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The Place Of Outdoor Schools In Primary Education In The Context Of Their Content Focus, Karol Gorner, Julia Vitkova, Adam Jurczak

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: ‪In our primary research, we examined the state and analysis of the implementation of outdoor schools in primary education. Our goal was to identify new initiatives to improve the content of outdoor school programs. Material and methods: ‪The basic method was a questionnaire from which we learned about the implementation of schools in nature. The questionnaire contained a total of 27 questions. For our contribution, we have analyzed the answers to 4 questions that touched upon our issue. Results: ‪Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that most teachers are convinced that outdoor schools belong to the education …

Pedagogical Aspects Of Child Health Promotion In The Context Of Pre-School Education, Ludmila Miklankova, Michaela Pugnerova, Zdenek Rechtik

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: ‪Early childhood education, care and preschool care at kindergartens in the Czech Republic is geared towards acquiring key competencies in the area of health promotion and the prevention of civilization diseases. Effects of the curricular documents are formulated by the expected outputs. The aim of the submitted partial research is to determine the level of gross motor skills of pre-school age children and to analyze the level of their acquired movement skills in the context of the curriculum documents. Material and methods: ‪The research group consisted of 115 pre-school children. The level of learned motor skills was monitored by …

Heart-Led Behaviors Of Exemplary Unified School District Superintendents, Sepideh Yeoh

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe how exemplary K-12 school district superintendents lead from the heart using Mark Crowley’s four principles (building a highly engaged team, connecting on a personal level, maximizing employee potential, and valuing and honoring achievements) to accomplish extraordinary results in their organizations.

Methodology: This study utilized a qualitative phenomenological inquiry methodology to study the behaviors of eight exemplary K-12 school district superintendents in Southern California. Open-ended semistructured interviews were conducted utilizing a virtual platform. Responses from interviews in conjunction with observations and appropriate artifacts including, meeting agendas, memos, and newsletters provided …

Copyright And Attribution Guide, Version 1.0, Air Force Institute Of Technology

AFIT Documents

The purpose of this document is to establish a guide on the use of copyrighted material, the attribution of source material, copyright protection of covered works (limited applicability only for civilian faculty), and to educate AFIT personnel on important aspects of copyright law. This guide is intended for all AFIT employees, including all AFIT faculty, staff, contractors, and students, as well as all students reporting to AFIT regardless of the school they are attending.

03-22-2022 Bryce Conway Named Swosu Foundation, Inc., Trustee, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2022

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Selected Bacteria And Yeast For Probiotic Potential In Poultry Production, Beverly Dixon, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Maureen Nzomo, Sarayu Bhogoju, Samuel Nahashon

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Performance and efficiency of feed utilization in poultry is highly influenced by gut health, which is dependent on intestinal microbial balance. Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements or viable microorganisms that beneficially affect the host animal by improving its gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbial balance. However, their mode of action and suitable GIT environment favoring their colonization of the GIT is obscure. The probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium longum, and Saccharomyces boulardii were evaluated. These microbes were tested in vitro against gastrointestinal conditions for survivability and their ability to attach to the intestinal mucosa. The ability of the microbes to …

The Microbiology Of Acute Exacerbations In Chronic Rhinosinusitis - A Systematic Review, Oghenefejiro Okifo, Amrita Ray, David A. Gudis

Otolaryngology Articles

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations (AE) in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are a common and important clinical issue. However, relatively little is known regarding the underlying microbiology that drives exacerbations or how it relates to the microbiome of CRS. The purpose of this study is to examine the literature to characterize the microbiome associated with acute exacerbations in a chronic rhinosinusitis setting. Understanding this disease process may facilitate targeted antibiotic therapy, reduced antibiotic resistance, and offer more effective disease control and treatment efficacy.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the microbiome associated with acute exacerbations of chronic rhinosinusitis (AECRS).

METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of …

Caregiver Rights, Virtual Meetings, And The Multidisciplinary Team: Communication Of Legal Rights Within Special Education, Amber Gordon, Kurustun Musick

Theses & Honors Papers

During the COVID-19 pandemic many professional settings used virtual platforms to conduct meetings that typically took place in person. Within the United States public schools, special education programs faced unique challenges when conducting students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings. These meetings are mandatory and essential in creating an individualized plan to provide the necessary services and support for students or for monitoring their progress. As mandated through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), it is a legal right of parents and/or guardians to be afforded the opportunity to attend any meetings regarding the “identification, evaluation, and educational placement” of …

Statehouse Civic Scholars, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Statehouse Civic Scholars is an experiential learning program that selects 12 UD students for internships in highly desirable state government offices and associations in Columbus, Ohio.

