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Poetic Lines And Social Thought, Adam Neikirk

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This article draws connections between formal poetry and the capacity to imagine not just the actual world, but any possible world as essentially peopled and peopled with others: both human and nonhuman intelligences. Beginning with an anecdote from the fringes of science, the author goes on to identify the presence of social thought in Romantic literary worlds, citing canonical poems that rely on the recursion of metrical lines such as “Mont Blanc” (Percy Bysshe Shelley) and “Kubla Khan” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). A theory of poetic lines is then proffered in which poetic invention is related strongly to the idea of …

Mantle Flow And Fault Zone Related Seismic Anisotropy Revealed By A Dense Linear Broadband Array In Southeast Tibet, Jing Wu, Yinshuang Ai, Stephen S. Gao, Peixi Huang, Fansheng Kong, Deke Xu, Jianguo Song, Xinyu Gao, Mengyi Wei, Long Li, Jien Zhang, Yanbin Zhang, Yingying Zhang

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Southeast Tibet, a key region for the southeastward extrusion of the Tibetan Plateau, remains debated in terms of its tectonic deformation in response to the ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. In this study, we applied shear-wave splitting analysis of core-refracted phases recorded by a newly deployed dense seismic array and six permanent stations to delineate crustal and mantle deformation processes. The observed fast polarization directions are predominantly aligned NNW–SSE, while the splitting delay times vary across four sub-blocks. The anisotropy pattern suggests a dominantly asthenospheric origin, consistent with southeastward-directed mantle flow associated with the extrusion of the …

Industry Perspectives On Engineering Communication Skills For The Green Transition, Una Beagon, Stephen Harper, Paul Talbot

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

Effective communication skills are crucial in complex multidisciplinary, multistakeholder engineering projects, where engineers must articulate ideas, negotiate solutions and convey technical information across diverse audiences. However, despite their importance, communication skills are often undervalued in engineering curricula, as students and faculty may view them as peripheral to technical training. Through focus groups and interviews with practicing engineers in Ireland, the study explores communication’s role in professional tasks and stakeholder interactions. The study provides a flowchart outlining each stage of a civil and structural project. This was then used to identify key communication activities which are presented using the who, why …

Rest Easy, Applied Researcher: Latent Profile Analysis Is For You, Matthew A. Ng, Chelsea A. Lenoble, Allen Shorey, Abigale Gregory, Mark Kateli

Psychological Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Time Ticks Slowly For Kidney Transplant Reform: Eskd Patient Challenges And Opportunities, Gregory P. Hess

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Strategies To Improve Project Portfolio Management In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Emely Nhi Thi Ai Nguyen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Poor management of pharmaceutical project portfolios can negatively impact a pharmaceutical company’s product development and profitability. Project portfolio managers must ensure the successful development of new products in the pharmaceutical pipeline as the financial investment in new product development is significant and if not managed effectively can negatively impact profitability and prevent launch of new treatment therapies. Grounded in the project portfolio management framework, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore successful project portfolio management (PPM) strategies that drug project portfolio managers use to contribute to business success. The participants were six employees that managed portfolios …

Relationship Between Peer Support Services And Offender Reentry Organizations, Julie Megan Dixon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study addressed the gap in understanding the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of peer support services (PSS) among two groups of reentry staff in North Carolina (NC): those in the community and those within the Department of Adult Correction (DAC). Both groups of reentry staff completed a web-based survey encompassing the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), and Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM). The sampling strategy, response rate, and survey administration details are provided. Guided by ecological systems theory, this study examined how PSS can improve reentry outcomes and address insufficient public safety, social relationship deterioration, and …

Safe Nurse Staffing For Scotland: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study, Eileen T. Lake

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

Amid a global nurse staffing crisis, the project is designed to describe the baseline nursing standards adherence, nurse staffing, and work environments in hospitals before the April 2024 implementation of Scotland’s Safe Staffing Act 2019. Quantifying the variation is important to evaluate the Law’s subsequent implementation (whether hospitals meet standards) and impact (whether standards improve quality and safety). The results will aid policymakers by providing baseline data from Scotland before the Law is implemented and an informative exemplar for states and countries globally as many government authorities consider nurse staffing legislation.

