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An Evaluation Of The Rural Gobabygo Program At West Virginia University, Shayna Rexrode, Alexa Morgan, Haleigh Parsons, Holly Raines

Graduate Student Scholarship

The GoBabyGo program is a powered mobility program for young children with mobility and/or cognitive deficits that aims to increase their social participation, environmental exploration, and overall play abilities. This study aims to evaluate the rural GoBabyGo program at West Virginia University through caregiver and therapist perceptions. Traditionally, the GoBabyGo program process occurs primarily in person and includes consultation, builds, modifications, and delivery. Due to the rural nature of West Virginia, environmental barriers have led to the use of virtual services with the GoBabyGo program at West Virginia University. Evaluating these novel services is essential to successfully continuing the GoBabyGo …

Does Follow-Up Contact Impact Caregiver Perceptions And Reports Of Usage Of The Go Baby Go Car, Ashten Cenkus, Taylor Grout, Loryn Frame

Graduate Student Scholarship

Previous studies have shown that a lack of follow-up from a child’s care team affects the level of usage of an assistive technology device. Occupational therapy plays a role in improving this carryover. The present study investigates the use of the Go Baby Go powered ride on toy vehicles and their ability to promote children’s independence, mobility, exploration, and participation in play through caregiver interviews. The qualitative research design employed was a descriptive phenomenology to understand the meaning to the caregivers of their child’s receipt of and use of the Go Baby Go assistive technology in order to facilitate mobility …

Project Reclaim Clinician Manual, Mary E. Dozier

CAS Publications

This manual presents an overview and description of a six-session treatment protocol for older adults with hoarding disorder. The treatment is designed to be conducted in the home by a mental health clinician.

The Government Speech Doctrine Ate My Class: First Amendment Capture And Curriculum Bans, Caroline Mala Corbin

Articles

Because of the government speech doctrine, public school curriculum restrictions like “Don’t Say Gay” mandates and bans on teaching critical race theory may escape free speech review. This exemplifies “First Amendment capture.” The term “capture” comes from “agency capture,” which occurs when regulated entities effectively gain control over the agency meant to oversee them. First Amendment capture occurs when speech becomes controlled by the government when the Free Speech Clause should be regulating the government.

Generally, laws that censor content trigger strict scrutiny under the Free Speech Clause. Curriculum bans, however, may trigger no scrutiny at all. Under the government …

Attributing Ai Authorship: Towards A System Of Icons For Legal And Ethical Disclosure, Joseph J. Avery, Patricia S. Abril, Alissa Del Riego

Articles

Over the past year, the pervasive role of large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (Al) in text generation has precipitated concerns about ethical usage, authorship, and transparent attribution. This has been true in legal practice, academia, and the corporate world, as well as in countless other arenas. In this Article, we identify the gap that has opened between those demanding proper disclosure (we should know when and to what extent Al is an author) and those struggling to respond to these demands. Part of the problem is that there is no system in place, no lingua franca, no set …

The Ltar Grazing Land Common Experiment At Platte River High Plains Aquifer, M. Khorchani, M. Schmer, A. Freidenreich, T. Awada, G. Birru, S. Christofferson, R. Drijber, G. Erickson, V. Jin, R. Mcdermott, A. Suyker, A. Watson, B. Woodbury, Y. Xiong, J. Hiller, X. Sun, L. Li

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) consists presently of 18 sites within the contiguous United States that are managed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and its partners. The LTAR network focuses on developing national strategies for more efficient, resilient, and profitable agricultural production systems, improved environmental quality, and enhanced rural prosperity. The Platte River High Plains Aquifer (PRHPA) LTAR site is managed jointly by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and USDA-ARS and is one of the LTAR sites that conduct research on both integrated cropping and grazing systems. The PRHPA region …

Israel, Palestine, And The Trolley Problem: On The Futility Of The Search For The Moral High Ground, Jack Russell Weinstein

Digital Press Books

Arguments about Israel and Palestine are almost always accusatory and polemical. Rather than learning from one another, opponents jockey for the moral high ground trying to find that one attack they believe proves their side to be completely on the right, without compromise. This means Israel’s advocates dismiss Palestinian land claims without due consideration and Pro-Palestinian voices falsely accuse Israel of the most heinous modern crimes: colonialism, genocide, and apartheid. None of this is productive or healthy.

