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An Airtight Explanation Of "Hypoxia" Vs. "Hypoxemia", Sarah Bronson Dec 2021

An Airtight Explanation Of "Hypoxia" Vs. "Hypoxemia", Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Working With Your Brain: A Case Study Of The Writing Processes Of Women Writers With Adhd, Claire Atwood Dec 2021

Working With Your Brain: A Case Study Of The Writing Processes Of Women Writers With Adhd, Claire Atwood

Fall Student Research Symposium 2021

Adult women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are diagnosed at a significantly lower rate than adult men and children. As children, ADHD presents itself in classroom behaviors, like a difficulty in concentrating, staying on task, and interrupting the lesson. For girls and especially adult women, these symptoms are not as obvious as they are in men, which results in a significant lack of research about women with ADHD. In Women with ADHD, Roberta Sanders notes that “there is a tendency for girls to be diagnosed with [the ADHD Inattentive type] more than boys and it prevails in older children …


A Word From The Writing Team (December 2021), Pam Walter, Mfa Dec 2021

A Word From The Writing Team (December 2021), Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

  • New Writing Specialist, Liz Declan
  • Saying Farewell to Jen Wilson
  • Coming Soon -- Find the Time: Time Management


Screenplay Analysis Mean Girls, Zora Evans Nov 2021

Screenplay Analysis Mean Girls, Zora Evans

Symposium of Student Scholars

Screenplay Analysis: An Evaluation of Strategy of Mean Girls

Author: Zora Evans

This presentation explores the hardships and drama-filled journey of adjusting to high school. Protagonist Cady Heron has just moved all the way from Africa to the United States in the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls. Heron’s main objective in the film is to adjust to public school, find a group of friends, and fit in. Tina Fey writes this script in a very precise and unique way. This study addresses how Tina Fey’s script creates side characters that are more memorable and active than the protagonist while keeping …


Getting To The Heart Of The Matter: "Atrial Fibrillation" Vs. "Atrial Flutter", Don Norwood Nov 2021

Getting To The Heart Of The Matter: "Atrial Fibrillation" Vs. "Atrial Flutter", Don Norwood

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Wrt 150: Strategies In Writing Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley Oct 2021

Wrt 150: Strategies In Writing Oer Curation, Chealsye Bowley

Curated OER Collections

This OER curation is an annotated bibliography of potential OER for the high-enrollment Strategies in Writing course at GVSU, and is based on a sample of syllabi rather than for a specific instructor.


Avoiding Dehumanizing Language, Ann Sutton Oct 2021

Avoiding Dehumanizing Language, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Getting Your Ducks In A Row: Using "As Follows" Correctly, Sunita Patterson Oct 2021

Getting Your Ducks In A Row: Using "As Follows" Correctly, Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Ebux Of Oers For Ptc: Student And Faculty Ebook User Experiences (Ebux) Of Open Educational Resources (Oers) For Professional And Technical Communication (Ptc), Henry Covey Oct 2021

Ebux Of Oers For Ptc: Student And Faculty Ebook User Experiences (Ebux) Of Open Educational Resources (Oers) For Professional And Technical Communication (Ptc), Henry Covey

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report analyzes the digital/electronic textbook user experience (eBUX) of web-based open educational resources (OERs) for professional and technical communication (PTC). Data and information were gathered from students enrolled in introductory PTC courses (with IRB oversight and input from faculty and writing program directors) via online surveys (Google Forms), collaborative documents (Google Docs), remote interviews (Zoom), learning management system analytics (Desire2Learn), workshop documentation (pre-pandemic), and email correspondence. User research revealed issues of use and usability with web-based open-access PTC textbooks related to functional specifications, content requirements, interface and interaction design, information architecture, navigation, and aesthetics. The conclusion discusses the evolution …


Disaster Documentation Revisited The Evolving Damage Assessments Of Emergency Management In Oregon, Henry Covey Oct 2021

Disaster Documentation Revisited The Evolving Damage Assessments Of Emergency Management In Oregon, Henry Covey

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report revisits a previous case study focused on the computing machinery and design of communication that are employed at the local, county, regional, state, and federal levels in Oregon to collect, review, and publish damage assessments of disasters and other emergency events. Since the last report, emergency managers throughout Oregon have faced numerous disaster incidents, including the COVID-19 pandemic, ice storms, flooding, and some of the worst heat waves, drought conditions, and megafires on record, with the threat of more to come in the years ahead. After years of research and development, fueled by lessons learned from a catastrophic …


