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Barriers, Facilitators, And Frequency Of Evidence Based Practice Use In Athletic Training, Michael J. Boehke

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Many professions, including medicine, engineering, and design, have embraced the notion of using research to making informed decisions, thus increasing client satisfaction. Called evidence based practice (EBP) in Athletic Training; the concept is viewed as a means to promote the profession, not only through improved patient care, but also through increasing the reputation of athletic trainers as cost-effective health care providers. Over the past two decades, EBP has become a common term and subject of study. However, the extent of research regarding barriers and facilitators to the use of EBP within athletic training lags behind that of other health care …

Beyond Buildings, Progressive Planning: Improving Collaboration Among Design And Community Development Professionals, Tia Marie Braseth

Sociology and Anthropology

This research presents a basic understanding of the relationships among design and community development professionals. If their collaboration progresses, there might be a rise in vibrant and sustainable communities. Research participants included 22 professionals comprised of architects, engineers, planners, housing specialists, community/economic developers, and educators. Research questions focused on methods of community building, roles and levels of involvement, and ways to build and strengthen relationships critical to community development. The prevalent themes found in the interviews were related to roles and responsibilities, first impressions, trust, challenges, and moving forward. Conclusions are that all participants think collaboration among each other is …

Treating Objects Like Women: The Impact Of Terror Management And Objectification On The Perception Of Women's Faces, Christina Roylance

Psychology

According to terror management theory, humans are threatened by the awareness of death and counter this threat by investing in cultural systems that make them feel like they are more than mortal animals. Based on this proposition, it has been argued that women's bodies pose a unique existential threat, as they remind humans of their similarity to other biological organisms. However, no research thus far has examined how death awareness impacts perceptual assessments of women. The current study examined the effect of heightened death-awareness on perceptions of women's faces, utilizing face-morphing techniques that create a range of artificial-to-real faces. Results …

A Biblical And Theological Strategy For Dealing With Spiritualism In The Zambian Context, Peter Chulu

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Rusangu Secondary School has experienced many incidents in recent years where dorm students were harassed by evil spiritual forces, causing fear and uncertainty among the students.

Method

A systematic study of the Bible, commentaries, books, journals, and articles concerning spiritualism was undertaken. Once theological and historical data on spiritualism was identified, it was utilized for training, equipping, and empowering prayer band members on how to deal with demonic harassment at the school.

Results

The school and church experienced revitalization. Members learned how to utilize a prayer band ministry to pray for the students who were being harassed by evil …

A Discipleship Model For The Hill Portuguese Seventh-Day Adventist Church Of Johannesburg, Dioi Cruz

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Hill Portuguese Seventh-day Adventist Church is a community composed of immigrants from Portugal, who were well established in Angola and Mozambique and who moved to South Africa after escaping the independence wars in the 1970s. Despite their professional success, they have not been successful in personal ministry outreach during the past years, resulting in a clear decrease of membership.

Method

This project sought to create, implement, and evaluate a strategy to help bring about inner healing and discipleship in order to increase the number of members witnessing creatively and reaching out to the Portuguese neighborhood of immigrants in …

A Forgiveness And Reconciliation Strategy To Bring Ethnic Harmony In The Nairobi East Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Timothy O. Guto

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Conflicts have affected the church of God in recent times. The Seventh-day Church in Kenya and especially after the 2007 and 2008 post-election violence was very negatively affected. Some members still cannot co-exist or enjoy Christian fellowship in the same congregation because of lack of forgiveness and reconciliation. Co-existence became difficult because church members fought each other and even destroyed homesteads belonging to rival tribal groups. Tarimo admits that "those churches that happen to be multiethnic with a national outlook are plagued with internal inter-ethnic conflicts" (2008, para. 4). Although conflict management has been done by the government including …

A Biblical Strategy To Equip Students To Deal With Spiritual Powers In Nyanchwa Adventist College, Ernest Nyakina Motaroki

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Fear of evil spiritual powers has been a major problem among students and staff members at Nyanchwa College. In Kisii, fear of witchcraft has also had major consequences among the community, and hence is a serious problem. People have reacted in various ways in dealing with those suspected of being in possession of these powers. There has been a common belief that some students and members have inherited witchcraft practices and powers which they continue to practice at college. Fear of evil powers among students and members of the college has immensely affected spiritual fellowship and worship services, and …

A Pilot Christian-Based Restorative Justice Program Designed For A Correctional Institution, Leo James Campbell

Doctor of Ministry Projects

No abstract provided.

