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Francesca Moore '24-Nthato Selebi '94, Francesca Moore, Nthato Selebi

Alumni Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Privacy Versus Property: Tire-Chalking And The Fourth Amendment Post-Jones, Carly Dunn

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Nineteenth Amendment And Dobbs, Paula A. Monopoli

Faculty Scholarship

There was a surge in legal scholarship around the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution—the Woman Suffrage Amendment—leading up to its centennial in August 2020. But this scholarly interest around the Nineteenth peaked two years before the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022. This paper revisits the Nineteenth Amendment in light of the Court’s decision in Dobbs. It argues that the Nineteenth should be understood as a ban on sex discrimination that extends beyond the right to vote. The Amendment expands the scope of women’s citizenship as a matter of …

Unlocking Vr Magic: Duration Of Anxiety Relief For Pediatric Needle Procedures, Anna Angelica Guzman Mendoza

Nursing | Senior Theses

There have been various studies that show the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) being used as a non-pharmacologic and distraction method on school-aged children ranging from 6-12 years old. Despite this research, there has not been a follow-up with the use of VR and its duration of effect between each patient visit within this certain population. This study focuses on measuring the participants’ anxiety and pain levels during the needle-related procedure. The assessment tools that will be used to measure these important variables are the Children’s Fear Scale and Wong-Baker’s FACES scale. The participants of this study will be placed …

Incorporation Of Nutrition Education With Medication Injection To Sustain Weight Loss, Julia Calvelo

Nursing | Senior Theses

Background: Obesity is a widespread occurrence linked to comorbidities. Weight loss and maintenance is crucial to sustain existing health conditions and reduce risk of chronic diseases.

Lack of maintained weight loss is associated with poor education on nutrition, diet, and physical activity literacy. Objective: The purpose of this quantitative experimental study is to determine the efficacy of nutrition education among medication injection to sustain weight loss throughout treatment. It aims to promote comprehension of the aspects of nutrition, dietary habits, and physical education to not only sustain weight loss, but to understand the significance of how these elements contribute to …

Pachi, Ana Karen Chaires Galindo

Máster en Diseño de Producto

Los primeros años de desarrollo infantil, entre 2 y 5 año de edad, son cruciales para el desarrollo de habilidades motoras gruesas y finas. Sin embargo, la falta de oportunidades para moverse, explorar y jugar en espacios cerrados puede obstaculizar este desarrollo, generando posibles retrasos en habilidades esenciales como gatear, caminar y manipular objetos. Este proyecto explora el diseño de mobiliario infantil que no solo cumpla una función estética, si no que potencialice las experiencias de juego, aprendizaje, desarrollo sensorial y cognitivo, alentar la creatividad y la imaginación infantil. A través del uso de superficies hápticas y formas innovadoras, fomentar …

Pay Differences In The Absence Of Discrimination: Legislative Fallacies And Statistical Truths, Allan G. King, Stephen G. Bronars

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

2024 Veterans, Service Members & Dependents Viewbook, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

The 2024 Morehead State University Veterans Viewbook.

2024 Welcome To Morehead State Viewbook, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

The 2024 Morehead State University undergraduate viewbook.

Cold-Season Precipitation Sensitivity To Microphysical Parameterizations: Hydrologic Evaluations Leveraging Snow Lidar Datasets, W. J. Rudisill, A. N. Flores, H. P. Marshall, E. Siirila-Woodburn, D. R. Feldman, A. M. Rhoades, Z. Xu, A. Morales

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Cloud microphysical processes are an important facet of atmospheric modeling, as they can control the initiation and rates of snowfall. Thus, parameterizations of these processes have important implications for modeling seasonal snow accumulation. We conduct experiments with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF V4.3.3) Model using three different microphysics parameterizations, including a sophisticated new scheme (ISHMAEL). Simulations are conducted for two cold seasons (2018 and 2019) centered on the Colorado Rockies’ ∼750-km² East River watershed. Precipitation efficiencies are quantified using a drying-ratio mass budget approach and point evaluations are performed against three NRCS SNOTEL stations. Precipitation and meteorological outputs …

Conceptualizing A Safe, Manual Disassembly Line For Rechargeable Consumer Electronics Batteries, Adelina Herbst

Open Access Master's Theses

Despite the market size and substantial demand for rechargeable consumer electronics batteries (RCB), successfully disassembling and recirculating RCBs in their end-of-life stage (EOL-RCBs) remains inadequate. This inadequacy is due to health and environmental risks associated with these processes. This study systematically investigates the risks of a manual hand tool drill battery disassembly to identify the Shortest Paths to Failure (SPTFs). These SPTFs are the subject of risk mitigation measures which are incorporated in developing a low-resource, safer, manual RCB disassembly line. This process follows the objective of assigning extracted EOL-RCBs to recirculation strategies to extend their product life based on …

Ua51 Annual Report, Wku University Libraries

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

Annual report regarding WKU University Libraries accomplishments.

