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2022 Decisions

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2022 Decisions

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Senate Meeting, December 7, 2022, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

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Keep Sweet: An Ideological Analysis Of The Flds Cult Led By Warren Jeffs, Kassidi Andrus

Fall Student Research Symposium 2022

This presentation is an ideological criticism of the 'keep sweet' ideology that contributes to the hegemonic society of the FLDS religious cult led by Warren Jeffs. The fundamentalists of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are a cult that practices polygamy and communalism. According to Michael McGee, humans are not conditioned directly to beliefs but to a vocabulary of concepts, called ideographs, that function as guides, excuses for behavior, and act as building blocks for an ideology. Two ideographs will be analyzed: perfection and obedience.

Bipoc Contributions Are Largely Excluded From Introductory Social Work Textbooks, Porscha Doucette

Fall Student Research Symposium 2022

The National Association of Social Workers first added social justice to its Code of Ethics in 1979. However, the major focus for social justice was outside the profession itself. In order to genuinely work towards social justice, lingering institutional racism and white supremacy must be identified and rectified at every level of the profession, including its education.

Examining Cultural And Chemical Treatments To Fusarium Bulb Rot In Onions, Tim Miller

Fall Student Research Symposium 2022

Onions are grown in 1,500 acres in northern Utah and are a large part of growers' income. In the fall of 2021, 30% of a grower's onion yield was affected by Fusarium bulb rot (caused by a fungus known as Fusarium proliferatum) and the onions were unmarketable. The literature surrounding this pathogen is sparse and losses of this magnitude could cause growers to lose between six and seven thousand dollars per acre. Samples of the fungus were plated onto potato dextrose agar at half strength and maintained fresh throughout the winter. In vitro experiments were performed with various fungicides at …

Reversing The Gaze: Using Indigenous And Western Media Frames To Compare Coverage Of Climate Change And Indigenous Peoples In The News Media, Eric Wilkes

Fall Student Research Symposium 2022

The news media acts as an important conduit for shaping societal views of the socio-politics of climate change. While climate change will indeed affect everyone, it will not affect everyone equally. Indigenous peoples are among the populations whose well-being is threatened the most by climate change. International scholarship finds it is not uncommon for Indigenous cultures, communities, and perspectives to be underrepresented and misrepresented in Western climate change media. Research also indicates that fair Indigenous representation occurs when Indigenous peoples are the authors of news articles themselves. We performed a comparative content analysis of media coverage of climate change, environmental …

A Brief Review Of Dns, Root Servers, Vulnerabilities And Decentralization, Mallory Runyan

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

Since the 1980’s and creation of the World Wide Web, Internet utilization is a common and arguably, necessary, part of daily life. The internet is young and still relatively new, but as of 2016, 3.4 billion people were online, and that number has since grown [1]. This is a significant number, but as such a common part of daily life, how elements of the internet or its infrastructure work is complex. The world would very likely be thrown into dark ages if DNS or any other significant aspect of the internet's infrastructure were to succumb to an attack. The Colonial …

Are There Consequences For Multiple Marginalized Identities? The Relationship Between Race, Disability Status, And Discipline In San Antonio K-12 Schools, Michaela Robinett

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

Black and Latino/a/x students with disabilities experience significant marginalization that adversely affects their experiences with school discipline. The current study examined the disciplinary experiences of Black, Latinx, and White K-12 students with disabilities in 464 schools located in San Antonio, Texas, and discovered that Black and Latinx students with disabilities were overrepresented in various categories of exclusionary discipline practices, restraints, and seclusion. Black and Latinx students with disabilities were also found to have a higher risk of receiving exclusionary discipline practices, some restraints, and seclusion compared to White students with disabilities. Additionally, Black and Latinx student enrollment was found to …

Computing Individual Area Per Head Group Reveals Lipid Bilayer Dynamics, Michael L. Greenfield, Lenore M. Martin, Faramarz Joodaki

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Lipid bilayers express a range of phases from solid-like to gel-like to liquid-like as a function of temperature and lipid surface concentration. The area occupied per lipid head group serves as one useful indicator of the bilayer phase, in conjunction with the two-dimensional radial distribution function (i.e., structure factor) within the bilayer. Typically, the area per head group is determined by dividing the bilayer area equally among all head groups. Such an approach is less satisfactory for a multicomponent set of diverse lipids. In this work, area determination is performed on a lipid-by-lipid basis by attributing to a lipid the …

