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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Preface - Jain, F.; Broadbridge, C.; Gherasimova, M.; Tang, H. (Nanostructures For Electronics, Photonics, Biosensors, And Emerging Systems Applications, 2022)
Keywords: dept.phy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Textual Experimentations in Contemporary Mexico. - Pelayo, Ruben (Fall;Foreign Language., 2001)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

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

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

Sabbatical Leave Fall 2012 Follow-up Report - Sampson, Linda (Distribution: Fall 2012 ; Communication., 2012)
The objective was to collect and analyze some exploratory data for research on "Exploring incivility in interpersonal relationships." The collected data provided material for two papers to be delivered at a national and international conference in 2013.
Keywords: dept.com; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Sabbatical leave report: Fall 2013 - Nakamura, Byron (Distribution: Fall 2013 ; History., 2013)
This leave was devoted to research and revision of two conference papers submitted for publication, and to revision of a book chapter on boxing in the antiquity The chapter was submitted and accepted for publication in the Cambridge Companion to Boxing series.
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Lion and the Lily: Map and Atlas Production in Early Modern England and France. - Petto, Christine Marie (2011)
Dr. Petto completed chapters 2 and 3 and a book proposal for her second manuscript, The lion and the lily: map and atlas production in early modern England and France. Chapter 2 describes local mapping and hydrographic charting initiatives in the 17th and 18th century; chapter 3 focuses on scientific cartography and the efforts of both crowns to map colonial interests in the Americas and Asia. She obtained book contract with Lexington Books, with release date of July 2013.
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Friday Night Fighter: "Indio" Ortega and the Golden Age of Televised Boxing. - Rondinone, Troy (Spring ; History., 2011)
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A History of Smallpox and Preventive Treatments for It in the Lands Bordering the South China Sea - Thompson, C. Michele (2011)
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Womanpower in the 1960's, Fabian Feminism. - Beals, Polly (2009)
Worked on book about Fabian feminism. Finished the final chapter but book isn't complete yet. Wrote and delivered paper in London in March 2009. Is expanding book to include 1980's and 1990's Fabian feminism.
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Eighteenth-Century Russia. - Chrissidis, Nikolaos (2008)
Worked on a book and wrote and presented several paper on eighteenth century Russia.
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

American Social Credit Movement. - Kalk, Bruce H. (2006)
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

When France was King of 'Kartographie' - Petto, Christine Marie (2005)
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Northern Treasures and Southern Essences, an Exploration of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine. - Thompson, C. Michele (2004)
Keywords: dept.his; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Academic Dads Balance from the Sidelines: Waiting to Get in the Game. - Vancour, Michele L. (2009)
Keywords: dept.pch; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Sabbatical Leave Report - Hochman, Will (Distribution: fall-spring-15 ; English., 2015)
From the report: "My goal was to develop, reserach and write my next study on J.D. Salinger. With the aid of research and [sic] on Salinger's letters at the Morgan Library and The Firestone Library (Princeton), and several visits to his Cornish home, I was able to finish one manuscript, begin another, and start a Salinger essay designed to attract interest in my manuscript. I am happy to report that I completed my next manuscript, Harvesting Salinger's Rye, because I earned the tremendous good fortune to recieve support from SCSU."
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Breathing, One Adult. - Troy, Robin (2012)
Completed 200 pages of a book documenting surviving Hodgkins Lymphoma, a family history describing the experiences both of the author and of her mother.
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Virginia Woolf's Jacob's Room: An Introduction and Annotations. - Neverow, Vara (2007)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

American Pantheon: Poems. - Mock, Jeff (2005)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Poetic Healing of the Collective Black Mind: The Example of Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. - Ogbaa, Kalu (2003)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Seven Holy Women Among the Desert Fathers in the First English Edition of Vitas Patrum. - Holbrook, Sue Ellen (Spring;English., 2002)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Jumper. - Parrish, Tim (2002)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

[A Book on Blake] - Rosso, G. Anthony (2002)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Robert Blake: His Watercolors and His Poetry. - Rosso, Tony (fall : English., 2002)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Gendered Revolution in Writing: The Story of the First Prose Masterpiece in Western Civilization. - Blackmer, Corinne (2000)
Keywords: dept.eng; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Sabbatical Leave Report: Sabbatical Spring, 2015 - Keenan, Elizabeth King (Distribution: Spring ; Social Work., 2015)
From the report: "Project title: Walking the walk or just talking the talk? An exploratory study of the ways social workers understand social work practice." The report describes the research problem, identifies three reserach questions, and discusses the project outcomes and reporting.
Keywords: dept.swk; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Theorizing the Emergence of Change in Daily Living: Developing a Contextual Framework for Social Work Practice. - Keenan, Elizabeth King (2008)
Keywords: dept.swk; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Early Detection of Schizophrenia: Phenomenological Markers. - Rakfeldt, Jaak (2000)
Keywords: dept.swk; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Electron-density-based analysis and electron density functional theory (DFT) methods - Wang, Emily Z.; Wang, Yi-Gui (Chemical Reactivity: Volume 1: Theories and Principles, 2023)
The HF method uses single determinant to solve Schrödinger equation and obtain molecular orbitals. A variety of post-HF methods such as MP2 and CCSD are needed to treat molecular systems in ground states accurately, while the CIS and EOM-CCSD methods are developed to study excited states. All these methods can write out wavefunction files in single determinant so that the unique electron density distributions of the system at all these calculation levels are available. The quantum theory of atoms in a molecule (QT-AIM) performs density topological analyses and rigorously obtain properties such as net atomic charges and delocalization and localization indices for ground states at HF/CIS and post-HF levels and for excited states at CIS, EOM-CCSD levels. The density functional theory (DFT) develops a larger number of functionals to account for the electron–electron correlation via exchange-correlation potentials, and TD-DFT methods study properties of electronically excited states. The DFT and TD-DFT methods rely on electron density to solve Schrödinger equations and write out final wavefunctions in single determinant format. Therefore, density-based analyses can be also done for a variety of DFT and TD-DFT methods. Along with molecular orbitals, density-based analyses are applied to explain ambident reactivity, to identify bonding characteristics in organic transition metal compounds, and to evaluate the performance of current DFT and TD-DFT methods. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Ambident reactivity; Atom and molecule hardness; Conceptual DFT; Delocalization index; Dispersion energy; Electron affinity; Hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB) principle; Ionization potential; Localization index; Marcus theory; Maximum hardness principle (MHP); dept.che

