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Reasoning The Voice: Toward A Diagnostic And Prescriptive Technique In The Teaching Of Singing, Carlos E. Santelli

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Voice pedagogy literature often draws a parallel between a doctor’s ability to diagnose illness and prescribe treatment, and a voice teacher’s ability to identify vocal obstacles and design solutions. The core of these parallel procedures lies in an ability to utilize critical reasoning skills within highly specific contexts. Medical literature describes this as “clinical reasoning” and has studied it as a learned process. Voice pedagogy literature has traditionally described this as an innate process which is solely developed through experience. This document broadly examines the ways in which medical literature has broken down clinical reasoning into specific cognitive processes and …

Barriers And Facilitators To Achieving Well-Being In Pediatric Providers, Whitney Marvin, Jillian Harvey, Natasha Ruth

Journal of Wellness

Introduction: Physician well-being has become increasingly important for health systems across the country due to the strong ties between quality, safety, and overall patient outcomes. Burnout has increased steadily and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study seeks to successfully identify factors that both enhance and detract from well-being in a cohort of pediatric faculty and advanced practice providers (APPs).

Methods: This study utilized a multimethod approach including surveys and a total of 8 semi-structured, virtual focus groups of pediatricians and advanced practice providers (orchestrated through Microsoft Teams) to understand perspectives on burnout and well-being. Each …

Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis For Construction Sites, Raghda Moharram

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates the usefulness of spatial autocorrelation analysis in construction sites. The objective is to provide construction managers with insights into the site's performance, identify potential areas for improvement, and ultimately lead to cost and time savings and improved project quality. To achieve this objective, the study identifies significant spatial autocorrelation variables for various applications in construction and analyzes their impact on the site's efficiency and potential problems.

The potential applications where spatial autocorrelation analysis could be useful were identified, including schedules, progress, earned value measures, safety incidents, workers' densities, equipment densities, energy expenditure, and quality non-conformity. A framework …

Cita B. Litt, And Jack Litt, Llc, Plaintiffs / Appellants, V. Haynie & Co., David Peterson, And Daniel Baird Defendants / Appellees : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

On Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County The Honorable Keith Kelly

Vincent J. Velardo, Thomas J. Rollins, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellees

John W. Mackay, Ryan W. Smith, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellant

Two Essays On The Tax Consequences Of Auditor Litigation Risk : Evidence From Quasi-Natural Experiments, Felix Owusu

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

In the United States, auditors have legal liability to third parties under federal securities law and state common laws, which vary in the degree of liability. Whereas auditors are liable to security traders for fraud under the federal securities law, they are liable for ordinary negligence under common law. Using a sample of company-year observations from 1982 to 2015, I examine the implications of the adoption of common law statutes on audit client tax outcomes. My thesis consists of two essays. The first one examines how the staggered adoption of these common law principles that increased third-party auditor legal liability …

The Parthenon, June 21, 2023, Evan Green, Conner Woodruff, Matt Schaffer, Chayce Matheny, Victoria Ware, Shauntelle Thompson, Rafael Alfonso, Scott Price

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Defining Open Scholarly Infrastructure: A Review Of Relevant Literature, Saman Goudarzi, Richard Dunks

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

This report outlines IOI’s initial attempt towards a framework for understanding open infrastructure for research and scholarship. For this report, we examined a body of literature that includes works across the fields of anthropology, scholarly communications, international development studies, science and technology studies, and infrastructure studies. ....

This review also makes clear that the distinguishing feature between open infrastructure and its commercially-run and -operated counterparts is the fact that its value lies not just in its ability to support productive functions but how it fosters positive and desirable social practices and values. It is insufficient to simply assert certain values …

Cultural Values And Internalizing Symptoms Among Latinx Youth: The Role Of Gender, Paulina Paredes Cienega

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Latinx youth are at a disproportionate risk for developing internalizing symptoms. The Integrative Model for the Study of Developmental Competencies suggests that cultural values can serve as protective factors against the development of mental health problems. Much less is known about the impact of multiple cultural values and their combined effects on internalizing symptoms in Latinx youth. Moreover, since gender influences socialization and cultural value endorsement, additional research is needed to examine how cultural values may differentially protect boys’ and girls’ mental health. This study addresses these gaps by examining a) supportive familism’s moderational role in the relation between affiliative …

Assessment The Health Sustainability Using Neutrosophic Mcdm Methodology: Case Study Covid-19, Ahmed A. El-Douh, Songfeng Lu, Ahmed Abdelhafeez, Alber S. Aziz