Model For Training, Empowering, And Organizing Churches In The Mampong-West District For Shared Leadership In The Central Ghana Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Michael Adomako

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. The Mampong-West District of Seventh-day Adventists in Central Ghana, West Africa, has a membership of over 1,943 with a minimum number of active lay members. There is a need to develop a training curriculum and create an organizational design for the district that will facilitate a shared leadership. Statement of the Task The task of the project is to develop a model for training, empowering, and organizing the churches in Mampong-West District for shared leadership that will equip and deploy members for effective leadership roles.

Proposed Method. The project will use the Extension Movement in Theological Education (EMTE), the …

New Referral Hepatitis C Protocol: The New Standard, Toby Lynn Redden

Nursing

The Gastroenterology (GI) clinic at Sanford Health anticipates an increase in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) based on the 2012 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) screening recommendations. With a disproportionately high prevalence in the baby-boomer population, 75% of all documented HCV cases, the CDC recommended a “one-time testing of all persons born during 1945-1965 without prior ascertainment of HCV risk” (CDC, 2012a). The purpose of this practice improvement project was to refine the existing workflow of the GI clinic when caring for and managing patients with HCV. The Plan, Do, Study, Act method was followed to improve the processes …

Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines In Family Practice: Caring For Children With Adhd, Jason Bentley Nupdal

Nursing

The purpose of this Practice Improvement Project was to promote evidence-based practice in caring for children ages 4-18 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the family practice setting. The American Academy of Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Conditions, 5th Ed. (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria for ADHD were embedded in the electronic health record (EHR) in the form of an evaluation tool/template to guide the Primary Care Providers (PCPs) in documenting evidence-based practice in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. Primary stakeholders are PCPs of Riverview Clinic who care for children …

Implementation Of The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test To Improve Practice In A Rural Primary Care Clinic, Kayla Joy Thompson

Nursing

The purpose of the project was to improve patient care and the clinical practice at the Barnesville Area Clinic (BAC) by introducing the providers to a guided method of evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) for primary care patients. Previously, less formal methods for alcohol screening were utilized. The AUDIT with AUDIT-C modification screening form, which was created by the World Health Organization (WHO), was implemented. AUDIT is supported as an appropriate evidence-based method by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Interventions were guided by the WHO's Brief Intervention Manual. The project was implemented in the Barnesville Area Clinic …

Architecture And The Body: Integrating Fitness In The Modern Urban Center, Calvin Morey

Architecture Theses

History reveals the human body in a way that differs greatly from today’s understanding. Through the artefacts of ancient architectural constructs, art, and literature we can see that the body was once articulated as an integral part to the world as a body of perception. It was and still is the case that through our bodies we are able to sensually touch and translate the world into thought, imagination and dreams. Our environments and their ability to shape our movements through them have an immense impact on how we come in contact with one another, perceive ourselves, and engage our …

City Of Kids - Design Kindergarten, Wenyi Zhang

Architecture Theses

This thesis project, City of Kids, examines the question that how can architectural elements optimize the traditional method of early childhood development. This thesis proposal primarily focuses on the impacts of spatial arrangement and program relationship of a designed kindergarten. The site for this project located at City of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The theoretical premise/ unifying idea that directs the investigation is rational architectural space and meticulous programming promotes kids’ experience and early development in their childhood. The importance and practical implication of this project is to create a prototype of renovated kindergarten in China that brings more opportunities …

Factors Associated With Collaboration In Disaster Response, Stanley Allan Carignan

Emergency Management

This paper explores the factors the literature suggests help organizations collaborate during disaster response. The nature of disasters requires that people and organizations collaborate; yet, collaboration has been frequently identified as a problem by policymakers and researchers alike. It would be of value to policymakers and researchers if there was an understanding of the factors that contribute to collaboration. The paper attempted to address this issue. It identifies four categories of variables that the literature suggests lead to inter-organizational collaboration including leadership, relationships, culture, and inter-dependency. The paper also suggests how understanding of these factors might be applied in practice, …

Age And Gender Differences In Decision-Making Style Profiles, Rebecca K. Delaney

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The current study examined Scott and Bruce's (1995) five decision-making styles (i.e. rational, intuitive, spontaneous, dependent, and avoidant) to assess potential combinations of styles using cluster analysis. The sample comprised 1,075 members from RAND's American Life Panel (56.2% female, 18-93 years, Mage = 53.49). Data was collected from a larger survey that members completed on a monthly basis. Findings yielded a three-cluster model which included: affective/experiential, dependent, and independent/self-controlled decision-making style profiles. These profiles were significantly differentiated by age and gender. Older age and being female was associated with being more likely to be in the independent/self-controlled decision-making style profile …

