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Speech-Language Pathologists' Collaboration With Interpreters: Results Of A Current Survey In California, Terry Saenz, Henriette W. Langdon

Faculty Publications

One of the challenges of bilingual speech and language assessment, intervention, and conferencing is the effective collaboration with interpreters in such interpreted interactions when the professional does not share the same spoken language with the client. A survey of California speech-language pathologists who were members of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) was performed to obtain information on their training to collaborate with, experiences with, and opinions of interpreters. In addition, these professionals were surveyed about the training of the interpreters and suggestions for improvement in interpreted interactions. Findings from 229 participants indicated that: (a) Most of the speech-language pathologists had …

The Paradox Of Patient Consent: A Feminist Perspective Of Illness And Healthcare, Kristen Cole

Faculty Publications

Through autoethnographic analysis, I present my personal illness story as a case study in patient consent. In doing so, I explore the complexities that emerge at the intersection of gender and health, including issues of autonomy and choice. Specifically, I reflect on the ideological and systemic factors that contribute to a paradox of consent versus noncompliance in US healthcare contexts. Within this paradoxical binary, control is both persistent and illusive, which is a condition fueled by individualism, paternalistic antagonism, and medical colonization. As an alternative, I offer two viable options for facilitating patients’ agency in gendered health contexts, even under …

Reed Magazine, Issue 152, Megan R.F. Alfaro, Shawn Anto, Garrett Ashely, Darius Atefat-Peckham, Lino Azevedo, Rachel Blakley Ball, Rebecca Bangs, Lane Berger, Eric Berlin, Meredith Birdsong, Michael Butcher, Claudia Caranfa, Leslie Carlin, Anne Cheilek, J. David, Claudia Di Marco, M.H. Dodson, David Dumo, Tess Falotico, Robert Morgan Fisher, Kenny Fries, Carmen Garcia Gordillo, Beatrix Gates, Tidnek Haileselassie, Andrew Jackson, Jad Josey, Michele Kilmer, Andrea Kowch, Andrew Lam, Catharine Lucas, Larry Malchow, Peter Nathaniel Malae, Ajuan Mance, Ryan Mcfadden, Mighty Mike Mcgee, Kathleen Mcguire, Bhavna Misra, Nayomi Munaweera, Martha Nance, Michella Nguyen, Beverly J. Orth, Sophia Pomponio, Buku Sakar, Shanthi Sekaran, Jesse Sensibar, Taylor Sezen, Joseph Sigurdson, Janet Spicer, Arthur Sze, Victoria Toney-Robinson, Annie Vitalsey, Mark Lee Webb, Arisa White, Michelle Wright, Sheri Wright

Reed Magazine

No abstract provided.

Stakeholder Input To The Development Of The Santa Clara County Lgbtq-Focused Shelter: A Process And Policy Analysis, Anthony Montalvo

Master's Projects

Due to elevated homelessness and growing hate crimes, an LGBTQ-focused shelter was developed and implemented by Office of Supportive Housing (OSH), along with the OLGBTQ (Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer). The following research investigated whether the process to design the LGBTQ-focused shelter program in Santa Clara county took the necessary steps to ensure that the program represents the community it intends to serve. Using process evaluation to identify the problem and proposed solutions, and policy analysis to examine the alternative solutions, the research answered the question: Did the approved design of the LGBTQ-focused shelter represent the stakeholder planning …

A Comparison Of The Relationship Between Gender Adherence, Sex, And Attitudes Toward Individuals With A Mental Illness, Brooke Reimer

Master's Theses

Attitudes toward persons with a mental illness consist of four main dimensions: Authoritarianism, benevolence, social restrictiveness, and community mental health ideology. Attitude differences on these dimensions have been found among many types of groups, including age, race, and educational attainment. Sex and gender adherence have been cited as other such factors, but two major issues are present: past researchers have reported inconsistent findings regarding attitude differences and the terms are used interchangeably in research literature despite conceptual differences. Using data from 187 individuals from a survey, the current study tested sex differences and gender adherence differences in attitude toward mental …

A Look Inside The Black Box: Understanding Communicative Exchanges In Online Learning Environments, Sara Douglas

Dissertations

Participation in academic discussions and peer collaboration activities is instrumental to student engagement, motivation, and mastery of course content. These activities also improve 21st century skills, such as listening, managing diverse viewpoints, and communicating effectively. Although online learning options in the United States have dramatically increased in the past decade, there is limited evidence that online high school courses offer sufficient opportunities for students to communicate and collaborate with teachers and peers. The purpose of this mixed-methods study seeks to find out if, how, and why students interact with others in online courses. Findings from observations of five high school …

Expressions, Winter 2019, San Jose State University, College Of The Humanities And The Arts

