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Developing A Diverse Mindfulness Course For The Elderly In The Community- A Modified Delphi Study, Yu-Rung Wang, Chia-Hsiu Chang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: As Taiwan is about to enter a super-aged society, the research team has found in previous studies that improving the psychological aspects of older people will contribute to promoting healthy aging. There is existing evidence indicating that interventional mindfulness courses are effective in enhancing self-awareness and well-being among older adults. However, there are still no relevant theory-based mindfulness courses for older people in Taiwan. Therefore, this study aims to use the modified Delphi method to develop mindfulness courses for older adults in the community.

Methods: We developed the mindfulness curriculum through literature review, combine a course outline by integrating …

Effects Of Continuing Nursing Care For Patients With Total Laryngectomy: Rct, Kumiko Kotake, Kaori Haba, Mami Kurita, Kazuyo Iwanaga, Yoko Ishibashi, Aya Takahashi, Ichiro Kai, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Yoriko Hara, Ichiro Ota, Hiroyuki Uemura

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The objective of the study was to clarify whether informational/psychological nursing intervention could improve the quality of life of laryngectomized patients 3 months after hospital discharge compared to the provision of information only, and to examine whether the nursing intervention could continue to improve the quality of life at twelve months after discharge.

Methods: Randomization was performed according to Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials guidelines. Hospitalized pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients who underwent laryngectomy had agreed to participate in the study.
They were randomly assigned to two groups: we offered relevant information including the distribution and conducted interviews on …

Network Analysis Of Behavioral Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia Among Older Adults With Dementia, Eunhee Cho, Sanga Lee, Sinwoo Hwang, Jungwon Cho, Minhee Yang, Eunkyo Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background and objectives: Older adults with dementia frequently experience a variety of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), which significantly diminish their quality of life, impose a heavy burden on their caregivers, and present major challenges for healthcare professionals in managing them. This study aimed to investigate BPSD in older adults with dementia through network analysis and to explore gender differences in symptom manifestation.

Research design and Methods: A secondary data analysis was conducted using datasets from two previous studies by the research team. This study included data from 213 older adults with dementia aged 60 and older. BPSD …

”I Want You To Be Superior To Others!” - Parents’ Experience Of Using Tcm Remedies For Their Teenagers, Ching-Yu Chan, Jun-Dai Lin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purposes: The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of parents in regarding providing the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remedies that promotes the height growth for adolescent children.

Methods: This study adopted a qualitative research approach, interviewed parents of children aged 10–20 who were in pre-adolescence or adolescence and have experience using " TCM growth-promoting remedies." One-on-one, in-depth interviews were conducted to capture their experiences. The interview content was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Results: A total of 10 parents were interviewed in this study, with an average age of 45±4 years, and the age at …

Prescribing Happiness: Evaluation Of A Pilot Wellness Speaker Event For Medical Students, Smaran Marupudi, Jared Hensley, Sriya Gullapalli, David Sta. Maria, Nikhilesh Anand

Research Colloquium

Background: Medical students often face high levels of psychological stress due to intense academic workloads and numerous extracurricular activities, thereby leading to a reduction in overall well-being. In response, medical schools are adopting wellness-focused educational changes, though few have been rigorously evaluated. This pilot study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term effects of a single-session speaker event on medical student stress and happiness.

Methods: This study used an anonymous, pre-post design with independent samples to assess changes in perceived stress and happiness before and after a single-session wellness speaker event. First- and second-year medical students completed validated pre- and post-surveys, …

Alleviating Social And Psychological Ill-Being Research & Evaluation (Aspire) Study: Implementing An Act-Based Pathway For Patients In Primary Care, Monica C. Perez, Deepu George, Maria Hernandez, J. Garza, S. Solis

Research Colloquium

The Alleviating Social and Psychological Ill-being Research and Evaluation (ASPIRE) Study addresses a critical care gap for patients in the Rio Grande Valley by increasing access to behavioral health services within primary care. Psychosocial distress - including anxiety, depression, and lack of social support - negatively affects health outcomes and contributes to health disparities. The ASPIRE Study evaluates the impact of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based Psychological Flexibility (PF) Pathway on emotional well-being, systemic inflammation, and care engagement among patients in primary care settings.

Fortify Resilience A Multi-Level Approach To Mitigating Burnout And Promoting Well-Being In Physician Residents, Monica C. Perez, Yvette K. Cantu Cazares, M. Hernandez, Deepu George

Research Colloquium

The Fortify Resilience initiative is a multi-level program designed to cultivate and sustain a culture of well-being for Residents and Fellows (R/Fs) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency and fellowship programs. This initiative addresses burnout and invests in well-being at individual, group, and institutional levels through three core drivers: Access Strategy, Empowerment Initiatives, and System Redesign.

