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The Associations Between Paternal Depressive Symptoms And Children’S Behavior Outcomes Via Intimate Partner Violence And Paternal Rejection In Kenyan Families, Dickson Mukara Matsantsa Ong'ayi

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High rates of depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence in Kenya place children at risk for behavioral difficulties well beyond the preschool years. This study examined (a) whether paternal depressive symptoms, psychological and physical intimate partner violence, and rejection were associated with children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors above maternal risk factors, and (b) whether psychological and physical intimate partner violence and paternal/maternal rejection mediated the associations between depressive symptoms and children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors differently for mothers and fathers. Propositions within the developmental psychopathology framework and interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory guided the formulation of the research questions and hypotheses. A …

College Teaching And Ai, Leo Irakliotis

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Artificial Intelligence will reshape the way we assess student learning in ways that no one has prepared us for.

A Unified Model Of Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease, Michael Fossel, Joe Bean, Nina Khera, Mikhail G Kolonin

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Despite progress in biomedical technologies, cardiovascular disease remains the main cause of mortality. This is at least in part because current clinical interventions do not adequately take into account aging as a driver and are hence aimed at suboptimal targets. To achieve progress, consideration needs to be given to the role of cell aging in disease pathogenesis. We propose a model unifying the fundamental processes underlying most age-associated cardiovascular pathologies. According to this model, cell aging, leading to cell senescence, is responsible for tissue changes leading to age-related cardiovascular disease. This process, occurring due to telomerase inactivation and telomere attrition, …

Modulation Of Sirtuins During Monolayer Chondrocyte Culture Influences Cartilage Regeneration Upon Transfer To A 3d Culture Environment, Hannah K Heywood, Stephen D Thorpe, Renos M Jeropoulos, Paul W Caton, David A Lee

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

This study examined the role of sirtuins in the regenerative potential of articular chondrocytes. Sirtuins (SIRT1-7) play a key role in regulating cartilage homeostasis. By inhibiting pro-inflammatory pathways responsible for cartilage degradation and promoting the expression of key matrix components, sirtuins have the potential to drive a favourable balance between anabolic and catabolic processes critical to regenerative medicine. When subjected to osmolarity and glucose concentrations representative of the in vivo niche, freshly isolated bovine chondrocytes exhibited increases in SIRT1 but not SIRT3 gene expression. Replicating methods adopted for the in vitro monolayer expansion of chondrocytes for cartilage regenerative therapies, we …

2022-12-06 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from December 6, 2022.

A Hug For Humanity: Metamodernism And Masculinity On Television In Ted Lasso, Kennedy Lesley Koford

Theses and Dissertations

The Apple TV+ sports comedy Ted Lasso has been a hit among fans, who flock to the show and its positive messages. The show offers a refreshing tone, one that promotes positivity and optimism even when faced with the reality of a cynical world. By using the analytical perspective of metamodernism to understand its popularity, scholars and fans alike can gain a deeper understanding of core message of the show, which mimics the oscillation between the cynical and the sincere. Fundamental scholars in the emerging study of metamodernism, such as Robin Van Den Akker, Timotheus Vermeulen, and Alison Gibbons will …

Procedural Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions In Focal And Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease, Takuya Mizukami, Jeroen Sonck, Koshiro Sakai, Brian Ko, Michael Maeng, Hiromasa Otake, Bon-Kwon Koo, Sakura Nagumo, Bjarne L Nørgaard, Jonathon Leipsic, Toshiro Shinke, Daniel Munhoz, Niya Mileva, Marta Belmonte, Hirofumi Ohashi, Emanuele Barbato, Nils P Johnson, Bernard De Bruyne, Carlos Collet

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background

Coronary artery disease (CAD) patterns play an essential role in the decision‐making process about revascularization. The pullback pressure gradient (PPG) quantifies CAD patterns as either focal or diffuse based on fractional flow reserve (FFR) pullbacks. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of CAD patterns on acute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results considered surrogates of clinical outcomes.

