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The Cmc View: A Comparison Of 3 Radiographic Views By Eaton-Glickel Classification And Correlation To Clinical Disease Severity, Christina Salas, Deana Mercer, Cory Carlston, Norfleet Thompson, Alfred Lopez, Moheb Moneim

Hand and Wrist

No abstract provided.

Treating Chronic Depression: Using Empirically Supported Treatments That Work, Gary A. Sibcy Phd

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Adapting Mindfulness & Other Meditation Forms For Conservative Christian Clients, Fernando L. Garzon

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

This presentation features methods of natural and organic gardening that preclude the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides.

Transformative Encounters, Fernando L. Garzon, John C. Thomas

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Um Research Repository : Guideline For Depositor (2015), H. Mohd Faizal

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

All School Shooters Are Not Created Equal: Identifying New Typologies Of K-12 School Violence Perpetrators, Gordon A. Crews, Garrison A. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The focus will be to argue new typologies for K-12 School Violence Perpetrators and suggestions for improving responses to school violence in general.

Gendered Pronouns In The Classroom (August 24, 2015)

Center for Faculty Enrichment

Gendered Pronouns in the Classroom- Monday 8/24 4-5pm in Gävle Room 1

Last spring, the college community asserted that it will be inclusive of people of all genders. Since this affirmation, members of the campus community have requested professional development about the basic ideas in this discussion ("What is the difference between sex and gender?") as well as techniques for being inclusive ("How can I avoid misgendering a student or respond when others do?"). In this session, we will share foundational vocabulary, develop strategies for inclusion around gendered pronouns, and hold a Q&A with a couple of students about …

Evaluation, Mary O'Kelly, Joe Fennewald, Marianne Ryan

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

The panelists represent three libraries that have created new and exciting spaces for students to study, learn, and create: the Knowledge Commons at Penn State, the Knowledge Market at Grand Valley, and the 1South Collaborative Commons at Northwestern. Each panelist has used various methods to collect data about the space’s use and effectiveness, including field observations, interviews, Google analytics, perceptual data from student evaluations, and the participatory design approach. The presentation will focus on the development of these spaces and what was learned about student behavior from these evaluation methodologies.

Innovative Technology, Krista Graham, Nate Hill

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

Panelists will discuss the creation of two innovative technology spaces. CURVE at Georgia State University is a technology-rich discovery space designed to support the research and digital scholarship of students, faculty, and staff; while the 4th Floor at Chattanooga Public Library is an experimental civic laboratory and makerspace with a focus on information, design, technology, and the applied arts. This panel will discuss the planning process and design thinking that went into building these unique spaces, as well as the technology and services provided to patrons.

From Closed Stacks To Data Visualization: The Renovation Of A 1970s Library To Incorporate Digital Literacy, Jean Ferguson

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

Undergraduate researchers at the University of California, Berkeley undertake a rigorous curriculum involving the need for deep knowledge of their chosen discipline, as well as skills in research methods, digital literacy, communication, and more frequently, the ability to work with data. Programming for two renovated floors of the Moffitt Library, the undergraduate library at UC Berkeley, has involved taking into consideration how to provide spaces for students to learn and practice new skills, while remaining connected to the core mission of the library in providing research-based learning.

The James K. Moffitt Undergraduate Library at UC Berkeley opened in fall 1970. …

Undergraduate Learning In Libraries: Space Design For Academic Course Transformation And Re-Thinking Campus Culture, Ilana Stonebraker, Tomalee Doan

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

At Purdue University, the Libraries participate in a provost-initiated, campus-wide course redesign program for student success called Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). As part of the campus strategic plan, this program aims to bring active-learning to foundational courses traditionally taught through lectures. Purdue librarians recognized the IMPACT program as one way to enter the conversations burgeoning on campus about the nature of learning, curriculum design, and how space design impacts potential learning. Purdue identified a need for active learning spaces on campus where redesigned classes could be held.

This presentation will cover the renovation of three prototype classrooms …

Student Curators And Exhibit "Labs" In Libraries, Beatriz B. Hardy, Jennie A. Davy

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

Our presentation focuses on creating and using exhibit spaces in academic libraries as laboratories for students. It is based on our experiences developing a student-curated exhibit program at the College of William and Mary (W&M) using existing spaces and designing exhibit “lab” space for the new library at Salisbury University. The presenters formerly worked together at W&M’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), Bea Hardy as director and Jennie Davy as exhibits curator. Hardy is now dean of libraries at Salisbury University.

