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Gay Deceivers, Aristotle Howard

Be Seen Zine Workshop: Exploring Queer Identities and Cultivating Community

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Untitled Queer Zine 3, Abby Kassai

Be Seen Zine Workshop: Exploring Queer Identities and Cultivating Community

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Untitled Queer Zine 4, Tayla Penn

Be Seen Zine Workshop: Exploring Queer Identities and Cultivating Community

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Finding Community In Queer Art, Anonymous 2

Be Seen Zine Workshop: Exploring Queer Identities and Cultivating Community

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Untitled Queer Zine 4, Anonymous 3

Be Seen Zine Workshop: Exploring Queer Identities and Cultivating Community

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Innovation Districts: Contributing Factors For Cities’ Prosperity, Equity Implications, And Planning Policy Solutions In Response To Placelessness, Ladan Mozaffarian

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

Innovation is one of the most critical determinants of future success for cities. Urban policymakers and planners have developed a great interest in “innovation districts” as an impactful factor in enhancing cities' economic competitiveness and productivity. This planning policy has become very attractive to urban planners, urban economy specialists, and policymakers to the point that every city in the United States is trying to develop its version of an innovation district. Simultaneously, urban scholars have developed great attention to the most critical factors shaping innovation districts and affecting their prosperity. The literature identifies factors such as spatial clustering, mixed land …

Mckee Minute August 2023, Southern Adventist University

McKee Minute – McKee Library This Month

The August 2023 McKee Minute features information on the third floor renovation project, pop-up librarian events, library staff transitions, and new books.

Environment, Communication And Decision For Multiagent Systems, Lu Zhao

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

ABSTRACT: Multiagent systems (MAS) are ubiquitous in modern systems and have found broad applications, such as in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Environment, communication and decision are among the essential components of MAS. The realistic environment in which MAS operates is usually stochastic, and its modeling, identification and estimation are important to consider. The communication in MAS is also critical for decisions. For example, in ITS, to improve travel efficiency and reduce traffic accidents, scheduling schemes for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication need to be developed. MAS decisions also need to be robust to uncertainties. For example, in mixed-traffic autonomous driving, the decisions …

Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail: The Effects Of Forecasting Valence On Creativity, Rylee Marie Linhardt

Psychology Theses - Archive

Forecasting is a central component of evaluating creative ideas for their success. Little is known, however, about variables that influence the effectiveness of predicting outcomes while evaluating creative ideas. Previous literature has shown that forecasting prior to implementation improves the creativity of final solutions and vision statements (e.g., Byrne, Shipman, & Mumford, 2010; Dailey & Mumford, 2006; Lonergan, Scott, & Mumford, 2004). The present effort empirically addresses how individuals forecast and why it leads to better creative performance. A total of 146 participants were asked to forecast positive or negative outcomes and subsequently develop an implementation plan for a creative …

Addressing The Information Crisis: Understanding The Relationships Between Information Choices And Health And Academic Outcomes, Amber L. Morgan

Psychology Theses - Archive

In today’s society, the prevalence of the “share first, question later” mentality has become a norm. However, this approach to information can have severe consequences when it comes to information seeking behaviors, and health and academic outcomes. Previous research has already illustrated that people are not very good at evaluating information, they prefer to surround themselves with confirming viewpoints, and accepting health misinformation can adversely affect one’s health. Building upon this knowledge, the current study aimed to investigate whether people have preferences in the information they use and their potential implications for health and academic outcomes. Specifically, it was examined …

Pursuit Of Ultimate Tomographic Image Quality: From Classical Methods To Deep Learning, Shiwei Zhou

Physics Dissertations - Archive

Medical imaging plays a crucial role in modern healthcare, serving as a vital component in the realms of diagnosis and treatment. It encompasses a broad spectrum of techniques and technologies aimed at visualizing the internal structure, physiology and bio-chemical processes inside the human body. Medical imaging has revolutionized medical practice by enabling doctors to diagnose diseases and monitor treatments without resorting to invasive procedures. Computed Tomography (CT) is an important tool of medical imaging. A CT scan employs computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray images taken from different angles to generate cross-sectional images, providing significantly more detailed structural information compared to …

Relation Between Solitary Wave Occurrence And Solar Wind Parameters During The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Tyler Workman

Physics Theses - Archive

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) is an important mechanism whereby the solar wind transports energy and momentum into the magnetosphere. One unresolved topic is the role of kinetic phenomena and turbulence in mediating this energy transport. Previous studies hypothesized that the prevalence of electrostatic solitary waves, an artifact of kinetic turbulence, decreased along the flanks as the instability grew. These previous studies had been conducted using 3 KHI events. For this study, we test the hypothesis and further investigate how these solitary waves affect the local plasma with an expanded list of 15 KHI events. A combination of solar wind data …

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Mental Health And Parenting Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness With And Without Their Children, Rebecca Bergh

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Background: Parent-child separation and custody loss are common among parenting young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH). These experiences may be traumatic for YAEH, a population already vulnerable to mental health disorders and high levels of trauma. Little is known about how YAEH who have their children with them compare to YAEH separated from their children in terms of mental health and risk and resilience factors. Further evidence is needed to better understand the parenting and mental health support needs among YAEH, particularly surrounding parent-child separation.