Methods and Results

This was a prospective, multicenter study of patients with hemodynamically significant CAD undergoing PCI. Motorized FFR pullbacks and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed before and after PCI. Post‐PCI FFR >0.90 was considered an optimal result. …

Doesn't Your Work Just Re-Center Whiteness? The Fallen Impossibilities Of White Allyship, Pauli Badenhorst, James Jupp, Jenna Min Shim, Timothy J. Lensmire, Zachary A. Casey, Samuel J. Tanner, Veronica Watson, Erin Miller

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

Our purpose is to engage performative dialogue incorporative of currere on a central question in critical White studies (CWS). After precautionary notes and positionalities, we frame our dialogue within second-wave CWS. As its main section, six CWS scholars respond to the central question: Doesn’t research on White identities re-center whiteness? Analyzing the scholars’ responses, the performative dialogue is followed by an analytical discussion of CWS’ epistemological, ontological, and axiological convolutions. Via these convolutions, we recognize the impossibilities of facile “White allyship” within antiracist scholarship, curriculum and pedagogy, and related social movements. Instead of White allyship, we propose situated, relational, and …

Popdc1 Scaffolds A Complex Of Adenylyl Cyclase 9 And The Potassium Channel Trek-1 In Heart, Tanya A Baldwin, Yong Li, Autumn N Marsden, Susanne Rinné, Anibal Garza-Carbajal, Roland F R Schindler, Musi Zhang, Mia A Garcia, Venugopal Reddy Venna, Niels Decher, Thomas Brand, Carmen W Dessauer

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The establishment of macromolecular complexes by scaffolding proteins is key to the local production of cAMP by anchored adenylyl cyclase (AC) and the subsequent cAMP signaling necessary for cardiac functions. We identify a novel AC scaffold, the Popeye domain-containing (POPDC) protein. The POPDC family of proteins is important for cardiac pacemaking and conduction, due in part to their cAMP-dependent binding and regulation of TREK-1 potassium channels. We show that TREK-1 binds the AC9:POPDC1 complex and copurifies in a POPDC1-dependent manner with AC9 activity in heart. Although the AC9:POPDC1 interaction is cAMP-independent, TREK-1 association with AC9 and POPDC1 is reduced upon …

Urban Green Roofs Can Support A Diversity Of Parasitoid Wasps, Aramee C. Diethelm, Susan Masta

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Green roofs are often installed atop buildings to provide ecological services such as mitigating storm water runoff and cooling air within urban heat islands. We found that green roofs in Portland, Oregon, also can support biodiversity, including a diverse assemblage of parasitoid wasps, with 20 morphospecies from 10 families present on the four roofs we surveyed. The roofs with greater plant diversity and structural complexity harbored comparatively more parasitoid morphospecies than the structurally simpler Sedum-dominated roofs. The oldest green roof supported much greater diversity than the younger roofs, including a comparably planted roof three times its size. Parasitoid wasps from …

Author Correction: Disrupted Ca2+ Homeostasis And Immunodeficiency In Patients With Functional Ip3 Receptor Subtype 3 Defects, Julika Neumann, Erika Van Nieuwenhove, Lara E Terry, Frederik Staels, Taylor R Knebel, Kirsten Welkenhuyzen, Kourosh Ahmadzadeh, Mariah R Baker, Margaux Gerbaux, Mathijs Willemsen, John S Barber, Irina I Serysheva, Liesbeth De Waele, François Vermeulen, Susan Schlenner, Isabelle Meyts, David I Yule, Geert Bultynck, Rik Schrijvers, Stephanie Humblet-Baron, Adrian Liston

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

This corrects the article "Disrupted Ca²⁺ homeostasis and immunodeficiency in patients with functional IP₃ receptor subtype 3 defects" on page 11.

