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Fidelity Monitoring In The Solution Focused Wellness For Hiv (Sfwh) Intervention For Women, Helen T. Yates, Spencer Elise Lee

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為了適用於各種特定的工作情境，焦點解決療法常被不同實務工作者靈活地解讀與應用（Lehmann & Patton, 2012）。這種靈活性（flexibility）使得SFBT擁有極具「以當事人為中心（client-centered）」的特徵；這一項特徵也被認為是能夠成功地和當事人共同構建所欲諮商成果的一個關鍵因素（Franklin et al., 2017）。這樣的合作式取向之所以成為可能，乃是因為SFBT在建構解決之道的過程中，採用了社會建構主義原則 （Blundo & Simon, 2015）。在鼓勵應用SFBT靈活性的同時，能夠確定SFBT的治療主要守則（major tenants），包括特定的技術和心向（mindsets），對於有興趣在一些臨床和研究工作中判定何為SFBT成功之處的研究人員，是相當幫助的。為了協助這過程的順利進行，焦點解決短期治療協會（SFBTA）成員創建了一份治療手冊作為指南，手冊中概述了SFBT的主要守則，並就如何理解和使用SFBT達成共識 （Trepper et al., 2012）。 Lehmann和Patton在他們發表關於SFBT準確度（fidelity）研究工具的文章中，建議SFBT領域應更認真關切SFBT實務和研究裡「治療準確度」的這個議題。然而，在同儕審查、已發表的SFBT文獻裡，關於SFBT治療準確度題的持續性探討，一直有所受限。為了讓SFBT研究和實務人員能夠繼續進行SFBT準確度此一主題的討論，我們將介紹為女性設計的「愛滋患者焦點解決介入健康方案（SFWH）」，並說明此一方案的計畫、監測和報告過程。關於SFWH準確度監測過程，則會置於SFBT常見準確度程序以及已被接受的最新行為介入研究指南之雙重脈絡下，進行解釋與說明。

本文是概述SFWH系列研究過程文章中的第三篇。第一篇文章說明了，透過SFBT專家、愛滋病研究人員、以及愛滋病患者等回饋後，SFWH介入措施的發展過程（Yates et al., 2019）。第二篇文章呈現了一項預試研究結果，探討了此介入措施對一小群愛滋病女性患者的影響效果（Yates & Mowbray, 2020）。本文則為第三篇，其重點在介紹於這預試研究中，所執行關於SFBT準確度的相關過程。

SFWH是一種以當事人為中心的團體諮商介入，其目的為改善團體參與者的健康，實施地點則是在採用愛滋病患社區個案管理法的幾個機構裡進行。在這預試研究中，對於準確度的監測，採用的是全方位取向（comprehensive approach），以確保這方案的介入措施確實納入了各個治療因素（Yates & Mowbray, 2020）。這種全方位取向是基於「美國國立衛生研究院的行為改變聯合會」以及「Tomioka 與 Braun保證準確度複製之四步驟程序」（2013）的指導方針而來。本研究採用對準確度的全方位取向，乃有助於確保在預試研究裡能夠充分解釋SFWH介入措施對女性參與者健康影響之效果。當然這個全方位取向，希望能夠尊重與彰顯了一開始提及的SFBT應用靈活度，同時又能充分納入SFBTA出版的治療手冊裡概述的SFBT主要守則。

本預試研究使用的處遇手冊乃依據SFBTA出版的治療手冊中詳述的三種心向和八個技術（Trepper et al., 2012），同時也參酌了當事人和專業研究人員所提供關於愛滋病患者生活多項層面的健康意見，希望這個處遇手冊能夠作為諮商師的一個實務導引。這個SFBT手冊也說明了，由於SFBT具備的合作性本質，讓應用SFBT技術的過程中，存在著一定程度可被預期的靈活度。不過，關於SFBT的特定心向與技術，是依據SFBT一群最初發起人的意向而來，而本研究SFWH介入措施的發展過程，則希望對任何以此手冊為基礎的工作，致上尊重與敬意。

本文的焦點在於：SFBT的準確度，包括如何測量這準確度，以及對準確度監控過程的研究框架。為了說明在這方案中對準確度的計畫、監測和報告的過程，我們會先介紹這個研究框架；這個框架是我們常在行為研究中，於介入精準度監控下，用以探究與理解何謂「最佳的實務」。

