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Assessing Curriculum Design and Approaches for the Educational Studies Degree Path
No full textThis paper presents a comprehensive proposal aimed at revising Kansas State University’s Educational Studies program in order to create a dynamic, interdisciplinary course of study for a diverse range of student interests and career aspirations. Drawing on insights from current students, peer institutions, and professional guidance, this proposal outlines the development of specialized pathways to provide a structured series of courses that allow students to align their studies with their individual career goals. The proposal prioritizes integrating additional minors and certificates to supplement students’ learning through interdisciplinary courses of study. Leveraging the research results, this proposal aims to help students feel academically and professionally prepared for their career in education
Beyond the Farms: Setting the Stage of Agricultural Decision-Making for Sustainable Futures
No full textOronoque, Norton County
Full text linkSamuel Field, “Oronoque, Norton County,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/155.This is the story of Oronoque, a small Kansas town in Norton County that once thrived and had importance. Western Kansas is often overlooked, but its history should not be forgotten. This study includes newspaper articles, photographs, and an informal interview
Examining Obesity and the Effects of Weight Bias in Western Medicine
No full textThe increase in the global prevalence of obesity has become a major issue in medicine. Obesity is a complex and serious disease, often resulting from an interplay between physiology, environment, and lifestyle choices. As the rise of obesity continues, so does the pervasiveness of weight bias. Stigmas surrounding weight and weight-based discrimination have a widespread prevalence in the Western healthcare setting and among healthcare providers and students. Weight bias leads to many adverse health consequences, including worsening a patient’s health and negatively impacting their experiences in healthcare. Views on body image, over-idealization of thinness in Western society, and the lack of education and training have perpetuated worsening stigma and biases towards individuals who are overweight or have obesity. Stereotypes and discrimination based on weight do not motivate individuals to lose weight and instead contribute to worse health outcomes. Addressing biases and eliminating harmful stereotypes of weight stigma is crucial for creating a culture of medicine that promotes respect, inclusivity, and empowers patients with the ability to make changes that better their health
Environmental & architectural phenomenology. Vol. 35, issue 1
No full textThis winter/spring issue provides four book reviews and three essays: Cognitive scientist Andrea Hiott reviews psychotherapist Iain McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things; Architect Susan Ingham reviews Lisa Heschong’s Visual Delight in Architecture; Anthropologist Jenny Quillien reviews architect Howard Davis’s edited collection of Early and Unpublished Writings of Christopher Alexander; EAP editor David Seamon reviews Christopher Alexander’s Production of Houses; Architect Howard Davis reports on a recent event celebrating Alexander’s Mexicali self-help housing experiment; Architect Gary Coates provides the new preface to his recently reprinted Resettling America, originally published in 1981; Philosopher Jeff Malpas offers remarks for a memoriam event devoted to the late Bob Mugerauer, a co-founder of EAP; Anthropologist Jenny Quillien introduces a phenomenological reformulation of the ideas of early-twentieth-century geographer and environmental determinist Ellen Churchill Semple
Assessing CyAN satellite accuracy: a closer look at Kansas' aquatic boundaries
No full textMaster of ScienceDepartment of Biological & Agricultural EngineeringTrisha L. MooreCyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, pose significant environmental and public health challenges, producing toxins that degrade water quality and affect human health, local economies, and ecosystems. In Kansas, bodies of water like Marion Reservoir, Milford Lake, and Webster Lake are notably affected. Traditional in-situ sampling methods by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) often rely on public reports, potentially missing broader occurrences of harmful algal blooms (HABs). This study evaluates the efficacy of the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) satellite remote sensing technology as a method of bolstering existing efforts, examining its accuracy against localized in-situ measurements at the three eutrophic Kansas reservoirs. Through comparative analyses, this research assesses CyAN’s performance in estimating cyanobacteria concentrations at the water’s edge as well as when classified these into KDHE’s HAB levels: Watch, Warning, and Hazard. Findings from the cell concentration analysis demonstrate that the satellite data's accuracy varies significantly with lake geometry and spatial processing techniques, such as grid cell aggregation and zonal statistic type. However, in the KDHE HAB level classification analysis accuracy improved across all waterbodies. This research supports the potential of integrating remote sensing into existing monitoring frameworks to enhance HAB surveillance and management, providing a more comprehensive understanding of public health and environmental threats along the water’s edge in Kansas's freshwater systems
RPT111_2024_01
No full textThis informal report to the Kansas Legislature summarizes the wide-ranging impact of K-State Research and Extension in 2024, highlighting initiatives in agriculture, environmental stewardship, public health, and community development across Kansas
Innovating War: Challenging Traditional Notions of Conflict and Scientific Development in the Cold War Era
No full textI have been able to identify a relationship between innovation and conflict by comparing the Kondratieff Waves of Innovation with data on interstate conflicts from Our World in Data.
