Feeding Intervention Program For Teachers Of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder. A Capstone Proposal, Orin Frazier, Jessica Alden

Howard University, Department of Occupational Therapy Capstone and Faculty Research

Date: 04/14/2025

Student Name: Orin A. Frazier

Capstone Project Title: Feeding Intervention Program for Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A Capstone Proposal

Capstone Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jessica Alden, OTD, OTR/L

Abstract:

Nourishment plays a critical role in development. It is common for school-aged children to display selective eating. However, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience selective eating at a much higher rate. Inadequate nutrition may result in decreased ability to perform student occupations. This research addresses the need for accessible and personalized resources for educators to increase food exploration in students with ASD to enhance nutritional …

The Role Of Occupational Therapy, Community Reintegration And Cultural Responsiveness Among African American/Black Adults With Major Clinical Depression, Walter Akoh, Felecia Banks

Howard University, Department of Occupational Therapy Capstone and Faculty Research

Date: 4/14/2025

Student Name: Walter Akoh

Capstone Project Title: The Role of Occupational Therapy, Community Reintegration and Cultural Responsiveness Among African American/Black Adults with Major Clinical Depression

Capstone Faculty Advisor: Felecia M. Banks, PhD, MEd, OTR/L, FAOTA

Abstract:

This project explores the pivotal role of occupational therapy in fostering successful community reintegration outcomes among African American/Black adults grappling with major clinical depression. Depression, a prevalent mental health ailment, often impairs individuals' ability to carry out daily tasks, resulting in reduced engagement in preferred activities and diminished community participation (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Consequently, occupational therapy, renowned for its focus on …

The Impact Of Art Based Interventions On Self-Regulation In Children With Autism, Kianna Bennett, Joylynne Wills

Howard University, Department of Occupational Therapy Capstone and Faculty Research

Date: 04/22/2025

Student Name: Kiana Bennett

Capstone Project Title: The Impact of Art based Interventions on Self-Regulation in children with Autism

Capstone Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joylynne Wills, OTD, OTR/L

Abstract:

This program development proposes a comprehensive toolkit with the use of Art Intervention within the practice of Occupational Therapy, to help improve self-regulation skills. The purpose is to create an intervention model to help enhance self-regulation skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using art and the Zones of Regulation as the intervention. Various art-based activities will be used as an intervention such as drawing, clay, and mixed media. …

Bridging The Communication Gap: Empowering Occupational Therapists To Support Limited English Proficiency Families Of Children With Learning Disabilities Or Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Esther Eugene, Phyllis Ross

Howard University, Department of Occupational Therapy Capstone and Faculty Research

Date: 04/16/2024

Esther Eugene

Bridging the Communication Gap: Empowering Occupational Therapists to Support Limited English Proficiency Families of Children with Learning Disabilities or Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Capstone Faculty Advisor: Dr. Phyllis Ross, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, CAPS

Abstract:

This capstone project aims to bridge the communication gap between occupational therapists and parents with limited English proficiency (LEP) to empower them with the knowledge and tools necessary to support their child's development. By illuminating the challenges non-Englishspeaking families face, this project proposes tangible solutions to foster effective communication and collaboration between therapists and parents. The project focuses on the diverse population of …

Occupational Therapy’S Holistic Role In Student-Athletes’ Well-Being, Malik Hyatt, Phyllis Ross

Howard University, Department of Occupational Therapy Capstone and Faculty Research

04/16/2024

Malik Hyatt

Occupational Therapy’s Holistic Role in Student-Athletes’ Well-Being

Capstone Faculty Advisor: Phyllis Ross, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT

Student-athletes encounter various challenges as they strive to balance academic demands and athletic commitments, impacting their mental resilience and overall well-being. This study explores the array of obstacles faced by student-athletes and emphasizes the crucial role occupational therapists can play in providing comprehensive support for their success on and off the field. Through a thorough assessment of needs, this project seeks to illuminate the intricate challenges and develop a toolkit covering essential areas like goal setting, stress management, time management, study …

The Constitution Of The Student Government Association, Student Government Association, East Tennessee State University

Student Government Association Agendas and Minutes

Amended April 22, 2024.

Made For Eternity, Anna Bennett

The Main Thing Devotional

“[Jesus’] divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness,” 2 Peter 1:3, NIV.

