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Strategies Exemplary Unified School District Superintendents Use To Work With The Political Styles Of School Board Members, Bradley Tooker

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was to identify the political styles of superintendents and school board members as perceived by unified school district superintendents. In addition, it was the purpose to identify and explain the political strategies unified school district superintendents use to work with the different political styles of school board members.

Methodology: This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study analyzed quantitative surveys to identify the political styles of superintendents and school board members and qualitative interviews to identify political strategies using a political styles framework.

Findings: The major strategies exemplary unified district superintendents used to work …

Volume 55, Issue 9 - Monday, December 9, 2019, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Globally Engaged December 9, 2019, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, December 9th to Sunday, December 15th, 2019.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (December 9, 2019), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Energy Assessments Of Student Housing At Augustana College: Identifying Opportunities For Improving Campus Sustainability, Jill Humecke

Geography: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

This research assesses energy consumption of student housing at Augustana College. The purpose of this project was to conduct energy audits to identify where and how sustainability could be improved through energy efficiency.

Pathways For Equity In Development: Exploring The Past And Informing The Future Through The Rural Social Sciences, John J. Green

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In reflecting on the fiftieth anniversary of the Southern Rural Sociological Association (SRSA) and planning for the next fifty years, this SRSA Presidential Address focuses on development. Rural social scientists have the potential to contribute to the pursuit of great equity in development, and examples are shared from applied research experience in Mississippi.

Ada News - 12/09/2019, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Stakeholders’ Perceptions Of Geographical Criteria For Loblolly Pine Management In Virginia, Meghann Smith, Gia Nguyen, Taylor Wieczerak, Bernabas Wolde, Pankaj Lal, John Munsell

Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center Posters and Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Feasibility Of Healthy Corner Stores In Saint Louis, Chancelor Thomas

Theses

We analyze the success of healthy corner store initiatives within the Saint Louis area. We use ARCGIS to map and geospatial analysis understand areas of demand within Saint Louis and food deserts to determine the level of competition between successful healthy corner stores and potential alternatives. We determine that based on the concentration of alternatives that healthy corner stores in Saint Louis are insufficient and other alternative policies should be used to address food insecurity include stricter standards for EBT retailers.

Columbia Chronicle (12/09/2019), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 9, 2019 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 16 pages and is listed as Volume 55, Issue 14. Cover story: "2010s". Co-Editors-in-Chief: Blaise Mesa & Alexandria Yetter.

Eigenvalue Continuity And Gersgorin's Theorem, Chi-Kwong Li, Fuzhen Zhang

Mathematics Faculty Articles

Two types of eigenvalue continuity are commonly used in the literature. However, their meanings and the conditions under which continuities are used are not always stated clearly. This can lead to some confusion and needs to be addressed. In this note, the Geršgorin disk theorem is revisited and the issue concerning the proofs of the theorem by continuity is clarified.

Mosquito-Borne Illnesses And Their Disproportionate Impact On Variant Infrastructures: A Gis Map Comparison Of Three Regions., Jenna N. Price

Honors Theses

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on earth and they spread diseases through their bites. Chikungunya, Dengue, Malaria, Yellow Fever, West Nile Virus, and Zika are six diseases of concern that are transmitted by mosquitoes. This honors thesis will attempt to provide relevant information and a critical analysis of current literature. Disease descriptions of the aforementioned illnesses and country evaluations for Niger, South Sudan, and the United States of America are included for comparison and evaluation. A Geographic Information System was used to create several maps comparing the three regions of the earth specified. The models are used to show country …

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (December 9, 2019), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on December 9, 2019.

Ohio Football To Play Nevada In Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Jan. 3 (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Fall 2019 Graduates Reflect On Their Time At Ohio [Video] (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Ohio Microbiologist Examines How To Combat Bacterial Infections With Support Of Nih Grant (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Adelphi, Ohio Researchers Determine Dinosaur Replaced Teeth As Fast As Sharks (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Ohio Football Accepts Invitation To Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Against Nevada (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Alumnus Honored For Decades Of Mentorship Inspired By Alden, Rollins And Ohio Fellows (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Aiesec Helps Business Students Gain Cross-Cultural Competency (December 9, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Organizational Climate, Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict And Nurse Faculty Work Balance: Influence On Organizational Commitment And Turnover Intention, Denise K. Gormley

Dissertations

The mission for faculty in university and college settings is generally three-part and encompasses teaching, research, and service. Nurse faculty have struggled to balance work and understand the changing views of scholarship. A number of factors affect faculty commitment to the academic organization, and can influence behavior and attitude in the workplace. No research was found that explored the effect of organizational climate, role ambiguity, role conflict, and nurse faculty work role balance on faculty organizational commitment and turnover intention. The purpose of this study was to examine how organizational commitment and turnover intention are influenced by organizational climate, role …

Purcell Named President Of National Law Enforcement Organization For Second Year, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Relation Of Sick Leave Benefits, Employment Patterns, And Individual Characteristics To Radiation Therapy-Related Fatigue, Patricia Anne Poirier

