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The Impact Of Leadership Style On Employee Job Performance In The Embassy Of The Central African Republic In Washington D.C, Xaverie Sandrine Biloa

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Organizations are led by leaders who are expected to lead their employees toward a great performance capable of meeting or exceeding organizational goals. In order to achieve organizational goals, leaders can utilize different leadership styles depending on the situations that they face. Thus, this study aims to show how the three leadership styles: democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire, can impact or influence the job performance of employees. The study was conducted at the Embassy of the Central African Republic in Washington, D.C. A sample of 10 participants was drawn, and semi-structured interviews were used as a method to collect data. The …

The U.S. Plastics Problem: The Road To Circularity, Ruth Jebe

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Plastics pollution has been an issue in the United States since discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch catapulted it to the forefront of news reporting. Regulatory and academic activity around plastics has had a common feature: it focused almost exclusively on one stage in plastics’ linear model and framed the problem as a waste problem. Challenges have come in two forms: the shift from the linear production model of take-make-waste to a sustainability paradigm represented by the concept of circular production, and disruption of the global plastics waste supply chain occasioned by changes in China’s waste import policies. These …

Nebraska's Stress Relief: Solutions For Land, Soil, Water, People, And Animals, Laura E. Young, Rebel Sjeklocha, Rchael Williss, Mickayla Yard, Cade Adamson, Whitney Steckel, Dani Laible, Bella Chaffin, Sophia Svanda, Grace Mcdonald, Malina Lindstrom

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Nebraska's Stress Relief: Solutions for Land, Soil, Water, People, and Animals

Advancing production agriculture in a way that also takes care of our water and our land cannot happen without bringing together leading experts to share their expertise about stress biology. It is an honor to channel these efforts to serve the people and industries of Nebraska.

Heterogeneity Of Recreationists In A Park And Protected Area, Olivia A. Darugna, Mark A. Kaemingk, Christopher J. Chizinski, Kevin L. Pope

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Limited information and resources have caused many parks and protected areas (PPAs) to functionally manage recreationists as a single homogeneous group, despite potential negative social and ecological consequences. We aimed to evaluate the homogeneity of recreationists at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) by 1) quantifying frequencies of consumptive (i.e., hunting), intermediate-consumptive (i.e., fishing), and non-consumptive recreational-activity groups (e.g., wildlife viewing), and 2) evaluating sociodemographic differences among these groups. We used onsite surveys to determine that Valentine NWR supports heterogeneous groups of recreationists. The intermediate-consumptive group was most frequent (77% of all parties). All three recreational-activity groups varied in party …

Observations Of Whooping Crane Parental Provisioning Of Chicks, Glenn H. Olsen

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

Crane chicks are dependent on parent birds for provisioning during the first few months of life, but no study has examined this provisioning in detail. In 2014 research staff at the U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly Patuxent Wildlife Research Center), in Laurel, Maryland, made multiple observations of parent whooping cranes (Grus americana) feeding or interacting with their chick during the 3 months from hatching to fledging. Both parents participated in the feeding of the chick and only 1 chick was raised by each pair of parent whooping cranes. Initially feeding frequency was low (0-20 times …

Surveys And Population Estimates Of A Distinctive Subpopulation Of Sandhill Cranes In The Fraser River Lowlands Of British Columbia, Myles M. Lamont

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

A poorly understood subpopulation of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) breeds at scattered locations in the lower Fraser River Valley on the south coast of British Columbia. The area also harbors the northernmost population of overwintering sandhill cranes anywhere in its range. While sporadic monitoring has been carried out since the mid-1960s, no formal survey efforts have been attempted for the entire Fraser River lowland subpopulation. During 2014-2019 we collected groundbased survey data on presence and occupation of territories within the study area; this effort was supported by citizen science contributions. On 20 June 2019, we flew a fixed-width, …

Whooping Crane Nest Building In Southwest Indiana, Amy J. Kearns, Hillary L. Thompson, Allisyn-Marie T. Y. Gillet

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

The first documented case of whooping crane (Grus americana) nest building in Indiana is described. During spring 2015, a pair of whooping cranes did not leave their wintering grounds in Gibson County, Indiana, to return to their summering area in Wisconsin. Three nest platforms were discovered after the death of the female crane. To date, this is the only documented example of a whooping crane pair in the reintroduced Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) building nest platforms outside of Wisconsin. Although fidelity to the core nesting areas in Wisconsin is strong, and natal dispersal is usually <30 km, this example from Indiana shows that whooping cranes in the EMP may have the potential to pioneer nesting areas far outside of core reintroduction areas.

