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Stabilizing On-Frame Input For Glasses Using Sensor Data From A Wrist-Worn Device, Tobias Toft, Tarik Abdel-Gawad, Samuel Legge, Ryan West, Jochen Weber, Cosmo Rettig

Defensive Publications Series

Physical interactions with augmented reality glasses such as tapping, swiping, pressing buttons, etc. can sometimes lead to false positives or unintended input due to the difficulty of precisely controlling the hand while touching the device. This disclosure describes techniques that use a secondary wearable device, e.g., a wrist-worn device such as a smartwatch or fitness tracker, to detect when a user is reaching for a head-worn device such as augmented reality glasses. Upon such detection, the inertial movement sensitivity of the head-worn device is lowered or disabled to mitigate unintended selection changes while the tap gesture is being performed. When …

Evaluating The Baseline Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, And Platelet (Halp) Score In The United States Adult Population And Comorbidities: An Analysis Of The Nhanes, Ryan Antar, Christian Farag, Vincent Xu, Arthur Drouaud, Olivia Gordon, Michael J. Whalen

Urology Faculty Publications

Introduction: As a composite immunonutritional biomarker, the Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet (HALP) score has shown promise in assessing a patient's overall health status by integrating several routinely collected laboratory indicators. This biomarker has been examined in many different populations of patients and disease states (i.e., cancer), but an integrated, universal rubric using standardized thresholds has not thus far been developed. Pre-existing large population-based databases represent an ideal source to examine the distribution of HALP and the influence of diverse health statuses on this score.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey …

Conquer And Prevail Issue 138 May 18 2023, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Using Curriculum Mapping As A Tool To Align The Information Literacy And Evidence-Based Research Learning Outcomes In Nursing Curriculum, Jane Wu

Library Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This research investigated how to use curriculum mapping as a curriculum-integration tool to identify the components of information literacy (IL) and evidence-based practice (EBP) in the nursing curriculum for the future systematic incorporation of information literacy components in teaching EBP. The primary objective is to strengthen information literacy and evidence-based research competency. The ACRL information literacy framework in Higher Education, Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing, EBP Competencies, and the EBP research model were used to provide structure to create a map and crosswalk of information literacy and EBP student learning outcomes. We obtained 59 copies of the nursing undergraduate …

Archaeological Investigations At The Cruz Bay Public Cemetery In St. John, Us Virgin Islands, Kate A. Crossan, A. Brooke Persons, Mary Davis, Megan Kleeschulte, Giovanna Vidoli

Jeffrey L. Brown Institute of Archaeology Reports

The Jeffrey L. Brown Institute of Archaeology (JBIA) of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in partnership with the Forensic Anthropology Center (FAC) of the University of Tennessee Knox-ville (UTK) performed archaeological monitoring and data recovery to remove and relocate burial features near the Cruz Bay Public Cemetery within the Cruz Bay Historic District in Cruz Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands. The current Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the cemetery excavations targets the portion of the historic Cruz Bay Public Cemetery impacted by the Cruz Bay Underground project, encompassing 132 m (433 ft) of conduit excavations within …

Vitreoscilla Globin Promoter Cloning And Testing In Escherichia Coli, Lauren J. Coffey

Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Research Publications

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Rehybridization Dynamics Into The Pericyclic Minimum Of An Electrocyclic Reaction Imaged In Real-Time, Y. Liu, D. M. Sanchez, M. R. Ware, E. G. Champenois, J. Yang, J. P. F. Nunes, A. Attar, Martin Centurion, J. P. Cryan, R. Forbes, K. Hegazy, M. C. Hoffmann, F. Ji, M.-F. Lin, D. Luo, S. K. Saha, X. Shen, X. J. Wang, T. J. Martínez, T. J. A. Wolf

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Faculty Publications

Electrocyclic reactions are characterized by the concerted formation and cleavage of both σ and π bonds through a cyclic structure. This structure is known as a pericyclic transition state for thermal reactions and a pericyclic minimum in the excited state for photochemical reactions. However, the structure of the pericyclic geometry has yet to be observed experimentally.We use a combination of ultrafast electron diffraction and excited state wavepacket simulations to image structural dynamics through the pericyclic minimum of a photochemical electrocyclic ring-opening reaction in the molecule α-terpinene. The structural motion into the pericyclic minimum is dominated by rehybridization of two carbon …

