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Extensions Of King: Measurable Outcomes And Expanded Nursing Process, Mary B. Killeen

Group: King International Nursing Group

This presentation provided a review of King Theoretical concepts and relevance to nursing outcomes thereby expanding the nursing process to include a theoretical foundation.

Restructuring And Upgradation Of The Dspace-Based Institutional Repository Of Cept University Library: A Case Study, Namrata Dobariya, Gayatri Doctor Dr.

The Journal of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: This paper aims to present a strategic overview of the restructuring of the CEPT repository structure, maintaining and upgrading its software for continuous access improved services.

Method: The process of restructuring and upgrading CEPT University Library's repository to DSpace 7 involved identifying the need for technical proficiency, establishing a new server, configuring the repository, migrating existing data while preparing metadata. Furthermore, data in the new storage hierarchy was restructured, and SSL integration with Shibboleth was implemented.

Result: The paper highlights the benefits and outcomes of the restructuring process, emphasizing the enhanced accessibility, discoverability, and preservation of scholarly works.

Implications: …

Peggy Donaldson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Sternotomy Access Versus Thoracotomy Access In The Surgical Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation: A Propensity Score-Matched Study, Ilya A. Soynov, Ksenya A. Rzayeva, Yuriy N. Gorbatykh, Yuriy Yu. Kulyabin, Artem V. Gorbatykh, Ilya A. Velyukhanov, Nataliya R. Nichay, Serezhan. Manukian, Saihuna A. Magbulova, Aleksey N. Arkhipov, Aleksander V. Bogachev-Prokophiev

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Background: The search for the "Holy Grail" of surgical repair for aortic coarctation involves finding an access and correction method that successfully and consistently avoids aortic recoarctation and arterial hypertension. The controversy persists as there is still no consensus on the best surgical approach and technique to achieve these objectives. Objective: The objective of this study is to compare sternotomy and left thoracotomy as surgical techniques for treating patients with aortic coarctation and hypoplasia of the distal aortic arch. Methods: From January 2008 to December 2020, 103 patients (21 %) were performed using an extended oblique anastomosis. They were divided …

Validating The Saligan Fatigue Inventory (Salfi), Kristin Dickinson, Tara Angela Albrecht, Christina M. Wilson, Sumiyya Raheem, Xuemin Zhang, Leorey N. Saligan

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a very distressing symptom reported by oncology patients. Currently, CRF is measured by self-report instruments. Although clinician-administered questionnaires are more sensitive than self-report scales, there is no available clinician-administered instrument that is validated to measure CRF.

Purpose: This nurse-led, prospective, repeated measures study investigated the reliability and validity of a 7-item Saligan Fatigue Inventory (SalFI), a recently developed, clinician-administered tool to measure CRF.

Methods: Significant correlations between SalFI and other reliable and valid CRF measures (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue [FACT-F], revised Piper Fatigue Scale [rPFS]) were explored using Spearman correlation tests. …

Modified Fresno Test - Acute Care Nursing, Margo A. Halm

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

The Fresno Test was adapted and tested with cohorts of acute care nurses. Six of 14 items required revision to achieve acceptable psychometrics. The aim of this second validation study was to revise and validate a new version of the test to determine if it could distinguish EBP knowledge/skills among acute care nurses.

Japanese Disaster Nursing Readiness Evaluation Index (Jdnrei), Carol Ann Huebner, Maeda Takayo, Kotera Sayaka, Matsuda Nobuko

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

The Japanese Disaster Nursing Readiness Evaluation Index (JDNREI) is an index purposed for nurses' self-evaluation on their readiness and preparation for dispatch to perform medical care at disaster sites. This scale is based on the Readiness Estimate and Deployability Index (READI), which was developed in the U.S. in 1997, and was newly created in consideration of the Japanese cultural background. JDNREI is composed of 37 items pertaining to the following six subscales: (i) emergency nursing skills, (ii) practical skills for disaster response, (iii) communication skills for teamwork, (iv) effective coping with daily stress, (v) adaptability to stressful situations at disaster …

Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index, Carol Ann Huebner

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

The Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index measures the level of individual deployment readiness among military and civilian nursing personnel for operations in austere environments such as conflicts and natural disasters. Versions for the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force as well as civilian nurses have been developed and tested.

Parallel And Factor Analysis For Delimiting Items In A Three-Dimensional Construct Of Clarity For Nurses, Jayne Felgen, John W. Nelson

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

The purpose of this study is to decrease the number of items that respondents are required to respond to, while maintaining the validity of the construct.

