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Optimized And Integrated Project Schedule Management Methodology For Ensuring Suitability, Feasibility, And Acceptability Of A Cost-Constrained Affordable Housing Program In Anchorage, Alaska, Fitzgerald Umah

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

The housing deficit in Alaska is growing annually. The Municipality of Anchorage is in dire need of Affordable Housing. The housing sector has been the bedrock of most developed nations' economies. Housing construction indices are vital for measuring economic developments in emerging countries. Urban dwellers make up about 55% of the global population. This share is predicted to rise dramatically by 2030, adding 1.6 billion people to urban regions. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly India, China, and Nigeria, will account for 90% of this rise. (U.N. 2020). The building sector wants to alleviate Alaska's affordable housing shortfall, but government regulations, …

A Standardized Communication Guide For Anchorage Municipality, Sasha-Gaye Hart

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

As the most populous city in the state of Alaska, with approximately 40% of the state’s total residents, Anchorage has a deficit of affordable housing that affects its residents’ economic standards. There has been an increase in affordable housing for homeless to low-income inhabitants, with recent setbacks due to high unemployment, pandemic and inflation that have hindered Anchorage’s housing sector. An integrated communication guide with effective distribution, collection and storage of information are critical components that bridge information dispersion, negotiation and collaborative processes among stakeholders and resources. Different communication approaches for stakeholders are adapted to impart homogeneity and interconnectivity for …

Application Of Project Management Concepts To Planning A 5k Athletic Event, Dylan Fowler

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is an organization dedicated to teaching students leadership and preparing them to enter the United States Army (Army). Every year within the program, students are given the opportunity to plan and execute events for charity. These events are completed with varying degrees of success. Often, project management tools are not used for planning and executing these events. This project applied concepts of project management to create a guide to planning a charity 5k athletic event by ROTC students and others without prior project management experience. Using project resource management, scope …

An Assessment Of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists' Attitudes And Behaviors In Culinary Medicine And The Role Of The Rdn, Ellen Mcewen

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

Culinary medicine (CM) is an emerging practice that combines evidence-based guidelines for health and disease management with practical food preparation techniques.1,2 Americans spend little time in the kitchen. Meanwhile, chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are increasingly common in the American population. CM can teach practical, buildable skills to help alleviate these conditions. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are food and nutrition experts who are well-positioned to be leaders in CM interventions but current research suggests an overall lack of understanding in how RDNs engage in CM in their work. Most RDNs work in the clinical setting, which …

KyōShū, Miyu Aoki

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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To Give Or Not To Give: A Qualitative Descriptive Study On Alumni Giving Behavior At A Historically Black College And University, Shanaee Bodrick

All Dissertations

This qualitative descriptive study explores alumni giving behavior at a private North Carolina Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Specifically, this research examined HBCU alumni experiences, perceptions, and motivations and how these factors influence their decision-making process when contributing financially to their alma mater. This research provides the historical background of HBCUs and how these institutions have been critical in shaping their education and communities. The findings of this study provide the basis for future research on HBCU alumni donors and non-donors. It exposes commonalities and differences between donors and non-donors. In all, this study may act as a reference …

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through A Trust In Science Training Intervention, Nathan Dumessa

All Dissertations

Vaccine hesitancy is an ongoing public health issue that has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic and has implications for future pandemics and other vaccines. This research aimed to understand and address the factors associated with hesitancy. Study 1 was a correlational study that measured several factors that could predict vaccine hesitancy among Black and White participants recruited online (n = 364). Findings suggest that trust in science was the strongest predictor of attitudes towards the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, which in turn strongly predicted vaccine hesitancy. Study 1 established the direct and indirect relationships between several predictors of …

173rd Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

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Air Coupled Impact Echo Testing Of Buried Concrete Pipes, Yash Kumar Dhabi

Doctoral Dissertations

Concrete pipes constitute an integral part of the buried infrastructure, and non-destructive testing (NDT) plays an important role in their maintenance effort. Impact echo (IE) is a well-established NDT technique that is widely used for the investigation of concrete structures. In this technique, the thickness (or resonant) frequency is first measured by inducing (compression) P-wave into the structure using an impact source and recording the elastic wave generated using an accelerometer. From the knowledge of P-wave velocity of the medium, the unknown thickness and subsurface defects are then established. To effectively apply this technique, the transducer should be properly coupled …

