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Activity Disruption Causes Degeneration Of Entorhinal Neurons In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer’S Circuit Dysfunction, Rong Zhao, Stacy D Grunke, Caleb A Wood, Gabriella A Perez, Melissa Comstock, Ming-Hua Li, Anand K Singh, Kyung-Won Park, Joanna L Jankowsky

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by selective vulnerability of distinct cell populations; however, the cause for this specificity remains elusive. Here, we show that entorhinal cortex layer 2 (EC2) neurons are unusually vulnerable to prolonged neuronal inactivity compared with neighboring regions of the temporal lobe, and that reelin + stellate cells connecting EC with the hippocampus are preferentially susceptible within the EC2 population. We demonstrate that neuronal death after silencing can be elicited through multiple independent means of activity inhibition, and that preventing synaptic release, either alone or in combination with electrical shunting, is sufficient to elicit silencing-induced degeneration. Finally, we …

Grief During Holidays: Stages, Types And Coping Tips, Tehreem Khan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Diversification Of Suffering: An Analysis Of The Historiography Of The Home Fronts Of First World War Germany And Austria-Hungary Of The Past Quarter-Century, Gage Overton

Student Scholarship & Creative Works

The scholarship analyzing the home fronts of Germany and Austria-Hungary during the First World War has grown sharply in the past quarter-century. These studies revealed many details that were scarcely known to many historians and introduced perspectives of the home front that were largely ignored beforehand. The scholars highlighted in this analysis all provide discussions which have deepened our understanding of the war, like the German government's punishment of women for "sexual treason," the extent of Vienna's devastation caused by hunger and disease, and the relationship between theatre and Austrian identity. Overall, the recent scholarship on this subject has demonstrated …

Internship Portfolio-Hville Blast And Holtz Leather Co., Sarah Gronberg

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Born Or Lived: Forming Personal Identity, Nicholas Hatch

Fall Student Research Symposium 2022

Identity is one of the most significant aspects of an individual's life. Your identity affects how you see yourself and how others see you. An individual's identity is very complex and many factors contribute to the formation of their identity. Considering this, this prompted the question; What are some of the biggest factors of identity formation and why are they important? Looking through various scientific papers as well as the experiences of individuals, I have come to the conclusion that sexual orientation, gender identity, personal circumstance, and lived experience are among the more significant factors of identity formation. They are …

Dual-Country Middle School Science Air Quality Curriculum Guide, Cassandra R. Sendra

Honors Capstones

The focus of this unit is to engage and enrich students’ perspectives on the human impact on Earth in different areas of the world. This unit will allow students to interact and learn about students in another country, learn about the air quality similarities and differences and what could affect the results of testing the air quality in two communities in different parts of the world. The goal of this unit is to have the students understand how humans impact the world around them and to compare their community to another community. The students will be accomplishing this goal utilizing …

Launch 2022, Otterbein Theatre And Dance Department

2022-2023 Season Productions

A fundraiser for the New York Senior Showcase, the ninety-minute program will include the favorite songs, dance, scenes and monologues of the Class of 2023. It will be an afternoon of celebration and joy, the perfect opportunity for you to see these rising stars one last time before they are “launched” into the professional world of show business. All proceeds, including donations beyond the admission fee, will benefit the NY Senior Showcase.

Quantitative Measures Used In Empirical Evaluations Of Mental Health Policy Implementation: A Systematic Review, Meagan Pilar, Eliot Jost, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Byron J Powell, Stephanie Mazzucca, Amy Eyler, Jonathan Purtle, Peg Allen, Ross C Brownson

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Mental health is a critical component of wellness. Public policies present an opportunity for large-scale mental health impact, but policy implementation is complex and can vary significantly across contexts, making it crucial to evaluate implementation. The objective of this study was to (1) identify quantitative measurement tools used to evaluate the implementation of public mental health policies; (2) describe implementation determinants and outcomes assessed in the measures; and (3) assess the pragmatic and psychometric quality of identified measures.

