Making the Radical University: Identity and Politics on the American College Campus, 1966–1991 - Kalbfleisch, Elizabeth M. (University of Massachusetts Press, 2024)
In the 1960s, professors, students, and activists on the political Left viewed college curricula as useful sites for political transformation. They coordinated efforts to alter general education requirements at the college level to foster change in American thought, with greater openness toward people who had previously been excluded, including women, people of color, the poor and working classes, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community. Their work reshaped American culture and politics, while prompting a significant backlash from conservatives attempting to, in their view, protect classical education from modern encroachment. Elizabeth M. Kalbfleisch details how American universities became a battleground for identity politics from the 1960s through the 1980s. Focusing on two case studies at Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, Making the Radical University examines how curricular changes led to polarizing discussions nationwide around academic standards and identity politics, including the so-called canon wars. Today, these debates have only become more politically charged, complex, and barbed.
Keywords: dept.eng

Collaborating to prepare students for perioperative nursing - Lacey, Kimberly; Forte, Pamela; Tammaro, Marie (Nurse Educator, 2024)
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Keywords: dept.nur; peer-reviewed

The Oil That Lasted a Thousand Years - Scolnic, Benjamin (Zutot, 2024)
Abstract While the familiar Hanukkah story of the ‘miracle of the oil’ is often dismissed as quaint and fanciful, it may be seen as a final link in an interesting chain of traditions about the sanctity of Judaism’s holiest of places. In the book of Exodus, one type of oil is used to light the lamps and another oil is used to anoint the Tabernacle and make it inviolate. The Tabernacle became part of the First Temple so there was no need to anoint the Holy of Holies there. In the time of the First Temple, some considered the Temple to be inviolate. When the First Temple was destroyed, no aspect of the new Temple was anointed. In the 160s BCE, during the Antiochene persecution, some felt the need to explain how the Temple could have been violated. The author of Daniel 9 reinterpreted Jeremiah’s prophecies of the 70 years of exile to be 70 weeks of years so that everything that had befallen the Judeans was seen as part of God’s overarching plan. The complex issues of continuity/discontinuity between, and the violability/inviolability of the temples, underlie Dan. 9 and related texts.
Keywords: Book of Daniel; Hanukkah; Jeremian prophecies; continuity/discontinuity; dept.jst; oil; peer-reviewed; temples

Information technology adoption and the growth of nonemployer businesses - Kim, Y.; Thompson, E. (Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2024)
The growth of nonemployer businesses as a share of the working-age population has been little studied relative to the decline of employer business rate in the United States. We show that local labor markets specializing in routine task-intensive jobs have experienced a higher adoption of information technology as well as the growth of nonemployer businesses primarily through increasing self-employment in nonroutine manual task-intensive jobs that are less frequently outsourced to business service firms. © 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Keywords: dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Reframing the issue in 13.18 of the analects of Confucius: family privileges in criminal litigation and the Confucian insight - Yang, Xiaomei (Dao, 2024)
The sheep case in Analects 13.18 has generated a heated debate in contemporary Chinese philosophy for more than a decade. One side in this debate criticizes Confucius’ view in the sheep case and the other side defends Confucius’ position. Neither side’s reading of 13.18 is satisfactory. I argue that something important in the text has been overlooked and this omission may explain why neither side gives a satisfying reading. I offer in this essay a new reading of the sheep case which pays attention to what the existent interpretations have overlooked in the text. This new focus will give us a new perspective to reframe the issue in question and to defend the Confucian position in a more convincing way. On the new interpretation, Confucius’ position in the sheep case suggests a sensible and reasonable way for the state to balance some important social interests which the state seeks to protect.
Keywords: Criminal prosecution; Family privilege; Filial piety; Sheep case; dept.phi; peer-reviewed

Receiving more: Utopia in Spain and new Spain - Kern, D. (The Oxford Handbook of Thomas More's Utopia, 2023)
Keywords: dept.his

Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer occurrence and outcomes in rural United States: a scoping review - Njoku, Anuli; Sawadogo, Wendemi; Frimpong, Princess (Cancer Control, 2024)
BackgroundCancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. Most studies have reported rural versus urban and Black versus White cancer disparities. However, few studies have investigated racial disparities in rural areas.ObjectiveWe conducted a literature review to explore the current state of knowledge on racial and ethnic disparities in cancer attitudes, knowledge, occurrence, and outcomes in rural United States.MethodsA systematic search of PubMed and Embase was performed. Peer-reviewed articles published in English from 2004-2023 were included. Three authors independently reviewed the articles and reached a consensus.ResultsAfter reviewing 993 articles, a total of 30 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the present review. Studies revealed that underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in rural areas were more likely to have low cancer-related knowledge, low screening, high incidence, less access to treatment, and high mortality compared to their White counterparts.ConclusionUnderrepresented racial and ethnic groups in rural areas experienced a high burden of cancer. Improving social determinants of health may help reduce cancer disparities and promote health.
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Environmental Injustice and Electronic Waste in Ghana: Challenges and Recommendations - Njoku, Anuli; Agbalenyo, Martin; Laude, Janaya; Ajibola, Taiwo Folake; Attah, Mavis Asiwome; Sarko, Samuel Bruce (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
Electronic waste (e-waste) or discarded electronic devices that are unwanted, not working, or have reached their end of life pose significant threats to human and environmental health. This is a major concern in Africa, where the majority of e-waste is discarded. In the year 2021, an estimated 57.4 million metric tons of e-waste were generated worldwide. Globally, COVID-19 lockdowns have contributed to increased e-waste generation. Although Africa generates the least of this waste, the continent has been the dumping ground for e-waste from the developed world. The flow of hazardous waste from the prosperous ‘Global North’ to the impoverished ‘Global South’ is termed “toxic colonialism”. Agbogbloshie, Ghana, an e-waste hub where about 39% of e-waste was treated, was listed among the top 10 most polluted places in the world. The discard of e-waste in Ghana presents an issue of environmental injustice, defined as the disproportionate exposure of communities of color and low-income communities to pollution, its associated health and environmental effects, and the unequal environmental protection provided through policies. Despite the economic benefits of e-waste, many civilians (low-income earners, settlers, children, and people with minimal education) are exposed to negative health effects due to poverty, lack of education, and weak regulations. We critically examine the existing literature to gather empirical information on e-waste and environmental injustice. Comprehensive policies and regulations are needed to manage e-waste locally and globally.
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Using the Listening2Faces App with Three Young Adults with Autism: A Feasibility Study - Baron, Alisa; Harwood, Vanessa; Woodard, Cooper; Anderson, Kaitlyn; Fernandes, Barbara; Sullivan, Jessica; Irwin, Julia (Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2024)
Abstract Objectives Listening2Faces (L2F) is a therapeutic, application-based training program designed to improve audiovisual speech perception for persons with communication disorders. The purpose of this research was to investigate the feasibility of using the L2F application with young adults with autism and complex communication needs. Methods Three young adults with autism and complex communication needs completed baseline assessments and participated in training sessions within the L2F application. Behavioral supports, including the use of cognitive picture rehearsal, were used to support engagement with the L2F application. Descriptive statistics were used to provide (1) an overview of the level of participation in L2F application with the use of behavioral supports and (2) general performance on L2F application for each participant. Results All three participants completed the initial auditory noise assessment (ANA) as well as 8 or more levels of the L2F application with varying accuracy levels. One participant completed the entire L2F program successfully. Several behavioral supports were used to facilitate participation; however, each individual demonstrated varied levels of engagement with the application. Conclusions The L2F application may be a viable intervention tool to support audiovisual speech perception in persons with complex communication needs within a school-based setting. A review of behavioral supports and possible beneficial modifications to the L2F application for persons with complex communication needs are discussed.
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Utilizing Local Professional Association Chapters as Pathways for Leadership Development - Batista, Nicole; Risisky, Deb; Lutz, Tara M.; Clinesmith, Ellen; Morgan, Jahkeeva (Health Promotion Practice, 2024)
In 2019, there was no entity specifically dedicated to health promotion and education practitioners in Connecticut or New England. This made it difficult for health promotion practitioners and students to network, collaborate, and engage in professional development. The purpose of this article is to share our experiences developing the new Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Public Health Education (CT SOPHE), including how we leveraged student interns during the first two years to promote organizational growth. To build our membership, it was important to determine who would be interested in joining CT SOPHE and so we focused on three groups: the current workforce/professionals, future workforce/students, and future leaders/interns. Over the course of these two years, three interns were recruited to help with creating a needs assessment (MPH student) and program development (two BS students); the organization was established by an MPH student as her internship project. Three former interns share how their experience working with the CT SOPHE board has helped them develop crucial leadership skills early in their careers. Embedding student interns into the framework and operations of CT SOPHE demonstrates an intentional and strategic commitment to the sustainability of both the organization and the workforce.
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed

How human capital prevents intergenerational poverty transmission in rural China: Evidence based on the Chinese general social survey - Chen, Hong; Yu, Jia; Zhang, Ze; Li, Yuheng; Qin, Lijian; Qin, Mingshuai (Journal of Rural Studies, 2024)
Keywords: dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions - Cifre, Anthony B.; Budnick, Christopher J.; Bick, Johanna; McGlinchey, Eleanor L.; Ripple, Carol H.; Wolfson, Amy R.; Alfano, Candice A. (Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2024)
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Cultural discourse analysis: discourse hubs as heuristic devices - Carbaugh, D.; Milburn, T.; Scollo, M.; van Over, B. (The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Discourse Studies, 2024)
The purpose of this chapter is twofold; we first review our approach to cultural discourse analysis and then explicate the role of “discursive hubs” within it. The six discursive hubs we discuss are A Hub of Being: How is identity expressed? Acting: How do we express what we are doing? Relating: How do we express that we are related to each other? Feeling: How do we express what we feel? Dwelling: How do we express where we are (place) in our natural world (or material environment)? Timing: How do we express the understanding of process or sequencing over time? Our chapter brings to the fore several features of the general construct, discursive hub. Each feature of a hub adds an essential aspect to studies of cultural discourses. The set of features offers a systematic guideline for the design and execution of cultural discourse analytic studies into discursive hubs. Specifically, the set of features includes (a) The research question each hub raises; (b) the specific bits of discourse each concept of “discourse hub” makes relevant; (c) the socio-cultural functions of each hub within discourses or what that hub does within a discourse and (d) symbolic instantiations of that hub (in language, images, sounds and other signs) in actual cases of cultural discourse. Our discussion of the discourse hubs then turns to the heuristic role they play in the conduct of cultural discourse analyses. We emphasise that the hubs often work deeply together and thus their interrelationships breathe social life into cultural discourses. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Shi-xu; individual chapters, the contributors.
Keywords: dept.aa

Optical spectroscopic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid of human brain tumor using visible resonance Raman spectroscopy - Zhou, Y.; Wu, B.; Zhang, L.; Zhu, K.; Zhang, S.; Wang, X.; Zhang, C.; Liu, C.-H.; Yu, X.; Alfano, R.R. (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 2024)
Currently, liquid biopsy method is mainly used for tumor detection based on genomic molecular alterations in vitro. Liquid biopsy is superior to traditional tissue biopsy techniques and its diagnosis time of disease and repeated diagnosis of liquid biopsy are new breakthroughs in clinical application. Liquid biopsy method can be used to detect most human disease based on genetic biomarkers from body fluids, among which, special biomarkers in blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples are the main research objects, and have made good achievements in preliminary clinical applications. The application of optical spectroscopy in the field of liquid biopsy has aroused great interest among researchers and demonstrated the potential of its clinical application for oncology. The aim of this study is to reveal the optical spectroscopic characteristics of the main biochemical components of CSF of brain tumor using visible resonance Raman (VRR) spectroscopy ex vivo. Tumor-associated proteins, glucose, lactate and other metabolites released to CSF can be used as markers for liquid biopsy. We studied the VRR spectra of CSF samples from 7 types of brain tumor patients. The characteristic VRR modes that were found and may be used as a combination of multiple analyte biomarkers include amyloid-β and tau protein, excess neurotransmitters such as glutamic acid derived from the exchange with interstitial fluid (ISF), DNA, glucose, lactate, etc. for optical liquid biopsy analyses. Another interesting finding was that CSF of different types of tumors showed different images similar to the crystallization of water under the optical microscope. Considering our previous study, the current study on CSF provides another proof that the VRR system can provide a complete scan region of 200 - 4000cm-1 as a clinical tool for non-invasive diagnosis of brain disease. © 2024 SPIE.
Keywords: Optical liquid biopsy; amyloid-β (Aβ); cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ex vivo; dept.phy; glioblastoma (GBM); human brain tumor; tau proteins; visible resonance Raman (VRR) spectroscopy

Heart disease diagnosis using decision trees with feature selection method - Sheta, A.; El-Ashmawi, W.; Baareh, A. (International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 2024)
The advancement in treating medical data grows significantly daily. An accurate data classification model can help determine patient disease and diagnose disease severity in the medical domain, thus easing doctors' treatment burdens. Nonetheless, medical data analysis presents challenges due to uncertainty, the correlations between various measurements, and the high dimensionality of the data. These challenges burden statistical classification models. Machine Learning (ML) and data mining approaches have proven effective in recent years in gaining a deeper understanding of the importance of these aspects. This research adopts a well-known supervised learning classification model named a Decision Tree (DT). DT is a typical tree structure consisting of a central node, connected branches, and internal and terminal nodes. In each node, we have a decision to be made, such as in a rule-based system. This type of model helps researchers and physicians better diagnose a disease. To reduce the complexity of the proposed DT, we explored using the Feature Selection (FS) method to design a simpler diagnosis model with fewer factors. This concept will help reduce the data collection stage. A comparative analysis has been conducted between the developed DT and other various ML models, such as Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Gaussian Naive Bayes (GNB), to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed model. The results of the DT model establish a notable accuracy of 93.78% and an ROC value of 0.94, which beats other compared algorithms. The developed DT model provided promising results and can help diagnose heart disease. © 2024, Zarka Private University. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Machine learning; classification; decision tree; dept.csc; diagnosis; heart disease; peer-reviewed

The cholinergic selectivity of FDA-approved and metabolite compounds examined with molecular-docking-based virtual screening - Gambardella, M.D.; Wang, Y.; Pang, J. (Molecules, 2024)
The search for selective anticholinergic agents stems from varying cholinesterase levels as Alzheimer’s Disease progresses from the mid to late stage. In this computational study, we probed the selectivity of FDA-approved and metabolite compounds against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) with molecular-docking-based virtual screening. The results were evaluated using locally developed codes for the statistical methods. The docking-predicted selectivity for AChE and BChE was predominantly the consequence of differences in the volume of the active site and the narrower entrance to the bottom of the active site gorge of AChE. © 2024 by the authors.
Keywords: FDA; acetylcholinesterase; butyrylcholinesterase; cholinesterase; dept.che; metabolites; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; peer-reviewed; statistical analyses; virtual screening; visualization

Gendered bodies: A graphic medicine commentary - Barry Councilor, K.C.; Fink, A.E. (Social Science and Medicine, 2024)
This final commentary, in comic format, frames this special issue using Graphic Medicine methodologies to explore broader themes and meanings related to the scientific study of gender and health. Comics can be seen as a way to introduce complex human narratives and as an exploratory tool to ask broader social-contextual and ethical questions about health and medicine. This piece is also constructed through the lens of queer scholarship, which, together with the comics format, provides opportunities to build more embodied, complicated narratives about gender, sexuality and health. Most importantly, comics are used as a modality to tell compelling narratives about how individuals, rather than populations, may be impacted by biomedical conceptualizations of gender and health. The commentary includes a series of graphic narratives containing hypothetical stories and cases: stories of how individuals may be harmed within healthcare systems by rigid framings of gender, sex and sexuality, and stories about how gender socialization may impact health in subtle ways. These narratives furthermore examine the inextricable link between gender and power, illustrating how overt and covert manifestations of power may shape a person's health over the life course. Finally, the piece explores how expansive views of gender may contribute to positive health care experiences. The intention of this piece is to nudge scientific researchers and clinicians alike to approach the topic of gender, sexuality and health with nuance and curiosity. © 2023 The Author(s)
Keywords: Comics; Embodiment; Gender; Gender-affirming care; Graphic medicine; Health; Narrative; Power; Sex; Sexuality; Transgender; Trauma; dept.com; peer-reviewed

Book Review: Aro Velmet, Pasteur’s Empire: Bacteriology & Politics in France, Its Colonies, & the World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), pp. xiv + 306, $78.00, hardback, ISBN: 9780190072827. - Thompson, C. Michele (Medical History, 2022)
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Keywords: dept.his

Book Review: Edington, Claire E. – Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam. - Thompson, C. Michele (Histoire sociale / Social History, 2023)
Number: 115
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Book Review: Epidemic Politics in Contemporary Vietnam: Public Health and the State By Martha Lincoln, London: Bloomsbury Academic. 2022. 232 pp.1 - Thompson, C. Michele (Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2024)
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/maq.12840
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

A chief diversity officer's perspective: Advocacy and allyship-how can I help? - Ariza, D. (How to Incorporate Equity and Justice in Your Teaching, 2024)
Keywords: dept.dei

Planning for Equitable Student Sensemaking: An Examination of Preservice Teachers Noticing of Elementary Science Lesson Plans - Benedict-Chambers, A.; Sherwood, C.-A. (Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024)
Designing and analyzing lesson plans is a ubiquitous practice in teacher education, and yet we know little about how preservice teachers (PSTs) notice elements of their lesson plans that afford opportunities for supporting equitable student sensemaking. We investigate how the use of a tool, a framework for supporting equitable sensemaking, guided 36 PSTs to notice four features of equitable sensemaking in their plans. Qualitative analysis of PSTs’ comments about their plans generated a coding rubric and three associated levels for noticing. These levels included (1) paying little to no attention to explicit strategies and making assumptions about the ways that traditional classroom practices might facilitate equitable sensemaking; (2) attending to some strategies but providing few details; and (3) attending to and making connections between specific moves and broader principles and practices of supporting equitable student sensemaking. Guided by the tool, PSTs were able to provide elaborate details about their plans to design instruction to engage students in authentic scientific work focused on investigating and explaining phenomenon (feature 4) and to position students as knowers (feature 2), but they struggled to discuss explicit ways to leverage students’ lived experiences in their science lessons (feature 3) and facilitate equitable engagement and participation (feature 1). This suggests that even with the use of a tool, it may be challenging for PSTs to attend to and describe in detail strategies for leveraging students’ out-of-school lives and interests for science learning and explicit classroom strategies for making learning accessible and engaging for all. © 2024 Association for Science Teacher Education.
Keywords: Equitable science instruction; dept.cur; methods courses; noticing; peer-reviewed; preservice teachers

Star image centering with deep learning. II. HST/WFPC2 full field of view - Casetti-Dinescu, D.I.; Baena-Gallé, R.; Girard, T.M.; Cervantes-Rovira, A.; Todeasa, S. (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2024)
We present an expanded and improved deep-learning (DL) methodology for determining centers of star images on Hubble Space Telescope/Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) exposures. Previously, we demonstrated that our DL model can eliminate the pixel-phase bias otherwise present in these undersampled images; however that analysis was limited to the central portion of each detector. In the current work we introduce the inclusion of global positions to account for the point-spread function (PSF) variation across the entire chip and instrumental magnitudes to account for nonlinear effects such as charge transfer efficiency. The DL model is trained using a unique series of WFPC2 observations of globular cluster 47 Tuc, data sets comprising over 600 dithered exposures taken in each of two filters—F555W and F814W. It is found that the PSF variations across each chip correspond to corrections of the order of ∼100 mpix, while magnitude effects are at a level of ∼10 mpix. Importantly, pixel-phase bias is eliminated with the DL model; whereas, with a classic centering algorithm, the amplitude of this bias can be up to ∼40 mpix. Our improved DL model yields star-image centers with uncertainties of 8-10 mpix across the full field of view of WFPC2. © 2024. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Measurements of the Z0/γ⁎ cross section and transverse single spin asymmetry in 510 GeV p + p collisions - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 2024)
The differential cross section for Z0 production, measured as a function of the boson's transverse momentum (pT), provides important constraints on the evolution of the transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions (TMDs). The transverse single spin asymmetry (TSSA) of the Z0 is sensitive to one of the polarized TMDs, the Sivers function, which is predicted to have the opposite sign in p+p →W/Z+X from that which enters in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering. In this Letter, the STAR Collaboration reports the first measurement of the Z0/γ⁎ differential cross section as a function of its pT in p+p collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 510 GeV, together with the Z0/γ⁎ total cross section. We also report the measurement of Z0/γ⁎ TSSA in transversely polarized p+p collisions at 510 GeV. © 2024
Keywords: Cross section; Sivers function; Transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions (TMDs); Transverse single spin asymmetry (TSSA; AN); Z0; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Reactive axillary lymph nodes after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: Comparison of mRNA vs. attenuated whole-virus vaccines - Adin, M.E.; Isufi, E.; Wu, J.; Pang, Y.; Nguyen, D.; Simsek Has, D.; Caner, C.; Aboueldaha, N.; Mossa-Basha, M.; Pucar, D. (Nuclear Medicine Communications, 2024)
Objective To compare the incidence and natural course of reactive axillary lymph nodes (RAL) between mRNA and attenuated whole-virus vaccines using Deauville criteria. Methods In this multi-institutional PET-CT study comprising multiple vaccine types (Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty, Moderna/Spikevax, Sinovac/CoronaVac and Janssen vaccines), we evaluated the incidence and natural course of RAL in a large cohort of oncological patients utilizing a standardized Deauville scaling system (n=522; 293 Female, Deauville 3-5 positive for RAL). Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate the predictive value of clinical parameters (absolute neutrophil count [ANC], platelets, age, sex, tumor type, and vaccine-to-PET interval) for PET positivity. Results Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty and Moderna vaccines revealed similar RAL incidences for the first 20 days after the second dose of vaccine administration (44% for the first 10 days for both groups, 26% vs. 20% for 10-20 days, respectively for Moderna and Pfizer). However, Moderna recipients revealed significantly higher incidences of RAL after 20 days compared to Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty, with nodal reactivity spanning up to the 9th week post-vaccination (15% vs. 4%, respectively P<0.001). No RAL was observed in patients who received either a single dose of J&J vaccine or two doses of CroronaVac. Younger patients showed increased likelihood of RAL, otherwise, clinical/demographic parameters were not predictive of RAL (P=0.014 for age, P>0.05 for additional clinical/demographic parameters). Conclusion RAL based on strict PET criteria was observed with mRNA but not with attenuated whole-virus vaccines, in line with higher immunogenicity and stronger protection offered by mRNA vaccines. © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health. All rights reserved.
Keywords: COVID-19; CoronaVac; Janssen; axillary lymph node; dept.mat; mRNA vaccine; peer-reviewed

