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Behavioral Pattern Of Information Seeking Users Of National Library, Kolkata, Sankha Subhra Das, P Balasubramanian Jan 2022

Behavioral Pattern Of Information Seeking Users Of National Library, Kolkata, Sankha Subhra Das, P Balasubramanian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A library is an open system which in turn belongs to a subsystem of the education system, whose functions are dependent on the community concerned. The National Library plays a vital role in creating human resources and their development in our country. It is a life-long process in the appreciation of the achievement of humanity in knowledge and culture. It also helps in the replenishment of people's spirit by providing books for relaxation and pleasure, with assistance to the students. It performs a significant task in a developing country like India. The progress of a nation mainly depends on education, …


A Scoping Review Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Use Treatment Interventions For Sexual And Gender Minority Populations, Jeremy D. Kidd, Margaret M. Paschen-Wolff, Amy A. Mericle, Billy A. Caceres, Laurie A. Drabble, Tonda L. Hughes Jan 2022

A Scoping Review Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Use Treatment Interventions For Sexual And Gender Minority Populations, Jeremy D. Kidd, Margaret M. Paschen-Wolff, Amy A. Mericle, Billy A. Caceres, Laurie A. Drabble, Tonda L. Hughes

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use are among the most prevalent and important health disparities affecting sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) populations. Although numerous government agencies and health experts have called for substance use intervention studies to address these disparities, such studies continue to be relatively rare.
Method
We conducted a scoping review of prevention and drug treatment intervention studies for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use that were conducted with SGM adults. We searched three databases to identify pertinent English-language, peer-reviewed articles published between 1985 and 2019.
Results
Our search yielded 71 articles. …


Documentation And Preservation Of Endangered Manuscripts Through Digital Archiving In North-Eastern States Of India, Dibanjyoti Buragohain, Manashjyoti Deka, Amit Kumar Jan 2022

Documentation And Preservation Of Endangered Manuscripts Through Digital Archiving In North-Eastern States Of India, Dibanjyoti Buragohain, Manashjyoti Deka, Amit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The preservation and conservation of traditional manuscripts is an age old practice. But for the past two decades or so, preserving the endangered manuscripts through digitization has become the prime concern of governments so that such manuscripts can be kept safely for future generations as manuscripts are considered to be an important asset to know our culture and tradition better. The present study primarily highlights the conservation and archival policies adopted by the British Library to digitize the ancient manuscripts of the North-Eastern states of India. The analysis highlights that the state such as Mizoram, Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh …


Custodian Of The Jewish History & Heritage: An Account Of National Library Of Israel, Qurat Ul Ain Ul Ain Bashir Dr Jan 2022

Custodian Of The Jewish History & Heritage: An Account Of National Library Of Israel, Qurat Ul Ain Ul Ain Bashir Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The National Library of Israel (NLI), located in Jerusalem, has been dedicated to the preservation of Jewish and Israeli culture, history and heritage for over 128 years. The edifice stores valuable ancient Jewish history treasures and continues to add thousands to its collection each year. The NLI has a significant impact on the lives of Jews in Israel and around the world. Millions of documents are undergoing the digital conservation, processing, and scanning process to preserve the cultural DNA of heritage. Books, manuscripts, maps, audio and archival material, and a reference section of rare collections are all means in which …


Academic Libraries During The Covid-19 In The Higher Education Institutions: A Case Of Supporting Role To An Online Academic Activities, Basharat Ali, Nazia Malik, Rustum Ali Jan 2022

Academic Libraries During The Covid-19 In The Higher Education Institutions: A Case Of Supporting Role To An Online Academic Activities, Basharat Ali, Nazia Malik, Rustum Ali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article has been designed to study the role of academic libraries and online academic activities among students during the COVID-19 in higher education institutions. The outbreak spread from Wuhan city of China and placed online learning as well as hybrid modes of academic activities around the globe. A quantitative study design has been used to conduct an online cross-sectional survey in two public sector universities in the Punjab province. A sample of 1058 university students enrolled in BS programs out of 1820 participated through a classified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire pretested from 30 students was used …


Knowledge Management In Islamic Bank, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Hendri Tanjung, Meri Indri Hapsari, Dwi Purwoko Jan 2022

