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Farm Income Taxation For Beginning Farm Businesses, Kelly Mcadam

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Potential Local Extirpation Of An Imperiled Freshwater Mussel Population From Wildfire Runoff, Andrew J. Lawrence, Cindy Matuch, Jacquelyn J. Hancock, Andrew L. Rypel, Laura A. Eliassen

Western North American Naturalist

Effects of wildfire and subsequent hydric erosion on freshwater communities are of increasing interest. While freshwater biodiversity is in a global state of decline, examples of climate-driven wildfire impacts to freshwater mussel populations are especially limited. We discovered a population of native floater mussels (Anodonta californiensis/nuttalliana), documented fish species, and recorded data on river substrate characteristics before and after an influx of wildfire runoff in Monterey County, California, USA. Pre-wildfire runoff surveys documented robust and naturally reproducing populations of mussels and 3 species of native fishes (Monterey sucker, Catostomus occidentalis mnioltiltus; Monterey roach, Lavinia symmetricus subditus; …

Housing Profiles, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Brian Pittelko, Kathleen Bolter

Reports

No abstract provided.

Textbook Affordability Committee Minutes, December 14, 2022, Illinois State University, Textbook Affordability Committee

Textbook Affordability Committee

No abstract provided.

St. Joseph County 2021 Housing Plan, Molly Trueblood, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Southcentral Michigan Planning Council

Reports

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Kalamazoo County Housing Plan, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Dakota Mccracken, Brian Pittelko

Reports

A healthy housing continuum provides homes for those in a range of incomes or in different life situations. Kalamazoo County has a shortage of housing units at multiple price points. Low rates of construction, high construction costs, increased demand from a growing population, and housing costs that are increasing faster than wages have contributed to the shortage and affordability issues. Fortunately, many strategies are available to help alleviate some of the housing concerns found in the county. These strategies are most effective when community partners band together and implement them as a cohesive unit.

Montcalm And Ionia Counties Housing Plan, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Dakota Mccracken, Brian Pittelko, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

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The Free College Handbook: A Practitioner’S Guide To Promise Research, Michelle Miller-Adams Co-Editor, Jennifer Iriti Co-Editor, Elizabeth Bell, Meredith S. Billings, Kathleen Bolter, Celeste Carruthers, Daniel Collier, Gresham D. Collom, Denisa Gándara, Douglas N. Harris, Brad J. Hershbein, Amy Li, Danielle Lowry, Lindsay C. Page, Bridget Timmeney

Reports

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Essential Components For Maximizing Paraprofessionals In The Special Education Field, Marissa Bader

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

The capstone project researched how paraprofessionals are being trained and monitored within one elementary school. The research was conducted through a survey sent to 20 paraprofessionals within an elementary level school, grades Kindergarten through 4th grade. There were 10 survey questions that focused on paraprofessionals training methods, paraprofessionals ability to implement interventions, paraprofessionals ability to support a variety of student needs, and how special education teachers can improve their ability to work with paraprofessionals in order to maximize students with disabilities outcomes. The survey results suggested focus areas as improvements in training methods, collaboration among the paraprofessional and special education …

Does Science Need Intersubjectivity? The Problem Of Confirmation In Orthodox Interpretations Of Quantum Mechanics, Emily Adlam

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Any successful interpretation of quantum mechanics must explain how our empirical evidence allows us to come to know about quantum mechanics. In this article, we argue that this vital criterion is not met by the class of ‘orthodox interpretations,’ which includes QBism, neo-Copenhagen interpretations, and some versions of relational quantum mechanics. We demonstrate that intersubjectivity fails in radical ways in these approaches, and we explain why intersubjectivity matters for empirical confirmation. We take a detailed look at the way in which belief-updating might work in the kind of universe postulated by an orthodox interpretation, and argue that observers in such …

Future Colorado River Basin Drought And Surplus, Rama Bedri, Thomas Piechota

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Historical and future drought and surplus periods in the Colorado River basin are evaluated based on eight climate scenarios. Unimpaired streamflow from 17 stations in the Colorado River are evaluated based on U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, and Coupled Modeled Intercomparison Projection 5 downscaled data from 1950–2099. Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 emission scenarios are considered for four climate models (HadGEM2-ES, CNRM-CM5, CanESM2, MI-ROC5). Drought (surplus) quantities, magnitudes, severities, and water year flows are compared for the historical and future periods. Results indicate that there is a significant difference between the historical record and future projections. The …

How Do You Initiate A Weight Discussion With Your Patients?, Alexander Redmann, Rachael Urbaniak, Jessica Neuman

DNP and Student Works

Research shows that many providers feel uncomfortable initiating weight discussions related to fear of sounding judgemental and inexperience in weight counseling. This leads to the failure of healthcare providers to intervene before weight issues become a greater diagnosis. The primary objective for this project is to determine if a screening tool aids providers in initiating weight discussions with patients.