Growing grassroots: counseling student experiences in legislative professional advocacy - Foss-Kelly, L.L.; Parzych, J.; Feshler, M.; Yale, J.; Chen, Q. (Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 2024)
Counselor educators and supervisors have a vital role in promoting legislative professional advocacy (LPA). An interpretative qualitative analysis study of counseling graduate students involved in state-level LPA was conducted. Findings revealed six distinct themes: (1) professional counselor identity, (2) knowledge, attitudes and skills, (3) professional support, (4) power of the group, (5) social justice, and (6) personal impact. Study findings may help counselor educators and supervisors educate, guide, and mentor students, thereby increasing the likelihood of professional counselor LPA. © 2024 Chi Sigma Iota.
Keywords: Counselor education and supervision; counselor advocacy; dept.csp; legislative professional advocacy; professional identity

Perspectives on Product Stewardship - Cassel, Scott (Bernan Press, 2023)
Keywords: dept.mgt

Aesthetics - Marsoobian, A.T. (The Bloomsbury Handbook of Pragmatism, 2024)
Keywords: dept.phi

The effects of placement method on multilingual learner success in higher education - Key Jr, William (TESOL Journal, 2024)
In the United States, many actors are pushing for the use of grade point average (GPA) as the main placement tool for gatekeeper math and English courses for community college students (Quarles, 2022; Scott-Clayton, 2018; Turk, 2017). One community college system (pseudonymously, SXCC) in a New England state has begun placing students in initial math and English classes based on self-reported GPA. There have been studies on the effects of placement changes of this type (Belfield & Crosta, 2012; Hodara & Cox, 2016; Ngo & Kwon, 2014; Scott-Clayton, 2012). However, studies have not included the effects of these changes on multilingual learners (MLLs).Using a census of every MLL placed in SXCC in the summer and fall of 2020 and the spring of 2021 (N = 12,603), a MANOVA found that MLL students in the SXCC system who were placed using previous placement methods had a higher overall GPA than students placed using self-reported GPA (M = 3.32, SD = 0.740; M = 2.01, SD = 1.27, respectively) and had higher satisfactory academic progress (SAP) (M = 102.98, SD = 51.52; M = 57.66, SD = 55.53, respectively), and took longer to enroll in English 101 (M = 5.11, SD = 3.55; M = 2.36, SD = 1.76, respectively).
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tesj.835
Keywords: dept.edu; peer-reviewed

Neptune’s domain: a political geography of the sea - Glassner, M.I. (2024)
First published in 1990, Neptune’s Domain is organized around one unifying theme: the geographic aspects of the new Law of the Sea as expressed primarily in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The first two chapters provide essential background information. Chapters 3 through 9 explain relevant provisions of the Convention. The next two chapters cover topics excluded from the Convention, and the last three chapters are more analytical and future-oriented. All students and scholars concerned with the human use of the marine environment will welcome this book, whether they be geographers, political scientists or lawyers. © Martin Ira Glassner 1990. All rights reserved.
Pages: 151
Keywords: dept.egm

The evolution of femoral morphology in giant non-avian theropod dinosaurs - Pintore, Romain; Hutchinson, John R.; Bishop, Peter J.; Tsai, Henry P.; Houssaye, Alexandra (Paleobiology, 2024)
Theropods are obligate bipedal dinosaurs that appeared 230 Ma and are still extant as birds. Their history is characterized by extreme variations in body mass, with gigantism evolving convergently between many lineages. However, no quantification of hindlimb functional morphology has shown whether these body mass increases led to similar specializations between distinct lineages. Here we studied femoral shape variation across 41 species of theropods (n = 68 specimens) using a high-density 3D geometric morphometric approach. We demonstrated that the heaviest theropods evolved wider epiphyses and a more distally located fourth trochanter, as previously demonstrated in early archosaurs, along with an upturned femoral head and a mediodistal crest that extended proximally along the shaft. Phylogenetically informed analyses highlighted that these traits evolved convergently within six major theropod lineages, regardless of their maximum body mass. Conversely, the most gracile femora were distinct from the rest of the dataset, which we interpret as a femoral specialization to “miniaturization” evolving close to Avialae (bird lineage). Our results support a gradual evolution of known “avian” features, such as the fusion between lesser and greater trochanters and a reduction of the epiphyseal offset, independent from body mass variations, which may relate to a more “avian” type of locomotion (more knee than hip driven). The distinction between body mass variations and a more “avian” locomotion is represented by a decoupling in the mediodistal crest morphology, whose biomechanical nature should be studied to better understand the importance of its functional role in gigantism, miniaturization, and higher parasagittal abilities.
Keywords: dept.bio; open-access; peer-reviewed

Understanding food insecurity among collegiate athletes: a qualitative study at a public university in New England - Anziano, Jennifer; Zigmont, Victoria A. (Journal of Athletic Training, 2024)
Context: Authors of previous research at a public university in New England, where the current study takes place, showed that approximately one-third of undergraduate students have experienced some aspect of food insecurity. More recent investigators at this university revealed that students who were members of a sport team were 4 times more likely to be food insecure than their peers who were not on a sport team. The estimated prevalence of student-athlete food insecurity from other previous research studies ranged from 14% to 32%. Objective: To understand the contributing factors to food insecurity among collegiate athletes. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: A public university in New England. Patients or Other Participants: Data are presented for 10 collegiate athletes who experienced some level of food insecurity according to the United States Department of Agriculture Six-Item Short Form. Data Collection and Analysis: Data were collected using a brief demographic questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Results: Contributing factors were a lack of time, special dietary needs, limited campus dining options, and limited access to transportation or kitchens. Coping strategies were managing time and resources, buying cheaper foods, and skipping meals. Food insecurity negatively affected students' athletic performance. The athletes struggled to balance their athletic and academic schedules and obtain a diet that allowed them to meet their performance goals. Conclusions: Additional and innovative programming is needed to support food-insecure student-athletes. © by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc.
Keywords: academic performance; athletic performance; dept.pch; diet; nutrition; open-access; peer-reviewed

Perceptions of racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare and willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine - Sherchan, J.S.; Fernandez, J.R.; Njoku, A.; Brown, T.H.; Forde, A.T. (Epidemiology, 2024)
Background: Perceptions of the US healthcare system can impact individuals' healthcare utilization, including vaccination intentions. This study examined the association between perceived racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare and willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: This study used data from REACH-US, a nationally representative online survey of a large, diverse sample of U.S. adults (N=5145 January 26, 2021-March 3, 2021). Confirmatory factor and regression analyses examined a latent factor of perceived racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare, whether the factor was associated with willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and whether associations varied across racial-ethnic groups reported as probit estimates (B) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Perceived racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare were highest among Black/African American adults (mean latent factor score: 0.65 ± 0.43) and lowest among White adults (mean latent factor score: 0.04 ± 0.67). Black/African American (B = -0.08; 95% CI = -0.19, 0.03) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (B = -0.08; 95% CI = -0.23, 0.07) adults who perceived greater racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare were less willing than participants who perceived lower inequities. In contrast, American Indian/Alaska Native (B = 0.15; 95% CI = -0.01, 0.30), Asian (B = 0.20; 95% CI = 0.08, 0.31), Hispanic/Latino (English language preference) (B = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.01, 0.43), Multiracial (B = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.09, 0.36), and White (B = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.43) adults who perceived greater racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare were more willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine than participants perceiving higher inequities. Conclusions: Greater perceived racial-ethnic inequities in COVID-19 healthcare were associated with less willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among Black/African American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults. © 2024 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccine; Ethnicity; Health inequities; Healthcare disparities; Healthcare system; Race; dept.pch; open-access; peer-reviewed

Human glioma tumor diagnosis using visible resonance Raman spectroscopy and deep learning - Llanos, N.E.; Zhou, Y.; Yu, X.; Zhang, S.; Zhu, K.; Liu, C.-H.; Wu, B.; Alfano, R.R. (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 2024)
Convolutional neural network (CNN) based deep learning is used to analyze spectral data collected by visible resonance Raman (VRR) spectroscopy to distinguish human glioma tumors from healthy brain tissues using binary classification and identify the cancer grades of the glioma tumors using multi-class classification. Classification was performed using both raw spectral data and baseline-subtracted data for comparison. The classification using both datasets yielded high accuracy, with the results obtained from baseline subtracted spectra slightly better than that obtained from raw spectra. The study showed VRR combined with deep learning provides a robust molecular diagnostic tool for accurately distinguishing glioma tumors from normal tissues and glioma tumor tissues at different cancer grades. Deep learning aided VRR technique may be used for in-situ intraoperative diagnosis of brain cancer. It may help a surgeon to identify cancer margins and even cancer grades during surgery. © COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Keywords: cancer grading; convolutional neural network; deep learning; dept.phy; glioma tumor; human brain tissues; machine learning; optical molecular pathology; peer-reviewed; visible resonance Raman (VRR)

Population origin and heritable effects mediate road salt toxicity and thermal stress in an amphibian - Conner, L.M.; Goedert, D.; Fitzpatrick, S.W.; Fearnley, A.; Gallagher, E.L.; Peterman, J.D.; Forgione, M.E.; Kokosinska, S.; Hamilton, M.; Masala, L.A.; Merola, N.; Rico, H.; et al. (Chemosphere, 2024)
Human impacts on wild populations are numerous and extensive, degrading habitats and causing population declines across taxa. Though these impacts are often studied individually, wild populations typically face suites of stressors acting concomitantly, compromising the fitness of individuals and populations in ways poorly understood and not easily predicted by the effects of any single stressor. Developing understanding of the effects of multiple stressors and their potential interactions remains a critical challenge in environmental biology. Here, we focus on assessing the impacts of two prominent stressors associated with anthropogenic activities that affect many organisms across the planet – elevated salinity (e.g., from road de-icing salt) and temperature (e.g. from climate change). We examined a suite of physiological traits and components of fitness across populations of wood frogs originating from ponds that differ in their proximity to roads and thus their legacy of exposure to pollution from road salt. When experimentally exposed to road salt, wood frogs showed reduced survival (especially those from ponds adjacent to roads), divergent developmental rates, and reduced longevity. Family-level effects mediated these outcomes, but high salinity generally eroded family-level variance. When combined, exposure to both temperature and salt resulted in very low survival, and this effect was strongest in roadside populations. Taken together, these results suggest that temperature is an important stressor capable of exacerbating impacts from a prominent contaminant confronting many freshwater organisms in salinized habitats. More broadly, it appears likely that toxicity might often be underestimated in the absence of multi-stressor approaches. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords: Amphibians; Climate change; Local adaptation; Maladaptation; Pollution; Road salt; dept.bio; peer-reviewed

Impacts of an assistive technology graduate program: a case study - Tucker, Lauren (Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB), 2024)
Alumni from an Assistive Technology (AT) graduate program were invited to complete a survey and participate in focus groups to share how they are using the knowledge gained from their graduate degree and its impact on their professional careers. The sample of 27 alumni spanned seven years and a variety of professional backgrounds. This qualitative single-case study revealed impacts on careers, professional skill development, and technology skills after graduation. Participants also connected this later skill development to their concrete learning experiences within the graduate program.
Keywords: assistive technology; dept.sed; graduate program; peer-reviewed; perspectives; special education

Fighting for health: medicine in cold war Southeast Asia - Thompson, Claudia Michele; Sweet, Kathryn; Aso, Michitake (NUS Press, 2024)
Keywords: 20th century; Cold War; Medicine; 20th century; Medical care; 20th century; Medical policy; History; History; Public Health; Public health; Southeast Asia; dept.his; history; Health Policy; history; History of Medicine; Southeast Asia; Asia; Southeastern

Bridging the gap between spirituality and mental health: the need for trauma-informed ministries within Latino communities - Hernandez, V. (Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 2024)
The impact of trauma on mental health has led to the increased development of trauma-informed organizations. Little is known, however, about the benefits of using a trauma-informed care perspective within a faith-based setting, particularly among Latino communities. This article reviews the literature and identifies gaps suggesting the problem of a lack of mental health and trauma-informed awareness among places of worship. The need for developing trauma-informed ministries within places of worship is recommended to assist in promoting the psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being of congregants and community members within faith-based settings. © 2024 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords: Latino; Mental illness; dept.swk; ministry; peer-reviewed; training; trauma-informed

Intentions to create green start-ups for collection of unwanted drugs: an empirical study - Njoku, A.; Mouloudj, K.; Bouarar, A.C.; Evans, M.A.; Asanza, D.M.; Mouloudj, S.; Bouarar, A. (Sustainability (Switzerland), 2024)
Drug waste poses a real threat to human health and the environment. Therefore, recycling and sustainability scholars have recently sought practical solutions to the drug waste problem. Furthermore, several governments have made significant efforts to reduce the negative effects of waste, such as establishing programs to take back unwanted drugs (expired and unused) for recycling (i.e., drug reuse or drug redispersing). However, many of these programs have failed to achieve their goals. In this context, it is expected that creating green start-ups to collect unwanted drugs will contribute to solving this problem. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the antecedents of intentions to create green start-ups for collecting unwanted drugs. To this end, the authors integrate start-up self-efficacy and drug waste collection-related knowledge constructs into the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Using a self-administered paper questionnaire and relying on a convenience sample, data were collected from 328 students in six Algerian universities. A hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to test the proposed study model. Theresults revealed that perceived behavioral control (PBC) (β = 0.187, p < 0.001), attitudes (β = 0.182, p = 0.002), start-up self-efficacy (β = 0.169, p = 0.001), drug waste collection-related knowledge (β = 0.161, p < 0.001), and subjective norms (β = 0.088, p < 0.05) have a positive significant effect on the intention to create a start-up to collect unwanted drugs. In conclusion, this paper contributes to reducing drug waste by investigating the drivers of intention to create green start-ups for collecting unwanted drugs. Therefore, our study is expected to provide valuable insights for hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, environmental protection associations, and stakeholders interested in reverse logistics. © 2024 by the authors.
Keywords: circular economy; dept.pch; expired drugs; green entrepreneurship; medication disposal; peer-reviewed; pharmaceutical waste; recycling; sustainability; theory of planned behavior; unused drugs; waste management knowledge

Nursing student perceptions of racism and health disparities in the United States: A critical race theory perspective - Costa, M.; Griswold, M.K.; Canty, L. (Nursing Outlook, 2024)
Background: Limited research has been done on nursing students’ awareness of racial disparities and their readiness to address bias and racism in clinical practice. Purpose: This study investigated nursing students' perceptions of how racial disparities affect health outcomes, including maternal outcomes, in the United States. Methods: Interpretive description was used and supported by the critical race theory as a framework to guide the data collection, analysis, and interpretation to understand participants’ perceptions surrounding racism and health disparities. Discussion: Nurse educators should guide students to look beyond individual behavioral and risk factors and consider systemic issues as a leading contributors to health disparities. Conclusion: The most critical finding was the lack of participants’ understanding of systemic racism and its impact on health disparities. While they often attributed racial disparities to low socioeconomic status and lack of education, they did not understand the relationships between social determinants of health and systemic racism. © 2024
Keywords: Maternal health outcomes; Nursing education; Racial disparities; Student perceptions; dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Identification of adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation using transfer learning of ResNet-18 - Mai, M.; Luo, S.; Wang, S.; Pang, Y. (Proceedings - 22nd IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, ICMLA 2023, 2023)
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have great potential in cell-based therapies and regenerative medicine due to their self-renewal and multipotency. hMSCs can be differentiated into several cell types, including adipocytes and osteblast. Conventional approaches for determining adipocyte formation include staining of lipid droplets (i.e., oil-red-O) during adipogenesis, which is time-consuming and uneconomical. Thus, there is an emerging need for a more effective and accurate approach to the prediction of adipogenic differentiation. Here, by combining live-cell imaging with a deep learning method, we developed a convolutional neural network-based approach to precisely predict lipid droplet formation during adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs. © 2023 IEEE.
Keywords: Adipogenic differentiation; CNN; Deep learning; ResNet; Transfer learning; adipogenisis; computer vision; convolution; dept.mat; hMSCs; human mesenchymal stem cells; osteogenic differentiation

Utilizing various machine learning techniques for diabetes mellitus feature selection and classification - Sheta, Alaa; Elashmawi, Walaa H.; Al-Qerem, Ahmad; Othman, Emad S. (International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 2024)
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease affecting over 38.4 million adults worldwide. Unfortunately, 8.7 million were undiagnosed. Early detection and diagnosis of diabetes can save millions of people’s lives. Significant benefits can be achieved if we have the means and tools for the early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes since it can reduce the ratio of cardiovascular disease and mortality rate. It is urgently necessary to explore computational methods and machine learning for possible assistance in the diagnosis of diabetes to support physician decisions. This research utilizes machine learning to diagnose diabetes based on several selected features collected from patients. This research provides a complete process for data handling and pre-processing, feature selection, model development, and evaluation. Among the models tested, our results reveal that Random Forest performs best in accuracy (i.e., 0.945%). This emphasizes Random Forest’s efficiency in precisely helping diagnose and reduce the risk of diabetes.
Number: 3
Keywords: dept.csc; peer-reviewed

The failure of Poseidon, 'Averter of Disaster' and the mythical geography of Isaiah 23:1-14 - Scolnic, B. (Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 2024)
The nostos, the return home in Greek mythology, is most often a journey over the sea, and it is the god Poseidon who rules the sea, both ensuring the safe passage of fishermen and sailors and causing disasters to individuals like Ajax son of Oileus, sometimes through obstacles like his daughter Charybdis. Most famously, he uses his power to hinder the nostos of Odysseus, all the while knowing he cannot prevent him from reaching home. This example illustrates how a god who may once have been the most powerful deity can no longer control ultimate results. As his power declines over the centuries, that of Zeus increases. It is also by sea that we see the ships in Isaiah 23, attempting to return to their homes in Sidon and Tyre on the eastern Mediterranean coast. In this Biblical passage from the eighth century BCE, the ships wail when they see that their seaport homes have been destroyed; there are no homes to which they can return. The great god of the Sea and the epichoric gods have failed to protect the cities which are considered their progeny. The Israelite prophet mocks their powerlessness and celebrates the power of his One God. There is no nostos, no homecoming for ships because they no longer have homes. Just as Poseidon could not prevent Odysseus from his nostos, the so-called Averter of Disaster has not prevented the disaster that has befallen his children. © 2023 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
Keywords: Biblical-Mythological Inter-Connections; Odyssey; Poseidon; dept.jst; nostos; peer-reviewed

