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Project #147: Using Visual Management To Improve Compliance With Chlorohexidine Bathing And Nasal Decolonization, Abigail Ruby, Eman Chami, Jennifer Mclenon, Hannah Musgrove, Denise M. Robinson

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Week Of September 29, 2025, Student Life

College, School and Department Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals

Your weekly hub for events, resources, and updates.

Quality Improvement Project Improving Fall Risk Protocol Compliance Through A Structured Fall Prevention Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Lakeesha Jenkins

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Falls remain a persistent patient-safety threat in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). At a Dallas–Fort Worth SNF, a needs assessment identified rising unassisted falls and inconsistent protocol adherence. This quality improvement (QI) project examined whether a structured, evidence-based bundle could improve staff knowledge and fall-prevention processes and reduce falls over four weeks. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and implemented with Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycles, the pre–post design engaged direct-care staff (registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants; n = 20). The intervention included standardized risk screening with the Morse Fall Scale (MFS), targeted staff education, high-risk visual identifiers, and post-fall huddles. …

Bridging Research And Practice: Advancing Pracademic And Applied Research In The Social Sector, Emma Indart, Emilyn Watkins

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

For many nonprofits around the world, accessing relevant research, data, and strategies to drive change can be a barrier to success. This gap between nonprofit practitioners and researchers is compounded by the high cost of academic articles, the limited availability of non-English publications, and the lack of practical tools to translate research into actionable strategies.

This paper examines the intersection of research for practice, applied research, and “pracademic” scholarship, highlighting how these approaches can expand the capacity of nonprofit professionals to create meaningful change in their communities. Furthermore, bridging the divide between research and practice has the potential to help …

Special Edition: Full Issue - Research For Practice, September 2025, Angie Holzer, Erica Bassett

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Transparency, Trust, And Partnerships: Strengthening Nonprofit Collaboration Through Data And Accountability, Sujeeth Reddy Sithagari, Angie Holzer

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

This paper explores how transparency influences trust and strengthens partnerships within nonprofit and international development organizations. Drawing from a structured literature review of peer-reviewed articles, doctoral dissertations, and global initiatives such as the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), this article highlights the critical role of transparent communication in building stakeholder confidence. The findings indicate that while many NGOs collect performance and financial data, few use it consistently to inform external reporting or internal learning. Trust is found to be highly context-specific, shaped not only by data sharing but also by leadership humility, community engagement, and ethical governance. The study …

University Of New Hampshire 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Xxx - September 29, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Natalya Shvets

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Crow's Nest, September 29, 2025, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The September 29, 2025 issue of the Crow's Nest.

Understanding Covid-19 Message Fatigue And Reactance In A Post-Crisis Context, Lillian Hamilton Mantel

Dissertations and Theses

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted widespread public health messaging encouraging behaviors such as vaccination, mask-wearing, and staying home when sick. However, persistent exposure to these messages has sometimes produced unintended effects, including message fatigue and psychological reactance. Drawing on psychological reactance theory (PRT) and the integrative model of behavioral prediction (IMBP), this study examines the relationships between message fatigue, psychological reactance, and behavioral intentions toward three COVID-19 preventive behaviors: vaccination, masking, and staying home when sick. A survey of 348 U.S. adults assessed participants' levels of message fatigue, psychological reactance, attitudes, perceived norms, self-efficacy, response efficacy, collective efficacy, and behavioral intentions. …

Study Explores Link Between Stress And Addiction Risk, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to addiction, a University of Mississippi study concludes.

Quality Improvement Project Addressing Healthcare Provider Adherence To Diabetic Foot Exams In A Primary Care Clinic, Olaide Akinyinka

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Healthcare providers performing foot examinations are a crucial component in assisting Type II diabetic patients to maintain their health. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine how the providers' implementation of Inlow’s 60-second Diabetic Foot screen, compared to current practice standards, impacts the number of foot exams among Type II diabetic patients at a primary care clinic over 12 weeks. Therefore, it was unknown if or to what degree the provider implementing Inlow’s 60-second Diabetic Foot Screen impacts the number of foot exams conducted compared to the current practice among Type II diabetic patients. Wiedenbach’s Helping Art …

2024 Impetus Platform Presentation Abstracts

Philippine Journal of Physical Therapy

No abstract provided.

