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The Right To Vote, The Right To Health: Voter Suppression As A Determinant Of Racial Health Disparities, Anna K. Hing

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Civic participation is beneficial to one’s health. Conversely, being unable to participate, such as being unable to vote, may be detrimental for health. Barriers that prevent voting and civic participation, which constitute voter suppression, disproportionately impact people of color. Therefore, voter suppression may explain intractable racial health disparities. However, few studies have examined the connection between voter suppression and health. In consideration of the frequent, and increasing, reports of voter suppression in recent elections, including the rise in voter identification laws, the reduction in early voting opportunities, and the closing of polling places, the field of public health should address …

A Health Disparity Action Plan: Achieving Equity Through Clinical Trials, Affordable Care, And Professional Development, Daniel Schafer, Shefa Moten, Ayesha Khan, Mauro Ferrari, Boris Lushniak, Edwin Burkett, Asad Moten

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Given the threatened nature of affordable care in the United States, it is crucial to underscore its importance. What is more, the reason such care is so important is the presence of an oft-unacknowledged disparity in access to quality care in this country and, indeed, around the world. A world without health disparities can be achieved and will be characterized by prompt and quality care available to all and at all stages of the care continuum. Further insurance reform is needed beyond the Affordable Care Act, while local care must be more accessible in rural, urban, and other underserved areas. …

The General Artificial Intellect, Ramon S. Diab

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

In passages of Marx’s Grundrisse known as the Fragment on Machines, Marx suggested that advanced capitalist development leads to the production of autonomous machines that replace labour-power in the direct production process. Autonomist Marxist interpretations of this text have emphasized that the proliferation of immaterial labour is the historical condition that is leading to a crisis in the measure of value based on labour-time and that will lead to a future communist mode of production. Further, Mario Tronti posited that as capitalist development unfolds, it subsumes both the state and society, a concept known as the ‘social factory thesis’. …

The Not So Incredibles: Marginalization Of Black Families, Ann Shillingford

National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change

The Incredibles, superhero film, depicts a family forced to hide their super powers due to fear from the public. The family maintains their secret identities while living everyday lives. Black families and individuals are no strangers to “masking” their true identities. This presentation focuses on the parallel existence of those who are marginalized and the harsh realities of societies cultural insensitivities.

Realist Evaluation: A Systems Approach For Understanding And Assessing Complex Social Programs, Dora Raymaker

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

Realist evaluation, a theory-driven approach to program evaluation grounded in realist philosophy, is designed to address the question: What works for whom, to what extent, in what circumstances, and why? It is emerging as a powerful alternative to traditional approaches to intervention evaluation, such as randomized control trials, particularly in settings of high complexity and/or high stakeholder heterogeneity. Realist evaluation takes a holistic, non-linear, systems approach, and can support any research methodologies. This seminar provides an overview of realist evaluation and discussion of potential applications with programs targeting social change.

Aggregates, Formational Emergence, And The Focus On Practice In Stone Artifact Archaeology, Zeljko Rezek, Simon J. Holdaway, Deborah I. Olszewski, Sam C. Lin, Matthew J. Douglass, Shannon P. Mcpherron, Radu Iovita, David R. Braun, Dennis Sandgathe

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution. With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of manufacture, stone artifacts and their assemblages have been analyzed as explicit measures of past behaviors, adaptations, and population histories. This analytical focus on technological andmorphological appearance is one of the characteristics of the conventional approach for constructing inferences from this record. An equally persistent routine involves ascribing the emerged patterns and variability within the archaeological deposits directly to long-term central tendencies in human actions and cultural transmission. Here we re-evaluate this conventional approach. …

Reviewing Intergovernmental Institutions In Federal Systems: Opportunity For Cooperation, Harrison Schafer

Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design

This Article surveys intergovernmental institutions across federal states. Generally, these institutions offer meaningful cooperation for the different levels of government when addressing state problems. These institutions, however, often lack political authority to bind institutional members or implement authoritative state actions.

This Article proceeds in two general parts. First, this Article taxonomizes intergovernmental institutions across federal systems. Though few intergovernmental institutions are constitutionally mandated bodies, several federal states have enacted legislation to formalize these institutions while others simply utilize informal arrangements. This taxonomy will primarily discuss contemporary institutions within federal systems and focus exclusively on executive institutions. The taxonomy categorizes these …

Introduction To Intercultural Communication Lan Xxx, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Fundamentals Of The Medical Laboratory Mls 360, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Nature And The Spirit: Ritual, Environment, And The Subak In Bali, Hao Huang

EnviroLab Asia

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Digest, February 7, 2020, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

At The Circus: Sawdust, Strength, And Suffrage, Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Maureen Brunsdale

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Women circus performers were great examples of what equality could look like. They were strong, independent, and made as much money—or more—as their male counterparts. This empowerment was showcased daily during their performances and eventually became part of the narrative of women’s suffrage. They served as an inspiration to women across the nation.

