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Early Greek Philosophy And The Discovery Of Nature, Justin Habash

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Few conceptual discoveries rival the impact of the idea of nature on the development of ancient Greek philosophy. The famous φύσις-νόμος debates of the fifth-century B.C. pit nature against custom as the ultimate guide to human life. Plato’s timeless theory of justice is grounded on a conception of nature dictating what is best. Aristotle likewise develops his systematic understanding of the natural world according to the idea that nature is an inner principle of motion and rest that acts as a final cause. In each of these cases, nature is understood as teleological, i.e. oriented toward an end. But the …

The Relationship Between Healthcare Services And Financial Burden Among Families Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Us Perspective, Darshini Dhanraj Shah

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

OBJECTIVE: The research was designed to determine the financial burden among families of children with ASD and to identify the predictors of financial burden

METHODS: Children with a confirmed diagnosis of ASD were identified in the Interaction Autism Network Registry. Multiple regression analyses was used to determine the association between financial burden and coordination of care, quality of healthcare interactions, adequacy of insurance, and adequacy of medical insurance coverage

RESULTS: Families of children diagnosed as having ASD reported higher financial burden as compared to other developmental disorders. The financial burden was significantly associated with various facets of healthcare provision

CONCLUSIONS: …

Utilization Of Fluorescent Chemosensors To Quantify Pb2+ In Aqueous Media, Aria Parangi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Currently the detection of environmental lead samples requires time and material intensive methods. Recently, through the development of small fluorescent lead sensors, it may be possible to detect lead in the environment quickly and efficiently. A specific fluorescent chemosensor, Leadglow (LG), has shown promise in detecting low levels of lead in a rapid manner with little sample preparation or training. Leadglow and a naphthalene derivative were successfully synthesized and purified. The lead binding properties of Leadglow and the naphthalene derivative were studied and optimized. The use of Leadglow on several portable devices was also studied.

Eudaimonia: Utilizing Aristotle's Good Life To Inform Organizational Communication To Reimagine Human Resources Management, Matthew Anthony Fuss

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The current study seeks to explore Aristotle’s concept of eudaimonia, or the good life, as a means to inform organizational communication in order to reimagine human resource management. The project begins by laying bare the current paradigm of egoism/altruism as the inappropriately accepted method to interpret employer/employee relationships. Google is used as an example of a successful contemporary organization widely criticized for their profitability and exploitation of workers. A historical example, Robert Owens, of the 19th century social utopians is used to illustrate a successful enterprise widely lauded for their altruism and benevolence. If one judges Google by the criteria …

Developing Your Community Toolbox: An Online, Face-To-Face, And Hands On Training Program, Erin Wynne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) live in social isolation and rarely participate in programs offered in their local community. Environmental barriers, such as the limited knowledge and skills of some staff who work with these individuals and the negative attitudes members of the community have towards those with I/DD, limit the participation of this population. During the summer of 2016, this capstone project was completed at the Greater Plymouth Community Center (GPCC). Developing Your Community Toolbox is an educational program designed for GPCC staff and members. The goal was to increase the staff’s ability to support individuals …

Development Of Reading Comprehension Skills Among Students With Intellectual Disabilities Using Technologically-Based Reading Programs, Ella Macklin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research paper reported the results from research conducted regarding technologically-based reading comprehension programs for students who have intellectual disabilities. It provided evidence-based research and theoretical bases for learning(i.e. Zone of Generativity, Constructivism, Self-Efficacy) on the issue of these students not being adequately prepared to academically compete with their non-disabled peers in the classroom in a technologically-based world which requires proficient reading skills.This paper addressed low reading comprehension skills development at the foundational elementary level for basic reading comprehension skills.This paper examined the students' academic performance and integrated commentary from educational leaders and other stakeholders. Data were collected via surveys …