Khanal Becomes First Uab Faculty To Receive Prestigious, National Career Development Award, Staff

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Pause And Possibility: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives On Creative Writing Clubs, Stephanie Altier

Honors Projects

Creative writing clubs can enrich the lives of writers and facilitators. These clubs provide many opportunities to enrich their members’ academic, social, and personal development (Clifton, 2022; Siskel & Jacobs, 2011; Lawton, 2021). This project uses a focus-group study of five pre-service Integrated Language Arts teachers to explore the teachers' perspectives on advising creative writing clubs. Their insight informs a web-based teacher resource, Creative Writing Club Hub. Major findings are that participants harbor low self-efficacy towards creative writing and that the most effective method for encouraging them to advise these clubs may be to create a creative writing community …

Practice Habits Among Collegiate Music Majors: Relationships With Everyday Self-Regulatory Behaviors, Lydia Stricker

Honors Projects

This study examined self-regulatory behaviors among collegiate musicians. In the fall of 2022, a total of 73 participants from a large midwestern university responded to an online questionnaire soliciting information regarding self-regulatory behaviors both in and outside of the classroom. Items were adapted from the Carey, Neal and Collins Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (2004). Findings support previous research suggesting a strong, positive relationship between everyday self-regulatory behaviors and those demonstrated in the practice room. Implications include a discussion on the possibility of transferring self-regulation strategies from one domain to the other.

Computer Simulation Of The Light Absorption Band Of The Jumping Spider Isorhodopsin, Noah Zoldak

Honors Projects

In order to simulate the photoisomerization of the 9-cis Jumping Spider Isorhodopsin (JSiR-1) it is necessary to first simulate its light-absorption band. Here we report on the absorption band simulated using protein models constructed using the advanced Automatic Rhodopsin Modeling (a-ARM) program. A population of S₀ models was created and the corresponding S₀ to S₁ transitions were determined for each member of the resulting population. The calculation resulted in a Gaussian plot showing that the wavelength of the absorption maximum of 560 nm (a violet color) that is consistent, but red-shifted, with respect the experimentally observed value.

Gardner-Webb Honors Transformational Leaders Of The Past And Present On Founders Day, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University honored recipients of the Founders Medal on Dec. 1, a highlight of the revived celebration of Founders Day. Presented to individuals for significant and distinguished service to the University, two couples were recognized—John and Linda Godbold of Rock Hill, S.C., and the late O. Max and Fay Webb Gardner. Accepting the award for the Gardners was their grandson, O. Max Gardner III, who is carrying on their legacy by serving on the Gardner-Webb Board of Trustees.

Mimosa 2021/2022, Jacksonville State University

JSU Yearbooks

The JSU Yearbook Collection spans the years from 1926 to the present. The publication began in 1926 as the Teacola (some volumes spelled "Teacoala") and continued under this title through 1933. The yearbook appears to have ceased printing after that year; the student newspaper took the name Teacola (later changed to the Collegian and finally the Chanticleer) and began publication in 1934. The yearbook started up again in 1947 under the name Mimosa. The Library holds all volume years that were printed: 1926-1933, 1947-1950, 1952-present.

Main Factors Contributing To The High Femicide Rate In Mexico, Mikensi Ehlinger

Honors Projects

Femicide has become an urgent issue in Mexico. Many young women and girls are murdered or disappear every year. There are three main factors contributing to the high rate of femicide in Mexico. These factors are the ramifications of the cultural practice of machismo, a lack of detailed laws, and negligence by figures in authority. Despite domestic and international demands for action, the government has yet to make effective change.

