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E-Health Literacy Scale, Patient Attitudes, Medication Adherence, And Internal Locus Of Control., Donrie J Purcell, Gesulla Cavanaugh, Kamilah Thomas-Purcell, Joshua Caballero, Drenna Waldrop, Victoria Ayala, Rosemary Davenport, Raymond L Ownby

HPD Articles

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is related to a variety of health outcomes, including disease control, health-related quality of life, and risk for death. Few studies have investigated the relation of electronic health literacy (e-health literacy) to outcomes or the mechanism by which they may be related.

METHODS: Secondary data were drawn from participants in a larger study on chronic disease self-management who were age 40 years and older, had at least one chronic health condition and a health literacy score of 8th grade or below on the validated short form of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine. Participants completed …

Balancing Act: A Study Of Graduate Student-Parents And Their Experiences Navigating Family And Academic Demands At The University Of San Diego., Jessica Rammell

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

The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of graduate students who are raising children while enrolled in master’s and PhD programs at the University of San Diego. The question that guided this research was: What do the stories of graduate student parents inform us about the need to improve policies and practices at USD? Three cycles of action research were conducted at the University of San Diego between November 2022 and March 2023, with a total of seven participants. The methods of research included focus groups, interviews, and a creative group session. It was found that …

First-Generation Latina Testimonios: Navigating A Predominantly White Institution And Achieving Academic Success, Nancy Correa

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

The purpose of my research was to understand the experiences of Latina first-generation college students at the University of San Diego, a predominantly White institution. Six Latinas participated in a series of group platicas to share testimonios with one another and build community. One research question that guided this study was: “How can the self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and academic achievement of first-generation Latina students be enhanced in a predominantly White institution?” Findings suggested participants’ negative experiences with faculty and White classmates impacted their sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy. Most participants worried how they will continue to finance college …

The Untapped Potential Of Commuters: Engaging Faculty And Staff To Foster A Commuter-Inclusive Space And Student Interest At The University Of San Diego, Monica Gonzalez Herrera

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

The commuter student population faces many challenges in getting involved on campus. Taking an asset-based approach, this study aimed to enhance first-year commuter engagement and support their sense of belonging at a private, faith-based university. By modifying McNiff and Whitehead’s model of reflect-plan-act-exhibit, students were invited to engage in several identity, community, and leadership activities throughout the academic year. Results suggest first-year commuters need role modeling or mentorship that is challenging and supportive, the support of creating a ‘third space’ away from home and school, and the development of authentic and genuine connections among peers and staff. It is recommended …

Creating Community Among Women Of Color In Stem At The University Of San Diego, Alejandro Picasso

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

Women of color (WOC) are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and many feel disconnected from their fields of study. At the University of San Diego (USD), a predominately White institution, WOC in STEM are particularly underrepresented. Thus, I explored how USD might create a community that could enhance the belonging, retention, and the future success of WOC in STEM. I sought to learn if the USD environment welcomed and allowed WOC to feel they belonged. Findings indicated USD and the STEM departments provide these students with a welcoming environment. However, the lack of representation of WOC faculty …

The Valley In Between: Fostering Biracial Pride And Exploring Community On Usd Campus, Pauline Herring

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

Biracial students face more challenges in higher education than students with one racial identity because universities lack student support services for biracial students, affecting their student development and compromising a student’s success. This study aimed to create an identity-based student service for biracial students to support them and provide a way to foster biracial pride. My guiding questions are: How can I assist bi-racial students in finding a sense of community at USD by centering their stories and needs? How will the concept of biracial pride impact students and their higher education experience?

