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Association Between Sociodemographics And Change In Alcohol Or Tobacco Use Behaviors During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Selam Habtemariam, Chloe M. Hery, Xiaochen Zhang, Mengda Yu, Darren Mays, Toyin Adeyanju, Brittany Bernardo, Electra D. Paskett

Faculty Publications

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Was There An Enthusiasm Gap? Examining Support For Donald Trump Among Evangelicals And Nonevangelicals, Alondra S. Pagán Márquez, Paul Djupe, Matthew Mettler, Jeffery J. Mondak

Faculty Publications

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Arsenic And Accountability: A Retrospective On The Arsenic-Life Controversy, Jules Lieberman

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Navigating Digital Neurodiversity: Understanding The Intersection Of Neurodiversity And Technology For Personal Wellbeing, Haze Doleys

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Issue 40

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

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Front Matter, Jobie Editor

Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics

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Science And The Pulpit: Clerical Perspectives On Science And Religion In The United States, Shiri Noy, Timothy L. O'Brien

Faculty Publications

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Deep Learning-Based English-Arabic Machine Translation For Sulfur Manufacture Texts, Diadeen Ali Hameed, Belal Al-Khateeb

Mesopotamian Journal of Big Data

The field of machine translation (MT) has seen significant advancements with deep learning (DL) techniques for translating texts among different languages. Despite the wealth of studies, there exists a noticeable gap in significant research dedicated to its translate Sulfur manufacture texts, primarily hindered by resource scarcity and the intricate grammatical structures inherent to these texts. This paper explores the application of transformer-based Arabic MT for sulfur manufacture texts, including its attention mechanisms and encoder-decoder framework, focusing on the new model ability to handle the linguistic and syntactic complexities inherent in these languages, such as morphological richness and context, and how …

Digital Usage Of Indian Teleworkers In Home Settings: A Digital Inclusion Framework, Anindita Paul, Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Kim M. Thompson

Faculty Publications

This research focuses on ICT adoption and digital use by teleworkers operating from their homes during the pandemic in India. A two-phase mixed-method approach is used: Phase 1 involved in-depth interviews with three individuals during the pandemic, findings from which were used along with the Factors Affecting Digital Inclusion (FDI) model (Thompson & Paul, 2020) to develop the survey instrument for Phase 2. This survey was distributed to professionals via listservs, and the FDI model was subsequently utilized to analyze the survey responses. The study’s findings highlighted multiple factors related to digital inclusion among teleworkers that could impact work productivity. …

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Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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การอัตโนมัติกระแสงานของระบบการจัดการเนื้อหาด้วยพาวเวอร์ออโตเมต, อภิญญา แขนสูงเนิน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้นำเสนอการพัฒนาระบบอัตโนมัติกระแสงานของระบบจัดการเนื้อหา หรือ ซีเอ็มเอส โดยใช้ ไมโครซอฟต์ พาวเวอร์ ออโตเมต และ เอไอ บิวเดอร์ บูรณาการกับ สตราพี ซีเอ็มเอส และ แชร์พอยต์ เพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพ ลดความผิดพลาดจากการดำเนินงานด้วยมือ และยกระดับความคล่องตัวในองค์กร กระแสงานที่พัฒนาแชร์พอยต์ประกอบด้วยการบูรณาการเว็บฮุก ของ สตราพี ซีเอ็มเอส เพื่อเริ่มต้นกระบวนการอัตโนมัติ การตรวจสอบความถูกต้องของเนื้อหาด้วยเอไอ บิวเดอร์ การบันทึกข้อมูลเหตุการณ์และข้อผิดพลาดในแชร์พอยต์ อีกทั้งการแจ้งเตือนผ่านไมโครซอฟท์ ทีม นอกจากนี้ ยังมีการใช้ จีพีที 4.0 สำหรับการวิเคราะห์บันทึกข้อผิดพลาด เพื่อเสนอแนวทางแก้ไขและปรับปรุงกระบวนการ ผลการทดลองในธนาคารพาณิชย์ไทยแห่งหนึ่งแสดงให้เห็นว่าสามารถลดระยะเวลาในการจัดการเนื้อหาได้ร้อยละ 87.5 และลดข้อผิดพลาดจากการป้อนข้อมูลได้ร้อยละ 80 เมื่อเทียบกับการทำงานแบบเดิมด้วยมนุษย์ งานวิจัยนี้ได้เน้นให้เห็นถึงศักยภาพของการใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัลที่นำไปสู่โซลูชันการอัตโนมัติระบบการจัดการเนื้อหาที่เป็นรูปธรรม