Kondratieff Waves of Innovation are graphical representations of economic highs and lows, and they coincide with periods of technological development.
-3rd Kondratieff Wave: 1880 - 1930
-4th Kondratieff Wave: 1930-1970
-5th Kondratieff Wave: 1970 – 201
A rapid systematic review of the literature on the association between Salmonella enterica harborage in cattle at various life stages and Salmonella enterica burden at harvest
No full textNon-typhoidal Salmonella, is a major cause of foodborne illness in humans in the United States leading to about 1.35 million human infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths (CDC, 2023). Food-producing animals such as cattle are reservoirs of Salmonella (Heredia and García, 2018) posing a serious food safety concern (Xie et al., 2016). Animals that have recovered from initial Salmonella infection may continue to harbor the bacteria in their lymph nodes and internal organs, a phenomenon referred to as carrier status, and may intermittently or continuously shed high numbers of the bacteria in their feces or milk (Nielsen et al., 2004). Salmonella harborage in cattle has been studied by several research groups who have demonstrated the presence of this pathogen in cattle lymph nodes (Brichta-Harhay et al., 2012; Gragg Sara E. et al., 2013; Webb et al., 2017; Wottlin et al., 2022), hence posing a transmission risk to consumers via ground beef (Xie et al., 2016). Cattle type, season, geographic region where cattle farm is located are risk factors for Salmonella harborage in peripheral lymph nodes and feces of cattle at harvest (Webb et al., 2017; Wottlin et al., 2022). In addition to the mentioned risk factors, the life stage of cattle may be an important risk factor for Salmonella harborage. A study conducted in the northeastern United States (Cummings et al., 2009), found wide disparity in the incidence of Salmonella among cattle at different life stages with pre-weaned female calves having the highest incidence and the lowest incidence reported in adult cows. Additionally, calves harvested for veal have been found to harbor Salmonella (Nielsen et al., 2011). Despite the existing literature on Salmonella harborage, we do not have a comprehensive understanding of the link between Salmonella harborage in cattle at various life stages and the burden of Salmonella at harvest (from stunning, skinning, evisceration, chilling to fabrication into beef cuts, ground beef, and other beef products). Given its importance as a foodborne pathogen and the risk of its transmission to consumers through beef products, there is a need for an in-depth understanding of the association between pre-harvest harborage and the impact on post-harvest burden of this pathogen in beef carcasses, ground beef and other beef products. This knowledge will inform efforts aimed at mitigating Salmonella in beef products. This study will review the existing scientific literature to fill this knowledge gap and identify key areas for future research and will be conducted as a collaboration between Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Environmental audit scoring evaluation: Evolutin of an evidence-based enviornmental assessment tool to support person-centered care
No full textLong-term care settings are at the center of strongly debated approaches to policies that shape the delivery of care and operational practices. There is advocacy for transformational change within these settings to support a person-centered approach to care delivery, but it is difficult and multifaceted involving everything from changing the level of staffing and care models to developing appropriate metrics to assess an individual’s quality of life. The physical environment is a key component for accomplishing the organizational and operational goals related to person-centered care, but providers and their design teams need the appropriate tools to guide evidence-based decision-making. The Environmental Audit Scoring Evaluation (EASE) is a tool that helps lend structure to the process of developing the environment for our senior population—especially those living with dementia. This perspective article will discuss how EASE aims to align the design process to more fully support the myriad environmental elements that have a demonstrable impact on the individual, and the associated quality of life they experience. The article will also explore how EASE differs from previous planning strategies that did not prioritize residents’ psychological wellbeing in conforming to current person-centered philosophies