Figure S2, Tayler D. Sheahan, Amanpreet Grewal, Laura E. Korthauer, Edward M. Blumenthal

Sheahan 2023

Sheahan_2023_figureS2_stats.pzfx

-Graphpad Prism file with data for the graphs and statistics presented in Figure S2

Sheahan_2023_figureS2_data.xlsx

-Excel spreadsheet of all the raw data used to build Figure S2

Table 1, Tayler D. Sheahan, Amanpreet Grewal, Laura E. Korthauer, Edward M. Blumenthal

Sheahan 2023

Sheahan_2023_table1_stats.pzfx

- Graphpad Prism file with data for the graphs and statistics presented in Table 1

Sheahan_2023_table1_data.xlsx

-Excel spreadsheet of all the raw data used to build Table 1

Figure 4, Tayler D. Sheahan, Amanpreet Grewal, Laura E. Korthauer, Edward M. Blumenthal

Sheahan 2023

Acrobat files containing the original scanned images of the Western blots used for Figures 4A and 4B and additional confirmatory Western blots as well as descriptions of the samples in each lane. The files containing the blots used in the figures are Sheahan_2023_7.23.10a_Western.pdf (figure 4A) and Sheahan_2023_6.12.12_Western.pdf (figure 4B).

Figure 3, Tayler D. Sheahan, Amanpreet Grewal, Laura E. Korthauer, Edward M. Blumenthal

Sheahan 2023

Sheahan_2023_7.23.10_Western.pdf

- Acrobat file containing the original scanned image of the Western blot used for Figure 3 as well as a description of the samples in each lane.

Smokejumper Obituary: Moore, Forrest Reed "Buster" (Redding 1957), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Business Model Of Content Creation, Taylor Vahey

Honors Projects in Communication

Individuals who post niched consistent content to social media platforms have grown audiences, which presents an opportunity for content creators to monetize the attention their posts receive. Both content creators and marketing practitioners are using trial and error processes to learn how to utilize the newest online promotion strategy; influencer marketing. This research aims to outline the business operations from the perspective of the influencer. Research on all aspects of this industry is insufficient, with only a few hundred published peer-reviewed articles on the topic available. Most of the research focuses on the perspective of the audience or the marketing …

2023.05.08 - Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2023

Meeting materials for the NEIU Executive Committee

Senate Executive Committee Minutes May 8, 2023, Bronx Community College Senate Executive Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Senate Executive Committee on May 8, 2023.

The Interaction Between Spending Policies And Asset Allocation For College And University Endowment, Ryan Erickson

Honors Projects in Finance

The analysis revealed better combinations of asset allocation and spending policy for college and university endowments that efficiently balance the desirable outcomes of stable spending in real terms against maintaining the purchasing power of the endowment over time (intergenerational equity). Using the variability and correlation of historical asset class returns, we created a forward-looking, projection-based, multivariate Monte Carlo simulation of individual asset class returns. The simulation incorporates the relationships between inflation and asset class returns, and the relationships among asset class returns. The projected time series of asset class returns produced a time series of endowment portfolio returns given an …

Usa V. Albert Upshur

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Textbook Affordability Committee Minutes, May 8, 2023, Textbook Affordability Committee

Textbook Affordability Committee

No abstract provided.

Small Community Water Systems Have The Highest Prevalence Of Mn In Drinking Water In California, Usa, Miranda Aiken, Samantha C. Ying

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Manganese (Mn) is currently regulated as a secondary contaminant in California, USA; however, recent revisions of the World Health Organization drinking water guidelines have increased regulatory attention of Mn in drinking water due to increasing reports of neurotoxic effects in infants and children. In this study, Mn concentrations reported to California’s Safe Drinking Water Information System were used to estimate the potentially exposed population within California based on system size. We estimate that between 2011 and 2021, over 525,000 users in areas with reported Mn data are potentially exposed to Mn concentrations exceeding the WHO health-based guideline (80 μg L …

How Recruitment And Staffing In The Healthcare Industry Has Been Impacted By The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jake O'Neil

Honors Program Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 05/08/2023, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

May 8, 2023 - Passed - Prc - Resolution To Clarify Policy On Academic Employee Registration For Graduate Degrees, Angela Brock

Faculty Senate Resolutions

No abstract provided.

The Black Progress Index In Mountain West Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Msas), Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Demography

This fact sheet examines data from the Brookings Institution report, “Black Progress Index: Examining Social Factors That Influence Black Well-Being” authored by Andre Perry and Jonathan Rothwell in September 2022. The Black Progress Index (BPI) score is constructed using data and social factors that impact life expectancy for Black Americans. This fact sheet compares the BPI with the actual life expectancy of Black people in Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). This fact sheet also examines each of the 13 variables included in the original report to present the BPI in the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV MSA.

