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The Relationship Between Outdoor Recreation, Menopausal Symptoms, And Overall Well-Being, Heather Flock

Doctorate in Kinesiology

Menopause is associated with physical, psychological, and vasomotor symptoms that can affect women’s health, quality of life, and participation in physical activity. Although physical activity has been widely recommended for managing health during menopause, the relationship between outdoor recreation, menopausal symptoms, and overall well-being has remained underexplored. This cross-sectional mixed-methods study examined the relationship between outdoor recreation participation, menopausal symptoms, and well-being while identifying barriers to participation and recommendations for recreation programming. Fifteen menopausal women completed the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) and participated in focus groups addressing outdoor recreation experiences, barriers, motivations, and perceived well-being. Quantitative data were analyzed using …

Montana Kaimin, October 8, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

October 8, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Verney Family And Their Guitars In France And England, 1643–53, Christopher Page

Soundboard Scholar

The five-course guitar was a fundamental resource for the Verney family from 1643 to 1653 as they sheltered in France, avoiding their creditors and escaping the state of civil war at home in England. Their papers from that period, comprising many thousands of letters and financial accounts, show them hiring a guitar-master, ordering new guitars in Paris and debating the relative benefits of lessons for their eldest son on the guitar as opposed to the lute. This article reproduces the key documents and considers the music that the Verneys may have played. The papers particularly show how an instrument often …

Have You Done Your Duty? Impact Of Direct Mailing Campaign On Septic System Owners' Maintenance Knowledge And Behaviors In Coastal Texas Watersheds, Audrey Mccrary, T. Allen Berthold

Journal of Extension

As part of a watershed protection plan, the Texas Water Resources Institute and AgriLife Extension Service developed and distributed an educational postcard (``mailer'') about septic system maintenance to mailing addresses outside of public sewer service areas. The mailer was distributed four times within 1 year. The impact of this mailer was evaluated with a retrospective pre/post-test within a mailed survey. Overall, the mailer was effective at increasing knowledge of septic system owners and prompting maintenance action. Mailers can be a cost-effective alternative for educational initiatives where the target audience is not able to or interested in in-person or online programs.

Rethinking Existing Extension Programming: A Foundation For Healthy Aging?, Nicholas J. Spokely, Sloane A. Montgomery, Kelsey J. Weitzel, Kristin A. Miller, Marta Novaes Oliveira, Stephen D. Ball, Breanne S. Baker

Journal of Extension

Muscle declines are becoming more prevalent in younger adults, driving the need for accessible exercise programs. The Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) Extension program was developed for adults 60 years old or older, but for this study, we enrolled 135 participants aged less than 60 years old in rural and urban counties to assess if it could improve their muscle performance. We analyzed data with time and group comparisons using paired t-tests and 2 × 2 repeated measures ANOVAs. Younger adults significantly improved muscle performance after SSSH, and the results were similar between rural and urban counties. This study …

Market Trends And Challenges For Alabama's Emerging Oyster Aquaculture Industry, Taryn M. Garlock, Quinn Lafontaine, Russell Grice, Andrea M. Tarnecki

Journal of Extension

Different marketing channels influence farm profitability by affecting the costs that producers incur and the prices they receive. This article quantifies oyster sales volume and price by market channel in Alabama's commercial oyster aquaculture sector and assesses challenges to expanding farm businesses. The results show that many oyster producers are selling exclusively through one channel, which raises questions about their resiliency and their capacity to adapt to a dynamic single market. The two most common market channels were processors and distributors. Most growers had a positive outlook on sales growth and showed the greatest interest in expanding sales to distributors, …

Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 19 No. 2, 2026, University Of San Francisco

Asia Pacific Perspectives

Articles

Modern Youth or Moral Decadence: Discourses on South Korea’s “Youth Culture” in Magazines of the Late 1960s and Early 1970s By Thibaut Diverchy

Missionary Body Politics: Physical Education in West China, 1905-1950 By Cory Willmott

The YWCA Goes to the Countryside: The Rural Work of the Chinese Young Women’s Christian Association, 1926-1947 By Elizabeth Littell-Lamb

Photo Essay 

PHOTO ESSAY: Affective Infrastructures of Migration in Mindanao, Philippines By Marion Breteau

Book Reviews

Book Review: MacArthur as Spirit: A Review of Spirit Power: Politics and Religion in Korea’s American Century By Jieon Yoo

Book Review: Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry …

Wheat, War, And Water: The Making Of Food Insecurity In Afghanistan, Karam Alkaissy Mr.

