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Struggling Against The Odds: Social Movements In Pakistan During Authoritarian Regimes, Sajjad Hussain

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation extends scholarship on the role of social movements against authoritarian regimes. It argues that movements turn into popular mobilizations and achieve successful outcomes when they occur in the consolidated phases of authoritarian regimes. Using the political opportunity structure framework, the dissertation maintains that a regime’s stability instils confidence in it to substitute coercion with incentives wherein it allows limited but strictly regulated freedoms for oppositional politics. This creates new openings for the challengers, enabling mobilization with an increase in size and scope. Unlike the initial phase, when the regime is consolidating and repressing collective action in a ruthless …

The Communicative Constitution Of Environment: Land, Weather, Climate, Leanna K. Smithberger

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

My project examines the communicative constitution of environment: how we mediate environment in discursive practice, and arrange chaotic and complex timeplaces into organized relationships of agents and objects which act and are acted upon. Climate scholars across disciplines are calling for a paradigm shift in how we understand, study, inhabit, and relate to Earth’s varied environments. In this dissertation, I demonstrate how communication practices do the work of constituting the environment as we know it, and therefore conclude with the hopeful suggestion that these same practices can be used to do the work of a paradigm shift — that is, …

Changes In Educator Attitudes Related To Trauma-Informed Care, Amira Mattison Boylston

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Historically, teachers have been primarily focused on fostering the academic success and progress of their students. Over the years, the role of a teacher has evolved to also encompass meeting the behavioral and social-emotional needs of their students as well. Students with difficulties in these areas are often at-risk for struggling academically and may make limited progress without adequate social-emotional or behavioral support. Unfortunately, many teacher training programs have not adequately prepared their educators to fulfill this need. This is especially concerning because of the growing number of youths who have adverse childhood experiences, which is exposure to traumatic events …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Department of Writing and Linguistics will present poetry reading, Q&A

Perceptions, Learner Characteristics, And Preferences Of Limited Literacy Moroccan Women: The Feasibility Of Acquiring Darija Literacy Skills Through M-Learning, Nada El Maliki

Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the perceptions, learner characteristics and preferences of Moroccan women with limited literacy skills towards the use of their smartphones to improve reading literacy skills in Latin script Moroccan Darija (LSD). The goal was to generate a range of recommendations for instructional designers, curriculum developers and education policymakers designing literacy programs for the target population. Specific focus was given to the fundamental reading sub-skill of matching letters to sounds (also known as phonemic awareness or decoding) for the Darija language. This study employed target population analysis (TPA) as a phenomenological approach that consisted of interviews with a sample …

定义与测量语言水平的基于Irt的潜在类别方法, Tammy D. Tolar, David J. Francis, Paulina A. Kulesz, Karla K. Stuebing

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

英语学习者(EL) 的状态对决定何时以及如何评估英语学习者的学业成就具有至关重要的意义。在美国， 被指定为英语学习者的学生每年都要接受英语水平(ELP) 的评估，这是一个复杂的构念，其概念的形成 近年来不断发展，以更准确地反映达成学科内容领域成就所需的语言要求，如各个州和州语言评估联盟 (如WIDA和ELPA21) 的标准所反映的那样。本文的目的是探讨使用学科内容领域成就测试来验证掌握语 言水平的标准的可能的作用和效用。具体来说，我们应用混合项目反应模型来识别两类EL学生：(1) 一 类EL学生他的英语语言艺术和数学成就测试题目具有与non-EL相似的难度和区分度参数和(2)另一类是测 试题目功能不同的EL学生。我们使用潜在类别IRT方法来识别两类EL学生，并评估ELP的不同分量表(读、 写、听、说) 对成员分类的影响。只有阅读和写作是成员分类的显著预测因子。基于ELP总分的划界分数 并不是学生成员分类的完美的预测指标，并表明需要在最高水平类别内进行更精细的区分。这项研究证 明了将语言水平的定义与使用语言水平的(评价) 环境联系起来的重要性，并提出了当语言水平标准与学 科内容领域成就所需的语言要求联系起来时，心理测量分析的可能的价值。

A Latent Class Irt Approach To Defining And Measuring Language Proficiency, Tammy D. Tolar, David J. Francis, Paulina A. Kulesz, Karla K. Stuebing