Made for Eternity

2024 April 22 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ud Historian Preserves Iraqi Minority Cultural Heritage Under $1m Usaid Grant, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A University of Dayton historian is working to preserve the cultural heritage of minority communities in Iraq.

2024 April 22 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Demand Response Capability Assessment Based On Cpss Perspective, Kairui Zhang, Hao Ming, Ciwei Gao

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

The combination of cyber-physical-social systems and demand response assessment is reviewed. First, the history and framework of cyber-physical systems are analyzed. Then, summaries are provided for the existing research on demand response, including the significance, classification, and evaluation methods of demand response potential assessment, as well as the data sources for demand response capability assessment, including questionnaire surveys and operational data collection. In terms of the combination of cyber-physical-social systems and demand response, the physical domain, information domain and social domain foundation of demand response are analyzed respectively, and the corresponding modeling methods and research contents are introduced. Finally, prospects …

Research On Adaptive Frequency Division Coordinated Control Strategy For Wind Power And Multi Terminal Flexible Hvdc Transmission System, Congshan Li, Zikai Zhen, Ping He, Xiaopeng Wu, Jiale Fan, Xiaowei Zhang

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

In response to the integration of wind power into the multi terminal flexible DC transmission system, this paper proposes an additional adaptive frequency division control strategy on the basis of existing droop control, in order to fully utilize the wind power's participation in system frequency regulation ability and solve the voltage and frequency fluctuations caused by AC/DC grid connection faults in the DC system. The DC voltage deviation signal is taken as the input signal of the controller, and the input signal is divided into high-frequency fluctuation signal and low-frequency fluctuation signal through the first-order low-pass filter. According to the …

Quality Assessment System For The Operation Of The Communication Unit Of The Hplc Energy Metering Device Based On Kica‑Cim, Rui Huang, Hanjun Deng, Mouhai Liu, Rui Fan, Hao Chen, Chenhao Sun, Haodong Liu

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

To address the operational quality assessment requirements of the high speed power line carrier communication (HPLC) unit in energy metering equipment, a multi-model integration-based assessment method utilizing KICA-CIM is proposed. Firstly, the main performance influencing factors of local internet of things (IoT) application scenarios and communication technologies of typical customer-side metering equipment are integrated and analyzed, and a universally applicable index library for performance evaluation of IoT scenarios is comprehensively constructed. Next, in the operational scenario with multi-source, heterogeneous, and high-dimensional data environment, on the one hand, kernel independent component analysis (KICA) is used to process nonlinear features and solve …

Research On Electricity Theft Detection Based On Improved Rotation Forest Algorithm, Jianfeng Liu, Zhicong Mei, Mengqi Liu, Hai Zhou, Qianwen Dong

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

Detecting user-side electricity theft accurately has long been a challenge for power supply companies, with traditional theft detection methods having certain limitations. Addressing the highly imbalanced positive and negative samples in the field of theft detection, and the poor performance of single classification models, this study proposes a theft detection method based on an improved Rotation Forest algorithm. The Rotation Forest algorithm uses Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for feature extraction, training each base classifier with all principal components of the original training set. Building upon the classical Rotation Forest algorithm, improvements are made in three aspects: balancing the positive and …

A Novel Ultra Short‑Term Charging Load Forecasting Method Based On Usage Degree Of Charging Piles, Songling Pang, Yunan Zhao, Jinrui Tang, Yong Peng, Jinyin Tian, Ganheng Ge

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

To eliminate the impact of spatial distribution uncertainty on the accuracy of ultra-short-term forecasting of electric vehicle charging load, a method based on the utilization rate of charging piles for electric vehicle charging load ultra-short-term forecasting is proposed. Firstly, the charging load power of each charging pile within the region is extracted from massive charging transaction data, and then quantified values of the utilization rate of charging piles are obtained through encoding. Then, the utilization rate of charging piles and charging load power data are merged to obtain training samples and test sets for long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks, …

A Method Based On Cnn And Fft‑Elm For Fault Identification And Location Of Transmission Lines, Dongfeng Pei, Yong Liu, Keke Yan, Wei Guo, Furu Song, Zhijie Tian

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

It is one of the most important problems in power system reliability to detect the fault types and locations of transmission lines in time and accurately.Th is paper presents an approach for fault identification and location of transmission lines based on convolutional neural networks (CNN) paralled with extreme learning machine (ELM) based on fast Fourier transform (FFT). First, CNN is constructed with fault voltage sequence diagram as input. Then FFT is used to decompose the fault voltage data in time domain and extract the peak voltage and phase angle of each frequency band as fault feature samples. The ELM network …

