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Clinical Data On Daptomycin Plus Ceftaroline Versus Standard Of Care Monotherapy In The Treatment Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia, Matthew Geriak, Haddad, Khulood Rizvi, Warren Rose, Ravina Kullar, Kerry L. Laplante, Marie Yu, Logan Vasina, Krista Ouellette, Marcus Zervos, Victor Nizet, George Sakoulas

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Vancomycin (VAN) and daptomycin (DAP) are approved as a monotherapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. A regimen of daptomycin plus ceftaroline (DAP+CPT) has shown promise in published case series of MRSA salvage therapy, but no comparative data exist to compare up-front DAP+CPT head-to-head therapy versus standard monotherapy as an initial treatment. In a pilot study, we evaluated 40 adult patients who were randomized to receive 6 to 8 mg/kg of body weight per day of DAP and 600 mg intravenous (i.v.) CPT every 8 h (q8h) (n = 17) or standard monotherapy (n = 23) with vancomycin …

Routine Patellar Resurfacing During Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Not Cost-Effective In Patients Without Patellar Arthritis, Harold I. Salmons, Bs, Benjamin Zmistowski, Md, Yale A. Fillingham, Md, Derek Ward, Md, Robert P. Good, Md, Jess H. Lonner, Md

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Posters

• During total knee arthroplasty (TKA), whether or not one should routinely resurface the patella is controversial.
• Leaving an unresurfaced patella following index TKA may lead to anterior knee pain (AKP), patellofemoral crepitus, and future secondary resurfacing operations.
• However, routinely resurfacing the patella (PR) may lead to patellar fracture, aseptic loosening, patellar instability, avascular necrosis, and patellar clunk.
• The purpose of the present study is to utilize the existing level one evidence to assess the cost-utility of routine patella resurfacing during primary TKA.
• Hypothesis: Selective resurfacing of the patella is more cost effective than routine patellar resurfacing during primary TKA.

Design And Investigation Of Cooperative, Scaffolded Wiki Learning Activities In An Online Graduate-Level Course, Kun Huang

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications

Informed by the literature on community of inquiry, wikis in education, and scaffolding in technology-supported learning environments, this study reports the design, implementation, and investigation of wiki-supported cooperative learning activities in an online graduate-level theories class. The investigation of emerging research questions revealed students’ participation patterns in the wiki learning activities, the relationship between their participation and course performance, and the students’ experiences with the scaffolding strategies designed to support their cooperative activities. The study offers implications for designing and scaffolding wiki-based cooperative learning.

Award Season Round-Up At The Cpd, Jolynne Lyon

Blog Posts

The blog post is about award season.

2019 Science Seminar Program

Science Seminar

No abstract provided.

Evolving Societal Norms And The Fourth Amendment: Government Tracking Of Cellphone Locations In An Era Of Commercial Tracking, Paul Tahan

SLU Law Journal Online

In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court found that a warrant was required to obtain historical location data obtained from cell-site records connected with cellphone use. In this article, Paul Tahan examines whether this holding is likely to remain good law in an era where the GPS location of a smartphone is becoming increasingly public.

An Investigation Of Patterns Between Demographic Characteristics Of Teachers And Grading Practices, Jenelle Lee

Dissertations

This mixed-methods phenomenological study examined a sample of grade 7 through 12 core content area teachers at four Missouri school districts. This study investigated the patterns linking demographic characteristics of teachers and grading practices. These practices were cross-referenced to the level of implementation of bestgrading practices as it pertained to the amount of time and support systems a district provided for its teachers. The teachers in this study responded to a survey and provided insight regarding their grading practices. The purpose of the survey was to collect demographic information on the teachers, information on the academic and non-academic factors included …

04-25-2019 Marci Grant Wins State Regents' Council For Online Learning Excellence Award, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2019

Marci Grant, director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, was presented with the Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Individual Leadership.

The Weekly Challenger, April 25, 2019, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 25, 2019, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Agenda, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board Meeting, April 25, 2019, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board

Campus Board Agendas, Minutes, and Supporting Documents

The agenda for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board meeting held on April 25, 2019.

April 25, 2019 General Studies Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney General Studies Council

General Education Council

No abstract provided.

