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Pediatric Hospital Environments: Do They Make A Difference?, Rhyan Elliott, Barbara Mcclaskey
Pediatric Hospital Environments: Do They Make A Difference?, Rhyan Elliott, Barbara Mcclaskey
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The environment can have an extreme impact on a child’s well-being, growth and health. This should be taken into consideration especially for those children that are surrounded by a hospital environment. The healthcare system can come across as extremely intimidating and frightening to young patients. The purpose of his research study is to change this mind-set by creating a more welcoming atmosphere through child-friendly interventions such as magic, colorful art, and nature. By conducting interviews with the children of these hospitals and using visual and exploratory techniques, the essence of what keeps a child’s spirit alive can be captured to …
It Takes A Village: An Exploration Of The Components Needed To Create Professional Themed Fashion, Christina Epler, Rion Huffman
It Takes A Village: An Exploration Of The Components Needed To Create Professional Themed Fashion, Christina Epler, Rion Huffman
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Arguably, there are few examples of imagery in advertising that are more powerful than professional quality fashion portraits. However, creating successful images in this genre is incredibly challenging. Photographers must not only master the crafts of lighting, posing and other techniques in their profession, but they must also master scheduling, time management, communication and interpersonal relationships. The photographer must rely on a team of professionals, from make-up artists to models. This poster will document one undergraduate students’ journey to master these challenges and complete a series of themed fashion portraits for commercial usage. Emphasis will be placed on documentation, explanation …
Extrusion Production Of 3d Printer Filament For Additive Manufacturing, Patrick Hardy, Cole Angermayer, Rhett Lokey, Rebeca Book, Jeanne H. Norton
Extrusion Production Of 3d Printer Filament For Additive Manufacturing, Patrick Hardy, Cole Angermayer, Rhett Lokey, Rebeca Book, Jeanne H. Norton
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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is becoming a go-to production method for short production runs and rapid prototyping on a commercial scale. The growth of additive manufacturing is due to many factors including development of concept modeling, product designing, prototyping, and customized parts. Pittsburg State University’s College of Technology strives to stay at the cutting edge of processing materials for additive manufacturing. The capability of making our own 3D-printer filament would allow students to work with new and different materials and would allow students to learn at the forefront of 3D printing technology. The Wayne Yellowjacket Extruder and …
Mary Stuart: Turbulence In Politics & Religion, Latayzia Harris, Kyle Thompson
Mary Stuart: Turbulence In Politics & Religion, Latayzia Harris, Kyle Thompson
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Mary Stuart’s upbringing played a large part in her political and religious positions, as well as her position as a female ruler in a land dominated by the whims of men. Mary is often portrayed as a passionate woman whose life was dominated by her emotions. At 6 days old Mary inherited the throne to Scotland, a highly contested region located directly above the ever-expanding realm of England. Mary spent much of her time in France, being raised as the Dauphiness to strengthen the ties of Catholic monarchs. Historians like John Guy and Antonia Frasier frame this as a very …
Human Gut Microbiome, Enrico José Aveiro Johannsen, Mandy Peak
Human Gut Microbiome, Enrico José Aveiro Johannsen, Mandy Peak
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The human gut microbiome has been an area of interest for researchers due to its established link with human metabolism, nutrition, physiology, and immune functions. The research presented further investigates the microbiome to better understand it. Stools from two healthy young African males and a French obese individual were analyzed using MALDI-TOF MS and the enrichment culture technique. For the identification of bacterial species metagenomics, genomics, and culturomics were used. The results showed a much broader biodiversity in the human gut than previously predicted, as well as better results when using culturomics for measuring biodiversity in large-scale isolation.
