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Witnessing The Event Of Deconstruction: Cultural Encounter Between Louisiana And Japan And Its Implications For Education, Kaori Shimizu

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Cultural diversity is widely understood as needed, and the importance of learning about other cultures has been emphasized. However, if other cultures are located and explained within the framework where the culture of the Self invisibly maintains the fixed normative status, it would result in “a creation of cultural diversity and a containment of cultural difference” (Bhabha, 1990c, p. 208).

Addressing this issue, this dissertation study considers the curriculum that appreciates cultural differences in recognizing the alterity of the culture of the other, emerged from the engagement in the tension existing between two cultures, of the Self and of the …

“I Want Ketchup On My Rice”: The Role Of Child Agency On Arab Migrant Families Food And Foodways, Faisal Kh. Alkhuzaim

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This exploratory research study examines changes in food and foodways (food habits) among Arab migrant families in a small community in Tampa, Florida. It also explores how those families’ children may play a role in the process of change. Within this community, I conducted my research study at a private school, where I recruited families with children between the ages of eight and seventeen. In applying the ecological model of food and nutrition and the developmental niche theoretical framework, this research draws on qualitative methods, including structured interviews with parents; focus group discussion with parents; a food survey; and children’s …

Mimola Or The Story Of A Casket, Antoine Innocent, Susan Kalter

Undiscovered Americas

Appearing for the first time in English, Antoine Innocent’s 1906 novel Mimola or the Story of a Casket weaves the story of Mimola, daughter of Madame Georges, who suffers from an incurable nervous disease, with an investigation of the traditions of Haitian Vodou. Desperate to end her daughter’s affliction, Madame Georges goes on a pilgrimage across Haiti to Ville-Bonheur to help her ailing daughter. Along the way, she meets a woman whose son, Léon, suffers from a similar disorder. Will their mothers’ devotion be enough to ensure the children’s recovery? Will the suffering Mimola and Léon embrace Vodou beliefs and …

The Uses Of Community In Modern American Rhetoric, Cody Ryan Hawley

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the functions of the term “community” in American social and political rhetoric. I contend that community serves as a god-term, or expression of value and order, which rhetors use to motivate actions, endorse values, include/exclude persons, and compensate for modern losses. Informed by the philosophy of Kenneth Burke, I explore the general features of “rhetorics of community,” including community’s ambiguity and status as an automatic good, the relationship between community and modernity, the myth of communal loss, and the uses of community as a site of political unity and contest. I analyze the writings of John Humphrey …

Resurgent Faith Traditions And Information And Library Theory And Practice, Bill Crowley

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Neural Basis Of Repetitive Negative Thinking In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Catherine Ann Burrows

Open Access Dissertations

Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience co-occurring internalizing problems, yet little is known about cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying this comorbidity. Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) about self-referential information is a cognitive vulnerability factor across multiple diagnostic groups with well-characterized neurobiological underpinnings. Youth with ASD may be at heightened risk for RNT due to their perseverative cognitive style, which could account for the relationship between ASD and internalizing problems. This study investigates the interaction of brain networks involved in self-referential processing (i.e., the default mode network, DMN) and cognitive inflexibility (i.e., the salience network, SN) to confer increased risk …

Le Roman Policier Francophone : Entre Esthétique Et Politiques Du Genre En Afrique Et En Haïti, Lise Madeleine Mba Ekani

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

My dissertation, “Recasting Crime Fiction: The Francophone African and Haitian Crime Novel between Aesthetics and Politics”, investigates the social and literary meanings of the concept of politics as represented in African and Haitian crime novels. In this work, selected novels were examined considering their cultural, regional and linguistic particularities, as well as their perspectives on social criticism and politics. Drawing from fields such as sociocritical theory, philosophy, and history, this work allows for a more complex exploration of popular cultural productions while calling into question the literary genres. Consequently, it provides the opportunity to question cultural productions as an ideological …

Engaging The Senses: The Potential Of Emotional Data As A New Information Layer In Urban Planning, A Fathullah, Ks Willis

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.

