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Postscript Re: Fr. Laurier Labreche, Hall & Monagle, Llc Jun 2016

Postscript Re: Fr. Laurier Labreche, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Records related to Fr. Laurier Labreche

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Argentina’S €˜Happiness Revolution’ Leads To Rising Poverty Numbers, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jun 2016

Argentina’S €˜Happiness Revolution’ Leads To Rising Poverty Numbers, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Nicaragua’S Daniel Ortega To Compete In His Seventh Straight Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jun 2016

Nicaragua’S Daniel Ortega To Compete In His Seventh Straight Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Uap 3600: Eligibility For Employee, Retiree, And Dependent Benefit Plans, University Of New Mexico Jun 2016

Uap 3600: Eligibility For Employee, Retiree, And Dependent Benefit Plans, University Of New Mexico

Section 3000: Personnel

Process Owner: Vice President of Human Resources


Uap 3700: Education Benefits, University Of New Mexico Jun 2016

Uap 3700: Education Benefits, University Of New Mexico

Section 3000: Personnel

Process Owner: Vice President of Human Resources


Using Collaborative Work Groups To Improve Teachers Use Of Ebps For Students With Disruptive Behavior, Deirdre Muldoon Jun 2016

Using Collaborative Work Groups To Improve Teachers Use Of Ebps For Students With Disruptive Behavior, Deirdre Muldoon

Special Education ETDs

Three teachers and one assistant principal were recruited from a middle school in a large metropolitan area of the southwestern United States to implement evidence-based practices (EBP). The teachers implemented EBPs in self-continued classrooms to ameliorate the disruptive behavior of three students. The recruited teachers and assistant principal participated in collaborative work groups biweekly for a total of 12 weeks. The teachers chose the EBPs that they were interested in implementing, and the collaborative work groups served as a forum for learning about the EBPs. Data sources included coding and thematic analysis of initial and final interviews, recording of the …


Exploratory Study Asks Adults With Add/Adhd To Consider And Share A Project & The Learning Processes That Led To Success, Robin L. Anderson Jun 2016

Exploratory Study Asks Adults With Add/Adhd To Consider And Share A Project & The Learning Processes That Led To Success, Robin L. Anderson

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

Purpose — This study explored the learning processes related to projects used by adults with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with the environmental factors that aided or detracted from learning. Design/methodology/approach — Using a modified appreciative inquiry type question approach, adults with ADD/ADHD were asked to participate in either an online questionnaire or a focus group conducted in late 2015. The population consisted of adults, age 18 or older, who could attest to having ADD/ADHD diagnosed in childhood or as an adult. The intent was to discover successful strategies employed by this population to …


Initiating Self-Management Of Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease Resulting From Unhealthy Weight: Identifying Thoughts And Actions Through Phenomenology, Celeste Lee Jun 2016

Initiating Self-Management Of Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease Resulting From Unhealthy Weight: Identifying Thoughts And Actions Through Phenomenology, Celeste Lee

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

A heuristic phenomenological approach drew out participants identified factors that initiated self-management of unhealthy weight-related chronic diseases; resulting in severity attenuation of current chronic disease(s) and lowered risk of comorbidity development. Prior to this study, there have been three omissions relating to older individuals who have unhealthy weight-related chronic diseases. First, direct first-person narratives of the process to self-management have not been reported. Second, the self-identification of the initiating factors leading to self-management has not been found in scholarly literature. Finally, cognitive reflection, an activity that results in paradigmatic shifts in adult behaviors has not been discussed from the first-person …


Adding Debriefing To Objective Structured Clinical Examinations To Enhance Disability Cultural Sensitivity In Pharmacy Students, Mark Smith Jun 2016

Adding Debriefing To Objective Structured Clinical Examinations To Enhance Disability Cultural Sensitivity In Pharmacy Students, Mark Smith