Addressing Graduation Disparities: Double-Dose Algebra As A Catalyst For Success Among Economically Disadvantaged Learners, Tracy Matozzo

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of a double-dose algebra intervention (DDAI) on the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged learners (EDLs) in a suburban New Jersey high school. Algebra, recognized as a gatekeeper course for graduation and postsecondary opportunities, was the focal point for targeted instructional reform. Using a quasi-experimental design, outcomes for EDLs enrolled in the DDAI were compared with peers in traditional algebra classes across three cohorts. Findings showed that EDLs in the treatment group achieved higher passing rates in Algebra I and demonstrated stronger attendance patterns than the control groups, though standardized test score improvements were modest. Survey …

การใช้อำนาจเหนือตลาดโดยมิชอบในลักษณะการเอาเปรียบด้านการคุ้มครองข้อมูลและการคุ้มครองสิทธิส่วนบุคคลในสหรัฐอเมริกา: ปัจจัยขับเคลื่อนและท่าทีของ Ftc (ตอนที่ 1: ปัจจัยสภาพความเป็นจริงของตลาดและปัจจัยภายนอกจากสหภาพยุโรป) (Data Abuse And Exploitation As Abuse Of Dominance? The Driving Forces And The Position Of Ftc (Part I: Market Realities And European Influence As External Factor)), Pulawit Wanichsetakul

Chulalongkorn University Law Journal

ปัจจัยเรื่องสภาพความเป็นจริงของตลาดดิจิทัลที่เป็นตลาดที่ขับเคลื่อนโดยข้อมูลซึ่งทำให้ตลาดดิจิทัลมีความเสี่ยงต่อการถูกผูกขาดโดยแพลตฟอร์มรายใหญ่ และทำให้การคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลเข้ามามีบทบาทสำคัญอย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ และปัจจัยภายนอกจากอิทธิพลการบังคับใช้กฎหมายการแข่งขันทางการค้าในสหภาพยุโรป เป็นปัจจัยสองประการแรกที่ผลักดันให้คณะกรรมาธิการการค้าของสหรัฐอเมริกา (FTC) มองความเกี่ยวพันระหว่างการคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลกับการป้องกันการผูกขาดในแบบบูรณาการมากขึ้นและรับเอาแนวคิดการใช้อำนาจเหนือตลาดโดยมิชอบในลักษณะการเอาเปรียบด้านการคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลและการคุ้มครองสิทธิส่วนบุคคลมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของนโยบายการบังคับใช้กฎหมายป้องกันการผูกขาดของตน ซึ่งนำไปสู่การดำเนินคดีป้องกันการผูกขาดกับดิจิทัลแพลตฟอร์มรายใหญ่ในระลอกล่าสุดนับแต่ปี 2020 เป็นต้นมา รวมถึงการดำเนินคดีกับ Facebook ของ FTC

Life Course And Cohort Patterns In Screen Time Among School-Aged Children In The United States, Ashley W. Kranjac, Dinko Kranjac

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

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Better Together: Including Students In High School English Language Arts Course And Curriculum Design, Katelin E. Held

Doctorate in Education

This qualitative action research study examined how having students cocreate secondary English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum alongside teachers influenced student engagement and ownership of learning and staff attitudes toward cocreation. Conducted in a Midwestern U.S. public high school ELA department, the study involved four student and four educator participants, all of whom engaged in restorative-style focus groups with a larger number of students and teachers to collaboratively generate ideas for new course offerings. The study students and adults then participated in small-group semi structured interviews. Data were collected through audio-recorded group discussions, individual interviews, and researcher memos and were analyzed …

