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Speechmatch—A Novel Digital Approach To Supporting Communication For Neurodiverse Groups, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

Communication can be a challenge for a significant minority of the population. Those with intellectual disability, autism, or Stroke survivors can encounter significant problems and stigma in their communication abilities leading to worse health and social outcomes. SpeechMatch (https://www.speechmatch.com/) is a digital App which is a pragmatic mobile language training platform that teaches individuals to “match” critical components of conversation and looks to provides subjects with immediate visual feedback to shape identification and expression of emotion in speech. While it has been used in autistic people there has been no systematic exploration of its strengths and weaknesses. Further, it's potential …

Enhancing Human Well-Being Through Cognitive And Affective Pathways Linking Landscape Sensation To Cultural Ecosystem Services, Yashi Wu, Lina Tang, Chang‑Bing Huang, Guofan Shao, Jundong Hou, Clive E. Sabel

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Context: Landscape sensation is essential for the delivery of cultural ecosystem services (CESs), yet the pathways through which these services are delivered remain inadequately understood. Exploring how people obtain CESs from landscapes facilitates better understanding of the tradeoffs and synergies between ecosystem services and landscape sustainability. Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the sensory pathways that links landscape attributes to CESs, focusing on the roles of cognitive and affective experiences. Methods: We analyzed social media comments for the measurement scale of cognition. We employed partial least squares structural equation modeling to integrate sensation, cognition, affect, and satisfaction, using questionnaire data …

Palaeoenvironment And Bio-Events Of The Cretaceous Sediments Of The Cauvery Basin, India, R. Venkatachalapathy, L. Harini, M. B. Hart, Watkinson M. P.

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The Cauvery Basin is an important rift margin basin on the east coast of India. It's long research history began in the mid-nineteenth century with the pioneering work of H.F. Blanford. While much of the Cretaceous succession in the basin is fault-controlled, some of the recorded events represent global sea level changes, especially in the mid-Cretaceous. Macrofossils (ammonites, bivalves, etc.) and foraminifera are abundant throughout, and there is an important occurrence of fossil wood and ‘log-grounds’ in the Turonian-Coniacian. The basin is sub-divided into a series of sub-basins (known as depressions in the earlier literature) which - in places - …

Assessing Nurse Educators' Competencies For Adopting Blended Learning In The Skills Labs In Uganda's Public Nursing Schools, Eva Kakonge Nampiima, Mathias M Bwanika Ulumba, Musisi Badru, Grace Nakate

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Blended learning has become an integral part of nursing education, offering a blend of online and face-to-face instruction that enhances learning experiences, particularly within skills labs. However, the effectiveness of blended learning largely depends on the competencies of nurse educators in utilizing digital tools and methodologies. This study assessed the competencies of nurse educators in Uganda's public nursing schools concerning blended learning adoption. Data was collected from 40 randomly selected nursing educators in 4 public nursing schools in Uganda. The findings indicate significant inadequacies: only 25% are proficient with Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Moodle, 20% can effectively use platforms …

Prospective Exploratory Evaluation Of Cepheid Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Host Response Cartridge: A Focus On Adolescents And Young Adults, Marva Seifert, Donald G. Catanzaro, Michael Gracia, Naomi Hillery, Sabira Tahseen, Faisal Masood, Uzma Majeed, Rebecca E. Colman, Rehan Syed, Antonino Catanzaro, Timothy Rodwell

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background. An accurate, rapid, non-sputum-based triage test for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) is needed. Methods. A prospective evaluation of the Cepheid GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response cartridge (Xpert- MTB-HR), a prototype blood-based host response mRNA signature assay, among individuals presenting with TB-like symptoms was performed in Pakistan and results were compared to 3 reference standards: Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, bacteriological confirmation (Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and/or culture positivity), and composite clinical diagnosis (clinician diagnosis, treatment initiation, Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, and/or culture positivity). Analyses were conducted both for the entire study cohort and separately in the adolescent and young adult cohort (aged 10–24 years). …

A Panel Data Regression Model For Defense Merger And Acquisition Activity, Corey D. Mack, Clay Koschnick, Michael Brown, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Brandon M. Lucas

Faculty Publications

Excerpt: This paper examines the relationship between a prime contractor's financial health and its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) spending in the defense industry. It aims to provide models that give the United States Department of Defense (DoD) indications of future M&A activity, informing decision-makers and contributing to ensuring competitive markets that benefit the consumer.