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

This paper attempts to explain why Afghanistan's exceptional dependence on wheat has produced one of the world's most severe food crises, as the crop's dietary centrality collides with environmental stress, political upheaval, and shifting agricultural systems. The FAO projects that 17.4 million people - roughly 40 percent of the population - will experience acute food insecurity in 2026; wheat supplies up to 57 percent of caloric intake, making this dependence a profound source of vulnerability. Examining wheat through culinary, climatic, political, and agricultural lenses, the paper shows that water lies at the heart of the crisis. Climate change is reducing …

Visitor Perceptions Of Lampenflora And Implications For Adaptive Show Cave Management: A Case Study From Ryusen-Do Cave, Japan, Kanato Ando, Kazuhide Nakajima, Shuji Watanabe, Masuo Komukai, Hidesato Kuwahara

International Journal of Speleology

Artificial lighting in show caves promotes lampenflora growth, altering cave ecosystems and posing persistent management challenges. Although various control methods have been proposed, their effectiveness and social acceptance remain context dependent. This study investigated visitors’ perceptions of lampenflora through questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews to explore adaptive management strategies. Results indicated that visitors generally held positive impressions of lampenflora, but these impressions became more critical after receiving information about its artificial origin and ecological impacts. At the same time, support for conservation-oriented management, including willingness to contribute financially, tended to increase following information provision. Tourism-related evaluations were more strongly associated …

The Organization Of Man Copy 2, William Whyte

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1956.

Call # : BF697 .W47 1956 c2

Arendt c.2 contains marginal lining

PDF Information : 26 Pages, 7.2 MB

Free University Press: Extra

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: February 8, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: April 15th - 29th

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: January 25, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: April 20, 1970

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: April 6, 1970

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: February 23, 1970

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: February 9, 1970

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Call To Submissions, Cinde Wollenberg

Virginia English Journal

No abstract provided.

Race, Identity, And The Classroom: How Young Adult Literature Can Help Students And Teachers Explore Belonging In The School Environment, Madyson A. Mcray

Virginia English Journal

Contemporary classrooms are not necessarily reflective of the curriculum written to support them. Classroom demographics have shifted and student populations are more diverse. Because of this, the implementation of dominant white-narrative curricula has become ineffective in keeping students engaged with the material. Teaching “the classics” becomes irrelevant when students cannot see themselves represented in the text. Young adult literature, however, allows students to relate their own experiences to the text to engage more deeply in content. This paper examines four novels: New Kid by Jerry Craft, This is My America by Kim Johnson, The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by …

Again And Again Of “Never Again”: Teaching Holocaust And Genocide Literature In Ela, Sarah J. Donovan

Virginia English Journal

This article explores the evolution of genocide education in the secondary ELA classroom, tracing how foundational Holocaust literature has expanded into a broader, transnational framework of global witness. Drawing on two decades of teaching experience, the author argues that while the Holocaust canon remains essential to genocide education, contemporary classrooms also require literature that helps students engage ongoing and intergenerational atrocities in places such as Rwanda, Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza. The article examines how teachers can thoughtfully adapt established literacy structures—such as rhetorical reading, literature circles, and response journals—into practices of ethical witnessing that center critical empathy, harm, healing, and …

Decreasing Barriers To Learning: Understanding Cognitive Load In The Modern Classroom, Rory Cantwell

Virginia English Journal

This article applies Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) to investigate current classroom uses of technology and how these may support or hinder student learning. First, the article explores the current understanding and application of CLT. Then, focusing on cell phone and laptop computer use, it examines how current evidence surrounding the most prevalent educational technologies may suggest strategies for classroom technology use. The article concludes by offering implications for current practitioners, including a decision tree educators can use to determine situational classroom technology usage.

