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Highway 17 Wildlife Crossing, Taryn Chisholm, Seema Singh, Justin Uyeno

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

Highway 17 is an essential corridor for people to commute between the Bay Area and the Santa Cruz regions, but this highway also creates a barrier between wildlife territories, fragmenting their habitats and stranding animal populations on either side. The lack of crossing infrastructure along Highway 17 forces wildlife to attempt to cross the highway into oncoming traffic, causing wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) which endangers the lives of motorists and animals alike. In order to address this problem, the team designed a precast, concrete culvert crossing underneath Highway 17 to provide a safer passageway to increase habitat connectivity as well as …

Comparison Of P4 Programmable Software Switches As Wifi Access Points, Kaustubh Pimparkar

Computer Science and Engineering Master's Theses

WiFi wireless access points must adapt to complex network operations as connected devices and their bandwidth requirements continue to rise. The use of software switches supporting Programming Protocol-independent Packet Processors (P4) in wireless access points has drawn significant attention due to their versatility, flexibility, and potential to overcome the limitations of conventional network designs. T4P4S and BmV2 are the two most widely used P4 programmable software switches, and comparing the performance of these switches allows network operators to select the most suitable switch for specific use cases, such as minimizing latency or maximizing throughput while reducing resource consumption of the …

Understanding The Behavioral And Neurobiological Mechanisms Of Relapse In Alcohol Use Disorder, Hannah Manning

Inquiry Journal Spring 2023

Excessive alcohol consumption causes 95,000 fatalities in the United States every year, making it a leading cause of death. Approximately 14.5 million people, ages 12 and up, suffer from alcohol use disorder (AUD), otherwise known as alcoholism or alcohol addiction. Alcohol use disorder is a chronic, relapsing brain condition that causes impaired cognitive functioning towards alcohol. While there are treatments available, the propensity for alcoholics to relapse during recovery remains a major challenge to successful treatment. Understanding the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying relapse into alcohol abuse is a current research interest for those who are trying to improve treatment …

Implementing The Fall Tailoring Interventions For Patient Safety (Tips) Program To Increase Nursing Knowledge Of Fall Prevention & Reduce Falls & Falls With Injury In The Medical-Surgical Setting, Anne M. Aquila, Palumbo John Mba, Ms, Mt (Ascp), Karen Bauce Dnp, Mpa, Rn, Nea-Bc

Posters

The purpose of this translational research project was to determine if the reimplementation of the Fall TIPS Program in the medical-surgical setting reduced falls and falls with injury over a 10-week period.

The aims of this project were to:

1) improve RNs’ and PCTs’ Fall TIPS knowledge

2) reduce patient falls and falls with injury

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: Two Case Reports And A Review For The Primary Care Physician., Chad Richmond, Leonard Powell, Zachary D. Brittingham, Alison Mancuso

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a mitochondrial encephalopathic disorder. Because mitochondria are ubiquitous organelles that are present in almost every human tissue, their dysfunction can affect nearly any organ system and give rise to a wide range of clinical characteristics. 1: As is the case with most diseases associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, the clinical features of KSS were defined before modern molecular genetic classifications emerged. 2: The exact prevalence of KSS is unknown; however, estimates place it at about 1:100,000 people. Although it is a rather rare syndrome, the ability to recognize or consider KSS as part of a …

Characterization Of The Principal And Secondary Islets During Pancreatic Development In Zebrafish With A Crispr-Mediated Glis3 Knockout, Caleb Harsin

Honors College Theses

The Krüppel-like transcription factor, Gli-similar 3 (Glis3) has been implicated in several human pathologies including neonatal diabetes, congenital hypothyroidism, and polycystic kidney disease. Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have additionally identified Glis3 as a risk locus for the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Our previous data suggest possible roles for Glis3 in endocrine pancreas specification in mice, but despite its clinical significance, much remains unknown about the role(s) Glis3 plays during development. To elucidate Glis3 gene function, a CRISPR-mediated knockout line of zebrafish was developed by deleting a segment of the Glis3 coding region …

Comparison Of Urethral Bulking Injection Therapy And Surgical Midurethral Sling Placement For Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence In Women, Ashley Black

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

This literature review aims to assess the comparative efficacy and safety of urethral bulking injection therapy and surgical midurethral sling intervention in the treatment of stress incontinence in women. A comprehensive search of the existing literature was conducted and includes studies from PubMed, an electronic search databases. The findings indicate that both urethral bulking injection therapy and surgical midurethral sling intervention are suitable interventions to be considered for the treatment of stress incontinence in women. Current research available regarding the efficacy of urethral bulking agents versus midurethral slings suggests that the placement of a miduerthral sling has the highest incidence …

Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Vs. Center-Based Cardiac Rehab In Rural Areas, Timothy Fresonke