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

Debriefing was added to the design of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) after second-year pharmacy students performed poorly at considering patient disability in planning for patient care. This mixed-methods study examines secondary data to explore whether and how the addition of a debriefing to an OSCE impacted pharmacy students' cultural sensitivity (CS). CS scores that rate students' consideration of disability in written SOAP notes improved significantly with the addition of debriefing. Overall performance of assessing the case and planning for care did not change significantly. Debriefing transcripts were examined for supplemental instruction they afforded students about patient care and …


Transcendence And Transformation: Charles Taylor And The Promise Of Inclusive Humanism In A Secular Age., Phillip Williamson Schoenberg Jun 2016

Transcendence And Transformation: Charles Taylor And The Promise Of Inclusive Humanism In A Secular Age., Phillip Williamson Schoenberg

Philosophy ETDs

This is a study in the religious philosophy of the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor. I focus in particular on the role of transcendence in his later writing on religion and secularity with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of his overall vision of the way out of the malaise of modernity, namely, his adumbration of a pluralistic solution, which I call "inclusive humanism" in contrast to both a narrow religious humanism on the one hand, and a narrow "exclusive" secular humanism on the other. Transcendence as transformation is the centerpiece of Taylor's hope for the moral and spiritual …


The Impact Of A Theory-Based Web Intervention On The Intention To Use Prescription Drugs For Non-Medical Purposes Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Rasha Arabyat Jun 2016

The Impact Of A Theory-Based Web Intervention On The Intention To Use Prescription Drugs For Non-Medical Purposes Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Rasha Arabyat

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

The nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among college students is escalating at an alarming rate. A limited number of studies have utilized a theoretical framework to understand and change this behavior. The main objectives for this study were (1) to utilize the reasoned action approach (theoretical framework) to design and evaluate an intervention to change students intentions toward NMUPD, and (2) to test the predictive validity of the reasoned action approach in understanding NMUPD. Methods: The intervention was designed and tested during a pilot phase. Using a two-group post-test controlled trial, students were randomly assigned to either the intervention …


Expanding Your Cognitive Capacity: An Assessment Of The Neuroplastic Changes Associated With Mindfulness Training And Transcranial Stimulation, Michael Hunter Jun 2016

Expanding Your Cognitive Capacity: An Assessment Of The Neuroplastic Changes Associated With Mindfulness Training And Transcranial Stimulation, Michael Hunter

Psychology ETDs

Given that mindfulness-based training techniques (MBT) stimulates and pushes ones core cognitive control capacity limits, brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), can be used to facilitate the ongoing neural patterns of functional connectivity toward long-lasting neuroplastic change. The current study assessed the combined effects of MBT with right frontal tDCS on cognitive control abilities and their corresponding brain patterns of activation using electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This study found an enhancement in working memory and sustained attention performance along with changes in the attention-related P3 component and its theta and alpha oscillatory …


Dyslexia And Mindfulness: Can Mental Training Ameliorate The Symptoms Of Dyslexia?, Julia Keller Jun 2016

Dyslexia And Mindfulness: Can Mental Training Ameliorate The Symptoms Of Dyslexia?, Julia Keller

Psychology ETDs

Dyslexia (DYS) can be defined as a reading disorder that is not caused by sensory or cognitive deficits, or by a lack of motivation or adequate reading instruction. Remediation of a deficit in phonological processing has been the focus of most DYS interventions to date, but these studies have had despairingly little impact on generalized reading abilities. Reading Recovery and mindfulness (MF) training are two interventions that emphasize the development of metacognition. Reading Recovery teaches children how to use multiple metacognitive strategies (e.g., using context clues, making predictions) while in the process of decoding and comprehending text. MF, or mental …


Cultural Competency In The Dental Hygiene Curricula: A Survey, Christina Calleros Jun 2016

Cultural Competency In The Dental Hygiene Curricula: A Survey, Christina Calleros

Dental Hygiene ETDs

As the population of the nation becomes more diverse, dental hygiene programs must ensure graduates are receiving cultural competency training in entry-level educational programs. The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline for what topics of cultural competency training are or are not being incorporated into dental hygiene schools and to determine if differences exist between topics covered amongst the types of degree-granting institutions. Topics were investigated via survey instrument and data was collected from 76 U.S dental hygiene program directors. Results of this study emphasized the similarities between entry-level dental hygiene programs and illustrated a lack of …


