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October 4, 2019, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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October 3, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 3, 2019, meeting of the University Senate. 3 pages

Adam Smith On Education: Socialization And Acculturation, Jack Russell Weinstein

Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications

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Volume 57, Number 8: October 02, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Peer Victimization, Internalizing Problems, And Substance Use In Urban African American Adolescents In Chicago: The Relevance Of The Self-Medication Hypothesis, Jun Sung Hong, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Kelly Lynn Clary, Rose Theda, Ryan Russ, Dexter R. Voisin

Social Work Faculty Publications

The aim of the study was to explore the link between peer victimization and substance use and tested the mediating role of internalizing problems in urban African American adolescents in Chicago. Six hundred and thirty-eight adolescents in Chicago's Southside participated in the study. Results from the hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that youth who reported peer victimization were at risk of internalizing problems. Those who were bullied by their peers were more likely to display internalizing problems, which was also significantly associated with substance use. Consistent with the self-medication hypothesis, findings from the study suggest that bullied youth are likely …

Und Today: October 2019, University Of North Dakota

UND Today Archive

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October 3, 2019: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the October 3, 2019, meeting of the University Senate. 35 pages

Fact Or Fake? Helping Students Get The Facts, Holly Gabriel, Susanne Caro

Librarian Posters and Presentations

Do your students have the skills needed to track down sources? If presented with a statement, can they drill down past the fluff to the source? Learn about reliable resources, how to go from a news article or a Facebook post to get to the truth. This presentation is geared for those working with high school and college students.

Development Of A Peer Research Consultant (Prc) Program, Kristen Borysewicz, Karlene T. Clark, Holly Gabriel

Librarian Posters and Presentations

The reference desk at UND’s main library has seen a steady decline in the number of reference questions. Starting in Fall 2019, we will use peer research consultants (PRCs) to staff the reference desk and go out to campus to promote their service. Reference librarians will be able to do more library instruction and outreach for their departments, and undergraduate students will see their peer as a helpful resource for academic success. The PRCs will also assist with instruction sessions.

Discrepant Responding Across Measures Of College Students’ Sexual Victimization Experiences: Conceptual Replication And Extension, Raeann E. Anderson, Douglas D. Delahanty

Psychology Faculty Publications

Sexual violence victimization affects approximately 1 in 5 college women and 1 in 6 college men; however, rates of sexual victimization vary widely, in part due to measurement issues. The present study is the first to compare the Sexual Experience Survey-Short Form Victimization to a measure of sexual victimization designed to capture gender differences, the Post-Refusal Sexual Persistence Scale-Victimization (PRSPS-V). Prior research has compared the perpetration versions of these questionnaires and found large discrepancies. College students (N = 673: 367 women, 298 men, 8 gender minority) were surveyed. The SES-SFV identified 260 cases of sexual victimization whereas the PRSPS-V identified …

Volume 57, Number 7: September 25, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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September 24, 2019, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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Volume 57, Number 6: September 18, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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September 17, 2019, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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Volume 57, Number 5: September 11, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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A Test-Bed For Measuring Uas Servo Reliability, Abdelrahman Elsaid, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum, John Nordlie, Fatima El Jamiy

Aviation Faculty Publications

Extant literature suggests minimal research on the reliability of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components used in fabricating non-military Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Stochastic failures of components during operational cycles over time poses a safety hazard to flight operations. The purpose of the study was to critically assess the operational performance standards (reliability) of a laboratory designed UAS component test-bed operated using real-world data collected from a Boeing Scan Eagle^® UAS aileron servo unit via a flight data recorder. The study hypothesized that the test-bed’s reliability, in terms of a measured encoder output of commanded servo positions, will not be significantly …

Und Today: September 2019, University Of North Dakota

UND Today Archive

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General Brochure, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Information about the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). Includes information on the EERC’s expertise, research priorities, facilities, and employment statistics. [This item is an outdated or superseded version and retained for historical purposes only. It may no longer reflect current information, policies, or practices.]

September 5, 2019: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the September 5, 2019, meeting of the University Senate. 55 pages

Synthesis And Use Of Bio-Based Dielectric Substrate For Implanted Radio Frequency Antennas, Austin Tesser, Ala Alemaryeen, Jeremy Lewis, Ali Alshami, Meysam Haghshenas, Sima Noghanian

Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

Equipped with precision sensors/antenna modules combined with integrated processing and telemetry circuitry, wireless implants that are both biocompatible and biodegradable are important devices for monitoring patient's conditions and patient's safety. In this article we report on the development, design, and testing of a bio-based monopole radio frequency (RF) sensor/antenna module for potential use in human health applications. The module is built on a dielectric substrate biocomposite made of 0.5:1.0 ratio of polylactic acid (PLA) to sunflower carbon substrate (SCS) produced via pyrolysis of seeds shells. Findings for the SCS include optimized reactor yields around 7.9 wt.% at 500°C, a 0.27:1.0 …

