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Alternative College Program, Juan Francisco Alvarado

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

I wanted to create another option for students who do not wish to go to college after high school for whatever reason they have. I was in the staffing industry for three years and know there are opportunities for kids. Students have free periods during the day which they do not use effectively. I recommended using those hours to have kids go work at manufacturing plants and pick up useful trades. It evolved to something greater and the community was great. In helping out.

Learning With A Bang!, Jesse Poseley

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

This project focuses on a polarizing topic in America today, firearms. The Supreme Court of the United States has been very clear on the topic and therefore private ownership of firearms is here to stay for the foreseeable future. What can be done to ensure that their ownership and use is done in a way that is both safe and effective? Training. This project introduces the sport of USPSA as a training ground for the owners of firearms to learn and hone skills for the safe and effective use of firearms. This project consisted of 5 hours of mixed classroom …

The Maintenance Support Initiative, Quentin T. Turner

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

The Maintenance Support Initiative, my capstone project, was designed to address inefficiencies in maintaining sensitive medical equipment, where precision and reliability are crucial. Inspired by the potential to enhance quality and safety, I developed user-friendly checklists specifically tailored to our organization. By collaborating closely with stakeholders, I gathered diverse perspectives to ensure the checklists were practical and effective. Emotional intelligence and innovative thinking proved to be essential along the way. These skills helped me navigate challenges and foster a collaborative environment where everybody got to be involved in the project. The post-implementation surveys revealed the project's success, showing reduced maintenance …

Instructional Video On Mental Health, Sarah Angelica Cruz Salum

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

My capstone project is an instructional video promoting mental health in educational and workplace settings. Sharing important information regarding mental health. What it looks like, techniques to help those struggling with their mental health, and programs that could be implemented.

Weekly Wellness Program, Rogene Rux

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

My capstone project brings to light some reasons why employees do not participate in in-house wellness programs which can worsen the feelings of burnout and isolation at work. A weekly wellness program, consisting of short and fun wellness activities, will help people be resilient physically and mentally.

Prenatal Tetrahydrocannabinol And Cannabidiol Exposure Produce Sex-Specific Pathophysiological Phenotypes In The Adolescent Prefrontal Cortex And Hippocampus, Daniel Hardy, Mohammed Sarikahya, Kendrick Lee, Sebastian Vanin, Andrea Kocsis, Steven Laviolette

Data and Test Instruments

Clinical and preclinical evidence has demonstrated an increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders following prenatal cannabinoid exposure. However, given the phytochemical complexity of cannabis, there is a need to understand how specific components of cannabis may contribute to these neurodevelopmental risks later in life. To investigate this, a rat model of prenatal cannabinoid exposure was utilized to examine the impacts of specific cannabis constituents (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC]; cannabidiol [CBD]) alone and in combination on future neuropsychiatric liability in male and female offspring. Prenatal THC and CBD exposure were associated with low birth weight. At adolescence, offspring displayed sex-specific behavioural changes in anxiety, …

Scholars 4400y: Cultivating Resilience: Nourishing Communities Through Urban Agriculture And Food Security In London, Michaela N. Yarmol-Matusiak, Amber Rose Carroll, Rebecca Preyra, Abdulla Elsaleh

Community Engaged Learning Final Projects

In February 2024, Urban Roots London took on the challenge of conducting a digital community survey. This survey was conducted to gain insights from individuals in the community about how urban agriculture fits into the current climate crisis and food insecurity challenges currently facing the City of London. Through a series of carefully crafted questions, participants were invited to share their lived experiences, challenges, and suggestions for fostering a more sustainable and resilient food system in London. A total of 81 individuals lent their voices to the conversation. This report contains the collective insights and concerns regarding food security and …

New Chair Selected For Department Of Civil And Environmental Engineering And Engineering Mechanics, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Dr. Deogratias Eustace, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, will assume the role of department chair on July 1.

Testing Of Great Bay Oysters For Two Protozoan Pathogens - 2023, Cheri Patterson, Robert L. Atwood

PREP Reports & Publications

No abstract provided.

Cmse Tackles Increasing Teacher Shortage With Middle Math Institutes, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A record 18 educators completed a summer program at the University of Mississippi aimed at reducing the growing middle school math teacher shortage statewide.

Alumni Journal - Volume 95, Number 2, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Editorials
2 | From the Editor
4 | From the President
6 | From the Dean

News
8 | School of Medicine News
10 | Alumni News
12 | Students
14 | This & That
16 | AIMS Report: Global Presence: Teaching and Healing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Graduation 2024
19 | Graduation Feature

Features
36 | By the Graduates: Stories and reflections
42 | Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum: Transforming the Globe
45 | Spiders and C. S. Lewis
48 | Alumni Spotlight: Christine Shen '17
49 | Life After Medicine

In Memoriam
50 | Alumni Remembered: Featured obituary - Anton N. …

Knowledge Held Hostage: What The British Library Ransomware Attack Can Teach Us, Moira Fiscus

Articles

The British Library hack and its response serve as a clear example of the vulnerability of institutions of higher learning to such attacks and the importance of maintaining an open dialogue with the public during recovery. This open dialogue is currently lacking as universities attempt to move on and cover up these attacks quickly. This paper aims to start the conversation by providing three examples of institutions that went through a hack that left their services down for a significant period, how it affected those they serve, how these institutions responded, and what information was made public.

The Influence Of Resource Patch Condition And Size On Social Interactions, Reproductive Behaviors, And Oviposition In A Fungivorous Beetle, Lillian J. Fornoff , '21, C. A. Stahlmann Roeder, E. D. Brodie Iii, Vincent A. Formica

Biology Faculty Works

Variation among resource patches can structure spatial patterns of social behavior. Individual preferences and requirements for heterogeneous resources can lead to differences in where behaviors take place and which kinds of individuals interact. In this study we examined whether properties of habitat patches predict presence of and interactions among wild forked fungus beetles (Bolitotherus cornutus). B. cornutus use shelf-like fruiting bodies of wood decaying fungi (brackets) as social arenas, courtship and mating sites, oviposition locations, and food sources. Brackets on a single log vary in size and condition and represent a dynamic resource as individual brackets decay over …

Fitz Center Profile: Jakob Burdick, Ryan Werner

Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Dayton

Jakob, a sophomore studying Political Science, interned in the Mayor’s Office, where he contributed to tasks such as constituent outreach and policy development. These hands-on experiences solidified his passion for public service and ethical leadership.

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Course Syllabus - Charleston Classroom: Race, Elections And American Politics In The Holy City, Jordan Ragusa

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.

Strengthening Linkages Between Health Care And Public Health: A Novel Framework For Public Health Action In Health Care Settings To Improve Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Candice Fryda, Liz Gebhart-Morgan, Mindy Anderson-Knott, Nicole Roseberry, Jamie Hahn, Kelli Niemeier, Jennifer Rutt, Debra Miller

UNL Office of Research and Innovation, Social/Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium

The Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program (CDPCP) at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services developed a novel public health framework and tools to translate public health knowledge, grant work, and terminology to a health care audience in order to inform clinical practice changes in the management of hyperlipidemia and hypertension. The CDPCP piloted the tools with 2 accountable care organizations that included 19 clinics and then funded 9 independent clinics. The project sought to empower clinics to design and implement interventions for reducing high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol focused on populations disproportionately at risk for …

A Prognostic Model For Use Before Elective Surgery To Estimate The Risk Of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (Gsu-Pulmonary Score), Nihr Global Health Research Unit On Global Surgery, Starsurg Collaborative

