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Self-Reported Prevalence Of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Law Enforcement Officers, Jennifer Lee Matheson

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Theses

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have been extensively studied in sports, military, and criminal contexts, revealing significant prevalence rates and impacts on cognitive function, emotional regulation, and behavioral outcomes. However, the prevalence, patterns, and implications of TBI within law enforcement populations remain unexplored, presenting a gap in occupational health research. This gap is notable given that law enforcement officers face unique occupational hazards including physical confrontations, vehicle pursuits, and training-related exposures that may elevate their risk for neurological injury. While extensive research documents the impact of TBI on decision-making, executive function, and emotional processing, all critical competencies for effective policing, limited …

Utilitzing A Nurse Triage Model To Decrease The Administrative Burden Of Emr Messaging, Pamela B. Schneider

DNP Projects

Abstract

Background: The volume of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) messages from patients to providers continues to rise, yet clinic workflows have not been adequately restructured to accommodate. Increased EMR, especially the inbasket, is associated with provider burnout and decreased job satisfaction, contributing to provider turnover.

Purpose: To improve the triage and distribution of the EMR messaging workload

Method: A Nurse Triage Flowchart was implemented in the Gastroenterology Clinic at the University of Kentucky to help RNs/MAs triage patient messages for improved workflow. Surveys were completed by RNs/MAs and providers before and three months post-implementation. Data from EPIC over six …

“What We Say Matters”: Reducing Drug Use Stigmatization By Healthcare Professionals Through A Narrative-Based Awareness Campaign, Adam M. Traugott

DNP Projects

Background: Stigma towards substance use has been identified as a contributor to poor care and health outcomes amongst people who use drugs (PWUD), a vulnerable population. Healthcare worker stigma negatively affects the outcomes of individual patients and may have greater public health implications. Methods of addressing drug-use stigma have previously been implemented in a variety of clinical settings. Presenting the lived experience of PWUD to healthcare workers via emotionally compelling narratives has been found to be an effective means of stigma reduction.

Purpose: This study utilized two psychometrically validated tools to measure (1) the baseline prevalence of drug use stigma …

Evaluating A Public Health Program Using The Cdc Framework: A Case Study Approach, Brooke A. Poe

Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)

In Bourbon County, Kentucky, where rural health challenges and chronic disease burdens persist, a coalition of public health partners set out to improve population-level physical activity through an innovative, community-centered initiative. The Bourbon County Physical Activity Program emerged through collaboration between the Bourbon County Health Department, the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, and UK HealthCare. Together, these partners designed a six-month intervention that combined discounted YMCA memberships, partnerships with employers, a physical activity tracking app with behavioral incentives, and community-wide events to promote accessible and sustained engagement.

Guided by the CDC’s framework for program evaluation in public health, …

The Expressive Effects Of Bilateral Labor Agreements, Ian G. Peacock

Chicago Journal of International Law

Bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) aim to facilitate the movement of temporary migrant workers between countries. So far, studies of BLAs have focused on whether they have effects on migration flows. Despite countries entering hundreds of BLAs, evidence for their effects on migration flows remains limited. Yet, even if BLAs have limited material effects, they may still have important symbolic effects. On this topic, this Comment highlights BLAs’ potential to change rhetoric about international migration among heads of state. Drawing on an original empirical analysis focused on BLAs with the Philippines, the Comment analyzes how BLAs may influence leaders’ expressed attitudes …

Influence Of Perceived Health Provider Communication, Diabetes Duration And Age At Diagnosis With Confidence In Diabetes Self-Care, Courtney L. Ortz, Meredith S. Duncan, Oluwatosin Leshi, William B. Burrows, Brittany L. Smalls

Family and Community Medicine Faculty Publications

Introduction: Several factors influence individuals’ confidence to perform diabetes-related self-care activities, including perceived patient-provider communication, diabetes duration and age at diagnosis. It has been well-documented that patient-provider communication is essential when managing chronic diseases such as diabetes; however, the impact of this communication with diabetes duration and age at diabetes diagnosis on confidence in performing self-care behaviors is obscure.

