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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 …

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Transcriptional Expression Of Stress And Tlr4-Related Immune Signaling Factors In The Brain Following Early Life Stress, Chaselyn D. Ruffaner-Hanson

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Background: Depression and anxiety disorders, believed to be caused by stress-related neuropeptides and pro-inflammatory molecules in the brain, are prevalent comorbidities of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Methods: Brain tissue was collected following a 4-hour maternal separation stress during the early postnatal period, postnatal days 10 and 12, from mice subjected to 1^st and 2^nd trimester prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).

Hypothesis: We hypothesized that PAE leads to glucocorticoid receptor insensitivity, stress molecule overexpression, and potentiated toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) pathway inflammatory responses in the brain following early life stress.

Results: PAE and stress increased mRNA expression of TLR4 …

Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis As A Potential Therapeutic Target In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Kymberly Cheyanne Gustus

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

This dissertation aims to determine if adult hippocampal neurogenesis is a potential therapeutic target in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). Adult hippocampal neurogenesis plays important and unique roles in certain aspects of learning, memory, and mood (Anacker & Hen, 2017). Individuals with FASDs often demonstrate dysregulation in these arenas (Lewis et al., 2015; Temple, Cook, Unsworth, Rajani, & Mela, 2019). Previous work in our lab using a mouse model of prenatal alcohol exposure demonstrated impairment in enrichment-mediated adult hippocampal neurogenesis (Irene Y. Choi, Andrea M. Allan, & Lee Anna Cunningham, 2005; K. Kajimoto, A. Allan, & L. A. Cunningham, 2013). …

The Effect Of Board Links, Audit Partner Tenure, And Related Party Transactions On Misstatements: Evidence From Chile, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Berta Silva Palavecinos, Hanns De La Fuente-Mella

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Companies restate when material misstatements are identified in previously issued financial statements. Misstatement research in Latin America is sparse, even though they are an important context to study this phenomenon. Chile’s corporate governance regulations are considered exemplars for Latin American countries but its auditing profession is not well developed. Thus, Chile provides an interesting context to study the complementary roles of audit and board governance affecting misstatements. Using a sample of 104 Chilean listed firms over seven years, our study finds that the board links and audit partner tenure negatively affect misstatements. Specifically, given the prevalence of related party transactions …

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 …

Improving Clinical Communication And Collaboration Through Technology, Michelle Machon

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Problem: Over the last 30 years, clinical communication methodologies in healthcare have evolved to become such disparate systems that they lead to confusion, wasted time, and clinician dissatisfaction. The Joint Commission (2016) reports up to 78% of sentinel events in hospitals are linked to communication failures, which have obvious implications for hospital systems in the quality and safety of their current communication systems.

Context: The purpose of this project was to determine the effectiveness of implementing a unified clinical communication technology platform in an acute care hospital setting and to make recommendations from that implementation to the organization’s larger health …

2020-December-12-Etsu Fall 2020 Commencement, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Dec. 12, 2020)  – East Tennessee State University conferred more than 1,400 degrees today during its Virtual Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m.

The ceremony featured special congratulatory remarks from U.S. Congressman Dr. Phil Roe and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, as well as ETSU alumnus and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield, who plays Henry Roswell on ABC’s “For Life.” During his time at ETSU, Busfield was involved with the theatre program and worked closely with faculty members Daryl Frank and Bud Frank. He has appeared as a regular or recurring character in 18 series, including “thirtysomething,” “The West Wing” …

In Pursuit Of Diversity In The Cuny Library Profession: An Effective Approach To Leadership In Academic Libraries, Nilda Alexandra Sanchez-Rodriguez

Publications and Research

Maximizing the current organizational culture and diversity/inclusion practices within CUNY libraries is crucial to retaining highly talented support staff with significant potential for future leadership roles. This research explores equity, diversity, and inclusion within the library profession, with the intention of implementing strategic frameworks to attract, recruit, and retain underrepresented groups within the University. To spotlight areas of upward mobility within CUNY academic libraries, a CUNY-wide Library Workplace Climate survey on the perceptions of diversity, universal inclusion, and career progression was conducted. The scope of the survey study compares the different perspectives of CUNY librarians, full-time library classified paraprofessionals, and …

