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Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 Double Header Flyer, St. Mary's University Communication Department

Hispanic Heritage Collection - Current Year (2024)

This flyer advertises a Hispanic Heritage Month Doubleheader event titled "Black Navarros: Slavery & San Antonio". The event, co-sponsored by Casa Navarro and St. Mary's University, featured a webinar and a documentary film premiere with a pop-up exhibit, focusing on student research into the Navarro family's involvement with slavery in Texas.

St. Mary's University - Music Department - Elizabeth Hish, Qiuying Chen

Music Department

Beth Hish shared her experience as a volunteer of the Fiesta Jazz Festival, included her role and favourite moment.

Abolish The Mpre, Michael Ariens

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

In nearly every jurisdiction, applicants to the bar must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). Its purpose, according to its owner, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), is “to measure candidates’ knowledge and understanding of established standards related to the professional conduct of lawyers.” It does test whether an examinee has kept in short-term memory the rules and exceptions that make up part of the understanding of what it means to serve as a lawyer. However, success (or initial failure) on the MPRE has not been correlated with ethical conduct or misconduct. For example, the Texas Board of …

Legal Malpractice In Florida: A Statistical Profile, Robert M. Jarvis, Debra Moss Vollweiler

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

Little empirical research exists about the incidence of legal malpractice. To help fill the gap, the authors spent 1,000 hours mining the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s legal malpractice database, a rich but underutilized resource. As their results make clear, every lawyer—no matter their gender, education, location, experience, or type of practice—is at risk of being sued for legal malpractice.

Self-Discipline, Faith, And Civility: Promoting A Civil Society And Lawyer Professionalism, Honorable Douglas S. Lang

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

All lawyers are bound to assiduously adhere to the Law, including the strictures of legal ethics, professionalism, and all secular law. Moreover, lawyers of faith must adhere to the tenants of their faith as a way of life. The principles of those two sets of imperatives are not only compatible, they are inextricably intertwined. Together, they compel lawyers to treat others civilly and with respect and dignity. This paper demonstrates that lawyers, particularly Catholic lawyers, must unselfishly and civilly live their lives in a way to combat the scourge of incivility in the legal profession and in society. All …

Restoring The Public’S Faith: Character Education And The Supreme Court, Benjamin Rigney

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

The current news cycle is full of reports on the alleged ethical scandals rocking the Supreme Court. A significant result of these ethical failures is rapidly declining public trust in the Supreme Court as an institution, which in turn negatively impacts the public’s trust in the entire legal system. The role of judicial ethics is fundamental to the American legal system as illustrated in Charles Geyh’s article, The Architecture of Judicial Ethics, published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Amanda Frost’s article, Judicial Ethics and Supreme Court Exceptionalism, published in the Georgetown Journal of Legal …

The Impact The Monetary Value Of A Case Has On Effort And Productivity Within The Field Of Personal Injury, Maximiliano Elizondo

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

No abstract provided.

The 2023 Banking Turmoil And Liquidity Risk: A Progress Report, Bank For International Settlements

Documents

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Self-Efficacy And Student Support Programs Impact On Campus Experiences: A Study Of First-Generation College Students, Maggie Cinto

Dissertations (1934 -)

ABSTRACT SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS IMPACT ON CAMPUS EXPERIENCES: A STUDY OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS First-generation college students’ degree attainment is far below their continuing generation peers (Whitely et al., 2018). This study aims to offer institutions of higher education better insight into how to provide support to be more effective in retaining first-generation college students. This explanatory sequential mixed methods study examines how first-generation sophomores and juniors with low and high self-efficacy who are either participating in or not participating in formal student support programming experience different institutional interactions meant to support them while at their institution. Quantitative …

Exploring The Denial Of Institutional Racism: Impacts Of Social Identity, Perceptions Of Privilege, And Threat, Kalen Charles Kennedy

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation consists of one correlational and one experimental study grounded in Social Identity Theory, which posits that individuals derive a significant portion of their self- concept from their membership in social groups (Tajfel & Turner, 1986). One’s social identity plays a crucial role in how individuals interpret intergroup relations. Building on this understanding, I explored factors that may explain the denial of institutional racism among White individuals, focusing on the importance of their racial identity, attitudes towards White privilege, and the perception of social threat. In Study 1, which included 193 White participants, a weak positive correlation was found …

