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To Say or Not to Say: Proposed Admissibility Standards for Secret Workplace Recordings by Employees
Get PDFFinding a “Rational Relation”: Balancing Whistleblower Incentives and DOJ Discretion Under the False Claims Act
Get PDFAthalea: fear and hate
Get PDFAthalea: Fear and Hate is a single-player 2D role-playing video game (RPG) for PC using pixel art and a minimalistic aesthetic. Through conversations, environmental storytelling, and the main character’s own thoughts, the game explores, through a critical lens, fascist rhetoric and the way that fascists use power in order to help the player to be better equipped to properly understand how fascism operates. Different from traditional portrayals in media that tend to use an easily identifiable set of symbols and historical references, Athalea: Fear and Hate exposes fascism in a different context with the goal of making the core of the ideology easier to spot even with the absence of its usual signifiers. In Athalea: Fear and Hate, you play as Apolonia, a veteran from the war that drove her country into economic hardship and political turmoil. Through her eyes, the player will witness the desperation that drives people either to help each other in order to endure the crisis, or exploit divisions and fear with the goal of gaining power and eliminating political enemies. Can Apolonia and her friends find a way to keep their community together to resist the rising authoritarianism and bigotry in their beloved neighborhood
Athletics
Get PDFNewly appointed men\u27s basketball coach Chris Holtmann gets straight to work assembling a stellar coaching staff, connecting with DePaul\u27s community and history, and making a home in Chicago
From the President - Driving DePaul Forward
Get PDFDePaul University President Robert L. Manuel shares updates on how DePaul is designing its future through philanthropic generosity, enterprising student initiatives and acclaimed faculty scholarship
The Future in Focus
Get PDFFilm and TV students at DePaul University\u27s School of Cinematic Arts put special effects into action in a cutting-edge virtual production program
The Impacts of Urbanization on Soil: The Effect on Decomposition Rates and Microbial Communities
Get PDFThe anthropogenic impacts of industrialization have left many ecosystems polluted. Soil, being an imperative actor for ecosystem functions, is important to observe under anthropogenic change. My study examined soil organic matter decomposition, microbial biomass carbon(MBC) and the fungal to bacteria ratio(F:B) across an urban-suburban-exurban landuse gradient in San Luis Obispo, California. A cotton strip assay as well as microBIOMETER® testing was performed on three geographic locations in and outside of the city. The cotton strip decomposition acts as an indicator for organic matter breakdown as microorganisms break down the cellulose in the strips causing them to lose mass and tensile strength. My null hypothesis is the geographic location of the sites (urban, suburban, exurban) will not have a significant effect on the rate of soil organic matter decomposition, MBC, and F:B carbon. The three sites were sampled over a five-week period and the cotton strip mass loss, MBC, and F:B were measured. A two-way ANOVA as well as Tukey’s post-hoc tests were utilized to test for significant findings. The decomposition rates for the Urban, Suburban, and Exurban sites were: 0.0189g/week \u3c 0.0204g/week \u3c 0.0304g/week respectively. One-way ANOVA of the decomposition rates, as well as MBC and F:B among the sites showed no significant differences. (p \u3e 0.05 for all). The tests failed to reject the null hypothesis, indicating a lack of significant difference in cotton decomposition rates and microBIOMETER® results between the three sites. A literature review suggests a longer study would have yielded more significant results
Optimizing Remote Work Engagement and Performance
Get PDFRemote work prevalence continues to remain higher than pre-pandemic levels and hybrid structures are increasingly becoming the norm. Therefore, it is important for researchers and organizations to understand how to optimize important employee outcomes, such as engagement and performance, in a remote work context. In this study, I addressed this need by investigating whether factors that have been found to enhance engagement and performance in traditional contexts—specifically, job design characteristics (task identity, task significance, autonomy, skill variety, and feedback) and microbreaks or small breaks during the workday—were positively linked with better remote work engagement and performance (task and contextual). The impact of these factors on well-being was examined as well. Based on an extensive review of literature on remote work, engagement, performance, the Job Characteristics Model, and microbreaks, eight hypotheses and a research question were developed and then tested using a sample of 456 employees. Although the hypotheses were only partially supported or unsupported, at a high level, findings suggest that task significance, feedback, and autonomy are all beneficial for remote work outcomes. Further, by analyzing open-ended responses, a list of strategies that employees can use to remain refreshed and productive when working remotely was identified. Implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed, along with limitations of the study
Bridging the Gap: Optimizing AI-Powered Robotic Concierge Services for Neurodivergent Hotel Guests
Get PDFThe rapid technological advancements in the hotel industry, particularly the adoption of AI-powered robotic concierge services, have transformed guest experiences. However, these services often overlook the diverse needs of neurodivergent individuals, a significant and underserved market segment. This qualitative user experience (UX) study explores the challenges faced by neurodivergent guests and identifies opportunities to enhance inclusivity and accessibility in robotic concierge services. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 20 neurodivergent individuals, key issues emerged, including difficulties in effectively communicating needs, sensory overload from overwhelming environments, and a lack of customizable service options. The findings present actionable recommendations for hotel managers and AI developers to address these challenges, improve service quality, and foster an inclusive guest experience. Hotels can set new industry standards in accessibility and enhance their brand reputation and customer loyalty by implementing these strategies, which will result in long-term success and broader market growth
A Study of Inhibition Development in Young Children
Get PDFChild inhibition can be learned consciously and unconsciously, and it is highly dependent on the quality of interaction with adults (i.e., parents and teachers). However, little is known about the impact of teachers’ emotional management and sensitivity on the development of inhibition skills among students in early childhood classrooms. This dissertation takes an integrative approach to explore whether teacher-child relationship and teacher self-efficacy have a bidirectional connection and how they work to impact child inhibition, directly and indirectly. The present research utilizes the large nationally represented Early Childhood Longitudinal Study 2010-2011, sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics in hypothesis testing. Secondary data analysis was performed on the ECLS-K:2011 kindergarten data (n ≈ 18,000) focusing on child development and early learning in schools across the United States. The specific impact of teacher-child relationship and teacher self-efficacy on child inhibition and the possibility of an indirect influence on the outcome variable due to the interplay between the two independent variables were gauged through regression and mediation analyses. According to the study findings, high-quality teacher-child relationship (i.e., high levels of closeness, low levels of conflict) strengthened child inhibition in social skills and approaches to learning. Further, teacher-student conflict mediated the impact of teachers’ sense of efficacy on student inhibition outcomes, whereas teacher-student closeness did not. Teacher self-efficacy, meanwhile, did not significantly affect the influence of teacher-child relationship on child inhibition. Theoretical and practical implications of the study findings were discussed