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New Nurses In A Residency Program Uncover Evidence That Changes Practice, Ellen Vuong, Patricia Kelly Dec 2017

New Nurses In A Residency Program Uncover Evidence That Changes Practice, Ellen Vuong, Patricia Kelly

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Action Taken: Nineteen nurse residents were divided into six teams by service lines. Teams reviewed hospital data, queried clinical staff, created EBP questions using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) format, reviewed literature, and developed and implemented an EBP project. Each team was assigned a mentor from the leadership team to help residents develop their project, address barriers, and communicate with unit staff. The EBP curriculum included seven detective-themed classes such as "Cracking the Case: Exposing the Truth about EBP" and "The Detective's Handbook: Using the Iowa Model. Residents were given course time to complete literature reviews and creating …

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Creative Patient Tracers For Accreditation Preparation, Mitzi Grey Dec 2017

Creative Patient Tracers For Accreditation Preparation, Mitzi Grey

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Patient tracers can be an invaluable tool in the accrediation preparation process. Patient tracers can highlight potential compliance issues and prepare staff for the survey process. The idea of using patient tracers for accreditation preparation is not new, however, tracers have a tendency to become stale and boring. This presentation will introduce fun, creative, ways to breathe new life into patient tracers!

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Leadership Development For Clinical Staff Nurses: Program Design, Elizabeth Cambier Dec 2017

Leadership Development For Clinical Staff Nurses: Program Design, Elizabeth Cambier

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practitioner is responsible for facilitating role development of nurses and healthcare team members, and promoting quality improvement (QI) activities. Using the nursing process and educational principles, a Midwest community hospital created a leadership development program to improve Unit Practice Team (UPT) function as part of a shared governance model. Successful shared governance requires a shift in power toward staff, access to resources, opportunities for growth, and administrative support. Successful leadership development has the potential to improve nursing quality, patient care, and staff satisfaction. A 2013 needs assessment identified four areas of development of UPT leaders: …

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Serving Up Surveys: Maximize Your Response Rates, Susan M. Politsky Dec 2017

Serving Up Surveys: Maximize Your Response Rates, Susan M. Politsky

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The purpose of this educational activity is designed to share with NPD Practitioners evidenced-based strategies that will maximize survey response rates. The Tailored Design Method is one method used to accomplish this. Creating web-based surveys is the mode of survey highlighted. With enhanced technologies, creating web-based surveys are what NPD Practitioners and nurse researchers should consider as an option to other forms of survey and questionnaire design. If crafted the proper way, a well-designed web survey can provide useful data with acceptable sample sizes, adequate enough to generalize their findings.
With enhanced technologies including mobile devices, smart phones, tablets, and …

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A High Quality And Quantity Hybrid Perovskite Quantum Dots (Cspbx3, X= Cl, Br And I) Powders Synthesis Via Ionic Displacement, Yuhang Yin, Weiling Luan, Chengxi Zhang, Fuqian Yang Dec 2017

A High Quality And Quantity Hybrid Perovskite Quantum Dots (Cspbx3, X= Cl, Br And I) Powders Synthesis Via Ionic Displacement, Yuhang Yin, Weiling Luan, Chengxi Zhang, Fuqian Yang

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Recently, all-inorganic perovskites CsPbX3 (X= Cl, Br and I) quantum dots (QDs) have drawn great attentions because of their PL spectra tunable over the whole visible spectral region (400-700 nm) and adjustable bandgap, which revealed a promising potential on the field of photoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, LEDs and sensors. In this paper, CsPbX3 QDs and hybrid QDs, CsPbClxBr3-x and CsPbBrxI3-x were synthesized via one-step and two-step methods comparably. The optical bandgaps of CsPbCl3, CsPbBr3, and CsPbI3, were calculated as 3.08, 2.36, and 1.73eV, respectively, based on the Tauc's equation and …

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Montclair Magazine (Fall/Winter 2017), Montclair State University Dec 2017

