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Should I Stay Or Should I Go? South Carolina's Nonlawyer Judges, Christel Purvis

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Moral Distress During Covid-19: The Importance Of Perceived Organizational Support For Hospital Nurses, Abigail Latimer, Melanie D. Otis, Gia Mudd-Martin, Debra K. Moser

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Moral distress, or the inability to act congruent with moral beliefs, has been of concern for healthcare professionals especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital nurses are particularly affected in their roles with mounting administrative pressures and demands. We examined whether general and COVID- specific support in employing healthcare organizations predicted moral distress in a sample of inpatient hospital nurses. A total of 248 nurses completed the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals, Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, COVID Organizational Support survey, and the Hospital Ethical Climate Scale. We found that general and COVID-related organizational support were predictors of moral …

Alienation, Commodification, And Commercialization: A Feminist Critique Of Commercial Surrogacy Agreements Through The Lens Of Labor Exploitation And U.S. Organ Donation Law, Isa Elfers

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

In the United States, organ sale and other forms of paid organ donation agreements are legally prohibited on the grounds that they pose the potential to exploit indigent people for the use of their bodies by the wealthy. However, commercial surrogacy agreements, in which a woman is paid to undergo pregnancy on behalf of another person, form the basis of a booming industry in the United States and abroad. This note posits that commercial surrogacy agreements introduce the same potential for exploitation of the poor as paid organ donation agreements, and that that potential is compounded by specific exploitation of …

Call And Response? Neighborhood Inequality And Political Voice, Amber Wichowsky, Paru Shah, Amanda Heideman

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

Over the past 20 years, many cities across the United States have adopted a range of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to make it easier for residents to get informed, communicate their preferences, and hold public officials accountable. In this paper, we ask two questions. First, are service requests and responses illustrative of existing neighborhood differences across a city? Second, do patterns of request and response differ by the type of complaint made to the city? We leverage data from the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to examine neighborhood variation in service requests and subsequent response times to those complaints. Our …

Calling In “Sick”: Covid-19, Opportunism, Pretext, And Subnational Autocratization, Philip Rocco, Matthew Stenberg, Safia Abukar Farole

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

As governments sought to manage the coronavirus pandemic, many pursed temporary increases in centralized authority, a general tactic of crisis management. However, in some countries, public health was not the only motive for centralization. The COVID-19 response coincided with broader worldwide trends toward autocratization. Some of these efforts happened while the world was preoccupied with responding to the pandemic without concretely referencing coronavirus; however, in other cases, public-health rationales are clearly and explicitly invoked as a pretext for actions that instead aid the consolidation of regime authority. This has been especially pernicious in subnational politics, where efforts have been made …

Obama’S Party? An Examination Of Whether A Reluctant Party Leader Transformed The Democratic Party In His Favor, Julia R. Azari, Seth Masket

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

We examine Barack Obama’s influence over the Democratic Party as an ex-president from three vantage points: his popularity among partisans, his control over party nominations, and his rhetorical influence over party platform stances. The findings are somewhat mixed. Compared with other contemporary presidents, Obama is far more popular among co-partisan voters. However, he has had only modest influence in presidential nominations, and, unlike other modern presidents, a waning influence on party platform stances. The findings are suggestive not only about Obama’s own interests but also about institutional constraints of modern presidents.

Collaborative Textbook On English Syntax (Version 1.0), Matt Garley, Karl Hagen, The Students Of Eng 270 At York College / Cuny

Open Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Public Service Interpreter Education In The Gulf States: Ideas For Curriculum Design And Teaching, Mustapha Taibi

International Journal of Interpreter Education

The Gulf States host large numbers of non-Arabic-speaking residents and visitors. These non-nationals need to deal with such public services as hospitals, schools, courts, and other local administrations. In many cases, English is used as a lingua franca; however, not all public service staff or clients are able to speak or communicate effectively in this language. The communication needs in such situations require the assistance of professional public service interpreters, which, in turn, calls for appropriate education. In this paper, I outline education needs in public service interpreting in the Gulf States; provide an overview of common curricular contents and …

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, 2022 Summer, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Summer 2022.

Social Network Analysis Of Online Support Communities For Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Carlos Perez Aldana

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

There are an estimated 633,000 adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors in the U.S. and nearly 89,500 AYAs are diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer creates developmental and life stage disruptions, which result in multiple survivorship challenges, particularly among AYAs. Despite the advances made in cancer oncology and survivorship care, AYA cancer survivors continue to face diverse and unique psychosocial needs. Research suggests that online support communities have the potential to positively impact psychosocial care by providing AYA cancer survivors with access to social support which can help them successfully transition from treatment back to normal life as well …

A Stitch In Time Saves Nine: How The State Of Ohio Can Save Money And Distress Through Legal Training For Pre-Service Teachers, Karin Mika, Christine Mika

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

For simplicity, this Note will focus on the educational requirements for high school teachers rather than elementary or middle school teachers. Here, the requirements include core content instruction, literacy instruction, and a 12-week student teaching experience. Additionally, ODHE issues a vague requirement of preparation in six different Ohio school-related standards. Only one of those standards, the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession, even mentions correctly applying the law.