Summary Of Mortality Among Captive Cranes At The International Crane Foundation: 2000–2020, Barry K. Hartup, Robert Phillips

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

We reviewed mortalities of captive cranes at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) between 2000 and 2020 to provide broad insights into contemporary factors affecting the collection’s health and survival. Sixty-three deaths were documented in 13 of 15 crane species held in the ICF collection. The mean annual mortality during the study was 2.6% and the mean age (±SD) at death was 28.4 (±12.7) years. The overall total number of deaths of males and females was similar, but there was an association between sex and death of adult versus geriatric (>25 years) cranes (P < 0.01); males were more likely to die at geriatric age than females. Deaths were commonly associated with chronic health and management problems (n = 44, 79%) versus …

Florida Sandhill Crane Relocates Egg During Incubation, Timothy A. Dellinger, Miranda L. Watford, Ronald R. Bielefeld

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

Anecdotal accounts of birds moving their eggs to a new location have been reported in shorebirds, waterfowl, and woodpeckers. We report relocation of an egg, 2 days prior to hatching, by an adult Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis). We do not know why the egg was moved, but egg movement among other species appears to be associated with nest disturbance by humans, animals, or environmental conditions.

Initial Evaluation Of Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Enzyme Immunoassay For Use With Crane Semen Samples, Megan E. Brown, Kim Boardman, Katie L. Edwards

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

The management of ex situ and in situ populations of many wildlife species requires detailed knowledge of a species’ reproductive biology. For species such as cranes, where artificial insemination is a critical component of ex situ management strategies, understanding normal sperm function is especially important. Previous research has shown that captive cranes exhibit highly variable production and quality of semen samples produced by individual males and high levels of variation of cell concentration and motility across different species. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP) has been implicated in regulating sperm function, such as cell motility, and may affect an individual’s ability …

How Stressful Is It To Move? Whooping Crane Glucocorticoid Response During Facility Transfer, Megan E. Brown, Christopher Martin, Christopher Crowe, Sprina Lui, Nucharin Songsasen

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

The ability to transfer animals between different facilities for genetic management is a critical component to the success of any cooperatively managed captive animal population despite the high cost and the need for a high level of coordination in logistical planning. Two issues of concern are the magnitude of potential stress responses incurred during shipment of adult cranes to a new facility and the duration of elevated glucocorticoid production during the acclimation periods. The objectives of this project were to assess adrenal responses of whooping cranes (Grus americana) during transfer from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) to …

Wetlandology: A Kid's Book About Wetlands, Grace Gaard, Ted Lagrange

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

What is a Wetland? You might think that any land that is wet would be a wetland, right? But if the occurrence of water was the only thing that made a wetland a wetland, then deeper parts of oceans and rivers would be considered wetlands. And we know that is not true! So, what actually makes a wetland a wetland? Wetlands are defined by three things:

1. Soil

2. Plants

3. Hydrology

Wetlands are spread throughout Nebraska, but it is useful to identify some of the larger wetland complexes in the state. Wetlands can be found everywhere! All rivers and …

Guide To Nebraska's Wetlands And Their Conservation Needs, Third Edition, 2022, Ted Lagrange

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

Wetlands: a source of great interest, and at times conflict. Wetlands represent different things to different people. To some people they may be considered shallow, muddy nuisances whereas to others they are considered to be wonderful, varied, and productive assets. This is because wetlands take on many roles as part of an elaborate and dynamic system. Understanding wetlands requires understanding the complex and varying roles they can play. To aid in this understanding, this guide defines wetlands, discusses their importance and dynamics, identifies threats and losses, describes conservation programs, and takes an in-depth look at Nebraska’s regional wetland complexes.

