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Dear Pandemic: A Topic Modeling Analysis Of Covid-19 Information Needs Among Readers Of An Online Science Communication Campaign., Aleksandra M Golos, Sharath Chandra Guntuku, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Lindsey J Leininger, Amanda M Simanek, Aparna Kumar, Sandra S Albrecht, Jennifer Beam Dowd, Malia Jones, Alison M Buttenheim

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an "infodemic"-an overwhelming excess of accurate, inaccurate, and uncertain information. The social media-based science communication campaign Dear Pandemic was established to address the COVID-19 infodemic, in part by soliciting submissions from readers to an online question box. Our study characterized the information needs of Dear Pandemic's readers by identifying themes and longitudinal trends among question box submissions.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of questions submitted from August 24, 2020, to August 24, 2021. We used Latent Dirichlet Allocation topic modeling to identify 25 topics among the submissions, then used thematic analysis to …

Ithaka S+R Us Library Survey 2022: Navigating The New Normal, Ioana G. Hulbert

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

The Ithaka S+R Library Survey has examined leadership and strategic perspectives in the field by surveying library deans and directors nationally on a triennial basis since 2010. The research project’s overarching goals are to provide the library community with a valuable data source to inform decision making and track the emerging opportunities and challenges leaders face in steering their organizations. In fall 2022, we surveyed library leaders at not-for-profit four-year academic institutions across the United States, with a response rate of 42 percent based on 612 responses.

In this sixth iteration of the project, we continued to track high-level issues …

Obesity Heterogeneity By Neighborhood Context In A Largely Latinx Sample, Ashley W. Kranjac, Dinko Kranjac, Zeev N. Kain, Louis Ehwerhemuepha, Brooke N. Jenkins

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Neighborhood socioeconomic context where Latinx children live may influence body weight status. Los Angeles County and Orange County of Southern California both are on the list of the top ten counties with the largest Latinx population in the USA. This heterogeneity allowed us to estimate differential impacts of neighborhood environment on children’s body mass index z-scores by race/ethnicity using novel methods and a rich data source. We geocoded pediatric electronic medical record data from a predominantly Latinx sample and characterized neighborhoods into unique residential contexts using latent profile modeling techniques. We estimated multilevel linear regression models that adjust for …

The Local Neurologies Of Substance Use Triggers, Breanne I. Casper

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Substance use triggers are largely understood to be embedded in drug use contexts and to be a major precipitator of relapse. Yet, the relationship between triggers and future instances of drug use is not quite clear– particularly in understanding the nuances of when triggers are “triggering” and when they are not. Additionally, there is little ethnographic work that explores how individuals interact with triggers in contexts related to substance use, particularly during periods of active use. This project employs ethnographic and survey research methods to interrogate substance use triggers in the harm reduction context. In doing so, it answers the …

Transformative Psychedelic Experiences At Music Events: Using Subjective Experience To Explore Chemosocial Assemblages Of Culture, Gabrielle R. Lehigh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Clinical interest in psychedelic treatments in the United States started in the 1950s, but anti-drug policy and anti-social sentiments quickly thwarted future research. The last decade has renewed clinical interest in using psychedelics to treat a diversity of mental health ailments. While these studies provide essential protocols, treatments, and therapy models for patients, they are limited in understanding the role of the contextual elements that influence psychedelic experiences and outcomes. This project examines how people use psychedelic substances outside medical settings by studying transformative psychedelic experiences at music events. This inquiry into psychedelic use utilizes an integrated framework of chemoethnography …

تأثير التمكين الاداري في الاستدامة التنظيمية: دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من الموظفين في جامعة تلعفر, شعيب احمد عزيز

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى معرفة تأثيرالتمكين الاداري(التدريب، تفويض السلطة، الحوافز، الاتصال، فرق العمل) في الاستدامة التنظيمية(المسؤولية الاجتماعية، إضفاء الشرعية، الميزة التنافسية) لدى عينة من العاملين في جامعة تلعفر، إذ تم توزيع(43) استمارة استبانة وتم تحليل البيانات باستخدام برامج الاحصائية التالية ((Smartpls و (Spss)و(Excel)، واختبار فرضيات البحث، وتوصل البحث الى وجود علاقة تأثير معنوية بين أبعاد التمكين الاداري والاستدامة التنظيمية، ومن أهم الاستنتاجات التي توصل اليها البحث ان حصول الموظفين في جامعة تلعفر على التمكين الاداري سيؤدي الى رفع النتاج العملي لهم في المؤسسة وتقلل من مستوى الاحساس والشعور السلبي الموجود لدى عينة الدراسة، وبالتالي تتحسن مستوى التنمية في الجامعة. وقدم البحث …

