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Performance Measurements Of Low-Capacity Organizations: A Study Of The Huskie Closet, Leah Botello

Nonprofit and NGO Studies Student Projects

The Huskie Closet was created by Clayton Schopfer and Jacob Burg, during their time in the Student Government Association, with the purpose of providing the students of NIU with access to clothing. The goal of my research is to identify the current performance measurement tools the Huskie Closet possesses and evaluate the quality of the measurements of success and failure being performed at the Closet, to gauge the impact of programming on the students at Northern Illinois University. Out of those served this semester, students who visited once and did not return made up 46.2%. Students who visited one or …

Impact Of Covid-19 Lockdown On Smoking (Waterpipe And Cigarette) And Participants' Bmi Across Various Sociodemographic Groups In Arab Countries In The Mediterranean Region, Haleama Al Sabbah, Enas Assaf, Zainab Taha, Radwan Qasrawi, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Maha Hoteit, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Reema Tayyem, Hiba Bawadi, Majid Alkhalaf, Khlood Bookari, Iman Kamel, Somaia Dashti, Sabika Allehdan, Mostafa Waly, Diala Abu Al-Halawa, Rania Mansour, Mohammed Ibrahim, Mariam Al-Mannai

All Works

INTRODUCTION Tobacco smokers are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Lockdown was a chosen strategy to deal with the spread of infectious diseases; nonetheless, it influenced people's eating and smoking behaviors. The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) behavior and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics and body mass index. METHODS The data were derived from a large-scale retrospective cross-sectional study using a validated online international survey from 38 countries (n=37207) conducted between 17 April and 25 June 2020. The Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMR countries) data related …

How Nationality Influences Development In Youth Soccer, John Daniel Fay

Honors College Theses

The primary purpose of the study was to identify tactics to improve youth soccer development in the United States (U.S.), which will positively impact future American soccer players. The thesis analyzes how factors related to nationality influence development in youth soccer and identifies the fundamental differences in youth soccer development between male and female American and international soccer players. The proposal delineates why player development is paramount toward the success of a country`s national team, more so than the population or wealth of a nation. The research study used a structured survey-based approach for statistically testing hypotheses. The targeted group …

Telerehabilitation: Future Of Phase Ii Cardiac Rehabilitation: Review Of Preliminary Outcomes, Mon S Bryant, Savitri E Fedson, Alexander Schutz, Lorraine D Cornwell, Amir Sharafkhaneh, Bandi Venkata

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

In this brief communication, we reported Telehealth Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) program structure and preliminary outcomes from patients that completed a 12-week program after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We aim to advocate the use of Telerehabilitation as a Phase II CR in patients immediately after the CABG. This approach was innovative and encouraging because the patients were still in subacute phase. The program can serve as a continuation of care for the patients after being discharged from a hospital while regaining their functional ability at home. Our preliminary outcomes demonstrated improvements in resting heart rate, activity level, nutrition …

Theme - Fungi Stakes A Claim In The Luxury Market

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

When your company's first "alternative leather" product is released in partnership with iconic leatherware brand Hermès, it is an indication that fungi has serious credentials in the luxury fashion industry. Success has been decades in the making, but the people at MycoWorks are convinced they have developed a technology that will push the envelope of sustainable fashion.

Issue Twenty Seven Full Text

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.

Problems Associated With Effective Provision Of Information On Agricultural Insurance To Rural Farmers For Climate Change Adaptation., Abaobi David Agbo Dr, Victor N. Nwachukwu Prof, Ishmael, Umunnakwe Agbo Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information provision and adult literacy on Agricultural insurance is very vital in facilitating rural farmer’s change of behavior and adjustment to climate change adaptation. Majority of rural farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria is mostly illiterate, found in rural communities and are mainly dependent on rain-fed agriculture and with low level of educational development and thus require agricultural information and adult literacy on Agricultural insurance to be able to adapt to the never-ending climate change. However, there are problems facing Information provision and adult literacy on Agricultural insurance to rural farmers for climate change adaptation. This study therefore identified some of …

Exploration On The Application Of Extended Reality Technologies To Monitor Binge Eating Behaviors As A Dietary Control Measure, Gabrielle Gonzalez, Chen Wang, Tung Tsung Tseng

Dr. Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, III Graduate Research Day

No abstract provided.

