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Explaining Student Debt Levels At Kansas Universities, Seth Thompson, Xavier Robinson, William Sennett

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Student debt levels in graduates have historically risen each year. As undergraduate students, it is important for us to analyze what factors lead to more or less student debt. Our null hypothesis for our research is that there is no statistical relationship between costs of attendance and average student debt levels. When measuring costs of attendance, we determined that it was best to use tuition and costs as our first independent variable. we also decided to include the average estimated grant or scholarship aid for full-time beginning undergraduate students and the average ACT scores. Average ACT scores are included because …

A Stratigraphic Analysis Of The Codell Sandstone In Ellis County, Kansas, Jacey Kellerman

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

This is a study of a Codell Sandstone outcrop in the Northern part of Ellis County, Kansas. The Codell Sandstone outcrop is part of a much larger section of the Codell Sandstone that is a part of the southern Denver Basin. It extends over the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota. This section of the Codell overlies the Blue Hill Shale and is overlain by the Fort Hays Limestone. The Codell was formed during the Late Cretaceous period. In Colorado and Wyoming, it is mainly a gas and oil reservoir, while in Kansas it is a …

Incoming First-Year Student Information Literacy Assessment, Claire Nickerson, Robyn Hartman, Cyndi Landis, Brittney Squire, Maryalice Wade

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

A survey of incoming FHSU first-year students was distributed in 2020 and 2021 as the beginning of a longitudinal mixed-methods assessment of the information literacy skills students have when they first arrive at FHSU. Survey questions were designed around strengths-based and constructivist pedagogy, assessing students' existing knowledge to reveal appropriate starting points for library instruction in large-enrollment first-year courses. Survey questions were phrased as research scenarios assessing the skills of evaluating information, identifying source type, and conducting research strategies. Not enough data was collected during Fall 2020 to be statistically significant, however, the Fall 2021 survey resulted in 564 responses …

Standardized Isn't Standardized: Eliminating The Act For Teacher Education Admission, Elodie Jones, Betsy Crawford, Chris Jochum

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

As nationwide teacher shortages continue to grow (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018; Garcia & Weiss, 2019; Sutcher et al., 2016), the standards for which a teaching candidate is admitted into teacher education programs have continued to remain steadfast in rigid assessment scores and vast amounts of “hoop-jumping” for potential teacher education candidates who otherwise meet all of the academic and nonacademic requirements, with the exception of standardized assessments, such as the SAT or ACT (Ingersoll, et al., 2014; Lankford et al., 2014). After potential candidates with high GPAs, satisfied criteria, and dreams of becoming a teacher were being rejected, in …

Oil And Gas Exploration In Ireland: The History, Geology, And Future Of The Industry, Sydney Perez

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

The purpose of this study was to examine the history and potential of the oil and gas industry in Ireland. The research examined shows potential reservoirs are thought to have been located, but geological, political, and ideological factors are at play that prevents the fields acceleration. We seek to better understand how these factors prevent the growth and success of the industry, and the possible need for a stronger domestically produced resource supply in the very near future.

The Effects Of Class Iv Laser Therapy In Treatment For Orthopedic Injuries And Disorders: A Systematic Review, Kota Wakasa

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Introduction: Treatment with laser light energy has been utilized as a modality for pain reduction, modulating inflammation process, and promoting tissue repair for many years. The most recent laser version is called class IV. The purpose of this study was to review the efficacy of class IV lasers on orthopedic injuries and disorders. Methods: Randomized control trial studies using class IV laser treatment were reviewed. The quality of studies was assessed with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pain reduction, range of motion (ROM), strength, and disability were the main outcomes. Results: 10 articles met inclusion criteria. Improvements in pain ROM, strength, …

Prediction Of Merger And Acquisition Outcome, Gideon Fox

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s) are a ubiquitous corporate phenomenon for which success is elusive. We used a new measure of operating income to assess performance of the merged entity subsequent to the merger transaction. We employ measures of acquirer and target characteristics to predict outcome .

Sotrovimab: Neutralizing Antibody To Combat Covid-19, Aya Allam, Steven Lippmann

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

No abstract provided.

Celebrate 15 Books Authored By Cas Faculty In 2021, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

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“Madam” Elizabeth: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley’S Sisyphean Attempt To Join The “Cult Of True Womanhood”, Bella Biancone

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

Nineteenth century notions of femininity and etiquette were governed by strict societal standards. “True Womanhood” was defined by four fundamental virtues– piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. However, there was another pre-requisite for joining this revered cult¬: whiteness. No matter how pious or domestic a woman of color was, she could never hope to be considered a proper lady by Victorian standards. In discerning what it meant to be a member of that “cult of True Womanhood,” Black women were used to determine the boundaries of white womanhood; a “True Woman” was to be the antithesis of the stereotypical sexual and …

Urss 2022 Program Booklet, Mary Mcconnell

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Follow-Up Times For Families Discharged From Opioid Addiction Treatment Facilities, Abigail Reith, Carley Reith, Lindsay Moskal, Rachael Neilan

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

Caregivers who receive treatment for opioid addiction often face adverse post-discharge incidents involving Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) services. These incidents can be traumatic for the children involved, potentially leading to the removal of a child from their home. Nonprofit social service organizations like Auberle aim to minimize these adverse events by implementing frequent follow-ups with discharged caregivers and their families.

