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The Efficiency Of A Udl-Based Program In Developing Language Skills And Social Interaction For Students With Asd, F. A. S. Al Taqatqa

Information Sciences Letters

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of a UDL-based program for enhancing the social communication abilities and expressive and receptive language skills of children with ASDs. Finding out how much the program still works to help autistic children with their expressive, receptive and social communication skills after a month of participation. A total of 20 males and females made up the study sample, which was randomly split into two groups: an experimental group (n = 10) and a control group (n = 10). The study found that, in the post-measurement on the expressive and receptive language …

The Effect Of Using Social Networks On Students Academic Performance In Saudi Universities, R. M. A Aloqlah

Information Sciences Letters

The purpose of this study was to ascertain, from the perspective of faculty members, the effect of utilizing SNSs on university students AP. The whole faculty of Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University made up the study population. Due to its applicability to the studys objectives, the researcher used the descriptive-analytic technique in this investigation. 287 randomly selected faculty members made up the studys sample. The study found that the usage of these sites in support of the educational process, and SNSs had a substantially favorable influence on the AP of university students. Additionally, social networking websites have a somewhat …

The Intersection Of Herbicide Policy, Exposure, And Health At The University Of Connecticut, Katherine Hayward

Honors Scholar Theses

Pesticides play an extremely complicated role in our everyday lives. From the water you use to make your coffee, to the breastmilk your neighbor provides for their child, to the lake your dog swims in, chemical pesticides or their byproducts have been found in nearly every corner of our lives. The chemicals used in synthetic herbicides, a subcategory of pesticides, have far reaching negative impacts on human health, biodiversity, and water quality. Despite there being numerous published studies on the relationships between pesticide exposures and health, there is still ongoing discord and controversy surrounding their role in our lives. After …

The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 23: So Long, Farewell: Students Step Into The Future, Anna Pak, Gloria Oh, Grace No, Solana Campbell, Ysabelle Fernando, Amelia Stefanescu, Brendan Oh, Bella Hamann, Terika Williams, Gabi Francisco, Abraham Bravo, Elizabeth Dovich

The Student Movement v. 107 (2022-2023)

HUMANS

Advice to Younger Selves, Interviewed by: Anna Pak

Finals Stress Management, Gloria Oh

Farewell to Pastor Dwight Nelson, Student Movement Staff

What does AANHPI Heritage Month Mean?, Grace No

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Currently: Reflecting on the Original Script, Solana Campbell

In Memory of K.V. Rathnam, Ysabelle Fernando

"The Deal" Premiers at Sonscreen Film Festival, Solana Campbell

Through Their Eyes: AANHPI Expression, Amelia Stefanescu

NEWS

A Night at AU: SASA Cultural Night, Solana Campbell

Interview with Professor Daniel Weber: Envision Magazine, Interviewed By: Brendan Oh

Interview with Gloria Oh: Transforming an Idea into Reality, Interviewed By: Brendan Oh

IDEAS

All …

Eliciting Opinions On Health Messaging During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Survey Study, Sienna Ruiz, Uzoma Charles Okere, Michelle Eggers, Catina O'Leary, Mary Politi, Fei Wan, Ashley J Housten

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Effective public health messaging has been necessary throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but stakeholders have struggled to communicate critical information to the public, especially in different types of locations such as urban and rural areas.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify opportunities to improve COVID-19 messages for community distribution in rural and urban settings and to summarize the findings to inform future messaging.

METHODS: We purposively sampled by region (urban or rural) and participant type (general public or health care professional) to survey participants about their opinions on 4 COVID-19 health messages. We designed open-ended survey questions and analyzed the …

Using Photography In Transition Programs For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder., Doralynn Runyon

Masters Projects

Transition programs on college campuses lack social-emotional and communication intervention methods to help students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) succeed. Social-emotional and communication challenges are believed to be lifelong, and the most difficult deficit to overcome for individuals with ASD (Wilson et al., 2021). Brown (2017) stated that support which includes help with executive function tasks and social-emotional relationships are crucial, which are areas overlooked when creating intervention programs on college campuses. This photography intervention will focus on college students diagnosed with ASD using photography as a means of alternate communication. Photography will augment and increase their communications skills giving …

Vibrational Communication Of Hebetica Sylviae, Jenna Howard

Honors College Theses

There are many different modalities animals use to communicate. Substrate-borne vibrational communication is one that is in the infancy of research, but widely used by many members of the animal kingdom. The systems by which one species of treehopper, Hebetica sylviae, utilizes vibrational communication has yet to be described due to the recent nature of its discovery. This study aims to answer basic, but vital, questions regarding the key vibrational signals Hebetica sylviae use for the purposes of courtship. There were several calls found to be important to the male including a long-range signal, characterized by pulse trains produced …

Catholicism Online: How The Church Is Communicating In The Visual Field, Alexandra Barfield

