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The Haunted City: Ghost Stories From A Spooky Town, Ellie Kuoppala

Final Projects

A collection of ghost stories collected in the town of Butte, Montana.

The Parent Role In Teen Digital Citizenship, Christi Harp

Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology Dissertations

This research presents a case study on the parent role in adolescent digital citizenship in the Southeastern United States. This study involved ten parents of middle school students who are exemplars of involvement in their children’s digital lives. Research shows that teens are using technology at a rapid rate and there is a need for positive digital citizenship among youth. Research studies have been conducted on adolescents, teachers, media specialists, and administrators regarding digital citizenship. There is a need for research to be conducted involving parents and what role they play in the development of their child’s digital citizenship skills. …

Microfluidic-Coupled In Vitro Model Of The Blood-Brain Barrier, Subhra Mohapatra, Shyam S. Mohapatra, Tao Wang, Taylor Martinez

USF Patents

An in vitro microfluidic device includes a device configured to model a blood-brain barrier. The device includes a center well in fluidic communication with each of an inlet and an outlet. Each of the center well, inlet, and outlet includes a porous membrane that separates a “blood” portion (a fluid flow portion) from a “brain” portion (a fluid containing portion). The porous membrane is seeded with endothelial cells such as the human venule endothelial cells (HUVECs) on the blood side, and with astrocytes on the brain side, to accurately model the blood-brain barrier. Fluid flows between the inlet, the center …

The Creative Arts Personal Growth Group (Capg): Transforming Fear And Shame, Lisa S. Sosin, Sandra Noble, John Jonathan Suroshan Harrichand, Lynn Bohecker

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Literature highlights the long-term effects of bullying and interpersonal cruelty, including symptoms of trauma and shame. Although scholars have encouraged the development of trauma-informed group interventions for adults with a history of bullying, they have yet to be developed. This article introduces The Creative Arts Personal Growth Group: Transforming Fear and Shame with Compassion, Courage, and Community (CAPG) and presents findings from a phenomenlogocial pilot study exploring participants’ experiences. Themes of containment, creativity, and community promoted regulation of symptoms and selfidentity within the context of a safe, inclusive, and affirming group experience. Implications and recommendations are provided.

Travel Nurse Job Performance: Integration Factors As Predictors, And Travel Nurse Integration Experiences, Carol Ann Tuttas

Dissertations

For more than three decades, travel nurses have bridged critical experience and volume gaps in hospital staffing across the US. Trends in travel nurse use over the past decade offer no promise of a reduction over the years ahead. Travel nurses begin each 13-week assignment with an abbreviated onboarding agenda after which they are expected to reach productivity and fit in with the healthcare team to ensure seamless quality care to patients. Concerns have been raised among healthcare leaders about possible unfavorable patient outcomes related to the use of supplemental nurse staff. Nonetheless, no researchers have examined relationships between job …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, December 14, 2021, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Newsgirl, Chapters 1-8, Jennifer Starch

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

No abstract provided.

Dachy's Deaf, Hadassa Jean-Louis

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

The student will be able to retell a text using story elements (characters, setting, beginning, middle and end) to enhance comprehension. ● The student will be able to identify ways people can make positive contributions in their community through kindness.

Episode 38: The Great Biscuit Rebellion, Chris Horn, Elizabeth West

Remembering the Days

For much of the first half of the 19th century, students at South Carolina College were not pleased with the quality of food served on campus. In 1852, the wormy biscuits and rancid meat were too much to stomach, so the students issued an ultimatum — that ultimately gave them a case of indigestion.

Single-Rail Adiabatic Logic For Energy-Efficient And Cpa-Resistant Cryptographic Circuit In Low-Frequency Medical Devices, Amit Degada, Himanshu Thapliyal

Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Research

Designing energy-efficient and secure cryptographic circuits in low-frequency medical devices are challenging due to low-energy requirements. Also, the conventional CMOS logic-based cryptographic circuits solutions in medical devices can be vulnerable to side-channel attacks (e.g. correlation power analysis (CPA)). In this article, we explored single-rail Clocked CMOS Adiabatic Logic (CCAL) to design an energy-efficient and secure cryptographic circuit for low-frequency medical devices. The performance of the CCAL logic-based circuits was checked with a power clock generator (2N2P-PCG) integrated into the design for the frequency range of 50 kHz to 250 kHz. The CCAL logic gates show an average of approximately 48% …