Montclair Magazine (Fall/Winter 2017), Montclair State University

Montclair: The magazine of Montclair State University

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Star Wars: Application Of The Economic Substance Doctrine To Foreign Tax Credits, And What The Future Holds, Rebecca Rosenberg Dec 2017

Star Wars: Application Of The Economic Substance Doctrine To Foreign Tax Credits, And What The Future Holds, Rebecca Rosenberg

University of Dayton Law Review

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Let's Get Technical-All Hands-On Deck: Collaborating Across Library Units To Tackle Streaming Media Ordering, Stacey Marien, Alayne Mundt, Mary Wahl Dec 2017

Let's Get Technical-All Hands-On Deck: Collaborating Across Library Units To Tackle Streaming Media Ordering, Stacey Marien, Alayne Mundt, Mary Wahl

Against the Grain

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The Rhetoric Revision Log: A Second Study On A Feedback Tool For Esl Student Writing, Natalie Marie Cole Dec 2017

The Rhetoric Revision Log: A Second Study On A Feedback Tool For Esl Student Writing, Natalie Marie Cole

Theses and Dissertations

A common pattern in teacher feedback to ESL writing is to provide students feedback on primarily grammar, often sidelining content (Ferris, 2003). This research is a second study of an original study done by Yi (2010) on a rhetoric revision log. This Rhetoric Revision Log (RRL) helped teachers and students track content errors in writing. This research further studies the success of the RRL with some minor changes made based on previous research results. Data consists of the Rhetoric Revision Log (RRL) given to 42 students in three different ESL writing classes at the same level with four different teachers. …

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Panorama December 2017, Southern Adventist University Dec 2017

Panorama December 2017, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter features Southern's month of prayer, contains a Q&A with Dean Lisa Hall, and highlights some services offered at McKee Library.

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Multilingual Trends In Five London Boroughs: A Linguistic Landscape Approach, Shayla Ann Johnson Dec 2017

Multilingual Trends In Five London Boroughs: A Linguistic Landscape Approach, Shayla Ann Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Although multilingualism has been investigated in London, no studies have addressed the multilingual linguistic landscape of this linguistically diverse globalized mega-city. In addition, no previous research has addressed the linguistic impacts of colonialism on the colonizer with respect to signage in the linguistic landscape. With increasing rates of immigration and globalization in London, it is advantageous to fully document and research the nature of the linguistic landscape in order to create a baseline for future comparison. Consequently, aspects of the linguistic landscape of five London boroughs were collected and analyzed in terms of 2,062 signage items. The study noted multilingual …

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Quantitative Morphological Classification Of Planetary Craterforms Using Multivariate Methods Of Outline-Based Shape Analysis, Thomas Joseph Slezak Dec 2017

Quantitative Morphological Classification Of Planetary Craterforms Using Multivariate Methods Of Outline-Based Shape Analysis, Thomas Joseph Slezak

Theses and Dissertations

Craters formed by impact and volcanic processes are among the most fundamental planetary landforms. This study examines the morphology of diverse craterforms on Io, the Moon, Mars, and Earth using quantitative, outline-based shape analysis and multivariate statistical methods to evaluate the differences between different types of. Ultimately, this should help establish relationships between the form and origin of craterforms. Developed in the field of geometric morphometrics by paleontological and biological sciences communities, these methods were used for the analysis of the shapes of crater outlines. The shapes of terrestrial ash-flow calderas, terrestrial basaltic shield calderas, martian calderas, Ionian paterae, and …

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An Examination Of The Factor Structure Of The Trauma Inventory For Partners Of Sex Addicts (Tipsa), Heidi A. Vogeler Dec 2017

An Examination Of The Factor Structure Of The Trauma Inventory For Partners Of Sex Addicts (Tipsa), Heidi A. Vogeler

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the underlying latent factor structure of the Trauma Inventory for Partners of Sex Addicts (TIPSA), a 53-item assessment designed to assess for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the context of sexual addiction. It was theorized that the factor structure mirrored the 5 core criteria for PTSD as constituted in DSM-5. Data were gathered from 3,199 self-selected respondents (ages 21 to 55) who completed an online version of the TIPSA. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed utilizing Mplus in order to confirm the hypothesized factor structure of the TIPSA. Several modifications were …

