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Health Communication Challenges In The Digital Era: Two Empirical Investigations, Neeraj Gautam Patel

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Background: The quality and availability of health information consumed by the general public have undergone dramatic changes in the 21st century with the rise of digitization and the internet. These include the growth of direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs on television and online media, changes in health content on traditional news media platforms, and the propagation of health misinformation and disinformation on social media and other websites. Understanding the nature and sources of these changes can inform efforts and interventions aimed at improving the general public’s understanding of health information. One area of interest within regulated health communication is …

Should Judicial Opinions Be Read Like Statutes?, Margaret H. Lemos

Faculty Scholarship

Should judicial opinions be interpreted with an eye to their purpose, context, or the intent of their authors, or should interpreters focus on the ordinary meaning of the text? Opinions present the same sorts of interpretive puzzles as other legal texts, and yet they have been omitted from the debates over interpretive methodology that dominate the fields of constitutional and statutory interpretation. The omission is no accident: the Supreme Court has stated repeatedly—and with increasing frequency in recent years—that judicial opinions are not to be read like statutes. Yet neither courts nor commentators have explained why the principles that ground …

The Ywca Goes To The Countryside: The Rural Work Of The Chinese Young Women’S Christian Association, 1926-1947, Elizabeth Littell-Lamb Phd

Asia Pacific Perspectives

This is the first study of the Chinese YWCA’s rural work. The decision to “go to the countryside” in part grew out of a critique by Chinese YWCA women of its Westerninfluenced agenda. That critique led the YWCA national committee to establish rural work as a first step toward a China-centered agenda. Key aspects of that agenda were the empowerment of rural secretaries in the field and the inclusion of rural women as members. The empowerment of rural secretaries contributed to the democratization of professional relationships within the association. The inclusion of rural women as members allowed the YWCA to …

Improving Primary Initial Teacher Training (Itt) Trainees’ Confidence In Mathematics Teaching, Pinar Gumus

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses

This research aimed to investigate how primary ITT trainees’ confidence in teaching mathematics could be improved through the curriculum coherence approach. A convergent mixed-method case study design was employed, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data from undergraduate trainees over three years via questionnaires. University mathematics tutors and selected school-based mentors were also interviewed using a semi-structured format.Following the analysis of the first year’s questionnaires, a new mathematics curriculum was designed for the second year of the study. As required by DfE and Ofsted, teaching plans and resources incorporated conceptual mathematics techniques, theory-practice links, and the Core Content Framework (CCF). The …

Legal Semiotics, Political Ontology, & Merging Chronotopes Of Identity Through The Federation Of Aboriginal Nations Of The Americas, Kevin T. Inglesby

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This dissertation studies the concept of self-determination related to a confederation known as the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas. It addresses three main questions: How does FANA represent an institution of legal cooperation? In what ways does cultural capital become reproduced? And what are key principles for the Federations’ code of unity? Self-determination is a core principle of international law and may be identified through treaties and social conventions like Wunnandry. The study explores an interdisciplinary approach to American Indian selfdetermination through a focus on applied anthropology, cultural heritage, and Peircean legal semiotics to problematize some historical approaches …

Advancing Understanding Of Lived Experience Of Unhoused People To Reduce Social Stigma And Promote Community Health: A Theoretically-Guided Photovoice Study, B-Rad Stephen Applegate

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Homelessness is a persistent public health challenge shaped by structural inequities, stigma, and exclusion from social and health systems. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) has increasingly been used to center the knowledge of people who are unhoused, yet limited attention has been given to the theoretical frameworks guiding this work across disciplines. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine theories and methods used in CBPR with unhoused populations and to explore the extension of Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness from a nursing-focused theory to a public health framework for understanding lived experience.

Using a scoping review methodology …

Oxytocin Dosing During Trial Of Labor After Cesarean To Minimize The Risk Of Uterine Rupture: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Pierpaolo Nicolì, Moti Gulersen, Jordan Beacham, Hila Hochler, Alessandra Familiari, Anna Locatelli, Cynthia Abraham, Ettore Cicinelli, Amerigo Vitagliano, Vincenzo Berghella

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: Oxytocin remains the mainstay for induction and for the management of labor arrest during trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC). Therefore, the clinical question should be not whether to use oxytocin, but how to optimize its administration. This meta-analysis aimed to assess which oxytocin protocol, in terms of initial dose, amount of increase, timing to next increase, and maximum dose, may minimize the risk of uterine rupture (UR) during TOLAC.

DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase and Clinicaltrials.gov were searched up to September 21, 2024.

STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Randomized and nonrandomized studies evaluating the association between induction and/or augmentation with oxytocin …

Impact Of Prophylactic Oral Azithromycin During Labor On Azithromycin Resistance (Amr) In Nasal Staphylococcus Aureus And Streptococcus Pneumoniae In Women And Infants In The Multi-Country Azithromycin Prevention In Labor Use Study (A-Plus)., Patricia L. Hibberd, Jean H. Kim, Marissa Trotta, Sixto M. Leal, Anna Aceituno, Doyle V. Ward, Archana Patel, Akila Subramaniam, Waldemar A. Carlo, Imran Ahmed, Sarah Saleem, Sk Masum Billah, Rashidun Haque, Manolo Mazariegos, Fabian Esamai, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Elwyn Chomba, Muska Mwenchanya, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Robert L. Goldenberg, Melissa Bauserman, Nancy F. Krebs, Sherri Bucher, Richard J. Derman, William A. Petri, Marion Koso-Thomas, Denise C. Babineau, Elizabeth M. Mcclure, Alan T. N. Tita

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic oral azithromycin vs. placebo reduced maternal, but not neonatal, mortality/sepsis in the A-PLUS Randomized Trial. While prophylactic intrapartum azithromycin reduces maternal mortality/sepsis, it may promote antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in commensal bacteria,.

METHODS: Randomly selected women and their infants participating in A-PLUS were enrolled in a longitudinal cross-sectional sub-study to assess the presence of azithromycin resistance in selected bacteria in nasal cultures. Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae were cultured on selective agar, then azithromycin-containing agar to select for azithromycin resistant bacteria, identified biochemically. Azithromycin susceptibility was assessed by E-test. Nasal cultures were collected from women and infants between August …

Predictive Analytics For Optimising Delivery Performance In Supply Chain Management, Vishwanath Sai Krishna Teja

ICT

Supply chain management has always been a challenging area where delivery delays stand as one of its main ongoing issues. Many companies continue to use outdated data collection systems despite the advancements in data collection tools. This study investigates how predictive analytics can help companies to prevent their operational problems from reaching their customers.

In this study, two datasets were used. The first is the Data Co Smart Supply Chain dataset which covers order level operations from 2015 to 2018, and the second is the World Bank Logistics Performance Index, which covers logistics quality across more than 160 countries. After …

The Role Of Dromedary Camels In The Pprv Epidemiology: Episystem Possibility And Evidence Supporting Global Eradication., Reham Karam, Mahmoud S. Safwat

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Background: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a notifiable, highly contagious and transboundary viral disease infecting a wide range of domestic and wild ruminant species and is caused by a morbillivirus. The disease represents a major predisposing factor of poverty in many endemic regions. Although global eradication of PPR is an internationally endorsed objective, achieving this goal has become increasingly challenging due to the expanding host range of the virus. Methods: Narrative review methodology was used and SANRA criteria to access reliability and quality of the methodology. focuses on PPR infection in camels, which has been reported in some instances …

Rigidity And Risk: A State Space Grid Analysis Of Parent-Child Interactions, Sleep, And Early Internalizing Symptoms, Brianna Trudeau

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Background. Internalizing problems in preschoolers are prevalent, cause significant impairment, and often persist into later development. Emerging research uses state space grid (SSG) methodology to examine dynamic parent-child interaction processes that may contribute to these difficulties. While affective rigidity has been linked to maladaptive outcomes, less is known about behavioral rigidity and its association with child internalizing symptoms.

Objective. This study examined whether dyadic behavioral rigidity could be represented as a latent construct across tasks, whether behavioral rigidity predicted preschool internalizing symptoms, and whether rigidity mediated the relationship between parent and child sleep problems and child internalizing symptoms.

