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Effective Professional Education And Training Program In A Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, Matthew Hamilton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The determinants contributing to successful professional development programs in long-term acute care (LTAC) facilities, which enhance clinical staff performance and healthcare outcomes, remain unclear. Guided by Bandura’s social learning theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore clinicians’ perspectives on the key determinants of an effective professional education and training program in an LTAC hospital in a Northeast U.S. metro area. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 clinicians who were recruited from an LTAC facility. Thematic analysis, following Saldaña’s framework, identified institutional barriers, financial constraints, time limitations, and unmet training needs as major challenges. Participants emphasized the …

Strategies For Integrating Data Analytics In Accounting, Alisa C. Disalvo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The increased need for data analytics proficiency requires accounting program directors and faculty to explore strategies to reduce the technology skills gap between education and professional requirements. Grounded in the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies that program directors use to integrate data analytics into the accounting program curriculum. The participants were 8 program directors and 2 faculty with over 2 years of program change experience in the accounting department. Data were collected through semi structure interviews with 10 participants and comparative data analysis with the AICPA & NASBA report. Through a …

Faculty Perceptions Of Using Technology To Facilitate Virtual Debriefing In Graduate Health Sciences Education, Kelly Anne Chamberlain Layne

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Simulation, with face-to-face debriefing, has been widely used in occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) education to provide realistic experiences for students without harming clients. However, researchers have not studied technology acceptance by graduate entry-level (EL) OT and PT faculty with virtual debriefing. Virtual debriefing has become more common in recent years; thus, it is essential for universities to understand faculty adoption of this effective teaching and learning technology. Guided by the technology acceptance model framework of Gu et al., the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore faculty perceptions of using technology to facilitate virtual debriefing …

Staff Education On The Use Of The Teach-Back Method To Decrease Nonadherence To Psychotropic Medications Among Inmates, Moradeke Okunoye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This staff education project focused on improving nurses’ and mental health clinicians’ knowledge about the teach-back method (TBM) to improve psychotropic medication adherence. The practice problem was psychotropic nonadherence among inmates in a county jail in the Southeast region of the United States. The practice project question for this project was the following: For nursing staff and mental health clinicians in the jail, will training on the use of the TBM increase knowledge toward the goal of decreasing nonadherence to psychotropic medications among inmates? Psychotropic nonadherence is a significant issue in the jail that can lead to serious consequences including …

A Deadly Case Of Encephalopathy, Brenna Ostertag, Md, Gita D Gelfer, Andrea Roast

Providence Portland Medical Center Internal Medicine 2025

Introduction: Human prion disease are heterogenous groups of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by spongiform degeneration, astrogliosis, and neuronal loss in the central nervous system from misfolding and subsequent spread of the prion protein. This disease manifests rapidly and is often accompanied by visual and speech abnormalities, gait changes, and progressive encephalopathy. It is always fatal. Around 400 people are diagnosed with prion disease in the United States annually. Recent innovations in diagnostics using Real-Time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) has allowed for antemortem diagnosis of prion disease. Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder in remission and …

Youth Sport Values: A Comparative Analysis Between Urban And Rural Students, Ferdy Alamsyah Eka Pujianto, Amung Ma’Mun, Reshandi Nugraha, Syarifatunnisa Syarifatunnisa, Anira Anira

Jurnal Keolahragaan

Sports and physical education have an essential role in improving morality in adolescents by implementing sports values, especially in overcoming juvenile delinquency and negative behaviour, one of which is bullying. This research seeks to investigate the comparison of sports values in students based on their environment. This study employs a numerical descriptive approach with a comparative survey design conducted in two schools, namely junior high schools and vocational high schools in Bandung Greater, with a total of 1,531 (869 students living in villages and 662 students living in cities) aged 14-17 years. The instrument in this study used the Youth …

Mapping The Environments, Motivation And Sport Through Bibliometric Analysis From 2004 To 2024, Ayodya Satryo Anggorojati, Raldi Hendro Koestoer, Lilik Sudarwati