S.E.R.L. V. Attorney General United States

2018 Decisions

Agency

Management Of Facilitators And Obstacles Experienced By Hispanics In Their First Semester Of A Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Diana Couling Martinez Dolan

Dissertations

Although an ethnically diverse workforce is believed to enhance patient care quality, Hispanics are under-represented in nursing. Recruiting and retaining Hispanic students in nursing programs is essential for greater workforce participation. This grounded theory study explored practices used by Hispanic nursing students to promote their academic success during the first semester of a baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN) program. Fifteen Hispanic nursing students participated in focus groups and individual interviews. As students moved through their first semester, a trajectory of adaption was identified consisting of arrival, managing, and responding to evaluations. Finances, family dynamics, dealing with potential failure, and …

Factors Related To Hearing Aid Use Among Older Adults From Hispanic/Latino Backgrounds: Findings From The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Of Latinos, Michelle L. Arnold

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to understand perceived hearing loss and hearing health care use among older adults from Hispanic/Latino backgrounds using the Andersen model of health care utilization as a framework. A cross sectional analysis of audiometric and survey data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was used to estimate factors that characterize perceived hearing handicap and hearing aid use, and to determine hearing aid use rates in a large group of older Hispanic/Latino adults. Data came from 6970 adults aged 45 to 76. Results revealed that self-perceived hearing handicap is significantly correlated to measured hearing …

The Role Of Visual And Verbal Processes In False Memory Susceptibility On The Misinformation Effect, John E. Kiat

Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The goal of this dissertation is to investigate links between susceptibility to misinformation on the misinformation effect paradigm and individual differences in visual and verbal source monitoring ability. Results from four studies are reported. The first three studies assess links between individual differences in perceptual misinformation endorsement levels and visualization (Word-As-Picture) as well as verbalization (Picture-As-Word) errors on the memory test of a source monitoring task in which a set of objects were initially presented either as pictures or words during study. In Study 1, this picture-word source monitoring task and a misinformation effect paradigm, with a True/False test format, …

Exploration Of The Interrelationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Stress And Coping Strategies Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Nerissa Asturias

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence, stress and coping strategies of undergraduate nursing students. Three quarters of the students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing course were experiencing significant levels of stress. This result presents the opportunity to develop strategies geared to improving students' learning experiences.

Telecollaboration: A Concept Analysis, Joanne L. August

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

With the continued growth of digital technologies and technological pedagogical knowledge, new opportunities for collaborative initiatives and their implementations are set in educational contexts. Therefore, there is a need for clarification of the telecollaboration concept that can be integrated into nursing academia.

Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And A History Of Pervasive Gender-Based Violence Among Women Asylum Seekers Who Have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Case Review, Hazel Lever, Deborah Ottenheimer, Jimmitti Teysir, Elizabeth Singer, Holly G. Atkinson

Publications and Research

We sought to evaluate the frequency of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and any experiences of violence in women who had undergone Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and were seeking asylum in the United States. We undertook a retrospective qualitative descriptive study of FGM/C cases seen in an asylum clinic over a 2-year period. Standardized questionnaires provided quantitative scores for anxiety, depression and PTSD. Clients’ personal and physician medical affidavits were analyzed for experiences of violence. Of the 13 cases, anxiety and depression were exhibited by 92 and 100% of women, while all seven women screened for PTSD had symptoms. Qualitative analysis revealed …

A Comparison Of Nano-Patterns Vs. Software Metrics In Vulnerability Prediction, Kazi Zakia Sultana, Byron J. Williams, Amiangshu Bosu

Department of Computer Science Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Context: Software security is an imperative aspect of software quality. Early detection of vulnerable code during development can better ensure the security of the codebase and minimize testing efforts. Although traditional software metrics are used for early detection of vulnerabilities, they do not clearly address the granularity level of the issue to precisely pinpoint vulnerabilities. The goal of this study is to employ method-level traceable patterns (nano-patterns) in vulnerability prediction and empirically compare their performance with traditional software metrics. The concept of nano-patterns is similar to design patterns, but these constructs can be automatically recognized and extracted from source code. …

Pragmatics And Semantics To Connect Specific Local Laws With Public Reactions, Manish Puri, Aparna S. Varde, Boxiang Dong

Department of Computer Science Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This paper proposes an approach called TOLCS (Tweet Ordinance Linkage by Commonsense and Semantics) which helps connect specific ordinances or local laws to pertinent tweets expressing public reactions on them. TOLCS incorporates pragmatic aspects by commonsense knowledge, and semantic aspects by domain knowledge along with text similarity methods. It uses a blocking mechanism to reduce sample space for efficiently processing big data on ordinances and tweets.

