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Warming The Matrix: A Climate Assessment Under Uncertainty And Heterogeneity, Davide Bazzana, Massimiliano Rizzati, Emanuele Ciola, Enrico Maria Turco, Sergio Vergalli

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

This paper explores the potential impacts of climate change and mitigation policies on the Euro Area, considering the uncertainty and heterogeneity in both climate and economic systems. Using the MATRIX model, a multi-sector and multi-agent macroeconomic model, we simulate various climate scenarios by employing different carbon cycle models, damage functions, and marginal abatement curves found in the literature. We find that heterogeneous climate damages amplify both the magnitude and the volatility of GDP losses associated with global warming. By the end of the century, we estimate that assuming homogeneous shocks may underestimate the effects of climate change on aggregate output …

Friedrich Warnecke: Toward A New Edition Of Ad Infinitum, Elton Machado

Dissertations

The dissertation collects and organizes information on German double bassist, pedagogue, and author Friedrich Warnecke and investigates the significance of his life and work to the double bass history. The ever-changing European musical environment throughout Warnecke’s life, the challenges double bassists faced during that time, and the rapid developments of the double bass at the turn of the twentieth century provide a rich historical background. The study addresses Warnecke’s life, pioneering writings on the history of double bass, pedagogical contribution and influence as a teacher and author, and work as a performing double bassist. Finally, it discusses Warnecke’s substantial pedagogical-technical …

Growth Performance, Intestinal Morphology, Blood Biomarkers, And Immune Response Of Thinlip Grey Mullet (Liza Ramada) Fed Dietary Laminarin Supplement, Mona S. Abdel-Mawla, Fawzy I. Magouz, Malik M. Khalafalla, Asem A. Amer

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Speech-Language Pathologist & Emotional Labor, Stress, And Compassion Fatigue, Patricia Martin

Dissertations

Employees in service professions often utilize emotional labor strategies. The purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) experiences regarding emotional labor and the extent to which emotional labor is possibly related to job stress, compassion satisfaction, and compassion fatigue. This study also considered the SLPs’ occupational settings in relationship to emotional labor.

A pilot study was conducted and minor revisions were made to the instrument prior to the final study. The researcher collected and analyzed data using an online survey comprised of three validated instruments, ELS, SLPSI, and ProQOL-5. The participants were 270 certified speech-language pathologists …

Empowerment Agents: How Student Affairs Professionals Facilitate The Persistence Of Undocumented Students, Tiffany Paige

Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated how student affairs professionals (SAPs) assist undocumented students in their designated institutional roles, and how their support empowers undocumented students to persist. This research sought to document and assess how student affairs professionals—who interact with undocumented students— identify and respond to the issues they face in their work. Built on the theoretical frame of social capital, and using a thematic analysis design set forth by Braun and Clarke (2012), the researcher interviewed seven SAPs and used a phenomenological approach to design the study and to collect and analyze the data.

Two findings and five corresponding themes …

An Examination Of Organizational Influences On Coach Decision Making, Arien Elizabeth Faucett

Dissertations

Sport coaching occurs in an ambiguous, complex, and dynamic environment bounded by rules, structures, and traditions unique to the context in which it occurs (ICCE et al., 2013; Jones & Wallace, 2005; Nash & Collins, 2006). Coaching is therefore not only pedagogical in nature but also features social and political elements (Abraham & Collins, 2011) focused on athlete development within a specific social and organizational context (ICCE et al., 2013). At the heart of this coaching practice is a constant process of decision-making (Abraham et al., 2006; Lyle & Vergeer, 2013; Vergeer & Lyle, 2009). However, research on the decision-making …

Social Media Usage And Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role Of Media Literacy, Comparison Tendency, And User Motivation, Feng Li

Dissertations

Studies on Facebook and Twitter have shown that social media usage negatively influences individuals’ self-esteem. Many scholars believe media literacy could help reduce this negative impact. Social comparison tendencies and user motivations may also influence this dynamic. The current study is designed to test the moderation effects of media literacy, comparison tendency, and user motivation influencing WeChat Moments usage on individuals’ self-esteem. A group of Chinese college students (N= 299) participated in an online survey. Results show no negative association between WeChat Moments usage and self-esteem. Media literacy only negatively moderates this effect among those who reported having 20-50 friends. …

Origin And Structure Of The First Sharp Diffraction Peak Of Amorphous Solids, Devilal Dahal