Results on elastic cross sections in proton–proton collisions at s=510 GeV with the STAR detector at RHIC - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 2024)
We report results on an elastic cross section measurement in proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy s=510 GeV, obtained with the Roman Pot setup of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The elastic differential cross section is measured in the four-momentum transfer squared range 0.23≤−t≤0.67 GeV2. This is the only measurement of the proton-proton elastic cross section in this t range for collision energies above the Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR) and below the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) colliders. We find that a constant slope B does not fit the data in the aforementioned t range, and we obtain a much better fit using a second-order polynomial for B(t). This is the first measurement below the LHC energies for which the non-constant behavior B(t) is observed. The t dependence of B is also determined using six subintervals of t in the STAR measured t range, and is in good agreement with the phenomenological models. The measured elastic differential cross section dσ/dt agrees well with the results obtained at s=540 GeV for proton–antiproton collisions by the UA4 experiment. We also determine that the integrated elastic cross section within the STAR t-range is σelfid=462.1±0.9(stat.)±1.1(syst.)±11.6(scale) μb. © 2024
Keywords: B-slope; Diffraction; Elastic scattering; Proton–proton collisions; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Jet-hadron correlations with respect to the event plane in sNN =200 GeV Au+Au collisions in STAR - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review C, 2024)
Angular distributions of charged particles relative to jet axes are studied in sNN=200 GeV Au+Au collisions as a function of the jet orientation with respect to the event plane. This differential study tests the expected path-length dependence of energy loss experienced by a hard-scattered parton as it traverses the hot and dense medium formed in heavy-ion collisions. A second-order event plane is used in the analysis as an experimental estimate of the reaction plane formed by the collision impact parameter and the beam direction. Charged-particle jets with 15<pT,jet<20 and 20<pT,jet<40GeV/c were reconstructed with the anti-kT algorithm with radius parameter setting of R=0.4 in the 20-50% centrality bin to maximize the initial-state eccentricity of the interaction region. The reaction plane fit method is implemented to remove the flow-modulated background with better precision than prior methods. Yields and widths of jet-associated charged-hadron distributions are extracted in three angular bins between the jet axis and the event plane. The event-plane (EP) dependence is further quantified by ratios of the associated yields in different EP bins. No dependence on orientation of the jet axis with respect to the event plane is seen within the uncertainties in the kinematic regime studied. This finding is consistent with a similar experimental observation by ALICE in sNN = 2.76 TeV Pb-Pb collision data. © 2024 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Letter to the editor: Supporting drivers with autism and police officer interactions-Connecticut’s blue envelope program - Gleeson, M.B.; Grindle, H.; Gleeson, M.M. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024)
The rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has led to increased efforts to support individuals with ASD across numerous aspects of life, including driving. While obtaining a driver’s license substantially impacts quality of life and independence, it also creates distinct challenges for those with ASD. Challenges surrounding social communication, executive functioning, and sensory sensitivities are particularly evident when considering interactions between drivers with ASD and law enforcement personnel. Connecticut’s Blue Envelope Program aims to improve interactions between drivers with and ASD law enforcement by providing instructions for officers and drivers to follow during routine traffic stops on a physical, blue colored, envelope. The instructional guidelines aim to assist officers in understanding and appropriately responding to common ASD-related behaviors which may be otherwise misinterpreted and includes accommodations officers could consider during a stop. Additionally, the envelope outlines clear steps for drivers with ASD to follow through the stop as to support predictability and expectations. The widespread acceptance, efficacy and popularity of the Blue Envelope program underscores the importance of increasing awareness and understanding of ASD among law enforcement and the need for more supports to aid in these increasing interactions. Discussion is offered on a broader implementation of this program to support individuals with ASD and officers, while improving the outcomes of interactions. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.
Keywords: Autism; Blue envelope; Driving; Law enforcement; Police officers; dept.sed

Commitment to the Future: The Tour de France Rides for a More Sustainable World - León-Quismondo, J. (Dealing with Socially Responsible Consumers: Studies in Marketing, 2023)
(a) Situation faced: The Tour de France, with more than a century of history, provides great opportunities for raising awareness of socially responsible behaviors among citizens, not only from France but also from other regions in the world; (b) Action taken: The Tour de France is committed to the future. Responsible actions are deployed in three main axons: sustainable transportation, commitment with the charter of 15 eco-friendly commitments, and specific in-route measures; (c) Results achieved: Currently, the Tour de France is a leading sport event in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility. Their actions positively influence large social masses from all over the world; (d) Lessons learned: This case provides good examples of a socially responsible sport event that spreads messages to national and international spectators. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.
Keywords: Awareness; Bicycles; Case study; Cycling; Positive influence; Responsible marketing; Sports events; Sustainable mindset; Tour de France; dept.rec

Assessing the prevalence of gendered ageism among long-term care employees - Loy-Ashe, Tarah; Hawkins, Brent; Puymbroeck, Marieke Van; Lewis, Stephen; Hays, Antionette (Journal of Long-Term Care, 2024)
Ageism, discrimination based on age, particularly against older adults, intersects with other forms of discrimination, including sexism. In long-term care settings, gendered ageism can manifest in various ways, influencing both the quality and type of care older adults receive based on their gender. Understanding and addressing ageism in these settings is essential to ensuring the dignity, respect, and quality of life for older adults. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore long-term care (LTC) employees’ attitudes towards age and gender. A theoretical framework of feminist disability theory and compulsory youthfulness allows for an intersectional critique of ageism, sexism, and ableism and how each contributes to the oppression of long-living adults (age 80 and over) and disabled long-living adults. Triangulation of data was achieved through surveys, interviews, and artifacts. Sixty employees completed an on-line survey consisting of demographic questions (age, race, gender, years employed in LTC, highest level of education, employment) and the Fraboni Scale of Ageism during the Coronavirus pandemic between August 21, 2020 and September 22, 2020. Data were analyzed using an independent samples t-test, One Way ANOVA, and One Sample Median Test. Twenty-one of these employees also participated in a phone interview during the time period of survey collection. Interview data were analyzed using open coding, axial coding, then thematic analysis. Cultural artifacts available to the primary researcher, and relating to the study, were noted. Considering the primary researcher was not allowed to enter the facility, the types of artifacts collected included social media posts via Twitter, Facebook, and the organization’s blog. Blog and social media posts ranged from September 1, 2020 to February 1, 2021. Mixing of qualitative and quantitative data was completed for the final results by merging them via side by side comparison table. Quantitative findings indicated there was a statistical difference in FSA scores for younger adults (M = 49.33, SD = 6.08), adults (M = 52.97, SD = 8.66), and older adults (M = 46.76, SD = 7.85). Middle age adults had significantly higher FSA scores than younger adults and older adults. Qualitative data provided the strongest connection that sexist and ageist attitudes exist among employees as it demonstrated that some employees had different expectations of residents based on the residents’ gender. A review of social media and policy artifacts concluded there was no resident perspective present in research topics, research trials, blog posts, or community events. Overall, findings indicated employees’ interactions with, and attitudes towards, residents were influenced by themes of compassionate ageism, ableism, and identity, which resulted in meta-theme caregiver validation and reward. Although most employees felt a deep connection with residents, they detached themselves from the aging process, instead seeking affirmation and recognition from residents through gratitude and positive interactions. Results from this study indicated certain power dynamics and suggested that employees actively sought positive care interactions with residents. Most employees preferred to care for residents who appeared to need assistance, were appreciative, and interacted with the employee in a positive way. When this occurred, employees enjoyed relationships with these residents and caring for them on a continuous basis. Essentially, employees preferred to care for someone who conformed to that employee’s expectations for care.
Keywords: dept.hls; peer-reviewed

ADA digital accessibility on academic library websites - Liu, Yan Quan; Bielefield, Arlene; Beckwith, Jennifer (College & Research Libraries, 2024)
Studying ADA accessibility at library websites of top universities selected from the U.S. News and World Report, the authors used WAVE and AChecker to assess data in compliance with WCAG 2.0 standards. Almost 8 out of 10 public university academic libraries reported accessibility errors as one of the major findings. Low color contrast was becoming a more commonly occurring accessibility issue, making it difficult for people with vision impairments to perceive the color of the image. The outcomes of the study suggest that academic libraries around the world should continue improving their website accessibility.
Keywords: SCSU-student; dept.ils; peer-reviewed

Assessing the impact of health information orientation and health information literacy on patients’ engagement with health information - Hashmi, Ferhana Saeed; Soroya, Saira Hanif; Mahmood, Khalid (Journal of Information Science, 2024)
Health information engagement can help individuals to find and use reliable sources of health information to make informed decisions about their health. This helps to improve their health outcomes and prevent unnecessary healthcare costs. Drawing upon the cognitive behavioural theory, this pilot study postulated a model to understand that the consequences of information orientation in terms of information engagement (behaviour), information literacy (cognition) and information avoidance (behaviour) in post-COVID era under health context. Furthermore, the moderation effects of health information literacy (HIL) are also calculated in managing health information avoidance beahvior. This pilot study is conducted in the context of social media exposure to health information by diabetic patients in Pakistani community. The proposed model was tested using Partial Lease Square Structural Equational Modelling (PLS-SEM). The data were collected from 166 diabetic patients (active social media users) through a survey. The study findings suggest that health information orientation on social media leads to HIL and engagement. Whereas, it has significant negative impact towards health information avoidance behaviour. Furthermore, HIL significantly increases health information engagement of diabetic patients. Also, HIL moderates the relationship between health information orientation and information engagement positively, whereas between health information orientation and health information avoidance negatively.
Keywords: dept.ils; peer-reviewed

Observations with the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument. XI. First uear of observations from Apache Point Observatory - Davidson, James W.; Horch, Elliott P.; Majewski, Steven R.; Fagan, Evan; Shea, Melissa A.; Sutherland, Torrie; Wilson, Robert F.; Lesley, D. Xavier; Pellegrino, Richard A.; Leonard, Jonathan P.; Wilson, John C.; Chanover, Nancy J.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2024)
The Differential Speckle Survey Instrument (DSSI) was relocated to the Astrophysical Research Consortium 3.5 m telescope at Apache Point Observatory (APO) in early 2022. Here we present results from the first year of observations along with an updated instrument description for DSSI at APO, including a detailed description of a new internal slit mask assembly used to measure the instrument plate scale from first principles. Astrometric precision for DSSI at APO during this time was measured to be 2.06 ± 0.11 mas, with a photometric precision of 0.14 ± 0.04 mag. Results of 40 resolved binary systems are reported, including two that were previously unknown to be binaries: HIP 7535 and HIP 9603. We also present updated orbital fits for two systems: HIP 93903 and HIP 100714. Finally, we report updated or confirmed dispositions for five Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs) that were previously explored in Colton et al., using speckle imaging to discern common proper motions pairs from line of sight companions: KOI-270, KOI-959, KOI-1613, KOI-1962, and KOI-3214AB.
Keywords: dept.phy

For White Social Workers: RE/UN/DIScover Heuristic for Dual Awareness in Ongoing Anti-Racist Practice - Keenan, Elizabeth (Advances in Social Work, 2023)
Although many White social workers engage in ongoing anti-racist actions, they may still be complicit in perpetuating and reinforcing racism and White Supremacy Culture. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) social workers, activists, and scholars have described the numerous ways in which the harmful impacts of White Supremacy Culture appear in the well-intentioned efforts of White people who seek to be anti-racist. White social workers are thus responsible for engaging in intentional ongoing practices to identify, interrupt, and shift their interpersonal oppressive uses of power in their practice. The RE/UN/DIScover heuristic is an iterative, embodied set of three practices for working with one’s experiences of shame and internalized dominance, habitual not-seeing, and in-the-moment activations. Literature theorizing White Supremacy ideology and culture frames the description of the RE/UN/DIScover heuristic. This paper describes several heuristic applications, including prompts for engaging in REcover, UNcover and DIScover practices and two composite examples. These applications illustrate how to use the heuristic practices with dual awareness of self and one’s social work practice in the moment and over time. White social workers are encouraged to learn and use the RE/UN/DIScover heuristic practices to guide their efforts to more fully live into their anti-racist commitments in moments of not-seeing and moments of activation.
Number: 2
Keywords: Heuristic; Power; Social work practice; White social workers; anti-racist; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Challenges and achievements of an online intercultural exchange in time of crisis - Fornara, F; Gleason, Jesse (How We Take Action: Social Justice in PK-16 Language Classrooms, 2023)
How We Take Action brings together practical examples of social justice in language education from a wide range of contexts. Many language teachers have a desire to teach in justice-oriented ways, but perhaps also feel frustration at how hard it is to teach in ways that we did not experience ourselves as learners and have not observed as colleagues. As a profession, we need more ideas, more examples, and wider networks of allies in this work. This book includes the work of 59 different authors including teachers and researchers at every level from Pre-K to postsecondary, representing different backgrounds, languages, and approaches to classroom practice. Organized into three sections, some of the chapters in this collection report on classroom research while others focus on key practices and experiences. Section I is entitled Inclusive and Empowering Classrooms. In this section authors take a critical approach to classroom practices by breaking with the status quo or creating spaces where students experience safety, access, and empowerment in language learning experiences. Section II, Integration of Critical Topics, addresses a variety of ways teachers can incorporate justice-oriented pedagogies in day-to-day instructional experiences. Social justice does not happen haphazardly; it requires careful, critical examination of instructional practices and intentional planning as instructors hope to enact change. Section III, Activism and Community Engagement, explores how teachers can empower students to become agents for positive change through the study of activism and constructive community engagement programs at local and global levels.
Keywords: dept.wll

Adapted text benefits for teachers and students: A retroactive case study - Tucker, Lauren (Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2021)
This case study retrospectively reflects on a self-contained teacher’s decision to pair publisher-created adapted text with audio support as part of a multicomponent reading intervention. She evolved from creating her own adapted text to implementing publisher-created adapted text throughout a school year. The study analyzed students’ reading comprehension test scores throughout the year to examine the influence of publisher-created adapted text embedded within a multi-component reading intervention. The Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test revealed significance (p=.043) between students’ fall and spring Reading Inventory scores, with a moderate effect size (r=.562). The teacher made the instructional decision to implement publisher-created adapted text which eliminated time consuming self-adaptation of materials (Browder et al., 2007) and her students continued to make progress with this shift of materials with some demonstrating significant progress by the end of the school year.
Number: 1
Keywords: dept.sed

Universally Designing in Universal Chaos. - Tucker, Lauren (Remote Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Practical Advice, 2021)
Looking back on a year of tumultuous teaching and learning amid restrictions set in place after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, Remote Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Practical Advice focuses not only on the trials and tribulations higher ed faculty have endured but also the insights learned, silver linings revealed, and successes achieved through emergency remote teaching. Hear from 20 educators whose contributions include: reflections on pandemic teaching; strategies and practical advice; and resources for students.Whether you’re returning to a face-to-face classroom, continuing to teach online, or exploring hybrid or HyFlex teaching, you’ll find wisdom, advice, and observations from educators with a shared commitment to student learning. Includes student handouts to use in your classroom!
Keywords: dept.sed

Designing and Assessing Programs for Social Work - Tomczak, Stephen Monroe (Management and Leadership in Social Work: A Competency Based Approach, 2020)
The authors have had many years of leadership and management experience in a variety of settings and have discovered that there are few books that cover the majority of topics related to leadership and management specifically for social work education and practice. This book covers all the main areas of expertise required in a typical social work leadership and management experience. It incorporates all 21 competencies and 126 practice behaviors from the Network on Social Work Management (NSWM) and nine competencies and 29 practice behaviors espoused by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and can serve as a textbook for social work programs at the graduate level. The book has many unique features. It provides a comprehensive list of leadership and management competencies from the NSWM and the CSWE along with a list of competencies and practice behaviors. The book presents leadership and management competencies and practice behaviors each chapter along with cases, examples, and activities of how to use them in practice situations. It discusses in detail the differences between management and leadership along with best management and leadership practices. The book provides examples of how to motive and successfully work with different age cohorts. It presents effective communication and marketing strategies. The book discusses in detail how to effectively work with groups and give examples of how to make meetings productive. It exhibits specific problem-solving and decision-making strategies along with examples. The book summarizes how to manage a range of organizational functions. It discusses the importance of collaborating with community groups and other stakeholders to succeed in making a difference. The book contains five parts that replicate the <abbrev>NSWM</abbrev>’s four domains of leadership: executive leadership in social work; resources management practices; strategic management and administrative skills for organizational growth and success; community collaboration; and supplemental materials.
Keywords: Leadership; Vocational qualifications; Social Work; dept.swk; faculty_collection; methods; Efficiency; Organizational; organization & administration; Leadership; Professional Competence; Personnel Management

Community Collaboration for Social Workers - Tomczak, Stephen Monroe (Management and Leadership in Social Work: A Competency Based Approach, 2020)
The authors have had many years of leadership and management experience in a variety of settings and have discovered that there are few books that cover the majority of topics related to leadership and management specifically for social work education and practice. This book covers all the main areas of expertise required in a typical social work leadership and management experience. It incorporates all 21 competencies and 126 practice behaviors from the Network on Social Work Management (NSWM) and nine competencies and 29 practice behaviors espoused by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and can serve as a textbook for social work programs at the graduate level. The book has many unique features. It provides a comprehensive list of leadership and management competencies from the NSWM and the CSWE along with a list of competencies and practice behaviors. The book presents leadership and management competencies and practice behaviors each chapter along with cases, examples, and activities of how to use them in practice situations. It discusses in detail the differences between management and leadership along with best management and leadership practices. The book provides examples of how to motive and successfully work with different age cohorts. It presents effective communication and marketing strategies. The book discusses in detail how to effectively work with groups and give examples of how to make meetings productive. It exhibits specific problem-solving and decision-making strategies along with examples. The book summarizes how to manage a range of organizational functions. It discusses the importance of collaborating with community groups and other stakeholders to succeed in making a difference. The book contains five parts that replicate the <abbrev>NSWM</abbrev>’s four domains of leadership: executive leadership in social work; resources management practices; strategic management and administrative skills for organizational growth and success; community collaboration; and supplemental materials.
Keywords: Leadership; Vocational qualifications; Social Work; dept.swk; faculty_collection; methods; Efficiency; Organizational; organization & administration; Leadership; Professional Competence; Personnel Management

Book Review: Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes - Smoyer, Amy B. (Punishment & Society, 2023)
Keywords: book.review; dept.swk

Book Review: Mothering and desistance in re-entry - Smoyer, Amy B. (Affilia, 2020)
Keywords: book.review; dept.swk

Appropriately Uncomfortable: A Conversation Among Three Colleagues About Structural Oppression Focusing on Racism and the Need for Action - Aguilar, Jemel; Smith, Carmela Fusciello; Tomczak, Stephen Monroe (Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 2021)
In this reflection, three social work colleagues discuss three different perspectives on one statement about racism. We detail our emotionally challenging conversations about racism, microaggressions, and the meaning of social justice in social work to build a different bond and sense of understanding. We delve into how we understand each other, our differing viewpoints on the murders of Black people in American society such as George Floyd, and our perspectives on social workers’ relationships to social justice, racism, and social change in the context of the 2020 turmoil.
Number: 2
Keywords: dept.swk; higher education; oppression; peer-reviewed; racism; social work faculty

Decolonizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Reader for an Anti-Oppressive Approach - Aguilar, Jemel; Carpenter, Elisabeth Counselman (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2021)
Decolonizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Reader for an Anti-Oppressive Approach challenges the socialization of preservice social workers by examining the complex features of individuals, families, groups, and societies and how they present themselves within the context of the multiple and simultaneous influences on behavior, cognitions, and emotions.This text is divided into three distinct units. Unit I development at the individual level and the influences that shape human behavior, including adverse childhood experiences, identity development through social media, resilience, and chronic illness. Unit II focuses on interpersonal dynamics with articles that explore grief theories, the transgender experience, intergenerational trauma, privilege, and more. Unit III examines structural social systems such as institutional racism, religious-based prejudice, and structural violence.Written to help social work students and professionals begin the process of decolonizing their education and practice, Decolonizing Human Behavior in the Social Environment is an essential and timely reader for courses and programs in social work. It is also an exemplary resource for practitioners at all levels.
Keywords: dept.swk

Exploring First-Generation College Students Leadership Behaviors and Actions during Intramural Sports - Milone, Joseph (Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 2021)
College graduates need to have specific leadership-related skills, behaviors, and traits when entering the workforce. Campus involvement is one way for students to develop such areas. Therefore, this qualitative study explored the self-reported leadership skills of first-generation college students who were actively participating in intramural sports. Twelve students from a 4-year public university in the Northeast were interviewed about the research-driven photographs they submitted depicting leadership skills they engaged in during intramural sports participation. Photograph captions and interviews were analyzed using Kouzes and Posner's (2014) leadership model. Findings revealed that students reported engaging in behaviors and actions aligned with the leadership practices described by Kouzes and Posner (2014). These findings can help inform the decisions campus recreation professionals make about the role leadership development plays in program offerings.
ERIC Number: EJ1330750
Keywords: First Generation College Students; Intramural Athletics; Leadership Qualities; Photography; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Student Leadership; dept.rec; peer-reviewed

Identifying Coach and Institutional Characteristics That Facilitate the Development of NCAA Wheelchair Basketball Programs - Rutland, Emily A.; Suttiratana, Sakinah C.; Huang, Patrick; Ayala, Kimberly E. Ona; McGinniss, Kevin T.; Tuakli-Wosornu, Yetsa A. (Sports Innovation Journal, 2022)
Background: Despite national and institutional policies, American colleges do not currently provide student-athletes with disabilities equal access to sports opportunities. Disabled youth who wish to pursue their academic and athletic dreams in college thus have prohibitively limited options, even with popular American sports such as basketball. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics and factors that may facilitate the development and perpetuation of collegiate wheelchair basketball programs in the United States. Methods: Five qualitative interviews were conducted with coaches and/or program administrators of established college wheelchair basketball programs. Interviews were coded and analyzed to explore common themes. Results: Thematic data analysis uncovered five common themes important to the development and maintenance of these programs: a) coach characteristics, b) actions to recognize and address equity, c) boosters, d) institutional barriers, and e) network effects. Conclusion: These common factors are important in the development, sustainability, and longevity of college wheelchair basketball programs and should be considered by those interested in starting similar programs.
Keywords: Collegiate Sports; NCAA Sports; Para Sport; Wheelchair Basketball; adaptive sports; dept.rec; peer-reviewed

