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Occupational Health Nurse, Maryann Jensen

One Map, Limitless Destinations 2.0

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Spine Coordinator, Alex Perez

One Map, Limitless Destinations 2.0

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The Bison, November, 07, 2025

The Bison Newspapers

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Junior-Level Women Experiences Influencing Their Departure From The U.S. Coast Guard, Jill Lynn Lazo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite increasing attention to public service motivation (PSM) in organizational research, there is a notable absence of studies examining the experiences of women in military contexts, particularly within the United States Coast Guard (USCG). This generic qualitative study, grounded in PSM theory, explored why junior-level women in the USCG prematurely exited military service. While existing research on PSM and women is limited and none specifically focused on women in the USCG, this study addressed that gap by interviewing 16 junior-level women who had separated from the USCG between four and eight years prior. The purpose of the study was to …

Role Conflict And Burnout: How Can Employed Graduate Students Thrive, Not Just Survive?, Eric M. Douthirt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation investigates several of the multifaceted challenges faced by employed graduate students, a growing demographic within U.S. higher education. Against a backdrop of intensifying technological change, evolving labor market dynamics, and increased educational attainment, these individuals encounter pronounced school-work-family conflict (SWFC), resulting in a heightened risk for personal burnout (PB).

Building upon the job demands-resources theory, this research explores whether school-work facilitation (SWF) and student emotional engagement (EE) might attenuate the deleterious relationship between school-work-family conflict (SWFC) and personal burnout (PB), with gender and number of children included as controls.

Data from 489 participants, collected via a single cross-sectional …

Finding Solutions: Meeting Essential Needs To Overcome Health And Educational Inequities Among College Students, Nicholas Freudenberg, Rashida Crutchfield

Publications and Research

Many economic, academic, and social factors influence college completion, and scholars have documented that a significant cause of students leaving school before graduation is that many do not have their basic needs for food, housing, and health care met. These barriers undermine their academic success by forcing students to reduce the time spent on their studies, work more hours, or stop out of school to support themselves or their families. Unmet essential needs jeopardize academic and life success for students in higher education across the United States and widen racial/ethnic and class inequities in college completion and health. Our review …

Nanodiamonds In Advancing Biomedical Sciences, Ebenezer Owusu, Sofia Lerma, Jinhyeong Jang, Deepa Roy, Shizue Mito, Upal Roy, Elena A. Rozhkova

Health & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Nanodiamonds (NDs), tetrahedral carbon structures with a size ranging from 1 to 100 nm, have gained growing attention in recent years due to their distinct optical, thermal, and mechanical properties compared to other carbon nanomaterials (e.g., graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon dots). Combined with a high surface-to-volume ratio and tunable and chemically versatile surfaces, these support broad applications across catalysis, electronics, and life sciences. Moreover, the biocompatible characteristics of NDs enable their controllable interfacial interactions with biological systems, positioning them as excellent candidates for advancing cutting-edge biomedical sciences, particularly through the engineering of efficient material biointerfaces that facilitate optimal interactions with …

An Analysis Of Large Language Model Hallucination And Creativity: Linear Representations And Causal Roles, Mckay Bowcut

Theses and Dissertations

Large language models (LLMs) show remarkable abilities in both factual and creative tasks, yet the problem of hallucination persists despite advances in training and post-training methods. Recent progress in model interpretability suggests that model behavior can be predicted and influenced by analyzing and manipulating internal activations. In this thesis, we address three questions: (1) Can we identify linear representations of hallucination and creativity in the model’s latent space? (2) Do these representations play a causal role in model behavior when manipulated? (3) Are creativity and hallucination causally intertwined? To answer these, we construct a novel dataset of factual, hallucinated, and …

Standardizing And Scaffolding Health Care Ai-Chatbot Evaluation: Systematic Review., Yining Hua, Winna Xia, David Bates, George Hartstein, Hyungjin Tom Kim, Michael Li, Benjamin Nelson, Charles Stromeyer Iv, Darlene King, Jina Suh, Li Zhou, John Torous

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Health care chatbots are rapidly proliferating, while generative artificial intelligence (AI) outpaces existing evaluation standards.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop a structured, stakeholder-informed framework to standardize evaluation of health care chatbots.

METHODS: PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses)-guided searches across multiple databases identified 266 records; 152 were screened, 21 full texts were assessed, and 11 frameworks were included. We extracted 356 questions (refined to 271 by deduplication and relevance review), mapped items to Coalition for Health AI constructs, and organized them with iterative input from clinicians, patients, developers, epidemiologists, and policymakers.