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A Coverage Metric To Aid In Testing Multi-Agent Systems, Jane Ostergar Linn Dec 2017

A Coverage Metric To Aid In Testing Multi-Agent Systems, Jane Ostergar Linn

Theses and Dissertations

Models are frequently used to represent complex systems in order to test the systems before they are deployed. Some of the most complicated models are those that represent multi-agent systems (MAS), where there are multiple decision makers. Brahms is an agent-oriented language that models MAS. Three major qualities affect the behavior of these MAS models: workframes that change the state of the system, communication activities that coordinate information between agents, and the schedule of workframes. The primary method to test these models that exists is repeated simulation. Simulation is useful insofar as interesting test cases are used that enable the …

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Recommender Systems For Family History Source Discovery, Derrick James Brinton Dec 2017

Recommender Systems For Family History Source Discovery, Derrick James Brinton

Theses and Dissertations

As interest in family history research increases, greater numbers of amateurs are participating in genealogy. However, finding sources that provide useful information on individuals in genealogical research is often an overwhelming task, even for experts. Many tools assist genealogists in their work, including many computer-based systems. Prior to this work, recommender systems had not yet been applied to genealogy, though their ability to navigate patterns in large amounts of data holds great promise for the genealogical domain. We create the Family History Source Recommender System to mimic human behavior in locating sources of genealogical information. The recommender system is seeded …

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Relative Navigation Of Micro Air Vehicles In Gps-Degraded Environments, David Orton Wheeler Dec 2017

Relative Navigation Of Micro Air Vehicles In Gps-Degraded Environments, David Orton Wheeler

Theses and Dissertations

Most micro air vehicles rely heavily on reliable GPS measurements for proper estimation and control, and therefore struggle in GPS-degraded environments. When GPS is not available, the global position and heading of the vehicle is unobservable. This dissertation establishes the theoretical and practical advantages of a relative navigation framework for MAV navigation in GPS-degraded environments. This dissertation explores how the consistency, accuracy, and stability of current navigation approaches degrade during prolonged GPS dropout and in the presence of heading uncertainty. Relative navigation (RN) is presented as an alternative approach that maintains observability by working with respect to a local coordinate …

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Early Restoration Councils, 1830–1838: A Tool To Refine Individuals, Nicholas Andrew Davis Dec 2017

Early Restoration Councils, 1830–1838: A Tool To Refine Individuals, Nicholas Andrew Davis

Theses and Dissertations

When Joseph Smith founded the Church of Christ in April 1830, he also established the framework for councils, the decision-making mechanism of the early Church. Early councils included a group of men holding the priesthood and often included a congregation. They would gather and make authoritative decisions, including if someone accused of wrongdoing was guilty and should receive formal disciplinary action. As the Church grew, Smith further developed this council system. Elders and high priests frequently formed councils, which gradually gave way to bishop's councils. In 1834, high councils began to establish an appellate court where disgruntled Church members could …

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Vocalizations And Associated Behaviors Of The White-Nosed Coati, Nasua Narica, December 2017, Jeremy Giampaoli Dec 2017

Vocalizations And Associated Behaviors Of The White-Nosed Coati, Nasua Narica, December 2017, Jeremy Giampaoli

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Vocalizations emitted by mammals in a social context can be linked to behavioral states. These different states may exhibit specific acoustic characteristics, such as long call duration, harmonics, and wide frequency range. My objective in this study was to describe the different vocalizations of White-Nosed Coatis (Nasua narica) according to their behavioral context. I recorded vocalizations of ten individual males and a social group of coatis in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Based on the associated behaviors, I grouped the calls into three behavioral states: aggressive, relaxed, and alarmed. After analyzing the acoustic characteristics of the vocalizations using spectrograms, I further discriminated …

