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Paranormal Psychology: Psy410, Larry R. Martinez

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

This OER packet contains the course materials for PSY410: Paranormal Psychology. Although often dismissed as a pseudoscience, there are many things we can learn about human beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors by studying phenomena that our current science cannot explain. The course begins with a history of real scientific studies that have been conducted to try and determine whether things like extrasensory perception, telepathy, and telekinesis are real phenomena, with a particular emphasis on what those studies can teach us about the scientific method more generally. This is followed by an examination of things related to the afterlife (e.g., ghosts, mediums, …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes November 24, 2020, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Meeting Minutes for November 24, 2020.

Wrack Lines Volume 20, Number 2 Diverse Perspectives In The Environment We Share, Katrina Mckelvin, Gerald Torres, Judy Preston, Judy Benson

Wrack Lines

Learn about bringing more diversity to the sciences, environmental justice, the Shoreline Greenway Trail, a new diversity fellowship and the unique career of Bob Pomeroy with fish and fishermen across the globe in the Fall-Winter 2020-21 issue of Wrack Lines magazine. With the theme of “Diverse Perspectives in the Environment We Share,” the issue highlights the contributions of writers and photographers from diverse backgrounds delving into topics that are local, statewide, national and international in scope.

Who Creates Family-Supportive Work Environments? Examining Characteristics Of Leaders Who Enact Family-Supportive Superviso Behaviors, Stefanie Mockler

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Over the past several decades, a plethora of research has focused on better understanding how individuals can succeed in the workplace while navigating the complex intersection between work, family, and personal life. Offering flexible working arrangements (FWA), such as flextime and flexplace, is promising for employees who seek to find greater balance. However, supervisor support for use of FWA is critical, as supervisors often have discretion over their enforcement and use, and thus, can create (or inhibit) the development of a family-supportive work environment. Further, preliminary research indicates that expression of family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSBs) lend to positive outcomes for …

Childhood Maltreatment And Lead Levels In Middle Adulthood: A Prospective Examination Of The Roles Of Individual Socio-Economic And Neighborhood Characteristics, Anthony Carpi, Valentina Nikulina, Xuechen Li, Cathy Spatz Widom

Publications and Research

Background Lead is a common environmental hazard because of its past use as an additive to gasoline and household paint. Some evidence suggests that children with histories of child abuse and neglect are at elevated risk for residence in communities and households with less desirable characteristics and high levels of exposure to environmental hazards and toxins.

Objectives To understand whether childhood maltreatment leads to higher levels of household dust lead and blood lead in adulthood and the extent to which characteristics of a person’s physical environment or individual level socio-economic status (SES) (based on unemployment, poverty, and receipt of public …

Exploring Quality Of Life Perceptions Among Pre-Clinical And Clinical Phases Saudi Medical Students, Olfat Gushgari

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background: Medical students are widely recognized as a high-risk population for poor quality of life (QOL). Various studies have highlighted that medical students have a lower QOL than, compared to other students from different specialties tend to exhibit; specifically, the QOL of Saudi medical students is of growing concern, and it is imperative that Saudi medical schools recognize and address the QOL of these students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the QOL of Saudi medical students during the pre-clinical and clinical phases of their studies. In addition, this study explored the QOL perceptions according …

Race And Ethnic Variation In College Students’ Allostatic Regulation Of Racism-Related Stress, Jacob E. Cheadle, Bridget J. Goosby, Joseph C. Jochman, Cara Tomaso, Chelsea B. Kozikowski Yancey, Timothy D. Nelson

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Racism-related stress is thought to contribute to widespread race/ ethnic health inequities via negative emotion and allostatic stress process up-regulation. Although prior studies document racerelated stress and health correlations, due to methodological and technical limitations, they have been unable to directly test the stress-reactivity hypothesis in situ. Guided by theories of constructed emotion and allostasis, we developed a protocol using wearable sensors and daily surveys that allowed us to operationalize and time-couple self-reported racism-related experiences, negative emotions, and an independent biosignal of emotional arousal. We used data from 100 diverse young adults at a predominantly White college campus to assess …

Amalan Latihan Neuromotor Terhadap Penguasaan Kemahiran Motor Kasar Dalam Kalangan Murid Bermasalah Pembelajaran, Lalitha Hariram

Student Works (2020-2029)