Fault Recovery Of Active Distribution Network Considering Translatable Load And Soft Open Point, Dechang Yang, Yan Wu, Hrvoje Pandzic, Nikita Tomin

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

After a fault occurs in the distribution network, active distribution network can realize the real-time power supply and demand balance of user side and meet the demand of load recovery after fault. Users' participation in the dispatching of distribution network is also one of the ways to improve the proportion of load recovery. The translational load has strong controllability, which improves the flexibility of active distribution network. The access of new controllable devices, such as soft open point, also makes it possible for power supply quickly. In this paper, a fault recovery model of active distribution network considering translatable load …

Prediction Of Substation Maintenance And Repair Costs With Improved Gm (1,1) Model, Zhiwei Li, Yiran Wang, Zhaoyang Zhang, Wei Wang, Zhao Fang, Liping Sun, Xin Tang

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

Aiming at the fluctuation of maintenance and repair costs in substation life cycle cost, a traditional grey model and an improved grey model are adopted respectively, to forecast the maintenance and repair costs of a substation in the next 3 years in order to optimize cost allocation strategy. Simulation results show that the prediction accuracy of both models is one grade; while both the average relative error and the posterior error ratio of the improved model are lower than those of the traditional one. The prediction accuracy of the improved model is hence higher than that of the traditional one, …

Research On Zero Sequence Current Control Strategy For Suppressing Internal Oscillation Of Dc Mmc Send By Wind Power, Yue Lan, Junfang Wang, Yuyu Dou, Xinyu Wang, Yi Yang, Rongshun Liu

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

In this paper, the oscillation mode of wind power through DC transmission system is analyzed, and the interaction mechanism between the circulating current zero sequence component of MMC system internal oscillation and capacitor voltage is revealed. The mechanism of the internal oscillation of MMC system caused by the interaction between the zero sequence component of the circulating current and the capacitor voltage of MMC is revealed. The dynamic relationship between the total energy stored by the equivalent capacitance of each arm of the MMC system and the zero-sequence current is constructed. The differential modulus and the common modulus of the …

The Rider (2024-04-22), Natalie Lapsley

The Rider Archives

Vol.9 No.27

Trump's 2016 Election Win: Why He Owes It To Jesus, Margaret Jones

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

The election of Donald J. Trump in 2016 was a shock that rippled across America. It came out of the blue and was pushed forward by the most religious sect of the US population. This left many questioning the power that Trump held to sway these voters and convince them of his religious fervor. What many people did not pay attention to was the unique religious background that Trump had. He was raised in the church of Norman Vincent Peale, famed prosperity gospel minister and creator of the “Power of Positive Thinking.” Peale’s teachings revolved around the effect of confidence …

Global Coffee Production, Payton Herres

Student Papers in Local and Global Regional Economies

This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the many factors that influence global coffee production, with a particular focus on weather conditions, land area, labor force, and human capital. By exploring these multifaceted aspects, this research aims to provide valuable insights for stakeholders in the coffee industry, policymakers, and researchers. This research explores patterns, calculations, and causal relationships that shape the dynamics of coffee production worldwide through a rigorous analysis of weather variables, including temperature and rainfall, along with assessments of land area, labor dynamics, and human capital. Furthermore, the research aims to illuminate the complex interplay between …

Gut Check: Exploring The Role Of Acinetobacter In Intestinal Inflammation, Janiece Sharmell Glover

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder characterized by excessive intestinal inflammation. Alterations in the gut microbiota have been consistently observed in individuals with IBD, but it is unclear which bacteria participate in driving inflammation. A comprehensive survey of publicly available RNA-sequencing datasets revealed that Acinetobacter species are elevated in the gastrointestinal tract of IBD patients. We found that A. calcoaceticus was particularly elevated in Crohn’s Disease patients; a subset of IBD. It is well documented that Acinetobacter species are resistant to several antibiotics, but there is very little information on the effects of Acinetobacter in the gut and …

Calpain Activation Regulates Rho-Rock Pathway In Parkinson’S Disease, Amy Jacqueline Gathings

