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2018-05-11, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Imperial Legacy: An Examination Of The Trends Of Empire And Genocide From German Southwest Africa To The General Government, Laura Guebert

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

This project is an examination of correlations between imperial enterprises of the Second German Empire and the Nazi Reich through the lenses of global and imperial critiques. The three primary case studies are German Southwest Africa, the Ober Ost, and Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, particularly the General Government. This research draws heavily on certain themes and theories developed by leading historians of modern German and Eastern European history, including Timothy Snyder, Ben Kiernan, Shelley Baranowski, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, and Christopher Browning. By understanding the shared trends of empire and genocide, it is my aim to bring the actions of the National …

The Imperial Legacy: An Examination Of The Trends Of Empire And Genocide From German Southwest Africa To The General Government, Laura Guebert

Scholars Week

This project is an examination of the correlations between imperial enterprises of the Second German Empire and the Nazi Reich through the lenses of global and imperial critiques. By studying the realities and experiences of German Southwest Africa, the Ober Ost, and Nazi-occupied Easter Europe, this paper attempts to identify the common elements of German imperialism: pathos, frantic improvisation, cognizance of contemporaries, and industrial modernity. To help elucidate these elements, this research studied the themes and theories developed by leading historians of modern German and Eastern European history, including Timothy Snyder, Ben Kiernan, Shelley Baranowski, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, and Christopher …

2018-03-09, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

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2018-03-08, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Project Lead The Way 2018 Program Booklet, Project Lead The Way, Posters-At-The-Capitol

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Project Lead The Way 2018 Program Booklet

Posters-At-The-Capitol 2018 Program Booklet, Posters-At-The-Capitol

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Posters-at-the Capitol 2018 program booklet.

Impact Of Health Care Employees’ Job Satisfaction On Organizational Performance Support Vector Machine Approach, Cemil Kuzey

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Abstract This study is undertaken to search for key factors that contribute to job satisfaction among health care workers, and also to determine the impact of these underlying dimensions of employee satisfaction on organizational performance. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is applied to initially uncover the key factors, and then, in the next stage of analysis, a popular data mining technique, Support Vector Machine (SVM) is employed on a sample of 249 to determine the impact of job satisfaction factors on organizational performance. According to the proposed model, the main factors are revealed to be management’s attitude, pay/reward, job security and …

Validity Of A Portable Ekg Device To Monitor Heart Rate And Rhythm In College-Aged Male Athletes, Brenda Reeves, Priscilla Maghrabi, Brock Guetzke, Anna Howery

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Abstract

Introduction: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death for male athletes, especially in anaerobic-based sports. Standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (STD-ECG) have received recent attention for their diagnostic utility, but lack the practicality for mass screenings. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the validity of a compact HD-EKG unit during various testing environments: rest, aerobic activity, and immediate recovery of anaerobic activity in college-age, male athletes.

Methods: Twelve college-aged (19.9 ± 1.1 years old), male athletes volunteered. Test procedures included two ECG devices, a STD-ECG and a high-definition (HD-) EKG, simultaneously recording heart rate (HR) …

The Value Of Information In The Health Sciences: First, Do No Harm, Candace K. Vance

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

The lesson in this chapter illustrates one way to challenge students in the health sciences to think beyond simply finding and accepting the validity of scholarly peer-reviewed articles and encourages them to think more critically and skeptically about research. The lesson focuses on the Information Has Value threshold concept in ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The frame states, “experts understand that value may be wielded by powerful interests in ways that marginalize certain voices.” When students enter into their fields of interest in healthcare, they must recognize their responsibility for “making deliberate and informed choices about …

Gun Violence: An Escalating Act Of Terror, Brooklyn Willett

Integrated Studies

Diving in to an ongoing problem that our society faces today: gun violence. This paper will explore different reasons for this escalating act of terror – both in schools and other populated public areas. The “why” will be discussed. Along with such factors as: mental illness and mass shooters, political views on gun violence, media effect on provoking new shooters and giving current shooters attention, and laws pertaining to firearm ownership.

4-H Programs: An Overview, Darrian Lee

Integrated Studies

This paper will show how 4-H programs, activities, and events give youth opportunities to better members futures. 4-H has been helping community members for more than 100 years! 4-H is grounded in hands-on learning. The 4-H program allows youth to participate in a variety of program in many different areas. The main programs are Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science, Health, Communication, Leadership, Natural Resources, and Science, Engineering and Technology. In addition to a full review of 4-H programs, this paper will also inform the reader about the history of 4-H. The evidence included in this paper shows how 4-H can …

Nursing Staffing And Patient Outcomes, Emilio Johnson

Integrated Studies

This research paper is mainly focused on nursing staffing and the patient outcomes that are achieved from staffing. Staffing trends and styles differ in various healthcare organizations. Staffing plays a very important role in patient outcomes. It seeks to bring out the importance of strategic staffing and put to light all the challenges that might be met in a nursing profession.