Honors Theses

ABSTRACT

Given the rise and importance of social media in the last two decades, religious institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, have an important place online to fulfill their mission and belief of spreading the Gospel message. Communicating this message on social media and with contemporary marketing practices is an opportunity and a challenge for churches, Catholics, and apostolates alike. In this study, I analyze a variety of Catholic-related Instagram accounts and interview individuals involved in Church management and content creation. This primary research is prefaced with secondary research exploring the status of the Catholic Church in the United States, …

Moodify, Jiaqi Liu

Theses

Abstract Degree: Master of Fine Arts Program: Visual Communication Design Authors Name: Jiaqi Liu Advisors Name: Mike Strobert; Adam Smith Thesis Title: Moodify This paper proposes a research and solution to address the major psychological risk factor of pathological rumination, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and other chronic conditions. Rumination and worry are identified as key components of mental illnesses and may be underpinned by the same cognitive process. This paper proposes a combined approach of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) treatments to reduce worry and/or rumination. The proposed solution aims to assist users in …

Impressionist Composition Techniques In Modern Percussion Literature, David Scott Strait

Masters Theses

The purpose of this lecture recital was to explore the substantive contributions of impressionist composition techniques in contemporary percussion literature. Research was conducted by means of harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic analysis of contemporary works for solo marimba, marimba and electronics, and snare drum and electronics, as well as background research on composers of those works. Percussion composers Russell Wharton, Ivan Trevino, and Ian T. Jones utilize modern technology in their compositions as well as compositional techniques stemming from the Impressionist movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In Impressionist composition, musical elements such as texture, non-pulsatic rhythm, and …

Traditional Festival Food's Packaging: A Display Design Research In The Context Of Cultural Confidence, Zhang Yu, Chen Lei

Food and Machinery

Taking the display design research on traditional festival food's packaging as a point of penetration, this paper discusses about its display features and way of expression in the context of cultural confidence. At first, the paper analyses and summarizes traditional festival food packaging's current situation. Then, it concludes the display features of traditional festival food packaging's design throughout elucidating its concept. Finally, it probes into the packaging display design's expression way. Traditional festival food's packaging should comply with the tendency of today's aesthetic idea and the consumer development. The packaging's display design features could be started with its way of …

The Artist's Arsenal: Hiv+ Women Artists, The ‘War On Aids’, And Reclaiming Illness Narratives, Mekha Varghese

Art and Art History Honors Papers

This work uses the methodologies of both art history and medical sociology through the ‘syndemic’ framework to engage in close readings of two selected artworks, Exit (1997) by Nancer LeMoins and Violation of Africa (1984) by Affrekka Jefferson. An interdisciplinary approach to these works enables consideration of how multiple marginalized identities—i.e., living with a stigmatized illness, being a woman, being LGBTQIA+, being a person of color—appear in visual art and shape illness experience; these ideas are investigated through a formal and iconographic reading of the selected artworks. Placing art as the foundation of this analysis reveals its astounding impact and …

Winthrop University Undergraduate Scholarship & Creative Activity 2023, Undergraduate Research Office, Winthrop University

Abstract Books

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A Study On The Design Of Public Speaking Preparation And Social Anxiety In Young People, Jacqueline Qiu

Theses

Modern society is demanding more and more from young people. Young people need expertise and speech skills to succeed professionally. These skills need to be good enough to be appreciated and recognized in public presentations. However, most young people need clarification when it comes to speaking. They must integrate their expertise, presentation slides efficiently, and other speech skills so that the audience or leaders can comprehend. The people who are the best at public speaking become the most successful. This paper concerns a study on speech experience, presentation skills, and presentation effectiveness as indicators to improve presentations. This project was …

Influence Of Ambient Water Coloration On Habitat And Conspecific Choice In The Female Lake Malawi Cichlid, Metriaclima Zebra, Noori Choi, Nicolas Mathevon, Eileen A. Hebets, Marilyn Beauchaud

Eileen Hebets Publications

Female cichlid fish living in African great lakes are known to have sensory systems that are adapted to ambient light environments. These sensory system adaptations are hypothesized to have influenced the evolution of the diverse male nuptial coloration. In rock-dwelling Lake Malawi mbuna cichlids, however, the extent to which ambient light environments influence female sensory systems and potentially associated male nuptial coloration remains unknown. Yet, the ubiquitous blue flank coloration and UV reflection of male mbuna cichlids suggest the potential impacts of the blue-shifted ambient light environment on these cichlid’s visual perception and male nuptial coloration in the shallow water …

Approved Programs 4-18-23, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

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Programs Committee Agenda 4-18-23, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

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Ucc Meeting Minutes 4-18-23, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

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Ucc Minutes 4-18-23, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

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The Daily Gamecock: Play It Back, April 2023, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

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Ontogeny Of Sleeping Behaviour In Four Solitary Species Of Anolis Lizards, Joseph C. Barnett, Steven Poe