Insufficient Effort Responding, Elizabeth L. Regland

Doctoral Dissertations

The quality of self-report data has long been a concern, with increasing attention to the issue of insufficient effort responding (IER). Researchers have made considerable progress in developing techniques for handling IER (Meade & Craig, 2012; Huang, Bowling, Liu, & Li, 2014). This dissertation examines the use of IER best practices in survey research within the management literature through a series of essays. The results of the first study indicate that there is a lack of methodological transparency regarding how IER is addressed in the management literature. Simply stated, few authors report addressing IER in their manuscripts; thus, no conclusions …

Institutional And Leadership Factors Associated With Generating Funding For Research, Courtney A. Jarrell

Doctoral Dissertations

The strategic goal of increasing funding for research at a university is a complex objective dependent on various institutional and leadership factors. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to assist institutional leaders in assessing institutional and leadership factors for generating research funding at research-intensive universities. The research design included a modified Delphi panel to gain consensus on the comprehensive set of institutional and leadership factors and survey items associated with research productivity. The panel participants were experts in research administration from various institutions. Through a literature review and feedback from panel participants, the current researcher identified …

Coaching Isn't Just For Little League Anymore: A Theory Of Individual Coachability, Ashley C. Fournet

Doctoral Dissertations

Utilizing coaching as an employee development activity has increased significantly in the practitioner space in recent years. Practitioners have implemented coaching in the modern organization, establishing best practices for both coaches and coachees. Coaching is a dyadic relationship whereby the coach and the coachee play a critical role in the successes obtained by the relationship. Previous academic research in a variety of disciplines, including athletics, entrepreneurship, marketing, and management, has studied the coach/coachee relationship extensively from the perspective of the coach. Although the coach’s perspective is important, practitioners and academics agree that individual coachability is a key individual characteristic of …

Development Of A Rubric To Measure Radiography Programmatic Assessment Plan Quality, Rebecca G. Hamm

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation attempts to fill an existing gap in the literature concerning radiography programmatic assessment and provide a method of self-assessment for programs to create and evaluate their programmatic assessment plan. There is limited radiography-specific literature concerning programmatic assessment plans, and what does exist concerns general assessment best practices and some other allied health or health science related empirical research. Assessment plans are a necessary part of accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), which is required by many programs. However, education for many radiography program assessment plan contributors is limited in this area, and …

The Utilization Of Procurement Strategies In A Supply Chain Environment, Cole Stevens

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

In today's globalized business environment, efficient supply chain management has become crucial for organizations striving for success. The Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas is widely regarded as one of the top institutions for supply chain management education in the nation. As a student who has undergone their supply chain program and curriculum, I have gained valuable insights and experiences that have prepared me for the demands of the industry.

One of the significant benefits of this education was the opportunity to undertake an internship at Caterpillar Inc., where I was able to gain hands-on experience in …

First-Principles Calculations On Optoelectronic Properties Of Halide Perovskites For Solar And Sensing Devices, Sean Nations

Doctoral Dissertations

Perovskites are a class of semiconductors which has been rapidly growing in popularity due to their potential as absorbing layers for solar cells and applications in other devices such as sensors. There are several types based on the constituent species making up their ABX3 structure, and the flexible formulation results in tunable electronic properties. The research contained within this work aims to contribute to the knowledge of some of the most promising sub-types of halide-containing perovskites by way of first-principles density functional theory calculations, with the aim of improving the commercialization potential of derivative devices. The formulations of (MA)BX3 (A …

Guiding Organizations Through Transformational Change And Crisis, Tonya Oaks Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

With sensemaking as a framework, the researcher used document analysis and semi-structured interviews to examine the main institutional logics, culture, and values used in communication from university leaders related to changes in response to crisis. Qualitative data from analysis of written communication from the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic and interviews with presidents and chief communication officers (CCOs) were consolidated to address the research questions: (1) What sensemaking strategies do university leaders employ to frame organizational events and actions? and (2) Are institutional logics and culture used within leadership communication related to university presidents’ framing of the change …

