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Perceptions Of Professionals, Faculty, And Students Regarding The Implementation Of An Agricultural Communications Degree Program In The United Kingdom, Jefferson D. Miller, Abby Davis, Kobina Danful Fanyinkah, Alex Mcleod, Cassandra Cox, Jill Rucker

Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of professionals, faculty, and students regarding the implementation of an agricultural communications degree program in the United Kingdom (U.K). It aimed to gather detailed opinions to aid in the planning of future agricultural communications curricula in the U.K., where no formal academic programs in this discipline exist in higher education. This study used a qualitative approach in the form of interviews to gain in-depth opinions on four different research objectives. Participants were pooled from three different demographic groups in the U.K: industry professionals, faculty, and students. These stakeholder expressed that …

Truth Bounties: A Market Solution To Fake News, Yonathan A. Arbel, Michael D. Gilbert

Articles

False information poses a threat to individuals, groups, and society. Many people struggle to judge the veracity of the information around them, whether that information travels through newspapers, talk radio, TV, or social media. Concerned with the spread of misinformation and harmful falsehoods, much of the policy, popular, and scholarly conversation today revolves around proposals to expand the regulation of individuals, platforms, and the media. While more regulation may seem inevitable, it faces constitutional and political hurdles. Furthermore, regulation can have undesirable side effects and be ripe for abuse by powerful actors, public and private.

This Article presents an alternative …

A Scholarly Judge: The Honorable William Holcombe Pryor Jr., Kenneth M. Rosen

Articles

No abstract provided.

The Information Age For Education Via Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning: A Bibliometric And Systematic Literature Analysis, Hassan Abuhassna, Fareed Awae, Mohamad A.B.M. Adnan, Mahyudin Daud, Abdulla S.B. Almheiri

All Works

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in education is a rapidly evolving field, yet the long-term implications and actual impacts on student learning outcomes require more in-depth study. Address this gap, our study offers a novel approach combining bibliometric analysis and a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), guided by the PRISMA methodology. The first phase, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis, identified key nations, educational institutions, journals, keywords, and influential authors in the realm of AI/ML in educational settings. This phase provided a macro-level understanding of the field’s landscape, showcasing the global and interdisciplinary nature of AI/ML research in …

The Phenomenon Of Cyberbullying: A Comprehensive Literature Review, G. Slanbekova, А. Turgumbayeva, M. Umurkulova, D. Mukhamedkarimova, М. Chung

All Works

This article review explores the multifaceted phenomenon of cyberbullying within the contemporary digital landscape. The research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of cyberbullying by synthesizing key findings from a diverse range of scholarly works. The purpose of this scientific inquiry is to unravel the complex dimensions of cyberbullying, emphasizing its diverse forms, prevalence across demographics, and the profound psychological impact on victims. The research methodology involves a systematic literature review, wherein relevant articles are identified, selected, and critically evaluated. An extensive and systematic search for relevant articles from peer-reviewed journals prioritized publications from the last decade to analyze recent …

Epidemiology And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Mycobacterium Spp. In The United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Analysis Of 12 Years Of National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Data, Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Peter S. Nyasulu, Farida Al Hosani, Maya Habous, Stefan Weber, Fouzia Jabeen, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Abiola Senok, Dean B. Everett, Adnan Alatoom, Agnes-Sonnevend-Pal, Ahmed Abdulkareem Al Hammadi, Ahmed Elhag Ahmed, Ahmed F. Yousef, Alaa M.M. Enshasy, Amal Mubarak Madhi, Amna Alblooshi, Andreas Podbielski, Anju Nabi, Anup Shashikant Poddar, Arun Kumar Jha, Ayesha Abdulla Al Marzooqi, Bashir Aden, Dean Everett, Deeba Jafri

All Works

Introduction: The Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) region accounts for almost 8% of all global Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) cases, with TB incidence rates ranging from 1 per 100,000 per year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 204 per 100,000 in Djibouti. The national surveillance data from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region on the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance trends of TB, including MDR-TB remains scarce. Methods: A retrospective 12-year analysis of N = 8,086 non-duplicate diagnostic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB complex) isolates from the UAE was conducted. Data were generated through routine patient care during the 2010–2021 …

Unlocking The Potential Of Simulated Hyperspectral Imaging In Agro Environmental Analysis: A Comprehensive Study Of Algorithmic Approaches, Shafaq Khan, Munir Majdalawieh, Boubakeur Boufama, Yajan Sharma, Ashwitha Basani

All Works

This study focuses on identifying and evaluating the severity of powdery mildew disease in tomato plants. The uniqueness of this work lies in combining the imaging and advanced deep learning methods to develop a technique that transforms Red Green Blue (RGB) images into Simulated Hyperspectral Images (SHSI) to perform spectral and spatial analysis for precise detection and assessment of powdery mildew severity, thereby enhancing disease management. Furthermore, this research evaluates three advanced pre-trained VGG16 models, ResNet50 and EfficientNet-B7 algorithms for image preprocessing and feature extraction. Extracted features are passed to a neural network generator model to convert RGB image features …