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

English language learner (EL) status has high stakes implications for determining when and how ELs should be evaluated for academic achievement. In the US, students designated as English learners are assessed annually for English language proficiency (ELP), a complex construct whose conceptualization has evolved in recent years to reflect more precisely the language demands of content area achievement as reflected in the standards of individual states and state language assessment consortia, such as WIDA and ELPA21. The goal of this paper was to examine the possible role for and utility of using content area assessments to validate language proficiency mastery …

Lost In Translation: Exploring Uyghur Identity In Canada, Dilmurat Mahmut, Edmund Waite

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

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Otrouha: A Corpus Of Arabic Etds And A Framework For Automatic Subject Classification, Eman Abdelrahman, Fatimah Alotaibi, Edward A. Fox, Osman Balci

The Journal of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although the Arabic language is spoken by more than 300 million people and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN), there has been less research done on Arabic text data (compared to English) in the realm of machine learning, especially in text classification. In the past decade, Arabic data such as news, tweets, etc. have begun to receive some attention. Although automatic text classification plays an important role in improving the browsability and accessibility of data, Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) have not received their fair share of attention, in spite of the huge number …

Ethnic Heterogeneity Of Knowledge On Termites And Human Consumption In Southern Cameroon, Sevilor Kekeunou 75278164, Koche Moustapha, Christian Landry Djuideu Tchouamou, Mercy Bih Loh Achu, Barthelemy Ngameni, Constant Anatole Pieme, Joseph Lebel Tamesse

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Termites are both pests and non-conventional food resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many are reluctant to eat them, and the reasons for this rejection are poorly known. This study examined level of knowledge, and acceptance by members of the 10 main ethnic groups of southern Cameroon. Most respondents (86 percent) were aware of termites as food with sixteen vernacular names in the study areas. Acceptance among ethnic groups for consumption varied between 96 percent and 8 percent of people in a group. Barriers included being raised to not eat termites, not having many opportunities to eat termites, and dislike of the …

La Variación Sociofonológica De /Tʃ/ En Chihuahua, México, Latasha L. Valenzuela-Hernandez

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis shows us the phonological variation of the pronunciation of [tʃ] in the vernacular Spanish of Chihuahua, Mexico, which variably converts into a different pronunciation, the variant [ʃ], through the process of lenition. Although this phenomenon is observed in various countries such as Spain, Panama, Venezuela, and the United States, it remained understudied in the sociolinguistic field until now. Therefore, this investigation contributes reliable information of the psycholinguistic, phonological, and geo-linguistic characteristics that are pertinent to the production of the fricative [ʃ]. The investigation’s methodology employs semi-directed interviews with a socially stratified corpus of thirty-two speakers from Chihuahua, Mexico. …

“A Fitbit For Your Brain”-Elon Musk, Sci-Fi Or Attainable?, Ryan Cvelbar

Osmosis Magazine

Just a couple months ago, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and now Neuralink, debuted his enhanced design of the Neuralink, a wireless brain implant the size of a coin, which he plans to use to ultimately facilitate the achievement of a state of symbiosis between humans and artificial intelligence. Specifically, Musk envisions a world where we can control technology with our minds by connecting the neurons of our brains to the Neuralink and hence, digitally to computers.

Osmosis - Fall 2020

Osmosis Magazine

Osmosis is a student read, led, and written publication from the University of Richmond, focusing on all aspects of healthcare and science.

The Early Period Of The Formation Of Uzbek Scientific Linguistics In The Mirror Of The Development Of Linguistic Consciousness, Fazliddin Galievich Sharipov, Jahongir Galievich Sharipov

Bulletin of Gulistan State University

The article examines the role and significance of verbal groups in the formation of scientific views on morphology in Uzbek linguistics. Although scientific research on this issue was first discovered in the writings of the great scientist Aristotle, later Dionysius of Thrace, a representative of the school of Alexander, also expressed his opinion on this matter. It is impossible to ignore the contribution of Russian linguists to the development of Uzbek linguistics. However, one of the founders of Uzbek scientific linguistics, linguist Abdurauf Fitrat, made a unique contribution to the creation, analysis and transmission of the grammar of his time …

Alumni News | Christine Liu Says Coming To Ohio Forever Changed My Life, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Linguistics Adds 1-Year Master Of Tesol, Retools 2-Year Applied Master’S, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Executive Committee - Agenda, 03/30/2021, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Agendas

