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Creating Variety In The Classroom: Using New Ways To Keep Students Engaged In Reading, Amber Snyder

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Research shows that, there is has been a dramatic drop in how much students are reading as they move up in grade levels. The goal of this research is to find ways that teachers can provide variety for reading material in classrooms and strategies to promote student interest in reading. A survey of English teachers was conducted in order to understand teachers’ perspectives of strategies to engage students in reading. The survey also explored reasons why some teachers have been unable to use strategies that can provide variety in reading material to engage their students. This research provides tools and …

The Significance Of The Black Sea Countries Of The Three Seas Initiative Relations With The United Arab Emirates, Adam Krzymowski

All Works

: The Black Sea region has strategic geopolitical importance where the routes of Europe, the Caucasus, Asia, and the Middle East intersect. Ensuring stability and security in the Black Sea area is essential for emerging new security architecture. In search of balance, the challenges are met by the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) and the deepening of strategic relations with the United Arab Emirates. The UAE, anchored in the Euro-Atlantic partnership and with extensive influence, emerges as an interesting strategic partner. When analysing the Three Seas Initiative, it should be noted that the United States of America joined the implementation of …

Creating Journalism To Serve Those Working To Keep Their Homes During A Pandemic, Allison Dikanovic

Capstones

This report is the final product of my Social Journalism practicum for the Class of 2020 at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. My community focus for the degree program was homeowners working to protect their homes and preserve affordability in East New York, Brooklyn, as well as the broader community of tenants working to protect and stay in their homes in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report explores how community engagement can reframe housing coverage as a basic human need that is a part of a community, and not just a commodity. Within this report, …

Soundboard Scholar No. 6 (Complete)

Soundboard Scholar

No abstract provided.

Repealed: Indigenous Fight For An Independent Press, Bryce A. Buyakie

Capstones

Indigenous Communities in the United States have historically been underserved by traditional mainstream news outlets. To fill this gap, many tribes created their own radio, television and print newsrooms to cover local politics and events, but between Supreme Court rulings and tribal law the press often falls under the influence of tribal governments that hold the purse and editorial strings. In the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, this was true. Their official news outlet, Mvskoke Media, fought to be independent of the government they cover for over a decade. Twice they succeeded. Twice they were under the thumb of censorship. …

Have You Ever Consumed Cannabis?, Victoria C. Mba-Jonas

Capstones

This project is the final product of my Social Journalism practicum at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. For the program, I focused on Black and brown cannabis consumers, especially Black women. I particularly examined the weed industry as it pertains to diversity, inclusiveness, and social equity. I discuss how I researched, reported, created content, and cultivated community within cannabis using engagement journalism for this project. I also examined my goals to entertain, educate, engage people with cannabis stories and visuals, and change weed stigmas in Black communities. Then, I evaluated the project using both quantitative and qualitative metrics. …

Rebeldia Radio, Ariel Goodman

Capstones

For five years, Tadii Angeles has broadcast a weekly radio show from a homemade studio in her apartment in New Jersey to uplift the stories and struggles of indigenous and undocumented people like herself. After the Coronavirus pandemic ravaged the immigrant community in the tri-state area, she became a lifeline connecting her listeners with resources, food, and vital information all the while navigating new realities and the pandemic’s implications on her own life. This short film follows her journey as she navigates loss both in the US and Mexico while fighting for her and her community’s voices to not be …

Protocol For The Prognosticating Delirium Recovery Outcomes Using Wakefulness And Sleep Electroencephalography (P-Drows-E) Study: A Prospective Observational Study Of Delirium In Elderly Cardiac Surgical Patients, S Kendall Smith, Thomas Nguyen, Alyssa K Labonte, Mohammadmehdi Kafashan, Orlandrea Hyche, Christian S Guay, Elizabeth Wilson, Courtney W Chan, Anhthi Luong, L Brian Hickman, Bradley A Fritz, Daniel Emmert, Thomas J Graetz, Spencer J Melby, Brendan P Lucey, Yo-El S Ju, Troy S Wildes, Michael S Avidan, Ben J A Palanca

