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Editor’S Introduction, Michael D. Pante

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Neuroscience In Mental Health Management Within The Adhd Population, Kadi Rae Smith

University Honors Theses

Neuroscience-based educational interventions play a role in the management of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), including the regulation of ADHD-correlated depression and anxiety. Existing research shows that elevated rates of depression correspond to anxiety within the ADHD community; approximately 8.83% of the global population. Social ostracization and isolation are established contributors to depression and anxiety which are commonly comorbid with ADHD. The need exists for further investigation of the beneficial impact that an accurate, biological understanding of how the brain works has on the mental health of the ADHD population, and by extension their families, education systems, and medical industries. …

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (June 16, 2025), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on June 16, 2025.

Developing Transferable Skills Not Just Gpa: The Case Of A University Lab, Mopelola F. Adelakun

Theses and Dissertations from DePaul University

Being a college student is much more than getting a diploma. It is a time to explore, make new friends, socialize, build knowledge, and start the development process for life after college. While students are highly encouraged to finish their college degree with a high-grade point average (GPA), it is important to also stay focused on the total education of a person. A key aspect of college education therefore is the development of employability and transferable skills. The literature noted that there is high rate of unemployment or underemployment among freshly graduated students. One of the ways to address this …

Halcyon: Creating New Authentic Connections With Nostalgic Marketing In Small Businesses, Claire Elise Stough

Masters Theses

In an over saturated market, there are many brands that fall into the trap of uniform and formulaic marketing strategies that fail to resonate deeply with consumers. This research explores how a brand can break away from these repetitive tactics by evoking a sense of nostalgia to create emotional connections that lead to long-term loyalty with their intended audience. The importance of this topic is found in addressing a gap in contemporary marketing. The challenge is fostering genuine consumer relationships in a world that is dominated by fleeting trends and consumer engagement that is surface level. Leveraging nostalgia, which is …

Macrolide Antibiotic Mediated Cardiac Arrhythmias: Emerging Concepts And Clinical Implications, Fatima Iqbal, Alyssa Derouen, Robin Ren, Adam M. Kaye, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D. Kaye

Pacific Faculty Work

The macrolide class of antibiotics are widely utilized in clinical settings for a broad range of bacterial infections and have additional roles as immunomodulatory agents. Although efficacious with a good safety profile overall, they have been associated with prolongation of the QT interval and development of the polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Torsades de pointes (TdP). In a 2020 scientific statement, the American Heart Association (AHA) classified azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin as QT-prolonging drugs known to cause TdP and the online database, CredibleMeds, that maintains a list of drugs known to cause QT prolongation classifies these drugs as having an increased risk …

Intouch Week Of June 16, 2025, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Jonathan Sheindlin, M.D. '93, and John Morningstar to be Honored at NYMC’s Annual Golf Tournament
• 15th Annual Paul K. Woolf, M.D., Pediatric Trainee Research Day Spotlights Outstanding Research
• NYMC Researchers Identify Novel Strain of Syphilis Bacterium
• TCDM Alumni Reunion Celebrates the Class of 2020 and Showcases Innovation in Digital Dentistry
• Alumni Spotlight: 2025 Student Commencement Speakers Reflection on NYMC and What Comes Next
• Alumni Spotlight: The Cooper’s Lifelong Bond with NYMC

Developmental Consequences Of Benevolent Sexism: How Awareness Can Change Women’S Lives, Bianca F. Brenes Rojas

Student Works

Benevolent forms of sexism become increasingly evident as society evolves, making everyday sexism more challenging to recognize and confront (Feigt et al., 2022; Watson et al., 2018). When unaware, benevolent forms of sexism can adversely affect women’s self-esteem, create feelings of inferiority, and may potentially increase women’s psychological stressors (Becker & Swim, 2011; Becker & Wright, 2011; Moradi & Subich, 2004). According to the ambivalent sexism theory, benevolent forms of sexism, while expressed in a positive tone, can potentially affect women due to the underlying belief that women are inferior to men (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Some women perceive benevolent …

