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Stakeholders' Explanations Of The State Of Cricket In Barbados, Derek Mcdonald Alleyne

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Policy processes influence decision-making and when processes are influenced by multiple stakeholders, individual interests can go against the general good of the organization or community. The multiple stakeholders of cricket in Barbados have governed the development of cricket. Over the last 30 years the sport has been on a steady decline evidenced by the low attendance at games and the number of teams and individuals playing the sport. At a time when the sport has been growing at the international level, the decline in the fortunes of the sport in Barbados had led to a climate of mistrust and blame …

Race Matters: Administrators Perspectives On Affirmative Action In Higher Education, Terry Hogan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Legal challenges and statewide bans regarding the use of affirmative action as an admissions policy have affected the way higher education administrators must comply with these mandates to receive federal funding. The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives and experiences of college and university administrators at public and private U.S. colleges and universities regarding the implementation of race-based and race-neutral admissions policies. Critical race theory provided the framework for the study. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 9 administrators at U.S. institutions of higher education. Data were organized, sorted, and coded to reveal 4 themes: holistic …

Role Of Primary Care Providers And Integrated Disease Surveillance In Chad, Dhoud Stave Gischel Samba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In the Republic of Chad, primary care physicians play a central role in the detection and control of outbreaks and are critical actors in the integrated disease surveillance system through mandatory reporting. Feedback on such surveillance must reveal the needs and perceptions of these physicians. These needs and perceptions were examined using a questionnaire survey distributed to a sampling of 20 physicians in Chad. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the role of primary care providers in the integrated disease surveillance to identify factors that impact complete, quality, and timely reporting. The theory of planned behavior was …

Diffusion Of Innovations And Labor Market Challenges: A Multiple Case Study From Angola, Édney Marco Cardoso Dos Santos

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A gap exists in the literature between general diffusion of technological innovations and socioeconomic development that results in an ambiguous connection between theory, academia, and professional practice. To inform governments in sub-Saharan Africa on how to achieve the diffusion of innovation for economic development through the voices of regional stakeholders, this qualitative multiple case study was conducted to gain deeper understanding on the views of stakeholders on rapid technology diffusion and its implication on labor market challenges within their regions of Angola. Information from semistructured interviews with 8 adult participants, male and female, born and residing in impoverished communities in …

Female Persistence In Fully Online Allied Health Programs At A Career College, Melissa A. Wertz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Persistence to program completion is critical for online students. Retaining online students is a struggle in higher education with online persistence rates being significantly lower than nononline students. In this qualitative case study the perceptions of female graduates who persisted in a fully online allied health program at a career college were investigated. Using Tinto's theory of student departure and self-determination theory, the characteristics, attitudes, and motivations of female online learners explored to discern their perceived success in the online classroom. The research questions focused on participants' perceptions, skills, and attitudes that contribute to their success, experiences with support services, …

Regulatory Effects On Traditional Financial Systems Versus Blockchain And Emerging Financial Systems, Samuel Edwin Addo Baidoo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The expansion of the Internet led to disruptive business and consumer processes, as existing regulations do not cover the scope and scale of emerging financial technologies. Using organization economic theory as the foundation, the purpose of this correlational study was to examine and compare the financial regulatory impact on traditional and emerging financial systems across a variety of factors including organizational type, predicted users, operational concerns, reasons for cost increases, and changes in business practices as a result of the regulatory environment. Data were collected through a survey of 227 adult Americans who engage in the financial sector and are …

Exploring How Managers Increase Employee Performance Within Organizational Supply Chains, Angela B. Freeman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Leaders and the strategies they employ to enhance employee performance are essential to retaining an organization's competitive advantage. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies used by supply chain management managers to improve employee performance in the workplace. The conceptual framework for this study combined elements from Vroom's expectancy theory of motivation, Adams's equity theory of motivation and leadership, and transformational leadership theories. Participants were selected via the purposeful sampling of 6 successful supply chain managers in the District of Columbia's metropolitan area. Data were obtained using semistructured face-to-face interviews, interview notes, transcripts, and a …

Preventive Strategies To Reduce Discrimination Lawsuits Against Restaurants, Kenneth James Welch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Discrimination lawsuits can bankrupt organizations and are a continuous problem for many organizations. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies restaurant managers used to deter discrimination lawsuits. The conceptual framework for this study was a theory of 4Cs, which represent critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. The targeted population consisted of 10 restaurant managers who have implemented successful strategies that reduced discrimination lawsuits, work in the Boston metropolitan area, and have 10 years of recent experience in the restaurant industry. Data were collected from face-to-face semistructured interviews, direct observation, and review of company document. Data analysis …