Knowledge Management In Islamic Bank, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Hendri Tanjung, Meri Indri Hapsari, Dwi Purwoko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Knowledge management is an activity that stores, disseminates, uses, and develops knowledge within the organization to increase its ability to grow and survive. The importance of knowledge management in the context of Islamic banking is expected to increase the organization's ability to create new products, services, and systems that can be continuously adapted to current conditions but are still based on the principles and philosophy of the bank itself. Organizational culture is an essential factor in building and strengthening knowledge management in organizations. This study aims to find out the development map and trend of Knowledge Management in Islamic Banks …


Students’ Perceptions Of Information Literacy At Two South African Universities, Mathew Moyo, Ezra Ondari Okemwa Prof Jan 2022

Students’ Perceptions Of Information Literacy At Two South African Universities, Mathew Moyo, Ezra Ondari Okemwa Prof

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to find out students’ perceptions of the information literacy intervention programme at two Universities in a developing country. The study adopted a survey research method in which both questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data about how students perceived information literacy in relation to its contribution to improved academic performance. Results show that students perceived information literacy as very relevant to their academic success. The respondents indicated that they gain skills on how to find and use information in all formats to address their day to day assignments. This study reveals the …


Toward A New Chicanidad: New Tribalism, Environmental Justice, And China, Alejandro Ollin Prado Jan 2022

Toward A New Chicanidad: New Tribalism, Environmental Justice, And China, Alejandro Ollin Prado

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Part Three: A Field For The Twenty-First Century: Toward A Global And Intersectional A Scholar-Activism: The Campaign For Decent Housing: Black And Latino Coalition Building In Durham, North Carolina, Elizabeth Barahona Jan 2022

Part Three: A Field For The Twenty-First Century: Toward A Global And Intersectional A Scholar-Activism: The Campaign For Decent Housing: Black And Latino Coalition Building In Durham, North Carolina, Elizabeth Barahona

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Pandemic Pivoting Within Academia And Activism: An Exploration Of New Forms Of Classroom Pedagogies And Latinx/Chicanx Scholarship, Margaret Cantu-Sanchez Jan 2022

Pandemic Pivoting Within Academia And Activism: An Exploration Of New Forms Of Classroom Pedagogies And Latinx/Chicanx Scholarship, Margaret Cantu-Sanchez

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Self/Other, Other/Self: Conocimiento As Pedagogical Practice, Gabriella Sanchez, Jesus Jaime-Diaz, Josie Méndez Negrete Jan 2022

Self/Other, Other/Self: Conocimiento As Pedagogical Practice, Gabriella Sanchez, Jesus Jaime-Diaz, Josie Méndez Negrete

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Plenary Address: Naccs Vs. Colorado’S Anti-Glb Amendment 2, 1992, Luis Torres Jan 2022

Plenary Address: Naccs Vs. Colorado’S Anti-Glb Amendment 2, 1992, Luis Torres

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Sjsu Erfa News, Winter 2022, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association Jan 2022

Sjsu Erfa News, Winter 2022, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 36, No 2


The Criminal Justice System And The Lgbtq Community: An Anti-Queer Regime, Steven Peck Jan 2022

The Criminal Justice System And The Lgbtq Community: An Anti-Queer Regime, Steven Peck

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

The LGBTQ community in the US, while experiencing great strides in social equality, continues to suffer disproportionately in the criminal justice system. Historical precedents of criminalizing the LGBTQ community are rife within the criminal justice system; the establishment of anti-sodomy laws, belief of inherent criminality, and a heteronormative perspective have all fostered a greater anti-queer regime. The criminalization and incarceration of the LGBTQ community remain steadfastly in place, with little to no reprieve. Establishing a new narrative in the criminalization and imprisonment of the LGBTQ community may assist in efforts to achieve real change within the criminal justice system. Moving …


Ecstasy, Confession, Image, And Silence In Buber, Bergman, And Godard, Karl E. Toepfer Jan 2022

Ecstasy, Confession, Image, And Silence In Buber, Bergman, And Godard, Karl E. Toepfer

Open Educational Resources

This essay discusses the contrasting attitudes toward ecstatic experience as described in Martin Buber's book Ekstatische Konfessionen (1909). Ingmar Bergman's film Persona (1966), and Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend (1967). The attitude toward ecstasy depends heavily on the use of language and confidence in language to represent ecstatic experience. Buber, Bergman. and Godard share little, if any, perception on the relation between language, speech, and ecstasy.


