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Multi-Modal Narrative Practices In Adult Esl: Fostering Investment In Language Learning And Negotiating Racism, Linguicism, & Identity, Mahmuda Sharmin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Language learners identity construction and language learning through narratives (Norton 2010; Johnson 2015) and multimodal technologies (Lam 2006; White 2007) have been found to be effective ways to facilitate ESL learning. Additionally, Multimodal pedagogies and narrative practices in the language classroom facilitate L2 learning, investment in language learning, and learners identity and agency construction (Crandall 2018; Johnson & Kendrick, 2017). Further, racism and linguicism are aspects of language learners lives that affect their language learning trajectories (Corona & Block, 2020; Dovchin, 2019). Few studies, however, examine how multimodal narrative practices in L2 classrooms can foster learners investment in language learning …

Prompting Self-Explanations During The Learning Of Probability: Content-Specific Versus Generic Versus Generic With A Form Of Guidance, Genghu Shi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Learners often cannot apply (transfer) the knowledge they learned from instructional settings into a new context. Therefore, their knowledge is likely inert. Research shows that learners must be actively involved in learning construction activities to enable knowledge transfer to occur. Self-explanation is one such constructive cognitive activity that involves explaining learning materials (expository texts, worked examples) to oneself with attempts to make sense of new information. It has been shown to support deep comprehension and knowledge transfer. However, self-explanations usually cannot be spontaneously generated by learners, but need to be elicited by prompts. The prompts can range from generic type …

Triangulating The Webs Of Environment Influences, Bacteria, And Antibiotics., Prabin Shrestha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The importance of maintaining a healthy microbiome is being recognized increasingly. Our research in the gut microbiome and environmental pollutants suggests that pollutants like particulate matter (PM2.5) and nanometals can induce Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and decrease the microbiome stability. Additionally, the abusive use of antibiotics in the past has led to great changes in the microbiome and caused the rise of many antibiotic-resistant strains.Developing a new antibiotic is costly and time-consuming. Methods to improve the existing drugs should be cost-effective. A narrow-spectrum antibiotic that targets only the problematic pathogens should prevent microbiome disruption and reduce the rise of antibiotic …

Environment, Brain, And Behavior: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Underlying Seasonal Rhythms In Stress, Immunity, And The Gut Microbiota In Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus Sungorus), Elyan Shor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The daily axial rotation of the Earth and its annual orbit around the sun both result in recurring fluctuations in geophysical cycles, thus creating cyclic changes in environmental factors. Organisms that can anticipate these environmental changes and adapt appropriately may maximize their survival and fitness. Such adaptations manifest themselves as biological rhythms: rhythmic shifts in physiology and behavior that match rhythmic shifts in environmental conditions. Among the most predictable environmental cues in temperate regions is the annual progression of changes in day length, and the capacity to measure and respond to seasonal changes in the light cycle is termed photoperiodism. …

Parametric And Non-Parametric Approaches To Factorial Data Analysis., Prabin Shrestha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Factorial design is one of the best ways to screen different factors in a system of study. It allows the study of the main effects and their interactions at the same time. We used the 2k-factorial design to screen different factors that affect the bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics. Through simulation studies, we examined the sensitivity and specificity of four different approaches to analyze the factorial data under different scenarios. The parametric ANOVA showed higher sensitivity and specificity for normally distributed data, but it failed largely for non-normal data. Rank-ANOVA had very high sensitivity and specificity for both normal and non-normal …

Understanding The Subjective Perceptions Of Higher Education Diversity Practitioners On Effective Leadership Practices For Transformational Campus Diversity Culture Change, Bobbie R. Porter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Successfully leading transformative diversity culture change is one of the most significant challenges facing modern higher education. This study sought out campus diversity officers perceptions, shaped by their lived experiences as diversity practitioners, to identify and deeply understand diversity leadership practices that they perceived to be most effective in transforming diversity culture on higher education campuses. A Q-methodology was used to investigate the subjective perceptions of campus diversity officers with membership in the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and who represented numerous institution types, including four-year public, four-year private, and community colleges. Using both quantitative and qualitative …

