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How to Be a Derry Girl
No full textThe Netflix show Derry Girls is a coming-of-age comedy about five teens growing up in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland in the 1990s. The show depicts their schooling, their families, their friendships, and their many shenanigans, all set against the backdrop of the Troubles. Through a series of clips and conversation, we’ll explore what the Derry Girls can teach us about conflict, community, and connection. We’ll think about how neighboring Protestants and Catholics are depicted. We’ll discuss how humor helps us to engage with conflict. And we’ll share the hope that is the heart of how to be a Derry girl
The Monteverde Lecture: Where Everyone Knows Your Name: How to be a Regular
No full textIn the wake of the Covid pandemic shutdown, I longed for my favorite restaurants and coffee shops. Concerned about their future, I became a regular, visiting weekly to support local businesses and build relationships with baristas and bartenders. This presentation explores the complex, neighborly relationships between regulars and service workers, drawing from interviews with workers at Dozen Bakery, Brothers Burgers, and Tempo
Utilizing ChatGPT to Address Billing & Coding Gaps Among Rural Nurse Practitioners
Get PDFOver 75% of new healthcare providers report feeling unprepared to manage billing and coding requirements. The challenge is in part a result of limited coverage of these topics in advanced practice curricula and the lack of free, accessible, and up-to-date coding resources. This quality improvement project explored the potential of ChatGPT as an innovative tool to support rural nurse practitioners in Tennessee with billing and coding challenges. Using the IHI Model for Improvement, two Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles were conducted to assess ChatGPT’s effectiveness as a billing and coding resource. The first cycle evaluated ChatGPT\u27s accuracy in generating Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. The second cycle implemented a pilot study in which rural NPs used ChatGPT as a coding tool. Results indicated that ChatGPT achieved an accuracy rate of 89% in generating Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes and a 90% accuracy in generating procedural codes. Additionally, 55% of participants expressed interest in using ChatGPT for coding again and approximately 60% reported that ChatGPT was not difficult to use. Nurse practitioners with less than three years of experience reported lower perceived proficiency in billing and coding, highlighting the potential of ChatGPT to enhance confidence and skill development. These findings suggest that ChatGPT can help streamline billing and coding processes, reduce administrative burdens, and support rural healthcare providers in developing essential skills. This project demonstrates that ChatGPT is a valuable, accessible, on-demand resource that may improve healthcare efficiency, particularly for providers in underserved areas
Black Jack - Dealer Advantage
No full textBlackjack card counter is a 2D card game created in Unity. It is based from the classic casino game of Blackjack. It incorporates card counting, and is developed to assist beginners understand and practice basic card strategy.
The goal is to build a functional, beginner-friendly Black Jack exepreince using the hit and stand buttons, real time score tracking. An attempt at card visuals, and UI updates that reflect the state of the game
Legally Distinct Doodle Jumping Game
No full texta clone of doodle jump made in a week. You play as a little dude. Your goal is to get as high as you possibly canwithout falling. There are platforms everywhere, you must move the littledude left and right as he automatically jumps up and down to move upwardin the world. The camera will follow you up, but not down, and if the littleguy falls below the camera he will be obliterated. There is no end goal tothe game, just to see how far you can get
He Said, She Said: Deconstructing Gender in Our Own World through Our Own Languages
Get PDFBoth language and gender are social constructs which we humans have created to produce an order to the world, and this essay illustrates the ways in which language influences both our perceptions of gender and the world of people who subvert so-called natural gender norms. Because gender, unlike sex, is a social construct to which we ascribe particular images and words, language can affect not only the identity of the person in question but also their relationships, careers, and societal attitudes toward gender. Ursula Le Guin, in her 1969 science fiction novel The Left Hand of Darkness, deconstructs our earthly notions of gender by positioning the reader alongside Genley in a genderless world. Her depiction of a biological sex from the viewpoint of a bisexual (in the Gethenian sense) pushes the reader to seek understanding and communication rather than retreating into the shell of their own misconceptions. This work expands upon Le Guin’s deconstruction of gender by looking at our own world and the languages which influence these earthly notions of gender. Everything from our gendering of nouns to the presence of gender pronouns can influence gender prejudice both in our subconscious and in the workplace. While these conversations are integral to expanding upon the ways language affects our worldview, the gender non-binary groups which often exist separate from these groups are similarly affected. Le Guin’s theories of wholeness and unity thanks to a common origin can be attributed to language as well: our languages were once one and developed differently by different peoples in the same way that each organism (Terrans, Gethenians, etc.) evolved in different environments. While wholeness and unity on a societal level is a rather utopian concept, individuals can use language to provide wholeness to the individual by recognizing their identity, story, and preferences. With a linguistic focus on the individual, we can work toward a more empathetic and welcoming world for the whole societ
Poetry Reading from the Craft of Poetry Class
Get PDFThis creative reading from the students of English 3420: Craft of Poetry features several student presenters sharing the original poems that they wrote and revised across the course of the Spring 2025 semester. These poems of grief, joy, love, and survival showcase the linguistic brilliance and dazzling creativity of Belmont undergraduates
Predicting the Severity of Anxiety Attacks with Machine Learning
No full textThis project applies machine learning models to predict the severity of anxiety attacks based on psychological, health, and lifestyle factors. Gradient Boosting, Random Forest, and Lasso Regression were used for model training. The goal is to provide insights that can help healthcare professionals and patients in managing anxiety attacks more effectively
Safe Nurse-Patient Ratios: A Guide for Healthy Staffing
Get PDFIn order to enhance patient outcomes and nurse well-being, our initiative focuses on optimizing patient-staff ratios, which improve overall quality of care while reducing nurse burnout. With involvement of key stakeholders such as legislators, policymakers, hiring departments, managers, charge nurses, and nurses themselves, we aim to foster a. collaborative approach that addresses the root causes of stress and dissatisfaction. The goal to create this supportive environment where nurses have manageable workloads, leads to increased job satisfaction and reduced burnout. We expect to see improved patient outcomes, and higher nurse retention rates due to healthier, more sustainable work environments. This approach will ultimately enhance the overall healthcare experience for both patients and staff