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Enhancing Warning Signs Of Mental Health Literacy: Evaluating A Digital Base Intervention For Health Profession Students, Nashwa Ibrahim

Nursing

Background: Despite its importance, Mental health literacy (MHL) among nursing and other health profession students often remains inadequate, potentially impacting their future roles as healthcare providers. This inadequacy can lead to delayed or inappropriate care for individuals with mental health concerns, perpetuating adverse outcomes and increasing the burden on healthcare systems. Aim: To evaluate a digital-based intervention designed to enhance the warning signs of mental health literacy among health profession students. Design: A quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study design was used to conduct the current study. Methods: A non-randomized trial was conducted using digital mental health literacy intervention about the warning …

Propolis As An Adjuvant For Colon Cancer Chemotherapy: Exploring Its Potential On Apoptosis, Cell Cycle, And Pi3k Expression, Suryani Eka Mustika, Aznan Lelo, Iqbal Pahlevi Nasution, Poppy Anjelisa Hasibuan, Putri Chairani Eyanoer, Muhammad Ichwan, Rustam Effendi, Mustofa

Baghdad Science Journal

Propolis as co-chemotherapy is believed to reduce the severity of chemotherapy's adverse effects. The combination of propolis and chemotherapy is expected to induce apoptosis, arrest the cell cycle, and downregulate the expression of Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K), thereby reducing the proliferation of colon cancer cells (WiDr). The WiDr cells were obtained from the parasitology lab of the medical school at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Propolis is collected by beekeepers in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra. Cytotoxicity of the WiDr cell line was tested using the Microculture Tetrazolium Technique (MTT) assay. The therapy group was divided into seven subgroups. The experiment involved …

Syntheses, Characterisation, Thermal Analysis And Theoretical Studies Of Some Imino Ethanone Metal Complexes, Safaa H. Ali, Saad S. Mohammed, Hadi T. Obaid, Sanjeewa Gamagedara

Baghdad Science Journal

The current study is designed to synthesize four new bidentate metal complexes [MCl2L1] M = Co, Cu and L1 = 1,2-Diphenyl-2-(phenylimino)-1-ethanone or [MCl2L2] M = Co, Cu and L2 = 1,2-Diphenyl-2-(p-tolylimino)-1-ethanone. In addition, theoretical study preforms to predict the chemical reactivity and stability of the prepared complexes. Thus, the density function theory (DFT) studies, quantum chemical descriptors like chemical hardness (η), electronic chemical potential (μ), and electronegativity (χ) are considered. Complexes were synthesized in a simple one-pot reaction and chemical structures confirmed by different analysis techniques such as Mass spectra, FT-IR, UV-Vis spectroscopies and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The prepared …

Correlation Between Particulate Matter 10 (Pm10) Exposure Time And Black Dots In Buccal Cells Of Medan Landfill Recycling Workers, T. K. Intan, M. Ichwan, D. Munir, N. N. Soeroso, A. P. Tarigan, Z. Yamamoto, N. C. Siregar

Baghdad Science Journal

This research explores the link between particulate matter (PM10) exposure and number of black dots in buccal epithelial cell nuclei in recycling workers (PDU), at the Medan City landfill, Indonesia. The study aims to identify the correlation PM10 levels, pollutant characteristics at the landfill, the appearance of AgNOR-expressed black dots in PDU groups. The measurements of PM10 exposure were carried out in open landfills in Medan city, and the subject of study is recycling workers who worked in landfills. Buccal epithelial cells were collected using an oral cytobrush smear, and the black dots were examined cytologically. Statistical analysis assessed the …

December 2024 News, Office Of Sustainability

Office of Sustainability Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Vol 69 #6, Melanie Argo

MPLA Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Practicing And Performing Debussy’S Estampes, Yong Mei

Dissertations

Claude Debussy (1862–1918), a leading composer in the French impressionist movement, had a considerable impact on composition in the twentieth century. He wrote masterpieces in genres ranging from vocal music to chamber music to opera and orchestral works. Debussy’s piano works, particularly his four collections—Estampes (1903), Images Books I and II (1901 and 1905), Préludes Books I and II (1909–10 and 1913), and Études (1915)—brought significant innovations to the solo piano repertoire of his time and remain staples over one hundred years later. The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate my research for Estampes from various angles, including …

Patterns Of Cannabis Use And Impacts On Communication And Relationship Satisfaction, Johni Mitchell

Dissertations

This dissertation looked at patterns of cannabis use and impacts on communication and relationship satisfaction in couples that have been co-habitating for at least a year. A sample of 299 individual participants aged 21-69 were split into groups to look at concordant (where both partners either used or abstained from cannabis use) and discordant (where one partner used and the other abstained) relationship dynamics. The research revealed significant differences in communication and relationship satisfaction across these groups. Individuals in concordantabstaining partnerships reported higher levels of communication and relationship satisfaction compared to concordant-using couples. The lowest satisfaction levels were observed in …

A Guide To Parole Preparation In New York State, Parole Preparation Project, Michelle L. Lewin

All Categories

No abstract provided.