Aims: This study aimed to examine the characteristics of (1) parenting YAEH living with their children …

Exploring The Novice Nurses’ Perceptions Of Communication Dynamics In The Operating Room, Lasandra Brown

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Background: Communication among the multidisciplinary team members in an operating room setting is essential for effective and safe patient care. Studies have previously addressed communication breakdowns among team members, and miscommunications have been demonstrated to significantly challenge efficiency in the operating room. Novice nurses play an integral role in the success of operating room procedures and must possess strong communication skills that facilitate optimal patient outcomes.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore novice nurses’ perceptions of factors that influence the dynamics of team communication in the operating room setting.

Methods: An inductive thematic, qualitative analysis of 11 …

Diet By Genomic Interactions In Determining Metabolic Traits And Profiles On Glucose Metabolism Among Mexican Americans In Starr County, Texas, Shinhye Chung

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Worsening glycemia, prediabetes and diabetes, is one of the essential diseases in public health, considering their high prevalence, the enormous impact on multiple organs, and the economic burden on the community. Various factors can affect the pathogenesis of worsening glycemia, and this study focused on macronutrient intake, genes, and their interactions with metabolome data. 616 self-reported Mexican American participants in Starr County were recruited with informed consent. 308 identified and 2,471 unidentified metabolites were used for the analysis, and all the metabolites were inverse normalized with less than half of the missing rate. Each of the five glycemic and lipid …

Economic And Policy Determinants Of National Abortion Rates: A Cross-National Study, Olufunke Akiyode

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Abortion is as old as humanity and exists in all cultures. The number and rate of abortions differ among countries and regions of the world. Some determinants of abortion may include economic indicators and policy restrictiveness. This study analyzes the economic and policy determinants of abortion by evaluating the association of income and policy on abortion rates. It uses a panel data regression to examine the association between income, Gini Coefficient and abortion rates. Gini Coefficient measures income inequality, and GNI represents a country’s income. Publicly available longitudinal data obtained from the World Bank, United Nations, United Nations Population Development …

Denim Quality Innovation And Theory, Simeon Smith

Apparel Merchandising and Product Development Undergraduate Honors Theses

Quality and its place with consumers, primarily university students, is often ignored when shopping for clothing. The aim of this creative project and accompanied research is to help answer why that is. This is needed as the denim industry weighs heavily on being one of the textile and clothing industries’ worst polluters. The rise of scaled fashion now produces an excess of garments. The purpose of this study is to create a high-quality garment and supplement it with a survey, polling students about their knowledge of quality. The survey participants, who were university students in the apparel major, had experience …

Effect Of Impurities In Plastic Waste On The Performance Of Plastic Road, Niloy Gupta

Civil Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Plastic waste generation has become a global concern, with a large portion of plastics ending up in landfills. China's recent decision to stop importing waste from various countries, including the USA, has exacerbated the issue of plastic pollution. These plastics, as coming from the household and commercial trash, contain impurity and contamination. This makes the recycling process of plastics more hectic and causes issues in reusing them for other purposes. Impurity and contamination, in fact, is a major issue in material science. Researchers have been studying ways to improve the performance of bituminous pavement, as highways are experiencing increased demand …

Analysis Of The Impact Of Covid-19 On Construction Cost And Schedule Overruns, Nikhitha Adepu

Civil Engineering Dissertations - Archive

The construction industry, renowned for its dynamic nature, encountered unprecedented uncertainties throughout its history. However, the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic served as a powerful catalyst, underscoring the urgent need for a deeper comprehension of the challenges it introduced and their potential implications for the industry's future. While numerous studies have explored this topic, a comprehensive understanding of the specific factors that disrupted the construction sector during the pandemic remains elusive. To bridge this knowledge gap, this study identifies, categorizes, and ranks these challenges, while also proposing effective management strategies to mitigate their detrimental impact on construction projects. To lay …

Countering The Pursuit Of “Magic Bullet” Solutions, Joseph B. Ryan, Paul Mooney

Faculty Publications

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Exploring And Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Greeley’S Mental Health Co-Responder Program And “Squad 1”, Mikelle Angiuli

Master's Theses

Law enforcement officers are often the de facto emergency response for mental health crises despite having little to no mental health training. With nearly 20% of U.S. adults reporting experiencing a mental illness and recent police reform movements bringing attention to alternative policing practices and policies, there is arguably a need for comprehensive mental health treatment and emergency response in the U.S. (Mental Health America, n.d.). The cities of Greeley and Evans, Colorado have implemented a mental health co-responder program that involves individual mental health clinicians and a mental health ambulance, Squad 1, responding alongside police on mental health calls …