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

Cardiac rehabilitation in rural areas can present unique challenges. The main challenge is the locations patients must travel to receive such care. Some patients are expected to travel more then an hour away, on multiple occasions during the week, to undergo their therapy. A literature review was done to see if there was a safe and effective alternative to the traditional center-based cardiac rehabilitation. The electronic search databases PubMed, Embase and CINAHL Complete were utilized to search for articles that addressed the four main topics of the paper. Dalal et al. (2019) found that home-based cardiac rehabilitation was as safe …

Gabapentin For Alcohol Use Disorder, Monica Hurst

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

The purpose of this literature review is to determine whether gabapentin is an effective treatment option for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Utilizing data sourced primarily from published clinical trials, gabapentin’s effect on heavy drinking, abstinence, withdrawal symptoms and alcohol cravings will be explored. This review will also compare gabapentin’s efficacy against currently approved AUD treatment options, along with what dosages are most efficacious while contributing the fewest adverse effects. The data presented in this literature review undeniably demonstrates a positive effect of gabapentin on alcohol use disorder; specifically the data shows that gabapentin at multiple dosages helps to decrease heavy …

Aspirin Vs. Pravastatin For Prevention Of Preterm Delivery In Patients At Risk For Pre-Eclampsia, Mary Weisberg

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

This literature review is an examination of the use of low-dose aspirin therapy versus the use of pravastatin therapy to prevent preterm delivery in women at risk of developing preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is defined as new onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation with evidence of maternal organ or uteroplacental dysfunction or proteinuria. Preeclampsia is a serious condition that affects pregnant women and their growing fetuses which may lead to maternal or fetal demise. The Prevention of preeclampsia with the use of low-dose aspirin in the first 12-16 weeks is currently the mainstay of treatment for women with moderate to severe …

Using Social Work Principles As Anti-Racist And Anti-Oppressive Action In Music, Midori Samson

Faculty Publications - Music

An essay by Dr. Midori Samson, School of Music, Illinois State University

Many-Facet Rasch Designs: How Should Raters Be Assigned To Examinees?, Christine E. Demars, Yelisey A. Shapovalov, John D. Hathcoat

Department of Graduate Psychology - Faculty Scholarship

In Facets models, raters should be connected, and there are multiple ways to connect raters. Keeping the number of ratings constant and two raters scoring each examinee, the standard error of both rater severity and examinee ability was higher when raters scored one examinee in common with many different raters than when they scored many examinees in common with two raters. However, the differences were small, especially for the standard error of examinee ability. Alternatively, when only a subset of examinees were scored by two or more raters, the smallest standard errors were achieved when all raters scored a common …

Publisher’S Note, Kris Tina Carlston Jd, Mba

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

The 2023 Brigham Young University Prelaw Review (Journal) continues to demonstrate Brigham Young University’s commitment to excellence in scholarship and student development. Throughout this past year, it has been a privilege to work with ambitious students who want to produce the best possible undergraduate legal journal.

Checking The President’S Sanctioning Power In The New Age Of Economic Warfare, Jaden Mcquivey

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

The United States President has nearly unlimited sanctioning power. This paper agrees with presidential authority over sanctions, which has been firmly established by the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917, International Emergency Economic Powers Act in 1977, United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., and INS v. Chadha. However, this paper does not agree with unchecked sanctioning power. By simply declaring a national emergency, the President can legally justify most economic sanctions on foreign countries. Over the last few decades, the United States has entered a new state of “sanctioning madness” and is known for its particularly destructive unilateral sanctions. …

Project Hermes: The Socially Assistive Tour-Guiding Robot, Aly Khater, Justin Sun, Fernando Camou

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Theses

With the reduced amount of availability of a labor force for non-technical tasks, service robotics has grown to be used in place of human labor to handle these tasks. There have been various studies on the impact of using robotics in a sociological context. The use of service robots in a social and labor environment recognizes the need of cohesive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). In this senior design project, we delve into the thought process of using a service robot in place of a human for tasks that are normally reserved for humans. These tasks outline design considerations when performing emotional-centric …

Theia: The Handheld Eye-Tracking Interface For All, Christian Garcia, Edward Ghazarossian, Pranav Grover

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Theses

Eye tracking is a burgeoning technology that has found applications in market research, accessibility, and as an add-on to games. However, this technology still has room to grow in the consumer space, where touchscreens, keyboards, and mice dominate our interactions with technology. Interfaces that are primarily controlled using eye tracking are less common, and are not found in a handheld form factor. This paper explores the possibility of creating a handheld device that is primarily controlled using eye tracking. Our proposed system performs real-time filtering on eye tracking inputs in order to improve the accuracy and usability of the device. …

Artcareer: Working As An Artist In The Regions Of The Republic Of Ireland Today: A Policy Report, Deirdre Mcquillan, Elizabeth Keating

Books

The ARTCAREER project began with trying to understand the problem of how artists can build more sustainable careers. Talented artists that dedicate much of their working lives to studying and creating art often exist in virtual poverty or rely on the financial support of family to supplement professional careers...ARTCAREER aims to make the working lives of artists in regional towns more visible and to create a range of outputs from evidence collected.

