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Politics And The Catholic Church: The Rise Of Communism, The Modernization Of The Church, And American Involvement In Early Cold War Italy, Victoria L. Bolds Oct 2024

Politics And The Catholic Church: The Rise Of Communism, The Modernization Of The Church, And American Involvement In Early Cold War Italy, Victoria L. Bolds

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Catholic Church stands as a testament to the strength of Christianity and diplomacy in an age of modernity. The Vatican, however, has struggled in recent history to live up to its moral code and has taken a more political leaning. Between 1943 and 1965, this adaptation or struggle against modern adaptation is clearly seen. It is necessary to understand the development of post-war Europe at a time when its political, economic, and spiritual leanings could have swayed toward communism, especially as it was a prominent political group in Italy at the time. How then, did Italy evade the progressive …

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An Ethnically Balanced Male Perspective Towards Police Officers Seeking Mental Health Counseling: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Arturo Parra Oct 2024

An Ethnically Balanced Male Perspective Towards Police Officers Seeking Mental Health Counseling: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Arturo Parra

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study will aim to understand an ethnically balanced male perspective toward police officers seeking mental health counseling. Police Officers are routinely exposed to stressful and traumatic events, leading to acute and chronic disorders, mental illnesses, suicide ideation, and suicide, as research has indicated. Mental health counseling can play an essential role in intervention into mental health illness, providing critical tools to police officers to handle stress and potential mental illness. However, reluctance among the police community to seek mental health counseling continues to be prevalent. Possible cause for this reluctance are suggested through research as a direct result …

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Leadership In The Age Of Advanced Technology, Matthew Brancatelli Oct 2024

Leadership In The Age Of Advanced Technology, Matthew Brancatelli

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Invention has been the catalyst for societal advancement, altering human occupations, changing the business world, and bringing geographically separated societies closer. This case study research looked at the impact of advanced technologies on business leadership—digital transformation reshaping every aspect of the business world, including the people, processes, and platforms. An interview guide (Appendix A) was used with open-ended questions to gain insights into the problems and issues faced in manufacturing related to technology's impact on business leaders and the actions and behaviors an organization can develop to be better prepared to address emerging technology. The insights gathered in this study …

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Blended Learning Usage Within High School Gifted And Talented Chemistry Classrooms: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Hena Shami Oct 2024

Blended Learning Usage Within High School Gifted And Talented Chemistry Classrooms: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Hena Shami

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand gifted and talented homeschooled high school level students' experiences with engagement, motivation, and academic achievement in a blended learning chemistry course in the East coast of the United States. Technology can be a wonderful addition to the education world, but often the problem is that GT chemistry students learning through a blended learning model are struggling to maintain effective student engagement, motivation, and academic achievement. The theory that guided this study was Bandura’s social learning theory as it identifies the roles that social factors play on the thought processes involved …

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The Relationship Between Parental Regard And Youth Athlete Performance And Contingency Of Self-Worth, Alysia M.K. Smith Oct 2024

The Relationship Between Parental Regard And Youth Athlete Performance And Contingency Of Self-Worth, Alysia M.K. Smith

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Youth athletic participation is important for the socioemotional development of children, such as lowering the risk of antisocial behaviors, increasing prosocial behaviors, improving physical and mental health, and lowering the risk of obesity. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to explore the relationship between the youth athletes’ perception of how their parents regarded them and their self-worth and perception of their athletic performance, which was explored from the perception of the former youth athlete. The variables were operationalized by utilizing the following instruments: the Parental Conditional Positive Regard Scale (PCPRS), the satisfaction of sporting experience using Turman’s (2006) …

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Exploring The Mediating Effects Of Beliefs Toward Mental Illness On The Relationship Between Religiosity And Self-Stigma Of Seeking Help, Grace-Ann Gibby Oct 2024

Exploring The Mediating Effects Of Beliefs Toward Mental Illness On The Relationship Between Religiosity And Self-Stigma Of Seeking Help, Grace-Ann Gibby

