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The Parthenon, August 28, 2024, Evan Green, Sarah Davis, Baylee Parsons, Joseph Dicristofaro, Kaitlyn Fleming, Abigail Cutlip, Rafael Alfonso, Scott Price, Wade Sullivan

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Student-Run Clinic On Reducing Cigarette Smoking In A Homeless Population, Briana Taormina, Bryson Jones, Kiah Gledhill Md, Audrey Darville Phd, Aprn, Cpaha-Tt

ePublications of Emerging Medical Research Scholars

Objective

Cigarette smoking remains a major health crisis in the United States, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of tobacco users each year. Access to evidence-based smoking cessation remains a challenge for many people that use tobacco products. Prior research demonstrates that the homeless population is exceedingly vulnerable to cigarette smoking and faces more barriers to quitting than their domiciled counterparts. This study explores the effectiveness of a free Smoking Cessation Clinic (SCC) within a homeless shelter for women and children, run by a nurse practitioner and a clinical nurse specialist trained as Tobacco Treatment Specialists, along with two …

A Proposal To Reform The Institution Of Marriage In The Post-Dobbs Era Though The Twenty-Eighth Amendment, Allison J. Cozart

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In the United States, marriage is considered a fundamental right. In the summer of 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on a landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. There were significant changes that came from this decision and implications that could heavily affect marriage rights in this country. While the majority opinion focused on overturning the right to abortion, Justice Thomas’s concurrence shed light on the possibility that marriage might have been “wrongfully decided.” Thus, creating an uproar from American citizens across the country. In 2015, the Court recognized same-sex marriage as legally valid and held that all …

A Comparative Analysis Of Mental Health Professionals’ Duty To Warn Across The United States: The Need For Clearly Defined Laws In Light Of Recent Mass Shootings, Alexis M. Hulfachor

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

As rates of mass shootings continue to rise in the United States, the public and legislatures have searched for solutions to curb such violence. Many public officials have turned to mental health professionals’ duty to warn as a way to prevent acts of mass violence in the future. In light of the critical role mental health professionals play in preventing harm to the public, this Note addresses whether clearly defined duty-to-warn laws could help mental health professionals identify serious threats and interrupt acts of violence in the future. This Note explores the various types of duty-to-warn statutes across the United …

Feeding The Cats: The Corruption Conundrum In The Failed Arab Spring-Egypt, Mohamed 'Arafa

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Egyptian civil society, across generational, religious, gender, and economic lines and without a charismatic leader, has organized itself at the grassroots level, evidencing the people's power in the face of a strong regime. Public order, security, and stability have deteriorated during the past two decades, with increased crime rates and other forms of abuses of power by individuals (e.g., thugs and small criminal bands), which the police have left somewhat unchecked. The people hold the military in high esteem because, in the last forty years, it has never acted against the general public. To prevent manipulation during the investigations …

Student Perception And Knowledge Of Team Science Following An Interprofessional Learning Module, Lisa Sheikovitz, Genevieve Zipp, Carolyn Goeckel, Marcia Downer

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Introduction: Online interprofessional active learning experiences can provide health care students the opportunity to develop their skills in teamwork, communication, collaboration, and ethics with low financial burden and space cost to the institution. The purpose of this qualitative report was twofold. First, to assess the impact of an interprofessional education module on students’ knowledge and understanding of team science. Second, to provide insight regarding students’ perceptions of the module’s effectiveness in supporting their development as evidence-based professionals who collaboratively provide person-centered care. Data were collected anonymously via online surveys (pre- and post-module) and served as part of a program review …

Teacher Candidates’ Engagement In Practitioner Inquiry Within An Equity-Centered Initial Teacher Preparation Program: Illuminating Equity’S Presence And Pitfalls, Lauren Weisberg, Blake Beckett, Nancy Fichtman Dana, Michelle Commeret, Rachel Silva

