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My Experience In Dominica, Saber Brown

Study Abroad - Dominica 2026

Saber shares her personal and research goals for the study abroad trip to Dominica, as well as her reflection on the experience as a whole. Saber is pursuing a Master's in History.

On The Operation Of A Proteomics Core Facility: Selected Mass Spectrometric Studies And Methods, Rachel E. Muriph

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

Mass spectrometry has become an indispensable analytical platform for investigating complex biological systems owing to its sensitivity, selectivity, and molecular specificity. This Dissertation demonstrates the versatility of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) through three studies focused on nanoparticle characterization, protein structural analysis, and plasma proteomics. In Chapter 2, LC-MS methods were developed to characterize novel lipidoid incorporated into lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) and to evaluate their in vivo biodistribution following systematic administration. Comparative proteomic analysis of the resulting protein coronas revealed distinct differences between liver and lung targeting LNP formulations, providing insight into the potential role of adsorbed blood proteins in …

When Work Is Not Enough: Food Insecurity Among Employed Latinos Receiving Snap In Massachusetts And The Burden Carried By Latina Women, Phillip Granberry, Rafael M. Pérez Medina, Florita Coto Tristán

Gastón Institute Publications

Across Massachusetts, many SNAP recipients are workers, caregivers, parents, elders, people with disabilities, and families navigating low wages, unstable work schedules, high housing costs, and limited access to wealth building opportunities. Many of these workers held jobs that were labeled “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic: food service, caregiving, cleaning, healthcare support, retail, transportation, construction, and other service sector jobs. Yet the public recognition of their essential labor has not been translated into adequate wages, benefits, or economic security.

The Female Gothic And Marianne Dashwood: The Gothic Heroine Of Sense And Sensibility, Samantha Cottle

English (MA) Theses

In the late eighteenth-century, the rise of the English Gothic novel propelled an extension referred to as the Female Gothic. Through the complexity of the English Gothic genre, writers—particularly women writers—explore the intersectionality of gender, class, natural horrors, and race, creating a space where the heroines of these Gothic novels exist beyond the confinement of the domestic sphere. The Female Gothic was a way for these women writers to acknowledge the natural horrors that plagued the experiences of being a woman—it addressed the oppression of a patriarchal society in which the subversion of the female body was perceived as an …

Effects Of Peer-Mediated Constant Time Delay Instruction On Science Vocabulary Acquisition For Students With Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Amy S. Roberts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effectiveness of combining peer-mediated embedded instruction with constant time-delay (CTD) procedures to improve Agriscience vocabulary learning among secondary students with moderate intellectual disability who were educated in an inclusive Agriscience classroom. A multiple-probe across participants design was conducted with three students with moderate intellectual disability. Trained peer tutors provided embedded vocabulary instruction during naturally occurring classroom activities. Results showed an increase in independent correct responding for all participants following the implementation of the intervention. Procedural fidelity, interobserver agreement, Tau-U effect size, and social validity data further demonstrated that the intervention was implemented consistently and was viewed …

Leapp Phoneme-Grapheme Chart, Chenell Loudermill, Tamar Greenwell

Purdue-LEaPP Instructional Toolkit

The LEaPP Phoneme-Grapheme Chart contains sounds in the English language and the corresponding orthographies to spell each sound ranging from single phonemes and complex vowels to blends and clusters. The Phoneme-Grapheme Chart also contains various spellings for vowel sounds and the approximate number of words in which these spellings occur in stressed syllables. Additional vowel spellings that are used less frequently are also included.

Leapp Vowel Spelling Visual Chart, Chenell Loudermill, Tamar Greenwell

Purdue-LEaPP Instructional Toolkit

The LEaPP Vowel Spelling Visual Chart is a spelling aid that can be used to support learners as they acquire knowledge of basic and advanced vowel spellings. This document contains basic and advanced spellings for vowel sounds in the English language. It also contains a key for educators and a template for learners to tailor to their known spelling patterns.