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Differential Maternal Defense Behavior In Three Species Of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae), December 2017, Mackenzie Kui Dec 2017

Differential Maternal Defense Behavior In Three Species Of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae), December 2017, Mackenzie Kui

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Maternal care in the animal kingdom can vary immensely from species to species, but the reason for its ubiquity underlies an evolutionary impulse to pass on favorable genes to the next generation. In treehoppers, maternal care increases the rate of offspring survival through species-specific levels of protection from both predation and parasitism. To investigate the factors that influence maternal care, I introduced a variety of animate and inanimate stimuli to both brooding and non-brooding treehoppers in three species: Antianthe expansa, Alchisme grossa, and Umbonia crassicornis. By quantifying their responses as proxies for energy output, I concluded that maternal defense is …

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An Analysis Of Temporal And Frequency Niches During The Dawn Chorus Of Birds In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2017, Brianne Nguyen Dec 2017

An Analysis Of Temporal And Frequency Niches During The Dawn Chorus Of Birds In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2017, Brianne Nguyen

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Many animals communicate using acoustic signals, making frequency bands a limited resource. To deal with this, animals can partition themselves into acoustic frequency niches. Species of insects, anurans, and birds have been observed to call at discrete frequencies when sharing space with each other. In this study, I recorded and analyzed the temporal and frequency overlap in bird calls around dawn in Monteverde, Costa Rica over the course of ten days. I found very little temporal overlap in the sample I recorded. The calls that did overlap often also overlapped in frequency. My results suggest that frequency niches are not …

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Calfresh: Examining Barriers Of Low Participation Rates In Santa Cruz County, Yesenia Sanchez Dec 2017

Calfresh: Examining Barriers Of Low Participation Rates In Santa Cruz County, Yesenia Sanchez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

SNAP, which federally stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is formerly known as food stamps, and is now recognized as CalFresh in California. CalFresh is a food supplemental assistance program that provides financial assistance for low-income individuals (Feeding America, 2014). In 2013, Santa Cruz County ranked thirty-nine out of fifty-eight counties in CalFresh participation, with 23,355 income-eligible non-participants (CFPA, 2016). By increasing eligible participants for the CalFresh program, low-income individuals could potentially face less stress and financial hardships, since CalFresh could add to an individual’s food budget. Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County’s department of Community Outreach implemented the …

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It Is A Win-Win For Both: Cross-Age Peer Tutoring, Lisa Cardenas Dec 2017

It Is A Win-Win For Both: Cross-Age Peer Tutoring, Lisa Cardenas

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Improving the benefits of cross-age peer tutoring is explored in this capstone project. This is important because students will be more successful in school if they receive extra support with the subjects they are struggling with. An evidenced based argument is offered that an effective cross-age peer tutoring program will help to promote a positive school environment for students to thrive in. The three stakeholder perspectives examined were elementary school teachers and a principal because they participate in a cross-age peer tutoring program. Three themes emerged from an analysis of the interview data, training the tutors, organizing and planning the …

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250 Words Of I Don't Understand: Reading Struggles For Freshmen College Students, Alicia Bushey Dec 2017

250 Words Of I Don't Understand: Reading Struggles For Freshmen College Students, Alicia Bushey

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The focus of this Capstone project is on the reading struggles of first year college students. This is important because reading is a fundamental need in secondary education and in our society. If people are challenged in this area, they will struggle both in higher education, as well as certain aspects of daily living. The three primary stakeholder perspectives examined were college teachers and tutors, because of their relevant expertise, as well as their roles and responsibilities. Based on an analysis of the data and the relevant research literature, action was taken to help first-year college students overcome their reading …

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The Visiting Nurses Association And Hospice Connection Program Binder Update: A Need For Current Community Resources, Melina Correa Dec 2017

The Visiting Nurses Association And Hospice Connection Program Binder Update: A Need For Current Community Resources, Melina Correa

