segments of the matches from QSL have a more significant impact on the match result than other match segments. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed model is the first DL-based model in predicting match winners from any professional football leagues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We believe the results will support the coaching staff and team management for QSL in designing game strategies and improve the overall quality of performance of the players.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Decision tree learning; Forecasting; Machine learning; Machine learning algorithms; Neural networks; Neurons; Qatar; Sports; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Erratum to: Evidence of mass ordering of charm and bottom quark energy loss in Au+Au collisions at RHIC - STAR Collaboration (The European Physical Journal C, 2023)
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Event-Related Potentials in Assessing Visual Speech Cues in the Broader Autism Phenotype: Evidence from a Phonemic Restoration Paradigm - Harwood, Vanessa; Baron, Alisa; Kleinman, Daniel; Campanelli, Luca; Irwin, Julia; Landi, Nicole (Brain Sciences, 2023)
Audiovisual speech perception includes the simultaneous processing of auditory and visual speech. Deficits in audiovisual speech perception are reported in autistic individuals; however, less is known regarding audiovisual speech perception within the broader autism phenotype (BAP), which includes individuals with elevated, yet subclinical, levels of autistic traits. We investigate the neural indices of audiovisual speech perception in adults exhibiting a range of autism-like traits using event-related potentials (ERPs) in a phonemic restoration paradigm. In this paradigm, we consider conditions where speech articulators (mouth and jaw) are present (AV condition) and obscured by a pixelated mask (PX condition). These two face conditions were included in both passive (simply viewing a speaking face) and active (participants were required to press a button for a specific consonant–vowel stimulus) experiments. The results revealed an N100 ERP component which was present for all listening contexts and conditions; however, it was attenuated in the active AV condition where participants were able to view the speaker’s face, including the mouth and jaw. The P300 ERP component was present within the active experiment only, and significantly greater within the AV condition compared to the PX condition. This suggests increased neural effort for detecting deviant stimuli when visible articulation was present and visual influence on perception. Finally, the P300 response was negatively correlated with autism-like traits, suggesting that higher autistic traits were associated with generally smaller P300 responses in the active AV and PX conditions. The conclusions support the finding that atypical audiovisual processing may be characteristic of the BAP in adults.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Number: 7
Keywords: audiovisual; dept.psy; event-related potentials; peer-reviewed; phonemic restoration; speech perception

Utilization of instrumentation in swallowing assessment of surgical patients during COVID-19 - Warner, Heather; Coutinho, Jennifer M.; Young, Nwanmegha (Life, 2023)
The aim of this study is to describe a measured return to instrumental dysphagia assessments for our vulnerable surgical patient population, such that best practice patterns could be resumed and our staff kept safe from transmission of COVID-19. A retrospective medical record review provided data on clinical practice patterns of swallowing assessment in an at-risk surgical patient population. Outcomes of this study support protocols that allow clinicians to safely resume the use of instrumental assessment and return to best practice in dysphagia assessment for our surgical patient population.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Number: 7
Keywords: COVID-19; Fiberoptic Endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; deglutition; dept.cmd; dysphagia; peer-reviewed; surgical; swallowing assessment

Genetic Algorithm Based Service Broker Policy to find Optimal Datacenters in Cloud Services - Chowdhury, S.; Katangur, A.; Sheta, A.; Psayadala, N.R.; Liu, S. (2023 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics, ICCCBDA 2023, 2023)
In modern-day computing, cloud services are widely used in every aspect of life. So, user satisfaction depends on the effectiveness and efficiency of cloud services. Service broker policy of the cloud maintains the effectiveness and efficiency of cloud services. Service broker policy provides the rules and norms based on which a data center is selected for a userbase request. This paper proposes a genetic algorithm-based service broker policy that provides the optimal sequence of data centers for different userbases based on their requirements. This research aims to find an optimal data center for userbases that can achieve user satisfaction by minimizing the cloud service's response time and data processing time. We have experimented with our proposed genetic algorithm-based service broker policy in the CloudAnalyst platform based on different real-world scenarios. Simulation results indicate that our proposed genetic algorithm outperforms existing traditional algorithms. © 2023 IEEE.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: cloud computing; dept.csc; genetic algorithm; service broker policy