Exploring Variables Of Post-Operative Depression, Mary Malitas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Evidence supports that both psychological and psychosocial factors, such as uncertainty and depression contribute to the incidence of poor health outcomes in cardiac patients undergoing surgery. Uncertainty and depression can illicit feelings of loss of control and have a direct effect on the health related quality of life of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Known predictor variables were identified and proposals for further research were explored in order to establish a standard of care for this population related to their psychological health. This research attempts to highlight those variables that most impact the long term outcomes of cardiac patients. In addition, …

Pep Talks: Partnerships For Educational Planning Talks, Audra Sitterly

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The PEP TALKS: Partnership for Education Planning Talks was an addition to the programs already offered at Butler County Children’s Center (BCCC). The goals of this program were to increase ease with transition for families from Early Intervention to Preschool Special Education services, to increase the advocacy material parent educators provide to parents of children birth to three transitioning out of early head start programs, and to increase parent understanding, satisfaction, and participation with the IEP process. In order to accomplish these goals, educational materials were developed and presented to parents in individual and group settings, and current parent educators …

My Social Toolbox: Building A Foundation For Increased Social Participation Among Children With Disabilities, Brooke Willis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Social participation is an important occupation for children that occupational therapists address. The benefits of participation include emotional well-being, life satisfaction, building friendships, psychological benefits and positive effects on overall health and development (Law, Petrenchik, King, & Hurley, 2007). Compared to their typically developing peers, children with disabilities are at an increased risk for decreased participation (Law et al., 2007). An expedited scoping review of the literature revealed key supports and critical barriers that impact the frequency and quality of social participation for children with disabilities. Children with disabilities and their families experiencing these barriers with resultant decreased levels of …

Making Sense Of Sensory Processing: A Pilot Program For Parents And Teachers Educating The Use Of Sensory Intervention In Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Kelsey Kinnare

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Problem: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it is estimated that 1 in 68 children have an identified Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). It was found that greater than three quarters of children with ASD also have significant symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD Foundation, n.d.). One commonly used intervention approach for this population stems from the Sensory Integration frame of reference. Ayres “developed the sensory integration theory to explain the relationship between deficits in interpreting sensation from the body and environment and difficulties with academic or motor learning” (Bundy …

The Moderating Role Of Body Appreciation On The Feminine Ideology And Aggression, Julie Buzgon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to elucidate and expand upon the possible relationships and interactions between the feminine ideology, body appreciation, and indirect aggression reported within a sample of female adolescents. Social learning theorists posit that girls are socialized and reinforced to utilize more ‘feminine,’ or covert, means by which to express their aggression in comparison to their male peers. Girls are instructed from a young age to behave in a manner that is in accordance with the traditional feminine ideology. Additionally, today’s culture has placed unrealistic body standards on the female population, both overtly and tacitly critiquing adolescent girls if their …

Self Care Among Filipino Immigrants In The United States Who Have Hypertension, Emerson E. Ea

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hypertension (HTN) is a leading risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke—two major causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States (US)—across all racial and ethnic groups, including Filipino immigrants. The results of early and recent studies that explored HTN among Filipinos in the US have consistently revealed a prevalence rate that is highest among Asian Americans. There is also evidence in the literature that indicates this population’s sub-optimal control and management of HTN when compared with other Asian American subgroups. Despite this reported alarming information about HTN for this population, there is a noticeable …

An Extremal Problem For Finite Lattices, John Goldwasser, Brendan Nagle, Andres Saez

Theory & Applications of Graphs

For a fixed M x N integer lattice L(M,N), we consider the maximum size of a subset A of L(M,N) which contains no squares of prescribed side lengths k(1),...,k(t). We denote this size by ex(L(M,N), {k(1),...,k(t)}), and when t = 1, we abbreviate this parameter to ex(L(M,N), k), where k = k(1).

Our first result gives an exact formula for ex(L( …

Eternal Independent Sets In Graphs, Yair Caro, William F. Klostermeyer

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The use of mobile guards to protect a graph has received much attention in the literature of late in the form of eternal dominating sets, eternal vertex covers and other models of graph protection. In this paper, eternal independent sets are introduced. These are independent sets such that the following can be iterated forever: a vertex in the independent set can be replaced with a neighboring vertex and the resulting set is independent.