“Enquiring Minds Want to Know”: President Bill Clinton and the Blurring of News and Gossip - Hopper, Jennifer (A Gossip Politic: Rhetoric, Politics and Society, 2023)
This chapter explores the case of President Bill Clinton and the Lewinsky scandal as a pivotal moment in the convergence of political, technological, and cultural changes that elevated the presence of gossip and rumor in mainstream news sources, with major, lasting consequences. Throughout the unfolding of the scandal, unconfirmed and often salacious information about what had happened was transmitted among individuals and amplified through the media. The chapter takes a close look at some key elements contributing to such trends, including use of anonymous sourcing, heightened competition between media outlets, and the emergence of new media actors covering American politics and the presidency. An analysis of two specific incidents, involving coverage of allegations there were eyewitnesses to the president’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and that Lewinsky had a dress stained with the president’s DNA in her possession, demonstrates how prominent national news outlets publicized information reflecting weaker reporting standards and conveyed unsubstantiated rumors as news. As the news media devalued itself in cases such as this one, abandoning professional conventions and prioritizing sensational, entertaining content, the public began to no longer trust or rely on such sources to help it interpret events. We continue to see the ramifications of those developments in the present, with widespread belief in fake news, little consensus on what constitute facts or reality, and stark partisan divides about who can be relied upon to transmit the truth of political events. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords: New media; President Bill Clinton; Scandal politics; The Lewinsky Scandal; dept.psc

The Khārijites in Early Islamic Historical Tradition: Heroes and Villains. By HANNAH-LENA HAGEMANN. Edinburgh: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2021. Pp. xii + 316. $110, £85 - Judd, Steven C. (Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2023)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Stress among Male Caregivers - Unson, Christine; Njoku, Anuli; Bernard, Stanley; Agbalenyo, Martin (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
Whereas research on caregiving is well documented, less is known about gender inequalities in caregiver stress, coping mechanisms, and health outcomes, all of which may vary by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This scoping review investigated racial and ethnic disparities using the Stress Process Model among male caregivers. Several databases were searched including Academic Search Premier, Medline Complete, APA PsycInfo, CINHAL, Google, ProQuest, and Web of Science. Included were peer-reviewed articles in English, published from 1990 to 2022. A total of nine articles fulfilled inclusion criteria. Most of the articles indicated that compared to White male caregivers, African American male caregivers provided more hours of care, assisted with more activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and experienced more financial stress. In terms of coping style, one study found African American male caregivers, compared to White male caregivers, held negative religious beliefs. Another study showed that they were at a higher risk for stroke than their White counterparts. The search revealed a dearth of studies on racial disparities in stress, coping, and health outcomes among male caregivers. Further research is needed on the experiences and perspectives of male minority caregivers. © 2023 by the authors.
Keywords: African American males; aging; caregiver burden; caregiving; coping; dept.pch; health and aging; health disparities; intersectionality; male caregiver; masculinity; older adults; peer-reviewed