Principals' Perceptions Of The Need For Formal Novice Principal Mentorship: A Qualitative Case Study, Kimberly Nicole Quinn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Although 21 states are currently designating a portion of their Every Student Succeeds Act funds specifically for novice principal induction and support, Tennessee is not currently one of these states. This dissertation uses a qualitative case study approach to interview Tennessee principals serving in years four to five, who did not have formal mentorship support during their novice years, to gather their experiences and support needs during this time. The researcher reviews the current literature on novice principal mentorship programs across the country through the lens of Krams Mentoring Model and Suchmans Program Theory before connecting the literature with the …

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Edge-Centric Solution For Automated Assessment Of Sleep Using Wearables In Smart Health, Md Juber Rahman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Artificial intelligence-enabled applications on edge devices have the potential to revolutionize disease detection and monitoring. Smartphones, with increased processing speed, storage capacity, and integrated sensors, hold tremendous promise in physiological sensing, monitoring, and development of Smart and Connected Communities (SCC). The major challenges are development of user-friendly low-cost sensing of physiological data, seamless data transfer while maintaining privacy, and data processing and inference at the edge while keeping the system performance at an expected level. The overall focus of my dissertation work is the development of a smart health (sHealth) framework that uses embedded artificial intelligence, such as edge computing, …

Identification Of Epigenetic Markers For Allergic Diseases Via Genome-Scale Association Studies, Aniruddha Rathod

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Asthma is a global public health concern with limited preventive strategies. Recently, DNA methylation (DNAm) has been studied to understand the underlying pathogenesis of asthma. The role of DNAm in asthma acquisition from pre- to post- adolescence is unclear, and how its role changes from adolescence to adulthood is also unknown. The studies in this dissertation were carried out using data in two birth cohorts with one as a discovery cohort and the other as replication cohort. Longitudinal assessments in both cohorts revealed that the associations of DNAm at 62 Cytosine-Guanine sites (CpG sites) with asthma acquired during adolescence were …

Financing Early Stage Cleantech Firms, Sean O'Reilly, Ciarán Mac An Bhaird, Damien Cassells

Articles

T HE report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [47] highlighted the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strive for decarbonization in order to restrict global warming. The Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, has a vision of accelerating technology development and transfer [92] in order to reduce harmful carbon emissions. The development of new and innovative disruptive technologies to ameliorate and reverse the harmful effects of carbon emissions is emphasized by governments and international agencies [6], [53], [59], [102]. Large incumbent firms are well resourced to conduct this research and development (R&D), although …

Contract Law In The Agri-Food Supply Chain, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi

FIU Law Review

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Narratives Of Quality In European Food Governance And Beyond, Lorenzo Bairati

FIU Law Review

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From “He Said, She Said” To “He Said, She-And-Her Iphone-Said”: Florida’S All-Party Consent Requirement Needs An Update, Sarah Morgado

FIU Law Review

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FIU Law Review

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Dehors The Record: A Correction Of A Final Jeopardy Question, Thomas E. Baker

FIU Law Review

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Professor Fish—Why Are You Still Picking On Liberalism?, Micah Schwartzman

FIU Law Review

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The Continued Relevance Of The Contributions Of The Sierra Leone Tribunal To International Criminal Law, Charles C. Jalloh

FIU Law Review

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Who Bears The Greatest Responsibility For International Crimes?, Margaret M. Deguzman

FIU Law Review

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The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Instigating International Criminal Law’S Consideration Of Forced Marriage, Valerie Oosterveld

FIU Law Review

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The Important Contributions Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone On Amnesties And Immunities: Reinforcing Foundational Principles Of International Criminal Law, Leila Nadya Sadat

FIU Law Review

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The “Ultimate” Question: Are Ultimate Employment Decisions Required To Succeed On A Discrimination Claim Under Section 703(A) Of Title Vii?, Yina Cabrera

FIU Law Review

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Interaction Between Genetic Risk Scores For Reduced Pulmonary Function And Smoking, Asthma And Endotoxin, Sinjini Sikdar, Annah B. Wyss, Mi Kyeong Lee, Thanh T. Hoang, Marie Richards, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Christine Parks, Peter S. Thorne, John L. Hankinson, David M. Umbach, Alison Motsinger-Reif, Stephanie J. London

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

Rationale Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous loci associated with lower pulmonary function. Pulmonary function is strongly related to smoking and has also been associated with asthma and dust endotoxin. At the individual SNP level, genome-wide analyses of pulmonary function have not identified appreciable evidence for gene by environment interactions. Genetic Risk Scores (GRSs) may enhance power to identify gene–environment interactions, but studies are few.

