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Evaluation Of A Process Change On Mammography Screening Rates In A Family And Community Medicine Clinic, Christina Rademaker

DNP Projects

Abstract

Background and Significance: Breast cancer is the 2^nd leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Mammography is a screening approach used in the detection of breast cancer and proven to help reduce mortality. Only 72.8% of eligible American women have been screened for breast cancer within the past 2 years. One urban family and community medicine clinic (FCM) fell below the national average with a rate of 60.9%; as a result, they implemented an evidence-based strategy to improve mammography rates within the clinic.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a telephone …

Effects Of An Educational Module On Perceived Knowledge, Perceived Barriers, And Attitudes Related To Sleep-Promoting Practices Among Bedside Nursing Staff Within A Medical Intensive Care Unit, Arden Gross

DNP Projects

Background: Adult patients in the critical care setting are at risk for experiencing sleep disruption due to critical illness and environmental factors. The effects of disruption to the sleep/wake cycle has been associated with dysregulation of biological processes such as healing and immune system functioning. Current literature includes the use of sleep-promoting protocols that aim to reduce environmental disruptors of sleep in the critical care setting. However, there is a disconnect between the perceived importance of sleep and clinical practice. Additionally, there is a gap in literature exploring the effects of educational-modalities on nursing staff knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes related …

50 Years: Roe V. Wade..., Greer Muldowney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations Title from cover. "Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, decided on January 22nd, 1973. The Court ruled that the constitution protected the right to have an abortion, securing choice and bodily autonomy for American women. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. nullified the precedent of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022. This decision has left reproductive rights to be decided on a state by state basis, compromising the health and access on healthcare for half of the country after 49.5 years …

The Site Evaluation Of Quercus Alba Metabolites, Zachary Alexander Byrd

Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences

Quercus alba has been the prominent tree species utilized in the spirits industry for decades. Of its many qualities, the ability to impart desirable flavors on spirits combined with its natural abundance makes it the ideal choice for barrels. Creating barrels is a uniform process, but variability still exists in aged spirits even when all other parameters are controlled. In this thesis, I explore how the origin of Quercus alba influences metabolite variability.

Quercus alba is a resilient species that can grow in many climates. This is seen through Quercus alba’s vast growing range, of which barrel quality white oak …

Quantifying Crop Phenology For Food Sustainability Under Climate Change: Integration Of Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, And Ecosystem Modeling, Yanjun Yang

Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences

Climate change is projected to continue and accelerate significantly in the future if global greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed. Previous studies have shown that crop growth and production in agroecosystems are primarily determined by the weather conditions over the growing season. Crop phenology represents one of the most critical indicators in determining crop yield and adjusting the adaptation of crops to climate change. It provides essential information for monitoring and modeling crop growth dynamics and productivity. Therefore, understanding and quantifying the impacts of climate change on crop phenology and then agricultural production is crucial to formulate feasible climatic adaptation …

Regulatory Mechanisms In Arabidopsis Embryogenesis, Sanjay Joshi

Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences

Plants have amazing regeneration properties with single somatic cells, or groups of cells able to give rise to fully formed plants. One means of regeneration is Somatic Embryogenesis (SE), by which an embryonic structure is formed that “converts” into a plantlet. Somatic embryogenesis has been used as a model for zygotic processes that are buried within layers of maternal tissues. Understanding mechanisms of somatic embryo induction and development are important as a more accessible model for seed development. We rely on seed development not only for most of our caloric intake, but also as a delivery system for engineered crops …

The Impact Of Plant Secondary Metabolites On Auxin And Cytokinin Signaling, Timothy E. Shull

Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences

Secondary metabolites are a broad class of specialized compounds that mediate plant-environment interactions and mitigate stress. It is increasingly clear that many phenylalanine-derived secondary metabolites are nearly indispensable for plant survival and that plants adjust their growth according to their secondary metabolic outputs. Consequently, many phenylalanine-derived secondary metabolites have influence over hormone activity. For instance, multiple phenylpropanoid intermediates and catecholamines alter the sensitivity of plants to the central hormone auxin, which in concert with cytokinin directs most aspects of plant growth and development. This dissertation reviews previous research on the influence of phenylpropanoid intermediates and catecholamines on plants, with a …

