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Distribution By Classes Of Students Enrolled For Five-Year Period, 1929-1934, Florence State Teachers College

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Five-Year Statistics by Classes of Students Enrolled at Florence State Teachers College, 1929-1934.

From Reviews To Value: Harnessing Crowdsourced Data To Capture Visitor Perceptions And Economic Benefits Of Recreation, Laura Costadone, Shan Zhang

ODU Articles

Quantifying the recreational value of protected natural areas is essential for sustainable management, conservation financing, and informed decision-making. Traditional approaches, such as on-site surveys, are often costly, spatially limited, and constrained by regulatory barriers. This study evaluates the potential of crowdsourced user-generated data to jointly assess visitor perceptions and the economic value of nature-based recreation, using Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia, USA) as a case study. We integrated georeferenced photographs and textual content from four platforms (Flickr, TripAdvisor, Yelp, and AllTrails) with supplementary survey data to analyze visitation patterns, visitor sentiment, cultural ecosystem services, and recreational value using the …

Pati Hill Collection Finding Aid, Arcadia University

Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Flexible Cu Nanostructured Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes For Highly Sensitive And Non-Invasive Lactate Detection In Saliva, Anju Joshi, Gymama Slaughter

Center for Bioelectronics Publications

A scalable and facile fabrication strategy is presented for developing a flexible, nanostructured, non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for lactate detection based on copper-modified laser-induced graphene (CuNPs/LIG). A one-step electrodeposition process was employed to uniformly decorate the porous LIG framework with copper nanostructures, offering a cost-effective and reproducible approach for constructing enzyme-free sensing platforms. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed dense Cu nanostructure loading and efficient interfacial integration across the conductive LIG surface. The resulting CuNPs/LIG electrode exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance, achieving a sensitivity of 8.56 μA µM⁻¹ cm⁻² with a low detection limit of 42.65 …

A Portable Potentiostat Integrated With A Pt/Zno/Lig Electrode For Non-Enzymatic Glucose Detection, Reagan Aviha, Gymama Slaughter

Center for Bioelectronics Publications

Continuous glucose monitoring is critical for effective diabetes management; however, conventional benchtop potentiostats are bulky, costly, and unsuitable for decentralized point-of-care (PoC) applications. To address these limitations, this work presents a miniaturized, low-cost electrochemical sensing platform integrating a non-enzymatic glucose sensor with a portable potentiostat. The sensing electrode is based on laser-induced graphene modified with zinc oxide and platinum nanostructures via electrodeposition to enable sensitive glucose detection under physiological conditions. A custom-designed portable potentiostat was developed to control electrode potentials and perform electrochemical measurements, and its performance was experimentally validated against a commercial Metrohm system. Glucose detection was evaluated using …

Nanofibrous Materials And Nanoparticles For Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Synthesis, Integration, And Translational Perspectives, Rewati Raman Ujjwal, Ashish Dilip Sutar, Rahul Shukla, Gymama Slaughter

Center for Bioelectronics Publications

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health challenge driven by mechanisms such as biofilm formation, efflux pumps, and genetic mutations. Nanoparticulate and fibrous materials have emerged as promising strategies to overcome these limitations through multimodal antimicrobial action and controlled drug delivery. This review highlights recent advances in electrospun nanofibrous systems, including natural and synthetic polymer-based scaffolds, stimuli-responsive nanofibers, and functionalized patches. Nanoparticle-loaded nanofiber systems demonstrate enhanced performance, including bacterial eradication, sustained drug release, and significant biofilm disruption. Multifunctional systems combining antimicrobial, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties further show synergism. Emerging innovations, such as piezoelectric and smart sensing systems, enable self-powered …

Electrochemical Hemoglobin Biosensors For Point-Of-Care Diagnostics, Ashwini Dantanarayana, Gymama Slaughter

Center for Bioelectronics Publications

Hemoglobin (Hb) and its glycated variant (HbA1c) are essential clinical biomarkers for diagnosing anemia, acute hemorrhage, and long-term glycemic control. The growing demand for decentralized point-of-care (POC) testing has accelerated the development of rapid, inexpensive, and portable electrochemical sensing platforms. These technologies exploit the intrinsic redox activity of the heme prosthetic group, yet achieving efficient direct electron transfer (DET) remains a fundamental challenge because the electroactive iron center is deeply embedded within the globin structure. This review critically examines recent advances in electrochemical Hb sensing, tracing the evolution of electrode architectures from conventional carbon substrates to nanostructured materials, including graphene, …

Étude Multidisciplinaire Du Confort Des Bouchons D'Oreilles : Vers Une Protection Auditive Efficace En Milieu De Travail, Olivier Doutres, Franck Sgard, Alessia Negrini, Alain Berry, Chantal Gauvin

