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Risk Factors Affecting Functional Outcomes Of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients During Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Rehabilitation, Arturo Olazabal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern associated with long-term disability and high healthcare utilization. Evidence guiding post-acute rehabilitation for medically complex TBI populations remains limited, particularly in long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) settings serving medically unstable patients. This study examined clinical and system-level factors associated with functional rehabilitation outcomes among adults with moderate-to-severe TBI in LTACHs. Guided by the Socioecological Model, recovery was conceptualized as interactions across individual, clinical, and organizational levels. This dissertation included three manuscripts using cross-sectional logistic regression and CMS Section GG measures. In Manuscript 1, longer time from injury to LTACH admission …

Volume Cxlv, Number 17, April 10, 2026, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Puddles Of Grace, Bruce Kuiper

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"... dignity, truth, and beauty do not originate from the platform. They originate from the source."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­ordinary yet profound moments in life from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Puddles of Grace

Review Of The Hemodynamic Effects Of Nitroglycerin Use In Acute Myocardial Infarction Subtypes, John Charles

Research Day

Background: Nitroglycerin (NTG) is a medication commonly used for chest pain, often administered in prehospital settings during acute myocardial infarctions (AMI). Current guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommend avoiding NTG in suspected right ventricular myocardial infarctions (RVMI).

Objectives: Review the hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin in acute myocardial infarction subtypes to reevaluate the validity of its contraindications.

Method: PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched, yielding five publications that retrospectively analyzed the effects of NTG on blood pressure (BP) in AMI.

Results: Recent evidence suggests that NTG does not cause a harmful hemodynamic …

Executive Functioning And Retained Primitive Reflexes In School-Aged Children, Haley A. Kane, Zeida Gutierrez

Spring 2026 OTD Capstone Symposium

This project aimed to provide teachers with education on EF and RPR and to improve access to educational materials. The education provided definitions of EF and RPR, what deficits in each may present in the classroom, and classroom strategies to mitigate the impact of the skills affected by these deficits. This educational program improved understanding of EF and RPR, evidenced by knowledge-based questions. These materials also increased awareness of RPR and their effects on students, as evidenced by responses to short-answer questions. These results align with the long-term goal of improving the academic performance of students impacted by EF deficits …

Detention Before Adjudication: Evaluating Its Role In Juvenile Justice Outcomes, Ella Morrow

2026 Spring Honors Capstones Projects

Pre-adjudication detention involves confining juveniles while they await a hearing, aimed at ensuring court appearance and upholding public safety. However, the use of pre-adjudication detention has expanded significantly, which has raised concerns regarding the impact on juvenile justice outcomes. This study reviews established peer-reviewed research and observational data from internships to evaluate how this type of detention influences legal outcomes and juvenile development. The research findings demonstrate that detention is associated with harsher dispositions, higher recidivism rates, and long-term consequences. For example, a 38% reduction in high school graduation rates is attributed to pre-adjudication detention. Research has also shown that …

Merrimack County Advisory Council 2025-2026 Meeting Minutes, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

The Diamond, April 10, 2026, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Changing Economies, Rising Prices - The Discussion on Professor Compensation at Dordt; Dordt Women's Basketball Falls Just Short of National Title; Update on Dordt's Plans for Campus Growth and Expansion
• Feature: Creating Community - KHP Room Gets a Facelift; Watch and Think - Thought Provoking Movies; Building Bridges Through Multicultural Leadership; The Terrible Twisting Tornado Season of 2026; Kuyper Honors Program to Turn 21 in the Fall
• Sports: MLB Opening Day Disasters and Surprises
• Politics: Kristi Noem Loses Top Cabinet Position; United States at War with Iran; Social Media Sentences in the U.S. Court …

A New Chapter, Ty West

Documents

Rededication of Coby Hall, 2005

*Article from The TimesDaily

Wesleyan Hall Work Preserves Part Of University's History, The Timesdaily

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Preserving Wesleyan Hall at UNA