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve the Occupation of Play in Children With Autism - Kuhaneck, Heather; Spitzer, Susan L.; Bodison, Stefanie C. (OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 2020)
Play in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often atypical, yet consensus regarding effective occupational therapy strategies for improving play is not established. To examine the efficacy of strategies used in occupational therapy to improve play in ASD, authors completed a systematic review of papers from January 1980 through January 2019. Search terms included autism, Asperger’s, ASD, autistic in combination with play, playfulness, pretend, imagination, praxis, creativity, and generativity. Twenty papers met inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Reviewed interventions included parent education, modified play materials or environments, imitation of the child, and modeling by an adult, a peer, or video. Moderate to strong support exists for the specific strategies of imitation of the child and modeling for the child, with lesser or mixed support for other strategies. Certain strategies commonly used in occupational therapy may be effective in improving the occupation of play in ASD.
Keywords: dept.rec; peer-reviewed

The Occupational Therapist as a Tour Guide to the Land of "PLAY" - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Selecting Play Activities through Sound Professional Reasoning - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Playful Play Spaces - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Play in School-Based Occupational Therapy - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Informal Play Assessment and Activity Analysis - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Contributions of the Profession of Occupational Therapy to the Understanding of the Phenomenon of Play as an Occupation - Kuhaneck, Heather (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)

Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy - Kuhaneck, Heather; Spitzer, Susan L. (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022)
Keywords: dept.rec

Rural America and Coronavirus Epidemic: Challenges and Solutions - Ameh, Governor G.; Njoku, Anuli; Inungu, Jeff; Younis, Mustafa (European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 2020)
There are emerging concerns about the preparedness of rural communities in the United States in the face of the 2019 novel coronavirus (called SARS-CoV-2, causing the disease COVID-19) considering the existing disparities across the social determinants of health between rural and urban Americans. Taking into account the current exponential rate of spread of the coronavirus, this article critically examines the risk facing the 60 million Americans living in rural areas, discusses possible solutions pertaining to rural COVID-19 prevention, and examines measures to consider to prepare for this epidemic before it reaches rural areas.
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Anxiety and Depression among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment in Ghana - Kyei, K. A.; Oswald, J. W.; Njoku, A. U.; Kyei, J. B.; Vanderpuye, V.; Tschida, P. (African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2020)
Breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy often experience severe levels of anxiety and depression within the African context. There is a gap in the research literature from Africa, particularly Ghana, with few studies focusing on depression among patients undergoing radiation treatment. The purpose of the study was to find various interventions for depression and anxiety among breast cancer patients in Ghana. A mixed method study examined breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and their responses through a concurrent triangulation involving an interview with selected professional and a detailed patient survey. In all, 100 patients between the ages of 20-89 completed a questionnaire and individual interviews were held with 6 professionals with a minimum of 5 years of work experience. Themes were generated through open coding of the interview data, while multiple regression was performed to determine the relationship between depression and anxiety with the independent variables. In all, 89% had no family history of breast cancer, and the majority (55%) had the disease duration of one to three years. Almost 95% of patients with breast cancer had anxiety and depression in different categories. This included hair loss, discolored finger nails, cost of treatment, and fear of the unknown. Age and monthly income of patients were statistically significant in predicting the anxiety and depression among the patients. Coping mechanisms are essential for all patients undergoing treatment. This study’s implications will lead to positive change when all stakeholders assist in implementing measures to promote coping strategies for breast cancer patients in Ghana.
Number: 2
Keywords: Anxiety; coping; depression; dept.pch; experience; intervention; peer-reviewed

Cancers in Rural Areas in the United States - Njoku, A.; Wakeel, F. (Foundations of Rural Public Health in America, 2021)
Foundations of Rural Public Health in America spans a wide variety of important issues affecting rural public health, including consumer and family health, environmental and occupational health, mental health, substance abuse, disease prevention and control, rural health care delivery systems, and health disparities. Divided into five sections, the book covers understanding rural communities, public health systems and policies for rural communities, health disparities in rural communities and among special populations, and advancing rural health including assessment, planning and intervention. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experienced scholars and practitioners, this authoritative text comprehensively covers rural health issues today.
Google-Books-ID: AN0PEAAAQBAJ
Keywords: Medical / Public Health; dept.pch

Environmental health disparities and maternal and child health: applying the life course approach - Wakeel, Fathima; Njoku, Anuli (Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health, 2023)
Mounting evidence suggests that differential environmental exposures significantly contribute to a wide range of population health disparities. Adopting a life course approach to maternal and child health enables readers to uncover the mechanisms by which prenatal and early life environmental exposures potentially shape both short- and long-term physical and mental health outcomes. This chapter applies the life course approach to explore the adverse influences of environmental risk factors on maternal and child health. The following four case studies will be discussed: (1) the pervasive impacts of secondhand smoke; (2) the deleterious effects of lead exposure; (3) the development of asthma; and (4) the potential origins of autism spectrum disorder. The chapter also provides recommendations for programmatic and policy interventions to reduce the prevalence of four salient environmental hazards, including secondhand smoke, lead, air pollution, and pesticides, as well as proposed future directions in research regarding these exposures.
Keywords: Asthma; Autism spectrum disorder; Environmental health justice; Health equity; Lead exposure; Life course approach; Maternal and child health; Secondhand smoke exposure; dept.pch

Transnational Indigenous feminisms: Four narratives for global Indigeneity - Lin, Y.-C.T.; Carlson, B.; Juanena, C.J.-A.; Sy, C.; Wilson, A. (Global networks of Indigeneity: Peoples, sovereignty and futures, 2023)
Keywords: dept.wgs

Study plans and programs supporting geriatric dentistry teaching in Cuba: An update - Asanza, D.M.; Herrera, I.A.R.; Njoku, A.; Puig, A.C.R.; Mouloudj, F.; Capote, I.G.; Maupome, G. (Geriatric Dentistry in the Age of Digital Technology, 2023)
The aging population in the world constitutes one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century across social sectors; dental education is no exception. This review explored the status of geriatric dentistry teaching in Cuba and contrasted it with examples from international curricula and programs. Google Scholar, PubMed, Wiley, and Scielo databases were used to search for articles that address geriatric dentistry topics, focusing on undergraduate curricular issues and the management of postgraduate specialization. The findings highlight the need to update curricula and programs for dentistry studies in Cuba to improve the quality of dental care for the aging population. The evolution of training future Cuban graduates aims to meet the healthcare needs of older adults while preserving their quality of life. Additionally, the incorporation of new information and communication technologies has been observed during this process. © 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.pch

Promoting food justice and the right to adequate food in social work education - Hall-Faul, M.; D’Angelo, K.A.; Libal, K. (Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 2024)
Food justice is centered on the principle that food is a basic human right. Despite a mandate to include human rights and social justice content in the social work curriculum, food insecurity and food justice receive scant attention in social work academia. Food insecurity affects a substantial portion of the population, with a disproportionate impact on women and Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. A human rights-based approach to food requires more than access to food; it demands that food also be available, adequate, and culturally acceptable. A right to food framework also calls on policymakers to immediately address disparities in food security, which are prevalent in the USA due to historical and ongoing systemic racism. This paper provides a conceptual understanding of food justice and its historical connections to social work, outlines the requirements of a right to food, and concludes by offering strategies to integrate food justice into the micro, mezzo, and macro social work curriculum. © 2024, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords: Food insecurity; Food justice; Human rights; Hunger; Right to food; Social work; Social work education; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Embracing bilingualism: L1 retention amidst L2 acquisition - Sorokina, A.; Mugno, R. (Language Learning Journal, 2024)
In L1 attrition research, it's recognized that a previously acquired language can transform under the influence of a newly acquired one. However, the precise L1-L2 relationship is intricate and warrants further study. Some research suggest that L2 mastery might reduce L1 proficiency, while others show that both languages can be maintained. Age of onset and L1 use are the factors that have been discussed in the debate surrounding L1 attrition. The study aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion by examining L1 and L2 proficiency of Russian-English bilingual speakers (N = 35). The participants with comparable L2 proficiency but various degrees of L1 attrition who arrived at different ages and differed in their frequency of L1 use were recruited for the study. This diverse group provided an ideal quality sample for investigating the role of age of onset and L1 use, as well as the interplay between L1 and L2. By comparing L1 and L2 lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, and fluency, the study revealed that higher L2 proficiency was not associated with lower levels of L1 proficiency, suggesting that L1 retention is possible amidst L2 acquisition. L1 use played a more significant role in the L1 maintenance of these bilingual individuals. © 2024 Association for Language Learning.
Keywords: L1 attrition; L1 maintenance; L1 use; age of onset; bilingualism; dept.mat; dept.wll; peer-reviewed

The Duke of Lennox, 1574 1624: A Jacobean Courtier s Life. David Bergeron. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2022. x + 244 pp. $110 - Kern, Darcy (Renaissance Quarterly, 2023)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Use of student-created simulations to assess competency - Prendergast, Krista M.; Morrill, Deborah (Nurse Educator, 2024)
An abstract is unavailable.
Keywords: dept.nur; peer-reviewed

Use of an Affective Teaching Intervention to Impact Connections Between Academic and Professional Integrity - Morrill, Deborah (Southern Connecticut State University, 2021)
Dishonesty and misconduct of nursing students during their education is a continuing concern, especially as it relates to expected professional behaviors. This quasi experimental pre-and post-interventional study explored the impact of an affective learning module on developing beliefs and perceptions of ethicality of academic and professional misconduct of students in a BSN program. A modified version of McCrink’s (2008) tool, entitled “Nursing Student Experiences and Perceptions of Academic and Professional Conduct Survey” measured these constructs. The affective learning module, based on Rest’s theory of moral development, and Krathwohl’s affective taxonomy, actively engaged students in ethical decision-making with connections to professional practice through discussion, case review and reflection. The pretest data (N=65) analysis using Mann Whitney U, indicated differences in mean rank related to enrollment status, healthcare work experience and gender and beliefs, and perceptions of academic and professional misconduct. A comparative analysis (N=16) of pre and posttest data was limited due to required changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in pre and posttest data suggest the need to replicate and continue research in the area of intentional affective teaching of ethicality and professional values.
Keywords: Affective domain; Affective taxonomy; Dishonesty; Integrity; Misconduct; Value development; dept.nur

Best Darn Statistics Workbook Ever - Hauselt, William J.; Mugno, Raymond (Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021)
Keywords: dept.mat; dept.psy

Political Polarization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope for Consumer Welfare, Marketers, and Public Policy - Weber, T.J.; Hydock, Chris; Ding, William; Gardner, Meryl; Jacob, Pradeep; Mandel, Naomi; Sprott, David E.; Van Steenburg, Eric (Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 2021)
Political polarization is a marked political division in the population, characterized by multiple manifestations. The authors argue that it can affect consumer psychology, which in turn influences marketers, policy makers, and consumer welfare. The present work introduces the construct of political polarization to the marketing literature and shows how it serves as a novel challenge for various marketing stakeholders. For consumers, the authors propose that political polarization increases the salience of political identities, alters inter- and intragroup dynamics, and amplifies cognitive biases. These effects negatively affect consumer welfare, including financial welfare, relationships, mental and physical health, and societal interests. For marketers, polarization introduces a challenge to both be more sociopolitically engaged while also navigating competing political interests. Polarization also creates new opportunities and challenges for segmentation, targeting, loyalty, and product offerings. For policy makers, political polarization creates policy gaps, impedes the implementation of policy, and obstructs governance. Building from these insights, the authors consider the drawbacks and overlooked benefits of political polarization, potential remedies, and directions for future research.
Keywords: dept.mrk; peer-reviewed

Performance evaluation of geospatially assisted reference evapotranspiration models - Pandi, Dinagarapandi; Saravanan, Kothadaramanan; Kuppusamy, Mohan; Birasnav, M. (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)
Mapping of spatiotemporal distribution of evapotranspiration becomes important for sustainable water management as water scarcity is nowadays a growing concern in almost all the continents. In general, researchers estimate evapotranspiration by multiplying the computed reference evapotranspiration (ETo) with the corresponding crop coefficient. Such estimation of ETo requires data related to spatiotemporal meteorological and vegetation field characteristics, and however, these data are rarely available in most developing countries such as India. Thus, researchers constantly develop various methods and evaluate the applicability of these methods to accurately capture spatiotemporal distribution. The purposes of this study are to (a) examine the applicability of Hargreaves and MODIS ETo method to map the spatiotemporal distribution over Thamirabarani basin located in Southern India and (b) evaluate the performances of Hargreaves and MODIS ETo methods and compare it to FAO 56 Penman–Monteith method. To achieve these purposes, ETo data of Hargreaves method and MODIS ETo method over Cheranmadevi meteorological observatory are extracted and performances of these methods are compared with FAO 56 Penman–Monteith method. Results show that a match exists among all the three ETo datasets, and no major deviations have been observed. However, this study suggests local calibration of Hargreaves and MODIS ETo method as considerable mismatch has been observed at ETo daily value. Overall, the conclusion of this study encourages the application of the Hargreaves method and MODIS ETo method in developing countries, where the data shortage condition prevails.
Keywords: Evapotranspiration; FAO 56 Penman–Monteith method; Hargreaves method; MODIS ETo; Thamirabarani basin; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Cash Holdings and Firm Performance in the Restaurant Industry - Kim, Jung Hoon; Lim, Jaeseong; Ahn, Jin Sun; Kim, Youngbin (Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 2023)
This study explores the link between cash holdings and performance outcomes in public restaurant companies in the United States, leveraging the critical role played by the industry context. We hypothesize that cash holdings have positive associations with both short-term and long-term firm performance in the restaurant industry. Our empirical analyses, based on fixed-effect regression models that control for all time-invariant variables, reveal that holding cash can improve performance in the restaurant industry, in support of our hypotheses.
Number: 3
Keywords: dept.mgt; firm performance; peer-reviewed

Characteristics of Effective Trade Secrets and Confi dential Information Policies: Guidance from Labor Arbitration Cases - Ross, William H.; Franklin, Danny (Labor Law Journal, 2020)
In an effort to craft recommendations to managers regarding effective confidential information policies, the present paper reviewed 88 published grievance arbitration cases involving proprietary information, trade secrets, and confidential information. Most cases dealt with the application of managerial discipline for employee violations of company polices and collective-bargaining provisions. Themes that emerged included: the importance of a Management Rights clause (as well as specific Misconduct clauses and policies), clauses that address changing business conditions (such as subcontracting and new technology), employee insubordination, theft, falsification, conflict of interest, and the need for training. Additionally, arbitrators often considered specific laws that apply in health care, cable television, and telecommunications industries. Finally, several mitigating factors were noted such as: having permission from a supervisor to access confidential information, safety, and whistleblowing concerns. By attending to factors that influence arbitrator decision making, managers and their attorneys can use these identified factors to create better policies and negotiate robust collective bargaining provisions.
Num Pages: 43-57 Place: Riverwoods, United States Publisher: CCH Incorporated: Health & Human Resources
Keywords: Arbitration; Business And Economics–Labor And Industrial Relations; Collective bargaining; Competition; Competitive advantage; Conflicts of interest; Discipline; Employees; Espionage; Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act 2003-US; Information policies; Intellectual property; Labor law; Law; dept.mgt

The Reciprocal Relationship between Containers Overboard and Climate Change - Daniel, J.; Stapleton, K. A.; Stapleton, D.; Nandialath, A.; Franklin, D. (Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics, and Policy, 2021)
Not only does the flotsam and jetsam in the world’s oceans seem to be impacting the health of the world’s oceans and seas, but it appears that the warming climate and increasing CO2 emissions are impacting the global trade lanes evidenced by a greater-than-average number of lost maritime containers due to resultant rougher seas and stronger storms. We elucidate the evolution of containerized shipping and discuss the impact lost containers have on the seas and dangers to other ocean-going vessels. We also note the reciprocal effects between climate change and lost containers. The intent of our article is to shed light on these issues and we hope it sparks future research examining causal factors and their potential solutions.
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Home Address Exemptions in State FOI Laws - Gil, Jodie; Smith, Robert A.; Badr, Kauther S. (The Journal of Civic Information, 2022)
Number: 4
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Multi-disease Retinal Vessel Segmentation: A Deep Learning Approach - Islam, M.T.; Zaky, H.; Alam, T. (2023)
The structure of blood vessels in the retina is a crucial factor in identifying and forecasting various eye diseases like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other diseases. Therefore, detecting the structure of blood vessels from retinal fundus images is a critical field of research in healthcare. This study employed a novel deep learning model to segment vessels for different diseases, including Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). We considered multiple transfer learning-based models and discovered that the ResNet-based U-Net architecture was the most effective for vessel segmentation, achieving the highest Dice Score above 84% for disease-agnostic, and 82%-84% for disease-specific conditions. We believe the proposed methodology will help to advance retinal vessel segmentation process and enhance the screening process of diseases based on retinal fundus images in clinical settings of Qatar Biobank as well as other biobanks across the globe. © 2023 IEEE.
Keywords: Diabetic Retinopathy; Glaucoma; Qatar Biobank; Retina; Segmentation; dept.csc

The POKEMON Speckle Survey of nearby M Dwarfs. II. Observations of 1125 targets - Clark, Catherine A.; Belle, Gerard T. van; Horch, Elliott P.; Lund, Michael B.; Ciardi, David R.; Braun, Kaspar von; Winters, Jennifer G.; Everett, Mark E.; Hartman, Zachary D.; Llama, Joe (The Astronomical Journal, 2024)
Stellar multiplicity is correlated with many stellar properties, yet multiplicity measurements have proven difficult for the M dwarfs—the most common type of star in our galaxy—due to their faintness and the fact that a reasonably complete inventory of later M dwarfs did not exist until recently. We have therefore carried out the Pervasive Overview of “Kompanions” of Every M dwarf in Our Neighborhood (POKEMON) survey, which made use of the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument on the 4.3 m Lowell Discovery Telescope, along with the NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager on the 3.5 m WIYN telescope. The POKEMON sample is volume limited from M0V through M9V out to 15 pc, with additional brighter targets at larger distances. In total, 1125 targets were observed. New discoveries were presented in the first paper in the series. In this second paper in the series, we present all detected companions, gauge our astrometric and photometric precision, and compare our filtered and filterless speckle observations. We find that the majority (58.9%) of the companions we detect in our speckle images are not resolved in Gaia, demonstrating the need for high-resolution imaging in addition to long-term astrometric monitoring. Additionally, we find that the majority (73.2%) of simulated stellar companions would be detectable by our speckle observations. Specifically within 100 au, we find that 70.3% of simulated companions are recovered. Finally, we discuss future directions of the POKEMON survey.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Longitudinal and transverse spin transfer to Λ and ¯Λ hyperons in polarized p+p collisions at √s=200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review D, 2024)
The longitudinal and transverse spin transfers to Λ (¯Λ) hyperons in polarized proton-proton collisions are expected to be sensitive to the helicity and transversity distributions, respectively, of (anti)strange quarks in the proton, and to the corresponding polarized fragmentation functions. We report improved measurements of the longitudinal spin transfer coefficient, DLL, and the transverse spin transfer coefficient, DTT, to Λ and ¯Λ in polarized proton-proton collisions at √s=200 GeV by the STAR experiment at RHIC. The dataset includes longitudinally polarized proton-proton collisions with an integrated luminosity of 52pb−1, and transversely polarized proton-proton collisions with a similar integrated luminosity. Both datasets have about twice the statistics of previous results and cover a kinematic range of |η Λ(¯Λ)|<1.2 and transverse momentum pT,Λ(¯Λ) up to 8 GeV/c. We also report the first measurements of the hyperon spin transfer coefficients DLL and DTT as a function of the fractional jet momentum z carried by the hyperon, which can provide more direct constraints on the polarized fragmentation functions.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Surfing the World of Knowledge: Analytical Case Studies of Digital Liberties in the United States - Liu, Dr Yan Quan (Independently published, 2021)
This work compiles a database that provides analytical case studies of typical digital libraries as an enhancement for educating and learning to meet the needs of students, librarians, scholars, and those who are interested in this resource.
Keywords: dept.ils

Fostering cultural competence: Exploring client perception in a health coaching intervention among college students - Oh, Seungbin; Benes, Sarah; Yan, Zi (Nursing & Health Sciences, 2024)
Health coaching could be an innovative approach to develop student coaches' cultural competence (CC) among future health professionals. The current mix-method study design explored the impact of an 8-week peer health coaching intervention among college students on CC, from both student health coaches (i.e., students majored in health sciences who completed health coaching training and acted as health coach) and student clients' perspective. Nine student coaches and 24 student clients participated in the study. The quantitative analysis showed an increase in the clients' perceived level of coaches' CC between the pre- and posttest. The qualitative analysis revealed three themes, including varying levels of awareness, respectful and culturally responsive coaching, and cultural connection. Implications and recommendations for educators and researchers are discussed.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/nhs.13077
Keywords: cultural competence; cultural humility; dept.hms; health coaching; mixed-method design; peer-reviewed

