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ENGL 0111 - Integrated Reading & Writing - Language and Communication
Get PDFThis OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 0111 - Integrated Reading & Writing that introduce the ways in which reading and writing work together. Good writers are good readers. When you know HOW reading and writing work, and more importantly, you know what to look for as a reader and writer, your reading will become stronger, and your writing will become more advanced. You will write with the reader in mind, and you will read looking for writer’s tips and tricks! This text introduces fundamental strategies to enhance both reading and writing skills that will help you succeed in college-level courses, as well be a successful communicator in life.https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-open-education-resources/1010/thumbnail.jp
The Self-Esteem of African American Women: The Impact of Black Church Attendance
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to examine the influence of church involvement on African American women’s self-esteem. Specifically, this study was concerned with church attendance and the variable education on the total self-esteem scores of African American women. An Ex-Post Facto Research Design was used to collect and analyze the data. Two instruments were used to collect data for the study: The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) and a demographic questionnaire. The CSEI is adjudged to have excellent validity and reliability coefficients (Coopersmith, 1987). The data were tested through the application of the One-Way Analysis of Variance, the t-Test of Independence, and the Scheffe Post-hoc Test. Findings revealed that education and regular church attendance did produce a significant influence on the total self-esteem scores of African American women
Accurate Identification and Prosocial Behaviors Towards Human Trafficking Victims Among Psychology Students
No full textAs human trafficking victims often experience psychological and medical concerns, healthcare systems have been identified as a potential point of identification and intervention for this population. Unfortunately, there remain low rates of victim identification within healthcare, with one explanation being biases healthcare providers may hold about victims. Often, biases are ingrained and longstanding, leading to an under-identification of victims. Early programing focused on dispelling inaccurate stereotypes about victims are needed to best service trafficked populations. As psychology students often enter healthcare fields, educational programing among undergraduate-level psychology students can lessen biases prior to students entering the workforce. The current study used a vignette design to ascertain whether psychology students (n = 149; 85.9% female; 50.3% White/European American) held biases against trafficked persons and whether they were willing to help trafficked persons. Results demonstrated significant differences in identification based on the gender and form of trafficking, such that participants were more likely to identify female and sex-trafficked victims. Additionally, participants were more willing to help female and foreign victims. Programs that help dispel myths about human trafficking victims among healthcare professionals can promote inclusivity, healthcare equity and justice for human trafficked victims
A Snitching Enterprise: the Role of Evidence and Incentives on Providing False Secondary Confessions
No full textJailhouse informants are thought to be one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions. The current studies examined community members’ (E1: N = 99; E2: N = 289) willingness to provide false testimony as a jailhouse informant. In E1, participants were all presented a first offer (1-year sentence reduction) to testify as a jailhouse informant. Those who declined were presented up to three additional offers (four total): a complete reduction in fines, total immunity, and financial support in exchange for testimony. In E2, participants were presented with one of two offers (levels 1 or 4). Notably, 27% (E1) and 17% (E2) of participants were willing to falsely testify against another inmate. Willing participants rated themselves as overall less credible and more interested in serving their own interests than unwilling participants. In addition, cognitive networks of participants’ decision-making revealed that participants were motivated primarily by self-interest. These findings provide novel insight into the decision-making of jailhouse informants and are discussed in terms of legal implications
(SI10-083) Approximate Controllability of Infinite-delayed Second-order Stochastic Differential Inclusions Involving Non-instantaneous Impulses
Get PDFThis manuscript investigates a broad class of second-order stochastic differential inclusions consisting of infinite delay and non-instantaneous impulses in a Hilbert space setting. We first formulate a new collection of sufficient conditions that ensure the approximate controllability of the considered system. Next, to investigate our main findings, we utilize stochastic analysis, the fundamental solution, resolvent condition, and Dhage’s fixed point theorem for multi-valued maps. Finally, an application is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results
Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Infection Control Toolkit To Improve Educational Training Gaps In Long Term Care Facilities