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

It is well-known that mental health concerns are common worldwide. Despite the increased research and strategic programs designed to improve mental healthcare systems, there are still persistent gaps in the accessibility and utilization of these services globally. The struggle to improve mental healthcare is even more difficult in developing countries. As a developing country, Bahamian society has insufficiently addressed mental healthcare. Mental health concerns have been categorized as a number one priority for The Bahamas, and a strong effort for the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health is highly recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2017). Statistics show …

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Identifying Effective Leadership Styles Among Winning College Head Football Coaches: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Valin Kattoula Oct 2024

Identifying Effective Leadership Styles Among Winning College Head Football Coaches: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Valin Kattoula

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to discover and interpret the successful leadership styles of winning college head football coaches (HFC) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The theory that guided this study is Bass’s (1995) transformational leadership theory. The central question asked, “What are the lived experiences of winning college HFCs leadership initiatives?” The study used a hermeneutic phenomenological design where HFCs participated in interviews and a focus group and submitted a writing prompt response to obtain the lived experiences about proven winning leadership styles. The study’s findings identified sixteen themes and five sub-themes. The sample …

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Relationship Between Attachment, Spirituality, And Moral Injury Among Military Veterans, Amy C. Minor Oct 2024

Relationship Between Attachment, Spirituality, And Moral Injury Among Military Veterans, Amy C. Minor

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Extensive research indicates a convergence of emotional and neurobiological symptomatology between insecure attachment and moral injury among military veterans indicating a relationship may exist between attachment and moral injury. This quantitative correlational study aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment, moral injury, and intrinsic religiosity, addressing a gap in the research. This study included 42 United States residing participants all confirmed prior active military deployment to a war zone. Data was collected utilizing a single online survey to assess adult attachment, intrinsic religiosity, moral injury, and a demographic questionnaire. Bivariate correlations revealed that insecure anxious attachments positively correlated with intrinsic …

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A Conversation Between Tone-Deaf Rivals: A Phenomenological Study Of Lebanon’S National Dialogue, Amal A. Chmouny Oct 2024

A Conversation Between Tone-Deaf Rivals: A Phenomenological Study Of Lebanon’S National Dialogue, Amal A. Chmouny

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

National dialogue in Lebanon is an engaging practice vital in times of instability. This research addresses the complexities and challenges inherent in Lebanon's consociational political landscape through a qualitative analysis of the dialogue processes. Despite Lebanon's reliance on dialogues to navigate high tensions and conflict, this study finds that such dialogues still need to address the core issues, including enhancing security, unity, reform, transparency, and elections. The influence of Lebanon's confessional elites, deeply rooted in its sectarian divisions, further complicates the political efforts toward achieving comprehensive and equitable solutions. This study argues that national dialogues in Lebanon are a political …

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Nurses’ Ability To Provide Diabetes Education In A Hospital Setting, Nicole Ancrum Oct 2024

Nurses’ Ability To Provide Diabetes Education In A Hospital Setting, Nicole Ancrum

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Diabetes is a destructive health problem that affects millions of people throughout the United States. Diabetes rates are drastically increasing, and diabetic adults have a higher risk of excessive hospitalization and readmission. One in every four or five hospitalized adult patients has diabetes. Hospitals nationwide are saddled with the responsibility of assessing the need for and supplying diabetic education. Registered nurses’ perception, awareness, and utilization of diabetes education are essential to patients’ ability and willingness to perform diabetes self-management interventions effectively. Meeting inpatient diabetes educational needs requires persistent, innovative strategies appropriate for available resources and staffing models. Nurses play a …

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A Phenomenological Study Of Persistence For Black Women In Mathematics Doctoral Programs, Shushannah Marie Smith Oct 2024

A Phenomenological Study Of Persistence For Black Women In Mathematics Doctoral Programs, Shushannah Marie Smith

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the doctoral persistence experiences of Black women mathematicians. Guided by McGee’s fragile and robust mathematical identity framework, the research design followed Moustakas’ qualitative transcendental phenomenological approach. The researcher explored the contributing factors to the phenomenon guided by the central research question, “What are the doctoral persistence experiences of Black women mathematicians?” The study involved 11 Black women participants who hold or were within one year of holding a doctoral degree in mathematics and were selected to ensure diversity and representativeness. Data collection encompassed three methods: a mathematical identity development timeline, one-on-one …

