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Parental And Individual Correlates Of Work Ethic In Young People In Albania, Eljona Elmazi

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the work ethic strength, dimensions, and correlates in young people in Albania. The review of the available research concluded that, regardless of the attention that youth-related topics have received in the last decade, there was a considerable gap in the understanding of the state and correlates of the work ethic in this group. Using the Multidimensional Work Ethic Profile – Short Form, the work ethic strength and dimensions were explored in an Albanian sample of (N = 501) 18 to 24 years old, otherwise known as Generation Z. Data were collected via …

Voces Perdidas: Latinx Dacamented College Students' Access To U.S. Healthcare, Alicia Delia Pola

All Dissertations

Objective. The purpose of this dissertation study was to examine the lived experiences of LatinX DACAmented college students and their perceptions of access to healthcare in the U.S. and purposefully share the stories told to enact social change. This study amplifies the voices of these college students and centers their lived experiences as worthy of being heard. Additionally, this study acknowledges the impacts of structural and systemic inequalities that have led to discriminatory legislation that consequently segregates healthcare services for undocumented immigrants. Method. This study used Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) model as analytic frameworks …

Medical Specialty Camp Alumni Perceptions Of Outcomes And Experiences, Ann Gillard, Allison B. Dymnicki, Leah Brown

Journal of Youth Development

Summertime can be an important time of year for youth development. During summer, children and youth can experience belonging, develop meaningful relationships, and engage in interest-driven learning (NASEM, 2019). For example, Richmond et al. (2019) found that camp, home, work, school, sports, and church contributed to important and useful skills and traits for youth. Specifically, they found that camp was a primary learning setting for developing affinity for nature, how to live with peers, leisure skills, a willingness to try new things, independence, being present, and empathy and compassion whereas school and home were primary learning settings for other outcomes …

“What I Learned @ Ala 2023…And Other Summer Conferences”, Shelby Carroll, Michelle Colquitt, Anne Grant, Jennifer Jones, Amanda Mcleod, Angela Nixon, Renna Redd, Ed Rock, Suzanne Rook Schilf, Sally Smith

Presentations

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Finance And Facilities Committee, 2023 July 20, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Full Board Minutes, 2023 July 20, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Executive Audit Committee, 2023 July 20, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Educational Policy Committee, 2023 July 20, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Compensation Committee, 2023 July 20, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Effects Of Low-Energy X-Rays And Uv Radiation On Fibroblast Cells, Michelle Gorodisky, Congyue Peng, Arianna Csiszer, Delphine Dean

Chemistry Summer Research Program

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An Introduction To Consumptive Use Of Water In South Carolina, Heather Bergerud Nix, Mani Rouhi Rad

Journal of South Carolina Water Resources

Effective water resource management requires understanding the supply of and the demand for water. In South Carolina, as in other places, water demand is often determined using total withdrawal volumes. However, the volume of water that is withdrawn can be significantly different from the volume that is actually consumed, which becomes unavailable for downstream uses. Water used for energy generation is commonly excluded from evaluations of total withdrawal volume because it is often assumed to be no or low consumptive use, meaning much of the withdrawn water is returned to the source and remains available for downstream uses. Additionally, energy …

Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Full Board Minutes, 2023 June 22, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees Minutes, Compensation Committee, 2023 June 22, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees Minutes, Educational Policy Committee, 2023 June 22, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees Minutes, Finance And Facilities Committee, 2023 June 22, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees Minutes, Policy Governance Advisory Task Force, 2023 June 14, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Theories Of Making: Virginia Woolf Studies And Collaborative Feminist Art, Amy E. Elkins

Virginia Woolf: Selected Papers

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Ill, On Being: An Artist’S Book, Catherine Paul

Virginia Woolf: Selected Papers

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Hyflex Pedagogy: Six Strategies Supported By Design-Based Research, Emily Howell, Koti Lee Hubbard, Sandra Linder, Stephanie M. Madison, Joseph Ryan, William C. Bridges

Publications

Purpose–This study investigates the following research question: What pedagogical strategies are necessary for the success of the project? The findings to this question are based in new media literacies and help to further pedagogy in an emerging HyFlex model while also grounding in needed theorization.

