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Armed Conflict And Household Water Sources, George Naufal, Michael A. Malcolm, Vidya Diwakar

Economics & Finance Faculty Publications

Access to safe drinking water is among the most important determinants of public health outcomes. We pair household-level data from Iraq together with data on armed conflict and adopt a generalized difference-in-differences approach to study the relationship between household drinking water sources and armed conflict intensity. We find that households located in conflict-affected areas are more likely to use piped water accessed at their homes or bottled water as their primary source of drinking water, but are less likely to use public water sources or tanked water delivered on trucks and carts. We explore the temporal dynamics of these adjustments …

Student Engagement In The Communication Classroom: An Intervention To Encourage Student Success, Jay Baglia, Elissa Foster, Kendra Knight, Stephanie Grau

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

Universities implement a variety of interventions to address student engagement and retention. This is especially true post-pandemic as faculty attempt to return to a pre-pandemic structure. Emerging adulthood aligns with the personal responsibility demanded of college students as well as changes in personal growth. In the current climate, stress has been shown to negatively impact executive functioning, the cognitive processes necessary for academic success. This essay describes an intervention encouraging student self-reflexivity around processes for engagement, academic success, and retention. Communication Fundamentals for College Success—a 5-week, two-credit workshop—was developed and delivered by the authors. Curriculum focused on time management, study …

Mapping The Ferment: Mediated Communication Research In Cios-Indexed Journals From 1970-2020, David J. Atkin, Kenneth A. Lachlan, Timothy D. Stephen, Carolyn Lagoe

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This study profiles scholarly publishing in the domain of mediated communication, based on an analysis of media-themed communication journals—as indexed in the CIOS’s ComAbstracts database—from 1970–2020. Analysis of 22,300 articles from media-themed scholarly journals paints a portrait of scholarly publishing configurations across the domains of Journalism and Communication. Criterion articles were subjected to cluster analysis that yielded a comprehensive unified field portrait of interlinkages among topical pairings encompassing 58 topical categories. Results suggest that just 7 of our 37 criterion journal outlets date to the 1970s, 6 additional titles were launched in the 1980s, 10 more in the 1990s, and …

Environment And Belief: Investigating The Dakota Archeological Record, Anna Kay Wiitanen-Eggen

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The oral traditions and histories of a people’s belief systems are one means by which the relationships between a people and their environment are embodied. Environmental aspects of a people’s belief system are reflected in their use of their habited space(s) because beliefs help structure actions. Ergo, an examination of a people’s oral traditions and histories has the potential to provide valuable insight to the archeological record of the places potentially occupied by their ancestors or close relatives. Investigation of this aspect of archeology is a relatively new pursuit and is almost completely unexplored in Minnesota. The relationship between the …

The Impact Of Well-Designed Graphics And Multimedia On Student Engagement And Learning In Online Classes, Joseph E. Lloyd

Graduate Thesis and Dissertation 2023-2024

The purpose of this research study was to examine the graphical redesign of an online Psychology course and determine the impact of that redesign on student engagement in the course, and students’ perceptions of the course, and the impact of the redesign elements on their learning. It also examined whether this redesign impacted students’ performance in the course. The results from this study could provide insights for instructors, instructional designers, and graphic designers on how the inclusion of such graphics affects student engagement and learning. In addition, how the students view their own engagement and learning with the addition of …

Who Is "Women's Health" For? Lgbtq+ Inclusion In Sexual And Reproductive Health Care, Evan Thomas England

Doctoral Dissertations

Throughout modern Western history, access to fully affirming and supportive sexual and reproductive health care (SRH) has been denied to most women and sexual and gender minorities. Also, as demonstrated by the ubiquity of the term “women’s health,” SRH often reflects a cisgender heterosexual (cishet) women-centered approach, alienating transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, and sexual minority individuals who are not cishet women but are in equal need of the same life-saving screenings, treatments, and counseling services. Due to the operationalization and reproduction of gendered ideologies and unequal social hierarchies within SRH, inadequate access to quality sexual health education for youth, and …

