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2021-September-01-Etsu And Vanderbilt Researchers Continue Partnership To Study Sepsis, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

ETSU, Vanderbilt research partnership

JOHNSON CITY, TN – East Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are continuing a five-year partnership with a $2.1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study trained immunity in sepsis.

Drs. David Williams (ETSU Quillen College of Medicine) and Ed Sherwood (Vanderbilt) have been awarded a grant by the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences. This competitive renewal grant titled “Training Innate Immunity: A …

2021-September-01-Cycling Event At Bristol Motor Speedway Promotes Healthier Lifestyles, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY — Cyclists of all experience levels will race the World’s Fastest Half-Mile this fall as a full day of relay events roll onto the track at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS), Saturday, Oct. 16, for The Quillen 100.

 Started in 2019 by students in the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, The Quillen 100 aims to positively impact Northeast Tennessee and the Appalachian region by promoting cardiovascular health and exercise through education and engagement. Not only an event, but a non-profit health organization, The Quillen 100 emphasizes wholesome lifestyle choices that lead to healthy heart practices, …

2021-September-01-Etsu Celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, TN — East Tennessee State University is celebrating Healthcare Simulation Week, Sept. 13-19, with special recognition and events planned for the health care simulation professionals who work with the Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) at the Mountain Home VA campus at ETSU.

CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

“Experiential learning focuses on creating innovative learning opportunities that …

2021-September-01-Grad Student Lukman Fashina Earns Honors For Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Sept. 1, 2021) — Maintaining access to a clean water supply and keeping it drinkable is a top priority for the nearly 10% of Tennesseans who get their water from private water sources like karst springs and groundwater wells. To ensure supplies from karst springs located in Northeast Tennessee are safe for consumption, Lukman Fashina, a graduate student in the East Tennessee State University Department of Geosciences is spending some award-winning time in the field and in the research lab.

For his master’s thesis, Fashina received the 2021 Richard A. Herbert Memorial Education Scholarship from American Water Resources …

2021-September-01-Knoxville Tva Employees Credit Union Stage Opens, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Leaders from East Tennessee State University announced today that the stage area in the D.P. Culp Student Center Cave will be named the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union Stage.

The naming recognizes a recent $75,000 pledge from Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union.

“We are honored to be part of the exciting renovation that has taken place within the D.P. Culp Student Center and to support the experience of students at East Tennessee State University,” said Charlotte Havely, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union’s Vice President for Marketing.  “The Cave within the Culp Student Center is a popular place …

2021-September-01-Gray Fossil Site Volunteers Can Help Uncover The Ancient Past, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Individuals who would like to join East Tennessee State University’s world-class team of paleontologists exploring the ancient history of East Tennessee are invited to volunteer this fall at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum.

Volunteers needed!

At top: Wet screening takes place on the grounds of the Gray Fossil Site, behind the museum. This essential process has relied on volunteer help for …

2021-September-01-Pharmacy Medicine Going On Admissions Tour Across Tennessee, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Admissions representatives from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Quillen College of Medicine are going on the road across the state of Tennessee to visit college students who are interested in a career in pharmacy or medicine.

The tour includes stops at:

• Monday, Sept. 27, 1-3 p.m. CT: Tennessee Tech University, Lab Science Commons Building
• Tuesday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. CT: Union University, White Hall room 322  (Quillen College of Medicine only)
• Tuesday, Sept. 28, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Jackson State Community College, Science Building Atrium (Gatton College …

2021-September-01-Professor, Grad Student Author Article On Covid-19 And Nutrition, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

COVID-19 and Nutrition

JOHNSON CITY, TN – An East Tennessee State University professor and graduate student have co-authored an article addressing the ways in which COVID-19 has changed the practice of nutrition.

