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Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II

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Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II

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Historical Perspectives Vol. 12 2007

Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II

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Do Veterans Seek Mental Health Counseling?, Jonathan D. Williams

Journal of Graduate Education Research

The purpose of this non-experimental study was to determine if there is a difference in attitudes towards seeking mental health services between veterans and civilians. Participants were a convenience sample of 54 veterans and civilians from around the United States. The participants completed a survey, that was introduced through social media, to determine their attitude towards seeking mental health services. An analysis of the results revealed that there is not a significant difference between veterans’ and civilians’ attitudes towards seeking mental health services.

International Teaching Assistants' Contributions To Online Learning: A Qualitative Case Study, Chynar Amanova, Rakez Al-Ararah, Gudrun Nyunt

Journal of Graduate Education Research

To meet the needs of diverse population of students, online classes in higher education started to proliferate in recent decades. Increase in enrollment in online courses required U.S. higher education institutions to employ teaching assistants, including international teaching assistants (ITAs) to teach a variety of undergraduate level courses. This exploratory qualitative case study aimed to analyze international teaching assistants’ (ITAs) teaching strategies through the lens of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework. Themes emerged from the data that highlight the knowledge and skills ITAs brought to teaching online classes.

Multilevel Analysis Of Factors Predicting International Doctoral Students’ Time-To-Degree Completion, Osasohan Agbonlahor

Journal of Graduate Education Research

Time-to-doctoral degree has consistently increased in American universities since the 1960s. The elongated time-to-degree has cost implications, not only for the degree granting institutions, but for doctoral recipients, particularly their international counterparts. This paper examined the effect of various factors, including financial aid, demographic characteristics, and home country economic conditions on international doctoral students’ time-to-degree completion. The Push-Pull Model and human capital theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. Utilizing multiple regression and multilevel analysis on a set of student demographic characteristics, country-level economic factors, financial aid packages, and institutional level variables, the study finds that that foreign government …

The Effect Of English Language Proficiency On Phonological Awareness Skills Among Second Graders, Mackenzie Thompson

Journal of Graduate Education Research

The purpose of this non-experimental study was to determine whether English language proficiency has an effect on phonological awareness skills among second graders. A convenience sample of 101 second graders from a school in Northwest Arkansas was gathered. Secondary data from the Phonological Awareness Screening Test was analyzed to determine whether there was a difference in phonological awareness skills between those students who were native English speakers and English language learners. An analysis of the results found that there is a significant difference between phonological awareness skills of English language learners and native English speakers. The students who were native …

Decay In Educational System: The Nigerian Perspective, Itohowo Paul Ignatius, Iniobong Daniel Umotong Dr.

Journal of Graduate Education Research

Education is the bedrock of development in every society. In developing countries including Nigeria, education is conceived as the tool through which national objectives (such as nation building, social integration and economic development) are achieved. Although education has so many prospects for developing countries, Nigeria continues to be crawling with its education sector. It is against this background that this paper seeks to answer the fundamental questions: what are the problems facing the Nigerian educational sector and in what ways can they be mitigated? The national policy of education (1998) in Nigeria has five working objectives and philosophies through which …

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L’Art Post-Catastrophe : Un Témoin Activiste, Michel Abou Khalil

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Le Liban, un pays riche artistiquement et intellectuellement, est la scène par excellence d’un enchainement de catastrophes depuis sa naissance jusqu’à nos jours. L’explosion du port de Beyrouth le 4 Août 2020 en constitue l’ultime épisode et peut-être le plus dramatique de tous. Un phénomène inédit s’est révélé suite à cette tragédie sans précédent : la scène culturelle s’est immédiatement mobilisée sans passer par une étape mnésique post catastrophe comme c’est en général le cas après un désastre. Que s’est-il passé ? Pourquoi une telle urgence ? Comment les artistes ont-ils utilisé leur créativité pour exprimer l’indicible, le penser, en …

Sebastian Faulks’ Human Traces:A Journey Into The Depths Of The Human Psyche, Essam Fattouh

