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Hooks & Needles @ The Commerce Library, Angel Abounader

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Diary Of A Rock And Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days And Nights With The South’S Premier Rock Band, Judy Reardon

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Use Of Vocabulary Strategies To Aid English Language Learners In A General Education Biology Classroom, Virginia Perry

All Dissertations

The demographics of the typical American classroom continue to present as a more diverse student population with the increase of English Language Learners (ELL) entering public schools. General education teachers on a secondary level are challenged with incorporating academic language instruction into content instruction for ELLs. Many of these teachers seek appropriate instructional strategies to teach ELLs academic language skills related to literacy to comprehend the specific content taught at the secondary level. A deeper understanding of language and skill acquisition within a secondary classroom can help guide future efforts in implementing effective literacy strategies to address ELLs’ academic language …

The Echo: May 1, 2023, Taylor University

2022-2023 (Volume 110)

No abstract provided.

From Far Gone, Back, Courtney Renae Causey

Graduate Thesis Collection

From Far Gone, Back is a short story collection that explores multigenerational families living in and around the changing landscape of Atlanta, GA. It asks what comes of the decisions we are forced to make for those around us and ourselves while surviving the best way we know how.

The Jubilant City Almanac: Stories, Azaria Brown

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Jubilant City Almanac is a collection of short stories set in the magical Jubilant City, a city founded by a group of Black women in 1736. These stories bridge the whimsical and magical with the realities of poverty, classicism, addiction, abuse and health disparities. “Got His Alligator” follows the journey of two codependent addicts as they try to get their fashion designs onto Jubilant City’s premiere drama, Girl, Please. The characters in “Carbon Copy” use a magical phone to bring Denzel Washington to the city. “Jeremiah the Conqueror” summons Black American folk legend, High John. THrough an exploration of …

Strange Beginnings, Lincoln-Abdullah Hasan El-Amin

Graduate Thesis Collection

"Strange Beginnings" is a short story collection consisting of four short stories. Some of these stories go together and some stand alone. All of them aim to evoke something in the reader, whether it be shock, joy, unsettledness, or something more.

Great Lakes Leviathan, Luke P. Garrigus

Graduate Thesis Collection

Great Lakes Leviathan is a work for Piano and Large Chamber Orchestra that takes its main source of inspiration from cryptozoological reports of sea creatures; particularly those found within the midwestern region of the United States. This work develops over the course of four movements.

In the opening movement and in the thalassic finale, entitled The Rising Deep and Great Lakes Leviathan respectively, the listener will experience sound worlds imitating tumultuous waters, majesty, chaos, and an encounter with the aforementioned Leviathan itself. The second movement, The Fossil Finder, explores themes of excavation, research, and course charting. The third movement, Eventide, …

Symphony: Tambora, Logan Purcell

Graduate Thesis Collection

Symphony: Tambora is a piece for chamber orchestra that is inspired by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in the Lesser Sunda Islands of the Phillipines. Its three movements deal with the genesis of Mount Tambora, the magma chambers filling up and spilling over, and the series of eruptions that resulted in some of the worst climate crises in recorded history. The thesis includes a score of the work, and an accompanying analysis.

Interactive Map Code (R And Rstudio), Peter G. Butterfield

Data Files: White Oaks in Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest

Interactive map code puts data and coordinates into readable table format and creates data visualizations.

Concerned Philosophers For Peace, Vol. 31 (2023), Concerned Philosophers For Peace

Concerned Philosophers for Peace

Contents of this issue:

• President’s Page (2)
• Calls for Papers and Reviewers (3)
• Member Profile: Dr. Bill Gay (4)
• Essay: “Why is Nonviolence an Ethical Response to Populist Violence?” by Alvin Tan (5)
• Essay Prizes (6)
• CPP at the APA (7-8)
• Essay: Roots, by Barry L. Gan (9)
• Essay: Striving for Perpetual Peace on the Brink of the New Cold War, by Edward Demenchonok (9)
• Book Discussion: Ludic Ubuntu Ethics: Decolonizing Justice, by Mechthild Nagel (10)
• Book Discussion: Reintroducing Politics of War and Peace: A Survey of Thought, by Stephana Landwehr (10)
• Calls for Papers and Conference Announcements (20-22) …

Gender Bias In Internal Medicine Resident Narrative Evaluations: Comparing Interprofessional Bedside Rounds To A Traditional Inpatient Teaching, Katherine Davis, Alec Luro, Melissa Zelaya-Floyd, Patricia White, Sarah Hallen, Kalli Varaklis

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Aim: To assess if the iPACE™ model affected the frequency of gender bias discrimination (i.e. disproportionate use of competency or personality-based descriptors based on gender) compared with the traditional model.

