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Femicide In The News: How Newspaper Articles Represent The Killing Of Women & Girls In Detroit And Ciudad Juárez, Danielle Branch

Honors Theses

In the year 2017 alone, 87,000 women were intentionally murdered across the globe, while 58% of these victims were murdered by someone they knew — family members or intimate partners (Global Study on Homicide: Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls, 2018). The intentional killing of women and girls, typically by men and motivated by gender, is classified as a crime called “femicide.” Broader definitions of femicide simply state that it is the murder of women and girls, by someone of any gender, regardless of their motive. In some regions of the world, this phenomenon is more prevalent than in others. …

Increasing Variable Play In Children With Autism Using A Lag Schedule And Stimulus Fading, Amelia Nelson

Thesis Projects

Restricted or repetitive interests are one of the hallmark characteristics of an autism diagnosis, and this characteristic can sometimes be present in a child’s toy-play. The current study explored the effects of a lag schedule and visual discriminative stimuli on the variability of selection of play items for two children with autism. The researcher used an ABAB reversal design to reinforce variability in play selection and then slowly and systematically faded the stimuli associated with the intervention. The results were idiosyncratic across participants. For one subject, the lag schedule alone maintained variable selection of toys, and the visual discriminative stimuli …

Full-Scale Evaluation Of A Novel Repair For Corroded Plate Girders With Uhpc, Kevin F. Mcmullen

Doctoral Dissertations

Corrosion damage of girder ends is a prevalent problem throughout the United States. Heavy section loss is often located beneath leaking expansion joints, which deposits water and chlorides on the girders and accelerates corrosion. Section loss at these critical locations may be detrimental to the bearing capacity of the girder. Current repair methods are costly, time consuming, and disruptive to traffic. A new repair method has been developed by the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Department of Transportation for corroded steel bridge girder ends. The proposed repair method consists of encasing the corroded steel area with ultra-high performance concrete …

Conflict And Pressures Faced By Secondary School Athletic Trainers: A Comparison Across Employment Models, Alicia M. Pike

Doctoral Dissertations

Background: Conflict, bullying, and negative workplace behavior have been a focus of the health care professions due to the negative impact on clinicians. Athletic training is no exception. Clinician-coach conflict has been highlighted in the collegiate setting, but secondary school athletic trainers’ (ATs) experiences with conflict are not well understood.

Purpose: To develop and validate an organizational conflict and workplace dynamic scale for secondary school ATs, and to assess level and source of conflict and pressure across various employment demographics.

Study Design: Cross-sectional online survey

Methods: Two separate cohorts of secondary school ATs were recruited for this study. Respondents completed …

Nevada Department Of Human Resources V. Hibbs: Universalism And Reproductive Justice, Samuel Bagenstos

Book Chapters

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was the first bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton—just two weeks after he took office. Enactment of the statute was a longstanding goal of the Democratic Party. It also represented a legislative victory for what I will call feminist universalism—the notion that sex equality is best served by rules and policies that reject differentiation between women and men. Ten years after Congress enacted the FMLA, the Supreme Court upheld the statute against a constitutional challenge in Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs. The Hibbs Court, in a surprising opinion by …

Experiences Of Caregivers Of Dementia Patients With An Integrated Primary Care Model, Mariya Alekseyevna Kovaleva

Dissertations

Few U.S. dementia care programs are led by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including a dementia patient-centered medical home, the Integrated Memory Care Clinic (IMCC) at Emory Healthcare. To our best knowledge, the IMCC is the only U.S. dementia care program where primary care and dementia care are provided simultaneously. This study aimed to explore the experiences of caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and PLWD (as reported by their caregivers) at the IMCC. This prospective longitudinal cohort study employed quantitative and qualitative methods. The study began with a scoping review of the U.S. dementia care programs. Caregivers participated …

In-Situ Simulation, Marie Elizabeth Wolfer, Suzanne Knight

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Overview of In-situ Simulation program, strategies to design an In-situ Simulation activity, benefits and barriers in education implementation, and review of evaluation process.

To Infinity And Beyond: Taking Nursing Competency To The Next Level, Lisa Chung, Janet Geskie, Evangeline Estrella

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Use frontline staff, an interprofessional team, and gaming to score big with Nursing Competency Management. The session describes the processes and methodology used to incorporate multiple modalities to manage nursing competencies.

Qualified Observers: Ensure Consistent Electronic Competency Process, Julie O'Neal

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Development of the qualified observer role and electronic competency documentation has led to a streamlined process and consistent approach to competency management.

Reigniting The Spirit For Perioperative Nursing, Althea L. Mighten, Maria Christina Uy

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Learn about an innovative academic/clinical program that has captivated the interest of graduating nursing students.

Orienting With A Tiered Skills Acquisition Model: Impact And Outcomes, Dawn Nelson, Ellen Joswiak

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

This session equips you to design, implement, and evaluate outcomes for an individualized orientation focused on "tiers" of skill acquisition.

Maximize On Interprofessional Innovation Through Combined Evaluation, Amanda Kay Garey

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Imagine one evaluation for multiple disciplines. Improve your organizational quality initiatives through streamlined reporting to produce meaningful summative evaluations.

Imagine Flipping The Classroom To Improve Outcomes, Stacey L. Chomic

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Looking for an effective teaching strategy that reduces education costs, utilizes resources responsibly, improves outcomes, and is aligned with adult learning principles? Consider “flipping the classroom.”

Implementing & Evaluating Wright's Competency Model In 7 Professions, Greg Durkin

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Wright's competency model is a lot of work to implement, now we need to evaluate its impact! Come hear how we did it.

