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The Long Arm Of School Punishment: The Role Of School Suspension On Self-Rated Health From Adolescence To Midlife, Michael Niño, Alexa Angton, Kathryn Norton-Smith, Kayla Allison

Sociology and Criminology Faculty Publications and Presentations

School suspension has been linked to numerous adverse social outcomes in adolescence and adulthood. While research continues to highlight the deleterious consequences tied to suspension, less is known about how exposure to suspension influences health over the life course. Drawing from panel data, we address this gap by investigating whether school suspension is associated with self-rated health from adolescence to midlife. Compared to youth with no history of suspension, suspended youth were more likely to report poorer health in adolescence. Findings also demonstrate that school suspension plays a significant role in self-rated health patterns over time. Specifically, we find suspended …

Institutional Autonomy Of Vietnamese Public Universities: An Agency Theory Perspective

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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Does Reduced Taper Canal Preparation Increase The Load Capacity Of Endodontically Treated Teeth?, Shehabeldin Mohamed Saber Prof.Dr.

Dentistry

Objectives: The aim of this in-vitro study is to assess and compare the load capacity of teeth with canals prepared using progressive taper versus regressive taper.

Methods: Twenty-seven extracted mandibular molars were categorized into three equal groups. The negative control group involved teeth that were accessed and restored with composite resin without canal preparation. The regressive canal preparation group used the TruNatomy file system, while the progressive canal preparation group employed the ProTaper Gold system. Subsequently, all samples underwent loading using a universal testing machine until tooth fracture occurred. The force required to fracture each tooth was recorded in Newton. …

Evaluation Of The Quality Of Root Canal Obturation Using Resin And Silicon-Based Sealers: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Kareem Darwish, Engy M. Kataia, Shehabeldin Saber

Dentistry

Aim: to assess and compare the quality of root canal obturation using AH Plus and GuttaFlow 2 in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Materials and methods: This randomized clinical trial included 50 participants with mandibular molars diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: the AH Plus group (RBS) and the GuttaFlow 2 group (SBS). Clinical procedures included local anesthesia, access cavity preparation under a surgical microscope, rubber dam isolation, and root canal preparation using the ProTaper Gold system. For the RBS group, AH Plus sealer was used with cold lateral condensation, while for the SBS …

Evaluation Of The Efficiency Of Passive Self-Ligating Versus Conventional Brackets In The Alignment Of Mandibular Crowded Teeth (A Comparative Study), Noha Ibrahim Abdelrahman Professor

Dentistry

Aim: Is to compare the efficiency of passive self-ligating versus conventional brackets in the alignment of crowded mandibular teeth. Materials and methods: A randomized clinical trial with Fifty participants visiting the clinic of the Orthodontic Department and fulfilling the eligibility criteria were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly allocated to group A (Conventional brackets) or group B (Damon Q metal passive self-ligating brackets). The amount of mandibular crowding was assessed by Little’s irregularity index. Subjects in both groups were recalled for follow-up every four weeks till completion of alignment. Results: There was no significant difference in baseline irregularity in …

From The Editors, Swethaa Ballakrishnen, Janie Chuang, Austen Parrish, Ezra Rosser

Journal of Legal Education

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A Law Professor’S Love-Hate Relationship With The Restatement (Second) Of Contracts, Jeffrey M. Lipshaw

Journal of Legal Education

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Lessons Learned: The Experiences Of Non-Traditional Law Deans And The Law Schools That Hire Them, Timothy Fisher

Journal of Legal Education

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Innovative Approaches To On-Demand Continuing Legal Education Ethics Training: A Case Study, Tigran W. Eldred, Molly J. Walker Wilson

Journal of Legal Education

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Continuing Legal Education For The Newly Barred Attorney: A Law School’S Responsibility For Generation Z In The Workplace, Adrian Carpenter-Mckinney

Journal of Legal Education

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No “Robot Lawyers” Just Yet: The Role Of Continuing Legal Education In Fulfilling The Duty Of Technological Competence, John G. Browning

Journal of Legal Education

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Technically Speaking: How To Improve Technology Cles To Meet The Needs Of Lawyers And Get Them To Attend, Danielle M. Hall

Journal of Legal Education

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Mandatory Anti-Bias Cle: A Serious Problem Deserves More Meaningful Response, Rima Sirota

