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Understanding Arguments To Protect Farmland In Idaho: Innovative Solutions And Community Insights To Drive Policy Change, Sarah Halperin, Jen Schneider, Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Jodi Brandt

Human-Environment Systems Research Center Faculty Publications and Presentations

Between Spring 2022 and Spring 2023, a team of researchers at Boise State University conducted interviews with people involved in farmland protection efforts. Our goal was to understand how interviewees frame the issue of farmland loss. Frames can draw attention to an issue, contextualize decision-making, and influence the policy solutions considered. Through a frame analysis, we gained a clearer understanding of potential approaches for farmland protection in Idaho.

We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with individuals representing government agencies, academic institutions, land trusts, non-profit organizations, and farmers. After conducting the interviews, we analyzed the transcripts in a systematic manner to identify …

2023-August-03-Dr. Burchette Featured In Provost's %22why I Teach%22 Podcast, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

When Dr. Jessica Burchette joined Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy faculty in 2012, she was no stranger to the college or its mission.

Burchette had the distinction of being a member of the college’s inaugural graduating class in 2010.

Returning to the college as a faculty member has been rewarding for Burchette, who enjoys connecting with her students in the classroom and at her practice site at Holston Valley Medical Center, where she works with interdisciplinary inpatient family medicine teams.

“When I’m in my practice site at Holston Valley with the students on their fourth-year rotation, I’m able to reinforce …

Mental Health Education In Higher Education, Chelsea J. Farley

Masters Projects

This project dives into the current mental health status of college students and what institutions are doing to address students steady and continuous decline of mental health. Mental Health 101: A Comprehensive Guide for Faculty incorporates suggestions from literature and theory to provide resources to faculty members when educating students. Mental Health 101 was created with the social-ecological model in mind (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) by connecting the individual student to their environment, or in this case, the college classroom. The guide consists of information about mental health such as risk factors and warning signs, coping strategies, activities, and assignments faculty members …

Push Pulls And Big Ovals, Dean Norman

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I hear that schools no longer teach kids how to write in script. They print words. So kids don’t have to do push pulls or big ovals anymore.

An Immodest Proposal: Ai, Llms, And The Case For A Standalone Legal Research Requirement, Sarah C. Slinger, Nicholas Mignanelli, Jordan Jefferson, Susan Drisko Zago

Presentations and Speeches

The legal research course is over a century old. As a law school subject, it predates many doctrinal courses, as well as the advent of clinical legal education. It is several decades older than its sister subject, legal writing. In spite of its age and obvious importance, the place of the legal research course in the law school curriculum remains contested. While some law faculties recognize the value of legal research instruction and require a standalone legal research course in the first year, the vast majority combine it with legal writing (often over the objections of legal writing instructors and …

Through Charitable Bequest, Rendell And Kelly Hipps Ensure Individuals Have Access To Pursue Their Calling To Ministry, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

A!er creating a scholarship at Gardner-Webb, Rendell and Kelly Hipps decided to further their impact by remembering the University in their will. With this charitable bequest, they have ensured future generations will have access to higher education.

Cleveland State Community College For The Years Ended June 30, 2022, And June 30, 2021, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Financial and Compliance Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

Associate Membership Of Hte Commercial Education Society Of Australia, Tony Shannon

International Journal for Business Education

Associate Membership of the Commercial Education Society of Australia (A.C.E.S.) can be achieved by completion of an assignment on twelve generic employability skills. This can be done remotely by interested persons or through a twelve-week program of classes followed by twelve weeks devoted to the assignment with consultation with the program tutor.

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Antifibrotic Therapy In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Joy Zhao, Joseph Fares, Gautam George, Arlene Maheu, Giorgos Loizidis, Jesse Roman, Daniel Kramer, Michael Li, Ross Summer

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Racial disparities have been documented in care of many respiratory diseases but little is known about the impact of race on the treatment of interstitial lung diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine how race and ethnicity influence treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

METHODS: Adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (>18 years) were identified using TriNetX database and paired-wised comparisons were performed for antifibrotic treatment among White, Black, Hispanic and Asian patients. Mortality of treated and untreated IPF patients was compared after propensity score matching for age, sex, nicotine dependence, oxygen dependence and predicted FVC. …

Meet Our New Faculty: Valena Beety, James Owsley Boyd

Keep Up With the Latest News from the Law School (blog)

You’ve read about some of the amazing students we have starting with us next week. Now we’ll introduce you to some of the new faculty who have joined us over the summer. First up is Valena Beety, the Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law. Prof. Beety was most recently Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Academy for Justice at theArizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

