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Max [Grades K-2], Regents’ Center For Early Developmental Education

Sharing STEM: Math Games

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Memory [4 Years-Grade 1], Regents’ Center For Early Developmental Education

Sharing STEM: Math Games

No abstract provided.

[Social Work] Newsletter, 2019-2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Social Work.

Social Work Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Year In Review Fall 2019-Spring 2020
--New Faculty Spotlight
--Student Spotlight
--Alumni Spotlight
--Student Services
--Highlights from the Field
--Snapshots

Csbs Statements, V22, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

--Neighbors for Peace, Prosperity & Compassion
--Look for the Helpers
--Mapping a Virus
--The Threat to Health Nobody is Talking About
--Mind & Body
--Panthers Caucus
--College News
--Student Spotlight
--Alumni Highlights
--Annual Giving
--Class Notes

Heterogeneous Multi-Layered Network Model For Omics Data Integration And Analysis, Bohyun Lee, Shuo Zhang, Aleksandar Poleksic, Lei Xie

Faculty Work

Advances in next-generation sequencing and high-throughput techniques have enabled the generation of vast amounts of diverse omics data. These big data provide an unprecedented opportunity in biology, but impose great challenges in data integration, data mining, and knowledge discovery due to the complexity, heterogeneity, dynamics, uncertainty, and high-dimensionality inherited in the omics data. Network has been widely used to represent relations between entities in biological system, such as protein-protein interaction, gene regulation, and brain connectivity (i.e. network construction) as well as to infer novel relations given a reconstructed network (aka link prediction). Particularly, heterogeneous multi-layered network (HMLN) has proven successful …

How Quality Management Has Been Impacted In The Face Of Covid-19, Eldina Siljkovic

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted many facets of the United States. This study focuses on its magnitude in comparison to prior pandemics such as Anthrax, SARS, and Ebola. In addition to this comparison its impact on Quality Management within the agricultural sector and food supply chain was also assessed. The results of these studies showcase that COVID-19 has grown exponentially in comparison to prior pandemics and will continue to do so as we enter the winter season. Agricultural equipment manufacturing companies saw a drastic decline in quarterly revenues within 2020 in comparison to 2019. Millions in net sales were lost …

Making The Water Cycle Accessible And Relevant For English Language Learners, Summer Teed

Graduate Research Papers

Students with limited English-proficiency present many unique challenges for educators and schools. These challenges multiply as both the number of students requiring services and the diversity of languages spoken increases. In Iowa’s 335 public school districts, the number of students classified as English-language learners (ELL) has nearly tripled in the last 15 years, jumping from 2.1% of the student population during the 1999-2000 school year to 5.7% in 2015- 2016 (Iowa Department of Education (IDOE), 2013; IDOE, 2015). Individual districts currently range from 0 to 57.4% of students requiring ELL services, with 25 of Iowa’s districts identifying more than 10% …

Three Cases Of Makerspace Integration In School Library Programs In Conjunction With District Initiatives: Literacy, Design Thinking, And Steam, Sara Pflughaupt

Graduate Research Papers

Note: This study refers to three co-researchers who each collected data in their respective schools and collaborated in reviewing that data, but each separately authored a paper using that data; the co-researchers are Kris Baldwin and Lisa Tegels.

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to use a makerspace to explore whether a makerspace is being fully implemented to enhance student learning of Common Core Literacy Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and AASL Learner Standards. It represents the analysis of one case in a three part study. The participants in this study included 40 students from three different school …

Elementary School Library Program Integration With Art, Literacy, And Steam Through Makerspaces, Kristi Baldwin

Graduate Research Papers

Note: This study refers to three co-researchers who each collected data in their respective schools and collaborated in reviewing that data, but each separately authored a paper using that data; the co-researchers are Sara Pflughaupt and Lisa Tegels.

