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The Weekly Challenger, October 31, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 31, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

A Machine-Learning Approach To Detect Users' Suspicious Behaviour Through The Facebook Wall, A Panagiotou, B Ghita, S Shiaeles, K Bendiab

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Social-Demographic Factors Influencing Exclusive Breastfeeding Attitude Among Working Nursing Mothers In Urban Areas Of Ibadan, Oyo State, Ajibola Abdulrahamon Ishola, Kenku Akeem Adekunle, Aroyewun Folashade Temitope

Psychological Research on Urban Society

The study investigates the social-demographic factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding predisposition among employed nursing mothers in the urban area of the Ibadan metropolis. The investigation embraced a cross-sectional survey plan. The targeted populace were mothers who have newborn children between 0-6 months old and living with family members, attending private or public hospitals in Ibadan North LGA, Oyo State. Three hundred (300) urban nursing mothers were sample in the study through purposive sampling technique from among the nursing mothers attending immunization and postnatal clinics in private and public hospitals. The average age was 30.33 years (S.D = 5.8). The average number …

The Moderating Role Of Trait Anger In The Relationship Between Masculine Stress And Intimate Partner Violence, Cantyo Atindriyo Dannisworo, Hana Berliani Adiningsih, Mellia Christia

Psychological Research on Urban Society

There is a high rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) in urban settings. Previous research has found that masculine gender role stress (MGRS) and anger predict IPV. This study aimed to examine the moderating role of anger on the relationship between MGRS and IPV. The sample included 366 urban male college students across Java, who completed an online questionnaire. Measures used were the MGRS-A, BPAQ, and CTS2. Using Hayes’ moderation analysis, the model obtained a significant fit (R2 = .1039, F (3,362) = 13.994, p = .000). Both MGRS (p = .0264) and trait anger (p = .000) predicted IPV. …

Human Error In Traffic Accidents: Differences Between Car Driver And Motorcyclist Experiences, Guritnaningsih P. Santoso, Dewi Maulina

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death in Indonesia, with human error being found to play a major role. The aim of this study is to analyze the human error factors that contribute to car and motorcycle traffic accidents. The data were collected from interviews with five car drivers and five motorcyclists from five Indonesian cities (Aceh, Pekanbaru, Semarang, Pontianak, and Gorontalo). The research found that there were no recognition error and decision error differences between car drivers and motorcyclists as both made recognition errors such as misestimations of distance and speed, and both made decision errors …

Chanticleer | Vol 85, Issue 19, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Secrecy And Capacity Of Wireless Systems Using Directive Communications, Mohammed A. Hafez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The emerging advances in wireless communications make it an essential component of our everyday life. Moreover, the current research aims towards involving wireless communications in health monitoring applications, which helps medical personnel to remotely keep track of the development of the condition of their patients. Such information is considered highly sensitive and may cause significant harm if acquired by an adversary. The wireless environment has a broadcast type of nature, where the emitted electromagnetic waves spread all over the surrounding area of the transmitting antenna. This broadcast nature raises a considerable concern about the secrecy of this sensitive information while …

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Interventions To Improve Older Driver Safety, Bernadette A. Fausto

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Increased longevity coupled with age-related declines that compromise driving safety and fragility render older adults as vulnerable road users (Oxley & Whelan, 2008). To address this public health concern, researchers continue to investigate interventions to improve older driver safety. The current dissertation consists of two papers examining: a) the state of the literature on older driver interventions and b) the efficacy of one approach, Useful Field of View cognitive training, to reduce at-fault crash involvement. The first paper sought to identify and quantify the effects of different interventions among older adults on outcomes of crashes, on-road driving performance, self-reported outcomes …

Initiative Brings Educators From Around The World To Create Virtual Global Learning Opportunities For Ohio Students (October 31, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Climate Change And Occupational Health: Can We Adapt?, Marcus Dillender

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Informal Work In Supplementing Household Income, Katharine G. Abraham, Susan N. Houseman

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Finding Legitmacy On European Union Trade Policy To Limit The Import Of Palm Oil: Will Indonesia Survive (Again)?, Nandang Sutrisno

