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Rad Dudes, Rude ‘Tude, And The Family, Too: How Nintendo And Sega Advertisements Shaped The Image Of Gaming In The 1990s, Megan Condis, Jess Morrissette

Political Science Faculty Research

The tale of the console wars of the 1990s, the stodgy, conservative, family-friendly Nintendo consoles waging an advertising war against the rebellious upstarts behind the Sega Genesis, has been told many times over. These histories are “typically a mix between summaries of factual data and interviews of the key actors who were part of the events” (Arsenault 2017, p. 9). However, there has been relatively little research taking a systematic approach to measuring the veracity of these narratives. This article aims to supplement those histories by examining an archive of 2,875 print video game advertisements spanning from 1989 to 1995. …

Correctional Officer Suicide: A Theory-Driven Investigation Of Acquired Capability And Suicide Behavior, Abigail R. Andersen

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A growing body of research suggests that correctional officers (COs) die by suicide at a significantly higher rate compared to the general population and some other public safety personnel. Despite what is known about this phenomenon, an understanding of the risk factors driving the high rate of suicide among this population remains unclear. Specifically, little attention has been paid to specific risk factors for suicide among this population and there is an overall absence of theory-driven research investigating CO suicide. The present study sought to address the gap in this area of research by investigating potential risk factors for suicide …

Evaluating The Pulse Of Exercise Programs: Developing And Validating The Intervention Usability Scale For Exercise (Iuse) To Enhance Implementation And Adherence, Anne Inger Mørtvedt, Eva Ageberg, Steven Elmer, Kevin Trewartha, Erich Petushek

Michigan Tech Publications

Background: Adherence to exercise interventions is often suboptimal, despite numerous studies documenting barriers and facilitators. Usability may be a critical yet underexplored determinant of adherence. This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of the Intervention Usability Scale for Exercise (IUSE). Methods: Item generation and content validation involved cognitive interviews and feedback from eight exercise intervention stakeholders and ten target users from the general public. Subsequently, 526 target users from University, Qualtrics and Prolific participant panels assessed exercise programs through an online survey. Dimensionality was assessed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and bifactor models. …

Linking Sustainability Performance To Stock Resilience During And After Covid-19 Crisis: Evidence From Southeast Asia, Khalilul Rahman, Retnosari Retnosari, Sanda Patrisia Komalasari, Muhammad Wafiq

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted markets. While sustainability performance measured by ESG scores theoretically buffers against shocks, its efficacy in emerging markets with nascent sustainability frameworks remains underexplored. Method: We analyze a balanced panel of 1,395 observations from 279 non-financial Southeast Asian firms (2020–2024). Using OLS, lagged, and fixed effects models, we compare the impact of sustainability performance on stock resilience during the 2020–2022 and post-pandemic (2023–2024) periods. Findings: Sustainability performance (ESG scores) significantly enhanced stock resilience during the pandemic. However, this protective effect dissipated post-pandemic. Results confirm a statistically significant improvement in overall resilience following the crisis, as …

The Future Of Nature-Based Recreation In Warming Tropical Cities, Perrine Hamel, Emma E. Ramsay, Shawnda A. Morrison, Su Li Heng, Winston T. L. Chow, Beatrice H. Ho, Pearl Min Sze Tan, Moshe Mandelmilch, Lancy Sim, Jason Kai Wei Lee

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Nature-based recreation promotes health in tropical cities but is increasingly threatened by rising heat. This review presents recent evidence on the issue of humid heat stress and outdoor recreation in tropical cities and outlines key adaptation strategies – addressing hazard, exposure, and vulnerability – to enable ‘heat-smart’ nature-based activities. Despite existing solutions, critical research gaps remain, especially in integrating social, physiological, and technological insights to better address humid heat stress in tropical urban environments.