Exploring Character-Level Attacks On Neural Ranking Models, Surjyanee Halder

Master’s Dissertations

Neural ranking models (NRMs) have achieved state-of-the-art performance in information retrieval, yet they remain highly susceptible to subtle adversarial inputs such as character-level typos. This project explores the robustness of such systems by introducing a reinforcement learning (RL)-based query perturbation framework. RL agents—PPO, DQN, and A2C—were trained to minimally modify user queries (e.g., through character deletions or swaps) with the goal of significantly altering the resulting document rankings, as measured by Kendall’s Tau. Experiments were conducted on the TREC DL 2019 and 2020 benchmarks using two different neural rankers: Mini LM and a fine-tuned Character BERT model. The perturbation attacks …

Medst 343w - Nonfiction Forms (8 Week Async Section), Ash Marinaccio

Open Educational Resources

In this course, we will explore how various forms of nonfiction storytelling represent reality and shape our understanding of the world. Over the semester, we will examine how “the real” is represented across different mediums, including theatre, film, photography, and literature. Through critical readings, case studies, creative exercises, and Brightspace discussions, we will examine the intricate interplay between truth, ethics, form, and authorship in documentary and nonfiction works.

The course is divided into five units. The first unit introduces foundational questions of ethics, authorship, and cultural responsibility in nonfiction storytelling. The following units focus on specific forms: documentary theatre, nonfiction …

Beyond The Genome: The Racialized Exposome, Flourishing, And Stress Biology In African Americans, A Non-Exhaustive Review, Enye Washington

University Honors Theses

Racial health disparities remain an enduring challenge in the United States, disproportionately impacting African American communities through higher rates of chronic disease and premature mortality. This non-exhaustive literature explores how the racialized exposome - a term denoting the totality of social, environmental, and structural stressors rooted in systemic racism - biologically embeds itself via stress-responsive pathways. Specifically, it examines the interaction between racial stress, flourishing, and key biological markers, including allostatic load and telomere length, considering the gut-brain axis. The review highlights robust evidence that chronic exposure to racial discrimination and structural adversity contributes to multisystem dysregulation and accelerated cellular …

Video Highlights From Spring Reunion 2025, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Renovated Spaulding Hall Unveiled, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Veterans And Higher Education: How Military Service Affects The College Student Experience, Sean M. Berryman

Theses and Dissertations

Higher education has, in the past, paved the road to success for many Americans. Since it currently seems to be the consensus in American society, in general, that a college degree is needed to secure a good job, which leads to a good income in order to provide for oneself and one’s family, college is the road most Americans choose in order to achieve these goals. Since World War II (WWII), veterans have increasingly sought college degrees post-service to bring them in line with their civilian counterparts: they obtained experience in the military, now the degree gives veterans the opportunity …

Integrated Management Of Strawberry Crown And Root Rot Caused By Fusarium Solani In Greenhouse Conditions, Brwa A. Aziz, Qasim A. Marzani

Polytechnic Journal

The strawberry, or Fragaria x ananassa Duch., is a crop that is grown extensively around the world, including in Kurdistan. However, the crop is frequently compromised by soil-borne pathogens, particularly the fungal pathogen Fusarium solani, which causes considerable damage and economic losses. The devastating nature of this disease has not been adequately controlled by traditional techniques of control. This study aimed to integrate multiple control strategies to mitigate the impact of Fusarium solani on strawberry production. Strawberry samples were collected from the region, and after the pathogen was isolated, it became clear that Fusarium solani was the main culprit …

Effective Strategies For Placing Underrepresented Women In Senior Management Positions: Shared Strategies, George Alexander Pegram Jr.

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Underrepresentation of women in senior management positions within the tech industry poses a significant challenge in terms of organizational equity and effectiveness. Business leaders are concerned with this disparity, as it reflects systemic barriers to women’s advancement. Grounded in the people’s capability maturity model (P-CMM), the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies that senior executives in the Washington, DC tech industry use to promote women to senior management positions. The participants were eight senior women executives purposefully selected for their leadership roles. Data was collected using semistructured interviews. Through thematic analysis, four themes were identified: personalized …

Staff Education On Strategies To Eliminate Medication Errors And Promote Medication Compliance In The Community And Healthcare Settings, Rita Nyongkah Yeba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Patient health is highly influenced by non-adherence to medications and faults in them. Longer diseases, unneeded hospital visits, and growing healthcare expenses are the effects of these problems. Medication errors can arise from incorrect prescriptions, too low or too high doses, poor administration, or inconsistent provider communication. Patients may also neglect their prescriptions for several reasons, including lack of motivation, forgetfulness, or worries about side effects. This initiative aimed to provide medical staff members with techniques meant to help lower errors in the healthcare environment and enhance medication adherence. The aim of this initiative was to instruct the staff members …