Msw Portfolio, Dallin C. Ball

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

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Assessing Khumbu Region Glaciers Mass Balance Change Using Geospatial Techniques From 2012 To 2024, Yashvi Jagatbhai Shah

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are critical for sustaining the water supply of South Asia's major rivers, upon which over 230 million people, both in the mountainous regions and lowland areas, depend. Climate change is driving rapid glaciers melt near the summit of Mount Everest, located at an elevation of approximately 7,906 meters (25,938 feet). This has resulted in glacier thinning occurring up to 80 times faster than the original ice formation. However, due to their disposition in a complex topographic setting and inaccessible terrain, continuous glacier observations pose significant challenges.

This study evaluated the mass balance of …

Señoritas On And Off The Silver Screen: How Chicana Women Organized For Equality And Challenged The Cultural Prison Of Sexualized Media Representations In The First Half Of The Twentieth-Century, Rossandra Paloma Martinez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This research is personal for me due to lived experience and day-to-day situations where I have felt the pressures of unattainable beauty standards and society’s fluid definition of beauty and femininity surrounding Chicana, Latinas, Mexican, and Mexican-American women. What inspired me to pursue these issues and topics was the work of Dr. Vicki Lynn Ruiz in her book From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America. This research focuses on rival and contested images of Chicana, Mexican, Mexican-American and Latina labor advocates and activists from the early twentieth as opposed to sexualized and eroticized packaged caricatures that Hollywood …

Understanding The Rising Use Of Fentanyl And The Impact Social Media Plays, Richard Omar Lopez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This study examines how social media platforms like Reddit can be utilized to compare the discourse around fentanyl and recreational drug use. A dataset of 2549 personal experience posts were collected on fentanyl and other recreational drug use. Where the methodology included targeted queries, text processing, and natural language process (NLP) techniques such as sentiment analysis and topic modeling. Results indicate that fentanyl related discourse on Reddit was more likely to carry a cautious or neutral sentient, emphasizing its health risks or addiction. Contrasting the more positive sentiment recreational drugs carry, especially marijuana. Finding that Reddit plays a vital role …

Cognitive Differences In Parkinson’S Disease With Amyloid Positivity And Negativity, Kenya Luna

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

In Parkinson’s Disease (PD), research has shifted to investigate how biomarkers commonly seen in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), such as amyloid beta (AB), may be associated with cognitive functioning in PD. AB is considered a reliable biomarker for AD pathology, however in PD there is a lacking biomarker that can accurately reflect severity of cognitive impairment. AD research has shown an association between low AB and cognitive decline, but the data in PD has mixed results. Most studies that analyze cognitive decline and biomarkers do not use a cutoff level and the few that do have a threshold vary greatly in …

Development Of An In Vitro Squamous Metaplasia Model Using Airway Basal Stem Cells, Arash Tahmasbi

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Squamous metaplasia (SM) of the airway epithelium is an abnormal condition that is caused by exposure to airborne toxicants, cigarette smoke, pollutants, and pathogens. Since SM of the airway was first documented in the 1970s, data on this epithelial disease remain limited. More research is needed to fully understand this epithelial disorder and to prevent its progression into severe illnesses such as chronic bronchitis (CB), COPD, and squamous cell carcinoma. We developed 3D models of SM using airway basal stem cells (ABSCs) isolated from lung obtained from postmortem human donors. The ABSCs were cultured at the air-liquid interface (ALI) for …

The Impact Of In Ovo Administration Of Probiotic Lactobacilli On The Gut Health And Immune Competence Of Broiler Chickens, Shreeya Sharma

All Theses

Due to the incomplete development of their immune system, newly hatched chicks are vulnerable to a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, including enteric bacterial pathogens during the early stage of life. To boost their immune system during this critical period, numerous studies suggest early feeding, either in ovo or immediately post-hatch, of nutrients and immunomodulators such as prebiotics, probiotics, phytobiotics, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) ligands, vitamins and minerals. Probiotics, defined as live, non-pathogenic microorganisms that confer beneficial effects on the host, have been extensively studied for their effects on poultry health. Supplementation of probiotics to chickens has demonstrated a broad spectrum …

