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Clark County Community Health Assessment, Center For Urban And Public Affairs, Wright State University

Public Health

The 2012 Clark County Community Health Assessment consists of a telephone survey of 1,053 Clark County adults. The primary purpose of the survey of adults is to evaluate the health status of residents, establish public health priorities, and identify baseline measures for establishing public health program outcomes.

The assessment is based upon questions from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey conducted annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as community health assessments conducted by neighboring communities and priority health needs within the county. The assessment addresses access to and utilization of health care; …

Kettering Health Network Proton Therapy Facility Economic Impact Analysis, Wright State University, Center For Urban And Public Affairs

Economic Development

In 2012, Kettering Health Network (KHN) contracted with the Center for Urban & Public Affairs (CUPA) to conduct the economic impact analysis of the construction of a new Proton therapy facility, the new employment at this facility, and patient hospitality (hotel and restaurant) impacts resulting from the six-week Proton therapy treatment. For this study, CUPA used IMPLAN, a tool for economic impact assessment to estimate the direct, indirect, and induced impacts of the $84 million1 Proton facility construction project and operations on the regional economy (Montgomery, Greene, Preble and Miami counties).

Role Of Semantic Web In Health Informatics, Satya S. Sahoo, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

This tutorial weaves together three themes and the associated topics: [1] The role of biomedical ontologies [2] Key Semantic Web technologies with focus on Semantic provenance and integration [3] In-practice tools and real world use cases built to serve the needs of sleep medicine researchers, cardiologists involved in clinical practice, and work on vaccine development for human pathogens.

Resident Identification Using Kinect Depth Image Data And Fuzzy Clustering Techniques, Tanvi Banerjee, James M. Keller, Marjorie Skubic

Kno.e.sis Publications

As a part of our passive fall risk assessment research in home environments, we present a method to identify older residents using features extracted from their gait information from a single depth camera. Depth images have been collected continuously for about eight months from several apartments at a senior housing facility. Shape descriptors such as bounding box information and image moments were extracted from silhouettes of the depth images. The features were then clustered using Possibilistic C Means for resident identification. This technology will allow researchers and health professionals to gather more information on the individual residents by filtering out …

Dayton Area 12th Grade Daily Use Table, Center For Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research

Dayton Area Drug Survey

Survey results of the percentage of 12th graders in the Dayton, OH area reporting drug use (having used in 20 or more times in the 30 days prior to the study) between 1990 and 2012.

Other Concerns Of 7th, 9th And 12th Graders Table, Center For Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research

Dayton Area Drug Survey

Survey results collected between 2000 and 2012 of concerns faced by 7th, 9th, and 12th graders in the Dayton, OH area.

Perceived Harmfulness Of Selected Drugs Table - 7th, 9th And 12th Grades, Center For Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research

Dayton Area Drug Survey

Survey results of the perceived harmfulness of selected drugs according to answers from Dayton, OH area 7th, 9th, and 12th graders given between 2000 and 2012.

Dayton Area 9th Grade Lifetime Use Table, Center For Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research

Dayton Area Drug Survey

Survey results of the percentage of 9th graders in the Dayton, OH area reporting lifetime drug use between 1992 and 2012.

Dayton Area 12th Grade Lifetime Use Table, Center For Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research

Dayton Area Drug Survey

Survey results of the percentage of 12th graders in the Dayton, OH area reporting lifetime drug use between 1990 and 2012.

Perceived Psychological Distance In Leader-Subordinate And Teacher-Student Relationships, Charles L. Lewis Iv

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this conceptual paper is two pronged; first it surveys the current research literature on perceived psychological and physical distance and its relationship to leader-subordinate interaction and job performance. Secondly, the review suggests that the phenomenon of perceived distance also applies to the teacher-student relationship and school performance. A synthesis of the literature and suggestions for future research are also presented.

Proquest Central And New Proquest Interface: This Particular Review Has Been Kindly Sponsored For Free Open Access And Availability By Proquest, Ellie Dworak

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

ProQuest’s new interface offers rich functionality without becoming overwhelming. This review uses the massive ProQuest Central database to explore the features and usability of the new interface.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 21.04: Winter 2012, Hannah Boehme, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Amanda Palomino

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Libraries And General Education: New Strategies To Enhance Freshman Orientation, Faculty Collaboration, And Curriculum Development, Carl R. Andrews

Publications and Research

My research will attempt to re-evaluate the academic library's role in supporting a general education program. The emphasis will focus on student centeredness, faculty collaboration, outreach and curriculum support. In the short time that I have worked in academic libraries I have learned that quality customer service and reference desk work is far from the list of priorities in some settings. Coming from the public library I found this to be unacceptable. We are service providers and the way in which we communicate with students and faculty is important. As professionals we should do more in the way of making …