RESULTS: We developed the Health …

The Effect Of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) Seed Flour Substitution On The Chemical, Physical And Organoleptic Properties Of Mini Baked Sponge Cakes, Wildan Fikri Aditya Mahendra, Soenar Soekopitojo, Lismi Animatul Chisbiyah, Norfezah Md Nor

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

This study aimed to determine the effect of substituting wheat flour with sunflower seed flour on the chemical, physical and organoleptic properties of mini baked sponge cakes. The experiment was conducted using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three levels of sunflower seed flour substitution: 15%, 25%, and 35%. Analysis included chemical properties (protein, fat, and ash contents), physical properties (color and texture), and organoleptic properties (hedonic evaluation of color, taste, aroma, and texture). Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by DMRT as a post-hoc test. The results showed that sunflower seed flour substitution significantly affected the chemical, physical and …

Saudi Early Childhood Teacher Educators’ And Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives Of Early Field Experiences, Amani M. Alodwani

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative descriptive study explores how teacher educators perceive the integration of field experiences within the curriculum and their perspectives on the preservice early childhood education (ECE) teachers they supervise. It also examines preservice teachers’ views regarding their field experiences and how these experiences contribute to their professional preparation. The Ministry of Education (MOE) emphasizes that teacher preparation programs should provide extended field experiences that connect theoretical coursework with practical application. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three Saudi teacher educators and four preservice teachers from Kingdom University. Thematic analysis using inductive coding was employed to identify recurring themes and differences …

Sound Practices In Human Resources: A Critical Analysis Of How Ai Applicant Screening Tools Are Used With Deaf Individuals In The Hospitality And Tourism Sector, Sherry L. Gaynor

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the intersection of Career and Workforce Education, Deaf Education, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies used in hiring practices. The purpose of this research is to identify potential barriers to equitable employment for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals and to propose effective methods for evaluating and assessing AI and machine learning applications utilized in recruitment and selection processes. Although AI is increasingly embedded in human resource management (HRM), there remains a significant lack of research addressing its use with special populations. In particular, no prior studies have examined how voice recognition software, facial analysis, psychometric testing, and virtual …

Building Oregon's Statewide Multimodal Transportation Inventory With Ai And Interagency Collaboration, Ben Stabler, Theresa Conley

PSU Transportation Seminars

ODOT and 48+ local agencies are collaborating on the development of a multimodal data set for transportation planning within metropolitan areas. Revisions to Oregon's Transportation Planning Rules (TPR) set in motion the need for more multimodal data and analysis in local plans. The multimodal data inventory includes vehicle and freight facilities, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, transit facilities, and other relevant data such as key destinations and crashes. Starting from the local agency GIS systems and supplemented with real world use of AI for developing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, the team is defining and constructing a shared statewide multimodal data set. …

Statistical Challenges And Simulation Results For Pilot Clinical Trials, Weiliang Cen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: The effect size estimated from a pilot trial is often an inaccurate reflection of the true effect size observed in a large trial, leading to either underestimation or overestimation. Published data suggest that effect sizes from large trials are typically smaller than those reported in their corresponding pilot trials. To address this discrepancy, conservative or discount adjustment methods are widely recommended to modify pilot trial effect sizes when calculating sample sizes, thereby maintaining adequate statistical power. This study aims to assess effect sizes from both pilot and large trials and to evaluate the performance of existing adjustment methods.

Methods: …

Infographic: Pisa Insights – Encouraging Mathematical Thinking, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

Each cycle of the global Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) includes a teacher questionnaire. One questionnaire topic – encouraging mathematical thinking – can help foster critical thinking, enhance problem-solving skills and allow students to see the relevance and connectedness of mathematics in their lives.

From The Editors, Rully Karim Dr.

Journal of Project Management & Construction

The Journal of Project Management and Construction (JPMC) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing the field of project management and construction, grounded in the principles outlined in the PMBOK 6th Edition. Our focus encompasses the ten knowledge areas essential to successful project management: Integration, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Resource, Communications, Risk, Procurement, and Stakeholder Management.

JPMC publishes original research papers written in English that provide deeper insights into these knowledge areas and contribute to the development of best practices in project management and construction. Submissions may include theoretical analyses, computational models, experimental observations, or a combination of both theoretical …

Development Of Knowledge Base Of Audit Process In High-Rise Building Works With Design-Build Contract Based On Iso 19011:2018 And Regulation Of The Minister Of Public Works And Housing No. 10 Of 2021, Zafira Alysha Fadli, Danang Budi Nugroho

Journal of Project Management & Construction

In achieving the long-term development goal of Advanced Indonesia, the Government continues to accelerate the completion of infrastructure development, such as strategic and priority projects that support economic transformation. Infrastructure development is still one of the main focuses of the Indonesian government, the 2024 state revenue and expenditure budget (APBN) is allocated to the infrastructure budget. The massive construction of high-rise buildings in Indonesia, the number of accidents is getting higher, so it is necessary to implement an audit process on construction work. The audit process is to know and monitor directly the procedures that have been applied optimally. Therefore, …