Department of Surgery Faculty Publications

Background: Pulmonary complications are the most common cause of death after surgery. This study aimed to derive and externally validate a novel prognostic model that can be used before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and to support resource allocation and prioritisation during pandemic recovery. Methods: Data from an international, prospective cohort study were used to develop a novel prognostic risk model for pulmonary complications after elective surgery in adult patients (aged ≥18 years) across all operation and disease types. The primary outcome measure was postoperative pulmonary complications at 30 days after surgery, which was a …

2024-2025 - College Of Pharmacy Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

College of Pharmacy Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 - College Of Pharmacy Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

College of Pharmacy Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

2024-2025 - College Of Pharmacy Analysis Tables (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

College of Pharmacy Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

2024-2025 - Family Medicine Operating Budget (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

Family Medicine Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

2024-2025 Family Medicine Analysis Tables (July), Budget And Financial Planning, East Tennessee State University

Family Medicine Operating Budgets and Analysis

No abstract provided.

Quillen Magazine - Summer 2024, Quillen College Of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Quillen Magazine

No abstract provided.

Fasthpocr: Pragmatic, Fast, And Accurate Concept Recognition Using The Human Phenotype Ontology., Tudor Groza, Dylan Gration, Gareth Baynam, Peter N Robinson

Faculty Research 2024

MOTIVATION: Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)-based phenotype concept recognition (CR) underpins a faster and more effective mechanism to create patient phenotype profiles or to document novel phenotype-centred knowledge statements. While the increasing adoption of large language models (LLMs) for natural language understanding has led to several LLM-based solutions, we argue that their intrinsic resource-intensive nature is not suitable for realistic management of the phenotype CR lifecycle. Consequently, we propose to go back to the basics and adopt a dictionary-based approach that enables both an immediate refresh of the ontological concepts as well as efficient re-analysis of past data.

RESULTS: We developed …

Meeting Report Of The Fifth Annual Workshop On Principles And Techniques For Improving Preclinical To Clinical Translation In Alzheimer's Disease Research., Michael Sasner, Kristen D. Onos, Paul R Territo, Stacey J Sukoff Rizzo

Faculty Research 2024

The fifth annual workshop on Principles and Techniques for Improving Preclinical Translation of Alzheimer's Disease Research was held in May 2023 at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. The workshop was established in 2018 to address training gaps in preclinical translational studies for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition to providing fundamental knowledge and hands-on skills essential for executing rigorous in vivo studies that are designed to facilitate translation, each year the workshop aims to provide insight on state-of-the-field technological advances and new resources including novel animal models, publicly available datasets, novel biomarkers, and new medical imaging tracers. This …

Cyber Red Lines: Government Responses To Cyberattacks On Critical Infrastructure, Denise L. Tennant, Louis Nolan, Deanna House

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications

While the concept of red lines is relatively well-documented and discussed in areas of research surrounding deterrence and acts of war, the term cyber red lines is rather complicated and fairly immature in the research. Recognizing the ongoing challenges surrounding the red line term in a cyber context, this article seeks to define such a threshold within gray-zone cyber operations to determine an appropriate situation when the US Department of Defense could and should respond to state or nonstate actor operations that manifest as a cyberattack. The article also seeks to clarify what is meant by the term cyber gray …

Native Seed Scoop, 2024 Summer Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

Contents:

--- Upcoming Events
--- Spring Meeting Recaps
--- Native Seed Partnerships
--- Update from the Northeast Seed Network
--- Forming a Midwest Native Seed Network
--- Farm Bill Progress
--- TPC Plant Materials Updates
--- New Species in Propagation
--- 2023-24 Student Research Presentations

Should Social-Emotional Learning Be Embedded In The Elementary School Curriculum?, Orija Morohunkeji Yomi

Publications

No abstract provided.

Classroom Activity Or Assignment - The Constitution And Voting: A Guided Reading Tool, Megan Vangorder

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.

Learning Activity # 2 Civic Engagement And Political Awakenings, Sonalini Sapra

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.