Reed Magazine, Issue 155, Khem K. Arya, John T. Battaglia, Soramimi Hanarejima, Cora Lewis, Aeriel Merillat, Mohamed Shalabi, Ocean Vuong, Yiru Zhang, Marjan Kamali, Rashad Hosein, Suzanne Rico, Kirsten Reneau, Jerilynn Aquino, Katie Culligan, Susan Dambroff, Max Dorfman, Sean Enfield, Leah Kuenzi, Kazim Ali, John Blair, Tom Bennett, Partridge Boswell, Dante Di Stefano, Jonathan Greenhause, Lynn Hoggard, Leslie Anne Mcilroy, David J.S. Pickering, Noelani Piters, Kait Quinn, Henry 7 Reneau Jr, Danielle Roberts, Leona Sevick, Terry Tierney, Brendan Todt, Pamela Wax, Erin Wilson, Maggie Wolff, Xiadi Zhai, Matty Heimgartner, Antara Gangwal, Lance Fung, Caroline Dejeneffe, Koko Alexander, Dottie Lo Bue, Timothy Edward Cech, Jerome Chia-Horng Lin, Doug Edwards, Brittany Fanning, Irina Greciuhina, Roy Huerta, Le Joe, Hana Lock, Loren Marie, Nelson Muff, Shubham Sharma, Heather Perrine Shreve, Rachel Silva, Soap Soap, Kelly A. Harrison, Persis Karim Jan 2022

Reed Magazine, Issue 155, Khem K. Arya, John T. Battaglia, Soramimi Hanarejima, Cora Lewis, Aeriel Merillat, Mohamed Shalabi, Ocean Vuong, Yiru Zhang, Marjan Kamali, Rashad Hosein, Suzanne Rico, Kirsten Reneau, Jerilynn Aquino, Katie Culligan, Susan Dambroff, Max Dorfman, Sean Enfield, Leah Kuenzi, Kazim Ali, John Blair, Tom Bennett, Partridge Boswell, Dante Di Stefano, Jonathan Greenhause, Lynn Hoggard, Leslie Anne Mcilroy, David J.S. Pickering, Noelani Piters, Kait Quinn, Henry 7 Reneau Jr, Danielle Roberts, Leona Sevick, Terry Tierney, Brendan Todt, Pamela Wax, Erin Wilson, Maggie Wolff, Xiadi Zhai, Matty Heimgartner, Antara Gangwal, Lance Fung, Caroline Dejeneffe, Koko Alexander, Dottie Lo Bue, Timothy Edward Cech, Jerome Chia-Horng Lin, Doug Edwards, Brittany Fanning, Irina Greciuhina, Roy Huerta, Le Joe, Hana Lock, Loren Marie, Nelson Muff, Shubham Sharma, Heather Perrine Shreve, Rachel Silva, Soap Soap, Kelly A. Harrison, Persis Karim

Reed Magazine

No abstract provided.


Ending Homelessness In Santa Clara County: A Program Evaluation Of Homefirst Services’ Rapid Re-Housing Program Using Client Feedback, Karen Gomez Jan 2022

Ending Homelessness In Santa Clara County: A Program Evaluation Of Homefirst Services’ Rapid Re-Housing Program Using Client Feedback, Karen Gomez

Master's Projects

This research was designed to evaluate whether HomeFirst Services’ RRH Program has proven to be more effective than traditional approaches in eliminating homelessness for its participants in Santa Clara County, California. Research was based on the Program Satisfaction Survey conducted at the end of the participants’ program enrollment in comparison with data collected for clients in other HomeFirst Services programs. The research question that is being answered from this survey is whether or not the HomeFirst Services RRH Program is fulfilling the clients’ needs. This questionnaire has been able to help HomeFirst Services understand the factors that help satisfy program …


Impact Of Mindfulness Practice On Compassion Fatigue In Pediatric Cardiovascular Critical Care Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Kendy Luu Jan 2022

Impact Of Mindfulness Practice On Compassion Fatigue In Pediatric Cardiovascular Critical Care Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project, Kendy Luu

Doctoral Projects

Background: A considerable proportion of the extant literature on healthcare has documented compassion fatigue (CF) as a major factor that contributes to poor job performance, satisfaction, and negative patient outcomes (Figley, 2002). CF is well known to negatively impact patient care and outcome, relationships, and job satisfaction among pediatric cardiovascular intensive care (CVICU) nurses. Developing interventions to reduce burnout and CF bear the potential to reduce costs and improve quality care; one particularly promising approach in this regard is the practice of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Purpose: This quality improvement project aimed to determine the impact of an abbreviated MBSR …


Industry And Malady: Entanglements Of Power, Culture, And Disease Afflicting Breast Cancer Patients In The Bay Area, Brieann N. Deornellas Jan 2022