One's Health Versus One's Right To Vote: How The Covid-19 Pandemic Changed The Legal Landscape Of Absentee/Mail-In Voting In The United States From The 2020-2024 Election Cycles, Tracey B. Carter

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the legal framework governing absentee and mail-in voting in the United States from 2020 through the 2024 election cycles. Through a comprehensive review of state statutes, election data, and litigation across multiple jurisdictions, the Article analyzes pre-pandemic absentee voting regimes, emergency modifications implemented during the 2020 election cycle, and post-pandemic developments in 2022 and 2024. It compares states that required an excuse for absentee voting with those adopting no-excuse or all-mail systems and evaluates the surge in mail-in ballot usage during the pandemic. The Article further surveys significant state-level lawsuits challenging absentee/mail-in …

Sweeping General Jurisdiction Under The Specific Jurisdiction Rug: A Doctrinal Map Of The Contraction And Expansion Of Personal Jurisdiction As Told By Ford, Amy L. Moore

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article provides a doctrinal mapping of the Supreme Court’s modern personal jurisdiction jurisprudence through the lens of Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court. Tracing the evolution of specific and general jurisdiction from International Shoe through Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Article examines how the Court’s articulation of the “arise out of or relate to” requirement has shifted over time. While Ford purported to clarify the relationship prong of specific jurisdiction, the Article argues that the decision instead destabilizes the doctrinal boundary between specific and general jurisdiction. By reinvigorating the “relate to” language without articulating clear limiting …

การทดลองแบบสุ่มเพื่อแสดงผลการรักษาความผิดปกติของเส้นประสาทขนาดใหญ่ด้วยวิตามินดีในผู้ป่วยเบาหวานที่มีโรคเส้นประสาท และมีภาวะพร่องวิตามินดี, ธันยพร อังศุวัชรากร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์ : เพื่อศึกษาผลการรักษาความผิดปกติของเส้นประสาทขนาดใหญ่ด้วยวิตามินดีในผู้ป่วยเบาหวานที่มีโรคเส้นประสาท และมีภาวะพร่องวิตามินดี วิธีวิจัย : ศึกษาแบบสุ่มเปรียบเทียบผลการรักษาระหว่างกลุ่มวิตามินดีและกลุ่มยาหลอกในโรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ โดยคัดเลือกผู้ป่วยที่มีอาการหรืออาการแสดงของเส้นประสาทขนาดใหญ่จากเบาหวาน และมีภาวะพร่องวิตามินดี แบ่งเป็นสองกลุ่ม ได้แก่ กลุ่มที่ได้รับวิตามินดีสอง ขนาด 60,000 IU ต่อสัปดาห์ และกลุ่มที่ได้รับยาหลอก เป็นระยะเวลา 12 สัปดาห์ ผลลัพธ์หลักคือ การเปลี่ยนแปลงของคะแนน modified NDS หลังได้รับการรักษา 12 สัปดาห์ ผลลัพธ์รองคือ การเปลี่ยนแปลงของการนำไฟฟ้าของเส้นประสาท การรับรู้การสั่นสะเทือน และประเมินคะแนนความรู้สึกของอาการชา ผลการศึกษา: ผู้เข้าร่วมการศึกษาครบ 12 สัปดาห์ จำนวน 60 ราย แบ่งเป็นกลุ่มละ 30 ราย ผลการรักษาที่ 12 สัปดาห์พบว่าคะแนน modified NDS ดีขึ้นอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติในกลุ่มวิตามินดี (P = 0.045) อย่างไรก็ตาม เมื่อเปรียบเทียบระหว่างกลุ่ม ไม่พบความแตกต่างอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ (P = 0.060) เช่นเดียวกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงการนำไฟฟ้าของเส้นประสาท การรับรู้การสั่นสะเทือน และคะแนนความรู้สึกของอาการชา ไม่พบความแตกต่างกันระหว่างกลุ่ม สรุป: การรักษาด้วยวิตามินดีสองในผู้ป่วยเบาหวานที่มีโรคเส้นประสาทขนาดใหญ่ และมีภาวะพร่องวิตามินดี ไม่ทำให้คะแนน modified NDS ดีขึ้นอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ

Lighting Pathways To Success In Stem: A Virtual Laboratory Meeting Programme (Lamp) Mutually Benefits Mentees And Host Laboratories, Katie E. Lotterhos, Moisés A. Bernal, Megan Phifer-Rixey, Torrie Hanley

Biology Faculty Publications

Developing robust professional networks can help shape the trajectories of early career scientists. Yet, historical inequities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields make access to these networks highly variable across academic programmes, and senior academics often have little time for mentoring. Here, we illustrate the success of a virtual Laboratory Meeting Programme (LaMP). In this programme, we matched students (mentees) with a more experienced scientist (mentors) from a research group. The mentees then attended the mentors’ laboratory meetings during the academic year with two laboratory meetings specifically dedicated to the mentee’s professional development. Survey results indicate that mentees …

Restricted Dispersal And Phenotypic Response To Water Depth In A Foundation Seagrass, Erik E. Sotka, Randall Hughes, Torrie Hanley, Cynthia G. Hays

Biology Faculty Publications

Species conservation and management benefit from precise understanding of natural patterns of dispersal and genetic variation. Using recent advances in indirect genetic methods applied to both adult plants and dispersed seeds, we find that the mean seed dispersal in a threatened marine foundation plant (the eelgrass Zostera marina) is approximately 100-200 m. This distance is surprisingly more similar to that of wind-dispersed terrestrial seeds (~10s to 100s of meters) than the passive dispersal of marine propagules via currents (~10s to 100s of kilometres). Because nearshore marine plants like Zostera are commonly distributed across strong selective gradients driven by bathymetry (depth) …

An Overview Of Systematic Reviews Investigating Clinical Features For Diagnosing Neck Pain And Its Associated Disorders, Ryan C. Mcconnell

Funded Scholarship

Background: Neck pain is a common condition that is often difficult to diagnose. Previous literature has investigated diagnostic accuracy of examination measures, but the strength and clinical applicability are limited. This overview of systematic reviews aimed to investigate clinical features for diagnosing neck pain and its associated disorders.

Methods: An overview of systematic reviews was conducted searching four electronic databases for systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic criteria for neck pain. Quality and risk of bias were assessed using the AMSTAR 2 and ROBIS. Clinical features for neck pain were investigated for diagnostic utility.

Results: Twenty-seven systematic reviews were included. Hand radiculopathy …

An Extended Conceptualization Of Cultural Intelligence, Alexey V. Semenov

Funded Scholarship

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) has gained prominence as a vital attribute for organizational managers, encompassing their ability to navigate diverse cultural contexts effectively. However, despite its acknowledged significance, the relationships among its dimensions need to be better understood. This paper contributes to the existing CQ literature in two ways. First, we propose a model of CQ that integrates elements from previous conceptualizations, separating the motivational component. Our proposed framework retains the metacognitive, cognitive, and behavioral CQ dimensions but does not assume predefined relationships among them. Instead, we demonstrate that metacognitive CQ positively influences cognitive and behavioral CQ. Second, this paper explores …

Absentee Ownership And Rental Affordability: Evidence From Commuting Zones, Luke Petach

Funded Scholarship

In this paper, we examine the intersection of financialization, wealth inequality, and the housing market in the United States with an emphasis on the relationship between absentee ownership and declining rental affordability. At the same time as financialization has increasingly transformed the market for residential real estate into a vehicle for financial speculation, households at the bottom of the income distribution have been disproportionately affected by rising rents and declining housing affordability. Using data from the decennial Census and the American Community Survey from 1990 to 2020, we investigate the link between absentee ownership and rental affordability across US commuting …

Completeness Of Dry Needling Intervention Reporting In Musculoskeletal Conditions Using The Standards For Reporting Interventions In Clinical Trials Of Acupuncture And Template For Intervention Description And Replication Checklists: A Systematic Review, Ryan C. Mcconnell

Funded Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the completeness of reporting of dry needling (DN) as a primary intervention, using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) and Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) checklists.

