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Instructor-Student Rapport and the Relationship to Undergraduate Aviation Students’ Perception of Impact
Get PDFThis study investigated the relationship between undergraduate aviation students’perception of instructor-student rapport and perceived student feelings of impact.A survey comprised of the 6-item Professor-Student Rapport Scale-Brief (PSRSB)(Wilson & Ryan, 2013) and the 35-item learner empowerment measure(Frymier et al., 1996) was disseminated to all undergraduate students in acollegiate aviation program. The survey data were analyzed, and the resultsindicated a statistically significant relationship between instructor-student rapportand undergraduate aviation students’ feelings of impact
Annihilation: Ecological Crisis and the Collapse of Human Exceptionalism
No full textThrough its portrayal of an ecosystem that actively resists human comprehension and control, Annihilation dismantles the long-standing notion of human exceptionalism, presenting nature not as a passive backdrop but as a dynamic and autonomous force
The Economic Surplus: A History of an Eventually Problematic Idea
Get PDFThe economy-wide economic surplus, defined as output beyond what is needed to sustain the labouring workforce, is one of the oldest ideas in Western political economy. Marx permanently changed economic thinking by characterising it as exploitation. As confidence in government management of economic affairs grew in the twentieth century, how to spend the surplus better than free individuals would spend it themselves became a growing theme among economists and among the broader public. While the role of the surplus in economic theory today is modest, its vibrancy in the public conversation remains
Examining low Mammogram Rates in Native American Populations in Arizona and New Mexico
Get PDFIntroduction: Despite improvements in technology over the last several decades, breast cancer incidence and mortality rates have remained steady among the Native American population. This is in direct contrast to the general United States population which has seen substantial decreases in these incidence and mortality rates. A key factor in eliminating breast cancer and saving lives is undergoing mammogram screenings. While mammogram screenings are of crucial importance, many Native American women lack equitable access to healthcare resources and as a result face unnecessary health challenges. Several social determinants of health could be playing a key role in these mammogram screening and breast cancer incidence rates.Methods: We used data from the Wisconsin Population Institute County Health Rankings. With SPSS software, we analyzed data from Arizona and New Mexico to explore what factors were causing lower mammogram rates in counties with a higher percentage of Native Americans in the population.Results: Mammogram screening rates showed a significant decrease across all populations, with an inverse correlation between areas with high Native American populations and those receiving mammograms. Furthermore, counties ranked in lower health quartiles tend to have higher Native American populations and are associated with a lower percentage of individuals earning an income in the top 20%.Conclusion: There are several barriers impacting Native American women that are affecting their ability to receive quality healthcare treatment. Addressing these barriers and focusing onpreventative care is essential to improving their quality of life and helping them receive the treatment they need
The Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Childhood Mortality
Get PDFObjective: This study investigates the impact of socioeconomic factors specifically childhood poverty, uninsurance, and severe housing problems on childhood mortality rates in Ohio in 2016 and 2023.Methods: The study analyzes county-level data from Ohio in 2016 and 2023, focusing on childhood mortality, childhood poverty, uninsurance, and severe housing problems using data from County Health Rankings and Roadmaps1. Statistical analyses, including paired t-tests, Spearman correlations, and linear regression, were performed to examine associations and predictive relationships.Results: Childhood poverty was found to have a moderate, statistically significant correlation with childhood mortality in Ohio for 2023, emerging as the strongest predictor in a regression model. Severe housing problems displayed a weaker but still significant association, while childhood uninsurance showed no meaningful correlation. No significant differences in childhood mortality rates were observed between 2016 and 2023. These findings emphasize the critical role of economic factors in childhood mortality and underscore the need for targeted interventions
Feature Manifold Transformer for Detection of Differential Item Functioning: Visual Detection of Categorical Feature Nonconformity through Attention-Based Analysis
Get PDFMethods for interpreting complex feature interactions in educational assessment data remain a critical challenge, with traditional statistical approaches often creating barriers to accessibility and interpretability. We introduce the Feature Manifold Transformer (FMT), a novel machine learning approach that leverages dimensionality reduction, representation learning, and transformer architectures to visualize and interpret feature relationships in categorical data. Using the Concept Inventory of Natural Selection (CINS) and Concept Assessment of Natural Selection (CANS) datasets as testbeds, we demonstrate the FMT’s ability to capture subtle relationships between student demographics and response patterns. Our methodology enables both global and local pattern analysis, providing interpretable visualizations of complex feature interactions that would be challenging to identify with traditional methods, especially as feature set size increases and interactions become exponentially more complex to model explicitly. The results establish the FMT as an effective exploratory data analysis tool for identifying meaningful subgroup patterns within high-dimensional categorical spaces. While demonstrated through educational assessment data, the approach is generalizable to any domain involving complex categorical feature interactions, making it a versatile tool for pattern detection across diverse fields
Understanding Physiological Responses for Intelligent Posture Detection Using Wearable Technology
Get PDFThis study investigates the physiological impact of Iyengar yoga at the pose-level using EmbracePlus wearable smartwatch, for data recording and personalized yoga pose detection for tracking.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/urop_celebration/1148/thumbnail.jp
pREBOA Versus ER-REBOA Impact on Blood Utilization and Resuscitation Requirements: A Pilot Study
No full textBackground: Partial occlusion of the aorta is a resuscitation technique designed to maximize proximal perfusion while allowing a graduated amount of distal flow to reduce the ischemic sequelae associated with complete aortic occlusion. The pREBOA-PRO catheter affords the ability to titrate perfusion as hemodynamics allows; however, the impact of this new technology for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) on blood use and other resuscitative requirements is currently unknown. We hypothesize that patients undergoing REBOA with the pREBOA-PRO catheter will utilize partial occlusion, when appropriate, and decrease overall resuscitative requirements when compared to patients undergoing REBOA with the ER-REBOA catheter. Methods: The entire American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery registry was used to compare resuscitation requirements between all ER-REBOA and pREBOA. Unpaired t tests were used to compare resuscitation strategies including packed red blood cells (PRBCs), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets, cryoprecipitate, crystalloids, and need for pressors. Results: When comparing ER-REBOA (n = 800) use to pREBOA (n = 155), initial patient presentations were similar except for age (44 years vs. 40 years, p = 0.026) and rates of blunt injury (78.4% vs. 78.7% p \u3c 0.010). Zone 1 occlusion was used less often in ER-REBOA (65.8 vs. 71.7, p = 0.046). Partial occlusion was performed in 85% of pREBOA compared with 11% in ER-REBOA ( p \u3c 0.050). Vitals at the time of REBOA were worse in ER-REBOA and received significantly more units of PRBCs, FFP, platelets, and liters of crystalloids than pREBOA ( p \u3c 0.05). Rates of ARDS and septic shock were lower in pREBOA ( p \u3c 0.05). Conclusion: When comparing pREBOA to ER-REBOA, there has been a rise in Zone 1 and partial occlusion. In our pilot analysis of the Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery registry, there was a reduction in administration of PRBCs, FFP, platelets, and crystalloids. Although further prospective studies are required, this is the first to demonstrate an association between pREBOA, partial occlusion, and reduced blood use and resuscitative requirements
The Guardian the Month of March 2025
Get PDFNews articles from The Guardian for the Month of March 2025. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian/3675/thumbnail.jp
In These Walls
Get PDFThis poem focuses on the hidden stories that people carry in the halls of Wright State