Anti-Fat Bias Of Occupational Therapy Students, Carli Friedman, Laura H. Vanpuymbrouck

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Anti-fat biases in healthcare providers can result in substandard and decreased care, and also result in health disparities. There are very few studies that examine occupational therapists’ attitudes towards fat people and implications on practice. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the implicit fat prejudice of occupational therapy students. The authors also sought to understand how this prejudice related to the occupation-based models/frames of reference with which students professionally identified. To do so, 58 occupational therapy students from three Midwestern universities, all of whom recently completed their first year of professional occupational therapy education, completed the Weight …

100 North Street Bridge Over Logan River Project Rubber Bridge Engineering, Chandler Baird, Evan Capron, Micah Rasmussen, Derek Walker

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Rubber Bridge Engineering is over the 100 North Bridge Project used in the Logan River Restoration Project. The100 North Street Bridge is being replaced and the implementation of the proposed new bridge will improve the safety and aesthetics of the surrounding area. The new bridge will also accommodate a new and improved floodplain for the Logan River. Rubber Bridge Engineering designed a pre-engineered steel girder for the superstructure of the bridge and steel reinforced concrete piles for the foundation of the bridge. The transportation detour for the project uses the Conifer Place to Pointe Place detour route and roadway improvements. …

Austin Bridge Design Team Sr-118: Bridge Replacement Over The Sevier River, Wyatt Nielson, Chad Withers, Patrick Campana, Jonathon Reynolds, Andy Erickson

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Austin Bridge, D-272, spans the Sevier River along SR-118, in Sevier County, Utah. The bridge was built in 1935 and is structurally sound. However D-272 is deteriorating slightly and is too narrow, presenting a traffic hazard. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) wants to replace the bridge. Our group chose to design a replacement bridge.

Courthouse Wash Pedestrian Bridge: Moab, Utah, Wyatt Hansen, L. Kade Flake, Josh Kerkvliet, Trygve Mccrea

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Arches Engineering (AE) is a team of four civil engineering students at Utah State University (USU). The team has selected to work in conjunction with Jones & DeMille Engineering (JDE) to design a pedestrian bridge over Courthouse Wash in Moab, Utah. After analyzing the conditions, AE determined a prefabricated steel bridge with a modified bowstring truss style would best suit the 130-foot crossing.

A modified bowstring truss has a relatively low cost, is aesthetically pleasing, and is simple to construct. AE specifies to use a prefabricated bridge to reduce cost and simplify on-site construction. A drilled shaft foundation would best …

Crockett Diversion Rehabilitation Project, Philip Duncan, Zackary Pali

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Crockett Diversion is an irrigation diversion structure on the Logan River. This diversion serves the little Logan Canal and provides irrigation water to the valley. The diversion is operated using horizontal stop logs. Operators must manually install or remove these stop logs to maintain upstream water surface elevation as flow conditions change. The stop logs also cause a lot of build up of run off material such as logs, twigs, and other debris. The cleaning, maintenance, and manual operation of this current set up is tedious and requires a lot of extra work for the city. It can also …

Fishhook Sunrise Bed & Breakfast Expansion, Carter Johnson, Andrew Lecheminant, Heather Nielsen, Erika Parsons, Tyler Searle

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Willardsons, owners of Fishhook Sunrise Bed & Breakfast, located near Palmer, AK, demonstrated interested in expanding their existing bed and breakfast to accommodate future visitors. The expansion includes three new cabins on the northwest side of the property, across Wasilla Creek, which has no existing infrastructure. The expansion, therefore, includes the installation of a drinking water well, access road, septic system, and bridge. Fishhook Engineering proposed providing a site layout for the expansion with high level recommendations for the septic system and roadway material. The project scope also included the complete design of a one lane bridge to span …

Laytona Subdivision Storm Drain System, Tyler Roberts, Mitchell Wagner

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Laytona Subdivision, located in Layton, UT, currently uses traditional curb and gutter to transport storm runoff. This system is no longer adequate due to lack of slope and aging curb and gutter. Layton City will replace the current system with an underground storm drain system. Storm water runoff will be collected and transported to an existing detention pond.

• Alternatives Three other alternative storm drain systems were considered for this project.

• Cost Estimate The estimated cost of completion is $831,710.00.

