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Practicing Community, Cultivating Democracy -- Lessons From Professional Power Shifters, Sylvia Gale

Other Publications

Below I describe five intentional practices people working in human-facing professions can employ in order to create the conditions for a healthy democracy.

These practices were originally distilled from my observations at the Deaconess Foundation’s Helsinki D-Stations and from my interactions and discussions with professionals across the Foundation’s Civic Action and Community Programs team from January-June 2023, when I was hosted by the Deaconess Foundation on a Mid-Career Professional Development Award from the Fulbright Finland Foundation. Since then, I have augmented and clarified these practices through observation and reflection with colleagues in my American context, where I am the executive …

Examining School Counselors’ Lived Experiences Of Relational Aggression In African American Girls, Crystal Holt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Since the early 1990s, there have been examinations of the predictors of Relational Aggression (RA) in girls, but many questions remain unanswered that contribute to the lived experiences of school counselors addressing RA. RA is best defined as behavior that is deliberate and unfriendly, with the intent to cause harm to others through verbal, social, and emotional control. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of school counselors addressing RA in African American girls. A hermeneutic phenomenological lens was used to examine the individual perceptions of eight school counselors. Semistructured interviews were used to gather the …

Higher Education Leaders’ Perspectives About Communication Challenges During Crises, Carey-Ann Marie Balkwill

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem was that while impact and problems of crisis communication have been identified in the literature, little is known about the perspectives of leaders in higher education when facing communication issues in times of crisis. Guided by crisis communication theory and leadership theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore higher education leadership team members’ perspectives of communication challenges in times of crisis. Four research questions guided the study on the perspectives of higher education leadership team members about (a) how their own leadership and communication changed during a crisis, (b) how internal communications evolved during …

La Puissance Douce Française Manifestée Par Les Politiques Linguistiques En Afrique, Barbara O. Olewska

Global Tides

Du premier étape des colonisateurs français sur la terre africaine jusqu’à le français étant l’une des langues primaires en Afrique, les français avait eu une influence en Afrique. Pour comprendre comment les politiques linguistiques agissent comme une passerelle de l'implémentation de la puissance douce française en Afrique, nous explorons les politiques linguistiques et systèmes d’éducation en Côte d’Ivoire, au Sénégal, et au Burkina Faso. La littérature décrit comment le français est la langue d'administration dans ces trois pays, donc il est valorisé sur les langues locales. La présence intense du français permet à la France d’employer la puissance douce en …

Eye To Eye, Jovani Batuyong

Research & Creativity Showcase

While studying graphic design at the University of the Pacific, the biggest challenge that I came across was communication. As artists and designers, we use communication throughout every aspect of our lives, whether it is in conversations with clients, the collaboration of ideas with other creatives, or even the delivery of a central message in our designs. Likewise, it does not stop at graphic design – every living being, even plants, must use some form of communication, that is, if they wish to be understood. Because it is such an important aspect of all of our lives, everyone should treat …

Activity Levels Among Older Adults In A Life Plan Community, Emily D. Winters

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference

This study aimed to analyze resident's knowledge of the health and wellness programs available to them in their facility. It explored activity levels, preferred activity methods, and health and wellness program utilization among older adults residing in a life-plan community. A total of 166 survey respondents, aged 65 and older, were included in the analysis. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire designed to assess physical activity patterns, preferences for activity types, and engagement with the facility’s health and wellness offerings. Open-ended questions were assessed qualitatively through thematic analysis to find common themes within data. Results indicated that the most …

Vanessa Merton, In Her Own Words, Bennett L. Gershman

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.

Primary Health Care: Strengthening Health Systems In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Erin Young

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference

In recent decades, global health priorities have shifted away from promoting selective, donor-led interventions and towards the goal of strengthening primary health care systems in low- and middle-income countries. This project seeks to identify recommendations for and best practices of primary health care system development from the existing literature. A critical literature review was conducted using the Ovid-MEDLINE database to identify articles that focused on primary health care, included recommendations for health systems strengthening, and addressed low- and middle-income countries. Ultimately, 27 articles published between 2004 and 2019 were included in this review. Results suggest that important priorities for building …

Rfid Security For Iot Airport Infrastructure, Owen Guerra-Mondragon Saenz, Aaron Tulino, Benjamin Higgins, Philippe Shchetinin, Sawyer Hansen

