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Effectiveness Of Fall Prevention In Individuals With Dementia, Jeana Smith, Madison Kowalewski

Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews

Case

Betty is an 82 year old woman living with dementia. She is beginning to experience impaired balance and deviated gait. She was recently hospitalized with fall related injuries. Since her impaired balance is progressing, her occupational therapist plans to implement fall prevention into her treatment plan.

The Effect Of Screen Time On Development In Elementary-Aged Children, Kelly Kislowski, Abigail Harpe

Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews

Play and education are two primary occupations influencing development in elementary-aged children. As screen time has impacted these childhood occupations, the outpatient pediatric OT is noticing clients are struggling with motor, cognitive, and psychosocial skills. She wants to understand the relationship between increased screen time and child development.

Effectiveness Of The Alert Program For School-Aged Children, Collin Gatien, Jake Dowling

Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews

Case:

A 9-year-old boy has been described by his teachers as impulsive, loud, unable to sit still, and a disruption to the class. An OT examines the case and believes that the ALERT Program is a possible solution to improve the student's ability to self-regulate in the classroom. The OT prefers to use of Evidence-Based Practice and wants to determine whether the ALERT Program is a viable option to improve the student's ability to self-regulate in the classroom.

Impact Of Socioeconomic Status On Adherence To Home Exercise Programs Among Children, Brooke Nuccio, Molly Milstein

Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews

Case

A 6-year old boy diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy is receiving occupational therapy services to increase independence during daily activities. He has been given a home exercise program with stretches and exercises for him to complete daily. He comes from an under-resourced family who is struggling financially. The OT is interested in understanding the relationship between socioeconomic status and overall adherence/effectiveness of the home exercise program.

Editor’S Essay, Michael E. Ruhling

HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America

No abstract provided.

A Systematic Evaluation Process: Soliciting Client Participation And Working In A Cross‐Cultural Context, D'Jeane T. Peters, Lisa A. Giacumo

Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

A systematic evaluation process helps performance improvement practitioners organize their work with clients to deliver valued results. Further, we implemented a strategic partnership approach to solicit client participation to conduct a feasible systemic training evaluation project. In this article, we share our experience and recommendations for performance improvement practitioners who work in cross‐cultural evaluation‐project contexts.

Minor-Mode Sonata-Form Dynamics In Haydn's String Quartets, Matthew J. Hall

HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America

The predominance of major-mode works in the repertoire corresponds with the view that minor-mode works are exceptions to a major-mode norm. For example, Charles Rosen’s Sonata Forms, James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy’s Sonata Theory, and William Caplin’s Classical Form all theorize from the perspective of a major-mode default. Although certain canonical minor-mode works have received sustained scholarly attention, minor-mode sonata style in general is less often studied. Despite their relatively fewer numbers, minor-mode works comprise a substantial corpus. Among the string quartets of Joseph Haydn, the minor mode is represented in every opus beginning with Op. 9; even …

Making Personal Goals More Achievable, Adam Carlson

ENGS 86 Independent Projects (AB Students)

Achieving long-term goals has a large impact on one’s life. However, this success requires focused, consistent work even when the achievement is not imminent. Presently, we turn to calendars and task management applications for help. But, these tools quickly become cluttered making it difficult to visualize progress. I created an iPhone application which emphasizes long-term thinking. First-time users must provide three long-term goals with deadlines. Then, they have the opportunity to add smaller, to-do items to their week. For each item, the user must specify a long-term goal to which it is associated. The long-term association ensures users stay focused.

Januka, Januka, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

After being raped by a soldier in Myanmar, Januka fled to Bangladesh with her father and later found out she was pregnant. She fears no one will want to marry her because she has been raped.

Deaf Southern Star, March 2019

Deaf Southern Star

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in New Zealand

Deaf Southern Star Finding Aid

The Impact Of Maryland’S Global Reimbursement System On Patient Satisfaction: A One-Way Analysis Of Variance, Richard Blanco-Topping

Faculty Dissertations

Abstract The quality and cost of health care services have been of significant concern for many years for policymakers and healthcare leaders. New payment models such as the global payment model and the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey instrument were introduced to assess and improve the national healthcare system. However, the impact of the global payment model on patient satisfaction of care remains limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate if Maryland Global Payment Model impacts patient ratings of hospital care during and after the implementation of the model. The primary research question …

Gallaudet Today Volume 49 Number 1 Spring/Summer 2019, Robert B. Weinstock, Phil Dignan

Gallaudet Today

No abstract provided.