In Israel, Palestine, and the Trolley Problem: On the Futility of the Search for the Moral High Ground, philosopher Jack Russell Weinstein interweaves …

Trust Relationships: Tales From The Web, Magdoleen Ierlan

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Trust is an important component of any purchasing situation. In an online setting, trust becomes even more important as buyer and seller are not able to directly interact with one another. Compounding the situation is the fact that the consumer cannot directly experience the product under consideration. Organizations have attempted to address this shortcoming by allowing third parties to offer reviews of the product in question. This paper addresses how consumers process these product reviews.

By rooting this paper in trust and uncertainty reduction theory, a testable model was developed. The model was tested, and in general, more helpful reviews, …

Digital Shopper Insights: Understanding Generational Perspectives On Mobile Commerce, Ronda G. Henderson, Kimberly Mcneil, Roland Leak Dr.

Atlantic Marketing Journal

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of consumers regarding the use of smartphones to shop and to determine the extent of influence age has on their intentions to use their smartphones to shop. A quantitative, descriptive research design was conducted to examine the perceptions of consumers regarding the use of smartphone-based shopping. The findings revealed that Gen Zers, Millennials, and Gen Xers reported positive perceptions about using their smartphones to shop online. Boomers were consistently more unsure in their responses. The three generation groups (Gen Zers, Millennials, Gen Xers) agreed that using their smartphones to shop …

The Impact Of Demographics And Cause Related Marketing Participation In The Black Lives Matter Movement On Company Image, Jerome Christia, Joseph Njuki

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Cause Related Marketing is an impactful marketing strategy for companies concerned about improving or maintaining their company image. This study examines the effect of cause related marketing participation Black Lives Matter movement and demographics of supporters on company image. Questionnaires from 106 respondents were collected, analyzed, and results presented. The paper reviews cause related marketing, the Black Lives Matter movement, and company image. In addition, demographic characteristics are investigated for respondent perspectives on company image. Our research indicates that there is a positive and significant relationship between cause related marketing participation in the Black Lives Matter movement on company image. …

Making A Case For A Digital Marketing Concentration: An Analysis Of Traditionally Generalized Online Mba Programs, Paige Gardiner, Maureen Andrade

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Over the last decade, business schools have added online MBA programs to meet student demand for access, price, and geographic convenience while trying to ensure a solid tuition revenue base. Online MBA programs have been forced to waive the GMAT and reduce the number of credits required for graduation while seeking ways to bring additional value to their online programs. This research examines whether offering online MBA students a specialized marketing concentration in digital marketing will make students marketable to businesses. The research examines this conjecture and provides a recommendation for MBA stakeholders. Study 1 shows the industry demand for …

From The Body To The Screen | Wintersession 2024 Syllabus, Azadeh Ahmadi, Movement Lab

2023-24 Azadeh Ahmadi

In this course, students make a brief cinematic piece inspired by movement exercises. Each session starts with a 45-minute movement exercise, guiding students to reflect on the nuances of emotions, memories, and ideas evoked during the activity. Taking notes at the exercise's conclusion, students transform these reflections into source material for their final projects. The course features technical demonstrations covering camera work, editing, and sound. The primary emphasis is on movement's pivotal role, serving as the anchor connecting these skills and molding creative concepts. The curriculum encompasses crucial elements, including: Visual composition, color, and camera movements, highlighting their significance in …

Design And Development Of A Robotic Articulating Laparoscopic Instrument, Francisco Emmanuel T. Munsayac Jr Iii

Biomedical, Manufacturing and Robotics Engineering Dissertations

Laparoscopy, a minimally invasive surgical technique, has revolutionized the field of surgery by replacing traditional open procedures with smaller incisions and reduced patient trauma. However, the current design of manual laparoscopic devices limits the range of motion for surgeons, restricting their maneuverability to only two degrees of freedom (DOF). This dissertation is a study aimed at addressing this limitation by designing and developing a robotic articulating laparoscopic instrument capable of providing 7-DOF movement.

The research aims to enhance surgical precision and dexterity by creating a tool that offers improved freedom of movement, allowing surgeons to navigate complex anatomical structures more …

Representation In Healthcare Matters: Perspectives On Inadequate Physician Diversity And Its Potential Impact On Minority Patients, Madison Andrews

Sociology Honors Papers

Disparities in access to healthcare among U.S. racial and ethnic groups, including access to quality services, have existed for centuries (Gibbons, 2005), leading to inequality in health outcomes as race/ethnicity intersects with gender and socioeconomic status (Wellons et al., 2009; Yan et al., 2023). Patients from minority communities face disadvantages due to the lack of diversity amongst physicians, including communication barriers, lack of trust, lesser rapport, and lower level of comfort with doctors who are non-representative of patients’ demographics (Ha & Longnecker, 2010; Lopez et al., 2023; Maldonado et al., 2014; Weech-Maldonado et al., 2003). It is important, then, to …