Journal of Legal Education

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Continuing Legal Education Accreditation And The First Amendment, Anthony M. Ciolli

Journal of Legal Education

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Evolution Of Continuing Medical Education In The United States: Implications For The Legal Community, Graham T. Mcmahon

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Getting To Maybe: How To Excel On Law School Exams, Kris Franklin

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Leadership In Collaborative Emergency Management For Compound Hurricane-Pandemic Threats: Insights From Practitioners' Experiences, Norah Alshayhan, Saige Hill, Marina Saitgalina, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf

School of Public Service Faculty Publications

Emergency management is a key government function for mitigating risks and reducing the impacts of disasters. Emergency management leaders play a critical role in preparing for and responding to disasters whose impacts are exacerbated by a pandemic. Using the example of the compound threat of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, this qualitative research uses insights from emergency management professionals to describe collaborative approaches and leadership skills that help balance the needs for stability and flexibility. Data collected using focus groups and one-on-one interviews with emergency management professionals highlight that collaboration involved existing and new partners in a changing and uncertain …

Perceptions Of Low-Income Parents On Kindergarten Readiness: A Qualitative Study, Farrah Woodberry Owens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There is a significant amount of research documenting the importance of school readiness and its implication for life-long consequences (Jarrett & Coba-Rodriguez, 2017, 2018; Kang et al., 2017; Malsch et al., 2011). Parents play a critical role in supporting the acquisition of all skills needed to prepare children for school readiness. Readiness refers to being prepared with the necessary skills to access learning (Saracho, 2023). The purpose of this study is to explore the practices and perceptions of low-income parents on kindergarten readiness skills in the Hollywood School District (HSD) as measured by the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). Students in …

Professional Staff Retention In Higher Education: Making Sense Of Why Advisors Stay, Frankie Roark Weeks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated staff retention in higher education by focusing on the retention of academic advisors. Academic advisors play an integral role in student success and advising is notably one of the fields in higher education with the greatest turnover. This turnover comes at great costs, financial and otherwise, for the institution.

An interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA) was used to study how academic advisors make sense of their persistence in a high turnover field and to identify professional, personal, and institutional factors that contribute to persistence. Eleven professional staff members whose primary role is academic advising at a four-year …

Antibiotic-Loaded Dendrimer Hydrogels In Periodontal Bone Regeneration: An In Vitro Release Feasibility Study, Nicholas Yesbeck, Da Huang, Caroline Carrico, Parthasarathy Madurantakam, Hu Yang

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The prescription of a course of oral antibiotics following bone grafting procedures is a common practice in clinical periodontics to reduce surgical site infections. The goal of this study is to characterize the release profile of antibiotics via local delivery using dendrimer hydrogels (DH) and to analyze the effect of two different particulate bone allografts on the release of the antibiotics in vitro. DH were synthesized from Poly amidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer G5 and polyethylene glycol diacrylate, and cefazolin was chosen as the antibiotic. The antibiotic-loaded samples were bathed in PBS and incubated at 37 °C; aliquots were taken (1 h, …

Synthesis Of Amorphous And Various Phase-Pure Nanoparticles Of Nickel Phosphide With Uniform Sizes Via A Trioctylphosphine-Mediated Pathway, David Thompson, Adam S. Hoffman, Zachary R. Mansley, Sarah York, Feng Wang, Yimei Zhu, Simon R. Bare, Jingyi Chen

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Nickel phosphides are of particular interest because they are highly active and stable catalysts for petroleum/biorefinery and hydrogen production. Despite their significant catalytic potential, synthesizing various phase-pure nickel phosphide nanoparticles of uniform size remains a challenge. In this work, we develop a robust trioctylphosphine (TOP)-mediated route to make highly uniform phase-pure Ni₁₂P₅, Ni₂P, and Ni₅P₄ nanoparticles. The synthetic route forms amorphous Ni₇₀P₃₀ nanoparticle intermediates. The reactions can be stopped at the amorphous stage when amorphous particles are desired. The amount of P incorporation can be controlled by varying …

Systematically Assessing The Quality Of Dental Electronic Health Record Data For An Investigation Into Oral Health Care Disparities, Krishna Kumar Kookal, Muhammad F Walji, Ryan Brandon, Ferit Kivanc, Elizabeth Mertz, Aubri Kottek, Joanna Mullins, Shuang Liang, Larry E Jenson, Joel M White

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Objectives: This work describes the process by which the quality of electronic health care data for a public health study was determined. The objectives were to adapt, develop, and implement data quality assessments (DQAs) based on the National Institutes of Health Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory (NIHPTC) data quality framework within the three domains of completeness, accuracy, and consistency, for an investigation into oral health care disparities of a preventive care program.