The article titled “COVID & Nutrition: How the Pandemic has Changed Practice” was co-authored by Dr. Michelle Johnson, associate professor and director of the Dietetic Internship Program in ETSU’s College of …

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Dallimi Në Mes Të Facebook Ads Dhe Google Ads, Benjamin Kolenović

Theses and Dissertations

Fokusi i temës në dallimet ndërmjet Facebook dhe Google ads, tregon se cili nga këto opsione preferohet më shumë nga klientët e kompanisë së marketingut digjital – Growzillas. Marketingu digjital është metoda më moderne dhe më efikase e reklamimit të një biznesi. Në botën digjitale të shekullit 21, prezenca e biznesit në rrjetet sociale dhe në makinat e kërkimit (search engines) garanton që shërbimet dhe produktet e ofruara nga biznesi arrijnë një gamë më të gjerë të klientelës.

Procesi i punimit të kësaj teme përfshinë përdorimin e burimeve parësore dhe dytësore për mbledhjen e informacioneve. Shqyrtimi i literaturës paraqet njohuri …

Tapping Into Food Industry: A Comparative Dual-Model Study Of Religion And Culture On Food Products’ Purchase Intention, Sumera Syed, Fauziah S. Ahmad, Syed R. H. Shah

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

Due to increased trend of globalization and immigration to advanced countries during the past decade, Halal food consumers are being observed not only in Islamic countries but also in Western European countries. Moreover, the concepts of hygiene, quality and cleanliness, being often related to Halal food, make it equally favorable for consumption to non-Muslims. However, this vast area of Halal food sector still needs further exploration. Though recent studies have, to some extent, tried to explore the impact of religiosity on Halal food purchase intention, but still the impact of religion on Halal food purchase intention remains unexplored. Moreover, almost …

Covid-19 Pandemic On Youth Tourism, Kübra Asan

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

The COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the entire world, has profoundly affected the tourism sector based on human mobility. However, it is estimated that the effects of the pandemic will be less in youth tourism. The study aims to explain the effects of the pandemic on the youth tourism market. In this context, a survey study was conducted in the InterRail Turkey Community/Unirail Group. The data collected by using the online survey technique were subjected to principal component analeymiş. After the analysis, it was seen that the effects of the pandemic on the tourism behavior of the participants can be explained …

Importance-Implementation Of Disability Management Practices In Hotels: The Moderating Effect Of Team Orientation, Zakaria Elkhwesky, Islam Elbayoumi Salem, Mona Barakat

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of disability management practices (DMPs) and the level of implementation from the viewpoint of food and beverage (F & B) managers, F & B entry-level employees, working in F & B departments, and human resources (HRs) managers in five-star hotels in Egypt. It also analyzed the moderating role of team orientation (TO) between the importance and the implementation of DMPs. Data were collected from 400 respondents. The association between the importance and the implementation of DMPs is significant, moderate, and positive. The results also exhibited that the correlation between the …

Competing Through Coopetition: A Strategy For Success In Hotel Marketing Consortia, Sofia Almeida, Ana Cláudia Campos, Carlos Costa, José Manuel Simões

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

Coopetition is a strategy for a company to achieve a competitive advantage in the market environment. However, little is known about how coopetition works in the hotel sector and which organizational departments perform better in terms of coopetitive behaviour. In this research, coopetition is analysed in the context of international hotel marketing consortia (HMC) operating in Portugal. Exploratory interviews and a survey were conducted to consortia members to analyze managers’ perceptions on coopetitive behaviour and the organizational departments engaged in coopetition. The results show that there is higher cooperation than competition in the marketing and research & investigation departments. The …

Performance Improvement Through Better Understanding Of Supply Chain Resilience, Amanda L. Femano

Theses and Dissertations

Businesses operate every day in a disruptive environment. Supply and demand uncertainty, natural disasters, global pandemics, and mishaps can all cause chaos to a supply chain’s flow. It is impossible to predict every disruption a supply chain may encounter. The best an organization can do to protect network performance is to build resilience in the supply chain and life-blood of its operations. Ensuring that a supply chain has the proper built-in mechanisms to resist and recover from disruptions is referred to as Supply Chain Resilience (SCR). While it is generally agreed that SCR can be improved through the implementation of …

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: How Investors Respond When Violation Severity And Corresponding Penalty (Mis)Match, Wioleta Olczak