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Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine (A-Gpc) Supplementation And Perceived Health Status, Michael Roman Iv Oct 2024

Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine (A-Gpc) Supplementation And Perceived Health Status, Michael Roman Iv

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The aim of this dissertation is to determine if there is a correlation between A-GPC supplementation and perceived health via a quantitative correlational design. The content of this manuscript demonstrates that A-GPC can increase motivation in human subjects as well as improve mood and reduce subjective feelings of sadness. Moreover, A-GPC presents the ability to influence the primary means of rapid communication throughout the human body via its ability to influence dopaminergic, serotonergic, and GABAergic neurotransmission, which play essential roles in the regulation of arousal, reward, pleasure, and motivation. The purpose of this study is to assess the perceived health …

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Embracing Spiritual Growth: Laying The Groundwork To Address Spiritual Growth Anxiety Through A Covenant Union With Christ, Will M. Hunsaker Oct 2024

Embracing Spiritual Growth: Laying The Groundwork To Address Spiritual Growth Anxiety Through A Covenant Union With Christ, Will M. Hunsaker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This action research project addresses spiritual growth anxiety within BrandofMan Ministries by helping members better understand their covenant union with Christ. The goal was to use this understanding to promote grace-based spiritual growth through positional righteousness. The project involved analyzing existing literature and integrating theological and theoretical concepts to develop a teaching method that effectively addresses anxiety linked to spiritual development. The project measured the participants’ prior knowledge and application of spiritual growth through a covenant union with Christ and how a systematic curriculum on the topic could be used to enhance their knowledge, improve application, and reduce anxiety. Sixteen …

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Dyslexia And Sight-Reading: Perceptions Of Upper Woodwind Instrumental Students With Dyslexia And Their Approach To Sight-Reading Study, Kristen S. Spiridon Oct 2024

Dyslexia And Sight-Reading: Perceptions Of Upper Woodwind Instrumental Students With Dyslexia And Their Approach To Sight-Reading Study, Kristen S. Spiridon

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological research study examines the sight-reading abilities and perceptions of eight to ten high school, dyslexic, upper woodwind students from locations in the United States. The study involves students sight-reading an etude that participants had not seen previously. Though studies featuring note reading and dyslexic students are well documented, the literature has not fully addressed this phenomenon among high-school-aged students and upper woodwind students, who regularly encounter the most technically challenging rhythmic figures. The study includes eight to ten dyslexic upper woodwind high school students sightreading the etude and observing their execution. Each student completed a survey …

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Identifying The Benefits Of Black Owned Barbershops In The African American Community, Tanya Elizabeth Greene Oct 2024

Identifying The Benefits Of Black Owned Barbershops In The African American Community, Tanya Elizabeth Greene

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate why African American men are less likely to seek mental health support in conventional settings. Black-owned barbershops are a substantial presence in the Black community as they offer a dual purpose. Barbershops not only create a sense of male confidence internally and externally but offer an unorthodox way of healing. Insight into the perceptions, attitudes, and insights were gathered to acquire helpful information to contribute to more positive outcomes for African American men in mental health. Semi-structured interviews provided data to find common themes among 10 African American male participants to …

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A Combination Of Four Toxoplasma Gondii Nuclear-Targeted Effectors Protects Against Interferon Gamma-Driven Human Host Cell Death, Brittany Henry, Aubrey J Phillips, L David Sibley, Alex Rosenberg Oct 2024

A Combination Of Four Toxoplasma Gondii Nuclear-Targeted Effectors Protects Against Interferon Gamma-Driven Human Host Cell Death, Brittany Henry, Aubrey J Phillips, L David Sibley, Alex Rosenberg

2020-Current year OA Pubs

In both mice and humans, Type II interferon gamma (IFNγ) is crucial for the regulation of