Integrated Energy-Efficient Distributed Link Stability Algorithm For Uav Networks, Altaf Hussain, Shuaiyong Li, Tariq Hussain, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Farman Ali, Ahmed Alhomoud, Babar Shah

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Ad hoc networks offer promising applications due to their ease of use, installation, and deployment, as they do not require a centralized control entity. In these networks, nodes function as senders, receivers, and routers. One such network is the Flying Ad hoc Network (FANET), where nodes operate in three dimensions (3D) using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that are remotely controlled. With the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), these nodes form an IoT-enabled network called the Internet of UAVs (IoU). However, the airborne nodes in FANET consume high energy due to their payloads and low-power batteries. An optimal routing …

The Cancellation Station Podcast: The Controversies Of Canceling, Quinn Rauchenecker

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The term “Cancel Culture” has had a firm grasp on mainstream culture and disagreements about whether it is doing more harm than good. While the initial intention of the widespread term was created for good, it is now in a space of critique. For my thesis, I use the creative means of podcasting to explore cancel culture and its controversies.

A Reputation-Based Aodv Protocol For Blackhole And Malfunction Nodes Detection And Avoidance, Qussai M. Yaseen, Monther Aldwairi, Ahmad Manasrah

All Works

Enhancing the security of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) improves the usability of their applications. Therefore, finding solutions to various attacks, such as the blackhole attack, is crucial for the success of WSN applications. This paper proposes an enhanced version of the AODV (Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector) protocol capable of detecting blackholes and malfunctioning benign nodes in WSNs, thereby avoiding them when delivering packets. The proposed version employs a network-based reputation system to select the best and most secure path to a destination. To achieve this goal, the proposed version utilizes the Watchdogs/Pathrater mechanisms in AODV to gather and broadcast …

Dna Barcoding Reveals A New Population Of The Threatened Atlantic Forest Frog Sphaenorhynchus Canga, Diego J. Santana, Andre Yves, Elvis A. Pereira, Priscila S. Carvalho, Lucio M. C. Lima, Henrique C. Costa, Don Shepard

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Species identification plays a significant role in biodiversity conservation. As many species remain unrecognized, particularly in neotropical hotspots like the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (AF), novel molecular techniques are being widely employed to bridge this gap. In this study, we used DNA barcoding and phylogenetic tools to identify a new population of Sphaenorynchus canga in the central region of the Brazilian AF. Our results extend the species’ known distribution by approximately 200 km to the south, encompassing a different mountain range than its type locality (Serra do Espinhaço). This disjunct distribution, while not uncommon among amphibians, suggests a historical connection between …

Myxomycetes Of Subantarctic Macquarie Island, Steven L. Stephenson

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

An expedition to subantarctic Macquarie Island was carried out during the period of late January to early May of 1995 with the objective of documenting myxomycete biodiversity. Collecting on the island yielded 412 field collections, with another 14 collections were obtained with the use of the moist chamber culture technique. A total of twenty-six species representing 13 genera was recorded. This is the largest set of data yet available on the myxomycetes associated with any high-latitude area of the Southern Hemisphere. Prior to the expedition, only a single species was known from Macquarie Island. The purpose of this paper is …

Effect Of Esol Co-Teacher Certification On Student Achievement In High School Core Content Areas In A Georgia Suburban School District, Megan Devoss, Robert A. Griffin, Diana Mindrila

Georgia Educational Researcher

This quantitative study investigated the relationship between ESOL co-teacher content certification and student achievement in secondary classrooms. The sample consisted of English Learners (ELs; N = 185) in a suburban district in Georgia. The study focused on three core content subjects: Algebra, Biology, and Economics. Content certification was verified through a state agency, and student achievement was assessed using Georgia Milestones test scores. A range of statistical tests, including descriptive and multilevel regression analyses, were employed to analyze the data. The results indicated that Milestones grade conversion scores were higher when teachers had dual certification (M = 65.63, SD …

Portraits Of A Rural Georgia High School Stem Program, Jonathan L. Garner, Gwen Scott Ruttencutter, Forrest R. Parker Iii

Georgia Educational Researcher

This research examined school personnel’s strategies and practices responsible for increasing student science proficiency at a certified rural high school STEM program. In the United States, difficulties have developed in adequately preparing students for careers in STEM sectors, especially in secondary education. This trend has led to increased difficulties for high school graduates competing globally for high-paying jobs. Rural schools have been especially susceptible to inadequately preparing their students academically. I used qualitative research portraiture to generate a mental image of the STEM program at the selected high school. I interviewed three teachers and two administrators in a certified rural …

