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Determination Of Optimal Time-Average Wind Speed Data In The Southern Part Of Malaysia, Daniel Derome, Halim Razali, Ahmad Fazlizan, Alias Jedi, Katie Purvis- Roberts

Baghdad Science Journal

Mersing is one of the places that have the potential for wind power development in Malaysia. Researchers often suggest it as an ideal place for generating electricity from wind power. However, before a location is chosen, several factors need to be considered. By analyzing the location ahead of time, resource waste can be avoided and maximum profitability to various parties can be realized. For this study, the focus is to identify the distribution of the wind speed of Mersing and to determine the optimal average of wind speed. This study is critical because the wind speed data for any region …

Ron Paschal, Interview, 2022, Connor Ashley

Oral Histories

On October 1, 2022, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, alum Ron Paschal (class of 1969) describes his desire to be a teacher as one of the driving forces that brought him to EMU in the mid-1960s, and the importance of the the relationships formed at EMU in guiding his future career and personal decision

Carl And Charles Thomas, Oral History Interview, 2022, Matt Jones

Oral Histories

Identical twins Carl and Charles Thomas played basketball for Eastern Michigan University from 1987 until 1991. The Thomas twins helped the EMU men’s basketball team reach great heights from 1988-91. The then-Hurons won two Mid-American Conference titles (1987-88, 1990-91), made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1987-88, 1990-91) and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 1990-91 NCAA Tournament. In this interview, the Thomas brothers reflect on their respective paths to EMU, the mentorship and friendship of teammate Grant Long, the atmosphere at a Bowen Field House basketball game and the ups and downs of balancing academics with athletics. Both speakers emphasized …

Accounting For Toponyms With Multiple Classifiers In Colonial Valley Zapotec, Jasper E. Nash , '23

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

Toponyms are place names which have certain common linguistic properties across languages. Toponyms are typically formed by the combination of descriptive morphemes and noun classifiers (Ursini 2017). Southern Zapotec (SZ) languages are primarily spoken in the Southern Sierra Madre region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Southern Zapotec toponyms appear to have similar structures compared to those in the four languages analyzed by Ursini (2017), with spatial classifiers and descriptive morphemes merging to create a phrase which carries spatial features. Beam de Azcona (2012) categorizes Southern Zapotec toponyms according to whether there are no classifiers, one classifier, or multiple classifiers, as well as …

Viable Verbs And Adjectives For Mandarin Reduplication, Carrie Zhang , '23

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

In Chen Wang’s 2021 paper, the verb mingbai is used an example to prove his claim that for an AB word that could “be used potentially as either a verb or an adjective, its ABAB form tends to be verbal while its AABB form tends to be adjectival,” a claim that is also substantiated in Huang et. al (2009). As far as mingbai goes, this trend appears to be true, but does it apply to adjectives such as xuxin as well? This brief paper tests whether the claim about Chinese reduplication patterns holds true for other AB phrases, and looks …

Redefining Safety: Latinx Migrant Perspectives On School Safety In Rural Pennsylvania High Schools, Elizabeth Garcia , '23

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

Redefining Safety: Latinx Migrant Perspectives on School Safety in Rural Pennsylvania. High Schools aims to answer the research question: What does a safe educational space look like for rurally based high school students from immigrant families? This thesis draws on my lived experiences growing up in a mixed-status immigrant family in rural, PA. Drawing from anthropological and interdisciplinary research that explores how marginalized communities experience and navigate systemic violence, this thesis explores themes in the Latinx immigrant community such as a contradictory sense of hyper surveillance and invisibility. Inspired by abolitionist and geographer Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s research, I focus on …

The Role Of Museums In Educational Pedagogy And Community Engagement, Katherine E. Weber

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

Museums provide exceptional opportunity for experiential and social/emotional learning that often cannot be simulated elsewhere. Schools and communities, however, are not taking full advantage of what these spaces have to offer. Learning science has indicated the need for more progressive education initiatives, making stronger partnerships between museums, schools, and communities imperative. Data was collected through surveys and interviews with museum education departments and K-12 teachers in the Chicagoland area to discuss available programs, usage, outcomes, and feedback for improvement. Analysis of data reiterated the positive role museums play in creating well-rounded, critically-thinking, emotionally intelligent individuals, who are civically engaged and …

