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Native Hawaiian Culturally Appropriate Substance Use Disorders Formative Program Evaluation, Kelly J. Penn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Substance use disorders (SUDs) disproportionately affects Native Hawaiians, yet conventional treatments often overlook the cultural, spiritual, and relational foundations of well-being for Native Hawaiians. This gap represents a human services problem, as it perpetuates health disparities, limits recovery, and slows social change within Native Hawaiian communities. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to identify culturally relevant components for an SUD treatment program tailored to Native Hawaiians. The research question guiding this study was, what are culturally appropriate components for a SUD program for Native Hawaiians. The Nā Pou Kihi framework grounded the exploration of Indigenous approaches to …

Caregiver Perspectives About Implementing Educational Goals For Children Of Incarcerated Parents In A Head Start Program, Alissa Jane Stark

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study is that caregivers of children with incarcerated parents inconsistently implement the mandated educational goals developed through the Head Start program. Grounded in Bowen’s family systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore caregiver’s perspectives on implementing Head Start Educational goals for children of incarcerated parents and their views on the resources or training needed to support these goals. For this case study, 12 former caregivers from a Head Start program in a women’s correctional facility in Oregon were interviewed. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed thematically with the …

The Role Of Community Engaged Dental Education In Producing Socially Accountable Graduates In The Context Of The General Dental Council's Safe Practitioner Framework, Anastasios Plessas, Martha Paisi, Nilufar Ahmed, Zoe Brookes, Robert Witton

Peninsula Dental School

The General Dental Council's Safe Practitioner Framework sets out the required behaviours and learning outcomes for UK graduates across four domains, and social accountability is a new competency in the domain of professionalism. Community engagement is a type of community-based education, which has been advocated as a promising pedagogical approach to help institutions produce socially accountable graduates. It is conceptualised as a form of experiential education which uses community exposure educational programmes or activities (i.e., students are exposed to the population/community of interest usually in a non-clinical setting) to highlight and address community health care needs. Community engaged education can …

Distinct Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors Differentially Regulate Skeletal Stem Cells In Calvaria Versus Long Bones During Bone Regeneration, Laura Ortinau, Francisco Heralde, Dongsu Park

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Calvarial suture skeletal stem cells (Su-SSCs) are a distinct stem cell population for craniofacial bone formation by intramembranous ossification, compared to long bone periosteal SSCs (LB-PSSCs) with endochondral (osteochondrogenic) ossification. However, whether SSC intrinsic or extrinsic factors affect their differentiation process has not been well elucidated. Here, using an inducible Prx1-CreER-EGFP+/−;Rosa26-tdTomato mouse model, we observed that endogenous Prx1+ Su-SSCs and their orthotopic transplantation into calvarial injury do not form cartilage intermediates at the injury sites, while the transplantation of Prx1+ LB-PSSCs into LB injury induces osteochondrogenic differentiation, respectively. However, the heterotopic transplantation of Prx1+ Su-SSCs (Su-SSCs …

The Emerging Role Of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine In Enhancing Quality Of Life For Palliative And End-Of-Life Patients: A Narrative Review, Ambrose Loc T. Ngo, Linda Nguyen, Cynthia Shahbandeh, Jared W. Nichols

Student Publications

Palliative and end-of-life care aim to minimize suffering and optimize the quality of life for individuals nearing the end of their lives. Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) represents a potentially valuable nonpharmacological approach within this integrative care framework. Emerging evidence from clinical observations, small-scale studies, and foundational osteopathic principles suggests that OMM may help support patient comfort, alleviate certain symptoms, and contribute to dignity in care. Techniques such as myofascial release, cranial manipulation, and lymphatic drainage have been reported to improve comfort and emotional well-being; however, these findings are based primarily on limited and heterogeneous studies. This narrative review synthesizes current …

Space: The Final Frontier (For State Power): The History Of The East India Company And The Future Of Outer Space, Richard Culbert

International Law Studies

Outer space may be the last domain where States largely lack the capability to use coercive force as an instrument of State control. In all areas of the globe, major powers have militaries and police forces that far exceed the capability of even the largest corporations. As corporations take an increasingly large role in outer space commerce it is likely that these private actors will develop a capacity to use force that quickly surpasses even the most powerful States.