Pristine Or Perilous? Evaluating The Risks Of Cyanotoxin Production, Exposure, And Accumulation In Gye Lakes, Katherine Low

Doctoral Dissertations

Toxins produced by cyanobacteria (hereafter, cyanotoxins) are among the most lethal known biotoxins. Cyanotoxin exposure is assumed to occur mainly through direct contact with surface-bloom-forming cyanobacteria that are most commonly observed in warm, nutrient-rich lakes. However, recent observations of cyanotoxin accumulation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area where cyanobacteria blooms are rarely observed, have raised concerns over wildlife health in this highly protected region. In response, we sampled twelve clear-water lakes in the GYE to identify potential sources of cyanotoxins (particularly the neurotoxin beta-methylamino-L-alanine, BMAA), exposure routes, and health risks.Despite nutrient limitations and cool water temperatures, the sampled …

Childhood Dairy Consumption Is Associated With Lower Age Of Menarche In A National Representative Sample Of Us Women, Jacqueline Vernarelli, Sara Szollosy

Public Health Faculty Publications

Background and aims: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and leader in cancer-related deaths among women with a variety of established risk factors.

Methods Data from a nationally representative sample of 5,574 women who participated in the 2015–2018 NHANES was used to evaluate the correlation of childhood and adolescent dairy milk consumption and age of menarche. Reproductive history was asked of women > 12y. Data regarding dairy consumption between the ages of 5–12 was available for women > 20y. Survey regression models were used to calculate adjusted age of menarche for categories of dairy consumption after adjusting for relevant confounders.

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Alabama Postcards, Katie Nethery

Theses

I chose to write Alabama Postcards to give my reader a clear view of what different areas of Alabama are like, as well as the kinds of people you can find there, based on personal experiences throughout life. I also feel these essays serve as a memoir about my family and how they have helped shape me into who I am today, even those I never got to meet. I chose to use “postcards” in the title since I chose to write about different areas of Alabama, and aimed to give my reader a clear image of what these towns …

Evaluation Of Gene-Gene Interaction Between The Interleukin (Il)-2 And Il-2ra Gene Polymorphisms In Schizophrenia Patients In The Turkish Population, Kursat Ozdilli, Hasan Mervan Aytac, Fatima Ceren Tuncel, Yasemin Oyaci, Mustafa Pehlivan, Sacide Pehlivan

Neurosciences

Objectives: To evaluate the genetic polymorphisms in IL-2 and IL-2RA genes in schizophrenia (SCZ) patients by comparing them with healthy controls. Methods: A sample of 127 patients with SCZ and 100 healthy volunteers were included in the case-control study. These individuals were consecutively selected from the Malazgirt State Hospital Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic in Mus, Turkey, over the three months from October 2020 to December 2020. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders, Clinician Version (SCID-5-CV) was used to confirm the diagnosis according to the DSM-5 criteria. In addition, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to determine gene …

Who Prequalifies A Second Malaria Vaccine, A Significant Milestone In Prevention Of The Disease

Neurosciences

No abstract provided.

Unraveling Morphology, Methylation Profiling, And Diagnostic Challenges In Braf-Mutant Pediatric Glial And Glioneuronal Tumors, Murad Alturkustani

Neurosciences

Objectives: To elucidate the relationship between DNA methylation profiling (DMP) and pathological diagnosis (PD) in pediatric glial and glioneuronal tumors with B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (BRAF) mutations, addressing their diagnostic challenges. Methods: This retrospective study, conducted in Saudi Arabia, analyzed 47 cases from the Children’s Brain Tumor Network online database using scanned images, next-generation sequencing data, and methylation profiles processed using the Heidelberg methylation brain tumor classifiers v12.5 and v12.8. The data was last access on 10 November 2023. Results: The highest prevalence of BRAF mutations was observed in pilocytic astrocytoma and ganglioglioma. The DMP was consistent with PD in …

Water Quality Contaminants Long-Term Spatial Analysis Along The Upper Clark Fork River Superfund Site Between Warm Springs And Garrison, Montana, Raegan Michele Osentowski

