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The Free Press Vol. 47, Issue No. 16, 02-29-2016, Krysteana Scribner

Free Press, The

USM announces brewery partnership -- Students for #USMFuture give their demands to administration -- A look at Black History Month -- Melanoma is a preventable but common disease

Admissions Report - Detailed Data - February 2016, Office Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Wright State University

Admissions Reports

Detailed report of applicants to Wright State including data on county of residency, intended major, and ethnicity for Fall Semester 2015.

Virgil Hawkins: Educator & Civil Rights Activist, Hardaway Law Firm, Virgil Hawkins Historical Society, Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Of Polk County, Black Filmmakers Of Central Florida, Kathleen High School Video And Tv Production Team, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter

Oral Histories, Presentations, and Videos

Virgil Darnell Hawkins was an African-American trailblazer. Through and by way of his unrelenting effort to become a Florida lawyer, the Jim Crow laws, that once kept Florida's African Americans from attending the white public universities and colleges, were eventually abolished. This paved the way for the end of discrimination in Florida's schools of higher learning and opened the way for African Americans to attend state universities and colleges.

This program and presentation honor Mr. Virgil Darnell Hawkins.

What Does The Child Protection Movement Teach Us About The Role Of The Mandated Reporter Of Abuse?, Bill C. Henry

Animal Sentience

Requiring veterinarians to report suspected animal abuse faces many of the same issues, concerns and hurdles once faced by the child protection movement. The history of child protection may hence provide a strategic model for progress in animal protection. Being able to anticipate the hurdles will help prepare us to overcome them.

The Physiological And Psychological Benefits Of Crossfit Training – A Pilot Study, Jordan T. Schultz, Adam Parker, Drew Curtis, Jordan Daniel, Han-Hung Huang

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

CrossFit has been one of the fastest growing training methods in the fitness industry since its inception in 2000. CrossFit combines classic strength and conditioning along with gymnastics movements, Olympic weightlifting, and other functional movements into a constantly varied, high intensity workout. The success of CrossFit and what seems to be exponential growth of their over 10,000 affiliated gyms is undeniable. This popularity might be stem from two main factors: the physiological changes of training and the psychological benefits of a community emphasized, social atmosphere. However, there is very limited research evidence supporting the potential benefits of CrossFit . This …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, February 26, 2016, Eastern Washington University

Board of Trustees Minutes

No abstract provided.

Psychological Distress, Drug Use, Sexual Risks And Medication Adherence Among Young Hiv-Positive Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Exposure To Community Violence Matters, Dexter R. Voisin

Faculty Scholarship

In the USA, Black males are disproportionately affected by community violence and HIV. The aim of this study was to assess whether exposures to community violence are related to psychological distress, drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and medication adherence among a sample of HIV-positive young Black men who had sex with men (YBMSM). Data are from 98 YBMSM ages 18–29 years recruited from Chicago who completed measures on demographics, exposures to community violence, psychological distress, drug use, condomless anal intercourse, and medication adherence. Rates of exposure to community violence were high and youth reported victimization and witnessing numerous types of …

The Scarlet - Volume Xcv, No. 14 (February 26, 2016), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The February 26, 2016 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The Parthenon, February 26, 2016, Megan Osborne

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, was published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly on Thursdays during the summer. Due to budgetary constraints, beginning with the 2015 Fall semester, the newspaper is only published four days a week. There is no issue on Mondays, physical issues are printed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and online issues only are published on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

2016-02-26, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Open Access Publishing: Getting Your Research Disseminated, Read & Cited, Memo Cordova, Nancy Donahoo, Norman Friesen, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Ross A. Perkins, Amber Sherman, Michelle Armstrong

University Presentations

Traditional publishing models may restrict the way you share and communicate your work. During this session, we will discuss some of the advantages of Open Access publishing, including how it can help you connect with a wider audience and have your work cited more.

"But I Wouldn't Do That": Teaching Cultural Empathy, Julie A. Dodge

Doctor of Ministry

Over the past thirty years, as awareness has increased regarding the value of understanding cultural and other differences in delivering social and faith based services, organizations and academic institutions have worked to provide training in cultural diversity or cultural competence. In spite of this emphasis on training and preparation, research suggests that most practitioners have higher perceptions of their cultural competence than actual demonstrated skills. This dissertation reviews the common types of cultural competence training that are offered, considers methods for instruction, and suggests that teaching cultural empathy will improve service outcomes in intercultural settings. Cultural empathy is defined throughout …

Anticipatory Coarticulation And Stability Of Speech In Typically Fluent Speakers And People Who Stutter, Stefan A. Frisch, Nathan Maxfield, Alissa Belmont

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Publications

This project replicates and extends previous work on coarticulation in velar-vowel sequences in English. Coarticulatory data for 46 young adult speakers, 23 who stutter and 23 who do not stutter show coarticulatory patterns in young adults who stutter that are no different from typical young adults. Additionally, the stability of velar-vowel production is analysed in token-to-token variability found in multiple repetitions of the same velar-vowel sequence. Across participants, identical patterns of coarticulation were found between people who do and do not stutter, but decreased stability was found in velar closure production in a significant subset of people who stutter. Other …

Panther - February 2016 - Vol. Xcvi, No. 12, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 105 [106], No. 32 (Feb. 25, 2016), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 105, but it is the 106th volume in the series.

