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Keeping Employees Loyal And Content In The 21st Century, Lindsey Horn

Integrated Studies

Abstract

In this thesis, I discuss the necessities that make employees want to work and stay with their current employer. I will discuss and define leadership then discuss flex time and unlimited vacation time as forms of benefits. Under demographics I will discuss education, age, gender, and geography. By discussing business size I will show that some benefits are more feasible for larger companies than smaller businesses. Lastly, I will briefly discuss globalization and its effects on employee retention. Throughout the text, appendixes will be referenced which can be found after my references pages at the end of the thesis.

Stress Of A Higher Calling, Nicholas Rolens

Integrated Studies

This paper references many studies and articles relating to the stress of being a Police Officer. Being a Police Officer has many positive aspects of the job. I believe it can be considered one of the most fulfilling careers. On the other side there are some very negative aspects of the job as well. Police work involves many high stress situations which affect not only the officers but their family and friends as well. A job alone can be stressful, but police work is considered to be one of the most stressful occupations in America. There are many results from …

Instructional Technology Is A Vital Tool In Today’S Classroom, Austin Wynn

Integrated Studies

For my project, I am going to be talking about instructional technology. Before being in the program I was once an elementary education major and I thought that technology in the classroom had served a major role in today’s education. According to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology: “Instructional technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning.” Instructional technology is important in today’s classroom because it gives students another way to learn and comprehend ideas in learning about different topics. If I decide to go back to elementary …

Sport Participation And Adolescent Athletes: Building Higher Levels Of Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, And Self-Concept Through Sports, Eric Stephens

Integrated Studies

Sports participation in children and adolescents can be vital into building self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept. As children grow into their adolescence sports participation has been researched to see if there can be a significant increase in self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept in adolescents. Sports participation can have a positive effect on self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept. This paper will look the different concepts of self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept to see if sports participation can have positive effects on self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept. Most of the research has suggested that the positive effects on self-esteem, self-worth, and self-concept can be anywhere from a …

Marijuana History And Legal Aspects In The United States, Jordan Mcmahon

Integrated Studies

This paper will examine different features related to the history and legal aspects of cannabis (Marijuana) and identify the challenges facing the United States with legalization of marijuana. A wide range of reliable sources and studies were conducted to provide the information. The history of marijuana has been presented in many influences, and settings throughout its existence. The benefits of marijuana have been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes with no legalities noted until the 1930’s. Problems facing the use of marijuana have mainly been defaced by false propaganda throughout its life span. Also examined are suggestions to …

Organ Donation, Cashea Rigney, Cashea Rigney

Integrated Studies

ABSTRACT Organ donations have a lot of controversy surrounding it. There are many reasons for and against donations. There are many who research different ways to extract organs and tissues, and others who research fake cells and tissues. We hear about religious and spiritual reasons some give for giving organs, transplanting them and arguments as to why it should not be done.

Family Commuication Pattern And Power Theory, Patricia Dyess

Integrated Studies

Abstract

This paper is a review of the Family Communication Patterns Theory (FCPT) and Family Communication Power Theory and the research conducted from the marital, family, and interpersonal communication perspective of the two theories. The review of literature determined the negative and positive effects of events that can, in turn, have a negative or positive reaction about the family communication pattern and power theory.

Keywords: Family Communication, Family Communication Pattern, Family Communication Patterns Theory, Communication, Communication Conformity, Communication

The Effect Of Critical Access Hospitals And Healthcare Requirements On Small Communities, Maegan Edmonds

Integrated Studies

This paper explores various articles about how critical access hospitals are an important part of the community they reside in, along with the effects of healthcare requirements to these hospitals and their patients. We will discuss pros and cons of critical access hospitals in rural communities versus urban city hospitals. This paper will discuss ethics, reimbursement, profit versus not-for-profit facilities, revenue cycle, outsourcing versus in house billing, how the government effects healthcare, ethical values of the hospital and its staff, and overall education about critical access hospitals including just what it takes to keep them going that will help patients …

Fragments From A Feminist: Periscopes Of Poems And Prose Penned In The Wolf’S Den, Shannon Davis

Integrated Studies

In the pages that follow are partial manuscripts. Kentucky and Tennessee imply their influence throughout the collection, while feminist ideology shapes the central themes. In the first work, we explore the world of willow, and willow artists of Kentucky.

