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Examining Nationality, First Generation Status And Academic Identity Status As A Lens Into Student Achievement, Jennette Allen-Mccombs

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

This study investigates the relationship between academic identity statuses and academic achievement at a U.S. northeastern college where 55% of the population is first-generation students. Using Was and Isaacson’s (2008) Academic Identity Measure, I assessed four identity statuses (achieved, foreclosed, diffused, and moratorium) among 424 students. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that achieved identity status had the strongest positive effect on grade-point average (GPA), while diffused identity status showed the most significant negative impact. Additionally, birthplace and mother’s educational status emerged as significant demographic predictors of academic achievement. The findings suggest that students with foreclosed or diffused identities struggle with …

The Effects Of Improper Waste Disposal On Marine Life: Why Does It Matter And How Can We Prevent It?, Abbey Ward, Ashlee Davis

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Improperly disposed of waste, specifically plastic, can end up in the ocean and negatively impact marine life, and in turn, negatively impact human health. Marine life, such as turtles, have faced serious health consequences and even death from entanglement in abandoned fishing gear and consuming plastics. Larger plastic particles can break down into smaller particles known as microplastics which can harbor harmful substances (such as Bisphenol A and persistent organic pollutants) and can cause several negative health effects when consumed by marine life such as loss of nutrition, starvation, and death. Microplastics have been found in 75% of commercial fish. …

What Are The Barriers? An Examination Of College Students’ Perspectives On Mental Health Care Utilization, Isabella Robbins, Steffen Wilson

Posters-at-the-Capitol

This study delves into the perceptions and experiences of college students regarding the utilization of mental health services at a university in the central Appalachian region of the United States. Focusing on understanding barriers to help-seeking, perceived stressors, and preferences for mental health resources, this research aims to inform strategies for enhancing mental health support on campus. A total of 91 undergraduate students completed an electronic survey at Eastern Kentucky University, providing insights into their attitudes towards seeking professional help, perceived stressors, and factors influencing help-seeking behavior. Contrary to expectations, demographic factors showed no significant correlation with willingness to seek …

Novel Approach For The Micro Cracks Detection Of Solar Wafers And Cells, Mohd Israil, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ekta Gupta

Al-Bahir

This paper deals with the review of various existing technique for the microcracks detection in silicon solar cell and wafer. In addition to this, we proposed a novel approach for the machine learning technique for the inspection of the cracks those are existed in the solar cell and wafer and not able to detect by the naked eyes. There are many techniques have been developed by the various researchers around the world to inspect solar cells for defect. All the techniques discussed in this article having some features and some weakness too. This paper present here gives the two-fold solution …

Optimizing Biofuel Production In Nigeria: Evaluating Wood Species For Efficient Briquettes Using Polyvinyl Alcohol, Omogbolade L. Adepitan, Bukola M. Adeyemi-Ekeolu

Al-Bahir

Improving biofuel production in countries like Nigeria is important to the development and sustainability of the energy sector in the country. With the growing population in the country, the demand for energy will increase, and conversely, the threat to climate and ecosystems will increase. To cushion this effect, attention needs to be shifted to farm wastes as a sustainable option for energy production. Briquette production has been at the focal point of researchers for many years. This study explores 12 different wood species commonly found around Nigeria with starch and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as binding agents. Briquettes from these wood …

Mite Tips November 2024 - January 2025

Journal of Maine Medical Center

No abstract provided.

Adherence To American College Of Surgeons Best Practices Guidelines In Imaging For Pediatric Patients With Trauma, Tara Hadlock, Kelsey Han, Carolyne Falank, Anya Cutler, Christopher Turner

Journal of Maine Medical Center

No abstract provided.

A Case Report Of Calcium-Alkali Syndrome, Michael Bennett, Emma Patterson, Spencer Powers

Journal of Maine Medical Center

Introduction: Calcium-alkali syndrome has recently grown in prevalence and now represents an important cause of hypercalcemia-associated morbidity.

Clinical findings: A patient between 50 and 59 years old was admitted to the hospital with severe hypercalcemia, encephalopathy, and acute kidney injury that was secondary to milk-alkali syndrome.

Clinical course: The patient initially received 2 L of intravenous fluids and then was treated with 4 doses of calcitonin, a single dose of zoledronic acid, and continuous intravenous fluids. His hypercalcemia resolved with treatment and after an initial increase in his serum creatinine, his renal function eventually returned to near baseline. …

The Importance Of Rural Health Education, Annie Derthick, Kalli Varaklis

Journal of Maine Medical Center

No abstract provided.