Leapp Sight Word Protocol, Chenell Loudermill, Tamar Greenwell

Purdue-LEaPP Instructional Toolkit

The Sight Word Protocol provides guidance for explicit teaching of a sight word. It includes a script for the educator that provokes multiple modalities supporting errorless learning. The script provides 15+ trials for learners to spell a target word during the learning process and includes a special template to be used with instruction. This document also includes instructions on how to use the special template, helpful instructional hints, list of materials needed, and optional items to support the learner as they work through the sight word protocol. This protocol should be used after the educator has completed the basic or …

Systemic Corticosteroids In The Management Of Sinonasal Disease: An Evidence-Based Expert Review, Andrew Thamboo, Deanna Gigliotti, Eugenio De Corso, Stella Lee, Benjamin S Bleier, Christopher J Chin, Marie-Noelle Corriveau, Valerie Hox, Claire Hopkins, Peter H Hwang, Arif Janjua, Ludger Klimek, Daniel Lee, John Lee, Amber Luong, Geoffrey Mortuaire, Joaquim Mullol, Zara M Patel, John Scott, Doron Sommer, Leigh Sowerby, Marc Tewfik, Beatrice Voizard, Martin Wagenmannm, Sarah K Wise, Jonathan Yip, Quirina Thompson, Martin Desrosiers, Yvonne Chan

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent, heterogeneous inflammatory disease associated with significant morbidity. Systemic corticosteroids (SCS) are commonly prescribed for their anti-inflammatory effects, but cumulative exposure carries risks, including metabolic, cardiovascular, and skeletal complications. Despite widespread use, evidence-based guidance on optimal indications, timing, and duration of SCS in CRS remains inconsistent.

Methodology/principal: An evidence-based review was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases (2013-2023). Studies were screened and categorized into two primary groups: CRS with (CRSwNP) or without (CRSsNP) nasal polyps. Within CRSwNP, evidence was subcategorized by indication, including (1) polyp size reduction, (2) olfactory dysfunction, (3) comorbid disease, …

Understanding Hypertensive Renal Injury: A Well-Structured Approach, Peter A Doris

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned From The Validation Of A Machine Learning-Based Colorectal Carcinoma Screening Pipeline In Sub-Saharan Africa, Alfred Githuka, Ulysses Balis, Ye Chan Kim, Eileen Weinheimer-Haus, Christopher Williams, Jerome Cheng, Kelou Yao, John Blau, Shahin Sayed, Mansoor Saleh

Haematology and Oncology, East Africa

Background Artificial intelligence for digital pathology may improve cancer detection and workflow efficiency in low- and middle-income countries, but most models are trained and validated in high-income settings, creating uncertainty about generalizability and real-world deployability under differing pre-analytic and infrastructure conditions.

Objective To validate a locally optimized colorectal carcinoma screening pipeline, retrained on data from a local Kenyan cohort, and to assess its feasibility as a sensitivity-forward assistive pre-screening workflow.

Methods Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides from 136 biopsy-proven colonic adenocarcinoma cases and 20 normal controls from 2 Kenyan institutions were digitized at 40× using a Grundium Ocus scanner. …

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AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

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The Creation Coat, Jane Wilson Boyle

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

MINERVA TEICHERT AWARD 2025

As a woman, I often wonder what my role will be in the next life, and I am struck by how much we still do not know about the earth’s creation. This coat grew out of my struggle with the idea of cocreation—how women and men work together in ways both known and unknown.

Weight Of The World, Makenna Durfee

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

The Miscarriage, Madi Mykal

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

Midnight Stroll, Emma Wilson

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

Abused And Confused, Marilyn Quach

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

Belly Blessins’, Drew Rigby

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

To Have A Sister, Crystal Gonzalez Callison

AWE (A Woman’s Experience)

No abstract provided.

Technique-Level Normalization For Cybersecurity Intelligence: An Empirical Evaluation Of Att&Ck Attribution From Hids Alerts Using Fine-Tuned Transformers And Metadata Re-Ranking, Emad Sherif

International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime

Cybercrime investigations increasingly depend on the ability to interpret large volumes of automated security events. For organizations without dedicated security operations centres, a situation common among small and medium enterprises, the manual translation of raw alerts into structured threat intelligence represents a critical bottleneck that slows investigative triage and limits cross-case comparability. This paper evaluates an automated enrichment pipeline designed to address this bottleneck by mapping security events to standardised adversary behaviour labels drawn from the MITRE ATT&CK framework, supporting both operational response and cybercrime investigation workflows. We compare three pipeline configurations, a general-purpose encoder model, a cybersecurity domain-adapted variant, …

Development Of An Evidence-Based Aromatherapy Policy And Toolkit For An Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Mia Nie

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

Purpose:The purpose of this project was to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based aromatherapy policy and toolkit to guide safe and standardized use of aromatherapy as a complementary intervention in inpatient psychiatric settings.

Background: Sleep disturbances are common among psychiatric inpatients, and non-pharmacologic interventions are increasingly prioritized to support holistic care (Sazawa et al., 2022). Aromatherapy has shown potential benefits; however, the absence of standardized policies creates variability in practice and raises safety concerns, particularly in high-acuity psychiatric environments.