The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to find out how makerspace use might influence an inquiry-based focus in student learning through the use of design thinking. The researchers were interested in how makerspaces support the National School Library Standards and local school district goals. This study investigated literacy, critical thinking, and inquiry-based processes that might justify having a makerspace …

Trauma In Children's Literature, Kyra Ross

Graduate Research Papers

Trauma is inevitable for many of the students served in school buildings. Nearly 35 million children have experienced one or multiple ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). With students spending a majority of their day within school walls, it is apparent that educators are an essential link to provide a trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive approach to reach students’ needs. The purpose of this literary qualitative content analysis is to focus on a set of upper elementary texts and analyze them with a trauma-informed lens by identifying ACES scores for each book along with identifying what trauma experience or coping this book could assist …

Portrayal Of Diverse Family Structures In Children's Literature, Beth Grafft

Graduate Research Papers

Throughout their daily lives, students continuously make connections between themselves and their world, which aids in constructing meaning, strengthening understanding, and facilitating empathy toward others. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis is to ascertain the extent to which diverse family dynamics are represented within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award. The research questions addressed in this study include: What is the extent of representation regarding diverse family dynamics within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award book award, and how human families are portrayed. All fifteen …

Supplemental Seeding And Seed Predation In A Newly Planted Tallgrass Prairie, Isabella Betzer

Honors Program Theses

The Iowa around today looks vastly different from the Iowa that was originally around. What once used to house vast tallgrass prairies is now home to about 0.1% of what was originally here (Smith 1998). However, conservationists have been working hard to restore even a fraction of what originally here despite high costs and low yields in restoration prairies. Recently experiments have been done on the use of sacrificial seed to potentially increase plant yield in restoration with successful results. This study was done to further research the effects of supplemental seeding on seed predation and if seedling emergence would …

Genetic Variation Within A Broadly Distributed Chewing Louse Genus (Thomomydoecus), Clarissa Elizabeth Bruns

Honors Program Theses

No broad study has been conducted to examine the genetics of Thomomydoecus species and their patterns of geographic variation. Chewing lice and their parasite-host relationships with pocket gophers have been studied as a key example of cophylogeny (Demastes et al., 2012). Despite this, genetic data on interspecific and intraspecific variation in Thomomydoecus is unexplored, and prior studies consisted within the narrow frame of one complex or species and its relative host gopher. This project collected, and analyzed genetic data, then generated phylogenetic trees. Many of the existing relationships between Thomomydoecus species was confirmed, and there were a number of unexpected …

Utilization Of Machine Learning Algorithms To Support Retail Chain Store Location Decisions, Petr Grin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Businesses use GIS software to build spatial business models to have possibility to analyze customers, competitors or markets not only in terms of finance, but also in terms of their behavior in space. Specifically, geomarketing methods are used to maximize profit when searching for places to open new factories, shops, restaurants, or expand chain of cafes. The main geomarketing approach is to identify the optimal location based on socio-economic data, as well as on the criteria that are necessary for this type of business (suitability model).

Traditionally the Maxent model, a type of an ecological niche model (ENM), is used …

Influence Of Book Clubs On Reading Motivation For Third Through Fifth Grade Students, Allyson Reister

Graduate Research Papers

This qualitative case study reports the influence book clubs have on the reading motivation of third through fifth grade students, including reluctant readers, and examines how book clubs can be used as a reading promotion tool to enhance the reading culture of the school library program. Forty-one third through fifth grade students and their teacher librarian from a small Pre-K through eighth grade private school in Midwestern suburb met via Zoom in separate grade level book club meetings once during the spring 2020 semester. The researcher discovered three main themes in response to the research questions: 1) Sociability with Others …

Critical Thinking In A Service-Learning Course: Impacts Of Information Literacy Instruction, Heather R. Kennedy, Anne Marie H. Gruber

Library Faculty/Staff Publications

It is well demonstrated that service-learning positively impacts a variety of student outcomes. However, methodological limitations have contributed to a lack of clear understanding of the mechanisms through which these effects occur. Additionally, little research has connected information literacy instruction explicitly with outcomes in service-learning courses. The present study used a pre-/post-test design to investigate cognitive outcomes, including critical thinking, using the Problem-Solving Analysis Protocol (P-SAP). Fifty-nine students from an undergraduate family services course participated. Results highlight the importance of library instruction to students’ critical thinking skills and suggest implications for collaborations between discipline faculty and library faculty in service-learning …

Impact Of Positive Psychology In Pk-12 Settings, Daniel Paul Butler

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Educator burnout is threatening the well-being of society, having a financial impact on the United States, as well as influencing the optimal growth of students and the quality of our educational system. Overexposure to stress while trying to meet countlessdemands can lead to burnout and jeopardizeworkforceretention. Stress, burnout, and teacher attrition have reached alarming levels, threatening quality instructionand subsequent student achievement (Steinhardt et al., 2011). The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding ofthe effect of the Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog positive psychology framework and whether schools that employ these techniques experience a significant difference in their …

