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Dipl 6311 Na Master's Research Project, Assefaw Bariagaber Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The primary objective of the course is to produce a well-researched, quality paper by applying the principles and approaches of empirical scientific research -- which you covered in DIPL 6310 and for which you have received a course grade of “C” or above -- to actual research endeavors. The primary objective of the course is knowledge production in the form of a well-researched quality paper on relevant topics in international relations. The secondary objective is critical consumption of existing knowledge on relevant topics in international relations. The latter pertains to understanding and critically analyzing studies conducted by scholars in a …

Dipl 4555 Economic Aspects Of The International System, Robert Shaver Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

For seven decades following the conclusion of the Second World War the portion of global GDP accounted for by international trade grew almost continuously, a phenomenon which we today call globalization. In our current moment, however, with the return of tariffs, trade wars and great-power competition, globalization has stalled and even threatens to reverse. This serves as a reminder that despite increasing connectivity our modern world is still divided into territorial nation-states, each of which possesses great power in shaping its economic interactions with the rest of the globe. This means that any understanding of the global economy must consider …

6 Essential Booth Library Updates For Fall 2025, Anna Nelson

Library Publications

No abstract provided.

Attentive Listening And Confirmation Key Aspects In Health Promotion Encounters With Patients In Telephone Counselling, Margaretha Larsson, Catharina Gillsjö, Anna Sundberg, Maria Zakrisson, Irene Eriksson

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

Introduction: Health-promoting telephone counselling is a growing but underexplored area of nursing, where district nurses (telenurses) play a key role in supporting patients' health and autonomy without physical presence. While this form of care is widespread, time constraints, emotional strain, and system limitations may challenge telenurses' ability to create meaningful, person-centred encounters. Gaining insight into how telenurses experience health-promoting interactions is essential for improving care quality and support systems. This study contributes new knowledge by exploring the lived experiences of telenurses in such encounters, offering perspectives that can inform education, policy, and practice development. Aim: The study aim was to …

Lindenwood University Student Handbook, 2025-2026, Lindenwood University

Student Handbooks

Information and guidelines for Lindenwood University students.

Promoting Mental Health For Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islanders: An Action Plan And Resource Guide, Sue Maxam

Social Justice Week

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Building A Growth Mindset Via Continuous Revision: A Case Study Of A Basic Writing Classroom, Adrian J. Rivera

Journal of Response to Writing

Continuous revision policies provide sizable benefits to students, though one previously unexplored avenue of research is how such policies can help students develop a growth mindset. For the purposes of this article, a continuous revision policy is one where students are able to revise their work on a rolling basis up until a predetermined point in the semester, with multiple rounds of revision being accepted and encouraged. This article details the results of a semester-long study of a basic writing classroom wherein the objective was to determine how a continuous revision policy can help students develop a growth mindset. By …

Annual Campus Safety And Fire Report 2025, University Of Nebraska Police And Public Safety Department

Public Safety Reports

This 2025 Annual Safety and Fire Report was compiled for enrolled or prospective students and employed or prospective faculty and staff. Its purpose is to communicate the safety of the University of Nebraska Omaha campus.

Generative Ai In Chinese Esl Students’ Writing Processes: Stages, Methods, And Language Use, Runzhou Shan

Journal of Response to Writing

This paper explores how Chinese ESL students utilize Generative AI (Gen AI) in their writing processes, focusing on the stages of writing, specific methods of use, and language practices. The study was carried out in an English-medium instruction (EMI) environment at a Sino-American university in China. Data were collected through online surveys with 157 participants and follow-up interviews with nine students. Quantitative analysis of the survey data uncovered general patterns, while analysis of the interview data, using Polio & Freedman’s (2017) coding method to identify themes, provided detailed illustrations. Subsequent analysis indicates that students primarily engage with Gen AI in …

Dipl 1711 Introduction To International Relations, R. Joseph Huddleston Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course aims to familiarize students with the foundational literature and theoretical frameworks that underpin the field of International Relations. We will integrate these elements by examining contemporary issues and significant historical events through the perspective of IR theory. The course starts with a basic historical review of International Relations study, progressing to the practical use of these theories to understand and interpret major occurrences in global politics.

By the end of this course, you will:

• Discuss the crucial events of contemporary world politics (WWI-present).
• Argue the main schools of international relations theory and use them to analyze and explain …

Dipl 6310 Research Methods For Policy Analysis, R. Joseph Huddleston Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This class is an introduction to political science international relations research methodology. My main goal is to teach you the basics of creating and consuming research in the social sciences. The course will lead you through conceptualization and theory construction, the derivation of testable hypotheses, and a variety of methodologies that may be used to evaluate these hypotheses. We will discuss causal inference, observation and measurement, and other issues encompassing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. We will discuss the way in which academic articles in the social sciences are written, and how they should be read.

