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Implementation Of Fuzzy Logic Control Into An Equivalent Minimization Strategy For Adaptive Energy Management Of A Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Jared Alexander Diethorn
Implementation Of Fuzzy Logic Control Into An Equivalent Minimization Strategy For Adaptive Energy Management Of A Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Jared Alexander Diethorn
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
As government agencies continue to tighten emissions regulations due to the continued increase in greenhouse gas production, automotive industries are seeking to produce increasingly efficient vehicle technology. Electric vehicles have been introduced by the industry, showing promising signs of reducing emissions production in the automotive sector. However, many consumers may be hesitant to purchase fully electric vehicles due to several uncertainty variables including available charging stations. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been introduced to reduce problems while improving fuel economy. HEVs have led to the demand of creating more advanced controls software to consider multiple components for propulsive power in …
Sevoflurane: Practice Change Integration Quality Improvement For Pharmacoeconomic Accountability, Kelly Moore Meyers
Sevoflurane: Practice Change Integration Quality Improvement For Pharmacoeconomic Accountability, Kelly Moore Meyers
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Background: Pharmacoeconomic accountability is increasingly of concern to patients, institutions, and healthcare payors alike. Annual sevoflurane expenditure at a large university hospital exceeds $300,000 (personal communication, Eric Likar). Sevoflurane is a liquid, volatile anesthetic delivered from a vaporizer, through a breathing circuit to a patient. Multiple studies focused on reducing sevoflurane use note significant cost savings were attained with a variety of techniques. Moreover, using less sevoflurane reduces the environmental impact of volatile agents which are potent greenhouse gases. Through simple interventions, such as a brief staff education and reminders, Lethbridge et al. (2007) demonstrated over a fifty-percent reduction in …
Comparative Analysis Of Different Classes Of On-Line State Estimators For Aerodynamics Angles And True Airspeed Sensors For Applications To The Sensor Failure Problem, Alexandra Anne Augsberger
Comparative Analysis Of Different Classes Of On-Line State Estimators For Aerodynamics Angles And True Airspeed Sensors For Applications To The Sensor Failure Problem, Alexandra Anne Augsberger
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Throughout aviation history, there have been numerous incidents due to sensor failure that have caused a range of issues from loss of control of the aircraft to crashes resulting in loss of human life. Although there are many hardware-based solutions to this problem, the threat of control hardware failure still exists. This work investigates the efficacy of implementing neural networks (NN) and Kalman filters (KF) to solve the accommodation portion of the sensor failure detection, identification, and accommodation (SFDIA) problem through on-line real-time estimation of specific aircraft dynamic parameters. The implementation of on-line estimation architectures into the aircraft flight control …
Improving Performance And Durability Of Intermediate Temperature Proton‐Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells Via Materials Design And Catalyst Surface Engineering, Hanchen Tian
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Solid oxide steam electrolysis cell, a promising electrical-chemical conversion device for the next generation efficient hydrogen production and energy storage, has been actively studied because of their high energy conversion efficiencies and prospective applications as electrochemical reactors. After decades of research on protonic ceramic materials, remarkable advances have been made in the protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (PCECs) air electrode and electrolyte. However, the existing air electrodes are far from satisfying the requirements of practical applications, a series of issues, including the lack of active and durable electrodes, greatly limit the commercialization. To date, the systematic development of triple conducting catalysts …
A Selected Analytical Bibliography Of Works For Saxophone By Composers Associated With The Darmstadt International Summer Courses For New Music: 1946-2021, Christopher Mark Delouis
A Selected Analytical Bibliography Of Works For Saxophone By Composers Associated With The Darmstadt International Summer Courses For New Music: 1946-2021, Christopher Mark Delouis
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Although the saxophone is one of the most recently invented concert instruments, countless pieces of music have been written for it. This document aims to contribute to the established scholarship that examines and highlights existing saxophone repertoire, by looking specifically at composers associated with the Darmstadt International Summer Courses. Bruce Ronkin’s Londeix Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire 1844-2012 is a standard resource for the 21st century saxophonist to have. It includes some, but not all, compositions for saxophone written before 2012. By looking at this specific set of composers, with many who are alive today, this document is able to …
Barriers To Implementation Of A Technology-Based Mental Health Intervention In A Rural Setting, Becky F. Antle, Lesley M. Harris, Jesse H. Wright, Tracy D. Eells, Amy Cappiccie, Sara M. Williams, Rebecca Katz, Ashley Logsdon, Jesse Owen
Barriers To Implementation Of A Technology-Based Mental Health Intervention In A Rural Setting, Becky F. Antle, Lesley M. Harris, Jesse H. Wright, Tracy D. Eells, Amy Cappiccie, Sara M. Williams, Rebecca Katz, Ashley Logsdon, Jesse Owen
Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal
This study utilized qualitative focus groups with rural health providers and patients to explore barriers to implementation of a technology-based mental health intervention for the treatment of depression in a primary care setting. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was implemented in both urban and rural primary care practices to test the feasibility and effectiveness of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) for depression. Early implementation identified lower rates of willingness to participate in the intervention by rural patients. Subsequently, focus groups were conducted with rural providers and patients to explore barriers to participation and strategies to overcome these barriers in future …
Introduction To The Special Issue: The Art, The Craft, The Tale Of Vision And Re-Vision: Ursula K. Le Guin Shows The Way, Melanie A. Rawls
Introduction To The Special Issue: The Art, The Craft, The Tale Of Vision And Re-Vision: Ursula K. Le Guin Shows The Way, Melanie A. Rawls
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
This issue of Mythlore commemorates the life and writing of author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin: visionary essayist, poet, blogger, critic, teacher, and grandmaster of fantasy and science fiction via novel, novella, and short story. Le Guin was indisputably a gamechanger in the fiction genres of fantasy and science fiction, and her essays about these genres remain some of the most thought-provoking and insightful ever published. Le Guin has left us a body of mythopoeic work that is an inexhaustible source of wonder.
Social Support, Substance Use, And Mental Health Services Utilization Among African Americans, Thomas Symche Bendu
Social Support, Substance Use, And Mental Health Services Utilization Among African Americans, Thomas Symche Bendu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Mental illness is more prevalent among African Americans than their Non-Hispanic White counterparts; however, this population is less inclined to receive behavioral treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived social support, substance use, and gender with mental health care services utilization among African Americans. The social ecological model and social support theory grounded this study. The research design was a quantitative cross-sectional analysis of the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. The sample consisted of 486,3030 African American adults that represented the U.S. population using weighted estimates. The overall logistic regression models for the …
Experiences Of Married, First-Time Pregnant Adolescents When Seeking Care In Kano State, Yashua Alkali Hamza
Experiences Of Married, First-Time Pregnant Adolescents When Seeking Care In Kano State, Yashua Alkali Hamza
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Kano State in Northern Nigeria has very high maternal mortality rates. Early marriage and early pregnancies between 15 to 18 years of age are two of the most significant factors in the high maternal mortality rates in Kano State. This phenomenological qualitative research study focused on young first-time mothers’ experiences of seeking care between the ages of 15 and 18. The study’s theoretical framework was the feminist theory of intersectionality. Colaizzi’s seven-step method was the means used for data analysis. This study found that young adolescent first-time pregnant women in Kano City faced significant barriers at home and in health …
Perspectives Of Family Engagement In The Migrant And Seasonal Head Start Program, Toni L. Mahaney Stubbs
Perspectives Of Family Engagement In The Migrant And Seasonal Head Start Program, Toni L. Mahaney Stubbs
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem is that there is a significantly lower percentage of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) families (2%) volunteering in Head Start (HS) programs where 75% of volunteers are former or current HS families. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how the local MSHS program incorporates family engagement through home and school experiences by examining how migrant family participants and teaching staff define family engagement, the role family engagement has on parent-teacher relationships, and how families enrolled in the local MSHS program are influenced by family engagement. The conceptual framework was culturally responsive teaching/practice. This …
The Impact Of Sub-Baccalaureate Educational Attainment Of Post-Graduation Employment, Freda Scott
The Impact Of Sub-Baccalaureate Educational Attainment Of Post-Graduation Employment, Freda Scott
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
While level of education predicts life income, the problem for this study was to determine the extent to which educational attainment predicts level of employment. The purpose of this quantitative study of archival data was to determine whether educational attainment predicts level of post-graduation employment for sub-baccalaureate associate degree and certificate holders. The covariates for this study were age, gender, race, and field of study. Human capital theory, the theoretical framework for this study, posits that students invest their time and resources in achieving educational credentials to obtain the economic benefits associated with those credentials. The two research questions that …
Secondary Language Teachers’ Perspectives On Formative Writing Assessments, Fang Xie
Secondary Language Teachers’ Perspectives On Formative Writing Assessments, Fang Xie
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