Autonomic modulation, spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity and fatigue in young men after COVID-19 - Latchman, Peter L; Yang, Qin; Morgenthaler, Diane; Kong, Lingsong; Sebagisha, J.; Melendez, Luke; Green, Cheryl A.; Bernard, Stanley; Mugno, Raymond; De Meersman, Ronald (Physiological research, 2023)
Impaired autonomic modulation and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) have been reported during and after COVID-19. Both impairments are associated with negative cardiovascular outcomes. If these impairments were to exist undetected in young men after COVID-19, they could lead to negative cardiovascular outcomes. Fatigue is associated with autonomic dysfunction during and after COVID-19. It is unclear if fatigue can be used as an indicator of impaired autonomic modulation and BRS after COVID-19. This study aims to compare parasympathetic modulation, sympathetic modulation, and BRS between young men who had COVID-19 versus controls and to determine if fatigue is associated with impaired autonomic modulation and BRS. Parasympathetic modulation as the high-frequency power of R-R intervals (lnHFR-R), sympathetic modulation as the low-frequency power of systolic blood pressure variability (LFSBP), and BRS as the -index were measured by power spectral density analysis. These variables were compared between 20 young men who had COVID-19 and 24 controls. Independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests indicated no significant difference between the COVID-19 and the control group in: lnHFR-R, P=0.20; LFSBP, P=0.11, and -index, P=0.20. Fatigue was not associated with impaired autonomic modulation or BRS. There is no difference in autonomic modulations or BRS between young men who had COVID-19 compared to controls. Fatigue did not seem to be associated with impaired autonomic modulation or impaired BRS in young men after COVID-19. Findings suggest that young men might not be at increased cardiovascular risk from COVID-19-related dysautonomia and impaired BRS.
1 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Autonomic Nervous System; Baroreflex; Blood Pressure; COVID-19; Cardiovascular System; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; dept.hms; dept.mat; dept.nur; dept.pch; dept.ss; peer-reviewed

Shifting Sustainable Lifestyle Practices and Behaviour During Times of Pandemic Disruptive Change: Implications for on-Going Socio-Technical Transitions - Axon, Stephen; Lent, Talia; Njoku, Anuli (Energy Research & Social Science, 2023)
COVID-19 has extensively reshaped lifestyle practices, supply chain dynamics, and climate mitigation efforts. The resulting crises from the pandemic in relation to local and community sustainability practices have not yet been investigated in depth. There is a need to explore the individual characteristics and responses from rapid transitions of lifestyles at various scales. Analysing how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped and altered sustainable living practices, and the motivations supporting them, has yet to be determined but is crucial to gain further insight to improve management responses to large-scale disruptive change. Presenting empirical findings from semi-structured interviews in New Haven County, Connecticut, this study elucidates the ways in which the lifestyles have been altered and how they responded while specifically highlighting the consequences for behavioural routines and sustainable lifestyle practices. As a result of lockdowns and pandemic mitigation responses, individual sustainability engagement fluctuated with participants shifting dietary, mobility, and energy and food consumption patterns. Specifically, participants emphasised substantial decrease in daily travel during initial phases of the pandemic alongside increased online shopping and energy use at home. Though changes to consumption practices were replaced former habits with unsustainable ones, individuals also noted how they co-opted the pandemic over time to pursue sustainable actions at home. As a macro-level ‘window of opportunity’ and disruptive change, this study illustrates how sustainable lifestyle practices were reshaped; some by choice, some by force, and some reflecting a forced choice. These findings have clear implications for the stability of maintaining sustainable practices influenced by landscape-level shocks.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: Behaviour change; COVID-19; Energy use; Food consumption; Social practices; Transport; dept.egm; dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents: Prevention, Intervention, Postvention. - Patros, Philip G. (1989)
Keywords: dept.csp; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Public Shells. - Morgan, Alfred Powell (1991)
Keywords: dept.fin; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(Connecticut Historic Theatres) - Peterson, Thom (1991)
Keywords: dept.thr; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Severely Disabled Readers. - Gunning, Thomas (1992)
Keywords: dept.rdg; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Making of a Puritan Mediator. - Smith, Leann E. (Fall., 1992)
Keywords: faculty_collection; sabbatical_report; unidentified