Periodontal Disease And Rheumatoid Arthritis; A Pilot Study Using Self-Reported Questionnaire, Melissa Ann Barbara Jun 2016

Periodontal Disease And Rheumatoid Arthritis; A Pilot Study Using Self-Reported Questionnaire, Melissa Ann Barbara

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Study Design: Retrospective cohort pilot-study of periodontal disease (PD) prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Objective: Evaluate prevalence of PD in cohort of RA subjects for DAS28 score, rheumatoid factor (RF), erythrocyte-sedimentation rate (ESR), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and anti-cyclic-citrullinated-peptide antibody (CCP) Methods: UNMH rheumatoid arthritis patients completing a 12-question survey with validated questions for PD. Results: PD was present in 16/42 (RR=38%, CI95% (24, 54) compared to New Mexico NHANES data (53.7%, CI95, 52.3, 52.60). Other variables RF, CCP, ESR, CRP and the medications methotrexate and prednisone showed no statistical association with PD. (RF p=.24, CCP p=.24, ESR p=.74, CRP p=.28, …


Differential Interactions Of Lipopolysaccharides With Lipid Bilayers: Applications For Pathogen Detection, Loreen R. Stromberg Jun 2016

Differential Interactions Of Lipopolysaccharides With Lipid Bilayers: Applications For Pathogen Detection, Loreen R. Stromberg

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

This dissertation describes the development of new tailored methods for the discriminative detection of amphiphilic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens, so as to improve screening methodologies for food-safety applications, and detection of amphiphiles in general. LPS is associated with the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, and is a primary virulence biomarker of several pathogens. Direct detection of amphiphilic LPS in the aqueous matrices of the host/sample requires an appreciation of the complex biochemistry of the molecule, and forms the basis for this research. The unique structure of this molecule can be used for identification of both the serogroup and strain of pathogen. …


Frontal Parietal Network Function During A Visuomotor Task In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Magnetoencephalography Study, Christopher M. Garcia Jun 2016

Frontal Parietal Network Function During A Visuomotor Task In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Magnetoencephalography Study, Christopher M. Garcia

Psychology ETDs

Exposure to alcohol in utero produces a range of morphological and functional outcomes called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Children with FASD exhibit a broad range of cognitive disabilities. We utilized an isochronous, visuomotor, finger tapping task to probe differences in brain dynamics in adolescents, 23 diagnosed with FASD and 25 control (12-19 years of age). Data were recorded with a 306-channel magnetoencephalographic (MEG) array. A finger tapping task of 100 trains of 6 — 8 visually presented cues were presented for 350 milliseconds with interstimulus intervals of 750 milliseconds. The FASD group showed greater reaction times and reaction time …


Remote Hospitals And Hospital Value Based Purchasing, Nicole Adams Jun 2016

Remote Hospitals And Hospital Value Based Purchasing, Nicole Adams

Nursing ETDs

The purpose of this study is to identify remote hospitals and then assess their performance in the first three years of the Hospital Value Based Purchasing program. A definition for remote hospital was created using clinical outcome literature and travel time. The hospitals were then identified as those hospitals more than 60 minutes driving time from the next nearest hospital by using geographic information systems software (n = 127). The remote hospitals payment adjustments and raw quality scores were be compared with non-remote hospitals. Remote hospitals have done well in the first three years improving their payments over time. However, …


"It Was A Whole New Environment": Transformative Organizational Culture And The Development Of Science Identity For Underrepresented Students In Science, Technology, Engineering And Math (Stem), Rebecca Ann Beals Jun 2016

"It Was A Whole New Environment": Transformative Organizational Culture And The Development Of Science Identity For Underrepresented Students In Science, Technology, Engineering And Math (Stem), Rebecca Ann Beals