Design/methodology/approach–This study uses design-based research(DBR) across two iterations and four doctoral, higher education courses, using mixed methods of data collection and analysis.

Findings–Six pedagogical strategies influential for HyFlex research are presented, each grounded in a new media literacy skill.

Originality/value–These six pedagogical strategies help practitioners grappling with the HyFlex or blended learning model merge traditional …

Thermoplastics Foams: An Automotive Perspective, Sai Aditya Pradeep, Srishti Shukla, Nathaniel Brown, Srikanth Pilla

Publications

The automotive industry has witnessed a massive shift in terms of materials used, ranging from being a metallic heavyweight in the 1950s to employing a hybrid sandwich of multiple material systems. This apparent shift can be attributed to achieving improvements in performance, safety and fuel efficiency, along with responding to the various environmental regulations imposed by different governments. The recent advocacy of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard of 54.5 MPG by 2025 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [1] has spurred the sector at large towards the use of lightweight materials.

Deconstructing The Team Using Documentation And Cross-Training To Maintain Coverage During Times Of Crisis, Renna Redd, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on higher education, the Clemson University Libraries’ Resource Sharing Team had the opportunity to scale up our practice of creating and sharing process documentation in order to maintain continuity of services regardless of various disruptions. In March 2020, Clemson University Libraries, like many other academic libraries, suspended onsite operations for a brief time period due to the spread of COVID-19 in order to determine how best to provide information services safely to all patrons regardless of location. Because of limited access to library and other campus buildings, library administration authorized only a few employees …

“That Means Nothing To Me As A Normal Person Who Doesn't Know About Patents”: Usability Testing Of Google Patents And Patent Public Search With Undergraduate Engineering Students, Graham Sherriff, Molly Rogers

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association

Patent searching is an important research tool for undergraduate engineering students, yet it requires special topic knowledge to conduct successfully. Patent database websites have the ability to alleviate or add to the complexity of patent searching, depending on their usability. Prompted by the launch of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Search (PPS) website in early 2022, the authors investigated the usability of PPS and Google Patents. The study's objective was to gain insights into the ways in which the websites of commonly-used patent databases support undergraduate students’ patent searching activities. The study examined students’ performance of typical …

A Case Study Of The Complicated History Of Rice University’S First Patents, Hannah G. Edlund

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association

Digitization and online public databases have made patent searches a much simpler pursuit in recent years. However, uncovering a pre-digital era patent’s history and context remains challenging. A search for the first patents assigned to Rice University highlighted associated issues. Older patent formats often do not clearly indicate inventor-assignee relationships, and applications and official communications are not available online. To determine how Rice came to own three 1948 patents, extensive archival research was required. Were these patents assigned to the University by inventors, independent of its support or funding, or was their work performed at and for Rice, thus obliging …

Lessons Learned From Incorporating Climate Considerations In The Three Rivers Watershed-Based Plan, Gregory Carbone, Jory Fleming, Kathryn Ellis, Guillermo J. Espinosa

Journal of South Carolina Water Resources

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has recently incentivized planners to incorporate climate change projections into watershed-based plans. Methods for doing so vary by geography, specific basin-level conditions, and available resources. This short communication documents an early example developed by a collaborative team including a council of governments, private contractor, and university researchers. We outline steps taken to construct climate change scenarios, incorporate them into a basin-level model, and develop a holistic approach to climate adaptation and resilience for the Three Rivers Watershed-Based Plan in the Columbia, South Carolina, metropolitan area. We present lessons learned about integrating …

Mapping And Characterization Of Center Pivot And Lateral Move Irrigation Systems In South Carolina Using Quantum Geographic Information System, Udayakumar Sekaran, José O. Payero

