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The Intersection Of Deforestation And Economic Growth In The Brazilian Amazon, Victoria Oceguera

Student Theses 2015-Present

Abstract

As a result of capital gain, deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil continues. Brazilian government's insufficient efforts to mitigate and enforce the preservation of these precious forests has ledto the commodification of the Amazon. Chapter 1 uses historical and quantitative data to examine the negative impacts of deforestation on indigenous communities and climate change. Chapter2 employs economics to analyze the role of business as a crucial component of deforestation in Brazil. Chapter 3 engages politics in Brazil to discuss interactions between key actors involved in the perpetuation of deforestation. Chapter 3 examines the interactions between politics and corruption involved …

Peeking User Interface For Foldable Devices, Yameng Lee Thorp, Hideaki Matsui

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques to utilize an exposed portion of the display screen of a foldable device in a folded state to display a peeking user interface. Per techniques of this disclosure, a user interface displays selected content on the exposed portion of a display screen when a device is in the folded state. The selected content can include important notifications such as incoming calls, received text messages, contextual information, items that need user attention, etc. The exposed portion of the display screen in the folded state can be utilized to display icons associated with applications that are of likely …

Human Relationships With Domestic And Other Animals: One Health, One Welfare, One Biology, Ariel M. Tarazona, Maria C. Ceballos, Donald M. Broom

Human-Animal Relationships Collection

Excessive human population growth, uncontrolled use of natural resources, including deforestation, mining, wasteful systems, biodiversity reduction by agriculture, and damaging climate change affect the existence of all animals, including humans. This discussion is now urgent and people are rethinking their links with the animals we use for clothing, food, work, companionship, entertainment, and research. The concepts of one health, one welfare, and one biology are discussed as a background to driving global change. Nothing should be exploited without considering the ethics of the action and the consequences. This review concerns domesticated animals, including those used for human consumption of meat, …

Ohio Sigma Xi Chapter Honored With Chapter Of Excellence Award (December 24, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Preoperative Smoking Cessation Education Plan For Patients And Health Care Professionals, Amy Anderson

Nursing Capstones

Surgical site infections are an undesired consequence of surgery. Smoking has been identified as a risk factor for developing a postoperative infection (Anderson, 2019). Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery should be required to be tobacco-free for at least four weeks before surgery. Health care organizations can implement a preoperative smoking cessation program within their facility to assist patients in achieving this requirement. To do so, an education plan is needed to effectively disseminate the main components of the program to both patients and health care professionals. The efficacy of the education plan can be exponentially increased by selecting learning strategies …

Teaching Methodologies For Improved Student Engagement In Online Or Distance Education Courses, Erin Williams

Nursing Capstones

Research demonstrates the importance of learner engagement and social presence achievement of student learning outcomes and increased student satisfaction. However, little guidance is available to educators on how to create effective online and distance education courses that are engaging, interactive, student-centered, and effective. A literature review was completed to determine which online and/or distance education teaching methodologies are best for improving student engagement, and therefore improving student outcomes. Thirteen articles published between January 2014 and December 2019 were identified from a search of two databases. Ten of these articles were further analyzed according to the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. …

Hotline Press Newspaper- December 2019 Vol 35 No 38, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2019

No abstract provided.

Using Artificial Signals To Maximize Capacity And Secrecy Of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (Mimo) Communication, Berker Pekoz, Mohammed Hafez, Selcuk Kose, Huseyin Arslan

USF Patents

A system and method for increasing the capacity of a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system at desired user's locations and reducing the capacity at locations, other than that of the desired user, while also providing secrecy. Knowing the channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the transmitter, the method of the present invention calculates the artificial signal that minimizes the Euclidean distance between the desired and received data symbols if the precoding/combining matrix pair from the set that has the minimum Euclidean distance to the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix is used for transmission and …

Improving Patient Communication With Bedside Medical Interpreters: Nursing Education Focus On Providing Culturally Competent Care, Molly Murch

Nursing Capstones

Patient-centered care is achieved through effective communication between the patient and the healthcare team members. The purpose of this independent study project is to show that the increasing cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity in the United States healthcare system has resulted in an increased need for professionally trained medical interpreters, as well as the continued need to educate pre-licensure nursing students on the importance of providing culturally competent care. This paper will first focus on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients in healthcare. Information discussed will include data on the number of LEP patients who require healthcare, laws protecting LEP patients, …

Education Strategies For The Interdisciplinary Team Of An Early Mobility Protocol, Malori Paplow

Nursing Capstones

Implementation of early mobility protocols in the intensive care unit has been well documented to prevent multiple complications associated with prolonged immobility and to improve patient outcomes. Expectations to implement evidence-based healthcare is growing and the most difficult steps in the process is education and implementation, and it is often left to busy nursing leaders who may be unprepared for the challenge. The literature provides little direction for nurses regarding when to use specific educational strategies when implementing an early mobility protocol, especially amongst the interdisciplinary team. The purpose of this paper is to create an evidence-based education plan for …