To date there has been little analysis of this future phenomenon by legal scholars. Perhaps as a result, the current international …

Prospective Associations Among Loneliness And Health For Servicemembers: Perceived Helplessness And Negative Coping Appraisal As Explanatory Mechanisms, Sarah N. Arpin, Cynthia D. Mohr, Todd Bodner, Leslie B. Hammer, James D. Lee

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Links between loneliness and health are robust, though evidence for associations with alcohol use is mixed. Previous research has supported perceived stress as a predictor of alcohol use and as a pathway through which loneliness impacts health over time. Yet findings are primarily limited to civilian samples, and less is known about how loneliness relates to stress and health among service members. The current study explores prospective associations among loneliness, stress, and health (i.e., sleep, alcohol misuse, and psychological distress) within a sample of mostly male service members. We examine two dimensions of perceived stress, perceived helplessness and negative coping …

Identifying The Big Questions In Paleontology: A Community-Driven Project, Tracy Aze

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Paleontology provides insights into the history of the planet, from the origins of life billions of years ago to the biotic changes of the Recent. The scope of paleontological research is as vast as it is varied, and the field is constantly evolving. In an effort to identify “Big Questions” in paleontology, experts from around the world came together to build a list of priority questions the field can address in the years ahead. The 89 questions presented herein (grouped within 11 themes) represent contributions from nearly 200 international scientists. These questions touch on common themes including biodiversity drivers and …

A Rural Ministry Helping Adults With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Meet Their Vocational Goals: A Case Study Of The Canteen And Trading Post (Ctp), Julie Byford Harstin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study's purpose was to describe and evaluate the Canteen & Trading Post’s (CTP’s) approach to workforce education for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (AIDD) and CTP participants’ perceptions of AIDD’s employability in their rural community. A qualitative study method was used, including semi-structured interviews, arts-based research, and participant-observation. The guiding research questions for the study were: 1. How is the Canteen & Trading Post helping adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities meet their vocational goals?, 2. How are AIDD's needs for accommodation changing through their experiences at the CTP?, and 3. How is the CTP demonstrating AIDD’s employability …

Cfd Modeling Of Lateral Spillway Flow In End-Of-Bridge Deck Drainage, Serox Sukupayo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has established a new standard for bridge-deck drainage, which features a side-inlet positioned at the end of the bridge adjacent to the roadway. This inlet serves as a lateral weir or spillway, connecting to a riprap-lined flume or chute that extends down the embankment. The hydraulic performance of this standard - encompassing capture efficiency, bypassed flow, water spreads and depths on the pavement, flow depths and velocities in the flume, and the potential for embankment erosion - must be evaluated across a variety of bridge conditions, including longitudinal and cross slopes, as well as …

Metaphor Use In Indonesian Scholars' Talk About Migration, Heri Yusup

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Despite the growing body of research on the use of metaphors to discuss personal experiences during complex and challenging situations (such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or related to life-threatening illnesses), metaphor analysis is rarely employed to examine how certain individuals use metaphors to talk about their migration experiences. Extensive studies on metaphorical framing of migration have been conducted. However, private discourse is rarely the subject of these studies. Furthermore, metaphor research incorporating conceptual metaphor theory as its theoretical framework seldom underscores the intersection of metaphorical conceptualization and identity construction. Therefore, this dissertation examines the conceptual metaphors used by individuals …

Perceptions Of Black Male Alternative High School Students' Disciplinary Experiences A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry Study, Rahmod Traylor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The current study examines how Black male students in alternative high school settings interpret and describe their disciplinary experiences and educational trajectories. Guided by Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy (CSP) as the theoretical framework and Narrative Inquiry as the methodological approach, the research investigates how cultural identity, systemic inequities, and school-based disciplinary practices intersect in shaping students’ academic pathways. The study addresses two central questions: (1) How do the educational experiences of Black males who graduated from alternative high schools differ from those who did not? (2) In what ways do culturally sustaining pedagogical practices inform or fail to inform these experiences? …

Hawc, Veritas, Fermi-Lat, And Xmm-Newton Follow-Up Observations Of The Unidentified Ultra-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Source Lhaaso J2108+5157, C. B. Adams, P. Bangale, W. Benbow, J. H. Buckley, Y. Chen, J. L. Christiansen, S. Groetsch, P. Hüntemeyer, M. Najafi, R. Turner, X. Wang, Et. Al

Michigan Tech Publications

We report observations of the ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J2108+5157, utilizing VERITAS, HAWC, Fermi-LAT, and XMM-Newton. VERITAS has collected ∼40 hr of data that we used to set ULs to the emission above 200 GeV. The HAWC data, collected over ∼2400 days, reveal emission between 3 and 146 TeV, with a significance of 7.5σ, favoring an extended source model. The best-fit spectrum measured by HAWC is characterized by a simple power law with a spectral index of 2.45 ± 0.11stat. Fermi-LAT analysis finds a point source with a very soft spectrum in the LHAASO J2108+5157 region, consistent with the 4FGL-DR3 …