A Collective Case Study Of Special Educators’ Experiences Implementing Interventions In A New Reading Specialist Role, Tom Knutson

Dissertations (1934 -)

Millions of children in the United States struggle with reading acquisition, many of whom are identified with developmental dyslexia (DD). Although experimental research indicates that evidence-based reading interventions can bring many of these children to average-range reading skills, such promising outcomes are not commonly achieved within K-12 public schools. Consequently, many students with DD face persistent academic challenges, often resulting in long-term negative outcomes such as poor mental health and low socioeconomic status. This study investigated the perceptions which three special education teachers (SETs) held of a newly established special education reading specialist (SERS) role that aimed to support the …

Burn Cost Modeling For Surface Grinding Optimization, Taiwo Fasae

Dissertations (1934 -)

Surface grinding plays a pivotal role in the machining industry, constituting roughly 25% of all machining operations worldwide. Its precision and efficiency are crucial, particularly in sectors requiring high-quality surface finishes, such as aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing. For thermal damage prevention, traditional approaches to parameter selection use thresholds to exclude burn-prone parameters. However, by omitting the cost of burn, the threshold-exclusion strategy yields outcomes that fail to reflect the true costs of grinding. This dissertation introduces a novel burn cost model that transcends these limitations, offering a more nuanced and cost-effective approach to managing grinding burn. The burn cost model …

Characterization Of Cortical Bone In Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Katarina Radmanovic

Dissertations (1934 -)

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable bone fragility disorder characterized by skeletal deformities and frequent fractures. Impairment of the collagen network in bone reduces bone quality and quantity, increasing the risk of fracture. The corrective osteotomy required to insert a rod into a long bone during corrective orthopaedic surgeries in OI excises at least one small bone wedge. Research on these specimens is beginning to offer valuable insight into the material behavior and modeling potential for improved orthopaedic treatment. There is a paucity of data on macroscopic properties and microstructural metrics as well as limited correlation analyses performed between them …

Student Voice: Perceptions Of Sense Of Belonging And Involvement Among Underrepresented Prelicensure Nursing Students, Maria Peña

Dissertations (1934 -)

ABSTRACT STUDENT VOICE: PERCEPTIONS OF SENSE OF BELONGING AND INVOLVEMENT AMONG MINORITIZED PRELICENSURE NURSING STUDENTS Maria Y. Peña, MSN, RN, CNE Marquette University Efforts like holistic review admissions by nursing programs to create a more ethnically diverse student body have led to increased enrollment of students with underrepresented ethnic and cultural social identities. However, these students continue to experience higher attrition rates compared to their White, middle-class peers. Although both sense of belonging and student involvement are positively correlated with academic success, limited research explores these constructs together from the perceptions of students with underrepresented ethnic and cultural social identities …

Triumphant Philanthropists: Inventing An American Tradition In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, And The Nation, 1844-1930, Margaret Nettesheim-Hoffmann

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation explores the development of American philanthropic foundations and the invention of philanthropic traditions, forms, and conventions in the United States during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. The rapid accumulation of wealth during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries posed a series of complex economic, social, and political tensions for the nation following the end of the Civil War, and the invention of the philanthropic foundation by leading businessmen sought to solve those tensions through the planned and systemized redistribution of wealth. This exploration of philanthropy’s history suggests that American capitalists invented a “new” philanthropic tradition in …

Equality, Morality, & Religious Liberty, Mitchell F. Crusto

SMU Law Review Forum

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of a specific race-conscious “tool” in the admission decisions of public and private colleges to achieve diversity is unconstitutional. However, in his nuanced opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to renew the Court’s commitment to the anti-discrimination vision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its progeny. Furthermore, the Court’s decision provided the possibility of an exception for its stated restriction, that is, for military service academies. Nonetheless, the Court’s ban on a race-conscious tool is expected to have a substantial, negative effect on the application and enrollment …

October 2024 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Archives, Bethany Fiechter

Table of Contents Newsletter

Each October, the archival community celebrates American Archives Month. Preserving and providing access to materials with historical and archival value is at the forefront of what we do. This work enables us to provide research help to a global community.