METHOD: Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, Policy Implementation Determinants Framework, and Implementation Outcomes Framework, we conducted a systematic …

Veteran Journalist Leads Exploration Of University And State, Lareeca Rucker

University of Mississippi News

Honors College class focuses on issues and progress 60 years after Meredith enrollment

American Attitudes Toward Nuclear Energy, Eric J. Kirchman

Honors Capstones

Despite the mature underlying technology behind nuclear energy production, public support varies widely among the American public and has often changed over time. This paper seeks to analyze patterns in Americans’ attitudes towards nuclear energy using aggregate polling data from previously collected national public surveys. Standard demographics such as age, education, and political affiliation are utilized in cross-sectional comparisons against public opinion. Males, conservatives and Republicans were found to have strong positive responses towards nuclear energy. Furthermore, time-series data indicates nuclear energy fell out of favor in the early 1980s. It was later favored again in the early 2000s. This …

Ideals Of Functions With Compact Support In The Integer-Valued Case, Themba Dube, Oghenetega Ighedo, Batsile Tlharesakgosi

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

For a zero-dimensional Hausdorff space X, denote, as usual, by C(X, ℤ) the ring of continuous integer-valued functions on X. If f ∈ C(X, ℤ), denote by Z(f) the set of all points of X that are mapped to 0 by f. The set C_K(X; ℤ) = {f ∈ C(X; ℤ) | cl_X(X \ Z(f)) is compact} is the integer-valued analogue of the ideal of functions with compact support in C(X). By first working in the category of locales and then interpreting …

Children And Technology: Why Technology Is Important For Our Children, Jill Mactiernan

Student Theses

Many people get scared when they hear about how much technology runs the world today. They tend to get frightened when they go to a store and have to use a selfcheckout instead of a cashier. Parents are scared of the dangers of the internet and how it will affect their children, so they tend to try to prevent/limit their children’s usage of the internet and other technologies. However, that may not always be the right move. Technology can not be avoided; it is a part of our everyday lives. With proper guidance and teachings, children can learn how to …

Adjustable Velcro Compression Devices, Spring Reed

MSN Capstone Projects

Venous Ulcers and edema are expensive to treat and chronic conditions that are a strain on home health care companies and decrease patient quality of life. The standard treatment is expensive multilayer compression wraps that time consuming requiring three weekly visits, a strain on home health care agencies and are often not successful in resolving edema and venous ulcers. Adjustable Velcro compression devices are proven to be successful compression therapy due to low one-time cost, patient's increased comfort and the patient or patients' family self-sufficient in their application.

Meeting The Needs Of Gen Z Nurses To Improve Nurse Retention, Ronna M. Best

MSN Capstone Projects

This benchmark project explores the unique learning styles and generational characteristics of Generation Z nurses (those born between 1995 - 2012). The need exists for a change in traditional orientation and onboarding processes to meet the needs of Gen Z nurses. Gen Y and Gen Z nurses are expected to make up 50% of the workforce by 2024. Retention of these nurses is critical to a hospital organization as it is an effective strategy in dealing with the nursing shortage. Specific strategies for engaging the gen Z nurses include incorporating more digital platforms in the orientation and onboarding process, face …

Retention Drivers Post-Pandemic, Maria Charles, Christina Gonzalez

MSN Capstone Projects

The Covid pandemic influenced the world in many ways that we still witness a need for recovery. One significant concern that remains apparent is the culture change within the healthcare system. This study is directed to cover only one aspect of this culture change but remains to be a very significant topic for the nursing workforce (AHC Media, 2021). Even though we have managed to find a downward trend of Covid cases, the pandemic has devastated nursing retention to well established facilities. There is currently an exodus of nurses in high acuity departments or simply bedside nursing entirely. This causes …

Teaching A Hybrid Administrative Law Simulation Class Using Jurassic Park, Roberto L. Corrada

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Student Success And Evaluation Metrics, Ricky L. Singletary Jr, Andrew I. Morgan, Elena S. Van Zanten

Senior Design Project For Engineers

In so many instances, students drift through high school and are unaware of what types of job opportunities are out there for them. It is easy to see that a student can get overwhelmed by the number of career options, or they may not know what they want to do at all. The Blue Barred has generated a solution that allows students to see their options much more clearly through the analysis of six factors and their contribution to success: Engagement, Value Added Learning, Network-ability, Literacy, Numeracy, and Graduation Rates. Through the usage of tools such as literary research, surveys, …

St. Norbert College And Medical College Of Wisconsin Hosting Annual Summer Academy Of Medicine, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2022

No abstract provided.

Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Using Branching Simulation: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Mohammad Rababa, Dania Bani-Hamad, Shatha Al-Sabbah

The Qualitative Report

Previous intervention studies have shown that branching simulation (BS) unfolds the complex multidimensional aspects of challenging health problems. The present study aimed to examine graduate nursing students’ perceptions of using BS in professional training. This study used a qualitative descriptive design with semi-structured interviews with a sample of 20 graduate nursing students. Four main themes emerged from the results: (a) BS as a support to students’ professional training, (b) BS leads to changes in clinical practice, (c) whether BS is a stressful learning experience, and (d) BS versus traditional lecturing. The participating students perceived BS as a valid learning tool …

Qualitative Online Data Collection: Towards A Framework Of Ethical Decision-Making, Søren Kristiansen