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has become a major focus for corporations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ), as indicated by the dramatic increase in the number of FCPA enforcement actions and the level of civil and criminal penalties. Prior regulatory practice shows that the SEC and the DOJ struggle not only to evaluate the severity of a company's FCPA violation, but also to establish the penalty amount. Given the difficulty in assessing penalties, the severity of a company's FCPA violation at times appears mismatched with the size of the penalty. Leveraging signaling …

Case Study: Member Perception Of A Federal Organization’S Employee Recognition Program, David A. Dietz

All Theses And Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative instrumental study was to clarify the purpose of Agency ABC’s Recognition Council, while identifying opportunities for staff recognition and appreciation to be optimized within Agency ABC to assist in creating and sustaining employee engagement. This purpose is in direct correlation to the study’s problem, to fill in research gaps due to a lack of existing documentation, best practices and research regarding federal recognition programs. Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory was the conceptual framework that the researcher applied to this study. The researcher performed semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with five former members of Agency ABC’s Recognition Council members. Interview …

Epiphyte Identification On Commercially Grown Kappaphycus Alvarezii In Eastern Samar, Philippines [Research Note], Ma. Carla Angelica Deladia, Leni Yap-Dejeto, Kenneth Abuda, Margarita Dela Cruz

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

The decline in production and quality of Kappaphycus alvarezii is primarily associated with occurrence of "ice-ice" disease and epiphyte infestations. K. alvarezii var. tambalang (brown) in the nursery farms of Balangiga and Lawaan, E. Samar harbored such infestations. This study identified the dominant Epiphytic Filamentous Algae (EFA) on the seaweeds in these farms using microscopic morphological characteristics. Microscopic examinations revealed that the main epiphyte in the farms studied was Melanothamnus apiculatus (Hollenberg) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs (former: Neosiphonia apiculata (Hollenberg) Masuda et Kogame). The epiphytes observed have rhizoids separated from the pericentral cells, unicellular trichoblasts, globose cystocarp and tetrasporangia arranged in …

Chambers, Gene, Collection, 1952-2013, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

The Gene Chambers Collection includes personal and professional papers and documents, including work from his time as a professor at Pittsburg State University and consulting work he did on engineering matters.

Andrade, Audrey B., Collection, 1862-2014, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

A collection of genealogical records, school records, work documents, music, photographs, and books related to Audrey Andrade and her friends and family.

Audrey Beatrice Edge Andrade was born in Stockton, Missouri on January 15, 1917 to George W. and Maud Ritter Edge. Andrade grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas, attended Lakeside Elementary School, and graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1934. She received her two-year education degree from Kansas State Teachers College (now Pittsburg State University) in 1936. She married John F. Andrade who served as a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II. They had five children. …

Cuendet, Harry, Collection, 1923-1988, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of documents, papers, publications, and items related to Harry Cuendet, his work, and Pittsburg State University.

Harry B. Cuendet, born in 1944, grew up in Mt. Vernon, Missouri and received his business degree from the Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) in 1967. Living in Frontenac and Pittsburg, Kansas, Cuendet worked with insurance companies such as the Fidelity Union Insurance Company, the Principal Financial Group, as well as with the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, YMCA, and the Salvation Army. In 1986 Cuendet married Karen Clark. Cuendet passed away in 1988 during …

Stilwell Heritage And Educational Foundation Collection, 1891-1997, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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The Hotel Stilwell Hotel collection contains documents regarding the original establishment of the hotel, the history of the building, blueprints, architectural plans, proposals, financial records, legal matters, press releases, newspaper clippings, magazines and other publications, board and agenda notes from meetings of the Hotel Stilwell Board, historical registry papers, loans, grants, correspondence, and information from similar corporations including Camptown and the Little Balkans Foundation.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Collection, 1915-1920, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of correspondence, completion reports, authority for expenditures, and sketches related to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company in Fort Scott, Kansas and Springfield, Missouri.

