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Effects Of Nursing Faculty Incivility On Nursing Student Attrition, Amber Solheim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Incivility in nursing academia can occur with various people in the role of the perpetrator or victim, including students, faculty, and healthcare professionals in clinical settings. Nursing faculty incivility towards students may lead to nursing student attrition in practical nursing or associate degree programs. The purposes of this study, guided by Bandura’s social learning theory and Tajfel’s social identity theory, were to determine if there is a (a) difference in perceived faculty incivility in nursing students who withdraw from nursing school and nursing students who do not withdraw and (b) the difference in the levels of perceived faculty incivility between …

Understanding Associations Between Disasters And Sustainability, Resilience, And Poverty: An Empirical Study Of The Last Two Decades, Dean Kyne, Dominic Kyei

Sociology Faculty Publications

This study investigates the impact of disasters on sustainability, resilience, and poverty, using data from the “Sustainable Development Report” and the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) from 2000 to 2023. Regression models assessed the effects of disasters, deaths, injuries, affected individuals, and economic damage on normalized values of the dependent variables with lag periods of one, two, and three years of independent variables. The results reveal that disasters consistently negatively impact sustainability and resilience, highlighting the need for robust disaster risk reduction strategies and resilient infrastructure. Higher mortality rates significantly hindered development, emphasizing the importance of improving early warning systems, emergency …

Effective Business Sustainability Strategies For Small Retail Convenience Stores, Femi F. Akingbasote

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small retail convenience store owners lack sustainability strategies, leading to the business's failure to survive for five years. Retail convenience store owners who fail to implement sustainability strategies for staying in business beyond five years can experience poor customer satisfaction and experience, high operating costs, decreased sales, and low employee morale. Grounded in the sustainability development theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify and explore the business sustainability strategies small retail convenience store owners in Maryland, U.S.A., use to stay in business beyond 5 years. The participants were four small retail convenience store owners who …

Mechanisms And Metabolic Consequences Of Adipocyte Progenitor Replicative Senescence, Tonghui Lin, Aftab Mohammad, Mikhail G Kolonin, Kristin L Eckel-Mahan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

In recent decades, obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. As a result, the importance of adipose tissue (AT) as a metabolically active storage depot for lipids and a key mediator of body-wide metabolism and energy balance has been increasingly recognized. Emerging from the studies of AT in metabolic disease is a recognition of the importance of the adipocyte progenitor cell (APC) population of AT being the gatekeeper of adipocyte function. APCs have the capability to self-renew and undergo adipogenesis to propagate new adipocytes capable of lipid storage, which is important for maintaining a healthy fat pad, devoid of dysfunctional lipid …

Feedback Inhibition By A Descending Gabaergic Neuron Regulates Timing Of Escape Behavior In Drosophila Larvae, Jiayi Zhu, Jean-Christophe Boivin, Alastair Garner, Jing Ning, Yi Q Zhao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Escape behaviors help animals avoid harm from predators and other threats in the environment. Successful escape relies on integrating information from multiple stimulus modalities (of external or internal origin) to compute trajectories toward safe locations, choose between actions that satisfy competing motivations, and execute other strategies that ensure survival. To this end, escape behaviors must be adaptive. When a Drosophila melanogaster larva encounters a noxious stimulus, such as the focal pressure a parasitic wasp applies to the larval cuticle via its ovipositor, it initiates a characteristic escape response. The escape sequence consists of an initial abrupt bending, lateral rolling, and …

The Parthenon, August 28, 2024, Evan Green, Sarah Davis, Baylee Parsons, Joseph Dicristofaro, Kaitlyn Fleming, Abigail Cutlip, Rafael Alfonso, Scott Price, Wade Sullivan

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

The Structure Of The Anti-Religious Unit Of The Soviet Secret Service (1953 – 1956), Oleksandr Korotaiev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article is devoted to the issue of reforming the Soviet Security Services and their network of agents during the period of de-Stalinization (1953-1956). The directions of this reform were studied, and how these reforms affected changes in their activities in the religious sphere was traced. Based on a study of the KGB reporting documentation, as well as the personal files of KGB employees, the structure of the anti-religious division of the KGB and its peripheral offices was revealed for the first time, the main directions of its activities were indicated, the pseudonyms of secret agents working in these areas …

A Proposal To Reform The Institution Of Marriage In The Post-Dobbs Era Though The Twenty-Eighth Amendment, Allison J. Cozart