Design And Optimization Of Anode Catalysts For Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells: Advances And Challenges In C-C Bond Activation And Selective Modulation Of The C1 Pathway, Kai-Chi Qin, Meng-Tian Huo, Yu Liang, Si-Yuan Zhu, Zi-Hao Xing, Jin-Fa Chang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) are a promising alternative to conventional energy sources, offering high energy density, environmental sustainability, and operational safety. Compared to methanol fuel cells, DEFCs exhibit lower toxicity and a more mature preparation process. Unlike hydrogen fuel cells, DEFCs provide superior storage and transport feasibility, as well as cost-effectiveness, significantly enhancing their commercial viability. However, the stable C–C bond in ethanol creates a high activation energy barrier, often resulting in incomplete electrooxidation. Current commercial platinum (Pt)- and palladium (Pd)-based catalysts demonstrate low C–C bond cleavage efficiency (

Contradictory Role Of Forgiveness Against Undergraduate Students’ Online Game Addiction Tendency: Two Preliminary Studies Before And During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Amalia Rahmandani

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Two quantitative and cross-sectional preliminary studies were conducted to address the issues of forgiveness in the context of the tendency to online game addiction among university students in Semarang, Indonesia. A forgiveness scale comprising three dimensions of forgiveness, including forgiveness of self, others, and situations, as well as two separate scales of the tendency to online game addiction, was used. Samples consisting of two groups of online gamers were obtained using a convenience sampling technique. The sample size of Study 1, conducted prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, was 114 participants (Male = 98.25%) from four game centers. …

Exploration Of Counselors’ Epistemology: Epistemic Style Perspectives In Helping Relationships, Muty Rachmadiny Utami, Nissa Aulia Belistiana Utami, Nandang Budiman

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Epistemological studies provide important insights into how counselors build their knowledge related to the helping relationship through epistemic styles. This study aims to describe the epistemology of the helping relationship in counseling. A qualitative approach with a case study design was used to explore the experiences of guidance and counseling teachers and students as research participants. Data were collected through the analysis of counseling documents and semi-structured interviews with guidance and counseling teachers as well as five counselee participants. The study results discuss the epistemology of the helping relationship of counselors in seven themes: sources of counselor knowledge, the process …

Rampes: Unveiling The Ideal Counselor Traits In The Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian Manuscript, Ade Hidayat, Mamat Supriatna

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study aims to describe the ideal characteristics of a counselor based on the values contained in the Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian (SSK) manuscript. A hermeneutic approach was employed to interpret the meaning of the text from the perspective of guidance and counseling grounded in local wisdom. The findings indicate that the concept of Rampes, mentioned 24 times in the manuscript, serves as the foundation for shaping a counselor’s professional, moral, and integrative character. This concept comprises three dimensions: (1) Bakti, which reflects religious awareness as a creature of God as well as a commitment to ethical behavior; (2) Wastu Siwong, …

Influence Of Child Abuse On Youth Restiveness As Perceived By Security Personnel In Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Falilat Anike Okesina

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

The rate at which Nigerian youths take up arms to perpetuate anti-social acts has become a major concern to the populace. This study investigated the influence of child abuse on youth restiveness as perceived by security personnel in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. The study was a survey research. The population of this study comprised all security personnel in Ilorin metropolis and 200 respondents were randomly selected for the study. A questionnaire entitled “Influence of Child Abuse on Youths Restiveness Questionnaire” (ICAYRQ) was used to collect data for the study. Percentage was used to analyse the demographic data. Mean and rank …

The Mediating Role Of Smartphone Usage In The Relationship Between Working Mothers And Children’S Social Interaction, Wulan Patria Saroinsong, Mochamad Nursalim, Azmawaty Binti Mohamad Nor

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study explores how smartphone usage acts as a mediator in the connection between working mothers and social interaction among children aged 3–6 years in East Java, Indonesia. Due to the insufficient reading and writing skills of children in this age range to complete questionnaires for the children’s interaction variable, data were gathered from their parents’ perspective, notably working mothers, who offered insights into their parenting behaviors and their children’s interaction patterns when using the smartphone. The research utilized a mediation analysis design to examine the relationships among the variables. A structured questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 400 …

The Birnirk To Thule Transition As Viewed From Radiocarbon And Tree-Ring Dating Within Two Adjacent Houses At Cape Espenberg, Northwest Alaska, Claire Alix, Lauren E. Y. Norman, Antony M. Krus, Juliette Taieb, Shelby L. Anderson, Dennis H. O'Rourke, Owen K. Mason

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The transformation of the Birnirk culture into the Thule culture is essential in reconstructing the emergence of modern Inuit across Alaska and the larger Bering Strait. To this end, two adjacent semi-subterranean houses of late Birnirk and early Thule affiliation, respectively, at the Rising Whale (KTZ-304) site at Cape Espenberg were recently excavated and dated by radiocarbon and tree-ring measurements. We present the Bayesian analysis of the resulting large series of dates, demonstrating the lack of contemporaneity between the two features: the Birnirk house was occupied in the late twelfth to early thirteenth centuries AD, whereas the occupation of the …

The Immunophenotypic And Genetic Characterization Of Pediatric T -L Ymphoblastic Leukemia With A Mature Immunophenotype, Mahsa Khanlari, Wei Wang, Parastou Tizro, Mohammad K Eldomery

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Induced Mucositis Sine Rash: Case Report In An Adult Patient, Mónica Gómez-Manzanares, Víctor Haro Gónzalez-Vico, Marina Montero-García, Omar Al-Wattar Ceballos

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Methane Partial Oxidation With Ni-Mg-Al Hydrotalcites: Impact Of Magnesium On Catalyst Performance, Dalia A. Ali Dr.

