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A Cohort Study Of The Impact Of Covid‐19 On The Quality Of Life Of People Newly Diagnosed With Dementia And Their Family Carers, B Hicks, S Read, B Hu, S Banerjee, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction COVID-19 has impacted people with dementia and their family carers, yet little is known about effects on overall quality of life. Methods In a UK cohort study, pre- and post-pandemic data were collected from 114 carers and 93 recently diagnosed people with dementia. Latent growth curve modeling examined change in quality of life. Results Carers reported significant decline in quality of life, although no change was demonstrated by people with dementia. In multivariable analyses, higher levels of cognitive impairment, deprivation, study site, and lower number of memory clinic contacts were associated with greater decline in carer quality of life. …

System And Method For Providing Validation Services To A Customer, Andrew Chen, Junjun Yu, Danielle Cole, Aravind Srivatsa

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure provides a method and validation system for providing validation services to a customer during purchase of NFT. The method includes receiving request from the customer for validating the seller of the NFT. The NFT is created for a digital good. The method includes obtaining information of the seller and creator of the digital good from a contract and validates the seller and the creator. The method includes utilizing transaction history of the seller and creator information which is stored in a registry for validating. Upon validation, the method includes providing seller score for the seller. Also, the …

Btk: A Case Study In Psychopathy, Matthew S. Hutnyan

SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research

Psychopathy and serial murder have been topics of great public interest and media attention for several decades. Dennis Rader, a serial killer well-known by his pseudonym “BTK,” was responsible for the gruesome torture and murder of ten people between 1974 and 1991. Although some information is known about him through media accounts, little work has been done to synthesize information about his life and crimes, and to examine him as a case study of psychopathy. Through careful literature review and analysis, this study aims to provide insight into Rader’s life and crimes, and to delineate his psychopathology to gain a …

Design And Development Of Ruthenium-Based Catalysts For Enabling Hydrogen Storage, Isabelle Beaudoin

SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research

For past decades, hydrocarbon-based fuels have been the primary source of energy as a necessity for modern machines and automotive vehicles. Despite use in combustion engines and power plants, fossil fuels reserves are unpredictable and the associated CO₂ emissions are now causing terrible effects on the environment and human health. Researchers have realized H₂ as a potentially safe and efficient energy source, with an energy density of 33.3 kWh per kg. Moreover, H₂ is significantly more environmentally friendly as H₂O is the only by-product. Currently, the development of on-board storage technology is progress for use …

Airline Mile Finder Web Extension Development, Shane Panchot

Computer Science Research Seminars and Symposia

In the demonstration, I will go through the development of a Firefox extension I came up with for my project in the Algorithms and Complexity course this semester. The demonstration provides an overview of the Web Extension API. It also covers the use of data structures and algorithms implemented in the project.

Easter 1945: A Call For Christian Intellectualism, Patrick Otto, Janet George

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

There is an urgent need for Christian intellectualism to find its voice again. Institutions of higher education in America today are facing the onslaught of conflicting worldviews. In 1945 C.S. Lewis warned the Church about watering down the faith. In a postmodern world that is trying to be ‘good without God’, for the sake of their students and the Church, Christian educators must hold firm to scripture. There are several cultural challenges that inhibit the progress of Christian intellectualism, but if Christians learn to ‘think Christianly,’ and are “unafraid to articulate their own faith assumptions…(thereby allowing) the academic enterprise to …

Computing Technologies And Paperless Classroom In Library Schools In Rivers State, Anthonia Omehia, Onyema Nsirim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Paper has been a convenience medium of communicating information, accessing information, as well as delivering and receiving lecture. However, as time changes, the mode of communication and instructional methodology takes a paradigm shift. This has resulted to the use of paperless classroom. Paperless classroom is the use of computing and communication technologies to replace the traditional method of teaching and learning in the classroom. It offers speed and ease of using electronic means in delivering lecture to a large number of students which is cost effective to students and lecturers. Consequently, schools are using computing technologies to ease the cost …

