52 research outputs found
Describing Students’ Perceptions of a Structured Journal Club for Learning Evidence-Based Practice Methods
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
This mixed-methods study explores students’ perception of guided journal clubs, including their overall satisfaction, knowledge base, and presentation skills, to improve competence in using evidence-based practice. These are necessary skills for clinicians to deliver best care.
Primary Author and Speaker: Kimberly Szucs
Additional Authors and Speakers: Brianne Haneman</jats:p
Interview with YA mystery author, Valerie Sherrard
No full textAn interview with Valerie Sherrard, a YA author, which focuses on her process of writing the Shelby Belgarden mystery series.
Yoga for Sleep, Pain, Mood, and Executive Functioning in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
We used a mixed-methods design to demonstrate the benefit of a group yoga intervention for persons with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). Aligned with the holistic principle of occupational therapy, a yoga-based intervention combining mind and body in practice might be an ideal alternative for clients with chronic TBI.
Primary Author and Speaker: Pey-Shan Wen
Additional Authors and Speakers: Ileana Herrin
Contributing Authors: Alain Loret de Mola, Freddy Rodriguez, Brianne Maravel, Luis Benitez, Ivan Cabrera</jats:p
A Synaptic and Systems Level Investigation of Memory Processes Using a Novel Multiple Memory Behavioural Procedure
No full textIt is proposed that memories stabilize through synaptic and systems level consol- idation processes, forming long-lasting memory representations. Systems con- solidation models suggest that hippocampal contribution to memory storage dis- engages as time progresses, while ensembles of cortical neurons are proposed to form increasingly strong connections that store and represent remote memories as consolidation proceeds. Investigations into memory representations highlight discrepancies between the involvement of a cortical region in remote memory processes, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and the hippocampus. The present thesis introduces a novel behavioural procedure that examines the ef- fect of increased processing demands on the hippocampus and the consequent effect on memory consolidation, storage and retrieval. Rats were trained on a single spatial task, two different spatial tasks, or one spatial and one non-spatial task. Regional involvement of the hippocampus and the ACC during retrieval were examined using immediate early genes and proteins of interest. Structural modifications in memory storage were examined using the Golgi-Cox method and quantification of dendritic complexity was an- alyzed through neuron reconstruction. The contribution of the ACC to spatial memory retrieval was assessed through behavioural performance and transient ACC pharmacological inactivation. The present thesis provides evidence that increased demand on the hip- pocampus results in accelerated processing of spatial memories. Findings show that the involvement of the ACC in memory processing can be manipulated by increasing hippocampal-processing demand. Functional, structural and be- havioral data suggest that taxing the demand on the hippocampus accelerates the involvement of the ACC. There is also evidence of continued hippocampal involvement in memory processes at recent and remote time points. Taken to- gether, these findings indicate an increased recruitment of the ACC, but not an accelerated independence from the hippocampus, in spatial memory processes. The use of a novel behavioral procedure aimed at increasing hippocampal- demand can reveal processes more similar to those present in the human con- dition, where there is a constant demand on memory systems. The novelty of the findings presented in this thesis will further our understanding of remote memory
Yoga for Musicians: A Practical Guide to Using Common Yoga Techniques for Performing Musicians
No full textabstract: As research on injuries, performance anxiety, and general wellbeing of performing musicians broadens, many institutions and orchestra have begun to integrate health and wellness programs into their curriculums. Music is both a physical and mental discipline and the systemic practice of yoga may aid in developing good habits and body awareness, help musicians maintain proper posture, strengthen commonly injured parts of the body, remove stiffness, and combat performance anxiety.
While the musical world is recognizing the need to implement programs that preserve health and wellbeing, very few performing musicians are actually trained and certified to provide guidance in the area, particularly yoga. This document explores the history of yoga, since the studies used along with the authors experience encompass multiple schools and aspects of the yoga practice.
The author lays out the aspects of a successful performance: mental well-being, physical well-being, and preparedness of music. Studies are explored to provide understanding of the physical and mental challenges musicians frequently face. To aid in preventing and coping with these challenges, physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation are the tools explored within this document.