Carbonated High-Al Steel Slag As Supplementary Cementitious Material: Synergy Of Carbonation At Elevated Temperature And Addition Of Gypsum, Nannan Zhang, Gao Deng, Wenyu Liao, Chuanlin Hu, Lingyu Chi, Hongyan Ma

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

High-Al steel slags, such as ladle metallurgy furnace (LMF) slag, substantially retard the early hydration of cement when incorporated into cement pastes, primarily due to the high mayenite content. In this study, carbonation of slag at elevated temperatures of 60°C and 80°C, combined with gypsum addition, was proposed to synergistically mitigate the retardation effect and enhance the early-age strength of cement pastes. The physical and chemical properties of slags carbonated at various temperatures were analyzed to elucidate their impact on cement performance as a supplementary cementitious material. The results indicate that higher temperatures enhance carbonation reactivity, accelerating the carbonation of …

Pendant Micro-Droplet Evaporation Fabricates Fiber-Optic Mof Gas Sensor In Seconds, Abhishek Prakash Hungund, Bohong Zhang, Narasimman Subramaniyam, Thomas Spudich, Ryan O'Malley, Farhan Mumtaz, Rex E. Gerald, Jie Huang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The development of photonic-based gas sensors using metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and other microporous solids is often a multistep, complex process, typically involving MOF synthesis, purification, and attachment of microcrystals to an optical fiber end face. This study introduces a one-step method that integrates MOF synthesis and sensor head fabrication directly onto the fiber end face, forming an extrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer (EFPI) with a thin film of MOF microcrystals. The resulting film, only 3–10-μm-thick, enhances sensor response by enabling rapid gas detection within seconds. Utilizing a pendant micro-droplet evaporation technique, this method forms a microporous MOF layer in situ, allowing unreacted …

Creating Wildfire-Resilient Communities In Utah: Fuel Treatments In The Wildland-Urban Interface, Luke Dutson, Kendall Becker, Katlyn Stemmler, J. Bradley Washa, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Aish Chandrasekaran, Joseph D. Birch, Scott Hotaling

All Current Publications

In the western United States, decades of wildfire suppression and grazing have led to changes in the amount and type of wildland fuels. In many lower montane forests, fuels such as logs, dead trees, and fallen leaves have accumulated. In many sagebrush-dominated rangelands, annual grasses have invaded, and pinyon pine and juniper woodlands have encroached. These areas now threaten to burn at uncharacteristically high fire severity, a metric based on how much vegetation is killed. Climate change and rapid population growth have exacerbated this issue in Utah, increasing the threat wildfire poses to the state’s communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Fuel …

The Effect Of Mesoscale Frontal Waves On Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers And Their Associated Precipitation Over The Green River Watershed, Washington, Joseph Michael Riedl

Dissertations and Theses

In this study, the effect of mesoscale frontal waves (MFWs) on extreme precipitation (EP) in the Upper Green River Watershed (UGRW), Washington is investigated. 205 EP days (>95th percentile) are identified in the UGRW between the years 1980 and 2021. To characterize the range of large-scale meteorological conditions associated with EP days, the self-organizing map (SOM) approach is used to cluster daily integrated water vapor transport (IVT) on EP days. To further diagnose the meteorological drivers, composites of several other diagnostic fields are constructed for each SOM node and the preceding days. Together, these results illustrate common orientations of …

Orphan Basalts: Understanding The Origins Of Unassigned Eastern Oregon Basalts, Angela Rae Stetson

Dissertations and Theses

For more than a century, scientists have studied the geologic stratigraphy of eastern Oregon, which chronicles a rich history of volcanic activity spanning millions of years. Recent and ongoing geologic mapping of the northeastern Harney Basin -- along a corridor east of Highway 395 between the towns of Burns and John Day -- provides a more detailed understanding of an area originally mapped only in reconnaissance during the 1960s. At that time, geologic units were poorly delineated, often with entire quadrangles mapped as a single unit. For example, over 90% of the Calamity Butte quadrangle was previously mapped as 'Tba' …