$2.9 Million Grant To Provide Educational Opportunities For Educators Of Multilingual Learners In Birmingham-Area K-12 School Systems, Staff

Browse All News

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Investigation Of Integrated Library System Software (Ils) Use In Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary Libraries, Adebola Aderemi Olatoye Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries in this digital era must acclimatize with content on how to manage resources for optimum use to the benefits of their institution and fulfilling potentiated expected roles as to collects describes preserves and provides essential roles of information resources to users. Consequence upon these, the study investigates the library system software use in Baptist theological seminaries libraries in Nigeria, it focuses on applying in tracking items owned ordered which consist of a relation database and of two graphical users interface .Various ILS were considered as KOHA, OPAC, Atrium and NewGenLibrary which stimulate application of computers to perform the library …

واو الاستئناف عند "قُطْب الأئمّة".. دراسة نحوية, أحمد بن محمد الرُّمْحِي

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

الملخص

دراسة أثر التَّوسُّع العمرانيّ على خدمات البنية التَّحتيّة في أحياء ولاية العامرات في سلطنة عُمان, إيـاد حكـم فضـة, فاطمة محمد العبرية, جويرية خميس المعمرية, حفصة سعيد الوهيبية

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

الملخص

ثقافة التَّسامُح لدى الشَّباب ونموذج مُستقبليّ لممارسة الخدمة الاجتماعية في تعزيزها, هدى محمود حسن حجازي

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على واقع ثقافة التَّسامُح لدى الشباب، والتعرف على الدور الفعلي للأسرة في تعزيز ثقافة التَّسامُح لدى الشباب، والتعرف على العلاقة بين مستوى وعي الشباب بمفهوم التَّسامُح ومستوى ممارستهم لقيمة التَّسامُح، وتحديد العلاقة بين دور الأسرة في تعزيز ثقافة التَّسامُح ومستوى وعي الشباب بمفهوم التَّسامُح، ومستوى ممارستهم له.

اعتراضاتُ "فتْح الوليّ النَّاصر" على "روضة النَّاظر": ما لها، وما عليها؟ [مسألة: الواجب المُوسَّع], رضوان عبد الرب سيف السروري

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

موضوعُ البحثِ هو: الوقوفُ على الاعتراضاتِ الواردةِ في كتابِ "فتحُ الوليِّ النَّاصر" للشيخ الضُّويحيِّ- حفِظه الله- على "روضة النَّاظر، وجَنَّةِ المناظر" للإمام ابن قُدامة، رحِمه الله. وتتمثًل أصالة البحث في تأسيس مبدِأ التوقف عند الاعتراضات الموجًهة إلى الأكابر حتى يُنظَرَ في صحةِ توجٌهها. ويكمنُ هدف البحث في هدفين عظيمين: أوَّلُهما: الحاجةُ إلى ضبْطِ أَزمة الفَهمِ عن العلماء المصنِّفِين. وثانيهما: تحسينُ المخارجِ لهم ما أَمْكَنَ. أمًا عن منهج البحث، فمنهجه استقرائي تحليلي، يؤول إلى الوصفي. وبناءً على هذا كان البحث على ما هو عليه من مباحث، أتبعَت بخاتمةٍ، تضمنت اهم النتائج التي من بينها التًحَقٌقُ من صحة الاعتراض، وعَرضِه على ذوي …

مكافحةُ غَسْل الأموال في فلسطين: دراسة نوعية حول فعالية الإطار القانونيّ والمؤسَّسِيّ, إسلام عبدالجواد, عبد الرحمن ريحان, معتصم العمري