Open Access Publications

INTRODUCTION: Delirium is a potentially preventable disorder characterised by acute disturbances in attention and cognition with fluctuating severity. Postoperative delirium is associated with prolonged intensive care unit and hospital stay, cognitive decline and mortality. The development of biomarkers for tracking delirium could potentially aid in the early detection, mitigation and assessment of response to interventions. Because sleep disruption has been posited as a contributor to the development of this syndrome, expression of abnormal electroencephalography (EEG) patterns during sleep and wakefulness may be informative. Here we hypothesise that abnormal EEG patterns of sleep and wakefulness may serve as predictive and diagnostic …

In The Air, Episode 01: Too Low, Too Fast, Megan Burney

Capstones

In The Air is an investigative podcast series about the 1998 Cable Car Disaster in Cavalese, Italy.

On February 3, 1998 disaster struck the Alpe Cermis ski resort in Cavalese, Italy when four American pilots flew their jet through the resort during a low-altitude training mission. The wing of their jet severed a suspension cable that was holding a gondola car aloft. When the cable snapped, the car plummeted to the earth with 20 passengers inside. Only the pilots survived.

The disaster quickly devolved into an international fiasco and has been regarded by some as one of the most gruesome …

Bk Eviction Freeze, Terrence Fraser

Capstones

BK Eviction Freeze is a multimedia campaign created in partnership with community organizers, local artists, and housing lawyers.

Mum’S The Word: Are Mothers Choosing To Give Up Their Careers Or Being Booted Out Of The Labor Force?, Harini Chakrapani

Capstones

Since the pandemic began, mothers have been leaving the labor force in droves. Mum’s the Word: Are mothers choosing to give up their careers or being booted out of the labor force examines the reasons that are forcing mothers to quit their jobs, the cost of mothers’ not participating in the labor force and what steps corporations and the government can take to support mothers’ return to the labor force. https://www.hcpani.com/post/mum-s-the-word-are-mothers-choosing-to-give-up-their-careers-or-being-booted-out-of-the-labor-force

Pirate Radio Proves Invaluable To Immigrant Communities During The Pandemic — But The Fcc Isn’T Having It, May Olvera

Capstones

In January 2020, congress passed the PIRATE Act into law, expanding the legal consequences for operating pirate radio tenfold. Although the FCC claims that the reason they are cracking down on pirate stations — that is, stations broadcasting on regulated airwaves without an FCC license — is that they could interfere with emergency messaging, the pandemic has proven otherwise; there is no evidence of pirates interfering with official safety warnings. In fact, most pirate stations are run by immigrants speaking in their native tongue and they have been able to provide vulnerable and underserved communities with the information they need …

Fifty Years Ago, My Grandfather Won The Nyc Marathon And Changed New York History, Colin M. Kern

Capstones

In 1970, my grandfather won the first New York City Marathon. This piece of long-form narrative journalism tells the story of how that race grew into the largest race in the world, which fosters New York City's colossal running community. The article is accompanied by photos, an animation that breaks down the original New York City Marathon course, and gif's that compare running footwear from the '70s and today.

Mindful Mind Project, Toussaint Campbell

Capstones

Mindfulness includes the methods one takes to care for themselves by acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations while conducting daily tasks. Mindfulness can manifest in unique actions and activities depending on an individual's needs. However, many lack education on mental health resources as well as access to the tolls that could be beneficial to them. This collection of opinion pieces takes a look at themes in a society where mindfulness can be incorporated and how practices can impact communities of color.

Link to capstone: https://mindfulmindproject.com/

Pertumbuhan Dan Hasil Benih Kentang G0 Kultivar Medians Pada Berbagai Komposisi Media Tanam Dan Interval Pemberian Air Di Dataran Medium, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Sumadi, Kusumiyati, Haifa Ruwaidah

Jurnal Kultivasi

Benih merupakan kunci sukses budidaya kentang. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi dan menjadi kendala produksi kentang di Indonesia adalah ketersediaan benih kentang yang memiliki kualitas dan kuantitas baik serta belum memenuhi kebutuhan permintaan benih petani kentang. Permasalahan produksi benih kentang generasi ke-0 (G0) adalah rendahnya jumlah ubi benih yang dihasilkan. Percobaan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui interaksi antara komposisi media tanam dengan interval pemberian air terhadap produksi benih kentang G0 di dataran medium. Percobaan dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, Kampus Jatinangor. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan yaitu Split Plot. Petak utama adalah komposisi media tanam yang terdiri dari campuran …

