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First-Generation Black And Latinx Students And Their Perceived Level Of Postsecondary Education Preparedness, Shawanna Burton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

First-generation Black and Latinx students report challenges of belonging and preparation in the transition to college. Limited research on these experiences hinders counselors’ support for these students. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore first-generation Black and Latinx college students’ meaning of their high school experiences. A hermeneutic phenomenology conceptual framework was used to explore the lived experiences of first-generation Black and Latinx college students, focusing on how guidance from high school counselors influenced their sense of belonging, persistence, and degree attainment in postsecondary education. Data were collected from nine participants through semistructured interviews and analyzed using …

Ai Enabled Autonomous Weapons And Human Control: Part Iii: Human Control And System Operators, Lena Trabucco

International Law Studies

This article is the third installment of a three-part series on AI-enabled weapons and human control. Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping debates about military technology by challenging the role of human decision-making in the use of autonomous weapon systems (AWS). This article argues that effective governance of AI-enabled AWS requires moving beyond narrow conceptions of “meaningful human control” and instead recognizing a network of embedded human judgment throughout the weapon system’s lifecycle. This article focuses on the operator stage, examining the unique role of operators through guiding, observing, and terminating deployed AWS. Drawing on policy debates, doctrinal frameworks, and empirical …

Creating A Classroom Environment For Prekindergarten Students To Develop Social-Emotional Competencies And Transition Out Of The Step Program., Ayeshah N. Major

Theses and Dissertations

This mixed-methods study examined how the integration of Conscious Discipline and SEL-focused children’s literature can support the development of social-emotional competency in prekindergarten students. The problem of practice is that some children enter school without the foundational social-emotional skills necessary for successful learning and positive peer interactions. The purpose of this study is to identify strategies that support social-emotional growth and create an environment that aids STEP students in transitioning to a traditional prekindergarten classroom. Data was collected using parent questionnaires, student assessments, classroom observations, student interviews, and student drawings. The findings revealed that children’s literature provided accessible and meaningful …

Spartan Daily, September 16, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 10

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Clark Tailings Consolidated Waste Management Area Site Investigation Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Revision 0, Woodard & Curran

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Long-Term Behavior Of Subordinated Branching Processes With Prevailing Emigration, George Yanev

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

This paper deals into the long-term behavior of subordinated critical branching processes with migration. We focus on scenarios where emi­gration is the dominant factor and introduce additional randomness in timing through a subordination mechanism, involving renewal processes. The key findings highlight how the initial population size and the interar­rival mean time influence both asymptotic behavior of the non-extinction probability and corresponding Yaglom type limit theorems. We also study an alternating regenerative process, when the population cycles between zero and positive states. This research complements previous studies for processes when immigration prevails over emigration.

Evaluation Of Home Modifications For Individuals With Mobility Impairments Using Virtual Reality And Wearable Sensors, Yue Luo, Jithin Gopinadhan, Nicolas S. Grimaldi, Xiaojie Lu, Sherry Ahrentzen, Ravi Srinivasan, Boyi Hu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background: Home repurposing can help enhance accessibility for people with mobility impairments. However, residents may hesitate to implement such changes without clear evidence showing the effectiveness. Purpose: The study integrates virtual reality (VR) systems and wearable technology to provide the effectiveness evidence of home repurposing, reducing residents’ hesitancy. Here, VR allows residents to compare old and new home designs, while wearables offer direct evidence through motion and task analysis. Methods: Twenty-one participants conducted two consecutive activities of daily living (i.e., relocating the robe and going to the bathroom) in original and redesigned bedrooms simulated in the VR system. Participants’ performance …

