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Concepts In Animal Parasitology, Chapter 63: Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Order): Fleas [Arthropoda], Marcela Lareschi

Concepts in Animal Parasitology

An overview of fleas, order Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825, the adults of which are highly specialized holometabolous arthropods adapted to parasitic life and are morphologically very different from other insects. Fleas are parasites of birds and mammals, but their greatest specific richness is associated with rodents. There are nearly 3,000 species and subspecies placed in 19 families that are currently known worldwide. Includes discussion of the general morphology of the imago, larva, pupa, and eggs, their morphological adaptation to parasitism, phylogeny, systematics, taxonomy, geographic distribution, host associations, biology, reproduction, and medical and veterinary importance.

Chapter 63 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, …

Concepts In Animal Parasitology, Chapter 51: Heterakoidea (Superfamily): Cosmopolitan Gut-Dwelling Parasites Of Tetrapods [Nemata, Secernentea], F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz

Concepts in Animal Parasitology

An overview of the cosmopolitan gut-dwelling nematodes (roundworms) in the superfamily Heterakoidea, which occur most often in the cecum and large intestine of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Discusses the general morphological characteristics, diagnosis, distribution and host associations, general biology, evolution, systematics, phylogeny, ecology, and conservation, including coverage of species of veterinary importance, Heterakis gallinarum and Histomonas meleagridis.

Chapter 51 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap051

Concepts In Animal Parasitology, Chapter 57: Nematomorpha (Phylum): Horsehair Worms, Matthew G. Bolek, Ben Hanelt

Concepts in Animal Parasitology

An overview of the horsehair worms, phylum Nematomorpha, including discussion of their general morphology, life cycle, distribution, diversity, taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior.

Chapter 57 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Matthew G. Bolek and Ben Hanelt. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap057

Concepts In Animal Parasitology, Chapter 09: The Coccidia Proper: Important Apicomplexa Other Than Haemoprotozoa [Protozoa, Apicomplexa], Donald W. Duszynski

Concepts in Animal Parasitology

Chapter 9 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology on the Coccidia Ppoper, important Apicomplexa other than Haemoprotozoa by Donald W. Duszynski. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap009

Closing The Culture Gaps: Policies And Codesign In Remote Western Australia. A Long-Time Story Of A Community-Based Kimberley Aboriginal Organisation, Arjati Schipf

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This research is the result of a collaboration with the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre (KALACC), a remote community-based Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) located in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. The research investigates the organisation’s strategies to overcome systemic barriers to support remote Aboriginal communities to achieve Closing the Gap (CTG) socioeconomic targets in improving education, employment, and health. KALACC believes that without culture at the centre of CTG strategies, the targets will not be achieved. The key question is how will diverse understandings of culture be achieved through codesign and engagement with Aboriginal people and their community-based organisations …

Living Charity: Beata Caterina, The Pizzicaiuoli Altarpiece And Lived Religion In Fifteenth-Century Siena, Susan A. Nolan

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This thesis examines charity as a key element of early modern experience in the context of the Pizzicaiuoli altarpiece (1447). Painted by well-known artist Giovanni di Paolo, the altarpiece was commissioned by the Sienese guild of grocers, the Pizzicaiuoli, and was situated in the church of the Santissima Annunziata, located in the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena. The central focus of the altarpiece is the main panel depicting the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Presentation), which is surrounded by iconic images of saints. Below the Presentation scene, in a predella (the lowermost horizontal component of …

Law And Identity: Whether The 2013 Amendments To The Sex Discrimination Act Are Laws With Respect To External Affairs, Joshua Paul Anderson

Theses

The external affairs power under the Australian Constitution gives the Commonwealth Parliament the power to pass legislation that implements the obligations in bona fide treaties to which Australia is a party, provided that the legislation is reasonably appropriate and adapted to that purpose.

The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (‘SDA’) was passed to implement the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1981) (‘CEDAW’). There has never been any serious doubt that the SDA, as originally passed, is a valid law with respect to external affairs. The SDA was progressively amended to prohibit discrimination on …

A Paradox Theory Approach To Investigating Individual Level Responses To Corporate Social Responsibility In Small To Medium Enterprises, Muhammad Abdulsater

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In Australia, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) occupy important positions within their communities, contributing to employment and national economic growth. Despite their significance, it remains unclear how SME owners, as individuals, navigate and respond to the tensions arising from their unique business characteristics and the adoption of social and environmental activities. This research aims to bridge this knowledge gap by investigating how SME owners manage and respond to paradoxical tensions in implementing social and environmental responsibility practices within the SME context. The conventional definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR) does not integrate with the lexicon or landscape of SMEs. This …

Comparing Iv Tenecteplase And Alteplase For Acute Ischemic Stroke In A Community Hospital In The Pacific Northwest: Which Yields Better Outcomes?, Hanqi Kelly Mao

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Objective: Stroke remains a significant public health concern, with ischemic strokes being the most common type, contributing to high mortality and disability rates. The standard thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is intravenous alteplase. Tenecteplase (TNK), a genetically modified tissue plasminogen activator, has become an alternative because it works well to treat myocardial infarction. This study compares TNK and alteplase in treating AIS patients, evaluating outcomes such as door-to-needle time (DTN) particular in CT result to needle puncture time, financial implications associated with shorter patient’s length of stay, NIHSS scores and the incidence of post-hemorrhagic events.

