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The Role Of Virtual Avatars In Supporting Middle School Students From Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds On Science In After School Programs, Benjamin Gallegos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Students who receive additional educational supports in afterschool programs were the focus of the investigation. This study was conducted to measure what effects a TeachLivE avatar, a mixed-reality virtual environment, used in combination with a video game, had on the activation of prior knowledge in science for students in rural middle school. The delivery of the biology science lessons on cell structures and processes were delivered using the video game, Cell Command. The TeachLivE adult avatar was customized as a biologist who spoke to students in the treatment group about science concepts prior to playing the science video game. Unexpected …

The Influence Of Perceived Organizational Support, Perceived Coworker Support & Debriefing On Work-Related Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, And Secondary Traumatic Stress In Florida Public Safety Personnel, Anastasia Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived organizational support, perceived coworker support, and debriefing on the one hand, and compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress on the other hand in Florida law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, and dispatch public safety workers. In order to explore the relationships between these constructs, the research questions examined the relationships of the work environment of Florida public safety by administering surveys gauging perceived organizational support, perceived coworker support, psychological resilience, and debriefing activities that the personnel participate in. The Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion …

Keeping Quiet: Investigating The Maintenance And Policing Of Male-Dominated Gaming Space, Christopher Charles

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the near parity between the number of female and male gamers (Entertainment Software Association, 2014), studies on gender in videogames illustrate a culture that typically reflects hegemonic masculinity and excludes women on a multitude of levels. Because these interactions occur within real and virtual space (both online and within games), a holistic approach is warranted to analyze these mechanisms of oppression. This paper seeks to uncover the ways by which gaming culture is maintained and policed as a male-dominated space, through qualitative data collection. By using ethnographic, participant observation at a large, multi-genre convention the experiences of both male …

Pre-Antibiotic Therapy Of Syphilis, Charles T. Ambrose

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

The explosive increase in syphilis throughout China and Russia during the past several decades represents a global public health threat for several reasons. 1) Most cases are undertreated and thus collectively offer optimal conditions for the emergence of resistant strains of the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum. No penicillin-resistant strains have been recognized to date, but strains resistant to the second line antibiotic agents are now common. 2) The recent discovery of plasmids in T. pallidumraises the likelihood of plasmid transfer from other bacteria of various resistance genes, especially those directed toward penicillin-type antibiotics, currently the drugs of choice for …

Building The Patent Knowledgebase With Life-Size Patent Models, Barbara J. Hampton

Librarian Publications

Teasing out the evidence from inventors’ drawings, descriptions, and claims in patent records is something librarians at Patent and Trademark Resource Centers do with expertise and pride. Another important source for our understanding of inventions, the patent models illustrating the function of an invention, were created and submitted with patents between 1790 and 1880.1 The models show the invention in three dimensions (maximum size allowed: 12” x 12” x 12”) and even include some working parts.

Open Educational Resources Textbook List, Zachariah Claybaugh, Chelsea Stone

Librarian Publications

Discipline specific OER textbook list for departments at SHU, compiled by Zach Claybaugh and Chelsea Stone.

Ontology Of Close Human-Nature Relationships, Neil H. Kessler

Doctoral Dissertations

The world’s environmental problems call out for solutions. At root, many of the solutions currently being offered revolve around how modern humans relate to the environment. An array of theorists have offered perspectives and prescriptions for improvement of this relationship, with many seeking to promote a sense of closeness between human and nonhuman. But, in attempting to offer perspectives on how this might be achieved, theorists tend to neglect the relational structure and dynamics that produce closeness or, if exploring it, tend to characterize the nonhuman as incapable of participating in it as a truly close, relational partner. In this …

Its 250.01m: Cnna 3 - Exploration - Scaling Networks, Wally L. Higgins

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Mart 232.01: Interactive Web Ii, Cheryl M. Galipeau

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Biob 101n.50c: Discover Biology, Gregory Peters

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Biob 101n.00c: Discover Biology, Gregory Peters

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 270.02: Fundamentals Of The Psychology Of Learning, Susan M. Greene

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 100s.05c: Introduction To Psychology, Alison C. Pepper

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Scn 105n.01: Montana Ecosystems, Gregory D. Peters

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Cns Plasticity In Injury And Disease, Brandon A. Miller, John C. Gensel, Michael S. Beattie

Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Exogenous Human Urinary Kallidinogenase Increases Cerebral Blood Flow In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke, Jing Miao, Fang Deng, Ying Zhang, Hong Y. Xie, Jia C. Feng

Neurosciences

Objective: To study the effects of human urinary kallidinogenase (HUK) treatment on acute cerebral ischemia (ACI) using magnetic resonance perfusion weighted imaging (MRP) methods. Methods: In a non-randomized controlled clinical trial, 30 patients diagnosed with ACI were enrolled and divided manually into 2 groups. The experimental group, consisting of 18 participants, was treated with HUK (0.15 Perinatal Assessment Unit/day) for 7 consecutive days. The control group was treated with routine medication. The participants underwent MRP examination on the first and fourteenth day after onset. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume …

On Absences As Material For Intellectual Historical Study, John Henry Schlegel

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Quandary Of Errors: The Problem Of Innocence In Paradise Lost, Mandy Moore

