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Finding Your IR Match
Get PDFMeeting with IR vendors can be almost as daunting as setting up a first date. What questions should you ask? If you hit it off, should you commit right away? This lightning talk will offer advice on how to navigate vendor meetings when starting to look for an IR. This talk will include what to consider when dating around to find your perfect IR match, such as how an IR vendor aligns with your institutional goals. This presentation is based on the experiences of the Excelsior University librarians, who were tasked with starting the university\u27s IR from scratch in 2023
Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Scholarship, and Cross-Campus Collaboration: UGA\u27s Campus Sustainability Archive Brings It All Together
Get PDFThe UGA Campus Sustainability Archive (https://esploro.libs.uga.edu/esploro/search/collections/UGA-Campus-Sustainability-Archive/UGALivingLab?institution=01GALI_UGA) is a collection within the University of Georgia\u27s ScholarWorksUGA Institutional Repository. It serves as a notable example of highly interdisciplinary and innovative scholarship, bringing together students, research experts, faculty members, and librarians. It demonstrates the advantages in partnerships with the Libraries, such as enhancing the project\u27s visibility as an open-access resource and ensuring its sustainability as a digital project through robust documentation and management.
This collection supports the UGA Office of Sustainability\u27s Living Lab program, a collaborative, interdepartmental effort to create sustainable solutions to campus challenges through collaboration between operational staff, faculty, and students.
Nationally, higher education institutions have increasingly embraced efforts to combine academic rigor with applied learning to address sustainability related challenges and opportunities, as such skills are increasingly in demand in the workforce and society. From its initiation, UGA\u27s Living Lab Program recognized the importance of collecting, preserving and sharing hyperlocal data and lessons learned from an array of sustainability related internships, capstones, and other experiential learning student led projects. Inspired by the University of Utah\u27s talk to other Campus Living Lab leaders about the importance of archiving an institution\u27s record of transformative change, UGA\u27s Sustainability Office and the University of Georgia Library began a collaboration to build a collection within the Institutional Repository focused on Campus Sustainability.
Our presentation will give an overview of the UGA Campus Sustainability Archive including its uses, evolution, and possible directions for future growth. We will present examples of the kinds of innovative scholarship and dynamic cross-departmental collaborations it supports and show how this work not only supports our current campus sustainability goals but also helps train a new generation of leaders for this vital work. We will also discuss the Esploro platform that hosts ScholarWorksUGA and give examples of the diverse types of scholarship and data that comprise the project
Going Off Script...Again: Implementing Code and AI to Simplify Content Management
Get PDFIn a follow up to last year\u27s SMIRC presentation, Going off Script, Going off Script...Again will demonstrate how the University of Mississippi\u27s Digital Initiatives Librarian preserved the university\u27s news releases from 1998-2008 using a mix of free software, simple code, and OpenAI\u27s ChatGPT. Building off of the resources demonstrated at SMIRC 2023, this presentation will cover how the Digital Initiatives Librarian transformed 5,000 lines of plain text into individual, formatted PDFs, and how librarians can use generative AI to help troubleshoot frustrating-to-solve issues when using code. This presentation aims to inspire other repository librarians to pioneer new, innovative methods of leveraging technology and artificial intelligence to preserve institutional history
The Role of Maternal Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Negative Parenting, and Child Externalizing Behaviors
Get PDFExploration of the effects of maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on child externalizing behaviors were conducted in the proposed study. Subtypes of ACEs, such as household dysfunction and maltreatment, and their effects on child externalizing behaviors were also examined. Maternal ACEs have shown to have negative effects on their children through use of more negative parenting practices (NPP). However, the role of maternal difficulty in emotion regulation in the link between maternal ACEs, NPP, and child externalizing behaviors has not been previously shown in the literature. Thus, the present study aimed to examine these relations, specifically with NPP as a mediator in the relationship between maternal ACEs and child externalizing behaviors and expanding the literature by examining maternal difficulty in emotion regulation in the relation between maternal ACEs and NPP. Mothers of preschool children aged 3 to 5 (N = 96) were recruited through preschools and completed online measures that assessed their ACEs, negative parenting practices, difficulty in emotion regulation, and their child’s externalizing behaviors. The results found that mothers’ ACEs of household dysfunction significantly predicted child externalizing behaviors through less negative parenting practices. Furthermore, ACEs of maltreatment significantly predicted externalizing behaviors through difficulty in emotion regulation. Overall, the results suggest that certain subtypes of ACEs may have more effects on different behaviors and regulation strategies than others