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Tele-Medicine Based And Self-Administered Interactive Exercise Program (Tele-Exergame) To Improve Cognition In Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Or Dementia: A Feasibility, Acceptability, And Proof-Of-Concept Study, Catherine Park, Ram Kinker Mishra, Michele K York, Ana Enriquez, Abigail Lindsay, Gregory Barchard, Ashkan Vaziri, Bijan Najafi

Center on Aging Staff Publications

Improved life expectancy is increasing the number of older adults who suffer from motor-cognitive decline. Unfortunately, conventional balance exercise programs are not tailored to patients with cognitive impairments, and exercise adherence is often poor due to unsupervised settings. This study describes the acceptability and feasibility of a sensor-based in-home interactive exercise system, called tele-Exergame, used by older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. Our tele-Exergame is specifically designed to improve balance and cognition during distractive conditioning while a telemedicine interface remotely supervises the exercise, and its exercises are gamified balance tasks with explicit augmented visual feedback. Fourteen adults …

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Auranofin Lowers Leptin Levels And Exerts Antidiabetic Effects In Obese Mice, Aaron R Cox, Peter M Masschelin, Pradip K Saha, Jessica B Felix, Robert Sharp, Zeqin Lian, Yan Xia, Natasha Chernis, David A Bader, Kang Ho Kim, Xin Li, Jun Yoshino, Xin Li, Gang Li, Zheng Sun, Huaizhu Wu, Cristian Coarfa, David D Moore, Samuel Klein, Kai Sun, Sean M Hartig

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Low-grade, sustained inflammation in white adipose tissue (WAT) characterizes obesity and coincides with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, pharmacological targeting of inflammation lacks durable therapeutic effects in insulin-resistant conditions. Through a computational screen, we discovered that the FDA-approved rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin improved insulin sensitivity and normalized obesity-associated abnormalities, including hepatic steatosis and hyperinsulinemia in mouse models of T2DM. We also discovered that auranofin accumulation in WAT depleted inflammatory responses to a high-fat diet without altering body composition in obese wild-type mice. Surprisingly, elevated leptin levels and blunted beta-adrenergic receptor activity achieved by leptin receptor deletion abolished the antidiabetic …

An Investigation Of Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Questioning Skills, Hülya Yildizli, Gülden Günaydin

i.e.: inquiry in education

This study aims to investigate the primary school mathematics teachers’ questioning skills in class. It also includes observation of the questioning skills of two elementary school mathematics teachers. This mixed-methods research study follows an explanatory sequential design. Initially, quantitative data were collected from 265 primary school mathematics teachers through a questioning survey developed by the researchers. On the other hand, qualitative data were obtained by observing two teachers who answered this survey and were easily accessible to the researchers for six weeks. One of the researchers was in the role of participant-observer in this observation process, and both teachers were …

Edtec Tour Of What’S Possible: Challenging Concepts Of Technology Use In The Classroom Through Breakoutedu, Jon M. Clausen

i.e.: inquiry in education

While teacher education candidates and faculty have improved their knowledge and skills with technology, challenges remain regarding their understanding of how to integrate technology effectively within their pedagogical practices. One solution is to provide models of purposeful technology integration within instruction that embeds digital pedagogy throughout the learning process. This paper describes how a teacher education program is addressing the need to engage candidates and faculty around issues of technology integration and adoption. This is done through participation in a Breakout EDU game focused on introducing candidates, and faculty to what might be possible when integrating technology within their instructional …

Practices And Constraints Of Teacher Professional Learning In A Centralized Education System, Ramazan Cansoy, Muhammet Emin Turkoglu

i.e.: inquiry in education

This study examined Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) practices and obstacles identified by 17 elementary school teachers in Turkey, a country with a centralized education system. The study employed a qualitative method to gather specific reflections from individuals. Research findings revealed that a variety of professional learning activities take place in schools through sharing teaching practices, offering and/or seeking collegial assistance, experimenting with alternative teaching methods, and using the internet effectively. Findings also indicated that several constraints hinder TPL at Turkish schools. First, teachers lack sufficient time at school to collaborate and share regularly. Since teachers see classrooms as private spaces, …