The Effect Of A Standardized Training Program To Enhance The Therapeutic Alliance In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Mixed Methods Analytical Approach, Marino Bucci, Dominick Haynes, Megan Cundiff

UCF DPT Research Capstone

Background: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) affects up to 84% of adults. Evidence suggests a strong therapeutic alliance (TA) enhances care in a variety of ways. While themes associated with strong alliances have been identified, few studies have provided instructions on utilizing this information to craft a strong TA in physical therapy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to look at the effectiveness and feasibility of a training protocol to enhance the TA in patients with cLBP.

Methods: A total of 19 practicing physical therapists and 16 physical therapy students completed a TA training course with a pre and …

Emg Amplitude During Fatiguing Low-Load Versus High-Load Biceps Curls, Jeremy S. Wydra, Jacob C. Gilbert, Allison P. Mann

UCF DPT Research Capstone

The role of load in strength training is being debated in the literature, with studies reporting similar changes in skeletal muscle size following fatiguing low-load and high-load training. Electromyographic (EMG) signal recording can be utilized to compare muscle activity between fatiguing low-load and high-load training, but little is known about the behavior of the biceps brachii muscle during shortening (concentric) and lengthening (eccentric) muscle actions. We sought to compare changes in EMG amplitude throughout fatiguing low-load versus high-load resistance training during both concentric and eccentric muscle actions.

METHODS: Nine men and eight women, all resistance trained, participated in this study. …

Patteson, Joseph. Drugs, Violence And Latin America: Global Psychotropy And Culture. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. 249 Pp. Isbn 9783-0306-8924-7, Brandon Bisbey

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Southern Adventist University Commencement Program May 2022, Southern Adventist University

Commencement Programs

Program for Southern Adventist University Winter 2022 graduation. The commencement service took place at the Iles Physical Education Center on May 8, 2022.

Program Review: 2022 Digitalcommons Report To Biology, Jean Bigger

DigitalCommons Documents

The Biology faculty has been receiving global recognition for their advancement of science teaching, contributing peer-reviewed scholarship to Science Publications & Research since 2005: https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/sci_pr/

Contributions from the Biology team to Science Publications & Research include in-field published articles, book chapters, professional conference papers/presentations, and workshops on: innovative and equitable assessment, student-centered engagement, and culturally responsive classrooms.

Daily Announcements May 2022, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Moral Injury And Moral Resilience In Health Care Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic., Cynda H Rushton, Tessy A Thomas, Inga M Antonsdottir, Katie E Nelson, Danielle Boyce, Anna Vioral, Deborah Swavely, Cathaleen D Ley, Ginger C Hanson

Reading Hospital Nursing Scholarly Activity

No abstract provided.

Grounded Leadership: Exploring Health And Wellness Strategies Of Company Grade Officers In The California Army National Guard, Greg Montanio

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to identify and describe what exemplary California Army National Guard (CA ARNG) company grade officers do to maintain their physical, emotional, intellectual, social, vocational, and spiritual health. Methodology: This study used a mixed methods approach relying on the collection of data to provide for a more flexible platform to triangulate multiple data sources and increase the validity of the study’s findings. The study used a quantitative survey to examine how exemplary company grade officers in the California Army National Guard rated their use of grounded leadership strategies along with follow-on …

Optimization Of Orbital Trajectories Using Neuroevolution Of Augmenting Topologies, Nathan Wetherell

University Scholar Projects

This project aims to determine the feasibility of using NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT), an advanced neural network evolution scheme, to optimize orbital transfer trajectories. More specifically, this project compares a genetically evolved neural network to a standard Hohmann transfer between Earth and Mars. To test these two methods, an N-body simulation environment was created to accurately determine the result of gravitational interactions on a theoretical spacecraft when combined with planned engine burns. Once created, this simulation environment was used to train the neural networks created using the NEAT Python module. A genetic algorithm was used to modify the topology …

A Whole New World, Laura Lorenzo

2021-22 Field Notes

While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield University write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Laura Lorenzo describes observations during study abroad at the University of Nottingham in England.