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 …

When Duty Calls. A Faith & Health Collaborative Response To Covid 19 And Social Justice: A Commentary, Joe Bohn, Karen Liller

Florida Public Health Review

We provide information pertaining to an interdisciplinary collaboration in West Central Florida that launched a faith & wellness teleconference intervention in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The collaborative partners engaged from across the 4-county region upon community lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 crisis and later addressing calls for social justice due to the deaths of George Floyd and other African Americans. For 17-weeks Christian and Muslim faith leaders provided live messages of hope along with community partners providing wellness (mental health and wellbeing) focused strategies for coping with the crisis. Thematic analysis of anecdoctal comments revealed …

Setting The Scene Game Preview, Georgia Southern University

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Assessment Of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function In Hypertensive Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy By Mapse, Samara Mohammad Khider, Ghalib Al-Shareefi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an important risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases worldwide. The use of MАPSE in thе assessmеnt of LV systolic dysfunction is helpful especially in cases of poor imaging quality, since good imaging quality is needed for the modern echocardiographic techniques. OBJECTIVE: Detection of early subclinical LV systolic dysfunction in hypertensive patіents with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with preservеd ejectiоn fraction by MAPSE. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A comparative case-control study which took place at Al-Yаrmouk Tеaching Hospitаl in Baghdad/Iraq from October 2018 to October 2019.The study population consisted of  60 hypertensive patients with left ventriculаr hypertrophy (LVН) and …

Radiological Assessment Of Anorectal Malformations; The Role Of Transperineal And Infracoccgeal Sonography In Male Type Imperforate Anus, Zainab Saeed, Waad Salih

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Anorectal malformation is a complex spectrum of anomalies. There are different types of anorectal malformation. The distinction can usually be made on the basis of clinical data regarding the presence or absence of a visible perineal opening or passage of meconium through the vagina or urethra. OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of ultrasonography in detection of the exact anomaly in male type imperforate anus, in order to help plan the proper surgical approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study carried out between December 2017 and December 2018, at pediatric surgery department in Central Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. Nineteen …

Value Of Strain Ratio In The Assessment Of Solitary Thyroid Nodules

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Ultrasound elastography (UE) is widely used in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the diagnostic utility of elastography stain ratio in the assessment of solid solitary thyroid nodules. PATIENTS AND METHODS: a cross-sectional study was conducted on 65 selected patients with solid solitary thyroid nodules discovered on Ultrasound (U/S) examination. The study was conducted in the U/S unit of medical college/ Al-Nahrain university and U/S unit of Al-Imamein Al-Kadhimein Medical city in Baghdad during the period from February 2018 to October 2019. U/S findings (size, shape and echogenicity of the nodules, presence of calcification, elastography findings and …

A Comparative Study Of Posterior Fossa Tumor Approach In Pediatric Patients; Craniotomy Vs. Craniectomy, Hayder Mohsin, Ayad Abdulnaby

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: The posterior fossa is the biggest and the deepest intracranial fossa, containing the most complicated intracranial organs. Posterior fossa tumor access used to involve bone removal permanently, the first craniotomy was done in 1974 using burr holes to access CPA tumors. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the postoperative complications of posterior fossa tumor surgery operated by craniotomy versus craniectomy in pediatric patients.  PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective single-center study of 35 pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors operated in    the neurosurgical center in Martyr Ghazi Al-Hariri Hospital from Oct. 2017 to Oct. 2018. Patients were categorized into two groups using craniotomy …

Does Preoperative Doppler Ultrasound And Resistive Index Measurement Predict The Solid Renal Masses Histopathology?, Mohammed Al-Musawi, Mohammed Mahdi, Mohammed Jasim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Renal masses have different histologic types and subtypes, aggressiveness and metastatic potential, depending on the changes in angiogenesis. OBJECTIVE: To differentiate between benign and malignant renal masses and predicate renal tumors histopathological subtypes by using non invasive methods (Doppler ultrasound and resistive index). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-eight patients with a renal mass prepared for surgical intervention were involved in this prospective study. Every patient was underwent Doppler ultrasonography by single operator. By gray and color Doppler ultrasound the site, location, dimensions, echogenicity and the vascularity of the renal mass were assessed. Then by spectral Doppler ultrasound specific vascular wave …