"It Can Happen To Anybody's Child": How Families Affected By Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Work Thorugh The Stages Of Family Crisis, Amber Sorenson

Iowa Journal of Communication

Although not frequently discussed in mainstream society, shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma is a significant problem. Victimized children often die as a result of the injuries they face, or they endure many struggles as they move forward in life—often with severe mental and physical disabilities. Families are often physically and psychologically unprepared for how a shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma diagnosis affects their lives for many years to come. This pilot study looks at how ten people affected by shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma work through the crisis situation and learn how to rebuild their lives and interpersonal relationships in …

Evaluation Of The Csr1-2 Allele From Arabidopsis Thaliana Cs3102 As An Imazapyr Herbicide Resistance Marker For Biolistic Transformation Of The Shoot Apical Meristem, Amanda J. Stump

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Plant genetic engineering requires a marker gene to differentiate transformed cells. To test the csr1-2 allele as a selectable marker for the shoot apical meristem (SAM), we cloned a genomic fragment from Arabidopsis thaliana mutant CS3102 which contained the coding sequence and promoter. We then evaluated the utility of this allele on two model systems, Arabidopsis and tobacco, with soybean as the positive control. Initial dose-response experiments were conducted using a seedling plate assay to determine the lethal dose of imazapyr. For the mutant Arabidopsis thaliana CS3102, a concentration of 500 μM imazapyr was required to overcome the resistance phenotype …

Recoverability Of Large Vs Small Muscle Groups, Jacob Alan Clark

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to assess differences in recovery between muscles with larger cross-sectional area (Quadriceps) compared to muscles with smaller cross-sectional area (Biceps). Recreationally trained male weight lifters aged 18-30 (n = 9) volunteered in this muscle recovery study. All participants were asked to attend two testing sessions in addition to an initial meeting, all of which took no more than 45-mintues per session to complete. After this initial session where the 10 RM in the biceps curl and quadricep extension were determined, participants were scheduled to perform the biceps curl and quad extension for four sets …

A Ground Based Investigation Of Snow Metamorphism Using An Energy Flux Model And Hyperspectral Imaging Across Cropland, Grassland And Barren Surface In Northeast Iowa, Ayan Sasmal

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Snow is unstable under natural environmental conditions; it undergoes metamorphism that can be measurable with an energy flux model. The demand for snow research is increasing due to its importance for maintaining Earth’s energy balance and hydrological applications. Snow metamorphism is a process of transformation of snow particles with an expense of surface free energy. Very few studies have been completed on snow metamorphism in grassland, cropland and barren surfaces that needs farther investigation. In this study, an attempt was made to measure winter snow metamorphism with physical based model and detecting snow metamorphism by using hyperspectral imaging spectroradiameter in …

"This Is How We Play Destroy": Deconstruction And The Construction Of A Cyborg Future In Poppy's Am I A Girl?, Stevie Eve Sanchez

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Internet sensation and pop music star Poppy’s 2018 sophomore album Am I a Girl? stands out in an increasingly oversaturated pop landscape, thanks to evocative imagery, cleverly ambiguous lyrics, and daring genre crossovers that challenge conventions of contemporarypop music. Despite the album’s titular question, Poppy is not interested in being defined—instead, she seeks to transcend definition and exist in the space of questioning.On the album, Poppy explores concepts like gender, class, and consciousness in a way that pushes the boundaries of pop, deconstructing her genre, while also deconstructing the issues she sings about—and offering a vision for a future that …

Uni Grad Student News, V18n2, December 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside This Issue:
--Student, Faculty and Alumni Profiles
--Professional Conferences
--Thesis and Dissertation Writing Assistance
--Professional Development Opportunities
--The Clothesline Project
--Graduate Student Symposium
--Take Care Tips from the Graduate College
--Graduate Student Studying Abroad
--Brain Teaser and Word Search
--Graduate Student Resources

Premier, Fall 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:

