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Patse-Patse, Jehu Laniog

Katipunan

Ang kuwentong ito ay lumalawak na gunitang nagsisilbing pinto ng awtor sa isang bahagi ng kaniyang nakaraan. Sa paggalugad sa nagdaan, tinatangka ng kuwentong maghabi ng naratibo mula sa pira-pirasong alaala. Ginamit ang salitang “lumalawak” dahil hindi matatapos ang kuwento, patuloy itong hahaba sa bawat pagtatangka ng pagsusulat. Ang balangkas ng kuwento ay sumusunod sa sinabi ni Craik at Jacoby (2023) na ang pagbubuo ng alaala ay nakadepende sa kalagayan ng isip ng nagbabalik-tanaw. May mga bahagi ng kuwentong isinulat ng awtor noong nasa ibang bansa pa siya at may ilang bahagi na naisulat ilang linggo matapos siyang makauwi sa …

Digital Pulse: Unraveling The Complexities Of Ai-Enabled Hypertension Management In African American Communities, Keisha Lovence

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

The main objective of this grant is to study the factors that impact the use of AI-powered tools for managing hypertension among African Americans with high blood pressure. Specifically, we aim to understand how cognitive and emotional factors such as health beliefs, digital literacy, and treatment adherence interact with aspects like stigmatization, community involvement, and cultural identity. By examining these elements, we hope to gain insights into the acceptance and utilization of AI technology in hypertension self-management within the American community. This knowledge can help us design and implement interventions tailored to their needs. Our investigation will explore the aspects …

Plasma Exchange Reduces Aβ Levels In Plasma And Decreases Amyloid Plaques In The Brain In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Santiago Ramirez, Suelyn Koerich, Natalia Astudillo, Nicole De Gregorio, Rabab Al-Lahham, Tyler Allison, Natalia Pessoa Rocha, Fei Wang, Claudio Soto

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, characterized by the abnormal accumulation of protein aggregates in the brain, known as neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques. It is believed that an imbalance between cerebral and peripheral pools of Aβ may play a relevant role in the deposition of Aβ aggregates. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of the removal of Aβ from blood plasma on the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain. We performed monthly plasma exchange with a 5% mouse albumin solution in the APP/PS1 mouse model from 3 to 7 …

Examining The Potential Of Vitamin C Supplementation In Tissue-Engineered Equine Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon Constructs, Michael J Mienaltowski, Mitchell Callahan, Nicole L Gonzales, Angelique Wong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Because equine tendinopathies are slow to heal and often recur, therapeutic strategies are being considered that aid tendon repair. Given the success of utilizing vitamin C to promote tenogenesis in other species, we hypothesized that vitamin C supplementation would produce dose-dependent improvements in the tenogenic properties of tendon proper (TP) and peritenon (PERI) cells of the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT). Equine TP- and PERI-progenitor-cell-seeded fibrin three-dimensional constructs were supplemented with four concentrations of vitamin C. The gene expression profiles of the constructs were assessed with 3'-Tag-Seq and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); collagen content and fibril ultrastructure …

Evaluating The Energy Impact Of Device And Workload Parameters For Dnn Inference On Edge Rpe Report, Anurag Dutt

Electronic Dissertations and Theses, 2010-current

DNN inference is crucially employed in applications ranging from real-time speech recog- nition and language translation to autonomous vehicle navigation and personalized content recommendation, enabling applications to make quick, data-driven decisions. Consequently, these models are increasingly being deployed on edge devices, facilitating ubiquitous com- puting and enabling closer interaction with end users. More often than not, edge devices are constrained in computation resources and often run in battery-operated environments, which makes sustainable deployment of deep learning models essential. This work presents an evaluation of the energy impact of device and workload parameters for DNN inference on edge devices. Our work …

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Xian Boles

Theses

The purpose of this project is to increase accessibility to safe surgical practices by educating medical professionals on the complex topic of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). Working in collaboration with content advisor and neurosurgeon Dr. Wenya Linda Bi and her neuromonitoring team, Mitali Bose, CNIM, and Matthew Toczylowski, CNIM, an online, interactive training module has been developed and hosted on the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Skull Base Laboratory website. The training module covers various monitoring modalities, safety techniques, electrode setups, and clinical applications through a series of 2D illustrations and 3D interactive Sketchfab models. A total of five interactive models and …

Chimes: December 4, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Calvin building projects abound: where's the money coming from? by Savannah Shustack & Grace Buller

Campus leadership works to implement safety measures by Ashley Hamons

Fall sports wrap up as winter sports hit the ground running by Dillion Baumchen

KIM gives students real-world experience in investment management by Ethan Meyers