Understanding The Cellular And Physiological Mechanisms Of Fertilization And Early-Stage Seed Development, Mohammad Foteh Ali

Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences

Flowering plants have evolved a unique double-fertilization process. Two sperm cells fuse with two female gametophytic cells, the egg and central cells within the ovule, giving rise to the embryo and endosperm, respectively. Sperm cells in flowering plants are nonmotile and delivered in close proximity to the egg and central cells by the pollen tube. Flowering plants have established filamentous actin (F-actin) based sperm nuclear migration system for successful fertilization. Prior to fertilization, the female gamete forms a mesh-like structure of F-actin that shows constant inward movement from the plasma membrane periphery to the center of the cell where the …

A Bull In A China Shop: How Cfius Made Tiktok A National Security Problem, Adina Feder

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note critiques the expansion of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) mandate under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), particularly its inclusion of "sensitive personal data" as a factor in national security reviews. This expansion has led to overly broad and vague definitions, resulting in unnecessary restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) without adequately addressing legitimate national security concerns. The note argues that data privacy issues should be addressed through separate federal privacy legislation rather than CFIUS, which is ill-suited to handle such matters. It calls for clearer definitions and a …

Autumn Is Coming: A Novel Liability Theory That May Kill Pharmaceutical Evergreening, Uri Y. Hacohen

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Pharmaceutical evergreening-attempts by brand-name manufacturers to leverage patent rights to artificially extend legal protection for drugs-is among the most pressing and unresolved public policy challenges of our time. On July 14, 2021, in Sanofi et al. vs. Unipharm Ltd., the Israeli Supreme Court adopted a novel and internationally unprecedented legal policy to combat the evergreening pandemic. By using its equitable powers, the Israeli court empowered a generic manufacturer, Unipharm, to claim on behalf of the public interest the wrongly obtained monopoly profits that a brand-name manufacturer, Sanofi, obtained by improperly leveraging its improvement patent to impair generic market entry. This …

Genetic Variation Within Nicotine Addiction Pathways In Relation To Smoking Cessation And Smoking Relapse Throughout Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study Of Female Registered Nurses, Stephanie K. Jones

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of premature death and preventable illness; more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. are attributable to smoking. Of the more than 34 million U.S. adult smokers, more than half make a quit attempt each year but more than 90% will relapse within 6 months. Twin studies show that smoking cessation is more than 50% heritable, thus genetics plays a significant role in cessation. However, the understanding of genetic susceptibility to cessation failure is still in its nascent stages. Genetic studies of smoking cessation have typically used short-term follow-up or cross-sectional design, study design …

The Effect Of Robot-Assisted Haptic Guidance On Time Osteotomy Volume, And Bevel Angle In Endodontic Microsurgery, Mithun Suresh

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

The Yomi (Neocis, Miami, FL, USA) is a novel robotic technology that utilizes haptic guidance for implant surgery. No research has been done on robot guided applications for endodontic microsurgery (EMS). The current study was an in vitro study examining how the use of robot guidance would affect the time, osteotomy volume, as well as bevel angle during endodontic microsurgery. The study aimed to compare those variables between a robot guided approach, a second-year endodontic resident freehand, and an experienced endodontist with over fifteen years of experience. Forty-five extracted mandibular molars and premolars were mounted in stone/pumice casts. Endodontic microsurgery …

Invasion Of Plant Communities, Stephen L. Young, Sarah Kimball, Stephen J. Novak

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Due to numerous human activities, organisms have been transported and either accidentally or deliberately introduced all around the globe. Biological invasions are now considered to be one of the main drivers of global change because many invasive plants have severe ecological, economic, and health consequences. Thus, there is an ever-growing need to better understand invasions to determine how specific plant species are able to establish in communities and, in many cases, expand their range. Here, we describe the invasion process and how it contributes to the invasion of plant communities. We present an invasion-factor framework (IFF) model that uses three …

