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VIDEO: Fostering Future Librarians Best Practices for Remote Internships
No full textRemote library internships in cataloging and digital scholarship can be valuable for both librarians and students. Leveraging online tools, we provided learning opportunities to library school students regardless of their time zone. In this presentation we share best practices for post-pandemic internships that nurture future librarians while tackling challenging projects. This presentation, delivered at the 2024 LACUNY Institute, explored the implementation and benefits of remote internships in academic libraries. Provided as conference proceedings with a PDF of the slides and an MP4 recording
Using the High-Probability Instructional Sequence to Increase Compliance with Vocal Imitation in Children Diagnosed with Developmental Delays
Get PDFPrevious studies have evaluated the effects of the high-p instructional procedure involving motor imitation on the levels of compliance with vocal imitation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study replicated Hansen et al. (2018) by demonstrating the effectiveness of high-probability (high-p) instructional sequence involving motor imitation to improve compliance with vocal imitation in three preschool age children with developmental delay. A multiple baseline across participants was implemented to show the procedure\u27s effects on compliance with vocal imitation responses. The EESA subtest of the VBMAPP was administered before and after the intervention to determine the level of vocal imitation of each participant. Results demonstrated that high-p instructional sequence was effective in increasing levels of compliance with vocal imitation for all three participants. The current study further supports the use of high-p instructional sequence to address compliance to low-probability vocal imitation instructions
In Defense of Metaethical Agnosticism: An Approach from Intellectual Humility
No full textIntellectual humility, an epistemic virtue, requires us to own our limitations of knowledge when we don’t know an answer. In this paper, I argue that intellectual humility requires us to acknowledge our ignorance as to the question of what moral sentences are because we do not have any adequate answer to it. This is because the available answers, both cognitivism and noncognitivism, suffer from serious shortcomings. While cognitivism mainly struggles to resolve the problem of disagreement, noncognitivism falls short of finding a proper response to the embedding problem. The objections I present have mostly been raised by contemporary philosophers, and my goal is to show that these objections against moral cognitivism and noncognitivism are plausible. To conclude, I argue that, due to the serious shortcomings of cognitivism and noncognitivism, we should embrace metaethical agnosticism. My account is analogous to the account of agnosticism prevalent in the metaphysical discussions relating to the existence of God. I believe there should be a middle way in metaethics where we can simply admit that we do not know what moral sentences are.
I provide reasoning as to why embracing metaethical agnosticism is the most compatible way to exercise intellectual humility. I argue that the alternative, inference to the best explanation, is not a viable option because there is no reliable way to weigh the shortcomings of cognitivism and noncognitivism and decide which explanation is better than the other. I also compare metaethical agnosticism with metaethical quietism to show how the former is distinct from the latter and more compatible with intellectual humility.
Note: This thesis is under a author requested embargo until 2224, after which it will become available in accordance with end of expected copyright protection. This embargo year is intentional and not an error
Finding gene candidates that interact with MarA to control hilA expression in Salmonella enterica
Get PDFSalmonella is a well-known pathogen that is linked to food born illnesses common around the world. This pathogen can cause symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, and chills in the host. One of the mechanisms Salmonella uses to infect its host’s epithelial cells deals with the S. typhimurium pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1). Expression of SPI-1 is activated in response to environmental signals that correlate with the ileum of the small intestine (low oxygen, high osmolarity, and neutral pH). HilA is the central activator of the SPI-1 complex, and when the transcription factor, MarA, is over-expressed in Salmonella, hilA transcription is repressed. It seems, though, that MarA does not directly cause hilA repression, and the proteins and/or other components that MarA interacts with to aid in repression of hilA are unknown. Here, I show several gene candidates that possibly interact with MarA and how I found them. These candidates include narP, csgA, and nfi. Through transposon mutagenesis, we were able to sequence different portions of the Salmonella genome that were interrupted in several different mutants. These sequences were then compared to the known genes in the Salmonella genome using the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. These results bring us a step closer to narrowing down a possible gene that is responsible for interacting with and aiding MarA-dependent in repression of hilA. These findings open a whole new horizon of possibilities in testing how different conditions and different drugs can target these multiple pieces to the puzzle that is Salmonella pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance
The Failed 1971-1973 Redevelopment of Pruitt-Igoe
Get PDFMajority of public housing in the United States is a failure of cyclical nature. Historians have examined the collapse of public housing either at a local level via the examination of a specific housing project or through a federal level by researching HOPE VI, the current federal housing policy since the 1990s that encourages demolishing and privatization of public housing. Up until the 1990s, demolition wasn\u27t as common as it is today, and became more normalized after the demolition of Pruitt-Igoe in 1973. Pruitt-Igoe is one of the more notable examples of how badly public housing can fail. However, the first ever closure of a public housing project could have been completely prevented. The failed redevelopment of Pruitt-Igoe occurred from 1971-1973, and failed because of cost, lack of city commitment, and conflict between government entities over the vision of Pruitt-Igoe
The Fentanyl Crisis in the African American Community: Exploring Geographic Differences in Overdose in the St. Louis Region
Get PDFThe opioid overdose crisis in the United States has disproportionately affected the African American community. These increases are due in part to increased availability of fentanyl in the drug supply. However, little is known about the geographical characteristics of opioid overdose in the post fentanyl era and how it may vary based on neighborhood racial make-up. The current exploratory study investigates the geographic characteristics of opioid overdose in St. Louis City and County from 2016-2021. Data included geographical location of fatal opioid overdose among St. Louis residents (N=3,755). Analyses included examining hotspots (i.e., significantly high clustering) and cold spots (i.e., significantly low clustering) of overdose by race. Results indicated that opioid overdoses within the Saint Louis Region were more clustered in North St. Louis and primarily among African Americans. For non-African Americans, opioid overdoses arose in parts of South County. Results show that opioid overdoses are not distributed randomly but cluster as a function of race. Findings also point to important areas to target as the fentanyl crisis becomes worse
COVID-19 Effects on Adolescent Anxiety
Get PDFIdentify effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on adolescents mental health with a focus on anxiet
Erwin Rommel: Noble Knight of Germany or Nazi Knave?
Get PDFThis poster seeks to explore the historical memory of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and his legacy today in commemoration in modern Germany
umsllibraries | Posts | 2020-09-07
No full textPosted Text: In observance of Labor Day, UMSL Libraries is closed. We\u27ll reopen tomorrow.
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