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Complete Dose Of Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Children In Indonesia And Factors Associated: A Community-Based Study, Putri Bungsu Machmud, Dwi Gayatri, Erni Astutik

Kesmas

Hepatitis B vaccination is widely recognized as the most effective way to prevent hepatitis B infection, yet the rate of complete vaccination among Indonesian children remains low. This study aimed to evaluate the extent of hepatitis B vaccination coverage among children and identify potential associated factors in Indonesia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. The study involved 7,860 Indonesian mothers of children aged 12-59 months, providing data on their children's hepatitis B vaccination status and other relevant factors from the 2017 Indonesian Demographic Health Survey. Overall, the rate of complete hepatitis B vaccination among children was relatively high (89.8%). Several …

Exploring Forgiveness Through Theologically Informed Education: Lessons From Judaism, Yitzhak Ben Yair, Sarel Ohayon, Natti Ronel, Suzanne Freedman

Faculty Publications

Education serves as the primary line of defense against crime and other psychological difficulties. Children exposed to adversity and emotional challenges may be susceptible to various risks, potentially leading to criminal activities. Forgiveness has been demonstrated as a healing influence in the lives of individuals who have experienced hurt and accumulated negative emotions due to life events. Understanding forgiveness from a young age, in both theory and practice, may facilitate improved relationships and psychological well-being. This article underscores the significance of forgiveness education, advocating for a culturally and theologically sensitive approach. In this article we will offer an example of …

Examining The Impact Of Stand Your Ground Laws In Alabama, Bruce Litaker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

It is not known whether gun death rates vary with the implementation of Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws in Alabama. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine differences in the rate of gun deaths in Alabama since the implementation of SYG laws. Policy feedback theory (PFT) served as a foundational framework and a lens to interpret the research findings. The study was to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in the firearm homicide rates in all 67 counties in Alabama after SYG implementation, and if there is a statistically significant difference in the firearm homicide rates …

Sexually Dimorphic Computational Histopathological Signatures Prognostic Of Overall Survival In High-Grade Gliomas Via Deep Learning, Manmeet Ahluwalia

All Publications

High-grade glioma (HGG) is an aggressive brain tumor. Sex is an important factor that differentially affects survival outcomes in HGG. We used an end-to-end deep learning approach on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) scans to (i) identify sex-specific histopathological attributes of the tumor microenvironment (TME), and (ii) create sex-specific risk profiles to prognosticate overall survival. Surgically resected H&E-stained tissue slides were analyzed in a two-stage approach using ResNet18 deep learning models, first, to segment the viable tumor regions and second, to build sex-specific prognostic models for prediction of overall survival. Our mResNet-Cox model yielded C-index (0.696, 0.736, 0.731, and 0.729) for …

The Icf Syndrome Protein Cdca7 Harbors A Unique Dna Binding Domain That Recognizes A Cpg Dyad In The Context Of A Non-B Dna, Swanand Hardikar, Ren Ren, Zhengzhou Ying, Jujun Zhou, John R Horton, Bin Liu, Bigang Liu, Luis Della Coletta, Jianjun Shen, Jiameng Dan, Xing Zhang, Xiaodong Cheng, Taiping Chen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

CDCA7, encoding a protein with a carboxyl-terminal cysteine-rich domain (CRD), is mutated in immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome, a disease related to hypomethylation of juxtacentromeric satellite DNA. How CDCA7 directs DNA methylation to juxtacentromeric regions is unknown. Here, we show that the CDCA7 CRD adopts a unique zinc-binding structure that recognizes a CpG dyad in a non-B DNA formed by two sequence motifs. CDCA7, but not ICF mutants, preferentially binds the non-B DNA with strand-specific CpG hemi-methylation. The unmethylated sequence motif is highly enriched at centromeres of human chromosomes, whereas the methylated motif is distributed throughout …

“Two Is Company, Three Is A Crowd” – A Case Presentation Of Cardiac Amyloidosis, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Plus Coronary Heart Disease, ​Carolina Miguel Gonçalves, Mariana Carvalho, Celia Domingues, Fatima Saraiva, ​​Joao ​ ​​Morais​

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

A 76-year-old man was referred to our appointment with complaints of exertional dyspnea. He had a medical history consisting of chronic coronary syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for primary prevention. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed features suspicious for cardiac amyloidosis. Haematologic and genetic tests were negative, and scintigraphy was positive, confirming wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis, not eligible for tafamidis. Several months later with optimized medical therapy, he had two worsening heart failure events.

