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Creating A Culture Of Well-Being By Removing Barriers To Participation In A Multi-Campus Cancer Center, Adam Siegman, Miranda M. Phillips, Jennifer Bickel

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Background: Healthcare professionals in geographically distributed cancer care settings may face barriers to accessing workforce well-being resources due to geographic distance, staffing constraints, and operational demands. Disconnect & Refresh was developed to improve access to restorative wellness opportunities across community-based cancer care sites.

Methods: Disconnect & Refresh was implemented at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center across 4 Houston area locations. The initiative included BeWell Paws, virtual reality meditation, chair yoga, and creative wellness activities delivered during the workday. Participation was voluntary and tracked through employee badge scans. Participants were invited to complete an anonymous post-event survey, and …

Leadforward: A Department-Based Leadership Development Program To Support Workforce Well-Being, Leisa A. Bryant, Denise Marshall, Loreal Williams, Miranda M. Phillips

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Introduction: Leadership development is increasingly recognized as an important strategy for supporting workforce engagement, professional growth, and succession planning in healthcare settings. To address leadership development needs within Food, Nutrition, and Patient Transportation (FNPT) departments, a structured leadership development program, LeadForward, was developed for emerging and midlevel leaders.

Project Description: LeadForward was implemented within the FNPT departments at a comprehensive cancer center. Ten participants completed the inaugural cohort. The curriculum was organized into 6 instructional modules designed to develop leadership competencies among emerging and midlevel leaders. Leadership outcomes were assessed using pre- and postprogram self-assessments across 14 leadership competency …

Trauma-Informed Teaching And Psychological Safety In Health Professions Education, Kevin R. Clark

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Introduction: Health professions students frequently encounter academic, professional, and personal stressors that may affect their learning, engagement, and well-being. Trauma-informed teaching has emerged as an educational approach designed to create supportive learning environments characterized by safety, trust, transparency, and learner-centered practices.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore students’ perceptions of trauma-informed teaching practices implemented in undergraduate and graduate health professions courses and identify the specific instructional strategies students found most meaningful and supportive.

Methods: A mixed-methods educational research design using a practice-based case study approach was used. Undergraduate and graduate students who completed courses taught by a …

Unlocking Faculty Potential: A Quasi-Experimental Study Of Coaching And Academic Performance In Health Care Settings, Amanda Woods Herron, Katelyn J. Cavanaugh, Michelle Figliuolo Deveau, Courtney L. Holladay

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

As faculty in academic medicine face mounting demands to excel in clinical care, research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities, interventions that support professional sustainability are increasingly critical. Coaching has emerged as a promising developmental strategy within health care leadership, yet its impact on research and clinical outcomes in academic medical centers remains underexplored. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effectiveness of a coaching program using intentional change theory (ICT) as a conceptual framework. ICT emphasizes sustainable personal transformation through alignment between the ideal self and professional goals. We examined a sample of 189 coached clinical faculty and 200 matched peers who had …

Why Should A Data-Driven Cancer Center Prioritize Well-Being?, Peter Pisters

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

No abstract provided.

Actualizing Leaders To Inspire A Group Network (Align): Feasibility And Pilot Of Implementing A Commensality Group Program For Leaders In A Pediatric Healthcare Setting, Thomas B. Ayres, Kristin Ray, Angela Myers

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Background: Leadership behaviors in pediatric health care settings are strongly linked to leader burnout, professional fulfillment, and self-care in addition to influencing their teams. Despite their pivotal role, leaders often face substantial emotional burdens associated with their roles. Commensality groups, defined as small, recurring gatherings centered around shared meals and structured discussions, have emerged as a promising approach to enhancing connection, community, and resilience among health care professionals. A gap in the literature regarding commensality groups is understanding the mechanism of this well-being intervention. Our hypothesis is that commensality groups act as resource caravans and provide psychosocial resources to health …

From Pickering To Participation: Rebalancing Speech And Equality In Government Employment, Madeline Pendleton, David Schultz

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Public employees occupy a uniquely precarious position in American constitutional law. They retain First Amendment rights as citizens while simultaneously operating within institutional hierarchies that may legitimately regulate their expression. Title VII and the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause protect them from discrimination, yet the doctrinal frameworks designed to safeguard them often pull in opposite directions. This Article examines the resulting doctrinal confusion, arguing that the intersection of the Pickering/Garcetti framework governing public employee speech with Title VII’s hostile work environment doctrine and the Equal Protection Clause’s intent requirement has generated genuine uncertainty about the scope of constitutional protection—uncertainty that …

An Analysis Of The Increasingly Popular Evidentiary Objection That "The Opposing Expert Has 'Cherry-Picked' The Information Supporting Their Opinion"—An Objection That Is At Once Colorful And Dangerous, Edward J. Imwinkelried

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bending The Arc: The Long Fight For, Over, And With Justice, Jon Hanson, Lica Porcile, Dean A. Strang