Solution-Focused Collective Action: A Response To Harry Korman, Peter De Jong, And Sara Smock Jordan, Solution-Focused Collective

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本期刊 於2021 年 7 月同時刊登了：對一篇關於Steve de Shazer 理論發展文章（Korman et al., 2020）所進行的一份回應 （Shennan, 2021），以及，該文章作者群（Korman et al., 2021） 對此份回應的再回覆。這些作者為他們的再回覆，設定了一個副標題：“對 Guy Shennan 及焦點解決社群之回應”。儘管 Guy 的回應是屬於個人的，且焦點解決社群並沒有參與其中（就我們閱讀他的文章而言，我們也認為Guy並沒有特別指稱焦點解決社群的涉入）。然而，基於Korman等人在他們再回覆中所發表的一些評論性的見解，是與我們的宣言有關（Solution-Focused Collective，2019/2021），因此，我們想要進入這場對話。

Leave No Trace, Willful Unknowing, And Implications From The Ethics Of Sustainability For Solution-Focused Practice Outdoors, Stephan Natynczuk, Will Dobud

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由於人們越來越意識到在大自然戶外活動的好處，因而在戶外進行談話治療，也就越來越流行，尤其新冠病毒出現的引動，更為限制了本可在室內進行的面對面交流（Ewert & Davidson, 2021）。在本文中，我們引用戶外活動領域中關於永續性的相關倫理，以發展戶外治療實務的隱喻，特別是關於焦點解決短期治療。首先，我們介紹了目前被認為是保護人們經常光顧的環境以及保存棲息地的一些良好作法。接著，我們研發相關倫理原則，特別考量到對當事人心聲的尊重，希望謹慎地發展出焦點解決戶外治療工作的隱喻，例如：不留痕跡。提供這些隱喻，期望能說明戶外治療實務工作者為什麼及應該如何致力在“不留痕跡”於服務人群的生活裡，同樣的，也不應在周遊的土地上，留下任何人們曾出現的痕跡。同時，我們還解說了我們的實務工作如何引用永續性的倫理原則，來實現焦點解決戶外工作的去殖民化（Mlcek，2017），包含我們如何運用特權意識的實踐方法，來幫助“去殖民化”治療實務的進行。最後，以焦點解決取向進行戶外治療時，為提昇戶外治療領導者的勝任資格，我們亦針對諮商理論和倫理方面一些額外工作，提出相關建議

Impact Of Self And Therapists’ Evaluation Of Responses To Miracle Question And Goal: Survey Of Japanese Undergraduate And Graduate Students, Gen Takagi, Taku Hiraizumi, Kazuma Sakamoto, Miki Hagidai

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焦点解决短期治疗此一心理治疗取向，并不关注于问题，而是关注来访者目标状态的澄清和例外的拓展。本研究目的旨在探讨：来访者和治疗师对目标澄清的评估，对于SFBT看重的一些重要变量，其影响效果为何。共有223 名研究受试完成本研究所有相关变量的问卷填写。研究结果指出，自我（self）、治疗师对奇迹问句想象力的评估、目标的具体性、以及目标的现实性之间，彼此相关，然而，各变量之间的相关并不强，不过，这也证实了自我评估与治疗师的评估两者之间，存在着一定程度的差异。再者，治疗师的目标相关评估，对于解决之道的构建、解决导向、以及因果分析，有着正向影响；与奇迹问句、目标有关的自我评估，对于自我效能及问题解决（probelm-sovling）程度，亦有着正向影响。这些研究发现乃支持了：与奇迹问句、目标有关之自我与治疗师评估，对于解决问题，具有不同的、多元的影响效果。

Fidelity Monitoring In The Solution Focused Wellness For Hiv (Sfwh) Intervention For Women, Helen T. Yates, Spencer Elise Lee