Lysosomal Lrrc8 Complex Impacts Lysosomal Ph, Morphology, And Systemic Glucose Metabolism, Ashutosh Kumar, Yonghui Zhao, Litao Xie, Rahul Chadda, John D Tranter, Ryan T Mikami, Nihil Abraham, Juan Hong, Ethan Feng, David R Rawnsley, Haiyan Liu, Gretchen Meyer, Abhinav Diwan, Rajan Sah, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The lysosome integrates anabolic signaling and nutrient sensing to regulate intracellular growth pathways. The leucine-rich repeat-containing 8 (LRRC8) channel complex forms a lysosomal anion channel and regulates PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling, skeletal muscle differentiation, growth, and systemic glucose metabolism. Here, we define the endogenous LRRC8 subunits localized to a subset of lysosomes in differentiated myotubes. We show that LRRC8A affects leucine-stimulated mTOR; lysosome size; number; pH; expression of lysosomal proteins LAMP2, P62, and LC3B; and lysosomal function. Mutating an LRRC8A lysosomal targeting dileucine motif sequence (LRRC8A-L706A;L707A) in myotubes recapitulates the abnormal AKT signaling and altered lysosomal morphology and pH observed in LRRC8A …

Fit For Whose Future? A Critical Omission Of People With Intellectual Disability In The 2025 Nhs 10 Year Health Plan For England, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

The NHS 2025 Health Plan aims for radical reform but overlookspeople with intellectual disability. This editorial highlights criticalomissions in policy, services, research and rights protections.Without intentional inclusion, digital and community shifts riskdeepening inequality. True progress demands co-producedstrategies to ensure equitable care for this vulnerable population.

The Power Of The Mind: Managing Dental Phobia Through Hypnotherapy, Casper Jonker, Ness Avery, Jim Carey

Peninsula Dental School

Treatment of dental disease is documented since ancient times. According to some sources, there is evidence that civilisations including the Egyptians, Greeks, and early Chinese were already practising dentistry. Teeth were extracted, primitive restorations placed and ways were even found to construct basic forms of dental prostheses.1 Interestingly, a team of experts determined that as far back as 9,000 years ago, people were able to remove ‘rotting' dental tissue and there is evidence of drilling on an area near an abscess. Since these early days of dentistry, it has evolved tremendously in all facets of the profession.

Unraveling Crop Nitrogen-Water Dynamics With Hyperspectral-Thermal Sensing In Northern Central Valley, California, Shahryar Fazli, Surendra Maharjan, Wenzhao Li, Joshua B. Fisher, Rejoice Thomas, Fernando Romero Galvan, Gabriela Shirkey, Hesham El-Askary

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Ensuring global food security in the face of climate change requires optimizing crop water use and nutrient management. This study investigates the relationship between canopy nitrogen (N) and evapotranspiration (ET) across sunflower, rice, walnut, alfalfa, and plum crops using advanced remote sensing technologies. High-resolution hyperspectral data from NASAs Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) and thermal multispectral data from the Landsat-based OpenET system were analyzed over 1,135 km² in California. Regression analysis revealed strong spatial association between canopy N and ET for sunflower (R² = 0.82), rice (R² = 0.71), and walnut (R² = 0.68), …

Aging In Mice Alters Regionally Enriched Striatal Astrocytes, Kay E Linker, Violeta Duran-Laforet, Matthias Ollivier, Xinzhu Yu, Dorothy P Schafer

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Aging affects multiple organs and within the brain drives distinct molecular changes across different cell types. The striatum encodes motor behaviors that decline with age, but our understanding of how cells within the striatum change remains incomplete. Using single-cell RNA sequencing from young and aged mice we identify molecularly distinct astrocyte subtypes. We show that astrocytes change significantly with age, exhibiting downregulation of genes, reduced diversity, and a shift to more homogenous inflammatory transcriptomic profiles. By exploring where striatal astrocyte subtypes are located with single-cell resolution, we map astrocytes enriched in dorsal, medial, and ventral striatum. Age increases inflammatory marker …

Multi-Wavelength Study Of 1erass J085039.9−421151 With Erosita, Nustar, And X-Shooter, A. Zainab, A. Avakyan, V. Doroshenko, P. Thalhammer, E. Sokolova-Lapa, R. Ballhausen, N. Zalot, J. Stierhof, S. Hämmerich, C. M. Diez, P. Weber, T. Dauser, K. Berger, P. Kretschmar, K. Pottschmidt, Pragati Pradhan, N. Islam, C. Maitra, J.B. Coley, P. Blay, R.H.D. Corbet, R.E. Rothschild, K. Wood, A. Santangelo, U. Heber, J. Wilms