An international school in a Middle Eastern country provides five language options to students in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) program in preparation for the international baccalaureate program. However, despite the use of formative assessments by language teachers, students’ scores on the IGCSE written language exams have not improved over 3 years. Therefore, the problem investigated in this study was that secondary language teachers are challenged to promote writing achievement for students at the study site. The purpose of this basic qualitative study, guided by Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory in second language learning, was to investigate secondary language …
The 2009 Niger Delta Amnesty: Evaluation Of A Policy Failure, Christian Obidiche Eze
The 2009 Niger Delta Amnesty: Evaluation Of A Policy Failure, Christian Obidiche Eze
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2009, the federal government of Nigeria under then-President Musa Yar’adua established the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP), which became their flagship program in combating militancy and turning repentant ex-militants into positively contributing citizens. This is a multi-dimensional problem that involves governmental ineptitude, exploitation by multinational oil companies, and lack of sustainable developmental measures as primary drivers of instability in the Niger Delta. There are arguments that the 2009 PAP Program brought about little positive change in the region. This program brought about peace initially in the region until early 2016, when there was a brief but very destructive return to …
Collaborative Governance In Public Education Through Democratic Management Of Polarities, Michele Greene
Collaborative Governance In Public Education Through Democratic Management Of Polarities, Michele Greene
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In a democratic society the use of inter- and intraorganizational collaboration as a pragmatic approach to addressing social issues germane to sustaining that democracy is a challenge, especially in the realm of public education reform. The Common Core State Standards Initiative, an attempt at collaboration to reform public schools initially adopted by more than three fourths of U.S. states, created an ongoing response that included proponents and opposers. The opposition in Pennsylvania led to the State reneging on its original commitment to the Common Core State Standards created by the initiative. Research revealed a gap regarding the ability of the …
The Experience Of Conflicting Identities Amongst African American Law Enforcement Officers, Jeremy R. Jones
The Experience Of Conflicting Identities Amongst African American Law Enforcement Officers, Jeremy R. Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Law enforcement’s unjust treatment of African Americans is a worldwide concern but impacts the African American community in different ways, particularly African American law enforcement officers who are placed in conflicting positions. They aspire to see change and more conforming police treatment, compared to other racial populations, but work for the same organization that exhibits the biased treatment they desire to have abolished. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore African American law enforcement officers’ experiences of conflicting identities. The theoretical foundation was based on Turner’s theory of self-categorization (SCT). The key research questions addressed African American …
Differentiated Instruction For Students With Significant Disabilities In Inclusive Secondary Classrooms, Oghenevwaire Odeworitse Malomo
Differentiated Instruction For Students With Significant Disabilities In Inclusive Secondary Classrooms, Oghenevwaire Odeworitse Malomo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Secondary general education teachers often face many challenges when differentiating instruction to meet the learning needs of students with significant disabilities (SD) in an inclusive secondary general education classroom. A qualitative case study that included eight general education teachers from different content areas in southwest state in the US was used to investigate the general education teachers’ perception of the challenges they face when differentiating instruction to meet the learning needs of students with SD in an inclusive secondary general education classroom. Tomlinson’s differentiated instruction (DI) model serve as the conceptual framework for this study, which emphasizes maximizing learning for …
Junior Managers’ Perceptions Of Executives Leadership Styles And Communication Practices, Kaprina Townsend
Junior Managers’ Perceptions Of Executives Leadership Styles And Communication Practices, Kaprina Townsend
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective communication and leadership practices continue to be an ongoing problem within organizations due to executives’ inability to effectively lead and communicate. The primary concern in this study was how junior managers perceive the effectiveness of executives’ communication practices as well as how executives’ leadership styles influence the junior managers. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of junior managers. The leader-member exchange theory provides the framework for this study on exploring junior managers lived experiences and their perceptions on how executives’ leadership styles influence them and their perception of executive’s ability to disseminate top …
Behavioral Health Audit Tool Implementation And Health Care Documentation, Stephanie Lou Weatherly