Spartan Daily, March 22, 2022, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2022

Volume 158, Issue 23

Episode 2: School Reform With Dr. Christopher Tienken, Gerard Shea, Christopher Tienken Phd

Zet Forward Podcast

If you are interested in school reform issues like high stakes standardized testing, the influence of curriculum quality on student outcomes, and charter schools, this podcast will help you put these issues in better context. Please join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Christopher Tienken, an associate professor of Education Leadership, Management, and Policy at Seton Hall University in the College of Education and Human Services. The interview covers Dr. Tienkens's book The School Reform Landscape Reloaded: More Fraud, Myths, and Lies and his new book, with Carol Mullen, The Risky Business of Education Policy.

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The Edge Of Christendom On The Early Modern Stage, Lisa Hopkins

Late Tudor and Stuart Drama

Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the edges of Europe were under pressure from the Ottoman Turks. This book explores how Shakespeare and his contemporaries represented places where Christians came up against Turks, including Malta, Tunis, Hungary, and Armenia. Some forms of Christianity itself might seem alien, so the book also considers the interface between traditional Catholicism, new forms of Protestantism, and Greek and Russian orthodoxy. But it also finds that the concept of Christendom was under threat in other places, some much nearer to home. Edges of Christendom could be found in areas that were or had been pagan, …

Negotiating Boundaries In Medieval Literature And Culture: Essays On Marginality, Difference, And Reading Practices In Honor Of Thomas Hahn, Valerie B. Johnson, Kara L. Mcshane

Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures

Thomas Hahn’s work laid the foundations for medieval romance studies to embrace the study of alterity and hybridity within Middle English literature. His contributions to scholarship brought Robin Hood studies into the critical mainstream, normalized the study of historically marginalized literature and peoples, and encouraged scholars to view medieval readers as actively encountering others and exploring themselves. This volume employs his methodologies – careful attention to texts and their contexts, cross-cultural readings, and theoretically-informed analysis – to highlight the literary culture of late medieval England afresh. Addressing long-established canonical works such as Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, and Malory alongside understudied …

2022-03-22 Sga Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Student Government Association.

Student Government Association Records

Meeting minutes of the Student Government Association Executive Board from March 22, 2022.

Estate Of Suzanne Bardzell V. Jessica Gomperts

2022 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Usa V. Robert Bard

2022 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Ftc V. Hackensack Meridian Health Inc

2022 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Brief Of Amici Curiae Law Professors In Support Of Appellees Regarding The “Abuse” Standard, Pamela Foohey

Amicus Briefs

This amicus brief explains how and why the nondebtor releases granted to the Sackler family, and a large and indeterminate number of other persons and entities in the chapter 11 reorganization of opioid-maker Purdue Pharma, were "abusive" as that term has historically been understood in bankruptcy.

In the 2005 Metromedia opinion, the Second Circuit warned that a nondebtor release "lends itself to abuse" because it “operates as a bankruptcy discharge arranged without a filing and without the safeguards of the Bankruptcy Code.” Liabilities arising from fraudulent transfers, as well as “willful and malicious injury,” have been considered classic examples of …

Analysis Of The Magnetic Signature Of Surface Waves Measured In A Laboratory Experiment, John Kluge, Alex Soloviev, Cayla W. Dean, Geoffrey K. Morrison, Brian K. Haus

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

A magnetic signature is created by secondary magnetic field fluctuations caused by the phenomenon of seawater moving in Earth’s magnetic field. A laboratory experiment was conducted at the SUrge STructure Atmosphere INteraction (SUSTAIN) facility to measure the magnetic signature of surface waves using a differential method: a pair of magnetometers, separated horizontally by one-half wavelength, were placed at several locations on the outer tank walls. This technique significantly reduced the extraneous magnetic distortions that were detected simultaneously by both sensors and additionally doubled the magnetic signal of surface waves. Accelerometer measurements and local gradients were used to identify magnetic noise …

Reflective Practice As A Threshold Concept In The Development Of Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Rebecca Turner, Lucy Spowart

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.

Uab Awarded Americorps Grant As Part Of Alabama Food Security Initiative, Hannah Echols

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Goose Feces Effects On Subarctic Soil Nitrogen Availability And Greenhouse Gas Fluxes, Karen H. Beard, Katharine C. Kelsey, Ryan T. Choi, Jeffrey M. Welker, A. Joshua Leffler

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Vertebrate herbivore excrement is thought to influence nutrient cycling, plant nutrition, and growth; however, its importance is rarely isolated from other aspects of herbivory, such as trampling and leaf removal, leaving questions about the extent to which herbivore effects are due to feces. We hypothesized that as a source of additional nutrients, feces would directly increase soil N concentrations and N₂O emission, alleviate plant, and microbial nutrient limitations, resulting in increased plant growth and foliar quality, and increase CH₄ emissions. We tested these hypotheses using a field experiment in coastal western Alaska, USA, where we manipulated goose …

Male Combat Veterans In Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: A Phenomenological Exploration, Kelly L. Dyar