Methods We analysed 2844 individuals of European ancestry with 1000 Genomes imputed GWAS data from a case–control study of adult asthma nested within a US agricultural cohort. Pulmonary function traits were FEV₁, …

A Deblurring/Denoising Corrected Scintigraphic Planar Image Reconstruction Model For Targeted Alpha Theory, Charles Ross Schmidtlein, Matthew Maroun, Andrzej Krol, Howard Gifford, Lisa Bodei, Joseph O'Donoghue, Ida Häggström, Yuesheng Xu, Si Li

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

Scintigraphy is a common nuclear medicine method to image molecular target’s bio-distribution and pharmacokinetics through the use of radiotracers and gamma cameras. The patient’s images are obtained by using a pair of opposing large flat gamma ray detectors equipped with parallel-hole lead or tungsten collimators that preferentially detect gamma-rays that are emitted perpendicular to the plane of the detector. The resulting images form an anterior/posterior (A/P) planar image pairs. The obtained images are contaminated by noise and contain artifacts caused by gamma-ray attenuation, collimator penetration, scatter and other detrimental factors. Post-filtering of the images can reduce the noise, but at …

Understanding The Use Of Crisis Communication In Clery Act Compliance, Allyson L. Rafanello

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research explores the experiences of eight individuals with positional responsibility for the implementation of the Clery Act as a part of a college or university campus community, specifically seeking to understand the use of crisis communication theory in the issuance of timely warnings. Qualitative methods, specifically semi-structured interviews and a content analysis of previously issued timely warnings,were employed. These methods allowed the researcher to explore and seek understanding of a focused area of Clery Act compliance while hearing directly from the individuals charged with managing a detailed and ever complicated process in their efforts to protect their campus communities. …

Halo Sport Ergonomic Effects On Older Adults' Cognitive, Balance, And Motor Performance, Kristina Cavey

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Purpose: To determine if acute application of transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS), administered via the Halo Sport device, influences performance during cognitive, balance, and a motor task in healthy older adults. In addition, the purpose was to determine if tDCS altered PFC activation during any of the three task domains. Methods: Twelve healthy older adults (50.4 ± 5.1 years old) volunteered to participate in two separate trials of cognitive, balance, and a motor task following 20 minutes of tDCS via the Halo Sport or a Sham condition. Results: There was a significant increase in performance of the non-dominant motor task …

Fallen Women, Rising Career: William Welles Bosworth’S Early Work For The New York Magdalen Benevolent Society, Andrea M. Ortuño

Art Inquiries

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Lethaby, Brockhampton, And The Early Development In England Of Concrete As A Vernacular-Modern Building Material, Robert M. Craig

Art Inquiries

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Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 50, Winter 2021), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman, Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

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Assessment Of A Nutrition Education Program Designed To Enhance Mothers’ Attitudes On Infants And Young Children Feeding In Sudan, Ekhlas A.I. Mohammed, Zainab Taha, Agba A.A. Gadah-Eldam, Mariam M. El Hidai

All Works

AIM: The objective of the study was to assess the effect of a designed nutrition education program (NEP) on maternal attitudes. METHODS: A control two groups, quasi-experimental and pre-and post-experimental, were adopted. Data were collected through personal interviews of two groups using a validated questionnaire. The NEP was conducted in three phases. Phase 1 was the pre-evaluation, Phase 2 was the program’s implementation, and Phase 3 entailed post-evaluation of the program. RESULTS: The results supported the efficient role of the NEP intervention in raising mothers’ attitudes toward nutritional care of under 2 years in Sennar Locality, Sudan. There was no …

Identifying Alternate Resources And Adjusting Expectations For Senior Design Projects During The Covid-19 Pandemic Of 2020, Jay R. Goldberg

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required capstone design course instructors to transition to online learning. Student project teams were denied access to resources needed to construct and test prototypes scheduled to be delivered to project sponsors and clients at the end of the semester. Face-to-face collaboration was replaced with virtual team meetings. At Marquette University, efforts to identify (1) barriers to completing projects, (2) potential alternate prototyping resources, (3) adjustments to expectations of teams, and (4) changes to course deliverable requirements were completed. The results of these activities, the thought process used to guide students through the search for …