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Work In Progress: Addressing the Great Debate on Best Control Platforms in Mechanical Engineering
No full textAbstract 1235 The in vitro cytotoxic effects of a mitochondria-targeted anticancer agent are enhanced by concurrent treatment with glycolytic inhibitors
No full textCultivating Diversity: An Examination of the Importance of Educators of Color
Get PDFThis paper addresses the issue of representation of educators of color in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) system in relation to the student demographic. Research suggests that teachers of color help students of color overall academic performance. The capstone is based on a workshop that was hosted at Brighton High School targeting admin staff to raise awareness of the importance of educators of color. The results showed that staff do understand the importance and are working towards hiring more teachers of color but lack the strategies to do so. The implication of the research is that more work needs to be done on recruitment
Systematic Comparison of Ultraviolet vs. White Light for Lightboard Illumination
Get PDFSince Peshkin’s invention of the original open-hardware lightboard, tempered low-iron glass has been the preferred lightboard writing surface: low-iron for maximal transparency, tempered for safety and durability. Unfortunately, the tempering process often leaves marks on the glass that become highly visible when illuminated with edge-mounted white LEDs. One obvious idea is to illuminate the glass with UV LEDs; the UV light should cause the fluorescent marker writing to visibly fluoresce, while UV light scattered by defects should be invisible. McCorkle and Whitener (2017, 2020) reported a qualitative performance enhancement for near-visible UV blacklight illumination, but no systematic investigations have been reported. I have therefore undertaken a systematic comparison of UV vs. white-light lightboard illumination. My initial results indicate that near-visible blacklight UV LEDs do indeed provide superior masking of tempering-related defects; these and further results will be presented
“You need to speak up”: Agency in the cancer pre-diagnosis phase
No full textThis study analyzes patient agency within the cancer pre-diagnosis phase: the space between the onset of concerning symptoms but before a positive or negative diagnosis is received. Through two phases of data collection, fifty-five interviews were conducted with people who had gone through a cancer diagnosis process. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Thematic analysis revealed that patients illustrated four tenets of human agency: intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, and self-reflectiveness. Patients expressed agency by accelerating testing timelines, seeking out medical information, and advocating for further testing. There were notable agency constraints when healthcare providers did not communicate pertinent information. Additionally, some patients intentionally chose to be passive or regretted past passive behaviors. These findings enhance understanding of agency expressions in the pre-diagnosis phase
Perceptions and experiences of Universal School Meals in California: Qualitative insights from school food service directors on participation, stigma, and operational benefits and challenges
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