Training And Support Of Unit Preceptors_A Literature Review Of Most Successful Tools, Corinne E. Jones

Nursing Capstones

With nurses entering the workforce in the millions, preceptors are used to educate and train preceptees in clinical settings. A knowledge-practice gap exists when preceptors are put into their roles without any training regarding how to perform their preceptor duties. While preceptor education is desired among preceptors, there are no set standards for how preceptor training is delivered or what content is included. This paper reviews current literature and synthesizes results to form general guidelines regarding how best to deliver preceptor education and concept themes to be included in preceptor education. The databases CINAHL, PsycINFO, and ERIC were searched for …

Prihvatljivost Prevedenica Kao Zamjena Za Anglizme, Jakob Patekar

Articles

At the beginning of the 21st century, a change in discourse could be noticed in Croatia – no longer were linguists talking about the Croatian language borrowing words from English, but about English words penetrating into Croatian. The age of the Internet and electronic media has made it possible for Croatian speakers to come into contact with English words more directly and much faster than before and hence to include English words in their communication faster. A number of linguists and other experts, such as proofreaders, raised the alarm that Croatian is under siege and thus started to defend it …

Factors Behind Dissuasion To Green Products Among Young Consumers: A Qualitative Study, Anitha Acharya Dr.

The Qualitative Report

The current estimated market share for green consumption is less than five percent worldwide, therefore it is very important to understand the factors that stimulate non green consumption among young consumers since this can promote environmental thinking at an early age and also to increase the demand for green products. In these circumstances, emerging countries like India have contributed very less to the consumption of green products and environmental effects. India is among the fastest growing economies in the world. With the increase in population as well as in disposable income, India is expected to see a growth in green …

تحليل الخطاب السردي في ألف ليلة وليلة حكاية خالد بن عبد الله القسري مع الشاب السارق أنموذجا, حفيظة محمد محمود

Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات

تهدف هذه الدراسة تحليل الخطاب السردي في حكاية ألف ليلة وليلة ، وهي حكاية خالد بن عبدالله القسري مع الشاب السارق ، لما لتحليل الخطاب السردي من أهمية كبيرة في الوقوف على طريق بناء الحكاية وكيفية صياغتها ، فيمكن من التعرف إلى سرديتها وإلى أدبيتها . تستنير الدراسة بمناهج السرد في مقاربة خطاب الحكاية المدروسة ، حيث درست الحكاية وفق مقولات ثلاث ، وهي مكونات الخطاب التي يشتغل عليها السرديون عامة : 1- الزمن السردي : وفيه درسنا العلاقات القائمة بين زمن الحكاية وزمن الخطاب ، التي تتجلى في ( الترتيب الزمني، وإيقاع السرد ، والتواتر). 2- الصيغة : ودرسنا …

واقع استخدام تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصال وعوائق استخدامها في التدريس لدى معلمي ومعلمات مدارس تربية لواء الشوبك / الأردن, عوده سليمان عوده مراد

Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات

هدفت هذه الدراسة التعرف على مدى معرفة عينة من معلمي ومعلمات مديرية التربية والتعليم في لواء الشوبك للتطبيقات والبرمجيات الأساسية لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصال، ومدى استخدامه وتوظيفهم لها في المواد التي يدرسونها ، وكذلك التعرف على العوائق التي تحول دون استخدامهم لها. وللإجابة على أسئلة الدراسة ، صمم الباحث، بعد الاطلاع على الأدب التربوي، أداة الدراسة (استبانة) ، حيث تكونت من (40) فقرة بوصفها أداة لجمع البيانات ، حيث طبقت الأداة على عينة من (101) من المعلمين والمعلمات ، تم اختيارهم عشوائياً من مدارس مديرية التربية والتعليم المنتشرة في جميع مناطق لواء الشوبك . وقد استخدمت النسب المئوية ، والتكرارات ، …

أثر العبء الشخصي على وظيفتي توليد المعرفة والتشارك بها في الشركات الصناعية في الأردن, سهى عبد الرؤوف محمد العال

Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات

هدفت هذه الدراسة التعرف على أثر العبء الشخصي على وظيفتي توليد المعرفة والتشارك فيها في الشركات الصناعية في الأردن المدرجة في بورصة عمان ، والبالغ عددها (69) شركة . أما وحدة المعاينة فشملت المديرين العاملين في الإدارات العليا والوسطى لتلك الشركات ، حيث وزعت استبانة على عينة عشوائية من (373) مديراً . وبلغت عدد الاستبانات التي تم تحليلها (206) استبانة. ومن أهم النتائج التي توصلت إليها الدراسة : يوجد أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى معنوية (0.05) للعبء الشخصي (التركيز على الحالة والقدرة على الاستجابة للحالات الطارئة ) على وظيفتي توليد المعرفة والتشارك به في الشركات الصناعية في الأردن .