Beyond Symptoms: Examining Perinatal Mental Health Care Among Black, Indigenous And People Of Color With Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, Vinaya Thomas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are as a public health concern in the United States. Individuals from minoritized racial/ethnic groups face a significantly elevated risk of maternal morbidity, mortality, mental health disorders, and associated adverse outcomes. Emerging studies also reveal a higher likelihood of experiencing perinatal mental health concerns in individuals with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), currently known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). People who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC) face unique healthcare challenges given the added structural and social burdens. This online survey study aimed to 1) understand the relationship between PMOS …

Perceptions, Attitudes, And Experiences Of Persons Who Work In Forensic Mental Health Systems, Abigail Wiser

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The forensic mental health system serves clients with dual needs —serious mental health concerns like psychosis and suicidality, and management of risk. Experiences and perceptions of professional and direct care staff may impact daily and therapeutic interactions and client success. These experiences may be marked by stigma, such as beliefs about what led to hospitalization, treatability of mental health concerns, and intentionality of behavior. Understanding this stigma, as well as the role of vicarious trauma, workplace burnout, and other relevant individual factors, may help us understand staff experiences and guide training, thus improving client care. 146 staff members across three …

When The Bridge Is Not At Sea : Investigating Transfer Of Learning From Full-Mission Bridge Simulator To Navigation Training Onboard, Thammawan Phanphichit

World Maritime University Ph.D. Dissertations

This dissertation explores, through a mixed-methods approach, how fullmission bridge simulators support transfer of learning to navigation training onboard, and under what conditions transfer can be trusted. Qualitative and quantitative components were integrated across the four articles. The first study explores how key onboard training stakeholders perceive its challenges, limitations, and the possibility of reducing required sea-time. Findings show broad agreement that OBT remains important, though openness to simulator use was conditional on credible evidence that simulator-developed competence can transfer onboard. The second and third studies examine this through transfer of learning theory. A systematic review identifies elements influencing transfer …

Caribou Migration And Non-Local Hunting In Northwest Alaska: A Gis Analysis Of Hunting Activity And Its Relationship With Caribou Migration Corridors, Brittney L. Jiménezszabo

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

Indigenous Alaskans rely on subsistence hunting for food, with Barren-ground caribou making up approximately 27% of their diet. It is believed by subsistence hunters that non-local hunting is forcing a change in caribou migration behavior. This study examined non-local harvesting records from 2013 – 2025 in the northwest and interior Game Management Units (GMU) and Alaksa’s Western Arctic Caribou Herd (WACH) migration range data to answer the question, is there a spatial relationship between non-local harvests and WACH migration behavior. Mixed methods included spatial autocorrelation and local statistics. Findings led to the rejection of the null hypothesis which will help …

We All Read: Adapting An Early Literacy Program For Children With Developmental Differences And Their Families, Rachel Podl

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Children with developmental differences face elevated risk for early literacy delays, while their caregivers experience significant difficulty accessing appropriate and supportive resources. This paper describes an adaptation of WeRead, an existing story-time and psychoeducation program through the University of Denver's Baby S.T.E.P.S. Lab, for children ages 0–7 with developmental differences and their caregivers. The program integrated a neurodiversity-affirming read-aloud, a strengths-based art activity, movement and music, caregiver psychoeducation on visual schedules, and collaboration with four community partners. The event drew approximately 65 attendees. A post-program survey, though limited by few responses, indicated that caregivers valued the program's accessibility, community partnerships, …

Tmc Library Newsletter: From Its Past To Present, Alice Sherwood

Library Staff Publications

This presentation describes the early beginnings of our library newsletter, and the progress of its technology changes over time. "The TMC Library Newsletter" started out in 1998 as a quarterly print newsletter, "Library Lines", and evolved into a web-based one, "The Insider," published 6 and then 12 times a year through 2013. Since 2015, its name changed to what it is today and is also available on Digital Commons, an open journal available for the community and beyond. As an open journal using Digital Commons as its platform since April 2025, the items in this journal has grown to more …

Faculty-Librarian Partnerships: Making It Work!, Joy Urbina, Isabel Baca

HIIT 2026

By sharing our experience with co-teaching a technical writing course, both of us, the instructor and the librarian, will describe how we collaborated to enhance students’ writing and research skills, integrated AI, and built a true partnership. In doing this, we will focus on both the instructor’s and librarian’s challenges and how to overcome these, highlighting the benefits of such collaboration.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with each other and the presenters on how they can collaborate with each other. Attendees who teach are welcome to bring a research-based assignment they would like to redesign to incorporate information …