Proceedings of the Education Congress for - Education Congress (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction)
Book Title: Proceedings of the Education Congress for Place: Harrisburg Series: Bulletin (Pennsylvania. Department of Public Instruction) ; no. 4
Keywords: Congresses; Education; Pennsylvania; dept.edu; faculty_collection

Dwight Neighborhood Study Area Report: A Center for Urban Studies Project - Levi, Benjamin N.; Muller, Bruce P.; Gonzales, J. Ernest (Southern Connecticut State College)
Keywords: Cities and towns; Connecticut; New Haven; New Haven (Conn.); New Haven; Urban policy; Study and teaching; dept.psy; faculty_collection

[Chaos Theory and Its Application in Nursing Science] - Vicenzi, Angela (1995)
Keywords: dept.nur; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Contemporary Legal Issues Affecting Professional in Human Service Fields. - Killion, Susan (1992)
Keywords: dept.nur; faculty_collection

Professional Nurse Traineeship. - Beatty, Ellen (1988)
Keywords: dept.nur; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Community Health Nursing. - Milone-Nuzzo, Paula (1988)
Keywords: dept.nur; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Toxicity Data for Migrant Chemicals in Plastic Containers. - Horrigan, Philip (1997)
Keywords: dept.che; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Chemistry Notes. - Condon, William (1991)
Keywords: dept.che; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Field Training in the Use of New Sonic Tracking Equipment at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. - Haakonsen, Harry (1989)
Keywords: dept.che; faculty_collection

Survey of Organic Laboratory Methods. - Panicci, Ronald (1989)
Keywords: dept.che; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Effect of Pressure on Pellet Formation of Polycrystaline Superconductors Ybco Versus Ybcago. - Bidarian, Abe (1999)
Keywords: dept.phy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Laboratory Research in Spectral Attenuation in Optical Fibers. - Dolan, James (1995)
Keywords: dept.phy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[ Development of a Device That Would Continuously Monitor Build-up of Fluid in the Lungs ] - Wolf, Elizabeth (1990)
Keywords: dept.phy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Marketing Papers] - Spence, Mark T. (Fall;Marketing., 1999)
Keywords: dept.mkt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Supervised Visitation. - Lynch, Barbara (2000)
Keywords: dept.mft; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Training and Identity in a Collaborative Program. - Major, Patricia (2003)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Computer Access Evaluations for Persons with Disabilities. - Heinisch, Barbara (1995)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Role of Constructivism in the Mathematics Education of Learning Disabled Students. - Johnston, Elizabeth (1994)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Roads to Reading Disability: When Poor Readers Become "Learning Disabled" - Spear-Swerling, Louise (1993)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Case Studies on Teaching Special Needs and at-Risk Students. - Piazza, Robert (1992)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A Study of Methods of Integrating Whole Language Instruction and Direct Instructional Procedures. - Taylor, Maravene (1991)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Educating and Training the Mentally Retarded in Israel. - Levy, Irwin (Spring ; Special Education., 1990)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Phonologic and Orthographic processes in literacy development. - Dreyer, Lois (Spring;Special Education & Reading.)
Keywords: dept.sed; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Leadership Development: An Experiential Approach. - Shattuck, J. Bruce (Spring;Recreation/Leisure., 1997)
Keywords: dept.rec; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Analysis of the Best Professional Practices in Therapeutic Recreation. - Cipriano, Robert E. (1992)
Keywords: dept.rec; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Common Characteristics of Successful Public Park and Recreation Delivery Systems. - O'Sullivan, Ellen (1990)
Keywords: dept.rec; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Pre-Competition Anxiety and Self-Confidence of Wheelchair Basketball Players from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. - Yang, Jinjin (2005)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection

Kinematic Analysis of a Dynamic Balance Task by Children Who Are Deaf. - Sabbatical Report - Martens, David (Spring;Exercise Science., 1998)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Development of Balance Performance Norms for the Biodex Balance System. - Finn, Joan (1997)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Physiological Indices of Elite Junior - I Alpine Skiers. - Axtell, Robert (1996)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Peak Performance Motion Analysis System. - Martens, David (1990)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(Here's Looking at You, 2000) - Ranker, H. Joseph (1990)
Keywords: dept.hms; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A Comparison Between "Fan Fiction" and "Professional Fan Fiction" - Clerc, Sue (2006)
Keywords: dept.lib; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Colonel James Bowie. - Holmer, Paul L. (1995)
Keywords: dept.lib; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Pharos: The Ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt. - Clarie, Thomas C. (1990)
Keywords: dept.lib; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Statistical Analysis of the Holdings, Circulation and Acquisitions of the Buley Library Book Collection. - Kobus, Julia (1988)
Keywords: dept.lib; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Electoral Realignment and the Outlook for American Democracy. - Sabbatical Report - Paulson, Arthur C. (2006)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Employment in the Academe: The Impact of Public and Judicial Opposition to Affirmative Action. - Rai, Kul B. (2003)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Impact of Public and Judicial Opposition to Affirmative Action. - Rai, Kul B. (2003)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection

Contra the New Deal: Roosevelt and His Critics 1933-1940. - Weed, Clyde (2003)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Globalization: People, Politics, and Places. - Critzer, John (2002)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Eager to Share?: Women Representatives in Britain, France and the United States. - Applewhite, Harriet (Academic year-2002; Political Science., 2001)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Realignment and Party Revival. - Paulson, Arthur C. (Spring;Political Science., 1998)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Przemysl, Poland; a Study in Regard to Its East Europe/West Europe Frontier. - Best, Paul J. (1997)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Affirmative Action in Higher Education. - Rai, Kul B. (Spring;Political Science., 1996)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Center-Right Political Coalitions in American National Politics. - Weed, Clyde (1996)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection

Affirmative Action in Higher Education. - Critzer, John (1995)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Greek Civil War of 1946-1949. - Iatrides, John O. (1992)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Governing Through Turbulence: Leadership and Change in the Late 20th Century. - Walsh, David (1991)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection

The Lemko-Rusyns in the 20th Century: A Study in the Development of National Consciousness. - Best, Paul J. (1988)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Public Activities and Studies Related to the Social Role of People with Disabilities. - Gelbach, Robert (1988)
Keywords: dept.psc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Interdisciplinary Management of Stroke Clients. - Purdy, Mary H. (2006)
Keywords: dept.cmd; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Communication Disorders and Persons with Developmental Disabilities. - Cascella, Paul W. (2002)
Keywords: dept.cmd; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Translation of Gottfried Taubert's Rechtschaffener Tantzmeister. - Russell, Tilden A. (2006)
Keywords: dept.mus; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Minuet. - Russell, Tilden A. (1999)
Keywords: dept.mus; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Connecticut Teachers' Perceptions and Evaluation of Their Competence to Teach English Language Learners in Elementary Classrooms. - Achhpal, Beena (2007)
Keywords: dept.edu; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Heeling Hearts and Soul Friends. - Duke, Suzanne (2005)
Keywords: dept.edu; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Indigenous Mathematics of Native North Americans. - DeCesare, Rich (2007)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(Research into Expectations of College Mathematics Instructors) - Nowlan, Robert A. (1994)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Discrete Mathematics. - Gulati, Bodh R. (1992)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Integration of the Use of Computer Technology in Teaching Mathematics. - Bass, Helen (1991)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Study of Symbolic Computation Systems (Computer Algebra Systems) - Meck, Michael (1990)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Lifespan Development. - Anthis, Kristine (2007)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