معدلات التضخم وإثرها في العوائد التأريخية لعينة من المصارف العاملة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية للمدة 2012-2018, حسن حيدر عبد الكريم المبارك

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعد الاسواق المالية بشكل عام و القطاع المصرفي بشكل خاص واحده من اهم القطاعات الحيوية في اقتصاد اي دولة لما له من اثر كبير في رفد متطلبات التنمية الاقتصادية من جهة واستقطاب رؤوس الاموال اللازمة للنهوض بالواقع الانتاجي و الاستثماري للبلد من جهة اخرى , ولما كان التضخم يؤدي الى خلق حالة من الضبابية لدى مجتمع المستثمرين في الأصول المالية المتداولة مما ينعكس ذلك في زيادة مخاطرة الاستثمار في تلك الأصول مما قد يؤثر سلباً في أسعار اسهم الشركات و المصارف المدرجة في اطر الاسواق المالية ومن هذا المنطلق ركنت الدراسة الى بحث وتحليل إثر الارتفاع في المستويات العامة للأسعار …

العلاقة بين الكفاءة التشغيلية والعائد من ناحية الاثر على القيمة السوقية للمصارف, علي نعيم جاسم الزبيدي, رسل صبحي عبدالخضر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف هذه البحث الى عرض وتحليل الجوانب النظرية والفكرية لأثر العائد على حقوق الملكية واثرها على قيمة المؤسسة المصرفية، وتعد ادارة المخاطر والسيولة والربحية من العوامل الرئيسية التي تؤثر على العمل المصرفي ومن ثم تؤثر على قيمة المصرف. وتمثلت مشكلة الدراسة في بيان وجود أثر لأثر العائد على حقوق الملكية واثرها على قيمة المؤسسة المصرفية وقد طبقت هذه الدراسة على عينة من المصارف التجارية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية، والتي اختيرت وفقاً لتطبيقها معايير المحاسبة الدولية من بين المصارف الاخرى المطبقة لهذه المعايير، بالاضافة الى نشاطها الكبير في الساحة المصرفية، وهي مصرف الشرق الاوسط للاستثمار، مصـرف الخليج، مصـرف الاهلـي …

الإتصالات التسويقية المُتكاملة وانعكاساتها على الحِصة السوقية: دراسة استطلاعية لآراء عينة من المديرين في شركة كورك للاتصالات المتنقلة في محافظتي نينوى واربيل, محمود شعبان خضر البدراني, احمد خالد عبد الرحمن السبعاوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

استهدف البحث الحالي تَشخيص علاقات الارتباط والتأثير للاِتصالات التسويقية الُمتكاملة بأبعادها (الإعلان، ترويج المبيعات، العلاقات العامة، البيع الشخصي، التسويق المباشر) كمتغير مستقل في الحصة السوقية كمتغير معتمد في الشركة المبحوثة. حيث تَمثلت مشكلة البحث بعدة تساؤلات كان أَبرزُها ما دور الاتصالات التسويقية الُمتكاملة في الحصة السوقية في الشركة المبحوثة؟ بينما تبنى البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وقَد حُدد مُجتمَع البَحث في شَرِكة كورَك لْلاتِصالات المتنُقلة في محافظتي نينوى واربيل، وقد طبق البحث على عينة قصدية مكونة من (60) مديراً في الادارة العليا والوسطى مُتمثلة (بالمدير العام، معاون المدير العام، مُدراء الأقسام، ومَسؤولي الشُعب) في الشركة المبحوثة، وكانت استمارة الاستبانة الأداة الرَئيسة …

تحليل مؤشرات تقييم المخاطر الاقتصادية في جذب الاستثمار إلى العراق للمدة 2004-2020, بيداء رزاق حسين