A Multistudy Validation Of An Instrument For Nurse Job Satisfaction, John W. Nelson, Georgia J. Persky, Mary Ann Hozak, Alice Albu, Pamela S. Hinds, Kay Savik

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

This study aims to validate an instrument of nurse job satisfaction, the Healthcare Environment Survey (HES), across settings and time through an organizational change.

Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index (Readi), Carol Ann Huebner, Takayo Maeda

General Submissions: Instruments, Tools, and Measurements

The Readiness Estimate & Deployability Index (READI) measures the level of individual deployment readiness among military and civilian nurses to deploy to austere environments during conflicts or natural disasters. The READI has been tested in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps as well as in Japan and Republic of Korea.

Carmen Hijosa. Piñatex, El Sustituto Sostenible Del Cuero, Naia Lefèvre Martín

GDI. Revista de investigación de Género, Diseño e Innovación

Se analiza el diseño sostenible centrado en la creación por Carmen Hinojosa de un biomaterial llamado Piñatex, caracterizado por ser una alternativa sostenible al cuero animal hecho a base de fibras de hoja de piña. Las metodologías aplicadas fueron la de revisión bibliográfica, ya que se obtuvo información en páginas web y artículos, y la comparativa, ya que se comparó el biomaterial con otros tipos de cuero vegano. Los resultados muestran que Piñatex es un textil orgánico capaz de sustituir por completo el cuero animal.

Scaleddetr: An Alight Weight Object Detection Model For Autonomous Driving, Ali Elhenidy, Labib Mohamed, Amira Yassien, Mahmoud Saafan

Mansoura Engineering Journal

End-to-end object detection is one of the recent trends in object detection; however, it is time- and memory-consuming due to the Transformer encoder-decoder (TED) module. Detection TRansformer (DETR) is the first end-to-end object detector using a TED architecture. Despite achieving competitive performance, it suffers from slow convergence due to a long sequence of attention and the whole image. In this paper, ScaledDETR is proposed to handle the slow convergence issue in DETR and speed up the training process by implementing end-to-end detection based on the latest efficient backbone with fewer parameters. ScaledDETR proposes an efficient model with fewer parameters by …

The Role Of Social Media Influencer In Bringing Economic Content Closer To Moroccan Youth -Youtube As An Example-, Mohammed Omar Zouhri Dr

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aims to monitor the effects of economic content published through the digital space in enhancing economic awareness among young people in Morocco, and empowering them with relevant knowledge and information in an attractive and simplified manner. The study begins by showing the extent to which young people, especially university students, interact with economic content through what social media influencers present on their YouTube channels. The study examines the nature of this content, its importance in bringing economic information closer to the public, and the extent of its ability to help a group of students improve their levels and …

Tracking Endpoint Connectivity Status, Anurag Kandalkar, Anand V Mohan, Yamini Puttagunta, Ankush Arora, Nutan Jadhav

Defensive Publications Series

In the Internet of Things (IOT) subsystem, some endpoints that have connections using protocols such as Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) involve a keep-alive feature that allows an MQTT to maintain its connection with a broker by sending regular control packets to the broker. However, the connection with the broker creates a level of dependency/overhead for maintaining the connection. This dependency can be eliminated by using existing protocols for keep-alive mechanisms. These protocols can identify the endpoints connection status based on a Keep-Alive Feasibility (KAF) score, which depends on various parameter criteria. Accordingly, a KAF analyzer tool is proposed herein …

Live Language Translation Utilizing Directional Audio And Facial Recognition, Sigurd Klasson

Defensive Publications Series

Online video conference tools provide for the ability to conduct meetings among multiple participants are remote from each other. While such tools are useful to enable remote people to communicate in a group setting, it can often be challenging to conduct online meetings when it is difficult to understand what participants may be saying, for example due to participants speaking different language. Utilizing a combination of camera intelligence, large language models (LLMs), and directional audio, techniques proposed herein provide for the ability to perform automatic, instant, personal language translation in meeting spaces.