Amjambo Africa! (March 2019), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue...

Warm Snow.............................Page 6

Portland Brothers...................Page 7

Fikiria.................................Page 8 &9

Lewiston High School ............Page 9

Asylum Seekers ....................Page 11

Clothing Closet List..............Page 12

The Road To Carnegie R1 At The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Robert E. Lang, David F. Damore

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

Founded in 1957, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is now classified as a top research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is a major accomplishment. The Lincy Institute’s analysis of all 130 “Carnegie Doctoral Universities” (2018) with “very high research activity,” or R1 status, (Appendix A provides a summary of the data on the 93 public institutions with R1 status, and Appendix B sorts this list by age of institution) finds that UNLV is among the 10 youngest institutions founded post-World War II in the U.S. to achieve this status.2 This is a …

Examining Item Content Validity Using Property Fitting Analysis Via Multidimensional Scaling, Cody Ding

Education Sciences and Professional Programs Faculty Works

Objectives: Multiple-item measuring instruments are frequently used in a wide range of disciplines for the purpose of research in substantive areas. The quality of items in these instruments determine to a large extent whether the results are trustworthy. In this paper, we suggested to use property fitting analysis to evaluate the appropriateness of items content validity based on explicit item property criteria. Methods: Using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale as an example, item property fitting analyses via multidimensional scaling model was used to quantitatively evaluate the properties of items based on rating data from 12 counselors. Results: The results …

Using Active Learning Techniques In Small Groups Reflection, Thomas Berry Ii

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Reflection on (3A) Using Active Learning Techniques in Small Groups Module concerning a Jigsaw Activity about fallacies of reasoning for a debate course.

Civil War Collections In Manuscripts & Folklife Archives At Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

This is a list of collections in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives holdings of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections that relate to the Civil War. Included are letters and diaries of soldiers and civilians, military records and papers, and other, mostly unpublished material. Our collections are particularly strong on Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Civil War history and in documenting the experiences of Kentuckians or those who passed through Kentucky and surrounding states during the war.

Undermining Worker Safety And Health Protection Through Statutory Interpretation, James A. Gross

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Image Of Adventure In Literature, Media, And Society: 2019 Sassi Conference Program, Society For The Academic Study Of Social Imagery, Thomas G. Endres

Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery

The conference program for the 2019 Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery (SASSI) conference.

Emerging Themes From The Esa Symposium Entitled “Pollinator Nutrition: Lessons From Bees At Individual To Landscape Levels”, Vanessa Corby-Harris, Julia H. Bowsher, Morgan Carr-Markell, Mark J. Carroll, Mary Centrella, Steven C. Cook, Margaret Couvillon, Gloria Degrandi-Hoffman, Adam Dolezal, Julia C. Jones, Christina L. Mogren, Clint R. V. Otto, Pierre Lau, Juliana Rangel, Roger Schürch, Ashley St. Clair

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Pollinator populations are declining (Biesmeijer et al., 2006; Brodschneider et al., 2018; Cameron et al., 2011; Goulson, Lye, & Darvill, 2008; Kulhanek et al., 2017; National Research Council, 2007; Oldroyd, 2007), and both anecdotal and experimental evidence suggest that limited access to high quality forage might play a role (Carvell, Meek, Pywell, Goulson, & Nowakowski, 2007; Deepa et al., 2017; Goulson, Nicholls, Botias, & Rotheray, 2015; Potts et al., 2003, 2010; Vanbergen & The Insect Pollinators Initiative, 2013; Vaudo, Tooker, Grozinger, & Patch, 2015; Woodard, 2017). Multiple researchers are earnestly addressing this topic in a diverse array of insect-pollinator systems. …

Dynamic Credit Default Swap Curves In A Network Topology, Xiu Xu, Cathy Yi-Hsuan Chen, Wolfgang Karl Härdle

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

Systemically important banks are connected and their default probabilities have dynamic dependencies. An extraction of default factors from cross-sectional credit default swap (CDS) curves allows us to analyze the shape and the dynamics of default probabilities. In extending the Dynamic Nelson Siegel (DNS) model to an across firm multivariate setting, and employing the generalized variance decomposition of Diebold and Yilmaz [On the network topology of variance decompositions: Measuring the connectedness of financial firms. J. Econom., 2014, 182(1), 119–134], we are able to establish a DNS network topology. Its geometry yields a platform to analyze the interconnectedness of long-, middle- and …

March 2019: Feeling Overwhelmed, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

This and That for Graduate Success Newsletters

No abstract provided.