Implementation Of An Implicit Bias Training In A Doctor Of Nurse Practitioner Program, Macdana Selecon

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Background: Implicit bias in healthcare delivery is the unconscious prejudice individuals might feel about another person or group. All healthcare providers are susceptible to implicit bias which can negatively influence patient-provider communication. Implicit bias is linked to disparities in maternal health outcomes. According to the CDC, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women is 2.9 times higher than the rate for non-Hispanic White women (Hoyert, 2022).

Problem: Implicit bias (IB) training is not provided in all graduate nursing programs. As a result, graduate nursing students are not prepared to manage IB during clinical rotations and post-graduation, thus, are at …

A Patient With Foot Pain Found To Have Leriche Syndrome: A Case Report And Brief Review Of The Literature., Moshe Bengio, Quan Ta, Glenn Goodwin, Megan De Kok, Alexander J. Scumpia

HPD Articles

Leriche syndrome, a rare and critical complication of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), affects the distal abdominal aorta (infrarenal) and, similar to PAD, is a result of plaque buildup in the arterial lumen. The Leriche syndrome triad includes claudication in the proximal lower extremity, decreased or absent femoral pulses, and, in some cases, impotence. This article presents a patient with an atypical presentation of foot pain who was subsequently found to have Leriche syndrome. The patient was a 59-year-old female, a former smoker, who presented to the emergency department (ED) with atraumatic, acute right foot pain. All right lower extremity pulses …

Influenza C And D Viruses Demonstrated A Differential Respiratory Tissue Tropism In A Comparative Pathogenesis Study In Guinea Pigs, Chithra C. Sreenivasan, Runxia Liu, Rongyuan Gao, Yicheng Guo, Ben M. Hause, Milton Thomas, Ahsan Naveed, Travis Clement, Dana Rausch, Jane Christopher-Hennings, Eric Nelson, Julian Druce, Miaoyun Zhao, Radhey S. Kaushik, Qingsheng Li, Zizhang Sheng, Dan Dan, Feng Li

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Influenza C virus (ICV) is increasingly associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children and its disease severity is worse than the influenza B virus, but similar to influenza A virus associated CAP. Despite the ubiquitous infection landscape of ICV in humans, little is known about its replication and pathobiology in animals. The goal of this study was to understand the replication kinetics, tissue tropism, and pathogenesis of human ICV (huICV) in comparison to the swine influenza D virus (swIDV) in guinea pigs. Intranasal inoculation of both viruses did not cause clinical signs, however, the infected animals shed virus in nasal …

“The Juggle Is Real”: An Examination Of The Realities Faced By Working Mothers At The University Of San Diego And The Impact Of Institutional Policies On Their Quest For Work-Life Balance, Colleen K. Smith

M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects

The purpose of my action research was to gain a better understanding of working mothers at the University of San Diego (USD) and the influence of institutional policies in their lives. My research question was: What can I learn from the lived experiences of those who identify as women and mothers and work at USD that will bring awareness and changes to the policies and practices affecting them? As a mother working at USD, this research has significance in my life. Participants included 14 full-time staff and administrators with children 5 years old or younger. My findings indicate USD mothers …

Issue 418: May 18-June 1, 2023, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

No abstract provided.

Vol.50 N.43 May 18th 2023, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

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Transcriptomic Responses In The Blood And Sputum Of Cigarette Smokers Compared To E-Cigarette Vapers., Mario F Perez, Marina Yurieva, Spandana Poddutoori, Eric M Mortensen, Laura E Crotty Alexander, Adam Williams

Faculty Research 2023

RATIONALE: Electronic (e)-cigarettes are popular among youth and cigarette smokers attempting to quit. Studies to date have focused on the utility of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool, but the biological effects are largely unknown.