Ua12/8 2024 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report For The Calendar 2023 Calendar Year, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

Annual WKU campus security report for 2023.

Reimagined Intercultural Land Use: Assessment In Dorchester, Massachusetts’ Cultural Neighborhood, Dinebari Adumene

Community Engagement Student Work

The significance of land use policy entails the key areas of land use planning, infrastructure development, and urban sprawl. Situated in a densely populated area with a large waterfront, the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts is a community with immense potential to revolutionize the urban landscape. The artistic movements from cultural influences within the city are growing which shows clear benefits to increased placemaking through community events. Artistic works are a tool for engaged advocacy for social justice in both informal and formal settings. This project proposes a series of three sustainable art digital projects that will illuminate land justice …

Wiping Out: Living Diaper To Diaper, Kaleena Thompson Laguerre

Community Engagement Student Work

Diaper need is a prevalent issue for families with young children throughout the country. One in two families in the United States, cannot afford enough diapers to keep their child clean, comfortable, and healthy (National Diaper Bank, 2021). Given the limited resources within the community and the absence of adequate safety net programs, families are vulnerable to health and social disparities. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC), and Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) are three government assistance programs, designed to help low-income families. This project looks at how lawmakers can utilize …

Building Disability Sensitivity: How Person-Centered Supports Can Help People With Disabilities Reach Their Full Potential As Individuals And Within Their Communities, Helena Liedtke

Community Engagement Student Work

Background: People with disabilities face disproportionate barriers when it comes to social and community participation. Barriers are present across all areas and stages of life and encompass attitudinal, communication, environmental, policy, programmatic, and social barriers. Objective: This research has two major goals: 1) to build perspective taking skills by improving disability sensitivity evoking an attitudinal shift and 2) to introduce the Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework exploring person-centered strategies and community support opportunities (allyship) in achieving life goals. Methods: For the purpose of this exploratory-descriptive mixed-methods research approach, an in-person workshop titled “Building Disability Sensitivity: Moving from Reflection to Action” …

The Link Between Social Media And Body Image Issues Among Youth In The United States, James Krzymowski

Ballard Brief

Social media has a pervasive impact on body image in the United States, influencing one’s mental, physical, and social health. Body image issues encompass negative feelings and experiences related to one's physical appearance and are characterized by a preoccupation with perceived physical defects. This occurrence is especially common among youth. The harmful effects of constant exposure to idealized images, unrealistic beauty standards, and the influence of social media influencers are wide-ranging and severe. This brief focuses on the United States because of the competitive culture, the high cosmetic surgery rates, and leadership in social media use. Contributing factors such as …

Obstetric Fistulas In Sub-Saharan Africa, Katie Whitcomb

Ballard Brief

An obstetric fistula is a hole in the vaginal canal, either to the bladder or the rectum. It is a childbirth complication caused by obstructed, prolonged labor. Sub-Saharan African mothers are particularly vulnerable to fistulas if they are poor, rural living, or young. Additionally, cultural barriers, distrust of Western health facilities, and birthing traditions play a role in the pervasiveness of obstetric fistulas in modernity. A hole in the bladder or rectum leads to loss of control over urination or defecation. However, there are secondary consequences, such as mental illness and social stigma, that cause just as much suffering as …

Millennium School: An Experiment In Transpersonal Education For Early Adolescents, Jenny Wade

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive

This article describes the design, curriculum, culture, and values of an experiment in transpersonal education for young adolescents, the Millennium middle school in San Francisco, CA. The overarching design of the school was to help children exiting the latency period of child development, who exhibit the rudiments of Wade’s Authentic consciousness or Maslow’s Self-actualization motive stage, consolidate that level rather than losing it, as the vast majority do, because of social pressures that make earlier stages of development more adaptable in most contemporary societies. Early adolescence is a time when peer pressure, individuation from the family, and puberty are strong …

Bridgewater College Catalog, Session 2024-25, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Trees And The Love Of God, David M. Belnap, Nalini M. Nadkarni

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Trees play real and metaphorical roles in the beliefs and holy scriptures of many world religions, and believers and non-believers throughout the world are uplifted spiritually by trees. In the Book of Mormon, a tree with delicious, sweet fruit appeared in two visions and one parable. Respectively, the tree represents the love of God as seen through the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ and symbolizes spiritual growth as one experimentally nourishes faith from a seed. Trees and fruit in the world around us can remind us of important lessons from these teachings and help keep us focused on the …

An Exceptional Example Of The Richness Of Church History, Susan Easton Black

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Jeffrey Bradshaw has, in a single well-researched volume, provided a gift to those interested in the lives of early Church members. In Emer Harris & Dennison Lott Harris, Bradshaw brings out of obscurity the remarkable life of one of Martin Harris’s brothers and illustrates the contribution of that life to the initial decades of the Restoration.

