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Adult learners’ college access and choice process: A literature review.
(Student Affairs on Campus, 2023-07-27) Hearn, Shelby; Long, Monteigne
Higher education has experienced a shift in the demographics of undergraduate students as the enrollment numbers of adult learners continue to increase. The college access and choice processes for these students are different than those of traditionally-aged undergraduate students. Moreover, adult learners may face certain barriers to higher education, primarily associated with their multiple responsibilities and competing priorities. Researchers have developed models that explore college access and choice with limited research on the processes for adult learners. Higher education leaders must adapt their practices to intentionally focus on increasing access for adult learners. The literature review will provide several models for better understanding the college access and choice processes for adult learners.
Advising student veterans: The role of advisors in fostering success
(NACADA - Academic Advising Today, 2022-08-22) Long, Monteigne
Student veterans have been an integral part of college campuses since the passage of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the G.I. Bill. Higher education saw a resurgence of student veterans following the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, or the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, the most significant investment in veterans’ education since the original G.I. Bill (McCready, 2010). Student veterans have always been non-traditional students due to their age and experiences, as well as being more likely to be married, have children, and be employed (Olsen et al., 2014). Student veterans face unique challenges compared to their traditional counterparts (Kirchner, 2015), but they also bring myriad strengths to the college campus. The need for veteran-specific advising is considerable given the number of student veterans who have entered higher education in the past decade (Miller, 2015). Student veterans have different needs regarding their academic advising. They may require specially designed services related to several critical areas including pre-enrollment advising, financial aid, academic support, and graduate and professional school (Molina & Ang, 2017). This article aims to provide advisors with the following: (1) an overview of student veterans and their transition to higher education; (2) a theory to guide practice in advising; and (3) practical implications and best practices for advising student veterans.
Appendices - Effects of a Parent-Mediated Multimodal Communication Intervention on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2019-05-28) Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, Jennifer; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Haas, April; Ura, Sarah; Vannest, Kimberly; Morin, Kristi
Appendices - Parent-Coaching in a Multimodal Communication Intervention for Children with Autism
(2019-05-28) Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, Jennifer; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Haas, April; Ura, Sarah; Vannest, Kimberly; Morin, Kristi
Appendices: A Quality Review of Social-Communication Interventions for Adolescents and Adults with ASD
(2020-07-02) Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Ganz, Jay; Pierson, Lauren; Hong, Ee Rea; Yllades, Val; Dunn, Claudia; Foster, Margaret
This quality review is an analysis of the methodological quality of social-communication intervention research identifying which social-communication interventions for this population could be considered evidence-based practices (EBPs). The purpose of the quality review was to apply the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) guidelines to the literature of social communication interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings of this study found important issues that need to be considered in this field of social communication interventions for adolescents and adults with ASD in relation to the quality of the single-case experimental design (SCED). In addition, video modeling interventions have been established as an EBP of social-communication intervention for this population.
Becoming a Leader: The Use of Dramaturgical Pedagogy in an Undergraduate Leadership Course
(2022-10-27) Coyle, David; Strong, Jennifer
In an effort to prepare students for positions of authority in their future careers, leadership educators are conducting a constant search for new, innovative teaching methods that encourage critical thinking and reflection. The use of dramaturgy in undergraduate coursework is one potential strategy that remains relatively unexplored. This article will outline the use of a dramaturgical assignment, called “Leaders are Readers,”, and summarize the learning activity’s potential as a tool for leadership education and development.
Book Review: Leaps of faith: Stories from working-class scholars
(Sage Journals - New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 2021-09-01) Long, Monteigne
Working-class scholars are a unique and sometimes marginalized population in higher education due to their upbringings that may be starkly different from those of their colleagues. Many times, they are first-generation college students who struggled with under-preparedness, inability to afford college, and feelings of otherness. Leaps of Faith: Stories from Working-Class Scholars presents the personal narratives of 23 such scholars. Each with a unique story, there are shared themes among the narratives, including the challenges of varied cultural upbringings; overcoming imposter syndrome; first-generation college student status; grit and resilience; and the importance of possessing social and cultural capital. In 20 chapters, some of which are coauthored, the scholars chronicle their journeys to, through, and beyond higher education.
A case study for sensitivity-based building energy optimization
(ARCC Conference Repository, 2019-05-26) shahsavari, Fatemeh; Yan, Wei; Koosha, Rasool
Building design optimization process is associated with uncertainties due to climate change, unpredictable occupant behavior, and physical degradation of building material over time. The inherent uncertainties in the design process reduce the reliability and robustness of the optimal design solution(s) and affect design decision-making results. This research studies the capabilities of parametric design tools in adopting probabilistic methods to handle uncertainties in building performance optimization. Variance-based methods, e.g., Monte Carlo sensitivity analyses are implemented to identify the most critical parameters in design optimization problems and improve the efficiency of design optimization. The optimal solutions achieved with variance-based methods are satisfying the design objectives more efficiently, also remain robust to changes and uncertainties.
