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Human Rights, Informed Consent, And The Influence Of Gender In Compulsory Vaccination: A Qualitative Analysis To Mediate Public Policy In A Protracted Social Conflict, Shannon Christine Rowles-Mcgighan

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

This research study sought to understand the perspectives and experiences related to theCompulsory Vaccination Policy and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The research objective was to mediate the conflict between the public and the medical community by presenting what William Ury called the “third side.” Uri (1999) studied conflict and found another way to perceive conflict from a larger perspective that emphasizes a fair solution that meets both sides’ needs and the surrounding communities. This study involved qualitative analysis to triangulate the concerns in the conflict through an evaluation of vaccine injury cases, vaccine injury data collection methods, the influence …

The Association Between Vigour And Flexibility With Injury And Alertness During Shift Work, Lee Di Milia, Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, Rick A. Laguerre, Simon Folkard

Management Faculty Research and Publications

Models of shift work and health suggest that individual differences in circadian rhythm characteristics may moderate the relationship between night shift work and injury, but this argument has not been directly tested. In this study, we tested the efficacy of two circadian rhythm characteristics—vigour and flexibility—as moderators of the path between shift work and injury. In addition, we aimed to replicate the association between vigour, flexibility, and alertness by time of day, and the measurement properties of the Circadian Type Inventory. We recruited 401 healthcare workers from Australia and Great Britain. After controlling for confounding variables, the results showed that …

De Minimis Non Curat Lex?: Law And Little Things, William Ian Miller

Book Chapters

We are all familiar with the maxim de minimis non curat lex. It is not true at all; a good portion of law is concerned with nothing if not little things. Yes, there are often jurisdictional amounts that purport to deny jurisdiction to disputes too trivial for the courts to get moving. But sometimes these amounts are so minimal that it falsifies the maxim, a maxim which is not classical, apparently being a late medieval modification of de minimis non curat praeter.<.p>

Early Identification Of Pcos In Adolescents And Alternatives In Management, Melissa Nortz

Theses

Objectives:

This paper reviews the evidence relating to the clinical screening of PCOS in adolescents and alternative management.

Methods:

Using Web of Science, phrases such as “PCOS Screening”, “Adolescents”, “Alternative Therapy”, and “PCOS Overview” were searched. Only articles published between 2000 - 2023 were allowed in this literature review resulting in 25 articles being utilized.

Results:

Studies using 2D ultrasonography revealed adolescents with PCOS had a mean ovarian volume of 9.29 +/- 4.62 milliliters, while the control group had a volume of 4.77+/- 2.30 milliliters (p < 0.001)

A prospective correlation study found that PCOS adolescents had an elevated mean LH level …

New Treatments And The Impact Of Psychological Disorders On Migraine Headache, Rachel Urbank

Theses

Objective: The objective of this paper is to thoroughly research the new treatment options for migraine, including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, and investigate the risk of psychological disorders to migraine. This paper proposes to analyze outcomes of current work on the clinical manifestations, risk factors, and treatment of migraines. Methods (Evidence Acquisition): Keywords such as “migraine headache” and “new treatment” were searched on PubMed which yielded 2,623 results between the years 2003-2023, in which 16 articles were used. After narrowing the search on PubMed to “migraine headache” and “psychological comorbidities”, 261 results appeared, and 2 articles used. Other scholarly …

An Innovation Bootcamp Model For Developing Youth-Led Hiv Self-Testing Delivery Strategies In Nigeria: Post-Designathon Capacity Building, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, David Oladele, Olufunto Olusanya, Temitope Ojo, Juliet Iwelunmor, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Many designathons, hackathons, and similar participatory events suffer from minimal training and support after the events. Responding to this need, we organized a health innovation bootcamp: an intensive, team-based apprenticeship training with research and entrepreneurial rigor among young people in Nigeria to develop HIV self-testing (HIVST) delivery strategies for Nigerian youth. The purpose of this paper was to describe an innovation bootcamp that aimed to develop HIVST delivery strategies for Nigerian youth.