Poetry Month Series: Michael Reyes, Michael Reyes

Speaker Series

As a poet, artist and organizer, Reyes performs internationally and facilitates educational performances and workshops by merging creative expression and critical thought. His mission is to provide a participatory educational environment through poetry and hip-hop to address issues of social justice and cultural identity.

His work has been featured on HBO, CNN, PBS, The Chicago Tribunes Hoy Noticias, Latin Nation, Chicago Public Radio, National Public Radio, Pacifica, WBAI, and Democracy Now.

As an interdisciplinary artist he has worked with national activist, organizers, educators and artists such as: Dr. Cornel West, Lolita Lebron, Dolores Huerta, Oliver Stone, Minster Louis Farrakhan, and …

In Re: Mary Doe And Jane Doe, Petitioners : Brief, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

JOINT REPLY BRIEF OF PETITIONERS MARY DOE, JANE DOE
AND THE UTAH STATE BAR

Upkeep: Maintenance In American Representations Of Work, 1945-Present, Brandon Benevento

Doctoral Dissertations

This study investigates maintenance as an under-theorized component of social criticism in American novels, 1945 to the present. In this, it contributes a literary argument to growing interdisciplinary study of maintenance. “Upkeep” argues that authors of novels use maintenance, often unconsciously, to link representation of characters working in discreet settings to larger systemic and structural critique. At the same time, authors often elide forms of maintenance, for example the upkeep of domestic space. As such attention to representation of maintenance offers a critical reading tool which illuminates a text’s political and cultural commitments and literary agenda.

After establishing a range …

Coercing Magnetism Into Diamagnetic Ceramics: A Case Study In Alumina, Erik Nykwest

Doctoral Dissertations

Ceramics are very diverse class of materials whose properties can vary greatly. It is this diversity that make ceramics so useful in advanced technology. The relatively open crystal structure of ceramics makes it possible to impart functionalities via judicious doping. This work focuses on developing a generalized method for introducing magnetism into normally non-magnetic (diamagnetic) ceramics, using the example case of alumina (Al₂O₃). Here, substitutional doping of Al atoms with 3d transition metal in α- and θ-alumina was studied. Density functional theory was used to predict the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of doped alumina, as …

Team Social Capital In Self-Managed Project Teams: A Case Study Of A Shared Leadership Development Intervention, Leah Osborn

Doctoral Dissertations

As organizational structures have flattened and business environments have become more complex, many organizations have turned to self-managed project teams to effectively accomplish organizational objectives. Research shows that shared leadership and team social capital are important attributes of self-managed project teams. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how team internal social capital developed through participation in an integrated leadership development intervention. Activities designed to build team social capital were integrated into the project team’s work, and data were gathered through artifacts, reflection questionnaires, interviews and observation. Data analysis involved social network analysis and the inductive analysis …

Characterizing The Role Of Psychological Stress In The Development Of Persistent Pain, Katherine M. Bernier Carney

Doctoral Dissertations

Persistent pain is a complex experience that can be difficult to treat if there is no obvious source. Nurses caring for patients with chronic pain may rely on pain severity to direct care, although this does not address the biopsychosocial factors that influence persistent pain states. Psychological stress is a potentially modifiable factor that has been proposed to influence the experience of pain, but the role of stress in developing persistent pain states remains undefined. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine stress-pain relationships by investigating how stress influences chronic pain trajectories. To address this query, three perspectives are …

Kam Spring Reception, Kruizenga Art Museum, Lisa Barney

Kruizenga Art Museum Posters

A poster for the museum's spring reception on April 25, 2019. Features the exhibitions Once Were Nomads: Textiles and Culture in Baluchistan and Rembrandt Etchings.

Kruizenga Art Museum Online Collection - Exhibition Gallery (Once Were Nomads)

Kruizenga Art Museum Online Collection - Exhibition Gallery (Rembrandt Etchings)

Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Letters To (Sc 3406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collections 3406. Letters of recommendation for Simpson County, Kentucky teacher Frances Richards (later a WKU faculty member), and associated letters regarding teaching positions. Includes teachers certificates and certificate examination grades for Frances’s sister Mary Ellen Richards. One correspondent, A. H. Hill, writes with familiarity to his “cousins” Frances and Mary Ellen.