Publications

The eROSITA instrument on board Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) has completed four scans of the X-ray sky, leading to the detection of almost one million X-ray sources in eRASS1 alone, including multiple new X-ray binary candidates. We report on analysis of the X-ray binary 1eRASS J085039.9−421151, using a ∼55 ks long NuSTAR observation, following its detection in each eROSITA scan. An analysis of the eROSITA and NuSTAR X-ray spectra in combination with X-shooter data of the optical counterpart provide evidence of an X-ray binary with a red supergiant (RSG) companion, confirming previous results. However, we did determine a cooler spectral type for …

An Innovative And Equitable Approach For Global Learning: Internationalization At Home, Unni Jenssen, Tracy Taylor, Sara Edwards, Jeanie M. Bochenek

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In an era of increasing global connectivity and cultural diversity, fostering cultural competence among students is paramount. It is a prevailing notion that cultural competence is primarily achieved through international mobility. However, the reality is that most students are unable to travel abroad due to economic limitations, family obligations and work commitments. With these limitations of international mobility, innovative strategies to enhance cultural competence “at home” were developed by Lovisenberg Diaconal University College (LDUC) in Norway and Ohio State University College of Nursing in Ohio. Grounded in Campinha-Bacote’s model of cultural competence, these strategies include a) systematic integration of domestic …

Blending Virtual Learning And Travel Abroad As Teaching Strategies To Develop Global Perspectives, Tracy Taylor, Unni Jenssen, Jeanie M. Bochenek, Sara Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In 2022, there were 2.8 million undergraduate students in the U.S. About 6% studied abroad, leaving 94% of students without exposure to global perspectives. To enable global learning for nursing students, Ohio State University College of Nursing in Ohio and Lovisenberg Diaconal University College in Norway developed a common course on urban health whereby two separate teaching strategies were used: travel abroad to Norway/U.S. and “at home” collaborative online international learning (COIL). The purpose of these strategies is to connect COIL students with travel abroad students in both countries to enhance global learning.

In spring of 2024 prior to starting …

Linking International Students In An Exchange To Create Global Learning, Sara Edwards, Jeanie M. Bochenek, Tracy Taylor, Unni Jenssen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

As globalization around the world increases, creating meaningful international experiences for students is essential in higher education. Preparing nursing students with knowledge and skills to successfully interface and care for diverse populations equips them to provide culturally competent quality care.

The purpose of this exchange was for faculty from Ohio State University (OSU) College of Nursing in Ohio and Lovisenberg Diaconal University College in Norway to collaborate, develop, and provide students with culturally rich experiences that mirrored students internationalizing at home or traveling abroad. Students’ learning experiences focused on community health care settings, common health concerns and resources that support …

Developing Empathy For Homelessness Populations Through A Virtual Reality Teaching Strategy, Jeanie M. Bochenek, Sara Edwards, Unni Jenssen, Tracy Taylor

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Homelessness is a complex and growing public health concern encompassing 1.6 billion people globally. People living homeless face barriers in managing activities of daily living, existing chronic or acute health conditions, and are likely to experience more health problems and health inequities. Worldwide, nurses will encounter patients who are living homeless, therefore having an overall understanding of living homeless will help them care for their patients.

To give students a broader perspective, faculty from Ohio State University College of Nursing in Ohio and Lovisenberg Diaconal University College in Norway connected students to discuss a global health concern. The purpose of …

Integrating Genomics Into Nursing Education, Sarah Dewell, Trina Walker, Patricia Birch, Carol Cremin, Colleen Guimond, Leah P. Macfadyen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Precision health aims to tailor care for each person by incorporating genomic data and other biological information with relevant environmental, behavioural, and social determinants of health. Nurses, the largest healthcare profession globally and experts in the provision of personalized, holistic care, have a vital role in safe, quality, evidence-based precision healthcare (Dewell et al., 2024). To fully participate, nurses require an understanding of genomics relevant to their practice (Campion et al., 2019). However, integration of genomics into nursing curricula is highly variable (Calzone et al., 2018). This is in part due to lower levels of genomic knowledge among nursing faculty …

Global Progress Of Genomics Nursing Education Through Competence In Academic-Practice Partnerships, Deborah O. Himes, Ruth Lucas, Jennifer Dungan, Sarah Davis, Sarah Dewell

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

As healthcare transitions into the genomic era, nurses play a critical role in delivering quality, genomics-informed care. To achieve this, nursing education must address both the scientific foundations of genomics and the ethical, legal, and social considerations of its application. Despite this need, research identifies gaps in nurses’ knowledge and confidence to provide genomics-informed care and in educators’ ability to integrate genomics content into curricula (Thomas et al., 2023). Academic nurse educators globally have expressed need and desire for collaboration to improve genomics nursing education (Abad & Sur, 2022; Chair et al., 2019).

In response, the International Society for Nurses …