Feathered Friends: The Positive Effects Of Owning A Companion Bird, Nicole Lea

Psychology | Student Research Posters

Loneliness is an epidemic whose full impact is only recently receiving the attention it urgently demands. While many solutions are suggested, a time-tested remedy is a companion animal. People report as deep a connection with a companion animal as with the humans in their lives due to the pet’s unconditional love and consistency. While much research has been dedicated to studying companion animal-human bonds with emphasis on dogs and cats, little has been conducted on the less popular household pet, the companion bird, even though bird owners report that their pets show just as much unconditional love and affection as …

Ronald Emrit V. Charles Barkley

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Methodology Of Deployment For A Uav From A Uuv, Drew Lacouture, Mason Houle, Leonardo Garafolo, Jeb Saqib

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

With the advancements of technology in modern times, the use of remote or unmanned expeditions and surveillance systems has risen in prevalence in the military industry. The ability to accomplish objectives without jeopardizing human lives has become paramount to military operations. To accomplish this, the military has used unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, and unmanned underwater vehicles, or UUVs. These vehicles take the form of drones, equipped with cameras and/or sensors, that are controlled remotely to obtain information without directly involving human lives. It has recently become of interest to combine the two drones, to be able to allow for …

Ambient Temperature Phase Change Launcher, Mitchell Barker, Colby Anastasio, Dylan Lamotte

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, or NUWC, has tasked Team 16 with analyzing a way to vertically launch a columnar payload underwater through the use of a phase change of a liquid to a gas. The system must harness the potential energy created from a pressurized gas being stored in a liquid phase then released to undergo a phase change to launch a payload through water.

NUWC has given Team 16 design requirements that include that the pressurized chamber must be less than 25% of the volume of the launch tube, the acceleration of the payload must be less than …

Crutch Design, Lexie Burns, Eric Zummermann, Charles Hanoian, Trevor Doolan

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

Crutches are commonly used across the world to provide assistance in mobility for people that have suffered leg injuries. Athletes are a great portion of the population that use crutches. In order for a leg injury to heal properly over time, there should not be any pressure going into the leg that has the injury. The process behind using crutches involves lacing your armpit on the top of the crutch and grabbing the handle that is connected across each upright. To walk, the user lifts the injured leg and applies pressure to the top of the crutch and grip handle. …

Test Chamber For Dust-Blanketed Surface Temperature Testing, Jack Lacombe, Anthony Skillings, John Simes, Peter Coughlin

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

Team 8, or Dust X8 was tasked by FM Approvals with the challenge of designing a test system with the capabilities to cover test samples ranging in size from 75-320 mm in 200 mm of dust (diatomaceous earth) on all sides of the specimen. This system was to be designed to support “dust blanketed surface temperature” testing and installed in the FM Approvals Testing facility in Norwood, MA where tests relevant to the certification of equipment for use in class II explosive atmospheres is conducted. Ideally, this test system needed to provide ease of loading and unloading, a simple pluggable …

Igus Inspection Table, Troy Bottoen, Colin Benvenuti, Shaheer Yasin, Alexander Chavez

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

Miniature Casting Corporation has requested Team 03 to develop a potential visual inspection system that can transport zinc-casted products to an AI inspection camera to detect any possible defects. The products will then be sent to an automated sorting system to separate defective parts from accepted parts.

This inspection system needed to inspect parts at 96% accuracy, inspect at least 40,000 parts per day, under 8 feet tall, use 110V plug style for any electronics, use a maximum of 115 PSI of air, and be easy to maintain. These design requirements were combined with customer requirements to create design specifications …

Raytheon Handling Fixture To Facilitate Cabinet Assembly Test, Matthew Rei, Abid Ahmed, Luke Flyntz, Jeremy Tornatore

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects

Raytheon Technologies Missile Defense presented team 6 with designing a fixture that prevents and supports a cabinet. This fixture also needs to be able to be transported via forklift from a set location to another set location. The process used to approach this problem is as follows. The team initially created a problem definition based on the information provided by Raytheon. Then the team calculated the force needed to counter the tipping of the cabinet. Finally, the team created multiple designs with customer requirements in mind, and modeled the cabinet and fixture in a CAD program. Once completed, the team …