There is clearly a need for some form of legal preparation for teachers in Ohio that must take place before an individual becomes a teacher. Not only is there an ethical obligation …

The Racial Diversity Lag In Audiology: Improvement Of Recruitment And Retention Of Black Doctor Of Audiology Students, Jacquelyn Jouett, Antony Joseph

AuD Capstone Projects - Communication Sciences and Disorders

The racial composition of the Audiology workforce is, by no means, a reflection of the US population. Black and African American audiologists are disproportionately represented in the United States. Diverse audiologists are significantly underrepresented in clinical and academic fields. Inversely, students in the racial majority are overrepresented in Audiology and most medical specialties for that matter. This disparity may limit access to hearing-healthcare for some populations in the country. Several factors that contribute to this condition must be more fully understood before this issue can be corrected. Recruitment and retention must be improved to increase diversity, particularly students of color, …

A Retrospective Cross Sectional Study Assessing Factors Associated With Retention And Non-Viral Suppression Among Hiv Positive Fsws Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy From Primary Health Care Facilities In Kampala, Uganda, Lydia Atuhaire, Constance Shumba, Lovemore Mapahla, Peter S. Nyasulu

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Background: Patient retention in care and sustained viral load suppression are a cornerstone to improved health and quality of life, among people living with HIV. However, challenges of retention on ART remain among female sex workers (FSWs). We report lost to follow up (LTFU), viral load suppression, and the associated factors among FSWs that access HIV treatment at primary health care facilities in Kampala.

Methods: We retrospectively abstracted and analysed patient management data of HIV positive FSWs who enrolled in care between January 2018 to December 2020. LTFU was defined as failure of a FSW to return for …

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health: A Journey Into The Heartland Of Psychiatry -Written By Nathan Filer, Mark Mckergow

Journal of Solution Focused Practices

No abstract provided.

Determining Contributing Factors For Passenger Airline Pilot Perceived Fatigue, Heidi C. Kim

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Fatigue is a recurring concern for pilots and continues to be a common contributing cause of aircraft accidents. The purpose of the dissertation was to determine factors that influence fatigue in commercial airline pilots. The ability to accurately associate fatigue in pilots before a flight begins could have a profound and meaningful impact on aviation safety. Seven factors were identified in the literature review as having possible predictive capabilities of perceived fatigue in pilots working for passenger carriers, including time awake, perceived stress, sleep quality, hours of sleep, age, typically scheduled start time, and hours on duty.

An …

The New Normal In The "Worship" Industry: Living The Life Of Victory In The Post-Pandemic World, King Harold A. Recto

Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Illinois Law: Illinois Name, Image, & Likeness Statute And Three Reasons Why Athletes Must Become Educated In Business To Properly Monetize On Their Celebrity, Sivonnia Debarros

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Illinois General Assembly’s recent passage of the Illinois Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) legislation allows student-athletes to remove the pressure of becoming professional athletes to capitalize on their athletic ability and celebrity.

The new NIL era is a great opportunity for many struggling and hopeful student-athletes to reset their mental focus on what their future can be. However, along with the excitement, is also the underlying mental and physical commitment athletes must attend to pull off great success with NIL that does not undermine their eligibility, the school’s rules, and guidelines, or statutory prohibitions.

As athletes seek financial opportunities …

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2022

Louisiana Agriculture

LSU AgCenter researchers constantly search for ways to improve Louisiana agriculture by increasing yields and profitability. They also seek to understand new and less popular crops that could thrive in our region. Professor Yan Chen is helping develop the tea industry along the Gulf Coast, working closely with producers to understand how to grow tea (Camellia sinensis) in the region, and her work is featured in the latest issue of Louisiana Agriculture magazine. The magazine also includes a look into Grow Louisiana and Growing Farmers, two programs designed to help beginning farmers learn the business. Researchers from the …

Northwest - Summer 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Horticulture Hints

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Northeast - Summer 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Horticulture Hints

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Central - Summer 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Horticulture Hints

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Southeast - Summer 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Horticulture Hints

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Southwest - Summer 2022, Lsu Agcenter

Horticulture Hints

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From Soils To Streams: Connecting Terrestrial Carbon Transformation, Chemical Weathering, And Solute Export Across Hydrological Regimes, Hang Wen, Pamela L. Sullivan, Sharon A. Billings, Hoori Ajami, Alejandro Cueva, Alejandro Flores, Daniel R. Hirmas, Aaron N. Koop, Katie Murenbeeld, Xi Zhang, Li Li

Faculty Publications

Soil biota generates carbon that exports vertically to the atmosphere (CO2) and transports laterally to streams and rivers (dissolved organic and inorganic carbon, DOC and DIC). These processes, together with chemical weathering, vary with flow paths across hydrological regimes; yet an integrated understanding of these interactive processes is still lacking. Here we ask: How and to what extent do subsurface carbon transformation, chemical weathering, and solute export differ across hydrological and subsurface structure regimes? We address this question using a hillslope reactive transport model calibrated using soil CO2 and water chemistry data from Fitch, a temperate forest at the ecotone …