No full textThe COVID pandemic has affected infection control (IC) programs in long-term care facilities (LTCF) throughout the United States (US). The population in LTCF is particularly at risk of fatalities from COVID due to a high staff turnover rate and a lack of training and oversight of IC parameters. This quality improvement project aimed to use educational materials from an IC toolkit to bridge training and compliance gaps in LTCF identified by the Infection Control Assessment Response (ICAR) tool. The goal was to improve the facilities\u27 ICAR scores and IC programs. This project used a quantitative pre-/post-intervention assessment design with a face-to-face educational training session as the intervention. The pre-training ICAR scores of 4 LTCF were reviewed to identify non-compliance issues. Selected staff members were then taught skills of handwashing, donning, and doffing personal protective equipment, environmental cleaning, and other IC procedures by demonstration and return demonstration as detailed in the IC toolkit. A post-intervention ICAR assessment was conducted to determine whether the scores improved. An evaluation form was completed by each participant in the project to evaluate the trainer and toolkit\u27s content. Each facility showed improved post-training ICAR scores. The toolkit content and the training both received positive ratings for accessibility and implementation. Introducing the toolkit in LTCF helped implement IC practices. However, the LTCF show a need for consistent monitoring and training to ensure that IC standards are practiced
Choosing Whiteness: Why Black Football Players Choose To Attend PWI’S Over HBCU’S
No full textIn 2006, Dr. Shaun R. Harper infamously concluded that “Perhaps nowhere in higher education is the disenfranchisement of Black male students more insidious than college athletics”. His quote is not attributed to HBCUs but the power of five conferences of Predominantly White Institutions. The purpose of this study is to examine what exact factors influence the college selection of top-tier Black student-athletes to sojourn the trend of top-tier Black athletes only attending Predominantly White Institutions over HBCUs. Being able to pinpoint what influences are paramount to Black student-athletes will lead to an increase in HBCU’s athletic profits, school marketability, retention rate, monetization, graduation rate, and overall perception.
A qualitative phenomenological study was employed to examine the reasoning of top-tier Black athletes who chose to attend PWIs as opposed to HBCUs. Findings from this study revealed 75% of top-tier Black athletes did not know what an HBCU was, 75% of top-tier Black athletes did not get recruited by a HBCU, 100% of top-tier Black athlete’s families did encourage them to attend an HBCU, and 50% of top-tier Black athletes would or did suggest HBCUs to their children. Based on the interviews, there is a correlation between Blackathletes\u27 awareness of HBCUs before graduating high school and their likelihood of enrolling in an HBCU. The results from this study may help HBCUs break into a $6 billion a year market. Since athletics is known as the university\u27s front door, I argue that HBCU’s should use the athletic-based “Flutie Effect” method to improve their graduation, retention, alumni giving rates, and selectiveness if needed
(R1895) On Refinements and Generalizations of Hadamard Inequalities for Riemann-Liouville (R-L) Integrals
Get PDFThe Hadamard inequality is a graphical interpretation of convex functions in the coordinate plane. We give its different variants for (R-L) fractional integrals of strongly exponentially (α, h − m)- convex functions. These inequalities are generalizations and refinements of Hadamard inequalities for Riemann-Liouville fractional integrals of exponentially; convex, m-convex, (α,m)-convex, (h − m)-convex, (s,m)-convex functions in combined forms. The error bounds of established inequalities are also obtained. Special cases of main results are mentioned, which have been already published by different authors
Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline long-acting on plasma and semen of beef bulls
No full textThe objectives of this investigation were to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of oxytetracycline long-acting in plasma and seminal plasma after a single administration through either subcutaneous or intramuscular route at 10 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg dose. Four Simmental bulls, healthy and satisfactory potential breeders, were used. The route of administration either subcutaneous or intramuscular did not affect the mean values for 10 mg/kg dose in plasma (1,470 ng/mL vs. 1,330 ng/mL; P = 0.82) or seminal plasma (5,710 ng/mL vs. 5,390 ng/mL; P = 0.88), or for 20 mg/kg dose in plasma (2,540 ng/mL vs. 2,590 ng/mL; P = 0.96) or seminal plasma (25,600 ng/mL vs. 19,400 ng/mL; P = 0.58), respectively. Comparison between the 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg doses showed a difference in terms of mean plasma levels (1400 ng/mL vs. 2570 ng/mL; P = 0.07) and mean seminal plasma levels (6,480 ng/mL vs. 26,200 ng/mL; P = 0.004), respectively. After the dose of 10 mg/kg, plasma C was 2,841 ng/mL at 12 h (T) with a half-life of 20.1 h; seminal plasma C was 11,515 ng/mL at 24 h (T) with a half-life of 23.7 h. After the dose of 20 mg/kg, plasma C was 5,269 ng/mL at 12 h (T) with a half-life of 18.1 h; seminal plasma C was 55,040 ng/mL at 24 h (T) with a half-life of 15.7 h. Oxytetracycline long-acting may be an appropriate antibiotic, owing to its pharmacokinetic properties, that could be used for treating bulls\u27 genital infections when its usage is indicated