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Chairs Of Excellence Annual Report 2019, Tennessee. Higher Education Commission.

Academic Programs and Workforce Reports

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An Accelerated Hierarchical Approach For Object Shape Extraction And Recognition, Mahmoud K. Quweider, Bassam Arshad, Hansheng Lei, Liyu Zhang, Fitratullah Khan

Computer Science Faculty Publications

We present a novel automatic supervised object recognition algorithm based on a scale and rotation invariant Fourier descriptors algorithm. The algorithm is hierarchical in nature to capture the inherent intra-contour spatial relationships between the parent and child contours of an object. A set of distance metrics are introduced to go along with the hierarchical model. To test the algorithm, a diverse database of shapes is created and used to train standard classification algorithms, for shape-labeling. The implemented algorithm takes advantage of the multi-threaded architecture and GPU efficient image-processing functions present in OpenCV wherever possible, speeding up the running time and …

On Establishing A Culturally Affirmative Psychiatric Inpatient Program For Deaf People, Neil S. Glickman, Sherry M. Zitter

JADARA

The authors describe their effort to create a Deaf culturally affirmative psychiatric inpatient unit at a state psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts. A culturally affirmative program is defined as one based on Deaf cultural values. Four values are discussed in the context of how they could be translated into programmatic realities. These values are (1) that the least restrictive environment for serving deaf people is a Deaf environment; (2) that communication needs to be appropriate as well as affirming of the Deaf community; (3) that staff have to be recruited, hired and developed with the necessary cultural and clinical skills; and …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2019-09-27, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

International Visual Storytelling Conference To Be Held At Ohio Nov. 7-11 (September 27, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Alvin Adams Symposium Held At Ohio Honored Talented Journalist And Alumnus (September 26, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Ohio Senior Gets Early Start On Journalism Career At Politico (September 26, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Film On Paper, Graphics On Screen, Feminism In Story: An Exegesis Of A Feminist Graphic Novel Project, Jingwei Xu

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

This research is the second stage of my entire graphic novel practice looking at a feminist topic – women’s awakening from marriage. In this phase, the study carries out the practical process of the creative work, involving a graphic novel (body), an opening title (hook) and a package of visual communication design (promotion), in order to convey my feminist claim that women’s real emancipation depends on whether they can rouse their subject awareness and break through the chain of marriage. Based on this practice-led research, my personal knowledge is generated, including the value of combining graphic novels and title sequences, …

“Poke It With A Stick”, Using Autoethnography In Research Through Design, Natalia Triantafylli, Spyros Bofylatos

Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series

This paper follows the design and creation of an artifact called “Poke it with a stick”, a promiscuous lighting fixture that invites users to play with its tactile operation switch. This ongoing research investigates how autoethnography could be adapted in the context of research through design while support practitioners regarding the contextualization of their work. Autoethnography, an introspective exploration, enables the emergence of narratives that support the understanding of the tacit aspects of creativity. This ongoing research investigates how autoethnography, as a critical approach (Denshire, 2013), could adapt in research through design methodologies, opening up a space evoking self-reflection while …

Kenneth Burke At The Moma: A Viewer’S Theory, Debra Hawhee, Megan Poole

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

When Kenneth Burke visited the Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Road to Victory: A Procession of Photographs of the Nation at War” in the summer of 1942, he most likely did not expect to leave with such intense and intensely contradictory impressions. His visit there offers rhetoric scholars an opportunity to examine the exhibition – important for museum rhetoric because of its propagandistic political message and its innovative visual and material design. Considering the exhibition on its own terms, and the way designers managed problems of circulation and implemented new methods of “extended vision” helps us to present Burke’s then-developing …

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

Integrating Humanities Into Environmental Engineering Classrooms, Sarah Bauer

Open Educational Resources

In this module, students will be exposed to the broader context of several major components within the area of environmental engineering by integrating humanities into the environmental engineering classroom. This module includes lecture content pertaining to the areas of (1) solid and hazardous waste management and (2) management of air pollution. This module will help provide students with a background of these subject areas by: introducing students to the history of waste management practices and regulations in the United States and exposing students to various major air pollution episodes throughout history and the implications air pollution has on human and …

Dean's Spotlight September 9, 2019, Seattle University School Of Law Dean

Dean's Spotlight

No abstract provided.