When Cost-Per-Use Isn't Enough: Creating A Resource Evaluation Rubric, Johanna Boyle, Marcia Masters

Presentations

This project explores Grand Valley State University Libraries and Art Museum’s experience setting up a rubric to standardize collections renewal decisions. The end goal of the project is to ensure resources that support smaller departments are evaluated fairly, to weather rising resource costs, and to facilitate communication with those outside of the collections team. This project was presented virtually at the 2026 Charleston Conference on November 5, 2026.

The collections team worked to create a rubric to serve as a starting point for evaluating electronic resources. This rubric incorporates resource cost, cost per use, course enrollment, and overall subject area …

Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

A book catalogue from the Southern Library Association, a citizen library housed on the campus of State Normal College, 1903.

Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

The book Catalogue of the Southern Library, a citizen's library housed at the State Normal College library, 1903.

Book Review Of Once Upon A Stranger: The Science Of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up To A Big Life. Author: Gillian Sandstrom. Harpercollins Publishers: New York, 2026. 294 Pages, Emily Stier Adler, Michele Hoffnung

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Clsc In Translation 1: An Analysis Of Politcal Work In Combined Arms Brigade Offensive Operations, Pan Jinqiao, Sun Lei, Hu Qingwei

Articles & Editorials

During combined arms brigade offensive operations, political work elements play dual roles: providing service support and engaging in direct combat. It is essential to accurately grasp the missions and core content of political work elements across various stages, including combat preparation, the initiation of combat, the forward progression of combat operations, the pausing or conclusion of combat, and post-conflict stabilization. This ensures they are aligned with and integrated into joint combat operations to provide robust support for achieving victory. Read the CLSC analysis here.

Advancing Pfac Initiatives, Effectiveness, And Visibility Through Strategic Planning And Assessment, Aimee Williamson, Katherine Litterer

Patient Experience Journal

Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are a growing approach for engaging patient and family voices into healthcare organization decisions and projects. While their importance is well accepted in the literature, individual councils often grapple with practical challenges and a desire to elevate visibility and impact. Over the last ten years, Boston Children's Hospital's Family Advisory Council (FAC) has embedded strategic planning practices into council governance and operations to elevate council functioning and drive innovation. Beginning with an initial formal strategic planning and visioning process in 2016, followed by annual prioritization and strategic planning refresh sessions every three years, the …

A Dynamic Three-Stage Co-Design Process For Developing An Assessment Scale For Children With Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Syeda Ishra Azim, Christa Lam-Cassettari, Tsz Ying Wong, Ping-I Lin, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Anne Masi, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Alicia Montgomery, Catherine Mchugh, Andrew Whitehouse, Mark R Dadds, Valsamma Eapen

Patient Experience Journal

Background: Involving patient partners and diverse stakeholders in research is increasingly recognised as essential for aligning outcomes with patient priorities and improving service design. Co-design brings together individuals with lived experience, professional insights, and technical knowledge to improve research tools. Objective: This case study describes the process of co-designing a user-friendly assessment scale for children's developmental issues. It highlights the collaborative effort to integrate the unique perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including families and service providers. Methods: A three-stage iterative approach was used to collect qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews engaging adults with lived experience, parents, clinicians, and disability service …

Optimizing `People-Centred Care' Best Practices In A Multi-Site Community Hospital: A Case Study, Kimberly Johnston, Carla Arpa, Mary Jane Mcnally, Veronique Boscart, Shalini Pattabiraman

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: In 2016, The World Health Organization issued a People-Centred Care Policy Framework highlighting the importance of engaging and empowering people and communities, where care is coordinated around people's unique needs and preferences, is affordable, timely and safe. A multi-site community hospital set out to advance patient and family engagement through the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline (BPG) on People Centred Care (PCC) and a modification of the Health Quality Ontario Patient Family Engagement Framework. Methods: This intervention study implemented the BPG for PCC with several initiatives directed towards improving patients' perception of their involvement in …