Disinheritance, Discrimination, And The Case For Including Adult Independent Children In Dependants’ Relief Schemes: Lawen Estate V Nova Scotia, Jane Thomson

Dalhousie Law Journal

In 2019 a Superior Court in Nova Scotia excluded adult independent children as “Dependants” under Nova Scotia’s Testator’s Family Maintenance Act. The decision was based on a finding that testamentary autonomy is a constitutional right protected by s. 7 of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This article explains why the constitutional decision in Lawen Estate v Nova Scotia was incorrect. It also demonstrates why the inclusion of adult independent children in dependants’ relief schemes is not only benign in most instances, but may play a role in preventing the perpetuation of discrimination in the private law. This article also …

2022 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum Set For April 6-7, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

Complementary Or Alternative Medicine Usage Of Mothers Seeking To Prevent Coronavirus Illness Or Manage Symptoms: Identifying Relationships Existing Between Mental Constructs And Concepts Of The Health Belief Model, Gabrielle Frachiseur

Health and Kinesiology Theses

Background: Mothers are the central supportive structure in most households. Mothers can become overwhelmed by informational overload when selecting the most appropriate modalities of care to provide for their families during the pandemic. The researcher sought to discover the prevalence of complementary or alternative medicine usage (CAM) for the prevention of coronavirus illness or symptoms management. Additionally, the researcher sought to identify the relationship between three additional mental constructs; knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and constructs of the Health Belief Model, that could affect CAM adoption.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was dispersed to 5 private Facebook groups. The survey was targeted …

Impact Of Theory-Based Interventions On Meaningfulness Of Undergraduate Nursing Pharmacology Student Learning, Betsy L. Mauldin

Nursing Theses and Dissertations

Objective: Nursing pharmacology is a complex and content-dense course, often cited as difficult for nurse educators and students and a reason for not progressing in nursing curricula. Even nurses who experience high academic performance report feeling ill-prepared to adequately perform medication management for nursing practice in the current fast-paced environment. The objective of this five-chapter portfolio is to explain the development and implementation of a two-pronged intervention to facilitate meaningful learning of pharmacology principles within nursing students. Chapter 1 describes an overview of the approach to the intervention.

Methods: Chapter 2 describes one prong of the study intervention, the Pharmacology …

Developing A Resilient, Robust And Efficient Supply Network In Africa, Jade F. Preston, Bruce A. Cox, Paul P. Rebeiz, Timothy W. Breitbach

Faculty Publications

Purpose — Supply chains need to balance competing objectives; in addition to efficiency, supply chains need to be resilient to adversarial and environmental interference and robust to uncertainties in long-term demand. Significant research has been conducted designing efficient supply chains and recent research has focused on resilient supply chain design. However, the integration of resilient and robust supply chain design is less well studied. The purpose of the paper is to include resilience and robustness into supply chain design. Design/methodology/approach — The paper develops a method to include resilience and robustness into supply chain design. Using the region of West …

A Descriptive Study Of Doctoral Graduates’ Perceptions Of Mentoring By Their Dissertation Chairs, Amanda Blount

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

The purpose of this non-experimental study was to examine doctoral graduates’ satisfaction with the mentoring provided by their dissertation chairs. The relationships between doctoral students and their dissertation chairs can positively or negatively influence a doctoral student’s dissertation journey. The researcher developed and validated a survey to determine doctoral graduates’ perceptions of mentoring by their dissertation chairs based on best practices in the literature. The online survey was announced nationwide using email and social media: 133 graduates from multiple disciplines and institutions responded with complete data. The responses were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the analyses …

Approved Programs 12-14-21, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Programs Agenda 12-14-21, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Opening Doors, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Public Opinion And Knowledge Of Marine Biodiversity In A Coastal Community - Horry County, South Carolina, Arianna R. Trapp

Honors Theses

There is very little research that explores the public attitude toward marine biodiversity loss as an environmental issue. This study aims to provide insight into the disparities in marine conservation education in order to better provide meaningful education opportunities for coastal communities. The data for this research was collected using a series of semi-structured interviews that were conducted as focus groups of participants from Horry County, South Carolina. Residents from North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Loris, and Bucksport were recruited to three focus groups based on their geographical residency. Horry County retirees and students attending Coastal Carolina University were also …