33 Unresolved Questions In Nanoscience And Nanotechnology, Chad A Mirkin, Sarah Hurst Petrosko, Natalie Artzi, Koray Aydin, Austin Biaggne, C Jeffrey Brinker, Katherine E Bujold, Y Charles Cao, Rachel R Chan, Chaojian Chen, Peng-Cheng Chen, Xiaodong Chen, Olivier J G L Chevalier, Chung Hang Jonathan Choi, Richard M Crooks, Vinayak P Dravid, Jingshan S Du, Sasha B Ebrahimi, Hongyou Fan, Omar K Farha, C Adrian Figg, Tanner D Fink, Connor M Forsyth, Harald Fuchs, Franz M Geiger, Nathan C Gianneschi, Kyle J Gibson, David S Ginger, Sishi Guo, Justin S Hanes, Liangliang Hao, Jin Huang, Bryan M Hunter, Fengwei Huo, Jeongmin Hwang, Rongchao Jin, Shana O Kelley, Thomas J Kempa, Youngeun Kim, Sergej Kudruk, Sneha Kumari, Kaitlin M Landy, Ki-Bum Lee, Noel J Leon, Jun Li, Yuanwei Li, Zhiwei Li, Bin Liu, Guoliang Liu, Xiaogang Liu, Luis M Liz-Marzán, Jochen H Lorch, Taokun Luo, Robert J Macfarlane, Jill E Millstone, Milan Mrksich, Catherine J Murphy, Rajesh R Naik, Andre E Nel, Christopher Oetheimer, Jenny K Hedlund Orbeck, So-Jung Park, Benjamin E Partridge, Nicholas A Peppas, Michelle L Personick, Arindam Raj, Namrata Ramani, Michael B Ross, Stacey Barnaby Ross, Edward H Sargent, Tanushri Sengupta, George C Schatz, Dwight S Seferos, Tamar Seideman, Soyoung Eileen Seo, Bo Shen, Wooyoung Shim, Donghoon Shin, Ulrich Simon, Andrew J Sinegra, Peter T Smith, Alexander M Spokoyny, Peter J Stang, Alexander H Stegh, J Fraser Stoddart, Dayne F Swearer, Weihong Tan, Michelle H Teplensky, C Shad Thaxton, David R Walt, Mary X Wang, Zhe Wang, Wei David Wei, Paul S Weiss, Peter H Winegar, Younan Xia, Yi Xie, Xiaoyang Xu, Peidong Yang, Yiming Yang, Zihao Ye, Kuk Ro Yoon, Cuizheng Zhang, Hua Zhang, Ke Zhang, Liangfang Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ye Zhang, Zijian Zheng, Wenjie Zhou, Shengshuang Zhu, Wei Zhu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Significant advances in science and engineering often emerge at the intersections of disciplines. Nanoscience and nanotechnology are inherently interdisciplinary, uniting researchers from chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, materials science, and engineering. This convergence has fostered novel ways of thinking and enabled the development of materials, tools, and technologies that have transformed both basic and applied research, as well as how we address critical societal challenges. In this Nano Focus, we pose and explore 33 questions whose answers could profoundly impact fields such as energy, electronics, the environment, optics, and medicine. These questions highlight the need for deeper foundational understanding, improved tools …

Exploring The Effective Ai Adoption And Integration Strategies Technology Firm Leaders Use To Mitigate Risks And Enhance Organizational Performance, Bona Eze

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance organizational performance has emerged as a fundamental focus in modern enterprises. Technology firm leaders are concerned with AI adoption and integration strategies, as poorly aligned AI approaches lead to resource wastage and the inability to achieve competitive advantages. Grounded in the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the effective AI adoption and integration strategies technology firm leaders use to mitigate risks and enhance organizational performance. The participants were 10 technology firm leaders who had implemented AI adoption and integration in their firms. Data were collected by conducting …

Service Learning And Association To Social Responsibility And The Process Of Cultural Competence In Nursing Practice, Helene Kay Hegge

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Service Learning and Association to Social Responsibility and the Process of Cultural Competence in Nursing Practice by Helene Hegge MSN, Walden University, 2011 BSN, Mount Marty University, 1986 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Nursing Walden University August 2025 Cultural competence and social responsibility are essential qualities of baccalaureate-prepared nurses. Cultural competence and social responsibility can occur in nursing students following their service learning (SL) experience and remain to influence practice as a professional nurse. The purpose of this basic qualitative study using 18 individual interviews of nurses who participated in …

Behavioral Health Leadership Strategies Used To Promote Cultural Change Within A Behavioral Health Organization, Jessica Wishom