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxlvi, Number 5, October 23, 2026, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

How Older Adults And Adults With Health Conditions Define Wellbeing And Quality Of Life: A Narrative Review, Rachel Cox, Alison Warren, Oliver Beer

School of Health Professions

Wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) are widely used concepts within health and social care research, practice and policy internationally. Despite their universal use, the definition of these concepts and subsequent application are subject to continued debate. The terms continue to be used, often interchangeably, and may not align with personal definitions for service users. This narrative review explored definitions of wellbeing and QoL of life from older adults and adults with health conditions as major users of health and social care services. Informed by systematic reviewing principles, a comprehensive search of CINAHL, SocINDEX and PsychInfo was conducted on 30 …

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Education, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This guide is designed to support the design and implementation of high-quality programs of study in education that lead to in-demand, living-wage careers, in alignment with Illinois statute. The recommended programs of study should be customized by local K-12 and community college partners.

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Physical Health, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This guide is designed to support the design and implementation of high-quality programs of study in physical health that lead to in-demand, living-wage careers, in alignment with Illinois statute. The recommended programs of study should be customized by local K-12 and community college partners.

What Can Horses Teach Us About Becoming Better College Instructors? More Than You Might Think, Laura Collander

Colloquiums

Professor Collander discusses the surprising connections between equine behavior and the art of teaching. Drawing on lessons from horses' remarkable sensitivity to trust, communication, emotional intelligence, and learning environments, we will explore practical strategies for fostering student engagement, psychological safety, and meaningful academic relationships. Effective teaching depends on more than content expertise. It requires trust, communication, emotional awareness, and the ability to create environments where learners feel safe to grow.

The Application Of Electronic Games In Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation In Saudi Arabia, Alaa Mohammad Arafah, Bdoor Khalid Bajamal, Jumana Fawaz Alharbi, Shahad Hussein Majhoom, Wesam Qurban

Journal of Medical Rehabilitation Science

Objectives: This study explores the application of electronic games in occupational therapy rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia, focusing on therapists' knowledge, usage patterns, and perceived benefits and barriers.
Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 103 occupational therapy professionals working in Saudi Arabia. The survey included 25 questions on the use of electronic games in their rehabilitation settings.
Results: The results revealed that only 39.8% of respondents currently use electronic games in clinical practice. Nevertheless, 87.2% of therapists acknowledged increased patient engagement as a major benefit, while 66.7% noted improvements in motor skills and motivation. Additionally, 67% of participants reported receiving …

Character-Value Internalization Through Tembe Nggoli Motifs And Weaving Practices In The Mbojo Weaving Community Of Wawo District, Indonesia, Imamatul Islamyah, Meisar Ashari, Irsan Kadir

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Traditional weaving constitutes an important part of Indonesia's cultural heritage, yet its role in character-value learning remains underexplored. This study examines how character values are interpreted, experienced, and reinforced through Tembe Nggoli motifs and weaving practices within the Mbojo weaving community of Wawo District, Indonesia. Using a qualitative mini-ethnographic design, data were collected from four participants through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and documentation and analyzed using Braun and Clarke's six-phase thematic analysis. The findings indicate that character-related values are encountered through three interrelated dimensions: visual symbolism, embodied weaving practices, and community participation. Within the observed setting, participants associated these dimensions …

Foveal Fixations Of Forensic Psychiatric Patients With Female Victims, Capruso Warsi Daniel, Michal Kunz, Catherine Alam Mortiere, Ajayan Akm Pillai

Publications and Research

Foveal fixation patterns of forensic psychiatric patients (n = 28) were recorded during stimulus exposure to three complex scenes. The aim was to determine if the patients remained focused on scene elements related to the characteristics of their victims. Patient diagnoses were of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or bipolar disorder, or of antisocial or borderline personality disorder. A Forensic Control group (n = 16) was compared against an Attack on Female group (n = 12) consisting of patients who had threatened or attacked an adult female unrelated to them. During each 10 s stimulus exposure an eye tracker measured the duration and …

Did College Football Betting Markets Correctly Assess Game-Shortening Rule Changes?, Kevin Krieger, Justin Davis

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

Established rules and norms are standard within competitive sports. However, changes are often made to create better functioning contests or improved viewer experiences. We examine the impact of one such change on sports wagering markets. To shorten college football games, starting in 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) adopted rule changes that would, in part, enable the game clock to run more frequently. This decision might create games with fewer plays, and scoring in such games might also be lower. We document the impact of these changes and question whether the sports betting markets quickly ascertained the impacts of …

From External Relational Resources To Sustainable Entrepreneurship Practices In Emerging Markets: The Ethical Role Of Dynamic Capabilities, Duysal Warsi Askun, Nihal Yazici, Erhan Alam Aydin, Maria Giuseppina Akm Bruna