Journal of Practitioner Research

Growing numbers of initial teacher preparation programs are incorporating practitioner inquiry into clinical field experiences due to its proven capacity to empower educators and learners. To uphold practitioner inquiry’s tradition of interrogating the current culture of pedagogy, scholars advocate for an equity-centered approach to inquiry in these programs. We investigated the efficacy of such an approach by exploring how equity manifested, and was threatened, in teacher candidates' inquiries in an equity-centered program rooted in the cross-pollination of Universal Design for Learning and culturally sustaining pedagogy. Our findings indicate that while equity-centered teacher preparation programs have potential in nurturing teacher candidates’ …

Building Culturally Sustaining Learning Spaces With Immigrant Families And Young Bilingual Children During Pandemic Remote Learning, Alisha Nguyen

Journal of Practitioner Research

This practitioner inquiry provides a critical reflection of my teaching practices as a multilingual immigrant early childhood educator who attempted to build partnerships with immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This partnership allowed me to collaborate with 39 caregivers and 42 emergent bilingual children from the Metro and Greater Boston Areas to design and implement a family engagement and remote learning program called Home Connection. Using culturally sustaining pedagogy to guide curriculum design, pedagogy, and family engagement, this paper presents what I have sought to sustain while teaching in the Home Connection program. The findings reveal that through the Home …

Barriers To Legal Help In The Transgender Rights Movement, Alexander Chen, Amanda Goad, Jazzmun Crayton

Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law

This transcript was taken from the Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law's second annual panel at the LMU Loyola Law School Public Interest Palooza, hosted by the Loyola Public Interest Law Foundation on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Panelists

Alexander Chen, Founding Director, Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic

Amanda Goad, Audrey Irmas Director, LGBTQ, Gender, and Reproductive Justice Project, ACLU of Southern California

Jazzmun Crayton, Associate Director, Access to Prevention Advocacy Intervention and Treatment Health Center

Moderator

James Gilliam, Director of Career Development & Public Interest Programs, Western State College of Law; Adjunct Professor, LMU Loyola Law School; …

Crossing Pride: Reclaiming Lgbtqi+ Refugee Narratives Toward Healing, Empowerment, And Policy Change, Axel Winget, Ronah Ainembabazi, Samson K. Osero, Sumera Yasin

Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law

The Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law is pleased to announce it has accepted a flagship creative piece by Lecturer Axel Winget, Ph.D., M.F.A., and the Crossing Pride Collaborative to be published in the Arts Section of the inaugural Volume’s second Issue in Spring 2026. This preview highlights the organization, its authors, and their work to offer a glimpse into the selection to come, as well as help frame the interdisciplinary range of artists and non-legal advocates the Journal aims to integrate into the legal publishing landscape under our mission.

Letter From The Editor, Andre Enriquez

Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law

No abstract provided.

Mass Media And Suicide Amongst Nigerian Youths: An Evaluation, Andrew A. Ate, Peter E. Egielewa, Ewomazino D. Akpor, Wilfred O. Olley, Edike K. Federick, Fidelis Otebe

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This research investigates the extent to which Nigerian youths consider and commit suicide. The main objectives of this paper were to determine the extent young Nigerians consider or attempt suicide, ascertain how the mass media in Nigeria is used to accelerate or treat suicide and the evaluate whether interpersonal communication reduce suicidal inclinations in young people in Nigeria. A questionnaire was sent to different higher institutions, churches, and mosques in Edo State between 01 July and 31 December 2021 to elicit responses from adolescents aged 15 to 24, and 375 respondents completed the questionnaire, which was utilized for the study. …

The Factorial Structure Of The Self-Control And Self-Management (Smcs) Scale Using Exploratory And Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Jordanian University Students, Mo’En S. Alnasraween, Marwan S.A. Al-Samadi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study used both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to examine the factorial structure of the self-control and self-management scale (SCMS). The study sample was made up of 1159 students from public and private universities; they were chosen using a convenient sampling technique. The Mezo (2009) scale consisted of 17 items after it was translated into Arabic. A descriptive analytical methodology was adopted for this study. The study's findings revealed that the (SCMS) scale had acceptable psychometric qualities. Moreover, the factorial structure was validated using exploratory factor analysis, which revealed the presence of three principal factors: self-monitoring, self-evaluating, and self-reinforcing, …