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The deficiency of patient-centered care and active treatment within behavioral health hospitals continues to contribute to decreased patient satisfaction, increased rapid readmissions, and low employee engagement and morale. This qualitative case study explored how behavioral health leadership in a for-profit behavioral health hospital in the southwestern United States addressed challenges related to patient-centered care and active treatment to foster cultural change. The study was grounded in the Baldrige framework of excellence. Data collection included semi structured interviews with behavioral health leaders and analysis of the hospital’s internal archival data, including patient satisfaction surveys and rapid readmission rates. Thematic analysis identified …

Staff Education To Increase Knowledge About The Workflow Process, Mwikali Mutia-Lamin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was conducted to address staff’s lack of knowledge about the workflow process in an outpatient mental health setting. Evidence has shown that staff’s lack of knowledge about workflow processes creates ineffective communication and collaboration in care as well as reduces patient outreach. The practice-focused question was focused on determining whether training staff in an outpatient mental health setting about the organization’s workflow process increased their knowledge on how to use the workflow process in an effort to improve patient care and care outcomes. Thirteen of the 20 staff members participated in this educational …

Staff Education On Ethical Considerations For The Implementation Of The Mental Health Triage Scale, Patrick Dioro

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project, I employed the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model to develop and deliver an educational intervention for emergency department (ED) nurses, with a specific focus on the Mental Health Triage Scale (MHTS). The practice-focused question was: In an emergency room at a mental health facility, how does staff education on the MHTS impact knowledge levels, as measured through pre- and post-education assessments? A needs assessment identified existing knowledge gaps and inconsistencies in triage practices among ED nurses. To address the problem, I developed a 4-week hybrid training program that combined …

Strategies Of It Managers To Promote Technology Adoption In Jamaican Government Institutions, Jodie-Ann Dione Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The success of digital transformation depends on effective adoption of technology. Information technology (IT) managers and policymakers must develop robust tactics to achieve long-term acceptance and use of new technologies, as a lack of effective technology adoption strategies can hamper carefully designed digital transformation initiatives. Grounded in the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies used by IT managers to effectively promote technology adoption in Jamaican government institutions. The participants were four IT managers and practitioners in Jamaican government institutions. Data were collected from semistructured …

Comparison Of Floating Offshore Wind And Tidal Range For Green Hydrogen Production And Storage For Industrial Decarbonization, D. Pegler, R. Rawlinson-Smith, S. Michele, D. Coles, D. Greaves

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

UK Government targets 5 GW of electrolysers by 2030, however the role of green hydrogen for decarbonisation is not explicit. The government identifies the need to research the “archetypes” of production, transport, storage, and use. This paper presents a techno-economic model, comparing Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) to tidal range, supplying uninterrupted power and hydrogen for industrial decarbonisation. The model employs Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCoE) and Hydrogen (LCoH), with sensitivities for Discount Rate (DR) and electrolyser efficiency. Storage is essential; FLOW must overcome seasonal patterns and changeability between years, and tidal must bridge both the springs-neaps, and equinox cycles. The …

Full Issue - Englishusa, V. 12, English Usa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

Counterstory Circles: Centering Student Voice And Identity In The Eal Classroom, Nichole Mcveigh

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

Interview With Clay Harmon, Clay Harmon

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Place: Innovative Esl Study Abroad Programming, Saori Doi

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

From Coexistence To Collaboration: Integrating Englishlanguage Learners Into Campus Internationalization, Yvonne Dunham Slobodenko

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

A Modified Socratic Seminar In An Eap Class, Constance Leonard

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

Advocacy Corner - Englishusa, V. 12, Advocacy And External Relations Committee, Englishusa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

Editorial - Englishusa, V. 12, David Lind, Mandie Bauer

EnglishUSA Journal

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Student Nurses' Perceptions Of High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Learning On Critically-Ill Patients, Aldin Domaoan Gaspar, Aprille Banayat

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background and Objective. Replicating critical care practice settings in high-fidelity simulation (HFS) provides more learning opportunities to develop competencies, improve self-confidence, and learner satisfaction in a safe environment. Simulation is increasingly adopted globally as an alternative teaching strategy. Yet, data on the HFS experience of Filipino undergraduate nursing students is limited. This study describes the satisfaction, self-confidence, and perception of undergraduate nursing students on the use of HFS-based learning on critically-ill adult and pediatric patients requiring advanced life support (ALS).