Salinity Tolerance of Flowering Rush, Butomus umbellatus
Get PDFFlowering rush is an invasive aquatic plant in North America that causes deleterious effects to native ecosystems. There are two cytotypes, a triploid and diploid, and multiple genotypes contained within the diploid cytotype currently established in the U.S. Despite its presence in river drainages connected to estuarine areas, documentation on the salinity tolerance of flowering rush is scarce. Currently, information is limited to anecdotal reports suggesting intolerance to saline conditions. A better understanding of the osmotic tolerance of this species is essential to providing insight into its’ invasive range and better inform management efforts. These studies investigated vegetative propagule germination and growth of four genotypes of flowering rush when exposed to a range of salinities (0-35 ppt). Germination and growth were assessed through benchtop and mesocosm experiments. Germination varied among cytotypes with triploids outperforming diploids at higher salinities. Diploid genotypes showed a significant decrease in germination past 5ppt, while triploid germination were equivalent to the control up to 15ppt. Propagules remained viable following salinity exposure indicating that vegetative reproductive structures are capable of persisting until more favorable conditions are met. In the growth study, ANOVA indicated no genotype effect, but a significant salinity treatment effect. When averaged across genotype, mean relative daily growth rate was significantly lower for all treatments when compared to the control and no differences were detected among treatments at treatments greater than 10ppt. This study corroborates previous classification of this species as a glycophyte or intolerant to saline conditions
How Speech-Language Pathologists Account for Self-Determination Across the Progression of Dementia
Get PDFDementia diagnoses are continuing to increase, with the number of diagnoses expected to reach 231 million globally by 2050 (World Alzheimer’s Report, 2019). With this comes a greater need for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) who are able to best treat those who are diagnosed. Providing person-centered and strengths-based treatment approaches for people with dementia (PWD) has been proven to increase positive engagement responses while decreasing negative engagement responses (Skrainer et al., 2007). The primary objective of this research study was to assess treatment approaches used by SLPs in dementia care setting, along with how SLPs provide person-centered dementia treatment throughout the progression of the disease. An anonymous survey was conducted to analyze SLPs’ perceptions and knowledge of topics regarding dementia and PCC. Participants were recruited from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Special Interest Group: 15. Twenty-five surveys were received, and 15 of those were fully completed. A strong knowledge of treatment options for PWD can aid SLPs providing the best treatment possible for their patients. Without adequate and continued training in the areas of PCC and dementia treatment, many PWD may receive inadequate services, whether the SLP is able to recognize this issue or not
Gestalt Language Processing in Accredited Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs
Get PDFThe language development and usage of autistic individuals has become a controversial topic in many of the disciplines and professions providing support to these individuals. As a result, two theories of language processing have been proposed. Analytical language processing suggests that children process and develop language from its most simple form, a phoneme, to its most complex form, a word or phrase. However, the theory of gestalt language processing proposes that some children may instead extract larger, more complex language such as whole words and phrases first and break it down to the simpler language. Gestalt language processing is often mentioned when discussing the language system of autistic individuals as the research suggest that many neurodivergent individuals are primarily gestalt language processers. The theory itself has been well researched and the very idea of it has been around for over a decade, however it does not seem to be as well-known as analytical language processing. In this study, a digital survey was created to investigate the knowledge level, opinions, and teaching practices pertaining to gestalt language processing and associated principles of educators in accredited communication sciences and disorders programs. The data from the study suggests that many educators do not consider themselves familiar with this topic, and about half of them teach about this topic. However, despite their level of knowledge it seems that most educators are in agreement with the core principles and clinical implications of gestalt language processing
Outside Influence and Troop Deployment