Dissertations

Fatigue has consistently been found to be the most common and distressing side effect of radiation therapy. This study examined the relation of a specific life-style behavior with many policy and economic implications, participation in the workforce, on radiation therapy-related fatigue. The aims of this longitudinal study were to: describe sick leave benefits available to patients undergoing radiation therapy; examine the relation between sick leave benefits, individual characteristics, and employment patterns in patients undergoing radiation therapy; and examine the relation between employment patterns, individual characteristics, and fatigue in patients receiving radiation therapy. The Conceptual Model of Nursing and Health Policy …

Detecting Tree Mortality With Landsat-Derived Spectral Indices: Improving Ecological Accuracy By Examining Uncertainty, Tucker J. Furniss, Van R. Kane, Andrew J. Larson, James A. Lutz

Ecology Center Publications

Satellite-derived fire severity metrics are a foundational tool used to estimate fire effects at the landscape scale. Changes in surface characteristics permit reasonably accurate delineation between burned and unburned areas, but variability in severity within burned areas is much more challenging to detect. Previous studies have relied primarily on categorical data to calibrate severity indices in terms of classification accuracy, but this approach does not readily translate into an expected amount of error in terms of actual tree mortality. We addressed this issue by examining a dataset of 40,370 geolocated trees that burned in the 2013 California Rim Fire using …

Integrating Patient Safety In Nursing Education: An Analysis Of Pre-Registration Nursing Curricula In Kenya, Nickcy Nyaruai Mbuthia

Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to investigate the extent to which patient safety concepts were integrated in the Kenyan pre-registration Bachelor of Science in nursing curriculum, and to understand the issues that influence its delivery in the classroom and clinical settings, with the aim of developing strategies that will enhance the integration of patient safety concepts in the curriculum. In the first phase, a qualitative content analysis of the nursing curriculum documents was performed.

Happy Feet In A Rural Clinic: A Diabetic Foot Education Intervention, Carmencita S. Abood

Dissertations

Rural Healthy People 2010 report indicated that diabetes was more pervasive in non-metropolitan areas than in central cities and more commonplace in the Southeast and the Southwest regions of the United States due to complex set of factors such as low socioeconomic status among many rural residents, a high proportion of racial or ethnic minorities, and aging populations that were predominant in rural areas. The need for innovative, low literacy education material that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in a rural clinic is imperative. The purpose of the capstone project was to determine the effectiveness of a patient-centered diabetes …

The Biosorption Of Lead From Aqueous Solutions By A Wood-Immobilized Fungal Biosorbent, Zomesh A N Maini, Niña Therese B. Flores, Enrico P. Muñoz

Biology Faculty Publications

Lead [Pb(II)] biosorption capacities of immobilized Talaromyces macrosporus on Moringa oleifera L. wood were compared against pure fungal and pure M. oleifera biomass. A Pb(II) contact test of 1000 ug/mL show similar Pb(II) removal of non-immobilized fungal biomass (F) and powdered wood colonized with fungi (WP+F), with WP+F producing more biomass. Powdered sorbents had higher Pb(II) uptake compared to whole sorbents analyzed through ICP-AES, possibly due to increased surface area for Pb(II) binding. FTIR analysis of the F, WP, and WP+F identified hydroxyl, amino, carbonyl, and sulfhydryl functional groups which constitute probable Pb(II)-affinitive binding sites. The biosorbents tested in a …

Maternal Addiction Treatment Education Research Program, Meghan Gannon, Lhd, Msph

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Posters

MATER is a program in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and includes the Sidney Kimmel Medical College departments of OB/GYN, Pediatrics and Psychiatry. The MATER Program includes Family Center Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Services and My Sister’s Place Residential Program

Family Center Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Programs

• 18 years or older
• Pregnant or parenting
• Needing treatment for any substance problems

My Sister's Place Residential Program

• 18 years or older
• Pregnant or parenting
• Needing treatment for any substance problems
• Children under 6 years old are welcome to live in the residence with their mother

Standardization Of The Computerized Battery For Neuropsychological Evaluation Of Children (Benci) In An Urban Setting, In Kenya: A Study Protocol, Rachel Wanjiru Maina, Amina Abubakar, Perez‑Garcia Miguel, Fons J. R. Van De Vijver, Manasi Kumar

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Objective: In sub Saharan Africa one of the key challenges in assessment using neuropsychological tools has been the lack of adequately validated and easily implementable measures. This study will translate into English, adapt and standardize the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children (BENCI). The BENCI battery will be adapted using back-translation design, comprehensive cultural adaptation and standardized in a case–control study involving two groups of children: HIV infected and HIV unexposed, uninfected children. The content adaptation will be iteratively carried out using knowledge of English and feedback from pilot testing with children. The proposed study will first involve the …

Lime-Induced Phytophotodermatitis, Ashraf Abugroun, Safwan Gaznabi, Arjun Natarajan, Hussein Daoud

Open Access Publications

Phytophotodermatitis, also commonly known as phototoxic dermatitis, is a common skin condition that occurs after contact with certain plants and subsequent exposure to sunlight. It is often confused with skin burns due to the blistering nature of its lesions. We herein report a case of phytophotodermatitis that developed in a 26-year-old male following contact with lime and subsequent exposure to sunlight.