The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, also known as SLSF, or the Frisco, was incorporated in Missouri on September 7, 1876. Its rail lines operated through the Midwest and the South-Central United States. Originally a division of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, it reincorporated after bankruptcy in 1896 and reorganized into the SLSF in 1916. The company ran passenger lines including the Texas Special. Although it has San Francisco in its name, the railway …

Cheating For The Cause: The Effects Of Performance-Based Pay On Socially Oriented Misreporting, Jessen L. Hobson, Ryan D. Sommerfeldt, Laura W. Wang

Faculty Publications

We examine the effect of performance-based pay on misreporting intended to benefit a social mission. We show that performance-based pay decreases people’s propensity to misreport for a social mission in a not-for-profit setting (Experiment 1). We similarly show that in a for-profit setting, performance-based pay also decreases misreporting propensity for a social mission, although not for a non-social mission (Experiment 2). Finally, using a framed field experiment with participants attending a conference hosted by a real charity, we show that performance-based pay reduces actual misreporting when misreporting leads to more donations for the charity (Experiment 3). These results are consistent …

When Virtual Spaces Meet The Limitations Of Traditional Sport: Gender Stereotyping In Nba2k, Lindsey Darvin, Ceyda Mumcu, Ann Pegoraro

Sport Management Faculty Publications

Video games have continued to increase in popularity. While the growth has been substantial, representation and acceptance of women throughout gaming environments, including those with traditional sport influences such as NBA2K, a basketball simulation game, have been lacking. Recently however, the NBA2K franchise added Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player avatars to the NBA2K20 game. While this recent inclusion of WNBA avatars may be a great step in improving upon the concerning state of inclusion and representation of women throughout gaming, the reactions to and receptions of this change have not been fully explored. As a result, the current investigation, …

Do Masks Matter? Consumer Perceptions Of Social Media Influencers Who Wear Face Masks Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sona Klucarova

Marketing & Entrepreneurship Faculty Publications

The rapid spread of COVID-19 brought about an increased use of face masks among the general public. Focusing on disposable surgical masks in particular, this article examines consumer perceptions of and intentions toward social media influencers who wear such masks amid the pandemic. Drawing on the theory of product symbolism, this research experimentally demonstrates that masked (vs. unmasked) influencers remind consumers of highly competent healthcare professionals, leading in turn to greater competence inferences about and more favorable behavioral intentions toward these influencers. Additional analysis demonstrates that this effect might not hold for other groups of professionals who are considered relatively …

Data Analytics (Ab)Use In Healthcare Fraud Audits, Jared Koreff, M. Weisner, S. G. Sutton

School of Business Faculty Research

This study explores how government-adopted audit data analytic tools promote the abuse of power by auditors enabling politically sensitive processes that encourage industry-wide normalization of behavior. In an audit setting, we investigate how a governmental organization enables algorithmic decision-making to alter power relationships to effect organizational and industry-wide change. While prior research has identified discriminatory threats emanating from the deployment of algorithmic decision-making, the effects of algorithmic decision-making on inherently imbalanced power relationships have received scant attention. Our results provide empirical evidence of how systemic and episodic power relationships strengthen each other, thereby enabling the governmental organization to effect social …

Effect Of Public Debt On Private Investment In Nigeria: Evidence From An Asymmetric Dynamic Model, A. B. Abubakar, S. O. Mamman

Economic and Financial Review

This study examines the effect of public debt on private investment in Nigeria. The linear and non-linear ARDL models are employed to analyse the series spanning the period 1981 to 2018. The estimation results show that an increase in total debt, external debt, and debt service payment adversely affects private investment, with the effects being symmetric. On the other hand, the effect of domestic debt on private investment is found to be asymmetric. Although a negative shock in domestic debt greatly improves private investment, a positive shock leads to a meagre positive effect on private investment. This finding indicates that …

Special Issue: “Contemporary Issues In Ensuring Excellence In Tourism, Travel And Hospitality” Guest Editorial, Giacomo Del Chiappa, Anestis K. Fotiadis

All Works

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2021-September-01-Bucky's Fafsa Challenge, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – East Tennessee State University is launching Bucky’s FAFSA Challenge, an initiative aimed at encouraging current and potential college students to file the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

“The FAFSA is your gateway to all federal financial aid, as well as the starting point for many other funding opportunities,” said Catherine Morgan, director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at ETSU. “Put simply, filing the FAFSA accurately and timely is incredibly important, and we want to provide any assistance you might need.”

To complete Bucky’s FAFSA Challenge, students must file the 2022-2023 FAFSA …