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Stockton Air Quality Dashboard
No full textProblem: Neighborhood‐scale heterogeneity in air quality—driven by shading, surface albedo, moisture, and land use—is masked by city-wide monitors, and community perceptions of pollution hotspots are underreported. Background: Capturing spatial and social heterogeneity is critical to designing equitable adaptation measures for urban heat and air quality . Methods: We integrated: EPA daily PM₂.₅ & O₃ data (Jan 2022–Nov 2024), Three Arduino/PurpleAir PM₂.₅ sensors (Aug 2024–present), Three “egg” O₃ devices measuring O₃, temperature, humidity (Aug 2024–present), Visual Crossing temperature feeds and GIS layers (canopy, albedo). Data flows into a Power BI dashboard with spatial maps, time-series views, and “what-if” mitigation modeling. A street-intercept survey (N = 60) captures hotspot perceptions. Status/Key Insights: Dashboard and data model are fully implemented. Early spatial mapping reveals elevated PM₂.₅ zones near industrial corridors; community surveys show strong alignment between perceived and measured hotspots. Implications: This hyperlocal dashboard empowers stakeholders to prioritize adaptation strategies where they’ll yield the greatest public-health benefit
Myuphoria Festival Design
Full text linkMy original concept behind the name was to combine the captivating presence and storytelling of the muses in Greek mythology and merge it with the feeling of euphoria. My branding also ties into folklore and the seductive nature of sirens. The siren’s call becomes my own design language, incorporating seafoam textures—playing on the idea of a siren’s passing—with a warm color palette intentionally meant to be unconventional for imagery surrounding sirens. My work is based on the themes of wayfinding, mythology, and immersive design. This festival branding was purposefully designed to create a space where people can lose themselves and rediscover something new. The names listed on the setlist are all fictional and are similar to names of alternative rock/alternative pop bands and artists in the 90s. Instead of going down the illustrative route, I decided to play around with photo manipulation and strong typographic hierarchy to guide the audience/crowd around the festival grounds seamlessly. Wayfinding and signage aren’t just practical tools for the audience, but they are also an extension of their experience. In my mobile app design for Myuphoria, I prioritized a functional map for the festival-goer to refer to throughout the festival. Functions on the app include directions to the nearest water stations, medical station, food vendors, stages, bathrooms, VIP areas, lost & found, and accessible resting areas. These are all essential for a variety of festival-goers to get the most optimal care and be aware of all the resources they need just on their phone
Enhancing Health Literacy Among Spanish-Speaking Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
No full textParkinson’s disease may be significantly under-represented and inadequately treated in rural areas, specifically in the Spanish-speaking community due to lower health literacy levels and limited resources. Project: Determine barriers faced by Spanish-speaking individuals with Parkinson’s disease and implement into solutions
Enhancing Response Through Occupational Therapy: Neurodiversity & Mental Health Training for First Responders
No full textProblem Statement: Lack of specific training protocol in the following areas; complex neurological, physiological, cognitive, and physical diversity. First responders are not adequately trained respond to complex, diverse calls within the community
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Evaluating the Analgesic Activity of the Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Ipomoea aquatica (convolvulaceae)
No full textIpomoea aquatica, commonly known as water spinach, is a leafy vegetable widely consumed in tropical and subtropical regions for its nutritional benefits. This study investigated the potential analgesic activity of the ethanolic leaf extract of I. aquatica, as no prior scientific evidence supports its role in acute pain management. Male Swiss albino mice were used in an acetic acid-induced writhing test, with aspirin as the positive control and plain normal saline solution (PNSS) as the negative control. The extract was administered at low, medium, and high doses. In the writhing test, I. aquatica significantly inhibited the writhing response of mice induced by acetic acid, with inhibition rates of 49.7%, 50.8%, and 45.2% for the low, medium, and high doses, respectively—comparable to the positive control (50.8%). A highly significant one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) result (F = 17.75, p = 0.000001) confirmed differences among treatments, and post hoc analysis revealed that all extract doses differed significantly from the negative control (p \u3c 0.001). However, no significant differences were observed between the extract doses and Aspirin or among the different extract concentrations, supporting the analgesic potential of I. aquatica at all tested doses
A Look into a Great Coach: Qualitative Study of Post-game Talks of a Highly Successful Volleyball Collegiate Coach
No full textThe primary purpose of this study was to explore the post-game talks of a highly successful collegiate coach. A total of 19 post game talks were audio recorded during the 2012 championship season of the University of California Irvine (UCI) Men’s Volleyball team. Coach John Speraw; an American Caucasian Division I Men’s Collegiate Volleyball coach and was the Head coach during the 2012 season. Post game talks were recorded with intentions of assessing content and transcribed verbatim with the average length of each talk was 7 minutes and 23 seconds (4:36 – 23:04 mins). Analyses of the transcripts revealed 2 overarching general themes Process themes and Content themes. Sub-themes included: performance analysis, team identity, how to be successful, coach expectations, player expectations, perspective about where we are as a team, what it takes to be successful and organizational/logistical for Content themes. For Process sub-themes these included: clarity in communication, invited collaboration, provided autonomy support, focused forward and used history as a teaching tool
Occupational Therapy Home-Based Treatment to Improve Feeding in Kids With ARFID and Other Eating Disorders
No full textThe project aimed to spread research-based interventions and strategies to parents whose children are receiving occupational therapy for feeding challenges
Helping Prepare Young Adults with Disabilities for Successful Employment
No full textProblem Statement: Young adults with disabilities are at a higher risk of unemployment and typically don\u27t receive the career development and employment readiness training needed to attain employment (Lindsay et al., 2015). In turn, young adults with disabilities struggle to transition into the workforce and can benefit from life skills and work-related skills in which occupational therapy (OT) can help with providing valuable insight and helping with identifying and selecting work opportunities, employment seeking and acquisition, and developing needed work-related skills and patterns (Occupational therapy practice framework, 2020)
Mindfulness, Meaning, and Mental Health: Occupational Therapy at the Heart of Community Wellness at ACC
No full textDespite growth, limited research exists on culturally sensitive healthcare interventions and utilization patterns in this group. Aimed to increase awareness and support older adults in accessing mental health services, promotes mindfulness and highlights the role of occupational therapy in community wellness by addressing cultural and generational barriers through workshops