Scaffolding Full-Length Texts In A Middle School Classroom To Promote Reading Engagement, Elizabeth Vandergon

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this capstone project is: How can teachers scaffold a full-length text in order to increase reading accountability and engagement from students in a middle school setting? The capstone paper documents multiple approaches to reading consistency, growth, accountability and engagement. Additionally, this document follows with the creation of a middle school reading unit meant to engage with the works of Reutzel and Juth (2014), Gallagher (2009), and Daniels (2002). The topics focused on are approaches to reading, influences on student reading motivation, and classroom scaffolds and strategies to promote reading engagement. Included within this capstone paper …

New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee 2022 Annual Report, University Of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center

New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee (2013-ongoing)

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Staying In Or Stepping Out? Growth Strategies Of Second-Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Sarika Pruthi, Misagh Tasavori

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Second generation immigrant entrepreneurs (SGIEs) in developed economies have contributed to the emergence of new areas of business activity, especially in information technology, business services, and creative industries. An understanding of their growth strategies can shed light on the role of individual immigrants in the founding of potentially global firms competing with large multinational enterprises. Based on eleven case studies of SGIEs of Indian origin in the UK, our findings reveal that SGIEs are heterogeneous in their growth strategies contingent on their a) founding or succession context, and b) use of social ties. Founder SGIEs combining non-co-ethnic ties with non-family …

Rise And Shine: The Use Of Polychromatic Short-Wavelength-Enriched Light To Mitigate Sleep Inertia At Night Following Awakening From Slow-Wave Sleep, Cassie J. Hilditch, Lily R. Wong, Nicholas G. Bathurst, Nathan H. Feick, Sean Pradhan, Amanda Santamaria, Nita L. Shattuck, Erin E. Flynn-Evans

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Sleep inertia is the brief period of performance impairment and reduced alertness experienced after waking, especially from slow-wave sleep. We assessed the efficacy of polychromatic short-wavelength-enriched light to improve vigilant attention, alertness and mood immediately after waking from slow-wave sleep at night. Twelve participants (six female, 23.3 ± 4.2 years) maintained an actigraphy-confirmed sleep schedule of 8.5 hr for 5 nights, and 5 hr for 1 night prior to an overnight laboratory visit. In the laboratory, participants were awakened from slow-wave sleep, and immediately exposed to either dim, red ambient light (control) or polychromatic short-wavelength-enriched light (light) for 1 hr …

Burnout In The Field Of Forensic Psychology And Intervention Techniques, Taylor Gary

Dissertations

Forensic psychologists are at a heightened risk for encountering vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout, all of which influence quality and continuity of care (Sansbury et al., 2015). The current literature review aims to discuss how burnout relates specifically to the field of forensic psychology. For the purposes of this discussion, clinical psychologists who perform forensic duties, as well as board certified forensic psychologists are considered. Research questions that are addressed in this discussion include what the existing research states regarding vicarious trauma in forensic settings, likely gender differences in burnout and vicarious trauma, and documented interventions that appear most …

Decertification Of Qualified Opportunity Funds, Adam Wallwork

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In this article, the authors discuss how a self-certified Qualified Opportunity Fund (“QOF”) may relinquish that status through the QOF’s voluntary self-decertification or an involuntary decertification under the anti-abuse rules, and the consequences to tax-deferred investors in a QOF of either such decertification. It also discusses the recent guidance on QOF self-decertification, which initially appeared as a simple check-the-box election on line 6 of the November 6, 2020 draft of IRS Form 8996, Qualified Opportunity Fund, only to have that line removed entirely from the final version of that form. It also explores how the failure of the Internal Revenue …

Medical Martial Law: Towards A More Effective Pandemic Policy, John W. Bagby, Robert J. Aalberts, Chad G. Marzen

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

This article synthesizes the political-economic geography regime with existing political subdivision modeling to predict the legitimacy of various authorities that might order Medical Martial Law. Such “districting” authority, as limited by the Constitutional right to travel, reveals a range of authorities to declare and enforce remediation of emergencies under various legal frameworks within defined geographic areas. The primary interdisciplinary approach used here is public policy, political economy and economic geography. We demonstrate how the latter contributes greatly. First, the science of spatial understanding is offered by physical geographers for the physical barriers that shape political borders and may define contagion …