Covid-19 & Mathematics Achievement: A Casual-Comparative Study, Jay M. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Learning loss due to COVID-19 and the digital divide will have dire consequences for low-income students. This study used the Faucet Theory (Alexander et al., 2001) as a theoretical framework to determine the extent that the COVID-19 learning environment impacted the Southern Public Schools District’s African American, low-income, and high-income high school students’ proficiency level based on the Algebra I section of the 2020-2021 Louisiana Education Assessment Program (LEAP) assessment. The researcher used archival data from the LEAP, a causal-comparative research design, and a one-way ANOVA to test the hypotheses and answer the research question. The results of the one-way …

274 E. 175 Realty Llc V. Rodriguez

All Decisions

No abstract provided.

Bookmarked Volume 2 - May 2023, University Of Mississippi Libraries, Elizabeth Batte

Bookmarked

A newsletter curated by University of Mississippi Librarians. Featured stories: 29th Oxford Conference for the Book; Family History: Recipe swap; All Star Librarian; Oxford High's Library Day; Creekmore Panel; and student spotlight.

Artificial: A Study On The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Art, Hayden Ernst

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

In the past three to five years there have been significant improvements made in AI due to improvements in computing capacity, the collection and use of big data, and an increase in public interest and funding for research. Programs such as ChatGPT, DALL•E, and Midjourney have also gained tremendous popularity in a relatively short amount of time. This led me to this project in which I aimed to gain a deeper understanding of these art generator AI and where they fit into art as a whole. My goal was to give recommendations to museums and exhibits in Omaha on what …

Characterization Of Differential Rearing And Sex On 5-Ht2ar Receptor Activation, Kelsey Lowe

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

The prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) continues to rise while the number of medications to combat this deadly disorder remains stagnant. Entirely new thinking about what exemplifies a possible therapeutic is needed. Hallucinogens are continually being studied more as possible treatments for many psychological conditions, including SUDs. Classic hallucinogens engage many serotonin and monoamine systems, but the hallucinogenic effects are driven by serotonin 5-HT_2A receptor (5-HT_2AR) activation. Forced social isolation induces chronic stress, increases 5-HT_2AR expression in the cortex and have been suggested to play a role in the comorbidity between stress, maladaptive coping, …

Beyond Puberty: How Artificial Hormones Impact Depression In Young Adults, Bailey Rucker

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

Depression is a mood disorder that can be caused by any combination of environmental, biological, genetic, and psychological factors and affects women more than men. Over the past few decades the use of birth control has been continually increasing. To analyze whether or not the high rates of depression correlates to the use of hormonal birth control, an anonymous survey was sent out to college women which contained the Beck’s Depression Inventory as well as background information questions. The results were obtained and analyzed. After doing a T test, the P-value was calculated to be 6.261x106 and the test statistic …

Euclid’S Elements For High School Classrooms, Faith K. Hoppen

Mathematics Theses, Dissertations, Research and Student Creative Activity

What is our goal when teaching students geometry? Is it to obtain a passing grade, be able to construct geometric figures, know all of the necessary terms? I would like to propose that the purpose is to cultivate a love for the logic, art, and argument of geometry. The original geometry book written by Euclid was used as a guide for two thousand years and led many of our historical geometers to discoveries. Instead of relying on memorizing confusing acronyms for congruent figures, let's give the students an opportunity to see the work behind the properties. By using the methods …

Patient Compliance With Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Scoping Review, Peyton Jackson Bsn, Rn, Brandon Crocker Bsn, Rn, Ne-Bc, Margaret Harvey Phd, Aprn, Acnp-Bc, Chfn

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Purpose/Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths for women and men. Routine screening based on current national guidelines can decrease morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, patient compliance with CRC screening remains low. This scoping review will evaluate the literature and examine the association between colorectal cancer screening modality and patient compliance.

Methods

Individual searches within PubMed, EBSCO, and Medline were completed using MeSh with the following key words: colorectal cancer screening, patient compliance, stool-based screening, direct visualization, and others. A literature review was completed for 10 critically appraised articles published between 2010 and 2020. The association of …

Combining Drip Score And Rapid Diagnostics For Improved Antibiotic Stewardship, Richard Ramirez, Matthew Sims

Posters

Treatment analysis patterns for broad-spectrum antibiotic use in pneumonia revealed that 60% of patients were overtreated, highlighting the need for effective antibiotic stewardship practices. Systems such as the Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) score select patients more likely to require broad spectrum antibiotics but still leads to overtreatment as it does not target specific pathogens. Rapid diagnostics such as the Unyvero Lower Respiratory Tract Panel (LRTP) combined with the DRIP score can identify specific pathogens to further narrow antibiotic use.

Review Of Salvage Therapy For Mrsa Bacteremia At Beaumont Health System, Hazem Alakhras, Matthew D. Sims, Tracey A.H. Taylor

Posters

Treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) effectively is imperative to reduce mortality rates, as it contributes to a large amount of healthcare-associated bacteremia in the U.S. However, due to the insufficient and sometimes contradicting studies to guide salvage therapy, there is a lack of clear consensus on treatment of MRSA bacteremia after vancomycin failure. The goal of this study is to showcase the salvage therapies of choice for patients with MRSA bacteremia at Beaumont Health System.

