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A Panel Data Analysis On Income Inequality On Life Expectancy In Asia, Julianna Flaccavento

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper aims to investigate the possibility of interdependence between income and life expectancy in countries across Asia. The study looks at the difference of life expectancies for men, women, and the two genders combined. We also looked at how health could have an impact on the model. We ran a fixed and random effect model on our panel data. We then ran the fixed and random effect model on the countries separated by income levels which we separated into low, middle, and high. The results show that the fixed effect was significant in Asia on both males and females …

An Empirical Analysis On Disparities In Access To Healthcare In New York City, Olivia Lemire

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

Healthcare access varies across demographics. Access to healthcare is a strong determinant of health of individuals in New York City. There are a wide range of disparities in health care access for People of Color. Determinants of insurance include race, sex, education status, marital status, whether an individual has children. White individuals, specifically White females have the highest rate of insurance, while Latinx males have the lowest rate of insurance.

Smokejumper Magazine, April 2022, National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper and Static Line Magazines

This issue of the National Smokejumper Association (NSA) Smokejumper Magazine contains the following articles: Message from the President; Standing Tall-Making a Difference: Merv George, Supervisor Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; Oakus of the Doakus on the Gobi; Odds and Ends; The Homecoming; Recording Smokejumper History; 1944 Rookies-The Civilian Public Service Years; NSA's Most Successful Membership Drive; Sounding Off from the Editor; That First Season-An Almost Love Affair; Siskiyou Rappellers-A Force That Does the Job; Ring of Fire; The Silent Mountain; Gates of the Arctic National Park-Alaska; The Jump List; Travel Air NC8182 Is Flying Again; Pick Your Own Tree; Touching All …

New Smu-A*Star Joint Lab In Social & Human-Centred Computing, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

S$10 million joint lab integrates technology and social sciences for research outcomes that support and enhance lives in Singapore.

The Relationship Between Screen Time, Weight Status, And Fatty Liver Disease In U.S. Adolescents, A Cross-Sectional Study Using Nhanes, 2017-2018, Becky J. Thomas

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess if screen time in U.S. adolescents is positively associated with evidence of fatty liver disease (steatosis and/or fibrosis) on FibroScan technology and to test the hypothesis that being overweight or obese mediates this relationship.

Methods: The analysis used cross-sectional data from 12–17-year-old participants (n = 612) in the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to evaluate the association between self-reported average daily screen time and the presence of liver steatosis and/or fibrosis using FibroScan. Adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed to describe the independent association between screen time and …

Spring 2022 Program Guide, Academy Of Lifelong Learning

Program Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Exploring Amaranth’S Color Palette: Linking Phenotype, Plant Adaptation, And Human Health, Sarah Redman, Chance Riggins Ph.D.

PRECS student projects

Amaranthus is a genus containing species that are highly desirable, yet underutilized crops and species that are highly despised pernicious agricultural weeds.

• Cultivated species are primarily grown as nutritious pseudograins, colorful ornamentals, or leafy greens and are recognized for tolerance to heat, drought, and salinity.
• Weedy amaranths possess similar adaptive traits, in addition to evolved resistance to numerous herbicides, and pose severe challenges to global agriculture.
• Plant pigments (i.e., betalains, carotenoids) are central to understanding this impressive diversity of phenotypes and adaptive traits.

An Investigative Analysis On Female Presence And Highly Ranked Positions In Professional Kitchens In Ireland, Roann Byrne

Dissertations

This study aims to gain an understanding of the state of the cheffing industry currently, to analyse whether there is a lack of women within the industry particularly in positions of high power. This research intends to understand the causes for the lack and showcase possible solutions and recommendations for this. It exists as a role of advocacy; hoping to inspire more people into the career of cheffing, and to retain women within it. It aspires to challenge and thus forth change the narratives that have pushed many people, particularly women, out of this work for so long. This research …

Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections At A Rural Midwestern Hospital Through An Evidence-Based Nurse-Led Practice Change Intervention, Crystal B. Lavalley

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are responsible for increased patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs, despite being a preventable harm (Barnes et al., 2015; Furuya et al., 2016). Evidence-based (EB) research suggests that the use of central line bundles is the most effective way to reduce CLABSIs in hospitals (Barnes et al., 2015; Furuya et al., 2016). Researchers have also found a statistically significant correlation between nurse compliance with bundle components and CLABSI rates (Aloush & Alsaraireh, 2018; Furuya et al., 2016). The purpose of this study was to determine if a nurse-led collaborative that focused on CLABSI reduction using …

Western Michigan University Magazine, Spring 2022, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• College of Fine Arts at 5O
• An instrumental part of our history
• Wild for 'Woman'
• From spores to scores
• Bronco in the Big Apple
• Serving the ATVP-ically gifted
• Wonder Media: Ask the Questions!
• Catalyzing environmental justice
• Morean Center makes the mold
• University News
• Alumni Profile
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam

The Impact Of Diet & Different Animal Advocacy Tactics, Andrea Polanco, Jo Anderson

Diet

Many different approaches to advocacy exist within the animal protection movement, from talking to people you know about animal suffering, to sharing social media posts, to protesting in public spaces. Currently, we do not fully understand how these approaches affect people’s behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes towards farmed animals, or even how common they are.