Restrictions And Criteria For Obtaining Funds After A Victimization: A Content Analysis Of Victim Compensation Statutes In The United States, Taylor Brake

Master's Theses

Of the lasting effects after a victimization, a common denominator is the cost of services needed to heal from the harm caused. Since 2002, all states and territories in the United States have fully developed victim compensation programs to provide aid to victims in combating the financial impacts after a crime. The Victims of Crime Act and the Office for Victims of Crime have created requirements and suggestions for states to follow within their compensation programs. Unfortunately, there is no federal authority enforcing these requirements or ensuring consistency in state statutes surrounding victim compensation. Although there are multiple rationales as …

An Overview Of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Current Practices For Bilingual Children With Childhood Apraxia Of Speech, Yessica Villanueva Guerra

Master's Theses

Purpose: This study aimed to explore and describe current practices of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who presently work or have worked with bilingual children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) in diverse settings. Exploration of this topic may contribute to the need for more knowledge in the Speech-Language Pathology field regarding evidence-based practices for the target population. The primary aims addressed in this study were: 1) To describe the assessment procedures currently used by speech-language pathologists to diagnose bilingual children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, 2) To describe the intervention approaches currently used by speech-language pathologists to treat bilingual children with …

All Things Weird And Wonderful: A Creative Exploration Of Disability Representation, Lara Ameen

Education (PhD) Dissertations

My dissertation, All Things Weird and Wonderful: A Creative Exploration of Disability Representation, begins with a thorough review of the literature of disability representation in TV and film to set the stage for the one-hour supernatural drama pilot I wrote, which I also adapted into a complete Adult urban fantasy novel.

Pitched as the supernatural drama version of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building meets Netflix’s Raising Dion, All Things Weird and Wonderful is a one-hour supernatural drama about an asexual college freshman with cerebral palsy named Genevieve Ross, who has supernatural powers, and an Egyptian American college senior with …

Core-Collapse Supernovae And Their Remnants: Chandra Study Of Sn 1987a And A Multi-Wavelength Follow-Up Of Sn 2021krf, Aravind Pazhayath Ravi

Physics Dissertations - Archive

Understanding how exploding stars impact their surroundings is of fundamental importance to all areas of astrophysics. Young supernovae (SNe) and their remnants open a window into directly studying the composition and distribution of the fresh products of nucleosynthesis. They also are instrumental in probing the ambient circumstellar medium (CSM), revealing the late-stage evolution of massive stars that culminates in a cataclysmic explosion. My thesis is divided into understanding the evolution of two core-collapse SNe: SN 1987A and SN 2021krf. Supernova (SN) 1987A is the closest observed SN (about 51 kpc) in the last 400 years and offers a unique opportunity …

Converging And Diverging Outcomes Of Posttraumatic Growth (Ptg) And Posttraumatic Depreciation (Ptd) In Combat Veterans: A Case Study, Dayton Williams

Social Work Theses - Archive

Upon examining combat veterans’ psychological responses to combat-related trauma, two emerged for consideration: posttraumatic growth (PTG) through making meaning out of a traumatic experience and a positive outcome or change, and posttraumatic depreciation (PTD) an inability to make meaning of a traumatic experience and a negative outcome or change. Understanding how PTG and PTD converge, diverge, and impact an individual is crucial in supporting a veteran’s journey to health and well-being. A comparative study of the cases of two Marine combat veterans who served during OEF/OIF offers numerous similarities: both are in the millennial cohort; both are part of a …

No Strong Evidence Of The Protein Leverage Hypothesis In Pregnant Women With Obesity And Their Infants, Maryam Kebbe, Jasper Most, Abby D. Altazan, Leanne M. Redman

Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the role of dietary protein on macronutrient and energy intake, maternal adiposity during pregnancy, and infant adiposity at birth. Methods: In 41 women with obesity, early-pregnancy (13–16 weeks) protein intake was assessed with food photography and expressed as a ratio of Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) in pregnancy for protein (0.88 g/kg/d), herein “protein balance.” Energy intake was measured by the intake-balance method, gestational weight gain as grams per week, and fat mass by a three-compartment model. Spearman correlations and linear models were computed using R version 4.1.1 (p < 0.05 considered significant). Results: Women had a mean (SD) age of 27.5 (4.8) years and a pregravid BMI of 34.4 (2.9), kg/m2, and the majority were non-White (n = 23, 56.1%). Protein balance in early pregnancy was not significantly associated with energy intake across mid and mid/late pregnancy (β = 328.7, p = 0.30 and β = 286.2, p = 0.26, respectively) or gestational weight gain (β = 117.0, p = 0.41). Protein balance was inversely associated with fat mass in early, mid, and late pregnancy (β = −10.6, p = 0.01, β = −10.4, p = 0.03, β = −10.3, p = 0.03, respectively). Protein balance did not predict infant adiposity at birth (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Low …

News Briefs Summer 2023, Georgia Library Quarterly

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Comparative Civilizations Review

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