Rapports de recherche scientifique

L'utilisation de protecteurs auditifs individuels (PICB), tels que les casques ou les bouchons d’oreilles souvent recommandés comme mesure temporaire, reste souvent le seul moyen d'assurer la protection des travailleuses et travailleurs exposés quotidiennement à des niveaux de bruit dangereux. Actuellement, le choix d'un PICB est principalement basé sur des considérations liées à l’atténuation acoustique qu’il offre (et mesurée en laboratoire par des organisations certifiées), et/ou à des caractéristiques de l'environnement de travail, telles que la chaleur, l'hygiène et la compatibilité avec d'autres équipements de protection individuelle (EPI). Le port de PICB est connu pour générer de nombreux inconforts qui peuvent …

The Best Children's Books Of The Year In Spanish [2026 Edition], Bank Street College Of Education. Children's Book Committee

The Center for Children's Literature

An annotated list of the best children's books in Spanish published or translated in 2025. In English and Spanish.

Spanish title: Los mejores libros infantiles del año 2026.

Green As Cure: The City Beautiful Movement And The Spatial Politics Of Health, 1870-1950, Avi Patel

Library Map Prize

At the turn of the twentieth century, Progressive Era reformers understood the American city not merely as disordered but as pathological—an environment that bred disease and eroded civic life. This thesis argues that the City Beautiful Movement (CBM), embodied in Washington's 1902 McMillan Plan, advanced a spatial logic it terms "green as cure:" the conviction that disciplined landscape design could function as a form of environmental medicine, restoring health to the urban body. Drawing on maps, planning documents, and congressional reports, the thesis shows how plans defined disorder, prescribed intervention, and embedded assumptions about race and belonging into the built …

A Phylogenetic Analysis Of Avian-Associated Ixodes Scapularis & Implications For Lyme Disease, Nora Correiro

Honors Theses

Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis, is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. Whereas Lyme disease is concentrated in the northeastern US, I. scapularis exists in the southeast as well, and the ticks in these regions generally separate into northern and southern evolutionary lineages. Although recent analyses suggest unidirectional and limited gene flow from north to south due to behavioral, ecological, and environmental barriers, the mechanisms underlying the persistence of this limited gene flow remain unclear. This study examines whether bird-mediated dispersal may facilitate south-to-north gene …

Mechanisms Driving Disparities In Income Mobility Across The Income Distribution, Joe Larkins

Honors Theses

This study examines intergenerational income persistence across the income distribution, testing whether mechanisms driving inequality differ between families in the top and bottom halves of the income distribution. Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), a nationally representative longitudinal survey of 8th grade students and their parents, this research estimates an interaction model comparing parental income effects for children in advantaged versus disadvantaged economic circumstances. The analysis reveals that a $1,000 increase in parental income yields eight times greater income gains for children in the bottom half of the distribution compared to those in the top …

Death Certificates For Darrell Grayson And Cornelius Singleton, Alabama Center For Health Statistics

Execution Artifacts and Eyewitness Accounts

The death certificates of Cornelius Singleton and Darrell Grayson, listing their causes of death as electrocution and lethal injection, respectively.

Death Fell On Alabama, Sebastian Muccilli

Execution Artifacts and Eyewitness Accounts

Rev. Sebastian Muccilli's account of ministering to Darrell Grayson in the days and hours before his execution.

2026 Cancelled Titles With Alternate Access, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters

No abstract provided.

People And Movement: A Unit Of Study On The Great Migration, Maria Arteta-Martelo

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This unit of study for third graders on the Great Migration was developed to fill a gap in a year-long immigration curriculum by incorporating Black history and the often-overlooked experiences of internal migration.

Initiation, Timing, And Duration Of Prone Positioning In Icu Ards Patients: An Integrative Research Review (Irr), Amanda Everard Thomas

Covenant Nurses Week 2026

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Early Breastfeeding Initiation: An Integrative Review Of Barriers And Education, Staci Shaw

Covenant Nurses Week 2026

No abstract provided.

Do Your Perceptions Of Minority Students Influence How You Teach Them? How Does A White Teacher's Racial Identity Affect Academic Outcomes Of Students Of Color?, Vivianease Major

Doctor of Education Dissertations

This qualitative research study examined the relationship between White teachers and students of color, focusing on how teachers' racial identity awareness influences their instructional practices and relationships. Using Helms's (1990) White Racial Identity Development Theory and principles of culturally responsive pedagogy, the study explored how teachers perceive their roles in advocating for the academic and relational needs of diverse students. Participants described their experiences with students of color, relationship-building strategies, and how their backgrounds and training affect their teaching practices. Semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis were employed to analyze teacher perceptions and experiences. Findings revealed that participants made significant …

Beyond The Classroom: Exploring High School Graduates' Perceptions Of How Extracurricular Activities Influence College And Career Readiness, Miranda B. Grigg

