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Exploring Moderation Effects Of Humor Styles On The Relationship Between Racial And Ethnic Microaggressions And Work Volition In Black Working Men, Daniel Lattimore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examined the relationship between racial and ethnic microaggressions and work volition and whether humor styles moderated that relationship. Participants were 216 employed Black men who completed measures of work volition (WVS-V), racial and ethnic microaggressions (REMS-45), and humor styles (HSQ-32). Data were analyzed using Hayes’ PROCESS macro for SPSS (Model 1, moderation) and supported the hypothesis that racial and ethnic microaggressions (REMS) frequency were directly related to work volition. Aggressive humor style moderated the racial microaggression – work volition relationship such that using an aggressive humor style at high levels of microaggressions was associated with lower work volition. …

How I Got On (Or Off) The Wagon: Self-Identified Factors Contributing To Drinking Changes In A Diverse Emerging Adult Sample, Youkyung Hwangbo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Introduction: Binge drinking is a risk factor for the development of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), which can result in chronic and severe health and social problems throughout adulthood (Addolorato et al., 2018; Olsson et al., 2016). The majority of emerging adults who report binge drinking gradually decrease their drinking behavior without participating in an intervention. Research on “maturing out” or “natural recovery” suggests that social and role transition variables contribute to reductions, but relatively few studies have directly asked diverse community-residing young adults about factors that influence both increases and decreases in their drinking patterns. This exploratory and descriptive research …

Technology Entrepreneurship: Two Essays On Success Of New Technology Ventures, Prajakta Kolte

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The first essay investigates the relationship between corporate investors’ organizational capabilities and technology ventures innovation. We hypothesize that CVC investment can give ventures access to external capabilities to enhance their innovation outcome. We focus on investors’ marketing capabilities and R& D capabilities and empirically examine how they impact the innovation outcome of new ventures. Furthermore, we investigate the moderating impact of board representation, business proximity and geographic proximity between the dyad (i.e., venture and CVC investor firm) on the performance impact of CVC investors’ capabilities. Our empirical results indicate that CVC investor firms’ MK and RD capabilities positively impact the …

Smiting All Foreigners, Subduing All Lands: A Diachronic Study Of Iconographic, Textual, And Ideological Antecedents Of New Kingdom Triumph Scenes, Rebekah Anne Vogel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Egyptian New Kingdom triumph scenes, perhaps one of the most recognizable motifs in Egyptian art, adorned the exteriors of temple complexes and depicted the king smiting his enemies and receiving lines of bound toponyms representing subjugated foreign peoples and places. These scenes have often been studied for their relevance to historical geography as well as the military, imperial, and foreign relations history of Egypt. This study approaches New Kingdom triumph scenes instead as composite ideological motifs that deliberately combined specific iconographic and textual elements in a display of royal victory. It identifies the constituent elements of the motif, traces their …

Estimation Of Hydraulic Conductivity From Injection Tests Using Mini-Piezometers With Drilled-Hole Screens, Bisesh Joshi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Cost- and time-effective injection methods using mini-piezometers are widely used in hyporheic research for estimating hydraulic conductivity (K). To check the performance of a range of mini-piezometer screens with drilled holes, we simulated constant-head injection tests in a uniform, isotropic streambed, using a specially designed laboratory apparatus. Applying accepted methods by Hvorslev and Cardenas & Zlotnik, with subsequent modifications, we studied the effects of screen length, hole diameter, and hole spacing on the shape factor (F), and thus on the estimated K. We also investigated the nature of the injected flow by studying the spatial distribution of piezometric head within …

Quantum Mechanical Analysis Of Proton-Electron Systems Using Fourier Method, Luis Antonio Rey Caldera

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) occurs in many different types of chemical reactions. PCET involves the transfer of protons and electrons from one location to another. It is involved in both organic and inorganic chemistry in systems such as those of photosynthesis, metabolism, and respiration. The theoretical formulations of PCET reactions are founded on the theoretical treatment of electron transfer. These reactions lie on a spectrum from hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) to multiple-site couple proton-electron transfer (MS-CPET). The properties that any given reaction has can be quantified with the use of a potential energy surface (PES). The specific geometry of the …

An Assemblage Of Becomings: Affective Connections Between Spiritual Experience And Objects, Clarie Jo Koehn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study follows the affects that flow between spiritual experience, humans, and objects and conjure transformations of subjectivity. Informed by affect theory and Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of becoming, I used postqualitative methods to interview six women and femmes about their spiritual experiences, the objects associated with their experiences, and the shifts in selfhood that their experience-object assemblages produced. Transcription and analysis was led by affect, involving attunement to hot spots that served as jumping off points for writing stories connecting participant to participant and participant to researcher. Analyses revealed the presence of affect in relation to objects that serve …