Covid-19 And The Populist Governments Approach To Pandemic Management: A Nuanced Analysis, Fozia Nazir Lone, Anthony Carty

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

This article addresses international law discourse in the post- COVID-19 era. The first part engages with questions about China, its liability, and the complex legal discourse on causation. The present position of the WHO is that COVID-19 is a zoonotic virus like SARS. The nature of the spillover event remains unclear, but the first human case was identified at some point in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. For the reasons outlined in Part I, the scholarly consensus has been that claims against China appear unjustifiable. The two case studies in Part II demonstrate the factors involved in local pandemic management …

Title Page And Editorial Board, Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

Native Americans Of The Cuyahoga Valley: From Early Peoples To Contemporary Issues, Peg Bobel, Linda G. Whitman

University of Akron Press Publications

Native Americans of the Cuyahoga Valley presents an accessible distillation of the complex history of Native peoples of the region, from precontact times to today. Essential to anyone seeking a fuller understanding of the history of the Cuyahoga Valley and Northeast Ohio, the book includes essays on archaeology, history, and contemporary issues in today’s Native American communities.

The Hierarchical Implication Of Jus Cogens: An Analysis Of Schwarzenberger And Kelsen On The Recognition Of The Prohibition Of Torture And Genocide As Peremptory Norms, Carlos G. Ramaglia Mota

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

This article explores the challenge faced by positivist schools of law in integrating the concept of jus cogens within their systematic legal frameworks. By comparing the theories of Schwarzenberger and Kelsen, it demonstrates that Positivism is not a monolithic representation of the traditional international regime of consent. Utilizing a doctrinal legal research methodology, the study draws upon authoritative sources, including legal scholarship, case law, and conventions related to the prohibition of torture and genocide. The article traces the origins and development of jus cogens, examining its connections to post-war Germany and Austria, and its universalistic Christian roots. Analyzing doctrinal and …

Table Of Contents, Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

When “The Right To Life” Forgoes Quality Of Life: Examining The Public Policy Impacts Of Mississippi’S Abortion Ban On Women Post-Dobbs, Eleanor Condelles

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court eliminated the right to abortion. Its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. overturned Roe v. Wade and was the culmination of a decades-long attack on abortion rights and accessibility. Without a federal abortion standard, it is now up to each state to determine women’s access to abortion. This system will produce a tiered structure of abortion access, causing significant health and socioeconomic burdens for women generally and reinforcing fundamental social inequities. Women of means will find ways around the Dobbs decision; others, who lack finances, childcare, or the ability to travel …

The International Law Of Siege And Starvation: The Case Of Gaza After October 7, 2023, R. Field

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

This article will assess the legality of Israel’s current siege of Gaza under international humanitarian law (IHL) and domestic Israeli law. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has implemented a strict siege of Gaza, severely restricting the entry of food, water, fuel, and other humanitarian goods. The civilian population of Gaza now faces ongoing starvation. While sieges are not categorically banned in IHL, under customary IHL a besieging party may not refuse consent to the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged area unless it has a valid, non-arbitrary reason to do so. The Israeli High Court of Justice has …

Acknowledgments, Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

Internalized Racism And Mental Health: The Moderating Role Of Collective Racial Self-Esteem, Steven M. Sanders, Tiffany R. Williams, April T. Berry, Claudia Garcia-Aguilera, Kiera Robinson, Reniece Martin, Paigean Jones

Psychological Sciences and Counseling Faculty Research

Internalized racism is the internalization of beliefs about racism and colonization that contribute to the acceptance of negative messaging or stereotypical misrepresentations that inform perceptions about worth and ability. Internalized racism is associated with psychological distress in racially diverse people. Collective racial self-esteem is a potential protective factor that can serve as a moderator in reducing distress and facilitating psychological well-being. The sample for the present study consisted of 526 participants who self-identified as African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Latinx American, or American of Arab or Middle Eastern descent. The researchers used regression with the Process macro to investigate the …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes (10/29/2024), Csusb Faculty Senate

CSUSB Faculty Senate records

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 29, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 163, Issue 28

Buying From A Competitor: A Model Of Knowledge Spillover And Innovation, Dominique Lauga, Matthew Selove, Mohammad Zia

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Many firms buy a production input from a competitor. However, managers often worry that this supply relationship may give their competitor valuable knowledge about new product innovations. We develop a two-period model in which a firm can buy an input from a competitor or a third party in each period. In order to innovate, the firm must invest in improving the input, which results in its supplier learning to produce a higher quality input. We show that buying from the competitor: (i) increases short-term profits by softening price competition and (ii) may reduce long-term profits by preventing investment in innovation. …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 10/29/2024, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Minutes, 10/29/2024, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.