Project #034: Collaborative Approach To Length Of Stay Reduction In Complex Patients, Katherine R. Flannery, Jim Mcalpine, Hannah Musgrove, Phina Ross, Margot Tilley, Romina Bello, Jonathan Vono, Bruce Leaman, Nancy Price, Neil Khanna

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #119: Early Conversations, Better Outcomes: Advance Care Planning In Critical Care, Kristen Chasteen, Hannah Musgrove, Jessica M. Haeusler, Rachel Eklund, Sarah Beldin, Veronica Ronco, Lori Doyle, Kelly Susalla-Boyd, Eman Chami, Denise M. Robinson, Paul S. Villalba, Gillian Grafton, Jennifer Swiderek, Amy B. Engelhardt, Arielle H. Gupta

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #084: Zap Vap: A Quality Improvement Initiative To Decrease Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (Vap) In The Henry Ford Hospital Nicu, Faryal Durrani, Shelley Campbell, Daniel Rito, Ihab Jubran, Mustufa Boxwalla, Kamel M. Ghaben, Deepak Yadav, Lisa Vanacker, Christine Newman, Salvatore J. Morrone

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #054: Safeguarding The Vulnerable: Streamlining Triage To Rooming In The Ed, Patrick Hanlon, Michelle Slezak, Gina Hurst, Hilja Compian, Georgia Scholl, Karra Robinson, Namita Jayaprakash

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #126: Optimizing Throughput And Recovery Capacity In The Cath And Ep Labs: A Multiphase Workflow Redesign, Sicknee Daher, Christa Means, Erica Johnson, Gloria Hollohan, Aiden Murtagh, Kyle Hetherington, Lindsay A. Goodison, Stephanie Thomson, Kathryn Benczkowski, Kayla A. Ellis, Steven Bacon, Nathaniel Theobald, Dierdre Salanger, Nancy Zehnpfennig, Anitra Rhea, Nancy Price

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #162: Nurse Driven Nstemi Protocol, Katelyn Baker-Cupino

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #160: Stop The Line For Safety: Safety Stop, A. Renee Richards, Jaime Gehner, Brenda D. Vanwallaghen, Salika Devine, Michelle Dolan, Ben Halliwill, Rand O'Leary, Ahmad Maarouf, Kim M. Meeker, Brooke M. Buckley

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #049: Forum-Beyond The Bedside: How Interdisciplinary Rounds Streamline Icu Care And Transitions, Kristina Boudreau, Sarah Beldin, Gillian Grafton, Paul S. Villalba

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #128: Sepsis Ed Triage Processes, Kristin Baffo, Megan Cahill, Errin Couck, Brandie Devos, Omar Francis, Beth A. Laurencelle, Sheila A. Meshinski, Adam Sinistaj, Amanda Yore, Kyle J. Kulas, Ann Osinski

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #094: Pharmacy Roles In Hcahps Score Improvement, Lindsay Schwalbach, Cristina Blazer

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #018: Pre-Risk Stratification Plan, Diane Fidler, Adam Hafeez, Christian P. Fisher

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Faculty Advisory Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2025-09-29, University Of Dayton. Faculty Affairs Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Faculty Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Amicus Brief In Support Of Ross Intelligence In Ross Intelligence V. Thomson Reuters, Jess Miers, Bryan L. Frye, Mateusz Blaszczyk

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This amici curiae brief, filed in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH and West Publishing Corp. v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, argues that Thomson Reuters failed to state a viable claim for copyright infringement against ROSS Intelligence. The amici—law professors specializing in copyright and technology—contend that Westlaw’s headnotes are uncopyrightable factual summaries of judicial opinions and that the West Key Number System has long been in the public domain. The brief distinguishes between AI “pretraining” and “fine-tuning,” emphasizing that ROSS’s fine-tuning process relied on expert-created materials rather than wholesale copying. It cautions …