Multiplikasi Cepat Tunas Tiga Aksesi Stevia Secara In Vitro, Suseno Amien, Dion Nugraha Aji, Tuti Mamluatul

Jurnal Kultivasi

Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni)) telah menjadi pelengkap untuk memenuhi kebutuhan bahan pemanis yang terus meningkat di Indonesia. Jumlah varietas unggul Stevia di Indonesia masih terbatas. Keterbatasan ini perlu diimbangi dengan metode perbanyakan yang cepat. Multiplikasi tunas merupakan salah satu metode dalam kultur jaringan yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk perbanyakan cepat bibit Stevia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh respon aksesi-aksesi stevia terhadap multiplikasi tunas stevia pada komposisi media berbeda. Penelitian telah dilaksanakan dalam dua tahap percobaan. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) faktorial yang masing-masing terdiri atas dua faktor. Percobaan pertama terdiri dari dua faktor. Faktor pertama adalah tiga aksesi stevia yakni …

Nypd Disproportionately Restrains Students Of Color During Crises In City Schools, Agency Data Shows, Christine Derosa

Capstones

Over 1,500 students were restrained by school safety agents/members of the NYPD from the first quarter of 2019 through the first quarter of 2020, according to data released by the agency. On average for the analyzed year, 89% of those restraints were of non-white children.

Child-in-crisis incidents, during which a child is experiencing signs of emotional distress, made up 386 of reported incidents. Out of 386 cases, 360 of the students restrained were non-white. Advocates in New York City are calling for changes to be made to school safety as the NYPD disproportionately restrains students of color and creates a …

Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses In Library And Information Science Submitted To Manipur University During 1989-2017, Jaba Moni Das, Dr. Dipen Deka Assistant Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The present study applies the citation analysis method to analyze Library and Information Science (LIS) doctoral theses submitted to Manipur University during 1989-2017. A total of 2,725 citations appended to 27 LIS doctoral theses examined for bibliographic forms, authorship pattern, and their collaboration level, chronological-wise distribution, the applicability of Bradford's law, rank-wise list, core journal list, country-wise list. The study finds that journals are the most cited resources, followed by books. Single-authored works are found dominant in both journal and book citations. The country-wise distribution of journals reveals that 412 citations (38.52%) were from India, followed by the UK …

A Numerical Solution Of The Problem Of Solute Transport In A Two-Dimensional Nonhomogeneous Porous Medium, B. X. Xujayorov Prof., Azizbek Usmonov, Zoxidjon Qaytarov

Scientific Journal of Samarkand University

The problem of solute transport in a two-dimensional nonhomogeneous porous medium is posted and numerically solved. The filtration velocity and hydrodynamic dispersion were set by various relations, nonlinear and sinusoidal. Based on the numerical results, the concentration fields are determined for different values of the initial data and different relations of the filtration velocity and hydrodynamic dispersion.

2020 Fall - Commencement Program, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Commencement Ceremonies and Programs

No abstract provided.

Creation Of A Covid-19 Community Testing Team For Home Health And Hospice, Lilah Raja

Master's Projects and Capstones

The novel SARS-CoV-2 strain (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 (Eddy et. al, 2020). The resulting US outbreak has affected the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Oakland health care system. With the threat of COVID-19 highest among immunosuppressed and elderly clients, KP Oakland home health and hospice (HH/HO) department is rapidly mobilizing to provide community and in-home testing for eligible clients. A project was created to build a COVID-19 testing team workflow to provide diagnostic and preventative testing. This project focuses on team-based interventions that will change the pre-existing practice of requiring HH/HO clients to travel to remote testing …

Cognitive Radios For Self-Aware And Spectrum-Agile Communications Over Wideband Spectrum, Mohamed A. Aref

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

In this dissertation, we introduce a novel cognitive engine design for intelligent, self-aware and spectrum-agile communications. The targeted cognitive radio (CR) has sensing and learning abilities that incorporate advanced signal processing and machine/deep learning (ML/DL) techniques. It can operate over a heterogeneous wideband spectrum that is much wider than the ones proposed in the literature, most likely covering several hundreds of MHz. It has the ability to detect existing signals in the surrounding RF environment and identify their origins. Furthermore, it cognitively uses channel selection, transmit power control and interference cancellation to adapt its communications mode in response to observed …