Cradle For Change : Finding The Space Between Home And Homelessness, Jason Economos

Architecture Theses

This thesis is about creating a place where the poor and homeless can live without fear of where the money for their living arrangements is coming from and where they can be taught useful skills for reintegrating into society with confidence in their ability to succeed. In doing this, this is an attempt to create more than just a building to suit the physical well-being. It will address the social and emotional well-being of the occupants through the design of architecture. In short, refinement is the key to stability, and we must help those in need to become able to …

The Nature Of Happiness, Alexander Carlson

Architecture Theses

Designed as a 384,300 SF urban mixed-use community Node and placed in Minneapolis, MN this thesis attempts to show how architectural design may respond to the overwhelming pollution, poor quality of life and mass urban sprawl produced by today’s urban environment? Nature has given us the basic building blocks to create more harmonious environments for ourselves. If we apply what we observe from nature into our own urban environments we have an opportunity to reduce urban sprawl, reduce stress on infrastructure, reduce overall pollution, and increase the quality of life for ourselves and our community.

Choice Between Reinforcers With And Without Delayed Shock, Aaron D. Dumas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Some problematic human behaviors can be conceptualized as choice of a large immediate reinforcer followed by a delayed aversive event, in lieu of a small immediate reinforcer and no delayed aversive event. For example, a night of binge drinking may result in ample social reinforcers and other fun in the short-term, but it is followed the next day by an intense hangover. Alternatively, opting for moderate alcohol consumption might not produce as intensely pleasing of an evening, but it avoids the aversive hangover. The aim of the present experiment was to develop an animal laboratory model for studying such choice …

Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.

God, Causality, And Petitionary Prayer, Caleb Murray Cohoe

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Affect And Overconfidence: A Laboratory Investigation, John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee

Economics

We conduct two incentivized random-assignment experiments to investigate whether overconfidence is impacted by (1) incidental mild positive affect, or (2) incidental mild negative affects-anger, fear, and sadness. We measure overconfidence using overestimation of past quiz-performance and overestimation of past quiz-performance compared to peers. The results of the first experiment indicate that the effect of positive affect on both measures of overconfidence is positive and significant for male subjects. While mood-inducement is equally successful for female subjects, their overconfidence is unaffected by positive affect. These positive-affect results are robust to various specification checks. In the second experiment, we find consistent evidence …

Work-Related Road Collisions In Québec, From 2000 To 2008: Characteristics And Classification, Sonia Pignatelli, François Bellavance, Patrice Duguay

Portraits statistiques

Les travailleurs indemnisés à la suite d’un accident routier au travail (ART) représentent environ 2 % de tous les travailleurs indemnisés par la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST). Toutefois, les décès liés à un accident routier représentent entre 25 % et 30 % de tous les décès accidentels au travail. Ils représentent la première cause de décès accidentels au travail.

Devant ce constat, l’IRSST a subventionné une étude sur les ART au Québec. Celle-ci comporte deux volets qui font chacun l’objet d’une publication distincte. Le premier volet est constitué d’une revue de …

Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book 2012-2013, Tennessee. Higher Education Commission.

Higher Education Fact Book

No abstract provided.

Trajectories Of Symptom Dimensions In Short-Term Response To Antipsychotic Treatment In Patients With A First Episode Of Non-Affective Psychosis, J. M. Pelayo-Terán, Francisco J. Diaz, R. Pérez-Iglesias, P. Suárez-Pinilla, R. Tabarés-Seisdedos, Jose De Leon, B. Crespo-Facorro

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Background Trajectory patterns of positive, disorganized and negative dimension symptoms during antipsychotic treatment in drug-naive patients with first-episode psychosis have yet to be examined by using naturalistic data.

Method This pragmatic clinical trial randomized 161 drug-naive patients with a first episode of psychosis to olanzapine, risperidone or haloperidol. Patients were assessed with the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) and Positive Symptoms (SAPS) at baseline and at the end of weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of antipsychotic treatment. Censored normal models of response trajectories were developed with three dimensions of the SAPS-SANS scores (positive, disorganized and …

Liberty And Justice For All: The Violations Of Basic Human Rights In Detention Centers Across The United States, Olga Velez

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

A Border Trial Judge Looks At Immigration: Heeding The Call To Do Principled Justice To The Alien Without Getting Bogged Down In Partisan Politics: Why The U.S. Immigration Laws Are Not Broken (But Could Use Some Repairs), James O. Browning, Jason P. Kerkmans

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Madison, Andrea Psomopoulos

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Digressions

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

No abstract provided.

That Warmth, Julie M. Saint-Fleur

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

No abstract provided.