Method. Participants …

Bio-Orthogonal Chemistry-Based Strategy To Turn-On And Turn-Off Crispr-Cas9 Gene Editing In Solution And In Live Cells, Bhoomika Pandit

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

The CRISPR–Cas9 system is a widely popular tool for genome engineering. There is a strong interest in developing tools for temporal control of CRISPR-Cas9 activity to address some of the challenges and to broaden the scope of potential applications. In this thesis I describe two biorthogonal based approaches to either Turn-ON and Turn-OFF CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.

In first project work I describe a bio-orthogonal chemistry-based approach to Turn-ON Cas9 nuclease activity with temporal precision. We report a TCO-acylimidazole reagent that acylates 2′-OH groups of RNA. Poly-acylation (“cloaking”) of RNA was optimized in vitro using a model 18-nt oligonucleotide, as well …

Exploring The Impact Of Mindful Social Media Literacy Instruction On Self-Regulated Smartphone Use, Catherine Coons

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

Smartphone and social media addiction, and increasingly high rates of anxiety and other mental health challenges, afflict contemporary undergraduate students more than previous generations of college students. The mental health challenges faced by students directly affect their academic potential, influencing their ability to concentrate, maintain confidence, get adequate sleep, and sustain overall well-being. Despite the increasing prevalence of these issues, universities often lack sufficient resources, services, and trained staff to support this growing student population adequately.

This study examines the impact of mindfulness-based social media literacy instruction on curbing problematic social media use in college students. While extensive research has …

Performance Of Foamed Concrete Before And After Fire Conditions: A Review, Poles Bahgat, Mohamed Kohail, A. Fathy, A. Afifi

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Foamed concrete is defined as a type of concrete distinguished by its workability, low density, and insulating properties. It is used as building material. The objective of this review is to discuss the physical and mechanical characteristics and fire sensitivity of foamed concrete. Density influences the strength of concrete. The strength of concrete is between 2 and 3.5 MPa, which increased with the addition of gold mining waste, reaching approximately 35 MPa at optimal replacement levels.  There is a 60-70% reduction in strength for lightweight concrete with a density of 400-1200 kg/m³ compared to conventional concrete. The fire sensitivity of …

Hope For The Drowned: Baptism, Faith, And The Open Community Of Grace In Marilynne Robinson’S Housekeeping And Lila, Mackenzie M. Miller

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis explores the baptismal imagery across two of Marilynne Robinson’s novels, Housekeeping and Lila. The hermeneutic used to understand baptism is based on some of the works of Rowan Williams, Mircea Eliade, and Northrop Frye. In its death and rebirth function, baptism is understood for its connection to the formation of self and identity. Baptism is also explored as a means of community initiation. Further, connecting these two baptismal functions, this thesis also looks at the role community plays in the formation of that identity. In this process, I compare Housekeeping’s Ruth and Lila’s titular character; …

Heart Of Stone: Geomorphization Through Stone-Oriented Affects, Grace F. Foster

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis draws from the work of geologist Marcia Bjornerud to bring a scientific (specifically geologic) understanding of humanity’s relationship to our home planet to bear in a literary context. I employ Bjornerud’s term “geomorphization” to expand from inter-species kinship to inter-substance kinship and to establish stone as an active, lively subject without relying on anthropomorphization. Geomorphization as I define it refers to recognizing similarity between ourselves and stone/Earth on the basis of our stoniness rather than stone’s human-ness. Geomorphizing ourselves entails what Bjornerud calls “timefulness,” a geologic perspective on temporality that sees the past as continually acting in the …

The Middle School Transition: Exploring Student Perceptions On The Transition From Elementary To Middle School, Cody T. Weed

Education Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand middle school students’ perceptions of their transition from elementary school to better learn the interactions and dynamics that unfold between them and their immediate environment. The middle school transition is a pivotal developmental phase marked by significant logistical, academic, and social–emotional challenges. Grounded in transition theory, the 4S framework, and stage-environment fit theory, this research explores the interactions between students and their new environment. Utilizing an embedded design mixed-methods approach, this study surveyed sixth-grade students at a public middle school in Eastern Washington. The goal was to illuminate students’ needs and concerns …

2026-2027 Graduate Catalog, Morehead State University. Registrar's Office.