Research design and methods: We utilized data from the 2021 Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Survey among participants 18 years or older who had completed the Diabetes Care Survey. Ordinal logistic regression models were utilized to assess the association between …

Theatre Education At The University Of Montana: Providing Innovative Solutions To A Complex Problem, Natalie Renk

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

This paper is part of a larger project that aims to provide solutions to assimilate the University of Montana’s theatre education program with those across the United States by providing budget conscious innovations. The focus of this paper will be the creation of two methods courses: THTR 438: Content for Secondary Theatre Education and THTR 439: Skills for Theatre Education, this paper discussing the former. The latter was designed by my research partner, Ren Shepherd. This course would offer comprehensive coverage of theatre practitioners, both historical and modern theatrical texts, hands on design and budgeting experience, as well as teaching …

Bridging The Digital Divide In Biomedical Healthcare: Policy Solutions For Equity In Access, Literacy, And Infrastructure, Brooke E. Turner, Emmy L. Colon Alamo

Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Works

This paper explores the intersection of digital inequity and biomedical healthcare access in the United States, positioning the digital divide as a structural determinant of health. As telehealth and digital platforms become central to care delivery, communities lacking broadband infrastructure, digital literacy, and affordable internet access face compounded barriers to equitable healthcare. The study introduces five critical dimensions—access, availability, adequacy, acceptability, and affordability—as a framework for addressing these disparities. It proposes the Rhizomatic Digital Ecosystem Framework to guide national and local interventions, emphasizing the need for public investment in broadband expansion, digital education, and affordability programs. By treating digital access …

Chronically Online: Apportioning Liability In Social Media Litigation Based On User Engagement, Rebecca Vangelos

Fordham Law Review

The average American teenager spends nearly five hours on social media every day. This result is by design: social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok deploy persuasive technologies—including infinite scroll, personalized content recommendation feeds, and dark patterns—to capture and retain teen attention. These intentional design features exploit adolescent vulnerabilities to foster social media dependency. Accordingly, a growing body of scientific evidence links the extensive use of social media to the teen mental health crisis in the United States.

Despite these negative effects, social media companies have largely evaded accountability for the harm they have caused to teens. Recent lawsuits …

Empowering Reproductive Health & Access To Enhance College Student Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Community Engaged Proposal, Allison Maladore

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This study is a proposal developed in response to the need for the expansion of reproductive health services in institutions of higher education. College-age young adults in the age group of 18 to 24 are particularly vulnerable to unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and participate in risky behaviors such as alcohol usage and illicit drug consumption which can increase the likelihood of unsafe sexual behaviors. Reproductive healthcare access is linked to academic success, improved health outcomes, and holistic well-being. The proposal utilizes a community-engaged socioecological approach to create a roadmap and implementation plan to expand reproductive services and access to …

(Re)Imagining Linguistic Justice Through Pláticas: Dual Language Educators’ Perspectives On Restorative Practices, Lysandra Pérez

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examines the pervasive impacts of linguistic imperialism in U.S. dual language classrooms, focusing on restorative language justice practices designed to address the harm caused by manifestations of linguistic oppression, including language policing, linguistic surveillance, and language discrimination (Cameron, 2014; Tuck & Yang, 2012). Grounded in LangCrit (Crump, 2014) and Raciolinguistics (Flores & Rosa, 2015), this study centers the voices and lived experiences of minoritized bilingual educators in Central Washington and Southern California, highlighting their insights and calls for transformation within bilingual education. Through pláticas en grupo (Fierros & Delgado Bernal, 2016), dual language educators co-created restorative practices that …

The Migration Of Abolition Theory, Matthew Boaz

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Unintended Consequences: North Carolina Victim Notification Laws After Dobbs, Catherine Dunham, Morgan Woodward

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Mathematical Struggle: A Peer’S Review Of Mathematics Education, Joshua Brobst

All Student Scholarship

This paper explores the perceived bias against the mathematics (math) discipline. Specifically, it will explore the concept of math anxiety (MA) and why the broad idea of the apparent negativity towards math is so pervasive. The paper does so through two different avenues; the first approach being a literature review of the data and arguments from psychology and math education journals that have been previously published. The second method provided is one performed specifically for this thesis in which data from a University of Southern Maine (USM) MAT 100 course was collected from student responses submitted at the end of …

Vacuuming Outer Space: Incentivizing Active Space Debris Removal Through A Licensing Model, Alex S. Li

Buffalo Law Review

The increasing proliferation of space debris is jeopardizing satellites, space stations, and other ambitious activities in Earth’s orbits. This Article explores this growing concern and proposes an innovative licensing regime as a solution. It begins by surveying the space debris problem and examining the legal frameworks—both binding treaties and non-binding guidelines—that influence its management and mitigation. The paper then critically assesses several proposals advanced by legal scholars to bridge the gaps between these binding and non-binding measures, highlighting the issues these solutions face. In order to address these challenges, the Article advances a more collaborative and flexible approach: a licensing …