Domestic Trauma And Imperial Pessimism: The Crisis At Home In Charles Dickens’S Dombey And Son, Katherine E. Ostdiek

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In “Domestic Trauma and Imperial Pessimism: The Crisis At Home in Charles Dickens’s Dombey and Son,” Katherine Ostdiek discusses Dickens’s representation of violence, grief, and recovery within the Victorian home as a pre-Freudian example of trauma. This comparison not only demonstrates the importance of trauma studies in the nineteenth-century, but more importantly, it thematically focuses empathy for the traumatized on the home. In this novel, Dickens dismisses topics related to the financial and social crises of mid-century Britain in favor of domestic themes that emphasize an idealized structure of the Victorian family. Through her use of trauma theory and …

Design And Evaluation Of An Alternative Wheelchair Control System For Dexterity Disabilities, Samuel Oliver, Asiya Khan

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

September 4, 2019 General Faculty Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Eastern, Fall/Winter 2019, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations.

Alumni Publications

This issue contains articles about: A Next-Generation Science Star Steps Up, Marcos Monteiro, a molecular biology standout, is the first-ever Goldwater Scholar, and Beauty Wild and Untrammeled, can Eastern restore a long-lost patch of prairie? EWU administrators announced a plan to restore a 120-acre parcel of university-owned farmland to its native habitat, thus creating a "living laboratory" of restored Palouse prairie proximate to the cheney campus, and Advancing the Standard, EWU's athletic director Lynn Hickey explains the hows and whys of proposed Roos Field renovations, and Eastern Achievers, an awards gala showcases the extraordinary stories of amazing Eagle alumni James …

Artz 302a.01: Elementary School Art, Steven M. Krutek

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

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Relational Liaising To Integrate Informed Learning Into The Disciplinary Classroom, Kim L. Ranger

Books and Contributions to Books

This conceptual chapter sets the stage for how librarians can support informed learning. It looks at how the intersections between informed learning, Bakhtin’s philosophy of communication, and relational leadership contribute to a model of relational liaising. The chapter provides examples of practical applications, interdisciplinary collaboration, and shared leadership which librarians and other teachers can adapt for specific arts, humanities, or social sciences disciplines. Many of the illustrations are set within communication-related curricula but also include the arts.

The Relationship Between Cognitive Function And Activities Of Daily Living, Pamela V. Lorenzo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Dementia is a cognitive disorder that can be caused by several underlying diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disease. Dementia is not only characterized by declines in cognition, but is also associated with declines in instrumental and basic activities of daily living (ADLs). Cognitive decline generally begins prior to any declines in ADLs, and as cognitive impairments progress, the ability to independently perform ADLs begins to decline as well. Accurate assessment of ADL functioning, though critical to the diagnosis of dementia, can be difficult with the use of self-report measures. One objective measure of ADLs is the Functional Independence Measure …

Sex, Scents, And Cephalopods: Factors That Affect Social And Reproductive Behavior In Chambered Nautilus And Oval Squid, Naomi J. Lewandowski

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Cephalopods are a highly specialized group of molluscs that show a wide range of behavioral patterns. Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) and oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) are two very distinct species of cephalopod that both provide unique insight into cephalopod reproductive and social behavior. In experiments utilizing both species, I aimed to fill in knowledge gaps in a range of reproductive behaviors from fundamental responses to conspecifics, to preferred mating habitat.