DESIGN: This study is a systematic review of methodological reporting.

LITERATURE SEARCH: Electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE ALL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials, Embase, and SPORTDiscus) were searched from inception to April 2024.

STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: Clinical trials addressing the effects of DN on pain, function, and/or musculoskeletal impairments in …

Attitudes Toward Lccp Strategies: A Comprehensive Framework, Alexey V. Semenov, Arilova Randrianasolo

Funded Scholarship

Within recent years, the choice of whether to employ local culture consumer positioning (LCCP) strategies has gained considerable interest in both international marketing research and practice, particularly due to the recent rise in nationalism around the world. This current research focuses on the individual-level drivers of consumer attitudes toward LCCP strategies by creating a more comprehensive framework of the antecedents of attitudes toward LCCP strategies. Utilizing an institution-based view, social identity, self-verification, and personality trait theories, we develop a framework that encompasses elemental personality traits (agreeableness and need for material resources), perceptions of national identity, international travel, world-mindedness, and national …

Corporate Social Responsibility, Advertising Intensity, And Performance: The Importance Of National Philanthropic Environments, Alexey V. Semenov, Arilova A. Randrianasolo

Funded Scholarship

This study investigates the relationships among Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), advertising intensity, and performance in different national philanthropic environments. National philanthropic environment is defined as the propensity of a nation to be philanthropic. Employing institutional theory, we hypothesize that (1) advertising intensity mediates the CSR/performance relationship, (2) national philanthropic environment moderates the relationship between CSR and advertising intensity, and (3) national philanthropic environments moderate the relationship between advertising intensity and performance. Using a sample of 262 firms from 10 countries, the results support the moderated mediation model. We demonstrate that the success of CSR programs depends on their effective integration …

Nonintuitive Immunogenicity And Plasticity Of Alpha-Synuclein Conformers: A Paradigm For Smart Delivery Of Neuro-Immunotherapeutics, Amos O. Abioye, Damilare Akintade, James Mitchell, Simisade Olorode, Adeboye Adejare

Funded Scholarship

Despite the extensive research successes and continuous developments in modern medicine in terms of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, the lack of clinically useful disease-modifying drugs or immunotherapeutic agents that can successfully treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases is an ongoing challenge. To date, only one of the 244 drugs in clinical trials for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases has been approved in the past decade, indicating a failure rate of 99.6%. In corollary, the approved monoclonal antibody did not demonstrate significant cognitive benefits. Thus, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is increasing rapidly. Therefore, there is an urgent need for creative approaches …

Mediation By Fatalism Of The Association Between Symptom Burden And Self-Care Management In Patients With Heart Failure, Ashmita Thapa, Misook L. Chung, Jia-Rong Wu, Abigail Latimer, Terry A. Lennie, Gia Mudd-Martin, Chin-Yen Lin, Jessica Harman Thompson, Junghee Kang, Debra K. Moser

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Background: Clinicians and researchers often assume that symptom burden is associated with self-care management (SCM) in patients with heart failure (HF). However, that association is often not borne out in simple regression analyses and may be because another variable mediates the association. Fatalism is an appropriate candidate for mediation and is the belief that circumstances are predetermined without opportunity for control by individuals.

Objective: Our objective was to determine whether fatalism mediated the relationship of symptom burden with SCM among adults with HF.

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis (N = 95) from a clinical trial. We used Self-care of …

Bundle For Quantifying Vaginal Blood Loss After Childbirth, Mariana Torreglosa Ruiz, Nayara Freitas Azevedo, Cynthya Viana De Resende, Maria Paula Custódio Silva, Divanice Contim, Luciano Marques Dos Santos, Monika Wernet, Ana Linares

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Objective: To construct and validate the content of a bundle to quantify vaginal blood loss after childbirth.