Industry And Malady: Entanglements Of Power, Culture, And Disease Afflicting Breast Cancer Patients In The Bay Area, Brieann N. Deornellas

Master's Theses

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and, apart from some forms of skin cancer, is the most common cancer diagnosis for women. In 2021, the U.S Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results reported that approximately 281,550 women were diagnosed with, and 43,600 died of the breast cancer. Despite advancements in testing and treatments, about one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and breast cancer has the highest cancer death rate for women, excluding lung cancer.Studies have also shown that breast cancer prognosis and mortality is not uniform, and is statistically …


Impacts Of Transit-Oriented Development Through The Eyes & Lives Of Low-Income Latinx Residents: A Case Study In Fruitvale, Oakland, Diana Saavedra Jan 2022

Impacts Of Transit-Oriented Development Through The Eyes & Lives Of Low-Income Latinx Residents: A Case Study In Fruitvale, Oakland, Diana Saavedra

Master's Theses

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is often showcased as a solution for private vehicle dependency and growing climate issues. Although TOD seems promising, it usually has harsh, unforgiving effects such as ecological gentrification. Ecological gentrification occurs when lower-income communities, especially of color, are pushed out of their neighborhoods due to the implementation of an environmental amenity, benefit, or service. However, research suggests that TODs that apply Transportation Justice principles seem to produce more equitable results. This study explores the Fruitvale Village TOD, located in Fruitvale, Oakland, California. This TOD was selected because it is unique in its conception and implementation, as it …


Balancing Berkeley: A Case Study Exploration Of Black Student Experiences At Elite Universities, Sha Quasha Y. Morgan Jan 2022

Balancing Berkeley: A Case Study Exploration Of Black Student Experiences At Elite Universities, Sha Quasha Y. Morgan

Master's Theses

A qualitative study examining the individual and personal definitions of college success from the perspective of Black students at predominantly White and elite institutions. Using students from the University of California, Berkeley as a snapshot of the larger institutional context, this thesis centers the experiences of Black undergraduate students to discuss equity and student success. The university’s written texts, reports and survey results were examined regarding diversity and interpreted to reveal patterns in subtext and narrative about commitments to success and compared to that of the students’ experiences. Emergent themes included: isolation and sense of belonging, race relations including intra …


Examining Communibiology During Adrenal Stress Scenario Training In Feminist Self-Defense: An Experimental Study, Daniel A. Van Hook Jan 2022

Examining Communibiology During Adrenal Stress Scenario Training In Feminist Self-Defense: An Experimental Study, Daniel A. Van Hook

Master's Theses

In communication episodes featuring heightened stress, interactions that are perceived as threatening and evoke a sense of powerlessness often predict a cycle of victimization. Meanwhile, social interactions which affirm safety and agency amidst stress foster empowerment. This study utilized Hoplology, which studies stress inoculation against aggression and posttraumatic stress, and Communibiology, the study of neurobiology as an antecedent and outcome of communication, to explore (a) whether Adrenal Stress Scenario Training in Feminist Self-Defense (ASST-FSD) produces a physiological response to promote stress inoculation, (b) how anxiety impacts physiological response, and (c) reports of mental toughness. A 4-day ASST-FSD training pilot study …


“When Will The Time Finally Come When There Will Only Be Humans”: An Unknown Letter From Beethoven To Heinrich Von Struve, Julia Ronge Jan 2022

“When Will The Time Finally Come When There Will Only Be Humans”: An Unknown Letter From Beethoven To Heinrich Von Struve, Julia Ronge

The Beethoven Journal

Transcription, translation, and discussion of a recently discovered letter from Ludwig van Beethoven to Heinrich von Struve from 1795. In the letter, Beethoven expresses a yearning for a time when there are only humans, without distinctions of rank and class. This sentiment accords with Schiller’s ode An die Freude, which Beethoven set to music more than once.


“The Bonn Master-Baker Gottfried Fischer’S Reminiscences Of Beethoven’S Youth” [Des Bonner Bäckermeisters Gottfried Fischer Aufzeichnungen Über Beethovens Jugend]. Translated Into English, With Editorial Commentary And Notes., Susan Cooper Jan 2022

“The Bonn Master-Baker Gottfried Fischer’S Reminiscences Of Beethoven’S Youth” [Des Bonner Bäckermeisters Gottfried Fischer Aufzeichnungen Über Beethovens Jugend]. Translated Into English, With Editorial Commentary And Notes., Susan Cooper

The Beethoven Journal

No abstract provided.