Immature (Data) Privacy, Yutang Hsiao

Buffalo Law Review

Sharenting, a combination of the words “sharing” and “parenting,” is a double-edged sword. It can cut both ways because even though it benefits parents by being a source of support and fostering community, it harms children in various significant and nuanced ways. While the world blames parents for sharing too much of their children’s data on social media, other actors also play a role and should share the blame. In this Article, I argue that the most fundamental question sharenting raises is in what ways children’s privacy is violated, and who commits the violation. Social media, as one of the …

Remote Infant Studies Of Early Learning (Rise): Scalable Online Replications Of Key Findings In Infant Cognitive Development, Rhiannon Luyster, Elena Tenenbaum1, Caitlin Stone, My H. Vu, Madeleine Hare, Kristen Gilyard, Sudha Arunachalam, Elika Bergelson, Somer Bishop, Michael Frank, J. Kiley Hamlin, Melissa Kline Struhl, Rebecca J. Landa, Casey Lew-Williams, Melissa E. Libertus, Julie Markant, Maura Sabatos-Devito, Stephen J. Sheinkopf, Jennifer B. Wagner, Kayle Park, Anna I. Soderling, Ashleigh K. Waterman, Jordan N. Grapel, Amit Bermano, Yotam Erle, Shafali Jeste

Emerson Authors, Researchers, & Creators

The current manuscript describes the Remote Infant Studies of Early Learning (RISE), a battery intended to provide robust looking time measures of cognitive development that can be administered remotely to inform our understanding of individual developmental trajectories in typical and atypical populations, particularly infant siblings of autistic children. This battery was developed to inform our understanding of early cognitive and language development in infants who will later receive a diagnosis of autism. Using tasks that have been successfully implemented in lab-based paradigms, we included assessments of attention, memory, prediction, word-recognition, numeracy, multimodal processing, and social evaluation. This study reports results …

Cross-Linked Polyrotaxane Based Aerogel As Supporter For Leakage-Proof Phase Change Materials With High Enthalpies, Hui Shi, Xiao-Mei Yang, Jun Mo, Huan Wang, Deming Tan, Guang-Zhong Yin

Artículos científicos

We developed a series of cross-linked polyrotaxane (C-PLR)-based aerogels using hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) as a crosslinker. These aerogels were subsequently used as support materials for the encapsulation of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG), resulting in stable and leakage-proof PCM composites with high enthalpies. The pore morphology was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The excellent compatibility between the aerogels and PEG resulted in PCMs with outstanding anti-leakage properties. We characterized the phase change behavior of the material using a DSC, including phase change latent heat, supercooling, heat loss, and cycling stability. It is particularly noteworthy that these PCMs exhibited impressive cycle …

The Role Of Communication In Environmental Awareness According To Circular Economy Stakeholders, Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer, Juan Romero-Luis, Manuel Gertrudix

Artículos científicos

In order to make the transition from a linear to a circular economy, unprecedented measures are required from all social actors. Communication plays a fundamental role in this transition. The use of social marketing as an alternative to traditional communication models can promote the paradigm shift in order to increase communicative effectiveness. Understanding the perception of circular economy drivers is crucial for communication efforts aimed at persuading citizens to change their habits. To this end, this study analyzes drivers’ perceptions of communication processes aimed at environmental awareness and sensitization. Using grounded theory, a qualitative methodology, 44 interviews were conducted with …

Effectiveness Of A Virtual Reality Serious Video Game (The Secret Trail Of Moon) For Emotional Regulation In Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial, Marina Martín-Moratinos, Marcos Bella-Fernández, María Rodrigo-Yanguas, Carlos González Tardón, Chao Li, Ping Wang, Ana Royuela, Pilar López-García, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla

Artículos científicos

Background: Difficulties in emotional regulation are often observed in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Innovative complementary treatments, such as video games and virtual reality, have become increasingly appealing to patients. The Secret Trail of Moon (MOON) is a serious video game developed by a multidisciplinary team featuring cognitive training exercises. In this second randomized clinical trial, we evaluated the impact of a 20-session treatment with MOON on emotional regulation, as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Objective: We hypothesize that patients with ADHD using MOON will show improvements in (1) emotional regulation, (2) core ADHD symptoms, (3) …

Annual Report Of Undergraduate Research Fellows From August 2024 To May 2025, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report of Undergraduate Research Fellows from August 2024 to May 2025.