The College Of Science, Technology, And Health Welcomes The Arrival Of Six New Faculty Members For The 2023-24 Academic Year, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Transmission Of Yellow Fever Vaccine Virus Through Blood Transfusion And Organ Transplantation In The Usa In 2021: Report Of An Investigation, Carolyn V. Gould, Rebecca J. Free, Julu Bhatnagar, Raymond A. Soto, Tricia L. Royer, Warren R. Maley, Sean Moss, Matthew A. Berk, Rebecca Craig-Shapiro, Rosy Priya L. Kodiyanplakkal, Lars F. Westblade, Thangamani Muthukumar, Yoram A. Puius, Amresh Raina, Azam Hadi, Kymberly A. Gyure, Danielle Trief, Marcus Pereira, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Vennus Ballen, Debra A. Kessler, Kimberly Dailey, Charles Omura, Thuy Doan, Steve Miller, Michael R. Wilson, Jennifer A. Lehman, Jana M. Ritter, Elizabeth Lee, Luciana Silva-Flannery, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Jason O. Velez, Janeen J. Laven, Kelly A. Fitzpatrick, Amanda Panella, Emily H. Davis, Holly R. Hughes, Aaron C. Brault, Kirsten St George, Amy B. Dean, Joel Ackelsberg, Sridhar V. Basavaraju, Charles Y. Chiu, J. Erin Staples

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: In 2021, four patients who had received solid organ transplants in the USA developed encephalitis beginning 2-6 weeks after transplantation from a common organ donor. We describe an investigation into the cause of encephalitis in these patients.

METHODS: From Nov 7, 2021, to Feb 24, 2022, we conducted a public health investigation involving 15 agencies and medical centres in the USA. We tested various specimens (blood, cerebrospinal fluid, intraocular fluid, serum, and tissues) from the organ donor and recipients by serology, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, metagenomic next-generation sequencing, and host gene expression, and conducted a traceback of blood transfusions received by …

Evaluation Of Bsn Student Satisfaction With E-Learning To Engage And Promote Interprofessional Collaboration In Academia, Julia Canipe, Marie Carole France, Susan Hamley

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Rapid transition from synchronous to e-learning was necessary to actively engage and sustain the continuity of education and advancement of nursing students in the curricula during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators must collaborate and adjust teaching styles that promote satisfaction and effective learning to advocate for student learning needs.

Evaluating Mentorship In Nurse Practitioners, Chelsea Lee Noble

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Mentorship can greatly impact the job satisfaction of nurse practitioners within an organization. A survey was sent to two large healthcare organizations in Southeast Michigan to evaluate the impact of mentorship on their career.

Providing Care During The Covid-19 Pandemic As Narrated By Er Nurses In Toronto, Canada, Andrea Marsh, Jane Tyerman

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Through narrative inquiry, this study examines the experience of working as an ER nurse in Toronto, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to: understand the thoughts, feelings, and problems facing ER nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic; develop solutions to problems for future pandemics; and allow for healing through storytelling.

Affect Labeling Intervention To Decrease Perceived Levels Of Stress And Increase Resilience In Icu Nurses, Karen Higgins, Kelsea Just

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This research study investigates an affect labeling intervention to decrease perceived stress and increase of nurses in the ICU who received an educational intervention about affect labeling, or naming emotions, as a resilience building practice compared to a unit of ICU nurses who did not receive the education.

American Association Of Nurse Anesthesiology (Aana) Workplace Civility Task Force Collaboration With Aorn And Aspan, Edwin N. Aroke, Catherine Horvath, Brett Morgan, Jessica Switzman

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) joined together with nurses representing AORN and ASPAN to combat incivility and promote a positive and healthy perioperative environment. A joint position statement was developed and approved. A white paper is forthcoming.

Caritas: Nurses' Perceptions Of Caring In A Large Healthcare System, Bernice D. Mowery, Sarah Naputi

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This mixed-methods descriptive, exploratory study examined the perceptions of registered nurses regarding self-care and feeling cared for by co-workers and leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are illuminating and can inform leaders on developing a more caring healthcare environment for nurses.

Supporting Nurse Well-Being Is Crucial To Improving Our Nation's Health, Kathy Driscoll, Rhonda Hartman, Debora Hess

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

By listening to its nurses, one national healthcare organization prioritized a multi-faceted strategy to support nurse well-being and resilience-building. Their standing desk initiative, designed to reduce sitting time for its work-at-home nurses, along with peer support, meaningful recognition, and self-care strategies, have contributed to increased nurse well-being and work engagement.