Essays On The Relationship Between Corporate Sociopolitical Activism, Shareholder Wealth, And Consumer-Based Brand Equity, Courtney B. Peters

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Corporate sociopolitical activism (CSA) is a growing phenomenon among today’s business environment. Corporate sociopolitical activism occurs when organizations or actors on behalf of the organization release a public statement or take a visible action related to a bipartisan issue. This two-essay dissertation evaluates the impacts of corporate sociopolitical activism on key stakeholders of the organization—investors and consumers. The first essay uses an event study analysis coupled with a cross-sectional regression to analyze the impacts of CSA on shareholder wealth through the lens of signaling theory. The results indicate that, on average, CSA negatively impacts shareholder wealth. Different from prior literature, …

Contributions Toward Urinary Carbon Dioxide Monitoring: Sensor Development, Validation, And Utilization, James Gilbert Atherton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The measurement of urinary CO2 (U-CO2) may provide timely recognition of changes in the microcirculatory status of patients, which may correlate better with the prognosis of a patient in septic shock than traditional measures like mean arterial pressure (MAP). We describe the development of a U-CO2 measurement system with a miniature planar CO2 probe that could be used to evaluate the relationship between U-CO2, the microcirculation, and patient outcome. Features of the probe like gas permeable membrane material and thickness, as well as inner hydrogel bicarbonate concentration and volume, are optimized. Parameters of the system, including sample chamber size and …

Preservice And First-Year Teachers’ Intention To Use And Actual Use Of Technology-Enabled Learning: A Case Study, Jessica Herring Watson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of this qualitative, embedded single case study was to provide a rich description and explore the unique development and evolution of preservice teachers’ intention to use and actual use of technology-enabled learning (TEL) during student teaching and first-year teaching. The study followed four middle level education majors at a mid-size public teaching university in the southeastern United States over the course of the 2021 calendar year, during their student teaching experience (Spring 2021) and into their first semester as novice teachers (Fall 2021). Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) guided this qualitative inquiry. Interviews, observations, and analysis of …

David Dinkins And New York City, 1989-1993: Political Coalition Building And Governance At The Dawn Of The Age Of Identity Politics, James J. Barney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Charting the rise and fall of New York City’s first African American mayor, David Dinkins, this study provides insight into the complexities of governing and coalition-building in New York City during the culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s. The rise of both identity and conservative politics shaped New York City during Dinkins’s 1989–1993 administration. Dinkins skillfully built a diverse and multiracial political coalition that first unseated three-term mayor Ed Koch in a Democratic primary and then beat Rudy Giuliani in the general election of 1989, only to see the coalition disintegrate in the following years. Dinkins’s rise and fall …

The Role Of Skeletal Muscle Intrinsic Clock On The Development And Progression Of Cancer Cachexia, Jason Lin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Cancer cachexia is a chronic wasting disorder characterized by severe loss of skeletal muscle that affects approximately 80% of cancer patients. Altered rest-activity is a hallmark of circadian disruption and is often seen in cachectic patients. It is unknown how skeletal muscle clock gene expression is altered with the progression of cachexia. We investigated skeletal muscle clock gene expression during cachexia. Tissue from ApcMin/+ mice (MIN) were harvested in the morning and evening and were analyzed for clock gene expression. Per 2 and Per 3 increased expression in the evening. Rev-ERBα showed decreased expression in BL – 6 mice in …

A New Look At Student Engagement Theory: Describing The Role Social Media Plays In Student Engagement, Mary Katherine Tyler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The problem that this research will address is that the current generation of college students, Gen Z, are using social media and digital technology to connect with their peers, create community and engage with their university like no generation before them. In addition to this, student affairs professionals fall largely into the Millennial Generation or Gen X, who did not grow up as digital natives (Prensky, 2001) and thus have a very different relationship with social media. The purpose of this qualitative multiple descriptive case study research design, using the framework designed by Yin (2014), is to describe student engagement …

The Synesthesia Suite: The Color Pieces Of Andy Akiho, Jessica Marie Williams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of this dissertation is to discuss the contributions to steel pan literature by Andy Akiho, a biographical sketch of him, and to create a performance practice of his Synesthesia Suite. Information regarding the other types of steel pans—double seconds, double tenors, cellos/cello guitars, and basses—will be addressed briefly, such as the ease or difficulty performing the Synesthesia Suite on these instruments. Nonetheless, the C-lead tenor pan will be the primary instrument discussed in this document. This dissertation will also examine the experiences that Andy Akiho has with his form of synesthesia and how it has influenced his compositional …