Employee Engagement As A Mediator Between Transformational Leadership And Organizational Commitment, Catherine Despotovic

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The hospitality industry in the Southeast United States plays a vital role in economic growth but faces leadership challenges that impact employee engagement and organizational commitment. Hospitality industry leaders should understand these challenges that disrupt service quality and negatively impact customer satisfaction and organizational stability. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership, employee engagement, and organizational commitment in the hospitality industry of the Southeast United States. The participants were 100 full-time hospitality employees who completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. The results revealed significant positive …

Applying The Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, And Sustainability (Nasss) Framework To Adapt The Champ App For Pediatric Feeding Tube Weaning: Application And Case Report., Dana Bakula, Alexandra Zax, Sarah T. Edwards, Kristina Nash, April Escobar, Rachel Graham, Amy Ricketts, Ryan Thompson, Sarah Bullard, Julianne Brogren, Leah Shimmens, Lori A. Erickson

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based tube feeding (TF) weaning involves reducing the volume of tube feeds to induce hunger, with interdisciplinary monitoring to allow for proactive medical, nutritional, and behavioral intervention as needed. This can be done outpatient; however, the current standard of care requires a high degree of medical monitoring and care coordination, which can be challenging to implement. The CHAMP App is a mobile app designed for remote patient monitoring of children born with congenital heart conditions who are at high risk for medical morbidity and mortality. The CHAMP App remote patient monitoring program would be ideally suited to improve medical …

Diamonds In The Shadow: Hidden Treasures From The 1930s-1970s-African American Female Guitarists In The Blues, Jamisha-Antarae Harris

Masters Theses

Culturally, African American females are recognized as vocalists in American music but are routinely overlooked as guitarists. Writers and scholars of the blues generally ignore African American female guitarists’ creative and innovative contributions to this genre of music. This thesis documents the exploration of African American females playing guitar to define their musical roles in American society. Racial and gender identity, as well as the limitations imposed by the larger society, will be explored through this instrument as an essential element of creative expression. Racism and sexism are two sides of the same coin, rendering their musicianship identities nearly invisible. …

From Assistance To Impact: The Expanding Role Of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants In Higher Education, Erin Measom

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is presented in a three-article format. It explores the evolving role of undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in higher education, with a particular focus on how they facilitate interaction, engagement, and student success in online courses. As higher education institutions expand online learning and seek innovative ways to enhance student support, UTAs have emerged as key players in bridging the gap between students and instructors. The first article provides a scoping review of the literature on UTAs, tracing their historical evolution and examining their expanding role. While traditionally viewed as logistical or grading assistants, UTAs are increasingly taking on …

The Colors Of Good And Evil: A Quantitative Study On The Effect Of Disney Animated Feature Films On Audience Color Association, Grace Mallory Hayes

Masters Theses

The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine what impact Disney animated feature films have on audience color association. The problem is that Disney assigns colors to certain movie roles that are in contrast to what color theory posits or would assume. This study sought to determine if audiences that are highly saturated in Disney animated feature films receive a different message from colors than someone who does not regularly consume Disney films. This research examines the impact of Disney habitually assigning colors to characters in contrast to their traditional meaning on the emotional association of viewers through …

Authenticity In Historical Fiction, Reaghan Sara-Anne Avery

Masters Theses

Authenticity is often debated in the field of literature. It’s an element that attests to an author’s credibility and a work’s originality, specifically the measure of an author’s genuine intent and the historical veracity of the work, including the genre of historical fiction. Authenticity can be defined in twofold terminology: those being the idealism and the factual, historically based evidence of the piece. Assessing a work’s authenticity by analyzing its believability and relatability is a three-part process that includes looking at the realistic dialogue, sensory and detailed language, and historical elements in a given text. The partial novel below entitled, …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 06.16.25, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Two Notre Dame Law School graduates to clerk at U.S. Supreme Court for the 2025-26 term
• Class of 2025 Highest Academic Awards
• Amanda Garcia receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2025-26
• Notre Dame legal historians, one established and one emerging, receive prizes in ceremony at Supreme Court
• ND Law students compete in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna
• Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion announces winners of 2025 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
• Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic announces winners of 2025 Global Human Rights Practice Writing Competition