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Acute On Chronic Rheumatic Valvulitis, Tam T Doan, Amy E Sanyahumbi, Edward J Hickey, Debra L Kearney, Ryan H Rochat, Eyal Muscal, Thomas Glenn Oct 2024

Acute On Chronic Rheumatic Valvulitis, Tam T Doan, Amy E Sanyahumbi, Edward J Hickey, Debra L Kearney, Ryan H Rochat, Eyal Muscal, Thomas Glenn

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

An 11-year-old boy presented in distress with tachypnea, holosystolic murmur, and a gallop. Echocardiography revealed mitral valve thickening and severe regurgitation. He required valve replacement with pathology consistent with acute on chronic valvulitis. This case underscores the importance of considering rheumatic heart disease, despite no preceding suspicious history.

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Vitamin D Deficiency As A Sign Of Severity In Bronchiectasis, Mustafa Eskander Salman, Mohammed Waheeb Al-Obaidy Oct 2024

Vitamin D Deficiency As A Sign Of Severity In Bronchiectasis, Mustafa Eskander Salman, Mohammed Waheeb Al-Obaidy

Muthanna Medical Journal

Bronchiectasis is a chronic heterogeneous lung disease with poorly understood pathogenic processes and variable contributing factors. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and the impact of vitamin D deficiency in bronchiectasis patients. A cross-sectional study of 40 Baghdad teaching hospital respiratory diseases consultant outpatient clinic patients with verified bronchiectasis was undertaken between 2022 and 2023. 40 healthy, demographically matched controls were also studied. A detailed history, comprehensive physical examination with respiratory emphasis, and vitamin D level evaluation were done. Vitamin D levels were categorized as deficient (< 20 ng/ml), insufficiency (20–29.9 ng/ml), and adequate (≥ 30 ng/ml). Patients were categorized as frequent exacerbates (≥3 times/year) or non-frequent exacerbates (<3 times/year). Symptom intensity was further divided into mild, moderate, and severe. We studied 40 bronchiectasis patients, 21 of them were male and 7 had comorbidities. The mean age, BMI, ESR, and CRP for included patients were 39 years, 23.945 kg/m2, 9.65 ml/hr, and 0.234 mg/dL. Group vitamin levels averaged 19.68 ng/ml. Average annual exacerbation, BSI, Bhalla, and FEV1 scores were 1.95, 6.325, 14.275, and 85.8%. Bronchiectasis patients and healthy controls had similar demographic and clinical features except for vitamin D and CRP. Exacerbation number, BSI score, Bhalla score, and FEV1 correlated with vitamin D but not ESR or CRP. In conclusion, Vitamin D insufficiency is common in bronchiectasis patients and healthy people and is linked to poor symptom severity, radiological abnormalities, and lung function.

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Artificial Intelligence-Powered User Age Determination, Karl Weinmeister Oct 2024

Artificial Intelligence-Powered User Age Determination, Karl Weinmeister

Defensive Publications Series

An online platform can determine the age of a user of the platform by obtaining conversational data the user of the platform provides during the user’s interactions on the platform; using one or more AI models to determine the age of the user based on the conversational data; and responsive to the one or more AI models determining that the user’s age is below a threshold age, taking a corrective action regarding the user (e.g., restricting the user’s account until the user’s age can be verified, suspending the user’s account, or other actions).

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Optimization Of Smf Selection Based On Upf N3 Interface Ip Version, Anthony Maswan Fajri, Gautam Mohanlal Borkar Oct 2024

Optimization Of Smf Selection Based On Upf N3 Interface Ip Version, Anthony Maswan Fajri, Gautam Mohanlal Borkar

Defensive Publications Series

In mobile networks, discrepancies in Internet Protocol (IP) versions on the N3 interface between a gNodeB and user plane function (UPF) present significant challenges, especially since N3 IP version is not considered during the Session Management Function (SMF) selection process at an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). Proposed herein are critical innovations to address these issues, including enabling a gNodeB to communicate its N3 IP version to an AMF during the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Next Generation (NG) Setup Procedure. The AMF can use this information for optimal SMF selection to ensure N3 IP version compatibility with UPFs …