Neonate Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae) Relative Abundance And Body Condition In Two South Carolina Estuaries Varying In Urbanization, Rileigh E. Hawk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Urbanization near estuaries has been shown to affect the growth and survival of juvenile sharks using the system as a nursery. North Inlet and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, are similarly-sized, tidally-dominated, bar-built estuaries with extensive Sporobolus-lined tidal creeks but differ in degree of human impact. Previously, Murrells Inlet was shown to have a lower abundance and diversity of large sharks than North Inlet and Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) were shown to use North Inlet as a primary nursery. To examine potential differences in neonate shark abundance and growth between a developed estuary, Murrells Inlet, and a protected estuary, North …

Early Therapeutic Effects Of An Angiopoietin-1 Mimetic Peptide In Middle-Aged Rats With Vascular Dementia, Hua Gao, Elizabeth L. Findeis, Lauren Culmone, Brianna Powell, Julie Landschoot-Ward, Alex Zacharek, Trueman Wu, Mei Lu, Michael Chopp, Poornima Venkat

Neurology Articles

BACKGROUND: Vascular Dementia (VaD) refers to dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease and/or reduced blood flow to the brain and is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. We previously found that in middle-aged rats subjected to a multiple microinfarction (MMI) model of VaD, treatment with AV-001, a Tie2 receptor agonist, significantly improves short-term memory, long-term memory, as well as improves preference for social novelty compared to control MMI rats. In this study, we tested the early therapeutic effects of AV-001 on inflammation and glymphatic function in rats subjected to VaD.

METHODS: Male, middle-aged Wistar rats (10-12 m), …

Nymc Synapse Issue 38, School Of Medicine Student Senate, New York Medical College

The Synapse

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Clinical Management Of Seizures In Patients With Meningiomas: Efficacy Of Surgical Resection For Seizure Control And Patient-Tailored Postoperative Anti-Epileptic Drug Management, Rodeania Peart, Kaitlyn Melnick, Jean Cibula, Tobias Walbert, Elizabeth R. Gerstner, Maryam Rahman, Katherine B. Peters, Maciej Mrugala, Ashley Ghiaseddin

Neurosurgery Articles

Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor. They are slow growing and often incidentally found tumors that arise from the arachnoid villi. As they grow, they have a greater likelihood of becoming symptomatic with seizures being one of the most clinically significant symptoms. Seizures are more likely to present as a symptom of larger meningiomas and meningiomas that compress cortical areas particularly those in non-skull base locations. These seizures are often managed medically, utilizing the same anti-seizure medications that are used to treat other causes of epilepsy. We discuss common anti-seizure medications used including valproate, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin, lacosamide, …

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UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

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Preserving Constitutional Integrity In The Age Of Cyberwarfare: A Paper Tiger, Or Death By A Thousand Cuts?, Darren Singh

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

The Constitution is meant to serve as a necessary constraint on unilateral Executive military actions. Today, nation-states and non-state actors can launch devastating cyberattacks on the infrastructure, economy, military, and democratic systems of the United States. These attacks do not fall within the realm of “hostile actions” necessary to constitute war. Cyberattacks from adversaries are best deterred with offensive cyberattacks of our own. The President is the best actor to superintend and direct this active defense. Neither the Constitution nor the War Powers Resolution, however, offer a framework for how the United States may respond to these threats while also …

Sust 489 Capstone: Library Of Things Project, Jadyn Ford, Lewis Hall, Dan Hanson, Matthew Helm, Hanah Long, Devin Mcginley, Breana Spinler, Kacy Tubbs

Sustainability & Environment Projects

Each year, the Sustainability 489 Capstone class works with a community partner whose needs align with the initiatives of the Department of Sustainability. This year, the SUST 489 class received a recommendation from Dr. Joe Kantenbacher to work with the Vermilion Public Library. Our class worked with Daniel Burniston, Vermillion Public Library Director, to best identify the needs of the Vermillion community. The class, our library partners, and our professor Dr. Meghann Jarchow worked together to decide upon a Library of Things project, where we will assist the library in providing items for library patrons to check out.