Intermediate Care Registered Nurse Curriculum And Learning Objective Development Using A Modified Delphi Method, Nora Fagan, Eira Kristiina Hyrkas

Journal of Maine Medical Center

No abstract provided.

A Scoping Review On Pathways Of Care For Children With Acquired Brain Injury, Jessica Salley Riccardi, Paige Kavanaugh

Journal of Maine Medical Center

Importance: A review of research evidence related to long-term monitoring systems for children with acquired brain injury (ABI) will help communities plan for and implement evidence-based systems that better meet the needs of these children.

Objective: This scoping review explored the research evidence on available programs and approaches related to pathways of care for children with ABI.

Review: A systematic search of relevant databases identified 6 studies that met inclusion criteria using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Findings: The 6 included studies broadly addressed identifying and monitoring children with ABI, individualizing …

Enhancing Citizen Capacity Through Optimising Village-Owned Enterprises (Bumdes) Role In Strengthening Community Participation For Sustainable Development, Supandi Supandi, Saliman Saliman

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

Sustainable development at the local level necessitates active community participation, bolstered by educational innovation and the optimisation of empowering institutions such as Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes). This research investigates the impact of the Social Studies Outdoor Laboratory and BUMDes on development in the Bokoharjo, Prambanan, Sleman Regency. Specifically, the study examines three key areas: (1) the influence of the Social Studies Outdoor Laboratory on development, (2) the role of BUMDes in facilitating development, and (3) the collaborative effect between the Social Studies Outdoor Laboratory and BUMDes on regional growth. A quantitative approach was employed, sampling nine individuals from Bokoharjo Village from …

Estate Gift Supports Constitutional Law Students, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Before U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. died in October 2023 at age 88, he included a $50,000 gift in his estate plans to benefit the University of Mississippi School of Law and future generations of constitutional law students.

Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Of The Wanzhou District: Merging Landslide Susceptibility Modelling (Lsm) With Insar-Derived Ground Deformation Map, Chao Zhou, Lulu Gan, Ying Cao, Yue Wang, Samuele Segoni, Xuguo Shi, Mahdi Motagh, Ramesh P. Singh

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

The prevalent catalog-based Landslide Susceptibility Modelling (LSM) operates under the assumption that future landslide occurrences mirror past and current patterns. Due to growing urban expansion and climate change, certain landslides follow new patterns of occurrence, disrupting the foundational assumption of catalog-based LSM and leading to constraints in the effectiveness of traditional susceptibility maps. Here, to address this problem, we proposed a method to produce more accurate and dynamic landslide susceptibility maps by coupling advanced Ensemble Machine Learning (EML) and Multi-Temporal Interferometric SAR (MT-InSAR). The Wanzhou District in Three Gorges Reservoir area of China is considered as the test site. The …

Enoxaparin Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Dosing In Critically Ill Underweight Patients., Elizabeth Curcio, Alyssa S Meester, Angela Harding, Marie M Lockhart, John Dillis

Pharmacy Articles

No abstract provided.

Introduction: From Broken Systems Towards Extended Possibilities Of Xr Technologies, Misha Myers, Victoria Duckett, Katy Morrison, Lienors Torre

School of Art, Design and Architecture

The ‘Extending Realities’ Special Issue originated out of the desire to open discussion between industry and academia around the status of extended reality (XR) in Australia today. Our intention is to generate a dialogue that is community-focused, speculative and reflective, engages a range of communities, and is both forward-moving and backwards-turning. Because of this, we explore critical language and perspectives that are emerging around XR so that we might mark a provisional location point, or at least a record of where some of us think we are–both within the XR community of makers, and within academic communities of scholars and …

Prediction-Powered Inference For Clinical Trials, Pierre-Emmanuel Poulet, Maylis Tran, Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel, Bruno Dubois, Stanley Durrleman, Bruno M. Jedynak

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Prediction-powered inference (PPI) [1] and its subsequent development called PPI++ [2] provide a novel approach to standard statistical estimation leveraging machine learning systems to enhance unlabeled data with predictions. We use this paradigm in clinical trials. The predictions are provided by disease progression models, providing prognostic scores for all the participants as a function of baseline covariates. The proposed method would empower clinical trials by providing untreated digital twins of the treated patients while remaining statistically valid. The potential implications of this new estimator of the treatment effect in a two-arm randomized clinical trial (RCT) are manifold. First, it leads …

Spatiotemporal Impact Analysis Of Land Surface Temperature Variations: A Case Study Of The Northeastern Part Of Baghdad Province, Iraq (2000-2024), Basheer S. Jasim