We conducted two studies in the U.S. to address this topic as fully and accurately as possible. The first was a retrospective survey. It explored people’s experiences with different advocacy types within the last five years and measured their current behaviors and attitudes. This tells us …

Invertebrate Sentience Annotated Bibliography, Anne-Sophie Blouin, Nicolas Goulet, Katherine Mills, Karya St-Pierre, Stevan Harnad

General - Animal Feeling

The bibliography identifies and summarizes over 60 scientific reports on the development and possible presence of sentience (the capacity to feel positive and negative states) in a range of invertebrate species. The summaries provide a useful snapshot of what capabilities might be required to identify the presence of sentience in a specific invertebrate.

Profile: The Student Experience, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: Memorial Fund Enables Students to Showcase Their Work; "Eco" Giving Can Have Lasting Environmental Impact; Giving to the "Max" to Benefit Students; Spotlight: Impacts and History off Native American Boarding Schools; MCSA President Testifies Before Minnesota House Higher Ed Committee; Accessibility, Maintenance Top UMN Morris Legislative Funding Request; UMN Morris Achieves a Million Pounds of Compost; First-Year Class Bucks National Trends; Intro Class Gets Wikified; Nell's Students Gain Skills Beyond the Classroom with Water Quality Research; Terry Finds Inspiration in Summer Internship; Randy Koopman '78, UMMAA President; Look Who's Back!; Remembering Doc

The Ethics Surrounding Do-It-Yourself Hormone Replacement Therapy, Ted Studt

Richard T. Schellhase Essay Prize in Ethics

Healthcare is often a complicated issue to navigate, and sadly it gets no easier for those who are transgender. Gender-affirming healthcare can be incredibly tough to attain, both within and outside the United States. Research found that trans citizens in the US were less likely to be insured and more likely to experience barriers to access than cis citizens. In April and May 2021, laws were signed into effect in Arkansas and Tennessee targeting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and puberty blockers, specifically banning such medicines being given to individuals under 18. As a result, many transgender citizens turn to online …

College Of Nursing, Spring 2022, Matt Schmidt, Colette Gannon, Dave Graves, Micayla Standish

College of Nursing Magazine

COLLEGE NEWS
[Page] 2 Healthcare Simulation Center opens
[Page] 6 Naming event honors alumna
[Page] 8 Warne receives honor
[Page] 10 Rapid City site offers accelerated program
[Page] 11 Changes coming to Rapid City site
[Page] 12 Engineering students continue work
[Page] 14 Welcome new hires
[Page] 16 Scholarly work
[Page] 18 Mitchell honored
[Page] 19 Grant helps NANEC work
[Page] 20 Ray receives DAISY
[Page] 21 Distinguished Service winner
[Page] 22 Teacher of the Year
[Page] 24 IMPACT RNS
[Page] 26 Want to be a Nurse? winner graduates
ALUMNI NEWS
[Page] 28 Monument Health employees awarded
[Page] 29 From …

Library & Knowledge Services Newsletter - Spring 2022, Baystate Health Sciences Library

Library Newsletters

Baystate Library & Knowledge Services Newsletter - Spring 2022

Coconut Oil Space Cooler, Hannah Covington, Alexander Fessler, Largim Zhuta

Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses

During summer months there is reliance on air conditioning (A/C), which is energy intensive in nature. The mass use of A/C units during peak hours taxes the energy grid significantly as a demand spike occurs during these peak hours. This demand spike requires an equal response in supply which disproportionately produces greenhouse gas emissions as reserve power plants come online to meet this demand. These reserve power plants, are relatively inefficient, and more expensive to run than base load plants. The Coconut Oil Space Cooler utilizes the latent thermal storage capabilities of phase change materials (PCMs) to provide a temporary …

Contact Point Spring 2022, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

The Sycamore, 2021-2022 Yearbook, Indiana State University

Student Yearbook

Things we learned along the way

Cultural Competency In Usu Extension: Impact Of Professional Development For Latino Outreach Programs, Celina G. Wille, Lendel K. Narine

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

In response to the growing Latino population in Utah, USU Extension faculty participated in trainings to build their cultural competency and engage with Latino audiences. The professional development series were attended by 186 Extension professionals. A 2021 follow-up study reported that 52% of respondents who participated in the training are currently engaging in Latino outreach programs.