• Design Software To complete this project ASE used AutoCAD Civil 3D, Excel, and Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis. …

Logan River Restoration (Downstream), Drew Bassett, Amanda Blair, Brooklyn Morgan, Dakota Sparks

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Historical projects by local landowners attempted to improve the passage of flood flows through the Logan River by channelizing the river. The removal of foliage in this process resulted in unforeseen bank erosion and channel scouring. This project analyzes existing river conditions and proposes changes to a section of the Logan River from the Crockett Diversion to Center Street to improve the floodplain, reduce river temperatures, and add recreation.

Mendon Historic Barn Restoration, Andrew Flake, Jaison Hardman, Kaleb Nelson, Taylor Reese

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Hardman Family owns a historic barn located on the West side of Mendon City backed by the scenic Wellsville Mountains. The barn is currently in a dilapidated condition and is likely to collapse at any time. The Hardmans would like to evaluate the feasibility of reconstructing the barn with the goal of retaining the original barn’s aesthetic value. The reconstructed barn would serve as an events center that would be rented out as a source of income for the family.

Mill Race Diversion On The Weber River, Tyler Ashby, Carina Jones, Nick Langford, Jake Orton, Polo Su'a-Filo

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Trout Unlimited designated the Mill Race irrigation diversion located in Morgan, Utah, and shown in Figure 1, as problematic for fish passage and recreational usage. AAA Engineering was tasked with designing a replacement diversion structure to allow fish passage, recreational use, and provide flood control on the Weber River.

Along with the diversion, AAA Engineering was asked to design a pedestrian bridge that connects the community north of the Weber River to Morgan High School and athletic fields to the south.

Muddy Creek Pressurized Irrigation System, Smc (Sunderland, Mangum, Clark) Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Muddy Creek Irrigation Company (MCIC) has been providing irrigation water for farmers in and around Emery since the early 1800’s. Many of the original canals are still in use today. The earthen canals lose 35-40% of the water that is being delivered to infiltration. The purpose of this project is to replace the existing canal system with a water reservoir and a pressurized irrigation pipeline design. Figure 1 presents the existing canal system to be replaced.

Munition Storage Magazines (Msms), Matthew Endicott, Michael Garcia, Quinn Lythgoe

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) currently has two aging Munition Storage Magazines (MSMs) and is planning to replace these with modern MSMs. HAFB’s new project will implement five new MSMs to increase their capacity, see Fig 1. HHI Corporation, the client, has acquired the project and has decided to include QM² Engineering as a subcontractor.

QM² Engineering has worked on the site layout of the five MSMs, foundation design, retention pond, and access road. Portions of the MSMs are pre-designed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, but require a site specific foundation, see Fig 2. QM^{2 …}

Park Valley Livestock Water System, Calyn Arnold, Zachary Hulsey, Nathan Raine

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Western Skies Engineering proposed the installation of a livestock waterpipeline in Park Valley, Utah. A pipeline would be needed to provide waterfrom a recently drilled well to a series of troughs, providing water for 200head of cattle. The proposed pipelines would total about 1 mile in length,cross a major highway, and rise and fall with the regional topography. Anoff-grid energy system was proposed to sustain the well, and a pump houseproposed to protect the head of the well from the environment.

Storm Water Solutions: 1800 North 600 West Regional Detention Basin, Aaron Hall, Tucker Jorgensen, Sam Odd

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Storm Water Solutions was tasked by Logan City to design a storm water detention and treatment system that addressed the following tasks:

• Model storm events in drainage basin to determine storm water runoff volumes, especially the 90^th Percentile Storm.

• Remove storm water from irrigation conveyance system through design of storm diversion structure to eliminate crop flooding and system maintenance costs.

• Determine methods to reduce phosphorous entering Cutler Reservoir through a low maintenance, sustainable process.

• Retrofit existing storm water system to meet current Logan City design standards and budgetary constraints.

Tuni Grande Water Project, Tyler Daynes, Nathan Hall, Joe West

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Tuni Grande is a small farming community in Pucara Peru with a population of 250 people

• Residents of Tuni Grande receive approximately 3 gallons of water per person per day

• The water is highly contaminated with arsenic. Concentrations reach as high as 50 μg/L

• The goal of this project was to provide the people of Tuni Grande a reliable and clean water source

Ussynthetic: Building 4, Simon Barth, Matt Graham, Jacob Luebke, Joseph Osguthorpe, Benjamin Story

Civil and Environmental Engineering

US Synthetic is a synthetic diamond manufacturing company located in Orem, Utah. Over the last ten years, US Synthetic has nearly doubled its employee count and annual revenue. In 2011, US Synthetic added a third building to its campus to increase its production of synthetic diamonds.