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In the United States, marriage is considered a fundamental right. In the summer of 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on a landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. There were significant changes that came from this decision and implications that could heavily affect marriage rights in this country. While the majority opinion focused on overturning the right to abortion, Justice Thomas’s concurrence shed light on the possibility that marriage might have been “wrongfully decided.” Thus, creating an uproar from American citizens across the country. In 2015, the Court recognized same-sex marriage as legally valid and held that all …

Elimination Of Cash Bail In Illinois: Accessing Risk Of Defendants Using Risk Assessment Tools, Zachary Vancil

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In recent years, Illinois through the SAFE-T Act moved to eliminate cash bail in its entirety, moving to a new form of pretrial detention. Under the SAFE-T Act, persons are either released (sometimes with conditions), or detained pending trial. This Note argues that Illinois should amend its current statutory framework to mandate the use of a risk assessment tool to help aid decisions about pretrial detention. In support of mandating a risk assessment tool, this Note analyzes pretrial detention schemes in New Jersey, New York, and Illinois. While New Jersey has achieved high appearance rates and has seen success in …

Feeding The Cats: The Corruption Conundrum In The Failed Arab Spring-Egypt, Mohamed 'Arafa

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Egyptian civil society, across generational, religious, gender, and economic lines and without a charismatic leader, has organized itself at the grassroots level, evidencing the people's power in the face of a strong regime. Public order, security, and stability have deteriorated during the past two decades, with increased crime rates and other forms of abuses of power by individuals (e.g., thugs and small criminal bands), which the police have left somewhat unchecked. The people hold the military in high esteem because, in the last forty years, it has never acted against the general public. To prevent manipulation during the investigations …

New Mothers Know Best? Second-Parent Choices At Birth, Jeffrey A. Parness

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Professor Jessica Feinberg recently observed that state laws governing the ability of an individual who gives birth (“gestating parent”) “to exercise meaningful choice within the determination of who is deemed the child’s second legal parent differ drastically depending on factors such as their marital status, the method of the child’s conception, and the gender of the desired second parent.” She found many of the differences “problematic,” having “no underlying theory that provides a consistent explanation for the law’s current approach.” Moreover, she urged “reform . . . to create a more coherent and just legal framework governing the degree of …

Barriers To Legal Help In The Transgender Rights Movement, Alexander Chen, Amanda Goad, Jazzmun Crayton

Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law

This transcript was taken from the Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law's second annual panel at the LMU Loyola Law School Public Interest Palooza, hosted by the Loyola Public Interest Law Foundation on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Panelists

Alexander Chen, Founding Director, Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic

Amanda Goad, Audrey Irmas Director, LGBTQ, Gender, and Reproductive Justice Project, ACLU of Southern California

Jazzmun Crayton, Associate Director, Access to Prevention Advocacy Intervention and Treatment Health Center

Moderator

James Gilliam, Director of Career Development & Public Interest Programs, Western State College of Law; Adjunct Professor, LMU Loyola Law School; …

Letter From The Editor, Andre Enriquez

Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law

No abstract provided.

Antimicrobial Studies Of Novel Pyrazole And Thiazole-Based Antibacterial Agents, Hansa Raj Kc

Student Theses and Dissertations

In recent years, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global concern, resulting in fewer effective antibiotics. Several conventional antibacterial agents are ineffective against these, necessitating novel molecules with enhanced efficacy and diverse actions. We developed pyrazole and thiazole-based antibacterial agents and demonstrated that they have significant potency (minimum inhibitory concentration as low as 0.39 µg/mL) against antibiotic-resistant and susceptible bacteria, as well as promising anti-biofilm and anti-persister activity. In vivo toxicity tests on Caenorhabditis elegans showed no significant harm to this model host organism at low compound concentrations. These compounds rescued C. elegans from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …

Usa V. Cornelius Green

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Fernando Nunez, Jr. V. Tom Wolf

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Tawainna Anderson V. Tiktok Inc

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Gary Lall V. Usice

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes 8-27-24, Unk Student Government

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Steering Minutes 08/27/2024, Steering Committee

Steering Committee

No abstract provided.

Derrick Evans V. Thehuffingtonpost.Com Inc

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

Ud Among Nation's Best On The Princeton Review Lists, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Dreaming of a college with top-tier campus food, outstanding dorms, and students who are happy and passionate about their sports teams? According to The Princeton Review, the University of Dayton might just be your ideal choice.