Trans∗Vulnerability And Digital Research Ethics: A Qubit Ethical Analysis Of Transparency Activism, Avery C. Edenfield, Ryan Cheek, Sam Clem Oct 2021

Trans∗Vulnerability And Digital Research Ethics: A Qubit Ethical Analysis Of Transparency Activism, Avery C. Edenfield, Ryan Cheek, Sam Clem

English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works

Trans communities across the United States are under assault. Researchers seeking to work with trans people and other multiply marginalized and underrepresented communities must attend to ethical research practices within the communities in which they participate. Digital research ethics is particularly murky with issues of embodiment, vulnerability, and unclear IRB guidance. Comparing two transparency activist organizations-Wikileaks and DDoSecrets-we introduce "qubit ethics," a trans material, trans-corporeal ethics of care as praxis within vulnerable online communities. We then demonstrate how this unique approach to research design allows for the complex entanglements that is trans life, particularly digital life. Finally, we present clear …


Plagiarism In Non-Anglophone Countries: A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Researchers And Journal Editors, Latika Gupta, Javeria Tariq, Marlen Yessirkepov, Olena Zimba, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, Armen Yuri Gasparyan Oct 2021

Plagiarism In Non-Anglophone Countries: A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Researchers And Journal Editors, Latika Gupta, Javeria Tariq, Marlen Yessirkepov, Olena Zimba, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, Armen Yuri Gasparyan

Medical College Documents

Background: Plagiarism is one of the most common violation of publication ethics, and it still remains an area with several misconceptions and uncertainties.
Methods: This online cross-sectional survey was conducted to analyze plagiarism perceptions among researchers and journal editors, particularly from non-Anglophone countries.
Results: Among 211 respondents (mean age 40 years; M:F, 0.85:1), 26 were scholarly journal editors and 70 were reviewers with a large representation from India (50, 24%), Turkey (28, 13%), Kazakhstan (25, 12%) and Ukraine (24, 11%). Rigid and outdated pre- and post-graduate education was considered as the origin of plagiarism by 63% of respondents. Paraphragiarism was …


The Write Stuff - Autumn 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 4), Research Medical Library Oct 2021

The Write Stuff - Autumn 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 4), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2021

  • The growing acceptance of preprints in biomedical publishing
  • NIH biosketch changes
  • Opening up the functionality of Microsoft Word with the Read Aloud tool
  • NCI’s Author Arranger tool for manuscript title pages
  • NIH tips for writing a research plan
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Creative Commons


Internal College Of Engineering Expense Distribution Report Instructions, Angela Engebritson Oct 2021

Internal College Of Engineering Expense Distribution Report Instructions, Angela Engebritson

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

When creating an instructional document, you will end up with a detailed record that outlines a step-by-step process resulting from all the of your trials and knowledge you experienced during that undertaking. I found that I learned more about myself during this process than I did about the results of activity itself. I will no longer look at training resources the same. This simple document, which could range between one page to hundreds of pages is the result of someone’s experiences. What the document doesn’t tell you is that someone most likely spent hours of research, hundreds of actions, or …


Minimizing Errors In Information Technology, Cameron N. Secaur Oct 2021

Minimizing Errors In Information Technology, Cameron N. Secaur

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Our team had not been given structure as to how issues were to be addressed and resolved. The leadership was under the impression that verbally communicating what they wanted for their standards would be sufficient. However, this allowed for more mistakes than was acceptable. Faced with many different issues from user provision, to user termination to basic issues with many different programs; I had to find a solution that would help alleviate the excess of mistakes. The creation of documentation that would provide a stable infrastructure and policy to follow for technicians appeared to be a great way to resolve …


Where To Find Approved Protein Names Online, Amy Ninetto Sep 2021

Where To Find Approved Protein Names Online, Amy Ninetto

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Where To Find Approved Gene Names Online And How To Use Them, Amy Ninetto Sep 2021

Where To Find Approved Gene Names Online And How To Use Them, Amy Ninetto

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


The Dictionary: Beyond Basic Definitions, Ashli Villarreal Sep 2021

The Dictionary: Beyond Basic Definitions, Ashli Villarreal

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Faculty Writing: A Collaborative Approach To Producing Manuscripts., Jennifer Wilson, Pamela Walter, Shoshana Sicks, Elena Umland Aug 2021

Faculty Writing: A Collaborative Approach To Producing Manuscripts., Jennifer Wilson, Pamela Walter, Shoshana Sicks, Elena Umland

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.