National Champion, Future Teacher --- 2
From the Dean --- 3
Hip Hop Literacy: A Rhythmic Road to Learning --- 4
New Partners, A Shared Legacy --- 6
Masters in Perseverance: The 2+2 Program --- 8
Institute for Educational Leadership: Learning and Leading with Character --- 10
Teach Waterloo: Role Models for the Future --- 13
CET: The Intersection of Health, Education and Culture --- 14
From Des Moines to Limpopo --- 15
Informal Education: Where Fun and Learning Converge --- 16
Class Notes --- 17
A Renewed Spirit in Advising --- 18
Celebrating Excellence --- 19
College News …

Fiber-Optic Spectroscopy Of Mandarin Square Textile Artifacts, Joseph Leonard Tibbs

Fall 2019 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects

Mandarin Squares were officially used from the Ming Dynasty (1391 AD) until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1912), though the tradition dates back even further

These badges were instruments of politics and courtly etiquette, and the animal subject denoted rank and position

Design subject to artistic movements as tastes changed

Common elements include symbolism, good luck charms, flight/motion, mystical beasts (below)

Traditionally worn as two panels on either side of a riding jacket, therefore split by a seam in the middle (see right)

Above: Data Collection using handheld IR Fiber Optic probe Below: A sample page from the Kusakizome …

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 8, Fall 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Contents:

EVERY ISSUE
--4 Message from the Dean
--5 Donor Feature
--34 CHAS Briefs
--42 New Faculty
--44 Class Notes
FEATURES
--6 Cyber Defense Team
--10 Christine Stewart: Poet Laureate
--14 A New Data Degree for the Future
--28 How Puppets Can Teach Art
STORIES
--18 Prairie Dedication
--20 CS Endorsement
--22 Legacy of Light
--25 EMBARC Program
--26 Metal Casting Center
--32 Periodic Table Lecturer
--36 Sertoma Lab
--38 Golf Internship
--40 Art, Biology and Autism
--47 Visiting Author

Editing Fusarium Graminearum Genome With Crispr/Cas9 [Poster], Grace Marie Sack, Tilahun Abebe

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Fusarium graminearum is a pathogenic fungus that causes scab or Fusarium head blight disease in barley and wheat. The disease not only reduces yield, but it also contaminates the kernel with harmful toxins. Therefore, the disease causes economic loss and poses a health risk to humans and animals (McMullen et al., 2012). There is no natural resistance to scab disease in barley and there are no effective fungicides to control it. Alternative approaches to protect barley from this devastating disease are badly needed. In recent years, an RNA-guided genome-editing system known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat and CRISPR-associated …

Can People Survive On Carrots And Sticks? Enhancing Quality Of Life Through Financial Tools Of Foreign Policy Following Sen’S Capabilities Approach, Silvia Pellegrino

Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics

The passing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked the beginning of global collaboration on the issue of human dignity and freedom. Over the years, countries have been scrutinized over their ability to ensure all the rights listed in the UDHR; some have been very successful, some have been able to protect a few, and some have utterly failed.

A free global society makes for a more productive and equal one; human rights allow people to have safer housing, food, and education, which in turn allows them to pursue better …

Temporal And Spatial Dynamics Of Competitive Parapatry In Chewing Lice, David J. Hafner, Mark S. Hafner, Theresa A. Spradling, Jessica E. Light, James W. Demastes

Faculty Work

We synthesize observations from 1979 to 2016 of a contact zone involving two subspecies of pocket gophers (Thomomys bottae connectens and T. b. opulentus) and their respective chewing lice (Geomydoecus aurei and G. centralis) along the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, U.S.A., to test predictions about the dynamics of the zone. Historically, the natural flood cycle of the Rio Grande prevented contact between the two subspecies of pocket gophers. Flood control measures completed in the 1930s permitted contact, thus establishing the hybrid zone between the pocket gophers and the contact zone between their lice (without hybridization). Since that time, …

Earth News, V42, Summer 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Earth And Environmental Sciences.

Earth News

Inside this issue:
--From the Department Head
--Faculty Updates
--SGE Chapter News
--Student Recognition
--Sunday at the Quarry
--Student Spotlight
--Student Research
--Hydrology News
--Faculty and AIPG Awards
--A Trip to New Mexico
--Big Bend 2018
--The Importance of Geology
--Field Work
--Alumni Updates
--Gifts from Alumni & Friends
--Contribution Form