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December 6, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Religious Sister Educators: A Narrative Study Through A Feminist Lens, Lisa Peluso

Theses & Dissertations

Through the dedicated labor of women religious, the Catholic school system represents the largest private system both nationally and internationally (Arthur, 2005; United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, 2016). Once the backbone of American parochial schools, the presence of religious sister educators within Catholic schools has become an increasingly rare occurrence. Using a theoretical framework based on feminist theory and rooted in the concepts of oppression and identity, this dissertation study examines the personal, religious formation, and professional experiences of two retired religious sister educators who successfully devoted over four decades to the mission of Catholic education as they navigated …

Lindenwood Digest, December 6, 2019, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Exploring The Transportation And Land Use Impacts Of E-Commerce, Amanda Howell

PSU Transportation Seminars

E-commerce is growing—it is estimated that e-commerce sales now account for more than 10% of total retail sales in the U.S. The continued maturation of the e-commerce market is fueling a significant growth in warehousing, changing the nature of brick-and-mortar retail, and creating a surge in parcel volumes, which means deliveries are up. Way up. The New York Times recently reported that 1.5 million packages are delivered daily in New York City. In order to meet this demand for delivery, businesses are looking for new and creative ways to deliver packages to consumers, including attempting to automate the last mile. …

Unfamiliar Territory: A Preliminary Exploration Of The Experiences Of International Junior Transfer Students, Nicole Mcintyre

Master's Theses

Over one million international students attend American institutions of higher education each year. For many of these students, community colleges are an accessible and increasingly popular enrollment option because they offer small class sizes, intensive English language courses, and affordable tuition costs. Many international students enrolled in community college seek to transfer to a four-year university and complete a Bachelor’s degree. To date, the experiences of international students who successfully complete this transfer pathway have gone largely unstudied. As a result, very little is known about the international junior transfer population. This qualitative study utilizes a phenomenology methodology to explore …

Upon Repeated Reflection: Consequences Of Frequent Exposure To The Cognitive Reflection Test For Mechanical Turk Participants, Jan K. Woike

School of Psychology

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Role Of Stakeholder Communication In Sustainability Of Indonesia's Conservation Area, Indriyati Kamil, Oekan Abdullah, Herlina Agustin, Iriana Bakti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Indonesia's environmental policy in the conservation area is carried out by establishing the nature reserve as the highest conservation area in addition to wildlife reserves. The high level of damage in the nature reserve area requires collaboration integrated multi-party. Therefore, preservation activities of nature reserves require stakeholder involvement and multi-stakeholder communication in conservation area management. This study aims to: 1) identify the roles and relationships of stakeholders in preserving the nature reserve area 2) formulating a communication model suitable for conservation of the nature reserve. The research method uses survey methods with qualitative and quantitative descriptive approaches obtained from secondary …

Ideological Taxation: Hybridity And Images Of State In Puntland, Somalia, Kirstine Strøh Varming

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Hate Speech, Prejudice, And Biblical Interpretations, Dianne Dentice

The Journal of Faith, Education, and Community

There has been a long legacy of hate speech, prejudice, and the use of various scriptures from the Bible to uphold anti-Semitic and race based ideologies in the United States. The institution of slavery was based on economic gain for white plantation owners and the southern aristocracy prior to the Civil War. In order to justify enslavement of Africans, rhetorical devices were used to assure inferior status. Many white Christians believed their slaves could be controlled by conversion to Christianity and some actually believed they might even be able to achieve salvation if they did what they were told and …

The Journey Of A Spiritual Migrant: An Autoethnography On Leaving American Evangelicalism, Joel Mcreynolds

The Journal of Faith, Education, and Community

The support of Donald Trump by many evangelical Christian voters during the 2016 election was seen as a betrayal of core beliefs by the author, who grew up in a non-denominational evangelical church during the 1990s and 2000s. The cognitive dissonance experienced by the author after the 2016 election plunged him into a whirlwind reconsideration of his Christian upbringing. Using autoethnography, a research method that employs self-reflection and personal experience as a qualitative research tool, the author analyzes his own social media posts, journal entries, and creative writing to trace his exit from American Evangelicalism in this deeply personal account. …

From The Editors

James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)

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Volume 6, 2019

James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)

No abstract provided.

Providing Comments On Digital Content By Placing Icons, Bojan Djordjevic, Ken Turner, Jamie Hall

Defensive Publications Series

Users commonly share digital media content such as documents, blog posts, videos, images, stories, posters, etc. with other users. This disclosure describes techniques to enable users to provide feedback for digital media content via icons placed directly on the digital content. Per techniques of this disclosure, users can overlay icons indicative of user feedback directly on digital content. The spatial placement of the icons over the digital content enables a visualization of the salient response/feedback received from other users to the digital content. The icons can optionally be augmented by textual comments. A review area is provided where textual comments, …

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for December 5-11, 2019. Vol. 114, No. 9.