Causes and Policy Recommendations for Low Contraceptive use in Pakistan
(Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 2017-01) Raza, Fizza
According to Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (2012-13), Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world with existing level of unmet demand for family planning services being as high as 20%; however, the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) continues to remain lowest in the region of South Asia. This study is undertaken to analyse the factors that hinders the translation of fertility desires into real contraceptive behaviour. It will first examine the existing literature on the issue to analyse the trends in contraceptive use with respect to various background characteristics such as place of residence, level of education and provincial affiliation. The results of research indicate that contraceptive use differentials have reduced with respect to the variables named above, owing to the success of Lady Health Worker (LHW) programme. However, various other socio-economic and psychological factors such as opposition from husbands and mother in laws, fear of side effects and supply side difficulties as indicated by previous studies on same subject continues to hinder the use of contraceptives in the country.
Changing Discipleship: Reinventing Ministry to Face Current Youth Issues
(2022-10-27) Coyle, David
Our world is constantly changing. As new technologies develop, new challenges arise. However, one challenge not often considered is how all this change is affecting today's youth. Now more than ever, they are faced with issues such as depression, anxiety, low self-worth and identity misplacement. In order to better serve the younger generation and help them to meet these challenges, it is the responsibility of youth ministers and mentors to reinvent the way they do discipleship. Using Roger's (2003) Diffusion of Innovations, the speaker explains how discipleship can and should be reinvented to help students struggling with mental health issues.
Child Characteristics
(2022-10-27) Yllades, Valeria; Ganz, Jay; Wattanawonwan, Sanikan; Dunn, Claudia
Criteria for Title and Abstract Review and Full Text Review
(2019-10-08) Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, Jennifer; Vannest, Kimberly; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Pierson, Lauren; Yllades, Valeria; Li, Yi-Fan
Databases and Search Terms for Article Identification in English, Chinese, and Japanese Studies
(2019-10-08) Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, Jennifer; Vannest, Kimberly; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Pierson, Lauren; Yllades, Valeria; Li, Yi-Fan
Dataset for Plasma Generated Ozone and Reactive Oxygen Species for Point of Use PPE Decontamination System
(2022-10-27) Huang, Min; Rathore, Kavita; Baky, Md Abdullah Hil; Lassalle, John; Hasan, Md Kamrul; Burnette, Matthew; Campbell, Christopher; Kraus, Jamie; Wang, Kunpeng; Jemison, Howard; Pillai, Suresh; Pharr, Matt; Staack, David
This dataset is for a paper reporting a plasma reactive oxygen species (ROS) method for decontamination of PPE (N95 respirators and gowns) using a surface DBD source to meet the increased need of PPE due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A system is presented consisting of a mobile trailer (35 m3) along with several Dielectric barrier discharge sources installed for generating a plasma ROS level to achieve viral decontamination. The plasma ROS treated respirators were evaluated at the CDC NPPTL, and additional PPE specimens and material functionality testing were performed at Texas A&M. The effects of decontamination on the performance of respirators were tested using a modified version of the NIOSH Standard Test Procedure TEB-APR-STP-0059 to determine particulate filtration efficiency. The treated Prestige Ameritech and BYD brand N95 respirators show filtration efficiencies greater than 95% and maintain their integrity. The overall mechanical and functionality tests for plasma ROS treated PPE show no significant variations.
Dataset Social Validity, Affordability, Acceptability, and Feasibility of AAC Used for Individuals with ASD and ID
(2021-04-23) Pierson, Lauren; Ganz, Jay B.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Reichle, Joe; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Foster, Margaret; Fuller, Marcus C.; Haas, April N.; Sallese, Mary Rose; Smith, S. D.; Yllades, Valeria; Morgan, Peyton; Kenny, Emily; Paterson, Scout
The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies including individuals with ASD and ID that used augmentative and alternative communication devices for the purposes of communication. The documents included here resulted from a separate review of a subset of the articles where participants used high-technology AAC devices. The purpose of the current study was to review the social validity, affordability, acceptability, and feasibility of the AAC devices used during the interventions. This review includes 86 articles. See the pre-intervention social validity, post-intervention social validity, and AAC descriptive coding raw datasets attached.