This topic examines the history of women’s suffrage and the empowerment of women through their work in the circus and as suffrage organizers. Looking at this important piece of history is especially timely given the upcoming centennial of women’s suffrage. Educators will have an opportunity to learn …

Cedarville University’S Cyber Operations Specialization Nationally Ranked, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Cedarville University’s computer science major with a cyber operations specialization has been ranked 18th in the nation according to the Bachelor’s Degree Center.

Ouachita Announces Arkansas Students Named To Fall 2019 President’S List, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 300 students to its Fall 2019 President’s List.

Comovement In The Cryptocurrency Market, Benjamin M. Blau, Todd Griffith, Ryan J. Whitby

Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

This study examines the comovement between 17 of the most active cryptocurrencies. We are unable to statistically reject the presence of perfect comovement between Bitcoin and six of the 16 non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies. Consistent with the friction-based explanation for the presence of comovement, once the CBOE introduced futures contracts on Bitcoin, we find that all 16 cryptocurrencies comove with Bitcoin. These results suggest that introducing futures contracts improves the informational environment of the entire cryptocurrency market, which helps explain the unusual comovement in the cryptocurrency market.

Testing A Theory Of Strategic Implementation Leadership, Implementation Climate, And Clinicians’ Use Of Evidence-Based Practice: A 5-Year Panel Analysis, Nathaniel J. Williams, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Emily M. Becker-Haimes, Rinad S. Beidas

Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Implementation theory suggests that first-level leaders, sometimes referred to as middle managers, can increase clinicians’ use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare settings by enacting specific leadership behaviors (i.e., proactive, knowledgeable, supportive, perseverant with regard to implementation) that develop an EBP implementation climate within the organization; however, longitudinal and quasi-experimental studies are needed to test this hypothesis.

Methods: Using data collected at three waves over a 5-year period from a panel of 30 outpatient children’s mental health clinics employing 496 clinicians, we conducted a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study to test whether within-organization change in implementation leadership predicted within-organization …

The Proof Is In The Process: Self-Reporting Under International Human Rights Treaties, Cosette D. Creamer, Beth A. Simmons

All Faculty Scholarship

Recent research has shown that state reporting to human rights monitoring bodies is associated with improvements in rights practices, calling into question earlier claims that self-reporting is inconsequential. Yet little work has been done to explore the theoretical mechanisms that plausibly account for this association. This Article systematically documents—across treaties, countries, and years—four mechanisms through which reporting can contribute to human rights improvements: elite socialization, learning and capacity building, domestic mobilization, and law development. These mechanisms have implications for the future of human rights treaty monitoring.

Chimes: February 7, 2020, Calvin University

Chimes

Coronavirus: the epidemic's impact on Calvin community worldwide by Katherine Benedict

Squirrel population appears to decrease on campus; why? by Abby Poirier

Calvin mourns two student deaths by Juliana Knot & McKinley Anderson

New CSSSP looks to address student concerns by Ethan Stafford

An interview with Jim English, vice president of finance by Harm Venhuizen

Calvin symposium diversifies worship by Abby Poirier

DI Hockey team enjoys new success by Ellington Smith

How did Chimes cover historical events? by Joshua Polanski

Introducing our new logo by Juliana Knot

Regulatory Abdication In Practice, Cary Coglianese

All Faculty Scholarship

“Meta-regulation” refers to deliberate efforts to induce private firms to create their own internal regulations—a regulatory strategy sometimes referred to as “management-based regulation” or even “regulation of self-regulation.” Meta-regulation is often presented as a flexible alternative to traditional “command-and-control” regulation. But does meta-regulation actually work? In her recent book, Meta-Regulation in Practice: Beyond Normative Views of Morality and Rationality, Fiona Simon purports to offer a critique of meta-regulation based on an extended case study of the often-feckless process of electricity regulatory reform undertaken in Australia in the early part of this century. Yet neither Simon’s case study nor her book …

Cedarville Collegiate Invitational, Cedarville University

Men's and Women's Track & Field Programs

No abstract provided.