The results show a significant relationship between efficiency and M&A spending, indicating that companies with lower efficiency tend to spend more on M&As. However, there was no significant relationship between M&A spending and a company's profitability or solvency. These results were consistent with previous research and …

Perilous Consequences Of Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia In Afflicted Cancer Survivors: A Comprehensive State Of The Art Review, Salma A. Fereig, Mona Gamal Arafa, Ghada Mamdouh Elzaafarany, Mona Mohamed Ahmed Abdelmottaleb, John Youshia

Pharmacy

Due to researchers’ great efforts during previous and current centuries to cure cancer, a remarkable increase in the number of cancer survivors has been observed. However, side effects of chemotherapeutic agents greatly affect the quality of life of cancer cases, usually referred to as cancer stigma, the most psychologically traumatizing of which is chemotherapy-induced alopecia (anagen effluvium). Unfortunately, there is no preventive protocol for chemotherapy-induced alopecia to date. The only suggested technique is vasoconstriction by scalp cooling during and after chemotherapy sessions to minimize the absorption of cytotoxic agents within the hair follicle area; a technique that is not very …

Musicology Colloquium: Musical Notation And The Mariachi Tradition: Approaches And Challenges, Dr. Adolfo Arias Estrada, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Thursday, September 05, 2024 | 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

Latin American and Iberian Institute (Main Conference Room)

801 Yale Blvd NE (campus building #165)

About:

Traditionally, mariachi was predominantly an oral and aural tradition, but the genre has developed into a much larger ensemble with expanded instrumentation and more complex arrangements, making notation necessary. The transcription and notation of mariachi music present their own set of challenges, particularly in representing its defining complex musical characteristics.

Adolfo Estrada is an Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Music at UNM. His research focuses on historical and contemporary mariachi …

[Discussions] Vol. 15 Iss. 2

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Societal Evolution: Descent Of Man, Chapter V And The Myth Of Progress, Jakob Hanschu

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Princehouse, Christopher Carr

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[Discussions] Vol. 15 Iss. 1

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A Comparative Analysis Of Media Responses To 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic In Cleveland Oh, And St.Louis, Mo, Tarun Jella

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The International Legal Personality Of Non-State Armed Groups, Desiree Van Iersel

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Paul Iversen, Ryan Tatton

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[Discussions] Vol. 14 Iss. 4

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Euthanasia: A Cross-Cultural Analysis Of Right-To-Die Organzations And Euthanasia Legislature In The Netherlands And United States, Anjana Renganathan

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An Analysis Of Vaccine Hesitancy In The United States: Contributing Factors And Healthcare Response, Hannah Kent

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Exploring The Differences Between Bilinguals And Monolinguals In Non-Communicative Spatial Perspective-Taking Tasks, Shira Yellin

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lee Hoffer, Viral Mistry

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[Discussions] Vol. 13 Iss. 3

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Flight Of The Eagle: Kawanabe Kyosai And His Influences, Jaques Gillis

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The Downside Of The Economic Miracle: China’S Economic Reform And The Increase In Sex Trafficking, Alexandra Sakellariou

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Force Dynamics In Political Discourse, Lauren Lucente

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Re-Fashioning The Field: On Gender And Computer Science, Jessica Nash

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jessica Fox

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Cover And Forewords, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 52-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 52-2 Complete Issue

Interview: Jason Dittmer Interviewed By Steven M. Schnell, Editor, The Geographical Bulletin, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Jason Dittmer is from Jacksonville, Florida, received his PhD from Florida State University in 2003, and has taught at University College London in the United Kingdom since 2007. He is the author of Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity (Rowman and Littlefield, 2010) and the co-editor of Mapping the End Times: American Evangelical Geopolitics and Apocalyptic Visions (Ashgate, 2010). He is married to the lovely Stephanie and has two cats. They all live in southeast London.

Increasing Public Participation In Municipal Solid Waste Reduction, Elizabeth J. O’Connell

The Geographical Bulletin

Municipal solid waste (MSW) presents environmental, social, and economic problems. Enlisting the public in reducing MSW has proven to be difficult in a variety of cultures and economies. Although the waste diversion practice of recycling is well-known, other waste minimization behaviors remain unknown and unpracticed by the majority of the population. There is room for improvement in waste minimization and waste diversion participation. This paper examines research into what motivates and what hinders participation in waste diversion and minimization practices by drawing out the common factors found in a wide spectrum of studies. Fear of the actual and perceived dangers …