W&M’s emphasis on undergraduate research and a desire to create authentic assessments for humanities students inspired the SCRC staff …

Gps – Gateway Personalized Service – Connecting Students With The Resources They Need, Denise M. Fritsch, Ann Schultz

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

How do I print my transcripts? Where do I get a FAFSFA form? How do I drop a class? I need help with math, who can tutor me? Can I get a student ID? Librarians get all kinds of questions that don’t necessarily have anything to do with traditional “library services,” like database and collection inquiries. This summer, Gateway Community and Technical College is embarking on an Information Commons like none other. It’s tearing down barriers to ensure seamless transactions for students, more engagement with staff and faculty and encouraging teamwork to provide superior customer service. Individual departments including the …

Creating Accessible Electronic Course Materials, Nicole Stevens Edge

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

As part of Michigan State University’s goal to provide universally accessible web content, the library’s Course Materials Program has been focusing on ways to make electronic course packs more accessible. This lightning round will address our approach and workflow in creating accessible electronic documents, which in turn create a better user experience for all students.

We will demonstrate how each step in the creation of these materials contributes to meaningful accessibility, and how we’ve adapted several technologies to streamline the labor component while enhancing quality. From the initial stages of scanning materials and ensuring accurate Optical Character Recognition, to structuring …

Transfabing: Taking The Library From A Place Of Consumption To Creation, Peace Ossom Williamson, Katie Musick Peery

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

The presenters will discuss the conceptualization and creation of the University of Texas at Arlington FabLab in the Central Library. A fab lab, or a fabrication laboratory, is a space providing software and equipment to be used in digital fabrication. These spaces provide users the opportunity to work with other creative and inventive individuals and provide them with open access to technology. The UTA FabLab is a teaching facility focused on the application of cutting-edge technology in the development of professional skills, including teamwork and iterative design knowledge as well as specific technical knowledge.

The University of Texas at Arlington …

Building Fundraising Momentum: Message, Relationship, And Alliance Essentials, Mary M. Somerville

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

To raise $33M for facility renovation, Auraria Library leaders used user-centered principles and practices to catalyze constituency engagement, create shared vision, and build stakeholder partnerships. In particular, participatory design outcomes informed and energized essential fund development activities: to create messages, further relationships, and forge alliances. These fund raising essentials distinguish the Auraria Library signature approach to fundraising.

Message building: In 2009, library staff learned to apply mixed methods to generate user-generated research results. They exercised these new proficiencies in an investigation, over several months, of student learning needs. ‘Paper and pencil’ surveys, focus group sessions, and participant observation logs generated …

Where You And I Are Going To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives:” What A Future Library Looks Like When There Is No There...There, Corey Seeman

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

In the notably bad 1959 film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, filmmaker Ed Wood, Jr. opened with Criswell making the prophetic statement: “We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.” For many of us, including Criswell, the future is far off towards the distant horizon. We’ve talked in library circles about things such as Google glass, drones, self-driving cars, 3D printers, etc, but our core work has not really changed …

Escaping Gravity: One Library’S Journey From Idea To Understanding, Lee Van Orsdel

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

GVSU’s new library was designed to evoke new behaviors, perceptions and experiences among students using the space. The presenters will describe the ideas that drove the design of the Mary Idema Pew Library and share the preliminary findings of a year-long research project that measured how students are actually perceiving and using the space.

Gvsu Library Research Share, Lennie Scott-Webber

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age

GVSU’s new library was designed to evoke new behaviors, perceptions and experiences among students using the space. The presenters will describe the ideas that drove the design of the Mary Idema Pew Library and share the preliminary findings of a year-long research project that measured how students are actually perceiving and using the space.

This information is based on research sponsored by Steelcase Education.