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为了适用于各种特定的工作情境，焦点解决疗法常被不同从业者灵活地解读与应用（Lehmann & Patton, 2012）。这种灵活性（flexibility）使得SFBT拥有极具「以来访者为中心（client-centered）」的特征；这一项特征也被认为是能够成功地和来访者共同构建所欲咨询成果的一个关键因素（Franklin et al., 2017）。这样的合作式取向之所以成为可能，乃是因为SFBT在建构解决之道的过程中，采用了社会建构主义原则 （Blundo & Simon, 2015）。在鼓励应用SFBT灵活性的同时，能够确定SFBT的治疗主要守则（major tenants），包括特定的技术和心向（mindsets），对于有兴趣在一些临床和研究工作中判定何为SFBT成功之处的研究人员，是相当帮助的。为了协助这过程的顺利进行，焦点解决短期治疗协会（SFBTA）成员创建了一份治疗手册作为指南，手册中概述了SFBT的主要守则，并就如何理解和使用SFBT达成共识 （Trepper et al., 2012）。 Lehmann和Patton在他们发表关于SFBT准确度（fidelity）研究工具的文章中，建议SFBT领域应更认真关切SFBT实务和研究里「治疗准确度」的这个议题。然而，在同侪审查、已发表的SFBT文献里，关于SFBT治疗准确度题的持续性探讨，一直有所受限。为了让SFBT研究和实务人员能够继续进行SFBT准确度此一主题的讨论，我们将介绍为女性设计的「爱滋患者焦点解决干预健康方案（SFWH）」，并说明此一方案的计划、监测和报告过程。关于SFWH准确度监测过程，则会置于SFBT常见准确度程序以及已被接受的最新行为干预研究指南之双重脉络下，进行解释与说明。

本文是概述SFWH系列研究过程文章中的第三篇。第一篇文章说明了，透过SFBT专家、艾滋病研究人员、以及艾滋病患者等回馈后，SFWH干预措施的发展过程（Yates et al., 2019）。第二篇文章呈现了一项试点研究结果，探讨了此干预措施对一小群艾滋病女性患者的影响效果（Yates & Mowbray, 2020）。本文则为第三篇，其重点在介绍于这试点研究中，所执行关于SFBT准确度的相关过程。

SFWH是一种以来访者为中心的团体咨询干预，其目的为改善团体参与者的健康，实施地点则是在采用艾滋病患小区个案管理法的几个机构里进行。在这试点研究中，对于准确度的监测，采用的是全方位取向（comprehensive approach），以确保这方案的干预措施确实纳入了各个治疗因素（Yates & Mowbray, 2020）。这种全方位取向是基于「美国国立卫生研究院的行为改变联合会」以及「Tomioka 与 Braun保证准确度复制之四步骤程序」（2013）的指导方针而来。本研究采用对准确度的全方位取向，乃有助于确保在试点研究里能够充分解释SFWH干预措施对女性参与者健康影响之效果。当然这个全方位取向，希望能够尊重与彰显了一开始提及的SFBT应用灵活度，同时又能充分纳入SFBTA出版的治疗手册里概述的SFBT主要守则。

本试点研究使用的处遇手册乃依据SFBTA出版的治疗手册中详述的三种心向和八个技术（Trepper et al., 2012），同时也参酌了来访者和专业研究人员所提供关于艾滋病患者生活多项层面的健康意见，希望这个处遇手册能够作为咨询师的一个实务导引。这个SFBT手册也说明了，由于SFBT具备的合作性本质，让应用SFBT技术的过程中，存在着一定程度可被预期的灵活度。不过，关于SFBT的特定心向与技术，是依据SFBT一群最初发起人的意向而来，而本研究SFWH干预措施的发展过程，则希望对任何以此手册为基础的工作，致上尊重与敬意。

本文的焦点在于：SFBT的准确度，包括如何测量这准确度，以及对准确度监控过程的研究框架。为了说明在这方案中对准确度的计划、监测和报告的过程，我们会先介绍这个研究框架；这个框架是我们常在行为研究中，于干预精准度监控下，用以探究与理解何谓「最佳的实务」。

Solution-Focused Collective Action: A Response To Harry Korman, Peter De Jong, And Sara Smock Jordan, Solution-Focused Collective