Discovery Day - Prescott

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology that uses active and passive tags to communicate via radio signals at various frequencies. Currently, it is being used in several applications in areas like merchandise tracking during transit, inventory management, access control for authorized personnel, and data sharing via Near Field Communication (NFC). RFID technology is used in airports to track both people (passengers and employees) and luggage. For employees, RFID helps control access to specific areas based on their role or hierarchy within the organization, allowing them to enter restricted zones based on their permissions. For passengers, RFID plays a crucial …

Facilitating Women's Success In Software Engineering Through The Exploration Of Non-Traditional Educational Environments, Fiya Clerget, Chanel Davis, Taylor Hobbs

Discovery Day - Prescott

STEM fields face persistent challenges with diversity, equity, and inclusion. For example, while women make up 56% of students enrolled in undergraduate degrees, women account for only 22% of the students in engineering programs. This number drops even further in the workforce, where women comprise only 15.9% of the engineering industry (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Consequently, the industry of equity-focused coding education has grown rapidly, leading to the rise of coding boot camps, workshops, and community-based coding education specifically designed to increase the participation of women and underrepresented programmers in tech (Rea, 2022; Jabbari, 2023). While the impacts …

2025 Silent Bell Recipient: Richard W. Panek, Dds

West Michigan District Dental Society Bulletin

The West Michigan District Dental Society’s highest award is the Distinguished Service Award. This award, also known as the “Silent Bell,” is given to recognize contributions to organized dentistry. These contributions include service to dental professionals, patients, and the community.

Dr. Richard Walter Panek, a devoted oral surgeon and community leader, is honored with the 2025 Silent Bell Award. His life reflects compassion, practicality, and service, shaped by his Polish roots, faith, and deep commitment to family, dentistry, and the broader West Michigan community.

Wmdds Bulletin Winter 2025

West Michigan District Dental Society Bulletin

In the Winter 2025 issue, the reader will find the following articles:

• 2025 Silent Bell Recipient: Richard W. Panek, DDS, as well as Silent Bell Night Celebration Highlights and a list of Past Recipients

• Dentists Beyond the Chair: Caitlynn Haas DDS, Holland, MI

Also included are your monthly tripartite update, news from West Michigan counties, the President's Message and Editor's Letter.

Dynamic Creation Of Uml Diagrams Using Generative Ai, Shobhit Sahai Saxena, Irshad Alam, Vaibhav Sharma, Umesh Vats, Vijay Kumar Chundury

Defensive Publications Series

Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams are useful for visualizing system architectures and module correlations. However, manual creation of such diagrams can be tedious and time consuming. Techniques are proposed herein to leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the creation and updating of UML diagrams, such as Class and Sequence diagrams, by dynamically analyzing codebases. This approach ensures accurate, up-to-date diagrams with approximately 80% efficiency, significantly reducing manual effort. By combining generative AI with dynamic code analysis, the proposed techniques generate comprehensive and accurate UML diagrams across multiple programming languages and frameworks, enhancing communication among stakeholders, improving software quality, maintainability, …

The Relevance Of Gut Microbiota For The Activity Of Herbal Drugs, Rudolf Bauer

Oxford ICSB

Despite intensive research, the active principles and mechanisms of action of many herbal drugs are still not clear. Moreover, the bioavailability of many polar plant constituents is rather limited, why they are not likely to act systemically. Therefore, alternative approaches to explain their activity have to be considered. Gut microbiota and the human body form a symbiosis which is essential for our health and well-being. Dysbiosis can lead to various diseases, like inflammation, obesity, asthma, diabetes, and even cancer. Therefore, gut microbiota are a relevant target for herbal drugs, and may help to understand their effects. For example, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii …

You're Fake News. How Irish Political Journalists Manage In The Post-Truth Era, Niamh Thorton, John Hogan

Level 3

No abstract provided.

Is A Hackathon A Good Use Of My Time? Reflections On The Efficacy Of Hackathons For Adult Learners Across Multi-Disciplinary Boundaries, Elaine Edmonds

Level 3

No abstract provided.

Glidr - Guided Landing Instrument For Descent And Recovery Capstone, Luke Pierce, Thomas Sly, Cody Hawes, Jameson Shockley, Jason Davis, Josiah Lincoln, Kaylee Mason, Jasmyn Mcbeth, Bruce Willey

Discovery Day - Prescott

The Guided Landing Instrument for Descent and Recovery (G LIDR) system designed to address the challenges of recovering data from high-altitude Su per Pressure Balloons. The project has outlined the limitations of conventional data col lection methods-specifically, the uncontrol led descent and recovery of data payloads-and establishes the need for a more reliable, safe, and cost-effective solution. Three design concepts are investigated: the Ballistic Paraglider, the Folding Rogallo Wing, and the Lifting Body. Each concept was rigorously analyzed against stringent safety, structural, and performance requirements established by NASA, NIA, and academic standards. Aerodynamic simulations and structural analyses have been employed …

Consultative Minutes 04/10/2025, Consultative Committee

Consultative Committee

No abstract provided.