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى دراسة تشخيص وتحليل واقع البيئة الاستثمارية في العراق وتحديد العوامل المؤثرة فيه، من خلال دراسة مؤشرات تقييم المخاطر في جذب الاستثمار للاقتصاد العراقي خلال المدة(2004-2020)، ويركز البحث على مؤشرات المخاطرة التي تتمثل بـ (المؤشر المركب للمخاطر الذي يشمل كل من مؤشر المخاطر الاقتصادية ومؤشر المخاطر المالية ومؤشر المخاطر السياسية ومؤشر المخاطر الكلية) ، ومؤشر الكوفاس للمخاطر، والغرض من تحليل تلك المؤشرات من اجل معرفة وتقييم المخاطر للبيئة الاستثمارية التي قد تتعرض لها الاستثمارات الاجنبية وترجح القرار الاستثماري لدى المستثمرين ، وتوصل البحث الى الاستنتاج الرئيس بأن ارتفاع درجة المخاطر)ألامنية، الاقتصادية، إلادارية، السياسية والاجتماعية، أثرت سلباً على البيئة …

الريادة المصرفية واثرها في ادارة مخاطر المعرفة دراسة تحليلية في المصارف الاهلية في منطقة الفرات الاوسط, فراس عدنان عباس الطباطبائي, هناء جاسم محمد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يسعى البحث التعرف على مدى ممارسة المصارف التجارية للريادة المصرفية بأبعادها الثلاثة (الإبداعية, الاستباقية, الاخذ بالمخاطرة) متغيراً تفسيرياً، إدارة مخاطر المعرفة متغيراً تابعاً بأبعادها الثلاثة(المخاطر البشرية, المخاطر التكنولوجية, المخاطر التشغيلية). وبغية تفسير العلاقات والروابط بين الريادة المصرفية وإدارة مخاطر المعرفة, جرى صياغة مجموعة تساؤلات تعبر عن تلك الروابط في اطارها النظري على مستوى المفاهيم, والعملي على مستوى التطبيق لدى المصارف الاهلية في منطقة الفرات الأوسط. ولقد مثلت المصارف الاهلية في منطقة الفرات الأوسط والبالغ عددها(26) مصرف مجتمع البحث, بينما كانت عينة البحث في مجموع القيادات الإدارية للمصارف المذكورة, اذ بلغت الاستبانات الصالحة(357) استبانة. وقد سعى البحث لاختبار عدد من الفرضيات …

تقييم كفاءة الأداء الاقتصادي لشركة هيمن لصناعة الاسفنج في دهوك للمدة 2018-2020, تارا هادي حسن مصطفى, علاء وجيه مهدي النعمة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد عملية تقييم كفاءة الأداء الاقتصادي من الأولويات المهمة التي تجب متابعتها في مدد زمنية متفاوتة من أجل كشف المعوقات التي تواجه المؤسسات الاقتصادية ومحاولة وضع الحلول لها بالوقت المناسب، لغرض تحقيق الأهداف المرسومة بصورة صحيحة. يهدف البحث الى تقييم كفاءة الأداء الاقتصادي لشركة هيمن لصناعة الاسفنج باستخدام عدد من المعايير للوقوف على واقع الإنتاج والإنتاجية والتعرف على الطاقات الإنتاجية ونسبة الانتفاع منها، فضلاً عن التعرف على القيمة المضافة الاجمالية والصافية المتحققة خلال المدة (2018-2020) قيد الدراسة. ومن خلال تطبيق معايير(الطاقة الانتاجية، الانتاجية، القيمة المضافة) توصل البحث الى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها: وجود طاقات معطلة وغير مستغلة بشكل أمثل، وبالنسبة …

Housing In Kibera's Soweto East Informal Settlement, Kenya: A Socio-Technical Evaluation, Tiernan Brennan

Masters

In 2003, the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) was launched in partnership with UN-Habitat and the Government of Kenya (GoK) to improve the livelihoods of people in Kenya by 2020 through the provision of improved shelter, infrastructure, land tenure and income generation. Kibera is an informal settlement in Kenya where varying housing typologies and traditional vernacular-style designs coexist with modern housing units. Soweto East was one of eighteen villages located in Kibera selected for KENSUP’s first major housing development initiative. Soweto East was selected from a screening of several housing projects that could be subjected to a socio-technical (STE). The …

From Idea To Functional Etd: Experiences From The University Of Novi Sad, Serbia, Mirjana Brković, Tatjana Tošić, Tatjana Zubić

The Journal of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper reviews different phases of introducing and usage of Electronic Theses and Dissertations – ETD at the University of Novi Sad with special emphasis on specific requirements, challenges and further directions of development and use of ETD systems at the University.