We collaborated with Auberle social services (Pittsburgh, PA) and the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) to evaluate the effectiveness of standard follow-up times (7, 30, and 90 days post-discharge) in preventing CYF incident and to determine if …

“Mecca For The Colored People”: Reexamining The Demolition Of Pittsburgh’S Lower Hill District, Avishek Acharya

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

The Hill District of Pittsburgh is a neighborhood of national importance, having hosted jazz legends, nationally renowned newspapers, and artists. However, the Hill of today is much smaller than it has ever been; the destruction of the Lower Hill effectively separated the neighborhood from not only another part of the previously collectively one singular neighborhood but separated the neighborhood and its residents from the economic hubs in both down and uptown. The wholesale destruction of the Lower Hill District can be attributed to both the national trend of “urban renewal,” a series of misguided, often explicitly racist attempts to undo …

The Solar-Electric Sail: Application To Interstellar Migration And Consequences For Seti, Gregory Matloff

Publications and Research

The Solar-Electric Sail accelerates by reflecting positively charged solar wind ions. If it is used to propel an interstellar migration mission, its interstellar cruise velocity relative to the home star cannot exceed the solar wind velocity. In an effort to analytically determine interstellar cruise velocity for a 107 kg generation ship, a constant solar wind velocity within the heliosphere of a Sun-like star of 600 km/s is assumed. The solar wind proton density at 1 AU is also considered constant at 10 protons per cubic centimeter. Solar wind density is assumed to decrease with the inverse square of solar distance. …

Oral History Interview With Carol Hernandez, Mona Ramonetti, Victoria Pilato

Racial Unrest of 2020: Experiences from the Stony Brook University Community

Carol Hernandez is a Senior Instructional Designer in the Center for Excellence and Learning and Teaching. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.

An Action Research Study On Lms Assessment Tools And Faculty Practice In English Composition Courses Of A Community College, Sophia Mitra

Theses and Dissertations

This mixed methods action research study aimed to understand the use of LMS assessment tools by faculty teaching English Composition (Eng 101) at a New Jersey Community College in order to increase that use for assessment of outcomes. In spite of administrative push for faculty to use the LMS for data based decision-making, there is still limited use of LMS tools. In writing-intensive fields like Eng 101 grading and feedback could be accelerated along with monitoring student performance on outcomes using LMS assessment tools. Forming a virtual faculty learning committee that collaborated in the study's data collection and analysis, volunteers …

Communities Of Water: An Examination Of Cooperation And Conflict In Water Management Practices In The Central Peruvian Andes, Sylvie D. Littledale

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores two examples of water management in the highland Peruvian villages, San Pedro de Llancha and San Antonio de Chinchina. One example is of cooperation and union between the two communities. The other is of conflict between the same two villages just 40 years prior. I examine ethnographic and ethnohistorical data from both the collaborative period and the conflictive period of these two communities’ relations over water. The data suggest that, while the outcomes of these two periods were drastically different, the processes through which these communities came into relation with one another were quite similar. Their communal …

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, And Tennessee, Brandt P. Hill, Hugh Gainer

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

There were no decisions by federal or state courts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, or Tennessee between fall 2020 and fall 2021 directly relevant to oil and gas companies or operations. However, there were several decisions that may nonetheless be of interest to the industry, including two opinions by the United States Supreme Court in water-rights cases. We discuss these opinions below.

Appalachian Basin–Pennsylvania, West Virginia, And Ohio–Oil And Gas Law Developments, Ross H. Pifer, Chloe J. Marie

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

This article addresses oil and gas case law developments that have occurred within the Appalachian Basin’s primary oil and gas producing states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio during 2021 by reviewing opinions issued by the highest appellate courts within each of these three states. The oil and gas law topics addressed by these state supreme courts during 2021 have ranged from those occurring upstream, such as leasing, to those occurring downstream, such as approval of a utility rate increase for the extension of a natural gas pipeline.

New Mexico, Sharon T. Shaheen

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

This Article examines significant developments in New Mexico oil and gas law.