Predicting Spatial-Temporal Patterns Of Diet Quality And Large Herbivore Performance Using Satellite Time Series, Sean P. Kearney, Lauren M. Porensky, David J. Augustine, Justin D. Derner, Feng Gao

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Adaptive management of large herbivores requires an understanding of how spatial-temporal fluctuations in forage biomass and quality influence animal performance. Advances in remote sensing have yielded information about the spatial-temporal dynamics of forage biomass, which in turn have informed rangeland management decisions such as stocking rate and paddock selection for free-ranging cattle. However, less is known about the spatial-temporal patterns of diet quality and their influence on large herbivore performance. This is due to infrequent concurrent ground observations of forage conditions with performance (e.g., mass gain), and previously limited satellite data at fine spatial and temporal scales. We combined multi-temporal …

Predicting Biochemical Acclimation Of Leaf Photosynthesis In Soybean Under In-Field Canopy Warming Using Hyperspectral Reflectance, Etsushi Kumagai, Charles H. Burroughs, Taylor L. Pederson, Christopher M. Montes, Bin Peng, Hyungsuk Kimm, Kaiyu Guan, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Carl J. Bernacchi

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Traditional gas exchange measurements are cumbersome, which makes it difficult to capture variation in biochemical parameters, namely the maximum rate of carboxylation measured at a reference temperature (Vcmax25) and the maximum electron transport at a reference temperature (Jmax25), in response to growth temperature over time from days to weeks. Hyperspectral reflectance provides reliable measures of Vcmax25 and Jmax25; however, the capability of this method to capture biochemical acclimations of the two parameters to high growth temperature over time has not been demonstrated. In this study, Vcmax25 and Jmax25 were measured over multiple growth stages during two growing seasons for field-grown …

Blast-Building Leaders For Advancing Science And Technology: A Partnership Between The Virginia Space Grant Consortium And The University Of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, And Old Dominion University, Cynthia Tomovic, Mary Sandy, Julie Back, Vukica Jovanovic, Kim Lester, Edward Murphy, Sueanne Mckinney, Mileta Tomovic

STEMPS Faculty Publications

This paper presents the development and delivery of educational summer intensive programs for high school students that are designed to encourage students’ interests in the STEM-related fields and the motivation to pursue a STEM-related degrees in college. BLAST (Building Leaders to Advance Science and Technology) is designed as a summer-intensive, residential, on-campus STEM-learning experience for rising ninth and tenth graders. With the intention of improving the STEM-related workforce pipeline in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) offers multiple BLAST programs across the Commonwealth. BLAST programs are designed as intensive three-day, STEM-related three-hour lecture-lab experiences that are reinforced …

Self-Sexualization In Relation To Sexual Harassment And Body Shame, Dooyoung Choi, Ju-Young M. Kang, Jieun Kim, Ha Kyung Lee

STEMPS Faculty Publications

While many researchers examined several harmful consequences of the imposed or forced sexualization of women, still little is known about voluntary self-sexualization and its potential effects on women who engage in the practice. Although the idea that self-sexualization is self-fulfilling remains contentious, women who self-sexualize are naturally expected to receive sexualized attention, including unwanted attention. This study starts with the question of whether self-sexualizing women, including those who use self-sexualization as a source of power, experience sexual objectification, measured by nonphysical sexual harassment, and its negative consequence, measured by body shame. Furthermore, we investigate how age moderates the relationship. An …

Gender Differences And Roles Of Two Science Self-Efficacy Beliefs In Predicting Post-College Outcomes, Kristy A. Robinson, Tony Perez, Arianna White-Levatich, Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia

STEMPS Faculty Publications

The end of college is a key transition point when students prepare for the workforce or graduate school, and when competence beliefs that have been shaped throughout college play a particularly important role in decision-making processes. This study examined the roles of two competence beliefs, self-efficacy for scientific tasks and science academic self-efficacy, during the final year of college. A structural equation model was used to examine science research self-efficacy and science academic self-efficacy as predictors of post-graduation science career intentions and life satisfaction; prior achievement was also included as a predictor of competence beliefs and post-graduation outcomes. Findings indicated …