Zephyr: The Twenty-Third Issue, Zephyr Faculty Advisor, Skyler Garcia, Faye Botelho, Aliyah Walker-Pasko, Paige-Marie Merrill, Madelyn Asher

Zephyr

This is the twenty-third issue of Zephyr, the University of New England's journal of creative expression. Since 2000, Zephyr has published original drawings, paintings, photography, prose, and verse created by current and former members of the University community. Zephyr's Editorial Board is made up exclusively of matriculating students.

Promoting Information And Visual Literacy Skills In Undergraduate Students Using Infographics, Nicole Kalaf-Hughes

Political Science Faculty Publications

Because research and communication proficiency is ubiquitous in the academic and professional world, teaching students the necessary information literacy (IL) and visual literacy (VL) skills has become increasingly important. Integrating IL and VL pedagogy into substantive coursework can enhance students’ comprehension of the material and teach them to make a meaningful contribution to public awareness and understanding of political science. Yet, faculty often find it challenging to include instruction in these skills with necessary coverage of substantive course material. This article discusses the use of an infographic assignment in an introductory American government course as a tool to teach literacy …

Your Honor’S Misdeeds: The Consequences Of Judicial Scandal On Specific And Diffuse Support, Joshua Boston, Benjamin J. Kassow, Ali S. Masood, David R. Miller

Political Science Faculty Publications

Legitimacy is a bulwark for courts; even when judges engage in controversial or disagreeable behavior, the public tends to acquiesce. Recent studies identify several threats to the legitimacy of courts, including polarization and attacks by political elites. This article contributes to the scholarly discourse by exploring a previously unconsidered threat: scandal, or allegations of personal misbehavior. We argue that scandals can undermine confidence in judges as virtuous arbiters and erode broad public support for the courts. Using survey experiments, we draw on real-world judicial controversies to evaluate the impact of scandal on specific support for judicial actors and their rulings …

Recent Developments: In Re T.K., Patricia Ziff

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Student Achievement Conference 2023 Program Booklet, Bemidji State University

Past Student Achievement Conference Programs

Student Achievement Conference 2023. Keynote speaker: Mark Wallert.

Preparing School Counseling Trainees In Professional Legislative Advocacy, Patrick R. Mullen, Adrienne Backer, Jennifer K. Niles, Nancy Chae

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

Professional legislative advocacy is a pathway to improve the field of education as it may lead to policy changes that impact schools and the profession directly. Higher education faculty have the opportunity to infuse in their students the skills and confidence to become advocates for their respective disciplines. In this study on an approach to teaching, we developed a training intervention to teach and build school counseling trainees' confidence for engaging in professional legislative advocacy and evaluated its effectiveness in an initial study. Compared to pretest scores, the participants had significant gains in knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to professional …

Supporting Preservice Teacher Development Of Culturally Responsive Reading Instruction Through A Cross-Course Assignment, Brittany Adams, Annemarie Bazzo Kaczmarczyk

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This article describes design-based research undertaken by two teacher educators to support elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) in integrating culturally responsive teaching practices with reading methods. The study described was motivated by calls for teacher preparation programs to be more intentional about supporting PSTs in synthesizing their learning across courses, especially when it comes to culturally responsive reading pedagogies. This article focuses on an activity that tasked PSTs to select culturally authentic children’s texts and design interactive read-alouds that engage elementary students in conversations around social justice topics while simultaneously meeting English language arts standards. Analysis of the lesson plans revealed …

Longitudinal Changes In Health And Fitness Measures Among State Patrol Officers By Sex, J. Jay Dawes, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos, Charles Kornhauser, Ryan J. Holmes, Brent A. Alvar, Robert G. Lockie, Robin M. Orr

Faculty Publications - Kinesiology and Recreation

Research suggests that police officers lose fitness as a result of their policing vocation with occupational factors like stress, shift work, poor sleep, and poor diet all contributors to this loss The purpose of this research was to measure changes in fitness test scores of qualified police officers over a 5-year period. Archived fitness data for 523 state patrol officers (n = 494 men; 29 women) from one agency were used for this analysis. These tests included 60-second sit-up [SU] and push-up [PU] scores (muscular endurance), vertical jump height [VJ] (lower-body power), and 20-m multistage fitness test (aerobic capacity). A …

00. Campus Poetry Walk 2023 Brochure & Map, Holy Cross Libraries

Campus Poetry Walk 2023

This brochure describes a poetry walk installed throughout the campus at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. It includes a map indicating the location, title and author of each poem along the route. A virtual version of the poetry walk can be found at crossworks.holycross.edu/poetry2023

01. Welcome (Start), Holy Cross Libraries

Campus Poetry Walk 2023

No abstract provided.

02. Lessons From A Snowflake, Fiona Mccarthy

Campus Poetry Walk 2023

No abstract provided.

03. End Of Semester, Alessandro Camarra

Campus Poetry Walk 2023

No abstract provided.

04. What Are These Lumps Of Coal In My Throat For?, Donnel Delva

Campus Poetry Walk 2023

No abstract provided.