Island Blue Spaces: A Deeper Exploration, Nicole Kras

Publications and Research

Preliminary research has shown that blue spaces provide many benefits to health and well-being. In response to the call for a deeper investigation into this area of inquiry, the current study seeks input from those (N=37) who live on islands in the Northeast region of the United States. Previous findings about the significance of having access to nature, identifying it as a favorite part and most influential reason for living on an island, were rearmed. Distinctions between island and mainland life were highlighted, emphasizing the importance of community. This study also brought to light participants’ grave concerns about issues such …

Maternal Health Crisis: Implicit Bias/Cultural Humility Education For Perinatal Nurses, Carmen Rezak

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Abstract

Today, perinatal nurses are challenged to provide equitable care for a very diverse and

high-risk pregnant/postpartum patient population. Pregnant women of color are mistrustful of

the health care system and concerned about their care and risks when admitted to the hospital for

fear that they are not listened to or treated with the same respect and intent as their white patient

counterparts. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in a 1966 speech, made in connection with the

Medical Committee for Human rights stated, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is

the most shocking and inhumane.” Nurses play …

Late Summer Plankton Community Variation In Near Shore Environments, Aidan Jacobs-Walker

Copley Library Undergraduate Research Awards

Phytoplankton communities have profound impacts on ecosystem health and function. In the Southern California Bight, hydrographic conditions play a key role in determining the composition of phytoplankton communities. This study conducted hydrographic and plankton community analyses of the nearshore environment off Dana Point, California, during late September. Similar to other studies in the SCB during fall, we observed weakly stratified, oligotrophic waters dominated by dinoflagellates under 10 μm. However, the recorded plankton abundances onshore vs. offshore deviated from the “green ribbon” typical of the SCB, in which phytoplankton are much more abundant onshore than offshore. Additionally, while the onshore community …

The Flash Droughts Across The South-Central United States In 2022: Drivers, Predictability, And Impacts, J. I. Christian, T. M. Grace, B. J. Fellman, D. F. Meshaske, S. G. Edris, H. O. Olayiwola, J. B. Basara, Brian Fuchs, J. C. Furtado

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Crozier Family Papers, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

Manuscript Archive

The Crozier Family Papers provide a detailed record of family history, education, crafting, and community involvement over generations. It documents Caryl's life and career through educational materials, correspondence, journals, craft and sewing projects, 4-H achievements, recipes, homemaking activities, and social group participation. The collection includes material related to family heirlooms like clothing, quilts, and crafted items, as well as files related to Caryl and her husband Edward, covering travel journals, correspondence, home and craft projects, wedding and honeymoon details, and writings. Extensive genealogical records focus on the Croziers, Kinkners, Ericksons, Joneses, and other family members, with biographical information, correspondences, genealogical …

James Pollock Papers, Sdsu Archives And Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library

Manuscript Archive

James Pollock is an American artist renowned for blending abstract and concrete styles, drawing inspiration from Bauhaus geometry, ancient cave art, and traditional landscapes. The James Pollock Papers document the evolution and artistic contributions of this South Dakota artist, with a particular focus on his involvement in the U.S. Army’s Vietnam Combat Artists Program. This comprehensive collection encompasses a diverse array of materials—including notes, interviews, reports, photographs, sketches, and correspondence—that illuminate Pollock’s creative process, military experiences, and artistic development both during and after his service.

Central to the collection are Pollock’s original ink sketches, which explore themes ranging from South …

Identifying The Effects Of Virtual Reality Simulation In The Nurse Education Lab, Nancy N. Khuu

Schultz-Werth Award Papers

Currently in the United States, 844 colleges are accredited for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program (American Association of College of Nursing, 2023). Each year, over 155,000 newly graduated registered nurses enter the hospital and clinical setting (Bradley, 2021). Many factors, including cost, time, familiarity with the electronic medical record and unit, the ability to provide patient-centered care, as well as competence with hands-on skills, can impact how much time the novice-level nurse receives for orientation on the floor. Nursing programs not only play a key role in preparing students for the NCLEX but also introduce them to …

W. Carter Johnson Papers, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University

University Archives

Dr. W. Carter Johnson, a Distinguished Professor of Ecology at South Dakota State University, has been a prominent figure in wetland and ecology science for over 40 years. His research, spanning river regulation, riparian ecology, climate change impacts on wetlands, and more, has resulted in numerous publications. Notably, his work on riparian wetlands has influenced conservation efforts along rivers like the Platte, Missouri, and Snake. The W. Carter Johnson Papers offer a diverse array of ecological research organized into series covering topics such as blue jays, forests, ranch management, and wetland ecosystems. These papers serve as a valuable resource for …