The Alestle - Vol. 68 No. 23 - 02/25/2016, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 68 No. 23

The Cowl - V.80 - N.17 - Feb 25, 2016

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 80 - No. 17 - February 25, 2016. 24 pages.

Quaker Campus, February 25, 2016 (Vol. 102, Issue 18), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Wholistic And Ethical: Social Inclusion With Indigenous Peoples, Kathleen E. Absolon

Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications

This paper begins with a poem and is inclusive of my voice as Anishinaabekwe (Ojibway woman) and is authored from my spirit, heart, mind and body. The idea of social inclusion and Indigenous peoples leave more to the imagination and vision than what is the reality and actuality in Canada. This article begins with my location followed with skepticism and hope. Skepticism deals with the exclusion of Indigenous peoples since colonial contact and the subsequent challenges and impacts. Hope begins to affirm the possibilities, strengths and Indigenous knowledge that guides wholistic cultural frameworks and ethics of social inclusion. A wholistic …

February 23, 2016, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Phoenix, 2016-02-22, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

The Statesman, V. 59, I. 19, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 59;i. 19

Member Checking Process With Adolescent Students: Not Just Reading A Transcript, Amber Simpson, Cassie F. Quigley

The Qualitative Report

This paper explores the way in which educational researchers created a member checking process with adolescent students during a study to uncover and understand female and male’s dynamic mathematics identity in single-sex and coeducational mathematics classes within a public coeducational middle school in the United States. The authors developed a member checking process that included I-poems and Word Trees, which provided the youth with opportunities for self-reflection, enhancement of findings, examination of the students’ learning, and as a way to shift some of the power from the researcher to the participants. This paper serves as an example for other researchers …

Examining The Effects Of Principals’ Transformational Leadership On Teachers’ Creative Practices And Students’ Performance In Problem-Solving, Jeremy Strickland Owoh

Theses and Dissertations

In today’s technology enriched schools and workforces, creative problem-solving is involved in many aspects of a person’s life. The educational systems of developed nations are designed to raise students who are creative and skillful in solving complex problems. Technology and the age of information require nations to develop generations of students who are creative and capable of solving new and complex problems. In this study, the researcher addressed the problem by examining whether the principal transformational leadership (intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation), organizational support, technological awareness programs, and teachers’ creative practices influence students’ performance in creative problem-solving. Data were collected …

Spatial Distribution And Cluster Analysis Of Retail Drug Shop Characteristics And Antimalarial Behaviors As Reported By Private Medicine Retailers In Western Kenya: Informing Future Interventions, Andria Rusk, Linda Highfield, J. Michael Wilkerson, Melissa Harrell, Andrew Obala, Benjamin Amick

Collected Faculty Scholarship

Background

Efforts to improve malaria case management in sub-Saharan Africa have shifted focus to private antimalarial retailers to increase access to appropriate treatment. Demands to decrease intervention cost while increasing efficacy requires interventions tailored to geographic regions with demonstrated need. Cluster analysis presents an opportunity to meet this demand, but has not been applied to the retail sector or antimalarial retailer behaviors. This research conducted cluster analysis on medicine retailer behaviors in Kenya, to improve malaria case management and inform future interventions.

Methods

Ninety-seven surveys were collected from medicine retailers working in the Webuye Health and Demographic Surveillance Site. Survey …

Chanticleer | February 18, 2016, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Otter Realm, February 18, 2016, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Dying for awareness: Black History Month kicks off with a silent march remembering Trayvon Martin -- Faculty Strikes Back: Faculty union authorizes for a strike across all CSU campuses -- Incoming: Human Development and Family Studies major -- AS President Emma Richardson -- CSUMB develops program to train school psychologist: Federal grant provides funding -- Former Congresswoman speaks on Affordable Care Act -- CSUMB applicants grow rapidly: CSUMB will put a halt on admission rates fall 2016 -- World Theater begins outreach efforts -- Comedy and dancing on upcoming Black Box Cabaret schedule -- #Oscars so white: Lack of diversity …

Communication In The 21st Century: Implications Of Counseling In A Digital World, Rebecca Johnson

Counselor Education Capstones

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the implications of social media and technology within the counseling profession. The areas of focus include an overview of the types of digital communication mediums accessible, concerns and ethical dilemmas that arise when counseling online and using social media, the complications with using various forms of digital communication through online counseling, a brief analysis of the benefits, and lastly a guide for future counselors to use when considering entering the digital world. Technology has drastically evolved over the last decade, and managing the digital world can be difficult for some. The information …

Kenyon Collegian - February 18, 2016

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking And Susceptibility To Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults In The United States, 2012–2013, Ramzi G. Salloum, M. Rifat Haider, Tracey E. Barnett, Yi Guo, Kayla R. Getz, Jim Thrasher, Wasim Maziak

Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION:

Waterpipe tobacco smoking, also known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States. Waterpipe is also increasingly becoming the first tobacco product that young people try. Given the limited access to and limited portability of waterpipes, waterpipe smokers who become more nicotine dependent over time may be more likely to turn to cigarettes. This study examined the relationship between waterpipe tobacco smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States.

METHODS:

Using data from the 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative sample of US adults, we …