Development of a Risk Based Inherent Safety Index Using an Integrated Approach
(American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018-04-25) Xu, Wei; Zhang, Bin; Sun, Yue; Escobar, Harold; Jain, Prerna; Zhu, Wen; Gopalaswami, Nirupama; Roy, Nitin; Mu, Shanjun; Mannan, M. Sam
The growing demand for petrochemical products and the implementation of new process technologies have made the petrochemical plants more complex; therefore, it becomes more challenging to manage the risk. Traditionally, additional layers of protection were added to prevent incidents, which further adds complexity to the existing process. Inherently safer design aims at managing the risk from the design stage of petrochemical plants, which eliminates the hazard in the process rather than control the risk during operation. When designing a new plant or modifying an existing plant, a safety index system will be helpful to assess the risk level of various options effectively. This can be achieved by considering the inherently safer design principles, i.e., elimination, substitution, moderation, and simplification. In this work, a novel safety index system was developed to cover the life cycle of a process design, which includes the research stage, process development stage, and engineering design stage. This safety index will be used to evaluate the risk level of petrochemical facilities by comparing toxic, flammable, explosive, runaway reaction, dust and physical explosion risks and identify the areas where inherently safer design principles can be used to improve the process. A case study on ethanol synthesis process will be presented for the validation of the index system developed.
Duplicate item. See http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/172706
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Effects of Pond-Harvested Zooplankton Versus Cultured Organisms as a Live Food for Larval Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma.
(2022-10-27) Sannwaldt, Jessica
Across its range from the Atlantic coast through the Gulf of Mexico, the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) is highly sought after by many anglers. With the combination of fishing pressure and an increase in average winter ocean temperatures, the southern flounder population is in decline. Due to this decline, this important species has become a candidate for stock enhancement. Currently, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is focusing on improving their flounder larviculture techniques, including looking at key nutritional aspects of live foods. This project compared the survival, growth, and development of southern flounder larvae over a 30-day period when fed either a diet of natural, pond-harvested zooplankton or the traditional diet of rotifers and Artemia used by the hatchery or a mixture of both which comprised three distinct feeding treatments which were each fed to five replicate groups of larval flounder. As had been seen under normal hatchery protocol during the 2020-2021 season, survival was extremely poor regardless of dietary treatment. There was no significant difference between any of the three treatments for survival or growth which was assessed by measuring fish total length. However, visually the rate of development was accelerated in the fish fed treatments of either a mix of pond-harvested zooplankton and traditional live foods or all pond-harvested zooplankton. The majority of samples of pond-harvested zooplankton had higher concentrations of all amino acids and fatty acids, except for the polyunsaturated fatty acid, arachidonic acid (ARA) when compared to cultured rotifers. The rotifers had a significantly higher amount of ARA than the pond-harvested zooplankton, but much lower concentrations of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 series.
Enhancing Microgrid Protection: Wavelet Response Analysis for Islanded and Grid-Connected Modes
(2023 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2023-10-17) Cisneros Saldana, Jorge I.; Begovic, Miroslav M.
Microgrid systems have emerged as a viable solution to address the challenges associated with conventional power grids, such as reliability, resiliency, and sustainability. The protection of microgrids plays a crucial role in ensuring their safe and efficient operation. This paper presents a novel approach to enhance microgrid protection by applying wavelet response analysis for current measurements. The proposed technique utilizes a differential technique for fault identification in both islanded and grid-connected modes. The proposed enhanced microgrid protection scheme provides an innovative and robust solution for ensuring the reliable fault detection of microgrids in both islanded and grid-connected modes of operation. Simulation results highlight the application of wavelet response analysis offering a comprehensive and efficient approach to detect and mitigate power system abnormalities, contributing to microgrid systems’ overall stability and resilience. The proposed technique can effectively identify abnormal conditions by implementing wavelet transform to analyze current waveforms through differential relaying techniques distinguishing between short circuit faults, external disturbances, and tap loads. Simulation studies were conducted on a representative 4-Bus benchmark microgrid model to evaluate the performance of the protection scheme. Results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed scheme in accurately identifying symmetrical and asymmetrical faults, effectively segregating tap loads, and contributing to the reliability and resilience of microgrid systems.
Ethics of a New Frontier: Understanding the Link Between Knowledge and Opinions of AI Art
(2024-01-02) Mitrani, Ariela; Gu, Guofei
The rise in popularity of AI-generated images has brought up concerns regarding the ethics of training AI using artists’ work without compensation. Because this is a relatively new phenomenon in the public eye, we have very little understanding of both the public opinion on the ethical implications of using AI to create “art,” and the legal options available to these artists. In this study, we wanted to identify people’s views on AI creating art, and how those views are related to their knowledge of various aspects of AI art. By conducting an initial survey of a variety of artists as well as non-artists, we were able to get a clearer picture of public opinion about AI art and identify the biggest issues people are grappling with when it comes to AI art. Then, through a second survey focused on the link between people’s knowledge of the surrounding legal and technical aspects, we were able to identify which of those issues would likely be longer-lasting topics of discussion rather than knee-jerk reactions to changing technology.

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