Interactions between two adjacent convection rolls in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection - Brown, Eric; Ji, Dandan (Physical Review Fluids, 2023)
We seek to develop a low-dimensional model for the interactions between horizontally adjacent turbulent convection rolls. This was tested in Rayleigh-Bénard convection experiments with two adjacent cubic cells with a partial wall in between. Observed stable states include both counterrotating and corotating states for Rayleigh number 7.6×107< Ra <3.5×109 and Prandtl number 6.41. The stability of each of these states and their dynamics can be modeled low-dimensionally by stochastic ordinary differential equations of motion in terms of the orientation, amplitude, and mean temperature of each convection roll. The form of the interaction terms is predicted based on an effective turbulent diffusion of temperature between the adjacent rolls, which is projected onto the neighboring rolls with sinusoidal temperature profiles. With measurements of a constant coefficient for effective thermal turbulent diffusion, quantitative predictions are made for the nine forcing terms which affect stable fixed points of the corotating and counterrotating states for 5.5×108< Ra <3.5×109. Predictions are found to be accurate within a factor of 3 of experiments. This suggests that the same turbulent thermal diffusivity that describes macroscopically averaged heat transport also controls the interactions between neighboring convection rolls. The surprising stability of corotating states is due to the temperature difference between the neighboring rolls becoming large enough that the heat flux between the rolls stabilizes the temperature profile of aligned corotating states. This temperature difference can be driven with an asymmetry, for example, by heating the plates of the two cells to different mean temperatures. When such an asymmetry is introduced, it also shifts the orientations of the rolls of counterrotating states in opposite directions away from their preferred orientation, which is otherwise due to the geometry of the cell. As the temperature difference between the plates of the different cells is increased, the shift in orientation increases until the counterrotating states become unstable and only corotating states are stable. At very large temperature differences between cells, both the counterrotating and predicted corotating states become unstable; instead we observe a corotating state with much larger temperature difference between the rolls that cannot be explained by turbulent thermal diffusion. Spontaneous switching between corotating and counterrotating states is also observed, including in nominally symmetric systems. Switching to counterrotating states occurs mainly due to cessation (a significant weakening of a convection roll), which reduces damping on changes in orientation, allowing the orientation to change rapidly due to diffusive fluctuations. Switching to corotating states is mainly driven by smaller diffusive fluctuations in the orientation, amplitude, and mean temperature of rolls, which have a positive feedback that destabilizes the counterrotating state. © 2023 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Measurements of the Elliptic and Triangular Azimuthal Anisotropies in Central He 3 +Au, d+Au and p+Au Collisions at sNN =200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2023)
The elliptic (v2) and triangular (v3) azimuthal anisotropy coefficients in central He3+Au, d+Au, and p+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV are measured as a function of transverse momentum (pT) at midrapidity (|η|<0.9), via the azimuthal angular correlation between two particles both at |η|<0.9. While the v2(pT) values depend on the colliding systems, the v3(pT) values are system independent within the uncertainties, suggesting an influence on eccentricity from subnucleonic fluctuations in these small-sized systems. These results also provide stringent constraints for the hydrodynamic modeling of these systems. © 2023 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Assessing the impact of measurement artifacts on energy loss calculation in electrical distribution grids - Antonios, Imad; Schwefel, Hans-Peter (e-Energy 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 14th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, 2023)
Monitoring of electrical distribution grids requires the joint processing of electrical measurements from different grid locations. Such type of processing is influenced by inaccuracies in measurement data originating from measurement errors, non-ideal clocks in measurement devices, and from time averaging of measurands as part of the data collection process. This paper introduces an approach to assess the impact of these three different measurement artifacts in realistic measurement scenarios of electrical distribution grids. A case study of power loss calculation in a real-life medium-voltage grid is presented, covering both technical loss obtained from current measurement and total loss obtained from power measurements. The results show that total loss in general is more robust to aggregation of power measurements over longer measurement intervals, while it is more sensitive to measurement errors and clock offsets. The results of the study are important for quantifying the trustworthiness of the obtained loss values and for the future enhancement of the measurement data collection process. © 2023 ACM.
Keywords: Energy loss; aggregation errors; dept.csc; electricity distribution grids; measurement errors; time alignment errors

Optical Disc Segmentation from Retinal Fundus Images Using Deep Learning - Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Ahmed, Ferdaus; Househ, Mowafa; Alam, Tanvir (Studies in health technology and informatics, 2023)
The optical disc in the human retina can reveal important information about a person's health and well-being. We propose a deep learning-based approach to automatically identify the region in human retinal images that corresponds to the optical disc. We formulated the task as an image segmentation problem that leverages multiple public-domain datasets of human retinal fundus images. Using an attention-based residual U-Net, we showed that the optical disc in a human retina image can be detected with more than 99% pixel-level accuracy and around 95% in Matthew's Correlation Coefficient. A comparison with variants of UNet with different encoder CNN architectures ascertains the superiority of the proposed approach across multiple metrics.
Keywords: CNN; Qatar Biobank; Retina; Segmentation; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

A Deep Learning-Based Approach Towards Simultaneous Localization of Optic Disc and Fovea from Retinal Fundus Images - Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Ahmed, Ferdaus; Househ, Mowafa; Alam, Tanvir (Studies in health technology and informatics, 2023)
In this work, we propose a multi-task learning-based approach towards the localization of optic disc and fovea from human retinal fundus images using a deep learning-based approach. Formulating the task as an image-based regression problem, we propose a Densenet121-based architecture through an extensive set of experiments with a variety of CNN architectures. Our proposed approach achieved an average mean absolute error of only 13pixels (0.04%), mean squared error of 11 pixels (0.005%), and a root mean square error of only 0.02 (13%) on the IDRiD dataset.
Keywords: Fovea; Optic Disc; Qatar Biobank; Retina; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Measurement of electrons from open heavy-flavor hadron decays in Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV with the STAR detector - STAR Collaboration (Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023)
We report a new measurement of the production of electrons from open heavy-flavor hadron decays (HFEs) at mid-rapidity (|y| < 0.7) in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 200 GeV. Invariant yields of HFEs are measured for the transverse momentum range of 3.5 < p T < 9 GeV/c in various configurations of the collision geometry. The HFE yields in head-on Au+Au collisions are suppressed by approximately a factor of 2 compared to that in p + p collisions scaled by the average number of binary collisions, indicating strong interactions between heavy quarks and the hot and dense medium created in heavy-ion collisions. Comparison of these results with models provides additional tests of theoretical calculations of heavy quark energy loss in the quark-gluon plasma. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2023, The Author(s).
Keywords: Heavy Ion Experiments; Heavy Quark Production; Heavy-Ion Collision; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