Journal of South Carolina Water Resources

In recent decades, the adoption of overhead irrigation systems, especially center pivots, to irrigate row crops has been steadily increasing in South Carolina. The adoption of irrigation in the state has been enhanced by the predominance of coarse-textured soils with low water-holding capacities, which increases the likelihood of obtaining a significant and profitable crop yield response to irrigation. As the number of overhead irrigation systems in the state increases, it is vital to understand their number, location, and characteristics for better planning and managing available water resources. The objective of this project was to map and characterize the overhead irrigation …

Relative Sea Level Rise In The Winyah Bay-Waccamaw River Tidal System Over The Last Thirteen Years, Thomas M. Williams, Thomas L. O'Halloran

Journal of South Carolina Water Resources

Prediction of sea level rise (SLR) in response to climate change has been the focus of worldwide research, most focusing on the impact by human development. The research has been limited to estuaries and tidal rivers near harbors dealing with the hydrodynamics of reversing tidal flows. This article focuses on the Waccamaw River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal South Carolina where freshwater unidirectional flow is common. We examined the record of water levels in the Waccamaw and Pee Dee Rivers over the period 2007–2019 and the length of record of the United States Geographical Survey (USGS) gauge at Pawleys Island …

Pioneering The Field Of Deaf Women’S Studies, Genie Gertz, Arlene B. Kelly, Vicki Hurwitz

Society for American Sign Language Journal

This article is written by three Deaf women-scholars who pioneered Deaf Women’s Studies (DWS) about thirty plus years ago: the discipline arose from the need to explore the Deaf female experience (Kelly, 2016). Then, the 1990’s was when the DWS coursework was first developed and offered in American academia. To gain a greater understanding for DWS, the article begins by reviewing the emergence of both Black Studies and Women’s Studies as academic fields and how these were the impetus for DWS. A discussion about the Deaf women’s experiences during different periods of American history is given in detail. A brief …

Role Of Women According To The Indigenous Ways, Melanie Mckay-Cody

Society for American Sign Language Journal

Understanding the role of women according to the Indigenous Ways1 is a new topic that needs to be addressed as part of promoting diversity in the American and Canadian societies. The Deaf communities in particular will benefit from learning about the Indigenous Women. The article begins with the discussion on issues pertaining to Indigenous Deaf people. This is followed with three parts, the first covering the organization that Indigenous women created. The second covers a review of tribal signs with special attention to their cultural relevance. The third part pays tribute to Indigenous women who have done their part as …

Experiences With A Museum Exhibition On Deaf Women: Success And Room For Improvements, Meredith Peruzzi

Society for American Sign Language Journal

The creation of a permanent museum at Gallaudet University in 2007 constitutes a historic milestone in the Deaf community, showcasing Deaf people by understanding and embracing their diversity and differences. As with the larger society, the Deaf community has its share of people of color and those with additional disabilities. This article will show there are lessons to be learned on realizing and achieving a more inclusive exhibit. Subject to discussion is the exhibition on Deaf women that was found both impactful and challenging at the same time. It was in 2015 that an exhibition entitled Deaf HERstory was first …

The Role Of Fto, A Human Rna Demethylase In Perennial Grass Development And Abiotic Stress Responses, Andrew Fiorentino, Qian Hu, Xiaotong Chen, Zhaohui Chen

Honors College Theses

The integration of the human fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene into turfgrass is a novel approach at improving cell proliferation and abiotic stress resistance. The FTO protein is an RNA demethylase responsible for epigenetic regulation of the genome. In related rice, the gene is associated with increased crop yield, tiller number, and aerial biomass. It is proposed to work via demethylation of repeat RNA associated with chromatin remodeling, causing widespread transcriptional activation. In this study, the feasibility of using FTO for plant trait modification in perennial grasses is being investigated. Potentially transformed embryogenic calli of creeping bentgrass with …