Dam Construction Project Planning: A Case Study Of Watershed Management In Poncol District, Fikrian Fajar Muhammad, Audy Christian Rayvano Kalalo

Journal of Project Management & Construction

Despite the rapid growth of infrastructure development in Indonesia, water resource management remains a major concern, especially in regions with high climate variability like Poncol District. This study aimed to identify and analyze the Watershed (DAS) in Poncol District, East Java, using a comprehensive approach integrating GIS technology and hydrology software. The Poncol watershed, covering 19,637 km², was mapped using DEMNAS maps and analyzed with flow direction and flow accumulation. Hydrological analysis via WinTR-20 included verification, sub-area identification, cross-sectional analysis, and storm analysis. Calibration results showed consistency between manual and digital methods, while land use analysis revealed significant impacts on …

Safe And Sound: A Polyvagal Intervention For Trauma And Therapeutic Engagement, Rebecca Nelson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 5 to 8 percent of the U.S. population annually, contributing to significant healthcare costs and high psychotherapy dropout rates (Kessler et al., 2005; Kilpatrick et al., 2013; National Center for PTSD, 2023a). Understanding the factors that contribute to treatment attrition and identifying effective interventions that promote safety, engagement, and sustained participation in therapy are critical priorities in trauma counseling.

This study examined the impact of a polyvagal theory-informed intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), on trauma symptoms, autonomic reactivity, and the quality of the therapeutic relationship in adult clients diagnosed with trauma- and …

Wildfire Impact Analysis On Power System Operation: A Framework Leveraging Physics-Based Wildfire Simulation And Dynamic Line Rating, Saeed Nematshahi, Behrouz Sohrabi, Amin Khodaei, Ali Arabnya, Rui Fan

Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Scholarship

The growing frequency and intensity of wildfires is significantly impacting power grid operations. Specifically, wildfires spreading to power lines can induce thermal stress, leading to a restriction in line capacity. This reduction imposes a challenge for electric utilities as they must supply electric demand while experiencing reduced transmission capacity. This paper introduces a model that simulates wildfire behavior in proximity to a transmission line, evaluates the impact on conductor temperature and capacity constraints, and subsequently analyzes the impact on grid operation from economic and reliability perspectives. The numerical studies conducted on the IEEE 14-bus test system assess both economic and …

Semiconductors & Microelectronics In Middle School Technology & Engineering: Integrating Emerging Stem Workforce Contexts Into The Classroom, Greg J. Strimel, Deana Lucas, Yubin Lee, Victoria Constantine, Tamara J. Moore, Morgan Hynes, Selcen Guzey

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

This case study explores the integration of microelectronics contexts and content into middle school classrooms as part of a workforce development initiative intended to address national labor force needs arising from increased investments in the semiconductor industry. The study follows four middle school technology and engineering teachers as they develop, implement, and refine an instructional unit designed to introduce students to microelectronics production and semiconductor-related careers. Through classroom observations and iterative curriculum development, this exploratory case study reviewed how emerging STEM workforce contexts, such as semiconductors and microelectronics, can be integrated into middle school instruction. The results provide a practical …

Comparative Analysis Of Serum Resistin And Omentin Levels Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Salam Ismael Abdulkareem, Dler Rostum Ali

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic condition marked by insulin resistance, pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, and persistent hyperglycemia. Adipokines such as resistin and omentin play critical roles in mediating inflammatory responses and insulin sensitivity, making them important biomarkers for T2DM progression.

Objectives: To investigate serum levels of resistin and omentin among controlled and uncontrolled T2DM patients in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, and assess their associations with glycemic status and metabolic parameters.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 90 T2DM patients aged 40–70 years, categorized into controlled (n = 30) and uncontrolled (n = 60) groups. Clinical data …

Impact Of Growth Conditions On The Abundance And Diversity Of Cultivable Bacteria Recovered From Pheronema Carpenteri And Investigation Of Their Antimicrobial Potential, Jazmin Conway, Grant G January, Katie J Muddiman, Rosemary Dorrington, Kerry L Howell, Mathew Upton

School of Biomedical Sciences

The deep sea is a largely unexplored extreme environment supporting a diverse biological community adapted to low temperatures and high pressures. Such environments support microbial life that may be a source of novel antibiotics and other drugs. Whilst this is often the case, many species with bioactive capabilities may be missed with traditional culturing methods. In this study, a total of 16 different concentrations and types of media were employed, to culture 389 bacterial isolates using Dilution to Extinction methods and Actinobacteria Directed Cultivation techniques. This generated 72 (18.6%) isolates with narrow and broad-spectrum activity against ESKAPE pathogens including Escherichia …