Nebraska’s …

Mcnair Scholars Research Journal 2022, Haleigh R. Hicks, Naponi Jada, Justine Phan, Promise Robinson, Rocio E. Vegamartinez, Paula Currie, David Antonio Diaz, Alexia J. Hartzell, Ariana Hernandez, Kayla Meyers, David O.T. Ogidan, Jose David Perez Vela, Riley Wiland

McNair Scholars Research Journal-Archive

No abstract provided.

Expanding Mouse-Adapted Yamagata-Like Influenza B Viruses In Eggs Enhances In Vivo Lethality In Balb/C Mice, Matthew J. Pekarek, Erika M. Petro-Turnquist, Adam Rubrum, Richard J. Webby, Eric A. Weaver

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Despite the yearly global impact of influenza B viruses (IBVs), limited host range has been a hurdle to developing a readily accessible small animal disease model for vaccine studies. Mouseadapting IBV can produce highly pathogenic viruses through serial lung passaging in mice. Previous studies have highlighted amino acid changes throughout the viral genome correlating with increased pathogenicity, but no consensus mutations have been determined. We aimed to show that growth system can play a role in mouse-adapted IBV lethality. Two Yamagata-lineage IBVs were serially passaged 10 times in mouse lungs before expansion in embryonated eggs or Madin–Darby canine kidney cells …

Water Current, Volume 54, No. 1, Winter 2022

Water Current Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Droughtscape, Winter 2022, National Drought Mitigation Center

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

DroughtScape, Winter 2022

Speech Language Pathology Graduate Handbook - 2021-2022, Department Of Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology, East Tennessee State University

Speech-Language Pathology Handbooks

No abstract provided.

Unprecedented Precedent: The Case Against Unreasoned "Shadow Docket" Precedent, Cole Waldhauser

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 37 and later (2023–present)

No abstract provided.

The January 6 Insurrection And The Problem Of Constitutional Guardianship, Aziz Z. Huq

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 37 and later (2023–present)

No abstract provided.

Towards A Philosophy Of Least Violence, Daniel Whitcomb Ambord

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Gianni Vattimo is often regarded as a purely negative, eliminativist thinker, defined by the weak thought that he articulated over the course of his storied career. Our temptation to read him in this way is encouraged, not only by an extensive and growing body of secondary literature in the Anglophone world, but by Vattimo’s own consistent focus on weakening as represent an alternative to the strong and violent metaphysical systems that have defined much of the philosophical legacy of the Christian West. What often go unacknowledged, therefore, are the positive elements in Vattimo’s work. Indeed, weakening is, from the start, …

Law On The Half Shell: Applying A Right-To-Farm Framework To Virginia's Aquaculture Industry, Matt Woodward, Andrew Corso

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Adapting the state’s existing RTF [Right-to-Farm] regime to include aquaculture has the potential to help Virginia navigate an array of economic and legal challenges. This Article examines the intersection of RTF law and aquaculture and discusses the role that RTF law may play in encouraging Virginia’s expanding aquaculture industry. Part I offers an overview of RTF laws and their operation in Virginia. Part II discusses aquaculture generally and Virginia’s expanding aquaculture industry. Part III documents problems faced by aquaculture producers in Virginia under Virginia’s existing RTF law. Part IV details related challenges facing the industry. Part V concludes by detailing …

Inclusive Music Teacher Preparation In The Presbyterian College Of Education At Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana, Samuel Agbenyo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

For the past three decades, Inclusive Education (IE) has emerged as a crucial educational agenda all over the world. In this study, IE is the practice of including students with disabilities in the general (music) education classroom, where they are educated together with their typically developing peers. Although IE efforts began in Ghana in 1957, some pitfalls have characterized the implementation process over the years, especially regarding music teacher preparation to implement the policies. Studies have reported a state of frustration among stakeholders, notably the elementary school teachers, who feel inadequately prepared to teach within IE settings. In this case …

On Statistical Models For Signal Detection, Adedotun Michael Lawal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A thesis on developing statistical models that will aid in predicting signal detection at an infrasound sensor given a noise model for the sensor. The thesis aims first to provide a means to sample from a set of atmospheric profiles effectively using a statistical model, so we can have a smaller sample space to generate transmission loss values, saving time for running propagation models. And secondly, it aims to provide a formalism for a signal detection criterion using signal-to-noise ratio. The statistical model is developed using Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis also known as Principal Component Analysis, and Inverse Transform Sampling. …