In Chapter 1 and 2 I tested individual nautiluses in a Y-maze where recipients were exposed to paired odors of two donor nautiluses. I collected data …

Woub Rolling Out New Logo As Part Of Rebrand (August 30, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Hope, Courage, And Resilience In The Lives Of Transgender Women Of Color, Nadine Ruff, Amy B. Smoyer, Jean Breny

The Qualitative Report

There is a lack of qualitative and strengths-based knowledge about the lived experience of transgender women of color in the US. To address this research gap, a Photovoice project was undertaken with five transgender women living in a small urban area. Thematic analysis of the participants’ discussion of their photographs identified three major themes: hope, courage, and resilience. Analysis suggests a framework for understanding these women’s lived experiences and the psychosocial tools that they use to negotiate their daily lives and persevere in the face of interpersonal and structural oppression.

The Bg News August 23, 2019, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 23, 2019. Volume 99-Issue 1.

Comparison Of Telemedicine To Traditional Face-To-Face Care For Children With Special Health Care Needs: Analysis Of Cost, Caring, And Family-Centered Care, Mary A. Hooshmand

Dissertations

It is estimated that one out of every five household with children in the United States includes a Child with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). Families of CSHCN face many challenges including financial burdens beyond that of other families and difficulty accessing much needed pediatric specialty care. Telemedicine provides a potential solution or, at the least, an alternative to the traditional system of care, for health care providers and communities to address access and financial concerns of families of CSHCN. A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study to examine the differences in cost, caring, and family-centered care in …

Aesthetics Of Food: The Role Of Visual Framing Strategies For Influence Building On Instagram, Shuhan Yang

Theses

This thesis employs quantitative content analysis to investigate how social media influencers use aesthetic image design to engage followers. The study investigates the ten most-followed food influencers on Instagram in the United States. The study looks at the effectiveness of visual framing strategies, focusing on the images (N = 120) of influencers which have received more than 10,000 likes in 2017. Results show that food influencers prefer to post images about cooked food, without any decorations, using high contrast colors and close-up shots. Raw food images were found to be associated with cluttered composition and far away shoots, whereas cooked …

Eng 1001g-022: College Composition I, Md. Fahad Hossain

Fall 2019

No abstract provided.

Uncovering Digital Literacy And Supporting The Implicit: A Case Study Of Library-Faculty Collaboration, Blair Kelly

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Digital literacy is increasingly seen as an important skill for 21^st century university students. Alongside this, notions of ‘digital natives’ who intuitively or implicitly understand digital literacy persist, despite evidence to the contrary.

In order to better understand how digital literacy is expressed in course curriculum, and therefore provide more effective support to students, Deakin University Library worked with academic staff in the University’s School of Medicine to uncover where digital literacy was assessed across the span of a Master of Optometry degree. This process also revealed to what extent the underpinning digital literacy skills and knowledge needed to …

Curo — Patient Home Recovery Guide For Stressfree And Better Recovery After Hospitalization, Khushboo Rajesh Agarwal

Theses

The transition from in-hospital illness management to self-management exposes patients to many risks such as inadequate training before leaving the hospital and medication errors which can lead to patient re-hospitalization. Effective care after discharge can improve patients’ health, reduce chances of re-hospitalization and decrease healthcare costs.

A patient leaves the hospital with a complex and verbose discharge summary. Once home they rely on this discharge summary to guide their recovery. Most of the printed summaries use medical jargon that informs the clinicians more than the patients. To help patients understand better, nurses go through the discharge papers with the patient …

Lore: A World Beyond Pages, Anushka Nalluri

Theses

All around us are hundreds of people with years of accumulated knowledge and unique life stories. I call these people ‘Human books’. At the same time, there are people around us who want to hear the stories from these human books and glean the knowledge from their life experiences. When people realize this, they will naturally develop an urge to connect with the others and learn more from them. Unfortunately, in our increasingly impersonal and disconnected culture, we do not have a method to discover and connect with those who are interested in sharing their knowledge. I’m proposing a system …