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The Prescribed West, Evan M. Hauser

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The impact land has on the human experience goes beyond aesthetic beauty and resources; it constructs cultural and societal ideals in varying regions. My interest is within the relationship between man and land. Seeing the cultural shift in perspective of land, as I moved residence from Indiana to Montana, heightened my awareness of the differences with land across regions. Decisions made with land, such as what is private and what is public, are the starting point of my research.

When looking at a National Park such as Yellowstone, we are confronted by land that is supposedly wild and natural. In …

Concussion Policy Implementation For The Ymca Of Missoula, Keith Forkin

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Abstract: This professional paper addresses the implementation of concussion policy for the YMCA of Missoula. Specifically, evaluating concussion policy throughout the United States and determining key aspects of implementation. Evaluating the role of all people who that are influenced by concussion policy is imperative to developing a sound policy. Athletes, parents, coaches and health care providers each play essential roles when considering the effectiveness of policy implementation. While exploring varying concussion policies and research, this professional paper recognizes each of these essential aspects and incorporates them into the final Concussion Policy by the YMCA of Missoula.

Examining The Relationship Between Different Pitching Mechanics And Throwing Injuries, Zachary M. Mccarthy

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Throwing injuries in baseball are increasing amongst major league baseball pitchers. Injuries to the shoulder complex and elbow ligamentous structures are increasing. Variables including pitch count, pitch type, throwing style, and duration of the game have all been “linked” to potential injury. Noticing the realtionship between these variables and injuries can lead to an upward trend in the decrease of throwing injuries.

Descriptive Analysis Of Injuries Sustained By Wildland Firefighters, Taylor Purchio, Valerie Moody, Charles Palmer, Steven Gaskill

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DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BY WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS

Purchio TJ, Moody VJ, Palmer, CG, Gaskill, SE: The University of Montana

Context: Due to an incredibly dynamic work environment, Wildland Firefighters (WLFFs) find themselves at an increased risk for injury while on the job. In order to decrease the risk of injury amongst WLFFs, a thorough evaluation of equipment, terrain, work shifts, environmental factors, and mechanism of injury is necessary to address the most prominent threats to WLFF safety during physical training and on the fire line. Objective: The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of the …

"I Want An Authenticity" : Developing Communicative Competence Of Defense Critical Language With Audio And Article News, Wuri Prima Kusumastuti

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Defense critical language learner generally focus on communicative competence instead of linguistics competence due to their responsibility of collaborating with native speaker to solve a problem in the target country. Thus, it is expected for military people to be able to not only speak the language but also understanding the culture and values in target country to avoid misunderstanding between both party. However, they usually have limited time to attend the language class due to the urgency of their job. Thus, we believe that it is important to start emerging both language and culture since the very beginning of their …

Using Biomimicry To Enhance Urea Catalysts, Nicholas Wageling

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In organic chemistry, catalysis (speeding up a chemical reaction) has largely been dominated by Lewis and Brønsted acids. While effective, these additives are also usually toxic, reactive, and environmentally unfriendly. Organocatalysts provide an alternative way to increase reaction rates. By appending hydrogen bond donors to a carbon scaffold, organocatalysts can have activity similar to Lewis and Brønsted acids without the negative side effects. Consequently, the field of organocatalysis has been steadily growing for the last twenty years. Chemists can increase preferable traits in their catalyst such as enantioselectivity, solubility, and activity by modifying. These are laudable goals for catalysis research, …

An Outlay Equivalence Analysis Of South African Households, Samuel Peevey

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An overwhelming amount of research (Saha 2013 Kingdon 2005 Parpiev et. al. 2012 and Gibson and Rozelle 2004) supports that gender inequality persists in the developing world. In addition, a considerable amount of evidence also suggests that gender inequality in the developing world negatively impacts women and girls’ health, education and future wage potential (Baliamoune-Lutz et. al. 2009 Garg et. al. 1998 Agbodji et. al. 2013 and Dickerson et. al. 2013). This thesis investigates whether households in South Africa discriminated against their female children, in favor of their male children. Additionally, I investigated whether a head of household’s gender significantly …