The author utilizes scientific studies, research, anatomical knowledge, and yoga teaching experience to lay out the many ways that yoga may benefit musicians. This document concludes by to laying out sequences of postures for the reader. The postures, breath practices, and meditations suggested within these sequences are explained within the documents so that the reader may practice safely and correctly. The intention is that any performing musician is able to participate in the postures and sequences and benefit from the practice of yoga, without any yoga experience. The integration of yoga and performing musicians by qualified professionals could shift a readers experience with performance anxiety or performance injuries.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Performance 202
Partner for Promotion: Factors for Successful Collaboration Between a College of Pharmacy and Community Pharmacies to Enhance Patient Care
Full text linkThis ignite session aims to provide insight and strategies to any participant interested in building sustainable, community-based programs, specifically in the area of health. The service-learning, service development model, Partner for Promotion (PFP), will be described. PFP is a collaboration of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy faculty, students, and residents with community-based pharmacy practitioners to provide training and mentoring for implementing expanded patient care services that improve health and wellness. The program was created in 2005, and ithas engaged more than 200 students and 100 community pharmacies with a sustainability rate of approximately 60 percent of services being offered one year after the program ends. Additionally, the program has been licensed to six colleges of pharmacy across the United States who are currently offering the program. With more than 10 years of experience, the creator and director of the program has identified lessons learned that emerged in this service learning program. In 2016, a series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with Partner for Promotion community-based preceptor alumni to qualitatively evaluate facilitators and barriers to successful collaboration in service development within this model. Preliminary results from this evaluation will be shared. Through the interviews, clear facilitators and barriers to service development emerged encompassing culture and readiness for new services by staff of the pharmacy site, experience of pharmacists previously involved in service development and implementation, and logistics surrounding the project. These results appear to support the theory that a site with an innovative, adaptive culture with leaders who have experience with or a willingness to learn more about service development lends to successful, sustainable services at those sites. Additionally specific site logistics including flexible workflow within the pharmacy, adequate software and technology, and physical space further support successful and sustainable service development. Several of these pharmacies have gone on to develop additional services, expand current services, and seek new and innovative ways to engage with OSUCOP and their surrounding communities. Stories about exemplars of success will be highlighted, including the Pharmacy Ambassadors program that seeks to educate immigrants on the medication use system and a diabetes management program in southeast Ohio.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Jennifer Rodis, Associate Professor, Clinical and Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, College of Pharmacy, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Brianne Porter, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy.The presenters will provide insight and strategies for anyone interested in building sustainable, community-based programs specifically in the area of health. The community-based pharmacy, service-learning, service development model, Partner for Promotion (PFP) at the Ohio State College of Pharmacy, will be described. Based on semi-structured interviews with past PFP community-based pharmacists, facilitators and barriers to developing novel services in community pharmacies have been identified and will be shared to guide effective partnerships to build sustainable programs. Success stories will illustrate sustainable service design and impact
The Role of Tattoos in Social Identity: Balancing Personal Expression and Societal Stigma
No full textThe audio interview with author Brianna Sick was conducted by Mallory Schake and Kyler Ripley
Poetry as a Means of Adding Depth to Character in Memoir
Full text linkThe sections of this thesis proposal were written in a natural progression as the author pursued a yet-to-be-known truth she believed could be found within herself. The artist’s statement details the domino effect of questions that led her to ultimately pursuing the concept of writing a memoir. It roots the reader in the mind of the author as she establishes exactly what it is she is wanting to do with her manuscript: to finally find her place in the world. In her critical theory paper, the author investigates the best way to tell her story by studying the impact of poetry on character development. She finds that the very present essence of personhood found within Art is that which determines the reader’s connection, and thus, contributes to the overall experience of the reader. She concludes her thesis proposal with an annotated bibliography detailing relevant information regarding her research
Resonance, Repetition, and Memetic Intervention: Analyzing 'I am sitting in a room' with Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel, and Amalia Ulman in the Social Media Landscape
Full text linkThis dissertation explores the intersection of social media, memes, and artistic practice. The author argues that social media has become a tool for the commodification of identity, and that this process has led to a profound sense of alienation and distrust. The author examines the work of three artists, Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel and Amalia Ulman, the latter of which have used social media to challenge the dominant narratives of identity and activism. The author establishes a metaphorical model based on Alvin Lucier’s ‘I am sitting in a room’ through resonance and repetition which is then extended to understand the complexity of social media echo chambers.</p
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