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Masking During The Pandemic: Their Role In Possible Delaying Medical Diagnoses; A Case Report, Sanjana Das, Ryan Kanungo, Ranjita Sengupta

Research Day

Introduction:

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 brought a profound global shift particularly in medicine and daily life (2). Within healthcare, masks assumed heightened significance as frontline workers attended to potentially infected/infected patients. Initially, limited data existed on effectiveness, mask types, and ideal duration of use, resulting in a generalized protocol of patients and the healthcare team wearing masks during healthcare visits (3). While serving as a shield against COVID-19, masks also possess the potential to conceal subtle disease indicators present only beneath their covering. Notably, no studies to date have explored whether the widespread use of masks throughout the pandemic …

Case Study: Lead Contamination Propagation Into Plants Of A Metro Atlanta Home, Jaci Carithers, Samantha Gowen, Mbill Khan, Gokbet Owusu-Poku, Francis Jenney

Research Day

INTRODUCTION: Lead pollution in residential areas of Metro Atlanta has spurred action from the EPA to increase efforts to remediate the contaminated soil, resulting in the designation of the Westside Lead Atlanta, GA Superfund site. Lead poses significant risks to human health, interfering with vital biological functions such as its mimicry and blocking of important calcium-dependent pathways. Contributing to this issue are the historic practices of lead-based industries with poor disposal practices, causing local soil and water pollution. This issue is evident particularly along historical railroad routes used for transporting heavy metal-laden industrial goods. The soil along these routes frequently …

Inhibition Of Sars-Cov-2 Papain-Like Protease By Bioactive Compounds Found In Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Alexander Beringer, Jenny Wong, Devin Lewis, Aribah Ali, Shashidharamurthy Taval, Vicky Mody

Research Day

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19, remains a substantial global public health threat. Despite widespread vaccination efforts, reinfection rates are rising, necessitating a comprehensive examination of vaccine effectiveness against emerging variants. There is an immediate and pressing need to identify potential therapeutic interventions for combating resistant COVID-19 infections. Research has highlighted the significance of nonstructural proteins, including proteases and polymerases, in viral replication, making them attractive targets for drug development. Among these, the Papain-like protease (PLpro), 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) enzymes play pivotal roles in SARS-CoV-2 replication and are promising candidates …

Promoting The Understanding Of Prerequisites, Training, Career Opportunities, And Practice Philosophy Of Osteopathic Physicians Amongst Students In The Southeastern U.S., Gabrielle I. Oquendo, Sharnikha Saravanan, Hersha Iyer, Joy Zarandy

Research Day

Introduction: Osteopathic medicine is one of the most rapidly growing healthcare professions. Over the past five years, there has been a comprehensive increase in the number of Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) physicians by 30%, constituting more than 11% of U.S. physicians. Over the past decade, the number of DO students expanded by 77%, representing more than 25% of U.S. medical students today. While future projections predict a continued exponential increase of DO physicians, the understanding of Osteopathic medicine within the general public remains inconsistent among various age ranges and U.S. geographic regions, and few studies have been conducted to …

Teaching Legal Issues In Arts Management To Non-Lawyers, Kristi Arth

Faculty Scholarship Symposium

Teaching Legal Issues in Arts Management to Non-Lawyers

This presentation will provide an overview of the pedagogical framework developed by Prof. Arth for her textbook, "Legal Issues for Arts Organizations: A Practical Guide" (Routledge 2024), which is set for publication on April 29, 2024 and available here: https://www.routledge.com/Legal-Issues-for-Arts-Organizations-A-Practical-Guide/Arth/p/book/9780367771133. The book is designed to make legal concepts approachable by and for non-lawyer audiences. The book’s main objectives include: providing an overview of the American legal system, teaching a systematic process for identifying legal issues, training administrators to read and understand contracts, conveying practical advice for working with professional lawyers, and …

Using Machine Learning To Diagnose Misaligned Ct Scans, Sheridan C. Perry, Matthew Folkman, Takara O'Brien, Lauren A. Wilson, Eric Coyle, Raymond W. Liu, Charles T. Price, Victor Huayamave

Discovery Day - Daytona Beach

The usage of machine learning has grown exponentially in recent years; However, its applicable uses for medical diagnosis are still in an early stage. Conditions such as Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Cerebral Palsy (CP), and Femoracetabular Impingement (FAI) rely heavily on imaging techniques such as Ultrasound and Computed Tomography (CT) scans. Radiologists use multiple manually computed metrics using these images to diagnose conditions. This is time-intensive and requires an aligned image to get accurate diagnoses. The proposed application uses a deep learning detection algorithm to assist in the metric computation process. The algorithm is implemented using MATLAB R2023A …

Training Simulation For Fall Protection In Commercial Construction, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Ashley Mueller, Josepeh Johnson, Anna Dzyak

Discovery Day - Daytona Beach

Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for approximately one-third of all fatalities in the construction industry. The purpose of this project is to develop effective fall protection training procedure to reduce falls and allow for proactive measures in minimizing risks in the commercial construction industry while ensuring compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Fall Protection standards. Different types of safety harnesses, guardrails, safety nets, and anchorage points were analyzed, evaluating the effects of different designs on fall arrest performance. Several fall hazards were assessed and addressed by selecting the most appropriate form of …