Faculty Briefs

• Sadie Blanchard …

Comparative Impact Of Thiazides Vs. Dihydropyridines On Heart Failure Risk In Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Safaa M. Alsanosi, Yosra Z. Alhindi

Saudi Toxicology Journal

Background: Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is a progressive condition that significantly elevates the risk of heart failure (HF). The selection of antihypertensive agents plays a critical role in modulating HF risk. Thiazide diuretics and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (DHPs) are frequently utilized in clinical practice, yet their comparative long-term cardiovascular outcomes, particularly regarding HF incidence, remain underexplored. Methods: A systematic literature review was undertaken, drawing four key databases—MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane—covering the period from 1994 to October 2024. The scope was limited to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating thiazides or DHPs, with a minimum of 100 participants diagnosed …

Strategies For Time Management Challenges Of The First-Year Secondary School Music Educator, Jamey Bartlett Derks

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite the number of first-year music educators, there is a lack of research on the challenges of time management that first-year teachers face. Time management affects first-year secondary music teachers in areas that challenge their success in the classroom. This study recovered first-year music educators’ perspectives and experiences in the music classroom, specifically regarding time management challenges. Guided by Husserl’s phenomenological research model, this qualitative phenomenological research study identified perspectives that must be explored and documented concerning first-year music educators’ time management challenges. Perspectives on lesson planning, classroom management, and mentor assistance have emerged as themes through studying a small …

The Black Side Of The Jesus Movement: Contemporary Gospel Music, Edward Daryl Duff

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study investigates the impact of James Cleveland, Andraé Crouch, Edwin Hawkins, and Walter Hawkins on contemporary gospel music following the Jesus Movement revival. Their music emerged concurrently with the birth of contemporary Christian music; however, their significant musical innovations have not been widely recognized as part of the Jesus Movement revival. Figuratively speaking, contemporary gospel music and contemporary Christian music are like “fraternal twins,” yet there has been insufficient research linking them together. The rationale for this study is to uncover the potential social and cultural barriers that contributed to their exclusion and disconnect. This research identifies these barriers …

A Case Study For Faithful Biblical Expository Preaching And Teaching: The Transformation Of Members In The Anointed Church Of Jesus Christ, Elijah Narplah Wreh

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This DMIN action research evaluates the effectiveness of biblical expository preaching in demonstrating the inerrancy of Scripture and determining the impact of the twelve-week sermon series with the congregation at the Anointed Church of Jesus Christ in Elyria, Ohio. The process is designed to benefit the church’s congregation, help them faithfully obey God’s Word, and be drawn to God’s reality and the answers it provides through biblical preaching. The research methodology covers the application of biblical expository preaching. The congregation was instructed on various phraseological expressions, including expositional preaching, bibliocentric, Christocentric, inspired Scripture, applications, and illustrations, which helped enhance and …

Journalists' Perspectives On Social Media In The Fourth Estate And Its Impact On Public Trust In Politics, Ronnie Louis Collins

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Social/New media outlets like Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube have fundamentally altered the landscape of news delivery in the United States (U.S.), and across the globe. This qualitative study explored the impact of social media on public trust in politics, as told by experienced Fourth Estate practitioners. Thirty-one journalists from 24 different states, with ages ranging from 24 to 70 were interviewed for this study. Over a quarter of the journalists who participated in this research had more than 15 years of journalism experience. Five common themes were developed during this study: (1) Fake news and misinformation have varying negative …

Exploring The Differences Of Gender On Physician Burnout And Perceptions Of Work Environment, Holly C. Adams

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Physician burnout is a growing public health crisis, threatening care quality, patient safety, and workforce sustainability. Research suggests gender may influence burnout levels and perceptions of the work environment. This quantitative, cross-sectional study examined gender differences in physician burnout and workplace perceptions among U.S. physicians that impact burnout. A total of 170 licensed physicians completed an online survey using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS (MP)) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS). MANOVA results indicated a significant multivariate effect of gender on burnout. Follow-up ANOVA testing revealed that gender was significantly related to emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment. …