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

يهدف هذا البحث إلى استكشاف مدى فعالية قوانين مكافحة غَسْل الأموال ومؤسساته ومعيقات عملها في فلسطين من خلال مراجعة القوانين وإجراء مقابلات معمقة مع مجموعة متنوعة من حيث التأثر أو التأثير في أدوات الرقابة على غَسْل الأموال، وقد اخْتِيرَت المقابلات بشكل يمكننا من فهم مواقف الأطراف المختلفة وبالتالي الحصول على تعميم نظريٍّ (Theoretical generalization). وقد وجد البحث أن عمليات غَسْل الأموال في فلسطين تُستخدَم في العديد من الأنشطة، وأن المرجعية القانونيّة لمكافحة جريمة غَسْل الأموال هي القرار بقانون رقم 9 لسنة 2007، والقانون الفلسطيني رقم (20) لسنة 2015 لمكافحة غَسْل الأموال وتعديلاته، أما المؤسسة المسؤولة عن ذلك فهي وحدة المتابعة …

دراسة مقارنة لأنماط الهوية الأكاديمية لدى الطالبات العمانيات والطالبات السعوديات في ضوء بعض المتغيرات, مريم بنت سعيد العبيدانية, سعيد بن سليمان الظفري, فاطمة محمد الخير الصديق

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

هدفت هذه الدِّراسة إلى مقارنة أنماط الهوية الأكاديمية لدى الطالبات العمانيات والطالبات السعوديات في ضوء بعض المتغيرات، واعتمد الباحثون على المنهج الوصفي المقارن، وتكونت عينة الدِّراسة من 529 طالبةً من طالبات كلية التربية بجامعة السلطان قابوس وطالبات كلية التربية بجامعة حائل بالمملكة العربية السعودية، واستخدم الباحثون مقياس الهوية الأكاديمية (Isaacson & Aim, 2008)، وكشفت نتائج الدِّراسة عن وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًّا في أنماط الهوية الأكاديمية بين الطالبات في نمط الهوية الأكاديمية المحققة لصالح الطالبات السعوديات، كما توصلت النتائج إلى وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًّا في نمط الهوية المحققة وفقًا لمتغير السنة الدراسيّة لصالح طالبات السنة الرابعة، ووجود فروق دالة إحصائيًّا وفقًا …

Foreign Language Learners’ Beliefs And Use Of Language Learning Strategies Foreign Language Learners’ Beliefs And Use Of Language Learning Strategies, Adel Abu Radwan

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Variation in individuals’ success in learning a foreign/second language is often attributed to a host of cognitive, psychological and socio-cultural factors. Learners’ language learning strategies and preconceived beliefs have been explored as possible factors contributing to this variation. Research suggests that successful language learners usually utilize, whether consciously or subconsciously, more effective strategies than less proficient learners (Chamot, 2004). Similarly, learners’ beliefs are thought to shape the course of their linguistic development and their whole language learning experience (Debreli, 2012). Thus, any mistaken beliefs could have prolonged detrimental and negative effects on the learners’ learning experience (Peacock, 2001). Hence, this …

Some Epistemological And Ontological Reflections On Concept Of Causality: From Scientific Causality To Contextual Causality Some Epistemological And Ontological Reflections On Concept Of Causality: From Scientific Causality To Contextual Causality, Mohamed S. Hassan, Engy H Abdel Hafez

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This research tries to present a critical analysis of the concept of scientific causality and the problems it entails within the scientific domain. This study claims that scientific causality is not enough to understand the nature of relationships existing among the members of a chain and it is concerned with the possible action of correspondence apart from the context of action. It is argued here that all types of scientific causality fail to reflect the flexible nature of members of any possible correlation. This paper offers the concept "contextual causality" as a possible alternative perspective that reflects both the variable …

Comparison Of Clinical And Biomechanical Characteristics Between Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation With And Without Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Szu-Ping Lee, Shawn Farrokhi, Jenny A. Kent, Jason Ciccotelli, Lung-Chang Chien, Jo Armour Smith

Physical Therapy Faculty Articles and Research

Background

Lower back pain is a debilitating condition common to individuals with lower limb amputation. It is unclear what risk factors contribute to the development of back pain. This study systematically reviewed and analyzed the available evidence regarding the clinical and biomechanical differences between individuals with amputation, with and without lower back pain.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL databases in November 2020 and repeated in June 2021 and June 2022. Studies were included if they reported comparisons of demographic, anthropometric, biomechanical, and other clinical variables between participants with and without LBP. …

Uniqueness Of Steady State Positive Solutions To A General Elliptic System With Dirichlet Boundary Conditions, Joon Hyuk Kang

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to give conditions for the uniqueness of positive solution to a rather general type of elliptic system of the Dirichlet problem on a bounded domain Ω in Rⁿ. Also considered are the effects of perturbations on the coexistence state and uniqueness.