Cultural Responsiveness And Inclusion Tool For Health-Related Simulation, Beth F. Hallmark, Taryn Mccoy

Faculty Scholarship Symposium

The Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusion Evaluation Tool for Health-Related Simulation is a comprehensive instrument our team designed to evaluate effectiveness of culturally responsive teaching within simulation scenarios. This tool seeks to evaluate how the inclusion of diverse patient scenarios and culturally congruent information enhances the learner experience in health-related simulations. This tool was developed in conjunction with faculty from Bangalore Baptist Hospital Rebekah Ann Naylor Institute of Nursing, a leading nursing school in India and key partner of Belmont University. Through co-creation and co-development of this tool, we were able to create common definitions related to cultural congruence, psychological safety, …

Robotic Ad-Hoc Networks, Marius Silaghi, Khulud Alawaji, Mohammed Alghamdi, Akram Alghanmi, Ameerah Alsulami

Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics

Practical robotic adhoc networks (RANETs), a type of mobile wireless adhoc networks (WANETs) supporting the WiFi-Direct modes common in internet of things and phone devices, is proposed based on a strategy of exploiting WiFi-Direct connection modes to overcome hardware restrictions. For a certain period of time the community was enthusiastic about the endless opportunities in fair, robust, efficient, and cheap communication created by the Adhoc mode of the WiFi IEEE 802.11 independent basic service set (IBSS) configuration that required no dedicated access points. The mode was a main enabler of wireless Adhoc networks (WANETS). This communication mode unfortunately did not …

Counting The Possibilities: New Numerals And New Opportunities, Ryan Fox

Faculty Scholarship Symposium

To support the teaching of a class, I investigated the Kaktovik or Inupiaq number system. What started as an exploration to enhance an education class activity turned into a fascinating addition to my research agenda. The proposed presentation will summarize already accepted work and look forward to new possibilities. My first scholarly work with these numbers had education majors connect their own understanding of mathematics to the addition and subtraction in the number system, challenging the students’ approaches to teaching elementary school children familiar algorithms. In another work, I presented approaches to multiplying these new numbers to local mathematics teachers. …

Pausing For More: Help Your Students Avoid Burnout With 1 Classroom Presentation, Sara E. Wigal

Faculty Scholarship Symposium

Undergraduate students suffer under increasing stressors despite enhanced on-campus wellness offerings at many institutions. In this presentation, participants will learn that a replicable innovative 60-minute in-classroom intervention can help measurably increase student mindfulness and sense of classroom belonging, which in turn are proven burnout-avoidance mechanisms. Learn how students who are taught to practice mindfulness paired with productivity skills can better connect with faculty in the classroom for a healthier college experience conducive to learning.

Enabling Privacy-Preserving Smart Tv Vision Features By Learning Patterns Of Shadows Projected By Occupants From A Teleconferencing Camera Accessory, Dongeek Shin

Defensive Publications Series

A smart television (TV) can connect to the internet by way of a network (e.g., an Ethernet connection and/or a WiFi connection). A smart TV can include one or more computing devices (e.g., processors) and storage devices (e.g., memory devices). A smart TV can include or host applications for media content providers that can stream audio and/or video content for presenting to the user watching the smart TV. A smart TV can support the use of additional devices such as cameras, remote controls, sensors, etc., for interacting with the smart TV and the host applications. In some implementations, these additional …

Zhen Yu And The Snake, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

No abstract provided.

Toys And Games: A Look At Then And Now, Susannah Barrington

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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The Promise, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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The Bookshop Mice, Susannah Barrington

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Technology: A Look At Then And Now, Susannah Barrington

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Tacos, Jan Waggoner

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Ramen For Everyone, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Once There Was, Susannah Barrington

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Love Is In The Air: The Story Of Aviation Pioneer Nancy Harkness Love, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Hanukkah: The Festival Of Lights, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Dona Gracia Saved Worlds, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Dim Sum, Here We Come!, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Dino-Hanukkah, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Counting On Shabbat, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Brave Volodymyr: The Story Of Volodymyr Zelensky And The Fight For Ukraine, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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A Book About Bupkes, Melinda Isbell

Lorgnette: Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books

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Democratic Education As Expressed In Practice: An Integrative Literature Review, Rachel L. Wadham, Lynnette Christensen, Heather Leary

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Despite a strong theoretical foundation, teachers’ pedagogical practices that represent the principles of democratic educational theory are not holistically understood. This qualitative integrative literature review provides a more complete view of the practices used by those who define themselves as democratic educators. By analyzing and integrating existing literature on classroom practice this review discusses four pedagogical approaches that engage democratic educational practices including inquiry, artistic, oral, and student-centered methods.

Advocate Health Care Annual Report, 2005, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, IL: Annual report for Advocate Health Care titled "Existing to Serve: The Advocate Health Care Story". Features stories from patients about care they received at Advocate locations.

Attached as a supplementary file are the "Hospitals and Health Services Fact Sheets" with detailed information for 8 legacy hospitals and associated facilities.