Installation Of Solar Energy And Job Performance Of Librarians In South-South University Libraries, Nigeria, Unwana Isaac Udoh, Idachaba Joy Asibi, Ugbenyo Safiya, Ufuoma Eruvwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is on Installation of Solar energy and job performance of librarians in South-South University libraries, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design using questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The population of the study consists of six (6) university librarian’s s in the university libraries under study. A total of 6 questionnaires were distributed and retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics mean and percentage mean score of 2.5 and above and percentage score of 50% were considered. The study revealed that the following as benefits of installing solar energy in the university libraries in South-South, …

Ict Skills And Electronic Information Resources Utilization Among Undergraduate Sandwich Students In Nigerian Universities, Adesola Victoria Alade

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated ICT skills and electronic information resource (EIRs) utilization among undergraduate sandwich students in Nigerian universities. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Six hundred sandwich students in 4 public universities in South-west Nigeria were randomly selected for the study. A close-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study found that the students have a high level of ICT skills and low EIR utilization. The challenges the students encounter in using EIRs include a lack of required ICT skills to search the Internet, and inadequate ICT professionals in …

Benefits Of Calorie Restriction In Mice Are Mediated Via Energy Imbalance, Not Absolute Energy Or Protein Intake, Daniel L Smith, Sharon E Mitchell, Maria S Johnson, Victoria K Gibbs, Stephanie Dickinson, Beate Henschel, Rui Li, Kathryn A Kaiser, Daniella E Chusyd, Andrew W Brown, David B Allison, John R Speakman, Tim R Nagy

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Caloric restriction (CR) results in reduced energy and protein intake, raising questions about protein restriction's contribution to CR longevity benefits. We kept ad libitum (AL)-fed male C57BL/6J mice at 27°C (AL27) and pair-fed (PF) mice at 22°C (22(PF27)). The 22(PF27) group was fed to match AL27 while restricted for calories due to cold-induced metabolism. The 22(PF27) mice had significantly lower body weight, lean mass, fat mass, leptin, IGF-1, and TNF-α levels than AL27 mice (p< 0.001 for all). Manipulations over ~11 weeks resulted in significant differences in body temperature, physical activity, and expression of key genes linked to hunger in the hypothalamus. Survival was significantly greater in 22(PF27) compared to AL27 overall (p< 0.001). CR in the context of equivalent energy and protein intake resulted in hormonal, metabolic, and physiological benefits and extended longevity. Hence, energy imbalance, rather than low energy or protein intake per se, mediates the benefits of CR.

Pulmonary Vascular Manifestations Of Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Sarah Cullivan, Barry Kevane, Brian Mccullagh, Terry M O'Connor, Robin Condliffe, Sean Gaine

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant, multisystem disorder that manifests with a spectrum of disease including cardiopulmonary complications. HHT is characterised by aberrant signalling via the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) pathway, with loss of vascular integrity, angiogenesis and vascular dysplasia. The disease has an estimated prevalence of 1 in 5000 persons and the penetrance increases with increasing age. HHT commonly presents with epistaxis and telangiectasia, while visceral arteriovenous malformations are not uncommon. Mutations in the ENG, ACVRL1 and MADH4 genes account for 97% of all HHT cases, and it is recommended that genetic tests are used in …

Ontogenetic Biomechanics Of Tufted (Sapajus) And Untufted (Cebus) Capuchin Mandibles, Taylor A. Polvadore, Caitlin B. Yoakum, Parker M. Taylor, Megan A. Holmes, Myra F. Laird, Janine Chalk-Wilayto, Claudia Misue Kanno, Jose Americano De Oliveira, Claire E. Terhune

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objectives

Cortical bone geometry is commonly used to investigate biomechanical properties of primate mandibles. However, the ontogeny of these properties is less understood. Here we investigate changes in cortical bone cross-sectional properties throughout capuchin ontogeny and compare captive versus wild, semi-provisioned groups. Tufted capuchins (Sapajus spp.) are known to consume relatively hard/tough foods, while untufted capuchins (Cebus spp.) exploit less mechanically challenging foods. Previous research indicates dietary differences are present early in development and adult Sapajus mandibles can resist higher bending/shear/torsional loads.