فاعلية الواقع المعزز في خفض معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية لدى المراهقين: بحث بالأساليب المختلطة, وليد سالم الحلفاوي, على حسن نجمي, مروة زكي زكي

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Educational and Psychological Sciences

أدى التطور في تقنيات الألعاب إلى تحفيز العوامل المسببة للإدمان، وانعكس ذلك على ارتفاع معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية من قِبل المراهقين، وهو ما عزز الحاجة إلى وجود برامج نوعية يمكن الاعتماد عليها في خفض معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية. وانطلاقًا من إمكانيات تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز فإن البحث الحالي يستهدف تطوير نموذج مقترح لبرنامج قائم على تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز لخفض معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية من قِبل المراهقين. تم استخدام منهج البحث المختلط القائم على الدمج بين المناهج الكمية والنوعية من أجل الوصول لفهم أفضل بشأن تأثير الواقع المعزز على خفض معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية. تم استخدام المنهج شبه التجريبي للمقارنة بين المجموعتين …

دور ما وراء المعرفة في تعزيز التعلم العميق في Moocs خلال جائحة كورونا المستجد (كوفيد–19), مروة ياسين البيلي, عبداللاه إبراهيم الفقي

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Educational and Psychological Sciences

تغير الوضع في مؤسسات التعليم العالي في العديد من الدول المتضررة من جائحة كورونا المستجد COVID-19، فقدمت هذه المؤسسات العديد من الحلول الإلكترونية لمواصلة عملية التعليم، كما أظهرت الدراسات السابقة العديد من الفوائد للدورات الضخمة على شبكة الإنترنت MOOCs خلال الأعوام القليلة الأخيرة. ومع ذلك، هناك القليل من الدراسات حتى الآن لاستكشاف بعض الخصائص الشخصية، مثل المهارات ما وراء المعرفية للمتعلمين، والتي قد يكون لها تأثير على نتائج التعلم في الدورات الضخمة على شبكة الإنترنت. علاوة على ذلك، يعد تعزيز التعلم العميق تحديًا كبيراً للمقررات التعليمية عبر الإنترنت بما في ذلك الدورات الضخمة على شبكة الإنترنت MOOCs. لذلك، كان الهدف …

فاعلية تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز في تنمية الوعي بمخاطر الإدمان الإلكتروني لشبكات التواصل الاجتماعي لدى المراهقين, وليد سالم الحلفاوي, على حسن نجمي, مروة زكي زكي

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Educational and Psychological Sciences

في إطار التحديات المرتبطة بالتوسع في استخدام شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي من قِبل المراهقين والتي انعكست على زيادة معدلات الإدمان الإلكتروني لهذه الشبكات؛ فإن الحاجة لوجود برامج توعوية متقدمة لتعزيز الوعي بمخاطر الإدمان الإلكتروني لشبكات التواصل الاجتماعي يُعد من الأولويات البحثية في الآونة الحالية. وانطلاقًا من إمكانيات تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز فإن البحث الحالي يستهدف تطوير نموذج مقترح لبرنامج قائم على تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز لتنمية الوعي بمخاطر الإدمان الإلكتروني لشبكات التواصل الاجتماعي. اعتمد البحث على المنهج شبه التجريبي للمقارنة بين مجموعتي البحث، حيث تدرس المجموعة التجريبية باستخدام تكنولوجيا الواقع المعزز، والمجموعة الضابطة تستخدم الطريقة الاعتيادية القائمة على المحاضرات واللقاءات الاعتيادية. تكونت عينة …

واقع التحول الرقمي في معاهد التدريب الأهلي والتحديات المصاحبة, محمد جبران الجربوعي

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Educational and Psychological Sciences

هدف البحث الحالي إلى التعرف على واقع التحول الرقمي في المعاهد التدريبة الاهلية في المملكة العربية السعودية، والكشف على التحديات التي تحول بين التحول الرقمي للمعاهد التدريبية، وقد اعتمدت الباحث على الوصفي التحليلي، وطبق الباحث الدراسة على عينة عشوائية مكونة من المدراء والمدربين في مراكز ومعاهد التدريب الأهلي في مدينة الرياض والبالغ عددهم (83). وتمثلت أداة الدراسة في الاستبيان كأداة لجمع البيانات. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن أفراد الدراسة موافقون على واقع التحول الرقمي في المعاهد التدريبة الاهلية في المملكة العربية السعودية من وجهة نظر العاملين بمتوسط حسابي (3.87)، كما أن أفراد الدراسة موافقون على التحديات التي تحول بين التحول الرقمي …

Nnlm Region 2 Update, Network Of The National Library Of Medicine, Regional Medical Library 2

All NNLM R2 Presentations

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Motivation Toward Sport, Physical Activity And Exercise Between College Students In Hungary And The United States During Covid-19, Whitney Gene Davies