METHODS: The four-week, in-person innovation bootcamp, informed by youth participatory action research and comprised a series of workshops, took place in Lagos, Nigeria. The goal was to …

The Risks Of Unconcern: Low Sensitivity To Threat Can Have Unfortunate Consequences, Stephen L Ristvedt

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Each one of us is confronted with warnings of danger or threats to wellbeing in our everyday life, whether in the form of certain road signs, Public Service Announcements, ominous changes in bodily functioning, or cautionary tales heard from family or friends. There is great inter-individual variation in how people respond to such threats, with some people habitually tending to ignore or dismiss them, often to their peril. The first purpose of the present paper is to review several studies showing that individuals-most often men-who score very low on measures of trait anxiety are more likely to engage in behaviors …

The Potential Impact Of Exercise On Affect And Neuroinflammation In Older Adults Living With Fibromyalgia: A Scoping Review, Taylor L Taylor, Fitzgerald Dodds, Mckenna Tharpe, Emily L Zumbro, Michael Hankes, Raymond Jones, Deanna Rumble, Lisa Antoine, Kristen Allen-Watts, Andrew Sims, Reshu Chandra, Burel R Goodin, Jarred Younger, Thomas W Buford

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread chronic pain condition with prevalence increasing in older adults. Older adults living with FM experience longer pain symptom durations that can negatively impact their quality of life. Affect and neuroinflammation are potential factors that can exacerbate pain symptoms. Exercise is a recommended intervention to manage pain symptoms; however, adherence limitations persist. Drawing on the Biopsychosocial Framework of Chronic Pain, this scoping review explores how exercise impacts factors related to neuroinflammation and affect, and how these factors contribute to exercise adherence in older adults living with FM.

METHODS: We conducted a scoping search of articles …

ความชุกและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมในคนไทยวัยผู้ใหญ่ที่โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งหนึ่งในช่วงการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019, ภวิกา เสริมศักดิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

เมื่อมีการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 ในประเทศไทยจะส่งผลต่อการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมหรือไม่เป็นเรื่องที่มีความน่าสนใจ การศึกษานี้มีวัตถุุประสงค์เพื่อให้ทราบถึงความชุกและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมในช่วงการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 เป็นการศึกษาเชิงพรรณนาแบบตัดขวาง ทำการเก็บข้อมูลในผู้มารับบริการที่โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งหนึ่งโดยใช้แบบสอบถาม วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติเชิงพรรณนาและวิเคราะห์ปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องด้วยสถิติ multiple logistic regression ผลการศึกษาพบว่าจากข้อมูลจำนวน 378 คน พบว่าความชุกของการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมในช่วงการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 อยู่ที่ร้อยละ 46.0 (95% CI = 41.0, 51.1) กลุ่มที่ตอบว่าการไปตรวจฟันและขูดหินปูน/ขูดหินน้ำลายมีความสำคัญมีความสัมพันธ์กับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมเป็น 2.38 เท่า (95% CI =1.19, 4.73) กลุ่มที่มีความกังวลหรือความกลัวในการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมมีความสัมพันธ์กับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมเป็น 0.52 เท่า (95% CI = 0.29, 0.92) กลุ่มต้องการยกเลิกหรือเลื่อนนัดการรักษาทางทันตกรรมมีความสัมพันธ์กับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมเป็น 0.35 เท่า (95% CI = 0.21, 0.60) และกลุ่มมีปัญหาในช่องปากที่คิดว่ามีความจำเป็นต้องไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมมีความสัมพันธ์กับการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมเป็น 2.70 เท่า (95% CI = 1.66, 4.38) สรุปผลการศึกษาได้ว่า ความชุกของการไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมในช่วงการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 อยู่ที่ร้อยละ 46.0 ปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องได้แก่ ทัศนคติและความรู้ด้านสุขภาพช่องปากและปัญหาในช่องปากที่คิดว่ามีความจำเป็นต้องไปรับการรักษาทางทันตกรรม

Francesca Moore '24-Amanda Hildebrand Snead '04, Francesca Moore, Amanda Hildebrand Snead

Alumni Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Service Learning At Hope Helps, Abigail O. Bertsch

UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship: Renewable Assignments

No abstract provided.

A Quest For Gender Equity: Exploring The Existing Positioning Of Children And Teachers In An Early Childhood Classroom In Karachi Pakistan, Nasima Shakeel, Dilshad Ashraf

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals, children are recognized as active change agents in the global development agenda (The Lancet, 2022). Research has established that engaging young children has the potential to promote gender equity and reduce other inequities in society (UN Women 2020). Despite this, limited research has been conducted on gender equity issues in education and early childhood education particularly in Pakistan (Pardhan & Pelletier, 2016). In response to this gap, collaborative action research was conducted to explore the possibilities of creating a gender-equitable learning environment in an early childhood classroom in Karachi Pakistan. This paper presents …

Go With The Flow: The Psychology And Ethics Of Atomic Motion In Lucretius, Sophia Ophelia Tobár

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Lucretius innovates upon prior Epicurean philosophers by making the discussion of atomic movement in his didactic epic not just a complement to his exegesis of Epicurean philosophy, but in developing new scientific explanations for Epicurean doctrine through the principles of atomic motion. I claim that Lucretian tranquility is a kinetic phenomenon, an approach which provides new insight on the psychological and the ethical elements of his philosophy, and allows his On the Nature of Things to be brought into a fuller conversation with current scholarship on Epicurean psychology and ethics. I examine how atomic movement is emulated on the individual/psychological …

The New Yellow Dog Contract: Mandatory Arbitration Agreements And Collective Action Waivers In The Aftermath Of Epic Systems, Eric Lundy

Nevada Law Journal Forum

Since the 1980s, the Supreme Court has consistently found arbitration agreements in employment contracts to be enforceable, citing a strong national policy favoring arbitration. This line of cases came to its apogee in 2018 with Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis. The Court held that the statutory right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection did not confer upon employees the right to bring class actions against their employer when they had signed an arbitration agreement with a collective action waiver. While the Court’s decision was widely criticized in the academic community, it sent a …

Sachita Pokhrel Honors Portfolio, Sachita Pokhrel

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Sachita Pokhrel's Honors Portfolio captured in August 2024.

Antagonism Reduces The Effect Of Childhood Polyvictimization On Reported Psychological Distress In Adulthood, Benjamin Carsten

CURE Proceedings

The cumulative effects of childhood maltreatment (CM), or polyvictimization, are associated with increased distress. Personality traits moderate the association between trauma and distress. The present study administered questionnaires to undergraduate students (N = 485). The following hypotheses were formed: 1) Negative Affectivity (NA), Detachment, Disinhibition, Antagonism, and Psychoticism would be significantly positively correlated with distress; 2) the personality trait domains of NA, Detachment, and Psychoticism would moderate the relationship between polyvictimization and psychological distress, and; 3) the positive correlation between polyvictimization and distress would be significantly stronger than the positive correlation between total scores on the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire …

Perceived Linguistic And Non-Linguistic Barriers Facing Saudi Female Partners Learning English, Samah Mohamad Dulli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The partners of the Saudi students who come to the United States on scholarships to earn a degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D.) are eligible for full scholarships as well. However, most of them fail to proceed in earning a degree or fulfill the language proficiency requirement needed to join an academic degree program. This study surveys between 10 to 20 adult female partners of Saudi university students to elicit their opinions on how much English they think they will learn during their partner scholarship time in academic and non-academic settings. This study investigates the female partners of the Saudi degree …

Punishing Poverty: An Examination Of Financial Disadvantage And Out-Of-School Suspension, Joshua Rosenbaum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

School suspension is often a response by officials to address deviant behavior within the school setting. While studies have examined various causes and consequences of school suspension, there is a dearth of literature focusing on the effects of financial disadvantage on school discipline (i.e., school suspension). Given that out-of-school suspension is a reliable predictor of juvenile justice involvement later in life, it serves as an important outcome variable in preventative criminology. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), the purpose of the current study is to analyze the relationship between financial disadvantage and …

An Evaluation Of Comprehensive Professional Development Program To Improve Teacher Quality And Student Engagement, Elois R. Nicholson-Booker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this applied research study, using program evaluation, was to improve professional development for teachers to build their capacity in student engagement. This applied research study used three elements: professional development, professional learning communities, and observation-feedback, to improve teacher quality and to increase student engagement. The goal of the professional development element was to increase teacher capacity in student engagement by equipping teachers with research-based strategies to implement in individual classrooms. The goals of the professional learning communities (PLCs) was to support teachers in implementing research-based strategies to increase student engagement and to increase the level of collaboration …

Breaking Old: Trends And Adverse Events Of Prescription Stimulant Use In Older Adults, Saumil Jadhav

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examined prescription stimulant medication (PSM) use among older adults in the United States from 2012-2020 by (1) assessing annual prevalence and describing clinical characteristics and treatment patterns among new PSM users, (2) evaluating the association between PSM initiation and risk of adverse events such as stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality, and (3) analyzing trends in the concomitant use of PSMs and antidepressants. The study utilized 5% national sample of Medicare administrative claims from 2012-2020.

First, the study identified an increase in the annual prevalence of PSM use from 0.44% in 2012 to 0.63% in 2020 among older …

Addressing Teacher Stress Levels To Implement A Social Emotional Learning Program For Teachers, Kourtney Mcdowell-Bush

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Teachers have endured work-related stressors daily to provide the best educational experience to students. This applied research study addressed teacher stress levels to implement a teacher centered social emotional learning (SEL) program. This study was collaborative and involved teachers, administrators, and district staff who worked together to develop, implement, and evaluate the action plan. There was a teacher team which included teachers from different grade levels who also completed the teacher stress survey. This teacher team met to provide an in-depth insight into teacher stressors. The teacher team with the assistance of the administrators worked to develop an SEL professional …

Supervisory Alliance And Counselor Self-Efficacy Trends Within The Internship Experience: A Single-Case Research Design, Dylan Wren

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Supervision provides one of the primary avenues for fostering growth and development within counselors-in-training. This supervision also impacts the evolution of counselor self-efficacy, allowing supervisors to influence supervisee’s belief in themselves and their abilities. As such, counselor education programs and state licensing boards require supervised experiences for counselors-in-training. How effective are such experiences, as measured by counselor self-efficacy and supervisory alliance? A single-case research design was employed with three participants, tracking their responses over six weeks on the Counselor Self-Efficacy Inventory and Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory - Trainee measures. Results indicated that the experience had been effective in increasing counselor …

Examining Information Systems Use To Facilitate The Workplace Accommodation Process, Shiya Cao

Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: The workplace accommodation process is often affected by ineffective and inefficient communications and information exchanges among disabled employees and other stakeholders. Information systems (IS) can play a key role in facilitating a more effective and efficient accommodation process since IS has been shown to facilitate business processes and effect positive organizational changes.

OBJECTIVE: Since there is little to no research that exists on IS use to facilitate the workplace accommodation process, this paper, as a critical first step, examines how IS have been used in the accommodation process.

METHODS: Thirty-six interviews were conducted with disabled employees from various organizations. …

Land For Whom? Diversity, Land Trusts, And Farmers And Gardeners From Marginalized Backgrounds In New England, U.S., Julie C. Keller, Blake Harrison, Corey Lang

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Faculty Publications

Land trusts in the U.S. play an important role in preventing the loss of farmland to development. Farmers seeking affordable land may benefit from these conservation efforts. Yet the distribution of these benefits across farmer groups is unclear. This study asks: To what extent are land trusts meeting the needs of farmers and gardeners from marginalized backgrounds? Interviews with land trust staff and focus groups with marginalized farmers and gardeners in New England, USA reveal discrepancies in how diversity and land access are discussed. Access to adequate, affordable land was a serious concern among farmers and gardeners, yet few land …

United States Policies Related To Military-Connected Domestic Abuse: A Review And Analysis, Mary C. Highfill

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

This dissertation is comprised of three papers on United States Military policies related to domestic violence and abuse. The Department of Defense recognizes domestic abuse as a serious problem that interferes with mission readiness and causes harm to individuals. Significant work has explored antecedents of abuse, rehabilitation programs for abusive Service Members, and the experiences of uniformed survivors. However, relatively few empirical studies have investigated the policies that circumscribe domestic abuse and violence and the military’s response thereto.

