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How to be Relentlessly Resourceful
No full text6 p.This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at the startup HRS, a company that automates many of the processes related to asset-backed securities. While I came to understand the financial world much better, most of my learning came from the development cycle of an API. After learning the ropes for a few weeks, through unit tests, and a simple script, I shifted focus to helping develop the new reporting software. Built off the Fast API framework (Ramírez, 2024), its purpose was to translate data from a database and format it into an Excel report. This project intends to replace the current reporting system, Cognos, with a much more lightweight, configurable program. This is to not only cut costs but to have full control over how reporting is done
Cultivating Connections in the Workplace and in Education
No full text8 p.This paper represents the culmination of Kalamazoo College’s Senior Integrated Project and serves as a reflection on the connection between my academic career and my two-year internship at Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. We optimize our personal growth by forming meaningful connections, not only between people but also between concepts, ideas, and experiences
The Ambulation of Patients After Joint and Back Surgery
No full textiii, 11 p.When a patient is having surgery, there are three phases that a patient goes through: pre-op, the operation, and recovery. Working in the recovery room in the 2 South Tower of the Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, the most common surgeries that our unit oversaw were surgeries involving the back or joints. A key part in the recovery process of these patients is the first time a patient begins to ambulate the body part that they had operated on. The question then becomes is it better to start the ambulation process quicker or should a patient be given more time to heal. Having experienced treating a variety of different patients who have had back and joint surgery as well as reviewing research done by multiple different researchers and scientists throughout the world, it can be made clear that earlier ambulation is key to patient recovery. The earlier a patient begins to ambulate their operated body part, the more likely they can gain 100% mobility quicker as well as have an overall better post-surgery experienc
A Conservation Perspective: Aquatic habitat transition effect on the morphospace of Australia-New Guinea Clupeiformes
No full textiii, 14 p.This review paper explores marine-freshwater habitat transitions and how they might have impacted the morphospace of Australia-New Guinea Clupeiformes. Clupeiformes are small to medium sized fish that include families such as Clupeidae (herrings) and Engraulidae (anchovies) and have great significance in the fish food market (Lavoué, et al., 2006). This paper synthesizes current data on the morphospace of subsequent fish families and applies that knowledge to AU-NG Clupeiformes. This may assist in better understanding how the habitat transition could have impacted morphological traits associated with movement such as body length, peduncle length and peduncle depth. After examination of other bony fishes by reviewing studies that used phylogenetic analysis, geometric analysis and morphospaces, shifts in morphological traits such as body and tail fin shape following the diversification from primary fish lineages is illustrated, and can be applied to AU-NG Clupeiformes. This review provides knowledge to evolutionary biologists and conservationists on how ecological pressures and habitat shifts can influence body shape. Understanding how these components work together when facing a new habitat offers broader implications for conservationists when managing Clupeiform populations in a changing environment.
Keywords: Morphospace, diadromy, morphological trait evolution, adaptive radiatio
An Overview of Animal Welfare Practices and Conservation Efforts Utilized by Zoos
No full textiv, 14 p.Modern zoos have adopted the mission of providing safe housing and adequate care for their animals as well as educating their visitors about the animals and the conservation issues surrounding them. New advances in animal welfare science have allowed zoos greater access to information that helps them better care for their animals, which has contributed to zoos deviating from their original purpose as purely entertainment-based institutions. Animal welfare in zoos relies on a few factors that I address in this review including agency for the animals, the quality of their living conditions, the presence of stereotypic behaviors, and species preservation practices. I also discuss innovations utilized by zoos that can inspire other institutions to implement more animal welfare practices in the care of zoo animals. Zoos also promote conservation education through a myriad of events and activities both within the zoo and with other organizations. Specifically, I discuss the conservation education efforts utilized in exhibit design and zoo advertising. I also provide evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of communication for education. In this literature review, I discuss an array of recent studies focusing on animal welfare and how zoos can use this information to improve their animal welfare practices. I also present different methods of conservation education from multiple zoos in hopes that other zoos can be inspired to expand their education programs
(E)racing Adolescence : The Implementation of Alternative
