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The Scientific Landscape of the Aging-in-Place Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis
No full textThe world’s population is aging and, as populations age, they exhibit an increased prevalence of chronic diseases, which can reduce the independence of elderly individuals. The set of initiatives known as aging in place, a common policy response to the aging population, is preferred by both the elderly population and policymakers. Aging in place is a broad and multifaceted topic that involves multiple stakeholders and academic disciplines. A science map of the literature on aging in place can help researchers pinpoint their efforts and help policymakers make informed decisions. Thus, this study maps the scientific landscape of the aging-in-place literature. This review used bibliometric analysis to examine 3240 publications on aging in place indexed in the Web of Science. Using VOSviewer 1.6.20, it conducted various analyses, including a citation analysis and an analysis of the co-occurrence of author-provided keywords. The study identified key research areas, leading countries, institutions, and journals, central publications, and the temporal evolution of themes in the literature. Based on its keyword co-occurrence analysis, the study identified five major research-area clusters: (1) aging-in-place facilitators, (2) age-friendly communities, (3) housing, (4) assistive technologies, and (5) mental health. This study improves the understanding of the various interdisciplinary factors that have influenced the research on aging in place. By making this research more accessible, the study can help researchers and policymakers navigate the extensive information on aging in place and complex relationships more effectively
Mindfulness for Middle School Students Receiving Adapted Physical Education Services: Quality Improvement Program
No full textMiddle school students with disabilities are often isolated from their peers with decreased opportunities for participation, struggle with social emotional regulation, and self-efficacy. This has been evident among students with various disabilities who are from various age groups receiving special education services including adapted physical education (APE). Research has shown mindfulness amplifies learning and promotes a positive environment that supports children’s overall wellbeing. This quality improvement project focused on developing an occupational therapy centered mindfulness program to enhance social participation, self-efficacy, and social-emotional regulation. Data collection occurred pre and post program from specialized program teacher assistants (SPTAs) using the School Participation Questionnaire (SPQ v1.4) to understand their perceptions of the mindfulness programs impact on middle school students receiving APE services. The program involved 15 middle school students receiving APE services during two separate general physical education (GPE) classes at one local CCSD middle school. Students that participated were boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a mixed gender functional life skills (FLS) class with varying disabilities. Outcomes from the program did not show statistically significant results from combined totals on the SPQ v1.4. However, the boys with Autism results showed increased scores pre and post program for Being and Doing factors of the SPQ v1.4
Impact of Housing on Mentally Ill Unhoused Veterans’ Readmissions to Veterans Affairs (VA) Inpatient Psychiatric Services
No full textUnhouseness, also known as homelessness, coupled with mental illness, causes health problems for some veterans; financial difficulties, unemployment, and lack of affordable housing are factors contributing to veteran unhouseness (Tsai & Rosenheck, 2015). Approximately nine percent of the entire unhoused population in the United States are veterans (United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2020). Unhoused veterans experience negative health outcomes impacted by environmental and socioeconomic harshness, which are also factors of subsequent psychiatric hospital readmissions (Mascayano et al., 2022). The average cost per United States Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitalization was 40,763 in FY 2020 (Wagner, Chow, Su, & Barnett, 2023). The 2023 federal budget for VA mental health care is 2.7 billion allocated for housing for unhoused veterans (Yarmuth, 2022). This project aims to evaluate whether housing provision upon discharge affects readmission to psychiatric hospitals for unhoused veterans with mental illness.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate if post-discharge housing affects readmission rates to a VA psychiatric hospital/unit among unhoused veterans with mental illness. Studies have shown that unhoused veterans have had higher VA hospital usage for nonurgent purposes than housed veterans (Gundlapalli et al., 2017; Mascayano et al., 2022; Sfetcu et al., 2017). This project proposes the following patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time (PICOT) question: For unhoused veterans who have mental illness (P), does the provision of housing (I), compared to housed mentally ill veterans (C), impact readmission rates (O) during the 20-month timeframe January 2022 to August 2023(T)?