Jurnal Keolahragaan

In order to create a better environment for sporst activities, abibliometric research exploring the relationship between environment, motivation, and sport globally. This study investigates the significant increase in scientific publications on the topic from 2004 to 2023, with a noted decline in 2024. This research using VOSviewer to anlalyse the tren and relationship refer to the scientific publication of the environment, motivation and sports topics. The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health emerged as a major contributor, accounting for 35 articles published. Significant patterns of author collaboration were uncovered, with an average of 2.67 authors per article, highlighting …

Saudi University Youth Exposure To Cinematic Films And Satisfactions Achieved Through Digital Platforms -By Applied To Students At King Abdulaziz University, Mohammeded Bakri El-Shakh

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Arts and Humanities

This study aims to identify Saudi university youth's motives for exposure to cinematic films and the gratifications achieved through digital platforms. The researcher applied the descriptive approach and the questionnaire tool to a sample of (92) students from King Abdulaziz University. The study concluded with many results, most notably: The motives of Saudi university youth's exposure to watching cinematic films through digital platforms were represented by entertainment at a rate of 98%. The Netflix platform came in first place in terms of preferred platforms for viewing, followed by YouTube then the Shahid Net platform. There are many satisfactions achieved from …

Omani Legislation And Its Role In Confronting The Negative Effects Of Social Media On Juvenile Delinquency, Nizar Hamdi Qeshta, Ibrahim Bin Khalfan Bin Hamoud Al Sulaimi

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Arts and Humanities

This study dealt with an immensely painstaking topic that touches upon the category of juveniles who are the mainstays of every nation and its future. impacts of social media sites on juvenile delinquency, and the study sought to answer the research problem of the adequacy of Omani legislation in the face of their effects and the study examined and analysed the concept, features and forms of such sites, Its most important effects on the physical and moral entity of juveniles and their role in gaining some of the offenders' behaviour through an analytical descriptive approach, the study produced a number …

Economic Development On The Ground: Rural Development And The Distribution Economy, John David Rinehart

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the practice of economic development in the South Carolina at the county and regional level. Looking at the Interstate 95 corridor, this research examines economic development organizations in practice, using in-depth interviews with actors operating at different spatial scales. Specifically, I highlight the current ideology of development as it relates to the proliferation of warehousing and distribution in the state. I outline the ideologies of economic development professionals, including their spatial strategies and perceptions of ‘community’ as it relates to economic development goals.

My research demonstrates the extent to which rural areas have been left without the …

Ai-Enhanced Flipped Classroom Approach For Chinese Vocabulary And Grammar Learning, Haotian Ye

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the effectiveness of ChatGPT-4 in enhancing L2 Chinese learners' vocabulary and grammar acquisition within a flipped classroom setting, focusing on its impact on learning outcomes, student motivation, and associated challenges. Conducted over 10 weeks, the study involved 19 native English speakers enrolled in a third-year Chinese course at a U.S. university. The experimental group (n = 11) used ChatGPT to self-study six target words and five grammar structures before attending Tuesday and Thursday sessions, while the control group (n = 8) followed a textbook-based approach. Participants completed in-class vocabulary and grammar quizzes twice a week, three journal …

Dairy And Food Science Student Newsletter, April 30, 2025, Department Of Dairy And Food Science

Dairy and Food Science Student Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Community-Based Learning: Sustainability Capstone's Project To Increase Native Landscaping And Edible Landscapes At Usd, Haley Anciaux, Belle Gustaf, Josie Hamer, Rachael Holt, Emily Kahn, Paxton Roseland, Erin Smith, Meghann Elizabeth Jarchow

Sustainability & Environment Projects

This report describes the community-based learning project completed by the Sustainability Capstone (SUST 489) course in Spring 2025.

Disemaniasi Hasil Penelitian Potensi Dan Manfaat Wisata Budaya Suku Anak Dalam Air Hitam Bukit Dua Belas Provinsi Jambi, Asyhadi Mufsi Sadzali

Bhakti: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat

The expansion of oil palm plantations around Bukit Dua Belas National Park in Jambi over the past few decades has not only contributed to climate change but has also significantly impacted the socio-cultural and economic life of the indigenous Suku Anak Dalam community, who have inhabited the forest as their settlement for hundreds of years. Jambi, with its vast tropical forest potential, is not only rich in biodiversity but also holds important cultural value, particularly from the Suku Anak Dalam Air Hitam community. In recent decades, this community has faced agrarian, social, and economic conflicts as a result of palm …

Problems Facing The Concert Ticketing Industry: Examining Foreign Laws And What The Us Can Learn From Them, Samuel Baker

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

No abstract provided.