Evaluation Of Keyston Design Perforator Island Flap In Treatment Of Soft Tissue Loss, Mohammed Dawood, Redha Tahir

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Closure of skin and soft tissue defects is a main stream procedure in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery .Keystone perforator island flap is a curvilinear trapezoidal shape. It is essentially elliptical in shape and it is long axis adjacent and parallel to long axis of defect. We focused in this study specifically on pressure ulcer and traumatic wound as an example of chronic and difficult wounds. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate keystone design perforator island flap as reliable versatile method for closure of soft tissue defect. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective study,  keystone perforator island flap applied to …

Feasibility Of Minilaparoscopic Cholecystectomy. A Pilot Study, Yasser Zidan, Sahir Al-Azawii, Muthanna Al-Sharbaty

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy  is the defacto standard operation for cholelithiasis and there are continuous attempts to do it through a less invasive incision known as mini laparoscopic cholecystectomy (MLC). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of MLC in our center.  PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a pilot study involving 6 selected patients for whom MLC was performed at Al-Jamhory teaching hospital after acquiring the ethical committee permission and patients’ informed consent. RESULTS: The study includes six patients, their average age is 27 years and their average BMI is 28kg\m2. The average operative time is …

Awareness Of Elderly Abuse Among Patients Attending Geriatric Clinic In Medical City, Zahraa Ismaeel, Eman Mohammed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Elder abuse or elder mistreatment is one of the most important problems encountered by the elderly. It includes harms by people the older person knows such as spouse, partner, family members, neighbor or people that older person relies on for services. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the abuse to which elder people were exposed and its relation with age, sex, marital status, economic income and education. The study increased awareness and helping families, relatives of the elderly, professionals, social workers, nurses, doctors and counselors about elder abuse. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The present cross- sectional study …

The Utility Of Calretinin Immunohistochemistry In The Diagnosis Of Hirschsprung’S Disease, Safa Khudhair, Adil Al Saadawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Hirschsprung’s  disease  (HD)  is  a  congenital  intestinal  motility  disorder  with absence  of  ganglion  cells  in  the  colonic  wall, Diagnosis of the disease is based primarily on histopathological analysis, but in this respect,  there are limitations associated with standard histology and histochemistry. Calretinin immunohistochemistry (IHC) was implemented to solve the diagnostic problems of this disease as a diagnostic marker. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to test, identify and compare the immunostaining calretinin in the aganglionic segment of colon specimens and to assess the diagnostic importance of the process with the normoganglionic segment (control group). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The specimens contained 40 patients …

Relationship Of Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio And Neutrophil Monocyte Ratio With Disease Severity Of Knee Osteoarthritis, Faiq Gorial, Ehab Maseer

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a low-grade systemic inflammatory and degenerative disease in which many inflammatory mediators are known to be elevated in the peripheral blood. Platelet lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil monocyte ratio are novel markers in many systemic inflammatory disorders. Studies are limited on its link with knee osteoarthritis severity.  OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship of  PLR  and NMR  with the Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) severity PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 200 patients with KOA were diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology clinical criteria 2016.  Demographic and clinical characteristics data were recorded.  X-ray was taken for both knee joints …

Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes And The Value Of Serum Ferritin During Pregnancy, Maha Al Bayati, Baidaa Mohammed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Preterm premature rupture of membranes occurring from 24-37 weeks gestation. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant as it increases during inflammation that inflammation can predispose to preterm premature rupture of membranes during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of serum ferritin as a marker for preterm premature rupture of membrane. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study includes 150 pregnant women attending the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a gestational age ranging from 28+0 – 36+6 weeks. 50 of them presented with Preterm premature rupture of membrane (group A), 50 women were presented with spontaneous preterm labor (group B), and …

Making Summer Learning Equitable For Students In A Rural, Title I School District: Turning On The Faucet Of Resources, Kathrina O'Connell