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Long-term data of heavy metal contaminants, cadmium, copper, lead, arsenic, and zinc were compiled from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ, and the United States Geological Survey, USGS, to investigate the effects of remediation on water quality along the upper Clark Fork River superfund site. Long-term data sets were analyzed at CFR-03A, CFR-27H, CFR-34, and SS-25 along the upper Clark Fork River and Silver Bow Creek. CFR-03A and CFR-27H had full remediation in the immediate vicinity, SS-25 had on-going remediation in the immediate vicinity, and CFR-34 had no remediation in the immediate vicinity. Analysis of heavy metal contaminants is …

A Review Of The Hierarchy Of Plithogenic, Neutrosophic, And Fuzzy Graphs: Survey And Applications, Takaaki Fujita, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

As many readers may know, graph theory is a fundamental branch of mathematics that examines networks consisting of nodes and edges, with a focus on their paths, structures, and properties [157]. A Fuzzy Graph extends this concept by assigning a membership degree between 0 and 1 to each edge and vertex, capturing the level of uncertainty. Expanding on this idea, the Turiyam Neutrosophic Graph was introduced as an extension of both Neutrosophic and Fuzzy Graphs. Plithogenic graphs, in turn, offer a powerful approach for managing uncertainty. In this paper, we explore the relationships among various graph classes, including Plithogenic graphs, …

Neighborhood Deprivation And Risk Of Readmission Among Young Patients With Ami: Insights From The Virgo Study, Xiaoya Sun

Public Health Theses

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of deaths in women younger than 55 years old. However, current knowledge is limited on how neighborhood deprivation influences the risk of AMI readmission in this population. We evaluated the associations of area deprivation index (ADI) on the risk of readmission 1-year post-AMI in young adults with AMI. Methods: We use data from the VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients) study- the largest study of young patients with AMI in the US. Neighborhood deprivation was assessed using an ADI score, which was calculated using …

Association Of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Approval On Suicide Rates Among Patients With Cancer: A Pre-Post Analysis With Seer, Rachel Wang

Public Health Theses

Objective: Patients with cancer are at elevated suicide risks compared to the general population, and patients diagnosed with advanced cancers have higher suicide risks compared to those diagnosed with early-staged cancers. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) were initially approved to treat metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and an unpublished study observed a decreased suicide risk in patients with these cancers at all stages. This study evaluates suicide risks in patients with breast, colorectal, liver, pancreatic, and prostate cancer, of which ICIs have limited effects on, to assess if the lower suicide rates observed previously …

Exploring The Factors Of Sleep Quality: An Integrated Analysis Of Data From Questionnaires And Environmental Sensor Data, Jiaqian Xu

Public Health Theses

Sleep quality plays a crucial role in human health, but its determinants remain incompletelyunderstood. This integrated analysis investigates the relationships of demographic characteristics, living habits, as well as psychological factors on sleep quality. It also ranks the importance of sleep discomfort and examines the effect of bedroom air quality on sleep quality. Results showed stress had a significant negative correlation (r = -0.66) with sleep quality. Furthermore, nocturnal bathroom usage was the most influential predictor, contributing approximately 17.5% to sleep quality ratings using random forest classification. Air quality measures, including carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, temperature, relative humidity, and particulate matter …

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 2024-2025, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 120, Number 16

September 5, 2024

Yale School Of Medicine Facts & Figures 2024-2025, Yale School Of Medicine Office Of Communications

Facts & Figures – annual Yale School of Medicine numbers

Provided by the Office of Communications, the Facts and Figures brochure is produced annually as a way to provide a snapshot of key facts and data related to the School of Medicine as well as the Medical Campus. This includes enrollment data, research activity, financial summaries, and more.

