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Perspectives Of Augmentative-Alternative Communication Users Regarding Their Experiences And Perceived Barriers To Engagement In Higher Education, Heather Anderson

Doctoral Dissertations

This research investigated the higher education experience of students who communicate via augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) due to having severe speech impairments. Research questions addressed how the students interact with others in the higher education setting, and the presence and nature of any barriers to full participation in academic and nonacademic activities. Using a qualitative case study design, data obtained from personal interviews and questionnaires were analyzed and interpreted based on the theoretical perspectives of critical disability theory and Astin’s model of student involvement. Key themes included issues with communication; challenges associated with disability; and policy and practice, specifically the role …

Factors Associated With Outpatient Follow-Up After A Pediatric Inpatient Stay At A Community Hospital, Shuchi Jani, Joshua Fogel, Clare Kelly

Publications and Research

Background and objectives: Pediatric settings often use a patient-centered medical home model in caring for patients in the outpatient setting and for attempting to connect inpatient care with outpatient followup. This medical home model has proven to be beneficial in many aspects of patient care, but there needs to be a good transition between inpatient and outpatient services. Our goal in this study is to determine the association of particular variables with adherence to outpatient follow-up after a general inpatient stay, in the pediatric population.

Methods: In a retrospective sample of 221 patients, we study the association of variables such …

Immune System Modulation And Viral Persistence In Bats: Understanding Viral Spillover, Sonu Subudhi, Noreen Rapin, Vikram Misra

KIP Articles

Bats harbor a myriad of viruses and some of these viruses may have spilled over to other species including humans. Spillover events are rare and several factors must align to create the “perfect storm” that would ultimately lead to a spillover. One of these factors is the increased shedding of virus by bats. Several studies have indicated that bats have unique defense mechanisms that allow them to be persistently or latently infected with viruses. Factors leading to an increase in the viral load of persistently infected bats would facilitate shedding of virus. This article reviews the unique nature of bat …

Ic 071 Guide To Memorial/Hermann Healthcare System Records, 1999-2013, Memorial/Hermann Healthcare System

Institutional Finding Aids

Memorial/Hermann Healthcare System records consists of newsletters, magazines, a phone directory and news items. None of the boxes are full so the entire collection is about 0.5 cubic feet. See more at IC 071.

Eagles Go Through First Spring Scrimmage, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Eagles Go Through First Spring Scrimmage

Men’S Basketball Wins Fourth Straight, Beats App 92-69, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight, Beats App 92-69

Eagle Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader With West Virginia, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Eagle Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader with West Virginia

Appalachian State Deals Gs Women's Basketball 70-52 Loss On Saturday, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Appalachian State Deals GS Women's Basketball 70-52 Loss On Saturday

21st Annual Research Forum 2019, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Forum

The Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum is sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Association and the Graduate College. We’d like to thank the faculty judges and student volunteers. Without your support this event would not be possible.

Gs Swimming & Diving Finishes Fourth At 2019 Ccsa Championships, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• GS Swimming & Diving Finishes Fourth At 2019 CCSA Championships

Neumann Lecture On Music: Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Hip, Hip, Solar!, Teri Rizvi

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Standing in a light drizzle on a February afternoon at an urban farm in East Dayton, University of Dayton students and community leaders raised their fists in the air and let out a raucous cheer, chanting, “Solar!”

Let Me Edutain You! Practices Of Student Engagement Employed By New Lecturers, Harriet Dismore, Rebecca Turner, Rong Huang

Plymouth Institute of Education

Over the last few years, student engagement has become a commonly used term in Higher Education across the United Kingdom, American and Australasian higher education systems. This article presents research on an area of student engagement absent from the literature, that of new lecturers’ practices. Following detailed analyses of interview data after one year of teaching, the findings reveal a range of perceptions, pressures and tensions relating to student engagement which influence practice. Most lecturers described engagement as an emotional construct (the need for students to ‘like’ learning) as well as a cognitive construct (what they learn). However, there were …

Effects Of Bark Beetle Attacks On Forest Snowpack And Avalanche Formation – Implications For Protection Forest Management, Michaela Teich, Andrew D. Giunta, Pascal Hagenmuller, Peter Bebi, Martin Schneebeli, Michael J. Jenkins

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Healthy, dense forests growing in avalanche terrain reduce the likelihood of slab avalanche release by inhibiting the formation of continuous snow layers and weaknesses in the snowpack. Driven by climate change, trends towards more frequent and severe bark beetle disturbances have already resulted in the death of millions of hectares of forest in North America and central Europe, affecting snowpack in mountain forests and potentially reducing their protective capacity against avalanches. We examined the spatial variability in snow stratigraphy, i.e., the characteristic layering of the snowpack, by repeatedly measuring vertical profiles of snow penetration resistance with a digital snow micro …

Forms Of Duality Of Institutions And The Reasons Why: Egypt’S Case, Laila El Baradei

Faculty Journal Articles

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Design And Optimization Of Direct Route To Enceladus, Takuto Iriyama, Tyler J. Sholes, Akifumi Takeyama

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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Adapting Descriptive Psychological Phenomenology To Include Dyadic Interviews: Practical Considerations For Data Analysis, Michelle Tkachuk, Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Anusha Kassan, Gina Dimitropoulos

The Qualitative Report

Dyadic interviews are an approach to qualitative data collection designed to understand the meaning pairs of individuals make from experiences. The greatest benefit of dyadic interviews, and perhaps a reason for their gaining momentum in the literature, is that they encourage participants to interact, resulting in detailed and complex descriptions of phenomena. However, dyadic interviews pose challenges to qualitative researchers. Researchers must figure out how to account for the presence of two interviewees, any differences in perspective, and interactions. Unfortunately, no known study demonstrates how the interactions of dyadic interviews can be analyzed in accordance with a methodological approach. Rather, …

Pamela Elisa Gonzales Williams

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Excellence: Unh Faculty Members Receive International Honors, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

21st Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum Science Podium Session, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Forum

No abstract provided.

Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum 2019 Outstanding Presentation Awards, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Forum

No abstract provided.

“Build A Bridge So You Can Cross It:” A Photo-Elicitation Study Of Health And Wellness Among Homeless And Marginally Housed Veterans, Keri L. Rodriguez, Lauren M. Broyles, Michael A. Mitchell, Melissa E. Wieland, Gala True, Adam J. Gordon

The Qualitative Report

As part of a photo-elicitation interview study, we aimed to describe homeless and marginally housed Veterans’ experiences with health and wellness, health decisions, and health-related behaviors. Twenty Veterans receiving Veterans Affairs Homeless Patient-Aligned Care Team care took photographs depicting health and wellness, then used their photographs to discuss the same topics in 30-60 minute audio-recorded, semi-structured photo-elicitation interviews. Transcripts were analyzed using template analysis. Veterans described eight dimensions related to their health and wellness; physical, social, and environmental were most commonly discussed, followed by emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and financial wellness. Photographs contained literal and metaphorical depictions that were positively-oriented, …

How Should I Teach Sex Education In Middle School? An Action Research Study On An Ict-Based Intervention, Diana K. Rojas Briñez, Álvaro H. Galvis Panqueva, Irma A. Flores Hinojos

The Qualitative Report

In this article, we, Diana, Álvaro and Irma, present findings from an action research project aiming to promote self-care behaviors around sexual and reproductive health (SBSRH) in adolescents at a public school in Colombia through the use of ICT-based learning environments. I, Diana, the teacher-researcher carried out an action research study first reflecting on teaching practices for teaching healthy sexual behaviors, then assessing them in light of theoretical recommendations, and finally by creating a blended-learning project called “Self-Care in Action”. Irma was the action-research advisor and Álvaro the ICT-research and development advisor. Two groups of 7th graders participated in the …

Voice Senior Recital - James Andrew Hearn, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2018-2019

A Journey through Song

James Andrew Hearn featuring songs by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann.

Accompanist: Hteemu Dee

Chasing The Blues Away, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2018-2019

University Singers and Chorale under the direction of Stephen Zork, featuring works by Bach, McCartney and Lennon, Offenbach, Chilcott, Rutter, and Gershwin.

Musical Memos In Qualitative Inquiry: Creating Artful, Embodied And Salient Reflections, Dale Boyle, Lynn Butler-Kisber

The Qualitative Report

This article presents musical memoing as an arts-based reflective process and as a way to engage with and represent data in qualitative inquiry. Used in conjunction with more well-known approaches to data analysis (constant comparison and narrative analysis), musical memos serve to pull forth and highlight salient understandings emerging in the analyses. Moreover, musical memoing allows for the creation of concise yet holistic representations of the data, which can be performed in an embodied manner to enhance understanding of phenomena. The role of musical memoing is discussed within the context of a research study carried out at McGill University entitled, …

2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 5, Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon Manasse, Rafael Davila, Master Chorale Of South Florida, Brett Karlin, Girl Choir Of South Florida

Philharmonia

Concert Date & Time: February 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM and February 24, 2019 at 4:00 PM

Program

• Concerto for Clarinet, Strings and Harp / Aaron Copland
• Te Deum, op. 22 / Hector Berlioz

Multi-Frequency, Multi-Sonar Mapping Of Shallow Habitats—Efficacy And Management Implications In The National Marine Park Of Zakynthos, Greece, Elias Fakiris, Philippe Blondel, George Papatheodorou, Dimitris Christodoulou, Xenophon Dimas, Nikos Georgiou, Stavroula Kordella, Charalampos Dimitriadis, Yuri Rzhanov, Maria Geraga, George Ferentinos

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

In this work, multibeam echosounder (MBES) and dual frequency sidescan sonar (SSS) data are combined to map the shallow (5–100 m) benthic habitats of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ), Greece, a Marine Protected Area (MPA). NMPZ hosts extensive prairies of the protected Mediterranean phanerogams Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa, as well as reefs and sandbanks. Seafloor characterization is achieved using the multi-frequency acoustic backscatter of: (a) the two simultaneous frequencies of the SSS (100 and 400 kHz) and (b) the MBES (180 kHz), as well as the MBES bathymetry. Overall, these high-resolution datasets cover an area of 84 …

Mrs. Audra D. Wilkerson Gary

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Audra_-D-_Wilkerson_Gary.pdf - Funeral program for Audra D. Wilkerson Gary

Martha Mae Brown Wells

African American Funeral Programs

Martha_Mae_Brown_Wells.pdf - Funeral program for Martha Wells