Publications and Research

This paper investigates how external relational resources, namely business and political ties, drive sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) practices in Turkish SMEs operating under institutional fragility. The study applies PLS-SEM to survey data from 257 employees of sustainability-engaged firms, based on their evaluations. Results show that both business and political ties significantly strengthen dynamic capabilities, which in turn predict four dimensions of sustainable entrepreneurship: employee-friendly, social-solidarity, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly practices. Inclusive leadership, however, does not moderate these relationships, revealing a boundary condition for leadership theory in network-dependent contexts. The study contributes to SE research by showing how dynamic capabilities connect external …

Preserving Threatened Wisdom In Indigenous Houses As Living Archives: An Ethnographic Study Of Spatial, Gendered Knowledge, And Community-Based Preservation Strategies In The Philippines, Lalin Abbacan Tuguic

The Qualitative Report

This qualitative study explores how Indigenous houses function as living archives of identity, ecological wisdom, and gendered knowledge in Kalinga communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. Using an ethnographic design grounded in prolonged engagement and reflexive practice, the research documents how historical experience, social and cultural meanings, environmental adaptation, and community‑based preservation strategies are materially and symbolically embedded in Indigenous house construction and use. Data were generated through participant observation of everyday life and rituals in and around traditional square and octagonal houses; semi‑structured interviews with elders, women, builders, youth, and community leaders; focus group discussions in local …

Prosopagnosia, Pure Alexia, And The Spectrum Of Hemispheric Specialization For Faces And Words: A Narrative Review, Ege Şırlakoğlu

Modern Psychological Studies

This article reviews prosopagnosia and pure alexia as windows on hemispheric specialization for faces and words. Classical case reports describe prosopagnosia after right fusiform damage and pure alexia after left occipito-temporal lesions. These double dissociations have been used to argue for separate and strongly lateralized modules. Recent evidence from clinical, neuroimaging, developmental, and neurosurgical studies complicates this view. Some patients with prosopagnosia show mild but reliable deficits on reading tasks. Some patients with pure alexia show subtle deficits in face recognition or object recognition. Lesion mapping and diffusion imaging studies point to damage in shared but biased networks rather than …

Village Government Officials Competence And Commitment, Leadership Style, And Their Influence On Village Fund Accountability, Hesni Salwari, Sri Mulyani

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

Since 2015, village governments have received village funds from the central government based on Law No. 6 of 2014. The purpose of providing these village funds is to improve development, infrastructure, and the village economy. These village funds must be managed accountably. The competence and organizational commitment of village government officials are essential to prevent mismanagement of village funds. Likewise, good leadership is also needed in the management of these village funds. This study aims to determine the influence of the competence and commitment of village government officials and leadership styles of village head on the village fund accountability. This …

Factors Contributing To Executive Function In Young Adults, Lindy Janae Stevenson

McNair Scholars Research

Executive functions (EF) are skills used to complete desired behaviors and inhibit undesired ones. These skills are necessary for everyday life, and even more so in higher education and the workplace. This study examined the combined impact of sleep and exercise on five facets of EF in young adults enrolled in undergraduate or graduate courses. It also examined how perceived effort and performance in college classes interact with EF. The first five hypotheses studying sleep and exercise were analyzed using a 2x2 between-groups ANOVA. The data divided participants into those averaging fewer than 7 hours of sleep a night and …

October 22, 2026

The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

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The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 22, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 27

From “Build The Wall” To “Mass Deportations” In Contemporary U.S. Political Discourse, Anthony Salazar Vazquez

CUNY Mexican Studies Institute

No abstract provided.

Mapping The Association Of College And Research Libraries Framework To Baylor’S Four Cs Of General Education, Ellen Hampton Filgo

The Christian Librarian

As institutions increasingly seek to articulate the value of information literacy within broader educational missions, academic libraries are challenged to align instructional practice with institutional learning goals. This article explores that alignment by placing the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education in conversation with Baylor University’s general education outcomes, known as the Four Cs. Through an interpretive mapping of the Framework’s threshold concepts to the Four Cs, the study reveals how information literacy supports multiple dimensions of undergraduate learning, including communication, critical thinking, civic engagement, and Christian perspective. The analysis demonstrates that Baylor’s …

Spectator 2026-10-22, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Stigma-Based Credentials: Reentry, Record-Based Exclusion, And The Rights Of Permatemps, Sarah Sallen

San Diego Law Review

Employers’ use of background checks to exclude long-term temporary workers (“permatemps”) with criminal records from permanent employment —despite proven performance—creates a hidden barrier to advancement in the labor market.  Permatemping, where workers remain in the same role for months or years through a staffing agency, has grown alongside the rapid expansion of temporary work, which has nearly tripled since the 1990s. U.S. staffing agencies now hire nearly 13 million temporary and contract workers each year, and a significant portion of this workforce has criminal records.  For many, staffing agencies are not just a last resort, but a deliberate pathway to …