Willingham Hall Stands On Site Of Locust Dell, Doug James

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Willingham Hall sits on former girl's academy site (Locust Dell)

*Article from The Flor-Ala

Theater To Be Named For George Lindsey, Michelle Rupe Eubanks

Documents

Article from The TimesDaily about the new black box theater at UNA and its new name

Una Raising Money For 3 Projects, Bernie Delinski

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Fundraising efforts for renovation project at UNA in 2003

*Article from The TimesDaily 

Home Away From Home, Lucille Prince

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A vital spiritual link for students at UNA-article from The TimesDaily 

Una Winds Up Multi-Million Dollar Project, Carl Cronan

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Article from The TimesDaily about construction and renovation project completions on campus at UNA, including the new GUC

George S. Lindsey Theater And Ernest Borgnine Performance Hall Grand Opening Ceremony, Una Foundation

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Grand Opening Ceremony for the George Smith Lindsey/Ernest Borgnine Performance Hall, 2012

Facelift Una's Coby Hall Undergoing Renovation Project, Bernie Delinski

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Renovation project for Coby Hall

*Article from The TimesDaily

Pulling The Plug: Alabama's Natural Death Act, A Free Symposium In Five Perspectives -- Law, Religion, Medicine, Nursing, Humanities, The Committee For The Humanities In Alabama, National Endowment For The Humanities, Health Education & Action League

Documents

The program for Pulling the Plug: Alabama's Natural Death Act, a free symposium in five perspectives -- law, religion, medicine, nursing, humanities held in Huntsville, Alabama on May 20, 1982 mentions critical discussions on Alabama's Natural Death Act, the dignity of terminally ill and suffering patients, medical technology, and the impact of ethical and religious conviction.

Historic Una Home Sees Renovations, Haley Henslee

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Renovations are underway on Coby Hall, also known as Irvine Place and Simpson House

*Article from The Flor-Ala

Patient Perceptions Of Empathy In Medical Student Encounters: Comparing Electronic And Handwritten Notetaking Methods, Harish Karthikeyan, Asad H. Siddiqui, Stacey Algren, Angellar Manguvo

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

Objectives: Patient interviews are central to clinical practice, serving as both an information-gathering tool and a foundation for rapport and empathy. With the increased use of electronic documentation during clinic visits, concerns have been raised about technology detracting from the patient-clinician connection. This study examined whether medical students’ notetaking modality (electronic vs handwritten) influenced patient perceptions of empathy during clinical encounters.

Study Design: This study employed a causal-comparative approach, as student groups occurred naturally, combined with a survey design to collect data from patients.

Methods: A total of 135 student–patient encounters were analyzed at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School …

Cebuano For Missionaries - Missionary Training Center Grammar Book, Jaden Sigua

Instructional Psychology and Technology Graduate Student Projects

This project presents the design and development of Cebuano for Missionaries, a grammar resource created to support language instruction at the Missionary Training Center (MTC). The purpose of the project was to align grammar instruction with communicative missionary tasks and support learners in achieving Intermediate-Low proficiency on the ACTFL scale. The resource was developed using an iterative design process informed by stakeholder interviews, task analysis, and pilot testing. Key design features include simplified grammar explanations, visual reference charts, and task-based study activities to support classroom instruction, tutoring, and independent study. The project also outlines implementation plans, evaluation strategies, and …

Evaluating Fine-Scale Air-Quality Heterogeneity Using A Low-Cost Multipollutant Sensor Network In Twin Cities, Minnesota, Varuni Abhayaratne, Weixing Hao, Chen Ye, Anjana Yatawara, Philip K. Hopke, Jiayu Li, Yang Wang