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Does A Case Study Based Intervention About Return To Play After A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Increase Knowledge And Confidence In Dnp Students, Courteney Lam

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

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Improving Integrated Care Through An Interprofessional Communication Education Module Using Teamstepps®, Hailey Drangsholt, Natalie Truong

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Despite spending the most money on healthcare per capita (World Health Organization, 2020), the United States (US) has the worst health outcomes for birthing persons and newborns, measured by maternal mortality, infant mortality, and preterm birth rates. These outcomes are attributed to inadequate access to care and errors in interprofessional communication. Intervention: This quality improvement initiative implements early intervention of an interprofessional communication training using an evidence-based interprofessional collaboration frame called TeamSTEPPS®. Measures: Effectiveness of this intervention was evaluated using pre- and post- qualitative survey data gathered from participants. Outcomes: Of the 8 survey participants, 100% of …

Enhancing Equitable Care In Mental Health By Educating Staff On Providing Cultural Humility Care: An Improvement Study In A Community Mental Health Setting, Myriam Pierre Oluyinka

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Diverse communities experience inequities and barriers when accessing mental health care. This mixed methods study sought to enhance equitable care in a community mental health setting through the provision of an educational presentation highlighting the benefits of cultural humility care, which aligned with the Health Belief Model theory. Study results after pre and post evaluations found notable improvement in staff knowledge and confidence level in providing cultural humility care after 1 month. Themes emerged such as increased mindfulness of cultural differences, belief in the value of mutual communication, and enhanced client rapport. Subsequent barriers were related to racism, time constraints, …

Rapid Response Education For Acute Care Registered Nurses And Certified Nursing Assistants, Christine Le

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Aim(s): To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention for acute care registered nurses and certified nursing assistants on rapid responses and the Modified Early Warning Score.

Design: This study used a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative design, incorporating participant surveys and chart review analysis.

Keywords: rapid response teams, rapid response systems, Modified Early Warning Score, MEWS, quality improvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient safety, patient monitoring, educational intervention, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, early warning scores.

Methods: A sample of registered nurses and certified nursing assistants in two medical-telemetry units in a 500-bed regional hospital in the Pacific Northwest.

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Improving Patient Care Of Adults Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal: A Quality Improvement Project, Sarah Korbonits

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Alcohol use disorder is on the rise in the United States (Esser, et al., 2024). Alcohol-related accidents greatly contribute to costs and expenditures within the healthcare sector. Clinicians need to have adequate screening and assessment skills as well as knowledge when treating patients experiencing withdrawal from alcohol in the hospital. Standardization of protocols and early administration of benzodiazepines decreases morbidity and mortality.

Objective: The project identified evidence-based practice screening and assessment strategies utilized for the care of adults experiencing withdrawal from alcohol. Protocols at the hospital were updated to reflect new information. The project included an education module provided …

Use Of Machine Learning Approaches To Predict Transition Of Retention In Care Among People Living With Hiv In South Carolina: A Real-World Data Study, Ruilie Cai, Xueying Yang Ph.D., Yunqing Ma, Hao H. Zhang, Bankole Olatosi Ph.D., Sharon Weissman, Xiaoming Li Ph.D., Jiajia Zhang Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Maintaining retention in care (RIC) for people living with HIV (PLWH) helps achieve viral suppression and reduce onward transmission. This study aims to identify the best machine learning model that predicts the RIC transition over time. Extracting from the enhanced HIV/AIDS reporting system, this study included 9765 PLWH from 2005 to 2020 in South Carolina. Transition of RIC was defined as the change of RIC status in each two–year time window. We applied seven classifiers, such as Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, eXtreme Gradient Boosting and Long–short–term memory, for each lagged response to predict the subsequent year's RIC transition. Classification …

Pandemic Paradox: A Mixed Methods Study Unmasking The Impact Of Covid-19 On Australia's Nursing And Midwifery Workforce Job Satisfaction And Retention, Laura Lillian Hynes