Use Of Workplace Incentive Programs To Increase Health Behaviors In Nurses, Sydney Harris, Barbara Mcclaskey
Use Of Workplace Incentive Programs To Increase Health Behaviors In Nurses, Sydney Harris, Barbara Mcclaskey
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As the frontline and most visual health promoters in a hospital setting, nurses are to be at the top of their game in terms of their health behaviors. Unfortunately, several studies show that nurses tend to follow the trend of the general population in poor eating habits, physical inactivity, sleep habits, and smoking and alcohol consumption. The purpose of this study is to unveil the benefits of Workplace Health Incentive Programs in an effort to increase the overall health of those who are to be considered role models for a healthy lifestyle, the nurses who hold the seat for the …
The Effect Of Usability Research On The World Class Sports Website, Lydia Winters, Carter Bowman, Kaitlyn Campbell, Jason Reid
The Effect Of Usability Research On The World Class Sports Website, Lydia Winters, Carter Bowman, Kaitlyn Campbell, Jason Reid
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User Interface Design (UI) and User Experience Design (UX) have become important parts of integrating the human experience into the design of digital products and services we use every day. Usability Research is the foundation of these two areas. It enables the research for improvement of quality interaction between a user and a company (UX) to be put into action by designing, prototyping and iterating the user interface (UI) before development. This project is a study of the effect that usability research has on the development of a new website for World Class Sports. It implements changes to the site …
Nurse-To-Nurse Bedside Handoff: Improving Communication And Patient Safety, Brynna M. Brouwer, Barbara Mcclaskey
Nurse-To-Nurse Bedside Handoff: Improving Communication And Patient Safety, Brynna M. Brouwer, Barbara Mcclaskey
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Effective communication and patient safety are very crucial aspects of nursing care. The purpose of this research was to explore the evidence supporting bedside reporting with a standardized handover tool and to identify the problems that exist when no standard handover method is used. Interventions and improvements that can be implemented to bring about better outcomes in patent safety and effective communication will be identified. Bedside nurse-to-nurse change-of-shift reports as well as a standardized handover tool are effective means of increasing shared understanding while improving the quality of care and the patient’s safety. Bedside reporting with a handover tool such …
The Use Of Turn Assistance Features On Hospital Beds For Prevention Of Caregiver Injury, Trenton Tucker, Barbara Mcclaskey
The Use Of Turn Assistance Features On Hospital Beds For Prevention Of Caregiver Injury, Trenton Tucker, Barbara Mcclaskey
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In the world of nursing, caregiver injury is still a major problem. It has been reported that 44% of healthcare workers have lower back musculoskeletal pain. The purpose of this study was to examine ways to decrease injury to care providers. The methodology was a literature review focusing on turn assist technology. Education alone cannot always prevent a musculoskeletal injury, and thus the use of turn assistance features on beds is implemented. These turning functions have shown great success in helping prevent caregiver muscle strain, and in helping decrease caregiver injury. As general technology has increased, so has medical technology …
Pixel Size's Effect Upon Photo-Resolution, Levi Dewitt, Rion Huffman
Pixel Size's Effect Upon Photo-Resolution, Levi Dewitt, Rion Huffman
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A common misconception with cameras is that the resolution of the photo—or the surface area of the picture measured in pixels, often referred to as pixel count—is the most important factor determining the picture quality. One of the first things that an aspiring photographer learns when researching cameras are that pixel count is not a highly representative factor in determining the resolving power, or clarity, of a camera. If the pixel count determines the physical dimensions of a picture, how would a professional camera with a 12-megapixel resolution—which yields a photo with a surface area of roughly 12,000,000 pixels—take any …
Improved Molding Tool For Plastics Engineering Technology Injection Molder, Caleb Luthi, Tyler Burger, Andrew Huffman, Paul Herring, Jeanne H. Norton
Improved Molding Tool For Plastics Engineering Technology Injection Molder, Caleb Luthi, Tyler Burger, Andrew Huffman, Paul Herring, Jeanne H. Norton
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Plastic injection molding is an extremely versatile, preferred method of producing plastic parts because it is extremely efficient. In the business of injection molding, it is important to have machines and tools that work properly to get the job done. One such tool is the mold, which forms high quality plastic parts. The main objective of this project is to refurbish the current Frisbee mold to create promotional products for PSU’s Department of Engineering Technology. Parts were created with the existing mold to determine what issues needed to be addressed, including: excessive flash on the parts/runner, a poor runner/gate design, …
Interpretations Of Bloody Mary's Use Of Religion And Politics, Morgan Myers, Kyle Thompson
Interpretations Of Bloody Mary's Use Of Religion And Politics, Morgan Myers, Kyle Thompson
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This paper looks at the political style of Mary Tudor and examines how her upbringing and gender influenced her policies and ultimately whether she was an effective leader. Religion was paramount during her reign, and heavily affected Mary’s policies. Her actions resulted in the nickname, “Bloody Mary”; this paper discusses if this is a valid name for her and overall how the Protestant Reformation impacted her time as queen. I will examine the extent to which Mary was influenced by men in her life and how they and her gender impacted her reign. David Loades wrote, “The Reign of Mary …
Automation In Gaming: The Antem, Greg Mccartney, Jianliang Feng, Lelan Delissa, Clark Shaver
Automation In Gaming: The Antem, Greg Mccartney, Jianliang Feng, Lelan Delissa, Clark Shaver