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本期刊 于2021 年 7 月同时刊登了：对一篇关于Steve de Shazer 理论发展文章（Korman et al., 2020）所进行的一份响应 （Shennan, 2021），以及，该文章作者群（Korman et al., 2021） 对此份回应的再回复。这些作者为他们的再回复，设定了一个副标题：“对 Guy Shennan 及焦点解决社群之响应”。尽管 Guy 的响应是属于个人的，且焦点解决社群并没有参与其中（就我们阅读他的文章而言，我们也认为Guy并没有特别指称焦点解决社群的涉入）。然而，基于Korman等人在他们再回复中所发表的一些评论性的见解，是与我们的宣言有关（Solution-Focused Collective，2019/2021），因此，我们想要进入这场对话。

Leave No Trace, Willful Unknowing, And Implications From The Ethics Of Sustainability For Solution-Focused Practice Outdoors, Stephan Natynczuk, Will Dobud

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由于人们越来越意识到在大自然户外活动的好处，因而在户外进行谈话治疗，也就越来越流行，尤其新冠病毒出现的引动，更为限制了本可在室内进行的面对面交流（Ewert & Davidson, 2021）。在本文中，我们引用户外活动领域中关于永续性的相关伦理，以发展户外治疗实务的隐喻，特别是关于焦点解决短期治疗。首先，我们介绍了目前被认为是保护人们经常光顾的环境以及保存栖息地的一些良好作法。接着，我们研发相关伦理原则，特别考虑到对来访者心声的尊重，希望谨慎地发展出焦点解决户外治疗工作的隐喻，例如：不留痕迹。提供这些隐喻，期望能说明户外治疗从业者为什么及应该如何致力在“不留痕迹”于服务人群的生活里，同样的，也不应在周游的土地上，留下任何人们曾出现的痕迹。同时，我们还解说了我们的实务工作如何引用永续性的伦理原则，来实现焦点解决户外工作的去殖民化（Mlcek，2017），包含我们如何运用特权意识的实践方法，来帮助“去殖民化”治疗实务的进行。最后，以焦点解决取向进行户外治疗时，为提升户外治疗领导者的胜任资格，我们亦针对咨询理论和伦理方面一些额外工作，提出相关建议。

Economic Mobility Index Of Public R1 Universities In The Mountain West, Peter Grema, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Higher Education

This fact sheet presents data on public R1 higher education institutions in the Mountain West from the “Economic Mobility Index,” crafted by higher education researchers at the think tank, Third Way. We summarize the rankings of eleven Mountain West R1 institutions in Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

Cataloging Middle Eastern Video Recordings Using Rda And Marc21 Workshop First Session: Video Recordings, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

Library Faculty Presentations

The first workshop of the series covers an introduction to cataloging visual materials in a variety of formats, including VHS, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs using RDA standards and the MARC21 format. It focuses on challenges and different aspects of video recordings filmed originally in languages spoken in the Middle East. It is recommended that attendees have a basic knowledge of cataloging using the MARC21 format.

Solution-Focused Collective Action: A Response To Harry Korman, Peter De Jong, And Sara Smock Jordan, Solution-Focused Collective

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La edición de julio de 2021 de esta revista incluyó una respuesta (Shennan, 2021) al artículo Desarrollo de la teoría de Steve de Shazer (Korman et al., 2020) y una respuesta a esa respuesta de los autores del artículo (Korman et al., 2021). Estos autores le dieron a su respuesta el subtítulo: “Una respuesta a Guy Shennan y al Colectivo Centrado en Soluciones”, aunque la respuesta de Guy fue individual, y el Colectivo no participó en su redacción (y según nuestra lectura de su artículo, no nos parece que Guy sugirió lo contrario). Sin embargo, dado que Korman et al. …

Impact Of Self And Therapists’ Evaluation Of Responses To Miracle Question And Goal: Survey Of Japanese Undergraduate And Graduate Students, Gen Takagi, Taku Hiraizumi, Kazuma Sakamoto, Miki Hagidai

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La Terapia Breve Centrada en Soluciones es una psicoterapia que no se centra en el problema, sino en la clarificación de los objetivos terapéuticos de la persona y en la extensión de la excepción. El propósito de este estudio fue examinar los efectos de las evaluaciones de la clarificación de objetivos tanto de los clientes como de los terapeutas sobre las variables que se consideran importantes en la SFBT. Un total de 223 participantes, quienes respondieron a todos los cuestionarios, fueron los sujetos de análisis. Los resultados de este estudio mostraron una correlación entre las evaluaciones propias y las de …

