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The Irresolution Of Genre In Edith Tiempo’S The Builder, Kaisa R. Aquino

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

The tradition and history of detective fiction in the Philippines remain a slim and largely untheorized terrain, and Edith Tiempo’s contribution to the genre with her fifth and last novel, The Builder (2003), has yet to receive critical attention. This paper takes the novel as its primary text and argues that the quasi-detective and the criminal, both indigenous subjects, produce a critical tension that is illegible to the generic framework of Western detective fiction. While the novel succeeds in deploying genre conventions, such as the analysis of signs through textual and material evidence, the contract of resolution through the assertion …

“The River’S Tent Is Broken/Wasak Ang Kubol Ng Dagat”: The Modern And The Nation In Bienvenido Lumbera’S Ang Pagas Na Lupain, Susan Mila P. Alvarez-Tosalem

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

In 1971, Philippine National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera translated one of the most outstanding examples of world literature, T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem, The Waste Land, into Filipino. At the time, Lumbera had just earned his PhD from Indiana University as a Fulbright scholar. Naturally, his colonial education and aesthetic preference shaped his approach as a critic and scholar. However, Lumbera’s “radical transformation” became evident in 1968, in the midst of growing discontent with the neocolonial government (Veric 140). This paper underscores, therefore, the centrality of translation in world literature, especially in the context of a single “world literary system” (Moretti …

Essentializing The Ifugao For The National Allegory In F. Sionil Jose’S “The God Stealer”, Lioba E. Piluden

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

Postcolonial writing in the Philippines turned towards the indigenous Filipino, “the tribal Filipino, or the poor Filipino least touched by colonial culture” (Roces 1994, 300) to become a vessel for an elusive national identity. One of the creatures to arise from this milieu of Philippine literature was F. Sionil Jose’s “The God Stealer” (1959), a short story often read as an allegory of Philippine-American relations or the Filipino native rejecting colonial power by returning to their roots. It is also Jose’s most anthologized short story. Despite readings of “The God Stealer” generally falling into the groove of postcolonial analysis, little …

"At Least, Experiment, Kahit Pointless": Ang Punto Ng Eksperimentasyon Sa Wika At Anyo Sa Mga Tulang Taglish Ni Tinio ("At Least, Experiment, Kahit Pointless": The Point Of Experimentation In Language And Form In Tinio's Taglish Poems), Mesandel V. Arguelles

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

Abstrak

Madalas na sinasabing si Tinio ang umimbento ng tula sa Taglish; bagamat maaaring ipagtakang sa kabila ng atribusyong ito ay limang tulang Taglish lang ang nasulat niya. Gayunman, namumukod pa rin ang mga tulang ito, sa usapin ng gamit ng wika, sa kabuuan ng kanyang mga tula, at maaari pa nga, sa kasaysayan ng kontemporanyong pagtula sa Filipino. Sa sanaysay na ito, ginagalugad ko ang mga tulang Taglish ni Tinio sa pangunahin kaugnay ng gamit niya ng wika at anyo sa tula na nagpapatawid-tawid o kung hindi man ay may tendensiyang tumungo sa mga halûan (hybrid) at pagi-pagitan bilang …

Ang Arkipelagotiko Sa Galaw Ng Asoge Ni Cirilo F. Bautista(The Archipelagothic In Cirilo F. Bautista’S Galaw Ng Asoge [The Movement Of Mercury]), Genevieve Asenjo

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

Binabasa ng sanaysay ang Galaw ng Asoge (2014), ang nag-iisang nobela sa Tagalog ni Cirilo F. Bautista, sa pamamagitan ng arkipelagotiko bilang relasyonal na metodo ng pagbasa. Ipinapanukalang nagiging arkipelagotiko ang nobela sa pagtatagpo ng magkakahiwalay ngunit nag-uugnayang salaysay, materyal na kasaysayan ng mga bahay, at hindi pantay na kakayahan ng mga tauhang gumalaw at magsalita. Ginagamit ang mga salitang pansuri na pagmumulto, pag-uulit, at pagitan sa tatlong magkakaugnay na aspekto: ang metakathang anyo ng nobela, ang mga bahay ng Ortiz at Zorilla bilang lugar ng kolonyal na yaman at patriyarkal na karahasan, at ang asoge bilang talinhaga ng pagkilos. …

Bansa At Kapuluan: Notes On The Archipelagic Nuance Of Bienvenido Lumbera’S Discourse Of The Region And Nationhood, Adhoniz B. Rebong