Northern Rocky Mountain Region: Montana, Wyoming, And Idaho, Stephen R. Brown

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

This Article examines significant developments in oil and gas law for the Northern Rocky Mountain Region, including Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Perspective On Wildgrass Oil & Gas Committee V. Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission And The Embracing Of Associated Standing, Ralph A. Cantafio, Miles C. Nowak, Cody J. Watson

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

The ongoing litigations between the Wildgrass Oil & Gas Committee (“Wildgrass”) and, among others, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”) serve as a microcosm of the political and legal horizons that define the microscope used to examine Colorado oil and gas development. This set of litigations began administratively with the application for permits before the COGCC and, over the passage of time, weaved its way through the District Court of the City and County of Denver (the “State District Court”), the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the “Federal District Court”), the Colorado Court of …

2022-04-20 Michiganoverview_Covidbedppe, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Hospital Data

Contains the tables Statewide Hospital Capacity Report for COVID-19, COVID-19 Metrics, Statewide Hospital Available PPE Tracking for COVID-19, as well as the tables PPE Days On Hand and Patient Census.

Perception Of The Covid-19 Vaccine Compared To Previous Historic Vaccine Programs Amongst The Influence Of Modern Society, Kianna Thelen

Honors Thesis

In this thesis, we will explore the current understanding and misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccination in South Dakota. Using these findings, we will be able to identify underlying factors influencing the perception of vaccines in 18-24-year-olds. My goal is to identify underlying influences in the creation of COVID-19 vaccine perception of 18-24-year old’s.

The research consisted of three segments. First, I administered a survey to various 18-24-year old individuals on their current perception of the COVID-19 vaccine. After data collection, we analyzed the major areas of social influence. The second part consisted of gathering information related to the COVID-19 vaccines …

Louisiana, Keith B. Hall

Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

This article examines significant developments in Louisiana oil and gas law during 2021, beginning with developments arising from court cases, then legislation, and finally regulations.

Reintegration Programming, Mattie Windholz

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Among the goals of the US correctional system, rehabilitation remains important The correctional system strives to successfully reintegrate formerly incarcerated individuals into their communities where they refrain from committing further crime While there was a body of research in prior decades suggesting rehabilitation and reintegration efforts were ineffective (“nothing works”), more recent research has discredited this idea by demonstrating that many programs can be effective in correctional settings (“what works”)

Bridging The Gap: Improving Aortic Stenosis Referrals, Natasha Werth

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

5 Million diagnosed with heart valve disease each year (John Muir Health, 2019). • 50 % of those who do not have aortic valve replacement will not survive 2 years after the onset of symptoms (2019). • Patients that have severe aortic stenosis (AS) when they encounter the cardiologist have an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality even after they have an aortic valve replacement (Lancellotti et al, 2018). • A new workflow will allow opportunity to efficiently identify and refer eligible patients to streamline the referral and proper treatment (Afrin et al., 2015)

The Effects Of Covid-19 On Mortality Rates In Non-Covid Patients With Chronic Diseases, Bailey Dollison, Meghan Groom

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Objective: Evaluate the relationship between patients with chronic disease and their mortality rates associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Non-experimental, quantitative, descriptive Setting: Logan County Hospital, Ellsworth County Hospital, Russell Regional Hospital, Allen County Hospital, Clay County Hospital, Ellinwood District Hospital, Wichita Country Health Center, Greenwood County Hospital, Hillsboro Community Hospital, Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Ness County District #2 Hospital and Smith County Memorial Hospital. Participants: 10 charts from each of the CAH hospitals listed. Results/Conclusion: Pending results and data collection

Student Ghettos: Fear Of Crime And Perceptions Of Police Legitimacy Explain Undergraduate Perceptions Of Victimization And Wellness, April Terry

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Criminological research has examined the role of neighborhood order in explaining perceptions of crime and official crime statistics for decades. When citizens perceive their neighborhood to be socially and/or physically disordered, community and interpersonal relationships diminish, mistrust increases – including perceptions of police legitimacy – and overall individual wellness decreases. While this literature is wellestablished, little is known about these interactions within a college population—these neighborhoods referred to as “studentification” and described as “student ghettos.” Student ghettos are known for visibly delinquent and socially frowned upon behaviors, heightened concern for sexual assaults and rape, and lack of respect and perceived …

Is There A Relationship Between A Country's Level Of Happiness And Its Per Capita Gdp?, Mateo Rivarola

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

The main objective of this research project is to test the hypothesis of a relationship between a country’s level of happiness and its per capita GDP. The research is of great importance because if evidence of a relationship arises, the information could be used to develop activities or strategies which could potentially increase a country’s level of happiness by increasing its per capita GDP. The main findings are that there is evidence of a statistically significant relationship between a country’s level of happiness and its per capita GDP. Even though it might be a good result, it is not completely …