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The Ante M by Deckadent Games is a poker table designed to teach the uninitiated and entertain the practiced by tracking bets, hands, winners, and losers. This table will seamlessly integrate RFID tracking technology and information displays into a Texas Hold’em Table. The purpose of this table is to help home gamers with their poker night. Often a poker night amongst friends is more about comradery and friendship more than it is about the actual game of poker. The Ante M provides these players a chance to focus on friendly conversation and leave the tedium of tracking the progress of …
Construction Of High-Performance 3d Nanostructured Flower-Like Iron-Nickel Sulfide For Supercapacitor, Chen Zhao, Sanket Bhoyate, Chunyang Zhang, Ram K. Gupta, Pawan K. Kahol
Construction Of High-Performance 3d Nanostructured Flower-Like Iron-Nickel Sulfide For Supercapacitor, Chen Zhao, Sanket Bhoyate, Chunyang Zhang, Ram K. Gupta, Pawan K. Kahol
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The global energy crisis and environmental pollution have stimulated increasing attention to developing clean and renewable alternative energy sources. One of the most efficient and greenest energy storage devices is supercapacitor which could store energy via electrical double layer and redox reactions. Supercapacitors are widely employed for many portable electronics and hybrid electric vehicles due to their high-power density, fast charge-discharge rate, and good cycle stability. In this work, 3D nanostructured flower-like iron-nickel sulfide was synthesized on the nickel foam using a facile hydrothermal method. The iron-nickel sulfide electrode showed outstanding performance for supercapacitor with a high areal capacitance of …
The Art Of Creating Photographic Portrait Sketches, Pablo E. Ortiz, Rion Huffman
The Art Of Creating Photographic Portrait Sketches, Pablo E. Ortiz, Rion Huffman
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The art of creating a professional quality photographic portrait is a skill that an undergraduate student may take their entire educational career to master. On a separate path, an undergraduate may also take their career to master freehand drawing and sketching. When these two creative paths align, the results can be extraordinary. This poster will showcase the journey of one undergraduate student to combine their photographic and artistic portrait skills along with software techniques to create one of a kind photographic portrait sketches. The poster will serve as a best practices guide to the creation of each image.
Agreement Study Between The Parvomedics Trueone 2400 And Vacu-Med Vista Mini-Cpx Metabolic Measurement System, Mohan D. Perumal, Allison M. Barry, Michael Carper, Derek A. Crawford
Agreement Study Between The Parvomedics Trueone 2400 And Vacu-Med Vista Mini-Cpx Metabolic Measurement System, Mohan D. Perumal, Allison M. Barry, Michael Carper, Derek A. Crawford
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Aerobic capacity (VO2 MAX) predicts both athletic performance and health status. Many tools are available to assess VO2 MAX ranging in both cost and accuracy. Understanding limitations of less expensive tools, likely found in settings such as health clinics or sports performance facilities, will help practitioners in developing accurate exercise prescriptions for their respective populations. To evaluate agreement lower cost VO2 MAX assessment tool (Vacu-Med Vista MINI-CPX) to the industry “gold standard” (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400). Thirty-one participants (22.5 ± 3.5 years; BMI 24.9 ± 2.3; 51% female) completed two sessions of maximal VO2 MAX assessment using the Bruce Protocol graded …
Habitat Ecology, Species Presense, And Public Perception Of Three Declining Bat Species In Southeastern Missouri, Amy Hammesfahr, Christine Rega-Brodsky, Kathryn Womack-Bulliner
Habitat Ecology, Species Presense, And Public Perception Of Three Declining Bat Species In Southeastern Missouri, Amy Hammesfahr, Christine Rega-Brodsky, Kathryn Womack-Bulliner
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The populations of three bat species, the Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus), and little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), have declined in southeastern Missouri since the introduction of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in 2012. The current maternity habitat of the remaining populations in the counties of Shannon, Carter, and Reynolds are unknown. In order to provide protection and conservation for the species, it is critical that their maternity roosts be identified. To achieve these goals, we will incorporate bat survey tools such as acoustic surveys, acoustic lures, and mist netting within the three counties to determine species occupancy …
Food Security @ Pitt State, Bre'onna Shockley, Marisela Resendiz, Hyejoon Park
Food Security @ Pitt State, Bre'onna Shockley, Marisela Resendiz, Hyejoon Park
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A college student’s current socioeconomic status contributes to food insecurity. A student’s current living situation may cause barriers to food access. When students do not have a sense of security of food and a student is hungry, he does not feel safe, and it is hard to help him synthesize class material. Meeting students’ basic needs is vital for them to fully concentrate on obtaining the information in a class in a way that they can apply it, learn, and take it forward eventually acquiring assimilation into society. We are conducting a qualitative study of PSU undergraduate students ages 18+. …
Bringing Still Photos To Life Using Animation Techniques, Madison Wooldridge, Rion Huffman
Bringing Still Photos To Life Using Animation Techniques, Madison Wooldridge, Rion Huffman
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Cameras are a tool used to capture still images. This project examines a way to bring still images to life without using any video components. By studying basic animation principles, and dissecting photos based on subject, background, and foreground, Adobe Creative Suite will be utilized to bring still photos to life. Through my research, I discovered the best software for creating moving photos. This project also finds the best way to photograph images, so the dissection of the subject, background, and foreground is seamless and a more streamlined process.