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

This paper explores a re-reading of the ‘region’ that appears in National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera’s advocacy for valuing regional literature as a foundation of a strong national literature. His discourse against the othering of the regional literature as ‘vernacular’ is encapsuled in the philosophy of his works: that the region represents a precise, immediate worldview, while the national offers a wider, encompassing perspective of the Filipinos (Lumbera 156). Lumbera’s discourse of the nation and the region is revisited by this paper in the lens of Archipelagic studies, specifically using the kapuluan as a Philippine conceptual iteration. In essence this paper …

October 30, 2026 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Two-Stage Stochastic Programming For Resource Allocation In Mobile Underwater Acoustic Networks, Sadaf Vahabli, Iftekhar Ahmad, Quoc Viet Phung, Daryoush Habibi

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Underwater Acoustic Networks (UANs) enable long-range communication for a range of applications. However, UANs are severely limited by scarce acoustic spectrum, which is shared with marine animals and can lead to disruptive interference, contributing to anthropogenic ocean noise. In addition, the underwater environment is highly dynamic, where: marine-animal presence is uncertain, channel conditions fluctuate, and Doppler effects degrade communication reliability. Prior UAN studies have addressed these challenges separately, despite their combined effect on resource allocation. Accordingly, this paper proposes a two-stage Scenario-based Stochastic Programming (SSP) framework with a hybrid risk approach that jointly treats these challenges within a single resource …

Supporting Scientific Research: State Grants And Viewpoint Discrimination – A Response To Lisa Larrimore Ouellette’S “Government Research Funding And The First Amendment, Robert C. Post

Emory Law Journal Online

No abstract provided.

Staff Education To Improve Nurse Knowledge Of Delirium And Dementia In Acute Care, Amanda Ann Newton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Staff Education On Metabolic Syndrome In Patients Taking Antipsychotic Medications, Olayinka Alatise

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Summary This doctoral project was an evidence-based staff education intervention designed to improve outpatient psychiatric staff knowledge, attitudes, and confidence related to medication adherence and metabolic syndrome management among patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Staff members’ knowledge and practices related to metabolic monitoring, medication adherence support, patient education, and referral and follow-up processes were lacking. These gaps are important because patients prescribed antipsychotic medications are at increased risk for metabolic complications. Findings demonstrated statistically significant differences in staff knowledge and attitudes/confidence following the educational intervention. The mean knowledge score increased from 65% before education to 95% after education. Participants also demonstrated …

Exploring Resilience Development Among Mid-Life African American Women Following Maternal Loss In Early Adulthood, Rachel R. Jackson-Poole

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Maternal loss during emerging adulthood may disrupt emotional development, relationships, and educational and professional trajectories, yet little is known about how African American Women (AAW) construct resilience over subsequent decades. The purpose of this qualitative constructivist grounded theory study was to explain how AAW ages 40 to 50 who experienced the natural-cause death of their biological mothers between ages 19 to 24 developed resilience over time. Resilience theory and grief and bereavement theory served as sensitizing frameworks. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight participants and analyzed using initial and focused coding, constant comparison, memo writing, reflexive observation, and …

Leadership Strategies To Improve Recruitment And Retention Of Financial Advisors In The Financial Services Industry, Bellaria Jimenez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Financial services leaders in career agency organizations face persistent difficulties in attracting and retaining financial advisors (FAs). Leaders are concerned that FA turnover can limit capacity to meet demand for financial advice, raise recruitment and training costs, and affect organizational performance. The purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies that financial services sales leaders use to attract and retain FAs. Kaplan and Norton’s balanced scorecard theory provided the conceptual framework for examining recruitment and retention as interconnected organizational processes. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with nine financial services leaders from mid- to large-sized career agency firms …

Program Proposal For The Integration Of A Comprehensive Diabetes Management Program In An Outpatient Health And Wellness Clinic, Angela Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Diabetes mellitus is a health condition that requires continuous monitoring and follow-up. Outpatient health and wellness clinics provide diabetes management; however, they can improve glucose monitoring and nursing staff readiness to support new diabetes technology. This program proposal aims to integrate a comprehensive diabetes management program into an outpatient health and wellness clinic, focusing on nursing staff education and support to teach patients how to use continuous glucose monitoring alongside blood glucose monitoring. The proposed program will provide evidence-based nursing education on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology before integrating it into clinical practice. This education will cover device troubleshooting, data …

Human Service Professionals’ Perceptions Of Access To Mental Health Support Of African American Female Unhoused Veterans, Tonya Denise Farmer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Veteran homelessness and mental health issues remain a documented national social problem. Female veterans may encounter specific risk factors related to being unhoused, such as undertreated trauma, substance use, reintegration challenges, and limited mental health care. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of human service professionals regarding their engagement with female African American unhoused veterans and access to mental health support. The research questions were; what are the experiences of human service professionals in engagement with female African American unhoused veterans and their access to mental health support, and, what are their perceptions of …