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

There is growing interest and effort in deploying low-cost sensors (LCSs) to understand fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity of ambient air pollutants in urban areas. The Assessing Urban Air Quality project conducted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency deployed 45 low-cost air-quality monitors (AQMesh, Environmental Instruments Ltd.) in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area network. Hourly averaged pollutant concentrations or mixing ratios for carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O₃), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), nitric oxide (NO), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), as well as particulate matter (PM), including PM1, PM2.5, and PM10, were obtained. The network data from June 2019 to June …

Back Matter

Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal

This is the Back Matter for Vol. 1, Iss. 1: "The Blueprint" in the Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal. The Back Matter includes the following sections:  The Editorial Board, About the Authors, and the Back Cover of the issue. Here you can find more about the contributors that made this issue possible.

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) 2026 Monthly Progress Report. Consent Decree For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit. Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-Seh, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

México Between Feast And Famine, Dr. Enrique C. Ochoa

LAII Events

In this presentation, Dr. Ochoa will explore the deep contradictions within Mexico’s food systems, where celebrated culinary traditions coexist with hunger, inequality, and rising diet-related disease. Drawing on historical and contemporary analysis, Dr. Ochoa will examine how neoliberal policies and the growing power of mega food corporations —such as GRUMA, Bimbo, and Walmart Mexico—have reshaped food production, distribution, and consumption. The presentation will connect economic and political structures to social and cultural consequences, challenging romanticized narratives of Mexican cuisine. Ultimately, it will touch upon global debates on food sovereignty by envisioning more equitable, sustainable, and socially just food systems.

Emotional Intelligence Training In Physician Assistant Education: Comparing Workshops Alone To Workshops Plus Coaching, Mickey Lebowitz, William Holmes

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

Introduction

Clinicians and health care students with higher emotional intelligence (EQ) are more likely to experience positive outcomes for themselves and their patients. Given these benefits and EQ’s learnability, teaching EQ to health care students has been suggested. Therefore, we aimed to assess the impact of workshops combined with coaching (W+C) relative to workshops only (WO) on PA students’ EQ, and, as an outcome measure, their feelings of success. Additionally, we investigated whether these impacts depend on students’ baseline EQ.

Method

Using the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Inventory, we retrospectively tracked first- and second-year changes in EQ and success scores …

Cripping The Border – Acompañamiento As Access: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Transborder Youth With Disabilities, Marco O. Amaral

Dissertations

The U.S.-Mexico border is a historical, geopolitical site of intense militarization where colonial logics of "othering" converge to marginalize disabled transborder youth. While transborder studies have expanded, students with disabilities remain relegated to the "void" and contained by educational systems that prioritize surveillance over access. Grounded in Sepúlveda’s (2011) acompañamiento and Transborder DisCrit, this ethnographic case study examines the lived experiences of both students and their families who cross the border daily to attend school in the U.S. It frames these journeys not as mere commutes, but as acts of defiance within the broader disability rights movement.

As a teacher-activist, …

Occupational Therapy In Action: Enhancing Diabetes Awareness And Support In Rural Schools, Sierra Cook

Student Capstone Papers

The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adolescents highlights the need for early prevention-focused interventions. This capstone project developed and implemented an occupation-based educational program for middle school students targeting body awareness, nutrition, movement, and stress management. The program consisted of five interactive workshops addressing energy awareness, meal planning, social and environmental influences on health, movement-based regulation strategies, and coping skills. Hands-on activities, including energy check-ins, meal logs, movement stations, and coping toolbox development, were used to promote engagement and support the development of healthy routines.

Advice For Incorporating Ai Tools Into Your Legal Practice, Celia Bigoness, Robert A. Mackenzie, David J. Reiss

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

We have been speaking with many lawyers and law students about using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their legal practice. We are struck by the fact that many of them have not been experimenting much, if at all, with the tools that are available to them - although many acknowledge that their clients are increasingly integrating generative AI into their businesses. We have been integrating a lot of these tools into our own professional lives, and here are some tips to help lawyers and law students get comfortable with AI tools that can help them, in big ways and …