Perkembangan kemahiran motor kasar seseorang murid bermasalah pembelajaran bergantung kepada perkembangan otak, keseimbangan badan dan koordinasi badan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji amalan latihan neuromotor yang terdiri daripada komponen keseimbangan, ketangkasan, gaya berjalan, proprioseptif dan koordinasi terhadap penguasaan kemahiran motor kasar dalam kalangan murid bermasalah pembelajaran. Kajian ini penting kerana pengukuran kemahiran motor kasar murid-murid bermasalah pembelajaran menggunakan instrumen latihan neuromotor yang tiada hasil penyelidikan didokumenkan di Malaysia. Rekabentuk kajian ini ialah Rekabentuk Subjek Tunggal ‘Single Subject Design’ A-B-A. Seramai 3 orang murid bermasalah pembelajaran berumur 7 hingga 11 tahun terdiri daripada pelbagai jenis ketidakupayaan seperti autisme, kurang upaya intelektual …

Use Of Fiberoptic Intubation Simulation To Enhance Skill And Confidence Among Anesthesia Providers, Kris Toribio

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Background The purpose of this study was to describe the usefulness of a video-recorded low-fidelity Fiber Optic (FO) intubation simulation and its effect on anesthesia providers’ confidence and skill in performing FO intubation. Method The study was conducted during the 2019 IANA Airway Workshop using a post-test only study design. All participants who volunteered to participate in the simulation were asked to watch a video-recorded instruction on FO intubation. Immediately after viewing the video, the participants completed a hands-on simulation while the researchers recorded their FO intubation times. Participants were allowed up to three recorded attempts. Results Fifty-eight participants completed …

Autobiographical Memory And Future Imaginings As A Resource For Pedagogical Understanding In Initial Teacher Education, Carmel Hinchion Miss

The Qualitative Report

The focus of this article is twofold: (a) It explores how autobiographical memory and future imaginings can be used as a resource for pedagogical understanding in Initial Teacher Education, and (b) The paper engages a methodological experiment where there is a layered reading of texts across time, 2008-2018.The paper presents, through a narrative analysis of autobiographical texts, the stories of two student teachers, Ciara and John (Text 1, 2008). These student teachers were in the early years of their undergraduate four-year programme in my university and I was their English Pedagogics lecturer. Later, I revisit these student teachers’ narratives and …

Advancing Functional Scientific Literacy To Socioscientific Literacy As A Cross Disciplinary Educational Goal: A Philosophical Analysis, Kory Bennett

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Educational experiences built upon the Socioscientific Issues (SSI) framework provide opportunities for teachers and students to reflectively and reflexively address ill-defined complex scientific issues that affect human beings around the planet. Through the practice of Socioscientific Reasoning (SSR), while grappling with SSI, students have the potential to develop a SSI functional perspective of scientific literacy (SL); functional scientific literacy (FSL). Due to the multidimensional complexity of many human issues in and out of the science classroom, students are required to develop various skills, dispositions, and problem-solving strategies that expand from and connect with a SSI functional perspective of SL. The …

The Importance Of Education In Self-Care In Social Care Work Programmes For The Professionalisation Of Social Care Work, Aoife Johnson, Deborah Long

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This article outlines approaches to self-care in a third level social care programme in Ireland with a view to establishing and maintaining a social care worker’s well-being in line with requirements by CORU, as part of the professionalisation of social care work. It explores the importance of self-care for social care work practice, the challenges which can impact a worker’s wellbeing, the CORU Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers (SCWRB 2017b) related to the self and self-care and the functions and theories associated with experiential group work. It then further considers how group work approaches can prepare a student …

Learning To Put Everyday Creativity, Semiotics And Critical Visual Literacy Using Inquiry Graphics (Ig) Visual Analysis To Work In Social Care, Denise Mac Giolla Rí

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This article argues that despite CORU’s recognition of Creative Arts as integral to Social Care Practice, there are ‘pedagogical, theoretical and practice gaps’, which might be addressed through a ‘process orientated novel creative pedagogy’ (PONCP) introduced in this paper. The PONCP is built on two tenets, firstly that creative expression is not just for professional artists – everyone is capable of creative expression, though cultural messages make us believe otherwise, and secondly engaging in creative practice is therapeutic in varying degrees from passing time productively to psychoanalytic engagement. A curriculum is proposed comprising: edusemiotics (the interpretation and creation of meaning), …

Hope Home For Children: How Architecture Can Heal People Emotionally, Fatemeh Sahamirad

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This thesis investigates how architecture can heal people by creating spaces that consider emotional needs. This exploration is developed through the design of a group home for children without parental support in Memphis, Tennessee. This thesis suggests that the solution to the problem of a place for children is not just providing shelter. Rather, the challenge is to create spaces that respond to their psychosocial needs in different stages of life. This design engages human psychology and particular human interaction in the community (in large and small groups) as well as providing spaces for individual expression.