Into The Shadows: A Rule For The Prevention Of Shadow Trading, Randy L. Koonce

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

For the first time, market regulators in the United States are pursuing an individual for “shadow trading,” a form of insider trading relying upon comparator companies. Despite the Securities and Exchange Commission's status as a regulatory body, the agency has foregone the adoption of a formal rule against shadow trading. It is instead attempting to enlarge the scope of the common law's present definition of insider trading to a host of dangerous consequences. Rather than leave an unsuspecting public to guess whether conduct is prohibited, the agency should adopt a formal rule. This note examines the practicality of doing so …

Termination Of Parental Rights And An Assessment Of Rights To Subsequent Children In The State Of Illinois, Kayla C. Ranta

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In the United States, it is considered a fundamental constitutional liberty for a parent to be able to control the upbringing of their children. Under this construction, unless a parent’s care reaches the extent of abuse or neglect, affecting a child’s health, welfare, or safety, they should be free to parent their child(ren). Yet, despite this construction, a finding of parental unfitness as to one child will allow an Illinois family court to terminate the parental rights of that individual toward all subsequent children. This process does not currently have any exceptions for parents whose circumstances have changed or who …

Accessibility Rating Form For Websites And Other Online Platforms, Ethan Wu, Jafra D. Thomas, Regina F. Hockert, Jasmine C. Wong, Samantha M. Ross

Kinesiology and Public Health

Background. This file provides a coding form developed to judge how accessible websites and other online platforms are to users. Accessibility may be defined as the ease to which a person can perceive content and navigate material (Ross & Ross, 2021). Users are encouraged to adapt this form for their use.

Purpose. The rating form can be used to judge the pages of online media, using 14 criteria under two areas: Accessible Media and Accessible Design. One of three grades could be assigned to each criterion: Not Accessible (0 point), Somewhat Accessible (1 point), Accessible (2 …

The Effect Of Isolation On The Mental Health Of Older Adults, Christina Yates

Senior Honors Theses

As individuals age and lose mobility and cognitive functioning, many require full-time care which their loved ones are unable to provide. This often results in placement into long-term care facilities, and these facilities are notorious for being understaffed. Physical health becomes the only priority, depriving the client of having their mental and emotional needs fulfilled. Family and friends may decrease visitation due to distance or convenience. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic closed the doors of many facilities to nearly all visitors. Thus, the only individuals the residents of these facilities experienced interaction with were overworked staff members looking intimidating in …

Biology (Nucleo)Tidings- Fall 2022, Biology Department Staff

Biology (Nucleo)tidings

News from the Biology Department at Northeastern Illinois University

State Of Tennessee Board Of Parole 2021-22 Annual Report, Tennessee. Board Of Parole.

Board of Parole

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The Short-Form Of The Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (Copafs-27): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Michael A. Saini, Marsha Kline Pruett, Jonathan Alschech

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

To further refine the measurement of coparenting across family dynamics, this article presents data from 2 separately collected samples, the first consisting of 252 parents and the second consisting of 329 parents, analyzed as a pilot study of the Short-Form of the Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (CoPAFS 27-Items). The purpose of the revised shortened tool is to further the design of an efficient and psychometrically strong tool to aid research and clinical practice with coparents. Our intent was to differentiate coparenting in intact, separated/divorced, and families where the parents were never romantically involved, between mothers and fathers, and between …

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MC Law Review

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MC Law Review

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Fred L. Banks, Jr. – A Man For All Seasons, Jim Rosenblatt

MC Law Review

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Intact Polar Brgdgts In Arctic Lake Catchments: Implications For Lipid Sources And Paleoclimate Applications, Jonathan H. Raberg, Edgart Flores, Sarah E. Crump, Greg De Wet, Nadia Dildar, Gifford H. Miller, Áslaug Geirsdóttir, Julio Sepúlveda

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

Paleotemperature histories derived from lake sediment archives provide valuable context for modern and future climate changes. Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (brGDGT) lipids are a valuable tool in such pursuits due to their empirical correlation with temperature and near ubiquity in nature. However, the relative contributions of terrestrial and lacustrine sources of brGDGTs to lake sediments is site-dependent and difficult to constrain. Here, we explored the potential for intact brGDGTs—the complete lipids with polar head groups (HGs) still attached—to provide insight into the sources of brGDGTs on the landscape and their contributions to the sedimentary record in a set of …

