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The Development And Validation Of The Practicing Faith Survey, Albert Cheng, Beth Green, David Smith

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

The Practicing Faith Survey (PFS) is a new assessment tool designed to measure the extent to which schoolchildren connect their faith to learning. PFS measures student engagement with five domains of Christian practice in connection with learning: intellectual, relational, introspective, benevolence, and formational practices. We describe the item-development process and then present evidence for the validity and reliability of the PFS based on a sample of 1,300 fifth- through twelfth-grade students who participated in a pilot of the instrument.

The Status And Impact Of Technostress On Library Professionals: A Study Among The Professionals Of The Selected Private College Libraries In North Bengal, Santanu Das

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article sought to examine the causes, symptoms and reducing strategies of technostress among the library professionals of the selected Private College Libraries in North Bengal. The descriptive survey method was employed using the questionnaire to collect data from the 52 respondents in ten higher education institutions in the northern region of West Bengal. The gathered data were analyzed by using the Likert scale and mean value calculation. The findings of the investigation show that library professionals experience technostress to a great extent. It was identified that the major cause of technostress was information overload. Different reducing strategies of technostress …

Health Information Needs For The Aged In The Society, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo Phd, Michael Segun Omole Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Aged are prone to a lot of challenges as they assume the latent phase of their life. These challenges include loneliness, incapacitates, and degenerative diseases among others. To adequately coop with this problems, information becomes an essential ingredients. This work reports on the importance of identify the types of information needed by the aged, sources and channels of information available to them and how the information may help in modifying their life. The general inputs expected from Librarian were also discussed.

Mountain West Clinical Translational Research-Infrastructure Network: Introduction, Parvesh Kumar

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The Mountain West (MW) Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network (CTR- IN) Program represents a consortium of all of the 13 major public universities across seven Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) states with the overall goal of increasing and enhancing research capacity. The MW CTR-IN Program covers 1/3^rd the U.S. land mass and almost 1/3^rd of all IDeA states stretching across 4 time zones. The 13 major U.S. public partner universities in the 7 IDeA states are as follows: University of Alaska at Anchorage (UAA), University of Alaska at Fairbanks (UAF), University of Montana (UM), Montana State University (MSU), University …

The Relationship Between Maternal And Obese Children’S Daily Physical Activity., Shelby J. Foote, Alexandra Venezia, Darby J. Winkler, Keith R. Losche, Danielle D. Wadsorth

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(5): 1302-1314, 2019. This study examined the effects of maternal influence on child’s daily physical activity. Participants consisted of eight families; parents (n = 9) and obese children (n = 10). Families were asked to attend exercise sessions at a university laboratory for 10 weeks. Daily physical activity was measured with a MovBand 3 which is a wrist worn accelerometer that records physical activity as moves. Linear mixed-effects models were used to predict daily physical activity over time and child physical activity as a function of parent physical activity on a day-to-day basis. …

Is The Ftp Test A Reliable, Reproducible And Functional Assessment Tool In Highly-Trained Athletes?, Eanna M. Mc Grath, Nicholas Mahony, Neil Fleming, Bernard Donne

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(4): 1334-1345, 2019. The aim of the current study was to assess reliability of the Functional Threshold Power test (FTP) and the corresponding intensity sustainable for 1-hour in a “quasi-steady state”. Highly-trained athletes (n = 19) completed four non-randomized tests over successive weeks on a Wattbike; a 3-min incremental test (GxT) to exhaustion, two 20-min FTP tests and a 60-min test at computed FTP (cFTP). Power at cFTP was calculated by reducing 20-min FTP data by 5% and was compared with power at Dmax and lactate threshold (T_Lac). Ventilatory and blood lactate …

Effect Of Capris In Validity Of Air-Displacement Plethysmography In Female College Students, Sydney Haynes, Joshua Miller, Kyle Susa

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(4): 1315-1321, 2019. Body composition testing is completed in human performance laboratories, local health clubs, and many other locations each day. Maintaining proper technique is required to make sure the results are reliable and valid. The purpose of this study was to compare traditional clothing (spandex shorts and sports bra) and non-traditional clothing (Capri-length spandex pants and sports bra) in females while utilizing the Bod Pod to determine body composition. Nineteen female participants ages 18 - 25 years (M_age = 21.2 years) performed two Bod Pod tests either wearing traditional or non-traditional clothing when …

How Airport Construction Will Evolve With The Increased Effects Of Climate Change, Xavier M. Ashley

Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal

This report addressed the effects rising global temperatures resulting from climate change have had on flight operations in their entirety. The research objective was to discover what methods could enhance climate adaptation in airport construction, as higher mean-surface temperatures have an increasingly negative effect on aircraft performance. The findings would primarily be of interest to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Primary Office presiding over the planning and development of airports. Overall, the report provided a comprehensive analysis of global warming’s effects on aviation, including the implications of degraded aircraft performance and sea-level rise for coastal airports. Additionally, it examined comparative …

An Exploration Of Contextual Factors Of Weight-Based Discrimination Against Business Leaders, Ellen Hermann Lynch

Dissertations

Two-thirds of the adult population of the United States are considered overweight (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2013) and are susceptible to weight-based discrimination in the workplace (Rudolph, Wells, Weller, & Baltes, 2009). The weight-based discrimination experienced by business leaders is relatively unknown. The present research used Leader Categorization Theory (Lord & Maher, 1991) as a framework to examine the extent to which a business leader’s weight is associated with their perceived leadership qualities and effectiveness in two studies. The first study isolated the relationship between the base rate of weight in an organization and the assumed weight of the …

Alumni News | High School Honors Veteran Professor Emeritus Bradshaw With Scholarship Fund, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Health And Well-Being Of The Transnet-Phelophepa Healthcare Train Community In South Africa, Amme Mardulate Tshabalala, Judith C. Bruce

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The Transnet-Phelophepa HCT service providers work and live on the train. Health Care services are provided to rural communities in South Africa. 'Live my work' can result in specific environmental and psychological problems and needs, impacting on the health and well-being of the service providers which ultimately affects service provision.

Accounting For Adolescents’ Twice Diminished Culpability In California’S Felony Murder Rule, Raychel Teasdale

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

In 2018, the California legislature passed S.B. 1437 to narrow California’s felony murder rule and theoretically apply the rule only to those with the greatest culpability in a murder. However, whether intentionally or negligently, the law leaves room to disproportionally and unjustly affect adolescents by charging those with “reckless indifference” with first-degree murder. Imbedded in psychology and neuroscience research is the conclusion that adolescent brain structure and function are still rapidly developing. As a result, adolescents are less able to weigh the risks of their actions, resist peer pressure, regulate their emotions, and control their impulses. Therefore, this Note argues …

Daily Eastern News: November 11, 2019, Eastern Illinois University

November

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A Systematic Analysis Of Accessibility Education Within Computing Disciplines, Paula Conn

Theses

Accessible technologies improve the usability for all users, including 1 billion people in the world who have a disability. Although there is a demand for accessible technologies, there is currently no requirement for universities to integrate this content within the computing curriculum. A systematic comparison of teaching efficacy is important to effectively prepare future computing professionals with the skills to create accessible technologies.

This dissertation contains a mixed-methods cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of undergraduate Software Engineering and Information Technology students’ learning of accessibility. Four teaching conditions were assessed at Rochester Institute of Technology: content lectures, projects, exposure to stakeholders with …

Adapting The Diabetes Prevention Program For Low And Middle-Income Countries: Protocol For A Cluster Randomised Trial To Evaluate 'Lifestyle Africa'., Delwyn Catley, Thandi Puoane, Lungiswa Tsolekile, Ken Resnicow, Kandace Fleming, Emily A. Hurley, Joshua M. Smyth, Mara Z. Vitolins, Estelle V. Lambert, Naomi Levitt, Kathy Goggin

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Introduction: Low and middle-income countries like South Africa are experiencing major increases in burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. However, evidence-based interventions to address behavioural factors related to these diseases are lacking. Our study aims to adapt the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) within the context of an under-resourced urban community in Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods/analysis: The new intervention (Lifestyle Africa) consists of 17 weekly sessions delivered by trained community health workers (CHWs). In addition to educational and cultural adaptations of DPP content, the programme adds novel components of text messaging and …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 11, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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The Guardian, Week Of November 11, 2019, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of November 11, 2019. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

“We Can Learn Some Things From Them, But They Can Learn Some Things From Us Too”: Intergenerational Perceptions Of Shared Infant Feeding Information, Alexis L. Woods Barr

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Breastfeeding is associated with unparalleled benefits for infants, mothers, families and society. In light of the breastfeeding disparities and health disparities experienced by the African American community, their women and children stand to gain the most from breastfeeding practices compared to other first-food feeding methods. Moreover, African American mothers are constantly exposed to messages, images, and stereotypes about motherhood (from multiple channels of communication) which influences their infant feeding practices. Many of these exposures send mixed messages and tend to be cultural contradictions of Black motherhood. What complicates this issue is the shortage of research that investigates the intergenerational infant …