Exercise Science Majors Help Kids Live Well, Taylor University

2022 Website News Stories

No abstract provided.

Whistleblowing As An Anti-Corruption Strategy In Health And Pharmaceutical Organizations: A Scoping Review Protocol., Taryn Vian, Brianna Agnew Mph, Keith Mcinnes Jr

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

Background

Whistleblowing can bring suspected wrongdoing to the attention of someone who is in the position to rectify the problem. Whistleblowing research can help improve effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in the health sector.

Objective

The objective of this scoping review is to understand the extent and type of evidence on whistleblowing as an anti-corruption strategy in health and pharmaceutical organizations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

This scoping review searched the PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE databases from 2005 to 2020, limited to English language. We also searched websites of multilateral agencies or international non-governmental organizations for policy documents, guidance …

Resource Availability Affects Seasonal Trajectories Of Population-Level Learning, Matthew W. Austin, Aimee S. Dunlap

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

Environmental effects on learning are well known, such as cognition that is mediated by nutritional consumption. Less known is how seasonally variable environments affect phenological trajectories of learning. Here, we test the hypothesis that nutritional availability affects seasonal trajectories of population-level learning in species with developmentally plastic cognition. We test this in bumble bees (Apidae: Bombus), a clade of eusocial insects that produce individuals at different time points across their reproductive season and exhibit organ developmental plasticity in response to nutritional consumption. To accomplish this, we develop a theoretical model that simulates learning development across a reproductive season for …

Diabetes Awareness Month: Three Separate Journeys, One Collective Mission, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, November 10, 2022, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 10, 2022, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Disparities In Mobile Phone Use Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Participating In Clinical Trials 2017-2021, Lyndsay A Nelson, Sammy Alfonsi, Lauren M Lestourgeon, Lindsay S Mayberry

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Despite smartphone ownership becoming ubiquitous, it is unclear whether and where disparities persist in experience using health apps. In 2 diverse samples of adults with type 2 diabetes collected 2017-2018 and 2020-2021, we examined adjusted disparities in smartphone ownership and health app use by age, gender, race, education, annual household income, health insurance status, health literacy, and hemoglobin A1c. In the earlier sample (N = 422), 87% owned a smartphone and 49% of those had ever used a health app. Participants with lower income or limited health literacy had ≥50% lower odds of owning a smartphone. Comparatively, in the …

Children’S Views On Playtime In Schools: A Systematic Literature Review, Thomas Clements, Emma L. Harding Dr

International Journal of Playwork Practice

Background and aim(s)

Playtime in schools has been shown to have wide-ranging benefits to children and young people. However, opportunities for playtime in schools have declined over time. It is important children’s voices are heard on matters that are important to them, yet playtime is often driven by adult policy. The aim of this systematic literature review (SLR) was to explore children’s views on playtime to further our understanding of what is important to them, and what affects their access to playtime.

Methodology

This SLR employed thematic synthesis to aggregate the views of children on playtime. This review includes 8 …

Rickettsia Parkeri Infection Modulates The Sialome And Ovariome Of The Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma Maculatum, Melina Garcia Guizzo, Khemraj Budachetri, Abdulsalam Adegoke, Jose M.C. Ribeiro, Shahid Karim

Faculty Publications

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is a vector of several tick-borne pathogens, including Rickettsia parkeri. The ability of R. parkeri to persist within the tick population through transovarial and transstadial transmission, without apparently harming the ticks, contributes to the pathogen’s perpetuation in the tick population. Previous studies have shown that the R. parkeri load in A. maculatum is regulated by the tick tissues’ oxidant/antioxidant balance and the non-pathogenic tick microbiome. To obtain further insights into the interaction between tick and pathogen, we performed a bulk RNA-Seq for differential transcriptomic analysis of ovaries and salivary …

Population Genomic Characterization Of Cercospora Janseana On Rice In The Southern United States, Jacob Searight

