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Corrections And Reentry: Digital Literacy Acquisition Case Study, Elizabeth Withers, Gloria Jacobs, Jill Castek, Drew Pizzolato, Kimberly D. Pendell, Stephen Reder

Research Briefs and Case Studies

This case study investigates the digital literacy acquisition process for learners within a corrections setting. The digital literacy program was part of the reentry program available to some individuals approaching their release date. The case study describes the lab within a prison, and details of how mentor-facilitated, self-paced learning was organized. Examination of the learner path in a corrections setting highlights how learners perceived the relevance of digital literacy in their lives; how they overcame their fears of computers or technology and their self-confidence grew; and potential changes in their self-identity, which often led to imagining new and different possible …

Parties, Politics And Regulation: Evidence From Clean Air Act Enforcement, Robert Innes, Arnab Mitra

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Does local Federal regulation respond to the preferences of local Congressional representatives? For example, do Republican Congressmen reduce local enforcement of Clean Air laws in their districts? We use facility-level panel data on Clean Air Act inspections over 1989–2005 to study the causal effect of a Congressman's party affiliation on local enforcement. Random assignment of electoral outcomes is obtained with a Regression Discontinuity design. We find that new Republican (vs. Democratic) Representatives significantly depress inspection rates for local polluting facilities in the first year after their election. (JEL D73, Q52, Q53)

Empagliflozin In The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence To Date, Jay H. Shubrook, Babak Baradar Bokaie, Sarah E. Adkins

Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine

In the last decade, researchers have gained a greater understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of type 2 diabetes as a chronic and progressive disease. One of the more recent treatment targets is the kidney. The kidneys become maladaptive in diabetes by increasing the reabsorption of glucose above the normal physiologic renal threshold. This discovery has led to the development of the sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2). These agents readjust the renal threshold for glucose reabsorption to a lower level and decrease glucose reabsorption, while increasing urinary glucose when the glucose is above the renal threshold and subsequently lowering plasma glucose. …

Program Active Ii: Design And Methods For A Multi-Center Community-Based Depression Treatment For Rural And Urban Adults With Type 2 Diabetes, Mary De Groot, Jay H. Shubrook, Frank Schwartz, W. Guyton Hornsby Jr., Yegan Pillay, Chandan Saha

Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine

Objective: Depression affects one in four adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with worsened diabetes complications, increased health care costs and early mortality. Rural and low-income urban areas, including the Appalachian region, represent an epicenter of the T2DM epidemic. Program ACTIVE II is a comparative effectiveness treatment trial designed to test whether a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and community-based exercise (EXER) will offer greater improvements in diabetes and depression outcomes compared to individual treatment approaches and usual care (UC). The secondary aims are to assess changes in cardiovascular risk factors across groups and to …

Prevalence And Predictors Of Pap Smear Cervical Epithelial Cell Abnormality Among Hiv-Positive And Negative Women Attending Gynecological Examination In Cervical Cancer Screening Center At Debre Markos Referral Hospital, East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia, Melkamu Getinet, Baye Gelaw, Abinet Sisay, Eiman Mahmoud, Abate Assefa

Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine

Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death among women in developing countries. Cervical cancer is preceded by cervical surface epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA) which can be detected by Pap smear test. Simultaneous human papillomavirus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases cervical cancer. Data on the prevalence and predictors of ECA among women in Ethiopia is limited. Hence, we aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of ECA among women.

Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among HIV+ and HIV- women attending gynecological examination in cervical cancer screening center at the Debre …

Impact Of On-Site Training Of Neonatal Resuscitation Techniques In Shirati District Hospitals: Does On-Site Training Improve Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices?, Trista Fuchs, Yasmin Nibbe, Eiman Mahmoud

Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine

Program/Project Purpose: In Tanzania, early neonatal morality remains high despite the county’s efforts towards improving health indicators. It’s estimated that birth asphyxia is involved in up to 30% of early neonatal deaths in developing countries, and is associated with high neurological morbidity for those who survive. Early interventions targeting birth asphyxia were not successful; likely due to low national priority, limited resources, and targeting limited types of providers. Helping Babies Breath (HBB) is an evidence-based neonatal resuscitation program designed for resource- limited settings. The program follows a basic intervention approach which emphasizes the importance of skilled attendants at every …

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Joy A. Moverley, Matthew J. Fagan

Faculty Publications & Research of the TUC College of Osteopathic Medicine

The authors provide an overview of obstructive sleep apnea, including what it is, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated.