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Sebastian Faulk’s novel, Human Traces (2006), embarks on a new trend in contemporary English fiction. Through its representations of two main protagonists, pioneers in the field of psychology between the 1870s and 1918, Faulks traces the formative years of the development of the young discipline of psychiatry. Even though Faulks works in the realist traditions of Charles Dickens and George Eliot, yet he delves into such major questions as the role of unconscious motivations in human individual behaviour, the causes of mental illness, and the very attempt to understand the nature of the human being. The time frame of the …

Students’ Loyalty: Does Value Co-Creation In Higher Education Institutions Matter?, Ayman M. Bazzi, Alaaeddine A. Ali, Nehale Mostapha

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

This study investigates the influence for intrinsic and extrinsic motives on customers` participation in value co-creation activities (CPVCA), beside examining the direct and indirect impact for CPVCA on customers` loyalty. Quantitative research approach is used, while the study population encompasses all Lebanese private universities students. A questionnaire was developed to gather data from 403 universities` students who were chosen using the convenience sampling technique. PLS-SEM was adopted to examine the study proposed scale validity and the relationships between its latent variables. The current study results indicate a positive influence for both intrinsic and extrinsic motives on CPVCA. Also, the findings …

دور رواد مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي في تطور سوق وسائل الاعلام العراقي (دراسة تحليلية), Sherko J. Mohammad, Alaa M. Akkof, Ahmed O. Bali

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

يتميز واقع الاعلام في العراق بحالة نادرة لاتشبه مثيلاتها في المنطقة على صعيدي المهنة وامتلاك المؤسسات الاعلامية التقليدية، حيث مازالت أغلبية تلك المؤسسات مملوكة لأحزاب وشخصيات من ذوي النفوذ السياسي،لاسيما الأحزاب الحاكمة، لأن انشاء أي مؤسسة اعلامية تقليدية مرهون برأس مال كبير أولاً، وموارد بشرية ثانياً. لذلك درست هذه الورقة البحثية ديناميكيات التحول في سوق الإعلام العراقي مع التركيز على العوامل التي تساعد على مشاركة ودمج رواد الأعمال في مجال الإعلام وشركات الوسائط الرقمية التي تستهدف الجمهور على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي. وتُعد هذه الدراسة من الدراسات الوصفية التحليلية، وقد استخدمت أسلوب المقابلة المفتوحة والمعمقة كأحد أساليب البحث الكيفي مع (19) …

Psychometric Evaluation Of The Adherence To Refills And Medications Scale (Arms) Among Adults Patients With Chronic Disease: The Lebanese Version, Mohamad Ismail, Mayssah El Nayal, Pascale Salameh, Souraya Domiati

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Background: Non-adherence to medications can lead to several consequences that range from waste of drugs to death. Consequently, a tool to assess the adherence to chronic medication is a necessity. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to conduct the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process of ARMS into the Lebanese Arabic version (ARMS-A) and to examine its psychometric properties (validity and reliability assessment). Design: The original English version of ARMS was translated into Arabic based on the established guidelines. Eight expert panels were involved in content validation, while face validation was conducted on twenty participants during pilot testing. A cross-sectional …

Examining Banks’ Failure In The Mena Region, Rachel Saad, Nehale Mostafa

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

This paper investigates whether or not banks in the MENA region are susceptible to failures. Two z score models are investigated in predicting the health of ninety banks across ten countries. Using discriminant and regression analysis, one can determine which ratios are statistically significant in predicting the health of the selected banks and which zone they belong to safe, grey, or distressed zone. The study spans the years 2006 to 2016. The goal of this study is to compare two z scores to assess if banks within MENA are subject to failure. According to the findings of this study, the …

Factors Influencing Student’S Intention To Use E-Learning Services: An Applied Study On Lebanese Private Universities, Soumaya Kaakour, Alaaeldine A. Ali, Nehale Mostapha