Materials and methods

This study utilized microCT scans of 22 Cebus and 45 Sapajus from early …

Unlocking The Secrets Of Porous Silicon Formation: Insights Into Magnesiothermic Reduction Mechanism Using In Situ Powder X-Ray Diffraction Studies, Sarah A. Martell, Maximilian Yan, Robert H. Coridan, Kevin H. Stone, Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Mita Dasog

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The magnesiothermic reduction of SiO₂ is an important reaction as it is a bulk method that produces porous Si for a wide range of applications directly from SiO₂. While its main advantage is potential tunability, the reaction behavior and final product properties are heavily dependent on many parameters including feedstock type. However, a complete understanding of the reaction pathway has not yet been achieved. Here, using in situ X-ray diffraction analysis, for the first time, various pathways through which the magnesiothermic reduction reaction proceeds were mapped. Further, the key parameters and conditions that determine which pathways are …

October 31, 2024 Nagpra And Tribal Relations Commitee Meeting Minutes, Bryan Morey

University NAGPRA and Tribal Relations Committee

Minutes from the October 31, 2024 meeting of Western Kentucky University's NAGPRA and Tribal Relations Committee. The meeting was conducted via Zoom.

"Population Growth And Mexico's Production Of Family Planning Short Films," In Challenging Stories: Exploring The Intersections Between Health And The Humanities, Martha L. Espinosa

History Faculty publications

This chapter focuses on three family planning short films produced by the Mexican government. I interpret these films as an instrument to prompt the population to self-govern their reproduction. Relying on the definition of governmentality as “how modern forms of power and regulation achieve their full effects not by forcing people toward state-managed goals but by turning them into accomplices” (Agrawal 2005, 217), I argue that these short films sought to promote a new reproductive subjectivity among working-class urban and rural Mexicans. In other words, such reproductive subjectivity consisted of encouraging couples to have fewer children by promoting the idea …

Neiu Art + Design - Fall 2024 - Issue 2, Department Staff

NEIU Art + Design

No abstract provided.

Neiu Art + Design - Fall 2024 - Issue 7, Department Staff

NEIU Art + Design

No abstract provided.

The Liv Golf V. Pga Tour Antitrust Case As A Case Study In Federal Civil Procedure, Michael J. Dube

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

This Article uses LIV Golf Inc. v. PGA Tour, Inc., a sophisticated and headline-grabbing antitrust matter, as a means of instantiating federal civil procedure concepts. The first Part of this Article addresses the unsuccessful motion for a temporary restraining order that in many ways shaped how the litigation proceeded. The second Part examines the dance that is discovery through a focus on a drawn-out dispute regarding a single interrogatory. The final Part drills down on a more novel discovery dispute that began the path towards settlement, namely whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and related common-law doctrine …

Want To Solve Labor Shortages? Relaxing The Child Labor Law Is Not The Answer, Yi Wu

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

Recently, the United States has been engaged in a nationwide debate over loosening regulations regarding children’s employment. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets restrictions on the working hours of children under 16 and prohibits their employment in certain hazardous positions. However, some states, such as Iowa, Ohio, Arkansas, and Wisconsin, have either passed or are considering legislation allowing children to work longer hours or in potentially dangerous conditions in response to labor shortages. These new state laws conflict with existing federal regulations. This Comment discusses why states should refrain from relaxing their child labor laws to permit children to …

Back To The Future: Revisiting State Constitutions To Protect Against New Technological Intrusions, Matthew Radford

Washington and Lee Law Review

The Fourth Amendment is crucial for protecting Americans from government intrusion. However, new technologies such as pole cameras, reverse keyword searches, and geofence searches provide new ways for governments to gather information about individuals. As these new technologies develop, the Fourth Amendment has struggled to advance alongside this new technology.

Thankfully, the Fourth Amendment is not the only protection Americans have from government intrusion. Every single state has its own state constitution and analog to the Federal Fourth Amendment. In fact, some states had their own analog amendments even before the adoption of the Federal Fourth Amendment. While oftentimes the …