No full textvi, 65 p.This paper examines the systemic and societal factors that contribute to the challenges faced by youth and their families, often resulting in youth detention. Building upon interview narratives with both youth and adults residing in New York City, the paper explores the implementation of as well as barriers to accessing community and state sponsored alternatives to incarceration. Such barriers are rooted in historically discriminatory policies and practices that disproportionately impact racialized groups resulting in prolonged system involvement. Furthermore, the research aims to provide insights and recommendations that inform universal policy and practice reforms, with the goal of more effectively addressing and reducing youth detentio
Charting the Future of Nurse-Led Polypharmacy Management : Education, Tools, and Clinical Impact
No full textii, 15 p.Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple prescription medications, has increased worldwide, particularly in older adults and those with comorbidities. While polypharmacy can be appropriate in managing health conditions, it also presents health risks, including adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations, and impacts to quality of life. Healthcare organizations have historically managed these risks by training and providing tools for prescribing clinicians including doctors of medicine (MD), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO), physician assistants (PA), and nurse practitioners (NP). However, the role of Registered Nurses (RN) in polypharmacy management has been overlooked, despite their critical contributions to patient care. This review synthesizes the current role of RNs in polypharmacy, explores gaps in their involvement, and proposes future directions where RNs could improve patient outcomes. The review revealed that communication is central to the role of RNs in managing polypharmacy. However, communication is also an area that healthcare management should focus on, to continually improve limiting problematic polypharmacy. Future research should concretely define RNs’ responsibilities in polypharmacy, find the best way to improve interdisciplinary healthcare communication, and identify the areas where additional training and support would be most beneficial for RNs
Queering Out the House
No full text24 p.By expanding the facets of furniture and interior design through combining bright colors and protruding forms, my work aims to celebrate sexuality, gender identity, and queerness more broadly within the domestic space. My works seek to portray my own understanding of queerness, as something that encapsulates sexual orientation and gender identity but also extends into a way of thinking, of living, of loving. I use interior design as a device to embrace the often deemed “inappropriate” or “embarrassing” parts of identities and bodies alike. The main stylistic themes of my work include age-old narrative artforms such as patchworking, weaving, and quilting, which in my work represent how creative queer people are especially when finding their chosen family or altering clothing to fit who they are. I aim to emphasize that our environments are malleable active agents within our lives. They can be created to oppress or to uplift. My work embraces curiosity and exploration of the self, taking the power away from the shame and guilt. It is time for spring cleaning, so let us queer out the house
Fat is Not Our Fault : Experiences of Fat Women with Medical Practitioners
No full textiv, 53 p.This qualitative study explores the experiences of fat women with medical practitioners. focusing on the biases and discrimination they encounter in healthcare settings. Through semi-structured interviews with fat women. the study examines how weight stigma influences medical interactions. treatment. and overall healthcare experiences. Key findings reveal that participants frequently face unsolicited weight loss advice. the dismissal of health concerns unrelated to weight. and a pervasive feeling of invalidation. These experiences often lead to delayed care. reduced trust in medical professionals. and avoidance of healthcare altogether. This project highlights the intersection of gender and body size in shaping healthcare outcomes. emphasizing the need for a more inclusive and patient-centered approach. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of weight-based discrimination in medical spaces and offer insights for healthcare practitioners aiming to address these systemic issues. This research underscores the impo11ance of challenging entrenched biases and fostering a healthcare environment that respects the needs of all individuals
Sowing Stories : Oral Histories of West Michigan Growers
No full textiv, 72 p.This project is a culmination of oral histories from small-scale West Michigan growers. The growers included in this project are Ben Brown, Amy Buskirk, Carolyn Buskirk, Remi Harrington, and Katie Pearson. This researcher engaged with qualitative research methods while intentionally avoiding anthropological analysis. Utilizing the modality of oral history, this project is not organized around analysis, but rather, the individual stories themselves. Over the course of two separate interview sessions with each participant, the researcher discussed topics ranging from land ownership, growing practices as they relate to social identity, interactions with other growers, and understanding one’s identity in the context of a broader agricultural narrative. Through this project, the researcher hopes to promote stories of small-scale growers in a way that best reflects individual voices and unique experiences