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Using Ancient Slugs To Understand Our Immune System: How Dicty Sentinel Cells Model Neutrophils, Carson Mccann

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

The Winding Roads Of Sterile-20s: The Need For Personalized Treatment In Untangling The Inextricable Web Of Cancer, Aaron Perles

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Digital Dentistry: The Rise Of Cad/Cam, Erin Madar

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Words: The Ramifications Of Stigmatizing Language In Medical Records, Jayla Johnson

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Alexa, Play “Despacito”!: Privacy In Our Virtually Augmented World, Alexander Metz

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

The Liquid To Life: The Potential Behind The Presence Of Water In Our Solar System, Kileigh Ford

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Analyzing Stakeholders’ Workshop Dialogue For Evidence Of Social Learning, Amanda L. Bentley Brymer, J. D. Wulfhorst, Mark W. Brunson

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

After much debate and synthesis, social learning scholarship is entering an era of empirical research. Given the range across individual-, network-, and systems-level perspectives and scales, clear documentation of social learning processes is critical for making claims about social learning outcomes and their impacts. Past studies have relied on participant recall and concept maps to document perceptions of social learning process and outcome. Using an individual-centric perspective and importing ideas from communication and psychology on question-answer learning through conversational agents, we contribute an expanded conceptual framework and qualitative analytical strategy for assessing stakeholder dialogue for evidence of social learning. We …

The Implications Of Group Norms For Adaptation In Collectively Managed Agricultural Systems: Evidence From Sri Lankan Paddy Farmers, Arielle Tozier De La Poterie, Emily Burchfield, Amanda R. Carrico

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

A growing literature seeks to explore the factors shaping adaptation to climate change. In collectively managed common pool resource systems, there is often a tension between behavior that benefits the individual and actions that benefit a larger group. Resource users in sustainable systems must therefore work together to ensure outcomes that are beneficial to the group as a whole. However, in the face of changing social, political, and environmental conditions, community norms may change, leading to the emerging of new behavioral patterns. Understanding when and why people decide to act in ways that benefit the group as a whole can …

Catalog Denison University 2018-2019

Denison University Catalogs

Denison University Courses 2018-2019

It Is A Mindboggling Dilemma: To Play Or Not To Play Youth Sports Due To Concussion Risks?, Tracey Carter

Law Faculty Scholarship

Concussions and their long term effects resulting from football collisions have recently entered the forefront of social debate. Movies like Concussion as well as high-profile lawsuits due to post-concussion health effects have casted a spotlight on brain injuries at the collegiate and professional level. However, this debate has equal application in youth sports—recent studies show that sports-related concussions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels are equally concerning. Youth sports are safer when fewer athletes suffer from sports-related concussions. But litigation is not the best avenue to make youth sports safer. Youth sports can be improved by: 1) primary …

Modeling Safe Sleep Practices For The Newborn In The Hospital: Is It Happening?, Marietta Sperry, Kimberly Kohlieber

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

Background: Nurses have been noted to model unsafe sleep practices for the newborn in the hospital, despite having been extensively trained. Parents report they repeat this behavior at home. There is a reluctance of nurses to comply, notwithstanding implementation of Back to Sleep programs and documentation of parents being taught safe sleep practices, causing a plateau in the reduction sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Methods: Systematic review of literature from CINHAL, Indiana State University Library, Google Scholar, and PubMed from last five years.

Results: Nurses were found to agree with many guidelines. Personal bias, or habit influenced poor implementation. Although …

Catch The Wave: Incorporating Qsen Competencies In A Transition Into Practice Program, Rachelle Reid, Michelle Scortzaru

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

No abstract provided.

Medication Safety Zone To Promote Uninterrupted Medication Administration, Sandy Martir, Trisha Saul

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

No abstract provided.

/Ɛɡ/-Raising Is Straightforward? I Beg To Differ!, Joseph A. Stanley

Faculty Publications

This Study

Remaining questions:

• BEG is only studied in areas with BAG-raising.
• What about other places?
• Short, common words have only been studied.
• What about other words?

Anecdotal observation:

• I’m from St. Louis and I have BEG-raising in most words, except a few like integrity, segregate, negligent, and regulate.
• St. Louis is not known to have BEG-raising, and these words have not been included in other studies.

Hypotheses:

1. BEG-raising without BAG-raising is more widespread than Nevada.
2. BEG-raising is less common when it is followed by a sonorant.

معالجة التقزم وفقر الدم في مصر, Abeer Alanwar, Hend Ahmed, Sabreen Mahmoud, Wessam Adly

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

Stunting and anemia rates in children between the age of 0-24 months (0-2 years) have been two of the most persistent public health problems facing the Egyptian society and government. Based on the researchers' analysis of the problem, current policies, and on the opportunities Egypt has, this policy paper targets the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and recommends reformulating a specific nutrition policy to tackle stunting and anemia as well providing awareness and education about the appropriate IYCF and to give high priority to strengthening the health provision of the required micronutrients in family care units (FCU), as well …

الحد من الزواج المبكر في مصر, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

Child marriage, formal or informal, is a union where at least one of the partners is below the age of 18 years. This human rights violation has complicated consequences on children and society. According to the Egypt Census of 2017, child marriage remains an issue. In Egypt, nearly 1 in every 20 girls (4%) between the ages of 15 to 17 years are either currently married or were married before. The same applies for 1 in every 10 (11%) adolescent girls 15-19 years, with large differentials between the rural and urban residence (CAPMAS, 2017. Egypt). The four proposed policy alternatives …

Employing People With Disability In Egypt / توظيف ذوي الإعاقة في مصر, Adham Kassab, Ahmed El-Sherbiny Orfy, Ahmed Kamal El-Helewa, Heba Alsawahli

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

The main purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated approach to enable a business environment for PwD in Egypt. It examines legal and social aspects of the issue in Egypt and other countries, and suggests policy alternatives to increase the chance of PwD to reach decent jobs.