Spectroscopic Study Of The 4f76s2 8S◦7/2 - 4f7(8S◦)6s6p(1P◦) 8P9/2 Transition In Neutral Europium-151 And Europium-153: Absolute Frequency And Hyperfine Structure, M. T. Herd, C. Maruko, M. M. Herzog, A. Brand, G. Cannon, B. Duah, N. Hollin, T. Karani, A. Wallace, M. Whitmore, W. D. Williams

Physics: Faculty Publications

We report on spectroscopic measurements on the 4 f 76s2 8S◦7/2 → 4 f 7(8S◦)6s6 p(1P◦) 8P9/2 transition in neutral europium-151 and europium-153 at 459.4 nm. The center of gravity frequencies for the 151 and 153 isotopes, reported for the first time in this paper, to our knowledge, were found to be 652,389,757.16(34) MHz and 652,386,593.2(5) MHz, respectively. The hyperfine coefficients for the 6s6 p(1P◦) 8P9/2 state were found to be A(151) = -228.84(2) MHz, B(151) = 226.9(5) MHz and A(153) = -101.87(6) MHz, B(153) = 575.4(1.5) MHz, which all agree with previously published results except for A(153), which shows …

Joint Angle Variability Is Altered In Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease After Six Months Of Exercise Intervention, Farahnaz Fallahtafti, Zahra Salamifar, Mahdi Hassan, Hafizur Rahman, Iraklis Pipinos, Sara A. Myers

School of Podiatric Medicine Publications

Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is a conservative non-operative treatment strategy for improving walking performance in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Gait variability is altered in patients with PAD, but the effect of SET on gait variability is unknown. Forty-three claudicating patients with PAD underwent gait analysis before and immediately after a 6-month SET program. Nonlinear gait variability was assessed using sample entropy, and the largest Lyapunov exponent of the ankle, knee, and hip joint angle time series. Linear mean and variability of the range of motion time series for these three joint angles were also calculated. Two-factor repeated measure …

Workplace Innovation Management Of Nurse Managers In University Hospitals: A Phenomenological Study, Siriwan Thongthip, Kannikar Chatdokmaiprai, Phechnoy Singchungchai

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: University Hospitals in Thailand still have no responsible unit related to Workplace Innovation Management (WPIM) and First-Line Nurse Managers (FLNMs) are the key person of the organization, but today there is still a lack of knowledge on individual innovation and creativity in the workplace, especially in nursing organizations with the future practice of nursing in a technologically advanced future and keep up with modern society and digital technology transformation era. Objectives: To describe the definition and components of Workplace Innovation Management from First-Line Nurse Managers’ experiences in University Hospitals. Methods: Data were collected by in-depth interviews of FLNMs. Colaizzi’s …

The Coincidence Of Abernethy Malformation And Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Case Report, Thipsumon Tangsiwong, Siriwan Wananukul, Panruethai Trinavarat

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Abernethy malformation was demonstrated in a 10-year-old boy, whose underlying disease of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) was achieved first-time-right diagnosis by cutaneous stigmata, presenting with persistent gross hematuria and hemodynamic instability secondary to vesical venous malformation. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging was obtained to explore identifiable and treatable causes of the active bleeding, revealing Abernathy malformation and unusual visceral slow-flow vascular malformations including venous varicosities and splenic lymphangiomatosis. This is a first case report of the coincidence of Abernathy malformation and BRBNS. Imaging played an important role in detection of clinically occult congenital portal venous anomalies and visceral …

A Qualitative Study Exploring The Construct Of Student Well-Being In West Java High School Students, Karolina Lamtiur Dalimunthe, Hery Susanto, Miryam Wedyaswari

Psychological Research on Urban Society

Student well-being has become a significant goal and outcome of quality education. The “PROSPER (Positivity, Relationships, Outcomes, Strengths, Purpose, Engagement, Resilience) student well-being” is a framework that provides a holistic approach to improve student’s well-being. This study aimed to explore the construct of student well-being in the West Java high school population, based on the PROSPER framework. We focused on exploring high school students in urban areas. A qualitative study was conducted in three different language zones in West Java by using observations and interviews. The data were collected by six enumerators with a total of 108 students using a …