Expanding The Integrated Behavioral Health Workforce: The Interdisciplinary Integrated Primary And Behavioral Healthcare (I2pbh) Initiative, Maria Hernandez, J. Garza, Monica C. Perez, Deepu George

Research Colloquium

The I2PBH initiative offers a multi-faceted training model that integrates graduate coursework, technology-based education, and hands-on clinical experience. Students receive foundational and advanced instruction in the PCBH model, including brief evidence-based interventions, team-based care principles, population-based approaches, and culturally responsive practices. Trainees participate in interprofessional training within primary care settings under supervision, gaining exposure to the real-time pace and complexity of integrated behavioral health care.

Playful Learning Journeys: Exploring The Perceptions And Knowledge Of Lecturers/Tutors And Student Teachers, Frank Twum, Samuel Kweku Hayford, Dandy Dampson, Johnnie Kojo Hayford

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

This paper investigated the perceptions and knowledge of play-based learning (PBL) by lecturers/tutors and student teachers. Ninety lecturers/tutors (68 males, 22 females) and 363 student teachers (191 males, 172 females) participated in the study. While both lecturers/tutors and student teachers favored PBL, they had some concerns. Lecturers/tutors acknowledged the benefits of PBL, including its enhancement of memory, conceptual development, and motor skills in children. However, nearly two-thirds found it time-consuming. Student teachers were of the view PBL promoted positive student experiences. However, more than half felt PBL offered limited opportunities for their own learning during lessons. Both groups demonstrated knowledge …

Teacher Perceptions Of The Mental Health And Socio-Emotional Challenges Of English Language Learners, Nilufer Guler, Dincer Guler, Kyle Bush

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

A fast-growing percentage of students in K–12 classrooms are English language learner (ELL) students, and a large number of these students are experiencing a vast array of academic and non-academic challenges at school. Many ELL challenges involve inadequate socio-emotional learning (SEL) skill development, as well as mental health obstacles, and many schools are not equipped with the resources needed to address and resolve these challenges for ELLs.

In this study, we focus on teacher observations of the SEL and mental health challenges that K–12 students face. In the initial survey, 120 teachers participated regarding ELLs and these challenges. Following the …

From P-Values To Practical Relevance: An Introduction To Effect Sizes Through A Legal Psychological Example, Paul Riesthuis, Henry Otgaar, Tery Setiawan, Nathanael Sumampouw, Charlotte Bücken

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Null-hypothesis significance testing and p-values are frequently criticized for their focus on detecting non-zero differences and their inability to provide evidence for the null hypothesis. In this article, we highlight how effect sizes, when meaningfully interpreted, can address these issues. Specifically, we argue that researchers should consider the smallest effect size of interest (SESOI) - the smallest effect size that yields practical or theoretical relevance. We propose several methods for estimating the SESOI and present a consensus study among Indonesian professionals which can be used to estimate the SESOI for child eyewitness testimony research. Results suggest that most Indonesian professionals …

The Student Movement Volume 110 Issue 1: Andrews Assembles For A New School Year, Megan Constantine, Kyle Simpson, Melanie Webb, Audrey Lim, Lia Glass, Corinna Bevier, Isa Demoraes, Nicholas Gunn, Reagan Westerman, Aiko J. Ayala Rios, Samantha Woolford-Hunt, Anna Rybachek, Maya Thomas, Andrew Francis

The Student Movement V. 110 (2025-2026)

HUMANS

Human Writer Introductions, Humans Writers

Becoming Disciple Makers: A Look Into Chaplain Fetrick's Vision for Andrews Unviersity, Megan Constantine

New at AU: Professor Carrie Hess, Kyle Simpson

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Arts & Entertainment Writer Introductions, Arts & Entertainment Writers

Cut for Time: Recapping the 77th Emmy Awards, Melanie Webb

Team Conrad v. Team Jeremiah: The History and Appeal of Love Triangles in Media, Audrey Lim

The Summer of Superheroes, Lia Glass

Why I Hate the Trailer for the New 'Wutherinng Heights', Corinna Bevier

NEWS

News Writer Introduction, News Writers

Almost Anything Goes: A Night Lit in Neon, Isa DeMoraes …

Thirty-Jabi, Grasping Fate As A Mother, Amelia Lee

English Student Showcase

Professor: Scott Farrin

Faculty reviewers: Tawnya Hillin-Smith and Khimen Cooper

“It’S Just Rap”: Why Texas Courts Must Presume Rap Lyrics Inadmissible As Evidence In Criminal Trials, Sydney Ramirez