The Suitability Of Hybrid Library Services To Open And Distance Learners In Nigeria, Ukoha O. Igwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In Nigeria, open and distance learning has become widely accepted. Even though there are a myriad of educational problems, workers, politicians, school leavers, and the public are finding the distance learning system a convenient and flexible mode to acquire education.

Libraries are indispensable in every facet of higher education. Adequate library support for distance learners is mandatory for the qualitative delivery of instruction and learning. The development of hybrid libraries has definite benefits for distance learners. It is imperative to create virtual learning environments and libraries without borders to reach multitudes of learners at various locations.

Several institutions are approved …

Cultural Competency In Universities And Library Services: Definition And Review, Brady Lund Dr, Maoka Dikotla Dr, Matlala Mahlatji, Ting Wang, Awojobi Esther Abosede

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Cultural competency is critical aspects that requires proper management in view of the fact that institutions of higher learning worldwide are more diverse with the greater rate of international student enrollment, expansion of opportunities for women and ethnic minorities, and increase in more affordable options for achieving a degree. This qualitative study sought to presents a literature review of the concept of cultural competency as it pertains to the provision of educational and library and information services at institutions of higher education. This literature review explores the various definitions for cultural literacy, how the concept has been used in higher …

The Impact Of Family Support And Rejection On Suicide Ideation And Attempt Among Transgender Adults In The U.S., Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Gabe H. Miller, Jesse Ezra Shircliff, Mario Itzel Suárez

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

We evaluate the association of familial factors and suicidality among transgender adults in the U.S. by estimating the odds of lifetime suicide ideation and attempt using the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Predictors include family support, family rejection, and specific experiences related to both. About 79% of sample respondents have experienced suicidal ideation and nearly 43% have made a suicide attempt. The predicted probability of suicide attempt is 0.35 for those with no family rejection experiences, 0.75 for those who have had all five experiences in our models. Rejection predicts both outcomes and experiences of rejection have a cumulative impact.

The Campus Research Data Management Landscape, Ellie Dworak

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

An overview of data management planning and its importance in a university setting.

Music As An Instructional Modality To Increase Attending Behavior Of Elementary Students, Zachary Grossman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Audio and audiovisual cues, when used as teaching tools, result in desirable learning outcomes for young learners when compared to visual cues alone (Havy et al., 2017; Kirkham et al., 2019; Sloutsky & Napolitano, 2003). Previous research has demonstrated that music can be an effective delivery method for teaching math in the elementary classrooms (An & Tillman, 2015; An et al., 2014; Azaryahu et al., 2020). However, the effectiveness of music at increasing attending behavior specifically has not been assessed in these studies. This study evaluated the effectiveness of music based instruction on students’ attending behaviors compared to non-music based …

Jwl Living Library Event: Borrow A Human Book And Read, Margaret Adeogun

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2023 Nebraska Women In Agriculture Conference, Jessica Groskopf, Katie Hothem

Cornhusker Economics

Includes a recap of the 38th Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference held in February 2023 in Kearney, Nebraska.

Lindenwood Digest, March 29, 2023, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Interaction Analysis Of Ancestry-Enriched Variants With Apoe-Ɛ4 On Mci In The Study Of Latinos-Investigation Of Neurocognitive Aging, Einat Granot-Hershkovitz, Rui Xia, Yunju Yang, Brian Spitzer, Wassim Tarraf, Priscilla M Vásquez, Richard B Lipton, Martha Daviglus, Maria Argos, Jianwen Cai, Robert Kaplan, Myriam Fornage, Charles Decarli, Hector M Gonzalez, Tamar Sofer

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

APOE-ɛ4 risk on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) differs between race/ethnic groups, presumably due to ancestral genomic background surrounding the APOE locus. We studied whether African and Amerindian ancestry-enriched genetic variants in the APOE region modify the effect of the APOE-ɛ4 alleles on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Hispanics/Latinos. We defined African and Amerindian ancestry-enriched variants as those common in one Hispanic/Latino parental ancestry and rare in the other two. We identified such variants in the APOE region with a predicted moderate impact based on the SnpEff tool. We tested their interaction with APOE-ɛ4 on MCI in …

Towards Scalable Mental Health: Leveraging Digital Tools In Combination With Computational Modeling To Aid In Treatment And Assessment Of Major Depressive Disorder, Matthew D. Nemesure