Methods: Electronic health record data for eligible children in a dental accountable care organization of 30 offices, in Oregon, were extracted iteratively from January 1, 2014, through March 31, 2022. …

Does Voice Endorsement By Supervisors Enhance Or Constrain Voicer's Personal Initiative? Countervailing Effects Via Feeling Pride And Feeling Envied, Mingyun Huai, Xueqi Wen, Zihan Liu, Xingyu Wang, Wen-Dong Li, Mo Wang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

While the previous research has examined antecedents of supervisors’ voice endorsement, it has generally overlooked its effects on voicers’ affective and behavioral reactions, probably because of the underlying assumption that supervisors’ voice endorsement is inherently beneficial and likely to encourage more proactive behaviors in the future. In this research, we offer a theoretical model of the double-edged effects of supervisors’ voice endorsement on voicers’ subsequent personal initiative. Drawing on cognitive appraisal theory and related research, we proposed that supervisors’ voice endorsement prompts two different cognitive appraisal processes in voicers that evoke two distinct emotional experiences—feeling pride and feeling envied—with countervailing …

Neuronal Control Of Posture In Blind Individuals, I. Helmich, R. Gemmerich

Exercise and Sport Studies: Faculty Publications

The control of posture is guided by the integration of sensory information. Because blind individuals cannot apply visual information to control posture as sighted individuals do they must compensate by the remaining senses. We therefore hypothesize that blind individuals alter their brain activation in the sensorimotor cortex during postural control to compensate for balance control without vision by the increased integration of somatosensory information. Ten blind and ten sighted (matched) individuals controlled posture during conditions with (I) eyes closed / open, and (II) stable / unstable surface conditions. Postural sway was recorded by applying a pressure distribution measuring plate. Brain …

Let’S Not Be Creative: “Rigid Irac” And The Hidden Power Of Formalistic Legal Writing, Andrew J. Turner

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Kirby’S On My Mind: A Material Culture Approach To Critical Legal Information Literacy, Nicholas Mignanelli

Journal of Legal Education

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Beginning At The End: A Roadmap For Mandatory Diversity Continuing Legal Education, Lisa Sonia Taylor

Journal of Legal Education

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Is Mcle Broken? Rethinking Continuing Legal Education For The Next Fifty Years, Yanneck Ostaficzuk

Journal of Legal Education

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When E And G Disagree: Esg Scores Between Hedonic And Utilitarian Firms, Timothy Loomas

Executive DBA Dissertations

How do Environmental (E), Social (S), and Governance (G) scores vary when examined under a hedonic-utilitarian lens? The happiness and guilt associated with hedonic (pleasure oriented) products have been shown to increase altruism and prosocial behavior as compared to utilitarian (need oriented) products. Based on this we examine whether Social- and Environmental-pillar scores for firms associated with hedonic products and/or services will be greater than for firms associated with utilitarian products and/or services. To test these hypotheses, data from the Thompson-Refinitiv ESG database were used to compare the ESG pillar scores between hedonic and utilitarian firms. The research finds higher …

Macro Level Sensegiving Of Disruptive Innovation In Sterile Processing, Marjorie Wall

Executive DBA Dissertations

This dissertation examines how macro-level actors in the sterile processing industry utilize social connectedness and experiential surfacing to facilitate the sensegiving process in the adoption of disruptive technologies. Drawing on the institutional work theory, this study focuses on the actions of individual actors aimed at creating, maintaining, and disrupting institutions in the context of sterile processing—a critical yet often overlooked sector of healthcare.

This research specifically explores how the sterile processing industry responded to the adoption of disruptive technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing over 1,100 podcast episodes, the study examines the rhetorical strategies used by industry leaders and …