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Impact Of Health It On Practice Of Medicine, Deepti Singh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on three key facets of health IT impact on the practice of medicine: (1) Clinical impact on practitioner outcomes through malpractice claims, (2) Socio-economic impact on patient outcomes through the clinical treatment of social determinants of health (SDOH), and (3) Organizational impact on Long-Term Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Facilities. The first dissertation essay (Chapter 1) investigates the impact of Health IT on the nature and severity of malpractice claims reported in Florida from 2009-2016. The essay empirically examines the treatment effect of federal initiatives, specifically the Meaningful Use program, on medical practitioners enrolled in the Medicare program and …

Profil Pointing Dan Representational Gesture Siswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Matematika Materi Fungsi Linear, Ewan Gunawan, Erry Hidayanto, Rustanto Rahardi

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study used a qualitative-descriptive study with the aim of this study to describe the pointing profile and gesture representation of students in solving mathematical problems with the material of linear functions. The subjects in the study were 2 students of class X SMA Negeri 2 Dompu. The research subjects were selected by 1 student as the pointing gesture and 1 student as the representational gesture. Data was collected by providing assignments, gesture observation sheets, and interviews with selected subjects. The data were analyzed qualitatively through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. This study resulted that the pointing gesture …

Source Credibility Dimensions In Philippine President Duterte’S State Of The Nation Addresses, Jose Carlo G. De Pano

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

With the conceptual controversies revolving around source credibility and considering the crucial role it plays in the realm of political persuasion, this paper examined how President Rodrigo Roa Duterte utilized the three Aristotelian ethos dimensions—competence, trustworthiness, and goodwill—in all his four state of the nation addresses (SONAs) from 2016 to 2019. Specifically, the study, through content analysis, investigated if these components were significantly related. Results revealed that there were significant associations between competence and goodwill and trustworthiness and goodwill. However, there was no significant association between competence and trustworthiness. Apart from offering interesting insights about the rhetoric and persuasive capacity …

Tindak Tutur Ekspresif Dalam Debat Calon Pemimpin Bangsa Indonesia Tahun 2019, Yulmi Hartinah, Abdul Syukur Ibrahim, Gatut Susanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purprose of this studi is to describe the form, function, and strategies of expressive speech in the 2019 presidential election debate. Using a qualitative approach with this type of pragmatic research. The data is in the form of expressive speech in the 2019 presidential election debate video which has been written language along with the context. The data studied were in the form of speech in the 2019 presidential election debate which included the form, fungction, and strategi of delivery expressive speech. The data source in this study is the 2019 presidential election debate video downloaded via youtube. Based …

Barriers To Post-Secondary Success, Douglas Swanson, Najeana Henderson, Maritza Sloan

Dissertations

This study reviews factors that prior studies have identified or failed to consider as barriers to post-secondary success. The three main areas include academic success for Latinx students after high school, organizational systems and their impact on African-American students’ postsecondary readiness, and what workers think of their high school education with regards to career preparedness.

Five factors are identified as major barriers for Latinx students to continue in a higher education system. A survey of former students from Saint Louis, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, metroplex area identified 56 Latinx students that participated in an initial survey. This led to a …

Understanding The Social Media News Consumption Among Filipinos As Transnational- Migrants In Thailand, Mark Ulla

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This study identifies news consumption practices, preferences, and motivations on social media platforms among 25 Filipino transnationals in Thailand using the lens of the news consumption model and the concept of transnationalism. Through in-depth semi-structured individual interviews and focus group discussion (FGD), findings revealed that besides routine surveillance of news consumption as commonly practiced by Filipino transnationals, other reasons why they consumed news on Facebook and YouTube are relational, personal, and social. Thus, this paper argues that Filipino transnationals in Thailand do not only consume news on social media platforms to be informed of the latest happenings, development, and political …

Ethnic Women In Sơn La Province, Northern Vietnam: The Entrepreneurial Landscape, Quynh T Nguyen, Louise Coventry, Scott Mcdonald, Nthati Rametse