Exploration Of Gratitude In Cardiovascular Health: Mediators, Medication Adherence And Psychometrics, Lakeshia A. Cousin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of gratitude on cardiovascular health outcomes using mediators, medication adherence, and psychometrics. The specific aims were to (1) establish the state of the science for gratitude and cardiovascular health outcomes via a state-of-the-science literature review, (2) explore mediators affecting gratitude and medication adherence using a structural equation model in patients with cardiovascular disease, and (3) analyze the psychometric properties of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, a self-report questionnaire designed to assess individual differences to express dispositional gratitude, to provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the instrument in African Americans at …

Decreasing Agitation And Aggression In Persons With Dementia, Jennifer Maurer

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A DNP pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of routinely utilizing the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale by long-term care staff to improve outcomes for persons with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Can Multiple Roles At Work And Home Improve The Mental Health Of Female Nurses?, Nagisa Okada

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Although the mental health level of working female nurses was low, we have shown that having multiple roles may be a source of strength for nurses to maintain and improve their mental health levels.

Mhealth Intervention To Prevent College Students Hazardous Drinking For College Students: A Randomized Trial, Donna Kazemi

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Participants should expect to learn about mHealth technology advances to deliver interventions to address risky behaviors among young adults. Particularly of interest to nurse practitioners and school health nurses since mHealth interventions have the potential to be effective interventions to address risky drinking among students.

The Influence Of Coping Strategies And Using Alcohol On Elders' Psychological Well-Being And Suicidal Ideation, Pi-Ming Yeh

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This study purpose was to examine the influences of coping strategies and using alcohol on elders' psychological well-being and suicidal ideation. Coping strategies and using alcohol with negative emotion had significant relationships with elders' psychological well-being and suicidal ideation. Problem focused coping strategies increased psychological well-being and decreased suicidal ideation.

Usability And Acceptability Of A Mobile App For Emergency Room Providers: A Mixed-Methods Study, Shuhong Luo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

We designed and developed a mobile application for rapid decision-making and guidance for health care providers of child sex-abuse victims, especially those working in emergency rooms. This study provides a preliminary evaluation of the usability and acceptability of a mobile app.

Refugee Support Staff's Perceptions Of Refugees' Physical, Mental, And Social Health Problems In The Us, Kazuki Shigeta

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This study elaborated on the perception of refugee support staff in the U.S. Open-ended questions and interview were conducted with participants and analyzed using thematic coding. Concerning health problems, the subject demonstrated physical, mental and socioeconomic problems from the standpoint of workers in the U.S.

Research In On-Line Education Utilizing A Multi-Site Study And International Collaborations, Sarah E. Abel

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to disseminate findings from a multisite, international research study examining the effects of an online, blending learning program on preparation and empowerment of frontline leaders in the acute care setting.

Psychological Pathway From Obesity-Related Stigma To Anxiety Via Internalized Stigma And Self-Esteem Among Adolescents In Taiwan, Chung-Ying Lin, Meng-Che Tsai, Chih-Hsiang Liu, Yi-Ching Lin, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Carol Strong

Social Work Faculty Publications

The objective of this research was to examine the pathway from public stigma, to perceived stigma, to depression in adolescents via internalized stigma. Adolescents in grade 7 through 9 from a junior high school in Changhua County in Taiwan completed self-administered surveys from March to July in 2018. Adolescents were asked questions regarding depressive symptoms, obesity-related perceived stigma, and internalized stigma. Structural equation modeling was used to fit the pathway model. The pathway was first analyzed with the full sample and then stratified by actual and perceived weight status. Our final analytic sample consisted of 464 adolescents. The pathway model …

It's Good To Be Blue: Nursing Study Abroad Blue Zone Experiences In Italy And Greece, Jessica L. Naber

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Blue Zones are areas of the world where people live measurably longer, happier lives with lower rates of chronic disease and higher quality of life than they do in the US. There are five identified Blue Zones, with nine common characteristics, including elements such as diet, exercise, relationships, and spirituality.

Caregiver Stress And Compassion Fatigue, Joy A. Whitlatch, Virginia L. Hall

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Caregiver stress/compassion fatigue, and how extensive is the issue? The caregiver may be the patient, family, or medical professional. Literature review method will be used to collect date and formulate current evidenced based practice to find self-care methods for surviving and reducing effects of compassion fatigue.

Lifestyle Promoting Behaviors, Spiritual Perspective, And Perceived Stress Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students At A Hbcu, Juanita A. Garner

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Implications for stress management techniques incorporated throughout the nursing curriculum as students matriculate throughout nursing programs, yielding the potential to play an important role in maintaining or improving overall health and well-being of nurses globally, and impacting all aspects of life including health behaviors and health outcomes, particularly new graduates.