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Can't We Just Talk About This First?: Making The Case For The Use Of Discovery Depositions In Arkansas Criminal Cases, Bryan Altman

Arkansas Law Review

“[T]he quest for better justice is a ceaseless quest, that the single constant for our profession is the need for continuous examination and reexamination of our premises as to what law should do to achieve better justice.” From time to time, it is important that we take stock of our legal surroundings and ask ourselves if our procedures are still properly serving us, or if there is need for change and improvement. In this Article, I argue that the time has come for Arkansas to provide the criminal defense bar with the affirmative power to conduct discovery depositions. Arkansas criminal …

Arkansas Law Review's 75th Anniversary Remarks, Steve Caple, Erron Smith

Arkansas Law Review

It is an exciting time for the Arkansas Law Review, the School of Law, and the University of Arkansas. The journal is celebrating its 75th anniversary, the law school is approaching its 100th year of existence, and the university recently celebrated its 150th birthday.

Arkansas Law Review - Volume 75 Number 1, Review Editors

Arkansas Law Review

No abstract provided.

Social Media Engagement Among Individuals With Depression Or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar Shah

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

Background

With the increasing use of the Internet and its constant shaping of our perception of realities, knowing the consumer’s social media behavior can lead to the development of health interventions based on their preferred engagement pattern. This is particularly important for people with mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety disorder who may have challenges getting support from familiar people due to the stigma associated with these conditions.

Objective

The objective of this study is to examine the patterns of social media use and its correlates, including depression or anxiety disorder.

Methods

This study combined data from 4 …

Association Between Smoking And Child Mortality Rate In Georgia Counties., Kingsley A. Kalu, Ho-Jui Tung Dr

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

Association between Smoking and Child Mortality Rate in Georgia Counties.

Background:

Despite the major advances in health care, child mortality is still a major concern in the United States and Georgia included. Studies have shown that smoking (especially secondhand smoke) can cause multiple health problems in children, including mortality.

Objective:

The study objective is to examine the association between smoking and child mortality rate in Georgia counties.

Methods:

This study used data from the 2021 County Health Rankings for Georgia State. The total number of counties analyzed in Georgia was 159. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were conducted to …

Expanding Our Understanding Of Biophilic Design And Implications For Wellbeing In The Built Environment, Emma Franceschina

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

The Biophilic Interior Design Matrix (BID-M) was created to assist designers with identifying biophilic interior design features for optimizing nature integration for evidence-based design. The BID-M was developed and tested with interior design practitioners in the United States. There was a need to further develop the BID-M for other cultures along with understanding the designers’ perceptions of biophilia. This was translated into Mandarin and tested in China with designers. This resulted in the above publication and now we are working on a new analysis of the US and comparing it to the China results

The Microbial Load On Used Disposable Face Masks: Exploring Sustainable Disinfection Methods, Clara Ray

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

Face masks have become common-place in public settings since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with many people choosing to wear masks in order to mitigate the risk of becoming infected with viral or bacterial infections. Two of the most widely-available types of masks are cloth masks, which may be reused if cleaned properly, and disposable surgical masks. Despite the fact that surgical masks are intended for one-time use, many people chose to store and re-wear them. The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in biological contamination on surgical face masks after daily wear and overnight …

Medical Testing On Animals, Celebrity Wright, Nyicia Morgan, Akeisha Belgrave

Harrisburg University Research Symposium: Highlighting Research, Innovation, & Creativity

We will be investigating and researching undergraduate students’ opinions on animal use in medical testing. (Class Project)

Premium Path Offloading Of Critical Traffic And Direct Connectivity Cliques In Hierarchical Sdwan Networks, Satish Mahadevan, Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru, Samir Thoria, Vivek Agarwal, Hamzah Kardame

Defensive Publications Series

Large enterprises typically have a global footprint spanning multiple geographical regions and often desire a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) for such multi-region deployments. A hierarchical SDWAN solution provides a simple, feature rich and scalable option for such deployments by dividing a network into regions and providing inter-region connectivity via border routers (BRs). However, SDWAN deployments typically enforce a strict hierarchy such that all inter-region traffic must flow through the border routers. Presented herein are techniques that address such challenges by providing for the ability to offload only critical traffic over a premium backbone, thereby keeping operational costs low. Further, …

Industrial Cooperation, Earl Clement Davis

Manuscripts

A lengthy analysis on how to have more productive and humane systems of production, by aligning the three necessary elements of production (capital, management, and labor) in a more "organic" way. Interesting examples include Edme-Jean Leclaire (1801-1872) and N.O. Wilson (1844-1922).