Imagine New Graduate Nurses In The Ambulatory Setting, Amanda Moorer, Laurie Kirkley

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Discover the benefits and learn the process for expanding a Nurse Residency Program to the ambulatory setting.

Reimagining Social Media In Npd Practice: Successes, Trials & Tribulations, Dennis P. Doherty

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Social media can be used throughout NPD practice. Come learn strategies to leverage social media across NPD roles along with facilitators and barriers to success.

Secure Your Mask Before Helping Others: Easing Transition To Npd, Marta Devolt, Elaina Robinson, Julia Parazin

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

While NPD practitioners ease transition into practice for new nurses, they may lack support during their own role transition. Examine a framework for NPD specialist onboarding.

Imagine! Blended Learning Best Practices For Novice Nurse Orientation, Julie Miller

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

Best practices are presented for successful orientation of acute and critical care nurses using a blended approach combining e-Learning, mentoring, and classroom activities.

Transforming Lms Relevance Linked To Staff Satisfaction And Roi, Debra A. Lohmeyer

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

The Learning Management System (LMS) needs a content review! How 4SPS used collaborative partnerships to improve staff satisfaction and save money.

Frevert Gift Enables All-Steinway School Designation, John Twork

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Time Course Effects Of Repetitive Social Defeat Stress On A Prefrontal Cortex-Dependent Cognitive Flexibility Task, Shaffer Hannah

Honors Theses

Stress is known to change the structure and function of the brain in animals and humans as well as their behavior. It has a high correlation with the development of psychiatric disorders as well. We looked to investigate how repetitive intermittent social defeat stress using the resident-intruder paradigm in rats affected a cognitive flexibility task. The task used was a set-shifting protocol known to be associated with the function of the prefrontal cortex. Measurements on the task were taken intermittently between social stress sessions to determine short-term effects and 10 days after the last social stress session to measure long …

A Survey Of Financial Accounting Reporting, Charles Upton

Honors Theses

This thesis takes a survey of key accounting issues and concepts addressed in financial accounting reporting. Accountancy majors of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College were given a chance to complete their thesis before their internship of senior year by taking two classes over junior year. This thesis was constructed under the guidance of Dr. Vicki Dickinson in this discussed class. The thesis itself is a compilation of twelve different accounting cases, and each case studies various area of financial reporting.

Self-Efficacy And Stem Career Interest In Black And Latino Middle School Students: A Study On The Next Generation Science Standards, Whitney Mccormick

LMU Theses and Dissertations

With only 11% of the current Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) workforce being Black and Latino men and women, there is a crisis of underrepresented individuals in STEM fields. The construction of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the mantra “all standards, all students,” represents an attempt to increase access to science for more students, and increase their self-efficacy about STEM subjects, as low self-efficacy is cited as one of the main causes of disinterest in STEM subjects. This study examined the relationship between students’ self-efficacy in STEM fields and their career interests, specifically in a population of …

Piano Studio Recital Of Dr. Chi Yong Yun, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

Students of the Department of Music featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Debussy.

La Batalla Del Cine Chileno: Chilean Cinema’S History Of Resisting Hollywood, Alexander V. Berdy

Cinesthesia

The United States has been a global superpower for over a century now and that first place title also extends to Hollywood. Since WWI the Hollywood system has controlled the global film market by exporting their films all over the world. These American films took profits from many national cinemas but they have also influenced filmmakers worldwide to do some spectacular things; especially in countries like Chile. The story of Chile’s film industry shares a lot of similarities with European filmmaking. There seems to be a common theme of countries failing to beat American import films, then resisting the commercial …

Misreading Hitchcock: Masked Signs In Young And Innocent, Harry Sanderson

Cinesthesia

Despite his fame, many of Alfred Hitchcock's films are given insufficient attention as texts, particularly in the field of theoretical criticism. Young & Innocent (1937) is one such neglected work. The retroactive study of Alfred Hitchcock in both structuralist and post-structuralist discourse is an emerging field, following the criticism of Raymond Bellour. Here, I analyse the protagonists of Hitchcock's film within the semiotic framework developed by Barbara Johnson. I discuss the framing of characters beneath semiotic 'masks', making close reference to the models of Ferdinand de Saussure, C.S Peirce, and Jacques Lacan. I establish a dichotomy between structuralist and post-structuralist …

“Cremart” And Copyright Implications, Skye Cho

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

When people walk into a coffee shop in New York City and order a latte, most can experience latte art in shapes of a leaf or a heart. Such shapes are commonplace in latte art, and there are many tutorial videos instructing how to make them. Kangbin Lee, a barista from South Korea, is known for his fancy coffee arts, which include depictions of Disney characters, Ghibli Studio’s characters, Snoopy, Van Gogh’s paintings, and his own creative artwork. Lee calls his coffee art a Cremart. The process of making Cremart is similar to latte art—coffee is topped with foamed-up cream. …

Graduate Composer Collective Recital, April 22, 2019, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 22, 2019
Monday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital: Liang-Yi Peng, Piano; April 22, 2019, Liang-Yi Peng

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 22, 2019
Monday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Improving Stress Test Procedural Outcomes Through Effective Communication Tools, Betty Merveil-Ceneus

DNP and Student Works

Low health literacy may lead to a lack of understanding of disease management and preparation needed before a procedure. Healthcare professionals must implement evidence-based measures that will facilitate healthcare consumers to make informed decisions regarding their care. The objective of this quality improvement (QI) project was to reduce the number of stress test delays and cancellations at a medical center by improving patient understanding and compliance with preparation requirements. Using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) theoretical framework, the project team formulated two patient instruction letters for adult outpatients undergoing either a regular or nuclear stress test. Both letters …