National Security And Climate Change, Madison Moran

Physics Capstone Projects

Certain scientific subjects are often divisive or technical, which makes those topics difficult to discuss with audiences outside the scientific sphere. One way of getting around this obstacle is to cater scientific communication to different target audiences to cut through any audience biases. In order to accomplish that, a communicator needs to understand the relationship between audiences’ worldviews, and what they know, feel, and do regarding the subject at hand, and then how that relationship influences the types of media audiences trust and to which they respond positively. The following study investigates the worldviews of a military audience with respect …

Dissecting Regulation Mechanism Of Interdomain Electron Transfer In Nitric Oxide Synthases, Huayu Zheng

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

Nitric oxide (NO) is generated by one of the three isoforms of mammalian NO synthases (NOSs), neuronal, endothelial and inducible NOS (nNOS, eNOS, and iNOS, respectively). Dysregulated NOS is implicated in pathologies of numerous severe diseases including Alzheimer and Parkinson’s diseases. Molecular mechanisms of NOS regulation, once fully understood, are potentially key targets for development of selective new pharmaceuticals for treating these diseases that currently lack effective treatments.

Despite recent developments, there are significant gaps in current understanding of the regulation mechanism of the FMN-heme interdomain electron transfer (IET), an essential step in NOS, by its key regulators such as …

Winter Commencement, 2020, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the one hundred and eighty-third commencement at Marshall University.

Experienced Esl Teachers' Attitudes Towards Using Phonetic Symbols In Teaching English Pronunciation To Adult Esl Students, Oxana Kodirova

Theses and Dissertations

Different opinions exist about the use of phonetic alphabet symbols in teaching English pronunciation to second language learners. Some authors and researchers believe phonetic symbols can benefit students in many ways; others consider this tool hardly recommendable. However, little empirical research has been done to find out what ESL teachers think about the use of this linguistic tool. Thus, via an online survey this study sought to identify ESL teachers' attitudes towards the use of phonetic symbols in teaching ESL pronunciation. A total of 120 teachers took the survey and most of them were experienced in teaching pronunciation to adult …

A Case Study Regarding Induction Supports And Activities And Their Impact On Successful Teacher Retention, Alicia Ponds

Doctorate in Education

At the end of every school year, new teachers either stay or leave public classrooms. Multiple challenges drive these new teacher choices. State, district, and local administrators struggle to fill teacher vacancies. New teacher departures challenge schools with the maintenance of an attractive work environment and provision of quality student education. This case study shares how five successful Minnesota educators apply extrinsic activities and intrinsic supports to not only meet these challenges, but effectively respond to the 2019-2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through research interviews, this qualitative study analyzes intrinsic supports and extrinsic activities in relation to positive teaching …

Fault Lines: An Empirical Legal Study Of California Secession, Bill Tomlinson, Andrew W. Torrance

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

Over the last decade, multiple initiatives have proposed that California should secede from the United States. This article examines the legal aspects of California secession and integrates that analysis with findings from an empirical study of public perceptions of such secession. There is no provision in the United States Constitution allowing states, or other political or geographical units, to secede unilaterally. The Civil War was fought to uphold this principle, and the United States Supreme Court confirmed it in its 1869 Texas v. White decision. Nevertheless, numerous instances of secession, both legal and extralegal, have occurred across human history, and …

The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Analysis Of Its Inequitable Impacts Towards The Black Population With Recommendations To Dismantling Institutional Racism, Elena Peterson

Master's Projects and Capstones

Due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the 2020 coronavirus disease pandemic uncovered health inequities throughout the United States. This paper explores institutional racism as the reasoning behind these health inequities. A discussion of the United States’ failure to implement preventative precautions once notified initially of the coronavirus is featured. Events that took place after the recognition of the coronavirus, such as the economic impacts and passed legislation, are highlighted as well. An overview of the Trump Administration’s lack of focus towards vulnerable populations, which includes the Black communities, is included. Also, there are highlights on …