Methodology: This quality improvement project focused on developing an organizational policy. A review of current literature and clinical guidelines informed the foundation …

Religious Practice And Attitudes Toward Immigration And Racial Justice In America, Amya Douglas

Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)

This study aims to understand how Christians’ knowledge of Scripture and involvement in the church have an impact on their social-political views, specifically, racial justice and immigration. By using the survey responses from the 6th wave of the Baylor Religion Survey, more frequent church attendance and reading Scripture were correlated with a greater recognition of racism in terms of being against white supremacy and white nationalism, supporting racial justice when asked about racial gaps, and possessing greater support for immigrants. This study highlights the distinction between religious affiliation and religious practice, and it suggests that certain policy sentiments can be …

A Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis Of Esg Disclosures, John Barnett Davis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)

This dissertation examines whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure sentiment extracted from SEC Form 10-K Item 1A risk disclosures aligns with Bloomberg ESG scores. The study combines SEC textual disclosures, Bloomberg ESG ratings, firm financial data, executive compensation data, and executive gender characteristics. Natural language processing and artificial intelligence methods, including FinBERT, Loughran-McDonald sentiment measures, BART-MNLI zero-shot classification, LLaMA-based ESG scoring, and readability analysis, are used to evaluate ESG-related disclosure signals. Results reveal that SEC 10-K Item 1A risk-factor sentiment and Bloomberg ESG scores represent related but distinct constructs. ESG sentiment in Item 1A is poorly aligned with third-party …

Evaluation Of Dredged Sediments As A Partial Replacement For Fine Aggregate In Mortar And Concrete, Ashish Gautam

Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019 - present)

The feasibility of using dredged sediment from the Mobile River as a partial replacement for fine aggregate in mortar and concrete was investigated through a series of laboratory characterization and performance evaluation. Three dredged sediment samples (A, B and C) were initially examined, and Sample A was selected for further evaluation due to its closer resemblance to natural fine aggregate. This sample exhibited lower moisture content, higher sand equivalent values, higher specific gravity, and lower absorption. Mortar mixtures with 0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 75 and 100% dredged sediment replacement showed decreasing workability as the replacement level increased. The 20% …

Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 42: How Accurate Are The Transcriptions Presented At The Alfred Russel Wallace Page Website?, Charles H. Smith

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

A look is taken at the level of accuracy displayed by the transcriptions of Wallace writings offered at the Alfred Russel Wallace Page website, as determined by a ChatGPT analysis.

Oak Savanna Expansion: Indigenizing Psu's Urban Landscape, Ash Herb

University Honors Theses

Since time immemorial Indigenous Peoples have resided in what is now named Portland of the Pacific Northwest in the Willamette Valley. For hundreds of years, this forested Land has been colonized, razed to stumps and covered in cement in order to build the urban landscape. Due to such destruction on a broad scale, we are experiencing the results of climate catastrophe. By finding ways to reclaim our relationship with Land and returning to Indigenous epistemologies, our urban landscape has the opportunity to shift towards restoration and prosperity. Indigenous plants have existed here, supporting humans in a reciprocal relationship, for thousands …

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2025-2026, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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Indigenous Community Research Opportunities, Sharon Hausam, Aaron M. Canter

Faculty Publications

This is a working paper produced as part of National Science Foundation project #2115169, “Transforming Rural-Urban Systems: Trajectories for Sustainability in the Intermountain West,” known as the “Intermountain West Transformation Network” (TN), led by the University of New Mexico with institutional partners at three additional universities in New Mexico, two in Arizona, and one each in Utah, Colorado, and Washington. The TN’s Indigenous and Tribal engagement was supported through a contract with Dr. Sharon Hausam, additional work by Aaron M. Canter, coordination with Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, and an Advisory Committee on Indigenous Information Needs primarily comprised of Indigenous representatives in …

Opportunities For Leadership In Indigenous And Tribally Engaged Research At The University Of New Mexico, Sharon Hausam

Faculty Publications

This is a working paper produced as part of National Science Foundation project #2115169, “Transforming Rural-Urban Systems: Trajectories for Sustainability in the Intermountain West,” known as the “Intermountain West Transformation Network” (TN), led by the University of New Mexico with institutional partners at three additional universities in New Mexico, two in Arizona, and one each in Utah, Colorado, and Washington. The TN’s Indigenous and Tribal engagement was supported through a contract with Dr. Sharon Hausam, additional work by Aaron M. Canter, coordination with Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, and an Advisory Committee on Indigenous Information Needs primarily comprised of Indigenous representatives in …