Improving Patient Experience Scores Through Patient Experience Coaches: A Case Study, Maryann Bowersox, Patricia Coryea-Hafkey, Kristin Baird, Raime Cendoma, Nancy Borkowski

Patient Experience Journal

Patient experience (PEX) is a key healthcare quality metric that may signal safety vulnerabilities by revealing gaps in communication and care processes before adverse events occur. Despite the importance of evidence-based practices (EBPs), maintaining consistent adherence remains a challenge. As a strategy to improve patient experience while reinforcing adherence to EBPs, this case study describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Patient Experience Coach (PEXC) program at two hospitals within a large health system. The intervention embedded trained coaches within clinical units to provide real-time observation, feedback, and reinforcement of EBPs. Core EBPs targeted by the program included hourly …

The Global Experience Measure: A Common Ground For Experience Excellence, Jason A. Wolf, Brittany Lax, Karen Walsh

Patient Experience Journal

In 2022, The Beryl Institute community called for a new approach to experience measurement, one that was focused on what truly matters to patients and promoted opportunities for shared learning across borders. Over four years, more than 1,000 community members from six continents co-designed the Global Experience Measure (GXM). Between October 2024 and May 2026, GXM was deployed to healthcare organizations in 12 countries and translated from English into five other languages, capturing over 8,000 diverse voices. The six core questions formed a single, reliable measure overall (Cronbach's α = .95) and held strong in every country surveyed (α …

Does System Structure Affect Organizational Application Of Prems: A Comparative Evaluation Of 5 Countries, Heather Lee, J'Aime C Jennings, Logan R Marler, Raime Cendoma, Amy Yarbrough Landry

Patient Experience Journal

Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are widely used to assess healthcare quality, yet approaches to measurement and data utilization vary significantly across countries. This meta-narrative review examines how health system structure, regulatory context, and market dynamics shape the collection, reporting, and application of PREM data in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Using RAMESES guidelines, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and ABI/INFORM and identified 58 peer-reviewed studies, primarily from the U.S. and U.K. Studies most frequently examined the relationship between hospital characteristics and patient experience, measurement tools, and quality improvement efforts. Our findings suggest that …

Beyond Borders: A Comparative Analysis Of The Patient Experience Of Kazakh Citizens In Türkiye And Kazakhstan, Azhar Zhaiykkyzy, Harun Kırılmaz

Patient Experience Journal

Patient experience is widely regarded as a core indicator of healthcare quality. Whilst the majority of research focuses on ethnic disparities, there is a paucity of studies that examine structural influences when cultural background is held constant. The present study sought to compare patient-reported experiences of 600 Kazakhstani citizens (n = 300 per country) receiving care in Kazakhstan and as medical tourists in Türkiye. The Picker Patient Experience Questionnaire (PPE-15) was utilised to analyse domain-level problem scores, employing chi-square tests (Cramer's V) and binary logistic regression. The findings indicated significant disparities in several domains, including coordination of care (V = …

Who Is The Patient Trusting? A Scoping Review Of Patient-Physician Trust In The Generative Artificial Intelligence (Genai) Era, Ashleigh M. Allgood, Eugenia B. Yiadom, Michele L. Heath, Geoffrey A. Silvera

Patient Experience Journal

Patients extend trust to physicians whose expertise they cannot fully inspect. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now part of that exchange. Clinicians use it, organizations deploy it, and patients bring it to appointments themselves. This scoping review asks what is known about GenAI and trust in the patient-physician relationship. Following PRISMA-ScR guidance, we searched PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO on March 9, 2026, and screened records in Covidence. Twelve studies met inclusion criteria. For each article, we documented how trust was conceptualized and measured, then classified each study by construct fidelity and closeness to an actual care relationship. None …

Use Of Generative Artificial Intelligence For Development Of Plain Language Summaries: A Blinded Assessment Of Education Preferences Of The Uk Sickle Cell Disease Community, Oliver Shastri, Orlando Agrippa, Valerie Moss, Eleanor Millard, Lianne More, Eleanor Rose Brown, Seraj Sharif, Chris Finch