Curbing Child Marriage In Egypt, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

Child marriage, formal or informal, is a union where at least one of the partners is below the age of 18 years. This human rights violation has complicated consequences on children and society. According to the Egypt Census of 2017, child marriage remains an issue. In Egypt, nearly 1 in every 20 girls (4%) between the ages of 15 to 17 years are either currently married or were married before. The same applies for 1 in every 10 (11%) adolescent girls 15-19 years, with large differentials between the rural and urban residence (CAPMAS, 2017. Egypt). The four proposed policy alternatives …

Enhancing The Marketing Strategy For “Productive Families” In Egypt /من أجل تحسين استراتيجية التسويق "للأسر المنتجة" في مصر, Ibrahim Hassan, Khaled Elzoughbi, Lamis Abdelmeguid

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

This paper sheds light on the Productive Families Program, one of the initiatives by MOSS to combat poverty. The program was created with the aim of enhancing the economic capacities of poor families who are capable of developing productive skills through providing them with the resources, trainings, and funds to contribute with various products or services, including handicrafts. Currently, there are around 2.7 registered families under this program and who depend on this program for their livelihood. Therefore, it has become one of the ministry’s top priorities to resolve its inefficiencies. This paper tackles in particular the marketing strategy of …

A Standardized Comparison Of Peri-Operative Complications After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis Versus Mckeown., Andrew M. Brown, Michael J. Pucci, Adam C. Berger, Talar Tatarian, Nathaniel R. Evans Iii, Ernest L. Rosato, Francesco Palazzo

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: While our institutional approach to esophageal resection for cancer has traditionally favored a minimally invasive (MI) 3-hole, McKeown esophagectomy (MIE 3-hole) during the last five years several factors has determined a shift in our practice with an increasing number of minimally invasive Ivor Lewis (MIE IL) resections being performed. We compared peri-operative outcomes of the two procedures, hypothesizing that MIE IL would be less morbid in the peri-operative setting compared to MIE 3-hole.

METHODS: Our institution's IRB-approved esophageal database was queried to identify all patients who underwent totally MI esophagectomy (MIE IL vs. MIE 3-hole) from June 2011 to …

Investigating The Causes And Cures For Unclear Scholarly Writing, Marlene Ingrid Mahony

Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative dissertation investigated possible causes and cures for unclear scholarly writing. For this study, a stipulative definition of unclear scholarly writing, or “academese,” is that the language tends to be vague and verbose. The problem, according to the included literature, is that people who use or accept vague language have less academic, social, professional, and civic power. Academese, some say, can detach readers and that can accordingly diminish collective exchange. Because higher education is meant to share knowledge, promote agency, and prepare students to communicate powerfully within and beyond the university, this study researched the causes and cures of …

Tribute To Professor Paul Giannelli, Erin Murphy

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tribute To Professor Paul Giannelli, Dale Nance

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Legal Perspective On The Trials And Tribulations Of Ai: How Artificial Intelligence, The Internet Of Things, Smart Contracts, And Other Technologies Will Affect The Law, Iria Giuffrida, Fredric Lederer, Nicolas Vermerys

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Who Speaks For Neuroscience? Neuroimaging Evidence And Courtroom Expertise, Jane Campbell Moriarty, Daniel D. Langleben

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Forensic Science: Daubert’S Failure, Paul C. Giannelli

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Standing As A Barrier For Constitutional Challenges To Civil Ag-Gag Statutes, Lauren Stuy

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Building A Culture Of Assessment In Law Schools, Larry Cunningham

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sunrise Presentations: A Study In Valuing And Divesting A Small Business, Cyndi Barrus, James C. Brau, Amy Cyr, Jessica West

Faculty Publications

Sarah Barnett has decided to go back to school to earn an MBA. For several years she has run a graphic design business. Sarah has unexpectedly been accepted into the MBA program with a scholarship a year earlier than she planned. Classes begin in two weeks and the school she is attending does not allow first year MBAs to work outside of the school curriculum. Sarah has decided to divest her business and now must consider several options to do so. She is most concerned about making sure her customers continue to receive outstanding service, and secondarily concerned about selling …

The Effect Of Software Team Personality Composition On Learning And Performance: Making The “Dream” Team, Greg Anderson, Mark J. Keith, Julianne Francisco, Sarah Fox

Faculty Publications

Optimizing work team composition in organizational and educational environments is an important task toward maximizing performance. Social science research has revealed that personality trait composition influences team cohesion and performance. However, this research has not been well-adapted into the IS context. In addition, prior research demonstrates how individual personality traits impact teams, but fails to appropriately characterize overall team personality composition. We expand this research by 1) characterizing holistic personality compositions, and 2) examining team learning in addition to performance in the IS context. We draw from theory on team performance and “Big 5” trait composition. Results demonstrate that teams …