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2026-2027 graduate catalog for Morehead State University.

Teresa Murphy Papers - Accession 1466, Teresa Harlem Murphy, Virgeson Family

Manuscript Collection

The Teresa Murphy Papers consists of a scrapbook, Winthrop yearbook (The Tatler), and family photographs belonging to 1929 Winthrop graduate, Teresa Harlem Murphy (b. 1908. The scrapbook details her life and experience while a student at Winthrop from 1925 to 1929. The Tatler contains many notes from classmates including their married names. Also of interest is a Victorian era calendar listing the birth and death dates of members of the Virgeson Family which includes the family of Joseph Cahoon Virgeson (1875-1941) and Katherine Elizabeth Whitley Virgeson (1879-1958).

Lindsay Pettus–J. Marion Sims Research Papers - Accession 1733, David Lindsay Pettus, James Marion Sims

Manuscript Collection

The Lindsay Pettus–J. Marion Sims Research Papers document historical research conducted by historian and conservationist Lindsay Pettus (1940–2020) on Dr. James Marion Sims (1813–1883), a native of Lancaster County, South Carolina, who is historically recognized for his role in the development of modern gynecology. The collection reflects Pettus’s sustained interest in documenting Sims’s life, medical career, legacy, and public commemoration, particularly within South Carolina.

The collection consists of research files, correspondence, printed materials, photographs, postcards, and reference notes compiled during Pettus’s research activities. Research materials include internet articles, photocopies of published writings, a photocopy of Sims’s autobiography, bibliographies, book lists …

National Master Farm Homemakers Guild Record - Accession 1734, National Master Farm Homemakers Guild

Manuscript Collection

The National Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild Records document the activities, governance, and programs of the National Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild, an organization founded in 1929 to promote the highest possible standard of living in the farmhouse and to emphasize the positive aspects of farm life. The collection reflects the Guild’s efforts to support farm homemakers through leadership, education, and national and state-level coordination.

The collection consists primarily of administrative records, including presidents’ reports, national convention materials, and meeting minutes. Presidents’ reports provide insight into organizational priorities, initiatives, and communications between the national leadership and state guilds during the early 1980s. …

Kathryn Summers Powell Papers - Accession 1741, Kathryn Summers Powell

Manuscript Collection

The Kathryn Summers Powell Papers document the professional career and administrative work of Dr. Kathryn Summers Powell (1920–2000), Professor of Home Economics at Winthrop College from 1960 to 1976. The collection primarily reflects Dr. Powell’s leadership in program development, departmental administration, and applied family and community education initiatives during her tenure at Winthrop.

Materials in the collection consist of faculty manuals, interoffice memoranda, accounting and reimbursement records, calendars, and internal policy documents that illustrate the operational and administrative functions of the Home Economics Department. Of particular significance are records related to curriculum planning and program development, including notes and drafts …

Pat Conroy First Edition Book Collection - Accession 1747, Donald Patrick Conroy

Manuscript Collection

The Pat Conroy First Edition Book Collection consists of first edition publications authored by Donald Patrick “Pat” Conroy (1945–2016), an acclaimed American novelist whose work is closely associated with the cultural, social, and physical landscapes of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Many of the volumes in this collection are signed by the author, enhancing their research and evidentiary value.

The collection spans Conroy’s literary career from his debut memoir The Boo (1970) through The Death of Santini (2013), a reflective work that revisits characters and themes central to his earlier writings. Included are major novels, memoirs, and nonfiction works such as …

Jordan Panoramic Photograph Collection - Accession 1767, Carol Mcwhorter Jordan

Manuscript Collection

The Jordan Panoramic Photograph Collection consists of two early twentieth-century panoramic photographs that document large-scale institutional and organizational gatherings in the American South. The images are dated 1905 and 1912 and reflect the use of panoramic photography to capture expansive scenes, collective identity, and public activity during this period.