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) supports medical content development, including plain language summaries (PLS), thereby supporting accessibility of education. We examined preferences of PLS format created from a study assessing UK sickle cell disease (SCD) community social media conversations. Methods: Three written PLS were developed, human-written, AI-generated, and hybrid AI-human (person with SCD edited AI version for understandability). Videos were developed of each written PLS using the AI tool Synthesia. Adults (n = 93) with SCD and carers completed a survey assessing understandability of each written PLS and preference for written versus video. Participants were blinded to PLS source. …

Care Experiences Of People With Copd During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Judith Kecskemeti, Mausam Vadakkayil, Benson Law, Hengliang Wu, Caitlin Carrigan, Rosa Nguyen, Shannon L Sibbald

Patient Experience Journal

Although there is a substantial body of literature focused on the pathophysiology regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COVID-19, there remains limited exploration of the healthcare experiences of patients with COPD during the pandemic. This study explores the challenges patients with COPD (PWC) experienced during the pandemic, including access to care, the efficacy of virtual COPD care, and mental health impacts. We performed a cross-sectional survey of 200 individuals with COPD recruited through respirologists' offices and local lung health groups on social media from Southwestern Ontario, Canada, who accessed care since the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 200 participants, …

Patient Experience With Insulin Pump Therapy And Health-Related Quality Of Life In Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Miriam Cruz-Andina, Juan Pablo Hervás-Pérez, Raquel Moreno-Sánchez, Raquel Caballero De La Calle, Eduardo Cimadevilla Fernández-De Pola, Clara Lucas-Guerra, Carlos Ruíz-Núñez, Ivan Herrera-Peco

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: To examine patient experience with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), incorporating experiential and equity-related dimensions. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in Spain (February-March 2025) among adults with T1D using CSII (n = 107). An ad hoc 26-item patient-reported experience measure assessed daily-life domains using 0–10 scales, from which a Global Quality of Life index (G-QoL) was computed. Additional items examined access to CSII, education, and ongoing professional support. Group differences were analyzed using non-parametric tests, and experience-based predictors of HRQoL were …

The Patient Experience Across The Care Continuum: Inpatient Rehabilitation, Discharge Preparedness, And Community Reintegration After Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders, Sherri L. Lavela, Myrissa Le, Ibuola O. Kale, Ashley Craig, Jane Duff, Marcel Post, Sara Ahmed, Allen W. Heinemann

Patient Experience Journal

The objective was to describe patient experiences, barriers, and facilitators of inpatient rehabilitation, discharge preparedness, and community reintegration after spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D) from the perspectives of Veterans with SCI/D. Methods included a descriptive qualitative design using a virtual focus group analyzed via reflexive thematic analysis. Focus group participants (n = 7) were mostly male, white, injured for 1-10 years, with mean age of 52 years. Two domains were identified. The first domain, Barriers and ways rehabilitation could have improved patient experience, included five themes: (1) insufficient preparation for psychological impacts; (2) inadequate preparation for relationship changes; (3) …

The Patient Voice In Rehabilitation: Experiences With High-Intensity Gait Training In A Student-Run Pro Bono Clinic, Amy M. Yorke, Emma Cleason, Drew Uhlmeyer, Sidney Kulhanek, Brookelyn Stafford, Tracy Koepplin, Leslie M. Smith, Suzanne Trojanowski, Beverly Dabney

Patient Experience Journal

Improved walking ability is a common goal for people with chronic stroke; however, access to skilled physical therapy is often limited. Student-run pro bono clinics (SRPBCs) address this care gap. Despite evidence supporting high aerobic intensity walking training for chronic stroke, the patient perspective on its delivery within SRPBCs remains underexplored. This qualitative study explored the experiences of persons with chronic stroke participating in MoveMore, an intensive walking program delivered by physical therapy students in a SRPBC. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five individuals with chronic stroke (4–7 years post-stroke, ages 53–70) and four caregivers, all of whom contributed perspectives …