EdPsych Modules. - Durwin, Cheryl C. (2007)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Re-Examining the Long-Term Effects of Experiencing Parental Death in Childhood on Adult Psychopathology. - Jacobs, John R. (2006)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection

Learning and Behavior. - Mazur, James E. (2004)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Resource Manual for Psychology and Law. - Tolchin, Gerald (Fall;Psychology., 2000)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Animal Choice Behavior. - Mazur, James (Fall ; Psychology., 1995)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Psychology and the Law. - Tolchin, Gerald (1991)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Guide for Psychology Majors: A Student Handbook. - Flannelly, Linda (1990)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Revision of an Interactive Computer Program. - Harmon, Duane (1990)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(MMPI and Rorschach) - Muller, Bruce (1990)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Extending the Developmental Interpretation of Delusions and Hallucinations.. - Glick, Marion (1988)
Keywords: dept.psy; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A Culture of News. - Manzella, Joseph (2000)
Keywords: dept.ant; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Results of an Analysis of Carnivore Tooth Mark Shape. - Selvaggio, Marie (2000)
Keywords: dept.ant; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Effects of System Noise and Bribery on Collective Decision Rules. - Bodo, Peter (2008)
Developed and used Monte Carlo simulation models to test the effects of system moise and bribery on collective decision rules. He wrote simulation software, ran the simulations after debugging the software, analyzed the results and wrote a research paper, and presented the paper at the annual conference of the Eastern Economic Association. The paper will be published next year.
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Translation of 2 Books on the Financing of the French Crown in the 13th Century] - Eldridge, Robert (2001)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Currency Substitution in Developing Countries. - Andoh, Samuel (Spring; Economics/Finance., 2000)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Effects of the Hungarian Privatizations on the Structure of the Hungarian Industry. - Bodo, Peter (1999)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

"Banking It Before the Bar" - Crakes, Gary (1997)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Sino-American Relations and the Dependence Theory. - Hsu, David (1994)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Combining Ranked Mean Value Forecasts. - Mostaghimi, Mehdi (1993)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Management Science. - Hsiao, James (1990)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection

The Quality Imperative. - Clark, Jere (1989)
Keywords: dept.eco; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Entrepreneurial Women of Jazz: An Historical, Multidisciplinary Investigation. - Oppedisano, Jeannette M. (2008)
Keywords: dept.bis; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Using an Ounce of Prevention - Does It Reduce Health Care Expenditures and Rea; Pound of Profits: A Study of the Financial Impact of Wellness and Health Risk Screening Programs. - Phillips, Janet (2008)
Keywords: dept.acc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

International Accounting Standards Committee: A Political History. - Kirsch, Robert (2000)
Keywords: dept.acc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Struggling for - Profit Hospitals Sink Further After Sale to Not-for-Profit Owners. - Phillips, Janet (Spring;Accounting., 2000)
Keywords: dept.acc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Embroidered Lines and Cut Threads: Women's Domestic Needlework in the Italian Diaspora. - Inguanti, Joseph J. (2008)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Realm and Representation: Art and Cartography in Late Medieval France. - Serchuk, Camille (2008)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Hysterical Sustenance: A Painted Investigation into Nature and Artiface, Food and Still Life. - Brownell, Mia (2005)
Results from sabbatical resulted in grants, peer review and extensive exhibitions. Several paintings were done examining the traditions of food as a subject in still life using genetically modified food.
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Rome as a Work of Art and 17th Century Dutch Art. - Levine, David A. (2003)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Ozias Blue and Me. - Carr, T. Wiley (Fall;Art., 2001)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Italian-American Landscape of the New York-New England Region. - Inguanti, Joseph (2001)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Pictorial Political Propaganda of the French Court in the Reign of Charles Vii, 1422-1461. - Serchuk, Camille (2001)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Human Element Within Societal Structures, Mixed Media Outdoor Sculptural Works. - Sierpinski, Cort (Spring;Art., 2001)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Collage and Assemblage Art] - Guagliumi, Arthur (2000)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Design and Production of an Animated Short for CD-Rom and Internet. - Bills, Mitchell (Fall;Art., 1998)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Pre-Columbian. - Zeidenbergs, Olafs (1997)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Dutch Artists of the 17th Century. - Levine, David (Spring; Art., 1995)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Greater New Haven shopkeepers. - Cyr, Don (1990)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Assemblage art. - Guagliumi, Arthur (1990)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Indian Buddhist Art. - Weinstein, Lucie (1990)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[ Anasazi ] - Zeidenbergs, Olafs (1990)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(Work in the Areas of Sculpture and Glass Research) - Pelletieri, Peter (1989)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Catalogue of the Africana Collection, SCSU. - Pospisil, Zdenka (1989)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(German Goldsmithing) - Rueger, Paul (1989)
Keywords: dept.art; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Novelty and Creativity. - Gilliland, Rex (2009)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection