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This article examines differences in the propensity to engage in entrepreneurial activities among ethnically diverse women in Sơn La Province, a disadvantaged and mountainous rural area of Vietnam. Propensity for entrepreneurialism is examined by focusing on (a) women’s use of technology, (b) experiences of financial difficulties, and (c) propensity for risk-taking. Analyzing surveys completed by 135 women, we find that plans to start a business are equally apparent among women from diverse ethnic groups. We establish a positive association between levels of entrepreneurialism (practicing entrepreneurs, intending entrepreneurs, and non-entrepreneurs) and the use of technology. However, we find no association between …

Factors Influencing Intention To Undertake Nasopharyngeal Cancer Risk Reducing Behaviors, Su-Hie Ting, Rayenda Khreshna Brahmana, Collin Jerome, Yuwana Podin

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

To reduce deaths due to nose and throat cancer, also known as nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), it is important to understand factors that motivate the public to undertake cancer screening. This study employed the risk perception attitude (RPA) framework to predict factors influencing NPC risk-reducing behaviors among a group of Malaysians. A sample of Malaysians (n=215) completed a questionnaire about perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, self-efficacy, response efficacy, and intention to enact self-protective actions to reduce NPC risk. A majority of the participants had responsive (high risk, high efficacy) and proactive attitudes (low risk, high efficacy). Hierarchical regression of mediation effect under …

Psychometric Revalidation Of Children’S Hope Scale Among Indian Adolescents, Fauzia Nazam, Akbar Husain

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Hope is a positive psychological construct, and it has been found to impact academic achievement; dispositional optimism; positive affect and school grades; better problem solving, adjustment, and coping; school connectedness; self- worth; and mental health of children and adolescents. Agency and pathways are two components of hope. Agency is the goal-directed thinking, and pathways are the strategizing new ways to achieve the goal if the original path is blocked. Children’s Hope Scale (CHS) is one of the widely used scales to measure the hope of children. However, the systematic review of the factorial structure of CHS revealed that many studies …

Mybots Prototype On Social Media Discord With Nlp, Imam Al Maksur, Muhammad Muhajir

Baghdad Science Journal

The continuous growth in technology and technological devices has led to the development of machines to help ease various human-related activities. For instance, irrespective of the importance of information on the Steam platform, buyers or players still get little information related to the application. This is not encouraging despite the importance of information in this current globalization era. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an attractive and interactive application that allows users to ask questions and get answers, such as a chatbot, which can be implemented on Discord social media. Artificial Intelligence is a technique that allows machines to think …

Mapping The Research Output Of Select Research Institutes In India: A Scientometric Approach, Prabahar Ponniah Mr., Radhakrishnan Natarajan Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study identified the research performance of different government institutes namely, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research - National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (ICAR-NIANP), Bangalore. The study covers the period 2006-2019 to retrieve the data from Web of Science database. All three institutes produced 898 records. AIISH published 151 articles and got 810 citations, CPRI published 365 articles and received 3049 citations and ICAR-NIANP published 382 articles and gained 2827 citations during the period. AIISH and ICAR-NIANP have published maximum number of papers …

A New Fuzzy Dea Model For Solving The Mcdm Problems In Supplier Selection, Chi-Mao Tsai, Hsuan-Shih Lee, Guo-Ya Gan

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Supplier selection is a crucial task in supply chain management, and good supply chain management is essential to a company's ability to develop sustainably and gain the trust and satisfaction of its customers. In modern supply chain management, supplier selection often takes the form of a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem. Thus, to solve this problem, this study formulated a novel fuzzy MCDM model, which is based on the fuzzy data envelopment analysis model. This novel approach can transform the linguistic variables of assessment criteria into well-founded quantitative data for calculation. Moreover, our approach can effectively discriminate between decision-making units (both …

Emotions In Academic Writing/Care-Work In Academia: Notes Towards A Repositioning Of Academic Labor In India (& Beyond), Anuj Gupta

Academic Labor: Research and Artistry (2017-2022 archives)

In this article I seek to reflect on a rupture that happened in my college-level writing classroom in India when a student chose to write about her experience of rape and accompanying life-long trauma in a literacy narrative assignment. This rupture, and the ways in which I struggled to engage with it, were initially discomforting but eventually led to strong convictions about the need to reposition academic writing and labor in Indian universities in a manner that sees the epistemic value of emotions in academic writing and the ethical value of care-work in academia as essential ingredients required to create …