Values Of Gifted Specialists As A Professional Identity, Bailey Nafziger, Seth Kaesler

Georgia Educational Researcher

Educators of gifted students (gifted specialists) face unique systematic and personal barriers daily. While programs for gifted students are mandated in most states, including Georgia, implementation choices such as identification processes, delivery models, and teacher training requirements often fall on local agencies and budgets. Gifted specialists must have a strong sense of agency to advocate for their students and programs. This study contrasts the values, beliefs, and attitudes of middle-level teachers who have taught in an honors program and gifted specialists with a gifted teacher endorsement or certificate. The two expert groups were established to contrast how teachers who self-identify …

2024 Georgia Southern University Football Roster, Georgia Southern University

Men's Football Records

No abstract provided.

Denny Design For The Gretsch Company, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

With original work spanning 1998–2024, this collection consists of materials created by graphic designer Don Denny for the Gretsch Company. The materials include digital project files, physical samples of digital products, photographs, and historic printed materials documenting the Gretsch Company’s history.

Graduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Great Southern Food Community: Snapshot Report, Isabelle Chiera, Jess Doe, Amanda Devine, Melissa Stoneham, Stephanie L. Godrich

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Food security refers to the adequate physical, social, and economic access to healthy food at all times. The Great Southern Food Community project aimed to identify, map, evaluate and strengthen food security initiatives across the region, to support food security action. This report outlines the findings from the Great Southern Food Community project, detailing the different types of food security initiatives operating within the region. It provides a summary of how Great Southern initiatives are contributing to food security systems change, and how they are working in partnership to deliver their food security initiatives. Based on these findings, region-based recommendations …

How Chatbots Augment Human Intelligence In Customer Services: A Mixed-Methods Study, Xiaolin Lin, Xuequn Wang, Bin Shao, Joseph Taylor

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Although artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled chatbots have been increasingly incorporated into firms’ business processes, such as customer service, they are still ineffective at handling unstructured tasks. Therefore, organizations might adopt chatbots to cut down the workforce for structured tasks and augment the remaining employees in unstructured tasks. Although there are substantial workforce implications for rebalancing work activities, few studies have assessed chatbots from the augmentation angle by focusing on employees’ performance, perhaps because of the lack of a theoretical foundation and research on this new phenomenon within organizations. Using a mixed-methods design, we developed a model illustrating the impact of chatbots …

Perceived Interprofessional Learning Readiness In Healthcare Profession: A Cross-Sectional Study, Shashidhara Yn, Siva N, Elissa Ladd, Selvam Ramachandran, Baby S Nayak, Binil Velayudhan

Health Professions Education

Introduction: Interprofessional education has gained considerable attention as a practical approach to enhancing collaborative and patient-centered care in healthcare. To effectively prepare future healthcare professionals for successful interprofessional collaboration, assessing their readiness and identifying improvement areas is essential. This research aims to investigate the readiness of health profession students for interprofessional learning.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among health profession students from multiple disciplines, including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. The demographic proforma and standardized Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) were used in the study to collect the data. The data were analyzed using …

Lean In Louder, Peter Ferguson

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

Lean In Louder aims to do more than showcase; it seeks to empower, educate, and act as a catalyst for scholars, adults, communities, and co-conspirators to enhance and elevate youth voices. The following pages will include foundational and tangible ways to exemplify equity and elevate scholars' voices. This will consist of links to selected resources and exercises/activities to support best-practice youth development engagement around scholars' voices. You can scan the QR Code for regularly updated activities, practices, supports, examples, journal addendums, and scholar and practitioner resources to develop the mindset and practice of "leaning in louder" to elevate scholars' voices.

Using A Collaborative Learning Health System Approach To Improve Disease Activity Outcomes In Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis In The Pediatric Rheumatology Care And Outcomes Improvement Network, Julia G Harris, Catherine A Bingham, Sheetal S Vora, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner, Michelle Batthish, Danielle R Bullock, Jon M Burnham, Danielle C Fair, Kerry Ferraro, Suhas Ganguli, Mileka Gilbert, Beth S Gottlieb, Olha Halyabar, Melissa M Hazen, Ronald M Laxer, Tzielan C Lee, Alice Liu, Daniel J Lovell, Melissa L Mannion, Edward J Oberle, Nancy Pan, Michael Shishov, Jennifer E Weiss, Esi M Morgan

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

INTRODUCTION: The Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network (PR-COIN) is a North American learning health network focused on improving outcomes of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). JIA is a chronic autoimmune disease that can lead to morbidity related to persistent joint and ocular inflammation. PR-COIN has a shared patient registry that tracks twenty quality measures including ten outcome measures of which six are related to disease activity. The network's global aim, set in 2021, was to increase the percent of patients with oligoarticular or polyarticular JIA that had an inactive or low disease activity state from 76% to …

Increasing Education And Staff Knowledge Of Delirium Care: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project, Serena Martinath

Master's Theses and Capstones

Introduction At a small, community hospital in Massachusetts a gap analysis was conducted leading to a quality improvement project to increase staff education and knowledge regarding delirium and evidence-based best practices for delirium care. Delirium is a growing, often under recognized medical condition that occurs in hospitalized patients (Loftus & Wiesenfeld, 2017). Delirium is characterized by acute changes in congnition, level of consciousness, and attention (Loftus & Wiesenfeld, 2017). A better understanding of this condition is expected to result in improved patient care.

