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The Salt Lake Tribune And Its Reporter, Matthew Piper, Plaintiff And Appellee, V. The Utah State Records Committee, Defendant, And Brigham Young University, Intervenor And Appellant., Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

Appellant's Opening Brief On Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court The Honorable Laura S. Scott District Court Case No. 160904365

An Experimental Evaluation Of The Sensitivity Of Coastal Marine Fishes To Acidification, Hypoxia, And Warming, Christopher S. Murray

Doctoral Dissertations

Ocean acidification (OA) during the coming century will impact marine ecosystems in profound ways. Laboratory studies have played a pioneering role in identifying biological vulnerabilities and have documented deleterious effects in taxonomically diverse fauna. The early life-stages of marine fish may be particularly sensitive to OA, thereby constituting a global threat to some of the world’s most important marine resources. Despite the rapid accumulation of experimental evidence, considerable uncertainty remains in estimating the scope of OA impacts. To date, most studies have relied on relatively short-term exposures to estimate effects of elevated pCO, while few have considered longer term …

Teachers' And Students' Perspectives Of School-Based Opportunities For Student Creativity, Laurel Brandon

Doctoral Dissertations

This mixed-methods study examined teachers’ responses on the Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation (ICI) Index instrument’s confirmatory data set (n=220). ICI Index scores represented teachers’ predictions of how students would rate their school’s support for student creativity, which was assumed to represent the teachers’ perspective of the actual support for student creativity at the school. Teachers of grades 6-8 (n=55) had significantly lower ICI Index scores than teachers of grades 3-5 (n=155; pn=151) did not differ significantly from gifted and talented teachers (n=49) on their ICI scores. Qualitative analysis found that, when asked …

$17 Million Grant Will Explore Immune Cells In Inaccessible Tissues Of The Human Body, Jeff Hansen

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

St. Norbert College Music Department To Present Concerts In April, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2019

No abstract provided.

Former St. Norbert College President, Thomas Kunkel Publishes New Book On St. Norbert, The Man, St. Norbert College

Press Releases 2019

No abstract provided.

The Divinity That Shapes Our Ends: Theological Conundrums And Religious Scepticism In Hamlet, Kyler Merrill

Student Works

This paper proposes that Shakespeare deliberately incorporated speculative theology into Hamlet to stimulate religious scepticism. It explores the troubling implications of the ghost’s behaviour, cinematic adaptations of the murder testimony, and the characters’ moral failings in the purportedly Catholic cosmos of Elsinore.

Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, April 22, 2019

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Meeting held on April 22, 2019

The Effects Of A Bacterial Endotoxin On Behavior And Sensory-Cns-Motor Circuits In Drosophila Melanogaster, Oscar Istas, Abigail Greenhalgh, Robin L. Cooper

Biology Faculty Publications

The effect of bacterial sepsis on animal behavior and physiology is complex due to direct and indirect actions. The most common form of bacterial sepsis in humans is from gram-negative bacterial strains. The endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) and/or associated peptidoglycans from the bacteria are the key agents to induce an immune response, which then produces a cascade of immunological consequences. However, there are direct actions of LPS and associated peptidoglycans on cells which are commonly overlooked. This study showed behavioral and neural changes in larval Drosophila fed commercially obtained LPS from Serratia marcescens. Locomotor behavior was not altered, but feeding …

Contraception Utilization Among Women, Ages 18-45, Receiving Medication Assisted Therapy For Opioid Use Disorder In Middle Tennessee, Kerry J. Ternes

DNP Projects

The prevalence of unintended pregnancy among women receiving medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) exceeds 80%. While much of the existing literature has focused on the consequences of substance use in pregnancy, few have focused on the prevention of unintended pregnancy. This study explored barriers and facilitating factors impacting contraception use among women, ages 18-45, receiving MAT for OUD in Middle Tennessee. A cross-sectional survey design was used to describe the women’s sociodemographic and health characteristics; report their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; and to assess if these variables are associated with current use of contraception. Among survey …

Responding To Opioid Use Disorder: Identifying The Therapeutic Commitment Of Maine Nurse Practitioners, Jordan S. Porter

DNP Projects

Background: Buprenorphine, an underutilized pharmacotherapy, can play a key role in closing the substantial opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment gap in the United States. Although 2016 US legislation authorized trained nurse practitioners (NPs) to obtain the Drug Enforcement Agency waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD, many NPs do not have the waiver, and a large proportion of waivered NPs do not prescribe to capacity. Purpose: To identify the therapeutic commitment of Maine NPs to OUD as well as understand why Maine NPs do not adopt and utilize buprenorphine for the treatment of OUD. Review of Evidence: Commitment …

Religious Coping And Christ-Centered Recovery For Women With Substance Use Disorders, Mary Beth Bever

DNP Projects

Women have unique risk factors for the development of substance use disorder (SUD), barriers to SUD treatment, and risk factors for SUD relapse that require holistic care models and provide trauma-informed care approaches that address effective coping strategies. The use of religion and spirituality has been commonplace in many SUD programs to inspire the use of positive religious coping; however, negative religious coping may also be drawn on which poses a potential harm for women with SUD. The aim of this project was to assess for a correlation in positive and negative religious coping scores and program completion rates in …

Stress And Coping In Hospice Care, Elyse L. Collier

DNP Projects

Accommodating current hospice care needs and anticipated industry expansion requires protection and optimization of human resources serving as frontline care providers. Coping responses employed by individuals serve as important determinants of their overall personal and occupational well-being. There is limited research focusing on the coping responses of hospice professionals, specifically, how they perceive and manage their own work stress and work-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine how coping responses are related to work-related quality of life among individual professionals working together on outpatient interdisciplinary hospice care teams. A cross-sectional survey-based design was utilized to …

Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences On Pain Interference And Anxiety In An Integrative Chronic Pain Clinic, Kerrin Doran Kunze

DNP Projects

One in four children in the United States will experience abuse or neglect before the age of 18-years-old. Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk for chronic pain disorders and maladaptive coping strategies that can intensify patients’ experience of pain and disrupt or prolong treatment. Current research encourages a biopsychosocial approach to understanding and treating chronic pain, one that acknowledges the influence of childhood trauma and works to restore health by treating pain of the body, mind, and spirit. This retrospective study examined self-reported measures in a convenience sample of 162 individuals seeking treatment for chronic pain at an integrative care …

Self-Care And Burnout Among Nurses In A Hospital Setting, Hannah Stirnaman

DNP Projects

Rates of burnout among healthcare professionals are well documented. The burnout of professional nurses is associated with a number of poor outcomes with costly consequences to both the healthcare system and public health. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has pushed for an initiative entitled Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation that encourages nurses to prioritize their health first and lists compelling statistics of nurse stress, mental health concerns, and workplace injuries. Burnout, a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased productivity, is one consequence of workplace stress and the demands placed on nurses; however, there is a lack of research on individualized …

The Importance Of Social Network Analysis In Regards To Sexual Violence, Robin Mendoza

Graduate Research Symposium (2018 - present)

Sexual violence is a PUBLIC HEALTH and PUBLIC SAFETY issue that has grown with far reaching applications.

A Narrative Criticism Of Online Anti-Vaccine Stories Of Vaxtruth, Stephanie Willes

Graduate Research Symposium (2018 - present)

Using narrative methods, this professional paper provides a rhetorical criticism of an anti-vaccine community called, VaxTruth. This analysis will aid in understanding why anti-vaccine narratives are so persuasive and what they offer people who join anti-vaccine communities. To explore this phenomenon I first look at the affordances of the Internet, how it encourages participation, which spreads misinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories. Understanding how actions through the Internet become rhetorical acts, I turn to rhetorical theories of counterpublics and exigences, which also aids in finding the outcomes of anti-vaccine discourses. Current findings show meta-narratives of government conspiracy theories that break away …

Fans Gone Wild: An Interdisciplinary Review Of Spectator Violence, Ryan Radmall

Graduate Research Symposium (2018 - present)

Spectator violence refers to physical violence that occurs at special events within entertainment venues. This phenomenon can be problematic for event attendees, promoters, and security at these events.

Meeting The Needs Of Night Nurses With A Night Shift Nurse Educator, Tanya Carmichael, Sara Cohen

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

To support the professional development and educational needs of night shift nurses, a Night Shift Clinical Nurse Education Specialist role was created using the ANPD's NPD Practice Model.

Experience The Magic! Engaging Learners Through Gamification And Tech, Renee M. Davis, Melinda Petrizzo

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Imagine fully engaged participants in orientation! Explore the integration of online gamification in a centralized, interprofessional, clinical orientation program.

Promoting Learner Engagement Using Active Instructional Strategies, Katherine M. Cvach

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Create an active, relevant learning environment that captures the interest of your class participants and promotes retention of knowledge.

Animating Npd Scope And Standards: Generalist And Specialist Roles, Christopher S. Hairfield

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

NPD's 2016 scope and standards were operationalized by a nursing professional development department. Follow the journey from role delineation to implementation.

Using Neural Networks To Classify Pdes, Julia Balukonis, Sabrina Fuller, Haley Rosso

Mathematics & Computer Science Student Scholarship

Major: Mathematics
Minor: Computer Science and Film

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynette Boos, Mathematics and Computer Science

We designed two neural networks that can learn how to classify three different types of partial differential equations (PDEs). Our data consists of numerical solutions to three categories of PDEs: Burger’s, Diffusion, and Transport equations. Using TensorFlow and the Keras library, we performed two tasks – the first a binary classification of Burger’s and Diffusion equation data, and the second a multi-label classification incorporating the Transport Equations as well. Our binary classification network requires vector labels to perform efficiently. Furthermore, our tertiary classification network …

Johnson V. Deptartment Of Labor Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 45911

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Academic Achievement In Flipped Classrooms, Ernest Quintana

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Since the inception of the flipped classroom model, the teaching pedagogy has become increasingly popular in both K-12 and collegiate classrooms. In a traditional classroom model, students become familiar in class with lectures and complete additional practice work at home in order to iron out any misunderstandings of the material. The flipped classroom model reverses roles with students becoming initially familiar with the class materials at home and then engaging in further practice in class with the teacher and fellow students.

Although this teaching method is still in its infancy, the results so far reveal the flipped classroom model significantly …

Energizing Your Practice: Role Modeling Resilience, Kari Schmidt

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Living and role modeling resilience and life/work balance are essential for NPD practitioners in environments of complex demands and competing priorities.

Crime On Campus 2018, Tennessee. Bureau Of Investigation.

Crime on Campus

No abstract provided.

Coggan, Forrest Winston, 1926-2018 (Fa 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1282. Correspondence between Forrest Coggan and Sarah Gertrude Knott as well as other board members, sponsors, teachers, and business partners who conducted work with the National Folk Festival Association. .

Anderson, Kenneth (Fa 1283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1283. Student folk studies project titled “The Art of Curing Hams,” which includes the history and process of curing hams in Kentucky. The paper includes descriptions of the three different processes of curing hams and ends with a comparison of the three.

2018-2019 Senior Recital - Karolina Kukolova (Violin), Karolina Kukolova, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.