The Mismangement Of Marital Disclosures In The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Randi Cariella Campbell

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

Reality television is unique from other television programming because its format is less scripted than typical entertainment television programs, but not as candid as documentary style shows. Aspects of cast members’ private lives are publicly aired as “real.” The consequences for airing one’s private life in the public sphere are unclear. This may be especially important to study when the private disclosures reveal activities that may be unethical, immoral, illegal, or abusive. Petronio’s (date) communication privacy management theory was used to examine the martial disclosures that occurred between Taylor and Russell Armstrong, cast members of the reality television show The …

Southeastern Law Librarian Winter 2012, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Educational Productivity And Opportunities To Learn: An Overview Of Concepts And Discussion Points, Kieran M. Killeen

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Addressing The Needs Of Children Of Incarcerated Parents, Talia Glesner

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Student Mobility And Opportunity To Learn: Money Matters, H. Bud Meyers

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Identifying Opportunities For Integrated Service Delivery To Children, Youth, And Young Adults With Disabilities, James M. Jeffords Center

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Windham Region Mobility Study: Coordination Of Transportation Services To Improve Mobility For All Of The Windham Region’S Residents, Steadman Hill Consulting Inc., Diana Whale

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Interim Report On Act 153: An Act Relating To Voluntary School District Merger, Virtual Merger, Supervisory Union Duties, And Including Secondary Students With Disabilities In Senior Year Activities And Ceremonies, James M. Jeffords Center

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Identifying Opportunities For Integrated Service Delivery To Children, Youth, And Young Adults With Disabilities, James M. Jeffords Center

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Full Report: Educational Opportunities Working Group On Aligning Funding, Opportunities To Learn And Outcomes Of The Educational System, H. Bud Meyers, John D. Rogers

James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Environmental Scan Of Off-Site Reference In Academic Libraries, Penny Scott, Elizabeth Stephan

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

Taking library services outside of the library seems to be a growing trend in academic libraries, but is it really? In 2011 Stephan and Scott conducted an online survey of academic libraries to measure how and if off-site reference is being utilized in academic libraries in order to provide a snapshot of current and past off-site reference trends. Broken down into four sections, the poster will look at the four questions asked of survey participants:

• · Those who currently hold off-site reference hours
• · Those held off-site reference hours in the past but stopped
• · Those who have never held …

Data Note: Growth In Community-Based Non-Work, Jean Winsor, John Butterworth

Data Note Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

Understanding the role of community-based non-work (CBNW) services is complex. While different data sources suggest different levels of investment, there is consistent evidence that the service is being used more frequently. The number of states reporting that they provide CBNW services on the IDD Agency Survey grew from 18 in FY1996 to 30 in FY2010. Nationally, the reported participation in CBNW services has grown steadily for states that report it as a service, from 18.7% in FY1999 to 47% in FY2010.

CBNW services also accounted for 57.7% of state IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disability) agency expenditures for FY2010, for states …

Brief 3: Clustering Assessment: Enhancing Synergies Among Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Judith Wehrli

Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series

Against the background of a widely fragmented and diluted international environmental governance architecture, different reform options are currently being discussed. This issue brief considers whether streamlining international environmental regimes by grouping or ‘clustering’ international agreements could improve effectiveness and efficiency. It outlines the general idea of the clustering approach, draws lessons from the chemicals and waste cluster and examines the implications and potentials of clustering multilateral environmental agreements.

Web Write-Up, Elizabeth Gallo

Communication Student Scholarship

These four assignments are representative samples of my academic work pertaining to two of my sport related classes, Sponsorship & Marketing in Sport Management and Sports Broadcasting. For my Sport Management Plan, I created the mission and goals, marketing plan, advertising tactics, and budget for a fictitious Minor League Baseball team. The three other examples showcase my ability to write player profiles, as well as press conference/game day summaries for print and web platforms.

Messiah College Baseball Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012, Elizabeth Gallo

Communication Student Scholarship

As manager of the Messiah men's Baseball Team, I had the opportunity to create multiple newsletters for current players and their parents, as well as prospective players and alums. These publications allowed to me exhibit my skill in conducting and summarizing in-person interviews, as well as enhance my writing abilities.

Forecasts For A Fairer Future, Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Politics

A system delivering weather details via short message service (SMS) to farmers in Kenya makes use of traditional and modern forecasting methods, alerting them to periods of heavy rain or drought. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), a climate research institute representing seven east African countries, is working on a system using cell phones to help farmers address the negative impacts of climate change. The new system makes use of the Nganyi's traditional forecasting techniques combined with data from the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). KMD staff compile the resulting information and enter it into a database. The information …

Implementing The Recovery Act: Report Gives Nine Action Steps Based On Federal Case Studies, Richard Callahan, Kay Sterner

Public and Nonprofit Administration

No abstract provided.