The objective of this project is to review and analyze hospital data to answer the previous mentioned PICOT question and provide clinical evidence to support future interventions to improve the lives of unhoused veterans with mental illness. This project will follow Lewin’s change model with secondary data analysis. Data will be collected from electronic health records to capture data of unhoused veterans diagnosed with mental illness admitted to this hospital from January 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023, at an acute adult psychiatric unit in California. The variables to be examined include unhoused veterans diagnosed with mental illness admitted to a psychiatric unit during this time, any readmissions occurring within six months of the first admission, and any evidence of housing assistance received. Statistical data analysis will be accomplished to determine whether differences among those discharged with coordinated housing impacted readmissions
Africanities in Selected Art Songs for Voice and Piano by Babi de Oliveira
No full textThis document explores Africanities on the music and texts of selected art songs by the Brazilian composer Babi de Oliveira (1908-1993), providing the historical context of how the Brazilian Portuguese appropriated the vocabulary and culture of African people brought to the New World during the period of slavery between the 15th and 19th centuries. The purpose of this document is to provide additional background information on the Afro-Brazilian musical heritage, its relevance to the composer, and its aesthetics in the history of Brazilian music, in order to give voice students and performers, especially non-Portuguese speakers, a broader perspective on this repertoire. Additionally, translations into English are provided and further IPA resources are suggested
\u3cem\u3eHunnenschlacht\u3c/em\u3e by Franz Liszt: A Transcription for Wind Orchestra with Accompanying Historical Context and Transcription Techniques
No full textThis document includes a transcription of Liszt’s symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht. An overview of the work\u27s historical context and a detailed explanation of the techniques used in transcribing the work for wind orchestra are included
Corporate-Led Financialization on the Farmland, Land Crisis, and Farmers’ Experience in the Sugar Industry in Dwangwa, Malawi
No full textThis study explored the experiences of independent sugar cane farmers, families, and communities in the corporate-led sugar industry in Dwangwa, Malawi. I collected data from 50–60-minute semi-structured interviews, observations, and interactions from 30 independent cane growers, families, and communities in Dwangwa, the study findings were also based on textual data about local and national business and political elites and corporate investors in Malawi’s sugar industry. Data collection occurred from May to August 2023 in Malawi. The study found that independent cane growers and families identified job creation and access to the sugar market as their topmost positive experiences due to corporate-led sugar production and processing in Dwangwa. However, study participants lamented the lack of transparency during their market and social transactions with Illovo Sugar Group, Illovo Sugar Malawi Limited (ISML), and their partners like Illovo Accredited Cane Growers Associations (IACGAs). For example, participants reported that IACGAs did not disburse proceeds from participants’ sugar sales and deliver farm services to farmers on time. Also, respondents blamed IACGAs for using poor farmers as loan collateral at the bank, overrating and overvaluing farm inputs they rented to independent cane farmers. The study participants also reported that ISML did not allow farmers to be present at the market physically and that (out of their sugar cane), farmers were paid for sugar only by the ISML. So, the lack of transparency by foreign investors appears to reinforce class and racial inequalities, while maximizing their profits by exploiting the labor of the poor independent cane farmers, families, and communities in Dwangwa. Ultimately, this paper does not view the financialization of farmland as a rural development opportunity nor the neocolonialism of the Global South. But rather as an intensification of capitalist globalization by neoliberal agriculture
Under the Neon Lights: Examining the Memories of Las Vegas\u27 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival
No full textThe aim of the current study was to identify patterns of meaning in the trauma narratives of Route 91 Harvest survivors. We undertook a thematic analysis to examine survivors’ narratives collected shortly after the event (i.e., within one month), allowing for a more in-depth understanding of what survivors tended to emphasize or gravitate toward when recalling the episode of mass violence that resulted in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. From the rich thematic content emerged a dominant theme of memory for contextual details—specifically, sensory-perceptual features, time, and space. Specifically, Route 91 Harvest survivors reported vivid sensory experiences, a subjective slowing of time, and detailed spatial awareness during their escape. Additionally, the themes of physical injuries, acts of heroism, and contemplating one’s mortality also emerged. Overall, the current study adds to the scant literature examining the experiences of mass shooting survivors and highlights the complexity and intensity associated with how traumatic events are experienced and remembered
Social Network Analysis: How Social Media Groups Can Influence Policies Among Hispanic Families
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 impacted the entire world in various ways. On March 15, 2020, education in Nevada was significantly impacted when the Governor announced the closure of public schools due to the pandemic. When the schools were closed, students were forced to stay home and receive their education through virtual instruction. This transition to distance education affected the Hispanic/Latino(a) communities in pronounced ways and highlighted issues such as limited access to the Internet, technology, lack of hardware devices, as well as language barriers and more. This study uses social networking analysis techniques to examine the nature of social media networks, their structure, and how the nature of this medium might influence educational policies, specifically analyzing a Facebook social media group, CCSD Madres Y Padres, created during the pandemic to support Hispanic parents and students. The study examined how this group affected parental engagement and served as an educational resource for parents over the course of one year. Additionally, it examined the extent to which this network of Hispanic parents contributed or did not contribute to grassroots policy making in a broader sense. Through this study, laptops emerged as the most prominent issue that was discussed in the group during the one year of analysis, followed by interest in learning about the reopening of the schools, obtaining education feedback, and understanding the COVID-19 regulations
Automation & AI in Southern Nevada: A high stake game for Hospitality Workers
No full textAfter a year filled with excitement around artificial intelligence, it’s easy to overlook that both AI and automation have already been present in various capacities. Thankfully, fanfare in AI and automation has come at a critical time as it shifts the focus from questioning whether machines will replace human workers to understanding when that will happen. In my paper, titled “Automation & AI in Southern Nevada: A High-Stakes Game for Hospitality Workers,” I aim to highlight both the disruptive consequences of automation and AI on the hospitality workforce in Southern Nevada and the importance of addressing these issues without delay. This paper is to meet the requirements of the Brookings Public Policy Minor at UNLV, as it will investigate the current and forecasted impacts of automation, especially on low-skilled workers in the hospitality, gaming, and food service sectors. My findings indicated these workers, who form the backbone of Southern Nevada’s economy, are especially vulnerable, with early-career employees being the most at risk. Additionally, the paper also critiques Nevada’s overreliance on tourism and the lack of economic diversification, both of which exacerbate workforce challenges. To mitigate these challenges, I propose policy solutions focused on strengthening workforce systems, fostering economic diversification, and expanding Nevada’s innovation capacity to address future automation disruptions
Debt and Earnings From Graduate Degrees at UNLV and UNR
No full textThis fact sheet examines debt and earnings data for graduate degrees awarded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The original report from the HEA Group – a research and consulting firm focused on college access, value and economic mobility – includes data on debt-to-earnings ratio for various graduate degree programs at universities across the United States