Refraction And Portraiture, Lindsey Chambers, Rion Huffman
Refraction And Portraiture, Lindsey Chambers, Rion Huffman
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Using a glass ball (known as a crystal ball, lens ball, or refraction ball), one is able to capture a unique perspective in a photo. When light passes through a denser mass, refraction occurs. An inverted image of the scene behind the ball is seen. Refraction balls are most often used in landscape or up-close photography, where the ball creates a similar effect to a fisheye lens. Though, the refraction ball has much more flexibility. The ball can be used within the scene to create an interesting focal point. This project uses a sixty-millimeter refraction ball to showcase people in …
Religion, Politics, And The "Virgin Queen", Ellen Long, Kyle Thompson
Religion, Politics, And The "Virgin Queen", Ellen Long, Kyle Thompson
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This paper will analyze Elizabeth I’s political style and the effects on it by both religion and influential men in the “Virgin Queen’s” council. Her relationships with Mary Tudor and Mary, Queen of Scots, and their religion, affected her politics and how her Protestantism clashed with these two Catholic monarchs. Comparing Mary Tudor’s forceful assertion of Catholicism in her reign to Elizabeth’s approach to Protestant dissenters will demonstrate religion’s role in their politics. I will also analyze the aspect of religion on Elizabeth’s and Mary Stuart’s dual claims to the English throne. Elizabeth Jenkins’s work, Elizabeth the Great, explores all …
Melding The Mediums: Combining Fine Art, Graphic Design And Product Photography To Create Commercial Images, Natasha Lawrence, Rion Huffman
Melding The Mediums: Combining Fine Art, Graphic Design And Product Photography To Create Commercial Images, Natasha Lawrence, Rion Huffman
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This project grew from a little girl enjoying paint by numbers, to an undergraduate student’s passion for graphic design and photography. The poster will showcase that student’s ability to synthesize information about fine art, graphic design and product photography techniques to create a series of finalized composite images with commercial value. The documentation of this academic journey will serve as a roadmap for others to understand the challenges and the overall process to meld these three mediums.
Liquid Motion Capture Techniques For Commercial Photography, Brooke Mock, Rion Huffman
Liquid Motion Capture Techniques For Commercial Photography, Brooke Mock, Rion Huffman
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This project was done in order to learn more about splash photography for product work. The goal was to learn what kinds of ways one can create splashes in a photograph, without having to use to much photoshop manipulation, as well as experimenting with the difference in pouring a liquid and dropping an object into a liquid.