Sharksrx Newsletter Winter 2025, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Sharks Rx

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of The Hague Convention In Addressing International Child Abduction, Areej A. Dakelallah Althubiti

Theses and Dissertations

Parental child abduction is a growing concern fueled by immigration, cross-cultural marriages, evolving family dynamics, and gaps in the implementation and enforcement of developed international frameworks. This study examines the effectiveness of and challenges to the enforcement of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (HCCA), which was developed to address this problem. Specifically, the goal of this research is to assess the effect the HCCA has had on parental kidnapping, analyze its effectiveness in resolving international custody disputes, and identify the legal and practical obstacles that inhibit implementation. While the prevalence of parental kidnapping continues …

An Understanding Of The Feeding Ecology Of Teleoceras Fossiger And Teleoceras Aepysoma Using Dental Microwear And Mesowear Analysis, Gabriel S. Goncalves

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Teleoceras is a genus of rhinocerotids that belongs to the Tribe Teleoceratines and was widespread across North America from the late Early Miocene into the Early Pliocene. This genus was very successful, spreading across the continental United States from Florida and Tennessee to California and Washington state down to central Mexico and Honduras. Teleoceras is characterized by having a large, rounded chest cavity and short limbs with relatively high crowned teeth and lower incisors modified into tusk-like teeth. Initial ecological comparisons were made to the modern hippopotamus based on proportions of the chest cavity and its hypsodont dentition. Stable carbon …

Provider-Patient Alliance And Trauma Among Pregnant Patients With Opioid Use Disorder, Molly Doernberg

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The goal of this project was to compare the provider-patient relationship among pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who did or did not have a history of moderate to severe trauma. The hypothesis was that patients with a trauma history would self-report worse relationships with their providers. This was an exploratory analysis of data from 169 patients enrolled in the Support Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) trial. Trauma history, defined as probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was determined by a score ≥31 on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). The provider-patient relationship, collected at 26±4 weeks of pregnancy, …

Superficial Cervical Plexus Block And Quality Of Recovery After Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Anita Jegarl

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Purpose: To investigate the effect of the superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) on the quality of recovery of patients undergoing thyroidectomy with an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol

Methods: This double-blind randomized controlled trial recruited adult patients undergoing thyroidectomy to be randomized to receive pre-incisional bilateral SCPB with either 0.25% bupivacaine or saline. All enrolled participants completed a baseline Quality-of-Recovery 40 (QoR-40) survey prior to surgery, and another QoR-40 survey on postoperative day (POD) 1. Their electronic health records were reviewed to obtain information on secondary outcomes such as intraoperative analgesics administered, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) duration of stay, incidence …

Effect Of Hormone Exposure And Menopausal Status On Microvascular Dysfunction And Vasospasm, Haleigh Tianna Larson

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

EFFECT OF HORMONE EXPOSURE AND MENOPAUSAL STATUS ON MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND VASOSPASM

Haleigh T. Larson and Samit M. Shah. Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among women in the United States. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) represents a sizeable fraction of CVD that affects women, and ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) affects approximately two-thirds of women with IHD. INOCA is characterized by myocardial ischemia symptoms, such as chest pain, without significant epicardial coronary artery obstruction. Up to 50% of …

Yale Medicine Magazine December 2025, Issue 175, Yale University. School Of Medicine

Yale Medicine Magazine - alumni bulletin and magazine

This is the December 2025 issue of Yale Medicine Magazine, issue 175. Prepared in cooperation with the alumni and development offices at the School of Medicine. Earlier volumes are called Yale School of Medicine alumni bulletins, dating from v.1 (1953) through v.13 (1965) and Yale Medicine: alumni bulletin of the School of Medicine, v.1 (1965) through v. 52, no.1. (Autumn 2017).

Political Disinformation In The Anthropocene, Jeffrey Omari

Washington and Lee Law Review

The Anthropocene is the name that scientists have given to our current geological epoch, which references the overwhelming influence of human agency on the Earth and its ecological systems. Adopted as a theoretical tool across multiple academic disciplines, social scientists often employ the term to address deep-rooted political and socioeconomic problems and the symptoms of global inequalities and injustices. Meanwhile, legal scholars have employed the term to address the global environmental harms of human agency and to examine how normative frameworks must fundamentally change and adapt to the times ahead. At the same time, recent scholarship also notes that democracies …

The “Dire Plight” Contextualized: Comment On “The Fiction Of Equitable Distribution: Military Divorce, Disability, And The ‘Dire Plight’ Of The Former Military Spouse” By Zoe Speas, Catlin Meade

Washington and Lee Law Review

For forty years, military spouses have sacrificed their economic security and personal well-being to support their servicemember spouse’s military career, only to be thrust into a “dire plight” if their marriage ends in a community property state. The legislative policy that put them in this untenable position has not served federal interests: the military currently faces a recruiting crisis and military spouses’ economic security has not improved since the USFSPA. It is time for Congress and the DoD to reexamine the incentives and benefits provided to servicemembers and their families. Congress and the Court must end the USFSPA’s groundless, inequitable, …