Methods: This is a methodological study developed from February to August 2022, divided into bibliographic survey, instrument construction and content validity, by 14 experts. The instrument for validity consisted of 11 items selected from a systematic review. For each item in the bundle, a Likert scale was applied, and to check agreement among experts, the Concordance Index was calculated. Items with agreement above 80% were considered valid. Content validity was carried out in a single round of assessment.

Results: The final version of …

Mediators Of The Association Between Cognitive Function And Self-Care Behaviors In Patients Hospitalized With An Exacerbation Of Heart Failure, Jia-Rong Wu, Chin-Yen Lin, Abigail Latimer, Muna Hassan Hammash, Debra K. Moser

UK CARES Faculty Publications

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) must engage in self-care, yet their self-care is often poor. Cognitive function commonly is impaired in HF and is associated with poor self-care. Heart failure knowledge and self-care confidence also are needed to preform self-care. Few investigators have examined mediators of the association of cognitive function with self-care.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether HF knowledge and self-care confidence mediated the association of cognitive function with self-care maintenance and management among patients with HF.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study of 164 patients with HF. Cognitive function was assessed …

Nostalgia, Satire, And Subcultural Capital At The Drive-In: Examining Horror Host Joe Bob Briggs As A Cultural Intermediary, Lisa Ellen Williams

Funded Scholarship

This article explores how journalist, cult icon, and Shudder host Joe Bob Briggs has used visual and verbal rhetorical devices to become a fixture in genre subcultures. Created and performed by John Bloom, the Briggs persona utilizes traits of past successful horror hosts while also implementing his own astute knowledge of film history and theory to confront questions about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ taste in film. Even though his work has been controversial, the evolution of his use of satire and parody has sustained his position as a cultural, or a subcultural, intermediary and transmedia celebrity. This article presents a variety …

Medical Expenditures And The Measurement Of Poverty In The United States, Luke Petach, David K. Wyant

Funded Scholarship

Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) we estimate the fraction of the US population that is health poor. A person is health poor if their income prior to paying health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket healthcare costs is above the poverty line, but their income net-of-premiums and out-of-pocket healthcare costs is below the poverty line. Because resources used to finance health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs are (A) lexicographically preferred and (B) cannot be used to maintain an individual’s standard of living, they should be excluded from official poverty estimates. Approximately 1% to 2% of the US population …

Navigating The Layers Of Concern For Safe Dry Needling Of The Rectus Abdominis: A Cadaveric Study, Ryan C. Mcconnell, Christi L. Williams

Funded Scholarship

Objectives: To assess needle placement accuracy in the rectus abdominis (RA) muscle during dry needling (DN) without entering the peritoneum.

Methods: Two physical therapists performed DN on a cadaver, making 10 attempts each to needle the RA without entering the peritoneum. Techniques followed two common DN approaches. Ultrasound verified needle depth and safety.

Results: Seventy percent of attempts were recorded as safe needle placement, while 30% were unsafe. Accurate RA needle placement without peritoneal entry occurred in 55% of attempts.

Discussion/Conclusion: Inadvertent peritoneal needle placement during RA DN poses risks regardless of experience. Ultrasound guidance may enhance safety and precision …

Primary Care Providers’ Experiences Treating Opioid Use Disorder Using Telehealth In The Height Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sarah Alexandra Marshall, Lachan E. Siebenmorgen, Katherine Youngen, Tyrone F. Borders, Nickolas Zaller

Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a rapid shift in healthcare delivery towards telehealth services, impacting patient care, including opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Regulatory changes eliminated the in-person evaluation requirement for buprenorphine treatment, encouraging adoption of telehealth. This study focused on understanding experiences of primary care providers in predominantly rural areas who used telehealth for OUD treatment during the pandemic. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 primary care providers. Participants practiced in 13 rural and 9 urban counties in Kentucky and Arkansas. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: The pandemic significantly impacted healthcare delivery. While telehealth was …