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The study’s purpose is to investigate the impact of selected factors (Computer self-efficacy (CSE), subjective norms (SN), perceived enjoyment (PE), perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitude) on university students’ intention to use e-learning. The objective of this paper is to advance a conceptual framework to better understand the factors that could affect the intention of students to use e-learning in Lebanese universities. The collection of the data was from 444 private universities students in Lebanon. The SEM analysis had been used to assess the influence of these components to intend e-learning system. All proposed relationships are accepted …

Tam Extension In E-Learning System Applicable In Private Universities In Lebanon, Soumaya Kaakour, Alaaeldine A. Ali, Nehale Mostapha

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The paper’s purpose is to investigate the influence of selected elements (Accessibility, personal innovativeness (PI), resistance to change, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitude) on university students’ to intend e-learning usage. The objective of this paper is to advance a conceptual framework to analyze and to recognize the intention of students to use e-learning in Lebanese private universities. The collection of the data was from 444 private universities students in Lebanon. The SEM analysis had been used to evaluate the influence of these components to intend e-learning system. The results stated that relationships between accessibility …

The Need For An Integrated Preschool Efl Curriculum In Lebanon, Amal J. Yazigy Dr.

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

An Integrated Curriculum for Preschool enriches the children’s linguistic environment that leads to better, more natural learning of the target language and concepts of different fields. This paper starts by reviewing available literature about child development, foreign language learning, EFL in this context, and the integrated curriculum. The development of a holistic curriculum for preschoolers in Lebanon is given taking into consideration the healthy cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor development of preschoolers.

Golden Hour, Christoffer A. Amdahl

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Art is a vital part of the human experience. We spend so much time completely immersed in the biological sciences in medicine, which explain how we mechanically operate, looking at various neurological theories and various pharmacological therapies. However, there is not a discrete science that allows for the shared perceptions of emotions as much as the arts. A painting can immerse the viewer in a myriad of different feelings from the artist in a way that language and numbers simply cannot comprehend. The arts are not only important, they are a necessary component of being human that allows us to …

A Body Now, Perhaps Once Someone, Pallavi Aneja

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Personally driven by compassion in hospital medicine, I can’t help but pen down certain emotions we experience as caregivers. It feels too selfish to not share some of those emotions, as profound as they are, though we seldom are aware that such feelings exist, even as they become palpable during adverse outcomes. Most of the time, thankfully the sick patients we encounter, recover and are discharged home. There are smiles of relief and gratitude to our profession as healers. But at times, with certain incurable conditions, we only can treat and try our best as doctors. There are tears, broken …

Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome And Psychosis: A Case Report, Tarvis Peacock, Ubaid Khokhar, Jaclyn Murphy, Zach Murphy

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is a rare genetic congenital disorder, with fewer than 200 cases reported to date, that is characterized by brachycephaly with frontal bossing, micrognathia, a “bird-like” beaked nose, microphthalmia with congenital cataracts, dental abnormalities, hypotrichosis, skin atrophy, and short stature. There is limited data on psychosis in individuals with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome; the information available depicts mania rather than psychosis. This case report reviews the presentation and treatment of psychosis in a 32-year-old male with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome who was involuntarily admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for persecutory delusions and hallucinations. The patient’s psychosis responded well to risperidone with a …

A Case Report And Review: Charles Bonnet Syndrome Plus With Dementia, Sindhura Kompella, Shivani Kaushal, Sara A. Khan, Clara L. Alvarez Villalba

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Introduction

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) refers to visual hallucinations in visually impaired patients without psychiatric illness who are typically aware that their hallucinations are not real. Rare cases in the literature describe patients with atypical CBS, or CBS plus, who experience hallucinations in the context of sensory deficits but do not meet all of the criteria of a CBS diagnosis. These cases may include hallucinations in more than one sensory modality, including auditory hallucinations, which are thought to arise by a similar pathophysiology to that of the visual hallucinations in CBS. Unfortunately, the clinical criteria for atypical CBS are ambiguous, …

The Important Factors Applicants Consider When Choosing A Residency: A Survey Study, Amber Alexandria Quave, Hossein Akhondi, Napatkamon Ayutyanont

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

While medical school graduates compete to get matched into the best residency programs, programs also compete to attract the best applicants. The applicant’s decision to rank their programs of interest is determined by several factors, many of which are not always apparent.

