North River Lake 2021 Water Quality Highlight Report, Amanda Mcquaid, Robert Craycraft

UNH Cooperative Extension

A Water Quality Highlight Report by UNH CE Lakes Lay Monitoring Program for North River Lake in Barrington, NH in 2021.

Naticook Lake 2021 Water Quality Highlight Report, Amanda Mcquaid, Robert Craycraft

UNH Cooperative Extension

A Water Quality Highlight Report by UNH CE Lakes Lay Monitoring Program for Naticook Lake in Merrimack, NH in 2021.

Swains Lake (Site A) 2021 Water Quality Highlight Report, Amanda Mcquaid, Robert Craycraft

UNH Cooperative Extension

A Water Quality Highlight Report by UNH CE Lakes Lay Monitoring Program for Swains Lake (Station A) in Barrington, NH in 2021.

Well Connected Communities 2021 Social Network Analysis, Julien Kouamé

UNH Cooperative Extension

This study aims to enhance our understanding of the impact of UNHCE support through the Well Connected Communities (WCC) grant initiative. “Well Connected Communities (WCC) is a national well-being initiative of America’s Cooperative Extension System in partnership with National 4-H Council. WCC was launched in 2018 and is using the power of combined youth-adult voice and action to recognize and address systemic health inequities. It is scaling successful innovations from this work across the Extension network in order to catalyze ambitious changes at the local, state, and national levels, so that everyone has an equal opportunity to live a better, …

New Hampshire Center For Freshwater Biology And Lakes Lay Monitoring Program Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Appendices, Robert Craycraft, Jeffrey A. Schloss

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Post-Liquefaction Residual Strength Of Saturated And Partially Saturated Soils, Ian Douglas Gates

Master's Theses and Capstones

Post-liquefaction response and residual strength play important roles in stability assessment of liquefied ground. Considering the recent advancements in application of induced partial saturation for liquefaction mitigation, the state of knowledge in estimating the residual strength should be extended for liquefied desaturated soils. In this thesis, the residual strength response of a clean sand at different saturation levels was investigated using a Ring Shear Device (RSD). Direct air injection was used to desaturate the soil, which helped mitigating the liquefaction under cyclic loading. However, by raising the shear strain level, both saturated and partially saturated soils were liquefied followed by …

Analyzing Compton Telescope (Comptel) Measurements Of The Atmospheric Albedo Neutron Flux Using Neutron Capture, Zain Abbas

Master's Theses and Capstones

All orbiting spacecraft are susceptible to space radiation that can cause permanent damage to spacecraft electronics. The atmospheric neutron flux is one of the potential candidates that give rise to space radiation. To extend the atmospheric neutron study as a function of various geophysical and observational parameters (like magnetic rigidity, altitude, and phase of the solar cycle), the NASA COMPTEL (Compton Telescope) instrument on-board the CGRO (Compton Gamma Ray Observatory) spacecraft had been used to measure the spatial and temporal variation of neutrons. We used gamma-ray telescopic mode to measure the instrumental 2.2 MeV line that arose from the thermal …

Play-Based Learning Resources For Caregivers, Unh Early Childhood Education Coaching Initiative, Jennifer Berube, Sarah Bond, Karen Dubois-Garofalo

Play-Based Learning Coaching and Teaching

No abstract provided.

Photoreceptor Phosphodiesterase (Pde6): Structure, Regulatory Mechanisms, And Implications For Treatment Of Retinal Diseases, Rick H. Cote, Richa Gupta, Michael J. Irwin, Xin Wang

Faculty Publications

The photoreceptor phosphodiesterase (PDE6) is a member of large family of Class I phosphodiesterases responsible for hydrolyzing the second messengers cAMP and cGMP. PDE6 consists of two catalytic subunits and two inhibitory subunits that form a tetrameric protein. PDE6 is a peripheral membrane protein that is localized to the signaling-transducing compartment of rod and cone photoreceptors. As the central effector enzyme of the G-protein coupled visual transduction pathway, activation of PDE6 catalysis causes in a rapid decrease in cGMP levels that results in closure of cGMP-gated ion channels in the photoreceptor plasma membrane. Because of its importance in the phototransduction …

Performing As A Leader: How Performing Arts Participation Prepares Future Leaders For The 21st Century Business Culture, Jared Griffin