Designing A Surgical Scorecard To Inform And Evaluate Appropriate Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Rehan Tariq, Paul Chittick

Posters

Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) implementation is a widespread strategy used to ensure the minimization of surgical site infections (SSIs) during various surgical procedures including hip and knee replacements and organ transplants. Despite the widespread implementation of PAP, there exists a gap in understanding what is considered appropriate PAP. This may be due in part to the absence of a feedback mechanism that educates physicians on which antibiotics are truly appropriate for preventing the SSIs arising from certain surgical procedures. The goal of this project is to design an informative surgical prophylaxis scorecard that physicians can use to determine which antibiotic …

Outcomes Of Da R-Epoch Versus R-Chop In Treating Patients Diagnosed With Double-Expressor Lymphoma, Phat Duong, Ishmael Jaiyesimi

Posters

Double-expressor lymphoma (DEL) is a subtype of Diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that is associated with poor prognosis. The standard treatment for DLBCL is rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP). It is hypothesized that the aggressive nature of DEL deserves a more intense regimen such as dose-adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin plus rituximab (DA-R-EPOCH). A comparison of outcomes between those two treatments is needed to guide clinical decisions.

Comparing Overall Survival Outcomes Of Patients Treated With Immunotherapy + Chemotherapy, Or Chemotherapy + Radiation For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc), Sukhmani Singh, Ishmael Jaiyesimi

Posters

Traditionally, non-small cell lung cancer has been treated with chemotherapy or surgery, and remained first line treatment until around 2015 when PDL-1 immune checkpoint immunotherapy was introduced and for many patients where it become the standard first line treatment. A few research studies comparing outcome differences between patients receiving immunotherapy versus patients who did primarily chemotherapy as first line treatment indicate increased survival benefit, however, as immunotherapy is still relatively new, longer term survival benefit and analysis of other factors is continuing to be delineated.

Demographics And Survival In Aml Patients Over 60 Years Of Age. A Single Institutional Analysi, Damilola Gbadebo, Nwabundo Anusim, Ishmael Jaiyesimi

Posters

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a malignancy of the myeloid cell line. Patients diagnosed with AML, typically exhibit symptoms of neutropenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis of AML is based on greater than 20 percent of myeloid cells in the bone marrow (1). Some risk factors for acquiring the disease include, but not limited to age, sex, smoking, exposure to certain chemicals, radiation, genetic predisposition and being treated with certain chemotherapeutic agents (2).
AML is frequently diagnosed among people between ages 65-74, with a current relative survival rate for AML being 28.7%. Men account for majority of these cases, at …

Gestational Weight Gain And The Associated Perinatal Outcomes In Middle Eastern Women, Dana Rector, Zeynep Alpay-Savasan

Posters

Gestational Weight Gain (GWG) can impact perinatal outcomes for mothers and infants, especially if the mother gains inadequate or excessive weight during pregnancy. We hypothesized that Middle Eastern women would be more likely to gain inadequate weight, compared to the general population, resulting in adverse perinatal outcomes.

Self-Triage Among Patients Who Are Homeless, Jimmy Clemmens, Jason Wasserman

Posters

People who are homeless present to urban emergency departments at a higher rate per 1000 people than those who are housed.1 With those added difficulties, people who are homeless frequently turn to Emergency Departments for primary, rather than only emergency, health care treatment.2,3 There is great need for investigation into the thought process for the self-triage of the patient who is homeless. This study was undertaken to survey adults at HOPE adult shelter about their ability to determine the most appropriate place to seek treatment for different common conditions of varying acuity, as well as to evaluate the efficacy of …

Outbreak Risks At Religious Schools: Prevalence Of Nonmedical Vaccination Exemptions Among Michigan Kindergartens, Flora Martz, Patrick Karabon, Mark C. Navin

Posters

Religious community membership is relevant to immunization policy, as in the case of 2019 US measles outbreaks clustered in Orthodox Jewish communities. US immunization policy focuses on school enrollment requirements, which apply both to public and private (usually religiously-affiliated) schools. Most US states exempt students from these requirements for nonmedical reasons, including religious reasons, though some states, including New York, California, and Maine, have recently eliminated nonmedical exemptions. This study uses 2017-18 data from the state of Michigan to illuminate relationships between nonmedical exemption (NME) rates and attendance at religious schools with the aim of providing information about high-value targets …

Conceptualization Of Evidence Used By Surrogate Decision-Makers To Determine A Patient’S Wishes, Michael Bourgoin, Zach Armstrong, Abram Brummett, Mark C. Navin, Jason Wasserman, Stephanie Swanberg

Posters

Many modern concepts within clinical bioethics can be conceptualized in various ways. This subjectivity is demonstrated when analyzing ideas in the literature about the types of evidence that can or should be used by surrogate decision-makers to determine a patient’s wishes. This project aims to explore normative claims on this topic in order to map out the current landscape of the various understandings of this concept.