The Chanticleer, 2025-04-10, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

The Indiana Statesman, April 10, 2025, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Sycamore Remix; Party at the Fountain marks Spring Week midpoint

Advancing Peripartum And Pelvic Health Rehabilitation At Tristar Centennial: Empowering Recovery Through Occupational Therapy, Lilly Martin

OTD Capstone Projects

This capstone project, Advancing Peripartum and Pelvic Health Rehabilitation, was completed through the Peripartum Inpatient Program and Pelvic Health Outpatient Program at TriStar Centennial Medical and focused on empowering recovery through occupational therapy (OT). It addressed needs by revising educational materials, developing videos for at-home recovery, defining OT’s role alongside physical therapy and social work, and improving the OT presentation and packet for peripartum rehabilitation. Deliverables included educational materials, videos, and graphics to boost patient engagement, alongside an OT presentation clarifying interdisciplinary collaboration. Materials were prepared for dissemination to interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families, ensuring alignment with OT’s scope and …

Forever Tree, Alyse A. Petersen

Healy Poetry Prize

No abstract provided.

How Can The Adoption Of Biodegradable Packaging In The Beverage Industry Specifically Contribute To Reducing Single-Use Plastic Waste, And What Regulatory Or Cost-Related Challenges Hinder Its Widespread Implementation In Developing Countries?, Rebecca Aba Gaisie

2025 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

This research investigates the potential of biodegradable packaging to reduce single-use plastic waste in the beverage industry and explores the regulatory and cost-related barriers to its adoption in developing countries. The beverage sector is a major contributor to global plastic pollution, and biodegradable alternatives offer a promising path toward sustainability. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study combines qualitative interviews with industry experts and case studies of businesses implementing biodegradable solutions, alongside quantitative survey data from 100 manufacturers and 200 consumers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Findings reveal that while biodegradable packaging significantly reduces plastic waste and appeals to environmentally …

A Woman Scorned: Medea In The Last Century, Megan Fox

2025 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

The character Zara in William Congreve’s 1627 tragedy The Mourning Bride declares in Act Three Scene Two, “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned” (Congreve 64). Sentiments like this have carried on throughout history to describe the true anger and rage attributed to women, and this is oftentimes represented in media. And there is no more furious, scorned woman, than Medea, the titular character in Euripides’ 431 BCE tragedy. While they do not typically resort to the violence and sorcery that Medea does in this play, Medea has represented the …

Magical Differences As Textual Coding For Neuroqueerness, Killeen Reidy

2025 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

In this paper I will be looking at Young Adult Fantasy texts in which their protagonist is magically differentiated from his world. I will argue that this protagonist, and those similar, can be analyzed as textually coded as neurodiverse due to his interactions with the other characters in his story and his society at large, as well as having experiences common to neurodiverse people in reality. Further, I will be arguing that the character can function within the definition of neuroqueer as defined by M. Remi Yergeau. These argumentations will be developed alongside each other with the idea of queer-coding …

The Pulse - April 10, 2025, Unm Hsc Marketing & Communications

The Pulse

Weekly newsletter of the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Assessing Oral Cancer Screenings Provided By Dental Hygienists, Nora N/A Basheer Megerdichian

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Oral cancer remains a significant public health concern, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 50% due to late-stage diagnoses. Dental hygienists play a crucial role in the early screening of oral cancer through routine intraoral and extraoral examinations. This study evaluates the effectiveness of oral cancer screenings conducted by dental hygienists in referring for further evaluation and their overall perception of the importance and frequencies of these examinations. A survey was distributed through the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) to practicing dental hygienists across the United States, gathering data on screening frequency, referral patterns, perceived importance, and challenges faced …

Frequency Of Academic Advising: The Impact On Retention Of First-Time, Full-Time Students At Henderson Community College, Michael W. Knecht

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Michael W. Knecht on April 10, 2025.

Aviation Maintenance Education: Recruiting For Mctc's Aas Program, Shana Savard-Hogge

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Shana Savard-Hogge on April 10, 2025

Conquer And Prevail Issue 185 April 10 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

No abstract provided.