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Aso Author Reflections: Outcomes Of Hepatic Artery-Based Therapies And Systemic Multiagent Chemotherapy In Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Lee M. Ocuin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring For Glycaemic Control And Cardiovascular Risk Reduction In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Not On Insulin Therapy: A Clinical Trial, Joseph Reed, Tony Dong, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Ian J. Neeland

Faculty Scholarship

Aim: To evaluate the impact of the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device on glycaemic control and cardiometabolic risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at high cardiovascular risk who are not on insulin therapy. Materials and Methods: Adults with T2DM with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) >7% and body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 not using insulin were enrolled in a two-phase cross-over study. In phase 1, CGM data were blinded, and participants performed standard glucose self-monitoring. In phase 2, the CGM data were unblinded, and CGM, demographic and cardiovascular risk factor data were collected through 90 days …

Education Of The Effects Of Obesity Medications And A Stepwise Approach To Mitigate Prevalence And Encourage Lifestyle Medicine For Primary Care Physicians, Kiely M. Curran

Department of Nutrition Student Projects

My Capstone project is an Educational Manual that emphasizes a healthcare team approach to the treatment and management of obesity. The Educational Manual consists of a standardized protocol in management of obesity in patients and a document with summarized references for primary care providers; and a simplified document for patient education. There is a growing interest in the usage of obesity medications. The purpose of my Capstone project is to provide a simplified manual for the primary care provider to reference to make knowledgeable and patient-centered decisions in the prescription of obesity medications and decisions in weight-management. My methodology included …

Jtc 24: Playing The Long Game, Megan Black

University of Mississippi News

This story is part of the 2024 Journey to Commencement series, which celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.

Just “Getting By” – Understanding Resource Deficits And Barriers To Medical Interpretation From The Perspectives Of Spanish-Speaking Patients And Emergency Department Nurses, Magdalena Scribner Briggs

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Introduction: Professional medical interpretation has been found to improve communication quality and health outcomes for patients with LEP. There are over 16 million LEP Spanish-speakers in the United States, yet the literature indicates that professional interpretation is lacking and underutilized in many clinical settings. Study Aims: Based on gaps in the literature pertaining to the perspectives of nurses and the cultural factors that influence patient experience, this study aims to qualitatively analyze the matter from the perspectives of both nurses and Spanish-speaking patients. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to the utilization of professional interpreters, especially by …

Sequence Learning In A 6-Ohda Mouse Model Of Parkinson’S Disease, Ani Gribbin

Neuroscience Honors Projects

Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder originating in the dopaminergic cells of the basal ganglia, is characterized by severe motor impairments such as tremors, bradykinesia, and postural instability. However, non-motor symptoms impacting sensory systems and cognition are consistently pointed to as more greatly affecting quality of life for PD patients. Cognitive impairments in PD can include changes in reward processing, depression, apathy, and increases in risk-taking behavior. Additionally, learning and memory deficits are seen in PD, specifically in motor sequence learning. Often, the neural correlates of sequence learning impairments are traced to the substantia nigra. However, there is some evidence …

Junior Recital: Rosalie Truback, Bassoon; Peter Gao, Piano; April 28, 2024, Rosalie Truback, Peter Gao

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 28, 2024
Sunday
12:00 p.m.

Senior Recital: Brian Hershey, Cello; Lu Witzig, Piano; April 28, 2024, Brian Hershey, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 28, 2024
Sunday Afternoon
3:00 p.m.

A Survey Of Nurse Preceptor Preferences Regarding Training Topics: A Descriptive Study, Janice Yao Valadez

Doctoral Projects

Background: The nurse preceptor role can be as challenging and demanding as it is critical in the context of nursing shortages and burnout. The improvement of nurse preceptor training, based on preferences expressed by the nurses fulfilling this role, therefore represents a potentially important part of the solution to these problems.

Methods: A modified version of the +RN Learning Needs Assessment tool was administered to 24 nurse preceptors who precepted in the nurse residency program on two campuses of a not-for-profit Western US hospital, regarding their preferences for topics to be covered in preceptor training, as well as the sequence …

You're So Vein, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Romance is in my blood. And I recently proved it by taking my wife for bloodwork.