M.S. in Leadership

Key leadership competencies in young adults between the ages of 14-22 are examined as they participate in performing arts education and programs. It also examines prominent leadership competencies necessary in today’s business culture. With these two areas of focus, the key leadership competencies analyzed are collaboration, communication, problem solving, innovation, resiliency, and emotional intelligence. The project cross examines each competency between the two groups to answer the research question if participation in the performing arts as a young adult fosters key leadership skills necessary in today’s business culture. Use of scholarly articles, peer reviewed journals, educational curriculum guides, quantitative analysis, …

2020 Annual Town Report Lempster, New Hampshire., Lempster Town Representatives

Lempster, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Waterville Estates Village District 2020 Annual Report, Waterville Estates Village District Representatives

Waterville Estates Village District of Campton & Thornton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a Village District in the state of New Hampshire.

Implementation Of An Individualized Onboarding And Training For Nurse Managers, Marcelo Castro

DNP Scholarly Projects

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The onboarding and training of nurse managers varies drastically in healthcare institutions across the US, even within the same organization. Though evidence-based studies have demonstrated that the onboarding and training process are related to employee engagement, retention, and to the achievement of positive departmental and institutional goals and outcomes, most healthcare organizations do not invest in providing an effective onboarding and training based on evidence models and frameworks. This project was conducted at a 345-bed tertiary teaching medical center in the Boston area to determine the need for instituting an effective evidence-based onboarding and training process for nurse …

Reducing Turnaround Time From Pathology Collection To Patient Awareness In Gastroenterology Practice, Adrianna Hyams

DNP Scholarly Projects

Background: Means of improving the turnaround time from specimen completion to the patient being notified of results are not well known or researched. The aim of this study is to decrease the turnaround time (TAT) from when the specimen is collected to the time the patient is notified from 4 weeks to 2 weeks. This quality improvement project took place in a privately owned gastroenterology office in southern Indiana.

Methods: An exhaustive literature review was completed to determine the best means of improving pathology TAT. The Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) method of quality improvement was used for this project. …

Improving Emr Usability And Clinical Efficiency Using An Immunization Tool For School Nurses In A Primary School Setting, Cathy Loiselle

DNP Scholarly Projects

BACKGROUND: School nursing has a foundation in population health and an essential role within the community, which needs to be structured by the developing field of health informatics in order to compete and communicate with all stakeholders. This quality improvement project specific aim was to improve the electronic medical record (EMR) usability and clinical efficiency.

METHODS: A school district with three elementary, one high and one middle school was chosen, using the school information system (SIS)/EMR currently in place at each school health office. The school health staff participating in this project included 5 registered nurses and 5 clinic assistants. …

Large Scale Organizational Intervention To Improve Emergency Department Throughput In A Community Hospital, Karen Elliott

DNP Scholarly Projects

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Emergency Department boarding is a well-documented systemic problem across the country. ED-2b, the time from decision to admit a patient to Emergency Department departure, is specified by the Joint Commission as a quality measure for Emergency Department boarding. ED-2b metrics have been a longstanding challenge at this community hospital outside the nation’s capital. The aim of this study was to reduce median ED-2b times by 10% compared to fiscal year 2020 (FY20). To accomplish the reduction in time, a multidisciplinary throughput committee was developed with subsequent action plans designed to improve Emergency Department throughput.

METHODS: The Plan Do …

Impact Of A Comprehensive Clinician Educational Program On Health Literacy And Patient Satisfaction, Jennifer Yokopenic

DNP Scholarly Projects

BACKGROUND: The Institute of Medicine has defined health literacy as “the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions”. Health literacy is a significant social determinant of overall health and can be particularly challenging in the critical care environment. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy, 53% have intermediate health literacy, 21% have basic health literacy ability, and 14% have below basic health literacy (AHQR.gov, 2008).

METHODS: A pre- and post-intervention survey of satisfaction with clinician communication and assessment of …

Implementation Of Community Health Worker Education Toolkit To Promote Compliance In Managed Care Organization, Lamonica Johnson

DNP Scholarly Projects

Community health workers provide case management and care coordination services to high-risk members enrolled in Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require states entering contracts with managed care organizations to conduct external quality reviews by an independent External Quality Review Organization. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set are quality metrics managed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. These metrics are reported annually and required by Louisiana Department of Health. Community health workers are required to demonstrate quality accreditation and meet state specific requirement compliance through documentation. The aim of this project was to …

Impact Of Audit And Feedback On Timing Variation In The Point Of Care Glucose Collection-Insulin Administration Workflow: A Quality Improvement Study, Paula S. Hudon

DNP Scholarly Projects

BACKGROUND: Multiple roles contribute to the point of care glucose collection and insulin administration workflow. Diabetes care associations and safety advocates provide recommendations since the time-action profile of prandial insulin requires knowledge and performance to deliver insulin safely.