Doctor of Education Dissertations

This mixed methods study explored high school graduates’ perceptions of how participation in extracurricular activities influenced their college and career readiness. Grounded in Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Theory and Deci and Ryan’s (1985) Self-Determination Theory, the study examined how experiences in athletics, clubs, organizations, and leadership roles contributed to graduates’ development of confidence, motivation, leadership skills, belonging, and real-world competencies. A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was employed. The quantitative phase consisted of a 20-item survey completed by 67 graduates of a rural South Carolina high school, with responses analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square goodness-of-fit tests. Reliability was further …

Educational Inclusion Commission Conformation As A Strategy For A Public Policy Proposal, Yessica Martinez Soto, Lilia Guadalupe Lopez Arriaga, Luis Enrique Palafox

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

No abstract provided.

Searches And Seizures Of The Unhoused, Shawn E. Fields

Faculty Scholarship

The United States recorded its largest ever unhoused population in 2024. Acute affordable housing shortages and climate-fueled natural disasters have exacerbated a decades-long unaddressed humanitarian crisis, straining resources in cities and rural areas alike. In response, state and local governments have pivoted to a more punitive approach to houselessness. Draconian "anti-camping" ordinances subject houseless people to fines or arrests while police destroy their property in encampment "sweeps," disconnecting the unhoused from critical social structures. Quality-of-life laws criminalize basic biological functions in public. New York, California, and other states have expanded the reach of involuntary civil commitment procedures, forcibly hospitalizing and …

Expanding The Boundaries Of Scholarship: Flight Instruction And Boyer’S Call For Application, Joseph Scarcella

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

No abstract provided.

“The World Is Yours”: Blackplanet.Com And The Black Birth Of The Social Media Age, Malachi D. Crawford, W. Denae Muhammad Murphy, Bequita Pegram

The Griot - Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc.

This article examines the rise of BlackPlanet.com as a foundational force in the birth of the Social Media Age. Launched in 1999 by Omar Wasow, BlackPlanet quickly became the largest and most influential online social networking platform for African Americans, challenging assumptions about the so-called “digital divide.” Despite limited household internet access among Black communities, the site experienced extraordinary growth, reaching nearly 13 million users by 2004 (see user growth data in Table 1)

Crawford et al . Through customizable personal pages, forums, messaging, and community-building tools, BlackPlanet pioneered participatory digital culture before the rise of MySpace and Facebook. The …

Book Reviews, Mea Boykins, Kimberly F. Monroe, Denzel Oliver, Latif A. Tarik

The Griot - Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc.

No abstract provided.

Esg Risk And Agricultural Commodity Integration, Alper Gormus, Yoav Wachsman, Elif Gormus

Finance and Economics

This study investigates how major agricultural commodities interact with diversified U.S. equity funds, sorted by their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk exposure. Using daily Morningstar data on 880 U.S. equity mutual funds, we construct portfolios representing high- and low-ESG-risk equities and examine their linkages with prices for eight agricultural commodities. Applying Fourier-augmented Toda–Yamamoto VAR and LM-GARCH models that accommodate both abrupt and gradual structural breaks, we document clear heterogeneity across ESG risk segments. Low-ESG-risk portfolios exhibit minimal price and volatility spillovers from agricultural commodities, whereas high-ESG-risk portfolios display strong and often bidirectional transmissions—particularly for coffee, corn, cotton, livestock, and …

Build, Baby, Build: Federal Takings For Affordable Homes, Desiree C. Hensley

Missouri Law Review

The private housing market in the U.S. fails to produce sufficient affordable housing for the people who need it. Even middle-income Americans are stretched to buy or rent. If local and state governments cannot respond effectively, may the federal government simply use eminent domain to build affordable homes to correct the nation’s housing market, including the high cost of land? Conventional wisdom is that the Constitution prohibits such federal action. This understanding arises from a brief period during which the federal government built fifty housing projects—approximately 21,000 housing units—in thirty-five cities across the United States during the Great Depression. The …

Unreasonable Accommodations: Staple V. School Board Of Broward County And The Case For The Interactive Process In Title Vii Accommodations, M. Thomas Yang

Missouri Law Review

When Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, it envisioned a unique dispute resolution mechanism within the statute—the interactive process. Under this process, when an employee requests an accommodation from an employer, the two must “work together to assess whether an employee’s disability can be reasonably accommodated.” Although the term “interactive process” does not appear in the ADA’s text, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) interpreted Congress’s intent and incorporated the interactive process into its regulations to guide disability accommodations. Strangely though, Title VII, which governs religious accommodations, does not include the interactive process in its text …

Table Of Contents And Dedication

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fighting To Teach, Struggling To Stay: Prevalent Challenges Within Mississippi's K-12 Public Education System And Recommendations For Solving The Most Acute Issue, Faith Hall

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.