Fidelity Monitoring In The Solution Focused Wellness For Hiv (Sfwh) Intervention For Women, Helen T. Yates, Spencer Elise Lee

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Los métodos enfocados en la solución a menudo son interpretados por diferentes profesionales con un grado de flexibilidad y adaptación a entornos de prácticas específicas (Lehmann & Patton, 2012). Esta flexibilidad es una de las características que hace que la SFBT sea un enfoque muy centrado en el cliente y se ha destacado como uno de los aspectos clave de la co-construcción exitosa de los resultados deseados por los clientes (Franklin et al., 2017). Este enfoque colaborativo es posible debido a la utilización de supuestos del construccionismo social dentro de la SFBT, en el proceso de construcción de soluciones (Blundo …

Leave No Trace, Willful Unknowing, And Implications From The Ethics Of Sustainability For Solution-Focused Practice Outdoors, Stephan Natynczuk, Will Dobud

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Llevar la terapia de conversación al aire libre se está volviendo cada vez más popular, especialmente ganando fuerza en respuesta a las restricciones de COVID sobre lo que se puede hacer cara a cara en algún espacio interior, y con una mayor conciencia de los beneficios de estar al aire libre en la naturaleza (Ewert & Davidson, 2021). En este artículo, nos basamos en la ética de la sostenibilidad del sector de actividades al aire libre para buscar metáforas para la práctica terapéutica al aire libre, especialmente la terapia breve enfocada en las soluciones. Partimos de lo que actualmente se …

Artificial Intelligence In The Radiomic Analysis Of Glioblastomas: A Review, Taxonomy, And Perspective, Ming Zhu, Sijia Li, Yu Kuang, Virginia B. Hill, Amy B. Heimberger, Lijie Zhai, Shenjie Zhai

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

Radiological imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), are the standard-of-care non-invasive diagnostic approaches widely applied in neuro-oncology. Unfortunately, accurate interpretation of radiological imaging data is constantly challenged by the indistinguishable radiological image features shared by different pathological changes associated with tumor progression and/or various therapeutic interventions. In recent years, machine learning (ML)-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been widely applied in medical image processing and bioinformatics due to its advantages in implicit image feature extraction and integrative data analysis. Despite its recent rapid development, ML technology still faces many hurdles for its broader applications …

Artificial Intelligence In The Radiomic Analysis Of Glioblastomas: A Review, Taxonomy, And Perspective, Ming Zhu, Sijia Li, Yu Kuang, Virigina B. Hill, Amy B. Heimberger, Lijie Zhai, Shenjie Zhai

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

Radiological imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), are the standard-of-care non-invasive diagnostic approaches widely applied in neuro-oncology. Unfortunately, accurate interpretation of radiological imaging data is constantly challenged by the indistinguishable radiological image features shared by different pathological changes associated with tumor progression and/or various therapeutic interventions. In recent years, machine learning (ML)-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been widely applied in medical image processing and bioinformatics due to its advantages in implicit image feature extraction and integrative data analysis. Despite its recent rapid development, ML technology still faces many hurdles for its broader applications …

Memory Reconsolidation: The Common Mechanism In Successful Treatment Of Trauma?, Gregory P. Brown

Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Faculty Research

Ubiquitous phenomenon in biological creatures which have memory or can learn, from mollusks to rats to humans. Some Affected Learning Types: procedural and motor skill memory, operant conditioning, declarative memory, episodic memory, classical fear conditioning, memory for cue-triggered heroin cravings. So what is it?

Memory Consolidation:

- the process of “synaptic consolidation”

- a memory or learning is initially unstable, but over time or repetition becomes stable in long term memory

- example is Classical Conditioning

Oneira: New Music & Animation, Jennifer Bellor, Christine A. Banna

Creative Collaborations

UNLV Composer Dr. Jennifer Bellor collaborated with Christine Banna, animator from the Rochester Institute of Animation to create ONEIRA, a sci-fi animation music video Christine Banna created to pair with Jennifer Bellor’s composition, Oneira. Written for the electronic MalletKAT, vibraphone, and two marimbas, and recorded by the percussion quartet, Clocks in Motion, this 11-minute work is inspired by virtual worlds and dreaming. This track is also featured on Bellor’s most recent album, also titled ONEIRA, which was released by Aerocade Music August 19, 2022.