Al-Bahir

Land Surface Temperature maps are handy tools in a wide variety of scientific and practical fields. Monitoring climate change, researching the consequences of global warming, and evaluating the health of ecosystems are some of the applications that are used extensively. In addition, they have uses in agriculture, such as determining the amount of water that vegetation needs and monitoring agricultural regions that are experiencing drought. This study utilized a remote sensing approach to estimate land surface temperature with Landsat imagery from two periods, respectively, 2000 and 2024. The Landsat user's guide provided the algorithm to convert the images from DN …

In-Vitro Cholinesterase Inhibition Potential And Fatty Acid Profiling Of Lipids Obtained Via Direct Trans-Esterification From Sarcocephalus Latifolius (Sm.) Fruits And Leaves, Olubunmi Atolani, Joanna Adewara, Jude Onojah

Al-Bahir

Sarcocephalus latifolius (sm.) of the family, Rubiaceae, is an important plant used in folkloric medicine for the management of various disease conditions. An innovative green route was adopted for the direct characterization of the underutilized tropical plant which was profiled for the fatty acid composition and examined for the in vitro anti-cholinesterase potential. The fatty acid methyl esters obtained via direct methylation was characterized using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, GC-FID/GC-MS. With donepezil hydrochloride as a reference, the cholinesterase enzyme inhibition capacity of the FAMEs was further assessed through standard assay. Four fatty acids were identified from the total ion chromatogram …

Age Analysis Of Ngc 2168 Cluster Using Base-9 Software, Skylar G. Butler

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This research is an investigation into precision and accuracy of age determination in the open star cluster NGC 2168 using BASE-9 software. The project is divided into two parts with the first being the determination of the age of the entire cluster and the second being age determination of the individual stars within the cluster. Part one involves analyzing the collective properties of the cluster to derive its age. Part two involves assessing the age of individual stars within the selected star clusters using BASE-9 software. Through analysis of individual stars within the chosen clusters, we evaluated the reliability and …

Prevalence Of Flat Foot Among School-Age Girls And Its Relationship With Body Mass Index And Activity Level, Hisham Mohamed Hussein, Ehab Kamel, Walid Mohamed Kamel, Ibrahim Metwally Dewir, Ahmed Abdelmoniem Ibrahim

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Background: The foot and ankle are important structures in the skeletal system of the human body. Deviation in normal structure of the foot,such as in flat foot deformity, can lead to many health problems. Our study aimed to explore the prevalence of flexible flat foot (FFF) among school-age female students in the Ha’il region, Saudi Arabia, and to assess the association between the body mass index (BMI), activity level, and FFF in the selected samples. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 543 female students between 7 and 12 years of age. Data regarding age, height, weight, level …

Relationship Between Gross Motor Function And Quality Of Life In Children With Unilateral And Bilateral Cerebral Palsy, Ünal Değer, Akmer Mutlu

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

ABSTRACT

Purpose: It is known that quality of life (QoL) is negatively affected in children with cerebral palsy (CP). This study investigated the correlation between gross motor function and QoL in children with unilateral and bilateral CP at levels I and II according to the Gross Motor Classification System. Methods: Fourty individuals with CP, ages between 8-18 years, were included in this study. The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) was used to evaluate the children’s gross motor functions, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was used to determine levels. QoL was evaluated with the Quality of Life …

Mantra Meditation For Chronically Impaired Attention After Stroke: A Trial Using Single-Case Experimental Design, Cheryl Carrico, Dana Howell, John A. Patterson, Richard D. Andreatta, Camille Skubik-Peplaski

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: Impaired attention after stroke is a common problem for which rehabilitation would potentially be indicated. Systematic review evidence has revealed a lack of high-quality research that supports the effectiveness of standard-of-care cognitive rehabilitation for sustained attention, alertness, and functional impact on daily life after stroke. Standard-of-care cognitive rehabilitation does not include meditation. Meditation has been defined in contemporary scientific literature as a regime entailing voluntary self-regulation of attention. As such, meditation could potentially improve attention in keeping with tenets of neuroplasticity. The present study investigated whether mantra meditation would benefit attention for adults with chronically impaired attention after right-hemisphere …

“K-Pop In Public”: Vietnamese Youth Using Dance To Queer The Public Space, Ha Bich Dong, Thuy Bich Dong

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

In Vietnam, where public protests are criminalized (Kerkvliet, 2022), young people continue finding creative ways to advocate for their rights through different venues, particularly the arts. This research combines digital ethnography and duoethnography to examine K-pop dance covers in Vietnamese public spaces as a platform for youth to explore their gender identities, connect, and visibilize queerness.