Chemical Engineering

The partial oxidation of methane (POM) is a promising route for hydrogen-rich syngas production with lower energy requirements compared to steam reforming. Herein, Ni-incorporated Mg-Al hydrotalcite- derived mixed oxide catalysts (5Ni-HT-x, x = 60, 65, 70, 75 wt.% Mg) were synthesized via co-precipitation and evaluated for CH₄ conversion and H₂ yield. Characterization techniques, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), BET, H₂-TPR, TEM, FTIR, TGA, and Raman spectroscopy, were employed to investigate catalyst structure, active site stability, and carbon deposition. As a constituent of hydrotalcite-derived mixed oxides (HT), Ni2+ is strongly bound within the hydrotalcite- derived mixed oxides structure, …

Thriving Through Transition: Innovative Resilience Training For New Nurses, Christene Annette Taylor

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The transition from academic settings to professional nursing practice is a critical period marked by high stress and a heightened risk of burnout for newly licensed nurses. This study introduces an innovative Resilience Training Program designed to address these challenges and foster a healthier work environment. Uniquely grounded in Transition Shock Theory, the program focuses on building psychological resilience, providing newly licensed nurses with the skills necessary to navigate and thrive in high-pressure settings.

Employing a quantitative quasi-experimental one-group pre-and-post design, the study assessed resilience using the CD-RISC 10 scale. The results demonstrated a significant improvement in resilience scores post-intervention, …

Supply Waste Reduction Workgroup: A Go Green Initiative, Aswathy Nair, Givenchy Victorio, Durga Basnet, Shani Pinky

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Previous studies report that the healthcare industry significantly contributes to environmental degradation and intensive care units (ICUs) are a major generator of waste (Barbariol, 2023). Many ICU staff and support staff personnels have expressed frustration over extra supplies being brought into the room and later discarded. The “GreenICU” aims to reduce the million-pound contribution of medical waste to our landfills.

Method: "GreenICU” focused on four key areas. First, an ICU green team was formed, consisting of PCAs and nurses from day and night shifts. Forming a team is crucial for gathering input, making recommendations, and ensuring the sustainability of …

Addressing Job Satisfaction In Emergency Services: An Exploratory Study, Jacqueline Christianson, Tiffany Warthon, Tala Fuad Abuzahra

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Purpose: Emergency services professionals (ESPs), like emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and registered nurses, work in stressful, low-resource environments and are vulnerable to work-related burnout (Crowe et al., 2020; Hinderer et al., 2014). While many ESPs are motivated by compassion for others, most ESPs never learn what happened to the patients they cared for (Ntatamala & Adams, 2022; Patterson et al., 2005). Disconnection from patient outcomes may limit compassion satisfaction among ESPs and make it more difficult to actualize their role in patient care and contribute to burnout, which negatively affects patient care (Georgakakos et al., 2022). The purpose of this …

Addressing Health And Healing In The Work Environment Through A Wellness Yoga Class, Norah M.M. Airth-Kindree, Der-Fa Lu

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

With escalating nursing faculty shortages, faculty retention is important. Developing an infrastructure to support work-life balance and create programs that address wellness is needed to enhance nursing faculty satisfaction by improving well-being and career satisfaction. Following the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation initiative launched in 2017 to improve the health of nurses within the United States, educational settings must promote and maintain healthy work environments on a more personal level. Within a midwestern College of Nursing, faculty and instructional academic staff satisfaction surveys are deployed every three years. Overall job satisfaction has plummeted from 90% satisfaction in 2016 to 28% satisfaction …

Examining The Relationship Between Moral Distress And Grit Among Transplant Professionals, Preston H. Miller, Haley Hoy, Shikha Modi, Antonia Primus

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

‘Moral distress’ was originally conceptualized among nurses in 1984 by Professor Andrew Jameton as occurring when a nurse “knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action.” Moral distress has since been studied among a variety of healthcare professionals and can further be characterized as occurring when clinicians are constrained from taking what they believe to be ethically appropriate actions or are forced to take actions that are ethically inappropriate based on their professional obligations, resulting in a sense of complicity and wrongdoing. Conversely, the concept of grit has …