Dissertations

There is recognized shortage of nurses in the United States which includes a lack of baccalaureate prepared nurses and lack of workforce diversity related to gender. Military veterans could be a recruitment source for the problems currently facing the nursing profession. However, both student veterans and male nursing students have experienced feelings of isolation, lower grade point averages, and higher rates of attrition. A scoping review of the literature revealed a lack of nursing education research literature related to veterans as nursing students. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of male combat veterans in …

Blood-Based Mirna Biomarkers As Correlates Of Brain-Based Mirna Expression, Mark Kos, Sobha Puppala, Dianne Cruz, Jennifer L. Neary, Ashish Kumar, Emma Dalan, Cun Li, Peter Nathanielsz, Melanie A. Carless

School of Medicine Publications

The use of easily accessible peripheral samples, such as blood or saliva, to investigate neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders is well-established in genetic and epigenetic research, but the pathological implications of such biomarkers are not easily discerned. To better understand the relationship between peripheral blood- and brain-based epigenetic activity, we conducted a pilot study on captive baboons (Papio hamadryas) to investigate correlations between miRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and 14 different cortical and subcortical brain regions, represented by two study groups comprised of 4 and 6 animals. Using next-generation sequencing, we identified 362 miRNAs expressed at …

Libraries For All: The Place Of Advocacy And Marketing In Promoting Library Services To Disadvantaged Groups., Ejike Udensi Igwebuike Dr., Kingsley Tochukwu Ihejirika Dr, Marcus Carsimir Onah Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries exist to meet its user’s basic needs for information by acquiring and organizing information resources, creating enabling environment and providing adequate services to users. Once users’ needs, future trends and resources available have been established, the librarian is in a position to plan the marketing objectives, the resources to be used, the place and the time scale of the operation and the strategies required in achieving them. Information professionals must therefore understand that it is essential to actively advocate and market their services. Library advocacy and marketing is critical for any information professional in order to spread the word …

Compassion Fatigue, Resilience, And Intent To Stay: A Quantitative Study Among Nurse Educators, Brenda Fay Ulmen

Dissertations

Replenishing and sustaining the number of registered nurses needed to meet the demands of the United States healthcare system is an increasing struggle for nursing schools across the country. The nurse educator shortage has resulted in nursing schools being filled to capacity, requiring educators to work extended hours in understaffed environments. Although nurse educators are deeply committed to the students they mentor and serve, the increasing demands of the multifaceted role may lead to symptoms of compassion fatigue. The problem under investigation in this study is that nurse educators may be leaving their positions in academia due to high levels …

The Possible Application Of Ketamine In The Treatment Of Depression In Alzheimer's Disease, Islam Mohammad Shehata, Waniyah Masood, Nouran Nemr, Alexandra Anderson, Kamal Bhusal, Amber N. Edinoff, Elyse M. Cornett, Adam M. Kaye, Alan David Kaye

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Depression is a leading cause of disability globally, with a prevalence of 3.8% among the whole population, 5% of the adult population, and 5.7% of the elderly population over 60 years of age. There is evidence that depression is linked to certain neurodegenerative diseases, one being Alzheimer's disease (AD). The efficacy of conventional antidepressants to treat depression in AD is conflicting, especially regarding selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). A recent systemic review and meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials including fourteen antidepressant medications showed no high efficacy in treating AD patients' symptoms. However, ketamine, a nonselective N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, …

Medical Visits Related To Firearm Injuries Increased During Covid-19, Rachel Chernet, Margaret K. Formica

Population Health Research Brief Series

When COVID-19 began its initial wave in the United States in March 2020, gun sales surged across the country. The increase in first time gun owners, stress, anxiety, and lack of safety training courses has corresponded with a significant increase in firearm injuries, with especially large increases in the Spring and Summer of 2020 among males, non-Hispanic Blacks, ages 20 to 29, and residents of the Midwest and South. Given the especially large rise in unintentional firearm injuries, policymakers should consider interventions that increase education, training, and regulation over safe firearm access and storage.

Novel Glass Materials-Based (Pva/Pvp/Al2o3/Sio2) Hybrid Composite Hydrogel Membranes For Industrial Applications: Synthesis, Characterization, And Physical Properties, Samar A. Salim, Ahmed I. Ali, Elbadawy A. Kamoun

Nanotechnology Research Centre

No abstract provided.

Ms 170 Guide To The William J. Schull, Phd Photograph Collection (1943-2014), William J. Schull (1922-2017)

Manuscript Finding Aids

The William J. Schull Photograph Collection, contains photographic prints, positive and negative transparencies, and text ephemera from Dr. Schull's career and many international travels as a global scientific research consultant in the effects of radiation and human genetics and connoisseur of the world's cultures. Dr. Schull collected and preserved all of the material in this collection in the course of his professional career and private life from 1945 to 2014. See more at MS 170.