Teaching For Social Justice In The Secondary English Language Arts Classroom: Case Studies In Independent Schools, Alexandra Lyon Perelman

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Secondary English language arts (ELA) teachers in independent K–12 schools are well-situated to teach for social justice as they do not face the same constraints prevalent in many public schools, such as restrictive curricular mandates, high-stakes testing, and legislation resulting from the weaponization of critical pedagogy. Thus, secondary ELA teachers often have the liberty to craft their own curricula and use literature, verse, and other media as vehicles for teaching social justice. Despite an increase in empirical research examining social justice teaching in various contexts throughout K–12 education, there was a gap in the research focused on social justice teaching …

The Weekly Challenger, August 3, 2023, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 3, 2023, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Professional Identity Of The Nurse And The Work Environment: An Interdependent Relationship, Teresa-Lynn Hinkley, Lynne Marie Kuhl, Debra Liebig

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Evidence suggests the domains of professional identity in nursing and spheres of influence of the work environment are interdependent and related. A call for partnership between academia and practice is essential in exploring how this relationship impacts a Healthy Work Environment, resilience, and nurse flourishment.

The Lived Experience Of Professional Generosity Among Nursing Faculty In Academia, Sandra Delac Horvat

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This qualitative study illuminated the lived experience of professional generosity among nursing faculty in academia while offering understanding of workplace relationships, insights into healthy nursing faculty relationships, and promotion of faculty retention. Four essential themes found were: I Feel Valued, Core Relationships, Reciprocity, and Growing our Profession through Connectedness.

Barriers To A Healthy Work Environment: Perspectives Of Critical-Care Nurses, Jacqueline Jones, Iris Mamier, Vina Grace Eslava Ocampo

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Healthy work environments (HWEs) are associated with favorable nurse, patient, and organizational outcomes; barriers affect outcomes negatively. This qualitative study explored critical-care nurses’ perceptions of HWE barriers pre-pandemic, identifying staffing as the most prevalent barrier. There is an opportunity to improve the current AACN-HWE standards based on clinicians’ observations.

Collaborative Care Connection: Improving Teamwork And Patient Safety With A Sustainable, Patient-Centered Bedside Hand-Off, Dina Flihan, Suzanne King, Carolyn Oates, Meghan Walter

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

In response to staff dissatisfaction and increasing patient falls, a standardized communication tool was devised and moved shift hand-offs to the bedside. Interprofessional collaboration has resulted in significantly decreased interruptions in vital transfer of information, improved staff perceptions of teamwork, and decreased number of patient falls.

Re: Comments On The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Blacktail Creek Riparian Actions, Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan & Uniform Federal Policy- Quality Assurance Project Plan, (Dated June 27, 2023), Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Comments On The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Blacktail Creek Riparian Actions, Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan & Uniform Federal Policy- Quality Assurance Project Plan, (Dated June 27, 2023), Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Escarabajo Japonés, Lori Spears, Diane Alston, Marion Murray, Joey Caputo, Kristopher Watson, Celina Wille

All Current Publications

El escarabajo Japonés es una plaga invasora que puede ser muy destructiva para plantas ornamentales, árboles, arbustos, césped, y algunas frutas y hortalizas. El EJ probablemente se introdujo desde Japón al este de los EE. UU. en 1916 durante envíos de plantas ornamentales. Ahora está establecido en la mayoría de los estados del este y algunos del medio oeste.

Picudos En El Césped, Desireè Wickwar, Ricardo Ramírez, Marion Murray, Celina Wille

All Current Publications

Los picudos son gorgojos, un tipo de escarabajo, del género Sphenophorus. Al menos 10 especies de picudos se reconocen como plagas del césped, y se pueden encontrar tanto en céspedes estivales como invernales en todo Estados Unidos.

Therapeutic Effects Of Fully Reduced Hmgb1 On Fibroblasts And Pre-Osteoblasts Cultured Under Diabetic Conditions, Alfonso Reyes, Bhuvana Lakkasetter Chandrashekar, Peter Elvin, Danieli Rodrigues, Javier La Fontaine, Claudia Biguetti

School of Podiatric Medicine - Student Research

Background: Recent studies have shown that fully reduced High Mobility Group Box-1 (FR-HMGB1) can improve wound healing under normoglycemic conditions, but it has not been tested for diabetic conditions. This study aimed to assess the regenerative potential of FR-HMGB1 under high glucose levels in vitro.

Methods: Migration of human fibroblasts (HF) was tested using a scratch assay in control conditions, and in the presence of FR-HMGB1 (1.0 µg/mL and 10 µg/mL), both in non-diabetic (ND) and diabetic (D) conditions (60mM of glucose added to the culture media). HF cells were tested after 18 hours of scratching and stained with …