Oral Reading Assessment: Four Conditions Where Caution Is Warranted - Zipoli, R.P.; Ramachandar, S. (Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2023)
Assessments of oral reading are widely used for screening, progress monitoring, and comprehensive evaluations. Despite the utility and technical adequacy of these tools, there are subgroups of students for whom measures of oral reading may be inappropriate. The first section of this article focuses on how tests of oral reading may underestimate word reading ability and reading fluency among four subgroups of students with speech, language, or learning difficulties. These include school-age students who demonstrate word-finding difficulties (which are common among students with a learning disability or developmental language disorder), developmental stuttering, childhood apraxia of speech, and pediatric dysarthria. The second section offers practical recommendations for more accurate assessment procedures, correct placement decisions, relevant professional learning activities, and strategic interdisciplinary teaming. © Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2023.
Keywords: communication disorders; dept.cmd; learning disability; peer-reviewed; reading/literacy

Studies of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/CuS nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications - Singhal, R.; Thorne, D.; Chaudhary, M.; Kumar, A.; Bhardwaj, S.; Abazi, R.; Colon, A.; Gupta, R.K.; Scanley, J.; Broadbridge, C.C.; Singh, B.P.; LeMaire, P.K.; et al. (AIP Advances, 2023)
We have prepared CuS and CuS-rGO nanocomposites via the hydrothermal method. The physical properties of the synthesized materials were studied through x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The supercapacitor characteristics were evaluated by cyclic voltammetric and galvanostatic charge–discharge studies. The cyclic voltammetric studies conform the pseudocapacitive nature of CuS and CuS-rGO electrodes. The specific capacitance of CuS was obtained as 207, 150, and 97 F/g at a current density of 0.5, 5, and 20 A/g, respectively. The rGO-CuS nanocomposite showed improved specific capacitance of 350, 251, and 149 F/g at current densities of 0.5, 5, and 20 A/g, respectively. © 2023 Author(s).
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Whither Asperger’s post DSM-5? An opinion piece - Volkmar, F.R.; Woodbury-Smith, M. (Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024)
Although first described in 1944 (the year the description of infantile autism), Asperger’s syndrome attracted little attention until the publication by Lorna Wing in early 1980. Over time, different views of the definition of Asperger’s syndrome developed. By the time of the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the Tenth Edition of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Disease, enough information had accumulated to include the condition within the broader autism category. Asperger’s syndrome remained a focus of research interest and debate until its exclusion in the DSM-5 in 2013. We argue that the decision to remove Asperger’s syndrome 10 years ago as a distinct condition was premature. A discussion of the tensions around defining Asperger’s and concerns now arising due to the lack of this diagnostic category for new cases is provided. © 2024, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords: Asperger’s disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic disorder; Classification; DSM-5; dept.sed; peer-reviewed

Answering the Big Questions About Play - Kuhaneck, Heather; O'Brien, K. (Making Play Just Right: Unleashing the Power of Play in Occupational Therapy, 2022)
Keywords: dept.hls

Neurodivergence is also an LGBTQ+ topic: Making space for “neuroqueering” in the outdoors - Loy-Ashe, Tarah (Parks Stewardship Forum, 2023)
Recently, the field of research exploring the links between neurodivergence and the LGBTQ+ community has grown. Many queer adults who were not diagnosed as children are just now receiving neurodivergent diagnoses. Nick Walker coined the term “neuroqueer” in 2015 to describe the intersection of being both neurodivergent and queer. “Neuroqueering” refers to the embodying and expressing of one’s neurodivergence in ways that also queer one’s performance of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and/or other aspects of one’s identity (Walker 2021). Considering the increase of queer representation in the outdoors, it is necessary to also address neuroqueering and its implications for the outdoor community. This conceptual article will address the connection between neurodivergence and the LGBTQ+ community, implications for the queer outdoors, and ways to include neuroqueer recreationalists and outdoor advocates in efforts to make the outdoors more equitable.
Keywords: dept.hls

Intersections of ageism and gender stigma: Exploring long-term care employees' attitudes towards aging - Loy-Ashe, Tarah; Hawkins, Brent (Innovation in Aging, 2021)
The purpose of this mixed methods, single case study was to explore long-term care (LTC) employees’ attitudes towards age and gender. The intersection of Rosemary Garland-Thomson’s theory of feminist disability (2001) and Hailee Gibbons’ ...
Keywords: dept.hls; peer-reviewed

The rise of compassionate ageism: Long-term care employees’ attitudes toward aging during COVID-19 - Loy-Ashe, Tarah; Hawkins, Brent L.; Puymbroeck, Marieke Van; Lewis, Stephen T.; Hays, Antoinette M. (American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2022)
Objectives: Research suggests that ageist beliefs and behaviors have increased since the onset of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Considering that COVID-19 has taken a particularly heavy toll on long-term care (LTC) residents, this study examined if LTC employee perceptions of aging were influenced by working in a LTC facility during the pandemic.Methods: Qualitative data collection included 30-minute interviews with 21 LTC employees in the Boston, Massachusetts, area including 10 nurses, three nursing assistants, four clinical coordinators, two social workers, one recreation therapist, and one registered dietitian.Results: An increase in perceptions and behaviors representative of compassionate ageism (CA) was self-reported among participants.Discussion: The current study demonstrates how an increase in CA among employees was perpetuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Allied health and nursing professionals should be mindful of attitudes toward aging, and how health events can reinforce ageist beliefs and behaviors. Opportunities for recreation therapists to lead antiageist efforts in LTC are identified.
Number: 2
Keywords: COVID-19; aging; compassionate ageism; dept.hls; long-term care; peer-reviewed; recreational therapy; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Exercise Prescription - Older Adults - Axtell, Robert; Robertson, M. I. (ACSM's Exercise Testing and Prescription, 2023)
Keywords: dept.hms

Muscular Strength Assessment - Axtell, Robert (ACSM's Exercise Testing and Prescription, 2023)
Keywords: dept.hms

Productivity Gaps and Global Systematic Risk Exposure: Pricing Country-Industry Portfolios - Anand, Punit; Balvers, Ronald J. (2020)
Shocks transmitted from productivity leaders to lagging economies are systematic sources of risk. Global technology and knowledge diffusion leads to predictable patterns in productivity dynamics across countries and industries. Technology gaps determine the level of exposure to the systematic productivity shocks. Firms in a country-industry with larger technology gaps relative to the world leader are more dependent on the leader’s innovations compared to their own productivity improvements. They thus have higher loadings on the leader productivity shocks and higher average stock returns. For OECD panel data, a country-industry’s technology gap significantly predicts the stock returns of the country-industry: holding the quintile of country-industry portfolios with the largest gaps and shorting the quintile with the smallest gaps generates annual returns of 9.8% (6.7% after risk adjustment with standard factors). A factor representing the technological productivity gap explains country-industry portfolio returns substantially better than standard factor models. Loadings on leader-country productivity shocks have substantial correlation with technology gaps, and leader productivity shocks are more important for stock returns than idiosyncratic productivity shocks. These findings support that the technology gaps and associated higher average returns are indeed linked to systematic risk.
Keywords: International Equity Returns; OECD Countries; Production-Based Asset Pricing; Productivity Gap; Technology Diffusion; Total Factor Productivity; dept.fin

Sustainability after COVID-19: pillars for a just transition - Morrissey, John; Heidkamp, Patrick (Environmental Sustainability, 2022)
The vulnerability of the global economy has been starkly exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Longer term thinking and new approaches to development and prosperity are urgently required. In this paper, we forward a series of principles on which economic and development policy for the post-COVID era should be developed. These are outlined as five ‘pillars’ from which to rebuild the global economy, based on principles of a shared sustainable prosperity. These pillars are: (I) an ecological prosperity; (II) a decarbonized economy; (III) a shared cost burden; (IV) a governance new deal; (V) a just resilience. In outlining the ‘5 pillars’ we explicitly recognize that sustainability cannot simply be a ‘green’, or environmental concern. Social and economic dimensions of sustainability are key for societal stability and continuity. This is made ever starker in the context of the fundamental economic and societal restructuring forced by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, the pillars represent a triple bottom line framing of sustainability, of mutually supportive domains of economic, social and environmental well-being. The five pillars are informed by principles of distributive and procedural justice, recognizing the importance and advantages of real community engagement and empowerment and giving due respect and deference to the ecological carrying capacity of our fragile planet. We argue that the post-COVID-19 re-build represents a once-in-a generation opportunity to markedly shift developed trajectories to more sustainable pathways, to rebalance the domains of sustainability, and in the process, to address longer-term crises including those of climate and biodiversity loss.
Keywords: COVID-19; Climate crisis; Prosperity; Resilience; Social justice; Sustainability; dept.egm; peer-reviewed

Targeted professional development strategies to increase teachers’ efficacy for educating students with special needs - Yavuz, Olcay (Çağdaş Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2020)
There is a significant increase in the number of students with disabilities. However, many general education teachers report that they feel ill-equipped to educate a classroom of students with diverse special education and learning needs. In this qualitative study, the structured focus group interviews were conducted to determine the PD opportunities and characteristics that general education teachers perceive to influence their sense of self-efficacy for educating students with special needs. The results of the focus group discussions revealed that there are several targeted professional development strategies to increase teachers’ efficacy for educating students with special needs. This study makes recommendations for the research supported professional development activities, focused on educating students with special needs, provided to general education teachers.
Number: 2
Keywords: dept.eco; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Quantitative explorations of teacher self-efficacy towards students with special needs: Research Article - Arterbery, Denise Hart; Yavuz, Olcay (FIRE: Futuristic Implementations of Research in Education, 2020)
Teacher self-efficacy has been linked to positive student outcomes. This quantitative research study aimed to examine the mindsets and behaviors of regular education teachers concerning their ability to educate students with special needs. The modified Teacher Self Efficacy Survey was administered to general education teachers. Data revealed that general education teachers feel less efficacious for educating students with special needs in the areas of engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. This study makes recommendations for professional development, focused on educating students with special needs, provided to general education teachers. Particularly, the findings speak to the need for a more diverse, flexible, and comprehensive approach to implement teacher professional development activities to improve the achievement of students with special needs.
Number: 1
Keywords: Classroom Management; dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Challenges and Futures of Long-Term Care Industry after COVID-19 Pandemic - Yu, Jia (Psychosocial, Educational, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19, 2022)
COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s daily life dramatically since December 2019. More than 211 million cases and 4.42 million deaths have been reported and confirmed all over the world. Long-term care facilities are taking the biggest hit during this pandemic, even after the spread-out of the vaccines. Globally, residents in long-term care facilities have experienced disproportionately high morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. Elderlies residing in long-term care facilities have the greatest susceptibility to COVID-19 and the poorest outcomes from infections. This chapter overviewed the insight, impact, and challenges of COVID-19 on the residential care homes in UK, US, and Australia and provided possible implications for the long-term care market post-pandemic.
Keywords: dept.eco

Optimization of manganese dioxide-multiwall carbon nanotube composite electrodes for supercapacitor applications - Singhal, R.; Sadowski, T.; Chaudhary, M.; Tucci, R.V.; Scanley, J.; Patel, R.; Kumar Patel, P.; Gagnon, S.; Koni, A.; Singhal, K.; LeMaire, P.K.; Kumar Sharma, R.; et al. (Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2024)
Manganese dioxide-multiwall carbon nanotube (MnO2-MWCNT) nanocomposites were synthesized via one-pot synthesis method with varying concentrations of 1 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml, and 10 mg/ml MWCNT. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electrochemical measurements. The intent of studying different concentrations is, ultimately, to correlate the effect of the concentration of multiwall carbon nanotube on the electrochemical performance of the MnO2-MWCNT nanocomposites. Two primary phenomena were observed as CNT concentration increased. First, less crystalline MnO2 adsorption onto individual CNTs occurred. Subsequently, CNT agglomeration became the primary feature of the nanostructures of high CNT concentration. The electrochemical studies reveal that the specific capacitance of MnO2 increases from 124 F/g to 145 F/g by the addition of 1 mg/ml MWCNTs and decreases to 102 F/g for MnO2-10 mg/ml MWCNT nanocomposite. © 2023
Keywords: Carbon nanotube; MnO2; Specific capacitance; Supercapacitor; TEM; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Spinal cord injury management policies in high school sports as reported by athletic administrators - Scarneo-Miller, Samantha E.; Swartz, Erik E.; Register-Mihalik, Johna K.; Coleman, Kelly A.; Emrich, Christina M.; DiStefano, Lindsay J. (Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2024)
Introduction/Purpose Athletic administrators (AA) in U.S. high schools are uniquely positioned to provide guidance and endorsement for the prevention and management of common sport-related catastrophic injuries, such as the development of a spinal cord injury management (SCIM) policy. The purpose of this project was to evaluate AA’s knowledge of comprehensive SCIM policies in U.S. high schools. Secondarily, we aimed to investigate the factors, facilitators, and barriers to the development and adoption of comprehensive policies. Methods An online questionnaire was distributed to 6423 AA working in U.S.-based high school athletics, with 366 included in the final data analysis. The questionnaire evaluated AA’s knowledge of comprehensive SCIM policies addressing components of adoption, documentation, and communication. The questionnaire was developed based on the 2002 “National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Acute Management of the Cervical Spine-Injured Athlete.” The questionnaire also inquired about facilitators and barriers to developing and adopting comprehensive policies. Proportions were calculated for policy adoption, and independent-samples t-tests evaluated the influence of athletic training services on comprehensive SCIM policies. Results About half of AA (49.2%, n = 180/366) reported having all recommended components of a written SCIM policy. AA who had access to an athletic trainer (yes = 62.9%, no = 18.1%, unknown = 19%) were more likely to have a comprehensive SCIM policy compared with those without access (80.6% vs 19.4%, χ21 = 7.091, P = 0.008, prevalence ratio = 1.24, 95% confidence interval = 1.03–1.50). The most commonly reported facilitator (49.9%) was “having a medical professional at the school,” and the main barrier (30.2%) was “my school would need more information, resources, assistance, etc.” Conclusions The findings identify areas for improvement in supporting the health and safety of children in high school participating in interscholastic athletics. Future dissemination and implementation research should develop strategies tailored to individual school community and need to improve SCIM policy adoption and implementation.
Keywords: dept.hms

Where are we when the community looks for us? A social network analysis of the self-organized network #TwitterFoodBank - Hoang, Thanh Thi (Communication and the Public, 2023)
Traditional crisis management approaches have often overlooked the role of community and nonprofit organizations. In this study, we investigated how nonprofits and communities contributed to problem-solving during crises through self-organization on social media. We applied social network analysis to 17,732 interactions using #TwitterFoodBank, a self-organized network emerged during the early stage of COVID-19 to address food insecurity. Our results highlighted the significant role of nonprofits in coordinating the community’s self-organized network. However, they also revealed a lack of coordination among these organizations in maintaining a viable network. These findings have valuable implications for nonprofits seeking to leverage the potential of online self-organized communities in crisis management.
Keywords: dept.psc; peer-reviewed

Take me to Nana's house - Mansfield, Christian (Independently published, 2023)
A young boy remembers fond childhood memories at his grandmother's house, where he learned the small things in life that truly mattered.
Keywords: SCSU-student; dept.edu

Sustainable growth with pollution augmenting technological changes - Yoon, Sang Won; Yoon, Chang-Ho (2023)
Disruptive technological changes, including carbon capture and storage, can have macroeconomic rebound effects that pose a threat to long term environmental sustainability when not accompanied by pollution taxes. The paper demonstrates that when the elasticity of intertemporal substitution is less than one, implementing a Pigouvian tax effectively stabilizes pollution emissions, regardless of technical and consumption elasticities of substitution. However, if the elasticity of intertemporal substitution exceeds one, flexibility in technical or consumption substitution could cause sustainable growth to falter. The policy implications concerning the role of subsidies for clean technology are discussed.
Keywords: Elasticity of intertemporal substitution; Optimal pollution tax; Sustainable development; dept.eco; energy rebound; technological change

Effect of reduce graphene oxide (Rgo) on electrochemical performance of Cus for supercapacitor applications - Singhal, Rahul; Thorne, David; Chaudhary, Manika; Bhardwaj, Shiva; Abazi, Rilind; Gupta, Ram K.; Scanley, Jules; Broadbridge, Christine C.; Singh, B. P.; LeMaire, Peter K.; Sharma, Rakesh K. (2023)
CuS and CuS-rGO nanocomposites were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The synthesized CuS and rGO-CuS nanocomposite materials were physically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and were evaluated electrochemically for supercapacitor applications. The specific capacitance of CuS was determined to be 207 F/g, 150 F/g, and 97 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g, 5 A/g, and 20 A/g, respectively. The rGO-CuS nanocomposite showed improved specific capacitance of 350 F/g, 251 F/g, and 149 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g, 5 A/g, and 20 A/g, respectively.
Keywords: CuS; SEM; Supercapacitors; dept.phy; rGO; specific capacitance

Environment injustice and public health - Njoku, Anuli U.; Sampson, Natalie R. (Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health, 2023)
Globally, air pollution accounts for approximately one in eight deaths, and diarrheal diseases account for one in nine child deaths annually. Lead exposure contributes to concerns of heart disease, stroke, and developmental intellectual disability. Further, across the world, nearly 23 million people are displaced by extreme weather events each year, which have been exacerbated by climate change and contribute to physical and mental health implications for entire communities. These and many other environmentally related experiences and their subsequent health outcomes are not experienced equally by race, ethnicity, or income, with Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities and low-income communities repeatedly experiencing the heaviest of burdens. Due to a variety of historic and contemporary policy and planning decisions, these patterns of environmental injustice persist on local, national, and global scales. In response, environmental justice (EJ) is a social movement, as well as a belief that people of all backgrounds deserve access to clean air and water and a healthy community in which to thrive. This chapter heavily focuses on the USA and its environmental health inequities, policies, and historic EJ movement. However, in our globalized society, EJ is a global issue that must be addressed as such by the field of public health.
Keywords: Cumulative impacts; Environmental justice; Health equity; Social determinants of health; Systemic racism; dept.pch

Gona, Ethiopia: microcosm of the stone age - Rogers, Michael J.; Semaw, Sileshi; Stinchcomb, Gary E.; Quade, Jay; Levin, Naomi E.; Cauche, Dominique (Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Afric, 2023)
The Gona paleoanthropological field project in the Afar region of Ethiopia has long been associated with the earliest Oldowan stone tools. However, over the last 20 years, ongoing research at Gona has expanded its contributions considerably, producing fossils of Ardipithecus kadabba, Ardipithecus ramidus, and Homo erectus, as well as additional archaeological evidence of the earliest Oldowan and early Acheulean. Moreover, in the last few years, the Gona team has turned its attention to the younger deposits exposed in its study area and discovered a surprising number of Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Later Stone Age (LSA) archaeological sites, mostly from the Late Pleistocene to the early-middle Holocene. While any sedimentary sequence is incomplete by virtue of episodic depositional and erosional events over time, we are struck by the relative completeness of the archaeological sequence at Gona (Quade et al., 2008). The hominin fossils attract deserved attention, but the Gona project may ultimately be best known for preserving arguably the most extensive, detailed, and continuous Stone Age or Paleolithic archaeological sequence in the world, all contained within a small 25 km × 10 km area, approximately half of the total project area.
Accepted: 2023-05-12T14:11:36Z
Keywords: dept.ant

Population Origin and Heritable Effects Mediate Road Salt Toxicity and Thermal Stress - Conner, Lauren M.; Goedert, Debora; Fitzpatrick, Sarah W.; Fearnley, Amber; Gallagher, Emma L.; Peterman, Jessica D.; Forgione, Mia E.; Kokosinska, Sophia; Hamilton, Malik; Masala, Lydia A.; Merola, Neil; Rico, Hennesy; et al. (2023)
Human impacts on wild populations are numerous and extensive, degrading habitats and causing population declines across taxa. Though these impacts are often studied individually, wild populations typically face suites of stressors acting concomitantly, compromising the fitness of individuals and populations in ways poorly understood and not easily predicted by the effects of any single stressor. Developing understanding of the effects of multiple stressors and their potential interactions remains a critical challenge in environmental biology. Here, we focus on assessing the impacts of two prominent stressors affecting many organisms across the planet – elevated salinity (an increasingly common pollutant in freshwater habitats) and elevated temperature. We examined a suite of physiological traits and components of fitness across populations of wood frogs originating from ponds that differ in their proximity to roads and thus their legacy of exposure to road salt pollution. When experimentally exposed to road salt, wood frogs showed reduced survival, especially those from ponds adjacent to roads, and delayed time to metamorphosis. Family level effects mediated these outcomes, but high salinity generally eroded family level variance. When combined, exposure to both temperature and salt resulted in very low survival, and this effect was strongest in roadside populations. Taken together, these results suggest that temperature is an important stressor capable of exacerbating impacts from a prominent contaminant confronting many freshwater organisms in salinized habitats. More broadly, it appears likely that toxicity might often be underestimated in the absence of multi-stressor approaches.
Keywords: Climate change; Maladaptation; SCSU-student; amphibians; dept.bio; local adaptation; pollution; road salt