Methods. A quantitative, descriptive, correlational study was conducted using purposive sampling on all fourth-year BS Nursing students enrolled …

Increasing Access To Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Interdisciplinary Education, Noah Weatherton, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Natalie Hoge, Batoul Abdulsater

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The opioid and SUD epidemic drives a need to dramatically increase treatment opportunities, yet there is a dearth of practitioners who feel comfortable and competent in this area. And there are not enough specialists. To address this, we have developed an elective, online, asynchronous course for Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Public Health housed within a DNP program at UW School of Nursing. Course content includes concepts of trauma-informed practice (and education), stigma, etc., and are woven throughout the course. Use of telehealth simulation scenarios served to prepare students for therapeutic patient interactions and to practice skills of motivational …

Fostering Cultural Competence Through Development Of An Innovative Global Health Course, Anita G. Fennessey, Amy Szajna

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This abstract outlines the development and implementation of a global health course for undergraduate nursing students. The course aims to introduce foundational global health concepts and explore the role of nurses in addressing health disparities, promoting equity, and leading health initiatives on a global scale.

Introduction: Global health issues are growing in complexity and impact, necessitating that nursing students develop competencies in cultural understanding, ethics, and leadership. This course aims to bridge global health and nursing practice, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to address health challenges among diverse populations worldwide.

Methodology/Implementation: The course is …

Targeting Safety & Satisfaction In Hourly Rounds To Enhance Patient Experience On Ortho-Spinal Unit, Celia Nurse

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this Value Improvement Project was to address the problem of declining patient experience on our Orthopedic Spinal Unit at our inpatient acute care facility and we used the CAHPS Likelihood to Recommend domain as out measurement tool. At the start of the project, we were at the 55th percentile rank for the second quarter of 2024. We decided to infuse our patient rounding with proactive interventions so that our rounds were not simply to say someone last saw the patient breathing at 1500 but to round with more patient centered purpose! Purposeful hourly rounding has emerged as …

From Research To Practice: The Development And Evaluation Of A National Nurse Residency Program, Angela C. Wolff, Judy Boychuk Duchscher, Marin Charette, Jean-Daniel Jacob

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Over the last decade, many employers internationally have addressed the transition issues new nursing graduates experience by providing formal 6 to 12 month nurse residency programs to reduce stress, foster workforce integration and competency, and decrease nurse turnover. The increasing international demand for nurses, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, further underscores the need for structured support systems to help new nurses navigate their transition into practice.

Our research aim is to (a) determine whether participation in a 6-month structured and formalized Nurse Residency Program (NRP) impacts nurse residents’ stress, competence, and confidence integrating into the registered nurse role; (b) understand …

Enhancing Nursing Student Well-Being: Development And Impact Of A Wellness Algorithm, Hollis Franco, Roberta Christy Weaver, Laura Opton, Amanda L. Veesart

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Stress and anxiety are prevalent among nursing students, who encounter numerous academic, social, and personal pressures throughout their education (Franco et al., 2022; Oneiva-Zafra et al., 2020). Factors such as life events, financial issues, domestic conflicts, food insecurity, and preexisting mental health conditions amplify stress levels, impacting academic performance and overall well-being (Karaca et al., 2019; Moran et al., 2023). Studies have shown that supportive faculty behaviors correlate with reduced levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate nursing students (Stubin et al., 2024). Responding to these needs, the School of Nursing recognized the importance of proactive support and initiated …

Enhancing International Student Health Awareness And Literacy Through Interprofessional Education, Yue Dong, Yunjia Zhang, Kelsey Grainer, Lindsey Bandison, Kyoungah Lee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Introduction: Despite efforts to improve healthcare use in the U.S., international students face unique barriers [1,2]. Over a million students, including 10,000 at the University of Pittsburgh, struggle with low literacy in U.S. healthcare systems, leading to confusion and delayed care. Mental health challenges are heightened by cultural stigma, language barriers, and limited knowledge [3,4,5]. We leveraged the Global Ties Program and university health departments to create an interprofessional educational series for international students, offering culturally relevant workshops and resources to address health barriers, raise mental and physical health awareness, and improve healthcare literacy.

Methods: In Fall 2024, the University …