Habeas Won And Lost: The Eleventh Circuit’S Narrow View Of State Court Judgments, Christina M. Frohock

University of Miami Law Review

The Eleventh Circuit vacated its panel opinion in Patterson v. Secretary and reheard the case en banc. The court’s new opinion revisits the prohibition against “second or successive” habeas corpus petitions in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b) and embraces the dissenting view in the prior opinion, rejecting the reasoning of the majority. A new state court judgment resets the habeas clock, allowing a prisoner to file an additional federal habeas petition without running afoul of section 2244(b). Previously, the court offered an expansive view of such judgments, looking to whether the state court has substantively changed the prisoner’s sentence. The court …

Tolkien Among The Moderns (2015), Ed. By Ralph C. Wood, Robin A. Reid Dr.

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review by Robin Anne Reid of Tolkien Among the Moderns (2015) ed. by Ralph C. Wood

Course Redesign With Student-Faculty Partnership: A Reflection On Opportunities And Vulnerabilities, Ketevan Kupatadze

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

With This Sea Change, We're Off To The Races! Mixed Metaphors And Associated Risible Boners, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

A new list of mixed metaphors.

The End Is Nigh, D.M. Shaw

Word Ways

An essay and quiz on word endings.

July 2018 Quicknotes, Southern Adventist University

QuickNotes – Advancement e-Newsletter

QuickNotes is an e-newsletter that comes from Advancement at Southern Adventist University. July 2018 edition features the article "Students and Donors Jointly Invest in Adventist Education".

Early Melodic Intonation Therapy For Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Faye Steiner

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Stroke patients who lose the ability to produce language (aphasia) often remain able to sing. This observation has stimulated interest in a structured music therapy, Melodic Intonation Therapy, for post-stroke aphasia. While existing studies find positive outcomes with Melodic Intonation Therapy, its efficacy has yet to be substantiated by adequately powered, randomized, controlled trials. Focusing on acute stroke patients, we aim to determine the impact of melodic intonation therapy versus usual care on aphasia recovery. The study will be a single blind, randomized controlled trial with modified melodic intonation therapy and usual care groups. Aphasia severity will be scored at …

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 28.02: Summer 2018, Aine O'Connor, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Hannah Brockway

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Willkomen Beim German Journal - Welcome To German Journal, Paulina Broda, Carina Staudte

German Journal Sprache Literatur Kultur

No abstract provided.

Development Of Fuzzy Logic-Based Speed Control Of Novel Multilevel Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive, R. Gandhi Raj, B. Palpandi

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This paper presents the transformer-based multilevel inverter-fed induction motor drive. The development of new technology of power electronic switches and control techniques for inverter-based speed control of induction motor has led to the usage of induction motor in industrial and domestic applications. In this work, the stator winding of induction motor is fed through proposed five-level transformer-based symmetrical inverter, which consists of unidirectional and bidirectional switches, mid-point transformer and capacitors as voltage divider network to produce multilevel output voltage at the load side. The speed of the induction motor is varied by changing supply voltage of an induction motor by …

A Hierarchical Approach To Node Localization Based On Fuzzy System To Increase Network Lifetime In Wireless Sensor Networks, M. Karthiga, R. Venkatesan

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Energy efficiency is of utmost importance in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). A WSN that lives long proves to be more worthy for the effort and cost involved in establishing the network. The standards and protocols in aWSN are expected to be economical in their energy usage. Localization is one such important area, where much contribution has been made by the researchers to improve the accuracy and not much in increasing their energy efficiency. In this work, a hierarchical approach to increase energy efficiency during localization has been proposed. Existing localization approaches, irrespective of the node’s remaining energy levels, use a …

Inflo-Mation: A Model For Exploring Information Behavior Through Hip Hop, Kafi D. Kumasi

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

This paper explores the insights that hip hop might afford young adult library researchers who study information behavior, particularly in online environments. A Critical Race Theory (CRT) approach was used to explain how existing information behavior models describe youth experiences in ways that mask their unique racialized experiences and culturally specific information-creating behaviors. Using CRT’s counter-storytelling method, a new model called INFLO-mation is introduced, featuring a continuum of information behaviors captured within three descriptive categories of creativity: Rhythm, Rhyme, and Remix (R³). Findings include a discussion the INFLO model, its classification scheme, and illustrative examples from contemporary teens’ …

Knowledge Diffusion And Utilization Within A System Of Care Model: Success And Challenges, Betty Walton, Isaac Karikari, Christine Marie Bishop, Erin Tock

Faculty Publications

•Transitioning from required collection & reporting of grant data to routinely using information for planning and quality improvement processes at direct service, program, and system levels •Explores necessary conditions for the successful use of information to plan and monitor progress •Highlights tips •Applying tips to your practice