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an outpouring of attention focusing on the global nursing and midwifery shortage and its damaging impact on healthcare systems worldwide. However, there is limited research, both globally and in Australia, on its impact on nurses’ and midwives’ job satisfaction and their associated intentions to stay or leave their job and/or profession, as a result. The lack of extensive research in this area highlights the importance of this Doctoral thesis. My research aimed to fill this gap by conducting a detailed study of the personal experiences of nurses and midwives who worked during the pandemic …

The Archaeology Of The Spiritual And Working Lives Of The Muslim Cameleers Of Western Australia In The Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries, Roger Bateman

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This thesis describes the lifeways of cameleers (also identifiable as males, Muslims, Asians, ‘Afghans’) who worked in Western Australia’s transport industry in the period 1887 to 1920. With their camels’ unique capabilities in the dry and sandy terrain of Western Australia’s arid and semi-arid areas, they provided a critical service in the early mining and settlement history of Western Australia. This research has been done through the archaeological record of their campgrounds, other sites, and the historical record. The research’s four aims were to gather and compile archaeological evidence associated with the Afghans and their religious lives as Muslims; describe …

Do We Have Agency? Early Childhood Educators' Experience Of Pedagogical Agency In Providing Child Agency, Clare Maree Omodei

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The National Quality Standards (NQS) are the key means of assessing quality in early childhood education in Australia. In Western Australia, teachers in schools are expected to implement a modified NQS from kindergarten to Year 2 (K–2) that has been specifically developed for school settings, hereafter referred to as NQSWA. Like other early years educators, K–2 teachers in Western Australia are required to demonstrate adherence to approved learning frameworks and to value young children’s ideas, interests and opinions. These educators need to demonstrate that each child is afforded agency and that they are given the opportunity to make choices and …

Cancer Induced Bone Pain: Pain Classification And Management, Merlina Sulistio

Theses

Pain is a multidimensional personal experience influenced by biological, psychological, social and cultural factors. In the context of cancer pain, particularly cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP), it is essential that clinicians assess the multidimensional nature of pain to fully understand the patient’s pain experience, which often involves an evoked sense of both vulnerability and mortality.

Bone metastases are highly prevalent in advanced cancer, resulting in CIBP being one of the most common cancer pain syndromes. CIBP affects a patient’s physical and social functioning, reduces quality of life, increases psychological distress and often results in hospice or hospital admission. Yet, there is …

Prevalence Of Peristomal Skin Complications In The First 12 Weeks Post-Discharge Following Urinary/Faecal Stoma Formation Surgery, Tania Norman

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Background

An ostomy is a surgically created opening and can be performed to divert faecal effluent by exteriorisation of a segment of the small bowel otherwise known as the ilium, or from the large bowel otherwise known as the colon. A urinary diversion of effluent generally involves exteriorisation of a segment of ileum into which the ureters have been anastomosed. The exteriorised segment of bowel is referred to as a stoma and individuals who have had a stoma created often refer to themselves as an ‘ostomate’. The skin surrounding a stoma is referred to as peristomal skin.

Peristomal skin complications …

An Entangled But Separate System: Examining The Experiences Of Colonial Offenders In Western Australia, 1829-1868, Emily Lanman

Theses

Crime and punishment are omnipresent features of Western Australia’s colonial history. The establishment of a colony on invaded Noongar boodja in 1829 is indicative of the first criminal act. Within six months, a system of incarceration had been established for British offenders. Despite this, the importation of male imperial convicts from Britain and Ireland between 1850 and 1868 has become synonymous with the colony’s penal history. The historiographical preoccupation with imperial convicts ignores the people convicted within the colony, and subsequently, their lived experiences have been overlooked. This is to the detriment of understanding offenders, their motivations, and their interactions …

The Light Of Hope: Representations Of Salvation In The Great North Window Of St Mary’S Cathedral, Sydney, Carolyn Amy Lewis Flynn

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St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney is considered to be the Mother Church of Australia. Yet, the rich architectural and artistic heritage contained therein has been little studied. This is an interdisciplinary study of John Hardman Powell’s Great North Window in that cathedral. It draws on theological and art historical research methods to interrogate the window’s underlying meanings, and the aims of its patrons. An examination of the doctrinal, devotional, and theological writings of the nineteenth century shows that this stained-glass window reflects the period’s understanding of salvation history. The window, firstly, tells the story of salvation through the stories about …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Vaginal Breech Birth Training Program, Kathleen Lynch, Rachel Mackriell

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Introduction: Most providers do not have the skills, knowledge, or confidence to safely support vaginal breech birth (VBB) despite 3-5% of all pregnancies being breech at term. The presence of a provider skilled in VBB reduces risk in VBB, however VBB skills are not a standard part of birth provider training. Identifying an effective instruction method can make VBB training more accessible.