Expressions (College of Humanities and the Arts)

College of Humanities and the Arts Newsletter

Effects Of Seawater On Carotenoid Production And Lipid Content Of Engineered Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Yuqi Guo, Shangxian Xie, Joshua Yuan, Katy Kao

Faculty Publications

The use of seawater in fermentation can potentially reduce the freshwater burden in the bio-based production of chemicals and fuels. We previously developed a Saccharomyces cerevisiae carotenoids hyperproducer SM14 capable of accumulating 18 mg g−1 DCW (DCW: dry cell weight) of β-carotene in rich media (YPD). In this work, the impacts of seawater on the carotenoid production of SM14 were investigated. When using nutrient-reduced media (0.1× YNB) in freshwater the β-carotene production of SM14 was 6.51 ± 0.37 mg g−1 DCW; however in synthetic seawater, the production was increased to 8.67 ± 0.62 mg g−1 DCW. We found that this …

Impacts Of Marriage Legalization On The Experiences Of Sexual Minority Women In Work And Community Contexts, Angie Wootton, Laurie Drabble, Ellen Riggle, Cindy Veldhuis, Caitlin Bitcon, Karen Trocki, Tonda Hughes

Faculty Publications

The extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples in the United States provides an opportunity to examine how legalization of same-sex marriage has impacted the experiences of sexual minority women (SMW) in interactions within their extended social networks and local communities. Interviews were conducted with 20 SMW ranging in age from 23 to 75, with varying relationship statuses, and in different regions of the United States. Inductive thematic analysis of responses revealed both positive and negative/neutral impacts in 3 broad thematic areas: workplace dynamics and interpersonal interactions in the workplace, social interactions in extended social networks and local communities, and …

Sketchy Communication: An Experiential Exercise For Learning About Communication In Business, Camille Johnson, Linda Dunn-Jensen, Pamela Wells

Faculty Publications, School of Management

To be an effective communicator, students need to learn how to select the appropriate means of communication and be aware of potential obstacles. The model of communication process can be an effective framework for students to understand many pitfalls of the communication process. The described activity enables students to experience communication at different levels of richness (e.g., face to face, instant messaging, email) and with varying levels of feedback and noise. After completing the activity, students will understand the importance of precise, rich messages, seeking and providing feedback, and the difficulties that can occur at every step in communication.

Library Science Videos On You Tube: A Comparative Study, Medha Rajesh Mangurkar Mrs., Archana Ramkumar Kori Ms.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this paper is to make a comparative study of Library Science videos uploaded by IGNOU and E-PG Pathshala on You Tube. The data was collected by the researcher using observation technique. The findings show that the number of videos uploaded by e-PG Pathshala is four times more than videos uploaded by IGNOU. The language used in these videos is English. Maximum videos are of half an hour duration. Most of the videos of IGNOU are launched in 2008 whereas e-PG Pathshala has launched their videos in 2015. The researcher has identified some subjects on which not a …

Library Facilities And Services For Differently Abled Students In Universities Of Karnataka: A Study, Chandrakanth Hg Research Scholar, K Ramakrishna Reddy Research Guide

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – In Karnataka, there are considerable number of differently abled persons, who are studying in various educational institutions. It has been observed that some of the educational institutions provided with suitable access facilities in Libraries to the disabled, but majority of them are devoid of this facility. In this article, an attempt has been made to study on the facilities being provided to the disabled users in some of the University Libraries of Karnataka. The facilities being provided are briefed under 3 major categories – (1) Access to resources, (2) Physical access to library building, and (3) Services and …

Use Of Online Resources Among College Library Users In Kashmir Region., Sumaira Baba, Shabir Ahmed Ganaie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Education is constantly changing while it responds to needs which are themselves continuously developing and modifying that are prompted by political, legal, cultural, social and economic pressures. Moreover with the introduction of information technology (IT) whole world has turned into a global village. Which is increasingly dependent on the creative management and distribution of information. With the result significant changes can be seen in the delivery of information around the world. The paper attempts to analyze the usage and impact of online information sources among the medical fraternity (faculty members and students) in order to fetch their awareness level with …

Accessibility And Decay Of Web Citations In Computer Science Journals, Mohsen Jalali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this research is to scrutiny the accessibility and decay of web citations (URLs) used in refereed articles published by 27 Computer Science open access journals as indexed by Scopus. To do this, at first, we downloaded 1000 articles of Computer Science open access journals from 2009 to 2018. After acquiring articles, their web citations are extracted and analyzed from the accessibility and decay point of view. Moreover, for initially missed web citations complementary pathways such as using Google search engine are employed. Then, data collected are analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. Research findings indicated that 80.7% of …