Genomic comparison of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata with tropical corals yields insights into winter quiescence, innate immunity, and sexual reproduction - Stankiewicz, Kathryn H.; Guiglielmoni, Nadège; Kitchen, Sheila A.; Flot, Jean-François; Barott, Katie L.; Davies, Sarah W.; Finnerty, John R.; Grace, Sean P.; Kaufman, Leslie S.; Putnam, Hollie M.; Rotjan, Randi D.; Sharp, Koty H.; et al. (bioRxiv, 2023)
Facultatively symbiotic corals provide important experimental models to explore the establishment, maintenance, and breakdown of the mutualism between corals and members of the algal family Symbiodiniaceae. The temperate coral Astrangia poculata is one such model as it is not only facultatively symbiotic, but also occurs across a broad temperature and latitudinal gradient. Here, we report the de novo chromosome-scale assembly and annotation of the A. poculata genome. Though widespread segmental/tandem duplications of genomic regions were detected, we did not find strong evidence of a whole genome duplication (WGD) event. Comparison of the gene arrangement between A. poculata and the tropical coral Acropora millepora revealed 56.38% of the orthologous genes were conserved in syntenic blocks despite ∼415 million years of divergence. Gene families related to sperm hyperactivation and innate immunity, including lectins, were found to contain more genes in A. millepora relative to A. poculata. Sperm hyperactivation in A. millepora is expected given the extreme requirements of gamete competition during mass spawning events in tropical corals, while lectins are important in the establishment of coral-algal symbiosis. By contrast, gene families involved in sleep promotion, feeding suppression, and circadian sleep/wake cycle processes were expanded in A. poculata. These expanded gene families may play a role in A. poculata’s ability to enter a dormancy-like state (“winter quiescence”) to survive freezing temperatures at the northern edges of the species’ range.
Pages: 2023.09.22.558704 Section: New Results
Keywords: dept.bio

An Innovative Academic/Practice Partnership to Support Nursing Workforce Needs and Student Clinical Education - Hahn, Judith; Resha, Cheryl-Ann; Beauvais, Audrey; Beckman, Beth; Forte, Pamela; Rebeschi, Lisa M.; Snyder, Marianne (JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 2023)
Innovation is needed to solve nursing workforce issues during times of crisis. A collaborative effort between a hospital system and several universities resulted in the Bridge to Professional Practice Program that was implemented during a period of high patient volume and nursing student downtime. The program provided support for staffing needs and clinical hours to promote readiness for practice for students. The program evaluation outcomes and recommendations for improvement are addressed.
Keywords: dept.nur; peer-reviewed

The impact of an 8-week wellness peer coaching program on physical activity among college students: 1338 - Peacock, Jessica; Yan, Zi; Bowling, April; Benes, Sarah (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023)
An abstract is unavailable.
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

RE/UN/DIScover Heuristic: Working with Clinical Practice Impingements in Dehumanizing Times - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2023)
Although clinical social work seeks to center the transformative potential of human relationships, practitioners are experiencing heightened systemic and organizational impingements from the dehumanizing pressures of neoliberalism. Neoliberalism and racism diminish the vitality and transformative potential of human relationships, disproportionately affecting Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Practitioners are also experiencing increased stress and burnout related to increased caseloads and decreased professional autonomy and organizational practitioner support. Holistic, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive processes seek to counter these oppressive forces but need further development to synthesize antioppressive structural understandings with embodied relational interactions. Practitioners can potentially contribute to efforts that apply critical theories and antioppressive understandings within their practice and workplace. Through an iterative flow of three sets of practices, the RE/UN/DIScover heuristic supports practitioners’ efforts to respond in those challenging everyday moments where oppressive forms of power are imposed and embedded within systemic processes. With themselves and other colleagues, practitioners engage in compassionate REcover practices; use curious, critical reflection to UNcover full understandings of power dynamics, impacts, and meanings; and draw on creative courage to DIScover and enact socially just and humanizing responses. This paper describes how practitioners can use the RE/UN/DIScover heuristic in two common challenging moments of clinical practice: systemic practice impingements and implementing a new training or practice model. The heuristic seeks to support practitioners’ efforts to preserve and expand socially just, relational spaces for themselves and those with whom they work within the context of systemic dehumanizing neoliberal forces.
Keywords: Clinical practice; Heuristic; Neoliberalism; Power; Practice challenges; Window of tolerance; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Gravitational resedimentation as a fundamental process in filling fjords: Lessons from outcrops from a late Palaeozoic fjord in Namibia - Menozzo da Rosa, Eduardo; Isbell, John L.; McNall, Natalie; Fedorchuk, Nicholas; Swart, Roger (Sedimentology, 2023)
The stratigraphic architecture of fjords is complicated due to the delicate interplay between ice dynamics, sediment supply, relative sea-level fluctuations and slope failures. Glaciogenic sediment is prone to failure and to be carried downslope to the fjord floor through the entire spectrum of mass movements and subaqueous density flows, as the unstable paraglacial submarine landscape moves towards stability. Palaeofjords formed by Gondwanan glaciers during the late Palaeozoic Ice Age contain a compelling record of gravitational resedimentation in fjord depositional systems. This paper showcases the geomorphology and depositional history of a glacial cycle in the Orutanda fjord in north-western Namibia as an example of an overdeepened fjord basin fill dominated by products of subaqueous gravitational processes. During glaciation, the Orutanda glacier carved a 20 km long by 3.7 km wide glacial trough that embodies an overdeepened basin. Ice thickness during terminal glacial occupation of the fjord is estimated to had been up to 200 m based on the fjord geomorphology. The progressive retreat of the tidewater glacier, concomitant with marine flooding, increased accommodation space in the overdeepened basin during deglaciation. During this stage, proglacial sedimentation through iceberg rafting and settling of turbid plumes was outpaced by intense paraglacial downslope resedimentation of glacially-transported debris. Successive failures from the fjord walls and downslope resedimentation resulted in coalescing debrite–turbidite lobes on the fjord floor. Slide deposits, composed entirely of deformed debrites and turbidites, indicate that these resedimented facies were prone to renewed mass wasting. As the Orutanda glacier melted, the fjord experienced the axial progradation of a fjord-head delta registered only by turbidites and slide deposits derived from its collapse. The Orutanda fjord sheds light on the relevance of paraglacial mass wasting in overprinting glaciogenic deposits. This insight is key to understanding the role of glaciers versus non-glacial processes in producing the glacial deep-time record.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/sed.13137
Keywords: Debris flows; Dwyka Group; dept.esc; late Palaeozoic Ice Age; mass wasting; paraglacial processes; peer-reviewed; turbidites

The power of personal archives in witnessing, teaching, and visual storytelling: the Armenian memory project - Masud, Catherine; Marsoobian, Armen T (Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2024)
Abstract The Armenian Memory Project (AMP) is a collaborative effort designed to harness the energy and resources of the University of Connecticut and the New England Armenian community for the goal of fostering greater understanding of the region’s Armenian cultural heritage and the impact human rights crimes had on the Armenian community. In 2019, students and faculty from the university worked with Armenian American institutions and individuals on an initial component of the AMP, employing digital media technology to tell the story of one immigrant Armenian family, the Dildilians. A unique course was created to produce a documentary film centring around this family’s experiences in Ottoman Turkey before, during, and after the Armenian Genocide. Designed and taught by a documentary filmmaker with support from a family archivist/historian, the course brought students together in a collaborative learning experience. By immersing themselves in the family’s extensive photograph archive, these students came to understand the important role that the past continues to play in the lives of present-day Armenians. Furthermore, by taking on the responsibility as storytellers of the Dildilian narrative, students developed a deeper identification with this distant history and, in a wider sense, an appreciation for the ethical value of memory in bearing witness to the past. This collaborative and participatory framework for teaching using archival collections can serve as a model for creating a transformative learning experience in the study of human rights, war, and genocide.
Keywords: dept.phi; peer-reviewed

A New Stellar Companion to GJ 835 - Clark, Catherine A.; Horch, Elliott; Davidson, James W. (Research notes of the AAS, 2023)
Num Pages: 1
Keywords: dept.phy

COVID-19, housing, and environmental injustice - Njoku, Anuli; Marcelin, Joseph (Hygiene, 2023)
Num Pages: 10
Keywords: dept.pch

Diabetic Macular Edema Detection based on Non-mydriatic Retinal Image - Gilbert, Njihia Muchori; Hamada, R. H. Al-Absi; Saleh, Musleh; Mohammad, Tariqul Islam; Tanvir, Alam (2023 3rd International Conference on Computing and Information Technology, 2023)
Keywords: dept.csc

The many currents of antebellum maritime empire - Smith, Jason W. (Diplomatic History, 2023)
Keywords: dept.his; peer-reviewed

Christian identity, piety, and politics in early modern England - Dodson, J. Michael (Reformation, 2023)
Num Pages: 3
Keywords: book.review; dept.eng

Nanotechnology in Electronics, Photonics, Biosensors and Energy Systems - Jain, F.; Braodbridge, C.; Gherasimova, M.; Hong, X. Tang (2023)
Pages: undefined Publication Title: Selected topics in electornics and systems
Keywords: dept.phy

Briefly Recalling Some Antecedents of Standards-Based Reform and Standardized Assessment in American Mathematics Education - Darrow, Brian (Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2023)
Num Pages: 6
Keywords: dept.mat; peer-reviewed

Book Review: Invisible Mothers: Unseen Yet Hypervisible After Incarceration by Garcia-Hallett, J. - Smoyer, Amy B. (Affilia, 2023)
Num Pages: 1
Keywords: book.review; dept.swk

“Sports! More than just a game” - Smith, Christina (Connecticut history, 2023)
Num Pages: 3
Keywords: dept.swk

Blue Economy - Germond-duret, Celine; Garland, Michaela; Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Morrissey, John (International Encyclopedia of Geography, 2023)
Num Pages: 4
Keywords: dept.egm

Building or Burning: Critical Reflections on Social and Political Change - Krings, Amy; D’Angelo, Karen; Ivery, Jan M.; Murphy-Nugen, Amy B. (Journal of Policy Practice and Research, 2023)
Num Pages: 6
Keywords: dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Macro-Level Social Work Interventions in Schools: Poverty Simulation Programs as Professional Development Opportunities for K–12 Educators - Curry, Anna Maria T.; Tomczak, Stephen Monroe (Children & Schools, 2023)
Num Pages: 7
Keywords: dept.swk

Costa Rica after Coffee: The Co-op Era in History and Memory - Kordick, Carmen (Agricultural History, 2023)
Num Pages: 3
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Experimental Status of the Chiral Magnetic Effect - Finch, Evan (Epj Web of Conferences, 2023)
Num Pages: 1
Keywords: dept.phy

Covid-19 and environmental racism - Njoku, Anuli; Marcelin, Joseph (Springer eBooks, 2023)
Keywords: dept.pch

International comparison on economics impact from the COVID-19 pandemic: policy analysis - Supple, Brandon; Yu, Jia (Medical Research Archives, 2023)
Keywords: SCSU-student; dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Towards an integrated understanding of art, spirituality, and well-being - Yang, Charlie (Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 2023)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

The role of combat exposure on drinking behavior and subjective well-being: A Rubin Causal Model approach. - McKee, Paul; Budnick, Christopher J.; Walters, Kenneth S.; Bind, Marie-Abèle (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 2024)
Keywords: dept.psy; peer-reviewed

The Escalating Competition Faced by Netflix - Jin, Sun Ahn; Jung, Hoon Kim; Youngbin, Kim; Jaeseong, Lim (Journal of Accounting-Business dan Management, 2023)
Num Pages: 1
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Aspects of Greek-Russian Relations in the Early Modern and Modern Periods (17th-20th Centuries) - Chrissidis, Nikolaos (Annuaire de l'École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Section des sciences religieuses. Résumé des conférences et travaux, 2023)
This series of four presentations sought to examine case studies of Greek-Russian relations in the early modern and, mostly, modern period. In the choice of topics, I was guided by two considerations: first, I sought to highlight topics that, to my mind, have not yet attracted the attention they deserve in historiography. For example, although alms collections in the Russian Empire in the early modern period have been discussed repeatedly, this has not been the case until quite recently for t...
ISBN: 9782909036519 Number: 130
Keywords: Christianisme orthodoxe; Histoire des chrétiens d’Orient (XVIe-XXIe siècle); dept.his

Marathon and ultra-endurance performance - Lunn, William R. (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023)
Num Pages: 1
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Cannabidiol supplementation alleviates anxiety, mitigates pain, extends endurance, and facilitates greater exercise exertion: 277 - Lunn, William R.; Axtell, Robert S. III; Venard, Anna; Bodurtha, Phillip; Brunello, Greta; Bukowski, Zachary (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023)
An abstract is unavailable.
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Prevalence of physical activity, sleep, and screen-time in youth before and during the covid-19 pandemic: 1735 - Rupp, Kristie; Friel, Ciaran P. (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2023)
An abstract is unavailable.
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

The Effect of Market-Entry Timing on a Firm’s Speed and Cost of Entry - Lee, Minjae (American Journal of Management, 2023)
This paper examines the effect of market-entry timing on a firm’s speed and cost of entry in a setting where a firm needs to build a plant for market entry. Based on our developed analytical model, we provide seven scenarios of the market-entry timing effect on a firm’s entry speed and cost. We test hypotheses in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. We use Wooldridge’s three-step instrumental variable (IV) approach to account for endogeneity bias. We find that a late entrant has (1) a shorter time-to-build and (2) a higher cost-to-build relative to an early entrant. Further, (3) the late entrant positively moderates the negative relationship of time-to-build and cost-to-build (i.e., the negative relationship of time-to build and cost-to-build becomes less negative for the late entrant). These empirical results are consistent with the prediction of when both revenue effect (i.e., revenue curve shift) and cost effect (i.e., cost curve leftward shift) exist.
Number: 3
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; time compression diseconomies

Culturally Responsive Special Education - Gerzel-Short, Lydia; Jerae, Kelly; Hovey, Katrina A.; Hsiao, Yun‐Ju; Wei, Yan (Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series, 2023)
Keywords: dept.sed

Preparing culturally responsive teachers: a systematic review - Miller, Rhonda D.; Gerzel-Short, Lydia; Kelly, Jerae H.; Uphold, Nicole; Hsiao, Yun-Ju; Hovey, Katrina A.; Wei, Yan (Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2023)
As the world continues to ponder issues of equity and diversity, U.S. public schools face an expanding demographic divide between teachers and students. While diverse groups of public school students show an increase in population, the teaching workforce in the U.S. remains overwhelmingly White. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine how preservice teachers (PST) are being prepared to be culturally responsive. A total of 26 studies published between 2006 and 2020 were reviewed. The results indicate that PSTs’ learning experiences are varied and tend to be stand-alone approaches focused on changing the attitudes and beliefs of PSTs. Findings also bring to light the vagueness of terminology used in the research to define cultural groups of students, the conspicuous absence of studies related to LGBTQ+ populations, and the lack of study replications. Implications for future research are discussed.
Keywords: culturally responsive; dept.sed; diversity; peer-reviewed; pre-service teacher; teacher education; teacher preparation

Disruptive Technologies and Innovation in Hospitality: A Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Approach - Lee, Minwoo; Sisson, Annamarie D.; Costa, Rui; Bai, Billy (Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 2023)
As emerging digital technologies have been used for disruptive innovation and business models, an essential component for hospitality researchers and practitioners is to determine the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in hospitality businesses. This study synthesizes prior research on disruptive innovation and identifies disruptive technologies in the hospitality context. A thematic analysis was performed through a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis approach using 23 publicly traded hospitality companies. Results reveal that disruptive technology and innovation are among the most critical strategic aspects in contemporary hospitality firms. This study provides contributions to hospitality researchers and practitioners to implement disruptive technologies for superior business performance. This study is among the first to introduce and synthesize disruptive technologies and innovation in the hospitality context.
Keywords: dept.rec; peer-reviewed

What explains the spread of corporate social responsibility? The role of competitive pressure and institutional isomorphism in the diffusion of voluntary adoption - Han, Seungmin; Ito, Kiyohiko (Journal of Management & Organization, 2023)
This study provides a new perspective on the determinants of the spread of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) adoption by incorporating the potential role of its adoption by industry competitors. We find supportive evidence that firms make CSR adoption decisions in response to competitive pressure as well as institutional mimetic pressures. Based on an event history analysis of longitudinal data from a sample of 711 Korean publicly traded firms over a 12-year period, our findings suggest that the CSR behavior of competitors is positively associated with a focal firm's earlier adoption of CSR, leading to the diffusion of CSR across firms. Specifically, this study shows that the pure rivalry-driven pressure from non-leader competitors has a stronger positive relationship with earlier CSR adoption. The results also indicate that a firm's CSR adoption decision is accelerated by competitive rivalry as well as social pressures arising from institutional mimetic isomorphism.
Keywords: Competitive strategy; corporate social responsibility; dept.mgt; institutional theory; peer-reviewed; quantitative methods

Russia in the German global imaginary: imperial visions and utopian desires, 1905-1941 - Paddock, Troy (First World War Studies, 2023)
Num Pages: 2
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Virginia Woolf, money, and “the world’s oldest profession” - Neverow, Vara (ITINERÁRIOS – Revista de Literatura, 2023)
Keywords: dept.eng

Higher education and the great resignation: a crisis of compounded inequities - Rivers, Yevgeniya (2023)
Keywords: SCSU-student; dept.edl

Small Power: How Local Parties Shape Elections by David Doherty, Conor M Dowling and Michael G Miller - Wharton, Jonathan L. (Political Science Quarterly, 2023)
Num Pages: 3
Keywords: book.review; dept.psc

Language and racial capitalism: linguistic anthropological approaches to minoritized labor, standard language, and racial bias - McGill, Kenneth (Transforming Anthropology, 2023)
This article examines racial capitalism from a semiotic perspective, arguing that economic value, like language and race, can be described in situated and indexical terms. I attempt to show how raciolinguistic bias in and around the workplace is linked to a larger labor market in which minoritized labor is reproduced in a systemic way, and to explore hegemonic formations of racialization in the workplace and beyond. The jumping-off point for much of my argument is the work of the historian and political theorist Cedric Robinson.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/traa.12246
Keywords: dept.ant; labor; language; markets; minoritization; peer-reviewed; race

Ex Ante Predictability of Stock Returns in a Frontier Market - Nguyen, Khoa (Applied Finance Letters, 2022)
This study reports results on the ex ante predictability of stock returns using real-time stock market data in Vietnam, a frontier market, from June 2008 to June 2021. Countries classified as a frontier market are often known for currency manipulation, financial market illiquidity, and political instability. Despite the enormous risk usually posed by these inefficiencies, potential profits are large and achievable for many investors. This study provides evidence on existing a strategy to form out-of-sample long portfolios that generate statistically significant and positive mean monthly returns even in the presence of transaction costs. I also justify the magnitude of these returns by showing that they exceed those of VnIndex and MSCI Vietnam Index. The results reject the hypothesis that the stock prices in Vietnamese market follow random walks, thus oppose the stock market efficiency hypothesis. Evidence found in this study provides a better understanding of informational efficiency in a frontier equity market setting. Specifically, there are several implications on portfolio selection strategies, stock price patterns, and trading behavior bias related to Vietnamese stock market can be drawn from this study.
Keywords: dept.fin; peer-reviewed

Proverb: Nearly Spring in a New Hampshire Barn - Randall, Regine (On and Off the Road: Poems of New Hampshire, 2020)
"This poetry anthology, with poems from poets throughout New England and from other states - is a result of Peterborough Poetry Project's second poetry contest. We invited poets, writers, and observers to submit up to three poems about New Hampshire - past, present, future, or fantasy. Forty-eight poems from the contest form this book. The poems are in three different sections by themes: People, Places, and The Wild, but readers may find that several poems have more than one theme. A poem may appear to be about nature, but also our reactions to it. Another poem may appear to be true, but might be pure fantasy. Such is the nature of poetry: read it for the obvious, then read it again to see if more reveals itself"–Back cover
Google-Books-ID: 9QSYzQEACAAJ
Keywords: dept.cur; literary-poetry

New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension - Leu, Donald J.; Kiili, Carita; Forzani, Elena; Zawilinski, Lisa; O'Byrne, W. Ian; McVerry, J. Greg (The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, 2021)
This entry explores the question of how to conceptualize literacy as a deictic concept, one that continually changes as new technologies for literacy and learning emerge. It suggests a dual-level conceptualization of theory: a New Literacies theory as an overarching theory that encompasses perspectives and findings from the many studies of literacy, which are referred to as new literacies theories, using lower case. It then focuses special attention on an important lower-case theory, the new literacies of online research and comprehension. This new literacies theory frames online reading as a process of problem-based inquiry involving the new skills, strategies, dispositions, and social practices that take place as we use the Internet to solve problems and answer questions. Current understanding of online reading to learn from a New Literacies perspective is informed by recent research using assessments that measure students' ability to conduct online research in science and comprehend what they read in a virtual online world. Findings suggest that online reading requires different skills than reading paper materials; that differences across modes of reading are important for school learning; and that the Internet is best conceived as a literacy issue rather than a technology issue.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0865.pub2
Keywords: Literacy; Literacy Practices Online; New Literacies; Online Reading; Teaching Reading; dept.cur