Development And Characterization Of A Lateral Localization Post-Processing Algorithm Using Multiple Receive Apodizations, Omar Tariq Yunis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) is a super-resolution vascular imaging technique that tracks the position of individual circulating microbubbles over time. Conventional ULM methods fit a gaussian distribution to a coarsely-pixelated brightness image of a microbubble, and assume the microbubble's position is the mean. In this work, we developed alternative algorithms to precisely and accurately estimate the location of a microbubble by considering multiple even and odd receive apodization profiles applied to channel RF data. These receive apodization profiles each yield a point spread function with a unique lateral character, enabling intra-beam determination of a scatterer's location. Algorithms were refined and …

(Re)Defining Our Stories: A Narrative Study Of Black Women’S Experiences Of Mental Health And Spiritual Healing, Chanda Michelle Lee Dunn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The unique healing and coping perspectives of Black women that have been silenced and traditionally left out of education and mental health offer diverse, unique, and critical understanding of healing and mental health that has not been considered in the past. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of Black women’s mental health and methods of spiritual healing from intersecting oppressions. The research questions that guided this study were centered on identifying how Black women understand and narrate their experiences of mental health, the role of misrepresentations on Black women’s mental health, and the methods of …

Automatic Detection Of Shockable Rhythms In Aed From Imbalanced Ecg Dataset Using Ec-Wcgan, Kamana Dahal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is one of the global health issues causing high mortality. Hence, timely and agile detection of such arrests and immediate defibrillation support to the victim is of the utmost importance. An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a medical device that provides defibrillation support to patients suffering from SCA. AED is typically used to restore a normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest. AED implements the machine learning (ML) or deep learning (DL)-based approach to detect whether the patient needs an electric shock or not and then automates the electric shock to the SCA victims through the chest …

The Thin Blue Line Between Virtue And Vice: Confronting The Moral Harms Of Policing, G. Alex Sinha

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Scholarship on policing has exploded in recent years as bystanders increasingly record and circulate videos of police brutality, much of it directed at civilians of color. These incidents have invited significant attention on the culture of police departments and police unions, generating widespread calls for the reform or even the abolition of police forces. The traditional considerations at the center of these debates include the practical challenges to enacting reforms, the expected efficacy of proposed changes for curtailing abuses, and the possible costs of these changes (whether measured in dollars or crime rates). The moral premises that are inherently embedded …

Collective Action On Behalf Of Women: Testing The Conceptual Distinction Between Traditional Collective Action And Small Acts In College Women, Anca M. Miron, Thomas C. Ball, Nyla R. Branscombe, Monica Fieck, Cristinel Ababei, Serena Raymer, Baylee Tkaczuk, Megan M. Meives

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

The current study examines the nature of actions that U.S. college women (N = 267) engage in to promote, protect, or enhance the welfare of other women. The study had two goals: 1) to distinguish between traditional forms of action (traditional collective action) and more informal, interpersonal, forms of action (small acts) among college women; and 2) to test whether the classic antecedents of collective action (gender identity, feminist identity, women’s activist identity, efficacy, appraisals of gender inequality, and injustice standards) are differentially predictive of these two types of participation. A confirmatory factor analysis provided strong support for these two …

Assessing The Value Of Course-Assigned E-Books, Rachel E. Scott, Julie A. Murphy, Anne Shelley, Mallory Jallas, Rachel Park

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Many academic libraries have historically limited textbook purchases. Given recent calls to support expanded online education programs and textbook affordability initiatives, however, many academic libraries have changed course to invest considerable amounts of money to license electronic books (e-books) that are assigned in courses. This study explores the value of these materials by leveraging commonly used evaluative methods, such as benefit-cost ratio and usage statistics, as well as novel criteria, including a quality analysis using Resources for College Libraries (RCL) and an analysis of the persistence of assigned titles across semesters. The findings suggest that assigned e-books are a wise …

Visual Thinking Strategies And The Framework In The Undergraduate Classroom: Research As Inquiry And Scholarship As Conversation Through The Lens Of A University’S Art Collection, Kayla Birt Flegal, Alexandra Chamberlain

Library Faculty Publications

The following case study details a collaboration between the DePauw University Libraries and the DePauw University Galleries and Collection at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center (Galleries at Peeler). Together, a representative from each of these contributing partners (Kayla Birt Flegal, Access and Outreach Services Librarian, with Rank of Assistant Professor from the DePauw Libraries, and Alexandra Chamberlain, at the time of this research was, Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions and Education from the Galleries at Peeler) sought to assess student confidence in scholarly discourse through the use of the combined pedagogical theories of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and …

Unique, Additive, And Interactive Effects Of Types Of Intimate Partner Cybervictimization On Depression In Hispanic Emerging Adults, Jorge I. Cantu, Ruby Charak

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

The advent of modern technology has inadvertently created newer avenues for intimate partner victimization (IPV) to transpire. This study investigated (a) whether psychological, sexual, and stalking intimate partner cybervictimization (cyber IPV) types were uniquely associated with depression and whether there were (b) additive and (c) interactive effects of cyber IPV types on depression, after controlling for face-to-face IPV among Hispanic emerging adults. Participants were 903 Hispanic emerging adults in the age range of 18 to 29 years (M = 20.68, SD = 2.42; 74% female) attending a public university in South Texas. Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing cyber …

Music And Nationalism, Kristina F. Nielsen, Jessie M. Vallejo

World Music Textbook

This article offers an overview of musical nationalism. It considers how states have used music as a political tool as well as the ways in which communities have employed music to reject national identities and challenge nation-states.