K-pop is a music genre, pop culture, and cultural phenomenon that emerged in South Korea and has gained significant popularity and influence around the world (Aini, 2020). We, two researchers (one is a K-pop dancer), began the research by using digital ethnography (Zorn, & …

Physiotherapists' Knowledge Of Ageing And Its Associated Factors, Unyime Jasper, Olayinka Akinrolie, Cornelius Mahdi Ishaku, Nnamdi Mgbemena

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: To evaluate knowledge of ageing and its associated factors among Nigerian physiotherapists (PTs).

Methods: We used a three-part questionnaire. Knowledge of ageing was evaluated with Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ). Certain questions in the FAQ were modified to reflect the local setting. We conducted a validity and reliability check on the questionnaire using test-retest with 10 PTs. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple linear regression.

Resullts: Out of 204 PTs invited, 186 agreed to participate. Test-retest of the FAQ revealed a Cronbach alpha of 0.78. The age of participants ranged from …

Prevalence And Efficacy Of Coping Strategies Utilized By Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Students, Elena Wong Espiritu, Natalie N. Michaels, Caitlin Bender, Megan M. Cusick, D. Rachel Hicks, Hanna Mcclain, Lavanya Reddy, Samantha Wu

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Abstract

Background: Stress among occupational therapy graduate students has continued to increase over the last decade due to high academic expectations, difficulty integrating didactic and clinical knowledge, intense class schedules, financial strain, and difficulty balancing work, school, leisure pursuits, and social participation. However, there is limited evidence in the current literature addressing coping strategies used by entry-level occupational therapy students in response to stressors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify which coping strategies occupational therapy students most commonly use, and to describe which coping strategies they found to be most and least effective from the student perspective. …

Rapid Weight Regain Is Not Linked To Success In Professional Ufc Fighters During Competition, Antonella V. Schwarz, Peter J. Byers, Lauren Stern, Gabriel J. Sanders, Tobin Silver, Jose Antonio, Corey Peacock

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Background: Although previous research has explored rapid weight loss (RWL) and rapid weight regain (RWRG) of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes, there is a lack of research analyzing this in fighters for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). There is also a lack of literature analyzing how RWRG in MMA athletes affects performance outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare official versus fight-night weigh-ins and whether the percentage change influenced winning or losing records in UFC athletes. Methods: Twenty-four official and fight-night weights were obtained utilizing the commission-calibrated scale. Paired Samples T-Tests were utilized to determine if official …

The Effect Of Occupational Therapy Intervention Based On A Multicontext Approach In A Patient With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study, Medine Nur Özata Değerli, Yusuf İslam Değerli, Selen Aydöner

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

After traumatic brain injury, individuals often experience a variety of cognitive problems. Executive function skills are usually affected, including planning, motivation, multitasking, flexible thinking, performance monitoring, memory, self-awareness, and error detection and correction. Problems in executive function skills can lead to reduced performance of instrumental activities of daily living and dependence on others for these activities in individuals with traumatic brain injury. The multicontext approach is a framework built on the combination of remedial and compensatory techniques that focuses on generalizing learning transfer in cognitive rehabilitation. This study examined the effect of an 8-week multicontext occupational therapy intervention on cognitive …

Examining The Impact Of An Education Intervention On Parents' Perceptions Of Sport Specialization, Lauren Schlacht Butler, Justin S. Disanti, Joseph J. Janosky, Jane S. Chung, James F. Russomano, Amanda M. Black, Shelly Fetchen Dicesaro, Eric Post, Jonathan A. Santana, Troy M. Smurawa, Tamara Valovich Mcleod

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

PURPOSE: Several organizations have developed educational materials to provide stakeholders with information about the health risks of early sport specialization (ESS), though the impact of these efforts is not yet known. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe and assess the effect of an educational intervention on parental knowledge and perceptions of ESS. We hypothesized that a video-based educational intervention would increase parental knowledge and change perceptions of ESS. METHODS: Eighty-three parents of youth athletes completed a web-based survey. Participants were randomized into an intervention (ESS video) or control (concussion video) group. Each group completed a pre-and post-intervention …

Athletic Trainers Experience With Different Modes Of Workplace Bullying Across Various Practice Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study, Celest Weuve, William Pitney

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of face-to-face workplace bullying (WPB) and cyber-WPB in various athletic training practice settings and whether differences exist. We also sought to examine the relationship between the above modes of WPB.

Method: A cross-sectional design, using the Athletic Training Workplace Environment survey, including the Negative Acts Questionnaire—Revised (NAQ-R), explored whether participants perceived WPB had occurred. Identification of bullied participants was done by assigning 1 point for every NAQ-R item with a weekly or daily frequency and those participants with a score of 2 or more points were classified as having …