Novel Seed Germination In Response To California’S Historic Drought May Deplete Soil Seed Banks, Amanda M. Burns, Victoria M. Lekson, Helen I. Holmlund, Stephen D. Davis

Biology

We observed novel seed germination, without a fire cue, in an obligate seeding species of chaparral (Ceanothus megacarpus) during historic drought in California (2014). We hypothesized that premature germination was promoted by drought-induced canopy dieback among adults that allowed high radiation loads to reach normally shaded soils, cracking seed coats, facilitating water uptake. We hypothesized that because premature seed germination was late in the season (April, when December is typical) roots would not have time to penetrate deep moisture resources before the onset of summer drought, leading to excessive mortality and eventual depletion of soil seed banks. We …

Comparative Foliar Water Uptake And Leaf Hydrophobicity In Island Versus Mainland Ferns, Victoria M. Lekson, Helen I. Holmlund, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Amanda M. Burns, Stephen D. Davis

Biology

In 2014, Southern California experienced the worst drought in the last 1,200 years. In this study, the mechanisms of drought tolerance for eight species of ferns in the Santa Monica Mountains were assessed with a focus on foliar water uptake and hydrophobicity of frond (leaf) surfaces. We measured gravimetric foliar water uptake and angle of contact for a drop of water on a frond. Seasonal shifts were tracked as a method of following drought response patterns.

Fog is becoming more important due to limited ground water. Fog is far more common on Santa Cruz Island off the coast of California …

Fatty Acid Recovery And Identification In Mars Analogue Soil Samples, Kimberly E. Lykens

STAR Program Research Presentations

A primary goal of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is to gather and store samples of Mars soil that could possibly be returned to Earth in a future mission for investigations into past or present life. In years leading up to a potential sample return mission on Mars and potentially other worlds, samples taken from Chile’s Atacama Desert, the most arid, biologically limited desert in the world, are valuable in developing a capacity for biosignature detection, specifically when exploring fatty acid abundance. Eighteen samples were collected from two sites in the Atacama characterized by biological soil crusts (BSC). BSCs are areas …

Objective Evaluation Of Motor Skills Training Effectiveness For Orthopaedic Residents Using A Haptic Motion Tracking Drill System, Deana Mercer, Ashkan Pourkand, Christina Salas, David Grow

Collaborative works

No abstract provided.

Hypometabolic Stasis In Snails (Cornu Aspersum) For Adaptability And Survivability Under Extreme Environmental Conditions, Jamie Lyn D. Pacada, Lauren Mc Keown, Sadaf Esteaneh, Oscar L. Ramos, Yekaterina Popova, Yuri V. Griko

STAR Program Research Presentations

NASA’s endeavor to engage in long-haul space travel, requires a human defense system against harmful environments in space. Muscle atrophy and bone mass loss are documented effects of long term exposure to space flight environment and microgravity. Our aim is to approach an adaptation to extreme environments on the biological level, rather than simulate a terrestrial environment in space. A correlation has been shown between metabolic suppression and the protection of biological organisms from damaging effects of space environments. Certain bacteria and invertebrates have indicated a link between the reduction and suspension of metabolism, and surviving exposure to cosmic radiation. …

Objective Evaluation Of Motor Skills Training Effectiveness For Orthopaedic Residents Using A Haptic Motion Tracking Drill System, Deana Mercer, Ashkan Pourkand, Christina Salas, David Grow

Hand and Wrist

No abstract provided.

What Is Consulting Services? Our Approach To Supporting The Needs Of The Scholarly Community, Allen Sprague

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

An outline of the thought and approach behind bepress's Consulting Services model.

Evaluating Scholarly Communication Services And Programs To Plan For Sustained Success, Jacklyn Rander, Matt Ruen

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

The scholarly communications program and institutional repository at Grand Valley State University began in 2008, and in its first seven years, grew rapidly. Our team, recently-expanded, now includes three full time positions, and through our repository we host open textbooks, open-access journals, and thousands of documents. Our initial growth was organic and opportunistic, which enabled this initiative to successfully take root in the University Libraries. The next challenge for our scholarly communications program is to make sure those early roots are strong and healthy, so that we can sustain our initial success through the next seven years and beyond.

In …

Pampering Uploaders: Easing The Metadata Upload Process, Craighton T. Hippenhammer

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

Impromptu Lightning Talk, listing five tips for configuring submission forms to ease the process of item upload for users.

Using Built-In Features, Stephanie Gaskins, Elizabeth Richardson

Digital Commons+ Great Lakes User Group

At Kent State, we work on Digital Commons all times of day so communication is important. We utilize many of bepress’s built-in features to facilitate this. Based on our conversations with other Digital Commons institutional repository managers, many of Digital Commons’ built-in features are not used or not used to their fullest potential. We are moving toward taking full advantage of built-in features in our workflow and hope to push beyond what is available and to suggest enhancements from bepress. We aim to use built-in features for training, internal communication within our team, external communication with authors and rights holders, …