Methods The clinical microsystem studied in this gap analysis project was assessed by using the AHRQ Gap …

Enhancing Inpatient Sleep Quality In Patients On An Intermediate Care Unit Through Healthcare Staff Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Avery B. Drouin

Master's Theses and Capstones

Background

In the Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU), patients often suffer from poor sleep quality due to continuous overnight care and inherent hospital environment noise. Poor sleep can adversely affect recovery, especially for cardiac patients, who constitute a significant portion of the IMCU population. Improving sleep quality in these patients is essential for their recovery and overall well-being.

Local Problem

Despite the importance of adequate sleep, only 47% of patients in the hospital that houses the microsystem reported a quiet environment at night using the Hospital Compare online survey platform. Disruptions from alarms, phones, and care activities significantly impact sleep quality, …

Using Education To Confidently Identify And Report Concerns Of Child Abuse And Neglect: A Qualitative Improvement Initiative Through Staff Development, Sarah E. Neilson

Master's Theses and Capstones

BACKGROUND: Pre-licensure education on child abuse and neglect is crucial for nurses in the healthcare field. It helps to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively identify, report, and intervene in cases of child abuse and neglect. Having this education available and understanding the signs and effects of child abuse and neglect, empowers nurses to take quick and decisive action in early intervention and prevention. Within the microsystem of a local Operating Room (OR), this quality improvement (QI) project will determine the muchneeded addition to the healthcare curriculum.

METHODS: The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) framework was …

Improving Discharge Education Quality In Urgent Care Settings: A Quality Improvement Project, Brielle N. Patscheider

Master's Theses and Capstones

BACKGROUND:

Effective discharge education is vital for improving patient care by enhancing health outcomes and reducing hospital readmission. When patients receive thorough and personalized discharge instructions, they are better able to manage their health, follow treatment plans, and identify symptoms needing further attention. This not only boosts patient satisfaction and safety but also reduces the strain on healthcare systems by decreasing preventable readmissions.

LOCAL PROBLEM:

Urgent care facilities serve diverse populations with a range of common, non-emergency ailments. The rapid service and walk-in availability often lead to a high volume of patients with diverse and complex medical needs. To eliminate …

A Quality Improvement Initiative To Redefine The Process Of Instrument Decontamination From The Surgical Field In The Operating Room To The Sterile Processing Department., Nicole Dannett Denton

Master's Theses and Capstones

Background: The Operating Room (OR) faces a significant challenge with the increasing presence of bioburdens on instruments. Research-based on evidence has demonstrated the critical role of precleaning at the point of care with sterile water in reducing bioburden incidence. While current practices recommend the use of an enzymatic solution post-procedure to spray instruments, it is clear that a more comprehensive approach is needed to effectively manage bioburdens and reduce the risk of Surgical Site Infections (SSI).

Methods: Utilizing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to create a Quality Improvement (QI) solution, the project leader recommended using sterile water at the point of …

Improving Postpartum Depression Education Within The Microsystem, Mackenzie A. Sturdevant

Master's Theses and Capstones

BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant mental health issue affecting a substantial percentage of new mothers, ranging from "baby blues" to severe forms like postpartum psychosis. Maternity nurses play a crucial role in early detection and education due to the gap in postpartum care follow-up appointments, which can delay necessary interventions.

LOCAL PROBLEM: Despite the critical role of maternity nurses, there is variability in their preparedness to educate and support patients regarding PPD during the immediate postpartum period. This study aims to enhance maternity nurses' knowledge and confidence in providing PPD education through a quality improvement (QI) project within …

Improving Patient Handoff In The Emergency Department Microsystem, Alahna V. Kinney-Sandefur

Master's Theses and Capstones

Abstract

Background: Gaps in communication in the patient handoff process have been directly linked to patient safety errors and unwanted patient outcomes. The reviewed literature highlights multiple factors impacting the handoff process and unanimously conclude that a standardized handoff process is necessary in maintaining a high standard of patient safety and a minimization of safety errors.

Methods: This intervention took place in an 86-bed, acute care facility, a level III trauma center macrosystem with implementation of this project taking place in the emergency department and medical/surgical microsystems. Utilizing the Plan, Do, Study, Act framework over a total of eight weeks, …