LSU Master's Theses

Cercospora janseana is the causative agent of narrow brown leaf spot (NBLS). Effort had been undertaken since the 1940’s to control this disease through resistance breeding in the Southern United States. However, a severe epidemic of NBLS in 2006 inspired renewed focus on managing this disease. One tool for managing this disease has been identified among resistant cultivars, the CRSP-2.1 resistance locus to NBLS. One thing limiting the investment and deployment of CRSP-2.1, and other unknown resistance genes, is the historical observation that resistance to NBLS rapidly breaks-down in the field. Together, the rapid breakdown of resistance to NBLS …

The Montclarion, November 10, 2022, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Treatment Of Severe Swallowing Dysfunction In Systemic Sclerosis With Ivig: Role Of Antimuscarinic Antibodies, Fabian A Mendoza, Anthony J. Dimarino, Sidney Cohen, Christopher Adkins, Shady Abdelbaki, Satish Rattan, Christopher Cao, Susie Denuna-Rivera, Sergio A. Jimenez

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

Oropharyngeal and esophageal dysmotility can cause serious clinical complications such as aspiration pneumonia, cachexia, and sarcopenia, with a resulting increase in mortality and disability. The current standard of care for the treatment of SSc-associated swallowing dysfunction is mainly supportive, although severe cases are usually refractory to conventional management. Recent studies have shown that the abnormal production of functional autoantibodies such as anti-cholinergic muscarinic receptor III antibodies may participate in the pathogenesis of SSc-associated gastrointestinal dysmotility and may provide a novel target for therapeutic intervention. We describe two patients with severe and rapid onset of SSc-associated severe swallowing dysfunction and esophageal …

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Or Biomass For Cooking And Effects On Birth Weight, Thomas F Clasen, Lindsay J Underhill, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning of solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight. Whether the replacement of a biomass cookstove with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove would result in an increase in birth weight is unclear.

METHODS: We performed a randomized, controlled trial involving pregnant women (18 to <35 years of age and at 9 to <20 weeks' gestation as confirmed on ultrasonography) in Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda. The women were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to use a free LPG cookstove and fuel (intervention group) or to continue using a biomass cookstove (control group). Birth weight, one of four prespecified primary outcomes, was the primary outcome for this report; data for the other three outcomes are not yet available. Birth weight was measured within 24 hours after birth. In addition, 24-hour personal exposures to fine particulate matter (particles with a diameter of ≤2.5 μm [PM

RESULTS: A total of 3200 women underwent randomization; 1593 were assigned to the intervention group, and 1607 to the control group. Uptake of the intervention was nearly complete, with traditional biomass cookstoves being used at a median rate …

Montana Kaimin, November 10, 2022, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Lifecourse Transitions: How Icts Support Older Migrants’ Adaptation To Transnational Lives, Hien Thi Nguyen, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Lifecourse transitions from adulthood into older age are particularly complex for transnational migrants, bringing additional challenges and opportunities. Adding to the growing literature on ageing and migration, this article illustrates the ways ICTs facilitate the transnational lifecourse transitions of Vietnamese migrant grandparents in Australia through lifecourse digital learning. Research findings highlight the crucial role that digital citizenship plays in supporting migrant grandparents’ adaptation to increasingly mobile lives through practices of digital kinning and digital homing. These practices include using technological tools to maintain social support networks, exchange transnational caregiving, tackle language, nav-igation, and social integration barriers, and consume culturally relevant …

Sleep Disorders In Children With Prader Willi Syndrome: Current Perspectives., David G. Ingram Md, Jill M. Arganbright, Emily Paprocki, Kelsee Halpin

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) face a multitude of potential health challenges including life-threatening obesity, endocrinopathies, behavioral and emotional dysregulation, developmental delays, and sleep disorders. In the current perspective piece, we provide a focused review of the condition's etiology and clinical findings, as well as a more in-depth discussion of sleep disorders frequently associated with PWS. In particular, we highlight and discuss difficult clinical scenarios frequently encountered by the pediatric sleep physician caring for this patient population, including diagnosis and treatment of complex sleep-related breathing disorders, considerations for sleep apnea surgery, the interplay between growth hormone and sleep apnea, diagnostic …

Spatiotemporal Metabolic Network Models Reveal Complex Autotroph-Heterotroph Biofilm Interactions Governed By Photon Incidences, Poonam Phalak, Hans C. Bernstein, Stephen R. Lindemann, Ryan S. Renslow, Dennis G. Thomas, Michael A. Henson, Hyun-Seob Song