OBJECTIVES: To identify transcriptomic differences in the blood and sputum of e-cigarette users compared to conventional cigarettes smokers and healthy controls and describe biological pathways affected by these tobacco products.

METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of whole blood and sputum RNA-sequencing data from 8 smokers, 9 e-cigarette users (e-cigs) and 4 controls. Weighted gene co-network analysis (WGCNA) identified gene module associations. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) identified canonical …

Using Critical Incident Debriefing After Code Blue Events To Support Registered Nurses, David L. Boyd

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Using Critical Incident Debriefing after Code Blue Events to Support Registered Nurses

Section I: Abstract

Background: During a code blue event (CBE), the environment becomes highly stressful and intense. Nurses rapidly transition from performing life-saving procedures on their patients to carrying out their usual duties. Without proper debriefing, nurses cannot properly process their emotions leading to increased burnout and secondary traumatic stress (Stamm, 2010).

Local Problem: In 2021, the nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center (2021a) responded to 110 CBEs, a 43% increase from 2020. Without a process for critical incident debriefing (CID), these nurses were exposed to trauma …

From The President - Designing Depaul

DePaul Magazine

DePaul President Robert L. Manuel shares how the university is looking ahead to designing its future. With students and alumni who make a difference in their local and national communities, DePaul seeks to become the national model for higher education.

Trauma-Informed Treatment For Alcohol Use Disorder: Improving Long-Term Recovery, Aline M. Bales

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: This DNP project aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing trauma-informed care to Ria Health's telehealth AUD MAT recovery treatment model for patients with co-occurring PTSD, targeting high relapse rates due to cravings. Trauma-informed care addresses traumatic histories that can potentiate emotional dysregulation leading to maladaptive coping responses manifesting as cravings with addiction memory.

Methods: An integrated review assessed the prevalence of co-occurrence of AUD and PTSD, assessed interest in Ria Health patients, patients recruited from Ria Health if they mentioned cravings, offered concurrent trauma-informed care with medicated assisted treatment for 16-20 sessions, trauma-informed care used Polyvagal Theory techniques …

Board Game Club, Emma Georgia, Katelyn Stewart

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

No abstract provided.

A Neutrosophic Framework For Assessment Of Distributed Circular Water To Give Neighborhoods Analysis To Prepare For Unexpected Stressor Events, Mohamed Abouhawwash, Mohammed Jameel, Sameh S. Askar

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

The global water issue is caused by a number of factors, including extreme weather, population increase, and industrial activity. One of the reasons we're running out of water as a planet is because of the outdated take-make-use-throw-away linear paradigm of handling water. It has been suggested that the circular economy may help alleviate water shortages by inspiring a fundamental change in municipal water infrastructure. Reduced consumption, recovered natural resources, and minimal waste are the three pillars of a circular water supply. A dispersed water supply is more adaptable and robust than a centralized one because it gives communities more time …

Usa V. Samuel Jenkins

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Reginald Braddy

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Vaccine Messaging – What New Mexico Black And Hispanic/Latinx Communities Have To Say, Theresa Cruz, Camille Velarde, Anna Rutins, Khadijah Bottom, Miriam Luevano, Miguel Acosta

Posters and Presentations

The Partnering 4 Vaccine Equity (P4VE) initiative in New Mexico (NM) aims to overcome vaccine hesitancy and promote health equity among underserved populations. Four listening sessions were conducted in 2023 by the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center, Presbyterian Community Health, and community partners to understand vaccine attitudes and message preferences of African American, African immigrant, NM Hispanic/Latinx, and Hispanic/Latinx immigrant communities. The sessions followed a semi-structured discussion guide led by trained trusted messengers and recruited through community-based organizations and social media platforms. Participants shared their experiences and perspectives on COVID-19 and influenza vaccine attitudes, beliefs, and barriers. Participants …

From Stacks To Screens: Creating A Virtual Browsing Experience, Lauren Puzier, Rebecca A. Nous

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

The University at Albany Libraries has integrated visually compelling, subject-based Curated Collections into its discovery tool, Primo VE. These collections encompass resources on specific subjects, that highlight authors or groups, celebrate a genre, or that bring together a variety of resources to address campus initiatives, current events, or popular research topics. Curated Collections is an opportunity for the Libraries' to highlight what is special, new, trending, important, or underappreciated in our collections. We propose this project as a virtual browsing model to fuel intellectual curiosity, and seek to explore similar initiatives at attendees’ libraries.