Behavioral Health Audit Tool Implementation And Health Care Documentation, Stephanie Lou Weatherly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Quality documentation is a foundational element in healthcare. This QI project was conducted to examine the extent to which the implementation of a standardized behavioral health audit tool influenced compliance with required documentation elements. The context, input, process, product evaluation model was used to support the need for documentation compliance in behavioral health. A new audit tool was developed and implemented. Retrospective audit data were gathered from 86 locations over a period of 3 years, reflecting quarterly corporate audits and monthly program self-audit results. The first five quarters exhibited the widest variation in scoring; 28 locations required action plans for …
The Lived Experience Of Black Women With Weight Loss And Counseling Post Bariatric Surgery, Cynthia Williams
The Lived Experience Of Black Women With Weight Loss And Counseling Post Bariatric Surgery, Cynthia Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractStudies have shown that bariatric surgery can assist obese individuals to both lose a significant amount of weight rapidly and improve or resolve health comorbidities associated with obesity. This weight loss, however, can be considerably less for the obese Black woman. While reasons for this difference appears multifactorial entailing dietary, genetics, and environmental factors, limited research concerning the lived experiences of obese or formerly obese Black women with weight loss and post bariatric counseling have been conducted. The primary objective of this interpretative phenomenological study was to increase the understanding of the lived experiences of obese or formerly obese Black …
The Use Of The Qsen Framework In Nrp For Graduate Nurses: A Systematic Review, Debra Friedl
The Use Of The Qsen Framework In Nrp For Graduate Nurses: A Systematic Review, Debra Friedl
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In hospitals offering a nurse residency programs (NRP) for new graduates, the framework used can impact retention and job satisfaction rates. To meet the nursing needs of the hospitalized population, it is critical to understand which NRP framework results in higher retention and job satisfaction rates as compared to national rates. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the evidence on those NRP using the quality and safety for education of nurses’ framework (QSEN) to compare rates of job satisfaction and job retention with published national rates. A comprehensive search outlined in the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for …
Instructional Leadership Practices That Support Increased Student Achievement In Ghana's Rural Districts, Anthony Kwame Gyamerah
Instructional Leadership Practices That Support Increased Student Achievement In Ghana's Rural Districts, Anthony Kwame Gyamerah
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Quality education is significant to the development of a country, but not all countries fare satisfactory in this regard. In Ghana, the rural K-12 public schools have persistent lower academic performance than the urban schools, despite the interventions of governments since Ghana’s independence. This study provides effective instructional leadership practices that support effective teaching and learning to enhance quality education in Ghana’s rural areas to bridge the performance gap between the urban and rural schools. This qualitative exploratory case study explored the instructional leadership practices that support student achievement in Ghana’s rural K-12 schools. The research questions investigated the instructional …
Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins
Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractIndividuals who have recently become first-time parents can find the experience to be both rewarding and challenging. While research has mainly focused on the challenging experiences of first-time mothers after giving birth, recent studies have begun to find that first-time fathers may have just as difficult a time adjusting to their new role. Most research studies conducted in this area have primarily focused on the experience of European American and Asian American first-time fathers and not specifically on African American fathers. Social exchange theory was used in this interpretive phenomenological analysis study to explore how first-time African American fathers handled …
Administrators’ Perceptions Of Transformational Leadership Practices Influencing African American And Hispanic High School Graduation, Sue Arredondo
Administrators’ Perceptions Of Transformational Leadership Practices Influencing African American And Hispanic High School Graduation, Sue Arredondo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
High school graduation is a gateway opportunity for higher education and economic self-sufficiency. Ethnic minority students face challenges accumulating academic credits to graduate high school within 4 years. Researchers found that school leaders are second only to classroom teachers in the influence they have on student achievement. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to investigate the perceptions of urban high school administrators concerning their transformational leadership practices and their influence on African American and Hispanic students achieving high school graduation in the southwestern United States. The transformational leadership framework of Burns and Bass guided this study. The research …
A Qualitative Study Of First-Generation African American And Latinx College Students’ Experiences In College, Fanny Meyer Ballard
A Qualitative Study Of First-Generation African American And Latinx College Students’ Experiences In College, Fanny Meyer Ballard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