Perceptions Of K–5 Teacher Challenges In Supporting Military-Connected Children Overseas Who Experience Trauma, Lachanda Garrison

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teachers serving U.S. military-connected students (MCS) overseas regularly address student trauma in the classroom that stems from relocation and separation events due to parents’ or guardians’ military service. The problem addressed in this study was that Grade K–5 teachers struggle to support overseas who experience trauma. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Grade K–5 teachers’ perceptions of the challenges to support MCS overseas who have experienced trauma. The study was guided by three principles from Soma and Allen’s trauma informed model, which emphasizes understanding trauma as an experience, prioritizing social and emotional skill development, and supporting …

A High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography Dataset Of Naturalistic Viewing, Arefeh Sherafati, Aahana Bajracharya, Michael S Jones, Emma Speh, Monalisa Munsi, Chen-Hao P Lin, Andrew K Fishell, Tamara Hershey, Adam T Eggebrecht, Joseph P Culver, Jonathan E Peelle

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Traditional laboratory tasks offer tight experimental control but lack the richness of our everyday human experience. As a result, many cognitive neuroscientists have been motivated to adopt experimental paradigms that are more natural, such as stories and movies. Here we describe data collected from 58 healthy adult participants (aged 18-76 years) who viewed 10 minutes of a movie (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, 1966). Most (36) participants viewed the clip more than once, resulting in 106 sessions of data. Cortical responses were mapped using high-density diffuse optical tomography (first- through fourth nearest neighbor separations of 1.3, 3.0, 3.9, …

Borrowed Competence: Socially Extending The Mind To Extend Digital Practices, Cordelia R. Stewart, Sheau-Fen (Crystal) Yap, Krzysztof Kubacki

More Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Research

This study extends current understanding of digital competence by exploring alternative skill sets harnessed by digitally disadvantaged groups that enable their practices to continue. By combining practice theory with the socially extended mind framework, we address the research question: What forms of offline competence support the integration of digital practices among a disadvantaged consumer group, and how do these competences influence the cohesion and continuity of their practices? Through an ethnography of a ‘Street Church’ community, we demonstrate how different forms of offline social interaction (i.e., sequential, synchronised, substitutive) and group culture
function as valuable resources for guiding digital practices, …

On Heat Engines Having Efficiencies That Degrade With Every Cycle That Are Nonetheless Reversible: The Wonders Of Hilbert Curves In The Pressure-Volume Plane, Daniel Graham

Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Heat engines are cornerstones in classical thermodynamics, not to mention fixtures of everyday life. As everyone knows, real heat engines are rife with sources of irreversibility, and, in turn, have efficiencies that degrade over time. Here we chart a classical heat engine whose efficiency degrades with every cycle, but maintains perfect reversibility nonetheless. There are no paradoxes in play due to the inviolability of the thermodynamic laws. Rather the engine operates transparently according to Hilbert curves that fill the pressure-volume plane. The assembly of the curves is iterative and digital whereby no information is lost over every cycle.

Examining Ableism In Elementary School Settings: Educators’ Experiences And Responses To Critical Incidents Of Ableism, Rebecca Chadwick

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study explored elementary school educators’ experiences with ableism and bias in their daily professional lives. While federal policy affirms the rights of students with disabilities, inequities persist in how these protections are implemented in schools (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 2004). Using semi–structured interviews with 11 elementary educators, including general education teachers, special education teachers, counselors, and administrators, this study examined how ableism is perceived, experienced and addressed in elementary settings. Thematic analysis identified themes of deficit–based thinking, lowered expectations, lack of early intervention, resistance to inclusion, and the impact of labels and language on shaping opportunities …

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] Again (2025) | Program, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed 7-10 November 2025; "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [Again]" was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. It was directed by Michael Boynton, stage manager was Ryan Godfrey, lead assistant stage manager was Addie Barns, ASM/running crew was Tywan Hill, Ophelia Lazo, Jasmine Lopez, and Brayden Turner, costume coordinator was Alexis Stanfield, props coordinator was Justice Fulks, sound coordinator was Ethan Duce, projections coordinator was Liesl Cristy. This item is contained within the Theatre & Film Production Archive.

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] Again (2025) | Poster, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed 7-10 November 2025; "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [Again]" was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. It was directed by Michael Boynton, stage manager was Ryan Godfrey, lead assistant stage manager was Addie Barns, ASM/running crew was Tywan Hill, Ophelia Lazo, Jasmine Lopez, and Brayden Turner, costume coordinator was Alexis Stanfield, props coordinator was Justice Fulks, sound coordinator was Ethan Duce, projections coordinator was Liesl Cristy. This item is contained within the Theatre & Film Production Archive.