April 30, 2025 General Faculty Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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Adaptation, Reliability, And Validity Of The Auditory Skills Checklist (Asc) For Bengali Speaking Children With Severe To Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Hearing Aids, Istiak Rahman, Mahedi Hasan

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: The audiologic assessment guidelines of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) encouraged functional auditory skills assessment, appropriate for age. The Auditory Skills Checklist (ASC) assessment tool was developed from the necessity to assess the auditory skills of young children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL). The aim of this study was to adapt a Bengali version of the ASC checklist from the original English version and then to test its reliability and validity.

Methods: The method of forward-backward translation and cognitive debriefing was employed to produce a culturally sensitive Bengali version of the checklist. The data was analyzed for …

Jtc 25: Leader By Land, Adventurer By Sea, Benita Whitehorn

University of Mississippi News

This story is part of the 2025 Journey to Commencement series, which celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.

Shannon Hovis Named Director Of Alumni And Parent Relations At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb 1995 alumna Shannon Hovis has been named the University’s director of Alumni and Parent Relations. In this new position, she will create and execute strategies to foster meaningful, enduring relationships with alumni and parents.

"Sunda Modern"; Gendered Modernity In Sundanese Performing Arts, Andrew N. Weintraub

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

In this article, I offer new ways of seeing and hearing Sundanese women singers in modern post-independence Indonesia. I propose a dynamic and historical approach to show how individual female singers shaped new material realities and symbolic meanings of modern Sundanese identity (Sunda modern) from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s. My approach emphasizes difference, uniqueness, and novelty in singers’ public image, on-stage presentation, vocal style, and musical repertoire. I contend that singers’ ability to branch out and cross over – by engaging the national (for example, singing in the national language) and the global (for example, Western-inflected …

Quantifying The Impact Of Introducing Hpv Vaccines In 2006 On 25-29-Year-Old Cervical Cancer Incidence In 2022, Jason Semprini, Joshua Devine, Rachel Reimer

Public Health

Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In 2006, adolescent females were recommended to receive the HPV vaccine. Our study aimed to quantify the impact of introducing the HPV vaccine in 2006 on cervical cancer incidence in 2022. We analyzed the latest Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data. Our design compared the change in cervical cancer incidence from 2019 to 2022 between females recommended for HPV vaccination in 2006 (age 25-29) and females who were not (age 35-54). Beyond simple pre/post comparisons, our linear regression model adjusted for age-specific incidence trends. We found that, unlike the stagnate …

Impact Of Medication Opioid Use Disorder (Moud) Programs In Emergency Departments, Mechelle A. Zima

Nursing Capstones

The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of how a medication opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs integrated into the emergency department (ED) can improve patient’s outcomes compared to standard ED discharges. This study utilized a systematic literature review using PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar. The initial literature search identified 594 articles. After applying the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 18 articles were selected. Inclusion criteria included peer reviewed articles that focused on opioid use disorder (OUD) patients treated in the ED with OUD medications while exclusion criteria involved articles with OUD patients treated in ED without OUD …

A Comparative Study Of Obesity-Related Traits And Serum Lipid Parameters In Cardiovascular Patients From Faisalabad, Pakistan, Muhammad Umer Ghori, Muhammad Shareef Masoud, Muhammad Shafique, Humera Fiaz, Misbah Hussain, Fazli Rabbi Awan

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Obesity and dyslipidemia are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disorders (CVDs), yet have not been extensively studied in Pakistani subjects. Therefore, this retrospective observational study was undertaken to investigate the association of obesity-related traits and serum lipid parameters in CVD patients from Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Methods: A total of 403 CVD patients and 226 healthy controls were included. CVD patients were enrolled from the Allied Hospital and the Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology. Obesity-related traits [body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference (WC and HC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)], serum lipid parameters, and blood pressure of all subjects …

