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A "One Health" Approach To Healthy Food, Katya S. Cronin

Brooklyn Law Review

Diet-related diseases are the number one killer of Americans. Nutrition and food healthfulness are increasingly seen as foundational to public health. As a result, the healthy foods industry is booming, the medical community is integrating nutrition into healthcare, and even insurance companies are subsidizing food prescriptions. The federal government invests heavily in nutrition, spending more than $166 billion a year on federal programs that provide healthy food to vulnerable populations. After the Biden Administration announced its agenda to “promote a healthy diet among Americans,” the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) sprang into …

Radiologic Technology 50th Year Celebration, Hailey Gaines

A with Honors Projects

Presentation detailing the Radiologic Technology 50th anniversary celebration at Parkland College.

Investigating The Impact Of Pfas Contamination On Mental Health, Jihyun Kim

Open Educational Resources

To explore the intersection of environmental injustice, racial disparities, and public health through an examination of PFAS contamination in drinking water and its impact on communities of color. This study will address environmental, social, and health implications of PFAS exposure, with a specific emphasis on promoting equity and advocating for policy changes to rectify systemic inequalities.

An Introduction To Cultural Anthropology: What Does Anthropology Offer The Current World?, Kristina Baines, Victoria Costa, Baird Campbell

Open Educational Resources

This Open Educational Resource (OER) is designed to be used as a textbook to accompany an introductory course in Cultural Anthropology. The chapters can, however, stand alone or be expanded and be used in courses with units on Medical Anthropology, Ethnographic Methods, Race and Gender Studies, Climate and Environmental Anthropology and others. Please feel free to use all or part of the textbook and supplemental materials provided. This resource is published under a creative commons license. Use and modify as you wish for non-commercial use only with attribution to Cool Anthropology.

The Impact And Perceptions Of Open Educational Resources And Oer-Enabled Pedagogy On Affordability, Enrollment, And Student Success In Undergraduate Anatomy And Physiology, Justin Burr

Dissertations and Theses

Open educational resources (OER) can help improve the affordability of higher education. While the impacts of OER on student success and cost savings have been studied in some areas, the literature lacks evidence for undergraduate anatomy and physiology. Additionally, the potential impact OER has on student enrollment choices in undergraduate anatomy and physiology remains unstudied. The cost of textbooks has been a notable hurdle to higher education participation and success, particularly among minority and underserved populations. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of OER on affordability (cost), access (enrollment), and student success. A mixed-methods approach was used to answer …

Personality Functioning And Sexual Aggression: How Criterion A Of The Alternative Model Of Personality Disorders (Ampd) Relates To Sexually Aggressive Cognitions In Men, Ryan Van Fossen

Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated how personality functioning and maladaptive traits contribute to sexually aggressive cognitions (SAC) in men, extending existing research on personality pathology. Three primary aims were examined. Aim 1 explored the relationships between SAC and the four components of personality functioning (identity, self-direction, empathy, intimacy). Aim 2 evaluated the structure of personality functioning as measured by the Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Self Report (LPFS-SR). Confirmatory factor analyses tested four competing models: unidimensional, two-factor, four-factor, and bifactor. Aim 3 assessed the combined influence of maladaptive traits and personality functioning on SAC. Participants included 469 heterosexual cisgender men, ages 18–24, drawn …

Secondary School Leaders’ Perceptions Of Their Role In Mitigating Cyberbullying, Masey Pechholt

Dissertations and Theses

Cyberbullying is a pervasive issue in secondary schools, posing significant challenges to student well-being and academic success. This phenomenological study explored how school leaders perceived their responsibilities in addressing and preventing cyberbullying within secondary school environments. Grounded in ecological systems theory, the study examined social media technologies and their relation to cyberbullying in schools, cyberbullying and cybervictimization, digital literacy among students, faculty, and parents/guardians, social media exposure and its impact at school, implications for school leaders addressing cyberbullying and both the value and problems of digital literacy. Through in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, school leaders revealed a shared commitment to …