Employing A Network Perspective To Study Hazardous Events In Tourism: Tourism Connections, Island Preferences, And Tourism Market Concentrations In The Hawaiian Islands (2015-2021), Frida Bahja

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The purpose of this study was to employ a network perspective to detect fluctuations in tourism (at the level of tourism areas and by inbound tourism markets) that co-occur with hazardous events. Specifically, the study focuses on the Air Travel Tourism (ATT) network of the Hawaiian Islands and its changes with the incidence of nine hazardous events from 2015 to 2021. The three main aspects of the ATT network, which include tourism connections, island preferences, and concentrations of inbound tourism markets were analyzed for a total of eighty-four monthly and seven annual network models. The results suggest that the network …

Ubiquitous Aberration In Cholesterol Metabolism Across Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Venugopal Gunda, Thiago C. Genaro-Mattos, Jyoti B. Kaushal, Ramakanth C. Venkata, Gopalakrishnan Natarajan, Kavita Mallya, Paul M. Grandgenett, Karoly Mirnics, Surinder K. Batra, Zeljka Korade, Satyanarayana Rachagani

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is characterized by metabolic deregulations that often manifest as deviations in metabolite levels and aberrations in their corresponding metabolic genes across the clinical specimens and preclinical PC models. Cholesterol is one of the critical metabolites supporting PC, synthesized or acquired by PC cells. Nevertheless, the significance of the de novo cholesterol synthesis pathway has been controversial in PC, indicating the need to reassess this pathway in PC. We utilized preclinical models and clinical specimens of PC patients and cell lines and utilized mass spectrometry-based sterol analysis. Further, we also performed in silico analysis to corroborate the significance …

The Gsk3 Kinase And Lztr1 Protein Regulate The Stability Of Ras Family Proteins And The Proliferation Of Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Chitra Palanivel, Neha Chaudhary, Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu, Jesse L. Cox, Ying Yan, Surinder K. Batra, Michel M. Ouellette

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Ras family proteins are membrane-bound GTPases that control proliferation, survival, and motility. Many forms of cancers are driven by the acquisition of somatic mutations in a RAS gene. In pancreatic cancer (PC), more than 90% of tumors carry an activating mutation in KRAS. Mutations in components of the Ras signaling pathway can also be the cause of RASopathies, a group of developmental disorders. In a subset of RASopathies, the causal mutations are in the LZTR1 protein, a substrate adaptor for E3 ubiquitin ligases that promote the degradation of Ras proteins. Here, we show that the function of LZTR1 is regulated …

Tumor Microenvironment Enriches The Stemness Features: The Architectural Event Of Therapy Resistance And Metastasis, Palanisamy Nallasamy, Rama Krishna Nimmakayala, Seema Parte, Abhirup C. Are, Surinder K. Batra, Moorthy P. Ponnusamy

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cancer divergence has many facets other than being considered a genetic term. It is a tremendous challenge to understand the metastasis and therapy response in cancer biology; however, it postulates the opportunity to explore the possible mechanism in the surrounding tumor environment. Most deadly solid malignancies are distinctly characterized by their tumor microenvironment (TME). TME consists of stromal components such as immune, inflammatory, endothelial, adipocytes, and fibroblast cells. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or cancer stem-like cells are a small sub-set of the population within cancer cells believed to be a responsible player in the self-renewal, metastasis, and therapy response of …

The Effects Of Road Salt (Nacl), Predation, And Competition On The Growth And Community Interactions Of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma Maculatum) And Wood Frogs (Lithobates Sylvaticus), Melissa Ocampo, Catherine A. Chuirazzi, Mizuki Takahashi