External Use Of Mirabilite Combined With Lactulose Improves Postoperative Gastrointestinal Mobility Among Older Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery, Wenyan Pan, Shining Cai, Jos M. Latour, Ming Zhong, Minzhi Lv, Jingjing Li, X Zhang, Y Zhang

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Cataloguing In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Madireng Monyela

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study upon which this article is based was to explore the Cataloguing Practices in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Libraries (CCTML). Cataloguing is a structured arrangement of the bibliographic details of all the information sources available in a library. It produces an inventory that serves as access points to the library resources. Focus group discussion and document analysis were used to collect data. The findings revealed some missing data on the catalogue records. Quality control mechanism used was peer review. The study recommended introduction of artificial intelligence in cataloguing to minimize human error and enhance production and the …

Library & Information Science Education In The Universities Of India : Growth And Development Of Research, Samayita Dutta, Debdas Mondal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The scenario of LIS education and research in India and its overall development is very much progressive today. The number of library and information science departments has been increasing from 1960s and over time this subject has gradually emerged as a stream. In this study we will review the state and institutional distribution of the subject over time. As on 2017 the review has been done on total 1225 number of theses. Research in this subject has been steadily increasing since the 1980s and has so far been largely in the states of West. Bengal, Karnataka & Maharashtra. Karnataka University …

The Effect Of Information Technology Audit For E-Health Of Indonesia Using Itil Framework V.3 Domain Service Design, Eva Mufidah, Ilham M, Anis Eliyana, Tanti Handriana, Indrianawati Usman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explain about E-Health Surabaya is a web-based health service technology application that is used to help people register as patients in hospitals and health centers. Although its function is very useful, there are also people who still do not understand how to use this application, there are also some shortcomings that cause inconvenience in its use. So that research is conducted in which the application uses ITIL V.3 framework with Domain Service Design to conduct an audit of the maturity level of this E-Health Surabaya Web Application. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Technology) is a framework used to manage …

The Availability Degree Of Administrative Creativity Among Governmental Principals In Bani Obeid's District From The Perspectives Of Teachers, Osama Al-Masarwa, Odai Al-Masarwa

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study is to show the availability degree of administrative creativity among governmental principals in Bani Obeid's District from the perspectives of teachers, and to show the impact of the variables (Gender, Years of Experience and Qualification). The sample of the study consisted of (762) teachers. To achieve the above, a questionnaire consisted of (47) items was designed and distributed in four dimensions: (Fluency, Flexibility, Originality and Sensitivity to problems). The results showed that the availability degree of administrative creativity among governmental principals in Bani Obeid's District from the perspectives of teachers was moderate. And also showed …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 80, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Forgotten Sacrifice: Native American Involvement in the Construction of the Castillo de San Marcos Jason B. Palmer
Climate, Community, and Commerce among Florida, Cuba, and the Atlantic World, 1784-1800 437 Sherry Johnson
The Salesman and His Swamp: Dick Pope's Cypress Gardens Stephen E. Branch
Historic Notes and Documents: A Late Seventeenth-Century Journey to Tampa Bay Ronald Wayne Childers
Book Review
History News
Index for Volume 80

I, Too, Sing Neurodiversity, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

The neurodiversity community was envisioned as an inclusive and welcoming space for individuals with neurological conditions such as ADHD, autism, Tourette’s Syndrome, giftedness, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, intellectual disability, NVLD and related diagnoses. The underlying premise of neurodiversity is that people present with various neurological differences and there is value in acknowledging and accepting these differences. Despite efforts made over the past few decades, a growing number of individuals within the neurodiversity community, including people of color, have called for intersectional concepts to be more intentionally and more effectively interwoven into neurodiversity as a whole. Referencing “I, Too,” a decades-old poem …

Neurodiversity And The Deep Structure Of Schools, Peter Smagorinsky

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

No abstract provided.