Dissertations

Several explanations have been reported in the literature about the origin of extended-range oscillations (EROs) in the atomic pair-correlation function of amorphous materials. Although the radial ordering beyond the short-range order of about 5 Å has been extensively studied in amorphous materials, the exact nature of the radial ordering beyond a nanometer is still not resolved. This dissertation address this problem and explains the nature of the EROs by using high-quality models of amorphous silicon (a-Si) obtained from Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations. The extended-range ordering in a-Si is examined through radial oscillations on the length …

"If These Walls Could Speak": Judson College And The Formation Of The New Baptist Woman, 1838-1930, E.Gabrielle Walker

Dissertations

Southern Baptist women’s collegiate education and experiences led to their questioning traditional Baptist gender roles and interpreting religion to fit a modern, progressive worldview. Judson College established in 1838 in Marion, Alabama, created a space for its Baptist students to consider socially appropriate ways, outside of doctrinal boundaries, to serve God, themselves, their families, and humanity. Judson remained theologically and culturally conservative, perpetuating inherited religious and social notions of female subordination to men, while increasingly offering students more progressive curricula to meet changing economic and cultural realities. In compliance with white Southern and Baptist conservative values, Judson’s students generally accepted …

Note-Taking In College Mathematics: An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of Guided Notes And Interactive Notebooks On Student Achievement In College Algebra, Verlonda Neal

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of interactive guided notes influences the mathematical performance of college algebra students when solving univariate linear equations. The research involved 68 students enrolled in College Algebra at a community college. The participants were divided into two groups: those who took notes using an interactive guided notes method and those who did not use the interactive guided notes note-taking method to cite instructional information. The participants were administered a test on solving univariate linear equations before and after receiving instruction to answer the research questions posed by the study. An …

Haramed And Dangerous: A Thematic Examination Of Muslim Women’S Representation In We Are Lady Parts, Reham Bohamad

Dissertations

Since the early days of Western media, Muslim women have been portrayed in a negative way. From belly dancers to oil-rich horny sheikhs to voiceless passive wives of terrorists. This image has led the Western spectator to associate Islam and the Muslim women’s headscarf (Hijab) with backwardness, extremism, and oppression. In recent years, there has been a positive shift towards a more inclusive and authentic representation of Muslim women. This shift is the result of the post-network era which provides on-demand media outlets that challenge the dominant hegemonic production system and provide diverse and inclusive images that cater to niche …

A Critical Analysis Of Political And Media Discourse On Immigration During The Trump Era, Daleana Phillips

Dissertations

This research examines political and media discourse on Immigration through four studies: Trump’s immigration reform speech, newspaper coverage of DACA, a Saturday Night Live episode, and social media via #ColoradoBorderWall memes. Various critical cultural theoretical frameworks are used within critical discourse and textual analysis is to examine media and political rhetoric about immigrants and immigration policy during a period of drastic institutional political change evidenced by Trump’s administration. As a collective, these narratives examine how Trump’s rhetoric and populist style of communication demonstrate a return to restrictive immigration rhetoric not witnessed in a presidential administration since the 1920s. This research …

An Examination Of Teachers’, Instructional Support Staff, And Administrators’ Attitudes And Beliefs Concerning Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making And Its Relationship To Student Achievement., Lashandra Antionette Hodge-Mcclure

Dissertations

The Every Student Succeeds Act has an accountability model that holds the educational system in the United States accountable. It was decided that students throughout the United States should be held to the same standards, independent of where they lived. Furthermore, the Every Student Succeeds Act seeks to provide considerable opportunity for all students to obtain a fair, equitable, and high-quality education and reduce academic performance disparities. The study aims to identify the role teachers, instructional support staff, and administrators’ attitudes and beliefs regarding data-driven decision-making plays in student achievement.

Data-driven decision-making is the systematic process of gathering, evaluating, and …

Vol.50 N.42 May 11th 2023, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

This Memory Is Redacted But Not Gone, Wanda-Marie Rana

Art - All Scholarship

In this paper, This memory is redacted but not gone, I discuss how my artistic practice, my time in graduate school, and my own life experiences have led me to create my thesis project. The paper is split up into chapters describing the work I made while in graduate school along with my themes; memory, family, home, and identity, and methods; archive, collage, and investigation, of working. I then dedicate a chapter specifically to my thesis work before concluding the paper with my plans to continue my practice after graduate school.