Indonesian Journal of International Law

In March 2019, the European Union considered palm oil to cause ILUC along with being one of the contributors for emission and pollution. However, the move has been condemned by palm oil exporting States, such as Indonesia. It is accused as a modern, “green protectionist” move to protect national market or other countries importing goods. Since European Union uses environmental justification to restrict palm oil import from Indonesia, it is inherently correlated with the general exception enshrined in Article XX of the GATT relating to the principles of international trade. Under the assessment based on Article XX and judicial decisions …

The Impact Of Political Decisions Within The Wto Dispute Settlement System: Political Negotiations Within Adjudication, Meaza Haddis Gebeyehu

Indonesian Journal of International Law

It is traditionally contended that politics and law are two separate domains of international relations among the main actors, states. As opposed to this thinking, international relations of the twenty-first century have been characterized by the continuing interaction of law and politics. As the main actors and participants in international law, states played and still play significant roles in this development. The growing sense of nationalism within states and the concomitant consequence of prioritizing their respective national interests led to the use, by these states, of international law as an instrument of justification. When international law is used this way, …

The Grizzly, October 31, 2019, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Emma Kramer, Robert Varney, Gillian Mccomeskey, Madison Rodak, Jen Joseph, Alyssa Martin

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Here's the Plan for Campus Trees • Hammer Time at the Berman • Fall-themed Events Going on in Collegeville • Sustainability Fellows Boost a Green UC • WVOU Sets Focus on Audience Accessibility • Opinion: "Great British Bake-Off" Remakes Reality TV's Recipe • Men's Basketball Shoots for 4th CC Playoff in a Row • Wrestling Circles First Tournament at Messiah

Pain, Agitation, And Delirium Assessment Tool Used By Nurses In Critical Care: An Integrative Review, Denise Waterfield, Susan A. Barnason

Biennial Convention (CONV)

An integrative review of the use of pain, agitation, and delirium assessment tools by critical care nurses with data organized by constructs of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Further analysis revealed themes conforming to behavioral, normative and control beliefs of the nurse.

Impact Of Hydration Status On Electromyography And Ratings Of Perceived Exertion During The Vertical Jump, Paul T. Donahue, Samuel J. Wilson, Charles C. Williams, Melinda Valliant, John C. Garner

Faculty Publications

Background: The vertical jumping task is commonly used to assess lower-body power output in athletic populations, in addition to being commonly used to during investigations of hydration and anaerobic performance. Changes in neuromuscular function during a hypohydrated state have been proposed as a potential mechanism to decreases in anaerobic performance.

Objectives: The primary purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of hydration state on electromyography during the vertical jumping task.

Methods: Twenty recreationally trained males were tested in three hydration conditions (hypohydrated, euhydrated, and control). Testing included maximal voluntary contractions of the vastus lateralis, vastus …

Lazaro Francisco: The Making Of A National Artist, Soledad S. Reyes

Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia

This essay situates the novels of Lazaro Francisco against the concrete specificities of our history as a nation, from the American colonial regime to the postwar period. The study shows how deeply Francisco understood the concept of nationhood even as he constructed experiences of socio-economic bondage and a disastrous war that resonated with his Liwayway readers.

November 7, 2019: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the November 7, 2019, meeting of the University Senate. 73 pages

An Archaeological Investigation Of Enslavement At Gamble Plantation, S. Matthew Litteral

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I have compiled information from archives, remote sensing, and archaeological excavation to shed light upon an understudied chapter of Florida’s history, specifically, African American heritage components at Gamble Plantation. My goal is to provide a better understanding of the daily lives of enslaved individuals who were held in bondage at Gamble Plantation (8MA100), located along the Manatee River in Ellenton, Fl. Through my work, I hope to engage descendant communities in future archaeological research and promote a more balanced and inclusive historical narrative for Gamble Plantation State Park.