Writing About Writing And The Multimajor Professional Writing Course, Sarah Read, Michael J. Michaud

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article connects the pedagogy of the multimajor professional writing (MMPW) course with two important contemporary discussions in composition studies: the pedagogy called writing about writing (WAW) and the conversation about the transferability of rhetorical knowledge from school to work. The authors argued that the capaciousness of the WAW approach accommodates the best of genre-based and client-based pedagogies for the MMPW course and provides a framework for expanding the course beyond skill-based outcomes to include preparing students to be learning transformers. The article includes two iterations of what a writing about writing -- professional writing course can look like.

Community Dynamics Of Grassland Birds, Rangeland Vegetation, And Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs On Grazed Mixed-Grass Prairie, Amanda Rose Lipinski

Range Science

Investigators surveyed vegetation and grassland bird communities on and off black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns to investigate community drivers, interactions, and species associations. This study was conducted within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near McLaughlin, South Dakota, USA, on grazed mixed-grass prairie. Sampling of birds and vegetation communities in 2012 and 2013 using fixed-width belt transects revealed community differences relative to prairie dog presence or absence (p<0.01) with percent cover bare ground being most strongly correlated (r2≥0.93) with the principal NMS axis in both years. All bird species, excluding Lark Sparrows, nested exclusively on or off prairie dog towns. After PCA, nests and random locations sampled for vegetation were not significantly different (MANOVA p>0.05) within their habitat type (town or off-town), except for Brewer’s blackbird nests (p<0.01). Lack of significance may be due to limitations in sample sizes and the homogeneous nature of habitat at the scale sampled.

An Assessment Of Annual Forages To Extend Grazing For Beef Cattle In South Central North Dakota, Erin Marie Gaugler

Range Science

This study was designed to test 3 grazing treatments using 2 cropping systems during 2012 to 2014. Angus crossbred beef heifers in mid-gestation were assigned to treatments from mid-October to late November or early December. Single- and dual-crop systems were subjected to the following grazing treatments: 1) full use, 2) 50 percent degree of disappearance and 3) no use. A drylot served as the control. Herbage production, livestock performance, economic efficiency and soil health were monitored. Costs associated with the cocktail mixture ranged from $37.56 to $44.50/hectare. Average daily gain was highest in the drylot and was the only treatment …

Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Piecemeal Approach To Analyzing Director Independence, Robert S. Reder, Laren M. Meyers

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Spokeo, Inc. V. Robins And The Constitutional Foundations Of Statutory Standing, Maxwell L. L. Stearns

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Understanding Standing, Andrew F. Hessick

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Sell-Side Financial Advisors In The M&A Crosshairs, Robert S. Reder, Stephanie S. Estey

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Why Are We Watching Funny Videos In Our Pedagogy Course? Deconstructing Humorous Videos To Foster Social Activism In Educators, Anita Bright

Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

For critical educators working towards social justice and activism, it is imperative to promote a thoughtful and purposeful examination of the privileges that spring from institutionalised practices, and the ways belief systems may deny the normalcy of views or experiences of others. By employing critical discourse analysis and framing funny videos as part of larger, cultural “mirror” that reflects widely-held values and beliefs within local, institutional and societal domains, this paper identifies specific humorous videos and lines of inquiry that have supported educators in recognising their own complicity in promoting a narrow definition of normativity, along varying and intersecting planes, …

Structuring Creativity: Successful Strategies For Using Creative Activities In The Classroom, Ellen West, Dannelle D. Stevens, Candyce Reynolds

Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

From the political to the environmental, the 21st century presents a dizzying array of challenges for current and future generations. Society needs people who have the confidence to explore unique ideas and the willingness to take risks in shaping and sharing those ideas. Where will we prepare and encourage people to be creative? Is it in our universities? How can faculty members help our students learn to envision new, unusual and, in fact, creative solutions to ensure a better life for all? The purpose of this chapter is twofold: first, to show how three faculty members from three different disciplines …

Obstacles To Ph1n1 Vaccine Availability: The Complex Contracting Relationship Between Vaccine Manufacturers, Who, Donor And Beneficiary Governments, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

Vaccines are the most important line of defense to protect public health and the spread of disease during influenza pandemics. Yet the 2009 experience with pandemic H1N1 influenza showed that manufacturers, wealthy and poor governments were completely unprepared for the demands that global demand for vaccine production and distribution might impose. This chapter analyzes the failures of the system in 2009-10 with the aim of facilitating greater preparedness for future influenza pandemics.