Supporting Will And Preference In Adult Disability Services: A Critical Discussion On Practice For Social Care Workers., Laura Doyle

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Policy and legislative discourse in relation to adults with disabilities in Ireland has signalled a move to supporting a human rights-based approach in adult disability services. Legislative changes, in relation to decision making, suggests a changing paradigm in regard to support for adults with disabilities in Ireland; one from supporting their best interests to one that supports their will and preference. Social Care Workers are currently on the threshold of this change. In March 2018, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) 2006 brought about legislative changes with the introduction of the …

Disability, Child Protection And The Internet: The Socio-Cultural Construction Of Risk, Susan Flynn, Rose Doolan Maher, Julie Byrne

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Today, children and young people are foisted into precarious social conditions defined by the rapid encroachment of virtual media into the intricacies of contemporary life. For children with disability, technological proficiency and the judicious use of virtual platforms may open new horizons for social inclusion and belongingness. Yet, reformulations of child safeguarding practice are prompted by novel and sophisticated threats to child safety in the digital era. In this paper,a scoping review of published literature, utilising the PAGER framework (Bardbury- Jones et al 2022), provides a basis to elaborate upon child protection risks grounded in internet use by children and …

“We All Agree That The Best Thing To Do Is Be Kind To Ourselves”: Emotionally Reflexive Reorientations Of Childcare During The Covid Pandemic, Mary Holmes

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

In the face of a crisis like COVID-19, people in the UK mused on how they felt and how to care, including how to care for children. This musing can be understood as emotional reflexivity: which means reflecting on how to feel and how to use those reflections in our emotional practices. I illustrate emotional reflexivity at work in 47 volunteer writers’ responses to the Mass Observation Project’s special COVID directive in March 2020. It asked the writers to share their experiences as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded. They did their emotional reflexivity with other people and sometimes reoriented caring for …

Child Protection And Disability: An Anti-Oppressive Reading, Susan Flynn Dr

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Existing research alludes to complex inequalities within child protection systems for disabled children and disabled parents. An established risk of maltreatment that is higher for disabled children than for majority population peers converges with intersecting inequalities in the child protection arena. These include discrepancies around professional responses and service outcomes. Practice shortcomings, under-resourcing, practical impasses and knowledge deficits are also an enduring concern. Further, inequalities in child protection service outcomes and involvement for intellectually disabled parents are well documented. Thus, child protection and welfare casework with disabled children and disabled parents is fraught with complexities. This is due to the …

Mobility-Stress Dynamics: What Audit Scores Can Tell Us About Mobility Patterns And Stress, Mason Hatwan

Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation, leveraging secondary data from the Colorado EMA Project, investigates the dynamic relationships between mobility patterns, stress, and alcohol-related negative consequences among undergraduate college students (N=182, Mage 18.47). Grounded in Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), the study explores daily variations in mobility and stress using a Dynamic Structural Equation Model (DSEM). The analysis aims to understand how these variables interact within and between individuals, focusing on the role of baseline alcohol-related negative consequences as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Findings reveal a significant autoregressive effect for stress, indicating that higher stress on one day predicts higher …

A Phenomenological Study Of Hispanic And Latinx Community Mental Health Care Providers, Sara Zare

Dissertations and Theses

Despite experiencing similar rates of mental health disorders, Hispanic/Latinx individuals are less likely than other ethnic/racial groups to access mental health services. There is a growing need for culturally responsive mental health services that address the unique barriers to access and unmet needs faced by Hispanic/Latinx communities. Community mental health organizations are critical to providing care to underserved populations who experience a wide range of resource-related barriers. The representation of bilingual and bicultural Hispanic/Latinx providers within these settings has become invaluable to addressing unique barriers not historically addressed by community mental health organizations. The present study utilized a phenomenological approach …

Building Healthcare Students’ Research Skills Through Co-Creating A Game To Teach Research: A Qualitative Study, Lise Johns, Leanne Bisset, Stacey Weightman, Gary Grant, Mary-Ann Shuker, Thea Van De Mortel

Health Professions Education

Purpose. Healthcare students may lack the knowledge and confidence to apply research. This study evaluated the impact of immersion in student-academic co-creation and evaluation of a gamified resource on healthcare students’ research knowledge, and confidence.