Sociology ETDs

Traditional models of student success in higher education focus on access and retention of students, and fall short in their ability to explain the nuanced dynamics of identity formation that occurs for underrepresented STEM students. Drawing on Multicontextual Theory, I examine how academic environments offer non-traditional ways of developing an integrated science identity' in underrepresented STEM students and offer benefits to these students in terms of attraction to STEM, socialization and persistence. The intersectional, mixed-method data for this dissertation include in-depth interviews, focus groups, and student survey responses from various STEM contexts across multiple institutions in the Southwest. I discuss …


A Meta-Analysis Of The Effect Of The Physical Education Learning Environment On Student Outcomes, Stephanie Armstrong Jun 2016

A Meta-Analysis Of The Effect Of The Physical Education Learning Environment On Student Outcomes, Stephanie Armstrong

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Understanding the qualities of effective teachers and finding accurate measures of student outcomes becomes paramount to knowing how to replicate student success from year to year. In 1992, The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (now SHAPE America), published the Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Children document in an effort to help practitioners better understand qualities of an effective physical education program. However, little is known about the effect that the appropriate practices in the document have on student outcomes. The best way to understand whether or not NASPEs appropriate practices have an impact on student outcomes is to investigate …


The Importance Of Leadership: An Investigation Of Effects Of Transformational Leadership On Middle School Students Intrinsic Motivation And Expectancy-Value In Physical Education, Minhyun Kim Jun 2016

The Importance Of Leadership: An Investigation Of Effects Of Transformational Leadership On Middle School Students Intrinsic Motivation And Expectancy-Value In Physical Education, Minhyun Kim

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The leadership practices exhibited by physical education teachers have been found to have a significant impact on promoting students learning. The main purpose of this study was to explore: (a) differences on middle school students' perception regarding expectancy-value and intrinsic motivation according to their grade, gender, and ethnicity, (b) the relationship between physical education teachers' transformational leadership and middle school students' expectancy-value and intrinsic motivation. To conduct this study, three questionnaires were employed: transformational teaching questionnaire (Beauchamp et al., 2010), expectancy-value questionnaire (Duncan & Tammen, 1989), and intrinsic motivation index (Eccles & Wigfield, 1995). A total of 295 middle school …


Grit And Student-Athlete Performance: A Case Study., Troy Morgan Jun 2016

Grit And Student-Athlete Performance: A Case Study., Troy Morgan

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between grit and student-athlete academic and sport performance. An exploratory study was conducted using a case study methodology, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research. The Grit Short Scale (Duckworth, 2007) was employed on student-athletes at an NCAA Division II university in the American Southwest Rocky Mountain Region. Results included a positive correlation between student-athlete grit level and informant grit report, indicating that student-athlete consistently rated their grit higher than their coach rated their grit. Also, in this case study, grit does not account for more predictive value of college academic …


A Grounded Theory Pilot Study Exploring The Female Process Of Becoming A Survivor After Experiencing Sexual Assault, Angela Catena Jun 2016

A Grounded Theory Pilot Study Exploring The Female Process Of Becoming A Survivor After Experiencing Sexual Assault, Angela Catena

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This pilot study utilized constructivist grounded theory to explore the process of identifying as a survivor among women who have been sexually assaulted. An overwhelming majority of research available on survivors of traumatic events, such as sexual assault, focus primarily on the psychological, and sometimes physical, reactions. The literature fails to investigate personal influences, experiences, and processes on a more individual level; rather it discusses symptomology and treatment modalities used to alleviate symptoms related to various clinical diagnoses. Seven women were interviewed twice exploring their specific journey and processes to identifying as a survivor after victimization. Six theoretical phases emerged …


Bilingual Education At Two Urban High Schools: A Cross Case Analysis, Gabriel Gonzales Jun 2016

Bilingual Education At Two Urban High Schools: A Cross Case Analysis, Gabriel Gonzales

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

By 2042, racial minority groups will comprise the majority of the population in the United States. This reality will bring with it a diversity of cultural, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds as represented by the students in Americas schools. How public schools respond to this changing demographic will define the future of our country. This study answers three research questions: What impact did the implementation of a comprehensive bilingual program at Altura High School and Parkland High School have on school culture and teachers' perceptions and practices? What impact does a comprehensive bilingual program have on the academic outcomes of students? …