Umbilical Cord Milking At Birth, Jennifer Bowers, Barbara Mcclaskey
Umbilical Cord Milking At Birth, Jennifer Bowers, Barbara Mcclaskey
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The World Health Organization recommends delaying cord clamping for at least 30-60 seconds after the birth of a full-term newborn. However, the recommendation on the time of cord clamping is not as clear with preterm infants or infants who need immediate resuscitation. The purpose of this study was to examine the best, most recent evidence regarding the timing of cord clamping. The methodology was a literature review. Recent research has focused on umbilical cord milking prior to cord clamping. Umbilical cord milking is described as “the unclamped umbilical cord is grasped and blood is pushed toward the infant several times …
Does Precuing A Target Location Narrow The Distribution Of Attention?, Brandy Brouhard, Jaclyn Adamson, Rachael Ashcraft, Bruce Warner
Does Precuing A Target Location Narrow The Distribution Of Attention?, Brandy Brouhard, Jaclyn Adamson, Rachael Ashcraft, Bruce Warner
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Whether the distribution of attention in the visual field declines from the focal point as monotonically decreasing gradient or as Mexican-hat-like distribution is still an open question, with some evidences supporting the former (e.g., Eriksen & Yeh, 1985) and other evidences supporting the latter (e.g., Müller, Mollenhauer, Rösler, & Kleinschmidt, 2005). Our research group presented experiments at Midwestern Psychological Association last year that examined the effects of perceptual load, cue-target stimulus-onset asynchrony (SOA) and set size on the distribution of attention. In the low-load condition, a strong quadratic trend was observed in the compatible flanker RTs, yielding a large flanker …
The Decision Of Families And Hospice Nurses On Use Of Oxygen Therapy At End Of Life, Mary Gathoni, Janis Schiefelbein
The Decision Of Families And Hospice Nurses On Use Of Oxygen Therapy At End Of Life, Mary Gathoni, Janis Schiefelbein
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Minimal research efforts have focused on why family members make the decision to use oxygen therapy for their loved one at end of life, and the thoughts of hospice nurses who recommend the use of oxygen. Many families and nurses believe the use of oxygen therapy in palliative care is a practice endorsed by the medical community. However, this is inconsistent with existing knowledge that oxygen use at end of life contributes to comfort and decreases breathlessness or dyspnea. Dyspnea, the sensation of breathlessness or inadequate breathing, is common for patients with end of life illnesses. Dyspnea occurs when an …
Jak'd Modular Drum System, Jonathan Harris, Kyle Lichtenauer, Clark Shaver
Jak'd Modular Drum System, Jonathan Harris, Kyle Lichtenauer, Clark Shaver
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The JaK’D Modular Drum System (MDS) is a drum module that allows the customer to purchase a base module with a certain amount of ports and allows the option to purchase add-on modules to give more input ports as needed. With existing drum modules on the market, if one were to run out of input ports, they would have to buy an entirely new module that has room for the new devices. The JaK’D MDS negates this problem by introducing expandability to the drum module market. The front of the main module has an LCD screen with directional buttons to …
The Correlation Between Stress And Alcohol Consumption In College Students, Christian Dowling, Sarah Cass, Morgan Hensley, Hyejoon Park
The Correlation Between Stress And Alcohol Consumption In College Students, Christian Dowling, Sarah Cass, Morgan Hensley, Hyejoon Park
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Stress levels in the life of a college student can be extreme. Sometimes the only way that the student knows how to cope with the high levels of stress is to consume alcohol. This coping strategy is not healthy and unfortunately, the use of alcohol as a coping strategy can lead to more harm than good. Recent studies have shown that 80 percent of all college students in America consume alcohol and that almost half of those students have binge drank in the past two weeks. This study evaluates the relationship between stress levels and the level of alcohol consumption …
The Effect Of Exercise On Menopausal Women, Audry Holman, Barbara Mcclaskey
The Effect Of Exercise On Menopausal Women, Audry Holman, Barbara Mcclaskey
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The purpose of this research is to identify if the negative physical and physiological symptoms of menopause are decreased in menopausal women who exercise compared to menopausal women who do not exercise. There are many negative symptoms of menopause including an increase in waist circumference, hot flashes, and weight gain. Exercise is a non-pharmacological way to decrease some of these symptoms that women experience when going through menopause. Multiple studies show that exercise decreases the risk of osteoporosis, body fat, waist circumference, triglyceride levels, and depressive symptoms in menopausal women. The studies also show that exercise increases quality of life, …
Writing And Sentence Style Analysis In The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho, Jui Chen, Phil Rudd
Writing And Sentence Style Analysis In The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho, Jui Chen, Phil Rudd
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In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho inspired people how to follow their dreams by telling a Shepherd’s brave and mystical story. The novel attracts readers and brings them into the shepherd’s journey to figure out what treasure he is looking for. What this book portrays just what an alchemist does, transforming “lead to goad”. Page after page makes readers understand that every great thing starts from a simple thing, and finally it “leads” readers to their true personal “goal” in life. Similarly, every great book is built on every single word and grammar structure, thus this study focuses on analysis the …