"Go with the flow": a qualitative description of infant feeding experiences among women with hiv in the united states - Pagano-Therrien, J.; Griswold, M.K.; Amoah, R.K. (The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 2023)
ABSTRACT: Breastfeeding affords numerous health benefits to mothers and children, but for women with HIV in the United States, avoidance of breastfeeding is recommended. Evidence from low-income countries demonstrates low risk of HIV transmission during breastfeeding with antiretroviral therapy, and the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding and shared decision making about infant feeding options in low-income and middle-income countries. In the United States, gaps in knowledge exist surrounding the experiences, beliefs, and feelings of women with HIV surrounding infant feeding decisions. Undergirded by a framework of person-centered care, this study describes the experiences, beliefs, and feelings of women with HIV in the United States surrounding recommendations for breastfeeding avoidance. Although no participants reported consideration of breastfeeding, multiple gaps were identified with implications for the clinical care and counseling of the mother-infant dyad. Copyright © 2023 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
Keywords: dept.pch; peer-reviewed

Ecocritical Reflections on Fiction Written by Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa - Flores, W. (Humanidades, 2023)
This article examines anthropocentric and ecocentric tendencies in two major works written by Mario Vargas Llosa, The Storyteller and The Dream of the Celt, to identify the value of those novels in ecocritical terms. I provide this analysis in the context of recent academic dialogue which notes an apparent contradictory relationship between the presentation of abuses of Amazonian people and their environment, and the portrayal of Westernized protagonists as their saviors in fiction written by Vargas Llosa. This essay provides a solution to this paradox and other apparent contradictions in his narratives and posits that even though the anthropocentric literary discourse concerning the environment has declined throughout the latter part of the twentieth century, in part, due to the rise of the environmental movement, this type of discourse has changed in Vargas Llosa’s literature, rejecting early twentieth century misconceptions of the natural world but holding onto technocentric neoliberal beliefs. © 2023, University of Montevideo. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Mario Vargas Llosa; Peruvian literature; The Dream of the Celt; The Storyteller; dept.wll; ecocriticism; environment; peer-reviewed

Critical Companion to J.D. Salinger: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work - Mueller, Bruce F.; Hochman, Will (Facts on File library of American literature, 2011)
Keywords: Handbooks, manuals, etc; Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010; dept.eng; faculty_collection

Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner - Neal-Boylan, Leslie (Case studies in nursing, 2011)
Keywords: Case studies; Case studies; Nurse practitioners; Family nursing; dept.nur; faculty_collection

Clinical Case Studies in Home Health Care - Neal-Boylan, Leslie (Case studies in nursing, 2011)
Keywords: Case studies; Home care services; dept.nur

Selected Papers from the Seventh Annual Women's Studies Conference October 3-5, 1997 Latina Visions for Transforming the Americas/Perspectivas De La Mujer Latina En La Transformacion De Las Americas. - Women Studies Program (Women's studies program -- Southern Connecticut State University., 2000)
Keywords: Authors, Latin American; Congresses; dept.wgs; faculty_collection

Eleonora Duse: A Biography - Sheehy, Helen (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003)
Keywords: Biography; Duse, Eleonora, 1858-1924; Actors; Italy; dept.thr; faculty_collection

Jason Robards Remembered: Essays and Recollections - Black, Stephen A; Brietzke, Zander; Bryer, Jaskson R.; Garvey, Shelia Hickey (McFarland & Co., 2002)
Keywords: Anecdotes; Interviews; Robards, Jason; Robards, Jason; dept.thr; faculty_collection

Beginning Racquetball - Norton, Cheryl; Bryant, James E. (Wadsworth activities series, 2004)
Keywords: Handbooks, manuals, etc; Racquetball; dept.pres; faculty_collection

Beginning Racquetball - Norton, Cheryl; Bryant, James E. (Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2001)
Keywords: Handbooks, manuals, etc; Racquetball; dept.pres; faculty_collection

Carpe Diem: Southern Connecticut State University 2005 Championship Season - Shea, Timothy K. (2005)
Keywords: Baseball; Baseball; Connecticut; Connecticut; College sports; Southern Connecticut State University; dept.ath; faculty_collection

The Borders in All of Us: New Approaches to Global Diasporic Societies - Little, William A.; Williams, Selase W.; Vásquez, Irene; Furusa, Munashe; Park, Jung-Sun (New World African Press, 2006)
Keywords: Emigration and immigration; History; dept.aa

Collected Articles of Selase W. Williams. - Williams, Selase W. (2005)
Keywords: African Americans; Languages; English language; United States; Creole dialects; Variation; dept.aa; faculty_collection

Normal Madness, Murder and Mayhem - Lynch, J. Edward (Xlibris Corp, 2008)
Keywords: dept.mft; faculty_collection

Nurturing Queer Youth: Family Therapy Transformed - Stone Fish, Linda; Harvey, Rebecca G. (Norton, 2005)
Keywords: Case studies; Case studies; Gay youth; Counseling of; Bisexual youth; Counseling of; Family psychotherapy; Family relationships; Gay youth; dept.mft; faculty_collection

North Star Facilitator's Manual - Manke, Nancy; Matheny, Karla; De Barbieri, Patricia (s.n., 2004)
A program for school-age girls designed to promote social and emotional learning, to enhance resiliency, improve self confidence and aid in the prevention of future problems such as eating disorders, drug abuse and poor academic performance. - p. [1]
Keywords: Self-esteem in women; Study and teaching; Study and teaching; Self-esteem in children; dept.mft; faculty_collection