Managing Cyber Risks & Business Exposure In The Surface Transportation Ecosystem, Jacques R. Francoeur

Mineta Transportation Institute

This report focuses on Surface Transportation (ST), both fixed and route-based, and the growing threats to their information technology (IT) infrastructures. As an industry, ST seeks to optimize the movement of people and goods, while ensuring safety and resiliency and minimizing environmental impact. Cyber threats are a powerful medium for those with the political, social, and economic motivations and wherewithal to disrupt and destroy existing ST systems. The ultimate objective is to develop a new paradigm to define, describe, design, and deploy the most effective protection, at the lowest cost, in the shortest time within the limits of available resources. …

Keeping Healthy “Chorio” Babies Out Of The Nicu, Laura Senn

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Ict Knowledge, Library Infrastructure Facilities On Students’ Usage Of E-Resources - An Empirical Study, M. Mani, S. Shahul Hameed, Dr.A Thirumagal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources play a major role in current educational scenario. Most of the institutions have been shifting their all type of resources / data into e resources. Reason of technological up-gradation the students’ community is having facilities to access e resources in any time at any places. Researcher focuses on the usage of e-resources by students of central university of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the leading universities in Tamil Nadu which has successfully maintained e-resources in their campus in order to benefit their students. The main objective of the paper is to analysis the impact of ICT knowledge, Library …

Leadership Challenges And Issues Facing Academic Libraries, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Aslam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective is to determine academic library leaders' perspectives regarding the key challenges facing academic libraries and leadership, and how library professionals can meet these challenges effectively. The study explores the leadership development opportunities and challenges for senior library professionals and academic libraries of the future, and what type of skills and abilities they need. A semi-structured, telephone and face-to-face interviews were arranged, the author interviewed library directors, managers and most senior librarians, a total of 16 library leaders and administrators were selected to this study. Results identify that a shared vision is key to leadership in academic library …

Awareness Of Web 3.0 Technology Among The Researchers And Faculty Member Of Medical, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Science: A Study, Sridhara R N, Dr. Raghunandana M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This paper depicts the Awareness of web 3.0 utilized as a part of Medical Faculty Members and Researchers condition in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health science. We have just observed our administrations and accumulations change drastically with the ascent of the web and everything that it has carried with it, from the coordination’s of offering open web access, to e-assets, Web 2.0 and the utilization of the semantic web. The Social networking sites (SNSs) have permeated our daily lives. As social media usage with mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet devices increases, it has gained attention to …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Citation Trends And Publications On E-Government In Southern African Countries: A Human-Computer Interactions And It Alignment Debate, Patrick Ajibade (Phd), Stephen M. Mutula Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to technology adoption, many countries are embracing e-government. This study presents the growth and pattern of research on e-government articles and conference proceedings internationally, by scholars in the Southern African countries. It presents research patterns, trends and current gaps in e-government, as well as the most prolific authors and the level of outputs’ prominence. This paper uses bibliometric tools to present the analysis of articles on Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. R computational programming for big data analysis was used to generate summarized metrics. The citation sample size was (n = 33,689), µ = 625, …

Health Information Behaviour Of Graduate Students On The Internet: Sources, Trust And Reliability Of Information, Setsoafia A. Y. Humphrey-Ackumey, Musah Adams, Michael Ahenkorah-Marfo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study sought to investigate the health information behaviour of graduate students on the internet. A quantitative method using a cross-sectional survey was used to solicit information from 256 graduate students studying courses related to health in the Arts, Social, and applied Sciences. The results showed that most of the respondents preferred the Internet because it is timely, fast and provides information from different sources simultaneously. The type(s) of health information mostly sought for were general information on healthy lifestyle, specific disease or treatment, side effects of medications, new development in the medical field among others. Majority (90.9 %) of …

Citations Analysis Of Lis Theses Submitted To Kuvempu University And University Of Mysore, Vinay Kumar D, Sangeetha M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A Citation analysis on 8289 citations cited in 59 LIS doctoral theses submitted to Kuvempu University (15 theses) and University of Mysore (44 theses) has been carried out to know the citation pattern. The data was collected using Shodhganga e-theses database. The study found that a total of 6883 journal citations were cited in 59 theses. The journal ‘Scientometrics’ has been cited 651 times and stands first in the rank list of journals. Annals of Library and Information Studies which is an Indian LIS journal stands in the third position in the rank list with 130 citations. The Bradford’s law …

Moocs: A Case Study Of Alison Platform, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman, Shohar Bano, Midhat Mehraj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a recent trend in distance or e-learning, offering an opportunity to the unlimited number of students from diverse geographical areas, academic backgrounds, and professional pursuits to study high quality courses from prestigious institutions. MOOCs offer a large number of resources that have generated great results across the globe and attracted massive audience due to its free or low-cost innovative courses. It has entirely changed the way of distance-virtual learning. It offers new opportunities for imparting education over the internet and provides learning opportunities to those who aren’t able to attend conventional classes. A large …