Strategies To Improve Recruitment And Retention Of Nurses In Rural Emergency Departments, Thomas Allen Ortiz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Leaders of rural emergency departments (EDs) in the United States face persistent challenges in recruiting and retaining RNs. The aim of this integrative review was to identify strategies to mitigate these challenges. The review question focused on best practices leaders can implement to decrease problems with the recruitment and retention of rural ED nurses. A review of the literature published within the past five years yielded 31 empirical and non-empirical articles, which were analyzed using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) appraisal tool. Overarching themes and subthemes were subsequently identified. The Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Human Resource Management frameworks …

Strategies To Sustain Small Business Beyond 5 Years, Ashly Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business failures have a detrimental effect on both business owners and the communities they support. Small business owners are especially concerned with ensuring the sustainability of their enterprises beyond the first five years—a pivotal milestone for long-term success. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore sustainability strategies business owners use to remain operable beyond 5 years. The participants were six business owners of small businesses located in the Midwest of the United States who have operated successfully beyond 5 years. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, Small Business Administration (SBA) data, …

Innovative Circular Business Model As A Tool For Applying Rational Consumption Of The Natural Resource Landscape, Nataliia Gavkalova, John Martin, Nadiia Shmygol

Professional Services

Economic growth within the traditional linear production model increases environmental pressure, depleting resources, and raising pollution levels. In contrast, the circular economy promotes closed production cycles, ensuring the repeated use of extracted resources. However, transitioning to this model requires active innovation adoption. Despite its rising popularity, circular economy concepts remain underdeveloped scientifically, lacking formulated models that comprehensively address implementation in both public and private sectors. This study aims to theoretically and practically substantiate the development of an innovative circular business model as a tool for rational natural resource consumption. Achieving this requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating business models, technological innovations, …

2025 Knight Of Honor Awards & Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Lynn University

Knight of Honor Award Programs

Program for the annual Knight of Honor Awards, held in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center on April 30, 2025. Additionally, the Donald E. and Helen L. Ross College of Education hooding ceremony for doctoral candidates is held.

The Student Affairs Involvement Awards, the Dean's Awards for Excellence, Academic Affairs Awards, the Snyder Scholarship, and Lynn University Graduation Awards are awarded.

Dr-4429: Social Perceptions And Narratives Of The 2019 Mississippi Delta Flood, Lily B. Langstaff

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the social perceptions and narratives surrounding the 2019 Mississippi Delta flood. Recognizing flooding as a “wicked problem,” the research highlights how socioeconomic and cultural identities relate to access to resources and assistance for affected communities, with an emphasis on infrastructure. Through qualitative analysis, including thematic coding of journalistic media sources covering the flood, the study explores the perceptions and experiences as well as the concept of ‘deservingness’ and its relationship with government resources and assistance. Findings indicate that the Mississippi Delta community faced temporal barriers to post-flood recovery due to disparities in representation and perception, underscoring the …

When My Intersecting Identities Of Being Racially Oppressed And Privileged Become Blurred: An Autoethnographic Dive Into Unlocking The Polarities Of Who I Am, Susan Acosta

Dissertations and Theses

Freire argued that each person is, at times, both the oppressor and the oppressed. He posited that the path to liberation is increased critical consciousness, problematizing our circumstances, and finding ways to take action. As a person from the global majority (PGM), this autoethnography incorporates my personal narratives, communication with colleagues, photo observations, and professional writings that problematizes and examines ways I have been both complicit in, or have been victimized by, racialized oppression, particularly in educational settings. I've had an increasingly keen sense of awareness toward my own racialized tensions when interacting with individuals, in groups, or with an …

Cjcr Publishes Volume 26, Issue 2 (Symposium 2024), Jane Perov

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog

The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution—the country’s preeminent legal journal of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, settlement, and restorative justice—today published the web edition of Volume 26, Issue 2 (Symposium 2024). The print edition of the issue has also been released.

Accessible at Volume 26.2: Symposium 2024, this issue contains Remarks by Lady Justice Joyce Alouch; Articles by Zachary R. Calo, Diego Faleck, Nokukhanya Ntuli, and Nancy A. Welsh; and Notes by Peri Ayzidor, Jared Man, Yakov Schwalb, and Bayla Zohn.

The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict …