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Utilization Of Acupuncture Services In The Emergency Department Setting: A Quality Improvement Study, John R. Burns, Jessica J. F. Kram, Vashir Xiong, Jeanne M. Stark Casadont, Tiffany A. Mullen, Nancy Conway, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Patients often present to the emergency department (ED) for pain. As opioid fatalities rise, alternative treatments are warranted for pain management. Acupuncture, a nonpharmacological treatment involving the insertion of needles into skin or tissue at specific points within the body, may help to decrease acute pain. Our study aimed to assess the utilization and impact of acupuncture in the ED for acute pain management.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of purposefully collected quality improvement data. Patients who were ≥18 years old and who presented to the ED at an urban medical center in Wisconsin during 2017 were offered …

Multiple Local Σ-Aromaticity Of Nonagermanide Clusters, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Alexander I. Boldyrev

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Nonagermanide clusters are widely used in inorganic synthesis and are actively studied by experimentalists and theoreticians. However, chemical bonding of such versatile species is still not completely understood. In our work we deciphered a bonding pattern for various experimentally obtained nonagermanide species. We localized the electron density via the AdNDP algorithm for the model structures ([Ge₉]⁴⁻, [Ge₉{P(NH₂)₂}₃]⁻, Cu[Ge₉{P(NH₂)₂}₃] and Cu(NHC)[Ge₉{P(NH₂)₂}₃]) and obtained a simple and chemically intuitive bonding pattern which …

Three Students Accepted To Oxford's Pembroke Program, Megan Baker

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Short-Term Effect Of Simulated Salt Marsh Restoration By Sand-Amendment On Sediment Bacterial Communities, François Thomas, James T. Morris, Cathleen Wigand, Stefan M. Sievert

Faculty Publications

Coastal climate adaptation strategies are needed to build salt marsh resiliency and maintain critical ecosystem services in response to impacts caused by climate change. Although resident microbial communities perform crucial biogeochemical cycles for salt marsh functioning, their response to restoration practices is still understudied. One promising restoration strategy is the placement of sand or sediment onto the marsh platform to increase marsh resiliency. A previous study examined the above- and below-ground structure, soil carbon dioxide emissions, and pore water constituents in Spartina alterniflora-vegetated natural marsh sediments and sand-amended sediments at varying inundation regimes. Here, we analyzed samples from the …

Driving Performances Assessment Based On Speed Variation Using Dedicated Route Truck Gps Data, Ying Li, Li Zhao, Laurence R. Rilett

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications

It was hypothesized that a driver is not safe when travel speed is too high and also not necessarily safe when travel speed is too low. Based on this hypothesis, this paper studied the risky driving performances by measuring speed variations of a driver’s recurrent trips in two perspectives: 1) driver profiles, which scored the risk on-road driving of each driver and 2) driving patterns, which reflected the risk speed patterns of a type of drivers. The proposed method was tested on a 30-day global positioning system (GPS) dataset, collected from 100 trucks. The study first split the raw dataset …

A Novel Transparent User Authentication Approach For Mobile Applications, Saud Nejr Alotaibi, Steven Furnell, Nathan Clarke

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

With the rapid growth of smartphones and tablets in our daily lives, securing the sensitive data stored upon them makes authentication of paramount importance. Current authentication approaches do not re-authenticate in order to re-validate the user’s identity after accessing a mobile phone. Accordingly, there is a security benefit if authentication can be applied continually and transparently (i.e., without obstructing the user’s activities) to authenticate legitimate users, which is maintained beyond point of entry. To this end, this paper suggests a novel transparent user authentication method for mobile applications by applying biometric authentication on each service within a single application in …

Effects Of Online Program Vs. Handheld Flashcards On Multiplication And Division Fact Knowledge Of 4th Grade Learners With Exceptional Needs, Lindsay M. Siegman

Theses and Dissertations

This study utilized a time series design to investigate the effects of a computer-based math fact program called Xtramath.org vs. the use of traditional handheld flashcards. Students were given a baseline assessment before beginning the school district's method for learning basic math facts: Xtramath.org. They were tested again after 6 weeks and then began to use traditional handheld flashcards. Students were tested again to compare the results. Eight 4th grade students (5 male and 3 female) with special needs were included in this study. These students attend school in a wealthy, suburban area with a predominantly white population.

Fluency in …

Culturally Responsive Training For Secondary English Language Teachers, Tina Mccorkle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this quantitative study, I investigated the effectiveness of a training intervention program to positively impact secondary teacher attitudes and perceptions of culturally responsive teaching (CRT). The study is relevant in Alvin Independent School District given the demographic shift resulting in an increase in Hispanic students and students learning English as a second language. The purpose of the study was to investigate teacher attitudes and perceptions of CRT to determine if there was a statistically significant difference according to pre- and post-survey data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the CRT program intervention. The CRT research from Ladson-Billings (1992) …

Mathematical Models: The Lanchester Equations And The Zombie Apocalypse, Hailey Bauer

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

This research study used mathematical models to analyze and depicted specific battle situations and the outcomes of the zombie apocalypse. The original models that predicted warfare were the Lanchester models, while the zombie apocalypse models were fictional expansions upon mathematical models used to examine infectious diseases. In this paper, I analyzed and compared different mathematical models by examining each model’s set of assumptions and the impact of the change in variables on the population classes. The purpose of this study was to understand the basics of the discrete dynamical systems and to determine the similarities between imaginary and realistic models. …

Strategic Audit Of Amazon.Com, Inc, Sarah E. Kenny

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Amazon has recently grown as a company, surpassing many other online retailing websites. However this success is threatened by Amazon's reputation as an evil company. Amazon faces numerous lawsuits for unlawful termination and inhumane warehouse conditions. This current generation of consumers dislikes supporting companies that they view as evil, meaning that if a company entered the market that had better business practices, consumers would quickly leave Amazon. The audit suggests that Amazon combats these views by improving warehouse conditions, increasing minimum wage at their workplaces, and increasing benefits for workers. This audit also suggests that Amazon improves one of their …

Medically Tailored Meals As A Prescription For Treatment Of Food-Insecure Type 2 Diabetics, Leslie J. Rabaut

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an immense burden to the health of our population and to our current health care system, and the weight of this burden is only projected to multiply in coming years. A nutritious diet is an indispensable aspect of diabetes treatment, and the lack of access to food engenders poor disease-state control, which correlates with increased health care utilization. Interventions aimed at improving access to food through medically tailored meals (MTMs) have demonstrated effectiveness in improving the health of food-insecure type 2 diabetic patients and reducing health care costs. Further studies are necessary to increase the …

Guitar Studio And String Ensemble Concert, St. Norbert College Music Department

Music Performances

This is a Concert featuring the St. Norbert College String Ensemble and the St. Norbert College Guitar Studio. This concert was performed in Dudley Birder Hall.

A New Weight On The Scale: Strengthening International Human Rights Law By Relying On Treaties In Us Asylum Cases, Allison Hugi

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

A New Weight on the Scale: Strengthening International Human Rights Law By Relying on Treaties in US Asylum Cases

Message From The President, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the President

• Message from the President – April 29, 2019

Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert, Samuel Boeger, Justin Chesarek, Andrew Creech, Michael Makrides

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

KSU Percussion Ensemble, led by director John Lawless, performs an exciting program of repertoire for various groupings of percussion instruments and players.

Prevalence Of And Risk Factors For Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Among People Who Inject Drugs In Cambodia: A National Biological And Behavioral Survey., Siyan Yi, Phalkun Mun, Pheak Chhoun, Navy Chann, Sovannary Tuot, Gitau Mburu

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant global health concern. Despite evidence of the relationship between injecting drug use and HCV, studies on HCV among people who inject drugs in developing countries remain scarce. To address this need, we conducted this study to explore the prevalence of and factors associated with HCV antibody positivity among people who inject drugs in Cambodia.

METHODS: Data used for this study were collected as part of the National Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey among people who use and inject drugs conducted in 2017. We used the respondent-driven sampling method to recruit participants in …

College Of Business News, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

• Logistics students place third in first-ever Innovation Challenge

Faculty Workload Policy, Jonathan Hilpert And Faculty Welfare Committee

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

Foreign Language News, Georgia Southern University

World Languages & Cultures: News & Publications (2013-2023)

• In Memoriam Dr. William "Bill" Deaver

A Study Of The Loop Sistrum (Accession Number: 1994.4.26) At The University Of Memphis, Rachel Joy Suddreth

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The object of this study is a loop sistrum (Accession Number: 1994.4.26) in the Egyptian Collection of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, a musical instrument used in cultic practice from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period (1539 BCE - 646 CE). During the Summer of 2016, 3-D imaging of the object revealed a lack of definition in the details of its manufacture. This observation, combined with the object's undocumented provenience prior to its purchase by private collector, Glenn White, has called the authenticity of the instrument into question. To evaluate the object this thesis employs a stylistic …

The Origin Of Hydrophilicity On 1t'-Mos2, Laura Renae Nichols

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Single-layer MoS2 has been shown to excel in many applications like as a catalyst, supercapacitor, transistor, and biosensor. It has been shown that there is a correlation between the catalytic activity and the metallic character of the surface. Consequently, the metallic phase of MoS2 has been shown to surpass the performance of the semiconducting phase. However, the metallic phase is less energetically favorable than the semiconducting 2H phase, and it is unstable in air. Recently, it has beenshown that a metallic phase of MoS2 is stable in water. This metallic phase is also found to be hydrophilic which provides additional …

Recharge Of The Memphis Aquifer In An Incised Urban Watershed: Implications Of Impervious Surfaces And Stream Incision, Spencer Randolph Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Recharge processes to the Memphis aquifer are poorly understood, but previous studies show that rural stream gullies with sand bottoms are more efficient for recharge than in the upland areas. The same is expected in urban streams where the Memphis Sand is exposed with surrounding upland areas that have substantial urban land use. Water balance research in Sandy Creek in Jackson, Tennessee, provides information regarding infiltration and potential recharge to the Memphis aquifer that may be typical of urban stream valleys where sandy Coastal Plain aquifers are exposed beneath fine-grained surficial deposits. Sixteen and one-half percent of the Sandy Creek …

Social Information- Processing Variables Predict Hemoglobin A1c Trajectories In Youth With Type 1 Diabetes, Mary Elizabeth Keenan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Predicting long-term trajectories in HbA1c can inform interventions to improve health outcomes for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) throughout the lifespan. Higher negative attributions of friends’ reactions (NAFR) while participating in health behaviors is related to higher anticipated adherence difficulties (AAD), higher diabetes-related stress (DS), and higher HbA1c, cross-sectionally. The purpose of the present study was to determine if these social information- processing variables can predict membership into empirically derived subgroups of longitudinal HbA1c trajectories in youth with T1D. One hundred ninety-five adolescents with T1D completed the Diabetes Stress Questionnaire and the Attributions of Peer Reactions scale. HbA1cs were …

Metabolic Flexibility In Classical Monocytes Is Not Affected By Age, Johnathan Yarbro

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Inflammaging is the chronic low-grade inflammation that occurs with age that contributes to the pathology of age-related diseases. Monocytes are innate immune cells that become dysregulated with age and which can contribute to inflammaging. Metabolism plays a key role in determining immune cell functions, with anti-inflammatory cells primarily relying on fatty acid oxidation and pro-inflammatory cells primarily relying on glycolysis. It was recently shown that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes can compensate for a lack of glucose by utilizing fatty acid oxidation. Given that mitochondrial function decreases with age, we hypothesized that monocytes taken from aged individuals would have an impaired ability …

Coulombic Collisions In Aerosols And Dusty Plasmas, Harjindar Singh Chahl

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Determination of the charge on particles within aerosol and dusty plasmas is key to describing the dynamics within them. The large size and mobility difference between ions and electrons results in particles which accumulate negative and positive charge at different rates. Moreover, the particles within these aerosols are typically surrounded by neutral molecules whose density depends on the pressure of the system. These gas molecules play an important role in determining the trajectories of the ions and hence the rate at which they are collected by the grain, referred to as the collision rate H. The value of H obtained …

Effects Of Exercise Environment On Quality Of Life And Fatigue In Breast Cancer Survivors, Brittany Marie Edwards

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The primary goal of this study was to determine if an eight-week exercise intervention can improve quality of life and decrease fatigue in breast cancer survivors. The exercise intervention was uniquely designed to foster learning and improve the self-efficacy of the study subject. The first four weeks of the study encompassed learning to format an exercise routine based on the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine and learning basic exercises. The final four weeks of the intervention involved the subject implementing their own unique routine with the supervision of the lead investigator. The outcome measures include a quality …

Development Of A Numerical Multi-Layered Groundwater Model To Simulate Inter-Aquifer Water Exchange In Shelby County, Tennessee, Rodrigo Villalpando Vizcaino Mr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Inter-aquifer water exchange between the shallow and Memphis aquifers in Shelby County, Tennessee, poses a contamination threat due to the downward migration of younger, lesser quality groundwater, into deeper, more pristine aquifers. Discontinuities in the protective upper Claiborne confining unit (UCCU) allow for leakage into the Memphis aquifer, a sand-dominated aquifer that provides about 95% of the water used in the Memphis area. A multi-layered 3D groundwater model for Shelby County was created using the United States Geological Survey's MODFLOW-NWT program, to evaluate water exchange for a simulation period from January 2005 to December 2016. Results indicate an overall leakage …

The Moderation Effect Of Gender In The Relation Between Parental Attachment And Hope In Chinese Adolescents, Yuyang Hu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Previous research has shown that parental attachment is a predictor of children's hope, and gender intensification theory proposed that parents had stronger effect on early adolescents with the same gender. This study examined the moderating role of Chinese parents' and adolescents' genders in the relation between parental attachment and hope. Data were collected from 745 middle school students (M = 12.77, SD = 0.73, 51.1% males) in China. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs were applied. Results indicated that both paternal and maternal attachment significantly predicted hope cross-sectionally, but only maternal attachment significantly predicted hope after six months. Gender did not …

Social Support For Mothers Living With Hiv: A Person-Environment Interaction Framework, Jessica Eden Mandell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Mothers living with HIV are vulnerable to stressors associated with both motherhood and living with a chronic illness. Strong familial support is related to decreased risk for developing mental and physical health problems. To date, research has primarily focused on HIV status disclosure to supportive networks. The current study explored associations between familial social support and personal (spirituality, depressive symptoms), relational (positive and negative parenting practices), and environmental (social support from friends and community cohesion) factors among mothers living with HIV. Fifty-seven mothers living with HIV were interviewed, and a three-step hierarchical regression was conducted. The final model was significant, …