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning Infographics

This research explores summer learning loss and the effect of summer resources on students’ literacy growth. Using the faucet theory, this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was designed to provide equitable resources and educational support for students in grades five through eight in a rural, socioeconomically disadvantaged school district. Transportation, breakfast, lunch, books, and a literacy-focused enrichment program were coordinated and provided for all participants in an effort to reduce learning loss during summer break. The pragmatic approach to inquiry incorporated both quantitative (e.g., literacy outputs, registration, and attendance data) and qualitative data (e.g., parent open-ended question responses). Convenience sampling …

Copper Electrodeposition In Full Wafer Thickness Through-Silicon Vias, Rebecca P. Schmitt

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Through-silicon vias (TSVs) are a key interconnect technology for advanced packaging of microelectronic devices, and full wafer thickness TSVs are required for certain microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications. In this work, electrolytes containing copper sulfate, an acid, chloride, and Tetronic 701 suppressor were implemented for Cu filling of high aspect ratio (10:1), full wafer thickness TSVs. For each electrolyte system, rotating disk electrode voltammetry was used to identify a voltage range for bottom-up Cu filling in the TSVs. Die level feature filling was performed using voltage ramping, which moved active deposition through the vias to yield void-free Cu features. During voltage-controlled …

Appalachian State Rallies To Top Georgia Southern Football 34-26, Georgia Southern University

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Oil, Climate Change, And Human Rights: A Case Study Of Norway With Comparative Analysis, Kate Sjovold

Environmental Studies Senior Seminar Projects

The Arctic region is simultaneously facing profound, negative ecological impacts of climate change and is also subject to expanding oil and gas exploration and extraction. Facing a critical decision involving Arctic oil expansion, Norway is contending with its position as a global leader in the environmental movement and its historic and continued economic reliance on the oil and gas industry. This research contextualizes Norway within the Arctic region, discusses Norway as a petroleum exporting country, and addresses how value and identity play a role in environmental policy creation. Recent human rights-based climate change litigation in Norway, People v. Arctic Oil, …

More Than Just Video Games: Analyzing Japanese Game Design 1985 - 1995, Gerald Demattia

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This thesis is an exploration of how the Japanese experience in the second half of the 20^th century shaped video game design in Japan from 1985-1995 – particularly the formation of the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) genre. To understand the connection between the Japanese experience and JRPGs, research for this thesis was conducted around specific game developers and their creations, namely: Yuji Horii and Dragon Quest; Shigesato Itoi and Mother 1 & 2; and Tajiri Satoshi and the Pokémon games. The crux of this paper centers on primary source interviews with developers where social commentary was cited …

Ensuring Justice For All, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

UM Class of '47 alumna creates fund to assist law students so they can assist others

Sintesis Tetrapeptida Pswy Dan Psky Fase Padat Dan Evaluasi Aktivitas Antioksidannya, Rani Maharani, Siska Mulya Octavia, Achmad Zainuddin, Ace Tatang Hidayat, Dadan Sumiarsa, Desi Harneti, Nurlelasari Nurlelasari, Ug Supratman

Chimica et Natura Acta

Untuk mempelajari hubungan struktur dan aktivitas dari senyawa antioksidan PAGY, dua analog dari PAGY, PSWY and PSKY, disintesis dan dievaluasi aktivitas antioksidannya. SIntesis dari kedua analog dilakukan dengan metode sintesis peptida fase padat, mengikuti protocol sintesis PAGY dan analog sebelumnya. Strategi Fmoc diterapkan dalam sintesis dan kombinasi reagen HATU/HOAt digunakan dalam pembentukan ikatan peptida. PSWY dan PSKY diperoleh dengan rendemen berturut-turut 21,8% dan 98,9%. Kedua peptida dimurnikan dengan RP-HPLC preparatif. Peptida hasil pemurnian. dianalisis kemurniannya dengan RP-HPLC dan dikarakterisasi dengan HR-TOFMS, 1H- and 13C-NMR. Selanjutnya, kedua peptida diuji aktivitas antioksidannya dengan metode DPPH yang menunjukkan bahwa kedua peptida memiliki aktivitas …

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 …