Physical Fitness Elements That Contribute To General Muscular Balance Among Basic Stage Female Students At The International Proficiency Academy And Schools In Jordan, Najlaa M. Alhaddad, Samira Orabi Ahmad, Arabi El-Moghrabi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of the research was to identify the relationship between physical fitness elements and overall muscular balance, as well as their contributions among female students in the basic stage of proficiency academies and international schools in Jordan. The descriptive method was used on a sample of (139) female students aged (9-12) years, from proficiency academies and international schools in Jordan. A set of tests was applied to select physical fitness elements to determine their relationship with overall muscular balance, and their contribution among the basic stage female students (fourth, fifth and sixth grades). The following statistical tests were used: …

Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention And Control Programs In Indonesia, Hendri Marinda Sari

International Programs

The emergence of new bacteria and virus variants has emerged into a worrying level. Overall, this research focuses on literature reviews of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) control programs in hospitals and also explores current knowledge and perception towards AMR in health care workers and community members.

Fort Hays State University Faculty Senate Minutes, August 27, 2024, Fhsu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Re: Conditional Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Butte Reduction Works (Brw) Phase Iii Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Request Of Change Brw-2024-01 (Dated August 9, 2024)., Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Weather Risks, Crop Losses, And Risk Proneness: An Examination Of Evolving Risk Preferences Of Rice Farmers In Bangladesh, W. Parker Wheatley, Taznoore Khanam, Valerien O. Pede, Takashi Yamano

Economics Faculty Publications

Changing climate poses significant challenges for smallholder rice farmers. Weather-related deviations from longer-term patterns and crop losses due to abiotic hazards can affect farmer risk preferences and drive adaptive responses. In addition, farmers’ proneness to and past experiences with crop risks such as drought, submergence, and excess soil salinity can impact their baseline risk preferences and their response to changing risks. Using data for Bangladesh from two waves of the Rice Monitoring Survey, climate-related data (precipitation and temperature), farmer reports of crop losses, and measures of proneness to abiotic risks, this article estimates how weather deviations from longer-term trends, crop …

Unraveling The Impact Of Dog-Friendly Spaces On Urban–Wildland Pumas And Other Wildlife, Alys Granados, Zara Mcdonald, Katie Mcpherson, David Stoner

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health. This knowledge can mitigate the adverse repercussions of recreation, optimizing PA management. Drawing on five years (2017–2021) of data from 101 camera traps in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States, we measured the spatiotemporal responses of puma Puma concolor, bobcat Lynx rufus, coyote Canis latrans …

Faith Leaders' Perceptions And Experiences Of Advancing Collaborative Health Care Partnerships Focused On Community Health, Paul Stephen Trotter Jr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Faith leaders [FLs] have launched interventions and partnerships to improve health care in rural communities in the United States, yet these areas still experience unfavorable health outcomes in comparison to other areas. The purpose of this study was to explore how a sample of nine FLs perceive and experience their roles as agents for social change in collaborative healthcare partnerships that focus on community health in the rural Delmarva region of the United States. The conceptual framework that informed the work was based on the social-ecological model [SEM] and transformational leadership theory. A qualitative, interpretative description research design was employed, …

University's First Voyager Awardee Focuses On Health Care Disparities, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Ayanna Norman, a University of Mississippi junior, has been awarded a Voyager Scholarship, also known as the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service.