Faculty Journal Articles

Road deicing salts are frequently used in northern regions of the world during the winter and early spring months. As a result, a significant portion of road runoff into surrounding aquatic habitats contains road deicing salts. Previous studies found road salt contaminations in vernal pools that pond-breeding amphibians commonly use, including spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) and wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus). Studies have examined the impact of road salt on both amphibian species, but to our knowledge no previous studies have examined how road salt impacts the interspecific competition between both amphibians. We hypothesized that road salt would negatively impact growth …

The Question Is Not “Can Humans Talk?” Or “Can They Suffer?” But “Can They Reason?”, Clive Phillips

Animal Sentience

In their target article, Rowan et al (2022) make a welcome attempt to chart the development of Western progress over the past two hundred years toward formally recognizing that animals feel. They outline the heroic efforts of Compassion in World Farming to gain for animals the status of sentient beings rather than merely human property. A broader view exists, from human prehistory to the present day, in which animals have been (and still are) understood to be sentient by indigenous peoples as well as by some Eastern religions. Growing recognition in the West that animals feel represents a new age …

Not Of Woman Born? Extra-Uterine Destining And The Individual, Social, And Spiritual Implications Of Ectogenesis, Laura Johnson Dahlke

Ph.D. Dissertations (Open Access)

The development of ectogenesis or artificial womb technology is currently ongoing and likely to be in use in the near future. This qualitative study analyzes the potential individual, social and spiritual implications of ectogenesis. It argues that while there may be therapeutic benefits to the artificial womb, it will ultimately result in dehumanization and alienation from the body. While much of the current conversation about this technology addresses the health implications to the fetus and neonate, this dissertation investigates the possible impact of artificial wombs on women. It employs Martin Heidegger’s philosophy of technology as a model to assist in …

Comparison Of Stationary And Mobile Canopy Sensing Systems For Irrigation Management Of Maize And Soybean In Nebraska, Sandeep Bhatti, Derek M. Heeren, Susan A. O’Shaughnessy, Steven R. Evett, Mitchell S Maguire, Suresh Pradhyun Kashyap, Christopher M. U. Neale

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Accurate knowledge of plant and field characteristics is crucial for irrigation management. Irrigation can potentially be better managed by utilizing data collected from various sensors installed on different platforms. The accuracy and repeatability of each data source are important considerations when selecting a sensing system suitable for irrigation management. The objective of this study was to compare data from multispectral (red and near-infrared bands) and thermal (long wave thermal infrared band) sensors mounted on different platforms to investigate their comparative usability and accuracy. The different sensor platforms included stationary posts fixed on the ground, the lateral of a center pivot …

Inspiring Young Students To Pursue Engineering, Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Brian Steward

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Imagine elementary school students understanding inputs and outputs, choosing appropriate sensors, and programming an autonomous robot. Imagine middle school students learning about PID control and creating advanced programs for sensor-based decision making. Imagine high school students using CAD to design drive trains, manufacturing parts with CNC machine tools, using finite element analysis to adjust the design, ordering custom components from a machine shop, using image processing for target recognition, and applying path planning and motion control. We have witnessed all of these skills. They happened outside of traditional classrooms, and they were all student-driven.

Yes, it’s true, and it’s amazing. …

Blockchain-Technology-Based Solutions For Iot Security, Israa Al-Barazanchi, Aparna Murthy, Ahmad Abdul Qadir Al Rababah, Ghadeer Khader, Haider Rasheed Abdulshaheed, Elika Daghighi, Yitong Niu

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

After a long period of development, blockchain innovation has received much attention from scholarsand industry practitioners alike. This innovation allows the issuance of smart contracts, which are utilised to automateand execute deals amongst clients. Blockchain is also being used nowadays by a few IT applications as a specialisedfoundation. This technology also prevents the duplication of information similar to what is being done with Bitcoinand other cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Bitcoin records are virtually impossible to alter as this cryptocurrency isbeing traded amongst hundreds of thousands of servers. Therefore, to launch a successful attack, the aggressor shouldchange the Bitcoin records of 51% of …