معايير التغطية الإخبارية في القنوات التلفزيونية, عرفات مفتاح معيوف

Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات

شكلت وسائل الاتصال منذ نشأتها وحتى اليوم قنوات لمعرفة الإنسانية وأهميتها تتزايد باستمرار نتيجة التطور الذي تشهده تقنيات الاتصال، الأمر الذي جعلها تقع في دائرة اهتمام الجمهور الذي بات يخصص من وقته ساعات طويلة لتلقي المضامين الاتصالية التي تبث على مدار الساعة. وتأتي مسألة التغطية الإخبارية التلفزيونية في غاية الأهمية لما لذلك من مساهمة فاعلة في ترتيب أولويات التعرض لمضامين الاتصال، ومن ثم تشكيل آراء الجمهور حول مختلف القضايا التي تدور على المستوى المحلي والإقليمي والدولي. ومن خلال المتابعة المكثفة للمضمون الإخباري الذي يبث عبر القنوات التلفزيونية، يتضح أن هذه الوسيلة الإعلامية تلقى مضامين إخبارية بعينها، فتكثف تغطيتها لقضايا معينة …

Inserting Multimedia Content Captured By One Device Into A Document On Another Device, Thomas Deselaers, Victor Carbune

Defensive Publications Series

Many applications include capabilities that allow users to capture and insert multimedia content into a document by capturing it with the device camera. However, document creation and editing tasks are often performed on traditional desktop or laptop computers on which the camera is typically positioned in a fixed location above the screen. Capturing multimedia content that includes matter other than that located directly in front of the computer screen is awkward and often infeasible. On the other hand, integrating multimedia content captured by another device into a document being edited on the separate device requires a cumbersome and inefficient multi-step …

Suggesting Titles For Audio Recordings, Itay Inbar, Amit Pitaru, Isaac Blankensmith, Dror Ayalon, Tiago Camolesi, Guilherme Santos, James Lemieux, Sherry Lin, Jason Cho

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques of this disclosure may enable a computing device to suggest one or more titles based on the content of audio being recorded or audio that was previously recorded, and other data such as time and location. Rather than applying a general default title or audio file name, the computing device may request authorization from a user to analyze the contents of a recorded audio file and, after receiving explicit authorization from the user, analyze the audio, including speech, and automatically suggest titles that are indicative of the content of the audio and/or other data. The computing device may convert …

Efficient Wireless Network Scans For Computing Devices, Kai Shi, Kumar Anand

Defensive Publications Series

Computing devices increasingly provide wireless network connections rather than wired network connections. In order to support the wireless network connections, the computing devices scan for wireless access points (WAPs) in a number of different ways that may avoid needless consumption of power. For example, the computing devices may support periodic preferred network offload (PNO) scans that enable low-power wireless network scans for so-called “preferred networks” while the primary processor is in a low power (or, in other words, stand-by state). The computing devices may also separately enable roaming scans for switching between WAPs associated with the same wireless network (e.g., …

But Them Can’T Be God: Chinese Textiles In Nigerian Dress And The Art Of Ayo Akinwande, Erin M. Rice

Artl@s Bulletin

This article explores the influence of Chinese actors in the Nigerian textile industry through the lens of a work by the artist Ayo Akinwande. By examining a sartorial practice called aso-ebi, the author argues that the growth of this practice over the course of the 20^th century paved the way for an influx of cheap, printed cloth from China. Akinwande’s work titled, “Win-Win,” uses the metaphor of indigenous dress and patterned fabric to illustrate that Chinese involvement in Nigerian affairs extends beyond textiles to the construction industry.

Illness As Political Metaphor In Modernist Arts In Iran, Katrin Nahidi

Artl@s Bulletin

This article explores a political reading of Iranian modernism and analyses art works through the lens of illness as metaphor. This metaphor first emerged in the discourse of gharbzadegi (westoxification) in the 1960s, when the intellectual Jalal al-e Ahmad likened Iran's adaptation of Western modernity to being infected with a highly contagious disease. This article investigates the visual traces of illness as political metaphor in the works of Jalil Ziapour, Bahman Mohassess, Forough Farrokhzad, and Vincenzo Bianchini, while highlighting how these artists reflected one of the most substantial political discourses of their time.