Hombres Normativos: The Creation And Inculcation Of Martial Masculinity During The Franco Regime In Spain (1939—1975), Ian Kent Winchester Jun 2016

Hombres Normativos: The Creation And Inculcation Of Martial Masculinity During The Franco Regime In Spain (1939—1975), Ian Kent Winchester

History ETDs

This dissertation investigates the Franco dictatorships construction of normative masculinity through mandatory military service in Spain from 1939—1975. As part of the regime's efforts to normalize its version of Spanish nationalism, it institutionalized a militarized masculinity in the armed forces. For its sources, the project employs military publications such as autobiographies, journals, training manuals, and magazines as well as courts-martial, service records, and military statistics. Using this rich variety of evidence, the study demonstrates that a gendered conception of the soldier occupied a privileged position in the solidification of the Franco regime's power, the intended moral regeneration of Spanish society, …


2015 Annual Report, Joseph A. Cook Jun 2016

2015 Annual Report, Joseph A. Cook

Annual Reports

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Optimizing Powder Metallurgy Methods: Carbon Nanotube Metal Composites, Ben Rael Jun 2016

Optimizing Powder Metallurgy Methods: Carbon Nanotube Metal Composites, Ben Rael

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

Since their discovery in 1991, CNTs have revolutionized the composites industries and continue to show great promise as exotic reinforcers in a variety of materials. Extensive studies have been carried out by researchers to impart the unique physical properties of CNTs in metal systems and understand their interfacial interactions. However, the thermal, electrical and mechanical advantages of CNTs in metal systems are limited because of their tendency to aggregate together in rope-like bundles. The objective of this research is two-fold: 1) optimize carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersal mechanisms in the fabrication of aluminum carbon nanotube metal-matrix composites (Al-CNT/MMCs) via the powder …


Togethering And Positioning: The Experience Of Registered Nurses Of Clinically Inflicted Pain, Hannelore Gertrud Krieger Jun 2016

Togethering And Positioning: The Experience Of Registered Nurses Of Clinically Inflicted Pain, Hannelore Gertrud Krieger

Nursing ETDs

This study explored the experience of registered nurses of clinically inflicted pain (CIP). This study showed that the experience of nurses is distinctly different from the experience of patients. This study revealed the constructed nature of CIP and nurses estimation of CIPs painfulness. Nurses utilized a number of processes to alleviate their discomfort associated with having to inflict pain. Nurses also utilized processes that effectively changed CIP to mean something other than pain, specifically the processes of unmaking the patient experience and remaking of CIP. Some nurses were conflicted at least some of the time about CIP. This created a …


Polarization Characterization Of Nonlinear Laser Propagation, Shermineh Rostami Jun 2016

Polarization Characterization Of Nonlinear Laser Propagation, Shermineh Rostami

Optical Science and Engineering ETDs

High power laser pulses propagate nonlinearly in media transparent to their wavelength. Self-induced nonlinearities lead to strong modifications of the spatial, spectral as well as temporal characteristics of the pulse. The interaction of the high power laser pulses with the propagation medium leads to partial ionization of the latter. This highly complex and dynamic nonlinear process, induced by the high power laser pulses, with a narrow high intensity core that is maintained over long distances is known as "filamentation". Filaments created from a linearly polarized electric field have been studied by different research groups. However, it is interesting to know …


Becoming Gay: The Formation And Meaning Of Lgbt Political Identity, Kimberly Proctor Jun 2016

Becoming Gay: The Formation And Meaning Of Lgbt Political Identity, Kimberly Proctor

Political Science ETDs

Data suggest that there are at least 11 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States. Further, evidence demonstrates that there is a sexuality gap' (Hertzog 1996) in American politics with LGBTs out-participating their heterosexual peers and gay politics dominating political media. However, scholars remain unable to explain why LGBT political identity forms or how this identity matters for political behavior. This dissertation examines the political foundations of LGBT identity and argues that discrimination, engagement in group-specific public spaces, and the influence of the Religious Right have fostered the development of group consciousness in gay Americans. …