Mental Health Stigma And Psychological Help-Seeking In Adolescence, Laura Austin

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although an overwhelming number of adolescents in the U.S. experience significant psychological distress, the majority of these youth do not receive formal mental health services. Mental health stigma has been identified as a significant barrier to psychological help-seeking during adolescence, with treatment stigma (or the stigma associated with seeking formal psychological services) as the strongest predictor of help-seeking when compared to other types of mental health stigma. Given the long-term impacts of untreated psychological distress in adolescence, more research is needed to understand the influence of mental health stigma on help-seeking during this developmental stage. Furthermore, more research is needed …

How Romantic Relationships Impact Athletic Performance In Student-Athletes In Higher Education; A Regression Analysis, Heriberto Justin Chacon Iv

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative regression analysis was to test examine the association between romantic relationships to athletic performance, after controlling for gender, sport, grade, and partner athlete status for student athletes at a private catholic university in South Texas. Being a student-athlete comes with a lot of pressure and expectations. Research has shown how performance from a student-athlete is crucial from keeping their scholarship from being on thin ice (Gord, 2018). Studies have helped point how relationships can influence athlete performance in some way, whether it is family, coach, teammates and friends, or romantic (Bolter & Weiss, 2012; Moll, …

The Successful Military Retirement Transition: A Phenomenology Of A Journey To Becoming Full, Ann Lee

Theses & Dissertations

Research Focus. Change and transition are life constants and are uniquely defined by the individual experiencing them—whether expected or unexpected, positive, negative, or neutral. Only the individual can determine the nature and impact of a transition experience. Military members transitioning from the military environment to civilian life after retirement experience change and transition on several levels—a career shift, a forfeiture of role and status as a military member, a lifestyle change, financial instability, a culture shift, and a loss of military community and friendships, to name a few. This transition represents an exit from, not just a job, but a …

Latinas Abriendo Caminos: Stories Of Latina Women To The Doctoral Degree, Jessica Ballesteros

Theses & Dissertations

Research Focus. Most of the current research focusing on Latinas succeeding academically has been conducted at the undergraduate and master’s level. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the experience of Latinas in their doctoral program and what leads them to complete a doctoral degree. Latinas currently have low completion rates in doctoral degrees compared to all other ethnicities in the U.S. Thus, the goal of this research study was to identify factors that contribute to these Latinas succeeding academically.

Research Methods.

I used both Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) to …

Human-Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence For Anomaly Detection In Quality Inspection: A Collaborative Approach To Bridge The Gap Between Humans And Ai, Srikanth Vemula

Theses & Dissertations

In the quality inspection industry, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to advance to produce safer and faster autonomous systems that can perceive, learn, decide, and act independently. As observed by the researcher interacting with the local energy company over a one-year period, these AI systems’ performance is limited by the machine’s current inability to explain its decisions and actions to human users. Especially in energy companies, eXplainable-AI (XAI) is critical to achieve speed, reliability, and trustworthiness with human inspection workers. Placing humans alongside AI will establish a sense of trust that augments the individual’s capabilities at the workplace. …

Factors For Success Of International Female Doctoral Students In Science In The United States, Maria Patricia Cantu

Theses & Dissertations

Factors for Success of International Female Doctoral Students in Science in the United States

Many international doctoral female students in the sciences in the United States do not obtain a degree despite their large investment in time, effort, and financial resources. The loss of highly prepared and credentialed international female doctoral students, who have a genuine interest in science but who choose not to pursue their studies to graduation or switch careers due to real or perceived barriers, signifies such a loss not just for the women themselves and their families but for their countries of origin, their hosts universities, …

Zaga - #2, 2022, Isabela Oliveira, Zack Horve

ZAGA

No abstract provided.