The Loveless Family: Getting Past Estrangement and Learning How to Love - Bloch, Jon P. (Praeger, 2011)
This scholarly and personal exploration of what it is like to grow up feeling unloved describes personality types and syndromes that often manifest, regardless of whether the family unit was "dysfunctional" or not., This scholarly and personal exploration of what it is like to grow up feeling unloved describes personality types and syndromes that often manifest, regardless of whether the family unit was ""dysfunctional"" or not.
Keywords: Families; Psychological aspects; Parenting; Dysfunctional families; Adult children of dysfunctional families; Love; dept.soc; faculty_collection

That's a Great Answer!: Teaching Literature-Response Strategies to Elementary, Ell, and Struggling Readers - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House, 2012)
Keywords: Reading comprehension; Study and teaching; United States; United States; Motivation in education; dept.rdg

Rethinking Small-Group Instruction in the Intermediate Grades: Differentiation That Makes a Difference - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House Pub., 2010)
Keywords: Reading (Middle school); Guided reading; Group work in education; dept.rdg; faculty_collection

Launching RTI Comprehension Instruction with Shared Reading: 40 Model Lessons for Intermediate Readers - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House Pub., 2009)
Keywords: Reading (Elementary); Study and teaching (Elementary); United States; Reading comprehension; United States; Response to intervention (Learning disabled children); dept.rdg; faculty_collection

Hands-on Literacy Coaching - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House Pub., 2007)
Keywords: Language arts teachers; Study and teaching; Training of; Language arts; Literacy; dept.rdg; faculty_collection

Constructing Meaning Through Kid-Friendly Comprehension Strategy Instruction - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House, 2004)
Nancy's comprehension and written response strategies give teachers the first-tier Response-to-Intervention (RTI) help they need to get students off to a great start! Good readers think about reading while they are reading. But how does a teacher teach students to apply comprehension strategies as they read? By applying the explicit teaching model to comprehension strategy instruction, Dr. Nancy Boyles offers teachers an easy, effective, and innovative approach to improve students' reading comprehension. Using her book -- rich with models, teacher-talk, and real-life examples -- teachers learn how to explicitly teach students to apply comprehension strategies competently while they read. And with Dr. Boyles' detailed lesson plans and templates, teachers can embed comprehension strategy instruction into guided, shared, and independent reading for both literacy and content-area instruction. Constructing Meaning shows teachers: A kid-friendly way to introduce and model a blended repertoire of comprehension strategies concurrently, so students practice strategies as readers actually use them: flexibly and as an integrated whole while reading. How to refine students' comprehension of fiction and informational text during shared, guided, and independent reading with focused lessons in specific strategy applications. How to monitor students' progress in reading comprehension and comprehension-strategy use through follow-up activities, rubrics with discrete assessment criteria, and questions that make kids think. Teachers can reproduce classroom-ready visual supports from the book or customize them from the included CD.
Keywords: Reading comprehension; Study and teaching (Elementary); dept.rdg; faculty_collection

Teaching Written Response to Text: Constructing Quality Answers to Open-Ended Comprehension Questions - Boyles, Nancy N. (Maupin House, 2002)
Keywords: Composition and exercises; English language; Examinations; Study and teaching (Elementary); English language; dept.rdg; faculty_collection

Integrating the Arts Across the Elementary School Curriculum - Gelineau, R. Phyllis (Wadsworth, 2012)
"This book is designed to assist pre-service and in-service classroom teachers in weaving music, visual arts, drama, and movement into the elementary school curriculum--thereby stimulating the learning process, enriching other subject areas, and providing opportunities for creative expression and self-fulfillment. Featuring content informed by the National Standards for the Arts, the book provides the basic tools and activities that teachers need to gain confidence in using the arts in their elementary classrooms. " -- Publisher description.
Keywords: Arts; Curricula; Study and teaching (Elementary); Interdisciplinary approach in education; Education, Elementary; dept.edu; faculty_collection

Clustering Standards in Integrated Units - Ronis, Diane L. (Corwin Press, 2002)
Keywords: Education; Standards; United States; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Lesson planning; dept.edu; faculty_collection

Critical Thinking in Math - Ronis, Diane L. (Lesson Lab, 2002)
Keywords: Mathematics; Study and teaching; dept.edu; faculty_collection

Problem-Based Learning for Math and Science: Integrating Inquiry and the Internet - Ronis, Diane L. (SkyLight Professional Development, 2001)
Keywords: Mathematics; Study and teaching; Problem-based learning; Internet in education; Lesson planning; Study and teaching; Science; dept.edu; faculty_collection

Brain Compatible Assessments - Ronis, Diane L. (SkyLight, 2000)
Keywords: Educational tests and measurements; Learning, Psychology of; dept.edu; faculty_collection

On Acting: A Handbook for Today's Unique American Actor - Breese, Steven (Focus Publishing, 2013)
Keywords: Acting; Handbooks, manuals, etc; dept.a&s; faculty_collection