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Water Quality Data Collection Through Mwater Software, Erin Yoo

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

Easily accessible water quality data is crucial in showing how local water supplies may be impacting public health and the environment for communities around the world. This project takes on the critical tasks of collecting, storing, managing, analyzing, and publishing water quality data from the Kishwaukee River Water Quality Assessment Study in DeKalb, Illinois using mWater, a robust online platform for collecting and managing water quality data. The data management system includes transferring historical data records into the mWater database, creating data collection surveys, and producing data visualizations that are available to the public. The mWater data management and publication …

Students With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities And Their Educational Pathways After High School: Transitional Planning And Access To Postsecondary Institutions, Shondra Antoinette White

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This phenomenological study aimed to address the growing number of students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) that aspire to attend a postsecondary institution. These students must be placed on a pathway in high school with this end goal. Educators should ensure that goals are met through transition planning, collaborative planning with parents, agency collaboration, and college access opportunities. This study details the perspectives, procedures, and resources concerning IDD students with postsecondary goals to attend a college or university. An area of focus for the study includes the perspectives of school administrators, teachers, and counselors that serve students with IDD, …

A Performance Practice Guide For :Only.Just.Almost.Never For Solo Vibraphone By Jay Alan Yim, Dustin Ray Haigler

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Abstract

Currently, there exists little scholarship on Dr. Jay Alan Yim’s percussion music, and none exists for :only.just.almost.never for solo vibraphone. Establishing a performance practice guide will allow future percussionists a glimpse into the compositional process of Yim and allow them to expand their repertoire to include this challenging music. The purpose of this project is to create a comprehensive performance practice guide for :only.just.almost.never for solo vibraphone by Jay Alan Yim.

Resources Required

This project relies mainly on the score of :only.just.almost.never for solo vibraphone. I have also conducted multiple interviews with Yim regarding his compositional process, sketches, and …

Symposium: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, & The Constitution: Queer Black Trans Politics And Constitutional Originalsim, Marc Spindelman

ConLawNOW

Queer Black trans politics offer an important frame for understanding the current constitutional moment. This is a moment in which the Supreme Court’s newly enthroned constitutional originalist project is taking off in ways that have race, sex, sexuality, and trans equality rights in its sights. Thinking with queer Black trans politics—and, in particular, their demands for intersectionality and for centering Black trans lives—this Essay presents a distinctive topology of LGBTQ rights and their intersections with constitutional race and sex guarantees. It considers how a queer Black trans-focused intersectional thinking plays out, including in the context of reproductive rights, and traces …

The In-Between And The Forgotten, Kristi Snodgrass

Calliope

No abstract provided.

Connections Between Interglacial Variation And Lithological Variability Within Midland Basin Permian Shale Rocks In Martin County, Texas, Helen Rice Hammon

LSU Master's Theses

The Upper Pennsylvanian (323.2–289.9 Ma) and Lower Permian (289.9-251 Ma), (Wolfcamp and Spraberry formations) interval of the Midland Basin, West Texas, contains a mixed succession of shale, carbonate, and siltstone/sandstone lithofacies that accumulated in a deep-water marine environment under variable hydrographic restrictions. The heterogenous stratigraphy found in the Wolfcamp and Spraberry formation was formed in response to variations in sea level and a transition from a glacial to an interglacial climate during the Early Permian. These fluctuations left behind alternating beds of mudstone and carbonate, interwoven with thin sandstone beds. Because the Wolfcamp and Spraberry formations are highly heterolithic, it …

Hydrological Connectivity Between A Geographically Isolated Wetland And The Upper Floridan Aquifer, Nicholas Priehs

LSU Master's Theses

The Upper Floridan Aquifer is the primary source of freshwater for the majority of the southeastern United States. Increased stress on the Upper Floridan Aquifer due to irrigation has resulted in questions about the sustainability of the aquifer. Baker County, Georgia, has a high density of geographically isolated wetlands and of center pivot irrigation wells that are used to meet the demand for irrigation water. These wetlands respond to changes in precipitation and evapotranspiration, in the water level in surface streams, and in the water level of the Upper Floridan Aquifer. Understanding how the response of the wetlands has changed …

Louisiana Certified Child Life Specialists’ Perspective On The Effects Of Covid-19 On Child Life Services, Abby Johnson

LSU Master's Theses

The medical field has faced challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, significantly changing the ways hospitals function and healthcare professionals serve patients and families. Healthcare professionals, specifically Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLSs), have continuously adapted their roles, programs, and services to ensure they adhere to the ever-changing infection control policies and mitigation efforts put in place by government officials and institutions. CCLSs provide pediatric patients and their families with interventions, hospital normalization, and opportunities to engage in play, contributing to pediatric patients’ healing environment during hospitalization. This study focuses on pediatric healthcare in the state of Louisiana, gaining insight from CCLSs’ …

Longitudinal Analysis Of Inflammation In Response To Perceived And Physiological Stress In Collegiate Female Athletes, Erin Gunther

LSU Master's Theses

The current study aimed to characterize the impact of psychological stress throughout the inaugural year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the biomarkers of stress (sIgA, cortisol, and DHEA/cortisol ratio) in (n=39) elite level collegiate female athletes. This study also looked at inflammatory and immune function effects of COVID-19 and how it relates to psychological health by use of blood plasma cytokines (IL-10, Il-1ra, TNF-a). Previous research has proven salivary biomarkers to be good indicators of psychological health, as well as blood plasma cytokines to relate to inflammatory/immune function. The data from this study was provided through salivary and blood plasma …

Coinage And Tyranny In Ancient Athens, Lauren Fakhoury '23

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

Though it is generally believed that the first coins of ancient Athens, the Wappenmünzen (“heraldic coins”), were first minted in the mid-sixth century BCE, the historical context within which they emerged remains unclear. Most modern numismatists agree that they were minted under the authority of the tyrant Peisistratus. With what metal the coins were minted, by whom, and for what reason, however, are questions that pose greater difficulty. This paper aims to address them.