Career And Technical Education (Cte) As A New Adventure For Usu Moab And The Moab Community, Steve Hawks, Bruce Miller

Moab Time Capsule 2022

With the passage of Senate Bill 69, the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) officially became part of the Utah State University system on March 4, 2010. Following the merger,USU quickly created the School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education(ASTE) within the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences to provide administrative guidance and leadership for all Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offered throughout the state, including those that were previously available only through CEU.

Constructing Usu Moab’S New Academic Building–An Example Of Resiliency And Community Impact, Hogan & Associates Construction, Inc.

Moab Time Capsule 2022

In some ways, theworld seemed to turnmore slowly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were significantshutdowns, education became virtual, people needed to distance themselves socially, and companies sent employees home to work. At the same time, Hogan & Associates Construction and MHTN Architects pressed forward on Utah State University’s Moab Academic building asconstructionwascategorized by the Utah state government as an essential industry because of the considerablepublic money involved.

Usu Moab Historical Timeline, Steve Hawks, Lianna Etchberger

Moab Time Capsule 2022

A timeline of Utah State University in Moab from 1967 through 2022.

Utah State University Moab’S New Building—An Example Of Resiliency & Community Impact, Brittany Punjabi

Moab Time Capsule 2022

After 20 years in the making, Utah State University (USU) Moab's new building is finally here!Utah State's presence in Moab began more than 50 years ago as a room where people could take classes. As community demand increased, the university started renting additional spaces in a building in downtown Moab. They later purchased the facility that housed these rented rooms and bought a second building in the office complex. Although USU utilized this space for years, the community desired a learning environment built for higher education.

Plague! Public Health, Community Memory, And Hiv/Aids, Aidan M. Williams

Sociology Honors Projects

How does individual trauma influence collective memory? Within queer communities, key social institutions are responsible for communalizing experiences of suffering, forming group narratives of trauma that are shared across vast spatial and generational gaps. These narratives continue to influence individual behavior years after the initial trauma, informing ideas of collective identity within the queer community. In my analysis of 10 interviews, I examined how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic were influenced by understandings of HIV/AIDS. My interviewees were self-identified members of the queer community spanning many age groups; some of my participants were old enough to remember the height of …

Student Research Abstract Writings, Spring 2022, Pittsburg State University

Introduction and Abstracts

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Poetry In Cultivating Attentiveness, Curiosity, And Affinity In The Science Classroom, Albert Cheng, Rian Djita

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

Poetry is endemic to classical education and often studied for its own sake. However, poetry is also posited to possess a pedagogical power not shared by prose or formal scientific language. Poetry’s distinctive effects on learning outcomes have been well articulated by philosophers since Plato and Aristotle, but their claims have not been subjected to an empirical test. We fill that gap in this study. We collaborated with a local classical grammar school and divided kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classrooms into two groups for a two-week science unit. One group of classrooms integrated poems about the topic of …

Bridging The Gap Between Science And Society To Foster A Greater Understanding Of The Climate Crisis, Jessica Gray

Inquiry Journal Spring 2022

Born and raised on the East Coast, I have had the luxury of spending time patrolling the shoreline of the Gulf of Maine for the past two decades. As a member of a coastal Maine community, it was never a question that I wanted to dedicate my career to marine research, working to ensure society sustains the integrity and stability of our global oceans. After acquiring diverse experience within the realm of oceanography, I have continuously centered my work around a single focal point: climate change is beginning to alter ecosystems to a point where resources are becoming severely impacted. …

Advancing Reproductive Justice In Latin America Through A Transitional Justice Lens, Rosario Grimà Algora

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Reproductive autonomy is a pivotal part of women’s access to equal citizenship, yet it has not been included in any international nor regional human rights treaty. In the past decades, the U.N. Committees, notably the CEDAW Committee, and regional human rights bodies, particularly the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights, have timidly advanced reproductive justice through their jurisprudence, including through the use of reparations. Drawing from the standards of reparations developed in the field of transitional justice, human rights bodies increasingly rely on reparations to enhance the transformative effects of their decisions. These reparations intend to include a …

Waring Library Society Newsletter, Spring 2022, Waring Library Society, Waring Historical Library, Medical University Of South Carolina, Anna Marie Schuldt

The Waring Library Society Newsletters

This issue includes a welcome message from incoming WLS President, Dr. Jacob Steere-Williams and an outgoing message from Dr. James H. Tolley as WLS President (2020-2022). Also, in this issue, Dr. Brian Fors provides an update on the renovation plans for the Waring; Ms. Judith Arendall describes a typical day at the Waring in her experience as a graduate assistant; Ms. Tabitha Samuel reflects on her experience this year as one of South Carolina's regional coordinators of the SC History Day Contests; Ms. Anna Schuldt highlights the Waring's social media commemoration of MUSC history makers for Black and Women's History …