Methods: We conducted a secondary data analysis of 3940 surveys submitted by self-selected participants in an international hybrid VBB training program from May 2021 to February 2024. Pre- to post-training analysis using non-paired t-test and chi-squared comparison was …

Implementing Team-Based And Virtual Nursing Models To Improve Achievement Of Quadruple Aims, Bedane Geleta

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the utilization of virtual care delivery. Virtual care modalities create accessible communication chains, promote team collaboration, and access to evidence-based resources. The virtual care model can also enhance care delivery and patient outcomes and reduce hospital-acquired conditions. The purpose of this study was to compare patient outcomes for care as usual (RN/CNA model) with a care model where virtual nurses are added to the care team on an acute care unit.

Methods: This quality improvement project utilized pre- and post-intervention analysis of inpatient falls and expected and observed length of hospital stay data collected …

Ketamine In Postpartum Mood And Anxiety Disorders, Alka Christnacht

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are a distinctive subset of psychiatric disorders that can have serious consequences for the birthing person and child if not effectively treated. Current treatment options for PMADs can take several weeks to achieve efficacy or are difficult to access. Although literature on ketamine has been focused on preventing PMADs, ketamine is an emerging treatment option for various psychiatric disorders and is starting to show promise in treating PMADs. This project utilized content and thematic analysis to examine electronic medical records (EMRs) of individuals with PMADs at the AIMS Institute to determine benefits of those …

Collaboration With Ob/Gyns: A Best Practice Midwife-Led High-Risk Peripartum Care Model In A Federally Qualified Health Center, Muna Ozunal

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The maternal mortality rate has improved in the United States (U.S.) with a decreased mortality rate in 2022 of 22.3 women per 100,000 births compared to 32.9 in 2021 (Hoyert, 2024). Women and birthing individuals of color are disproportionately affected by these peripartum outcomes with the maternal mortality rate of non-Hispanic Black women being 2.6 times higher than the rate of non-Hispanic white women nationally (Hoyert, 2024). Washington State’s maternal mortality rate between 2014-2020 was 15.9 per 100,000 live births, which is lower than the national maternal mortality rate of 18.6 in this 6-year period (Washington State Department of Health …

Implementation Of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Checklist In Adult Intensive Care Unit (Icu) To Decrease Delirium, Recine Anne Alinea, Nancy Lamptey

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Delirium is a prevalent problem in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, affecting up to 80% and resulting in poor outcomes such as increased length of stay in the hospital, prolonged hospitalization, cognitive impairment, and sometimes death. Nonpharmacological therapies, particularly those that promote sleep, have been found to prevent delirium.

Objective/Aim: To determine the efficacy of a nonpharmacological sleep checklist intervention in lowering the incidence of delirium in ICU patients and increasing nurses' knowledge and confidence in the implementation of the sleep bundle/checklist.

Method: A quality improvement project with a pre-post mixed methods design was carried out in a 28-bed …

The Integration Of A Telehealth Service For College Students: A Program Evaluation, Daniel Tamayo

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Telehealth is often seen as a viable option to supplement the increasing demand for healthcare provider access. As in-person health centers and clinics are burdened with the increase in patient load, a healthcare paradigm is beginning to unfold as more people begin to access virtual healthcare services. Local Problem: This program evaluation project sought to measure college students’ satisfaction and confidence levels with a newly implemented medical and psychiatric telehealth service offered at a mid-sized private university. Methods: A survey method was used to collect non-identifiable aggregate demographic information and to determine barriers to enrollment to the telehealth program. …

Enhancing Learning Experiences Of Neurodiversity And Implementing Sensory Strategies For Children In A Daycare Setting, Taylor Blackwell

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Posters

The purpose and focus of this capstone project were to identify what tools and strategies were being utilized within Creative Beginnings Child Development Daycare Center that provided support for children with disabilities specifically Sensory Processing Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. After completion of observations and evidence-based research the goal of the project was to create, educate and implement sensory tools and strategies into the daycare classrooms to improve inclusivity and increase support and participation throughout the day for the children and staff. Sensory tools and strategies were implemented within several daycare classrooms that provided support for atypical children by resulting …

When Virtual Reality Meets Occupational Therapy, Danielle Miracle

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Posters

Virtual reality (VR) has found to be beneficial to occupational therapy clients in the way it creates a safe and enjoyable way to address daily occupations and its ability to increase upper extremity function. The purpose of this ALE was to incorporate VR into interventions for outpatient brain injury patients. Goals for this intervention included successfully implementing VR into intervention plans, creating a handbook for VR use in the use, and adapting equipment to be more accessible. After reaching these goals, implications for practice suggest that VR, along with other technologies can be beneficial for occupational therapists with the proper …