Attitude And Perception Of Librarians Towards Marketing Of Library Services In Colleges Of Education Libraries In South-South, Nigeria, Blessings A. Akporhonor Dr(Mrs)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to examine the attitude and perception of librarians towards marketing of library services in Colleges of Education Libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was employed in the study. The population of the study was 106 Librarians in the libraries of the 12 colleges of education in South-South, Nigeria. The entire population was use for the study as the population is not large. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Date was analyzed using frequencies, percentage and statistical mean. Hypothesis were tested using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (PPMCC) and multiple regression at …

Power, Proximity, And Physiology: Does Income Inequality And Racial Composition Amplify The Impacts Of Air Pollution On Life Expectancy In The United States?, Andrew K. Jorgenson, Terrence D. Hill, Brett Clark, Ryan P. Thombs, Peter Ore, Kelly S. Balistreri, Jennifer E. Givens

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

This study advances research at the intersection of environmental degradation, social stratification, and population health in the United States. Expanding the theoretical principles of power, proximity, and physiology, we hypothesize that the harmful effect of fine particulate matter on life expectancy is greater in states with higher levels of income inequality and larger black populations. To test our hypothesis, we use two-way fixed effects regression analysis to estimate the effect of a three-way interaction between fine particulate matter, income share of the top ten percent, and the percent of the population that is black on state-level average life expectancy for …

2019 System Library Services Visual Annual Report, Amanda Schwartz

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

A visual report of the 2019 activities and accomplishments by System Library Services at Providence St. Joseph Health

Anatomy Word-Learning In Undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology Students, Janie L. Kullmar, Kathryn G. Blankenship

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

This study compared the effectiveness of a vocabulary list (i.e., explicit environment) to a textbook passage (i.e, authentic environment) for the initial exposure of domain-specific vocabulary from an anatomy textbook. Forty-two undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology students participated. The study's materials are from Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Language and Hearing, fifth edition (Seikel et al., 2016). The selection is a subtopic on the topic of the anatomy of the cerebrum. Twenty-five vocabulary words within this section are bolded by the textbook to emphasize their importance. These words were targeted in the two different conditions, authentic (textbook) and explicit (vocabulary list). The …

Prospectus, February 6, 2020, Michelle Barnhart, Erin Morrison, Andrew Waner, Genevieve Cox, Lindsay Cox, Emma Fleming, Mason Gentry, Sidney Mounts, Kerry Lippold Jr.

Prospectus 2020

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLLEGE FOR KIDS; New exhibition comes to Giertz Gallery; Q&A with Wingclipper: A faculty member music project; Belakhoua runs for office; Outstanding Black Student Awards; Stivenson Jean-Baptiste receives Outstanding Black Student Award; Alexis Taylor receives Outstanding Black Student Award; Occupational therapy assistant program offers LIFE clinic; Black History Month figure: Lorraine Hansberry; Another big win for Parkland women's basketball team; Parkland Volleyball celebrates 10 years of success

Sea Wrack Delivery And Accumulation On Islands: Factors That Mediate Marine Nutrient Permeability, Sara B. Wickham, Nancy Shackelford, Chris T. Darimont, Wiebe Nijland, Luba Y. Reshitnyk, John D. Reynolds, Brian M. Starzomski

Biogeography and Ecological Opportunity Collection

Sea wrack provides an important vector of marine-derived nutrients to many terrestrial environments. However, little is known about the processes that facilitate wrack transport, deposition, and accumulation on islands. Three broad factors can affect the stock of wrack along shorelines: the amount of potential donor habitat nearby, climatic events that dislodge seaweeds and transfer them ashore, and physical characteristics of shorelines that retain wrack at a site. To determine when, where, and how wrack accumulates on island shorelines, we surveyed 455 sites across 101 islands in coastal British Columbia, Canada. At each site, we recorded wrack biomass, species composition, and …

Marine Technical Practicum Afs 396, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Public Health: Social Justice And Advocacy Ghc 102g, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

"Don't Count Us Out!" Who Is Likely To Be Missed In The 2020 Census?, Mark J. Salling Phd, Gisp

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Targeted for April, the 2020 Census is around the corner. The Census Bureau, news media, state and local governments, and national and local non-profit organizations are all working hard to convince the public that responding to the Census is safe, confidential, and very important.

Yet we know some people will be missed. "Omissions" represent people who should have been counted but were not. In the 2010 Census the national rate of Omissions was 5.3 percent of total population, versus 3.5 in Ohio. Other national rates were: 9.3 percent for African-Americans; 7.7 percent for Hispanics; 3.8 percent for non-Hispanic whites; 8.5 …

Ouachita’S Department Of Theatre Arts To Present "Almost, Maine" Feb. 13-17, Madison Creswell, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present the student-led production "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani for the department’s annual Muse Project. Performances will be held in Ouachita’s Verser Theatre Feb. 13-17 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased through Ouachita’s Box Office.