Hawks' Herald -- Apr. 25 , 2019, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

A State Of Uncertainty: An Analysis Of Recent State Legislative Proposals To Regulate Preventive Services In The United States, Maxim Gakh, Cody Cris, Prescott Cheong, Courtney Coughenour

School of Public Health Faculty Research

This policy brief examines preventive services state legislation trends in the United States during uncertainty regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which requires certain coverage of 4 evidence-based preventive services categories without additional patient costs under §2713. We used a legal mapping approach to search for and analyze state legislation related to preventive services proposed or enacted over a 25-month period of ACA uncertainty. We screened 1231 bills and coded the 76 screened-in bills. Next, we determined their characteristics and examined trends. Bills originated in 28 states, and 69.7% were not enacted. Only 3.9% contained requirements contingent on ACA modifications. …

Daily Eastern News: April 25, 2019, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Emotional Contagion Within Social Media, Anna Dols

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Social networking sites have been growing in popularity over the last decade or so, and there have been many previous studies that have analyzed the possible consequences of these communication and interaction sites. Emotional contagion is the phenomenon of having one person’s emotions and behaviors directly trigger similar emotions or behaviors in other people. On social media, emotional contagion would mean that the emotions in the posts and content the viewer is exposed to are transferred to themselves without their knowledge. The purpose of this current experiment is to analyze how the exposure to positive affective pictures and messages on …

Beyond The Masculine: Liberating Gender Through God-Talk, Sarah Dischinger

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

What we imagine God to be is frequently dictated and moderated by the society that we live in and how we understand ourselves within that society. Cultural norms around the male naming of God have been forming since early Christianity. The adoption of the male metaphor as a literal interpretation of God took hold and is reflected now in biblical writing and interpretation. In my paper, I will employ Cynthia Enloe’s concept of “feminist curiosity” in conjunction with theology to explore different metaphors of God that move outside a patriarchal context. I hold that by imagining God outside of patriarchal …

Cultural Conversion And Language Preservation: Support And Subversion Of Federal Assimilation Policies At A Benedictine Mission In Minnesota, Claire Winters

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

In 1878, the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB) established a mission school at the White Earth Reservation in central Minnesota. Contracting with the federal government to assimilate Ojibway children into American culture and the (Catholic) Christian religion, OSB furthered the goals of conversion—but altered them to fit the specific aims of the Catholic church and the limitations of the reservation. Contrary to federal policies, they supported the preservation of the Ojibway language. This project investigates archival records to better understand how OSB both supported and subverted federal policies.

Emotions, Political Polarization, And Martha Nussbaum's Theory Of Emotion, David Stokman

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Political polarization is a subject that is frequently discussed today. Tied up with the notion of polarization is a sense that reactions to political events are too emotional and intense, not guided by reason or justified beliefs. One could say the emotional judgments “extend past the evidence” (Kennedy) in certain cases. Using Martha Nussbaum’s theory of emotion posited in her landmark text, "Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions," which claims emotions are cognitive judgments about the state of external objects which have value for our eudaimonistic scheme (our sense of well-being), this essay extends Kennedy’s (2013) analysis of physicians …

The Effects Of Multitasking On Motor Performance, Maria Tri

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This study investigated whether multitasking would have an effect on motor performance. Specifically, I observed undergraduate students from a midwestern liberal arts college—College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. In past research, Schwebel, McClure, & Porter (2017) had observed various college students about distracted pedestrian behavior on their college campus. Their results found changes in self-reports about their intentions, but not a specific behavior change. The undergraduates that participated in this study (N = 20) were assigned to two conditions by block randomization. Then they were given the task to walk down and back up a flight of stairs …

Factor Biases In The Sawmilling Industry From 1850 To 1870, Nathan Williams

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Receiving Notifications Influence On Studying, Ally Harlander

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

The purpose of this study is to discover the influence simply receiving notifications on one’s phone with the sound alerts on, and not checking them, has on studying. A cellphone can act as significant distraction when a student is attempting to study. A study has shown that taking one’s phone away from them, however, causes anxiety and therefore can also impede a students’ learning (Rosen, 2017). This then made me curious how it can affect them if they make the choice not to use their phone but are still receiving notifications. Is the instant gratification our phones provide us too …

North Devon Marine Pioneer 2: A Natural Capital Asset And Risk Register., S Rees, M Ashley, A Cameron

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.