News Reporting And Rendition Of Some Value Laden Words In English And Arabic, Rafid Al-Rubaye, Saleem Al-Fahad Aug 2021

News Reporting And Rendition Of Some Value Laden Words In English And Arabic, Rafid Al-Rubaye, Saleem Al-Fahad

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Language plays an essential role in achieving objective news stories in journalism. With the progress made over the last decades in the fields of media and telecommunications, news stories written in a given language are expected to be translated and presented for the audiences of other languages. It should be remembered that the translator has a significant role to play in observing the objectivity of the texts rendered from a cultural


Using Commas With Dates And Locations, Editing Services, Research Medical Library (Formerly Scientific Publications) Aug 2021

Using Commas With Dates And Locations, Editing Services, Research Medical Library (Formerly Scientific Publications)

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Engl 1301 - English Composition I - Language And Communication, Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, Delinda Marzette -Stuckey, Richard Schmitt Aug 2021

Engl 1301 - English Composition I - Language And Communication, Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, Delinda Marzette -Stuckey, Richard Schmitt

Open Education Resources

This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 1301 - English Composition I . In academic settings, the reasons for writing fulfill four main purposes: to summarize, to analyze, to synthesize, and to evaluate. You will encounter these four purposes not only as you read for your classes but also as you read for work or pleasure. Because reading and writing work together, your writing skills will improve as you read. Eventually, your instructors will ask you to complete assignments specifically designed to meet one of the four purposes. As you will see, the purpose for writing will guide …


Remote Working During The Pandemic: Mapw Graduates In The Workforce, Jordan Dollar Jul 2021

Remote Working During The Pandemic: Mapw Graduates In The Workforce, Jordan Dollar

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

From early 2020 to 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of employers across the globe to abruptly shift to virtual workspaces to both facilitate safe work environments and offset operational costs in a time of economic uncertainty. This sudden change accelerated the already growing trend of remote working in a rapid fashion and, for many, signaled the start of a new era of professional operations. As one could imagine, this also created a myriad of anxiety and stress for those workers unprepared for the change. Existing research suggests that this change was especially impactful for Generation Z and Generation Y …


Hyphenating Temporary Compounds: A Low-Stress Guide, Bryan Tutt Jul 2021

Hyphenating Temporary Compounds: A Low-Stress Guide, Bryan Tutt

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Summer 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 3), Research Medical Library Jul 2021

The Write Stuff - Summer 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 3), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2021

  • A friendly reminder about Core Grant citations
  • Using BioRender to create scientific figures
  • Reminder to grant authors: Check for grant requirements to publish in open access journals
  • Promoting research articles


Outcomes Of Training In Smart Home Technology Adoption: A Living Laboratory Study, David Wright, Daniel Burton Shank, Thomas Yarbrough Jul 2021

Outcomes Of Training In Smart Home Technology Adoption: A Living Laboratory Study, David Wright, Daniel Burton Shank, Thomas Yarbrough

English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works

While various forms of smart home technology have been available for decades, they have yet to achieve widespread adoption. Although they have risen in popularity during recent years, the general public continue to rate smart home devices as overly complex compared to their benefits. This article reports the results of an eight-month study into the effects of training on smart home technology adoption. Building upon the results of a previous study, and using the same living laboratory approach, we studied the effects of training on the attitudes of a group of residents toward use of smart home technology. Results show …


La Plage Des Enfants Perdus De Jilali Ferhati: Une Cinécriture Ou L'Étude De Quelques Motifs, Rochdi Elmanira Jun 2021

La Plage Des Enfants Perdus De Jilali Ferhati: Une Cinécriture Ou L'Étude De Quelques Motifs, Rochdi Elmanira

Dirassat

This article deals with the centrality of modern cinema in the work of JILALI FERHATI «La plage des enfants perdus». Through the motifs of the cine-writing, the author proposes a grid of analysis that focuses on the cinematographic practice where the filmmaker and the spectator are the custodians of the work and its meaning. The article presents the present of representation and the multiplicity of forms perceived through the play on the tools of cinema and direction.


"All Ready" Or "Already"?, Kathryn Hale Jun 2021

"All Ready" Or "Already"?, Kathryn Hale

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


First Things First: Deciding Between "First" And "Firstly", Tammy Locke Jun 2021

First Things First: Deciding Between "First" And "Firstly", Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


"Majority Of" Or "Most"?, Ann Sutton May 2021

"Majority Of" Or "Most"?, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.