River Flow Forecasting: A Comparison Between Feedforward and Layered Recurrent Neural Network - Aljahdali, Sultan; Sheta, Alaa; Turabieh, Hamza (Innovation in Information Systems and Technologies to Support Learning Research, 2020)
Forecasting the daily flows of rivers is a challenging task that have a significant impact on the environment, agriculture, and people life. This paper investigates the river flow forecasting problem using two types of Deep Neural Networks (DNN) structures, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Layered Recurrent Neural Networks (L-RNN) for two rivers in the USA, Black and Gila rivers. The data sets collected for a period of seven years for Black river (six years for training and one year for testing) and four years for Gila river (three years for training and one year for testing) were used for our experiments. An order selection method based partial auto-correlation sequence was employed to determine the appropriate order for the proposed models in both cases. Mean square errors (MSE), Root mean square errors (RMSE) and Variance (VAF) were used to evaluate to developed models. The obtained results show that the proposed LSTM is able to produce an excellent model in each case study.
Keywords: Forecasting; Long short-term memory; River Flow; dept.csc

Diagnosis of Brain Tumors in MR Images Using Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms - Braik, Malik; Sheta, Alaa; Aljahdali, Sultan (Innovation in Information Systems and Technologies to Support Learning Research, 2020)
Image clustering presents a hot topic that researchers have chased extensively. There is always a need to a promising clustering technique due to its vital role in further image processing steps. This paper presents a compelling clustering approach for brain tumors and breast cancer in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Driven by the superiority of nature-inspired algorithms in providing computational tools to deal with optimization problems, we propose Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA) and Crow Search Algorithm (CSA) to present a clustering method for brain tumors and breast cancer. Evaluation clustering results of CSA and FPA were judged using two apposite criteria and compared with results of K-means, fuzzy c-means and other metaheuristics when applied to cluster the same benchmark datasets. The clustering method-based CSA and FPA yielded encouraging results, significantly outperforming those obtained by K-means and fuzzy c-means and slightly surpassed those of other metaheuristic algorithms.
Keywords: Clustering; Crow Search Algorithm; Flower Pollination Algorithm; Fuzzy C-mean; K-means; dept.csc

Development of a Sleep Monitoring System by Using a Depth Sensor: A Pilot Study - Park, Jangwoon; Kim, Jungyoon; Park, Jaehyun; Sheta, Alaa; Murphey, Christina; Um, Dugan (Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2020)
Sleep is an essential part of health and longevity persons. As people grow older, the quality of their sleep becomes vital. Poor sleep quality can make negative physiological, psychological, and social impacts on the elderly population, causing a range of health problems including coronary heart disease, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Early detection, proper diagnosis, and treatments for sleep disorders can be achieved by identifying sleep patterns through long-term sleep monitoring. Although many studies developed sleep monitoring systems by using non-invasive measures such as body temperature, pressure, or body movement signal, research is still limited to detect sleep position changes by using a depth camera. The present study is intended (1) to identify concerns on the existing sleep monitoring system based on the literature review and (2) propose to developing a non-invasive sleep monitoring system using an infrared depth camera. For the literature review, various journal/conference papers have been reviewed to understand the characteristics, tools, and algorithms of the existing sleep monitoring systems. For the system development and validation, we collected data for the sleep positions from two subjects (35 years old man and 84 years old women) during the four-hour sleep. Kinect II depth sensor was used for data collection. We found that the averaged depth data is useful measure to notify the participants’ positional changes during the sleep.
Keywords: Kinect II depth sensor; Sleep movement; Sleep pattern; Sleep quality; dept.csc

Preface - Logan, Isabel; Green, Cheryl (Stabilization Approaches That Empower Clients Through Mental Health Crises, 2023)
Keywords: dept.nur; dept.swk

911: Stabilization approaches used by police social workers - Logan, Isabel; Madden, Robert; Sallaku, Katherine (Stabilization Approaches That Empower Clients Through Mental Health Crises, 2023)
Police social workers are crucial components of police departments when individuals or communities experience crises. They perform essential tasks, including well-being checks, crisis intervention, de-escalation, mediation, safety planning, referrals to community services, and other preventative measures to stabilize clients in crisis. The chapter will define police social work and give the reader insight into the stabilization approaches used by police social workers to prepare clients for their next level of care. The chapter begins with a brief history of the evolution of police social workers within the context of public policy and their most recent call to action to address mental health crises. The authors utilize a multi-tier approach to highlight stabilization approaches used by police social workers with a focus on empowering individuals, families, and communities to collaborate on solutions. The chapter uses case scenarios drawn from the experiences of police social workers and interns to demonstrate stabilization approaches. A racial equity, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed lens informs the approach to stabilizing client systems in law enforcement settings. © 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.swk

Behavioral Responses of Sea Lamprey to Varying Application Rates of a Synthesized Pheromone in Diverse Trapping Scenarios - Johnson, Nicholas S.; Lewandoski, Sean A.; Alger, Bethany J.; O’Connor, Lisa; Bravener, Gale; Hrodey, Peter; Huerta, Belinda; Barber, Jessica; Li, Weiming; Wagner, C. Michael; Siefkes, Michael J. (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2020)
Use of the first fish pheromone biopesticide, 3-keto petromyzonol sulfate (3kPZS) in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control requires an understanding of both how the amount 3kPZS applied to a trap relates to catch, and how that relationship varies among stream types. By conducting 3kPZS dose-response experiments over two years and across six varied trapping contexts, we conclude (1) that 3kPZS application is best standardized by how much is emitted from the trap instead of the fully mixed concentration achieved downstream, and (2) that 3kPZS is more effective in wide streams (>30 m). In wide streams, emission of 3kPZS at 50 mg hr.−1 from the trap increased capture rate by 10–15% as sea lamprey were 25–50% more likely to enter the trap after encounter. However, in narrow streams (< 15 m), 50 mg hr.−1 3kPZS generally reduced probabilities of upstream movement, trap encounter, and entrance. While 3kPZS significantly influenced upstream movement, encounter, and capture probabilities, these behaviors were also highly influenced by water temperature, stream width, sea lamprey length, and sex. This study highlights that a pheromone component in a stream environment does not ubiquitously increase trap catch in all contexts, but that where, how, and when the pheromone is applied has major impacts on whether it benefits or hinders trapping efforts.
Keywords: Application rate; Invasive species; Lamprey; Pheromone; Trap; dept.che; peer-reviewed

Early life interactions with aquatic insects elicit physiological and behavioral stress responses in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) - Wassink, Lydia; Riedy, Joseph J.; Huerta, Belinda; Johnson, Garrett; Larson, Douglas L.; Li, Weiming; Scribner, Kim T. (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2021)
Predator encounters during early life can elicit behavioral and physiological responses that have fitness consequences during subsequent prey life stages. In threatened lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) and other lithophilic-spawning fishes, newly hatched larvae (free embryos) are exposed to abundant predators including aquatic insect larvae that co-occupy stream substrates. We investigated stress effects on lake sturgeon larvae after encounters with common aquatic insect predators by quantifying mortality, body size, cortisol levels, and swimming behavior. Free embryos were exposed to either Perlidae (stonefly obligate predators) or Isonychiidae (mayfly filterers and facultative predators) or to no predators (controls). Free embryos that encountered perlids experienced high mortality, elevated cortisol levels, and exhibited cortisol reactivity when subsequently exposed to an acute stressor. Free embryos that encountered isonychiids exhibited elevated mortality, and elevated cortisol and cortisol reactivity relative to controls. Findings indicate that lake sturgeon free embryos are stressed by exposure to members of benthic stream communities during early life stages (predation of nearby conspecifics), and that metrics of stress exhibited threat sensitivity. Data are consistent with predictions that individuals modulate antipredator behavior in response to the intensity of perceived predation threat in the environment. We determined that behavioral outcomes associated with encounters with aquatic insects altered future behavioral trajectories, potentially as an adaptive response that can affect predation rates in subsequent life stages. Results contribute to a broader understanding of how interspecies interactions among co-occurring predator and prey communities may impact individual fitness and fish population recruitment.
Keywords: Aquatic invertebrates; Behavioral plasticity; Early life mortality; Lake sturgeon; Threat sensitivity; dept.che; peer-reviewed

Monitoring of emerging contaminants of concern in the aquatic environment: a review of studies showing the application of effect-based measures - Yusuf, Azeez; O'Flynn, Dylan; White, Blanaid; Holland, Linda; Parle-McDermott, Anne; Lawler, Jenny; McCloughlin, Thomas; Harold, Denise; Huerta, Belinda; Regan, Fiona (Analytical Methods, 2021)
Water scarcity is increasingly a global cause of concern mainly due to widespread changes in climate conditions and increased consumptive water use driven by the exponential increase in population growth. In addition, increased pollution of fresh water sources due to rising production and consumption of pharmaceuticals and organic chemicals will further exacerbate this concern. Although surface water contamination by individual chemicals is often at very low concentration, pharmaceuticals for instance are designed to be efficacious at low concentrations, creating genuine concern for their presence in freshwater sources. Furthermore, the additive impact of multiple compounds may result in toxic or other biological effects that otherwise will not be induced by individual chemicals. Globally, different legislative frameworks have led to pre-emptive efforts which aim to ensure good water ecological status. Reports detailing the use and types of effect-based measures covering specific bioassay batteries that can identify specific mode of actions of chemical pollutants in the aquatic ecosystem to evaluate the real threat of pollutants to aquatic lives and ultimately human lives have recently emerged from monitoring networks such as the NORMAN network. In this review, we critically evaluate some studies within the last decade that have implemented effect-based monitoring of pharmaceuticals and organic chemicals in aquatic fauna, evaluating the occurrence of different chemical pollutants and the impact of these pollutants on aquatic fauna with special focus on pollutants that are contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) in urban wastewater. A critical discussion on studies that have used effect-based measures to assess biological impact of pharmaceutical/organic compound in the aquatic ecosystem and the endpoints measurements employed is presented. The application of effect-based monitoring of chemicals other than assessment of water quality status is also discussed.
Keywords: dept.che; peer-reviewed

Development and application of an LC-MS method to the determination of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking, sea and surface water samples - Huerta, Belinda; McHugh, Brendan; Regan, Fiona (Analytical Methods, 2022)
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of synthetic organic surfactants that have become a global concern because of their toxicity and widespread presence in the aquatic environment and organisms globally. In this study, a new analytical method has been developed and validated for the analysis of 15 perfluorinated compounds in different water matrices: river water, drinking water and seawater. Water extraction was performed in anion exchange solid phase extraction cartridges, and extracts were analysed by liquid chromatography in tandem with mass spectrometry. Recoveries for target analytes were between 35 and 120%, depending on the water matrix. Method detection limits were in the range of 0.5–17 ng L−1. The validated method was applied to the determination of perfluorinated compounds in water samples around Ireland. Eight compounds out of fifteen were detected at least in one sample. Measured concentrations were higher in river water than seawater, and drinking water had the lowest levels, although still detectable for a considerable amount of compounds. The most prevalent compounds were PFPeA, PFOA and PFHxA, present in all types of water, and they had the highest concentrations.
Keywords: dept.che; peer-reviewed

Threat appraisal, emotional contagion, and Fear of COVID-19: Revision of the Extended Parallel Process Model - Prince, M.; Kim, Y. (Journal of Applied Social Science, 2023)
Fear of COVID-19 has been understandably widespread, given continual exposure to dire information from pandemic media coverage and interpersonal communications. The present study addresses a limitation of the extended parallel process model in predicting fear of COVID-19 by inclusion of the concept of emotional contagion. The main gap in the literature is filled by the study’s distinctive contribution that broadens and upgrades the extended parallel process model. The model is extended by its integration with the theory of emotional processing. The study is based on a national panel of adults (N = 206). The methods include path modeling by SmartPLS. In addition, multigroup analyses examine overall model differences between gender classifications. Findings and conclusions can be used to minimize excessive fear, and at the same time to promote confidence in following official public guidance and protective regulations to cope with the pandemic. © The Author(s) 2023.
Keywords: cognitive; dept.mkt; emotional contagion; fear; motivation; peer-reviewed; threat appraisal

Undergraduate Business Analytics and the Overlap with Information Systems Programs - Ceccucci, Wendy; Jones, Kiku; Toskin, Katarzyna; Leonard, Lori (Information Systems Education Journal, 2020)
As companies continue to put data and business analytics as their top priority, universities will need to supply students with the appropriate skill sets that meet this demand and offer future opportunities to their graduates. Although business analytics is a new field, many of the required competencies stem from already established areas such as Information/Computer Technology or Information Systems. Using a sample of 225 randomly selected AACSB accredited business schools this study examined the new developments in Business Analytics undergraduate academic programs, and determined the amount of overlap between the Business Analytics and the Information/Computer Technology degree programs. Our findings reveal that approximately 36 percent of the Business Analytics programs overlap with the Information/Computer Technology programs. In addition, the top three required courses in most Business Analytics programs include a Database course, predictive analytics course, and Introduction to Business Analytics. This research provides valuable insight for schools that haven't adopted a Business Analytics degree yet or are looking to improve their existing curriculum. In addition, colleges and universities can now utilize the appropriate Information Systems courses and include them as important foundation and part of their Business Analytics programs.
ERIC Number: EJ1258206
Keywords: Business Administration Education; Business Schools; College Curriculum; Computer Science Education; Elective Courses; Information Technology; Required Courses; Undergraduate Study; dept.bis; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Flow through Regression: A Guide to Interpreting and Communicating Regression Models for Data Analytics Students - Toskin, Katarzyna; Kunene, Niki (Information Systems Education Journal, 2021)
Faculty teaching data analytics at undergraduate level are often faced with the tension created by student under-preparedness, the demands of the course, and time constraints. How do faculty close this gap? In this paper, we propose the use of flow diagramming as an accessible method for interpreting regression analyses, in ways that are time efficient and not alienating to the student. Our study shows that the use of such flow diagrams has a positive effect on student understanding without additional remedial instruction. Time saved can be directed at core learning objectives of the analytics.
ERIC Number: EJ1319909
Keywords: Business Administration Education; College Faculty; College Preparation; Data Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Remedial Instruction; Statistics Education; Teaching Methods; Time Management; Undergraduate Students; Visual Aids; dept.bis; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

An Approach for Ushering Logistic Regression Early in Introductory Analytics Courses - Kunene, Niki; Toskin, Katarzyna (Information Systems Education Journal, 2022)
Logistic regression (LoR) is a foundational supervised machine learning algorithm and yet, unlike linear regression, appears rarely taught early on, where analogy and proximity to linear regression would be an advantage. A random sample of 50 syllabi from undergraduate business statistics courses shows only two percent of the courses included LoR. Conceivable reasons for this dearth of LoR content is likely related to topic complexity, time constraints, and varying degrees of tool ease of use and support. We propose that these constraints can be countered by: [1] introducing logistic regression early, [2] informed tool selection prioritizing ease of use with comprehensive output, and [3] using/developing innovative, accessible, and easy to understand concept learning aids. This approach would leverage the proximity to linear regression and probability readily embed distributed practice for student understanding of a foundational technique.
ERIC Number: EJ1363423
Keywords: Business Administration Education; Comparative Analysis; Concept Formation; Course Content; Course Descriptions; Goodness of Fit; Institutional Characteristics; Introductory Courses; Private Colleges; Probability; Regression (Statistics); State Universities; Statistics Education; Teaching Methods; Two Year Colleges; Undergraduate Students; Universities; Usability; dept.bis; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Organizational Cost and Complexity Saving Opportunities via the Development, Deployment, and Implementation of Blockchain Networks - Pisano, Mark; Bassett, Richard (Information Technology and Management Science, 2021)
Blockchain is being promoted as the platform to disrupt business as usual in many transaction-heavy sectors. Questions remain about the future standards of blockchain, their feature set, functionality, and the willingness of organisations to disrupt their existing revenue streams via blockchain. The most significant near-term promise that affords industry is the cost and complexity savings via the standardization of their technology infrastructure stacks. This paper explores the benefits available of reduced costs and complexity via the adoption of blockchain.
Number: 1
Keywords: Blockchain; banking; deployment; dept.bis; human capital; industries; peer-reviewed

Property Management – An Industry of Fragmented Technology Solutions - Bassett, Richard; Pisano, Mark (Information Technology and Management Science, 2022)
Successful property management, which can be done by individual owners or by professional property managers, has numerous interrelated complex business processes: tenant attraction, screening, leasing, tenant move-in, property maintenance, retention/lease renewals, tenant move-out, and reputation management. Property managers must be highly skilled communicators and thoroughly understand the legal implications of housing and contract law in their operating environments. The lack of affordable solutions available to small and mid-sized property managers drives their use of fragmented technology solutions provided by numerous technology vendors that employ redundant data-gathering methods, putting them at a competitive disadvantage. This research paper explores the information systems needs of property managers in contrast to the solutions available to them in the marketplace.
Number: 1
Keywords: Automated business process; dept.bis; fragmented technology solutions; peer-reviewed; property leasing; property management; property marketing

Evaluating the Usability of the Wellness School Assessment Tool Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WellSAT WSCC): A School Wellness Policy Assessment Tool - Connolly, K.; Koslouski, J.B.; Chafouleas, S.M.; Schwartz, M.B.; Edmondson, B.; Briesch, A.M. (Journal of School Health, 2023)
BACKGROUND: Adoption of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model has been slowed by a lack of available tools to support implementation. The Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT) WSCC is an online assessment tool that allows schools to evaluate the alignment of their policies with the WSCC model. This study assesses the usability of the WellSAT WSCC. METHODS: Using a convergent mixed methods design, we collected qualitative and quantitative data from 5 school-based participants with roles in development and evaluation of policy. Participants explored the platform while engaging in a think-aloud procedure and scored a sample policy using the platform. They also completed the System Usability Scale and responded to open-ended questions about the usability of the platform. RESULTS: Participants rated the WellSAT WSCC as an above-average user experience, but data suggested several areas for improvement, including improved instructions, enhanced visual design of the platform, and guidance for subsequent policy changes. CONCLUSION: The WellSAT WSCC provides an above-average user experience but can be improved to increase user experience. These improvements increase the potential for greater use to facilitate integration of the WSCC model into school policy. © 2023, American School Health Association.
Keywords: WSCC model; WellSAT WSCC; dept.hms; peer-reviewed; school health; school policy; whole child

Review of Christian Maps of the Holy Land - Serchuk, Camille (The Medieval Review, 2022)
Keywords: book.review; dept.art; ⛔ No DOI found

Brief Report: Exploratory Evaluation of Clinical Features Associated with Suicidal Ideation in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Ellison, Kimberly S.; Jarzabek, Elzbieta; Jackson, Scott L. J.; Naples, Adam; McPartland, James C. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022)
There has been a heightened awareness of an increased risk of suicidality among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to high rates of suicidal ideation (SI) in this population (11–66%). The current study investigated the rate of parent-endorsed SI and associated clinical features in 48 youths with ASD (Age; M: 12.97 years, SD: 2.33). SI was endorsed in 18.75% of participants. Youth with SI exhibited significantly higher levels of affective problems, externalizing problems, feelings of humiliation and rejection, and symptoms related to perfectionism. Results indicate that co-occurring mental health problems are associated with suicidal ideation and provide relevant targets for psychotherapeutic intervention. This preliminary study in a modest sample suggests the value of further research in larger samples to replicate and generalize these findings.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Risk factors; Suicidal ideation; Suicide risk; Youth; dept.adm; peer-reviewed

An Introduction to Autism and the Autism Spectrum - Volkmar, Fred R.; Jackson, Scott; Pete, Brian (Handbook of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Law, 2021)
The syndrome of infantile autism was identified in 1943 (although cases clearly were present earlier). Very quickly there began to be a debate about the nature of autism and the boundaries of the autism phenotype. In the 1970s multiple lines of evidence emerged to suggest that autism should be recognized as a disorder in its own right and this happened in 1980. Since that time there has been an explosion of research and the debate about the boundaries of the diagnostic concept has continued. It does appear that individuals on the autism spectrum present special issues and challenges in terms of their interactions with the legal system at all levels. In this chapter we summarize the state of scientific knowledge and highlight some important areas relevant to those who deal with individuals with autism in legal settings.
Keywords: Asperger’s; Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; dept.adm

Improving Student Performance in Introductory Accounting - Raising Minimum Grade Standards is Not the Answer - Phillips, Janet (The Accounting Educators' Journal, 2021)
An ongoing debate continues at universities surrounding whether or not to raise minimum grade standards. Because of an inherent risk that enrollments may decline as a result, it is important to examine whether minimum grade policies are associated with improved student performance. To address this issue, the current study examines the relationship between higher minimum grade requirements in introductory accounting and student grades. The new minimum grade requirement of â€œCâ€ was established beginning with the fall 2015 semester for introductory accounting to strengthen the quality of the program for an AACSB application. The research design included modeling introductory accounting grades over a ten-year period to examine any effect of the increase in the minimum grade on studentsâ€™ grades in the course. The multivariate regression equation considered variables previously found associated with introductory accounting grades (i.e., status as accounting major, grade point average, mathematics preparedness and previous experience taking the course). An additional dichotomous variable was introduced to capture the impact of students on the new program. All students were taught by the same professor, using the same textbook, teaching philosophy and examination format to enhance the comparison. Results suggest average grades in introductory accounting did not improve as expected.
Number: 1
Keywords: dept.acc; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