The Qualitative Report

This paper offers an ethical framework to guide decision-making when using online methods to collect qualitative data. With the introduction of the internet, a range of new ways to collect data have emerged, each of which involves sets of ethical issues and concerns. From a review of these concerns, the paper presents a framework that may facilitate decision-making when faced with ethical challenges. The framework is based on reviews of three internet-mediated qualitative methods used to collect qualitative data on human life and behavior: online interviews, online focus groups, and online observation. Based on his review, a conceptual framework is …

Understanding And Encountering The Ethics Of Self And Others In Autoethnography: Challenging The Extant And Exploring Possibilities, Niroj Dahal, Bal Chandra Luitel

The Qualitative Report

In cultural and institutional contexts, autoethnography examines personal and professional experiences. While conducting and representing autoethnography, these considerations raise ethical challenges for self and others. This expository paper examines and explores the various forms of the ethics of self and others in autoethnography in South Asian contexts. Furthermore, ethical positions in an autoethnographic inquiry are presented and explored by challenging the extant and exploring the possibilities. Moreover, ethical standards are maintained based on the first author's experiences. We also realized that the emerging challenges of the ethics of self and others in autoethnography are ongoing and real. Likewise, we brought …

Schoolhouse Rock! Rules: Orthodoxies And Unorthodoxies In Congressional Procedure, John Cannan

Faculty Publications

Is the Schoolhouse Rock! cartoon version of the conventional legislative process really dead? According to some legal academics, traditional Congressional procedures, documented in the cartoon I’m Just a Bill, have been replaced by unorthodox lawmaking—frequent and significant procedural legislative deviations. In actuality, the iconic cartoon and the traditional process are not ready for the grave just yet.

This paper documents the many nuances in orthodox and unorthodox lawmaking by reviewing over 1,500 laws passed between the 111th to116th Congresses and the information sources produced for each to evaluate how pervasive unorthodox law-making really is. The results show the true balance …

Mental Health Navigators Bridging The Gap Of Care For Clients With Schizophrenia: A Review, Valentina Loreto-Ashley, Valentina Loreto-Ashley

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Background: Schizophrenia is a thought disorder. As such it affects an individual level of function, and often leads to acute hospitalization. When clients with schizophrenia disorders are discharged, they are a great risk for suicide and danger to others. Services aimed at bridging patients from an acute facility to their community setting could be essential in helping the client in treatment to reach functional recovery and avoid relapse.

Objective: This article explores the role of mental health peer navigators in improving treatment adherence for adult clients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder being discharged from a psychiatric facility into their unique community …

Interprofessional Practice And Handling The First Break: A Case Study, Jalen D. Clemmons

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

Handling the first psychotic break can be a delicate process. In order to do so effectively, it is important to utilize the perspectives and disciplines offered within an inter-professional team. This paper is a case study revolving around the work done by an inter-professional treatment team at Eastern State Hospital.

Residential Case Management; Advanced Interprofessional Collaboration, Kaleia P. Spires

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

In the field of social work case management is an integrative process used by a social worker to meet a client’s complex needs by arranging for a client to get access to multiple services. Social workers in this role assess, make arrangements, coordinate, evaluate, collaborate, and advocate to ensure clients specific needs are met. Case management serves as an essential component of competent professional social work practice. Social workers in this role serve as members on an interprofessional team and may service a variety of settings such as hospitals, schools, healthcare facilities, shelters or residential setting, or even in private …

Utilizing Interprofessional Collaboration To Support And Broaden Perspectives Of First-Generation, Low-Income Students, Taylor Stratman

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

First-gen, low-income students face significant barriers when it comes to postsecondary education. In order to be successful, professionals working with this population has utilized value-led programming and provided expansions of their cultural perspectives.

The Development Of The Student Advisory Board In The Master’S Of Social Work Program At Eastern Kentucky University, Stephanie E. Burris

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

Over the past six months, a selection of Masters of Social Work (MSW) students at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) have been diving into program development mode through interprofessional collaboration to establish a firm foundation for the new Student Advisory Board (SAB). This capstone is an overview of the program planning from one student representative's perspective within the interprofessional team. This capstone will provide an overview of the program's development process, limitations, and suggestions for future directions. Attached is a copy of the SAB Handbook that was developed simultaneously with the capstone (see Appendix). Throughout the capstone, the SAB team will …

Social Work In Mental Health And Interprofessional Collaboration, Keri L. Baker

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

No abstract available.

Clark/Floyd Crisis Intervention Team Capstone Project, Troy L. Mansfield

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

Interprofessional Collaboration And The Use Of Social Work Competencies In Therapeutic Foster Care, Virginia Hall

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.