Charging Of Radioactive And Environmental Airborne Particles, Gyoung G. Jang, Alexander I. Wiechert, Yong Ha Kim, Austin P. Ladshaw, Tyler Spano, Joanna Mcfarlane, Kristian Myhre, Joon Jin Song, Sotira Yiacoumi, Costas Tsouris

Faculty Publications

The charging of various airborne particles was investigated using single-particle levitation and charge-balance equations. Though radioactive decay and triboelectrification can induce charging, it is typically assumed that the aerosols in a radioactive plume will not carry significant charge at steady state since atmospheric particles can have their charge neutralized through the capture of adjacent counter-ions (i.e., diffusion charging). To assess this assumption, we directly measured the surface charge and charge density of various triboelectrically charged aerosols including radioactive uranium oxide (< 1 μm), urban dust, Arizona desert dust, hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, and graphene oxide powders using an electric field-assisted particle levitator in air. Of these particles, uranium oxide aerosols exhibited the highest surface charge density. Charge balance equations were employed to predict the average charge gained from radioactive decay as a function of time and to evaluate the effects of diffusion charging on triboelectrically charged radioactive and non-radioactive particles in the atmosphere. Simulation results show that particles, initially charged through triboelectrification, can be quickly discharged by diffusion charging in the absence of radioactive decay. Nevertheless, simulation results also indicate that particles can be strongly charged when they carry radionuclides. These experimental and simulation results suggest that radioactive decay can induce strong particle charging that may potentially affect atmospheric transport of airborne radionuclides.

Pharmacy Newsletter : July 2022, Pharmacy Department

Department of Pharmacy Archives

Content:

• TOX TOK! Liquid Nicotine Used in E-Cigarettes can Harm Children
• Monkey Pox FAQs
• Clinical Understanding of Different Formulations of Tenofovir: TDF Versus TAF
• Fluids And Electrolytes Maintenance Calculation In Pediatric Patients
• A NEW Warning : FDA recommends thyroid monitoring in babies and young children who receive injections of iodine-containing contrast media(ICM) for medical imaging.
• CHOLERA
• The 2 Million Dollar Injection
• Retinoic Acid Preparations & their Differ

2022-07-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for July of 2022.

Prophetic Eu: Prospective Identification Of Pneumonia In Hospitalized Patients In The Intensive Care Unit In European And United States Cohorts, Stephen P. Bergin, Sara B. Calvert, John Farley, Jie-Lena Sun, Karen Chiswell, Willem Dieperink, Jan Kluytmans, Juan Carlos Lopez-Delgado, Rafael Leon-Lopez, Marcus J. Zervos, Marin H. Kollef, Matthew Sims, Badih A. Kabchi, Daniel Rubin, Jonas Santiago, Mukil Natarajan, Pamela Tenaerts, Vance G. Fowler, Thomas L. Holland, Marc J. Bonten, Sebastiaan J. Hullegie

Infectious Diseases Articles

Background: The prospective identification of patients at high risk for hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia may improve clinical trial feasibility and foster antibacterial development. In a prior study conducted in the United States, clinical criteria were used to prospectively identify these patients; however, these criteria have not been applied in a European population.

Methods: Adults considered high risk for pneumonia (treatment with ventilation or high levels of supplemental oxygen) in the intensive care units of 7 European hospitals were prospectively enrolled from June 12 to December 27, 2017. We estimated the proportion of high-risk patients developing pneumonia according to US Food and …

Progression To Critical Illness And Death In Patients With Breakthrough Hospitalizations, Geehan Suleyman, Raef Fadel, Ayman Alsaadi, Luis Ng Sueng, Ali H. Ghandour, Ahmad Alkhatib, Tarandeep Singh, Austin Parsons, Joseph B. Miller, Mayur Ramesh, Indira Brar, George Alangaden

Infectious Diseases Articles

Background: Characterization of disease progression and outcomes after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalization in vaccinated compared with unvaccinated individuals is limited.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of symptomatic vaccinated (cases) and unvaccinated (controls) participants hospitalized for COVID-19 between December 30, 2020, and September 30, 2021, in Southeast Michigan. Hospitalized adult patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 were identified through daily census report. Breakthrough infection was defined as detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ≥14 days after completion of the primary vaccination series. The association between prior vaccination and critical COVID-19 illness (composite of intensive care unit [ICU] admission, …

Real-World Experience Of Sotrovimab In High-Risk, Immunocompromised Covid-19 Patients, Navina K. Birk, Saniya Jain, Louis Massoud, Diya Ramesh, Lea Monday, Bruce K. Muma, Jonathan Williams, George Alangaden, Mayur Ramesh

Infectious Diseases Articles

We completed a real-world analysis of 498 consecutive high-risk nonimmunocompromised and immunocompromised patients who received sotrovimab during the B.1.1.529 surge. Emergency department visits/hospitalizations and 30-day all-cause mortality between the 2 groups were similar. When administered early, sotrovimab is effective at preventing coronavirus disease 2019 progression in immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised patients.