Biology ETDs

Despite the nearly ubiquitous nature of sleep in the animal kingdom, behavioural research on sleep has focused on a few model organisms and widespread behaviours studied in artificial laboratory settings. In this study, we examine the ontogeny of sleeping perch selection in four closely related species of arboreal lizard in situ. The study species each occupy similar habitats and share "solitary" ecology wherein potential lizard competitors are absent, thus providing four partially independent replicates with which to test hypotheses. We find that structural niche, analysed as perch height, varies by age and sex. Males sleep higher than females and adults …

Drones As A Teaching Instrument In The Social Studies Classroom, Michele Morgan

Undergraduate Research Conference

Drones have been considered a hot new technology for classrooms, albeit somewhat inaccessible. They can often be found in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) settings, in classrooms offering Gifted and Talented (GT) programming, or in advanced high school classrooms. It is rarely seen in elementary social studies classrooms, however. And that intrigued me. Could drones become accessible tools for elementary classrooms? We were determined to find out.

Trauma-Informed Design, Annie Canfield

Student Research Symposium

Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection is a non-profit organization in Cache valley that serves refugees and immigrants from over 36 countries. The mission of CRIC is to, “promote integration, economic self-sufficiency, and positive connections among refugees, immigrants, and the wider community through two-way education, improved access to existing services, and development of new services.” To help them best serve their clients, this project is an exploration of how the 6 PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE can reach beyond human communication into the physical built environment.

The Rider (2023-04-10), Verilu Infante

The Rider Archives

Vol.8 No.25

The Communication Culture Of Flourishing Churches, Ronald Drake Jenkins

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study provides qualitative phenomenological observations that analyze and describe communication styles in ten flourishing churches. Practicing Christians contribute significantly to our society and culture. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the communication cultural themes within healthy and flourishing churches. The parameters of this study were limited to ten churches found on the Outreach Magazine Top-100 largest and fastest growing churches in America. Each of these churches was visited one time during a Sunday morning service. During this process, this researcher was a participant observer, examining and flourishing themes in real-time while observing the ten churches. People …

Neon In Nevada: A Case Study In Statewide Collaboration, Amy J. Hunsaker, Cory Lampert, Teresa Auch Schultz

Journal of Western Archives

Neon signs in Nevada capture the spirit of glitzy gambling meccas, boom and bust towns, and frontier settlements that dot the vast geography of this unique state. However, many iconic and hidden signs are in constant danger of disappearing as populations shift and the elements naturally break down the physical aspects of the signs. In addition, neon signs in Reno and remote, Northern Nevada locales have remained relatively undiscovered. UNLV has had a long history of documenting the art of neon and has partnered with the Neon Museum in Las Vegas to preserve this rapidly disappearing cultural heritage. Digital Humanities …

Critical Computation: Mixed-Methods Approaches To Big Language Data Analysis, Josephine Lukito, Meredith L. Pruden

Open Access Publishing Fund Collection

In this theoretical piece, we discuss the limitations of using purely computational techniques to study big language data produced by people online. Instead, we advocate for mixed-method approaches that are able to more critically evaluate and consider the individual and social impact of this data. We propose one approach that combines qualitative, traditional quantitative, and computational methods for the study of language and text. Such approaches leverage the speed and expediency of computational tools while also highlighting the value of qualitative methods in critically assessing the outcome of computational results. In addition to this, we highlight two considerations for communication …

Building Management Responsibilities For Access Services, David W. Bottorff, David Mccaslin, Katherine Furlong

Library

Access Services staff, especially those in circulation, often act as the conduit for space management and library building maintenance. Overseeing the evolving physical aspects of a library can encompass a variety of challenges. The access services department possesses a unique perspective from its frontline service point and can oversee certain facility-related issues within a library operation.

Promoting Information And Visual Literacy Skills In Undergraduate Students Using Infographics, Nicole Kalaf-Hughes

Political Science Faculty Publications

Because research and communication proficiency is ubiquitous in the academic and professional world, teaching students the necessary information literacy (IL) and visual literacy (VL) skills has become increasingly important. Integrating IL and VL pedagogy into substantive coursework can enhance students’ comprehension of the material and teach them to make a meaningful contribution to public awareness and understanding of political science. Yet, faculty often find it challenging to include instruction in these skills with necessary coverage of substantive course material. This article discusses the use of an infographic assignment in an introductory American government course as a tool to teach literacy …

The Making Of Pasolini's Poetic Cinema, Sarah Atkinson

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

This dissertation is a study of how Pier Paolo Pasolini pioneered representations of otherness through a new kind of mimesis of the gaze. For the poet-filmmaker, cinema offered a liberating way to represent plural subjectivities through expressive modes that transcend verbal language. Central to his theory of poetic cinema is free indirect discourse, a literary technique wherein a narrator temporarily enters a character’s frame of mind and adopts their distinct point of view. When adapted to film, it becomes a strategy for representing alternative perspectives which allows the audience to experience concrete social difference and highlights nuances that may otherwise …