Nurses’ Perspectives Of Their Workplace Well-Being At A Tertiary Hospital In Saudi Arabia, Vimela Moodley, Diane Ross, Maab Basha, Asmaa Khan, Naomi Tuifao, Jennifer De Beer, Jamila Alsharani, Abeer Aljoudy

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nursing is a demanding profession that requires substantial physical and emotional resilience, making nurses vulnerable to burnout and stress due to high job expectations and challenging work environments. In this context, many nurses are reluctant to seek help or divulge personal stressors, which can adversely affect their performance and coping skills. As a Magnet-recognized healthcare facility, the organization prioritizes outstanding patient outcomes and strives to enhance workplace conditions for nurses. A collaboration between the Magnet department and the Nurse Retention Office aims to understand the influence of the work environment on nursing wellbeing, with a focus on uncovering hidden psychological …

Night To Light Revive Before You Drive, Imelda S. Oca, Armie Poralan, Grace Marie Delgado, Mary Ann Sison, Khadijatu A. Bah

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Drowsy driving and commuting accidents following a night shift are common among healthcare workers including registered nurses (RNs)⁸. Mounting evidence suggests that there is a significantly higher adverse driving event following a night shift^3,4,5,6. The Night to Light Revive Before You Drive is a project of the Night Shift Shared Governance Council which supports the recommendations for health equity in the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report by the National Academy of Medicine⁹. Through interventions specific to the challenges faced by night shift RNs, the project aims to increase safety awareness to combat drowsy …

The Core-Collapse Supernovae Particle Physics Interactions, Skylar G. Butler

Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal

This study investigates the role of specific particle physics interactions in simulations of core collapse supernovae, with a focus on understanding how varying levels of inclusion impact the accuracy of gravitational wave predictions and results of simulations. Different research groups often approach these simulations with varying degrees of complexity, cutting corners by omitting certain reactions or simplifying others. This project systematically evaluates the implications of these choices, comparing the particle physics interactions included, the dimensionality of the simulations, and the governing equations used. Our goal is to identify how these factors influence the precision of numerical simulations. By providing a …

The Wellness Ambassador For A Healthy Work Environment, Adriana Rumoro, Judy Friedrichs

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nurses are working in a self-care deficit. The lower the self-care quotient, the more at risk a nurse is for safety and quality issues. Recently, the Work Life Balance committee members have completed training to formally become the Wellness Ambassador to support a healthy work environment.

Per the ANA Code of Ethics, self - care is more than a nicety. It has been found to be critical to the nurse, the team, and the patient. Each of the Wellness Ambassador surveyed the staff on their unit on what would a healthy work environment include. The overall top two topics identified …

Partnering With Hbcus To Improve Advanced Practice Nursing Workforce Diversity, Marquita P. Lyons-Smith, Ragan Johnson, Brigit Carter, Anne Derouin, Yolanda Vanriel

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Illustrate the value of strategic academic partnerships between Predominately White Institutions (PWIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to increase diversity in nurse practitioner (NP) academic programs.

Healthcare workforce diversity improves health outcomes for minoritized populations. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are cornerstones of the primary care workforce. However, less than 10% of practicing NPs are Black. Barriers include lack of APN faculty diversity, student access to higher education, awareness, and cost. Pipeline programs such as summer immersion programs have effectively increased knowledge, increased interest, fostered mentorship, and prepared minoritized students for the graduate school application process. Faculty at a …

A New Tool For Evaluating Virtual Nursing In Hospitals: The In-Hospital Telehealth Questionnaire, Emily Calabro, Rodica Pop

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Purpose/Background: The In-Hospital Telehealth Questionnaire (IHTQ) was developed to address the lack of validated tools for assessing the usability of telehealth and virtual nursing within hospital settings. The IHTQ adapts the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ) and incorporates elements from other relevant questionnaires to comprehensively evaluate usability factors like usefulness, ease of use, effectiveness, reliability, and satisfaction. This study is part of a larger research project exploring the integration of virtual nurses and robotics in healthcare.

Methods: The IHTQ was developed following a rigorous scale development process. Items were generated based on a literature review and expert opinions, focusing on key …

How Research-Based Listening Techniques/Interventions Improve Communication And Work Environment, Florence Schaefer

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

In the age of multitasking, it is not always easy to stop what we are doing and truly listen to those around us. Mandel, one of the world’s leading providers of communication skills for professionals, published a paper titled “The cost of not listening on your organization”. Within the workplace, not listening attributes to low employee engagement, decreased productivity, and increased turnover. This served as the impetus for the development of this project.

Stephen Covey said, “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply”. Listening for the purpose of replying is …