Searching For Nonbinary And Trans Inclusion: A Call To Action For Leadership Studies, Jody Condit Fagan, Ari Emilia Short

Libraries

Academic studies of leadership have historically taken a binary view of gender. A literature review was conducted to search for any scholarly work inclusive of trans and nonbinary identities. Across three academic databases and five leadership journals, only 11 such sources were found. These results were reviewed to explore themes across their findings as well as suggestions for future research. The analysis of the 11 sources’ findings and recommendations offer guidance for expanding conceptions of gender in leadership; for enhancing leadership education; and for developing a more complete research agenda for gender and leadership studies. Suggestions are also offered for …

Equivalent Running Leg Lengths Require Prosthetic Legs To Be Longer Than Biological Legs During Standing, Janet H. Zhang-Lea, Joshua R. Tacca, Owen N. Beck, Paolo Taboga, Alena M. Grabowski

Human Physiology Faculty Scholarship

We aimed to determine a method for prescribing a standing prosthetic leg length (ProsL) that results in an equivalent running biological leg length (BioL) for athletes with unilateral (UTTA) and bilateral transtibial amputations (BTTA). We measured standing leg length of ten non-amputee (NA) athletes, ten athletes with UTTA, and five athletes with BTTA. All athletes performed treadmill running trials from 3 m/s to their maximum speed. We calculated standing and running BioL and ProsL lengths and assessed the running-to-standing leg length ratio (Lratio) at three instances during ground contact: touchdown, mid-stance, and take-off. Athletes with UTTA had 2.4 cm longer …

Journey To Commencement: Sandip Rai, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Sandip Rai's creative journey brings stories to life on the screen. When Sandip Rai made a list of possible graduate schools, his factors included location, program courses, community and eligibility. After a Zoom meeting with staff at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Rai felt the support and hospitality win him over.

Pathways From Individual Characteristics To Subjective Consequences Of Sex: The Mediating Role Of Risky Sexual Encounters, Lisa Crockett, Kristin L. Moilanen, Meredith L. Cartwright

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Objectives: This study examined associations between young adults’ psychological characteristics and psychosocial consequences of sex, and whether risky sexual encounters mediated these associations.

Methods: College students (N=265; M_age=19.49) completed questionnaires concerning risky sexual relationships, behaviors, situations, and psychosocial consequences during their most recent encounter and over the last year.

Results: Sexual restraint indirectly predicted positive consequences of the most recent encounter via risky sexual behaviors. Sexual restraint and permissiveness predicted positive and negative consequences over the past year via risky relationships.

Conclusions: Psychological characteristics may influence the likelihood of risky sexual encounters, thereby influencing consequences.

Includes supplemental Table …

The Impact Of Words Save Lives In Leavenworth, Ks, Michaela Bristow Fitzgerald

Art 895 Research Papers

This case study explores the impact of Words Save Lives, an event expanded to Leavenworth, Kansas and hosted by LV Arts Inc. in September 2022. Using a mixed methods approach to data collection, this study is guided by four research questions: 1.) How can arts and humanities events, programs, and initiatives be used as a means for arts-based placemaking in Leavenworth? 2.) Do residents of Leavenworth feel a connection to the arts as a result of participating in arts and humanities events, programming, and initiatives and, more specifically, Words Save Lives? 3.) Does the Words Save Lives event in Leavenworth …

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) Eligibility And Access In Nevada, 2018-2020, Lana Kojoian, Annie Vong, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Health

This fact sheet examines data from the American Community Survey and Nevada administrative records exploring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and access rates for Nevada counties. The original report includes data on SNAP eligibility and access for 23 states from 2018 to 2020.

Law Librarians, Let’S Talk About Book Banning, Olivia Smith Schlinck

Library Staff Online Writings

As seems to be the new normal, there is a lot happening in the news (*gestures vaguely around*). It’s easy to focus on a few issues at the expense of others or to get overwhelmed and check out entirely. But there is one issue that keeping tabs on feels like a professional obligation: book banning.