Shifting Demographics In Swan Valley, Montana, Jedd Sankar-Gorton

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In Swan Valley, Montana, there is a significant shift in demographics going on. A once strong resource extraction based economy shifted to a service, education, and construction based economy in the last 30 years. Real estate values and median age have increased significantly. A divide exists between groups perceived as the more educated newcomers and the longtime residents who feel their autonomy is shrinking. One of the many trends associated with this is amenity migration, which is the movement of people in pursuit of cultural and natural amenities. This trend and others associated with the demographic shift can have both …

Exclusion Breeds Innovation: Empowering Refugees In Greece Through App Technology Training, Laine D. Bonstein

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Greece has experienced an influx of nearly 100,000 refugees over the past five years, all during a time when the Greek economy lost tremendous stability and the sanctions on refugees seeking asylum throughout the European Union became more rigid. Overpopulation within the archipelago has strained general resources, created a bureaucratic backlog in asylum application processing and brought a complete arrest to the function, development and livelihood of those inhabiting refugee camps. This project intends to provide an opportunity for the inert population by empowering youth. Developing tools in technology, specifically an app, would be a mobile opportunity to prepare the …

A Clino-Cladistic Look At Pull & Push Tabs Ca. 1950-1980, William D. Schroeder Ms, Rpa

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Pull tabs revolutionized the way beverage cans and food containers were opened and their contents removed. Ermal Fraze is credited with this, yet he was not alone in the invention nor was he technically the first. Until recently, pull tabs were not considered diagnostic in Historical Archaeology because they had not yet met the 50-year-old threshold. As of 2015, ring pull tabs entered the historic era, yet relatively little is known about these artifacts. In order to place these artifacts in terminus ante and post quem timeframes for historical archaeologists who have located and will more frequently encounter these items …

Taking A Bite Out Of Unwanted Data In The Animal Bite Syndrome, Erika Baldry, Tracy Miller, Jill Baber

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Introduction. North Dakota collects syndromic surveillance data, de-identified reason-for-visit data, for all visits to participating emergency departments (EDs), walk in clinics, and ambulatory clinics throughout the state. Syndromic data is submitted daily and automatically through an electronic connection between health care providers and the state. Animal bites are not required to be specifically reported to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) by providers; however, NDDoH has utilized North Dakota’s syndromic surveillance program, BioSense 2.0, for routine surveillance by using an existing animal bites syndrome. We sought to evaluate the existing BioSense 2.0 animal bites syndrome and explore how the …

Finding Identity In A Skeletal Cold Case, Katherine S. Jackson

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This poster will explore a skeletal cold case presented to University of Montana Forensic Anthropology Laboratory (UMFAL). Forensic anthropology consists of the study and analysis of skeletal remains in a legal context in an attempt to aid in the identification of human remains. This poster will explain the circumstances of the cold case, the analysis and methods conducted, as well as non-identifying results. On the 10^th of February, 2017, the UMFAL received the remains of a cold case that had been stored in the Montana Forensic State Crime Lab. Our goal was to conduct a re-analysis of a previously …

Sms Parent Action Intervention (Span): Using Text Messaging To Promote Child Health On An American Indian Reservation, Julia M. Malich, Kari Jo Harris Phd, Mph, Laura Dybdal Phd, Brenda Bodnar Rd, Johnson Caye, Emily Hall Do, Blakely Brown Phd, Rd

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SMS Parent Action iNtervention (SPAN): Using text messaging to promote child health on an American Indian Reservation