Education in the Global Knowledge Society. - Gorniak, Krystyna (2007)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Creating Two Book Manuscripts. - Bynum, Terrell (2001)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Phenomenology in Poland. - Górniak, Krystyna (Spring; Philosophy., 1999)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Jacques Lacan and the Poetic Unconscious. - Pettigrew, David (Fall;Philosophy., 1998)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Information Ethics: A Comprehensive Introduction. - Bynum, Terrell Ward (1995)
Keywords: dept.phi; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Digital Libraries, Its Theory and Practices. - Liu, Yan Quan (2009)
Thirteen chapters and 47 sections of the book"Digital libraries, its theory and practices" were worked on and the book is ready to send to the publisher. Did a paper that was accepted by the journal Library Hi Tech. Visited China and gave 2 seminars in 2 universities in China.
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Storytelling: Interdisciplinary Applications for the Elementary Curriculum. - Nowlan, Gwendolyn (2002)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Needs Assessment Survey Instrument to Identify Library Support Needs for on-Line Master of Library Science Students at Southern Connecticut Sate University. - Okobi, Elsie Rogers Halliday (2002)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

American Encounters with Nazism: Sources of Early Experiences with the Hitler Movement. - Triolo, Victor (Spring;Library Science., 1997)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Incorporation of Pome Fruit Germplasm Inventory into the Grin Database System. - Triolo, Victor (1994)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Film Quotations; 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen. - Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright (1993)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Doctoral Program. - Disbrow, Nancy (1990)
Keywords: dept.ils; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Mayflies of New England and Atlantic Canada. - Burian, Steven (Spring;Biology., 1999)
Keywords: dept.bio; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Connecticut Birding Guide. - Sabbatical Report - Smith, Dwight R. (1996)
Keywords: dept.bio; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Research for Books on the Traditional Japanese Concepts of Nature. - Samuel, Edward (1993)
Keywords: dept.bio; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Manual of Ornithology. - Proctor, Noble S. (1990)
Keywords: dept.bio; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Evolution and Commercialization of Wind Power Technology. - Laird, Kenneth R. (2005)
Keywords: dept.mgt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Riga, Latvia Sabbatical Leave. - Frank, Ellen J. (2003)
Keywords: dept.mgt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Teaching, Learning and Researching Experiences] - Kidney, James (1999)
Keywords: dept.mgt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Integration of Computer Usage in Management and Law Courses. - Prasad, Durga (1993)
Keywords: dept.mgt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Daily Business Etiquette. - Frank, Ellen (1992)
Keywords: dept.mgt; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Use of Census-Based Geographic Automata Systems in Understanding the Spread of Infectious Disease. - Vitale, Joseph (2010)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Google Hacking. - Lancour, Lisa (2005)
Work in the area of Google Hacking resulted in two presentations, 2 publications, a grant of $2500, and incorporation of results in two courses (Web Security CSC553)and (Information Security CSC453).
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Bioinformatics Education. - BarandaranSeyed, Taraneh (2003)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sa