Calvin enters partnership to encourage civic engagement among students by Savannah Shustack

Calvin Alumni gives an on-campus talk about his experience at an aerospace startup by Jacob Westra

When cherished beliefs are challenged: Calvin students wrestle with hard questions by Nolan Cowan & Ethan Meyers

Q&A with Calvin's Career Center …

The Benefits And Challenges To Cycle-Based Adoption Of The International Code Council’S Model Building And Energy Conservation Codes, Hailey M. Mattingly

Commonwealth Policy Papers

This green paper, written in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and applicable to any jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad, provides policy guidance to state and local authorities that wish to bring their building and energy conservation codes to more current technological and methodological standards. Specifically, this green paper presents the case for cycle-based adoption of model building and energy conservation codes published every three years by the International Code Council (ICC). In doing so, the paper also discusses the numerous benefits and challenges to implementing such a policy.

The Government Website As User’S Information Source: A Model Of User Satisfaction, Information, And System Quality, Niken Febrina Ernungtyas, Rino Febrianno Boer, Sabrina Sofi Qadrifa

Informasi

Websites are widely utilized to disseminate news and publications to the public by government institutions. Although the website’s user experience has been extensively studied, there is still a lack of understanding and assessment of the website’s user satisfaction in the ministerial government. User experience in terms of optimizing website utilization has not been well explored, especially regarding satisfaction. Satisfaction is influenced by information quality and system quality factors. Information quality encompasses five variables (completeness, accuracy, format, currency, availability) and system quality consists of nine variables (reliability, flexibility, accessibility, responsiveness, integration, usability, functionality, design appeal, efficiency). This study surveyed the effect …

Rsch 202 Research Paper: Does Family Financial Background Affect One’S Salary, Martin Lau, Ryan Phone, Ian Kallat, Jo Lim

Introduction to Research Methods RSCH 202

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Artist: Insights From The U.S. Army's Historical Employment Of Artists, Laura Goodwin

Art 895 Research Papers

This study uses a case study and historical analysis to examine how descaling art education programs leads to diminishing the roles of artist in society. To demonstrate how support for art programs affects artists’ roles, this study focuses on the Army’s historical use of art programs that engaged artists in documenting history through the eyes of soldiers in both war and peacetime. The role of artist in the Army parallels the role of artists in society, and the diminished emphasis on art education mirrors what’s happening in our schools. Examining the Army’s history of scaling art programs up and down …

Understanding Students' Racial, Ethnic, And Cultural Identities Through Art, Kelsey Rose Long

Art 895 Research Papers

My study aims to understand how students’ beliefs and feelings about their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities impact the creation of artwork in the art classroom. This is achieved by examining students' interactions with their teachers in the art classroom through autoethnography and ethnography. This study finds that students express their complex cultural identities through artmaking by incorporating visual culture and lived experiences connected to their families and the cultures they grew up in. This research provides art teachers with practical strategies to design and implement more culturally sustaining art lessons so they can better understand their students’ cultural identities.

Evaluating Social Justice In Art Education In The Washoe County School District: A Case Study, Blaine Stanford

Art 895 Research Papers

This research is inspired by my own desire to improve my teaching by implementing social justice lesson planning into my curriculum and to make it easier for other educators to do so. I believe that social justice is one of the most important topics we can teach that our students are facing today. By integrating social justice into art education, students can think critically about oppression, injustice, and inequality, that is happening to them and around them. Social justice in art education is a critical tool that students can utilize to examine oppression within our institutions and in our communities, …

Instructional Practices To Support English For Speakers Of Other Languages In The Art Classroom: An Ethnographic And Autoethnographic Study, Arthur Waldrip

Art 895 Research Papers

In this research, I utilize an ethnographic and autoethnographic methodology to understand such instructional practices that are utilized to support English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and ways that these practices can be implemented into an art curriculum, in addition to an ethnographic and autoethnographic study, examining and reflecting on the impact language has on bicultural students who are placed in programs that support ESOL. As a bicultural adult, I compare my past and present experiences of understanding, supporting, and adapting language for ESOL students to better support their needs in the art classroom.

Launch 2023, Otterbein Theatre And Dance Department

2023-2024 Season Productions

A fundraiser for the New York Senior Showcase, the ninety-minute program will include the favorite songs, dance, scenes and monologues of the Class of 2024. It will be an afternoon of celebration and joy, the perfect opportunity for you to see these rising stars one last time before they are “launched” into the professional world of show business. All proceeds, including donations beyond the admission fee, will benefit the NY Senior Showcase.