Differentiating Reading Profiles Of Children With Specific Comprehension Deficits From Skilled Readers: A Systematic Review, Daibao Guo, Luxi Feng, Tracey S. Hodges

Literacy, Language and Culture Faculty Publications and Presentations

The primary goal of the present systematic review was to examine the criteria and measures used for assessing students with specific comprehension deficit (SCD), who have adequate decoding skills, but still perform poorly on reading comprehension assessments. From a systematic review of 32 studies, we found four predominant selection approaches for classifying students with SCD and a wide range of measurements of reading skills used to distinguish students with SCD from skilled readers. In addition, to develop a reading profile for students with SCD, we performed a meta-analysis to quantify the characteristics of SCD by comparing their reading skills to …

Does Learning A Skill With The Expectation Of Teaching It Impair The Skill’S Execution Under Psychological Pressure If The Skill Is Learned With Analogy Instructions?, Daniel A. R. Cabral, Marcos Daou, Mariane F. B. Bacelar, Juliana O. Parma, Matthew W. Miller

Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objective: Having learners practice a motor skill with the expectation of teaching it (versus an expectation of being tested on it) has been revealed to enhance skill learning. However, this improvement in skill performance is lost when the skill must be performed under psychological pressure due to ‘choking under pressure.’ The present study investigated whether this choking effect is caused by an accrual of declarative knowledge during skill practice and could be prevented if a technique (analogy instructions) to minimize the accrual of declarative knowledge during practice is employed.

Design: We used a 2 (Expectation: teach/test) x 2 (Instructions: analogy/explicit) …

That Looks Easy!: Evidence Against The Benefits Of An Easier Criterion Of Success For Enhancing Motor Learning, Juliana O. Parma, Mariane F. B. Bacelar, Daniel A. R. Cabral, Keith R. Lohse, Nicola J. Hodges, Matthew W. Miller

Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

OPTIMAL theory predicts providing learners with a relatively easier criterion of success during practice enhances motor learning through increased self-efficacy, perceptions of competence, and intrinsic motivation. However, mixed results in the literature suggest this enhancement effect may be moderated by the number of successes achieved by learners practicing with the difficult criterion. To investigate this possibility, we manipulated quantity of practice to affect the absolute number of successes achieved by learners practicing with different success criteria. Eighty participants were divided into four groups and performed 50 or 100 trials of a mini-shuffleboard task. Groups practiced with either a large or …

Decolonial Public History In Practice: A Collaborative Project On The Role Of Indigenous Women In The Fish Wars Of Washington State Of The 1960s And 1970s, Rachel Klade

History Graduate Projects and Theses

During the 1960s and 1970s, the waterways of the Pacific Northwest played host to fish-ins held by Indigenous communities as they sought to protect their way of life and ensure the continued recognition of their treaty rights to fish on and off their reservations. The Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854 and Treaty of Point Elliot of 1855 guaranteed the fishing and hunting rights of Indigenous groups of the Pacific Northwest in “all usual and accustomed grounds and stations.” Due to impacts from hydroelectric dams, a growing lumber industry, sportsmen fishing, and other stresses on the waterways, salmon populations declined …

Effects Of Pubertal Growth Variation On Knee Mechanics During Walking In Female And Male Adolescents, Andrew W. Froehle, Brian A. Edwards, Matthew Peterson, Brian Meyerson, Dana Duren

School of Health and Exercise Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction: Puberty substantially alters the body's mechanical properties, neuromuscular control, and sex differences therein, likely contributing to increased, sex-biased knee injury risk during adolescence. Female adolescents have higher risk for knee injuries than male adolescents of similar age engaging in similar physical activities, and much research has investigated sex differences in mechanical risk factors. However, few studies address the considerable variation in pubertal growth (timing, pace), knee mechanics, and injury susceptibility within sexes, or the impact of such growth variation on mechanical injury risk.

Objectives: The present study tested for effects of variation in pubertal growth on established mechanical …

Queen Reine And Her Mortal Soup, Deanne Fernandes, Special Collections, Fleet Library

10th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2024

Entry for the 10th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening Reception Thursday, February 29th, 2024 Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Ian Cozzens BArch 05.

The Aesthetics Of Decay, Ophelia Arc, Special Collections, Fleet Library

10th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2024

Entry for the 10th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening Reception Thursday, February 29th, 2024 Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Ian Cozzens BArch 05.