Proximal Discourses In Residential Facility Care Providers’ Sense-Making Of Their Communication With Family Members Of A Loved One With Alzheimer’S Disease, Aimee E. Miller-Ott, Tristin Evans

Faculty Publications - Communications

Families often stay involved in the care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease even after relocation to a residential care facility, and through this transition, communication between the residential care providers and families becomes integral to keeping family informed and providing good care to the patient. However, care providers of people with Alzheimer’s living in residential facilities find themselves overwhelmed by expectations related to their caregiving role and struggle with making sense of their experiences. Fifteen care providers of people with Alzheimer’s disease living in a residential facility participated in qualitative, semi-structured interviews. Using relational dialectics theory as the …

Kif3a Tail Domain Phosphorylation Is Not Required For Ciliogenesis In Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts, Ayoola Fasawe, Jessica M. Adams, Martin Engelke

Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences

Primary cilia are essential signaling organelles that protrude from most cells in the body. Heterodimeric kinesin-2 (KIF3A/KIF3B/KAP3) powers several intracellular transport processes, including intraflagellar transport (IFT), essential for ciliogenesis. A long-standing question is how a motor protein is differentially regulated for specific cargos. Since phosphorylation of the KIF3A tail domain was suggested to regulate the activity of kinesin-2 for ciliogenesis, similarly as for the cytosolic cargo N-Cadherin, we set out to map the phosphosites involved in this regulation. Using well-characterized Kif3a−/−; Kif3b−/− mouse embryonic fibroblasts, we performed ciliogenesis rescue assays with a library of phosphomimetic mutants comprising all …

Assessment Of Conjugation Pathways In N-Methylporphyrins That Are Fused To Acenaphthylene, Phenanthrene Or Pyrene: Evidence For The Presence Of Alternative Aromatic Circuits, Jared S. Salrin, Brian G. Carpenter, Deyaa Abusalim, Timothy D. Lash

Faculty Publications – Chemistry

Acenaphtho-, phenanthro-, and pyrenopyrrole esters, readily available from Barton-Zard reactions of ethyl isocyanoacetate with nitroarenes, were reacted with methyl iodide and KOH in DMSO to give N-methylpyrroles and subsequent cleavage of the ester moieties was accomplished with KOH in ethylene glycol at 200 °C. Condensation with two equiv of an acetoxymethylpyrrole in refluxing acetic acid-2-propanol afforded a series of annulated tripyrranes. Cleavage of the terminal tert-butyl ester groups with trifluoroacetic acid, followed by condensation with a diformylpyrrole and oxidation with FeCl3, gave N-methyl acenaphtho-, phenanthro-, and pyrenoporphyrins. The N-methyl substituent effectively freezes the tautomeric equilibria to maximize interactions between the …

Expanded Transference: A Humanities Perspective On The Generative Core Of Ernest Becker's Theory Of Human Nature, Daniel Liechty, Jerry Piven

Faculty Publications - Social Work

The death anxiety thesis is widely considered to be Ernest Becker’s primary contribution to social theory and is associated with his most widely read book, The Denial of Death (1973). This essay suggests Becker is understood in a more sophisticated and nuanced way when his death anxiety thesis is situated in the context of his earlier work in the humanities and social sciences. The death anxiety thesis itself is one component of a much broader theoretical conceptualization of expanded transference, a constant thread through all of Becker’s writings from his doctoral dissertation through his final posthumously published works. Furthermore, the …

Protections For Lgbtq+ Students And Athletes: Title Ix In Light Of Bostock V. Clayton County, Katherine Considine

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Ai Manipulation At The Uspto: The Patent Bargain The Public Did Not Ask For, Matthew Korwin

Student Works

No abstract provided.

State Regulation Of Cultured Meat: Would A Meat By Any Other Name Taste As Good?, Ethan Granoff

Student Works

No abstract provided.

United States Of America Needs To Learn From The World: "Nonhuman Legal Personhood" - The Right Of Animals, Tiya Singh

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Considerations For A New Ai Agency: Risks, Framework, And Inter-Agency Coordination, Robert W. Stewart

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Laws Banning Gender Affirming Care For Transgender Youth Are Unconstitutional, Danielle Mcgough

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Getting Paid To Watch Grass Grow, Maddison J. Hueter

Student Works

No abstract provided.