Classifying Resolving Lists By Distances Between Members, Paul Feit

Theory & Applications of Graphs

Let G be a connected graph and let w₁,…w_r be a list of vertices. We refer the choice of a triple (r;G;w₁,…w_r), as a metric selection. Let ρ be the shortest path metric of G. We say that w₁,…w_r resolves G (metricly) if the function c:V(G) → ℤ^r given by

x → (ρ (w1,x),…,ρ(wr,x))

is injective. We refer to c as the code map and to its image as the codes of the triple (r;G;w₁,…,w_r).

This paper proves basic results …

Does Rigorously Enforcing Arbitration Agreements Promote “Autonomy”?, Hiro Aragaki

Faculty Scholarship

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has helped transform arbitration law into a radical private-ordering regime in which freedom of contract has come to eclipse public regulation. Arbitration jurisprudence justifies this transformation in part on a profound and longstanding commitment to the ideal of individual autonomy, understood as the freedom—lacking in litigation—to select a disputing process best suited to one’s needs. In this Article, I question the cogency of this justification. I argue, first, that autonomy has had different and sometimes conflicting meanings even within arbitration jurisprudence. Second, depending on the meaning one ascribes to autonomy, it is at …

Restorative Justice From The Margins To The Center: The Emergence Of A New Norm In School Discipline, Thalia Gonzalez

Faculty Scholarship

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Improving Patient Safety As A Function Of Organizational Ethics In The Delivery Of Healthcare In Saudi Arabia, Rasha M. Bokhari

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there has not been a systematic effort to evaluate the problems of medical error and patient safety as critical issues in healthcare organizational ethics. This dissertation aims to pursue the impact of the original IOM report on this crucial topic by adopting what have been done in the American healthcare system in order to gain insight for the Saudi Arabian healthcare system. This dissertation examines the functions of continuous quality improvement in the healthcare environment of Saudi Arabia through the lens of the organization’s moral agency. This dissertation identifies several areas in Saudi healthcare …

Improving Access To Justice In Developing And Post-Conflict Countries: Practical Examples From The Field, Jessica Vapnek, Peter Boaz, Helga Turku

Faculty Scholarship

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South Africa And The Human Right To Water: Equity, Ecology, And The Public Trust Doctrine, David Takacs

Faculty Scholarship

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The Multiplication Effect Of Legal Insurance, Ben Depoorter, Jef De Mot, Michael G. Faure

Faculty Scholarship

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Fluorescent Nanocomposite Of Embedded Ceria Nanoparticles In Crosslinked Pva Electrospun Nanofibers, Nader Shehata, Soha Gaballah, Effat Samir, Aya Hamed, Marwa Saad

Biology Faculty Publications

This paper introduces a new fluorescent nanocomposite of electrospun biodegradable nanofibers embedded with optical nanoparticles. In detail, this work introduces the fluorescence properties of PVA nanofibers generated by the electrospinning technique with embedded cerium oxide (ceria) nanoparticles. Under near-ultra violet excitation, the synthesized nanocomposite generates a visible fluorescent emission at 520 nm, varying its intensity peak according to the concentration of in situ embedded ceria nanoparticles. This is due to the fact that the embedded ceria nanoparticles have optical tri-valiant cerium ions, associated with formed oxygen vacancies, with a direct allowed bandgap around 3.5 eV. In addition, the impact of …

Metabolism, Gas Exchange, And Carbon Spiraling In Rivers, Robert Ogden Hall, Jennifer L. Tank, Michelle A. Baker, Erin R. Hotchkiss, Emma J. Rosi-Marshall