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Identifying Factors Linked To A Higher Prevalence Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Younger Us Military Veterans, Jordan Hathorn

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Objectives: Posttraumatic stress disorder is a significant public health concern in the U.S., with military veterans disproportionately affected. Although younger veterans exhibit a higher prevalence of PTSD compared to their older counterparts, the mechanisms driving this age-related difference remain unclear. This study examined sociodemographic, trauma-specific, and psychosocial factors that may contribute to the elevated prevalence of PTSD in younger (age < 50) vs. older (age 50 and older) veterans.

Methods: Data were analyzed from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (NHRVS), which surveyed a nationally representative sample of US military veterans (n=4,069).

Results: Younger veterans were three times more likely to screen positive for PTSD compared to …

Aripiprazole- And Lurasidone-Induced Akathisia: A Case Report And Literature Review., Kalyan Kandra

Articles

Akathisia is a distressing extrapyramidal symptom of antipsychotic medications, characterized by a subjective feeling of inner restlessness and an objective urge to move. While first-generation antipsychotics are often associated with akathisia, second-generation antipsychotics, including partial dopamine agonists, such as aripiprazole and serotonin-dopamine activity modulators like lurasidone, may also cause akathisia. This report details the case of a 46-year-old male with treatment-resistant depression who developed severe akathisia sequentially during augmentation therapy, first with lurasidone and later with aripiprazole. In both instances, the distressing symptoms resolved completely upon discontinuation of the offending agent. This case is significant as it highlights that even …

Exploring Organizational Success: Strategies That Optimize Employee Performance In Small Businesses, Latoya Anthony

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee retention challenges in small businesses can undermine organizational effectiveness and profitability. Small business leaders in the Midwestern United States service industry are particularly concerned with ineffective human resource (HR) strategies, as these shortcomings often contribute to reduced workforce engagement and higher turnover. Grounded in the resource-based view (RBV) theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore successful HR strategies that small business leaders in the Midwestern United States service industry use to sustain organizational effectiveness and overall profitability. The participants were six HR leaders from small service firms who had successfully implemented HR practices that …

The Beacon, September 19, 2025, Beacon Staff

The Beacon, 2025-2026

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2025 Supreme Court Preview Digital Notebook, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

No abstract provided.

Medical Guidelines For Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Frederick S. Kaplan, Mona Al Mukaddam, Genevieve Baujat, Alberto Hidalgo Bravo, Matthew Brown, Amanda Cali, Tae-Joon Cho, Corrie Crowe, Carmen L. De Cunto, Patricia L. R. Delai, Robert J. Diecidue, Elisabeth Marelise W Eekhoff, Lisa Friedlander, Clive S. Friedman, Zvi Grunwald, Nobuhiko Haga, Edward C. Hsiao, Richard Keen, Joseph A. Kitterman, Charles Levy, Vrisha Madhuri, Rolf Morhart, J. Coen Netelenbos, Christiaan Scott, Eileen M. Shore, Michael Zasloff, Keqin Zhang, Robert J. Pignolo

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty Papers

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic condition characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification (HO) in specific anatomic patterns. Present management summarized here is focused on early diagnosis, assiduous avoidance of injury and iatrogenic harm, symptomatic amelioration of painful flare-ups, and optimization of residual function. Twenty-one members of the International Clinical Council on FOP (ICC) and seven consultants from 15 countries, chosen for their clinical expertise in FOP, developed this summary statement. Further advances in therapeutics will be based on rigorous clinical trials to assess novel and emerging treatment and prevention strategies. A …

Navigating Beyond The Workplace: Examining The Need For Ada-Mandated Workplace Travel Accommodations, Ryan Black

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Before “Once Upon A Time”: Creative Class Exercises That May Foster Law Student Proficiency In Gathering Information During A Client Interview, Laura A. Frase

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Profiting From Disaster: How Rising Climate Risk Is Reducing Insurance Coverage And Paving The Way For Predatory Lending, Samuel Tunnell

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Multiple Pathways Of Social Impairment For Youth With Symptoms Of Adhd: A Novel Model Of Serial Mediation, Ewald Michael Wefelmeyer

Dissertations (1934 -)