Improving Student Engagement Despite Lowering Attention Spans In The Classroom, Kaycee Lee

Senior Honors Theses

Attention spans have been decreasing throughout society for many years, partially due to the constant increase of technological advances. The average human attention span of eight seconds is particularly concerning to teachers and others in the classroom. It does not seem that the average attention span is ever going to increase, so teachers must implement intentional methods and strategies within their classroom to keep their students’ attention. Physical activities, technology and hands-on supports, small group instruction, shorter lessons, making intentional mistakes, flexible seating, and differentiated instruction are all strategies supported by research to improve student engagement within the classroom. Every …

Singing Sad Songs To The Savior: An Examination Of And Argument For Biblical Lament Songs, Kaden Hofheins

Senior Honors Theses

Christian lament songs play an important role in the context of the local church. There are several key differences between Christian lament and secular “sad songs” that are due to Christianity’s perspective of suffering that revolves around the hope of Jesus Christ. Christian songwriters have been writing lament songs through the lens of biblical hope in Christ throughout church history. Due to the nature of lament songs and how they give voice to negative emotions, which can help people to process their grief, and the communal nature of corporate worship, it is important that local churches ensure they use lament …

Sex-Related Differences In Reaction Time During Normobaric Hypoxic Hypoxia In Physically Active University Students, Danielle Passburg

Senior Honors Theses

Limited research has been completed on the sex-related differences in reaction time during hypoxic hypoxia. This is concerning due to the importance of reaction time during hypoxic hypoxia in aviation (particularly within the realm of military aviation). The purpose of this study was to examine the sex-related differences in reaction time during hypoxic hypoxia in university students. The study used a normobaric oxygen device to simulate hypoxic states and Delphi computer software to test reaction time. Subjects were physically active university students (10 females, 10 males). The results of the study showed no significant differences between sexes in reaction times …

The Impact Of Testimonies On Partner Development Strategies: Mission Work In Europe, Kimberly Witte

Senior Honors Theses

This study seeks to answer how first-world missionaries can utilize research findings on the effectiveness of testimonials and apply that knowledge to partner development strategies. Research trends demonstrate that most missionaries are being sent to countries with the largest practicing Christian populations, such as those in Africa or South America, and are more likely to receive financial partnerships. Europe has a high rate of non-practicing Christians and is a cultural intersection due to the refugee crisis, leading to a need for mission work. This research will culminate in the creation of a prayer guide, highlighting testimonies of individuals impacted by …

Implementing Effective And Meaningful Environmental Graphic Design Within Modern Protestant Church Buildings In The U.S., Hannah Gilmer

Senior Honors Theses

The Church, the body of Christ, is filled with people gifted in visual arts, which should present boundless creative opportunities to encourage the body and glorify Christ. However, many modern Protestant churches in the U.S. do not reflect this creative potential in their interior spaces. Christian graphic designers have the unique gift of bringing all the visual arts together into a whole solution that communicates the message of the gospel with richness, power, and beauty. This thesis will show the process of creating environmental graphic design solutions that are intended to encourage a local church and glorify the Lord, building …

Metropolitan Chorale Presents Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem, April 28, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

New Music Ensemble // Laptop Ensemble Concert, April 25, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni Horn Day, April 28, 2024 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Plagioclase Megacrysts In Mesoproterozoic Amphibolites From The New Jersey Highlands, Usa: Indicators Of Mixed-Source Magma And Fractionation Interruption In Anorthosite-Dominated Terrains, Matthew L. Gorring, Richard A. Volkert, William H. Peck

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Rare amphibolite in the New Jersey Highlands containing plagioclase megacrysts ≤13 cm long forms bodies 0.5 to 2 m thick that preserve a penetrative metamorphic fabric and have sharp, conformable contacts against Mesoproterozoic country rocks. The megacrystic amphibolites were emplaced as thin dikes along extensional faults between 1160 and 1130 Ma. Amphibolites contain weakly zoned, subhedral andesine megacrysts (An29–44) in a matrix of plagioclase (An18–38), magnesio-hastingsite, biotite, diopside, Fe-Ti oxides, and apatite. The whole-rock major oxide composition of the megacrystic amphibolite matrix has high TiO2 (2.07 wt.% ± 2.0%), Al2O3 (17.03 wt.% ± 0.87%), and Fe2O3t (12.84 wt.% ± 3.2%) …

Harnell, Alice, Caitlin Omey

Bronx Jewish History Project

Alice Harnell was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1930, coinciding with the Great Depression. Harnell's father was born in Russia and emigrated with his family to New York City during the pogrom of the early 1900s. Once arriving in the United States they settled on the Lower East Side, joining a community of other Jewish immigrant families. Harnell's mother was the first American-born in her German family. Harnell's father and mother moved to Detroit for her father's job as a pharmacist. However, at the age of 5 the family moved back to New York City and settled in the West …

Jones V. Ghadiri, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (Apr. 28, 2024), Matthew Malters

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

This case establishes an important distinction between adverse possession and prescriptive easements in Nevada. Adverse possession requires hostile, actual, peaceable, open, notorious, continuous, and uninterrupted possession for five years, plus the payment of any relevant taxes. A prescriptive easement, on the other hand, only requires adverse, continuous, open, and peaceable use for five years, without any tax payments. The Court rejected the Joneses’ attempt to claim a comprehensive prescriptive easement that would grant them exclusive control over a 591-square-foot area that was owned by Ghadiri. The Court’s analysis hinged on the fact that comprehensive prescriptive easements blur the line between …

24 Conference Program - Chemrec I: 1st International Conference On Thermochemical Recycling Of Plastics, Sascha Kersten, M. Pilar Ruiz, Erik Heeres

CHEMREC I – 2024: 1st International Conference on Thermochemical Recycling of Plastics

No abstract provided.

Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines For The Surgical Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Aaron Mcneilan

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a medical condition which many people may be affected by but may be unaware of the presence of the condition. The incidence of OSA has increased in direct correlation with the rising rate of obesity in the general population. While chronic conditions may arise if OSA goes untreated, patients with OSA also have an increased risk for acute complications following surgical procedures such as airway obstruction, hypoxia, brain damage, and death. Many anesthetic medications administered during surgery exacerbate the pathological consequences of OSA, predisposing patients to adverse respiratory events during the recovery period following a …

Oompa Loompa Hair At The Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I was 12 or so when I began reading Erma Bombeck’s column in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. I’d grab the paper as soon as Mom or Dad had their way with it and go directly to the editorial pages where Erma’s column generally sat right above Art Buchwald’s just below the fold.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy To Prevent Nurse Burnout In Sub-Saharan Africa, Anna C. Johnson

MSN Capstone Projects

Overall, burnout prevention has been shown to foster nurse resilience, ability to cope with stressors, teamwork, and improving the personal value of “doing good” and “being good”; the effects have been shown to last between 6 months and one year. The current evidence is strong enough to recommend a change to current nursing practice via annual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) trainings to strengthen nurse resilience.

This researcher proposes to implement a CBT-based burnout prevention program in Ghana’s capital of Accra in sub-Saharan West Africa. There is ample evidence that African nurses face many of the same burnout issues that nurses …

The Role Of Prevotella Species In Female Genital Tract Infections, Sheridan D. George, Olivia T. Van Gerwen, Chaoling Dong, Lúcia G. Sousa, Nuno Cerca, Jacob H. Elnaggar, Christopher M. Taylor, Christina A. Muzny

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

Female genital tract infections (FGTIs) include vaginal infections (e.g., bacterial vaginosis [BV]), endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease [PID], and chorioamnionitis [amniotic fluid infection]. They commonly occur in women of reproductive age and are strongly associated with multiple adverse health outcomes including increased risk of HIV/sexually transmitted infection acquisition and transmission, infertility, and adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth. These FGTIs are characterized by a disruption of the cervicovaginal microbiota which largely affects host immunity through the loss of protective, lactic acid-producing spp. and the overgrowth of facultative and strict anaerobic bacteria. species (spp.), anaerobic Gram-negative rods, are implicated in the …

The Heavy Mark Of Ptsd The Justice System Leaves On The People Going Through It., Ezavier Miller, Angel Emetuche, Sakina Ahmed

ENGL 1102 Showcase

This is a paper about how the justice system in it's many forms can cause PTSD. Not only to the criminals that go through it but also the children, victims. With many process having extensive repercussion causing PSTD to take hold of the many people that seek the justice system for help or judgement.

Covid-19'S Consequences In Day-To-Day Life, Christian Mclain, Perla Guadalupe Vega

ENGL 1102 Showcase

This anthology discusses the consequences that the Covid-19 left. These drastic changes are still visible 4 years later, in two important sectors of Georgia's economy: the Work force and the housing market. These 2 sectors collide and merge with our daily life since they take up most of our time. Homes took on the roles of offices and schools as employees and students were forced to stay home due to the pandemic. Before and after Covid 19, everything changed from the criteria of buyers in the housing market, the inventory, the reasons why it is short, in addition to the …

Theft And Entertainment, Francesco Maiolo, Bryce Mccaskill, Libbie Brown

ENGL 1102 Showcase

An anthology that looks at the interaction between theft and entertainment. Why and how entertainment is stolen, the prevention of theft by entertainment companies, and the depiction of theft in media.

Development Of Fashion, Bryan Madeira, Gregory Kelley, Alhagi Kebbeh, Natalie Borchuck

ENGL 1102 Showcase

The theme of this Anthology focuses on the development of fashion over recent years. How it has affected people in recent years and how much it has changed over the years. Specifically talking about large brands that have impacted the market. How celebrities have affected the market and made it better. Along with how the Trans community is treated in the community. How they are represented throughout the fashion business. Last talk about the developing market for sneakers. How they have become an investment rather than something to wear for active wear.