Understanding this challenges or shortcomings is key in coming up with recommendations to improve the current status. Patient outcome is also analyzed and viewed in terms of patient safety and quality assurance. Adequately staffed care units can improve patient …

From The Field To Fork, Landon Edward Burns Mr.

Integrated Studies

Precision Agriculture is an up and coming side of farming all over the United States. Being able to use technology to benefit the yields is beneficial to all farmers that are using this form of farming. Many different things that make up precision agriculture are Global Positioning systems, self-driven tractors, yield mapping, drones, variable-rate technologies, and remote sensing systems. All of these techniques contribute to making precision agriculture what it is today. Expensive is a key factor in rather or not a farmer will use these techniques, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each. Precision agriculture is still …

Artificial Intelligence In Modern Society, Michael Holt

Integrated Studies

Artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly into diverse areas in modern society. AI can be used in several areas such as research in the medical field or creating innovative technology, for instance, autonomous vehicles. Artificial intelligence is used in the medical field to improve the accuracy of programs used for detecting health conditions. AI technology is also used in programs such as Netflix or Spotify. This type of AI will monitor a user’s habits and make recommendations based on their recent activity. Banks use AI systems to monitor activity on members’ accounts to check for identity theft, approve loans and maintain …

Are We Guinea Pigs?, Susan Garcia

Integrated Studies

This paper explores published articles that report on results from GMOs (Internet) and offline (non-Internet) and how it affects human body. The articles, however, definitions vary in their uses of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the products used to tend to the organisms. I have researched some information from Dr. Edwards and from Global Healing Center, which was published in August of 2014. The information was and updated on June of 2016. Dr. Edwards, (2016) Dr. Edwards, urges that to have an understanding of the connections between GMOs and gut health you must first understand what is being done to …

School To Prison Pipeline: Incarceration Over Education, Twyla Davette Parris

Integrated Studies

Abstract

A review of this literature allowed the writers and authors to express how crimes have decreased and prisons have increased with African Americans, Hispanics, low-socioeconomic families, and students with special disabilities. Zero tolerance policies are being used in today’s school systems that lead to an increase in school arrests. This paper is designed to study the research that shows how a particular population of students are being forced out of school’s systems and into the juvenile criminal justice system which then filters them into federal prisons.

Keywords: teacher professional, discipline policies, school, prison, pipeline, incarceration, juvenile, criminal justice

Health And Safety In The Fire Service, Daniel Malone

Integrated Studies

The fire service in the United States has problems that span for decades in any aspect you can think of. There has been hardly any improvements on the safety culture for fire departments. There is a need to define these issues and find solutions to the problem. I will be looking at research across the country and some even around the world from the last decade to piece together what is right and what is wrong with the safety culture and the fire service in general and to determine what the best solution and controls to fixing it.

After-School Programs: Benefits, Challenges, And Opportunities, Alexandra Brewer

Integrated Studies

After-School programs have an extraordinary impact on the lives of students, no matter their socio-economic backgrounds or personal lives. Implementing such programs into school systems results in long-term benefits for students, including established morals, life skills, and goal-setting. This paper will explore research about all the different elements that make after-school programs what they are today. The history of such programs will be fully examined, as well as how children benefit from opportunities presented through the many different aspects of after-school programs. The reader will not only gain a better understanding of exactly what after-school programs are, but they will …

Juvenile Detention, Veronica Ortiz Moralez

Integrated Studies

The study aimed at identifying and evaluating the reasons for juvenile delinquency and detention. To attain this aim, secondary data has been used in a descriptive way. It is observed from the study that the lack of education along with financial issues influence juveniles to reflect offensive behavior and crime. The reasons also involve the lack of support from the parents as well as the inappropriate family environment. The improper school and community environment and bad company of friends may also cause juvenile delinquency, which results in detention. The personality and the psychology of the juvenile may also lead to …

Secure Integration Of Information Systems In Radiology, Stephen A. Clark

Integrated Studies

Medical Imaging is an industry where distinctive imaging protocols such as Digital Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and Health Level 7 (HL7) are used to transmit patient data across multiple information systems relaying possible life-saving data their providers. These information systems, unique to radiology departments require proper integration and workflow to achieve the CIA triad of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This paper discusses the challenges of integrating disparate healthcare radiology information system with particular emphasis on protocol security.