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Typology Of Atmospheric Conditions Leading To Dam Overtopping In The Eastern Us, Hodo I. Orok, Deanna Hence Oct 2024

Typology Of Atmospheric Conditions Leading To Dam Overtopping In The Eastern Us, Hodo I. Orok, Deanna Hence

I-GUIDE Forum

Statistical characterization of reanalysis datasets during over 300 hydrologic dam incidents between 2003 and 2022 will create a detailed typology of weather systems associated with dam overtopping in the eastern United States. Dam overtopping poses significant risks to infrastructure and public safety, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the multi-scale atmospheric conditions that lead to such events. To better account for the natural flow of water to the affected dams, we will adopt a watershed-focused Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on regional atmospheric data collected from ERA5 alongside USGS streamflow and Stage IV precipitation observations to enhance understanding of high-risk weather conditions. …

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A Critical Assessment Tool For Social Studies, Lisa Andries D'Souza Oct 2024

A Critical Assessment Tool For Social Studies, Lisa Andries D'Souza

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

Faced with endless online social studies lessons, teachers often become overwhelmed sifting through vast resources. Teachers must develop skills to make professional decisions about the value and quality of pre-made curriculum materials. This investigation explores CAT (Critical Assessment Tool) for evaluating pre-made instructional materials to support cultural and linguistic responsiveness and instructional support for all learners. CAT focuses on identifying, modifying, and adding pedagogical materials to be relevant and responsive to the learners in the classroom.

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Collaborative Professional Development Featuring Innovative Curriculum Materials, Cory Callahan Oct 2024

Collaborative Professional Development Featuring Innovative Curriculum Materials, Cory Callahan

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

Here I synthesize two research investigations (Callahan, 2018, 2019) that comprise a continuing line of inquiry into the potential of innovative curriculum materials and sustained collaboration as a professional development program to help in-service teachers understand and implement a complex model of social studies instruction. This article features an original innovative curriculum material and specifically explores the question: To what degree can a collaborative professional development program featuring innovative curriculum materials help social studies teachers understand and implement a powerful social studies approach? Findings suggest the professional development program and its innovative curriculum materials helped teachers promote substantive pedagogical thinking …

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Searching For The Path To A More Perfect Union. A Book Review Of Educating For Democracy, Tiffany Berman, Aaron Mccullough, Rabih Murr, David Adams Oct 2024

Searching For The Path To A More Perfect Union. A Book Review Of Educating For Democracy, Tiffany Berman, Aaron Mccullough, Rabih Murr, David Adams

Democracy & Education

Educating for Democracy presents Walter Feinberg’s vision for the democratic aims of education. Feinberg argues that the evolutionary nature of democracy should be met with a citizenry capable of critical reflection. Education for democracy, then, entails the development of cognitive and affective habits that underpin this critical reflexivity. However, Educating for Democracy asserts that such education should be embedded across curricular areas and not limited solely to civics education. In this review of Educating for Democracy, we begin by providing a broad overview of Feinberg’s foundational arguments presented in the opening chapters. Next, we identify specific themes developed in these …

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Critical Reflections On Salamander. A Response To “Land Education And Young People Working Toward Salamander”, Jay Odenbaugh, Stacy Meyer Oct 2024

Critical Reflections On Salamander. A Response To “Land Education And Young People Working Toward Salamander”, Jay Odenbaugh, Stacy Meyer

Democracy & Education

In this response, we examine what it means to center Indigenous perspectives, how we can avoid overly individualistic approaches to examine the well-being of students, and how SALAMANDER might be implemented with younger students.