The Irrelevance Of Prisoner Fault For Excessively Delayed Executions, Russell Christopher

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Why Personhood Matters, Tamara R. Piety

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

One of the most controversial aspect of the Supreme Court's decisions in Citizens United and Hobby Lobby is its treatment of corporate personhood. Many members of the public object to the notion that corporations should have the same rights as human beings. Yet many scholars claim that this concern is misplaced. In this article I argue that concern about corporate personhood is not misplaced because the personhood metaphor conceals the degree to which there has not been an adequate justification given for extending fundamental rights to corporations. Focusing on personhood allows us to push on the metaphor to ask whether …

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, Corporate Influence, And International Trade: A Perspective On Fda’S Global Role, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Understanding The Judicial Conference Committee On International Judicial Relations, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Veil-Piercing’S Procedure, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Sharing The Burden Of Ebola Vaccine Related Adverse Events, Sam Halabi, John T. Monahan

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Revisiting Montana: Indian Treaty Rights And Tribal Authority Over Nonmembers On Trust Lands, Judith V. Royster

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

In a series of cases beginning with its 1981 decision in Montana v. United States, the US. Supreme Court has diminished the civil authority of Indian tribal governments over nonmembers within the tribes' territories. Initially, the Court confined itself to hobbling tribes' inherent sovereign authority over non-tribal members only on non-Indian ('fee") lands within reservations. In 2001, however, the Court ruled for the first time that a tribe did not possess inherent jurisdiction over a lawsuit against state officers that arose on Indian ("trust') lands. What that decision, Nevada v. Hicks, means for general tribal authority over nonmembers on Indian …

Enhancement Of Copd Biological Networks Using A Web-Based Collaboration Interface, Stephanie Boue, Brett Fields, Julia Hoeng, Jennifer Park, Manuel C. Peitsch, Walter K. Schlage, Vladimir Bondarenko

College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUN) Publications and Research

The construction and application of biological network models is an approach that offers a holistic way to understand biological processes involved in disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive inflammatory disease of the airways for which therapeutic options currently are limited after diagnosis, even in its earliest stage. COPD network models are important tools to better understand the biological components and processes underlying initial disease development. With the increasing amounts of literature that are now available, crowdsourcing approaches offer new forms of collaboration for researchers to review biological findings, which can be applied to the construction and verification …

Technology In Transformative Learning Environments, Michael Hamlin

Touro College Los Angeles Publications and Research

Health science educators are increasingly bombarded with proposals to integrate instructional technology into the curriculum to enhance learning. While it may be that providing more options for delivering instruction in different formats provide instructional benefit for educators, the unique nature and goals of health science education require a systematic and integrative approach when instructional technology is introduced into the curriculum. Providing support for transformative learning pedagogies and high-level learning that assists students in developing a reflective professional identity should be a major goal of instructional technology adoption. This chapter develops a framework that health care educators can use to guide …

The Absent Amicus: With Friends Like These, Robert M. M. O'Neil

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Judicial Elections, Judicial Impartiality And Legitimate Judicial Lawmaking: Williams-Yulee V. The Florida Bar, Stephen J. J. Ware

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Initial Reflections On An Interdisciplinary Approach To Rule Of Law Studies, Aparna Polavarapu, Joel Samuels

Scholarly Works

In this essay, we attempt to lay the initial groundwork for a clearer understanding of rule of law both as a concept and as a distinct field. We respond to the assertions that the rule of law field is non-existent or incoherent, and assert that a field of rule of law is not impossible to ascertain. First, we survey how rule of law - as both a term and a state of political being - is understood by practitioners and scholars, as well as how scholars reconcile the lack of a clear, widely universal understanding of the concept of rule …

Reconsidering Legal Regulation Of Race, Sex, And Sexual Orientation, Ann C. Mcginley

Scholarly Works

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