Second, I present a selection of poems investigating the life of Austrian-American artist, Victor Hammer. Hammer was a long-term visiting artist at Transylvania University and began the Lexington private press movement that still thrives today.

Third, are poems taken from my own experiences. Finally, a short story that focuses on dysfunctional family, and self-realization.

Poetry, willow, Kentucky, Art, Feminist,

How Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Affects Veteran Communication, Joy Hopson

Integrated Studies

Abstract

The purpose of this literature review is to examine how posttraumatic stress disorder affects veterans’ communication. There is a brief description of how PTSD is developed, how it affects family, marriages, and the parent-child relationship. It also includes descriptions of the co-occurring conditions that can be present along with PTSD symptoms. Recent peer-reviewed articles were researched to find the affects that PTSD and its co-occurring conditions have on interpersonal communication and interpersonal relationships. Researched revealed that PTSD and its co-occurring conditions can have a negative and direct effect on veterans’ interpersonal communications. However, PTSD symptoms and its co-occurring conditions …

Growing Bonds With Nature: Transformation Of An Outdoor Childcare Environment, Bonna Lake

Integrated Studies

Children’s disconnection with nature has become increasingly clear over the last few decades throughout the world due to a number of factors, including technological and societal shifts. Reconnection with nature is proposed as a solution, demonstrating countless benefits in physical, mental, emotional, and social domains. Using an approach influenced by STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) frameworks, I proposed to redesign and renovate my early childhood program’s outdoor environment. The goal was to not only achieve a positive, natural environment for preschoolers to encourage core concepts like science, mathematics, and engineering, but also to develop and strengthen the relationship …

A Comparative Analysis Of The Coalescing Of Non-Biblical And Biblical Principles To Maximize Workplace Productivity, Ryan Stanger

Integrated Studies

The relationship between leadership, management and communication theories and practices that result in productive work environments are explored. The analysis includes various business cultures, leadership strategies, management tactics, training methods, and philosophies that reflect the workplace culture most employees prefer. Research suggests that Christian business leaders can thrive in a secular marketplace and they can have just as much success leading teams as non-Christian leaders. Research validates the premise that a workplace environment built on Christian principles will not only succeed in the basic sense, but it can thrive. This paper is a comparative analysis of Biblical and non-Biblical perspectives …

Tourette's, Kathleen Weatherspoon

Integrated Studies

What Tourette's is and what treatment and medicines can help with Tourette's .

Animal Epidemiology, Almesha Jones

Integrated Studies

The purpose for this research paper is to understand the epidemiology of animals. The research that I have done provides an overview of the natural history of diseases with research of four different animals’ canine, feline, equine, and bovine. Each species has the ability to possess different types of diseases and I will also describe different ways to prevent them. The sources in this paper was mostly found in books at the Murray State Library, and general websites. The natural history of diseases focuses on who discovered these diseases, and where they come from. This paper will also describe the …

Phthalate And Non-Phthalate Plasticizers In Indoor Dust From Childcare Facilities, Salons, And Homes Across The Usa, Bikram Subedi, Kenneth D. Sullivan, Birendra Dhungana

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

The quality of indoor environment has received considerable attention owing to the declining outdoor human activities and the associated public health issues. The prolonged exposure of children in childcare facilities or the occupational exposure of adults to indoor environmental triggers can be a culprit of the pathophysiology of several commonly observed idiopathic syndromes. In this study, concentrations of potentially toxic plasticizers (phthalates as well as non-phthalates) were investigated in 28 dust samples collected from three different indoor environments across the USA. The mean concentrations of non-phthalate plasticizers [acetyl tri-n-butyl citrate (ATBC), di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA), and diisobutyl adipate (DIBA)] were found …

Mass Loading And Removal Of Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products Including Psychoactives, Antihypertensives, And Antibiotics In Two Sewage Treatment Plants In Southern India, Bikram Subedi, Keshava Balakrishna, Derrick Ian Joshua, Kurunthachalam Kannan