Petit Répertoire Méthodologique Pour Une Approche Multidimensionnelle Des Arts Visuels Contemporains, Clotilde Wuthrich

Artl@s Bulletin

Quels pourraient être les outils contenus dans un petit répertoire méthodologique disponible à la fois pour l’anthropologie et l’histoire de l’art à même d’appréhender et décrire les pratiques multiples des arts visuels contemporains, jusqu’aux plus hétérogènes et hybrides, et de façon rigoureusement symétrique ? J’en évoquerai ici quatre en insistant sur le contexte historique de leur émergence: les approches contraires ; l’art comme technologie sociale et les artistes comme interfaces ; l’art-ethnographie ; et la bricologie.

“Other Modernities”: Art, Visual Culture And Patrimony Outside The West. An Introduction, Silvia Naef, Irene Maffi, Wendy Shaw

Artl@s Bulletin

The notion of modernity as a tabula rasa phenomenon that destroys the present in order to build the future is particularly complicated in the case of non-Western settings, where modernization was often understood as erasing local culture in favor of a template borrowed from the West. Historiographies of non-Western arts have mostly followed such a model, viewing fine arts, associated with modernity, as opposed to “traditional” arts, often commodified in the production of nostalgia or marketed for tourists. This article discusses the complexity of art production in non-Western contexts, beyond such reductive classifications.

Mining Maps, Making Meaning: An Interview With Kasia Ozga, Nikoo Paydar

Artl@s Bulletin

In the following interview with Kasia Ozga, the Polish-French-American contemporary artist focuses on her Mapping Aluminum series from 2013-2014, metal relief sculptures that throw light on environmental issues arising from bauxite mining and aluminum processing and smelting. Ozga illuminates how she came to focus on the material aluminum, the context in which she developed the project and selected the mapped sites (the Saint Lawrence River in Massena, NY, the Simandou Mountain Range in Guinea, and Ajka Vezprém County, Hungary), and how borders, cartography and maps figure in her larger body of work.

Coming Of Age In The Cuban Revolution: A Dialogic Analysis Of Gerzom Gomez’S Memoir, Suny Cardenas-Gomez

Capstone Research Projects

This paper reveals common themes in literature about the turbulent changes occurring in pre-revolutionary Cuba. Included is an original communicative translation of selections from the memoir of my grandfather Gerzom Gomez from roughly 1935 to1965. He was coming of age in 1959 when Castro’s Revolution triumphed. The center of the project is a dialogic analysis of work by other Cuban authors writing during or about the pre-revolutionary period. Through the analysis, I discover that my grandfather’s memoir and the other texts share the following common themes: life in a military state, complicated family relationships, coming of age, and the realization, …

Ua3/10/2 Winter Break, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff.

Emotion Regulation And Resilience In Parent–Adolescent Interactions Among Families Of Harmful Versus Non-Harmful Parental Alcohol Use, Marie Haverfield, Jennifer A. Theiss

Faculty Publications

This study applied emotion regulation theory to examine parental communication that predicts possible markers of adolescent resilience in families of harmful versus non-harmful parental alcohol use. Parent-adolescent dyads (30 with and 30 without harmful parental alcohol use) participated in video-taped interactions rated for parents' emotion coaching and emotion dismissing communication and adolescents' emotion regulation and behavioral impulsivity. Emotion coaching was positively associated with adolescent emotion regulation and behavioral impulsivity. Emotion dismissing was only positively associated with adolescent behavioral impulsivity. Adolescents in families of harmful alcohol use demonstrated more impulsivity but also showed more emotion regulation in the presence of emotion …

An Investigation Of The Influence Of Intrinsic Motivation On Students’ Intention To Use Mobile Devices In Language Learning, Yanyan Sun, Fei Gao

Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications

This study examines the relationships among intrinsic motivation, critical variables related to technology adoption, and students’ behavioral intention in Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). To test the hypothesized model through a path analysis, 169 survey responses were collected from undergraduate students who were foreign language learners of English in a Chinese research university. The results indicated that although intrinsic motivation did not have a direct influence on students’ behavioral intention in MALL, it had a positive influence on students’ behavioral intention through the two intervening variables, perceived usefulness and task technology fit. Perceived ease of use, however, was not associated with …

How Adolescents Use Text Messaging Through Their High School Years, Samuel E. Ehrenreich, Kurt J. Beron, Kaitlyn Burnell, Diana J. Meter, Marion K. Underwood

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

Co‐construction theory suggests adolescents use digital communication to address developmental challenges. For a sample of 214 ethnically diverse adolescents, this research used direct observation to investigate the frequency, content, and timing of texting with parents, peers, and romantic partners through grades 9–12. Analyses showed that texting frequency follows a curvilinear trajectory, peaking in eleventh grade. Adolescents discussed a range of topics, predominantly with peers. Communication with parents was less frequent, but consistent over time. Approximately 45‐65% of adolescents communicated with romantic partners, texting heavily and about topics similar to those discussed with peers. Texting may help adolescents navigate key developmental …