This clinical case highlights the importance of differential diagnosis. Our patient had both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and transthyretin amyloidosis, a rare association that constitutes a diagnostic and treatment …

On Demand Digital Card Display, Anup Tripathi, Imo Akpan, Haven Vu, Suresh Kalakrishnan

Defensive Publications Series

Disclosed herein is an outline of processes for accessing account information linked to a payment card, free from dependence on an issuer application. In this process a computing device first acquires a deep link from the payment network and then receives input from the user. Subsequently, an application clip is invoked in response to the user input, prompting the user for identity verification. Upon successful verification, the account information is displayed through the application clip, deep link or with in the native application.

Bridging Education And Service Learning Through Palliative Care, Jamie Borchardt

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Service learning can bridge the gap between traditional and transformational learning, as students are able to relate the course terminology directly to field experience. This project was set up to determine if volunteering for a semester at Hospice had any effect on emotional intelligence and positivity. A paired samples t-test compared differences in pre- and post-test scores on the Positivity Scale (PS) and the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT). The PS revealed a significant difference in pre- and post-test surveys: t(5)=-2.4, p=.03.

Fair Trade Learning Evaluation Of A Global Partnership, Roxanne Amerson, Jade Parker-Manderson, Chloe Garrison, Sarah Finleyson, Michelle Kunkle

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Traditionally, evaluation of global service-learning (SL) programs has been highly focused on student outcomes, rather than community impact. Less documentation exists regarding the impact of SL on the partnerships between the community and higher education. The purposes of this case study are to present the concept of Fair Trade Learning (FTL) as it relates to global SL and demonstrate how the FTL Rubric can be used to evaluate a new global partnership.

Perceptions And Visions Of Community Engagement: A Pilot Study For Assessment Across The Institution, Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, Kevin Guerrieri, Colton C. Strawser

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Universities seek tools that provide a clear vision and expectations for community engagement at the institutional level. This study focused on the development of the Community Engagement Institutional Assessment (CEIA) rubric to evaluate four key criteria and its application in a pilot study of course-based community engagement. The results revealed a significant divergence between faculty perceptions and the vision projected in the rubric, which suggests the need for building a more collective understanding of and development opportunities in community engagement.

Student Professional Competencies As Perceived By Community Service-Learning Partners, Maureen Snow Andrade, Jonathan H. Westover

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Service learning is a high-impact practice that helps students develop professional competencies such as teamwork, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. This study investigated community partners’ perceptions of students’ professional competencies and their impact. Findings indicate that professional competencies had a significant impact on partner perceptions of project quality and value, while the overall predictability of the model to examine partners’ perceived likelihood to work on future projects with students was low.

Civic Identity Development In A Critical Service-Learning Context: A Critique Of The Civic-Minded Graduate Rubric 2.0, Audrey Hudgins

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Critical service-learning (CSL) enhances community-engaged service-learning and civic identity development, but are CSL principles congruent with assessments guided by the Civic- Minded Graduate Rubric 2.0? Using a CSL lens, I critique the rubric, noting areas of progress and recommendations to enhance its treatment of identity, power, and privilege. I suggest extending this work to foundational and emerging service-learning theories, pedagogies, and evaluation methodologies to fulfill the promise of social-justice-oriented civic learning.

Civic Engagement Through Asian American And Pacific Islander Studies: Cultivating Capacity For Social Justice Through Critical Service Learning, Jennifer A. Yee

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This autoethnographic case study analyzes how “ASAM 230 – Civic Engagement Through Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies,” an ethnic studies course created at a public, comprehensive university in partnership with a community-based organization, cultivates capacity for social justice through critical service learning. ASAM 230 purposefully manifests social justice principles, conscious equitable distribution of individual and structural power, and a focus on authentic, sustainable relationships, with conceptual, practical implications for social change agents and educators.