Application Of Lossy And Lossless Compression To Dicom Files, Yizhe Yang

All Theses

The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard is widely utilized for the management, storage, and transfer of medical images. However, the substantial file sizes associated with DICOM data present challenges in terms of storage and data transmission. Data reduction techniques help address these challenges by minimizing the size of the data while preserving its integrity. This thesis examines various compression methods aimed at reducing the size of DICOM files. We evaluate five lossless compressors and four lossy compressors on DICOM data to compare and assess their performance. Through an analysis of each compressor’s compression efficiency and resulting image …

Life Cycle Assessment Approach For Energy Usage In Animal Rendering Plants, Abel Binoy Mathew

All Theses

The animal rendering industry plays a crucial role in transforming waste products from livestock production and meat processing facilities into valuable and economically beneficial products, promoting both resource efficiency and sustainability. This study uses a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to evaluate energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions in animal rendering plants, focusing on electricity and natural gas as the main energy inputs for plant operation. This research examines three distinct rendering facilities, each processing different raw materials, to quantify the environmental impacts of rendering operations. Site visits, data collection, and real-time monitoring were used to capture energy use across …

Field Prevalence Of Ring Nematodes In South Carolina And Its Potential To Predispose Peanut Pods To Aflatoxin Contamination, Sarala Giri

All Theses

Peanut ring nematode, Mesocriconema ornatum is a nematode pest of peanut which can cause necrotic lesions on pods, pegs, and roots. It has been reported to facilitate secondary infections in peanut and other crops resulting in more significant losses in yield and quality. Aspergillus flavus is a ubiquitous facultative saprophyte that produces aflatoxin, the most problematic mycotoxin for global health and economy. Experiments were conducted at the Edisto Research and Education Center of Clemson University to examine the relationship of ring nematode populations at pegging and harvest with aflatoxin concentration in peanut kernels due to infection by A. flavus …

Unraveling Phytosulfokine Trafficking In Arabidopsis Thaliana Using Fiber-Optic Fluorescence Microscopy, Issaka Obuaba

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As sessile organisms, plants manage stress through complex signaling networks involving phytohormones such as phytosulfokine (PSK). PSK, a disulfated pentapeptide, regulates plant growth, development, and stress responses by interacting with specific PSK receptors (PSKRs). In this study, we explored the trafficking dynamics of PSK, its post-application fate, and the synthesis of an analog. We administered both native PSK and a fluorescent version tagged with TAMRA (5(6)-carboxytetramethylrhodamine) to various Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes, including wild type, a PSKR-deficient mutant, and a strain overexpressing PSKR1 tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP) over the wild-type background. Fiber-optic fluorescence microscopy revealed that receptor presence influences …

College Student’S Learning Experiences During Covid-19 Among Traditional And Post-Traditional Students Enrolled In Institutions Affiliated With The Appalachian College Association, Jo Anne Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the learning experiences, feelings and emotions, level of study support, and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic between traditional and post-traditional college students enrolled in an institution affiliated with the Appalachian College Association.

A two-group comparison research design using a web-based survey was used for the study. Using the College Student’s Learning Experiences during COVID-19 among Traditional and Post-Traditional Students Enrolled in Institutions Affiliated with the Appalachian College Association survey, the research questions were analyzed with a sample size of N = 58, traditional college student group and N=33, …

Overcoming The Barrier To The Clinical Application Of Naloxone: Application Of Drug Delivery Technologies, Akeemat O. Tijani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Opioid overdose crisis continues to demand innovative solutions for rapid and effective drug administration. Naloxone (NAL), a critical opioid antagonist, has been the primary treatment for reversing opioid-induced respiratory depression. However, its current delivery methods, such as intravenous and intranasal formulations, are limited by their invasive nature, short half-life, and the need for repeated dosing. This dissertation investigates advanced drug delivery technologies aimed at overcoming these challenges and enhancing the clinical utility of NAL.

This research focused on improving the transdermal and transnasal delivery of NAL using minimally invasive techniques. Various approaches were evaluated, including sonophoresis, microneedles, laser ablation, dermaplaning …

Investigating Phytosulfokine Trafficking: Insights Into The Role Of Phytohormones In Plant Signaling, Martin Tindi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Phytosulfokine is a critical signaling peptide involved in plant growth, development, and stress responses. This thesis investigates the trafficking mechanisms of Phytosulfokine (PSK) in Arabidopsis thaliana, employing fluorescently labelled PSK for non-destructive imaging using a custom-built fiber-optic fluorescence microscope. The study aims to determine the mobility and fate of PSK in plant tissues. Experimental results reveal the short-range and long-range movement of PSK across leaves. Additionally, the project highlights the optimization of non-destructive imaging techniques and the synthesis of caged dexamethasone to facilitate optogenetic studies. These findings provide new insights into PSK trafficking mechanisms in plants, enhancing our understanding …