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Residents in Monterey and San Benito county need up-to-date information on resources and services in their communities to enhance their quality of life. In partnership with the Central Coast Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, the Connection Program has helped to implement an update of their 2014 Connection Program Resource Binder to address this need. The 2017 Connection Program Resource Binder is a research and needs-based project that will supply staff members with information and applications necessary to help their patients and, in turn, for the community to become more aware of what resources are available to them. The project was …

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Integrating Ethnic Studies In Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández Dec 2017

Integrating Ethnic Studies In Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Traditional social studies curriculum in the K-12 system focuses on United States history through a Eurocentric lens. The issue with focusing on a black-and-white version of history impacts people of color from ethnic backgrounds that are not equally represented in the curriculum. The research conducted for this project specifically focuses on the impact of this subject matter on individuals in a predominantly Latino community. Through surveys and interviews, the researcher presents feedback on the experiences of these individuals and provides possible solutions on how schools can improve social studies curriculum at the high school level to be more culturally relevant …

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Foster The Future, Gabriela Zuno Dec 2017

Foster The Future, Gabriela Zuno

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Thousands of foster children are moving on to becoming adults without the needed life skills education to be successful in life. Chamberlain’s Children Center is a non-profit organization that provides services and housing for foster children. The administration department is the division in the organization that is implementing the life skills course for the teen girls. The project is an educational workshop series addressed to meet the need of daily living skills education for the future success of foster youth. The course consisted of weekly two-and-a-half-hour lessons prepared by community professionals and volunteers for a total of six weeks during …

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Friends Outside New Program Feasibility, Monica Miramontes-Valadez Dec 2017

Friends Outside New Program Feasibility, Monica Miramontes-Valadez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Friends Outside is a nonprofit organization that primarily works with the incarcerated, newly released individuals, and probationers. Currently, female perpetrators of domestic violence who cannot afford the 52-week treatment program are being referred to Friends Outside to comply with probation terms, but they are not receiving any credit toward certification for completion, not is it being recognized by the California Courts. Presently, there is one program available in the entire Santa Cruz County, New View, which is only available in English and has limited time availability and prohibitive costs. The project focus was to examine whether Friends Outside should fill …

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Sit With Us: Benefits Of Inclusion, Anali Vargas-Sanchez, Spencer Smith Dec 2017

Sit With Us: Benefits Of Inclusion, Anali Vargas-Sanchez, Spencer Smith

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The focus of this Capstone project is on understanding the benefits of an inclusive classroom setting. This is important because, there is a stigma that special education students hinder the learning of general education students, but the data provided in this paper will show otherwise. The primary stakeholders perspectives that were surveyed were three special education educators familiarized with an inclusive setting, one being a teacher and the other two teacher aides. Three ways to improve inclusion include co-teaching, increased training, and using technology to assist students. Based on the findings collected from the interviews and research formulated in this …

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Healthy Teeth: Building Dental Health Awareness Among Head Start Parents, Marisol Cruz Dec 2017

Healthy Teeth: Building Dental Health Awareness Among Head Start Parents, Marisol Cruz

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

In the U.S and state of California, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease and concerning health issue among children. The Head Start program in Monterey County serves about 1, 245 children annually from birth to five years of age. One requirement is that children obtain dental health checkups every six months, and receive dental treatment, if needed, as part of adhering to California's dental periodicity schedule. Over the past years, an increase of failed dental health assessments was observed among many children enrolled in the program. Obtaining and following through with treatment was an obstacle. The purpose of …

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Healthy Lifestyle At Headstart In Monterey County, Leticia Manriquez Dec 2017

Healthy Lifestyle At Headstart In Monterey County, Leticia Manriquez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

In Monterey County, the rate of childhood obesity is too high among the Latino/Hispanic community. The Head Start program in Monterey County serves more than 1,245 children each year with the majority of them being Latino/Hispanic. The causes of childhood obesity are a lack of physical activities, cultural beliefs, and financial issues among families. It leads to serious health problems that impact children academically and psychologically. This capstone project is to increase knowledge and awareness on how to live a Healthy Lifestyle among Head Start parents so that they can apply that to their lives and their children. The project …

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