PROBLEM: Variation of practice in relation to the time that point of care glucose was collected and meal and insulin administration assessments were completed failed to meet parameters.

PURPOSE: A quality improvement project aimed to test the effect audit and feedback has on rapid acting insulin administration and point of care glucose collection practice at meals.

METHOD: Audit and feedback, a knowledge …

A Patient-Facing Dashboard To Promote Shingrix™ Vaccination In A Continuing Care Retirement Community: A Quality Improvement Project, Emily S. Stewart

DNP Scholarly Projects

BACKGROUND: Shingles is considered one of the most significant vaccine-preventable diseases of older adults based on its morbidity and public health burden, which increase drastically with age. Adult vaccine awareness and promotion programs are undervalued in the U.S.; in particular, educational programs targeting older adults are needed. Older adults have increasing rates of adoption of health information technology (HIT) to seek guidance and support for their medical needs. Leveraging HIT in the form of clinical dashboards is an option for providing reliable, safe and cost-effective vaccine education to older adults at high risk of vaccine-preventable disease.

METHODS: The specific aims …

Implementing A Transitional Care Protocol To Reduce Psychiatric Rehospitalizations, Charles Wangui

DNP Scholarly Projects

Readmission rates in hospitals across the country are at an all-time high. Patients being
discharged from the hospital may feel fearful, especially if they are experiencing a new onset of
illness. Many patients wonder how they will deal with or manage their illness once they return
home. The goal for hospitals should be to reduce readmissions by addressing the factors that
impact readmission. Improved care coordination is one of the goals of transitional care. Patients'
functioning and quality of life increase when hospital readmissions are reduced. Readmissions
can be reduced by addressing care management before and after discharge in all …

Improving Employee Mental Health: Addressing Depression At The Workplace, Gerald G. Chia Dr.

DNP Scholarly Projects

Abstract Background: Depression is a serious mental health challenge in the US. As frontline workers who are responsible for taking care of a myriad of patients daily, health workers are usually exposed to depressive situations which eventually results in them developing the mental health condition. The purpose of the current project was, therefore, to develop an intervention which helps to improve employee mental health in healthcare settings with focus on depression and examine workplace factors which influence depression among employees of the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic in Washington District of Columbia. Methods: A pre-intervention survey was conducted among 43 employees. …

Addressing Medical Mistrust In In-Patient Psychiatric African American (Aa) Patients, Eselle Molua

DNP Scholarly Projects

Abstract

Background: Medical Mistrust (MM) is associated with patient dissatisfaction, treatment nonadherence, and poor health outcomes. In the United States, MM is prevalent in African American patients in In-Patient Psychiatric settings. Caregiver training and education on MM and cultural sensitivity can help identify mistrust and provide strategies to increase trust and reduce mistrust.

Purpose: The aim of this project was to implement an educational tool to improve caregiver awareness about knowledge of MM. By doing so, it was the goal to enhance cultural sensitivity skills and patient-centeredness in the African American population at the adult psychiatric unit in Northwest …

Three Essays In Applied Microeconomics: Spillover Effects Of Anti Discrimination And Anti Violence Policies, Gokhan Kumpas

Doctoral Dissertations

In this research, I examine the intended and unintended consequences of three highly debated policies at the state and federal level: enactment of Title IX, state anti-bullying laws, and warrantless arrest laws aimed at curbing domestic violence. My first essay examines the causal relationship between athletic participation and means-tested program participation. I use the variation in the implementation of Title IX and find that a 30 percentage-point increase in female athletic participation induced by Title IX increased program participation among 25 to 40-year-old females by 2.8 percentage-points. This effect persists across SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid recipiency. Event study analysis and …

The Effect Of Deep-Water Multibeam Mapping Activity On The Foraging Behavior Of Cuvier’S Beaked Whales And The Marine Acoustic Environment, Hilary Suzanne Curran Kates Varghese