Rising Epidemiological Trends In Prevalence And Mortality Of Mpox: Global Insights And Analysis, Muhammad Os. Meo, Muhammad Zs. Meo, Isra M. Khan, Muhammad As. Butt, Adnan M. Usmani, Sultan A. Meo

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To explore the global epidemiological trends in the prevalence and mortality due to mpox in various regions worldwide. Methods: In this cross-sectional study the data about mpox outbreak were recorded by the “World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and GSAID” from August 2023 to August 2024, analyzing the epidemiological trends from different countries worldwide. Results: The total number of mpox cases has reached 99,518 (95,196 cases from 115 countries that have not historically reported mpox; and 4,322 cases from 07 states that have traditionally reported mpox), from a total of 122 countries. The top 10 countries …

Assessing The Accuracy And Efficiency Of Chat Gpt-4 Omni (Gpt-4o) In Biomedical Statistics: Comparative Study With Traditional Tools, Anusha S. Meo, Narmeen Shaikh, Sultan A. Meo

Saudi Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the accuracy of ChatGPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o) in biomedical statistics. The recent novel inauguration of Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT-Omni (GPT-4o), has emerged with the potential to analyze sophisticated and extensive data sets, challenging the expertise of statisticians using traditional statistical tools for data analysis. Methods: This study was performed in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 2024. Three datasets in a raw Excel file format were imported onto Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29 for data analysis. Based on this analysis, a script of 9 questions …

It's Only Unfair, Eleanor Davis

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Ellie is a Senior English Writing major with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is a Bonner Scholar and volunteers at the Ullem Campus Farm and Greencastle Middle School. After graduation, she wants to go to graduate school for her MFA and become a teacher.

Investigating Nekton Response To Changing Salinities In The Mississippi Sound: An Experimental And Statistical Approach, Adam Murray

Master's Theses

The Mississippi Sound provides nursery habitats for many coastal species and is recognized for its commercial fisheries. Previous freshening events linked to the Bonnet Carré Spillway, a Mississippi River flood diversion structure, proved catastrophic for oyster populations in the Mississippi Sound, but effects on mobile fish and shellfish species are not well-defined. The planned Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion (MBSD), an initiative to combat wetland loss, is also forecasted to lower salinities in the region, increasing the need to better understand responses of commercially and ecologically important species to freshening events. The objective of this study was to characterize effects of salinity …

Understanding The Performance And Perception Of Odawa Warfare, 1615–1700, Eric P. Morningstar

Masters Theses

This research employs the ethnohistorical method to explore how the Odawa people perceived and carried out warfare from 1615 to 1700. While historians have examined the Odawa, these Native peoples have frequently not been the central focus in the secondary literature. Many primary sources also offer a vague answer as to how the Odawa conceived and carried out warfare. This study aims to clarify historiographical inconsistencies by quantitatively analyzing a database, constructed by the author, of specific primary references to known hostilities between the Odawa, other Native groups, and Europeans. The analysis includes specific variables germane to hostilities such as …

Do Horse Breed Association Youth Programs Promote Life Skills And Goaldevelopment For Youth With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?, Julius Culwell, Makenna Foster, Molly Christine Nicodemus, Molly Friend, Holly Evans, Dean Jousan, Katherine Agbigail Holtcamp, Clay Cavinder, Toree Williams

Journal of Youth Development

Almost 10% of American youth are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While not a learning disability, this diagnosis results in youth being labeled academically “at-risk.” While equine assisted services (EAS) promote an emotionally safe learning environment for at-risk youth, program availability is limited. Horse breed associations, however, offer programs nationwide for all youth, although these programs do not have a therapeutic intention. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to utilize a survey to determine program participation and associated development of life skills and goals for ADHD youth. A survey was developed with the following: 15 fixed-response multiple-choice …

Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index And Charlson Comorbidity Index Predict Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Admission, And Length Of Hospital Stay In Patients With Fournier's Gangrene: An Analysis Of 264 Consecutive Patients, Nicholas Hauser, Chenlin Huang, Girija Vaidya, Timothy Chrusciel, Krithika Narayana Kumarasan, John Culhane, Sameer Siddiqui

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Introduction

Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis. The Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI), in conjunction with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), has been used as a mortality predictor during hospitalization. Patients with diabetes have also been shown to be at an increased risk for the development of FG. This study explores the potential of using FGSI, CCI, and patient diabetes status in predicting more extensive patient outcomes, including intensive care unit (ICU) admission and length of hospital stay.

Methods

From 2013 to 2023, inpatient admissions with the diagnosis of FG were selected from the EPIC Clarity database …