Slapp Suits: An Encroachment On Human Rights Of A Global Proportion And What Can Be Done About It, Laura Lee Prather

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

Freedom of expression is the underpinning of all other freedoms. Yet, increasingly, journalists, citizens, advocacy groups, whistleblowers, academics, and media organizations are being targeted and subjected to judicial harassment for informing the public about matters of public concern, denouncing authoritarian regimes, and exposing wrongdoing. These meritless lawsuits do not seek to right a wrong, but rather to silence and intimidate critics. They are known as “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (“SLAPP” suits) and are on the rise globally. Because SLAPP suits are designed to inhibit ongoing investigations, stifle informed public debate, and prevent legitimate public interest reporting, they present a …

Academic Outcomes Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Awareness And Action, Tanner B. Howe

Masters Projects

Research has shown that the online learning implemented during the COVID-19-related school closures had impacts on academic outcomes among secondary students. As schools operate in proximity to this event, it is crucial to investigate and understand those academic outcomes. Research suggests that mathematics and reading/language courses displayed negative academic outcomes for the period of online learning. Through this investigation, stress was observed to have played a major role during this period for secondary students and may have also contributed to the academic outcomes observed. This project seeks to raise awareness of possible student educational needs by shining light on the …

How Could Ocean Acidification Impact New England’S Fisheries?, Maeve Gifford

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Sound Barrier: Pioneering Study Reveals Noise Inequity In Redlined Communities, Nicholas Gosling

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Students’ Optimal Engagement In Efl Large Classes: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study In East Nusa Tenggara, Yohanis Nurak Siwa, Yazid Basthomi

The Qualitative Report

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in researching students’ engagement in English as foreign language (EFL) classes as students’ language learning achievement is shaped by their engagement in class. Yet, the study of students’ engagement in EFL large classes has received relatively little empirical attention. This qualitative phenomenological study aims at exploring how teachers perceive the factors boosting students’ optimal engagement and what strategies they use to boost students’ optimal engagement in EFL large classes. Ten university teachers with adequate experience of teaching EFL large classes in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia participated in this study. Semi structured interviews …

Experiencing Transformative Learning During Participatory Needs Assessment Of A Public School: Journeys And Arrivals To Relational Ontology(Ies), Shree Krishna Wagle Dr., Parbati Dhungana Dr., Bal Chandra Luitel Prof., Erling Krogh Prof., Niroj Dahal

The Qualitative Report

This paper discusses experiences from school-based needs assessment within a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project aimed at facilitating quality education in public schools of rural Nepal. Being often a first stage in the process of research-action, Participatory Needs Assessment (PNA) offers space for community members’ perceptions and attitudes toward their collective needs. In this light, this paper takes evidence from the first and the second authors’ Ph.D. experiences, under the supervision of the third and the fourth authors to initiate PNA of a school. Also, incorporating the reflections from the fifth author as a critical friend, it observes the political, …

Casar (Auc Community Only) Lecture : Body Autonomy, Culture & Empowering Women In Egypt, Us & Canada: The Differences That Unite Us', The Prince Alwaleed Center For American Studies And Research Casar

Performances, Events, and Presentations

About the lecture: This event was CASAR’s last event opened for the AUC community only. It took place as part of the course AMST 1099 “Exploring Feminist Perspectives in Egypt and the US” taught by CASAR Assistant to Director and Adjunct Faculty Yasmeen El Ghazaly. The Panel included Ms. Malak El-Lamie from Motherbeing NGO representing Egypt, representing the United states was Ms. Alexandra Mcdougall who comes from the NGO ‘Women’s Advocates’ in Northern Minnesota, and representing Canada from the ‘London Abused Women's Centre’ in London, Ontario, is Wendy Goldsmith. Other than Ms. Malak, these guests joined the discussion via zoom, …

Modification Strategies For Development Of 2d Material-Based Electrocatalysts For Alcohol Oxidation Reaction, Haichang Fu, Zhangxin Chen, Xiaohe Chen, Fan Jing, Hua Yu, Dan Chen, Binbin Yu, Yun Hang Hu, Yanxian Jin

Michigan Tech Publications

2D materials, such as graphene, MXenes (metal carbides and nitrides), graphdiyne (GDY), layered double hydroxides, and black phosphorus, are widely used as electrocatalyst supports for alcohol oxidation reactions (AORs) owing to their large surface area and unique 2D charge transport channels. Furthermore, the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for AORs via tuning the structure of 2D support materials has recently become a hot area. This article provides a critical review on modification strategies to develop 2D material-based electrocatalysts for AOR. First, the principles and influencing factors of electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols (such as methanol and ethanol) are introduced. Second, surface …