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Environmental contamination by pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) is barely studied in India despite being one of the largest global producers and consumers of pharmaceuticals. In this study, 29 pharmaceuticals and six metabolites were determined in sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Udupi (STP_U: population served ~150,000) and Mangalore (STP_M: population served ~450,000); the measured mean concentrations ranged from 12 to 61,000 ng/L and 5.0 to 31,000 ng/L, respectively. Atorvastatin (the most prescribed antihypercholesterolemic in India), mefenamic acid, and paraxanthine were found for the first time in wastewater in India at the mean concentrations of 395 …

The Economic Impact Of Murray State University On Kentucky, West Kentucky And Calloway County, Gilbert L. Mathis Ph.D.

Reports

List of Contents

Acknowledgements

Overview

List of Tables

Chapters

Introduction

Cost of Murray State University

Direct Benefits of Murray State University

Economic Impact of Murray State University

Impact of Murray State University on the State and

Regional Economic and Social Infrastructure

Appendix A: Faculty and Staff Survey

Appendix B: Student Survey

Appendix C: Resource Persons

Bibliography

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Assessment Of Surface Water Contamination From Coalbed Methane Fracturing-Derived Volatile Contaminants In Sullivan County, Indiana, Usa, Nicholas Meszaros, Bikram Subedi, Tristan Stamets, Naima Shifa

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

There is a growing concern over the contamination of surface water and the associated environmental and public health consequences from the recent proliferation in hydraulic fracturing in the USA. Petroleum hydrocarbon-derived contaminants of concern [benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)] and various dissolved cations and anions were spatially determined in surface waters around 14 coalbed methane fracking wells in Sullivan County, IN, USA. At least one BTEX was detected in 69% of sampling sites (n=13) and 23% of sampling sites were found to be contaminated with all of the BTEX. Toluene was the most common BTEX compound detected across all …

A Review Of The Occurrence Of Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products In Indian Water Bodies, Keshava Balakrishna, Amlan Rath, Yerabham Praveenkumarreddy, Keerthi Siri Guruge, Bikram Subedi

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Little information exists on the occurrence and the ultimate fate of pharmaceuticals in the water bodies in India despite being one of the world leaders in pharmaceutical production and consumption. This paper has reviewed 19 published reports of pharmaceutical occurrence in the aquatic environment in India [conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WTPs), hospital WTPs, rivers, and groundwater]. Carbamazepine (antipsychoactive), atenolol (antihypertensive), triclocarban and triclosan (antimicrobials), trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (antibacterials), ibuprofen and acetaminophen (analgesics), and caffeine (stimulant) are the most commonly detected at higher concentrations in Indian WTPs that treat predominantly the domestic sewage. The concentration of ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin, …

Social Communication And Technology, Lesli G. Hughes

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Research has been well documented as to the effects of screen time on mental health, physical health, cognitive development, and social development. However, little research exists as to the effects of screen time on the nonverbal aspects of communication, specifically eye gaze. In order to inform speech language pathologists when treating children with language and pragmatic disorders, this study examined the eye gaze of participants during physical play. Twenty-six participants from 5 to 8 years of age were recruited from a western Kentucky school. Results of eye gaze durations in participants were compared to screen time amounts in the home. …

Caregiver Training Program On Emergent Literacy Development Of Augmentative And Alternative Communication Users, Meghan Bowers

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Teaching early literacy to typically developing individuals is widely practiced and has a vast amount of research backing its success (Strum et. al., 2006). Current research has shown that both children and adult augmentative and alternative (AAC) users are underachieving in the development of reading and spelling skills, but the underachievement in these areas is not correlated to a lack of cognitive and linguistic abilities (Sandberg, Smith, Larsson, 2010). Like their typically developing peers, AAC users must have the same repeated opportunities to participate in a wide range of literacy tasks to attain literacy skills (Strum et. al., 2006).

Children …

The Geographic Center Of Nowhere, Sharon Mauldin Reynolds

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The Geographic Center of Nowhere. A collection of short stories exploring the perseverance of several women in varied situations.