Alaska Earthquake Center Quarterly Technical Report April-June 2024, Natalia Ruppert

Alaska Earthquake Center Reports

This series of technical quarterly reports from the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC) includes detailed summaries and updates on Alaska seismicity, the AEC seismic network and stations, fieldwork, our online presence, and lists publications and presentations by AEC staff. Multiple AEC staff members contribute to this report. It is issued within 1-2 months after the completion of each quarter Q1: January-March, Q2: April-June, Q3: July-September, and Q4: October-December. The first report was published for January-March, 2021.

Identifying Disinformation And Misinformation On Election Participation Among Young Adults In Mongolia, Ganchimeg Namsrai

International Programs

Misinformation and disinformation are among many factors contributing to low voter participation, and they demand immediate and thorough investigation.The poster presents the results of a short qualitative study that sheds light on the dis- and misinformation that contributes to Mongolian youth's non-participation in the 2021 and 2024 elections.

Diffuse Interface Modeling Of Non-Isothermal Stokes-Darcy Flow With Immersed Transmissibility Conditions, Hyoung Suk Suh

Faculty Scholarship

The coupling between free and porous medium flows has received significant attention since it plays an important role in a wide range of problems from fluid-soil interactions to biofluid dynamics. However, modeling this coupled process remains a difficult task as it often involves a domain decomposition algorithm in conjunction with a special treatment at the interface. The problem can become more challenging under non-isothermal conditions because it requires the iterative procedure at every time step to simultaneously meet the transient mass continuity, force equilibrium, and energy balance for the entire system. This article presents a diffuse interface framework for modeling …

Student Affairs Minutes 08/27/2024, Student Affairs Committee

Student Affairs Committee

No abstract provided.

Past-Oriented And Future-Oriented Frames Of Familiarity: Aesthetic Experience In Everyday Environments, Mami Aota

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Familiarity is an important concept that reveals aesthetic and ethical connections in everyday environments. However, it is unclear what a particular object of familiarity is in our daily lives. Identifying the object of familiarity is important for respecting residents’ perspectives in practices such as community redevelopment. This study uses two concepts, past-oriented and future-oriented framing, to clarify the process of identifying objects with which we feel familiar in our everyday environments. A past-oriented frame is invoked by a loss experienced in an everyday environment and refers to memories relating to our habits therein. A future-oriented frame is called upon by …

Aesthetic Cognitivism : Acquiring Propositional Knowledge From Fiction, Nanyun Shen

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

This thesis focuses on aesthetic cognitivism, especially the cognitive value of fiction. I mainly discuss two topics. One is whether we can learn from art, and the other is what the learning conditions are under different circumstances. I focus on acquiring propositional knowledge from fiction. My goal is to establish that the cognitive value of fiction is to a certain extent unsafe, although there might be strategies we can take to reduce such unsafeness. Yet, we should not blindly hold an optimistic attitude towards the cognitive value of fiction until more empirical evidence gives us reasons to. I distinguish between …

Aged-Out Foster Youths’ Exposure To Spiritual Foster Homes And Transition Into Adulthood, Dr. Valerie Elaine Sims

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There are 438,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States; almost 46,000 are aged 16 or older, and over 20,000 “age out” of many child welfare services between ages 18 and 20 every year. This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experience of foster youth growing up in a spiritual foster home (incorporating religious belief, practice, higher power, Bible study, or youth groups) and aging out of the system through the lens of faith-based theory. This study had a sample size of eight participants, ages 18 to 25, who transitioned out of the foster care …

Global Metaphors For Wisdom: Philosophy As A Species Of The Genus Hao-Xue, Joshua Mason

Comparative Philosophy

Many philosophers have refused to recognize Chinese traditions as genuinely philosophical. The conceptual foundations of these exclusionary efforts appear in Aristotle’s dividing philosophy from rhetoric, then associating philosophy with truth, and rhetoric with metaphor. The Chinese have frequently been defined as metaphorical thinkers, in contrast with the logical, scientific, or literal pursuits of Occidental traditions. Because metaphor is classed with rhetoric, and Chinese was associated with metaphor, critics had a way to say that the Chinese weren’t participating in philia-sophia as rational inquiry into truth. I draw on two strands of 20^th century philosophy to move us beyond this …