Modification Strategies For Development Of 2d Material-Based Electrocatalysts For Alcohol Oxidation Reaction, Haichang Fu, Zhangxin Chen, Xiaohe Chen, Fan Jing, Hua Yu, Dan Chen, Binbin Yu, Yun Hang Hu, Yanxian Jin

Michigan Tech Publications

2D materials, such as graphene, MXenes (metal carbides and nitrides), graphdiyne (GDY), layered double hydroxides, and black phosphorus, are widely used as electrocatalyst supports for alcohol oxidation reactions (AORs) owing to their large surface area and unique 2D charge transport channels. Furthermore, the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for AORs via tuning the structure of 2D support materials has recently become a hot area. This article provides a critical review on modification strategies to develop 2D material-based electrocatalysts for AOR. First, the principles and influencing factors of electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols (such as methanol and ethanol) are introduced. Second, surface …

Doctoral Students Balancing The Roles And Relationships Of Counselor Education, Isabel C. Farrell, Casey A. Barrio Minton, Amanda C. Dediego

The Qualitative Report

Aspiring counselor educators in Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP)-accredited programs must learn to be counselors, teachers, supervisors, researchers, and leaders. These roles can overlap, creating multiple complex relationships during their programs. To examine these roles, we conducted a constructivist grounded theory investigation of how counselor education doctoral students (n = 9) balanced multiple roles and relationships and boundary crossings. We utilized chain referral sampling and continued until we reached theoretical saturation. We used semi-structured interviews conducted via videoconferencing (Zoom) for data collection and coded the interviews using two main phases: an initial phase and …

A Biographical-Narrative Inquiry To The Transitions Of Latin American Immigrant Students: A Collective Case Study In The Context Of Chilean Higher Education, César M. Díaz Pacheco, Juan Llanes Ordóñez, María Paz Sandín Esteban, María Leonor Conejeros Solar

The Qualitative Report

Chile has positioned itself as an important receiving nation of immigrants in Latin America, which is evidenced by the emergence of foreign students in both universities and professional institutes. The main objective of this article is to understand the inclusion-exclusion factors of a group of Latin American students immersed in Chile’s higher education system. The authors used a biographical-narrative inquiry to conduct eight in-depth interviews and a participatory group methodology in Chile’s Valparaíso Region. The findings show that factors such as the presence of an influential adult figure, institutional welcoming mechanisms, access to work, and expectations of timely graduation and …

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna Bicolor), Z. B. Holmes, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

Family 01: Anatidae

No abstract provided.

Interest In And Barriers To Online Esol Instruction For Adults During And Beyond Covid-19: Exploring Relationships With Sociodemographics And English Proficiency, Jessica G. Cox, Lauren Y. Chen, Harriet Okatch

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Digital divides mean that marginalized groups such as adults who speak English as a second or other language (ESOL) are less likely to have access to online instruction. Higher levels of English proficiency are associated with better health and employment; therefore, access to ESOL classes is essential. We investigated how sociodemographics and English proficiency relate to adult learners' preferences for, and barriers to, online instruction of ESOL during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixty-one adults completed a survey on their pandemic experiences, demographics, and ESOL classes. Analyses showed nonsignificant relationships between interest in online instruction and internet access, education, income, …

E-Tourism: A Communication Strategy Of Yogyakarta’S Tourism Potential Marketing In Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era, Suranto Aw, Danu Eko Agustinova, Kurnia Nur Fitriana, Nursida Arif, Nur Lailly Tri Wulansari

Informasi

Digital technology development during the industrial revolution 4.0 era can be a way to promote tourism. Nowadays, the concept of e-tourism (electronic tourism) has become popular in Indonesia. E-tourism in itself is an IT-based system applied in tourism sector that provides various information digitally. This research aims to describe a communication strategy in marketing Yogyakarta’s tourism potential through e-tourism. This research uses descriptive-qualitative approach with library research method. The Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) has a vast variety of tourist attraction, ranging from historical places to shopping districts. Those tourism potential have drawn many tourists, locals and foreigners alike. As …

Poetic Representations Of Covid-19 Narratives: An Exploration Of Emotional Experiences During The Pandemic, Isha Harshe, Lindy Davidson

The Qualitative Report

In pivotal moments of history like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to attend to and preserve the stories of different people experiencing the same phenomenon in their own ways. This project analyzed the public’s emotional experiences during the pandemic using methods of narrative and poetic inquiry. After reading 105 entries from the Pandemic Journaling Project, an online platform where people anonymously published journal entries reflecting on their pandemic experiences, narratives were categorized based on ten prominent emotional themes: anger, anxiety, fatigue, fear, loneliness, longing, loss, loss of control, stress, and uncertainty. Found poems were constructed for each emotion …