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The Multiple Simultaneous Temporalities of Global Modernity: Pamuk, Tanpınar, Proust
No full textThis essay proposes the theory of multiple simultaneous temporalities as a constitutive feature of global modernism. It spotlights varieties of heterogeneous time-outside but alongside the homogeneous empty time of clocks and calendars-in modernist literature. These overlapping temporalities replace the linear succession of past, present, and future with a principle of nonteleology. The multiple simultaneous temporalities of these works analogize the multiple simultaneous temporalities of global modernity. Thus the temporalization of difference that separates developed nations from developing ones is refuted by the pluralization of temporality. The simultaneity of these temporalities denies, a priori, the ideology of progress. The essay makes this point through a series of interlaced epiphanies about time, across time, staging an East-West comparison that reflects the creole nature of global modernity. It does so via readings of interconnected novels by Orhan Pamuk, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, and Marcel Proust
The Effect of Gastrointestinal Patients’ Health Literacy Levels on Gastrointestinal Patients’ Health Outcomes
No full textBackground: Health literacy has become a serious issue in the US healthcare system. At least half of American adults do not understand the complex medical communications used in the delivery of care, which leads to negative consequences on care quality, disparities, and costs. Furthermore, it can potentially have a negative effect on patients’ health outcomes, since inadequate health literacy can make it difficult for patients to manage their medical issues. With digestive disorders being one of the most common ailments facing Americans, it is believed that examining health literacy levels of gastro-intestinal patients is crucial. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of gastrointestinal patients’ health literacy levels on their health outcomes. Methods: Two main data sources were used to collect the data. First, 589 gastrointestinal patients who received surgical care at a select university hospital took the BRIEF Health Literacy Screening Tool (BRIEF) survey to measure their health literacy levels. Second, patients’ demographic information and medical outcomes were gathered through the Business Objects. Multivariate analyses were then conducted to examine the relationship between patients’ health literacy levels on their health outcomes. Results: The results of the study show that gastrointestinal patients’ health literacy levels are negatively associated with their health outcomes (hospital length of stay, readmission, and complication). Conclusions: Findings of the research indicate that patients’ health outcomes can potentially be enhanced as more emphasis gets put on improving patients’ health literacy levels
Middle-earth as Underworld: From \u3cem\u3eKatabasis\u3c/em\u3e to \u3cem\u3eEucatastrophe\u3c/em\u3e
No full textI examine how Tolkien draws on ancient stories of \u27underworld journey\u27 (katabasis) and \u27encounter with the dead\u27 (nekyia) to deepen central themes in his mythos, including \u27loss\u27, \u27death\u27, and \u27forgetting\u27. Focusing on examples from The Silmarillion (such as the cosmic \u27fall\u27 of the Elves and Lúthien\u27s descent into Angband) and The Lord of the Rings (such as Gandalf\u27s combat with the Flame of Udûn, the Mines of Moria, and the Paths of the Dead), I argue that, whereas the ancient stories depict the ineluctability of death in the negative, for Tolkien everything is measured against the positive prospect of afterlife everlasting. In that context, even \u27underworld journey\u27 is a sign of \u27intrinsic cosmic turn for the better\u27, such that katabasis is linked to eucatastrophe
Rev. Donald Trump and the Christian Right — A Secular Transformation of the Great Awakening Heritage
Get PDFOver the past five years, the curious relationship between Donald Trump and many conservative evangelicals has been at the intersection of US religion and politics. Explanations for this curious linkage include:
• John Fea’s accent on the historical fear of evangelicals of the other.
• Ben Howe’s claim that evangelicals have chosen power over values.
• Whitehead and Perry’s articulation of a U.S. Christian nationalism.
• Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s feminist critique of U.S. Christian masculinity.
• Timothy Carney’s connection between social collapse and Trumpism.
This paper argues that each of these arguments capture important parts of the Trump-evangelical nexus, but not the complete picture. Fea’s historical approach needs to be complemented by Whitehead and Perry’s quantitative approach and vice-versa. By synthesizing these arguments and well as others, this paper shows how Donald Trump and his evangelical partners have fostered a civil religion that secularizes the Great Awakening heritage. This is particularly evident in Trump’s rhetorical style, public policies, and the character of his campaign rallies
The COVID-19 Impact on Health Administration Education: Understanding Student Perspectives on the Transition from In-Person to Remote Course Instruction
Get PDFCOVID-19 has infected millions of Americans. To combat the spread of the virus, state and local officials instituted social distancing guidelines that forced schools to shutter campuses and transition from in-person to remote learning. In this study, we examined health administration (HA) student perspectives on the transition from in-person to remote learning. We sought to understand how schools attempted to manage student concerns, how adaptations to remote learning were implemented, and what influences the transition had on student stress and anxiety. We used a mixed-methods study design that included (1) a survey of undergraduate and graduate students from six geographically diverse HA programs, and (2) a focus group with 6–10 students from each program. Our survey response rate was 52% (n =215). We found that students experienced five phases following the transition: grief, loss of engagement, fatigue, coping, and resilience. Focus groups also revealed stress and anxiety, as well as communication from leaders, as important themes. We present integrated survey and focus group findings, and supplement with exemplary quotes where applicable. We conclude by discussing a number of insights provided by HA students that may help guide program leadership and HA faculty who are teaching future remote courses
In These Unprecedented Times: A Critical Incidents Technique Examination of Students’ Perceptions of Satisfying and Dissatisfying Learning Experiences
Get PDFHigher education has and continues to be sharply disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, our focus is on the pandemic’s impact on higher education, specifically on undergraduate marketing students’ perceptions of learning experiences during the switch from traditional face-to-face learning to online approaches. Understanding student perspectives on which specific aspects of their learning experience were satisfying or dissatisfying offers faculty valuable insight as to how to navigate this (for many) new teaching environment and enhance student experiences and outcomes. Collecting data during spring semester 2020 offers a unique view from students as universities abruptly pivoted from previously face-to-face instruction to online learning. The Critical Incidents Technique was used to capture the voice and perceptions of marketing students. Results are reported and aligned with teaching strategies for faculty to utilize in this new (for many) learning environment, as well as future learning/teaching shifts necessitated by other disruptions in higher education
Modifying Wave Function Collapse for more Complex Use in Game Generation and Design
Get PDFWave Function Collapse (WFC) is an image-based Procedural Content Generation (PCG) algorithm that uses constraints extracted from an input image to generate a similar, yet novel output. The goal of this thesis is to modify WFC with extra constraints and parameters that would allow a game designer to have more control over the algorithm to produce more varied and specific results. This thesis introduces the field of Procedural Content Generation (of which Wave Function Collapse is a part) and details the WFC algorithm. It then examines past work done in these two topics, along with developments in the field of content generation for the game Super Mario Bros. and developments of heuristics used to analyze PCG content. The thesis next explains the specifics of WFC’s core algorithm, introduces the new modifications made to it, and details heuristics used to analyze its output. Finally, experiments are run using these modifications to generate content using levels from the original Super Mario Bros. as input, and previously introduced heuristics are used to assess the results
Population as a GDP Proxy in Adam Smith
No full textHow do we measure economic growth? In the eighteenth century, well before the birth of Gross Domestic Product commonly used today, looking at the sign of the balance of trade was a way to take the pulse of a nation’s economy. Adam Smith rejects this measure and instead suggests that we should look at population growth. Nations that are able to produce enough to support the life of a growing population have growing economies, nations with constant population have stagnant economies, and nations that face a declining population have contracting economies. Thus, population for Adam Smith is a proxy for our Gross Domestic Product, indicating the changes in production in a country over time