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Chinese Literature On Competency Skills Of Library Professionals In Mainland China, Chenwei Chen, Moses Mark Naga

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Taking China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as the source of literature, this study made a bibliometric analysis on the trend of quantity of published literature, keywords of published literature, authors of published literature, institutions of published literature and publications of published literature above five aspects on the professional competency skills of library professionals in Mainland China from 2009 to 2019, and explained the development trend of the relevant research from a scientific point of view to provide a reference for the future construction of professional competency skills required for library professionals in Mainland China.

The Impact Of The Employment Of Drama In Improving The Skills Of Solving Arithmetic Problems Verbal Students With Basic First Grade In Rafah, Mousa Jouda

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to investigate the impact of the employment of drama in improving the skills of solving verbal arithmetic problems to the students basic first grade in Rafah, researcher has used the experimental methodology, a sample of the students of the primary first grade (60) students were distributed to two equal groups, an experimental and a control of (30) pupils for each group. The study tool was a test, the results showed a significant effect in favor of the experimental group also showed no statistically significant differences related to gender differences, the study also demonstrated a significant statistical differences …

The Quality Of Teaching Performance For Teachers Of Social And National Studies At Educational Stages In The Light Of The Requirements Of The Knowledge Economy, Ali Alkassab

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study sought to identify the quality of teaching performance for teachers of social and national studies at educational stages in the light of the requirements of the knowledge economy. Sample randomly selected and consisted of (N=600) teachers during the first semester of the academic year (2014/2015). To achieve the study goals, a tool was developed and consisted of five areas and number of - 55- items. The researcher used the following statistical treatments: extraction of averages, standard deviations, multiple analysis and the test of (Scheffe). Results showed that the degree of possession of social and national studies teachers was …

The Effect Of Short Term Resting Periods On Maintaining Vertical Jump Accuracy In Swinging The Arms And Without Swinging Them – Comparativ Study, Ahmed S. Bataineh, Mohammad Abu Mohammad, Ahmad Hayajneh, Samir Nimer

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the effect of short term resting periods (30, 90, and 120 seconds) on maintaining vertical jump accuracy in two settings: swinging the arms and without swinging them. A secondary aim of the study was to investigate whether swinging the arms would affect vertical jump accuracy. Vertical jump accuracy was examined by asking (120) students from PE faculties at University of Jordan, who were selected intentionally, to jump at the level (67%) of their maximal vertical jump capacity. For the purposes of statistical analyzing, using SPSS, each of means, standard deviations, ANOVA, and t-test were calculated. …

Contribution Of Some Anthropometric And Physical Measures In The Performance Of The Javelin Throwing Event Of Physical Education Students At The University “Khadouri”, Hamed Salameh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to identify the relationship of some anthropometric and physical measures with the performance of javelin event of students in physical education department at the Palestine Technical University "Khadouri," in addition to determine the most anthropometric and physical measures that contribute to the performance of the javelin throwing event. To achieve that, this study was conducted on random sample that consisted of (38) students from physical education students. The researcher conducted the anthropometric measures of: (body weight, body height, height of sitting position, and lengths of: thigh, leg, heel, toe, Foot, arm, upper arm, forearm and hand), and …

Predictive Ability Of Thinking Styles On Academic Delay Of Gratification Among Yarmouk University Students, Hamzeh Al-Rababah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between thinking styles and academic delay of gratification among a sample of (381) male and female students from Yarmouk University for the 2015 – 2016 academic year. Results showed a high level of academic delay of gratification among study sample. Results also showed no statistical significant differences in the academic delay level due to student's gender and specialization. As for preferred thinking styles, they were as follow: legislative, hierarchic, external, liberal, monarchial, local, executive, oligarchic, judicial, anarchic, global, internal, and conservative. Results also showed no statistical significant differences in thinking …

The Impactful Research Appointment: Combating Research Anxiety And Library Stereotypes, Meika E. Matook

Library Staff Publications

The academic library research appointment provides invaluable benefits to both the academic library and the student, such as improved information literacy skills, trust, and a sense of community. Based on the rewards that the scheduled consultation can potentially yield, it is a service that should not be overlooked. A highly impactful research appointment derives from the librarian’s behavior. Throughout the consultation, the librarian must employ interpersonal skills and practice empathy. In doing so, they will dissolve the user’s research anxiety and negative library stereotypes, allowing information literacy capabilities to develop. In this opportune setting, it is the librarian’s responsibility to …

Mary In The News: Nov. 23, 2020, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also, see International Marian Research Institute as well as Marian Library news and updates.