Bellor first created the music, imagining that this composition will be paired with …

Balance Recovery Response In Community-Dwelling Adults With Unilateral Transtibial Amputation And The Potential Benefits Of A Weight-Shifting Balance Training Intervention, Hui-Ting Shih

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Previous studies have shown that individuals with various physical, sensory and neuromuscular impairments are at higher risks of falls. Individuals with unilateral transtibial amputation (UTTA) suffered from all these impairments, and tripping not surprisingly caused a considerable number of falls in this population. To study falls, researchers have to put participants in a well-protected environment and reproduce tripping fall scenarios. Furthermore, the perturbation delivery needs to be precise in terms of temporo-spatial timing. These features would ensure the quality of responses elicited and reproducibility of the results. Thus, in Chapter 2, we developed a treadmill-based perturbation delivery protocol and confirmed …

Women's Research Institute Of Nevada Newsletter, Women's Research Institute Of Nevada

Newsletters

Honoring a life well lived...It is with great sadness that we share the news of Barbara Agonia's recent death. Barbara was a friend to WRIN for decades. It is often said that our accomplishments are not truly our own, as we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. Barbara's impact on WRIN will resonate for years to come. Diminutive in stature yet magnanimous in spirit, Barbara served as Chair of WRIN's Inaugural Community Advisory Board (CAB) created in 2000. We were a very young institute then without much of a track record or community support. Barbara …

Repeating Patterns: Does Emotional Child Abuse Lead To Intimate Partner Abuse?, Kathryn R. Henry

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Childhood abuse and intimate partner abuse (IPA) are serious issues in the United States This study examines the correlation between emotional childhood abuse and IPA. Anyone regardless of gender, race, or socioeconomic status may be a victim of childhood abuse or IPA. One in seven children are victims of childhood abuse, which results in a lifetime cost of $428 billion. The costs of IPA are even higher and estimated by the CDC (2020) to be near $3.6 trillion as 25% of women and 20% of men have been victims of IPA. Previous research has found a connection between childhood maltreatment …

Investigating Conserved Mechanisms For Embryonic Eye Regrowth In Xenopus Laevis, Cindy Kha

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Regeneration is a complex process to replace or restore tissue after damage. However, animals vary in their ability to regenerate tissue, and humans are limited in their abilities. Understanding how regeneration occurs in highly regenerative vertebrates, such as in Xenopus laevis frogs will lead to defining common regeneration mechanisms. In recent years, eye regeneration research in Xenopus laevis tadpoles provided new promising insight into the mechanisms necessary for repair of damaged eye tissue. Much progress has been made towards understanding the regenerative capability of the complex eye since Xenopus tadpoles can regenerate mature eye tissues, including: the optic nerve, retina, …

Predictor Of Hospital Closure In The United States, Haniyeh Shariatmadari

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Hospital closures have recently been more common and a crucial concern in the United States since they can influence many aspects of patients' health conditions. This situation has led many scholars to investigate the adverse effect of hospitals closure. Previous research has well documented the effects of a hospital closure. However, there is a lack of studies on the predictor of a hospital closure. To fill this gap, the objective of this longitudinal study is to explore organizational and market factors associated with hospital closure. We used Data from the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …

Scientific Collaboration And The Cold War: 1945-1970, Autumn Wyland

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This thesis is an examination of scientific collaboration between 1945 and 1970, covering the end of World War II and through the early stages of the Cold War. Prior to the Second World War, scientific collaboration was frequent and necessary to development and research. World War II created a new atmosphere of secrecy, preventing scientists from collaborating as they once had. This paper examines what that collaboration looked like, how it was derailed and why, how some scientists sought to return to collaboration, sometimes at personal expense, and finally what those effects looked like throughout the Nuclear Age and Space …

What You See You Perceive: Public Opinions Of Potential Negative Consequences And Support For Officer Body-Worn Cameras, Jordyn Marian Sanders