Behavior Management: Traditional and Expanded Approaches - Haynes, Norris M. (University Press of America, 2013)
This book serves as a reference guide on the implementation of basic and more advanced behavior management strategies. It covers the principles and application of basic learning theories as well as those that integrate cognitions and emotions in treatment frameworks. It takes the reader through the essential steps in developing behavior management plans, including conducting functional behavior analyses and curriculum-based assessments. The contributors describe and share examples of various behavioral intervention techniques that address behavioral challenges in a variety of settings. These methods include more traditional approaches, such as classical and instrumental learning strategies and cognitive behavior management techniques. They also discuss less traditional and alternative approaches, including social and emotional learning, character development, and yoga. The book is appropriate for professionals in various specialty areas, including classroom teachers, college professors, and undergraduate and graduate students majoring in general education, special education, school psychology, psychology, educational leadership, school counseling, and social work. It is also appropriate for professionals who work with children on the autism spectrum and for board certified behavioral analysts.
Keywords: Education; Human behavior; Teaching; Individualized instruction; Problem children; dept.csp

Clinical Interviewing and Counseling Skill Development: Global Perspectives on Client Change - Nwachuku, Uchenna T. (Linus Publications, 2013)
Keywords: Interviewing in mental health; Interviewing in psychiatry; dept.csp; faculty_collection

Group Dynamics: Basics and Pragmatics for Practitioners - Haynes, Norris M. (University Press of America, 2012)
Keywords: Social groups; Group facilitation; dept.csp; dept.eco; faculty_collection

School Counselors Share Their Favorite Group Activities: A Guide to Choosing, Planning, Conducting, and Processing - Foss, Louisa L.; Association for Specialists in Group Work (Association for Specialists in Group Work, 2008)
Keywords: Educational counseling; Group counseling for children; Group counseling for teenagers; Activity programs in education; dept.csp; faculty_collection

Breastfeeding Best Practices in Higher Education - Vancour, Michele L.; Griswold, Michele K. (Hale Publishing, 2014)
Keywords: Breastfeeding promotion; College environment; United States; dept.hhs; faculty_collection

A Toolkit for College Professors - Buller, Jeffrey L.; Cipriano, Robert E. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
Keywords: College teaching; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Handbooks, manuals, etc; College teachers; Professional relationships; dept.rec; faculty_collection

Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for Success - Cipriano, Robert E. (Jossey-Bass resources for department chairs, 2011)
"Collegiality is a key element that department chairs value when recommending faculty members for tenure. This practical book (written for chairs and deans) offers a reference of "what to do" proactively so that departments function effectively. The book is filled with the most current ideas and research of what has worked to enhance the climate, culture, and collegiality in the department, as well as the university. The book also includes case law relative to collegiality or lack of collegiality in higher education so that readers will get a helpful guide to nurturing a more collegial department--in a way, preventing toxic situations from arising or worsening"--
Keywords: Administration; United States; Universities and colleges; dept.rec; faculty_collection

Heartfelt: A Journey Through Transplantation - Panza, Joseph (iUniverse, 2009)
This is the remarkable, moving true story of two families brought together through tragedy and triumph. One loses a family member; one regains a life. See how it happens, as it happens. Be there at bedside, through the waiting, through the wondering as Joe brings you through the days, weeks and months leading up to and following his wife Jean's transplant. Learn how circumstances beyond anyone's direct control come to intersect, changing forever all those who experience it from their own perspectives spoken in first person language.
Keywords: Heart; Patients; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Transplantation; dept.rec; faculty_collection

Indelible Footprints: The ICAN Story - Olutimehin, Kola; Emenyonu, Emmanuel (ICON, 2015)
Keywords: History; History; Accounting; Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; Nigeria; dept.acc; faculty_collection

Winning by His Grace: The Biography of Felix Ohiwerei - Emenyonu, Emmanuel (The Washington Nigerian Times, 2012)
Keywords: Biography; Christian biography; Biography; Nigerians; Nigeria; Ohiwerei, Felix; Businessmen; dept.acc; faculty_collection

Goatskin Bags and Wisdom: New Critical Perspectives on African Literature - Emenyo̲nu, Ernest (Africa World Press, 2000)
Keywords: Africa; African literature; Appreciation; Criticism; History and criticism; African literature; History; National characteristics, African; Africans; Race identity; dept.acc; faculty_collection

Today's Business Communication: A How-to Guide for the Modern Professional - Snyder, Jason L.; Forbus, Robert (2013 digital library, 2014)
This handy guide to excellent business communications is perfect for both college students and business professionals. Whether preparing for a career, launching a career, or advancing in a career, the savvy professional understands that every organization expects employees to be exceptional business communicators. Today's Business Communication: A How-to Guide for the Modern Professional leads readers through the most frequently encountered business communication situations. Two business partners who are also business school professors share their combined 30 years of marketing and communication experience with readers in this accessible, entertaining, and informative guide. The authors enhance the readers' experience through anecdotes from business professionals from different industries.
Keywords: Business communication; dept.mkt; faculty_collection

An Assessment of the Ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurism in Alabama's Black Belt - Forbus, Robert; Snyder, Jason L. (Alabama State University, Center for Leardership and Public Policy, 2012)
Keywords: Alabama; Alabama; Entrepreneurship; Ecosystem health; dept.mkt; faculty_collection

Study Abroad: A Path to Lifetime Learning - He, Xiaohong; Jackson, Anita L.; Lodha, Shyam S. (University Of Connecticut Center for International Business Education and Research, 2004)
Keywords: Foreign countries; Foreign study; American students; dept.mkt; faculty_collection

Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities - Dell, Amy G.; Newton, Deborah A.; Petroff, Jerry G. (Pearson, 2015)
Keywords: Educational technology; United States; United States; Students with disabilities; dept.sed; faculty_collection