Effect Of Reduction Methods On The Properties Of Composite Films Of Bacterial Cellulose-Silver Nanoparticles, Ratchanon Jenkhongkarn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Composite films of bacterial cellulose-silver nanoparticles (BC-Ag) were prepared by different methods of in-situ reduction of silver, using sodium hydroxide, ascorbic acid, chitosan, and UV irradiation. The effects of the reduction methods on their properties were investigated. The chitosan-reduced composite exhibited dispersed silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) within the nanocellulose matrix with the smallest size, while the ascorbic-reduced composite displayed the largest size. The incorporation of AgNPs tended to reduce the crystallinity of the composites, except for the ascorbic-reduced composite which exhibited an increase in crystallinity. Mechanical testing revealed that the ascorbic-reduced composite had the highest Young's modulus of 8960 MPa, whereas …

การสร้างสรรค์ผลงานจิตรกรรม : ชุด “ความฝันที่เติมเต็ม”, เอกชัย วรรณแก้ว

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยและสร้างสรรค์ผลงานในครั้งนี้ ผู้วิจัยเป็นผู้พิการทางด้านการเคลื่อนไหวตั้งแต่กำเนิด จึงได้รับแรงบันดาลใจจากความทรงจำในอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบันของผู้วิจัยที่แสนเจ็บปวด โดยได้รับผลกระทบจาก แรงกดดันในตัวเอง และจากสังคมรอบข้าง ทำให้มีความต้องการที่จะสะท้อนความเป็นจริงของสังคม สะท้อนถึงความเหลื่อมล้ำ สิทธิคนพิการ ผู้ด้อยโอกาส อันเนื่องมาจากปัญหาสังคม เช่น ความยากจน การขาดโอกาสทางการศึกษา การเข้าถึงระบบสาธารณูปโภคขั้นพื้นฐาน เป็นต้น จากผลกระทบดังกล่าว ทำให้ผู้พิการบางคนไม่ได้รับสิทธิเท่าเทียมเหมือนคนปกติ ถึงแม้ว่าผู้พิการจะมีความรู้ความสามารถแต่เข้าไม่ถึงโอกาสขั้นพื้นฐานก็ไม่สามารถที่จะได้ทำงานเหมือนคนปกติได้ โดยถ่ายทอดผลงานวิจัยผ่านการสร้างสรรค์งานศิลปะเซอร์เรียลลิสม์ (Surrealism) ที่มีรูปแบบการนำเสนอสาระหรือเรื่องราวในอดีต ที่มีผลต่อจิตใจของศิลปิน มักจะนำเสนอผลงานในด้านลบ เพื่อเป็นการสั่งสอนหรือเสียดสีสังคม เป็นเรื่องราวที่ถ่ายทอดผ่านการรับรู้ด้วยจิตใจหรือความคิดฝัน มีมิติด้านกาลเวลาจากอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบัน การศึกษาพบว่า ผลงานศิลปะที่ผู้วิจัยได้ถ่ายทอดออกมาในรูปแบบเซอร์เรียลลิสม์ (Surrealism) ทำให้ผู้วิจัยมีการพัฒนาด้านความสามารถที่ใช้เพียงปาก คอ และเท้า ในการสร้างสรรค์งานศิลปะเพิ่มมากขึ้น และส่งเสริมให้มีการสร้างสรรค์ผลงานที่ถ่ายทอดอารมณ์และความรู้สึกอันเจ็บปวดจากอดีตจนถึงปัจจุบันเป็นอย่างดี สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงความจริงของผู้พิการที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากจิตใจมาตลอดชีวิต สามารถเป็นกระบอกเสียงผ่านงานสร้างสรรค์ผลงานศิลปะ เพื่อให้สังคมได้เห็นค่าของผู้พิการ จนสามารถปรับเปลี่ยนทัศนคติระหว่างคนปกติกับผู้พิการได้ไม่มากก็น้อย ให้ผู้พิการได้ยืนอยู่ในสังคมเดียวกันอย่างเท่าเทียม และเป็นการลดปัญหาความเหลื่อมล้ำทางสังคมได้อย่างยั่งยืน