Twitter Bots’ Detection With Benford’S Law And Machine Learning, Sanmesh Bhosale, Fabio Di Troia Jan 2022

Twitter Bots’ Detection With Benford’S Law And Machine Learning, Sanmesh Bhosale, Fabio Di Troia

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Online Social Networks (OSNs) have grown exponentially in terms of active users and have now become an influential factor in the formation of public opinions. For this reason, the use of bots and botnets for spreading misinformation on OSNs has become a widespread concern. Identifying bots and botnets on Twitter can require complex statistical methods to score a profile based on multiple features. Benford’s Law, or the Law of Anomalous Numbers, states that, in any naturally occurring sequence of numbers, the First Significant Leading Digit (FSLD) frequency follows a particular pattern such that they are unevenly distributed and reducing. This …


Leveraging Initial Cognitive Load To Predict User Response To Complex Visual Tasks, Reem Albaghli, Yaman Jandali, Sarah Almahmid, Nada Attar Jan 2022

Leveraging Initial Cognitive Load To Predict User Response To Complex Visual Tasks, Reem Albaghli, Yaman Jandali, Sarah Almahmid, Nada Attar

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In this study, we were able to show how cognitive load measurement during the initiation of a complex visual task can predict user response. We measured cognitive load using pupil size and microsaccade rate. The initial phase of task was defined as the first 25 percent of the trial Reaction Time (RT), which was variable up to 50 seconds. The complex visual task entailed a set of twelve words that could be grouped based into 1, 2, or 3 categories or sets, e.g., the words bed, pillow, headboard, etc. can be grouped into a single set that is bedroom. We …


The Lasting Impact Of Deinstitutionalization: Policing And The Mental Health Crisis, Ruqayyah Sorathia Jan 2022

The Lasting Impact Of Deinstitutionalization: Policing And The Mental Health Crisis, Ruqayyah Sorathia

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

Society is combating the detrimental effects of the deinstitutionalization policy, which transferred the treatment of mentally ill patients from state-run psychiatric hospitals to community-run psychiatric facilities. These patients frequently fall into relapses and are more likely to experience risky encounters with law enforcement officials who have no formal training in dealing with them. The paper analyzes the criminalization of mentally ill people, many with substance abuse and alcohol addictions, receiving treatment in jails and state prisons. Incarcerating people with mental illness, though reducing the homeless population from the street and disturbances faced by the public, still does not address the …


Hidden Markov Models With Momentum, Andrew Miller Jan 2022

Hidden Markov Models With Momentum, Andrew Miller

Master's Projects

Momentum is a popular technique for improving convergence rates during gradient descent. In this research, we experiment with adding momentum to the Baum-Welch expectation-maximization algorithm for training Hidden Markov Models. We compare discrete Hidden Markov Models trained with and without momentum on English text and malware opcode data. The effectiveness of momentum is determined by measuring the changes in model score and classification accuracy due to momentum. Experiments indicate that adding momentum to Baum-Welch can reduce the number of iterations required for initial convergence during HMM training, particularly in cases where the model is slow to converge. However, momentum does …


Analysis Of Public Sentiment Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccines, And Lockdowns, Devinesh Singh Jan 2022

Analysis Of Public Sentiment Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccines, And Lockdowns, Devinesh Singh

Master's Projects

CoV-2 pandemic prompted lockdown measures to be implemented worldwide; these directives were implemented nationwide to stunt the spread of the infection. Throughout the lockdowns, millions of individuals resorted to social media for entertainment, communicate with friends and family, and express their opinions about the pandemic. Simultaneously, social media aided in the dissemination of misinformation, which has proven to be a threat to global health. Sentiment analysis, a technique used to analyze textual data, can be used to gain an overview of public opinion behind CoV-2 from Twitter and TikTok. The primary focus of the project is to build a deep …


Caption And Image Based Next-Word Auto-Completion, Meet Patel Jan 2022

Caption And Image Based Next-Word Auto-Completion, Meet Patel

Master's Projects

With the increasing number of options or choices in terms of entities like products, movies, songs, etc. which are now available to users, they try to save time by looking for an application or system that provides automatic recommendations. Recommender systems are automated computing processes that leverage concepts of Machine Learning, Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence towards generating product recommendations based on a user’s preferences. These systems have given a significant boost to businesses across multiple segments as a result of reduced human intervention. One similar aspect of this is content writing. It would save users a lot of time …