Purpose: Childhood obesity and its associated health risks are widely recognized as a major public health crisis in the United States (Johnson & Johnson, 2014; Proctor, 2008; Rogers et al, 2013; Vinci et al, 2016). Prevention efforts include focusing on educating parents with young children on healthy habits. Text messaging is an attractive means of communication because it is portable, cost-effective, accessible, and able to reach across demographic spheres to serve underserved and rural populations (Terry, 2008). The primary purpose of the SMS …

Reviewing The Use Of Physical Diagnostic Testing Methods And Detection Of Meniscal Tears, Heather Bartz

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REVIEWING THE USE OF PHYSICAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING METHODS AND DETECTION OF MENISCAL TEARS

Meniscal tears are the most common orthopedic pathology of the knee and the most common indication for knee surgery for the adult population. The meniscus is a cartilaginous structure in the knee joint that functions to absorb forces in the knee and provide stability, lubrication, and congruity to the joint. Physical diagnostic testing is used to confirm diagnosis in the clinical evaluation of this injury, but many of the known physical diagnostic tests have low sensitivity and specificity when performed alone. There is substantial need for reliable …

Evaluating How Kinesthetic Learning Affects Skills And Attitudes Of Fourth Grade Students In Montana Using The National Geographic State Giant Traveling Map Of Montana, Rebecca Anne Kranitz

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The National Geographic Society actively promotes the idea that geographic education must become better established in public school curricula in the United States. To address this issue, the National Geographic Society continuously works on developing new and innovative ways to enhance geography education. Most recently, they established the State Giant Traveling Maps program to promote an interactive, hands-and-feet-on geographical learning experience for third and fourth graders in the United States. The National Geographic Society hopes that the State Giant Traveling Maps program will increase students’ map skills, inspire students to learn more about geography, and encourage teachers to focus more …

Transforming Patagonia: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Patagonia National Park, Elena Louder

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In recent years, critical geographers have examined how neoliberalism, or political economic ideology oriented to promote private property rights, maximize entrepreneurial freedom, and ensure free trade and unencumbered markets, has become increasingly intertwined with efforts to conserve biodiversity. One expression of the rise of neoliberal conservation is the development of privately protected areas (PPAs), or pieces of land purchased by wealthy individuals via the market for the purposes of conservation. Although literature on this topic is theoretically rich, empirical examinations of this type of conservation are few.

Due to its long and institutionalized engagement with neoliberalism since the 1970s, Chile …

How Is Montana Local Government Going Digital?: An E-Government Baseline, John M. Smith

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Cities and towns across the planet are leveraging the internet and digital tools to deliver power and information to their citizens. How are Montana's cities and towns keeping up? This first-of-it's-kind research (for Montana) looks into the extent of digital development across 30 Montana city governments.

Sorry, Not Sorry: Exploring Face Negotiation And Gendered Apologies, Callie Parrish, Shanay Healy

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The Working Alliance In Collegiate Athletic Training: Navigating Patient Care, Jessica Moore

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Purpose: As healthcare evolves to consider the psychosocial effects of injury and disease on patient well-being, attention has turned to the impact of the patient-provider relationship. One foundational construct, the working alliance, emphasizes an emotional bond, agreement on goals, and collaboration on tasks between patient and provider. Despite emphasis on a working alliance in healthcare research, a conceptual understanding of the components of the athletic trainer-patient relationship in athletic training remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this research was to learn how athletic trainers develop and utilize the working alliance with patients.

Methods: This was a grounded theory …

Attempting Physical Contact With Geologic Time, Anne Yoncha, Gerard Sapes

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Science and the arts have long been understood as two opposing systems of thought involving logic and emotion. However, both disciplines rely on similar thought processes to create something new. Thus, thinking of science and the arts as counterparts is not only false but also eliminates the potential for interaction and generation of powerful outreach tools which use both logic and emotion.

Attempting Physical Contact with Geologic Time examines the cellular structure of plant stems as they transport water and how that structure is affected by drought stress, one of the main drivers of forest die-off worldwide. Under drought, plant …