The Impact And Utilization Of Reading Interventionists, Kristi Allen, Rachelle Loven

i.e.: inquiry in education

The purpose of this qualitative, semi-structured interview study was to explore the role of a reading interventionist within an elementary school setting to help bring increased clarity to the responsibilities of a reading interventionist. Research questions focused on the role and impact reading interventionists when working with developing readers at the elementary level. Twelve reading interventionists from around the United States were chosen to participate in the interview. Multiple data sources were used including audio recordings transcribed, follow-up questions, and memos. Elementary schools have implemented a Response to Intervention model where reading interventionists focused on Tier 2 and Tier 3 …

Examining Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development In The Natural Setting Of A Teacher Preparation Program, Büşra Kartal

i.e.: inquiry in education

This study examined preservice elementary mathematics teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) development throughout their final year in the natural setting of a teacher preparation program. Data were collected from thirty-eight preservice teachers via a TPACK self-assessment scale with seven subdomains at the beginning and end of the final year. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used. Results showed that participants had significantly positive gains in their PK, TK, TPK, PCK, and TPACK with medium to large effect sizes. Correlation analysis indicated that participants developed a more integrative understanding of TPACK. Participants’ TCK, TPK, and PCK were significant predictors …

Investigating The Effect Of Differentiated Instruction On Academic Achievement And Self-Directed Learning Readiness In An Online Teaching Profession Course, Fatma Özüdoğru Dr.

i.e.: inquiry in education

This research investigated the effect of differentiated instruction on Turkish preservice teachers’ academic achievement and self-directed learning readiness in an online teaching profession course. The study utilized a pretest-posttest control group design. Data were collected through an achievement test and a self-directed learning readiness scale. The independent samples t-test, paired samples t-test and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that online differentiated instruction had a significant impact on the academic achievement of preservice teachers while it did not create a significant difference in terms of self-directed learning readiness. As a reult, it is seen …

The Art Of The Essential, Julia Conover

Valparaiso Fiction Review

No abstract provided.

منتج مقترح للتخصيم الإسلامي Suggested Product For Islamic Factoring, Basel Youssef Al-Shaer

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى بيان منتج مقترح للتخصيم الإسلامي، يهدف هذا المنتج إلى توفير السيولة اللازمة للشركات التجارية من أجل ممارسة أعمالها الاستثمارية، وتقوم هيكلة هذا المنتج على فكرة القرض الحسن، الذي ندبت الشريعة الإسلامية الى تفعيله، لما له من فوائد جمة، وعظيمة وخاصة في مجالات الاستثمار المتنوعة، وتفعيل الوكالة بأجر لتحقيق العائد للشركات المالية التي تباشر تنفيذ فكرة التخصيم الإسلامي، أو الإدارة للمشروع مقابل أجرة يتفق عليها بين الشركات التجارية والشركات المالية.

ومقترح التخصيم الإسلامي، له أصول شرعية، ومن هذه الأسس السفتجة، والمنافع المشتركة، والقواعد العامة في الفقه الإسلامي، وتعتبر الهندسة المالية الإسلامية الركيزة الأساسية لبناء مثل هذه المنتجات، …

مواجهة الانحراف القيمي في ضوء السنة النبوية - دراسة تطبيقية من خلال الصحيحين- Confronting The Deviation Of Values In Light Of Sunnah: An Applied Study Through Al-Sahihin, Muhammad Aziz Al-Azmi

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

تطرق هذا البحث "مواجهة الانحراف القيمي في ضوء السنة النبوية دراسة تطبيقية من خلال الصحيحين"، لدراسة الانحرافات القيمية، من حيث أسبابها ودوافعها، ودور السنة النبوية في معالجتها، وذلك من خلال استنباطها من أصح الكتب بعد كتاب الله، وهما: البخاري ومسلم، مستخدما المنهجين الاستقرائي والاستنباطي القائمين على السبر والتتبع، والهدف من ذلك استخراج قواعد تربوية، مستنبطة من أدلتها التفصيلية، من خلال سبل معالجة النبي e للانحرافات القيمية، كما ورد ذلك في صحيحي البخاري ومسلم، للاستفادة منها في معالجة الانحرافات القيمية في عصرنا الحاضر، والتي يعاني منها المجتمع الإسلامي، والحد منها.