Method. A qualitative descriptive design was utilised. Student partners contributed to all aspects of design, implementation, and evaluation of the game. Students’ perceptions of this process were evaluated via a group interview and thematic analysis.

Results. Six undergraduate students from five healthcare disciplines participated. Two overarching themes were identified. The first related to impacts of the immersion process on students’ own research knowledge and confidence, …

A Bibliometric Analysis On Climate Change And Its Implications For Medical Education, Sungkono Sungkono, Firdian Makrufardi, Annisa Fairuz Nur Azizah, Firdiawan Ekaputra

Health Professions Education

This study aims to conduct a comprehensive examination of research in medical education, especially in graduate medical education within the context of climate change. Moreover, this study examined the current research trends on climate change for graduate medical education. The analysis encompasses citation, co-citation, co-occurrence, thematic mapping and evolutionary analyses. Through this bibliometric review, researchers will gain valuable insights by identifying influential publications and understanding the fundamental structure of the field. Additionally, this review paved the way for future studies by highlighting influential research trends and emerging topics. The findings delineate various approaches of discussion based on clusters identified through …

Understanding Motivations For Graduate Assistant Unionization At A Large, Private, Elite Research University In The Midwest, Cynthia Shannon-Hutchison

Dissertations of Practice

The right of graduate student workers to unionize at private universities within the United States was reconfirmed in 2021 after years of uncertainty. The focus of this study was to understand specific challenges and desires, beyond wages and benefits, that drove students at a large private research university to organize for collective bargaining. This instrumental case study used constructivist grounded theory methodology to explore the motivations and issues that prompted students to unionize at a large, private, elite research university in the Midwest of the United States. The study provides insights into specific issues that were the platform for organizing, …

Etsu Today - Winter 2025, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

It is no exaggeration to say that Appalachia is one of the most vibrant and complex regions in America. Often overlooked, underestimated, and misunderstood, Appalachian communities are both incredibly resilient and uniquely vulnerable. The rugged and ancient mountain range for which the region is named inspires a deep connection to the land that is increasingly uncommon in modern society. A place of breathtaking, rough-hewn beauty, Appalachia has long inspired poets and artists who have cultivated a profoundly soulful artistic legacy. Far from the homogeneous stereotype often portrayed in the media, Appalachia is home to a vibrant culture, history, and experience …

Projectile Points Of New Mexico: 13,000 Years Of Technological Innovation, Bradley J. Vierra

Anthropology: Faculty Book Gallery

For the first time, New Mexico has a volume dedicated to all projectile point types dating from the Paleoindian through Historic period. Filled with historical details, measurements, defining attributes, age estimates, interpretations, references, and images, Projectile Points of New Mexico: 13,000 Years of Technological Innovation edited by Dr. Bradley J. Vierra and with many contributing authors and supporters, is graciously offered here courtesy of the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management, who provided the grant for production costs, New Mexico State University, who was responsible for the contract, and Statistical Research, Inc., who produced the volume. There …

Physical And Perceived Effects Of The Menstrual Cycle On Female Athletes, Talia E. Casarella, Alyssa M. Quiteles, Emily E. Liddick, Madelyn R. Swarthout, Rebecca J. Turner

Student Research Poster Presentations 2025

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the physical and perceived effects of the menstrual cycle on female athletes’ performance during training and competition.

Hypothesis: The researchers hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in performance based on the phase of the menstrual cycle.