Identifying Public Perceptions Towards Precision Dairy Technology Use, Brad Kelly

Theses and Dissertations--Animal and Food Sciences

To remain sustainable, the dairy industry must demonstrate commitment to addressing concerns from the public, such as sustainability and animal welfare. Precision dairy technologies (PDT) are a potential solution to ameliorate this issue, but public perceptions towards PDT are currently underinvestigated. This thesis aims to describe public perceptions towards PDT. Specifically, the objectives are to 1) describe baseline perceptions of the U.S. public towards PDT, 2) determine the effects of framing information about human-animal bond, data transparency, and animal welfare on PDT perceptions, and 3) evaluate how demographic characteristics mediate these perceptions. An online survey was used to measure baseline …

Non-Uniformity Is The New Uniformity: Inconsistent Quarterly Fees And Why The Bankruptcy Administrator System Must Go, Cody Turner

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

The Bankruptcy Clause’s call for uniformity is one of the more mysterious and unstudied constitutional constraints on bankruptcy, yet it is an ever-present policy consideration. It is a flexible guidepost that functions as a minor constraint on bankruptcy law. However, courts have recently allowed this guidepost to bend too much. When the courts upheld a split bankruptcy administration system as constitutionally uniform, it set the stage for needless, avoidable litigation. The most recent examples of such needless litigation are the Supreme Court cases of Siegel v. Fitzgerald and Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall …

Securities Law—The Issue With Designating Crypto Assets On The Secondary Market As Securities And Regulating Crypto Assets Appropriately, Bregje De Vet

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Designing A Community-Level Hypertension Management Program For Rural Vietnam, Lisa Nguyen

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: This paper outlines the design of a hypertension management program aimed to be piloted in a rural commune in Vietnam. The program is in collaboration with a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. and emphasizes grassroots solutions to improve healthcare access and enhance patient outcomes at the community level.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and associated risk factors in Ca Dy's population, examine the commune health workers' experiences at the commune health station, and design a program to manage hypertension

Method: Mixed-method analysis results informed the design of a HMP for this project. Phase I …

Pirates Of The Academe: A Critical Criminological Analysis Of Intellectual Property Laws Criminalizing Filipino College Students Using Pirated Papers From Sci-Hub, Jasper Franz T. Mapa

Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Management and Innovation Book Series

This study addresses the unrecognized impact of shadow libraries and piracy websites on copyright and intellectual property laws within academic institutions. Focusing on students from the Philippines who faced criminalization for using Sci-Hub, the study aims to provide valuable insights and bridge gaps in the existing literature from critical criminological perspectives. By exploring the criminalization resulting from intellectual property laws, student motivations for accessing Sci-Hub, and the social characteristics that influenced their usage, the researcher sought to gain a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. Using snowball sampling, four participants were recruited for this study. The findings revealed four main themes: …

Intellectual Property And Business Sustainability: A Review Article On How Philippine Intellectual Property Laws Affect The Macro-Sustainability Of Businesses And The National Economy, John Evan C. Miguel

Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Management and Innovation Book Series

This review article explains how the Intellectual Property Law (patents and copyrights) affects the sustainability of business and economy at the macro level. As a property right, patents and copyrights seek to protect intellectual creations, promote innovation, and encourage the transfer of technology in enterprises.

In the advent of globalization, products and services can now be traded between and among countries with decreased trade barriers. Thus, free flow of goods and services between countries also may increase the number of counterfeit goods that can adversely affect the macro-level sustainability of a business and the national economy of a country.

This …

Supply Chain Managerial Processes And Models For Transportation And Facilities Resources Second Edition (2024), Michael Haughton

Business Faculty Publications

Smooth and efficient flows goods through supply chains depend on two crucial physical resources: supply chain facilities such as warehouses and transportation (e.g., trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and pipelines). This textbook, "Supply Chain Managerial Processes and Models for Transportation and Facilities Resources", is designed to give students, professionals, and others a comprehensive understanding of the intricate workings of those two resources.

