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Promoting Sleep Hygiene For Individuals Diagnosed With Parkinson’S Disease: Occupational Therapy’S Distinct Role, Hunter O. Wookey

Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations

Those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to experience sleep performance issues which significantly contribute to poorer health outcomes and earlier institutionalization (Bollu, 2017). Though the field of occupational therapy acknowledges the importance of sleep for overall health and wellbeing, the profession’s role in improving sleep outcomes is largely unexplored. The purpose of this 14-week capstone project was to promote better sleep hygiene practices for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Additionally, this project sought to advocate for the profession of occupational therapy’s distinct role in sleep management. A variety of goals and objectives were achieved through completion of this project, …

Addressing The Needs Of Parkinson’S Disease Care Partners, Jenna Wall

Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that can affect all aspects of life, requiring individuals with this condition to require support from a care partner. The extensive support PD care partners provide impacts their health and well-being resulting in an increased prevalence of negative health outcomes. Furthermore, these care partners do not receive adequate support which only compiles the effect of caregiving. The main goals of this capstone project were the development and implementation of a 4-week PD care partner support protocol, the creation of an electronic resource, and improving community awareness about PD and PD care partner needs. …

Sun Safety Education: A Glance At Calloway County Schools, Tess S. Henderson

Honors College Theses

The American Academy of Dermatology states that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer within the United States (Skin Cancer, 2022), and more than two people die of the disease each hour (Skin Cancer Facts & Statistics, 2023). From a public health perspective one avenue to explore in lowering skin cancer rates is a focus on sun safety education lessons aimed at school children. The proposed project aims to assess the current status of sun safety education in Calloway County elementary and middle schools via a survey of teachers within these schools. After data was collected, it was …

The Relationships Among Proprioception, Balance, And Cognitive Perception Of Body Awareness In College Students, Courtney Helmick

Honors College Theses

Introduction: Proprioception is an important physiological function that is essential for activities of daily living as well as exercise and sport performance. Integration of proprioceptive signals plays a key role in both static and dynamic balance. Previously, researchers have assessed the relationship between balance and proprioception, however, the effect of cognitive perception of body awareness has not previously been included in this research. The aim of this pilot study was to explore the relationships among lower extremity proprioception, dynamic balance, and cognitive perception of body awareness in college students.

Methods: Nineteen apparently healthy college students (age 21.26 ± 1.10 years, …

A Live Performance Guide: Building A Concert, Genevieve White, Genevieve White

Honors College Theses

Many are unaware of the production process when it comes to live performances in the Music Industry. While the obvious barriers of obtaining a time, place, and performer can be easily concluded, many outside of the industry fail to consider other components that contribute to successful performances. The attainment of proper contracting, performance licenses, and music materials are just a few examples of the thought and preparations that go into planning and accomplishing a successful concert.

This project, from conception to execution, was intended to further my knowledge of live performance through the utilization of classroom education and industry experience. …

Educator Professional Development In Universal Design For Learning And Social-Emotional Learning: A Collective Case Study, Sara Morgan

Education (PhD) Dissertations

Carefully constructed professional development supports learning. Integration of Universal Design for Learning and Social-Emotional Learning into professional development supports comprehension and encourages generalization. This study sought to understand educators’ perceptions following a five-part webinar series on the connections between Universal Design for Learning and Social-Emotional Learning. Using the constructivist paradigm and a theoretical framework of collective case study, various aspects of professional development experiences were explored. Webinar design features, relevant content, significant take aways, and future training were all discussed. Review of post session survey comments and participant interviews were analyzed to reveal the findings. Slide decks from each session …

Boundaries And Currents Of The Dayside Magnetosphere: Mhd Simulations And Observations, Pauline Marie Dredger

Physics Dissertations - Archive

The solar wind streams through space at supersonic speeds, carrying plasma and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) from the sun. Earth’s magnetosphere presents a magnetosonic obstacle to the solar wind flow, which slows down suddenly, creating a bow shock. Between the bow shock and Earth’s magnetic field is the region of space called the magnetosheath, which contains the dense plasma and turbulent IMF of the shocked solar wind. The magnetopause is the boundary between the magnetosheath and the region of near-Earth space dominated by the terrestrial magnetic field; its location is determined by the competing pressures of the plasma in …

Investigation Of Optical And Electrical Properties Of Noble Metal And Superconducting Thin Films And Design And Fabrication Of Metamaterial Solar Absorbers, Vivek Khichar

Physics Dissertations - Archive

An extensive study of light-matter interactions leading to the generation of photon drag voltage under surface plasmon resonance conditions in noble metal thin films was undertaken by performing a series of experimental measurements and numerical simulations. The drag voltage originates from a force that arises because of the transfer of momentum from incident light to electrons. This transfer of photon momentum leads to an electric current, which in turn results in the generation of drag voltage. The effect is particularly enhanced under surface plasmon resonance conditions and thereby reinforces the interaction between light and collective oscillations of the surface charges. …

Investigating Behavioral Patterns In Birds With Wing Weaponry And Skeletal Weaponization In Two Zenaida Doves, Maia Dykstra