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease resulting in difficulty with motor coordination, balance, and speaking. Although the cause of PD remains unknown, oxidative damage, environmental toxins, genetic factors and accelerated aging have been implicated as potential causes for the disease. In addition, there is an aggregation of alpha-synuclein ( -syn), known as Lewy bodies, that activate an immune response involving microgliosis, inflammatory cytokines, and T-cell infiltration. These inflammatory immune responses may result in the activation of the Rho/Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase (Rho- ROCK) pathway, causing subsequent dopaminergic neuronal death in the substantia nigra (SN). Post-translational modification, truncation …

Experiential & High Impact Learning As Catalysts For Change: Exploring The Historical Inquiry Process And Experiences Of High School And College History Educators, Brian Thomas

Dissertations

ABSTRACT

This study explores how high school and college history instructors’ perspectives of experiential learning opportunities and high-impact practices influence their epistemic beliefs as history teachers. The research considers educators’ pedagogical practices to align inquiry and historical thinking with experiential learning opportunities and high-impact practices (HIPs). This study promotes the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) notion that college success is not determined by earning a degree but by becoming a civic-minded, engaged graduate. Kuh (2008a) and the AAC&U created the HIPs framework to transform higher education and prepare students to meet the challenges of a changing global world. …

Andromedus: A Novel, Ariel Renae Hochstrasser

Theses and Dissertations

Andromedus "Midas" Hellebore is a half-fae necromancer living in Portland, Oregon. When he was a child, he grew up in a brothel on a fae territory near the Pacific coast on an island called Duckwell. The matron of said brothel tried to sell him to be a blood pet for a man named Mr. White, both to be a sex slave and to consistently produce fae blood, which consumed by humans could give them the magic fae folk are born with. However, a few of the escorts at the brothel - including Orla, the one who chose to raise him …

Objects And Museal Rhetoric, Isaac James Richards

Theses and Dissertations

Rhetoricians of public memory are interested in materiality. Simultaneously, they seek to recover, promote, and commemorate historically marginalized populations. These twin objectives form a paradox: how does one study public memory in contexts where material manifestations are limited or lost to history? What of peoples and cultures whose histories of erasure have left them with insufficient material to stock a traditional museum? To explore these questions, I examine museal spaces, or places of public memory that are atypical when compared to normative museums, even as they maintain some museum-like features. More specifically, I examine the various rhetorical effects of objects …

"A Love That Transcends Hunger": Choice And Edenic Imagery In Contemporary Queer Poetry, Aubrey Dickens

Theses and Dissertations

Contemporary poets such as Richard Siken are known for their sexual and explicitly queer nature. Others have debated the spiritual dimension of queer poetry such as Siken's, with individuals such as Marta Figlerowicz arguing that though one of Siken's poems calls itself a litany, it does not match all the rules of a litany due to not being clearly devotional. Using an outside-in analytical approach to Richard Siken's "Snow and Dirty Rain," Kayleb Rae Candrilli's "There is a Point at Which I Tire of My Own Fear," and Jericho Brown's "Eden", I argue that spirituality can be found in explicit …

Unique K3 Surfaces With Purely Non-Symplectic Automorphism: Insights From Weighted Projective Spaceunique K3 Surfaces With Purely Non-Symplectic Automorphism:\\Insights From Weighted Projective Space, Elizabeth Melville

Theses and Dissertations

K3 surfaces have garnered attention across various fields, from optics and dynamics to high energy physics, making them a subject of extensive study for many decades. Recent work by mathematicians, including Brandhorst [1], has focused on non-symplectic automorphisms, aiming to categorize K3 surfaces that admit such automorphisms. Brandhorst made a list of unique K3 surfaces with purely non-symplectic automorphisms and established specific criteria for a K3 surface to be isomorphic to one on his list. This thesis aims to provide an alternative representation of select K3 surfaces from Brandhorst's list. While Brandhorst predominantly characterizes these surfaces as elliptic K3 surfaces, …

Developing A Sql Injection Exploitation Tool With Natural Language Generation, Kate Isabelle Boekweg

Theses and Dissertations

Websites are a popular tool in our modern world, used daily by many companies and individuals. However, they are also rife with vulnerabilities, including SQL injection (SQLI) vulnerabilities. SQLI attacks can lead to significant damage to the data stored within web applications and their databases. Due to the dangers posed by these attacks, many countermeasures have been researched and implemented to protect websites against this threat. Various tools have been developed to enhance the process of detecting SQLI vulnerabilities and active SQLI attacks. Many of these tools have integrated machine learning technologies, aiming to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Penetration …