Sustainable Machine Intelligence Journal

As a result of the severe difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a holistic response is required, one that takes into account both the urgent needs of patients and the long-term viability of healthcare institutions. This study aims to give a complete knowledge of the tactics and techniques necessary to maintain the continuing well-being of people and communities by examining the idea of health sustainability in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study conducts a literature review to investigate the many facets of health sustainability, such as emergency preparedness, mental health care, health workforce support, health education and communication, …

Mental Health Literacy In Polynesian Native Hawaiians And Other Pacific Islanders: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study, Kealoha Sarah Reiko Snow

Theses and Dissertations

Background: High prevalence of mental health problems and underutilization of mental health treatment are more severe among the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) population and remain misunderstood and understudied. Examining mental health literacy (MHL)–the knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management, or prevention–has been shown to identify barriers to seeking and receiving care. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of MHL in Polynesian NHPIs and identify associated demographic variables. Methods: Data for this pilot cross-sectional study were collected from 298 US Polynesians via an online questionnaire of the Mental Health Literacy Scale …

Book Review: The Weaponisation Of Everything: A Field Guide To The New Way Of War, Robert J. Bunker

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Mark Galeottii

Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC

In this field guide, Galeotti departs from his customary focus on Russia and covers a broad area of new ways—or emerging twenty-first-century means—of warfare. His expertise and penchant for illustrative and entertaining vignettes allows him to inject informed insights into his work and syncretize military historical and contemporary examples pulled from time and space.

Prenatal Care: Improved Attendance Through Text Messaging, Samareea Saunders

Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

No abstract provided.

Using Physical Therapy As First Line Treatment For Sciatica Vs. Invasive Intervention, Christina Mohammed

Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

Sciatica nerve pain affects a large part of the human population. Evaluation by a primary care provider and a referral to physical therapy as first line treatment, may help reduce sciatic nerve pain and result in reduced need for invasive surgical intervention.

Integrating Personality, Situational Ethical Cues And Proactive Ethical Behaviors : Implications For Work Performance And Well-Being, Yu Kou

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Organizations and society can receive multiple benefits from employees’ ethical conduct. Business ethics is primarily studied from a reactive perspective, such as considering how people react to situational cues about ethics through engaging in ethical or unethical behaviors. Previous theoretical and empirical evidence suggested the importance of exploring the role of personality on work behavior and performance. Based on theories of personality psychology, this study takes an active, forward-looking approach by examining how individuals’ proactive personality and conscientiousness relate to a set of proactive ethical behaviors, and how those in turn affect individuals’ performance and well-being. Integrating with the trait …

Blm Overexpression As A Predictive Biomarker For Chk1 Inhibitor Response In Parp Inhibitor-Resistant Brca-Mutant Ovarian Cancer, Nitasha Gupta, Tzu-Ting Huang, Jayakumar R Nair, Daniel An, Grant Zurcher, Erika J Lampert, Ann Mccoy, Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Elizabeth M Swisher, Marc R Radke, Christina M Lockwood, Jonathan B Reichel, Chih-Yuan Chiang, Kelli M Wilson, Ken Chih-Chien Cheng, Darryl Nousome, Jung-Min Lee

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) have changed the treatment paradigm in breast cancer gene (BRCA)–mutant high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC). However, most patients eventually develop resistance to PARPis, highlighting an unmet need for improved therapeutic strategies. Using high-throughput drug screens, we identified ataxia telangiectasia and rad3-related protein/checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) pathway inhibitors as cytotoxic and further validated the activity of the CHK1 inhibitor (CHK1i) prexasertib in PARPi-sensitive and -resistant BRCA-mutant HGSC cells and xenograft mouse models. CHK1i monotherapy induced DNA damage, apoptosis, and tumor size reduction. We then conducted a phase 2 study (NCT02203513) of prexasertib …

Exploring The Experiences Of Family Members When A Patient Is Admitted To The Icu With A Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review, Kati Hayes, Sam Harding, Kirsten Buckley, Bronagh Blackwood, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

The needs of family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unmet. To date, no review has been performed to explore the experiences of relatives of adults who have been admitted to the ICU for treatment of a TBI. The aim of this scoping review is to explore and map the evidence of the experiences of family members when an adult relative is admitted to an ICU with a severe TBI. This review follows a combination of guidelines from Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute. Five electronic databases, …

Nutrient Optimization For Vegetable Production Under Decoupled Aquaponics Using Brackish Water, Salma Walid Hany Ahmed Abdelfattah