Theses and Dissertations

During the COVID-19 pandemic many researchers noted changes in exercise, physical activity, and sports behaviors. The current study attempts to identify aspects of motivation for physical activity, exercise, and sport for students in two countries, the USA and Hungary. The current study used the Sports Motivation Scale II to measure students’ motivation based on the Self-Determination Theory. Results indicated that students in the USA were more motivated for exercise, physical activity, and sport during the COVID-19 pandemic than were their Hungarian counterparts. Students in the United States scored higher (MUS = 17.88) in overall motivation than their Hungarian counterparts (MHungary …

Facies Architecture And Provenance Of The Highly Progradational, Fluvial Dominated Deltaic Depositional System Of The Cretaceous Nanushuk Formation On The North Slope Of Alaska, Sarah N. Naone

Theses and Dissertations

The Cretaceous Nanushuk Formation of northern Alaska records extremely rapid shoreline progradation across the Colville Basin during the Albian-Cenomanian epochs. Additionally, it records a period of tectonic realignment in the region, as the main sediment source began to transition from the Chukotkan orogeny to the west to a more local sediment source of the proximal Brooks Range to the south. Through detailed outcrop characterization and 3-D modeling of three exposed outcrops along the axial trend of the Colville Basin on the North Slope and the Upper section of the Nanushuk, this study clarifies the relative timing of the early Brookian …

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Students’ Writing Skills: An Examination Of The Agreement Between Teachers’ Judgments And Curriculum-Based Measurement In Written Expression, Emily Ann Watts

Theses - ALL

Nearly 75% of students in the United States of America are not meeting grade-level standards in the area of writing (NCES, 2012; Persky et al., 2003), despite this skill impacting students’ performances in other academic areas (Ray et al., 2016), and limiting students’ access to higher education (Addison & McGee, 2010), and opportunities for jobs in the adult workforce (National Commission on Writing, 2005). Because difficulties with early writing skills are associated with later writing skills deficits (Juel, 1988), it is crucial that educators accurately identify students in need of additional support in order to provide them with appropriate instruction. …

Exploring Experiential Education In The Online Learning Environment, Rhonda Sandberg

Theses and Dissertations

Research indicates that experiential learning enhances learning and increases student engagement. As online education in higher education increases, incorporating experiential learning into the online experience has been occurring. For this case study, interviews with five online instructional designers and three online instructors examined answers to the questions of how online instructional designers and online instructors define, value, and design experiential learning in their online courses. Insights regarding the benefits and challenges of designing online experiential learning are discussed. Online instructional designers discussed coaching online instructors through the process of designing experiential learning for their online courses. Online instructors expressed that …

Il-21 Signaling Promotes The Establishment Of Kshv Infection In Human Tonsil Lymphocytes By Increasing Differentiation And Targeting Of Plasma Cells, Nedaa Alomari, Jennifer Totonchy

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Introduction: Factors influencing Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) transmission and the early stages of KSHV infection in the human immune system remain poorly characterized. KSHV is known to extensively manipulate the host immune system and the cytokine milieu, and cytokines are known to influence the progression of KSHV-associated diseases. Our previous work identified the early targeting of plasma cells for KSHV infection. In this study, we examine whether IL-21, a cytokine known to profoundly influence plasma cell fate, influences the early stages of KSHV infection in B lymphocytes.

Methods: Using our unique model of ex vivo KSHV infection in tonsil lymphocytes, …

Shakespeare And The Supreme Court: How The Justices Reveal Their Ideologies By Referencing His Works, Rachel Anderson

Honors Projects

The works of William Shakespeare have been referenced many times throughout history, even by Supreme Court justices. Building off of an observation of a mock trial by James Shapiro, this project puts the utilization of Shakespeare from three Court opinions in relation to its context within the play and the opinion to examine what the reference reveals about the authoring justices' ideology. In doing so, this project concludes that the justices utilize Shakespeare's works in their opinions for various reasons, including to infuse their beliefs into their argument. This implies that Supreme Court justices do not base their opinions on …

2022-12-07_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/resources/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-dashboard.

First-dose tracker above is for entire Michigan Population. Coverage maps below are for age 5+.

Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Primary Series Doses Administered, Primary Series Doses by Vaccine, …