Undergraduate Research Awards

When Milton’s Adam and Eve fall in Paradise Lost, everything changes: the earth tilts, the animals begin to eat each other, Sin and Death enter into the world. The course of history for all of Adam and Eve’s children depends on that single moment. Whether their Fall is fortunate or catastrophic, it does cost them not only their beautiful paradise but also their innocence, their pure existence. That they were innocent to start with seems obvious—Milton reiterates over and over, in as many ways as possible, that Adam and Eve remain innocent until they Fall. However, in several scenes …

Clinical Results Of Carotid Artery Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy, Tuba Akinci, Eda Derle, Seda Kibaroğlu, Ali Harman, Feride Kural, Pınar Cınar, Munire Kilinc, Hakki T. Akay, Ufuk Can, Ulku S. Benli

Neurosciences

Objective: To review our results of carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods: We evaluated the medical records of patients undergoing carotid artery revascularization procedure, between 2001 and 2013 in Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Carotid artery stenting or CEA procedures were performed in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (≥70%) or symptomatic stenosis (≥50%). Demographic data, procedural details, and clinical outcomes were recorded. Primary outcome measures were in 30-day stroke/transient ischemic attacks (TIA)/amaurosis fugax or death. Secondary outcome measures were nerve injury, bleeding complications, length of stay in hospital, stroke, restenosis (ICA patency), and all-cause death during long-term …

Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Positive Neurological Syndromes, Hassaan Tohid

Neurosciences

A rare kind of antibody, known as anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) autoantibody, is found in some patients. The antibody works against the GAD enzyme, which is essential in the formation of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the brain. Patients found with this antibody present with motor and cognitive problems due to low levels or lack of GABA, because in the absence or low levels of GABA patients exhibit motor and cognitive symptoms. The anti-GAD antibody is found in some neurological syndromes, including stiff-person syndrome, paraneoplastic stiff-person syndrome, Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), limbic encephalopathy, cerebellar ataxia, eye …

Efficacy And Safety Of Levetiracetam In The Management Of Seizures In Neonates, Mostafa Sedighi, Farzaneh Asadi, Nasrin Moradian, Mazyar Vakiliamini, Mohamad Moradian

Neurosciences

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam (LEV) in the management of seizures in neonates. Methods: A prospective non-blind, single arm clinical trial conducted in the Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Mohamad Kermanshahi, and Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran from May 2014 to December 2014. Fifty out of 60 newborns with gestational age ≥30 weeks with clinically diagnosed seizures were included. Levetiracetam was administered orally with an initial dose of 10 mg/kg twice a day. The patients were observed continuously by Neuro Intensive Care nurses, and visited daily by a neuropediatrician …

Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts, Stephanie Domitrovich

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information On The Internet, Carol Henderson, Diana Botluk

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Artist' Studio Archives: Managing Personal Collections & Creative Legacies, Heather Gendron, Eumie Imm Stroukoff, Joan E. Beaudoin, Neal Ambrose-Smith

Library Staff Publications

A guide for artists, their assistants, and others managing and preserving an artist's studio archives.

Livestock Prevalence Of Brucellosis And Q Fever In Thailand, Soledad Colombe

Public Health Theses

Background

Brucellosis and Q fever may impart high morbidity in humans and economic losses among livestock. Yet, a systematic investigation has not been performed in Thailand, where a significant proportion of the rural population may be vulnerable to these zoonotic diseases.

Objectives

We surveyed the seroprevalence of brucellosis and Q fever in livestock from Thai communities at the border with Cambodia, evaluated risk factors for seropositivity, and performed a risk assessment for potential transmission to farmers.

Methods

We selected herds of beef and dairy cattle and small ruminants (sheep and goats) for Sa Kaeo province in 2015 using a two-stage …

Indigenous Interpretations Of The Right To Education Incorporating Gandhi's Visionary Philosophy To Educational Reform, Anna Saraie

Emory International Law Review

Since the 1940s, there has been growing movement for the promotion of education. There is now an obligation in the international community to ensure that every child has the resources to exercise his or her right to education. Two problems have emerged from this obligation. First, international agreements define the right ambiguously but requires countries to adhere to strict and unrealistic deadlines. This has burdened developing countries. Second, there has been an increase in violent opposition groups targeting children to protest the promotion of education. To combat these problems, states should incorporate Gandhi's philosophy. Gandhi advocated that education should be …

What’S In A Name, Brother—Profit Or Publicity: An Analysis Of Trademarking Ring Names In Professional Wrestling, Alissa M. Harrington

Cybaris®

No abstract provided.

Picasso On Staff: Employee Classification, Copyrights, And The Creative Process, Sarah A. Howes

Cybaris®

No abstract provided.

Cognition And Problem Solving Using Detour Reaching And Novel Object Tasks In The Budgerigar, Mollie E. Kemp

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

As animal cognition is a complex and multifaceted issue, our understanding of the topic is still incomplete. Particularly, our understanding of what factors may drive the development of intricate and costly behaviors relating to cognition, like bird call or song, are not well understood. One possible explanation is the cognitive capacity hypothesis which states that song complexity is a signal of cognitive abilities and thus an indication of a mate’s ability to problem solve and thus effectively provide for offspring and mates. However, previous research of this hypothesis has yielded mixed results and has 1) focused solely on male song …

Towards Real-World Capable Spatial Memory In The Lida Cognitive Architecture, T. Madl, S. Franklin, K. Chen, D. Montaldi, R. Trappl

CCRG Papers

No abstract provided.