Powerful Yet Lonely: Is 3c 297 A High-Redshift Fossil Group?, Valentina Missaglia, Juan P. Madrid, Mischa Schirmer, Francesco Massaro, Alberto Rodríguez-Ardila, Carlos J. Donzelli, Martell Valencia, Alessandro Paggi, Ralph P. Kraft, Chiara Stuardi, Belinda J. Wilkes

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The environment of the high-redshift (z = 1.408), powerful radio-loud galaxy 3C 297 has several distinctive features of a galaxy cluster. Among them, a characteristic halo of hot gas revealed by Chandra X-ray observations. In addition, a radio map obtained with the Very Large Array shows a bright hotspot in the northwestern direction, created by the interaction of the active galactic nucleus (AGN) jet arising from 3C 297 with its environment. In the X-ray images, emission cospatial with the northwestern radio lobe is detected, and peaks at the position of the radio hotspot. The extended, complex X-ray emission observed …

Advice From One Patient To Another: Qualitative Analysis Of Patients' Perspectives About Chemotherapy Initiation, Catalina Malinowski, Edna Paredes, Ashley J Housten, Mariana Chavez-Macgregor

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: Although the association between delays in (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy initiation and adverse outcomes is well-documented, patient perspective regarding the lived experience among those with breast cancer delay is sparse. Project Start was a qualitative study designed to assess and identify the multilevel factors contributing to the barriers and facilitators of initiating chemotherapy. This report explores specific responses where patients with breast cancer provide insight and advice for newly diagnosed women on preparing for chemotherapy initiation and informs potential interventions to facilitate timely chemotherapy initiation.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Women diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer who experienced a ≥60-day delay in …

Dialogic Drawing: A Method For Researching Abstract Phenomenon In Early Childhood, Amelia Ruscoe

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This article explores the theoretical, ethical, and practical opportunities and constraints considered in the methodological design and use of Dialogic Drawing, a participatory method for accessing qualitative data with young children. The method was designed to gather data about abstract phenomena from young children, as part of a larger study investigating the impact of discursive affordances in the first year of compulsory school in Western Australia. Methodological findings are reported from the application of Dialogic Drawing with 28 five-year-old children from diverse school-based semiotic landscapes in the Perth metropolitan area in Western Australia. Three strands of analysis are described and …

Social Attention During Object Engagement: Toward A Cross-Species Measure Of Preferential Social Orienting, Claire Weichselbaum, Nicole Hendrix, Jordan Albright, Joseph D Dougherty, Kelly N Botteron, John N Constantino, Natasha Marrus

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: A central challenge in preclinical research investigating the biology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the translation of ASD-related social phenotypes across humans and animal models. Social orienting, an observable, evolutionarily conserved behavior, represents a promising cross-species ASD phenotype given that disrupted social orienting is an early-emerging ASD feature with evidence for predicting familial recurrence. Here, we adapt a competing-stimulus social orienting task from domesticated dogs to naturalistic play behavior in human toddlers and test whether this approach indexes decreased social orienting in ASD.

METHODS: Play behavior was coded from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) in two samples …

Barriers To Healthcare And Their Relationship To Well-Being And Social Support For Autistic Adults During Covid-19, Charlotte Featherstone, Richard A. Sharpe, Nick Axford, Sheena Asthana, Susan Ball, Kerryn Husk

Peninsula Medical School

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate barriers to healthcare and their relationships to social and emotional well-being and intersectional inequalities for autistic adults during COVID-19 restrictions in the UK. Background: Autistic adults experience severe health inequalities and report more barriers to accessing health services compared to other both disabled and non-disabled populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many areas of society that may have increased vulnerability of autistic people to social and health inequalities, including delivery of healthcare from in-person to remote methods. Method: One hundred twenty-eight autistic adults who lived in the UK took part in an online …

A Gating Lever And Molecular Logic Gate That Couple Voltage And Calcium Sensor Activation To Opening In Bk Potassium Channels

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BK channels uniquely integrate voltage and calcium signaling in diverse cell types through allosteric activation of their K+-conducting pore by structurally distinct V and Ca2+ sensor domains. Here, we define mechanisms and interaction pathways that link V sensors to the pore by analyzing effects on allosteric coupling of point mutations in the context of Slo1 BK channel structure. A gating lever, mediated by S4/S5 segment interaction within the transmembrane domain, rotates to engage and stabilize the open conformation of the S6 inner pore helix upon V sensor activation. In addition, an indirect pathway, mediated by the carboxyl-terminal cytosolic domain (CTD) …