Theses and Dissertations

As the world moves to more sustainable agriculture methods in the agribusiness industry, decoupled aquaponics is recognized as one of the newest techniques currently being utilized to achieve more local food security. As the topic is still freshly new within the industry, a finite number of publications and studies have been made that address the topic hands-on with its many variables. Subsequently, in this paper, an experiment was conducted to assess the most optimized production conditions of both lacinato kale (Brassica oleracea var.palmifolia) and Swiss chard Bright Light (Beta vulgaris ssp. Cicla var. flavescens) plants through the utilization of a …

A Novel Approach Using Integrated Greywater Treatment System Applying Net Zero Wastewater Concept For Sustainable Urban Communities, Mianda Khattab

Theses and Dissertations

We are blessed with endless resources that are naturally existing in our world and we fully rely-on without envisioning the bigger picture of what would happen if these resources came to an end, or how can we even ensure sustainable lives by regenerating or reusing or utilizing the naturally existing resources? The surrounding ecosystem, the land we live on, the air we breathe, the water we drink and use for cooking, laundry, shower, irrigation, and many other usages are examples of the resources that we, as global users, are taking for granted.

It is a common knowledge that we are …

Winter-Spring Tornadoes And Drought Over The Southern Mississippi River Valley, Delmer Rodriguez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Recent research has shown tornado activity over portions of the U.S. is impacted by internal ocean-atmospheric forcing. Impacts of seasonal and annual precipitation on tornado activity have also been assessed in previous studies, but no published research has included a full assessment of the soil moisture balance despite the known influences of soil moisture on thunderstorm activity. Therefore, this research explores the influence of soil moisture balance on tornado activity over Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the western portion of Tennessee. Two measures of the soil moisture balance were used, the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and the Palmer Z-Index. Tornado …

Investigation Of Recharge Sources, Mechanisms, And Rates To The Shallow Aquifer Within Shelby County, Tn, Usa, Sagar Singh Airee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Determination of recharge rates for an urban setting is a complicated process that is subject to variation based on the chosen methodology, as well as the suitability and constraints of each method. The recharge mechanism and rates to the shallow aquifer within Shelby County were assessed using multiple approaches, including the water-table fluctuations (WTF) method (using two approaches), the vadose zone pulsing method, the chemical tracer method, and the identification of areas with potential infrastructure leaks. The water-table fluctuation method generated a total annual recharge rate ranging from 0.12 m/year or 9 % of precipitation (for Sy= 0.1) to 2.17 …

“I Think Hiv Is An Std?”: Adolescent Lived Experiences In Sexual Education, Std/I Knowledge, And The Roles Of Stakeholders In The Urban Mid-South, Kiersten Lynn Bloom

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Despite high rates of adolescent pregnancy and STD/Is, the state of Tennessee does not mandate comprehensive sexual education courses. Instead, family life education, more formally known as abstinence only sexual education, is only mandated if the pregnancy rate in the county is 19.5% per 1,000 15 to 17-year old’s. While there is significant literature condemning the use of abstinence only until marriage (AOUM) sex education, the outside religious and political influences of the area have prevented necessary sexual and reproductive health information from being communicated to our adolescents. To add insult to injury, restrictive legislation has been passed in 2023 …

Development And Characterization Of The Cellular Circadian Clock Of C2c12 Cells, Ali Akbari Beni

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract Circadian rhythms in mammalian physiology and behavior are generated through coherent rhythmic crosstalk between the central clock in the brain and peripheral clocks throughout the organs in our body. The molecular clocks responsible for these intrinsic rhythmic oscillations work based on interlocked transcription/translation feedback loops, which work together with various environmental and metabolic cues to produce internal 24-hour timing. This project established a stable cellular circadian clock model using the C2C12 cell line. This genetically tractable model contains an integrated luciferase reporter, which enables continuous luminescence recording of each circadian cycle. In order to examine this cellular circadian model, …

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All Decisions

No abstract provided.