The first article is a mapping review that synthesizes the peer-reviewed and gray literature related to U.S. Military policies related to domestic …

An Emerging War? Reviewing The Security Triangulation Between The Philippines, China And The United States Over The South China Sea Dispute, Kai Shun Chui

Bachelor of Social Sciences – Senior Theses

What factors explain the increasingly confrontational posture between Beijing and Manila since 2022? To what extent will the geopolitical tension transcend into a great-power hot war? This study aims to address these questions through a suggested framework involving the lens of structural, misperception and domestic theories to account for the factors contributing to the spiral of crisis. While security assessments of involved states are analysed on a case-by-case basis, the research findings suggest that the ongoing spiral of crisis largely adheres to the logic of security dilemma substantiated by structural and domestic factors. Offering a timely analysis regarding Manila's repivot …

Get It In Writing: How To Make Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Available During Incarceration, Margaret J. Mcgladrey, Jordan Kelsch, Michelle R. Lofwall, Laura C. Fanucchi, Sharon L. Walsh, Carrie B. Oser

Center on Drug and Alcohol Research Faculty Publications

In a case example from the Kentucky HEALing Communities Study, extensive resources were deployed to address structural barriers and facilitate the provision of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) in an urban county jail. However, implementation was unsuccessful, and this case example emphasizes the importance of including evidence-based medication for OUD (MOUD) treatment in the scope of work of jails’ contracted medical providers. The privatization of correctional health care services allows local governments with opioid abatement funds to incorporate requirements into medical provider contracts to screen all people entering jails for OUD and to offer MOUD at intake, throughout incarceration, …

The Missing Blue In Adventism: A Gap In Discipleship And Mission, Petr Cincala

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

This article comes from the perspective of a researcher, a practical theologian, and a missiologist. The title The Missing Blue refers to the idea that light consists of three colors (Green, Red, Blue), and because God is light, the analogy of light is relevant for those who believe in the Triune God. We are called to worship the Creator God (represented by the green color) as Ruler of all the universe, God the consuming fire (Deut 4:24; Heb 12:29). Jesus (represented by the red color) teaches us to come to God as our friend, our daddy (John 15:15; Mark 14:36; …

Jesus’ Authority Over Evil Spirits: Healing Demoniacs In The Gospel Of Mark, Michée B. Badé

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

The gospel of Mark highlights nine distinct healing miracles. Among them, five involve the healing of demoniacs—individuals “possessed by demons,” or as some may prefer, “demonized.” These accounts form a significant portion of Mark’s healing narratives and are a notable theme in his Gospel, which is one of the earliest records of Jesus’ life and ministry. These stories not only demonstrate Jesus’ authority over evil spirits but also reflect his deep compassion for those suffering from spiritual oppression.

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it aims to highlight Jesus’ authority over evil spirits, as manifested in nature, animals, …

Missiological Challenges And Implications Of African Traditional And Christian/Western Approaches To Health And Wholeness, Olaotse Obed Gabasiane

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

So often, African traditional approaches to health and wholeness are misconstrued, scorned, dismissed, if not treated as passé. There are two important entities—for the purposes of this article— which are diametrically at odds to African traditional approaches to medicine. The first is Western Medicine (WM), which because of its advances in medical, laboratory, and pharmaceutical technology, tend to ignore African Traditional Medicine (ATM) as archaic, superstitious, and non-scientific. The second is mainstream Christian religion which (largely in the past), tended to see everything demonic in the practice of African Traditional Medicine. But is it true that as far as ATM …