Biology Honors Theses

The white-winged dove and the mourning dove are two closely related North American Columbid species that display aggressive wing-slapping behavior. This behavior, observed in several avian families, is sometimes accompanied by weaponizing osteological modifications to the carpometacarpus bone. I hypothesized the existence of such weapons in white-winged and mourning doves due to their common use of wing-slapping. To explore this hypothesis, I made two predictions based on patterns of modification in birds with well documented weaponry. I predicted that, if weaponry exists in these birds, 1) white-winged doves will show greater weaponization than mourning doves, and 2) males of each …

Book Review: The Tacky South, Sarah Grace Glover

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Using Dna As Scaffolding For The Study Of Fret Enhancement By Surface Plasmons On Gold Nanogratings, Evan Thomas Engelhaupt

Physics & Astronomy Honors Theses

Our lab seeks to enhance the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) efficiency using surface plasmons excited on gold nanogratings. Surface plasmons are longitudinal oscillations of conduction electrons that travel along a metal surface. FRET is the transfer of energy between a donor and an acceptor fluorescent molecule, the efficiency of which is strongly dependent on the distance between the donor and acceptor molecules. Additionally, we suspect the surface plasmon enhancement effectiveness depends on the distance between the donor and acceptor and the grating surface. To precisely position the donor and acceptor molecules relative to each other and the gold nanograting, …

Being Real: Gen-Z, Self-Presentation, And Authenticity On Social Media, Maya Elizabeth Neufeld-Wall

Communication Honors Theses

What does it mean to truly be real? This question of authenticity is one that scholars have been asking for years, and it is now echoed by members of Generation-Z as they trailblaze a new frontier for media through social media platforms that encourage authenticity. Considering this shift in social media practices, Gen-Z users appear to be implementing a ‘realer’ approach to social media than previous generations’ edited and filtered content. However, does this ‘real’ content actually feel real to the users creating and consuming it? The abstract nature of the concept of authenticity creates a significant amount of ambiguity …

Jonathan’S Rust Adventures And The Quest For The Numerically Stable Soft-Sphere Integrator, Jonathan Pascal Rotter

Computer Science Honors Theses

In this thesis I will implement a numerically stable soft-sphere collision model using Hooke’s Law as the restoring force. This model allows choosing a desired coefficient of restitution and maximum penetration depth in order to generate appropriate values for the spring constant and damping. Then I will explore the applicability of various languages to the field of kD-tree based N-body simulations, concluding that Rust is competitive in both the time and memory usage to C/C++, which are the languages traditionally used for high-performance applications. Additionally, I found that the usage of higher-level languages like Java come at significant time or …

Spatial And Statistical Analysis Of Groundwater Contaminants In Shallow And Deep Aquifers Of The Central Valley Of California, Mark G F Nickels

Earth and Environmental Geosciences Student Honors Theses

The sediment aquifer of California’s Central Valley is threatened by various contaminants including arsenic (As), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and uranium (U). In this region more than six million people and an agricultural industry worth over 20 billion dollars (Faunt et al., 2016) rely predominantly on groundwater, and contamination poses both health risks and financial burdens due to costly remediation. I seek to identify the physical and geochemical processes that mobilize contaminants observed at levels that far exceed both federal and state regulatory standards. Contaminants such as As and U naturally occur in sediment and can be mobilized by either …

May 2023 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News, Kari Jones, Garrett King

Bulldog Alumni & Friends News

• The first-ever Randy’s Ranch event was held at the Beutler-Redd Ranch in Canute, Oklahoma on April 27.
• Each year the SWOSU Athletic Auction features unique items and experiences donated by our alumni and friends.

• Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating was the special guest for the SWOSU President’s Leadership Class (PLC) Banquet on April 10.

• The sold-out Dobson Bulldog Golf Classic was held at Oak Tree National on April 17.

• The SWOSU Foundation, Inc. held its spring meeting last week on the Weatherford campus.

Bmo On Shapes, Benjamin Lewis Jeffers

Math Honors Theses

In this thesis we prove that the space BMO on shapes introduced by Dafni and Gibara is the dual space of the Hardy Space on Shapes which we introduce here for the first time. This document is relatively self contained, building up the necessary background in measure theory, functional, and harmonic analysis.

The Bard And The Myth Of Universality: Decentering Shakespeare In Asian American Appropriations, Sarah Pita

English Honors Theses

Asian American appropriations of Shakespeare challenge the myth-like status of the Bard, utilizing the plays to tell stories unique to Asian American experiences. Shakespeare and race studies has interrogated the relationship between Shakespeare, the reception of his works, and the problematic nature of his works’ role in western notions of whiteness and colonialism. This thesis continues this interrogation, extending the theory to understand the unique ways that Asian American playwrights appropriate Shakespeare. This thesis offers a case study of two plays: Do it for Umma by Seayoung Yim (an appropriation of Hamlet) and Peerless by Jiehae Park (an appropriation of …

Covid’S Lasting Impact On Georgia Libraries, Gail Morton, Jonathan H. Harwell, Catherine Jannik Downey, J. Sara Paulk, Jessica Lee, Robert Taylor, Michael Holt, Scott Pieper

Georgia Library Quarterly

Special Article Call: This spring marks three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, what have been the pandemic's lasting impacts on your work or your library? What have you or your library learned or how have you changed?

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) …

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 …