2019 Global Voices Poster, University Of Dayton. Alumni Chair In Humanities

Promotional materials

Poster promoting the 2019 symposium Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus.

Current Normative Data For Grip, Pinch, And Fine Motor Control For Pediatrics And Adults, Jackie Kaiser, Kyle Richards

Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews

Background:

Fine motor control can be measured with the Functional Dexterity Test (FDT) and the 9 Hole Peg Test (Aaron & Jansen, 2003; Oxford Grice et al., 2003). Grip and pinch strength are measured with a dynamometer and pinch gauge respectively, which are tools that measure strength in both pounds and kilograms (McQuiddy, Scheerer, Lavalley, McGarth, & Lin, 2015). The normative data for these tools from the mid-1980s is still being used in practice today and that needs to change.

Roadmap On Biological Pathways For Electronic Nanofabrication And Materials, Reza M. Zadegan

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Conventional microchip fabrication is energy and resource intensive. Thus, the discovery of new manufacturing approaches that reduce these expenditures would be highly beneficial to the semiconductor industry. In comparison, living systems construct complex nanometer-scale structures with high yields and low energy utilization. Combining the capabilities of living systems with synthetic DNA-/protein-based self-assembly may offer intriguing potential for revolutionizing the synthesis of complex sub-10 nm information processing architectures. The successful discovery of new biologically based paradigms would not only help extend the current semiconductor technology roadmap, but also offer additional potential growth areas in biology, medicine, agriculture and sustainability for the …

The Image Of Adventure In Literature, Media, And Society: 2019 Sassi Conference Proceedings, Society For The Academic Study Of Social Imagery, Thomas G. Endres

Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery

These papers have been selected from among those presented at the spring 2019 conference of the Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery (SASSI), devoted to the theme of THE IMAGE OF ADVENTURE in Literature, Media, and Society. The theme – and keynote address, delivered by UNC English chair Andreas Mueller – was selected in honor of the 300th anniversary of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. As the following papers demonstrate, this is a rich and provocative topic with interesting and surprising implications.

Community Engagement E-News - March 2019, Parkland College

Service Learning Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2019 State-Of-The-Science Of Dispersants And Dispersed Oil (Ddo) In U.S. Arctic Waters: Public Health And Food Safety, Coastal Response Research Center

Coastal Response Research Center

Chemical dispersants were employed on an unprecedented scale during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a response option should a large spill occur in Arctic waters. The use of dispersants in response to that spill raised concerns regarding the need for chemical dispersants, the fate of the oil and dispersants, and their potential impacts on human health and the environment. Concerns remain that would be more evident in the Arctic, where the remoteness and harsh environmental conditions would make a response to any oil spill very difficult. An outcome of a 2013 Arctic …

Latent Sensitization In A Mouse Model Of Ocular Neuropathic Pain, Jooyoung Cho, Nicholas Bell, Gregory Botzet, Paras Vora, Benjamin J. Fowler, Renee R. Donahue, Heather M. Bush, Bradley K. Taylor, Romulo J. C. Albuquerque

Ophthalmology and Visual Science Faculty Publications

Purpose: Chronic ocular pain is poorly understood and difficult to manage. We developed a murine model of corneal surface injury (CSI)–induced chronic ocular neuropathic pain. The study focuses on changes in corneal nerve morphology and associated short- and long-term pain-like behavior after CSI.

Methods: CSI was induced in mice by local application of an alkali solution (0.75 N NaOH). Corneal nerve architecture, morphology, density, and length were studied. Eye-wiping was evaluated before and after CSI in response to hypertonic saline (2 M NaCl). Naltrexone (NTX) or Naloxone-methiodide (NLX-me), opioid receptor antagonists, were given subcutaneously (s.c., 3 mg/kg) or …

College Of Health Sciences E-Newsletter, March 2019, Irvin B. Harrell (Editor)

Ellmer College of Health Sciences Newsletters

March 2019 issue of Old Dominion University's College of Health Sciences Newsletter.