Music And Nationalism: Annotated Playlist, Kristina F. Nielsen, Jessie M. Vallejo

World Music Textbook

This is an annotated playlist on the topic of music and nationalism. It can be used to accompany the World Music Textbook article "Music and Nationalism."

History And Effectiveness Of Sponsorships In Esports, Michael D. Webb

The Park Place Economist

The purpose of this project is to investigate the types of companies that have historically been investing in esports sponsorships, and to examine the effects that heavy esports sponsoring can have on the financial success of a company. Esports is a large and rapidly growing industry, presenting many new opportunities for advertising. Applying the theory of the firm, this paper postulates that this recent success should be an indicator that companies involving themselves in sponsoring the esports industry should also be seeing financial success. Investigation of major sponsors found that historically mostly technology related companies have been involved, with some …

Sports Franchises As Catalysts For Tourism In An Urban Setting, David Proctor

Doctoral

This research investigates the leverage of sports franchises by destination marketing organisations for their tourism potential. It adds to the literature in covering a hitherto under scrutinised field of tourism enquiry focusing on the role of globally renowned professional football teams as agents of tourism in the cities that host them. In doing so the study links theory to practice and provides policy makers with options for implementing initiatives in collaboration with sports franchises, resulting in benefits across the wider stakeholder environment.

Underpinned by a pragmatic philosophy, the research employs a mixed methods approach within a multiple case study design …

Racial Party Polarization Under Donald Trump, Kate Berman

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

Growing party polarization directly results from increasing economic inequalities, racial tensions and the idea that the white majority is now a minority. This paper identifies the sources of party polarization. Combining social, economic, and racial factors, it builds on popular scholarly works that show white people feel left behind. Acknowledging that income inequality is the root of polarization, the paper argues that the interaction between race, economics and social status provides a more well-rounded look at party polarization. Party polarization has caused an increase in non-college-educated people participating in voting. This, in turn, led to Donald Trump’s popularity. This study …

Application Of High-Intensity Ultrasound To Improve Food Processing Efficiency: A Review, Prasad Chavan, Pallavi Sharma, Sajeev Rattan Sharma, Tarsem Chand Mittal, Amit Jaiswal

Articles

The use of non-thermal processing technologies has grown in response to an ever-increasing demand for high-quality, convenient meals with natural taste and flavour that are free of chemical additions and preservatives. Food processing plays a crucial role in addressing food security issues by reducing loss and controlling spoilage. Among the several non-thermal processing methods, ultrasound technology has shown to be very beneficial. Ultrasound processing, whether used alone or in combination with other methods, improves food quality significantly and is thus considered beneficial. Cutting, freezing, drying, homogenization, foaming and defoaming, filtration, emulsification, and extraction are just a few of the applications …

Supporting Educators Towards More Inclusive Design Of Entrepreneurship Courses, Sylvia Gavigan, Iulia Clitan, Antonio Juan Briones Penalver, Deirdre Mcquillan, Ovidiu Stan, Antonia Christou

Papers

This paper explores inclusive entrepreneurship course design across European universities. Drawing a sample of six cases across five universities the paper adopts a multiple case study research design to explore how educators are supporting the Missing Entrepreneurs according to the OECD definition (women, people with disability, refugees and migrants, young people and seniors). The findings show interesting and innovative pedagogical approaches to emerge by analogy and replication. The paper provides empirical and practical contribution for educators in terms of developing entrepreneurship courses according to the principles of universal design for learning drawing on needs of the Missing Entrepreneurs. The Paper …

Embedding Anti-Racism In The Community Development And Youth Work Programme: The Focus On Positionality, Brid Ni Chonaill, Noirin Macnamara, Georgina Lawlor

Papers

Racism is and has been a persistent feature in Irish society (McVeigh, 1992). Higher education institutions (HEIs) and practice education settings are a microcosm of Irish society and therefore also sites where racism is experienced and/or witnessed by students. Research (Poole, 2019) found that some students on our Community Development and Youth Work (CDYW) programme witnessed racism on placement but did not feel equipped to respond. We were awarded IMPACT funding in partnership with the EDI Directorate in TU Dublin to embed anti-racism in CDYW teaching and learning in 2020/2021 and have continued this work to date. For the purposes …