وأثمرت الدراسة: دور السنة النبوية، ومكانتها الريادية، في مواجهة الانحرافات …

استنباط معنى يعود على النص بالإبطال دراسة أصولية نقدية Elicitation A Meaning That Invalidates The Legislative Religious Text: A Critical Study In The Science Of Asul Alfiqh, Tayseer Kamel Ibrahim

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

تناول هذا البحثُ بالدراسة أحدَ شروط العلة وهو "ألا تعود العلة المستنبطة على أصلها بالإبطال" وكان أحد الأسباب الدافعة لدراسة هذا الشرط عدمَ وضوح دلالته على معنى الإبطال، من حيث تكييفه الأصولي، وشموله للتعميم والتخصيص والرفع الكلي، واطراده في أبواب العبادات والمعاملات.

وقد توصل الباحث إلى أنَّ المراد بالإبطال كما قصده الأصوليون شرطًا في العلة المستنبطة هو رفع الحكم كليًا بلا إمكان لعود العمل به؛ المعبر عنه أصوليًا بالنسخ، لكنّه إنْ كان تطبيقًا لقاعدة "الحكم يدور مع علته وجودًا وعدمًا" فلا يوجد ما يمنع منه؛ وهو بذلك يتميز عن التخصيص بالعلة المستنبطة، وعن النسخ بالتعليل؛ أما تميزه عن التخصيص بالعلة …

Competition In Signaling, Federico Vaccari

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

I study a multi-sender signaling game between an uninformed decision maker and two senders with common private information and conflicting interests. Senders can misreport information at a cost that is tied to the size of the misrepresentation. The main results concern the amount of information that is transmitted in equilibrium and the language used by senders to convey such information. Fully revealing and pure-strategy equilibria exist but are not plausible. I first identify sufficient conditions under which equilibria are essentially unique, robust, and always exist, and then deliver a complete characterization of these equilibria. As an application, I study the …

Capstone: Interprofessional Collaboration, Caleb Dobbs

Social Work Masters Capstone Projects

Interprofessional collaboration is vital in the social work profession. Working with an interprofessional team consisting of various professions and backgrounds is both challenging and rewarding when done correctly. There are numerous models and theories out there for best practices for interprofessional collaboration. This paper evaluates different facets of interprofessional teamwork as a client case study rooted in the nine competencies set forth by the CSWE at the micro, mezzo, and macro level. Topics such as Michelle P. Waiver program, Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration, ethical dilemmas and violation, how to be culturally responsive, how to handle client termination, and using self-care …

Efficient Communication In Organizations, Federico Vaccari

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

Organizations design their communication structures to improve decision-making while limiting wasteful influence activities. An efficient communication protocol grants complete information payoffs to all organization members, thereby overcoming asymmetric information problems at no cost. This paper characterizes efficient protocols assuming that: (i) some agents within the organization have the knowledge required for optimal decision-making; (ii) both the organization and consulted agents incur losses proportional to the exerted influence activities; and (iii) informed agents can discuss their strategies before being consulted. Under these assumptions, “public advocacy” is the unique efficient communication protocol. This result provides a novel rationale for public advocacy.

Lanthorn, Vol. 57, No. 16, December 5, 2022, Grand Valley State University

Volume 57, August 1, 2022 - April 10, 2023

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Walking Well: Effects Of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea On Athletic Performance, Annalise H. Lau, Erica Barber, Justin Gambini

Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)

Hormonal balance and normal menstrual cycles are key factors in athletic performance. Unfortunately, female athletes themselves are often under the impression that a lighter weight will improve their performance. Even many healthcare providers do not emphasize or are unaware of the health consequences of prolonged irregular menstruation. The main purpose of this article is to review the health consequences hypothalamic amenorrhea has on female athletes and to provide education for healthcare providers regarding the importance of recovery. A literature search was conducted utilizing PubMed, Scopus, PLOS One and EBSCO. The following keywords were input into the search bar: hypothalamic amenorrhea, …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet December 2022, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The December 5, 2022 Monthly packet includes the December agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held November 7, 2022.