August 27, 2024, Nichole Mulvey

Minutes

Volume 53, Number 1

Speakers: Education Librarian Michele McDaniel and First Year Experience/Student Success Librarian Amy Odwarka present the Booth Library Family Hub

Fernando Nunez, Jr. V. Tom Wolf

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Fostering Play In The Covid Crisis: Insights From Infant-Toddler Teachers., Minsun Shin

Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works

Play is pivotal in supporting young children’s holistic development. The COVID-19 crisis further highlighted the importance of play in supporting children’s well-being and in providing a sense of normalcy. Guided by the phenomenographic method, this study aimed to examine Korean in-service infant-toddler teachers’ experiences in fostering play in early childhood educational classrooms during the COVID-19 crisis. The study involved 10 infant-toddler teachers working with children under the age of three years at a large university-based childcare center. They participated in drawing tasks and in-person focus group interviews. The findings revealed that the pandemic caused and exacerbated barriers to everyday play. …

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes 8-27-24, Unk Student Government

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Special Episode 2: Athletes Struggling With A Crisis Of Confidence, Sara Gras

Summer 2024 Special Episodes

This is the second of two special episodes about CrossFit’s cultural and organizational issues brought to light by the death of elite athlete Lazar Ðukic at the 2024 CrossFit Games. This episode features conversations with: Bob Boland (Faculty Profile) Assistant Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law Tim Carroll, Co-Owner of 908 Athletics and Endure Training Co. John Weeks, Owner and Head Coach of Tough Temple CrossFit John Wooley, CrossFit Affiliate owner, podcast host, YouTuber, memelord Additional Resources: Buttery Bros, Tragedy at the CrossFit Games, YouTube (Aug, 25, 2024). Michael Conklin, Two Classifications Enter, …

Demographic Correlates Of Weight-Loss Strategies In Us Adults: Cross-Sectional Analysis Of Nhanes Data 2017–2020, Anin Mokari-Yamchi, Richard R. Rosenkranz

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Research

Objective: To investigate the frequency of various weight loss strategies among adults in the United States and to explore which weight-loss strategies are associated with several demographic factors.

Methods: The study utilized 2017–2020 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Adult participants (N = 3,130) who had tried to lose weight during the past year were included. Pregnant women and individuals under age 20y were excluded. Weight-loss strategies were categorized into 6 groups: consuming more healthy options (e.g., more fruits); consuming less un-healthy options (e.g., junk food); quality of diet changes (e. g., changed eating habits); assisted weight-loss …

Us-Mexico Relations: Addressing Challenges At The Border, The Brookings Institution

Brookings Mountain West Special Events

Mexico’s president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will begin her six-year term in October as the U.S. presidential campaign enters its final stretch. How the next U.S. administration and Congress manage relations with new leadership in Mexico will affect border security, immigration policies, trade and energy relations, and counter-narcotics and anti-crime cooperation. What tools can policymakers in both countries use to advance positive outcomes? What are the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the United States and Mexico?

The Brookings Foreign Policy program in partnership with Brookings Mountain West at UNLV hosted a discussion on the state of U.S.-Mexico relations. Panelists analyzed …

Psychology Of Racism And Prejudice, Tamara J. Smalling

Open Educational Resources

This course explores the psychological underpinnings of prejudice in an applied context. Specifically, the course will explore the prejudice associated with social and cultural difference within society. The following broad topics will be covered in this course; Basic processes and causes of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination, Expression of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination, Social impact of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination, and Combating prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.

Advancing Endovascular Neurosurgery Training With Extended Reality: Opportunities And Obstacles For The Next Decade, Shray Patel, Michael Covell, Saarang Patel, Sandeep Kandregula, Sai Krishna Palepu, Avi Gajjar, Oleg Shekhtman, Georgios Sioutas, Ali Dhanaliwala, Terence Gade, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Visish Srinivasan

SKMC Student Presentations and Publications

Background: Extended reality (XR) includes augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). Endovascular neurosurgery is uniquely positioned to benefit from XR due to the complexity of cerebrovascular imaging. Given the different XR modalities available, as well as unclear clinical utility and technical capabilities, we clarify opportunities and obstacles for XR in training vascular neurosurgeons. Methods: A systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted. Studies were critically appraised using ROBINS-I. Results: 19 studies were identified. 13 studies used VR, while 3 studies used MR, and 3 studies used AR. …