Method

This study aimed to evaluate significant factors involved in an applicant’s residency program selection. A 12-question survey was sent between June 2020 and September 2020 to all first-year internal medicine residents in the United States (US) through an online national database of residencies using the Survey Monkey platform. We asked them to rank the most significant …

Protective Equipment Preparedness And Accessibility: A Survey Of Medical Trainees, Navin R. Prasad, Jason An, Hyunju Heineke, Napatkamon Ayutyanont, Deepinder Bal, Rahul Kashyap

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Introduction

After being removed from patient care due to equipment shortages, medical students and new residents around the United States are returning to clinical medicine/acute care settings as the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues. We hypothesize that trainees returned with increased preparedness and had better access to and knowledge of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Methods

Anonymous online surveys were distributed via snowball sampling to medical students and residents performing clinical duties in the United States. Respondents completed self-assessments for preparedness regarding PPE use, access to PPE and COVID-19 testing, and access to COVID-19 positive patients. Group comparisons were conducted using chi-square …

An Acknowledgement To The Hca Healthcare Journal Of Medicine’S Reviewers And Editors For The 2nd Half Of 2021, Graig Donini, Bruce Deighton, Hossein Akhondi, David Scott Lind

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

As we celebrate the start of 2022, the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine would like to thank those behind the scenes who make this publication possible. Our journal would not be possible without the assistance of our reviewers, authors, and board members.

Benchmarking: Understanding The Basics, William M. Lankford

The Coastal Business Journal

It is often stated that those who benchmark do not have to reinvent the wheel (Parker, 1996). By following others one can make improvements and not focus on stale ideas. Benchmarking at first glance may be mistaken for a copycat form of developing strategic plans and for making improvements within an organization. This is not true. Benchmarking is a process that allows organizations to improve upon existing ideas. In order to eliminate myths and misconceptions about benchmarking it is important to know exactly what benchmarking is, the different types of benchmarking, the criticisms of benchmarking, and the ethical practices concerning …

Growth, Bullfrogs, And Small Businesses, Leanne C. Mcgrath

The Coastal Business Journal

Small business owners are always striving to grow the business in pursuit of success. The question of how to make that happen is the paramount issue. Spotlighting key areas related to sustained, rapid growth and its consequences, both good and bad, is especially essential for small businesses who rarely have much of a financial cushion. Do all small business owners want to have extended, high growth periods? If so, what problems are associated with such accelerated growth?How can small business owners grow successfully, guarding against many common pitfalls?

The Economics Of Corruption In Developing Countries, Ramchandra Akkihal, Harlan M. Smith Ii, Roger Adkins

The Coastal Business Journal

Official corruption, unfortunately, is endemic in the developing world. One factor in the spread of this illegal activity has been the propensity of developing-country governments to intervene heavily in their economies, often in the attempt to guide, direct, and control economic activity in order to promote the desired pace and style of economic development. Such regulatory efforts, though now on the wane in much of the developing world, continue to generate opportunities in many countries for bureaucrats in control of scarce resources to allocate them on a non-market basis, to further their own economic, political, and social prospects.

Casinos, Lotteries, And Markets, Ramchandra Akkihal, Suneel Maheshwari, Roger Adkins

The Coastal Business Journal

Gambling activities of casinos, lotteries and other forms are becoming increasingly acceptable to society. Also, the media and the public are increasingly referring to economically essential market-risk management activities like trading in derivatives as gambling. This paper attempts to distinguish between these two types of activities and maintains that unlike gambling in casinos and lotteries, the market-risk management activities add value to the economy and are essential to the efficient working of production and distribution functions of the economy.