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Autotroph-heterotroph interactions are ubiquitous in natural environment and play a key role in controlling various essential ecosystem functions, such as production and utilization of organic matter, cycling of nitrogen, sulfur, and other chemical elements. Understanding how these biofilm metabolic interactions are constrained in space and time remains challenging because fully predictive models designed for this purpose are currently limited. Toward filling this gap, here we developed community metabolic network models for two autotroph-heterotroph biofilm consortia (termed UCC-A and UCC-O), which share a suite of common heterotrophic members but have a single distinct photoautotrophic cyanobacterium (Phormidesmis priestleyi str. ANA and …

Is Increased Bmi A Risk Factor For Developing Severe Clostridioides Difficile Infection? A Retrospective Study, Tulika Chatterjee, Saurabh Bansal, Asif Abuzar, Habiba Hussain, Latika Gupta

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Background: Obesity is associated with a relative increase in bacterial phyla like firmicutes, which helps in the colonization of Clostridioides Difficile.

Hypothesis: Individuals with increased BMI (greater than 25) are more susceptible to severe Clostridioides Difficile infection (CDI).

Methods: Data was collected by retrospective chart query. Severe CDI was defined as a white blood cell count of more than 15000 (x 109 cells/L) or serum creatinine levels greater than 1.5 mg/dl. To examine the association between the primary outcome (severe CDI) and BMI, the factors of age, gender, albumin level, ICU admission, antibiotic use within 3 months of admission, diabetes, …

November 9, 2022 Greenmail, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

GreenMail (student newsletter through 2024)

No abstract provided.

The Psychological Effects Of Covid-19 On Pediatric Frontline Nurses, Marsha Walker, Wendy Tuzik Micek

Nursing

Background: COVID-19 affected children with lower rates of infections. However, the uncertainties pediatric nurses faced were similar and yet different from nurses caring exclusively for adults.

Purpose:

1) Describe the characteristics, work experiences, coping strategies and psychological effects experienced by nurses during the initial COVID-19 outbreak.

2) Identify factors associated with negative psychological effects in nurses.

Method: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional examination of nurses practicing in two pediatric campuses. Nurse participants were recruited via an e-mail message including a link to the electronic survey. A revised self-reported 96-item Health Care Worker Impact survey measuring seven domains was chosen …

Assisted Living Administrators’ Perspectives Of How Covid-19 Affected Direct Care Staff, Carlyn E. Vogel

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented many new challenges within assisted living communities (ALCs) and exacerbated preexisting challenges. With high quality of care in ALCs as the continuous goal to achieve, it is important to recognize challenges faced in these communities, especially those related to staffing and COVID-19.

Objective: The objective was to investigate issues related to staffing and the effect of COVID-19 in ALCs, including staff absence, leadership, impacts on staff, and impacts on staff retention.

Methods: Participants were ALC administrators from the NIA-funded parent study titled Strategic Approach to Facilitating Evacuation by Health Assessment of Vulnerable Elderly in …

The Innovative Patient-Centered Case Study Model: Cbv Protocol For Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Jean Coffey, Lisa Wesinger, Carissa Morton, Judi Gentes, Jennifer Holl, Ashley Prokopik, Sara Cooke, John M. Jr. Hill, Elizabeth B. Mcgrath, Thomas Lawrence Long

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of individuals undergoing bone marrow transplant and to explore the lived experience of caregivers of patients undergoing bone marrow transplant.

Nascar Model: Racing To Meet Labor Needs During Covid, Michelle Young, Katherine Leistico

Nursing

Background: Due to severe national staffing shortages, system and site labor pools were created to support hospital front-line staff during a critical time

Local Problem: Ancillary and clinical departments at the site had significant staffing challenges due to Covid-19 and increased turnover. System labor pool solicited corporate and non-corporate team members to volunteer for open shifts. Site labor pool leaders had independent oversight of labor pool operations

Method: The site sought to provide a comprehensive, supportive approach to engage team members. Based on site needs, two role types were created. Clinical roles supported inpatient departments and non-clinical roles focused on …