Use Only What You Need: Judicious Parallelism For File Transfers In High Performance Networks, Md Arifuzzaman, Engin Arslan

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Parallelism is key to efficiently utilizing high-speed research networks when transferring large volumes of data. However, the monolithic design of existing transfer applications requires the same level of parallelism to be used for reading, write, and network operations for file transfers. This, in turn, overburdens system resources since setting the parallelism level for the slowest component results in unnecessarily high parallelism for other components. Using more than necessary parallelism led to increased overhead on system resources and unfair resource allocation among competing transfers. In this paper, we introduce modular file transfer architecture, Marlin, to separate I/O and network operations for …

Architectural And Heritage Experience Through Playful Learning (An Interdisciplinary And Exploratory Action Research Focused On The Egyptian Context), Atheer Ahmed Salama

Theses and Dissertations

“The lack of awareness of the value of heritage and the lack of opportunities to engage in preserving and safeguarding heritage in the public sphere not only puts the heritage in risk of being irremediably lost. It also impoverishes the younger generation’s sense of identity and belonging within its respective socio-cultural continuum, and thus limits its ability to engage and contribute meaningfully to society at large” (UNESCO, 2021). With conducting this research, the researcher believes that heritage-themed analog games may carve the younger generation’s memory of heritage, allowing them to boost their sense of identity and belonging; thus, widening their …

Place-Keeping In The Park: Testing A Living Lab Approach To Facilitate Nature Connectedness In Urban Greenspaces, Katharine Willis, Ashita Gupta

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Green infrastructure, particularly public greenspaces such as urban parks, plays an important role in urban environments, and improving public participation in greenspace practices and encouraging environmental stewardship can help to address some of the challenges of greenspace governance. We identify a gap in the research as to whether participation in citizen science projects can enhance connections between people and place and encourage better community participation in the stewardship of parks and urban greenspaces. The research adopts a Living Lab approach to utilise the inherent knowledge of the local community in developing digital experiments in the pilot site using a Nature …

Aortic Stenosis Phenotypes And Precision Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Muzamil Khawaja, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Mario Rodriguez, Johao Escobar, Mahboob Alam, Hani Jneid, Chayakrit Krittanawong

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Patients with a clinical indication for aortic valve replacement can either undergo surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). There are many different factors that go into determining which type of replacement to undergo, including age, life expectancy, comorbidities, frailty, and patient preference. While both options offer significant benefits to patients in terms of clinical outcomes and quality of life, there is growing interest in expanding the indications for TAVI due to its minimally invasive approach. However, it is worth noting that there are several discrepancies in TAVI outcomes in regards to various endpoints, including death, …

Interplay Between Vsd, Pore, And Membrane Lipids In Electromechanical Coupling In Hcn Channels, Ahmad Elbahnsi, John Cowgill, Verena Burtscher, Linda Wedemann, Luise Zeckey, Baron Chanda, Lucie Delemotte

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Hyperpolarized-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are the only members of the voltage-gated ion channel superfamily in mammals that open upon hyperpolarization, conferring them pacemaker properties that are instrumental for rhythmic firing of cardiac and neuronal cells. Activation of their voltage-sensor domains (VSD) upon hyperpolarization occurs through a downward movement of the S4 helix bearing the gating charges, which triggers a break in the alpha-helical hydrogen bonding pattern at the level of a conserved Serine residue. Previous structural and molecular simulation studies had however failed to capture pore opening that should be triggered by VSD activation, presumably because of a …

Unravelling The Genetic Causality Of Immunoglobulin G N-Glycans In Ischemic Stroke, Biyan Wang, Lei Gao, Jie Zhang, Xiaoni Meng, Xizhu Xu, Haifeng Hou, Weijia Xing, Wei Wang, Youxin Wang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Evidence suggests that immunoglobulin G (IgG) N-glycosylation is associated with ischemic stroke (IS). However, the causality of IgG N-glycosylation for IS remains unknown. Methods: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were performed to investigate the potential causal effects of genetically determined IgG N-glycans on IS using publicly available summarized genetic data from East Asian and European populations. Genetic instruments were used as proxies for IgG N-glycan traits. IgG N-glycans were analysed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography. Four complementary MR methods were performed, including the inverse variance weighted method (IVW), MR‒Egger, weighted median and penalized weighted median. Furthermore, to further test the …

A Study Of Relationship Between Exertional Heat Illness And Heat Stress Levels, Rolando J. Fargas-Martinez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Heat stress is clearly associated exertional heat illnesses (EHI) in workers in a number of studies. With expected increase in extreme thermal changes, an increase understanding the effects of heat stress conditions is necessary. The purpose of this study was to compare heat stress levels in a manufacturing plant to determine whether a relationship exists between heat stress level relative to the occupational exposure limit and exertional heat illness incidents.Methods: OSHA recordable heat illness cases (n=35) were collected over a three year period. Over the same period, hourly ambient Heat Index data was collected. For this manufacturing plant, heat …