The Power of RTI and Reading Profiles: A Blueprint for Solving Reading Problems - Spear-Swerling, Louise (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2015)
"The reading problems addressed in the book move beyond those associated with disabilities such as dyslexia or high-functioning autism. The author addresses experientially based reading difficulties caused by inadequate instruction or limited exposure to academic language/literacy. Unlike other books on response to intervention (RTI), this book presents an argument for using RTI as a method of identification as well as intervention in combination with individual students' reading profiles. The case studies and practical examples cover a broad range of reading problems (not only learning disabilities) to help make research findings applicable to a multidisciplinary audience, especially practitioners"--
Keywords: Reading disability; Reading; Remedial teaching; Response to intervention (Learning disabled children); dept.sed; faculty_collection

Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities - Dell, Amy G.; Newton, Deborah A.; Petroff, Jerry G. (Pearson, 2012)
Keywords: Educational technology; United States; United States; Students with disabilities; dept.sed; faculty_collection

Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities - Dell, Amy G.; Newton, Deborah A.; Petroff, Jerry G. (Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, 2008)
Keywords: Educational technology; United States; United States; Students with disabilities; dept.sed; faculty_collection

Surviving Political Campaigns, Politicians, and Politics: Laugh Smile Learn Get Angry Curse - Nowlan, Robert A. (Outskirts Press, 2016)
Keywords: Politics and culture; United States; United States; Political campaigns; dept.mat; faculty_collection

The American Presidents from Polk to Hayes: What They Did, What They Said & What Was Said About Them - Nowlan, Robert A. (Outskirts Press, 2016)
Keywords: 19th century; Biography; United States; Politics and government; Presidents; United States; dept.mat; faculty_collection

Sabbatical leave report: Spring 2014 - Brin, Leon (2014)
Wrote the online, open source numerical analysis textbook "Tea Time Numerical Analysis" hosted at github.com. Report describes the process of writing, publishing the text. Includes information about review process and statement of success towards goals.
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Sabbatical leave follow-up reports - Hong, Jooyoun (Production: Spring 2014 ; Mathematics., 2014)
The sabbatical leave was spent on research on Hibbert coefficients of ideals and integral closures of ideals, resulting in submission for publication, as co-author, of articles, Specialization and integral closure, to the Journal of the London Mathematical Society, and Hilbert polynomials of j-transforms, to the Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. Two research visits, to Purdue University and to Maiji University in Japan, facilitated work on these publications and laid foundation for new projects, already in progress, on normality of ideals and reduction numbers of ideals.
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Tea Time Numerical Analysis - Brin, Leon (2013)
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection

A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics: Version 3.1 - Fields, Joseph (Joseph E. Fields, 2013)
Keywords: Mathematics; Textbooks; dept.mat; faculty_collection

The American presidents, Washington to Tyler: what they did, what they said, what was said about them, with full source notes - Nowlan, Robert A. (McFarland & Co., 2012)
"Through current day, only forty-three men have held the office of the President of the United States, and some have been sanctified and some reviled. This historical work addresses the careers of the first ten presidents, men who made vital contributions not only to the office of the presidency, but to the course of the fledgling nation"--Provided by publisher.
Keywords: 1789-1815; United States; 1815-1861; Biography; United States; Politics and government; Presidents; United States; dept.mat; faculty_collection

Open Problems in the Area of Computational Geometry. - Pinciu, Valeriu (2012)
Dr. Pinciu engaged in collaborative research with T.S. Michael from the U.S. Naval Academy focusing on visibility problems, known as art gallery (polygon interior), fortress (polygon exterior), and prison yard (polygon interior and exterior) problems. The outcome resulted in two conference presentations and an article accepted for publication, with additional presentations and another article to follow.
Keywords: dept.mat; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics: Version 2.0 - Fields, Joseph (Lulu, 2010)
Keywords: Mathematics; Textbooks; dept.mat

Born This Day: A Book of Birthdays and Quotations of Prominent People Through the Centuries - Nowlan, Robert A. (McFarland & Co., 2007)
"For each date, a diverse dozen speakers were chosen based on prominence; the quality of the quotation; the uniqueness of the speaker with relation to gender, time period, nationality and vocation; and conflicting social, political, religious or philosophical background. Includes a quotation from each person that allows a glimpse of their personality"--Provided by publisher.
Keywords: Quotations, English; Birthday books; Literary calendars; dept.mat; faculty_collection

A Dictionary of Quotations in Mathematics - Nowlan, Robert A. (McFarland, 2002)
Keywords: Mathematics; Quotations, maxims, etc; dept.mat; faculty_collection

Doing Statistics for Business with Excel: Data, Inference, and Decision Making - Pelosi, Marilyn K.; Sandifer, Theresa M. (Wiley, 2002)
Keywords: Commercial statistics; Statistics; Industrial management; Statistical methods; dept.mat; faculty_collection

The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-Only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999 - Nowlan, Robert A. (McFarland, 2001)
Keywords: Catalogs; Motion pictures; dept.mat; faculty_collection

A Dictionary of Quotations and Proverbs About Cats and Dogs - Nowlan, Robert A.; Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright (McFarland, 2001)
Keywords: Cats; Quotations, maxims, etc; Quotations, maxims, etc; Dogs; dept.ils; dept.mat; faculty_collection