The first photograph, taken in 1912 by the Russell Bros. photographic studio and labeled “Panorama no. 871,” depicts Camp Pettus, a military training camp located in Anniston, Alabama. The image provides a wide view of the camp’s layout, personnel, and infrastructure, offering visual evidence of early twentieth-century military preparedness and training …

Mary Phillips White Gettys Family Papers - Accession 1801, Mary Phillips White Gettys, Phillips Family, White Family, Gettys Family

Manuscript Collection

The Mary Phillips White Gettys Family Papers document multiple generations of the Phillips, White, and Gettys families of York and Chester Counties, South Carolina, with particular emphasis on family correspondence, military service, and commemorative remembrance spanning the early twentieth century through the early twenty-first century. The collection includes original letters, transcriptions, photographs, newspaper clippings, maps, printed materials, memorabilia, and personal artifacts that illuminate both private family life and broader experiences of war and civic engagement.

A substantial portion of the collection centers on Thomas “Tom” Henry White III (1925–1945), son of Wilson Carlisle White and Julia Phillips White and brother …

Annie V. Dunn Papers - Accession 1895, Annie Vredenburgh Dunn

Manuscript Collection

The Annie V. Dunn Papers document both the personal life and professional legacy of Ms. Annie Vredenburg Dunn (1876-1966), who served as head of the Winthrop College Department of Fine Arts for more than three decades from 1909-1947. The collection comprises correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, drawings, newspaper clippings, photographs, drawing instruments, and related materials that collectively illustrate her contributions to the development of Winthrop College’s Fine Arts Department, as well as her broader influence as an educator and member of her community.

Included within the collection are letters from family members, friends, and professional colleagues; records of contacts with various institutions …

Blair Beasley Papers - Accession 1355, Blair Edward Beasley Jr.

Manuscript Collection

The Blair Beasley Papers document the life and career of Blair Edward Beasley Jr. (1940-2003) as a theater educator, director, performer, and amateur race car driver. Beasley taught theater at Winthrop University and Southern Illinois University and maintained an active interest in automobile racing. The collection also documents his relationships with family, friends, students, colleagues, and others, as well as the impact he had on those around him.

The collection contains photographs, theses, play and performance materials, posters, certificates and awards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, employment records, scrapbooks, and other personal and professional materials. Materials relating to Beasley’s theater career include …

Susan Huffman Pruitt Collection - Accession 1445, Susan Huffman Pruitt

Manuscript Collection

The Susan Huffman Pruitt Collection consists of materials documenting Pruitt’s experiences as a student at Winthrop College and her continued involvement with the institution as an alumna. Pruitt (1919-2015) graduated from Winthrop College in 1940. The collection includes three bound volumes of Winthrop College’s Tatler yearbooks from 1937-1939, Winthrop publications, newspapers and newspaper clippings, alumni and class reunion materials, photographs, and miscellaneous items.

The collection provides insight into student life at Winthrop College during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Tatler yearbooks and other Winthrop publications document campus activities, student organizations, events, and other aspects of college life. Photographs …

York County Register Of Mesne Conveyances Books Collection - Accession 911, Clerk Of Court, York County

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of microfilm copies of the York County, South Carolina, Register of Mesne Conveyances books dating from 1786 to 1852. The original records are held by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

The records primarily document the transfer and ownership of property in York District/County and include deeds, land conveyances, mortgages, indentures, plats, and related legal instruments recorded by the Register of Mesne Conveyances office. These volumes provide information on land transactions between private individuals, estates, businesses, and public entities during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

In addition to documenting property ownership and boundary changes, …

Pxaa: A Root-Cause Decision-Support System For Airline Passenger Complaints Using Sentiment Analysis And Complaint Classification, Adélia Acacio Da Silva, Stefani Rabelo De Campos Nunes

ICT

PXAA (Passenger Experience Analytics Assistant) is a machine learning and decision-support prototype developed to analyse airline passenger complaints using sentiment analysis and complaint classification techniques. The project follows the CRISP-DM methodology and uses airline passenger reviews collected from AirlineQuality.com through Python web scraping. Natural language processing (NLP) techniques were applied to clean and preprocess the textual data, while logistic Regression was used to classify passenger sentiment into positive, negative and neutral categories.

The project also implemented rule-based complaint classification to identify common complaint themes such as delays, baggage issues, customer service problems, comfort issues, payments/refund complaints and communication failures. These …