First-generation college student (FGCS) can be defined as students from families in which their parents did not earn a four-year degree. An increasing number of FGCS enroll in college each year. However, first-generation African American and Latinx students are faced with challenges attending a four-year institution of higher learning. For this reason, pre-college programs like the Upward Bound program provide support, resources, and guidance to help prepare FGCS for college. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how African American and Latinx FGCS in the Upward Bound program describe their college experiences and factors contributing to their …
The Impact Of Self-Esteem And Body Dissatisfaction On Internalized Stigma In Obese, Hispanic Women, Dorothy M. Burns
The Impact Of Self-Esteem And Body Dissatisfaction On Internalized Stigma In Obese, Hispanic Women, Dorothy M. Burns
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe current literature on self-esteem (SE), body dissatisfaction (BD) and internalized weight stigma (IWS) was limited, albeit evolving. The variables were well established across multiple domains of study: IWS was consistently noted to be a contributing factor for the development of obesity, but no studies explored the relationship between SE and BD on IWS. Therefore, the purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between SE and BD and their effect on IWS in 30–44-year-old, obese, Hispanic women who are 20% more likely to be overweight or obese than non-Hispanic women. The study was guided by symbolic interactionism …
Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh
Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Serious psychological distress (SPD) is an important individual and public health concern, but inconsistent results exist in the literature in terms of help-seeking behaviors and health-related outcomes among persons with SPD. The purpose of this study was to address this issue and understand clinical factors, access and quality of care factors, and sociodemographic factors associated with help-seeking behaviors among adults with SPD using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). CHIS data were collected in 2015 as a part of a two-year cycle (2015-2016) and surveyed 42,089 adults. For multivariable analyses, logistic regression analyses were performed. Participants with chronic health conditions …
Teacher Perceptions Of Using Standards-Based Rubrics For Monitoring Student Growth In Teacher Evaluation, Jennette Susan Winters
Teacher Perceptions Of Using Standards-Based Rubrics For Monitoring Student Growth In Teacher Evaluation, Jennette Susan Winters
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In the United States, national and state legislative mandates have forced school districts to include student growth measures in teacher evaluation systems. However, statistical models for monitoring student growth on standardized tests have not been found to foster teachers’ reflective practice or pedagogical content knowledge and goal-based models have been found to lack adequate structure for supporting implementation. This basic qualitative inquiry explored how teachers perceive using standards-based rubrics to monitor student growth for teacher evaluation influences their reflective practice and pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics. Nine teachers who have used standards-based rubrics to monitor student growth were recruited through …
Complexity Thinking And Broadband Internet Penetration In Lagos, Nigeria, James Hyacinth Akpoja
Complexity Thinking And Broadband Internet Penetration In Lagos, Nigeria, James Hyacinth Akpoja
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Considering the speed at which information and knowledge can transverse nations and organizations, the importance of broadband Internet connectivity cannot be overstated. The general problem is that the Nigerian broadband Internet penetration is considerably low, at 33% compared to other parts of the world. The specific problem is that community members and leaders have the behavioral intention to allow broadband Internet infrastructure deployment (BIID) at the local community level in Lagos. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between perceived usefulness (PU), perceived benefits (PB), perceived ease of use (PEoU), and perceive security (PS), and …
Residents’ Perceptions Of Healthcare Disparities In Rural Sierra Leone, Joseph Gbanabom Conteh
Residents’ Perceptions Of Healthcare Disparities In Rural Sierra Leone, Joseph Gbanabom Conteh
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Limited or lack of access to essential healthcare services affects the social and economic wellbeing of residents in most remote, neglected, and underserved rural communities of Sierra Leone. The ability of residents to embark on productive activities is directly connected to poor health conditions resulting in high mortality rates, increasing levels of poverty, and prevalence of disease and illness. The lived experience was explored of lack of access to essential healthcare services and resources for residents in the Bombali Sebora chiefdom of Sierra Leone. The theoretical framework guiding the research was the Levesque conceptual framework and model for healthcare access. …
College Students’ Perceptions Regarding High School Influences On Academic Buoyancy, Jeremy Travis Irwin
College Students’ Perceptions Regarding High School Influences On Academic Buoyancy, Jeremy Travis Irwin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem addressed by this study is the lack of student input in the development of resources to support academic buoyancy, leading to a gap in educational practices. Academic buoyancy is the ability to successfully deal with academic setbacks and challenges that are typical of the ordinary course of school life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of recent high school students regarding the common academic setbacks and challenges they experienced in high school and how high schools could support students experiencing these challenges. Research questions examined participants’ perspective of the common academic setbacks and challenges …