Examining The Relationship Between Inattention, Impulsivity, And Externalizing Behaviors In Children: Does Intelligence Play A Role?, Carrie Blackeye-Hall

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

This study gathered data using archival clinical files from the Murray State University Psychological Center, which provides psychological services to students, faculty, staff, and community members. The majority of the participants for the sample consisted of Caucasian (93%) males (60%) seeking an assessment (N = 76). Measures of externalizing behaviors and attentional problems were gathered from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and a measure of general cognitive ability (GAI) was gathered from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). It was hypothesized that the relationship between impulsivity and externalizing behaviors would be more pronounced when intelligence is lower. …

Effects Of Personal Technology Devices On Instruction And Learning In High School Biology, Susan P. Beatty, Teresa Clark Ed.D., Dusty Reed, Yuejin Xu

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of personal technology devices during classroom instruction as learning tools by high school biology students. The study sought to determine how a classroom environment with a Bring Your Own Device instructional method in place affected student achievement and student perceptions about biology, as well as viewpoints about their devices as tools for learning. Technology in the hands of teenagers today is nearly ubiquitous and often distracting in the traditional classroom. As the literature indicates, different views exist about the efficacy of using personal technology for learning. This study intended to …

Equitable Identification Of Frl-Eligible Gifted And Talented Students, Leann Pickerill

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The focus of this research study was the equitable identification of Kentucky students in the general intellectual gifted and talented category. A quantitative study was used to identify relationships between a student’s socioeconomic status and identification. Statistical methods were used to examine statistical relationships between identification methods and socioeconomic status. A policy review was completed to determine if policies of highly equitable districts were comparable to low-equity districts.

A Mediated Model Of Relationships Among Belonging, Identification, And Cohesion In College Athletes, Michelle R. Sherman

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

In an attempt to add to the limit literature measuring team identification and sense of belonging, a sample of 147 current student athletes completed measures of team identification with his or her current sport team, sense of belonging, and levels of cohesion. Four mediation analyses were computed to investigate that sense of belonging mediated the relationship between team identification and a) social integration cohesiveness, b) social attraction cohesion, c) task integration cohesion, and d) task attraction cohesion. Despite what was expected, only one hypothesis was significant: sense of belonging mediated the relationship between team identification and social attraction cohesion. Implications …

Is Knowing Half The Battle? The Effects Of Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Compared To Psychoeducation On Stigma Towards Mental Illness, Rebecca L. Fountain

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Both Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Psychoeducation have been shown to reduce stigmatizing thoughts towards individuals with mental illness. The present study compared the effects of a 50 minute ACT and 50 minute psychoeducation workshop on levels of stigma in college students (N = 76). Psychological flexibility and knowledge about mental illness were examined as potential mechanisms by which the workshops generated stigma reduction. Participants were randomly assigned to either workshop with pre and post scores on the Community Attitudes Towards the Mentally Ill scale used as the primary dependent variable. Both workshops were effective in reducing levels …

Concurrent Validity Of The Missouri Adaptive Behavior Inventory, Hannah Janecek

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine the concurrent validity of the Missouri Adaptive Behavior Inventory (MABI) by comparing it to the Adaptive Behavior Assessment ScaleThird Edition (ABAS-3). The MABI is an unpublished measure of adaptive behavior developed to specifically measure adaptive functioning required by federal statute. The ABAS-3 is a norm-referenced, valid, and reliable measure of adaptive behavior published in 2015. Twenty-five children were administered the MABI and the ABAS-3 in a counter-balanced manner, and raw scores were statistically compared using Pearson correlations. As expected, numerous statistically significant correlations were found among the MABI subtests and between the MABI and …

Eating Attitudes And Perception Of Peer Social Media, Sharon Smith

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

There is evidence that social factors influence eating-disordered behaviors through social modeling and social comparison. One way that researchers examine social comparison and perceptions of individuals with disordered eating behaviors is through vignette studies, but these studies may lack the nuance of how these behaviors are displayed outside of the lab, and therefore lack external validity. The current study examined how individuals who score high and low on the EAT-26 (a measure of eating behavior) perceive the eating behaviors of a fictional peer and possible social comparison target, presented in the form of a social media profile. Participants with higher …