Measuring Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

Workforce Analytics Resources

What is Diversity?

Diversity refers to the degree of differences in the composition of the workforce in terms of such constructs as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, national origin, language, or other social identities. Though there are certainly other types of employee differences worth assessing (e.g., acquired diversity characteristics, such as education, skills, personality, preferences, attitudes), the focus here is on inherent social identities, especially those that are related to differences in representation, power, and privilege. Note that diversity is a characteristic of a group, not an individual.

How is Diversity Measured?

To …

Breaking Down Grit: Persistency And Flexibility In The Career Plans Of Military Medical Students., Ryan R Landoll, Krista Highland, Kameha Bell, Anthony R. Artino, Col Lisa K Moores, Michael Soh, Sebastian Uijtdehaage, Steven J Durning, Neil E Grunberg, Ting Dong

Health Sciences Education Research

INTRODUCTION: The field of medicine is experiencing a crisis as high levels of physician and trainee burnout threaten the pipeline of future physicians. Grit, or passion and perseverance for long-term goals, has been studied in high-performing and elite military units and found to be predictive of successful completion of training in adverse conditions. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) graduates military medical leaders who make up a significant portion of the Military Health System physician workforce. Taken together, an improved understanding of the relationships between burnout, well-being, grit, and retention among USU graduates is critical to the …

Well-Being At A Military Medical School And Implications For Military Retention., Michael Soh, Jessica Bunin, Sebastian Uijtdehaage, Anthony R. Artino, Erin S Barry, Steven J Durning, Neil E Grunberg, Ryan R Landoll, Ashley Maranich, Lisa K Moores, Jessica Servey, Dario Torre, Pamela M Williams, Ting Dong

Health Sciences Education Research

INTRODUCTION: Physical and psychological well-being play a critical role in the academic and professional development of medical students and can alter the trajectory of a student's quality of personal and professional life. Military medical students, given their dual role as officer and student, experience unique stressors and issues that may play a role in their future intentions to continue military service, as well as practice medicine. As such, this study explores well-being across the 4 years of medical school at Uniformed Services University (USU) and how well-being relates to a student's likelihood to continue serving in the military and practicing …

"Lavaughan Jenkins: The Watcher And The Watchman" On Exhibition At Uab's Aeiva From June 9-Aug. 12, Shannon Thomason

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, May 18, 2023, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Improving Patients' Perception Of Pain: An Evaluation Of A Nurse Practitioner-Led Chronic Pain Coaching Group, Suzanne A. Levy

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background: The opioid crisis in the United States warrants an improved standard of practice for managing chronic pain. A large body of evidence highlights a positive correlation between health coaching focused on mindfulness-based interventions and its potential to improve the overall well-being of chronic pain patients. Currently, there are limited resources to address these patients' psychosocial needs, and the primary treatment plan consists of pharmacological management using long-term opioids. Project Aim: The 3M Chronic Pain Coaching Model is a 6-week coaching group focused on mindfulness, meditation, and motivation. This quality improvement project aimed to evaluate how a mindfulness-based chronic pain …

Leading Department Causes Of Acculturative Stress Among International Students At A South Jersey Public Institution, Meagan Kathleen Mcferren

Theses and Dissertations

The study in this paper was conducted at Rowan University, a South Jersey public institution founded in 1923. The purpose of this study was to collect data regarding various university departments that might cause and affect acculturative stress in international students and determine which area has the greatest impact on the students’ stress levels at the university. During the 2022-23 academic year, I distributed an anonymous online survey to the majority of Rowan international and domestic students, both undergraduate and graduate, to better understand their perspectives of specific campus resources and departments. In this paper, I state my questions as …