Social Health And A Healthy Social Life Based On Wisdom And Intellectuality, Alireza Atarodi, Meisam Dastani, Ahmadreza Atarodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction:

Human kinds are social animals, and are pleased living together pleasantly and positively in mental and physical forms. Without positive living and to live in challenges and clashes is bad and catastrophic, but what’s the way out? One of the way that seems not so costly, with no war and seems that can direct and put the world in peace or in a good running order will be wisdom and intellectuality transfused by many scientific centers and the wise men, then we intended to survey the social health and a healthy social life based on wisdom and intellectual …

Patron Behavioural Challenges: A Focus On Violence In Public Libraries Within Gweru, Zimbabwe, Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In Zimbabwe, the constitution indicates the freedom of expression, at the same time noting the need for individuals to respective individual rights, including non-violent behaviours towards others in the process of one’s expression. In addition, different legislative acts have been instituted to prevent and alleviate violence within communities. For instance, public libraries are governed by the National Library Documentation Services that stipulates conduct of library staff members and patrons. Since several public libraries are managed by local authorities, there are also bylaws that indicate the kind of behaviour that individual stakeholders are supposed to conform to. In addition, libraries have …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of International Journal Of Nursing Studies (1963 – 2018), Behzad Imani, Seyedeh Zahra Mirezati, Mohammad Karim Saberi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose- This study set to present a general overview of the International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) from 1963 to 2018 using bibliometric indicators to assess its performance.

Design/methodology/approach- This study is a bibliometric analysis. The articles of the IJNS were analyzed. Scopus database was used for collecting articles. Excel software was used to analyze the process of publishing journal articles, identify top countries, institutes, and authors and extract highly cited articles in the journal. The visualization of the keywords in the articles published in the journal was done using the VOSviewer software.

Findings- The results of the bibliometric analysis …

Information Literacy For Effective Utilization Of Information Resources In Academic Libraries In Nigeria, Ifeyinwa Blessing Okoye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This work is on information literacy for effective utilization of information resources in academic libraries in Nigeria. Four hundred copies of questionnaire were administered to students of four academic institutions- Federal University of Technology Owerri Imo State, Imo State University, Federal Polytechnic Nekede and Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education. The result indicated that most of the students were aware of importance of information literacy although some of them could not identify some aspects of plagiarism. Practical component were not taught and use ICT in teaching was lacking. It was recommended that practical components of teaching should be included, that …

An Assessement Of Acquisition And Collection Development Activities In Academic Libraries: A Study Of Joseph Ayo Babalola University Ikeji – Arakeji, Nigeria, Samson Adesina Akinola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assesses the Acquisition and Collection Development Activities in academic Libraries in Nigeria with attention on the experiences of Joseph Ayo Babalola University Library, Ikeji - Arakeji. Six research questions steered the study. An Assessment Survey Design was espoused in carrying out the study. The total population for this study was three hundred and sixty-seven (367) respondents comprising of lecturers, students, library and administrative staff of the university and other users of the library. The major instrument for data collection was questionnaire. Three hundred and sixty-seven copies of questionnaires were disseminated to respondents, out of which three hundred and …

The Resources Of Allama Iqbal Library: An Evaluative Study, Javaid Ahmad Wani, Hilal Ahmad Shiekh, Salma Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to evaluate resources of Allama Iqbal Library in terms of familiarity of library patrons regarding different sources of information, expectations and perceptions on different sources of information. Further to know about the usage of resources of library. In order to achieve the objectives of study survey method was opted as a approach to conduct the research. Moreover questionnaire was framed and used as a tool for data collection. Questionnaire was based on the set parameters related to the study. The study highlighted the various dimensions of library (detailed account mentioned on below …

Scopus Citation Analysis Of Publications From Saudi Dental Colleges, Kamran Habib Awan, Hosam Ali Baeshen, Sachin C. Sarode, Nilookumari Choudhary, A. Thirumal Raj, Amit Mahuli

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: Citation analysis is frequently employed to assess the research output of individuals, departments, and institutions. Intra-country institutional analysis of bibliometric analysis is needed to formulate appropriate research policies. To assess the research output of dental colleges in Saudi Arabia

Research design: An observational study was conducted for publications from Dental Colleges in Saudi Arabia using the SCOPUS database. The data for the years 2016-18 were retrieved for 18 dental colleges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Key findings: The highest publication productivity was reported for King Abdulaziz University- Faculty of Dentistry (Jeddah). The highest number of publications in …