Engineering A Compartmentalized Hydrogel Platform For In Vitro Assembly Of Neuromuscular Junctions, Rachel Besser

Open Access Dissertations

This study reports the first hydrogel based compartmentalized in vitro platform for neuromuscular junction (NMJ) formation. The study was performed in three parts including the fabrication of a biomimetic substrate adhesive to both cell types involved in NMJ formation, optimizing the media formulation for these cells, and designing and testing a compartmentalized hydrogel system. A laminin coated gelatin (GEL-LN) hydrogel was fabricated and used to assess C2C12 mouse skeletal muscle cells, primary rat Schwann cells, and human induced pluripotent stem cell derived spinal spheroid (SpS). The GEL- LN substrate increased maturation and improved morphology when used to culture C2C12 cells …

Implementing High Impact Practices To Address Dfw Rates: Universal Design For Learning And Multiple Means Of Expression, Tiffany Jones

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

In attempting to deal with high DFW rates in history courses, it is important to be accessible for all students with various abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles. This paper examines Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in order help students engage better with the course. UDL focuses on three main interconnected principles, including offering students multiple means of representation to enable them various ways of acquiring information and knowledge, allowing them multiple means of demonstrating what they know, and different means of engagement to tap into learners’ interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn. This paper discusses ways of …

Vol.47 N.20 December 5th 2019, Vocie Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, December 5, 2019, Kerry Lippold Jr., William Penne, Lindsay Cox, Erin Morrison, Amber Landis, Sidney Mounts, Andrew Warner, Louis Gervais, Marcus Flinn, Michelle Barnhart, Mason Gentry

Prospectus 2019

‘TIS THE SEASON TO ACE FINALS; Parkland Theatre gets into the spirit with A Christmas Carol; Happy holidays, joyeuses fêtes, felices vacaciones; College Student Wishlist: Student Discounts; Letter to the Editor: Thank You Parkland!; Meet the staff: Sidney Mounts; Holiday Movies: Traditions, praises & critiques; The history of the holiday season

Behavioural Risks In Female Dogs With Minimal Lifetime Exposure To Gonadal Hormones, Melissa J. Starling, Anne Fawcett, Bethany Wilson, James Serpell, Paul Mcgreevy

Physiology Collection

Spaying of female dogs is a widespread practice, performed primarily for population control. While the consequences of early spaying for health are still being debated, the consequences for behaviour are believed to be negligible. The current study focused on the reported behaviour of 8981 female dogs spayed before 520 weeks (ten years) of life for reasons other than behavioural management, and calculated their percentage lifetime exposure to gonadal hormones (PLGH) as a proportion of their age at the time of being reported to the online Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ). We found that 23 behaviours differed between entire …

December 5, 2019, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Indiana Statesman, December 5, 2019, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Library returns to 24 hours during finals week; Graduation fair at the bookstore; ISU commencement set for Dec. 14; House considers national memorial for fallen journalists; Couple creates endowment for school counseling program scholarships; Tiarra Taylor Goes for the crown; WINTER Commencement

V. 87; Iss. 6, December 5, 2019

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, December 5, 2019, Seton Hall University

2019

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Pictures Of Words: The Importance Of Visual Strategies In Tutoring Writing, Kylie Smith

Tutor's Column

An estimated 65% of people are visual learners. Additionally, research suggests that most people are more likely to remember learned concepts when those concepts are attached to visual aids. Unfortunately, Writing Center tutors often forget the importance of using visual strategies when tutoring writing concepts. The implementation of quick and simple visual strategies in tutoring sessions will help students retain information and help them become independent writers for life.

Theories Of Practice In Nursing Nur 507, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Translating Evidence Into Practice Nur 505, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve Health Nur 521, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Democratic Innovations In North America, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Chad Raphael

Communication

This chapter assesses the state of democratic innovations in North America, including the United States, Canada, and English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. We begin by setting these innovations in the contexts of democracy on the continent, which includes both established democracies and countries that have only recently decolonised. We go on to discuss major trends in democratic innovations over the past two decades in North America, including referendums and initiatives, mini-publics and collaborative governance, and digital participation in political and civic life. We note the broad range of issues addressed by these innovations and their effects on democratic institutions at …

Ohio Msa Students Kick Off Fundraising Efforts On Giving Tuesday (December 5, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Playing The Public Lands Game- Honr 3020: Engaging Utah's Public Lands, Libbie Anderson, Zach Archibald, Tessa Burrows, Corinne Clarkson, Connor Coles, Colten Dougher, Taylor Edwards, Emily Hales, Emma Hallock, Ivy Hansen, Chase Harward, Michael Herron, Hayden Hoopes, Kollin Keller, Nicole King, Jordan Lapp, Sarah Lueckler, Clarissa Nelson, Eliza Owens, Kinzie Randall, Mariah Richards, Nicholas Rodgers, Emmalee Rolfe, Daniel Sykes, Justin Tirrell, Alicia Oliver

Honors Think Tank

How to get involved with public land issues and learn what's at stake.

Join us as students present a guide that teaches how to locate, navigate, and participate in the various government and public processes for engaging in public lands debates.