Doctoral Dissertations

Sound can propagate great distances underwater and is an important mode for marine life to obtain information. Human activities in the ocean such as global shipping, coastal construction, gas and oil exploration, and mapping navigation routes intentionally and unintentionally emit sound into the ocean, potentially interacting with marine life. Therefore, it is essential that the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine life and the ambient marine acoustic environment be understood. Most of the work, to date, has focused on the impact of low-frequency (<1 kHz) sources such as shipping noise, which is ubiquitous in the ocean, and mid-frequency (1-10 kHz) sources such as naval sonar, to which many marine mammals have shown to be sensitive. The effect of these sources can be as salient as a mass stranding event or as benign as an animal swimming away from a source of noise with no other effect. Less work has focused on higher frequency sources (>10 kHz), including ocean-mapping sonar systems. However, most marine mammals, namely toothed whales (odontocetes), are capable …

Blue Carbon Characteristics In Stormwater Bioretention Systems, Benjamin Sawosik

Master's Theses and Capstones

Recent studies have found that wetland ecosystems such as mangrove forests, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass beds serve as substantial carbon sinks. Carbon stored in the terrestrial environment rather than in the atmosphere has significant climate implications. Stormwater bioretention systems are intended to hydrologically manage urban runoff as well as reduce pollutant loading to receiving waters. In addition, bioretention systems may represent a significant sink of carbon. This secondary ecosystem service could be used as carbon credits to offset the global increase in carbon emissions. Soil samples were taken at varying depths and locations at 8 salt marsh and 21 …

New Hampshire Continental Shelf Geophysical Database: 2012-2013 Newbex Field Campaign – Seafloor Photographs And Sediment Data, Larry G. Ward, Zachary S. Mcavoy, Rachel C. Morrison

Data Catalog

An approximately 4.5 km transect running from lower Portsmouth Harbor seaward onto the inner continental shelf was established to serve as the field site for the Newcastle Backscatter Experiment (NEWBEX). Acoustic backscatter measurements were made along the transect to examine relationships between backscatter and seafloor properties. This transect takes advantage of the diversity and heterogeneity of bottom types in lower Portsmouth Harbor and approach. In support of NEWBEX, a field campaign was undertaken to describe the sedimentologic characteristics of the seafloor along the transect. A total of five cruises were carried out approximately seasonally on November 26, 2012 and June …

New Hampshire Continental Shelf Geophysical Database: 2016-2017 Field Campaign - Stations And Sediment Data, Larry G. Ward, Rachel C. Morrison, Zachary S. Mcavoy

Data Catalog

The "New Hampshire Continental Shelf Geophysical Database: 2016-2017 Field Campaign - Stations and Sediment Data" contains sediment grain size data from a major field campaign conducted in 2016-2017 and from the UNH Ocean Engineering 972 Hydrographic Field Course classes in 2012, 2014, and 2018. In total, sixteen one-day cruises provided 150 samples for grain size analysis. The database provides complete descriptions for each sample including identification, station and sample characteristics, sediment classifications, grain size statistics, and grain size distribution. Samples were analyzed with standard sieve and pipette analyses after Folk (1980). The sediment grain size classifications include: CMECS (Coastal and …

New Hampshire Continental Shelf Geophysical Database: 2016-2017 Field Campaign – Seafloor And Sample Photographs And Sediment Data, Larry G. Ward, Rachel C. Morrison, Zachary S. Mcavoy

Data Catalog

The "New Hampshire Continental Shelf Geophysical Database: 2016-2017 Field Campaign - Seafloor and Sample Photographs and Sediment Data " contains photographs of the seafloor from sampling locations, photographs of the sediment samples, and grain size data from a major field campaign conducted in 2016- 2017 and from the UNH Ocean Engineering 972 Hydrographic Field Course classes in 2012, 2014, and 2018. In total, sixteen one-day cruises provided 150 samples for grain size analysis. The database provides complete descriptions for each sample including identification, station and sample characteristics, sediment classifications, grain size statistics, and grain size distribution. Presented here are tables …

Whiteness, Discipline, And Educational Disadvantage: A Case For California Schools, Dow Drukker

Master's Theses and Capstones

Over the last thirty years, the student population of schools in the United States have become increasingly more racially diverse, while teachers have remained predominantly white. During this same period, school disciplinary policies and practices have become increasingly punitive. Literature has shown that this shift disproportionately targets students of color. Behavior such as defiance and disruption are now offenses that warrant the suspension or expulsion of a student. These behaviors are subjective in nature. In using their discretion to identify defiance and disruption, teachers may administer discipline in a racially unequal manner. While prior research has documented the emergence of …