[Book Publication of Computer Work Developed During My Academic Career] - Frew, Robert (Fall;Computer science., 1999)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Temporal Analysis of ISCCP Image Sequences. - DaPonte, John (1998)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Networking Technology and Concepts. - Elahi, Ata (1997)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Development of an Image Classification Application. - Baradaran-Syed, Taranch (1996)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Application of Chaotic Dynamics to Epidemiological and Biomedical Problems. - Vitale, Joseph (1995)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

(Computer Vision) - Parikh, Josephine (1990)
Keywords: dept.csc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

History of Geography as a Science in the Republic of Paraguay. - Yacher, Leon I. (2010)
Keywords: dept.egm; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Henry's F. Pittier's Contributions to the Geography of Costa Rica and Venezuela. - Yacher, Leon I. (1995)
Keywords: dept.egm; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A Wholistic View of Environmental Education. Rationale. - Stone, A. Harris (Spring ; Center of the environment., 1991)
Keywords: dept.egm; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Law of the Sea. - Glassner, Martin Ira (1989)
Keywords: dept.egm; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Curriculum Innovation Program Fellowship "Serving the Community Through Service Learning" - Jackson, Shirley A. (2011)
Dr. Jackson worked on her Curriculum Innovation Program fellowship, "Serving the community through service learning," completed write-up for Ethnic Studies Curriculum-Related Activity Grant for "Ethnic Studies Program Development at Southern Connecticut State University," worked on several articles and two book proposals encompassing research of race issues and their representation in contemporary cartoons, as well as attended conferences, both as a presenter and a chair, participated in workshops, and reviewed textbook chapters and an article.
Keywords: SCSU; Sabbatical leave report; dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Exploring the Links Between Student Learning and Instructor/Course Evaluation. - Polka, Joseph A. (2006)
Keywords: dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Student Retention/Attrition. - Polka, Joseph (1998)
Keywords: dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Social Charcteristics of Recent Graduated of Irish Universities Who Emigrate for Overseas Employment. - Ryan, Michael (1991)
Keywords: dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

History of American Women's Resistance to War: Anthology of Writings. - McCarthy, Katherine (1990)
Keywords: dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Racism in the United States. - Doob, Christopher Bates (1988)
Keywords: dept.soc; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Report for Sabbatical Leave, Spring 2011. - Piemontese, Luisa (2011)
Studied contemporary poetry in Spanish by Spanish-speaking authors living in Connecticut. Works of four poets were chosen for a bilingual anthology. Seventy five percent of poems selected for this publication were translated and their analytical study completed. In addition, audio interviews were completed, and multimedia presentation, including photos, biographies, and bilingual readings was compiled and given. Publishing companies were identified for submission of the anthology's proposal.
Keywords: Connecticut; Poets; Spanish American; United States; dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Modernity and Sexual Identity in Mexican Literature of the Early 20th Century. - Hernández, Rafael (2008)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Report of the Activities Completed During Sabbatical Leave in the Fall of 2007. - Schmitt, Elena (Distribution: Fall 2007 ; World Languages and Literatures., 2007)
Research completed during this leave focused on the already collected data for an article outlining distinctions between language attrition and incomplete acquisition, and on a new project and new data for research on how literacy or its lack in a minority language affects the degree of language maintenance and development.
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Creating the Slavic Peril. - Paddock, Troy R. E. (2004)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Literature of the Colombian Pacific Coast and the Construction of a Cultural Identity. - Arboleda, Carlos (2002)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Textual Experimentations in Contemporary Mexico. - Pelayo, Ruben (Fall;Foreign Language., 2001)
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[Researched and translated two early twentieth-century plays] - Vena, Michael (Fall;Foreign Language., 2001)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Wilhelm August Lehmann, 1870-1934] - Brockhagen, Marga (Fall;Foreign Language., 2000)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Research on the Roman Historian Livy, Review of Ovid's Metamorphoses] - Solodow, Joseph B. (Spring;Foreign Language., 1999)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[Translation of two 20th century plays] - Vena, Michael (1995)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Study of Oral Tradition in the Work of Mariano Baselgu Ramirez. - Garcia-Abrines, Maria (1991)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report