Physicians Or Facebook? The Effects Of Do-It-Yourself Healthcare On Modern Society., Kelli Jo Compton-Thweatt

Integrated Studies

All patients have the right to be an advocate for their own healthcare; however, most patients in today’s society abuse that right by delving from professional medical advice given per their healthcare provider. It is imperative that self-diagnosis and self-treatment do not undermine healthcare professionals and do not replace the medical treatment advice given to incite healing. Do-it-yourself healthcare has become increasingly popular in the last decade due largely in part to rising healthcare costs. While having negative implications on modern society, the articles explored illustrate how do-it-yourself healthcare has given rise to a new era of chaos proving that …

Amazon: David Becomes Goliath, Donald K. Wiggington

Integrated Studies

From humble beginnings, Amazon.com and its founder Jeff Bezos have grown to become one of the most successful companies and individuals. This paper will explain how Amazon came to be, what has made them so successful, and where they are possibly going from here. This paper will also look at six competitors of Amazon and their strengths and weaknesses in the current business world. Finally, I will share some of my personal recommendations for the company and the lessons I have learned while studying this topic. The information in this paper has been retrieved from various sources and mostly includes …

Physicians Or Facebook? The Effects Of Do-It-Yourself Healthcare On Modern Society., Kelli Jo Compton-Thweatt

Integrated Studies

All patients have the right to be an advocate for their own healthcare; however, most patients in today’s society abuse that right by delving from professional medical advice given per their healthcare provider. It is imperative that self-diagnosis and self-treatment do not undermine healthcare professionals and do not replace the medical treatment advice given to incite healing. Do-it-yourself healthcare has become increasingly popular in the last decade due largely in part to rising healthcare costs. While having negative implications on modern society, the articles explored illustrate how do-it-yourself healthcare has given rise to a new era of chaos proving that …

Patient Safety Internship, Holly Wells

Integrated Studies

As a Murray State University student seeking my Bachelor’s in Integrated Studies (Healthcare Administration), I completed a fifteen-week internship at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. This internship is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BIS 437 project. As part of the internship requirements, I was required to intern two eight-hour days every week for fifteen weeks in the Patient Safety/Infection Control Department. Throughout this internship, I would gain the skills and knowledge of what a Patient Safety Coordinator is responsible for in the daily routine. Although, the skills and knowledge were important, the experience that I received during …

The Impact Of Social Play On Young Children, Elizabeth Whitman

Integrated Studies

Play is an essential part of child development. Children learn about their world through playing. If children had one job, play would be it. Children are social beings and desire interaction and communication. When children play, they can learn about themselves as well as others. Through play, children are able to learn to regulate their emotions, interact with peers, teachers, and their environment. Play enables children to expand their attention span and to enhance intrinsic motivation. Play is a meaningful part of child development because it allows children to grow in all areas of development. This enhances their ability to …

Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment Options For Alzheimer's Care: Music And Art Therapy Interventions, Rene Rios, Jr.

Integrated Studies

Abstract

Dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease may be one of the most misunderstood threat to the geriatric population. Alzheimer's disease is an indiscriminate disease, which may affect anyone, regardless of race, ethnic group, gender, and socioeconomic class. Although pharmaceutical intervention options may be available, they may not provide adequate means of addressing the symptomology associated with the disease. Alternative non-pharmaceutical interventions such as music and art therapies may be better suited for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Research regarding music and art therapies as treatment options has yielded promising results. Furthermore, music and art therapies have thus gained popularity among geriatric …

Trophic Interactions And Niche Partitioning Within A Post-White-Nose Syndrome Temperate Bat Community, Macy Kailing

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The decline of cave-dwelling bats since the introduction of white-nose syndrome (WNS) to North America changed the way communities interact. Disease-mediated competition at the community level can influence the ability of imperiled species to recover because of competitive exclusion. In western Kentucky, tri-colored bats, Perimyotis subflavus, which are susceptible to WNS severely declined following WNS occurrence. During that same period, evening bats, Nycticeius humeralis, which are not susceptible to WNS increased markedly. To investigate the influence of WNS on community structure, the diets of sympatric tri-colored and evening bats were assessed. Guano was collected from evening (n=37) and …

Engineering Retention: Improving Inclusion And Diversity In Engineering, Sidney Martin

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The researcher sought further understanding for strategies and pedagogies employed to serve the diverse learning and engagement needs of underrepresented minorities (URMs) enrolled in academic engineering programs. The researcher defined for this study underrepresented minorities as women, Hispanic Americans, and African Americans. There is a need for increased representation of URMs in both postsecondary education and the engineering profession. Underrepresented minorities are needed in the engineering profession to contribute to the complete solution and to provide improved ideas for consideration during the design process. The researcher discovered six factors utilized by engineering faculty and academic affairs in postsecondary education to …

Valley Bottom Position And The Occurrence Of Paleosols Affect Soc Dynamics, Benedict W. Ferguson

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in depositional zones has been a growing topic of interest in recent years as these areas may be sinks of SOC. However, SOC dynamics greater than 1 m in depth in river valley bottom soils are not well understood. This study examines the soil organic carbon along three alluvial landscape positions in the forested, humid-subtropical setting of the Clarks River in the western Kentucky portion of the Mississippi River basin. These soil and depositional profiles range in age from ~8,000 years ago to modern, 21 cal yr. BP, (BP = AD 2010). The mean surface …