Focused Engagement: Lessons Learned From A Study Assessing Campus Climates For Political Learning And Engagement In Democracy, Jodi Benenson, Barbara Pickering, Andrea M. Weare, Anthony M. Starke

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

With the anticipated implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) ruling, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) initiated a civic- university partnership between themselves; the University of California, Davis Center for Regional Change; and the University of Kentucky Community Innovation Lab, to design a training program that would provide organizational leadership with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement the AFFH ruling. This case study examines the dynamic civicuniversity collaboration and provides lessons learned from the experience.

Graduate And Undergraduate Student Development As A Result Of Participation In A Grief Education Service Learning Course, Laura S. Wheat, Arden Szepe, Nathan B. West, Melinda M. Gibbons

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Limited research exists on the role service learning can play in helping students understand loss and grief. Through semi-structured interviews with students and instructors, online surveys, and course feedback, this qualitative case study examined the experiences of 15 university students in an outreach course working with grieving K-12 students. Students self-reported gaining greater intra- and interpersonal understanding and grief processing self-efficacy. Instructors emphasized intentionality and the intertwined nature of course experiences influencing meaning making.

Subversive Service Learning: Shifting The Locus Of The Problem, Neriko Musha Doerr

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This article introduces subversive service learning, a new type of critical service learning that shifts the locus of the “problem” from the marginalized group to the mainstream society, subverting both mainstream perspectives and the deficit model of a community being “helped.” Inspired by Whiteness studies, it pursues social change through service learning. This article illustrates how this subversive service learning works in three cases from the author’s college 200-level class in Fall 2016.

Engaging Vulnerable Youth In Community-Based Participatory Research: Opportunities And Challenges, Melissa Tremblay, Bethan Kingsley, Rebecca Gokiert, Gary Benthem

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Drawing on a community-university (CU) partnership between a non-profit organization that serves teen families, a housing organization and a university, this paper discusses the opportunities and challenges that can arise when engaging vulnerable youth in research. Through this paper, we share reflections on promising practices and ethical considerations in the participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination stages of the research process. Conclusions are offered for those seeking to engage vulnerable youth in research.

Non-Profit And Civic Engagement Center (Npace): Service Learning That Enhances Civic And Community Health, Christopher J. Mccollough, Danna M. Gibson Columbus State University

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

American philosopher and educator John Dewey called for direct experience in the field to provide an education that cultivates well-rounded citizens. Service learning enhances community problem solving and builds stronger town-gown relationships. This paper is a report on one university’s application of the service-learning model in the development of a community outreach center, and a preliminary report on its contributions to the students’, university’s, and community’s civic health, respectively.

A Decade Of Publishing: On Reflection And Our Future, Catherine Stemmans Paterson

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This article reflects on the tenth anniversary of publishing The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education. It also describes an upcoming special edition in partnership with Indiana Campus Compact.

Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations: Applying Developmental Science To Understand Sport Participation And Positive Youth Development, Andrea Vest Ettekal, Lily S. Konowitz, Jennifer P. Agans, Richard M. Lerner

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

We report data from the first year of a three-year collaboration between a sport-based youth development program, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), and a university-based research institute. The theory of change of PCA was tested with youth athletes, representing multiple sport types (e.g., individual/team) and seasons (e.g., fall/winter), who completed self-report surveys indexing a key facet of positive youth development—character. Noting assets and challenges of such researcher-practitioner collaborations, we discuss the results of the first year of data derived from this collaboration and differences in their use to the researchers and practitioners. Using this collaboration as a sample case, we discuss …

Community‐Based Research And The Historian’S Craft, Zorian Maksymec, Christina Redmond, Nina Reid-Maroney

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This paper discusses a community-based research project that paired undergraduate history students with local community partners in an exploration of the antislavery movement in Canada and the problem of its erasure from local historical memory. The article outlines the project’s background and method, examines the wide-ranging importance of the community classroom it helped to create, and reflects on the importance of undergraduate research in the setting of a liberal arts university as a bridge between classroom and community.

The Legacy Of Holmes And Brandeis: A Study In The Influence Of Ideas (Samuel J. Konefsky, 1956), James G. Leyburn

Florida Law Review

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The Indiana Statesman, August 22, 2024, Indiana State University

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