This course includes …

Unconscious Influences On Beliefs And Behavior, Ximena Quintana Flores

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Online Poster Presentation

• Works in Progress

Exploring Whether Virtual Nature Can Help Lower Stress For Adults With Mobility Impairments, Sarah Tu Ho, Talal Salem Alshammari, Adrian Smith, Laurie A. Malone

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Poster Presentation

• Works in Progress

Recruitment Progress And Participant Characteristics In The Glo Study, Andre Odom

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Online Oral Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Does Emdr Therapy Reduce Anxiety Symptoms In Trauma Survivors More Effectively Than Traditional Talk Therapy?, Deedra L. Treece, Brianna Dotson

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Online Poster Presentation

• Social & Behavioral Sciences

Psychological Adjustment And Coping Strategies In Middle-Aged Adults Following Parental Loss, Tommye Pruett, Jennie Koehler

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Online Poster Presentation

• Arts & Humanities

Social Media And Self-Esteem, Erin Norris

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Online Poster Presentation

• Social & Behavioral Sciences

Theopathic Analogy: A Canonical-Theological Approach To God’S Emotions, Hunter Tabor

Philosophy Student Projects

The philosophical and theological problem of divine impassibility has received much attention in recent years. One way of articulating this problem in Christian theology is this: can one truthfully ascribe emotions to God? This paper responds in the affirmative. After explaining the problem of anthropomorphism leveled against religious language, I argue that analogy best accounts for human speech about God and effectively responds to this critique. Second, I outline a canonical-inductive approach to the Bible that takes seriously the unity of God’s self-disclosure. From these commitments, I argue that God’s emotions are not anthropopathic—“bottom-up” human projections. Instead, human emotions are …

Fall 2025, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Proactive Aging: A New Aging Programming Framework For Cooperative Extension, Jeong Eun Lee, Eunbea Kim, Yulri Kim, Eva Kahana

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Traditional Extension programs for older adults often adopt a reactive approach, focusing on addressing age-related challenges after they arise. While these programs can be beneficial, a proactive aging model offers a more comprehensive and empowering approach. The concept of proactive aging, emphasizing preventative strategies for maintaining and improving wellbeing, has been well-established in the literature (Kahana et al., 2014). By adopting this model, Cooperative Extension can significantly enhance its services for older adults. This paper proposes innovative program ideas grounded in the proactive aging framework. Such programs are more engaging as they foster self-efficacy and empowerment, encouraging participants to actively …

Using Gate And Key Systems To Engage Players With Varied Motivation Profiles, Wu Jin

Level Design Theses and Dissertations

This study explores how literal gates and skill-based gates in level design can influence player behavior and align with different motivation profiles based on Nick Yee's Gamer Motivation Model [1]. The researcher created a single-player video game level using Dying Light 2, called "Electric Revival," to explore the appeal of literal gates and skill-based gates. The researcher expects that different types of players will exhibit distinct preferences for specific types of gates based on their motivation profiles, which align with their primary motivations. The researcher recruited 14 playtesters, of varying motivation types, to play the level and share their …

Anti-Union Regulation And The Opioid Crisis, Kelly Chen, Samia Islam

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Existing literature provides ample evidence of the detrimental impact of de-unionization on various determinants of individual health. However, there is a lack of direct empirical research linking de-unionization to objective health outcomes. By leveraging the differential timing of Right-to-Work law implementation across four states in the United States, we quantify the role of union presence in opioid misuse. Using a synthetic control method, our analysis reveals a persistent decline in unionization rates in the affected states within 4-6 years of RTW enactment. This reduction precipitated a considerable increase in both nonfatal and fatal overdoses, as measured by opioid-related treatment admissions …

The Best We Can Hope For: The Irony Of The Best Interest Standard, Alesondra Cruz

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

Laws are often designed with an eye toward precision. Specific words are chosen, others deliberately removed, with each revision seeking to bring a rule closer to its intended purpose. Despite this deliberate process, even the most curated laws at times fail to serve their intended ends, and instead become sources of harm. This reality, unfortunate and unavoidable, is the irony of law.

This tension is particularly evident in the context of family law, where negative ramifications are felt personally and intimately, and in child custody cases, where the stakes are incredibly high. The best interest of the child standard was …

Fall 2025 Volume 11 Issue 2: Full Issue

Journal of Response to Writing

No abstract provided.

Becoming Again: Dialogues On Identity Formation Among Second-Career Educators In Initial Certification Programs, Michelle White, Tracy Driehaus, Mark Wolfmeyer

Education Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

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Reducing Falls In Medical-Surgical Patients, Braelyn Bailey Bsn, Rn, Haylee Paione Bsn, Rn, Elizabeth Young Bsn, Rn

Nurse Residency

PICO: In adult patients at risk for falls on Med Surg units, how does the implementation of fall-reducing interventions compare to standard fall precautions impact inpatient fall rates?

A Guidebook For Occupational Therapy Practitioners To Promote Adaptive Sports, Ivy M. Shimkus, Heather Rennerfeldt, Angela Blackwell

Fall 2025 OTD Capstone Symposium

Adaptive sports offer meaningful physical, social, and emotional benefits for adolescents with disabilities; however, many occupational therapy (OT) practitioners report limited training and resources to support these activities within practice. This capstone project aimed to address this gap by developing Sports for All, an educational guidebook designed to help OT practitioners promote engagement in adaptive sports among adolescents with disabilities. Guided by the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement and the PERMA well-being framework, the project emphasized the importance of person, environment, occupation, and positive psychological factors that support meaningful engagement in activities that promote overall well-being in …

Suffolk University Alumni Magazine, Fall 2025, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Teaching Librarian's Role In College Reading, Lori Spradley

The Southeastern Librarian

Reading is an essential function for everything people learn. The main goal of reading is for readers to interpret, comprehend, and receive meaning from the text. Academic reading differs from standard reading. It is a complex form implemented throughout all subjects in higher educational institutions. Academic reading involves a detailed and critical approach, whereas standard reading is casual and typically involves briefly skimming over information. Students entering college are often unprepared to comprehend the complicated reading materials and manage the heavy reading load required for their class assignments. To be successful in college, students must understand different terminology and styles …