Usa V. Adelfo Rodriguez-Mendez

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey Through Apicius, Kathryn Atkinson

University Scholar Projects

Apicius is the sole surviving cookbook from classical antiquity; as such it is invaluable for what it tells us about ancient feasting customs. Yet the gluttony typically associated with classical antiquity has no place in Apicius beyond the art that is inherently associated with food; we are not so much given a seat at the cena (dinner) as we are led into the kitchen, handed an apron, and instructed to cook. This critical analysis explores each recipe not only on the surface—i.e., examining the ingredients and recreating selected recipes—but also on a deeper level, lifting food above its concrete reality …

Catholic Studies Newsletter 2023, Catholic Studies Department

Catholic Studies Newsletter

Highlights: Message from the Chair, Michelle Loris -- "Integral Ecology": CS Minor Emma Grady Wins Stipend for Prestigious Summer Seminar -- New Faculty Profile: Dr. Callie Tabor -- Charles A. Gillespie, Pioneer Journey director -- Chelsea King, chair of the Laudato Si Action Platform -- Fall 2022 Conference: Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education: Leading Forward -- Center for Catholic Studies Spring Speaker Series -- The Bergoglio Lectures: Perspectives on Pope Francis and the Synodal Path -- In memory of our sister Joan Kelly.

An Undifferentiated Cause Of Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report, Pallavi Patil, Jennifer Davidson, Sundip Patel

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

Background

Rhabdomyolysis can occur secondary to infections, trauma, or myotoxic substances. Rhabdomyolysis secondary to autoimmune myositis occurs rarely. Distinguishing autoimmune rhabdomyolysis from rhabdomyolysis secondary to other causes is paramount in considering the long-term management of autoimmune rhabdomyolysis. It is further important to continue close follow-up and further testing to completely understand the extent of this disease as diagnoses may be ever-changing.

Case presentation

A previously healthy female presented to the hospital with myalgias and myoglobinuria following a respiratory infection treated with azithromycin and promethazine. Labs demonstrating elevated creatine kinase (CK) prompted treatment for rhabdomyolysis and rheumatology consultation. The patient was …

An Exposition From Four-Vector To Quantum Field Theory, Weverton Dos Santos Alves

Honors Program Theses and Projects

The goal of this thesis is to research leading mass-generation theoretical models in particle physics; Which is the physics that fundamentally imparts mass on the known elementary particles. Before these mechanisms, all particles are massless quantum fields. As part of a 2021 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) and a team investigating quark mass at Jefferson National Lab, I worked on a mechanical design of the Lepton Direction Electromagnetic calorimeter part of the detector upgrade for the Brookhaven National Laboratory. As integral as this effort is, because the theoretical aspects of mass generation and quark mass physics are traditionally beyond what …

Spectral Multistep Methods For The Scalable Simulation Of Time-Dependent Phenomena, Bailey Rester

Dissertations

Krylov subspace spectral (KSS) methods are high-order accurate, one-step explicit time-stepping methods for partial differential equations (PDEs) that also possess stability characteristic of implicit methods. Unlike other time-stepping approaches, KSS methods compute each Fourier coefficient of the solution from an individualized approximation of the solution operator of the PDE, using techniques developed by Golub and Meurant for approximating bilinear forms involving matrix functions. As a result, KSS methods scale effectively to higher spatial resolution.

This dissertation will present spectral multistep methods, explicit and implicit, designed through the combination of KSS methods and Adams methods. This combination allows spectral multistep methods …

An Exploration Of Faculty-To-Faculty Bullying In Nursing Education: The Prevalence, Who Is Bullying Whom, And Intent To Leave, Pamela Kemp

Dissertations

ABSTRACT

This study, drawn from a nationwide sample with 1,407 responses, examines faculty-to-faculty bullying and incivility in nursing education. It assesses the prevalence of bullying and incivility within the organization, identifies the most commonly occurring bullying behaviors, and identifies and ranks the most frequently occurring uncivil workplace behaviors. The study also examines the relationship between bullying, incivility, and intent to leave the organization.

Research tools include the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R), the Workplace Incivility/Civility Scale (WICS), and the Turnover Intention Scale-6 (TIS 6). The analysis includes an evaluation of significant differences in which faculty members are targets of bullying or …

The Effect Of Sulfonamides Structural And Reactive Properties Examined Through Difunctionalization Of Alkenes, Gavin Rustin

Dissertations

Alkenes as masked functional groups have been a hallmark of organic chemistry and have been utilized to diversify natural products and medicinal targets. Disubstitutions have been a challenge for researchers as the reactions that are implemented most are not selective for the face that they attack. Investigations into electrophilic cyclization looked to overcome this phenomenon by introducing a known chiral center α to an amine where a protecting group, sulfonamide, is added to increase the torsional and allylic strain in the molecules. X-ray crystal structures and NMR techniques prove that the strain does affect the diastereoselectivity of the reaction through …