Strategies For Equipping Employees With Competencies For International Assignments, Linet Wanjiru Kiguru

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Failure to prepare employees for international assignments remains a significant concern for leaders of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Without effective strategies to achieve such preparation, leaders of MNEs may struggle to improve performance and revenue. Grounded in the leader-member exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry project was to identify and explore effective strategies leaders of MNEs use to prepare employees for international assignments. Participants included three leaders of MNEs located in East Africa with successful experience using such strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and publicly available documentation. Three themes emerged from thematic analysis: (a) foundational readiness …

Maternal Adhd Symptomatology And Its Influence On Medication Adherence For Their Adhd Children, Latonia Harrison

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects children and adults in the United States, but medication adherence remains a significant challenge despite the availability of effective treatments. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to examine the interaction effect between maternal race and maternal ADHD symptomatology on medication adherence and to determine whether medication adherence differed between children of White and Black mothers while controlling for maternal ADHD symptomatology. Bowen’s Family Systems Theory served as a theoretical foundation for the study. Participants included 100 mothers residing in the United States who self- identified as Black …

Implementing Routine Depression Screening In Primary Care, Rita Agunobi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) organizational change project addressed inconsistent depression screening among adult patients in a primary care clinic. The project implemented an evidence-based practice change because nurses support patient assessment, documentation, and communication of findings to providers. Before implementation, formal screening was primarily limited to new patients and annual physical examinations. The practice-focused question examined whether implementing routine Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression screening for eligible adult patients in a primary care clinic would increase depression screening rates over 8 weeks compared with current practice. The purpose was to implement routine PHQ-9 screening and evaluate screening rates. …

A Program Proposal For Evidence-Based Interventions To Drive Appointment Compliance, Chaketa Tillman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a small mental health clinic, a practice problem of patients not showing up for scheduled appointments exists. The impetus for a change in the organization is the presence of high no-show rates (approximately 28%) in the outpatient mental health clinic, which negatively impacts patient outcomes, continuity of care, and clinic efficiency. The purpose of this DNP project was to develop a program proposal to support appointment compliance. A literature search was conducted using multiple search engines, revealing best practices for improving patient attendance. The practice-focused question was as follows: Will the development of a program proposal for evidence-based initiatives …

Program Proposal For The Implementation Of A Standardized Case Management Model, Vinteerie St. Louis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This evidence-based Doctor of Nursing Practice executive leadership system quality improvement project addresses inconsistent referrals to case management for discharge planning within a large public acute care hospital. The practice-focused question asks: According to the evidence, among hospitalized adult patients who meet defined high-risk discharge criteria, what is the impact of implementing a standardized early case management referral protocol requiring referral within 48 hours of admission on referral timeliness? A systematic literature search was conducted using CINAHL, MEDLINE (PubMed), Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library. The search yielded 5,755 records; after removal of 1,200 duplicates, 4,555 records underwent title and …

Program Proposal To Standardize The Postpartum-To-Primary Care Transition For Patients With A Hypertensive Disorder Of Pregnancy, Monique Davis Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Postpartum patients frequently experience a fragmented transition from obstetric (OB) to primary care (PC), a gap linked to missed chronic disease management and, for patients with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP), elevated long-term cardiovascular risk. This EBP quality improvement project asked whether an EHR-triggered automatic notification and structured warm handoff from the OB provider to the PCP, compared to current unstructured, patient-initiated transition, improves the rate of primary care follow-up visit attendance within 90 days of the postpartum visit. A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, and health policy sources (2020–2026) yielded ten sources appraised using the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based …

A Comprehensive Review On The Role Of Deep Learning For Detecting And Identifying Obscured Objects, Baraa Hasan Hadi, Jamila Harbi Saud

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

Human operators frequently encounter eye fatigue that typically comes from workload and sleep deprivation. This could affect the efficiency and performance of vigilance significantly. In safety-sensitive applications such as traffic systems, healthcare, and security, this issue is essential. To address this issue, there is a need for situational awareness and maintaining continuous monitoring of the workload of the person. To this end, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods, denoted by a deep learning (DL) based approach, can be used. Such methods are also supported by computer vision (CV) to detect and identify obscured objects. Combining CV with AI can overcome the …

Inagural Issue Editor's Note, Laura Parson, Elizabeth Brule Dr., Fredricka R. Saunders

Journal of Institutional Ethnography

In this inaugural Editor’s Note, we introduce the Journal of Institutional Ethnography (JIE), share how the journal was developed, and explain its mission and goals. We provide an overview of the articles in our first issue and highlight how they use institutional ethnography to explore people’s everyday experiences and the institutional processes that shape them. We conclude by inviting scholars to submit their work, join our editorial boards, and help us grow the JIE community.