Moving Forward In Education, Reese Whitlock, Hannah-Evette Burruss, Kiley Mccleary

Virginia English Journal

This article examines the growing presence of artificial intelligence in secondary English Language Arts classrooms and argues that educators must approach AI integration through a human-centered framework. While technological advancements continue to reshape literacy instruction, the role of teachers as guides and relationship-builders remains essential. Drawing on educational research and classroom examples, the article explores how tools such as generative AI and audiobooks can support student learning when used intentionally rather than as replacements for critical thinking or teacher involvement. The discussion highlights concerns surrounding overreliance on AI, including diminished writer’s voice, reduced cognitive engagement, and ethical issues such as …

From Pack Horse Librarians To Large Language Models: Grounding Ai Literacy In Appalachian Place And Community, Amanda Biviano, Anna Marie Rayne, Paige Hubbard, Maya Alvarez, Brooke Stiles, Isabella Giocondo

Virginia English Journal

As artificial intelligence reshapes literacy education, teachers face the challenge of preparing students to engage critically with new technologies while honoring the cultural and community knowledge they bring to the classroom. This article proposes a critical, place-based pedagogical framework rooted in rural Appalachian literacy traditions as a means of guiding students toward reflective engagement with AI — particularly large language models (LLMs). Drawing on the theoretical foundations of Freire's critical pedagogy, Giroux's cultural literacy framework, and place-based education, we examine historical Appalachian literacy practices as models for resisting the standardizing and dehumanizing tendencies of AI-generated writing. We then outline a …

A Media Literacy Approach To Ai In Secondary Ela, Matthew Korona

Virginia English Journal

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into academic, civic, and personal contexts requires students to develop the skills and dispositions necessary for ethical and critical engagement with AI‑mediated texts. While AI literacy is often framed as a technical competency associated with computer science, this paper argues that secondary English language arts (ELA) classrooms are uniquely positioned to support AI literacy through media literacy practices. Drawing on constructivist pedagogy, existing research on media literacy and AI literacy, and the Virginia English Standards of Learning, the article presents a framework that aligns core media literacy competencies with human–AI interaction. To …

Letter From The Editor's Desk, Cinde Wollenberg

Virginia English Journal

No abstract provided.

Employing Predictive Learning Analytics In Early Assessment Of Student Performance In Public Education In Jeddah During The Digital Transformation Of Education, Nawal Bint Mohammed Al-Zahrani

University of Bisha Journal for Educational Sciences

This study aimed to examine the extent to which predictive learning analytics are utilized in the early assessment of learner performance in public schools in Jeddah, in light of digital transformation requirements. It sought to identify the primary obstacles hindering this utilization and propose appropriate measures to overcome them, while also investigating whether there were statistically significant differences in the level of utilization based on variables such as gender, years of experience, and educational qualification. Adopting a descriptive survey methodology, the study utilized a questionnaire administered to a sample of 350 male and female teachers in Jeddah’s public schools. The …

System And Method For Triage And Hybrid Delegation Of Cross-Channel Work Topics To Human Or Ai, Enrica Garrino

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure provides a system and method for triage and hybrid delegation of cross-channel work topics to human delegates and/or Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents. The method comprises receiving signals from multiple work channels including email, chat, calendar, document repositories, ticketing systems, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. The received signals are normalized and linked to generate a multi-source topic graph representing cross-channel work topics with associated provenance information. The method further comprises computing prioritization scores using explainable factors to identify work topics requiring user judgment. For each identified work topic, a structured verdict is generated including a recommendation, a …

Vortex-Ac: Acoustic-Concentrated Lamp Cartridge For Point-Of-Care Yersinia Pestis Detection, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

VORTEX-AC is a field-deployable, single-cartridge diagnostic platform for Yersinia pestis (pneumonic, bubonic, and septicemic plague) that integrates passive clog-bypass geometry, Dean-vortex micro-mixing, tilted-angle surface acoustic wave (taSSAW) concentration, vortex-enhanced lysis, and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) into a single PDMS cartridge on a TPMS-structured thermal base with a phase-change material (PCM) buffer.

The system targets a 33-minute total time-to-result from raw sputum load to naked-eye colorimetric readout, with a projected 10–100× improvement in limit of detection (LOD) over current LAMP assays due to acoustic concentration of target bacteria prior to amplification.

The novel integration — acoustic concentration upstream of isothermal amplification …