To begin, this paper assesses the Wappenmünzen as physical objects. The variety of images that appear on the coins, the coins’ weight, and the source of …

Public Health Interventions For Children Of Incarcerated Parents, Daniel Bullman

GS4 Student Scholars Symposium

The impact of social and structural determinants of health have lifelong consequences on an individual’s quality of life. Literature focusing on child health and wellbeing of incarcerated parents indicate significant negative health outcomes and adopted detrimental health behaviors. Using a systematic realist review, recent publications were reviewed for their potential discussion or recommendation for interventions in changing health outcomes. This review found that additional research is needed in identifying and testing potential interventions or determining if parallel public health initiatives have had positive impacts in promoting the health behavior change process for children and adolescents of incarcerated parents.

Assessing The Quality Of Lgbtq+ Identity Affirming Care: Developing Recommendations For Identity-Focused Healthcare, Venus Obazuaye '23

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

Recently, the practice of patient-centered health care has emerged as one possible strategy to reduce health disparities experienced by marginalized communities. Despite this trend, limited research has been conducted to measure the impact of patient-centered health care, or identity and gender-affirming care, on members of the LGBTQ+ community and potential improvements.

This study first analyzed differences in participants’ responses to four measures of patient-centered care by demographics such as race and gender in 13,501 adults from the 2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR). Our study team then designed a Likert-style and free-response survey that could be used to …

The Atlas Of Knowledge: A Look Into The Capabilities Of The Imsa Youtube Channel, Jessica Lyseng '22, Gabriella Velazquez '22

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

After noting a lack of engagement and representation on the IMSA YouTube channel and researching existing science content, we produced an educational video segment for the channel about the brain, based on student surveys. After capturing analytics before and after, we analyzed the change in the channel and denoted this change to the topic, format, and production of our content. Our results will demonstrate how successfully the elements of our video performed as well as the platform of the IMSA YouTube channel.

Bryant University 10th Research And Engagement Day Program

Bryant REDay (Research and Engagement Day)

Program with schedule and descriptions of events for Bryant University's 10th Research and Engagement Day.

Women At Bryant - Agents Of Change, Mary Lyons Ph.D., Gaytha Langlois Ph.D.

Bryant REDay (Research and Engagement Day)

Slides created and presented by Mary Lyons, Ph.D. and Gaytha Langlois, Ph.D. Mary was a faculty member in the Department of Communications and Gaytha was a faculty member in the Department of Science and Technology. The slides show the history of women at Bryant University from September 1970 to Spring of 2022, as well as the construction of the Tupper Campus in Smithfield, RI. The slides were presented at the 2022 REDay.

“Cancer As A Differentiation Disease: Rethinking Current Treatment Strategies”, Tong-Chuan (T.-C.) He Md, Phd

IMSAloquium Student Investigation Showcase

A list of Dr. He's publications and research summary can be found at:

• http://www.boneandcancer.org/publications/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=he+tc&sort=date

Exploring Current Administrative Practices In Academia, Jacob Theriault

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly competitive with their peers in terms of student enrollments and student retention. By evaluating successful HEIs, this research intends to expand scholarship associated with barriers in incorporating traditional business practices into the standard administrative practices of HEIs, such as increased customer service and communication. This study uses qualitative research methods to deepen the understanding of why HEIs are not implementing more traditional business practices. In addition, part of the research focused on better understanding HEIs administrative leadership practices and their ability to incorporate current business practices.

To What Extent Has Covid19 Impacted Substance Use Among Homeless Populations In Portland, Maine, Daniela Mason, Madison Chadbourne

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

COVID19 pandemic has vastly impacted all populations within our society, homeless populations in particular. This study aims to uncover how the COVID19 pandemic has affected substance use among the homeless population in Portland, Maine. In particular, this study asks to what extent has COVID19 impacted substance use among homeless populations in Portland, Maine? We asked individuals to participate via convenience sampling, whereby anonymous surveys were completed through Survey Monkey by staff members employed at Preble Street in Portland, ME, who have worked directly with the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect the results to suggest an increase in …

A Path For Evidenced-Based Evaluation: The Case For Restorative Justice, Raúl D. Gierbolini-Rivera, Atc,Cscs

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Nature Trails, University Of North Florida

Nature Trails Print

Informational pamphlet for UNF Nature Trails. Pamphlet produced by the Office of Public Relations.