No full textThis paper examines the role that the President, the public, and the media played in troop deployment during the Afghanistan War. I hypothesized that each variable would influence troop deployment. Using a linear regression, I found that there is a positive relationship between the media and troop deployment. I concluded that media coverage did not influence troop deployment, but highlighted what was happening in Afghanistan. With the public, there is a negative relationship between the public and troop deployment. While troops increased, the public decreased in their support for the war. I conclude that the public did not have a direct influence over troops because troop numbers increased while the public’s support fell. Lastly, I concluded that the President does not influence troop deployment. Using a change-point model, I found that there was one point in troop deployment that was significant. On August 5, 2014, there was a drastic decrease in troop deployment. This was due to NATO stating that the mission in Afghanistan was complete and all troops needed to be removed from the area by the end of 2015. The last finding shows how economic and troop casualties are the primary influence over troop deployment. As there are more casualties, more troops are deployed. As the economy falls, troop numbers increase. This is due to the higher pay in the military versus civilian pay and other incentives to join. All in all, this research seeks to empirically test how outside players impact foreign policy
The Emerging Impacts of Tourism on The Economy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study of Oil and Tourism
Get PDFSaudi Arabia was heavily dependent on oil, which caused an economic crisis due to the collapse of global oil prices. In 2016, the Saudi government launched Vision 2030 to diversify the Saudi economy and avoid dependence on oil revenues. One aim of Vision 2030 is to initiate numerous tourism initiatives to boost the tourism industry\u27s economic impact, elevating its contribution from 3% of GDP to 10% by 2030.
This paper provides the necessary assessment to understand tourism\u27s role and contribution to the Saudi economy and to determine whether the industry\u27s growth is on the right track. Also, this paper also evaluates tourism growth trends and revenue generation compared to oil and determines whether tourism revenues can sustainably replace or supplement oil revenues in Saudi Arabia\u27s economy.
Mixed methods, including time series analysis and a systematic qualitative literature review, were used to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the case study and its evaluation. Five main tourism variables are examined, including Pilgrims (Hajj), Business, Leisure, Food and beverage, and Traditional and Cultural sites.
One of the most important conclusions is that tourism revenues can complement the significance of oil in the Saudi economy and enhance it sustainably, making it more resilient in the future. Many of the goals of Vision 2030 for tourism were achieved before 2030, which prompted the government to set higher goals. It was also evident from the data analysis that dependence on oil has decreased, and the rate of economic diversification and the contribution of tourism to the Saudi GDP has increased
P-12 School Administrators\u27 Experiences, Opinions, and Perceptions of Speech-Language Pathologists in Written Language Instruction and the Response to Intervention
Get PDFMany speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are employed in public school systems as part of the special education department to work with students with deficits in oral and written language skills. The literature shows a direct relationship between oral language development and early literacy skills. SLPs can provide a preventative role through the multitiered systems of support (MTSS) or response to intervention (RTI) programs. However, many SLPs report barriers to accessing students in the general education setting. One of these reported barriers is a lack of administrative support. Therefore, this research explored factors that impact a P-12 school administrator’s experiences, opinions, and perceptions of SLPs in written language instruction. These administrators include P-12 principals, P-12 assistant principals, and special education directors.
A questionnaire was developed from two validated instruments. The researcher collected data from 285 P-12 administrators from across the United States. The analysis revealed that administrative roles can significantly impact the combined views (experiences, opinions, and perceptions) of an SLP’s ability to help students develop specific skills needed for reading. However, there was no noteworthy difference between the three individual constructs. The results of the factorial ANOVA indicated that school type and gender do not predict the perceived training of an SLP. A two-way MANOVA found the interaction effect between the participation in the Child Find process and geographical region on the combined dependent variables of the view of RTI was not statistically significant, nor were the main effects. A one-way ANOVA determined that the perceptions of the SLP’s qualifications to help children develop specific skills important for reading ability by P-12 school administrators for different school types were not statistically significant. The mean scores of the perceptions of an SLP’s qualifications to help children develop specific skills important for reading were explored. High school administrators had the highest positive perception of SLPs, followed closely by administrators of junior high and other settings. Surprisingly, administrators in the elementary setting ranked the lowest