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disorder that impacts the lives of nearly 280 million individuals worldwide, representing 5% of the overall adult population. Unfortunately, these statistics have been both trending upward and are also likely an underestimate. This can be primarily attributed to lack of screening paired with a lack of providers. Worldwide, there are roughly 450 individuals living with MDD per mental health care provider. Adding to this burden, approximately half of affected individuals that do receive care of any kind will fail to remain in remission. The goal of this thesis work is to leverage statistical …

The Development Of A Behaviorally Based Mentoring Workplace Scale, Christina N. Falcon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to contribute to the mentoring literature by providing a new tool to measure mentoring behaviors and their effectiveness from the perspective of the protégé. To accomplish this, I used the specific mentoring behaviors outlined by previous research to develop a behaviorally based measure of mentorship. The items for this new behaviorally based mentoring effectiveness scale were developed to measure the same theoretical construct as previous mentoring scales, but with the intention of capturing effective behaviors instead of broader mentoring functions. This scale was developed through three main steps: a pilot study to narrow down …

English Use In Italian Contexts: A Digital Ethnographic Study Of Language Ideological Discourses, Antonella Gazzardi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Language ideologies are systems of beliefs about languages. Naturalized as “common sense,” they are widespread and significantly influence social, discursive, and linguistic practices. Language ideologies are expressed and circulated in a wide range of media formats, including social media, where lay people and experts alike share their opinions and beliefs. One “language problem” they debate about is the use of English in otherwise Italian contexts that is (mostly) deemed unnecessary (referred to as Italenglish). By applying a citizen sociolinguistic lens (Rymes & Leone, 2014), and by adding an ethnographic component to the critical discourse analysis of digital data (Fairclough, 2013), …

Conservation And Preservation Of Manuscripts In The Nazrul Academy Town Library: A Study And Proposal For Their Modernization, Kousik Samanta, Subhas Chandra Majhi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

Presently information technology age, most of user’s are dependent on digital information, but we have to go to library for very rear and ancient information. Manuscripts are the major source of information to know about the historical facts, cultural heritage and bygone traditions of the previously. Libraries are the only safe place were preserved manuscripts, old records like hand written, poems, documents, letters etc. The manuscripts collection and preservation are influence to the human community, researcher can measure the usefulness of worth collection, who they are able to access them. The present study represents to conserve and preserve the …

Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy With Refugees, Shadin Atiyeh, Mina Attia, Julie Beckmann

Journal of Counseling Research and Practice

This article is a content analysis of peer-reviewed journal publications exploring interpreter-mediated counseling over the last ten years. The intention of the analysis was to identify trends in publication regarding this topic and gaps for future research. After an exhaustive search, 70 articles were identified and seven were specifically focused on refugees and asylum seekers. Themes of the publishing trends were identified and recommendations for the counseling field are presented.

When Therapy Dogs Provide Virtual Comfort: Exploring University Students’ Insights And Perspectives, Christine Yvette Tardif-Williams, John-Tyler Binfet, Freya L. L. Green, Renata P. S. Roma, Akshat Singal, Camille X. Rousseau, Rebecca J. P. Godard

People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

With the proliferation of canine-assisted interventions and the emphasis placed on the impact of these sessions in bolstering the well-being of visitors to sessions, especially university students, it can be easy to overlook just how participating in one of these sessions is experienced by participants. Capturing participants’ experiences is important as this holds the potential to inform program design and delivery and elucidate mechanisms within the intervention that were found to be especially efficacious. Forging new empirical terrain, this study explored the insights and perceptions of 469 undergraduate students who participated in a virtual canine-assisted stress-reduction intervention at a mid-size …

Emotional Depictions Of Dogs And Cats In Interactions With Humans In Picture Books, Juri Nakagawa, Naoko Koda

People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

This study quantitatively analyzed the depiction of dogs’ and cats’ emotions in picture books and discussed the effects on children’s recognition of real dog and cat emotions. The stories depicted many basic emotional depictions of interest, joy, and surprise in dogs and cats, whereas the humans in the stories showed more varied, complicated emotions. Interest was most often caused by familiar humans in dogs, and by objects in cats. Joy was most often caused by familiar humans in dogs and cats, which would lead child readers to recognize that dogs and cats are friendly toward humans. There were depictions of …