An Examination of the Relationship Between the Funded Status of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and the Financial Condition of Sponsoring Organizations – Public Vs Private Sector - Phillips, Janet F. (Journal of Accounting Ethics and Public Policy, 2022)
Defined benefit pension plans are a bedrock of the U.S. economy providing guaranteed payment streams at pre-established amounts. Results suggest public plans, sponsored by State and Local governments, and private plans, sponsored by public corporations, are unfunded. State plans were found to have the largest pension and unfunded pension liabilities. Examination of relationships between unfunded pension liabilities and fiscal or financial stability of sponsoring organizations suggests unfunded State pension plans are more likely to be sponsored by financially struggling sponsors measured by general obligation bond ratings. Local governments and Corporations with unfunded pension plans are less likely to be struggling financially. Fiscal distress of Local governments was measured by survival analysis. Corporation financial distress was quantified by a model designed to predict bankruptcy. Financially stable organizations failing to fund pension plans, in this case local governments and corporations, suggests a lack of social responsibility.
Keywords: Defined benefit pension plans; dept.acc; financial or fiscal distress; peer-reviewed; social responsibility; unfunded pension liabilities; ⛔ No DOI found

How to Handle Pressure to Act Unethically - Haylon, Lisa S.; Bishop, Carol C.; Boyle, Douglas M.; Hermanson, Dana R. (Management Accounting Quarterly, 2022)
It is likely that accountants will face pressure to act unethically during their careers. We offer 10 practical steps to help financial professionals prepare for and respond to the pressure to act unethically.
Num Pages: 1-9 Place: Montvale, United States
Keywords: Accounting; Business And Economics–Accounting; Business And Economics–Management; Business ethics; Compliance; Conformity; Decision making; Fraud; Management accountants; Personality; Professionals; dept.acc; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

A data analytics mindset with Crisp-Dm - O'Hara, Richard; Haylon, Lisa S.; Boyle, Douglas M. (Strategic Finance, 2023)
According to a 2020 survey of 600 senior executives conducted by Harvard Business Review, 55% of organizations agreed that data analytics for decision making is extremely important and 92% asserted data analytics for decision making will be even more important in two years (bit.ly/3PBRENs). Organizations that strategically deploy tools across their finance and accounting functions have an opportunity to better structure manual processes into more stable, accurate, repeatable, and readily auditable procedures (see Gregory Kogan, Nathan Myers, Daniel J. Gaydon, and Douglas M. Boyle, "Advancing Digital Transformation," Strategic Finance, December 2021, bit.ly/3V45v0h). [...]financial decision makers are increasingly expected to engage data analytics to enhance decision making and create more efficient processes. Deployment/communication It's very important to assign responsibilities to team members (e.g., business analysts establish requirements, IT specialists gather required data, and data scientists develop and test advanced modeling techniques) with the requisite skills that vary among the phases. [...]unstructured data is data that has no uniform structure and typically isn't text-based, for example, image or sound files.
Num Pages: 38-45 Place: Montvale, United States
Keywords: Business And Economics–Accounting; Data analysis; Data mining; Decision making; Decision support systems; Enterprise resource planning; Management accounting; dept.acc; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

The Crisis of Danbury Fair Mall - Ahn, Jin Sun; Chung, Hanyong; Kim, Jung Hoon; Kim, Youngbin; Shin, Natalie Jungyoun (Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 2021)
This case describes the difficult financial situation of Danbury Fair Mall, which is the second biggest shopping mall in Connecticut. After World War II, the shopping mall business had grown fast especially in suburban areas of the U.S. However, the increasing popularity of online shopping caused extensive damage to shopping malls. This case will provide students the chance to think about the past, the present, and the future of the shopping mall industry in the U.S
Number: 2
Keywords: Connecticut; dept.acc; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Implementation Tools, Program Staff, and Budgets - Valdez-Barkwell, CM; Breny, J; Fagan, M; Roe, K (Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation, 2022)
Keywords: dept.pch

A Century of Italian War Narratives: Voices from the Sidelines - Gussago, Luigi; Palma, Pina (Brill, 2023)
Keywords: Contemporary History; Criticism & Theory; Cultural History; History; Literary Relations; Literature and Cultural Studies; Memory Studies; dept.wll

Computer networks: data communications, internet and security - Elahi, Ata; Cushman, Alex (Springer International Publishing, 2024)
​The hands-on textbook covers both the theory and applications of data communications, the Internet, and network security technology, following the ACM guideline for courses in networking. The content is geared towards upper undergraduate and graduate students in information technology, communications engineering, and computer science. The book is divided into three sections: Data Communications, Internet Architecture, and Network Security. Topics covered include flow control and reliable transmission; modulation, DSL, cable modem, and FTTH; Ethernet and Fast Ethernet; gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet; and LAN interconnection devices, among others. The book also covers emerging topics such as IPv6 and software defined networks. The book is accompanied with a lab manual which uses Wireshark, Cisco Packet Tracer, and virtual machines to lead students through simulated labs.
Keywords: Communications Channels and Media; Communications Networks; Computers / Information Theory; Computers / Networking / Hardware; Data Communications; Internet Protocols; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General; Network Security; SCSU-student; Technology & Engineering / Electrical; Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications; Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); dept.csc

Orbits of M Dwarf Binaries Big and Small: Revealing Their Sizes and Shapes Via a Multi-Pronged Observing Campaign - Vrijmoet, Eliot; Henry, Todd; Tokovinin, Andrei; Dieterich, Serge; Horch, Elliott; Jao, Wei-Chun; Winters, Jennifer; Team, Recons (Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2022)
Presentation #205.10 in the session Binary Stellar System - iPoster Session.
Keywords: dept.phy; ⛔ No DOI found

The RKSTAR Concert — A RECONS Survey of the 5000 Nearest K Dwarfs - Henry, Todd; Casetti-Dinescu, Dana; Horch, Elliott; Hubbard-James, Hodari-Sadiki; Jao, Wei-Chun; Lesley, D. Xavier; Paredes, Leonardo; Shea, Melissa; Sutherland, Torrie; Team, Recons (Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2022)
Presentation #305.15 in the session Stars, Cool Dwarfs, Brown Dwarfs — iPoster Session.
Keywords: dept.phy; ⛔ No DOI found

Do maturation, anthropometrics and leg muscle qualities influence repeated change of direction performance in adolescent boys and girls? - Giuriato, M.; Pellino, V.C.; Lovecchio, N.; Codella, R.; Vandoni, M.; Talpey, S. (Biology of Sport, 2023)
The ability to change direction rapidly is a key fitness quality especially in invasive sports where young players perform approximately 300 changes of direction in a game. There is currently limited understanding of how anthropometric characteristics and maturation status influence change of direction ability in adolescent. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation is to assess the influence of anthropometrics and maturation status on change of direction ability in young people. The study involved 706 adolescents (367 girls) aged 14-19-year-old attending the same high school in Northern Italy. Stature, body mass, seated height and leg length were measured to determine the anthropometrics and maturation status of the participants. Repeated change of direction ability (10 × 5 m shuttle run test), lower limb power and muscle strength were evaluated using field tests from the Eurofit test battery. Maturity offset was calculated separately for boys and girls, in accord with the equation proposed by Mirwald. Preliminary analysis with 10 × 5 m as a dependent variable and sex and PHV as a fixed factor, suggests a significant difference between sex (p < 0.001; d = 0.35) but not with PHV (p = 0.986; d = 0.000) and interaction PHV × sex (p = 0.836; d = 0.000). Our results suggested that repeated change of direction performance was influenced by anthropometrics, maturation and muscle qualities in adolescent boys and girls. © 2023 Institute of Sport. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Adolescent; Change of Direction; Eurofit Test; Peak Height Velocity; Speed; dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Physical Activity, Sleep, and Screen Time in Children and Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the 2019-2020 National Survey of Children’s Health - Friel, C.P.; Diaz, K.M.; Rupp, K. (American Journal of Health Promotion, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes in people’s lifestyles across the United States, but the extent to which the pandemic affected health behaviors of children and adolescents (i.e., physical activity, screen-time, and sleep) is not well understood. These behaviors hold particular significance because of their association with health outcomes. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether engagement in health behaviors changed from pre-pandemic (2019) to during the pandemic (2020). Methods: The combined 2019-2020 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) was used to inform this study. The NSCH is an annual survey designed to provide national estimates of key indicators of childhood health and well-being. Physical activity (number of days/week with >60 min of activity), screen-time (hours/day of TV viewing and computer use), and sleep (hours/day) were assessed by parental report. Adjusted binomial and multinomial logistic regression models were used to determine the association between survey year and health behaviors. Results: Children and adolescents were 36% more likely to be physically inactive in 2020 compared to 2019. Additionally, children and adolescents were 14% more likely to meet sleep guidelines and 39% less likely to meet screen-time guidelines in 2020 compared to 2019, independent of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and poverty level. Children (6-13 year) and adolescents (14-17 years) were 10% and 15% less likely to get below the recommended amount of sleep in 2020 compared to 2019, respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of meeting sleep guidelines increased among children and adolescents in 2020 but decreased for physical activity and screen-time. Initiatives targeting activity and screen-time may be urgently needed. Whether rates of these health behaviors return to pre-pandemic levels over the next few years should be closely assessed. © The Author(s) 2023.
Keywords: adolescents; children; dept.hms; health behaviors; peer-reviewed; physical activity; screen time; sedentary behavior; sleep

Use of a supplemental feeding tube device and breastfeeding at 4 weeks - Penny, F.; Brownell, E.A.; Judge, M.; Marshall-Crim, M.; Cartagena, D.; McGrath, J.M. (MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2023)
Background:Mothers having difficulty breastfeeding their infants may use alternative supportive feeding methods. Although a supplemental feeding tube device is commonly used, efficacy for supporting sustained breastfeeding remains unknown.Purpose:To describe supplemental feeding tube device use by breastfeeding mothers as an alternative feeding method through exploration of associations between supplemental feeding tube device use and continued breastfeeding at 4 weeks of infant's age.Method:Forty mothers participated. They were interviewed during the birth hospitalization and at 4 weeks postpartum. Questions addressed use of supplemental feeding tube devices, breastfeeding issues, and continued breastfeeding relationships. We examined the relationship between LATCH scores at 2 to 3 days of life.Results:Breastfeeding mothers who chose to supplement with bottle-feeding instead of use of a supplemental feeding tube device were 30% less likely to continue breastfeeding at a medium/high/exclusive level.Conclusion:Use of the supplemental feeding tube device may help avoid the potentially detrimental effect of bottle-feeding on continued breastfeeding. © 2023 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Baby-friendly hospital initiative; Bottle-feeding; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding exclusive; Exclusive breastfeeding; Human milk; Lactation; dept.nur; peer-reviewed

Introduction - Harry, C.C.; Vlahakis, G.N. (Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences, 2023)
Since the last quarter of the twentieth century there has been growing interest in women’s contributions to the histories of science, philosophy, and literature dating back to the very beginnings of these disciplines. This volume offers a contemporary, multinational, multidisciplinary exploration of some of these "hidden figures". © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords: dept.phi

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea using feature selection, classification methods, and data grouping based age, sex, and race - Sheta, Alaa; Thaher, Thaer; Surani, Salim R.; Turabieh, Hamza; Braik, Malik; Too, Jingwei; Abu-El-Rub, Noor; Mafarjah, Majdi; Chantar, Hamouda; Subramanian, Shyam (Diagnostics, 2023)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disorder that affects approximately 3–7% of males and 2–5% of females. In the United States alone, 50–70 million adults suffer from various sleep disorders. OSA is characterized by recurrent episodes of breathing cessation during sleep, thereby leading to adverse effects such as daytime sleepiness, cognitive impairment, and reduced concentration. It also contributes to an increased risk of cardiovascular conditions and adversely impacts patient overall quality of life. As a result, numerous researchers have focused on developing automated detection models to identify OSA and address these limitations effectively and accurately. This study explored the potential benefits of utilizing machine learning methods based on demographic information for diagnosing the OSA syndrome. We gathered a comprehensive dataset from the Torr Sleep Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The dataset comprises 31 features, including demographic characteristics such as race, age, sex, BMI, Epworth score, M. Friedman tongue position, snoring, and more. We devised a novel process encompassing pre-processing, data grouping, feature selection, and machine learning classification methods to achieve the research objectives. The classification methods employed in this study encompass decision tree (DT), naive Bayes (NB), k-nearest neighbor (kNN), support vector machine (SVM), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), logistic regression (LR), and subspace discriminant (Ensemble) classifiers. Through rigorous experimentation, the results indicated the superior performance of the optimized kNN and SVM classifiers for accurately classifying sleep apnea. Moreover, significant enhancements in model accuracy were observed when utilizing the selected demographic variables and employing data grouping techniques. For instance, the accuracy percentage demonstrated an approximate improvement of 4.5%, 5%, and 10% with the feature selection approach when applied to the grouped data of Caucasians, females, and individuals aged 50 or below, respectively. Furthermore, a comparison with prior studies confirmed that effective data grouping and proper feature selection yielded superior performance in OSA detection when combined with an appropriate classification method. Overall, the findings of this research highlight the importance of leveraging demographic information, employing proper feature selection techniques, and utilizing optimized classification models for accurate and efficient OSA diagnosis.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Number: 14
Keywords: dept.csc; feature selection; grouping; machine learning; obstructive sleep apnea; peer-reviewed

Making Choices and Reducing Risk (MCARR): School Counseling Primary Prevention of Substance Use - Foss-Kelly, Louisa L.; Generali, Margaret M.; Crowley, Michael J. (Professional Counselor, 2021)
The consequences of adolescent drug and alcohol use may be serious and far-reaching, forecasting problematic use or addictive behaviors into adulthood. School counselors are particularly well suited to understand the needs of the school community and to seamlessly deliver sustainable substance use prevention. This pilot study with 46 ninth-grade students investigates the impact of the Making Choices and Reducing Risk (MCARR) program, a drug and alcohol use prevention program for the school setting. The MCARR curriculum addresses general knowledge of substances and their related risks, methods for evaluating risk, and skills for avoiding or coping with drug and alcohol use. Using a motivational interviewing framework, MCARR empowers students to choose freely how they wish to behave in relation to drugs and alcohol and to contribute to the health of others in the school community. The authors hypothesized that the implementation of the MCARR curriculum would influence student attitudes, knowledge, and use of substances. Results suggest that the MCARR had a beneficial impact on student attitudes and knowledge. Further, no appreciable increases in substance use during the program were observed. Initial results point to the promise of program feasibility and further research with larger samples including assessment of longitudinal impact.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] ERIC Number: EJ1312406
Keywords: Adolescents; Counselor Role; Decision Making; Grade 9; Health Behavior; High School Students; Knowledge Level; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Risk; School Counseling; School Counselors; Student Attitudes; Substance Abuse; Urban Schools; dept.csp; peer-reviewed

Developmental Themes in the Narrative of Adults with Early International Experiences - Abe, Jo Ann A. (Journal of Adult Development, 2023)
This study extends research on adult narrative identity in two major ways. First, it focuses on Adult Third Culture Kids (ATCKs), which refer to individuals who spent a part of their early developmental years abroad. In spite of the fact that they are an important demographic to study in this rapidly globalizing world, they have tended to be neglected in the field of psychology. Second, this study incorporates the cutting-edge tools of automated language analysis to extract developmental themes from autobiographical narratives using a bottom-up exploratory approach, as well as to identify psychological patterns and processes associated with the themes. The participants (N = 350; 18–80 + years old) were recruited from an alumni office of an international school and asked to write a narrative about the impact their international experiences had on their development. The meaning extraction method (MEM) yielded four developmental themes, which were remarkably consistent with the recurring themes that emerge from past research on adult narrative identity as well as ATCKs: past focus, communion, agency, and global focus. These four developmental themes, in turn, showed theoretically coherent patterns of relations with the demographic variables, linguistic markers of psychological patterns and processes, as well as self-reports of dimensions of well-being.
Keywords: Adult third culture kids (ATCKs); LIWC; MEH; Meaning extraction method; Narrative identity; dept.psy; peer-reviewed

Developing simulation materials to support teacher anti-racist and anti-ableist practice during iep meetings: Supporting general educator collaborative practice - Perouse-Harvey, Ebony (Advocating and Empowering Diverse Families of Students With Disabilities Through Meaningful Engagement, 2023)
Research demonstrates discriminatory and inequitable practices related to students identified with (disabilities). Inequitable practices and discrimination reveal the necessity of collaboration and advocacy as an integral part of the pedagogy of professional development for members of the IEP team. Providing pre-service (or preparing) teachers simulated experiences of individualized education program (IEP) meetings can support PSTs understanding of how ableism and racism can manifest in schools, develop skills in collaborating with families, and begin to develop advocacy practices that support students that are marginalized at the intersection of their race and ability status. This chapter focuses on how to develop materials that leverage critical theoretical frameworks, provide learning experiences that mirror teacher practice in schools, and provide authentic representations of families of color to develop PSTs collaborative and advocacy practices. © 2023 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.sed

Engaging and transforming global communication through cultural discourse analysis: a tribute to Donal Carbaugh - Scollo, Michelle; Milburn, Tracy (2023)
The book is a handbook of cultural discourse analysis, a theory developed by Donal Carbaugh, and celebration of his work. The book features an explanation of the theory and sixteen chapters using ...
Keywords: dept.aa

Unfolding health assessment case studies for the student nurse - Maynard, Kristi; Adimando, Andrea (Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020)
This book was designed with student nurses in mind. It is intended to serve as a tool to provide practice, enhance learning, and increase the propensity for retention and application of basic concepts of health and physical assessment. The book can be used by early-career nursing students who have just begun to cover its concepts as well as by pre-licensure exam students who may benefit from reiteration and reinforcement of concepts learned early on in nursing school and from practicing applying these concepts to more complex scenarios.Divided into 13 chapters, all of which are geared toward a particular subject matter. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the concept of an unfolding case study and the nursing process. Chapter 3 provides an in-depth guide to answering NCLEX-style questions. There are several NCLEX-style questions broken down and analyzed within this chapter and several practice questions for your benefit. The remainder of the chapters are subject-based and cover assessment of the major body systems in a systematic and learner-friendly way. Readers will notice that while each chapter covers different content matter, the chapters are structured in similar ways so the reader can begin to develop a feel for and familiarity with an unfolding case study analysis.Goals for the book are:*Increased comfort level and confidence in analyzing patient scenarios in regards to basic health assessment *A more in-depth knowledge of basic health assessment concepts *Ample chances to practice applying concepts learned in your health assessment course to solidify the information you have learned*Increased confidence in answering NCLEX-style questions *Increased knowledge, skill levels, and confidence in assessing and managing patients with a variety of healthcare needsThe chapters of the book do not have to be completed in any particular order, as they are each individualized to certain subject matter categories. The authors recommend you use these unfolding case studies as a means of evaluating the ability to think critically and apply the concepts learned in health assessment classes to realistic patient scenarios. The book can be used as a study tool during health assessment classes, a health assessment refresher tool during other classes, and an NCLEX study tool after finishing nursing school.
Keywords: dept.nur

Career trajectories of women faculty who became academic administrators - Vancour, Michele L. (Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 2023)
Women faculty often view academic leadership as incompatible with their work-life balance, detracting from research and teaching commitments, resulting in a loss of autonomy and an abandonment of discipline, promoting change in their relationships with colleagues, and placing an increased emphasis on budgeting, regulations and compliance (DeZure et al., 2014). Many researchers suggest that institutional culture works against leadership development for faculty, making the transition from faculty to administrator unlikely (Barden & Curry, 2013). It is increasingly important to identify the key factors that make the difference for women faculty to assume these roles. As such, in this study qualitative methods were employed to examine the experiences and career trajectories of 16 academic women who held tenured, fully promoted faculty positions prior to becoming administrators. The researcher found evidence to support future recruitment and retention in higher education leadership.
0 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Keywords: dept.hhs; peer-reviewed

Handbook of LGBTQ-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy - Harvey, Rebecca; Murphy, Megan J.; Bigner, Jerry J.; Wetchler, Joseph L. (Routledge, 2021)
This comprehensive second edition inspires therapists to utilize clinical work to pragmatically address intersectional oppressions, lessen the burden of minority stress, and implement effective LGBTQ affirmative therapy. A unique and important contribution to LGBTQ literature, this handbook includes both new and updated chapters reflecting cutting-edge intersectional themes like race, ethnicity, polyamory, and monosexual normativity. A host of expert contributors outline the best practices in affirmative therapy, inspiring therapists to guide LGBTQ clients into deconstructing the heteronormative power imbalances that undermine LGBTQ relationships and families. There is also an increased focus on clinical application, with fresh vignettes included throughout to highlight effective treatment strategies. Couple and family therapists and clinicians working with LGBTQ clients, and those interested in implementing affirmative therapy in their practice, will find this updated handbook essential.
Keywords: dept.mft