The Transfer Of Motor Skill Practice To The Game: A Review Of Transfer Of Learning Theory And Applications, Silver Dawson

Honors Theses

Abstract

Transfer of learning from practice to competition is a prevalent issue that needs the assistance of professionals in motor behavior and coaching education. This review provides a theoretical and applied overview of transfer of learning and practice design. Lacking the appropriate knowledge and skillset to create an effective practice design does not have to be common for coaches. Athletes and coaches need more evidence of transfer of learning behind their practice design and assessment. This research review gives support to theories and concepts like Fitts and Posner's stages of learning, specificity of learning, schema theory, verbal cues augmented feedback, …

Arctic Broadband Connectivity And The Creative Economy: Access, Challenges, And Opportunities In Nunavut And Alaska, Timothy J. Pasch, Olaf Kuhlke

Communication Faculty Publications

This chapter explores digital creative entrepreneurship as it is impacted by data connectivity and communication infrastructure in remote communities of the North American Arctic. In addition to summarizing details related to access, data speeds and bandwidth in specific regions of the North, this chapter looks at values-based Arctic digital entrepreneurial curricular development, collaborative possibilities between Nunavut and Alaska, and cites opportunities and challenges for the Arctic’s Indigenous creative economy. Similarities and differences between the United States and Canadian Arctic in terms of opportunity and networking based on the digital connectivity and the cost of access are also explored. The chapter …

Fall/Winter 2021: Christmas Premiere Debuts On St. Norbert College Stage, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

The St. Norbert College Chamber Choir premiered “All Shall Have the Singing Heart,” a new Christmas anthem by royal composer Paul Mealor commissioned to honor the Norbertines’ 900th anniversary, providing students with a unique, mission-aligned performance experience.

Fall/Winter 2021: The Woman Who Taught Santa Everything He Knows, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

When you need a visit from Santa Claus, you call Susen Mesco ’79. From humble beginnings, training six would-be Kriss Kringles in her living room in how to properly don the red suit, Mesco now organizes, and sometimes participates in, more than 1,300 events every year just in the Denver area. Her career in the business of recruiting and developing Santas has been a whirlwind experience, and she wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Fall/Winter 2021: St. Norbert Abbey Opens Its Doors To Afghan Refugees, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

The staff and Norbertines of St. Norbert Abbey welcomed eight refugees in November, providing them with clothes, food and warm beds. For the refugees, this is the end of their journey from Afghanistan and the start of their new lives in the United States.

Fall/Winter 2021: Were The Stars Out That Night? Christmas At Prémontré In The Year Of Our Lord 1121, Rev. Jim Neilson

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Rev. Jim Neilson reflects on the first Norbertine Christmas at Prémontré in 1121, using imagination and contemplative practice to connect with the sensory, spiritual, and historical dimensions of the moment while celebrating the enduring significance of the order’s 900-year legacy.

Fall/Winter 2021: Seasonal Stories From Snc, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

The holiday season is a time that evokes many memories. As we prepared this issue, we enjoyed paging through some past favorites from our stories of the season. We hope you’ll relish this nostalgic Christmas medley, too!

December 2021 Meeting Minutes, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Cultivating Culturally Responsive Elementary Teachers In A Suburban Title I School, Angela L. Mack

Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership Dissertations

Research suggests increased enrollment of students with diverse cultural, racial, linguistic, and social backgrounds will continue in schools across the United States over the coming years; thereby, imposing a challenge for some teachers with differing backgrounds to instruct culturally and linguistically diverse students. Without adequate professional development focused on culturally responsive teaching, it has been purported teachers will continue to adopt deficit perceptions and subpar practices that negatively impact students of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Thus, this study aimed to explore how a series of in-service professional development focused on culture, race, and pedagogy may influence teacher perceptions and …

Markdown To Question & Test Interoperability, Su Kim

Master's Projects

As the classroom setting shifted to a virtual one as a result of Covid-19, numerous software are readily available to accommodate for the change, including Canvas, the online course management system. Canvas has a core feature that allows teachers to generate and administer quizzes for students through their interface, but it does not fully utilize the potential with online exams. The first step to exploring this potential is this project, known as Markdown to Question & Test Interoperability (M2QTI). Based on the QTI specifications, this tool lets users to plan and write quizzes in Markdown format. Combined with Canvas’s ability …