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Un/Learning To Disagree. A Response To "Pragmatist Thinking For A Populist Moment: Contingency And Racial Re-Valuing In Education Governance", Edda Sant, Marta Da Costa Oct 2024

Un/Learning To Disagree. A Response To "Pragmatist Thinking For A Populist Moment: Contingency And Racial Re-Valuing In Education Governance", Edda Sant, Marta Da Costa

Democracy & Education

How should education governance respond to increasing polarized perspectives? Drawing on contemporary African American pragmatism, Knight-Abowitz and Sellers’s article "Pragmatist Thinking for a Populist Moment: Contingency and Racial Re-valuing in Education Governance" interrogated the critical case of Black Lives Matters and anti-critical race theory protests in the USA education governance and concluded that inquiry and deliberation are needed to embrace more pluralistic forms of democracy. In our response, in which we engage with decolonial, agonistic, and speculative theories, we share Knight-Abowitz and Sellers’s analytical framings. Yet we wonder to what extent inquiry and deliberation can push off racial habits and …

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Moving Forward Democratically From The Critical Race Theory Battles In Schools. A Response To “Reconstructing Democracy In Polarized Times: Thinking Through/With The Crt Conflicts”, Laura B. Kelly Oct 2024

Moving Forward Democratically From The Critical Race Theory Battles In Schools. A Response To “Reconstructing Democracy In Polarized Times: Thinking Through/With The Crt Conflicts”, Laura B. Kelly

Democracy & Education

This response to “Reconstructing Democracy in Polarized Times: Thinking through/with the CRT Conflicts” explores the conditions that need to be in place to move forward with the original authors’ recommendations for taking advantage of the current debates about critical race theory in schools. The original authors argued that this moment provides an opportunity to strengthen a shared, democratic commitment to schools. This response argues that, for this democratic solidarity to occur, we must dismantle the inequitable structures currently governing who has influence and power in schools. Additionally, I explore policy and curricular shifts needed to enable the recommendations related to …

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Democracy Can Be Dangerous Work: The Story Of Youthbuilders Civic Education Program 1938-1948, Jessica Shiller Oct 2024

Democracy Can Be Dangerous Work: The Story Of Youthbuilders Civic Education Program 1938-1948, Jessica Shiller

Democracy & Education

This article describes the work of a civic education program in New York City schools called Youthbuilders, which existed from 1938 to 1948. Youthbuilders' aim was to engage youth in civic education projects and teach them about their place in a democracy and worked with them to support racial and social equality. Shortly after World War II, they were attacked by a conservative Catholic organization that was working to eliminate groups associated with so-called Communist beliefs like social justice and racial equality. Youthbuilders shut their doors by 1948. The story is one that helps us understand the fragility of working …

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Enhancing Democracy Through P-20 School-University Partnerships In Teacher Education: Implications For Educational Leaders, Rebecca West Burns Oct 2024

Enhancing Democracy Through P-20 School-University Partnerships In Teacher Education: Implications For Educational Leaders, Rebecca West Burns

Democracy & Education

The purpose of this paper is to share how schools and universities can partner intentionally through Professional Development Schools to enhance democracy by answering the questions: (1) What is it about Professional Development Schools, as robust school-university partnerships, that give voice to teachers to enhance democracy, particularly in a high-stakes accountability climate? and (2) How can schools and universities create robust partnerships to empower teachers’ voices in a high-stakes accountability climate? The paper argues that educational leaders in schools and universities must change their mindset and their practice to form partnerships in ways that rethink teacher preparation, induction, and professional …

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“Heated, Polarized, And Annoying”: The Characteristics And Consequences Of Affective Polarization In Independent High Schools, Nora Gross, Ellen Bryer, Charlotte E. Jacobs, Jarvis Goosby Oct 2024

“Heated, Polarized, And Annoying”: The Characteristics And Consequences Of Affective Polarization In Independent High Schools, Nora Gross, Ellen Bryer, Charlotte E. Jacobs, Jarvis Goosby

Democracy & Education

Affective political polarization, or a sense of political identity-based animosity or distrust, became especially heightened during the Trump presidency. However, we know little about how youth experience such polarization in school and its effect on their political socialization. With unusual access to high-status independent schools, this paper explores the characteristics, consequences, and evolution of affective polarization for adolescents during high school. We draw on open-ended responses to school climate surveys administered at nine schools, 2018-2019, in which many students described experiences of political polarization and partisan hostility present in their schools. These reports of affective polarization increased by students’ grade …

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