The current study sought to explain the heterogeneity of social impairment among youth with symptoms of ADHD with the goal of potentially improving a clinician's ability to identify and support those children. A novel model of the relationship between the disorder and social impairment was proposed with serial mediators of parental/family functioning and emotion regulation. It was anticipated that a higher level of ADHD symptoms would lead to more impairment among aspects of parental/family functioning, which would predict more emotion dysregulation which would subsequently predict poorer social functioning. Structural Equation Modeling yielded little support for the overall model and no …

Validation Of The Jefferson Health-Related Social Needs Screener, Sara Beachy, Kristin L. Rising, Richard W. Hass, Terry Hyslop, Isabella Muti, Mackenzie Kemp, Rhea E. Powell, Cara Martino, Baligh R. Yehia, Joseph G. Cacchione, Patricia C. Henwood

Jefferson Hospital Staff Papers and Presentations

INTRODUCTION: Screening for health-related social needs (HRSN) is a growing national health priority. While multiple HRSN screening tools currently exist, none to our knowledge have been evaluated using robust statistical analyses. The goal of this work is to provide results from a validation study of the Jefferson HRSN screener conducted across inpatient and outpatient settings.

METHODS: This retrospective cross-sectional psychometric study included HRSN assessments conducted across inpatient and outpatient settings with adult patients from March 2023 to May 2024. The study was conducted across a 17-hospital academic health system serving a diverse community in a 9-county area crossing two states …

Strategies Human Resource Leaders Use To Increase Employee Retention In The Automotive Industry, Kendra Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Excess turnover of personnel threatens organizational viability and long-term success. Human resource leaders need to develop strategies to increase employee retention. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theories, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore and identify successful employee retention strategies employed by human resource leaders to mitigate employee turnover. Data were collected from human resources managers using semistructured interviews and public data from companies’ websites. Through thematic analysis, four themes emerged: (a) job assignment, (b) employee feedback, (c) employee benefits, and (d) training, growth, and development. A key recommendation is for human resource …

Strategies Managers Use To Improve Employee Retention, Jeanette L. Moncure

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Addressing employee turnover and boosting retention are major challenges for companies looking to achieve long-term success. Project managers are crucial in tackling this issue, as high turnover can undermine team performance and increase operational costs. Grounded in Herzberg’s two factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore strategies that some project managers use to reduce high employee turnover. The participants included six project managers in Mississippi who had an active role in using strategies to increase employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, organizational documentation, and research statistics. Thematic analysis identified six key strategies: (a) …

Exploring Students' Perceptions Of Genai Tools In Higher Education: A Case Study, Dina Mansour Tbaishat, Maha Waleed Elfadel

All Works

As artificial intelligence transforms the educational landscape, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools have become influential in enhancing learning experiences. Despite their growing presence in higher education, limited research explores how university students, especially learners in non-Western contexts, perceive these tools. This study investigates students' perceptions at a university in the UAE, focusing on five dimensions: perceived benefits, institutional support, technological self-efficacy, ethical considerations and user satisfaction. The findings reveal that students generally expressed strong agreement regarding the benefits of GenAI, demonstrated a clear sense of ethical awareness and felt confident in their technological abilities. While satisfaction levels were generally high, …

Two Essays On Health And Health Behavior In China, Jiamin Tan

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

This thesis consists of two empirical studies on elderly mental health and on health behaviors. The first study investigates the long-term impact of childhood hunger on mental health in later life, using data from two nationally representative surveys in China. The study finds that childhood hunger exposure significantly increases the risks of depression and anxiety in later life. These effects are most pronounced among individuals exposed after age 5, suggesting that autobiographical memory formation plays an important role beyond socioeconomic and health pathways. The findings further indicate these impacts can be mitigated through economic interventions, such as welfare programs, and …

Human Single-Neuron Activity Is Modulated By Intracranial Theta Burst Stimulation Of The Basolateral Amygdala, Justin M Campbell, Shuo Wang, Lawrence N Eisenman, James Swift, Tao Xie, Peter Brunner, Jon Timothy Willie, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Direct electrical stimulation of the human brain has been used for numerous clinical and scientific applications. At present, however, little is known about how intracranial stimulation affects activity at the microscale. In this study, we recorded intracranial EEG data from a cohort of patients with medically refractory epilepsy as they completed a visual recognition memory task. During the memory task, brief trains of intracranial theta burst stimulation (TBS) were delivered to the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Using simultaneous microelectrode recordings, we isolated neurons in the hippocampus, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex and tested whether stimulation enhanced or suppressed firing …