Methods: This study used EBSCO Academic Search Complete and Science Direct, focusing on peer-reviewed articles from the last 10 years. Search terms included: (exercise or physical fitness or physical activity) AND (menstrual cycle or period or menstruation or menses or follicular phase or luteal phase) AND (female athletes or women athletes or athletic …

Radiation Dose In Computed Tomography, Jonathan Paniagua

Student Research Poster Presentations 2025

This poster provides detail of the radiation doses patients are exposed to in computed tomography (CT). CT helps give radiologists a more detailed image of patients. With CT first coming in the United States in the 1970s the usage has increased every decade. Presently over 100 million CT examinations are done annually. With increased usage some patients are being overexposed by scanners. A study done in the late 2000s found patients received up to eight times the radiation needed. Incidents such as this caused the need for imaging campaigns to be launched by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists to …

Analysis Of Recreational Data On Nearby Rivers, Rachael Meyers, Tamara Johnstone-Yellin

ASPIRE 2025

In the 1980’s. DuPont of Waynesboro, VA, contaminated over 100 miles of river on the South Fork of the Shenandoah and the South River. As part of their settlement, creel surveys are completed routinely by the Department of Wildlife Resources to collect data on angler and recreational use of these rivers. This project uses the recreational data to determine; ‘where on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River is recreational access the heaviest?’ ‘what forms of recreational use are most popular, and is there a change from 2016 to 2023?’ and ‘are there differences in the demographics of recreational users …

Town Of Surry Annual Report, Town Officers And Inventory Of Ratable Property Of Surry, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2024 And School District Officers For The Year Ending June 30, 2024, Surry Town Representatives

Surry, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Time Of Urine Sampling May Influence The Association Between Urine Specific Gravity And Body Composition, Patrick B. Wilson, Brian K. Ferguson, Ian P. Winter

Exercise Science Faculty Publications

Urine specific gravity (USG) is frequently utilized in sports practice and research to assess hydration status. Prior research suggests that individuals with large amounts of fat-free mass (FFM) and muscle have elevated USG, but little is known about whether the time of collection (first-morning vs. spot sampling) and various nutritional factors influence these relationships. This cross-sectional, observational study assessed fasted first-morning (n = 55) and non-fasted spot USG (n = 51) samples in adults and evaluated relationships of USG with body composition and nutrition intake. The InBody 770 was used to estimate FFM, skeletal muscle mass (SMM), and total body …

Integrating Rock Climbing Into The Mathematics Curriculum - An Enactive Affordance-Based Approach, Gabriela Hernandez, Christian Kronsted

Philosophy Faculty Publications

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Forage News [2025-02], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

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Forage News [2025-12], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

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Forage News [2025-05], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

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Forage News [2025-03], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

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Predicting Biologic Nonadherence In Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Machine Learning Models, Christian Rhudy

Theses and Dissertations--Clinical and Translational Science

Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic relapsing-remitting disease of the intestinal tract affecting approximately 0.5% of the population in the US. Moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease is managed with biologic therapies to induce and maintain remission, however nonadherence to biologics occurs in and estimated 16.9% and 45% of patients. Nonadherence to biologics can increase the risk of disease flares, emergent healthcare utilization, and surgical intervention. While numerous factors have been associated with biologic nonadherence, there are limited resources for prospectively assessing patient-specific risk of biologic nonadherence. Accordingly, objective of this work is to develop machine learning methods of predicting …

Association Of State Cannabis Legalization With Cannabis Use Disorder And Cannabis Poisoning, Jayani Jayawardhana, Jialin Hou, Patricia Freeman, Jeffery C. Talbert

Health Management and Policy Faculty Publications

IMPORTANCE Whether state implementation of medical and recreational cannabis laws is associated with increased cannabis use disorder (CUD) and/or cannabis poisoning among adults is not evident.

OBJECTIVE To examine state-level medical and recreational cannabis laws’ associations with CUD and cannabis poisoning, overall and by sex and age subgroups.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this longitudinal cohort study, state-level CUD and cannabis poisoning diagnoses from January 2011 to December 2021 were examined across all 50 US states and the District of Columbia before and after the implementation of medical and recreational cannabis laws (MCLs and RCLs, respectively) using a staggered adoption …