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Officer-body worn cameras (BWCs) are used in policing to provide visuals from the perspective of the officer during interactions with the community. BWCs are often promoted for the ability to improve the relationship between the community and police by providing accurate and transparent accounts of the interactions. Millions of dollars have been spent to distribute BWCs to police departments across the Unites States, with an estimated 80% of departments implementing the devices through various policies and procedures (White & Malm, 2020). Most studies on BWCs have provided empirical evidence showing the potential benefits of the devices in policing (Lum et …

Design And Fabrication Of An Apparatus For Tao High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy, Timothy Chung

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In this study, an apparatus for the high-resolution laser spectroscopy of molecules is designed and constructed. The apparatus is used to identify TaO transitions, but may be used for any other molecular species in the future. It will also later be used for experiments such as quantum logic spectroscopy, which are enabled by attachable chambers that can be supplied with molecules from the apparatus. Several considerations are made to improve the quality and longevity of the apparatus such as regulating the rovibrational states of the produced molecules, optimizing the linewidth of the ionization lasers, reducing noise from sources such as …

Bidirectional Testing For Repairable Systems Reliability: Power Asymmetries, Panel Of Control Charts, And Reliability Graphics, Sung Keun Koo

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

To a practitioner who chooses to be on the safe side, we offer an option between a cocktail of tests and a solo one-size-fits-all test as a needed antidote to power asymmetries. Two bidirectional tests are first established to empower a basic pair of tests as asymmetrical performances. Unsurprisingly, we’ve seen either bidirectional device championing in one alternative setting, but also being turned against the very setting altered with just one of the composed elements. Progressing by filtering out the bad and enhancing the good, we assemble a hybrid from the empowered pair to restore power symmetries that are thought …

Polar Alignment Of Massive Retrograde Circumbinary Discs, Charles Abod

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

To understand the observed circumbinary planetary systems, we must first explain the dynamics of the circumbinary discs in which they formed. Observations of circumbinary discs show that misalignments to the binary orbital plane may be common. Here we investigate these systems by exploring the orbital dynamics of three-body systems and circumbinary discs. A test particle orbit around an eccentric binary has two stationary states in which there is no nodal precession: coplanar and polar. Nodal precession of a misaligned test particle orbit centres on one of these stationary states. A low mass circumbinary disc undergoes the same precession and moves …

Combining Positive Behavioral Intervention And Supports With Cultural Responsiveness: A Framework To Reduce Teachers’ Cultural Bias And Decrease Discipline Disproportionality Among Black Elementary Males, Jaymes Aimetti

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Throughout the United States and the world, public schools are becoming more culturally diverse. Therefore, teachers and school administrators need to build the foundation to clearly understand students and their families. In this study, three questions will be explored (1) How does professional development in cultural responsiveness affect teachers’ viewpoints in how they work with their Black elementary male students based on the CISA survey? (2) How are the number of Black elementary male students’ discipline incidents from the beginning of a school year changed after teachers receive culturally responsive professional development? (3) What will the CISA survey reveal on …

The Effects Of Coaching Provided Via Video-Conferencing To Caregivers Of Children With Asd, Kendra L. Antill

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The ability to communicate effectively to others is a pivotal skill necessary to get one’s needs and wants met; however, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have significant delays in communication skills. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices provide an alternative means for children with complex communication needs to express their needs and wants. Communication interventions involving AAC have been largely conducted in school and clinical settings, despite young children spending a significant amount of their time at home and in the community. Family involvement plays a critical role in improved outcomes for young children with disabilities. Recent shifts …

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Thallium-Bromide Semiconductor Detector For Range Verification Of A Carbon Ion Radiotherapy Beam Through Prompt Gamma-Ray Detection, Peter Dimpfl

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Thallium-Bromide is a semiconductor material which is well suited for photon detection. Composed of high atomic number elements and a high mass density of 7.56 g/cm3, TlBr has superb photon stopping power. External beam radiation therapy is an ever-changing environment with technology rapidly improving. With proton therapy facilities becoming more widely available, and carbon ion facilities showcasing the benefits of carbon ion radiation therapy, there is an industry need toprovide accurate dosimetric treatment plans to verify patients are receiving proper care. Current clinical practices apply safety margins to clinical target volumes to safe treatment. Through research to improve detection techniques, …