Beyond Abstracts: Reflections On Locating Institutional Ethnography Studies In Bibliographic Databases And Navigating The Social Organization Of Knowledge, Sonya Hill

Journal of Institutional Ethnography

This article draws on the challenges encountered, discoveries made, and search strategies employed during a scoping review of Institutional Ethnography (IE). While informed by that review process, the article is not a scoping review and does not present review findings. Rather, it reflects on the practical difficulties of locating IE studies in bibliographic databases and offers guidance for researchers seeking to identify, retrieve, and enhance the visibility of IE scholarship. Grounded in my efforts to locate IE studies, the article uses those experiences as an entry point for reflecting on the social organization of knowledge and how database indexing, metadata, …

Interpretative Power And The Social Ontology Of Institutional Ethnography: A Review Of Órla Meadhbh Murray’S University Audit Cultures And Feminist Praxis: An Institutional Ethnography (2025), Breanna Kubat

Journal of Institutional Ethnography

This review critically assesses Órla Meadhbh Murray’s institutional ethnography (IE) of audit culture at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. I center my review on Murray’s argument that interpretive power exists at the local level, and with this, opportunities, although limited, to influence how audit processes are performed at the institutional and departmental levels exist. I propose that Murray’s work provides a practical guide and example of what it means to conduct an IE that is grounded in IE’s social ontology.

Examining The Organization Of Student Work And Wellbeing In Higher Music Education, Kyle Zavitz, Liliana Araújo, Christine Guptill

Journal of Institutional Ethnography

This article investigates how music students’ work is institutionally coordinated within a higher school of music in Canada and how this shapes student health and wellbeing. This study reveals a problematic in students’ everyday experiences as the work required to succeed extends beyond what is formally recognized and made visible through institutional structures. Using Institutional Ethnography as the method of inquiry, we begin from the standpoint of music students, exploring the local and extra-local relations that coordinate what and how they do their work. Through interviews with students, faculty, and administrators, we trace students’ negotiation of contradictory discourses of ‘care’ …

Student (Mis)Placement In Swedish Special Education Provision Through Intellectual Disability Labeling: The Educator Standpoint, Liz Adams Lyngback, Enni Paul, Christina Headman

Journal of Institutional Ethnography

This institutional ethnography exploration begins with the standpoint of educators and focuses on the work related to ways students in Sweden exit the separate compulsory school for students with intellectual disability (CSID) and re-enter the regular compulsory school form through a student referral unit (SRU). By exploring what appears to puzzle the education system at the local level, this study contributes to a growing body of research on addressing multilingualism as a disability. Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic data, the study moves beyond educators’ experience to a broader inquiry into the ruling relations that coordinate the creation of misplaced students. The …

Pics 101: Understanding Post-Incarceration Syndrome, Nicole L. Wiesen

Forensic Scholars Today

The psychological consequences of incarceration have been documented for decades, yet there remains no widely accepted trauma-informed framework specifically designed to conceptualize the cumulative effects of incarceration on individuals returning to their communities. Post-Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) is an emerging conceptual framework that seeks to integrate biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors associated with incarceration-related trauma and community reintegration. Building upon foundational research in prisonization, institutionalization, trauma, and correctional psychology—particularly the work of Craig Haney and other scholars examining the lasting effects of incarceration—the PICS framework provides clinicians, researchers, educators, and correctional professionals with a biopsychosocial lens through which to understand …

Recognizing Coronary Artery Disease In Women, Krista Ohmie Pa-C, Cck, Aacc

Lynchburg Journal of Medical Science

The purpose of this review is to identify sex-specific factors in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women as it continues to be the number one cause of their mortality. A search of the literature was conducted using PubMed as well as resources from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association with multiple articles identified for use. The risk of cardiovascular disease in women is affected by traditional risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes, but is compounded by length of estrogen exposure, pregnancy, and higher rates of systemic inflammation. Systemic barriers such as …

Life After Ecmo: A Comprehensive Review Of Longterm Complications, Mia Olson Pa-C

Lynchburg Journal of Medical Science

Extracorporeal life support is the ability to temporarily supplement pulmonary and/or cardiac function in the setting of severe organ failure, with the most widely used version of this technology being extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). While ECMO acutely improves outcomes in many patients with acute cardiopulmonary failure, evidence shows that survivors are at risk for long-term complications. These may include physical limitations, neurocognitive impairment, and psychological distress, all of which cumulate to impact a patient’s quality of life. The purpose of this research paper is to examine the literature on long-term complications associated with ECMO therapy and their impact on patient …