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Intimate Dishes
No full textIn this manuscript, I explore domesticity through the lens of autism. In doing so, through woven-in quotes, centos, and my own Writing-In form, I bring in a chorus of other women poets and artists, such as Gertrude Stein, Emily Dickinson, Gracie Leavitt, Stav Poleg, Catrin Welz-Stein, and Barbara Lekberg, arguing that all poetry is found poetry because all knowledge is collective (and collected). I also write through and about collage, noted by researcher Julie Brown as an aspect of autistic writing in her book Writers on the Spectrum
Alumni Support for NCAA Division I Reclassification
No full textWe surveyed alumni of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in an attempt to measure their support for the school changing classifications in NCAA membership from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) up to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Using a contingent valuation method (CVM) mechanism, we show that alumni who intend to attend more football games in FBS are most likely to support the reclassification and support it most strongly. In general, alumni who donate to the university anyway, are out-of-state residents, are former intercollegiate athletes, attend football games, and think athletics are important would favor the reclassification
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No full textEntry-Level Occupational Therapy Education to Address Substance Use Disorders: Education in Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Get PDFAs substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy practitioners are in a unique position to help individuals seek immediate screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment upon first entry in a healthcare setting. Occupational therapy practitioners have helped individuals overcome SUDs since almost the beginning of the profession, however, there is a paucity of literature on entry-level practitioners’ preparedness for such work. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an entry-level occupational therapy curriculum module on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), a universal public health approach by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taught to occupational therapy students. Student participants were provided with classroom education, online learning materials, an interactive case study, an interprofessional education event, and debriefing with community members in recovery. These educational experiences demonstrated significant increases in pre-and post-score means of participants’ knowledge, confidence, competence, attitudes on SUDs, and readiness for conducting an SBIRT protocol. This study aims to illustrate how SBIRT educational practices can empower future practitioners to be effective agents of change in addressing substance use disorders in an evolving healthcare landscape
Fieldwork Educators’ Perceptions of the Revised Fieldwork Performance Evaluation
Get PDFThe American Occupational Therapy Association’s Fieldwork Performance Evaluation plays a vital role in occupational therapy education by guiding students and fieldwork educators in determining students\u27 entry-level competence. This evaluation tool dates to 1953 and has undergone numerous revisions as the profession evolved and changes were made to the practice framework. Revisions have included changes to the stated purpose of the evaluation tool, items to be scored, scoring scale, and number of items on the tool. The purpose of this study was to survey Academic Fieldwork Coordinators (AFWCs) to examine their perceptions of the 2020 revision of the evaluation. We surveyed 68 AFWCs in occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs. The majority had positive perceptions of the changes to the tool. The American Occupational Therapy Association, academic programs, and fieldwork sites should consider the findings of this study to help ensure effective and accurate evaluation of future students
The Link Between Radon Exposure and Neurodegenerative Disease Risk Factors
Get PDFThe current study investigated United States county-level ecological data concerning radon concentrations and disease mortality from two Centers for Disease Control (CDC) databases. The study aimed to determine if there is a relationship between indoor radon concentration and neurodegenerative disease mortality. Three neurodegenerative diseases were investigated, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. Additional analyses were conducted concerning nervous system diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, cancers, bronchus and lung cancer, and central nervous system cancer. Pearson bivariate correlations revealed that counties with higher radon concentrations also had significantly higher mortality rates for all three investigated neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, a multiple linear regression revealed that Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Multiple Sclerosis were all significant predictors of radon concentration and accounted for 12.3% of radon concentration data. The current study also found that nervous system diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and central nervous system cancer were all positively correlated with radon concentration. These results support the idea that radon exposure is related to mortality from neurodegenerative disease. They also provide support that radon exposure is related to nervous system diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and central nervous system cancer. Future studies are needed to determine if the relationships identified in this study are causal in nature
Tourism Impact of the Bourbon Industry in Kentucky
No full textTourism is an essential part of Kentucky from history and outdoor adventure to horse country and bourbon. Bourbon is a multibillion dollar industry in Kentucky. The Bourbon Industry in Kentucky got its commercial start in 1783 when Evan Williams founded his distillery in Louisville Kentucky. Tours of Kentucky distilleries began shortly after the end of the Civil War with E. H Taylor Jr.’s idea of the “distillery as a showplace”. In 1999 the Kentucky Distillers Association established the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The Industries growth increased into the “golden age of Kentucky Bourbon” when sales reached 8.9 billion. That spending was separated into categories of food and beverage, lodging, transportation, retail, and entertainment. 26% of that 9 billion in revenue.https://encompass.eku.edu/swps_undergraduategallery/1368/thumbnail.jp
The Influence of Case-Based Learning on Clinical Reasoning of New Graduate Occupational Therapists
Get PDFThis study aimed to explore the influence of case-based learning (CBL) on the clinical reasoning of new graduate occupational therapists. A quasi-experimental single-arm study with a convergent mixed methods approach was conducted. The intervention was the 10-week CBL program, which included (1) guidance and mentorship in clinical practice and (2) case reports and presentations. Quantitative data collection consisted of the self-assessment of clinical reasoning in occupational therapy (SA-CROT) and the professional identity scale (PI scale); paired t-tests were conducted (p p = .001, effect size r = .65), and all four of the SA-CROT\u27s subfactors indicated improvement with moderate to large changes. In addition, the PI scale\u27s two subfactors improved. Qualitative analysis revealed that the CBL program was an experience of learning multidimensional thought processes and learning skills to improve clinical reasoning themselves for participants. This study\u27s results provide information on the positive influence of CBL on the clinical reasoning of new graduate occupational therapists and highlight the integration of the CBL program into continuing education, the importance of supervisors\u27 guidance and mentorship, and learners\u27 reflection and verbalization of clinical practice
Utilizing Gain and Loss Message Framing for Consumers: A Machiavellian Perspective
No full textMarketers are looking to understand consumers better as they obtain more buying power. We examine the roles of message framing and its interaction with the Machiavellianism personality trait on attitudes toward the store advertisement and intention to recommend the store. Based on two studies, we find that gain-framed messages result in significantly higher attitude levels towards the store advertisement and intention to recommend. We also find a significant interaction effect of message framing and Machiavellianism on consumer attitudes toward the store advertisement and intention to recommend the store. Marketers can focus on message-framing strategies to improve attitudes toward store advertisements and intentions to recommend when achieving goals set by their organization. In our second study, we replicate the main effects, but the interaction effect reverses direction for Gen Z consumers, suggesting there may be times to use different message-framing strategies
Use of Visual Prompts as a Pedagogical Strategy to Reduce Digital Distraction in College Classes
No full textTechnology is recognized as a valuable learning tool, but research indicates that students are also distracted by the use of technology in class. Since college students constantly rely on their devices for learning, it has become imperative for instructors to find effective ways of integrating technology into their lessons while reducing digital distractions. In this study, we investigated the effects of behavior strategies related to in-class device usage among undergraduate students. Students were provided with visual prompts corresponding to various class activities to direct their use of devices in class. At the end of the semester, we surveyed the students about their perspectives on the visual prompts strategy for device usage. The majority of students found value in the use of technology devices in class for their learning (efficient work, notetaking, concentration) and indicated overall positive effects of the visual prompts strategy. For successful technology integration in college classrooms, instructors should consider using strategies such as visual prompts to enhance students’ learning experience and reduce digital distraction