A Dictionary of Quotations About Communication - Nowlan, Robert A.; Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright (McFarland, 2000)
Keywords: Quotations; Quotations, English; dept.ils; dept.mat; faculty_collection

Alsace and the French territorial debate: shifting the borders and discourses of regional and national identity - Eilderts, Luke L. (2019)
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Minor Tone of Desire - Barros, Pía; Cardone, Resha (Ediciones Sherezade, 2018)
Keywords: 21st century; Chilean fiction; Translations into English; Translations into English; Chilean fiction; Women authors; dept.wll; faculty_collection

De Connecticut a Salamanca: SCSU Program in Spain, 1990-2015, 25 Years of International Education Making a Difference - Arboleda, Carlos Arturo (Southern Connecticut State University, 2016)
Keywords: Connecticut; Southern Connecticut State University; International education; Spain; International education; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Sabbatical Leave Report. - Latorre, Sobeira (2015)
The objective of my sabbatical leave was to make progress on a book project tentatively entitled: "In conversation: Dominican women writers speak." This project is a book of interviews with contemporary women writers from the Dominican Republic as well as writers who identify themselves as Domincan-American...
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Unbound and Underground: Chile's Ergo Sun Project from the Dictatorship to the Digital Era - Cardone, Resha (2014)
Cardone wrote chapters of a book manuscript and submitted two related articles to peer reviewed journals. She also transcribed and edited a scholarly interview, presented portions of book project at conference and traveled to site of book topic for on-ground research. Accomplishments are different than outlined in original proposal. The report describes project issues and results.
Keywords: dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

The Origins of Western Law from Athens to the Code Napoleon - Ecklund, John E. (Talbot Publishing, 2014)
Keywords: Europe; History; Law, Ancient; Law, Medieval; Law; dept.wll; faculty_collection; sabbatical_report

Modern Italian theater: (from Praga to Sciascia : text and context) - Vena, Michael (Xlibris LLC, 2014)
Keywords: 19th century; Theater; 20th century; Italy; Theater; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Italian Playwrights from the Twentieth Century: A Companion Text - Vena, Michael (Xlibris Corporation, 2013)
Keywords: 20th century; History and criticism; Italian drama; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Los Que Sobran = Those Not Spared - Barros, Pía (Colección Escrito en el agua, 2010)
Keywords: 21st century; 21st century; Chilean fiction; Chilean fiction; Translations into English; Translations into English; Chilean fiction; Women authors; Women authors; Chilean fiction; dept.wll; faculty_collection

A Revolution of Shadows: Culture and Representation in Early-Twenieth-Century Mexico - Hernández Rodríguez, Rafael (The Popular Avant-Garde, 2010)
The avant-garde has been popular for some time, but its popularity has tended to fly under the radar. This “popular avant-garde,” conceived as the meeting ground of the avant-garde and popular, avoids the divorce of art and praxis of which the avant-garde has been accused. The Popular Avant-Garde takes stock of the debates about both the “historical” (“modernist”) and posterior avant-gardes, and sets them in relation to popular culture and art forms. With a critical introduction that examines the concepts of “the avant-garde,” “the popular,” and “the popular avant-garde,” the series of essays analyzes the way in which the avant-garde employs popular genres for political purposes, as well as how the popular acquires a critical function with respect to the avant-garde. Each of the volume’s three sections considers a different aspect of the productive exchange between the avant-garde and popular: the popular avant-garde as a culturally hybrid and cross-border phenomenon; the play between the popular avant-garde and developments in media and technology; and the popular avant-garde’s upending of conventional ideas about “the people” and “the popular.” The Popular Avant-Garde takes a fresh look at the now canonical Dadaist, Futurist, and Surrealist movements from the perspectives of gender and sexuality, and cultural and critical theory, while at the same time exploring less well-known avant-garde work in literature, film, television, music, photography, dance, sculpture, and the graphic arts. This volume’s coverage of the American and Afro-American, Luso-Brazilian and Latin-American, East-European, and Scandinavian avant-gardes, in addition to the vanguards of Spain and other parts of Western Europe, will appeal to all those interested in avant-garde and popular art forms.
Keywords: Avant-garde (Aesthetics); Popular culture; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Gabriel García Márquez: A Biography - Pelayo, Rubén (Greenwood biographies, 2009)
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014; Authors, Colombian; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Inclusive Pedagogy for English Language Learners: A Handbook of Research-Informed Practices - Verplaetse, Lorrie Stoops; Migliacci, Naomi (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008)
Keywords: English language; Foreign speakers; English language; Foreign speakers; Language and languages; Study and teaching; Study and teaching (Elementary); Study and teaching (Secondary); dept.wll; faculty_collection

The impact of Don Quixote (1605-2005) on the culture of the modern and postmodern world: proceedings of the Southern Connecticut State University International Conference on Don Quixote, New Haven, April 22-23, 2005 - Southern Connecticut State University International Conference on Don Quixote New Haven, Conn) (Southern Connecticut State University, 2006)
Keywords: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote; Congresses; Postmodernism; dept.wll; faculty_collection

Agítese Bien: A New Look at the Hispanic Avant-Gardes - Pao, María T.; Hernández Rodríguez, Rafael (Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic monographs, 2002)
Keywords: 20th century; History and criticism; History and criticism; Latin American literature; History and criticism; Literature, Experimental; History and criticism; Spanish American literature; Latin America; Spain; Spanish literature; dept.wll; faculty_collection