Biology Faculty Publications

Ecosystem metabolism, that is, gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER), controls organic carbon (OC) cycling in stream and river networks and is expected to vary predictably with network position. However, estimates of metabolism in small streams outnumber those from rivers such that there are limited empirical data comparing metabolism across a range of stream and river sizes. We measured metabolism in 14 rivers (discharge range 14–84 m³ s⁻¹) in the Western and Midwestern United States (US). We estimated GPP, ER, and gas exchange rates using a Lagrangian, 2-station oxygen model solved in a Bayesian framework. …

Multifaceted Traumatization: Direct And Vicarious Exposure Of Ems Personnel Who Responded To A Suicide Where Loved Ones Of The Deceased Were Present, Mallory Rae Wines

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel experience direct traumatic exposure that can leave a lasting negative impact. However, little is known about the vicarious exposure that EMS personnel experience at challenging calls when family and loved ones are present at the scene. Additionally, there is minimal research that has looked at the experiences among paramedics and EMTs who arrive to mental disturbance calls or completed suicides. In order to add to the substantial body of literature on EMS personnel and traumatic exposure, this study explored their experiences of multifaceted traumatization; the lived experiences of paramedics and EMTs who have responded to …

Legal Indeterminacy In Insanity Cases: Clarifying Wrongfulness And Applying A Triadic Approach To Forensic Evaluations, Kate Bloch, Jeffery Gould

Faculty Scholarship

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Introduction To Model Spaces And Their Operators, William T. Ross, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Javad Mashreghi

Bookshelf

The study of model spaces, the closed invariant subspaces of the backward shift operator, is a vast area of research with connections to complex analysis, operator theory and functional analysis. This self-contained text is the ideal introduction for newcomers to the field. It sets out the basic ideas and quickly takes the reader through the history of the subject before ending up at the frontier of mathematical analysis. Open questions point to potential areas of future research, offering plenty of inspiration to graduate students wishing to advance further.

[Introduction To] Pedagogical Matters: New Materialisms And Curriculum Studies, Nathan Snaza, Debbie Sonu, Sarah E. Truman, Zofia Zaliwska

Bookshelf

This edited collection takes up the wild and sudden surge of new materialisms in the field of curriculum studies. New materialisms shift away from the strong focus on discourse associated with the linguistic or cultural turn in theory and toward recent work in the physical and biological sciences; in doing so, they posit ontologies of becoming that re-configure our sense of what a human person is and how that person relates to the more-than-human ecologies in which it is nested. Ignited by an urgency to disrupt the dangers of anthropocentrism and systems of domination in the work of curriculum and …

[Introduction To] Authority And Identity In Medieval Islamic Historiography: Persian Histories From The Peripheries, Mimi Hanaoka

Bookshelf

Intriguing dreams, improbable myths, fanciful genealogies, and suspect etymologies. These were all key elements of the historical texts composed by scholars and bureaucrats on the peripheries of Islamic empires between the tenth and fifteenth centuries. But how are historians to interpret such narratives? And what can these more literary histories tell us about the people who wrote them and the times in which they lived? In this book, Mimi Hanaoka offers an innovative, interdisciplinary method of approaching these sorts of local histories from the Persianate world. By paying attention to the purpose and intention behind a text's creation, her book …

An Introduction To The Special Issue On Geoscience Papers Of The Future, Cédric H. David, Yolanda Gil, Christopher J. Duffy, Scott D. Peckham, S. Karan Venayagamoorthy

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Advocates of enhanced quality for published scientific results are increasingly voicing the need for further transparency of data and software for scientific reproducibility. However, such advanced digital scholarship can appear perplexing to geoscientists that are seduced by the concept of open science yet wonder about the exact mechanics and implications of the associated efforts. This special issue of Earth and Space Science entitled "Geoscience Papers of the Future" includes a review of existing best practices for digital scholarship and bundles a set of example articles that share their digital research products and reflect on the process of opening their scientific …

Blood Pressure Control: What Matters? - Htn Guidelines, M. G. Saklayen, N. V. Deshpande

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