Volume 57, Number 2: August 21, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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High-Throughput Screen Reveals Srnas Regulating Crrna Biogenesis By Targeting Crispr Leader To Repress Rho Termination, Ping Lin, Qinqin Wu, Qun Wu, Chuanmin Zhou, Biao Wang, Jacob Schettler, Zhihan Wang, Shugang Qin, Pan Gao, Rongpeng Li, Guoping Li, Zhenyu Cheng, Lefu Lan, Jianxin Jiang, Min Wu

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems is one of paramount importance in the field of microbiology. Currently, how CRISPR-Cas systems are finely regulated remains to be defined. Here we use small regulatory RNA (sRNA) library to screen sRNAs targeting type I-F CRISPR-Cas system through proximity ligation by T4 RNA ligase and find 34 sRNAs linking to CRISPR loci. Among 34 sRNAs for potential regulators of CRISPR, sRNA pant463 and PhrS enhance CRISPR loci transcription, while pant391 represses their transcription. We identify PhrS as a regulator of CRISPR-Cas by binding CRISPR leaders to suppress Rho-dependent transcription termination. PhrS-mediated anti-termination facilitates CRISPR locus transcription …

Psychosocial Determinants Of Insomnia In Adolescents: Roles Of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, And Social Environment, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Wei-Hsin Lu, Cheng-Fang Yen

Social Work Faculty Publications

The theoretical explanation of human problems is derived from the complex interplay of psychological, social, economic, political, and physical factors.

Aims: This study examined the roles of behavioral health (i.e., alcohol abuse and suicidality) and social environment (i.e., family support, school connectedness, and favorable neighborhood) and mental health [i.e., depression, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] in predicting insomnia in adolescents in an ecological perspective.

Methods: Approximately 6445 high school students in Taiwan were administered an anonymous self-report survey. Hierarchical multiple regression was performed to examine how multidimensional social environment, behavioral health, and mental health factors were associated with …

Summer Commencement: August 2, 2019, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 2, 2019.

Und Today: August 2019, University Of North Dakota

UND Today Archive

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Improving Student Attitudes Toward Discussion Boards Using A Brief Motivational Intervention, Virginia Clinton, Alison E. Kelly

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Discussion boards are tools to afford student interaction and engagement in online courses, but students often have negative attitudes toward discussion boards. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an intervention informing students of the usefulness of online discussion boards affected their attitudes toward discussion boards. The instructor randomly assigned students (N = 65) to view a video and answer an essay question on either the benefits of discussion boards (treatment) or how discussion boards were graded (control). Students in the treatment condition indicated discussion boards as being more useful than did students in the control condition, p …

Audience-Specific Online Gatekeeper Training For Nursing Faculty: A Response To Increased Student Suicide Risk, Kristiana Holmes

Nursing Capstones

This DNP project was an effort to address the rising trend of suicide on college campuses. The aim of the project was to increase the number of faculty gatekeepers through implementation of an online audience-specific gatekeeper training program. Participants included 24 graduate and undergraduate nursing faculty at two private liberal arts colleges. An online audience-specific training program was implemented to improve faculty preparedness, likelihood of engagement, and self-efficacy in order to assist students in distress. The program trained participants as gatekeepers utilizing Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) strategies and incorporated audience-specific information related to suicide risk in nursing students. Participants completed …

Audience-Specific Online Gatekeeper Training For Nursing Faculty: A Response To Increased Student Suicide Risk, Julie Honey

Nursing Capstones

This DNP project was an effort to address the rising trend of suicide on college campuses. The aim of the project was to increase the number of faculty gatekeepers through implementation of an online audience-specific gatekeeper training program. Participants included 24 graduate and undergraduate nursing faculty at two private liberal arts colleges. An online audience-specific training program was implemented to improve faculty preparedness, likelihood of engagement, and self-efficacy in order to assist students in distress. The program trained participants as gatekeepers utilizing Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) strategies and incorporated audience-specific information related to suicide risk in nursing students. Participants completed …

Implementation Of A Smart Tool In The Electronic Health Record To Improve Interdisciplinary Discharge Communication And Hospital Readmission Rates, Katelin Umland

Nursing Capstones

In the department of Inpatient Psychiatry at a large mid-western academic medical center, interdisciplinary discharge communication between registered nurses, social workers, advanced practice providers, and physicians has presented as a problem. Patients are frequently discharged from the hospital without being seen by all necessary disciplines and concomitantly discharged without needed supplies, medications, resources, or follow-up appointments in place. This current discharge method negatively affects patient care, causes workflow disruption for all disciplines, and is known to be a contributing factor in increased hospital readmission rates. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to improve interdisciplinary communication …

The Effects Of A Sex Positive Sexual Violence Prevention Program On College Women, Natalie Marian Raymond

Theses and Dissertations

The development of effective sexual violence prevention programming has been an effort spanning several decades, while prevalence of such violence remains high. The present study describes the development and evaluation of a violence prevention program (Relationships, Sexuality, and Violence Prevention: RSVP) for women that draws from other types of interventions, and is grounded in Social Cognitive Theory and current research-generated recommendations.

The evaluation of the program measured change between treatment and control group college women on a number of relevant factors: (a) rape myth acceptance, (b) sexual double standards, (c) positive sexual self-understanding, (d) sexual communication, (e) sexual consent understanding, …