The book is particularly relevant to logistics and transportation courses in post-secondary business programs: both upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate/MBA courses. The book can also be used in courses outside of the traditional post-secondary educational system: e.g., continuing education …

Climate Change And The Need For Arpa-C, Bryce Ebben

Marquette Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of A Four-Day And Five-Day School Week On Student Achievement In Reading And Math, Stacey Versemann

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

The four-day school week is a growing trend in the state of Missouri. As of 2023, 144 public schools are utilizing a four-day school week. Studies have shown a multitude of reasons school districts are making the change, such as financial savings, teacher recruitment, and teacher retention. Studies have also found mixed results regarding the impact of a four-day school week on student performance. Initially, student scores do not appear to be impacted. However, studies have shown districts implementing a four-day school week greater than five years begin to see a decline in student performance on state assessments. The research …

Peer Mentoring Experience Of First Year At-Risk Black Males And The Effect Of Peer Mentoring On Mentors And Mentees At A Rural Pwi, Kristopher Marshall

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

As universities and colleges witness increasing diversity in student populations, disparities in graduation rates persist among minority groups, particularly Black men. Despite efforts to increase retention rates, Black men students continue to trail their peers. This phenomenological study examines the impact of a peer mentoring program on at-risk Black men at a rural Predominantly White Institution (PWI), exploring both student and mentor experiences. Drawing on a diverse body of literature, including student development theories and existing retention initiatives, this study sought to understand the efficacy and effectiveness of peer mentoring in supporting at-risk Black male students’ academic success at a …

Protecting Those Who Protect Us Through Education, Jason Demas

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

The goal of developing this program is to enhance mental health in the public safety sector, explicitly addressing the unique challenges firefighters face. In this program, I discuss the prevalence of mental health issues among these professionals, acknowledging the potential impact on their well-being and job performance. Through an extensive literature review, I will develop a mental health education program that will effectively mitigate stressors associated with the firefighter profession and build long-term resilience.

The program highlights the significance of mental health education in fostering resilience, reducing stigma, and promoting early intervention. Moreover, the program helps identify key stressors, such …

The Future Of Livestock Genetic Engineering In The United States: Going Against The Grain Or With The Herd?, Sam Harvey

St. Thomas Law Review

For several years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have carried tension over which agency should regulate genetically modified livestock. Recently, this tension has boiled over with the release of many articles and statements from each organization as they battle over regulatory authority, most notably the USDA's claim that they are ready to take the bull by the horns and control the regulation of genetically engineered livestock. This note examines history and present-day practices to predict which agency will succeed in this battle of regulations, the USDA or the FDA.

Why Broker Novel Concepts Into Economic Sociology? Transcending The New Economic Sociology, Aaron Z. Pitluck

Faculty Publications – Sociology and Anthropology

This Current Sociology Monograph draws together six articles that broker novel concepts into economic sociology. To orient this enterprise, this article examines the concepts of creativity and novelty in social theory and explains why it is challenging work to broker concepts across intellectual communities. To understand the existing boundaries across which one could broker, it next describes how the subfield of economic sociology has been shaped by the separation of economics and sociology as distinct fields, which ultimately led to a decline of sociologists studying the economy. Two counter-acting organizational forces that sought to institutionalize a subfield of economic sociology …

Time For Reform, Not Abolition: Balancing Justice And Morality Through Amendment Of The Federal Death Penalty, Madison Steinkamp

St. Thomas Law Review

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan addressed Congress, saying it was "scandalous and intolerable" that federal law did not provide for an enforceable death penalty.' Ten years prior, following a brief moratorium on its application, the death penalty had been ruled constitutional. While thirty-five states had already reinstated the death penalty at the state level and constitutionally executed ninety-three prisoners since 1976, Congress had not yet enacted the rational, objective standards necessary for applying the death penalty constitutionally. In the year following his speech to Congress, President Reagan successfully signed the federal death penalty into law through the Anti-Drug Abuse Act …

Lessons From Rwanda: Why The U.K. Should Promote Reconciliation Through Localized Strategies In Place Of Prosecutorial Amnesty, Jeremy J. Perillo

St. Thomas Law Review

The United Kingdom ("U.K.") has a long, rich, and complicated history, but is likely better known contemporarily through its icons, the late Queen Elizabeth II and Big Ben, for example. Beyond that surface, formulated through its time as an expansive empire, is the complexity and controversy that comes with being the U.K., a prominent global hegemonic power throughout generations. One such complexity that has spanned centuries is the demarcation between Northern Ireland ("N.I.") and the Republic of Ireland. In early September 2023, the U.K.'s House of Commons ("Parliament") passed the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act ("the Act"), intending …

Britney Spears And Systemic Reform: Embracing Vulnerability In Conservatorship Laws, Helena Moradi, Bojan Perovic

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.