Building 3 was designed and built to be connected to a future building. With company growth continuing as expected, US Synthetic contracted Diamond Engineering to design Building 4.

Diamond Engineering’s design of Building 4 will offer the client nearly 40,000 square feet of additional administrative and production space. Building 4 will tie into Building …

Usu Steel Bridge Design, Jordan Browning, Ryan Devitt, Adam Lambert, Beau Petersen, Dallin Polson, Colin Steele, Taylor Vaughn

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Utah State University Steel Bridge (USSB) has designed a bridge to compete at the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Student Steel Bridge Competition. The design process involves the analysis of many bridge alternatives to determine the most cost-effective bridge design. USSB analyzed both an under-span and over-arch bridge design based on weight, number of members, ease of fabrication, ease of construction, and vertical deflection. USSB found the over-arch bridge design to be the recommended alternative because of the minimal deflection it experiences under load compared to an under-span bridge.

USSB completed in-depth analysis using RISA 3D to design two …

Developing Critical Thinking In Ot Education: Effectiveness Of A Fishbowl Approach, Stephanie L. De Sam Lazaro, Bonnie R. W. Riley

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

This paper explores the effectiveness of peer assisted learning on developing critical thinking skills in an occupational therapy graduate course. The use of peer teaching strategies, including a Fishbowl discussion and case-based problem solving, were compared to a faculty-led lecture approach to determine which approach best prepared student critical thinking. Participants included 115 first year graduate occupational therapy students. No statistically significant differences were noted in student ability to express knowledge, comprehension, and application of information. However, statistically significant differences were noted on graduate student ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate using newly learned information when peer teaching strategies were …

Online Hybrid Vs. Face-To-Face Instruction In Applied Ot Theory, Brenda S. Howard

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Minimal evidence exists regarding online education in occupational therapy. This study explored entry-level occupational therapy (OT) student responses to two methods of instruction in an applied OT theory course. The investigator used a retrospective quasi-experimental, nonrandomized comparison group design with mixed methods to compare two cohorts of entry-level OT students. Data included midterm exam, final exam, and cumulative course grades, as well as qualitative data from a final exam essay question. Demographic data and cohort mean grade-point averages were collected at the program level. One cohort received face-to-face instruction, while the other received online hybrid and face-to-face instruction. The face-to-face …

Qualitative Analysis Of Peer Supervision Training Needs In A Student-Run Occupational Therapy Clinic, Anne Murphy-Hagan, Lauren E. Milton

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

The philosophy behind occupational therapy (OT) education espouses the belief that students are dynamic actors in the teaching-learning process, participating in self-appraisal and professional identity development. Yet, best-practice guidelines have not been developed to support students acting in a supervisory role, or contrastingly, receiving supervision from a peer. This study took place at a student-run OT clinic at a large research university in the Midwest. Qualitative methods were employed to investigate the question: What educational and training supports are needed to assist OT students with peer supervision in a student-run clinic? Six OT students participated in a focus group and …

Using Technology Enhanced Learning To Promote The Acquisition Of Practical Skills In Occupational Therapy, Terri Grant

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

This paper focuses on the use of game-based technology to effectively choose, prescribe, and safely use equipment, which are vital occupational therapy skills. A three-hour workshop was designed for 42 second year British occupational therapy students across two cohorts. The goal was for students to try out a variety of equipment ranging from small household and kitchen aids to elevating chairs and hoisting equipment. Students used the game-based technology during a class to encourage their engagement with practical aspects of equipment use and fitting. A short, optional survey indicated use of the game-based technology resulted in extremely high student engagement …

The Effect Of 3d Human Anatomy Software On Online Students’ Academic Performance, Reivian Berrios Barillas

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Understanding anatomy is vital to occupational therapy (OT) for clinical success. Anatomy requires comprehending three-dimensional (3D) human structure relationships and student age and learning style differences may affect this understanding. This study examined how 3D anatomy software influenced online OT students’ grades among different ages and learning styles. The intervention group had 17 students (mean age 33 ± 8 years) and the control group had 18 students (mean age 32 ± 6 years). Students were categorized above or below the age of 30 and completed a learning style questionnaire at the beginning of the course. To determine the usefulness of …