Chemolithotrophic Denitrification Of Nitrate Contaminated Groundwater Using Sulfur-Bearing Minerals, John Sutton

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Nitrate contamination in groundwater resources poses a serious threat, not only to the health of those who would drink it, but also as a potential nutrient for eutrophication. Current methods of nitrate removal can efficiently remove nitrate below 10 mg/L as nitrogen, but may require resources unavailable to small community water systems (SCWS). Sulfur-oxidizing biological denitrification is a promising alternative that may be more suitable for SCWS. Sulfur-oxidizing denitrification has previously been shown to have a high nitrate removal efficiency; however, it produces water high in sulfate. Utilization of sulfide-bearing minerals, rather than elemental sulfur as an electron donor, may …

Evaluating The Effect Of Temperature On A Human Parasite And Its Intermediate Snail Host: Implications For A Changing Climate, Karena H. Nguyen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Global climate change is impacting the emergence, re-emergence, prevalence, and incidence of infectious diseases worldwide, including parasitic diseases of humans (Blum and Hotez 2018). Neglected tropical diseases, defined as a group of parasitic diseases affecting developing countries in the tropics (Hotez et al. 2007), are of particular concern because these diseases occur in areas that are also expected to experience rapid population growth and agricultural development in the coming decades. As human population and food demand increase, the greater the likelihood of humans encountering intermediate hosts that either inhabit agricultural areas or are impacted by agricultural development, which will influence …

Promoting Physical Activity Among Church Attending African Americans With Chronic Health Conditions, Betty A. Key

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Physical inactivity is a primary contributing cause of chronic disease. Chronic disease affects African Americans at a disproportionately higher rate than their Caucasian counterparts. Faith-based organizations such as churches are important stakeholders in African American communities. Using physical activity trackers in faith-based organizations can help to address chronic disease.

Predictors Of Suicidal Ideation Among Older Adults: Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Duration, And Daytime Sleepiness, Shameka L. Cody, Chuong Bui, Mercy Ngosa Mumba

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this educational activity is to examine the relationship between sleeping problems, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation among adults age 50 and older. This presentation includes results from the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and implications for research and clinical practice.

Physical Activity Predicts Depression In Older Adults: The Impact Of Race/Ethnicity And Level Of Activity, Mercy Ngosa Mumba, Hui Wang, Alexandra F. Nancarrow

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the associations level of physical activity and level of depression among older adults and these relationships are influenced by race, gender, and level of physical activity. The presentation will also include a discussion on implications for nursing practice.

Strategies For Successful Implementation Of Best Practices Guidelines In A Nursing Curriculum, Kimarie T. Brown, Kameel N. Abdul-Kareem, Eulalia Kahwa, Pauline Anderson-Johnson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The UWI School of Nursing, Mona (UWISON) became the first in the Caribbean to be designated a Best Practice Spotlight Organization through the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). This paper outlines strategies used by UWISON's implementation team to successfully integrate select RNAO Best Practice Guidelines into their nursing curriculum.

Nursing Students' Experiences Of Patient Safety Incidents And Reporting: A Scoping Review, Alyssa Indar, Sherry Espin, Nancy Sears, Lenora Duhn, Karen Legrow, Binita Thapa

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This session will provide an overview of a scoping review, conducted to explore the question: What is known about nursing students understanding and experiences of PSIs and incident reporting while practising in a clinical setting? The findings have implications for nurses and educators supporting nursing students during clinical placement.

Personal Characteristics, Occupational Stress, And Job Performance Among Nurses In A Tertiary Institution In Nigeria, Regina Etita Ella, Patience E. Samson-Akpan, Augusta Eleazar Agharandu

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Discuss nurses' personal characteristics, workplace stressors that can negatively affect their job performance. What can be put in place by policy makers and nurse administrators to curb stress and enhance good working environment for nurses, increase productivity and quality nursing care.

Self-Efficacy And Healthy Behaviors Not Income Predict Prescription Medication Adherence In Black Men, Crystal Devance-Wilson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Prescription medication adherence is a critical health behavior where income is often described as a barrier to adherence. This study examines medication adherence among Black men and demonstrates, self-efficacy and healthy behaviors, not income, predict prescription medication adherence.

Family Presence During Bedside Rounding Of Critically Ill Patients: Introducing The African American Nurse's Perspective, Candice S. Thornton

Biennial Convention (CONV)

What are the perceptions of African- American nurses towards family presence during bedside rounding of the critically ill patient? African-American nurses comprise ten percent of registered nurses and the percentage working in critical care are scarce. This research highlights African-American nurses' perceptions towards an issue in critical care.