Early Intervention Access And Use: The Impact On Outcomes, Brooklynn Schelling

Communication Sciences and Disorders: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

The purpose of this research paper was to investigate the factors that influence a person’s access to and use of early intervention (EI) services. In the literature, there are demonstrated short- and long-term benefits for populations with disorders or delays associated with EI. Speech-language pathologists are one of many professionals that may work with EI clients, and they should be especially interested in ensuring that all individuals receive necessary services. Previous research suggests that race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status impact access to EI. This study examines possible methods of increasing access to EI for populations that are less likely to …

Combining Cardiac Monitoring With Actigraphy Aids Nocturnal Arousal Detection During Ambulatory Sleep Assessment In Insomnia, Lara Rösler, Glenn Van Der Lande, Jeanne Leerssen, Austin G. Vandegriffe, Oti Lakbila-Kamal, Jessica C. Foster-Dingley, Anne C.W. Albers, Eus J.W. Van Someren

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Study Objectives: The objective assessment of insomnia has remained difficult. Multisensory devices collecting heart rate (HR) and motion are regarded as the future of ambulatory sleep monitoring. Unfortunately, reports on altered average HR or heart rate variability (HRV) during sleep in insomnia are equivocal. Here, we evaluated whether the objective quantification of insomnia improves by assessing state-related changes in cardiac measures. Methods: We recorded electrocardiography, posture, and actigraphy in 33 people without sleep complaints and 158 patients with mild to severe insomnia over 4 d in their home environment. At the microscale, we investigated whether HR changed with proximity to …

Keynoter, May/June 2022, Boise State University Association Of Office Professionals

Boise State University Association of Office Professionals - Keynoter

President's Message

Annual Meeting / Luncheon

AOP Purpose

Burned Out Working Mom

Our Reach Around the World

President-Elect Message

Nominations & Elections

What AOP Means to Me

NAEOP Membership

Membership, AOP Financials, PDD Information

AOP Board Meetings and Links, Scholarship Guidelines

PSP Information

Membership List

Calendar of Events

From Historically First "Unary" Numbers, Through Egyptian Fractions, Roman Numerals, Leibniz's Binary Numbers And Kepler's Fractions To Modern Ideas Such As Calkin-Wilf Tree: A Unified Approach To Representing Natural Numbers And Fractions, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, Christian Servin

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In elementary mathematics classes, students are often overwhelmed by different representations of numbers and corresponding operations: usual fractions, decimal representations, binary numbers, etc. What often helps is when students learn the history of these representations, see the limitations of seemingly reasonable representations like Roman numerals, and how other representations overcame these limitations. Still, history was developed somewhat randomly, so the historical sequence is still somewhat chaotic. We believe that providing a unified approach for all these representations would help describe their sequence in a more logical way and thus, help the students even more.

In our analysis, we explore the …

Exploring The Mental Health And Burnout Among Educators, Kelsey Van't Zelfde

Master of Education Program Theses

This study examined the internal and external factors that contribute to stress and burnout among teachers in a group of denominational schools located in the United States. Thirty-one educators from these schools participated in a short survey to examine their personal experience with these factors and to identify areas of concern. These educators had varying years of experience. The participants were surveyed about their teaching careers and the results indicate that negative factors such as job satisfaction, workload, classroom management, lack of appreciation and support, and lack of self-care can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of teachers …

Benefits And Barriers Of Block Scheduling, Courtney Huebner

Master of Education Program Theses

This action research study explored the benefits and barriers of block scheduling. Fifty-six teachers from private, Christian schools in Michigan and Iowa participated in a confidential survey which measured academic understanding and methods, and school culture and climate within the block schedule versus traditional scheduling. An analysis of the survey data demonstrated consistent statistical evidence of a correlation between block scheduling and deeper levels of academic understanding, student relationships, and a more positive school climate. The results of the open-ended response questions showed that block scheduling, implemented well with professional development and planning time for lessons, is a benefit to …