Hiv-1 Tat And Opioids: Implications For Stress-Related Psychopathology, Salahuddin Mohammed

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The overarching goal of this dissertation was to assess the interaction of HIV-1 Tat protein with opioids like oxycodone and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and develop novel therapeutic strategy to restore HPA dysfunction in adult HIV-1 Tat transgenic mice. In the past 3 decades, combined antiretroviral therapeutics (cART) has increased the life expectancy of HIV infected individuals, with a significant decline in the number of deaths. However, due the inability of cART to sufficiently target latent CNS viral reservoirs (predominantly microglia and astrocytes to a lesser extent), approximately 50% of the HIV+ infected population contends with neurological, neuropsychiatric and neuroendocrine …

Botanicals As Prospective Agents Against Sars-Cov-2 Virus, Vyacheslav Dushenkov, Anna Dushenkov

Publications and Research

The COVID-19 high morbidity and mortality resulted in a worldwide healthcare emergency that triggered accelerated and amplified efforts in the relevant areas of health sciences research and practice. Purpose: To assess the potential role of botanicals as therapeutic agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Methods: This narrative review examined the potential role of botanicals as therapeutic agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on the references limited to the English language and published up to February 2022 and retrieved from common academic search engines using multiple keywords and their combinations. The scientific names of plant species were confirmed using World Flora Online …

การออกแบบนิทรรศการด้วยแนวคิดการเล่าเรื่องแบบทรานส์มีเดียเพื่อส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมสร้างสรรค์, วิชญ์ธนา ธารจินดาวงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยชิ้นนี้เป็นการวิจัยเชิงสร้างสรรค์ โดยระเบียบวิธีวิจัยที่ใช้ แบ่งออกเป็น 3 ขั้นตอน ได้แก่ 1. การศึกษาแนวคิดจากกรณีตัวอย่างนิทรรศการที่เกี่ยวกับเศรษฐกิจสร้างสรรค์และนิทรรศการที่ประยุกต์ใช้ทรานส์มีเดียจากคลังข้อมูลของศูนย์ออกแบบงานสร้างสรรค์ (Creative Economic Agency) รวมถึงการสัมภาษณ์เพื่อสอบถามถึงเบื้องหลังในการออกแบบนิทรรศการเพื่อส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมสร้างสรรค์ 2.การออกแบบนิทรรศการเชิงทดลอง ซึ่งมีเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับเศรษฐกิจสร้างสรรค์โดยเฉพาะบริบทดนตรีทางเลือก โดยประยุกต์ใช้แนวคิดทรานส์มีเดียในการเล่าเรื่อง 3.การทดสอบประสิทธิภาพของการออกแบบโดยใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (qualitative research) ผ่านการสัมภาษณ์กลุ่มผู้เข้าชมนิทรรศการ และการสัมภาษณ์รายบุคคลจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญในด้านสื่อและนิทรรศการ โดยวิเคราะห์ เชื่อมโยง และสรุปผล ผลการวิจัยพบว่า นิทรรศการที่เล่าเรื่องแบบทรานส์มีเดีย อาศัยคุณลักษณะสองประการ ได้แก่ การปฏิสัมพันธ์ (interactive) และ ความดื่มด่ำ (immersive) เพื่อนำผู้ชมนำไปสู่การสร้างพื้นที่แห่งการมีส่วนร่วม ในด้านการรับรู้เนื้อหาที่เกี่ยวกับอุตสาหกรรมดนตรีนอกกระแส พบว่า ผู้ชมส่วนใหญ่สามารถเข้าใจเนื้อหาที่เกี่ยวกับดนตรีนอกกระแส โดยให้ความสนใจกับเนื้อหาที่สร้างสรรค์โดยผู้ชมคนอื่น โดยนอกจากการสื่อสารจะนำไปสู่การรับรู้ความหลากหลายของดนตรีนอกกระแสแล้ว เรื่องเล่าที่ประกฎในนิทรรศการยังนำไปสู่ข้อถกเถียงทางสังคม (public discussion) ที่เปิดประเด็นที่เกี่ยวข้องกับข้อถกเถียงในเชิงโครงสร้างของอุตสาหกรรมดนตรีในบริบทของไทย

การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในการพัฒนาเว็บแอปพลิเคชันการออกกำลังกายด้วยแอนิเมชันในการเสริมสร้างกล้ามเนื้อและการทรงตัวในผู้สูงอายุ, ปพิชญา รอดแผ้วพาล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นการศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในการพัฒนาเว็บแอปพลิเคชันการออกกำลังกายด้วยแอนิเมชันในการเสริมสร้างกล้ามเนื้อและการทรงตัวในผู้สูงอายุ โดยผู้วิจัยได้สำรวจความต้องการและความสนใจต่อการใช้เว็บแอปพลิเคชันการออกกำลังกายสำหรับผู้สูงอายุด้วยแบบสอบถามไปยังกลุ่มเป้าหมาย ได้แก่ ผู้ดูแลที่อยู่ในสถานดูแลผู้สูงอายุ โดยผู้วิจัยได้สำรวจข้อมูลจากกลุ่มตัวอย่าง จำนวน 122 คน ที่ทำงานอยู่ในองค์กร และสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ได้แก่ แพทย์ พยาบาลที่เชี่ยวชาญด้านผู้สูงอายุ รวมถึงนักกายภาพบำบัด โดยผู้วิจัยได้ทำการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยค่าอัตราส่วนร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ยและส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน สำหรับอธิบายข้อมูลของกลุ่มเป้าหมายในการตอบแบบสอบถาม โดยเป้าหมายสูงสุดที่ผู้ดูแลผู้สูงอายุคาดหวังจากการออกกำลังกาย คือ สามารถเสริมสร้างกล้ามเนื้อและการทรงตัว รวมไปถึงเพิ่มความยืดหยุ่น ความแข็งแรงและความทนทานของกล้ามเนื้อในผู้สูงอายุได้ โดยกลุ่มเป้าหมายส่วนใหญ่มีความสนใจต่อคุณสมบัติในเว็บแอปพลิเคชันทั้งด้านเนื้อหาและด้านการสื่อสาร รวมไปถึงยังมีความสนใจในการใช้งานหากมีการพัฒนาเว็บแอปพลิเคชันขึ้นอยู่ที่ร้อยละ 89 และผู้วิจัยยังได้นำตัวต้นแบบเว็บแอปพลิเคชันไปทดลองต่อกลุ่มเป้าหมาย และทำการวิเคราะห์โดยสรุปเป็นค่าเฉลี่ยและส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐานพบว่ากลุ่มเป้าหมายมีความพึงพอใจในตัวฟังก์ชันของเว็บแอปพลิเคชันโดยให้คะแนนเฉลี่ยอยู่ที่ 4.22-4.89

Friendship, Humility, And The Complicated Morality Of E. B. White’S Charlotte’S Web, Phacharawan Boonpromkul

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E. B. White is a classic children’s book praised for the memorable friendship between its two protagonists. This article explores the problematic bond that results from Wilbur’s greater demand on Charlotte and Charlotte’s act of devotion. It also examines the moral value of humility, from the word “humble” which Charlotte weaves to praise Wilbur, which can be questionable as it is intertwined with innocence or ignorance, and better suits Charlotte who is reticent of her accomplishment. That she must pass on without recognition casts doubt on the author’s presentation of friendship and the said moral value. …

Alienation In The Game Of Chance Under Capitalism, Intira Charuchinda

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Alienation is a universal theme in literature. The game of chance or gambling under capitalism can produce a hostile social setting for those who are unaware of its negative impacts. In such a social milieu, people can experience feelings of alienation, failing to make their lives their own. This paper analyzes the theme of alienation in the game of chance under capitalism in two stories written by s.e.a. Write Awardees, The Lottery of Karma by Chanthi Deuanesavanh and Lottery by Catherine Lim, through the lens of literary devices. The social settings of these stories are two countries in Southeast Asia, …