This project is submitted to the faculty of Marian University Leighton School of Nursing as partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesia track. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery...
Background and Review of Literature: Intravenous (IV) catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABIs) are a substantial problem in healthcare. Recently, intraoperative care was identified as a risk factor for the development...
In 1966, David Baker, a Black man and esteemed jazz musician and composer, created and developed the Jazz Studies program at Indiana University (IU). The purpose of this study was to investigate how David Baker came to join the...
A selection of sources for the cultural and political context of the early Roman Empire and the New Testament writings, this book includes public speeches, official inscriptions, annals, essays, poems, and documents of veiled...
The world surrounding Paul and the assemblies comes vividly to life here. Documents and Images for the Study of Paul gathers representative texts illustrating Jewish practices, Greco-Roman moral exhortation, biblical...
COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory illness that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and infected millions more in the United States. Unfortunately, Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities are...
This article is an invitation to Christian youth and young adult educators and ministers to be more understanding of queer theology and to discern its place within ministry to and for young people. The article examines the term...
Context: Regional conservation efforts should incorporate fine scale landscape genetic and habitat suitability data for management decisions. This information permits conservation measures to be tailored to a specific...
A significant amount of attention has been brought to the endocrine-like function of skeletal muscle on various tissues, particularly with bone. Several lines of investigation indicate that the physiology of both bone and...
Reductions in skeletal muscle mass and function are often reported in patients with cancer-associated weight loss and are associated with reduced quality of life, impaired treatment tolerance, and increased mortality. Although...
The use of perioperative opioids for pain management can come with great consequences as the opioid crisis is more prevalent than ever. In the US, nearly 70% of all opioid tablets prescribed after surgery become problematic as...
Precedex is a common sedative used for procedural sedation and as an adjunct in general anesthesia. This project uses a retrospective chart review to determine if intraoperative Precedex boluses increase the length of stay in...
Background: Throughout the last decade simulation education has become an integral part of healthcare education. Designing simulation training for educational programs takes careful consideration and thought to plan an...
•Waiting for Course Evaluations does not help the students currently in the class
• Using in-semester assessments allows instructors to make adjustments quickly and best serve their students
--> Shows the students that the...
The US Department of Labor cites that while the United States has over 4 million registered nurses, many of them are no longer practicing. This statistic existed pre-pandemic, yet, is augmented in this current pandemic climate....
"This volume collects over 200 poems from out-of-print books, literary journals, and those left in typescript and notebook form hidden away in university archives. The lost Etheridge attempts to serve as a companion to The...
Transposable elements (TEs) are sequences that replicate and move throughout genomes, and they can be silenced through methylation of cytosines at CpG dinucleotides. TE abundance contributes to genome size, but TE silencing...
Context: Regional conservation efforts should incorporate fine scale landscape genetic and habitat suitability data for management decisions. This information permits conservation measures to be tailored to a specific...
Practitioners of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) often evaluate student learning through journal article style lab reports. In our biology department, CUREs are used in multiple required and elective...
Klotho is a regulatory anti-aging protein that is significantly expressed in the choroid plexus, plays an important role in regulating the immune response in the CNS, and diminishes with age. It is known that a decline of...
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder that commonly results in a dilated aorta, aneurysms, joint laxity, craniosynostosis, and soft skin that bruises easily. Neurodevelopmental abnormalities are uncommon in...
Lymphangiogenesis is an essential physiological process but also a determining factor in vascular-related pathological conditions. Angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) plays an important role in lymphatic vascular development and function and...
Objective: Family members carrying the same SCN1A variant often exhibit differences in the clinical severity of epilepsy. This variable expressivity suggests that other factors aside from the primary sodium channel variant...
The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has evolved since the 1980s, with broad-based applications for clinical care, research, and health policy, as well as for individual and patient use. This book,...
Virtual microscopy podcasts (VMPs) are narrative recordings of digital histology images. This study evaluated the outcomes of integrating the VMPs into teaching histology to osteopathic medical students. The hypothesis was that...
While looking through the Hoagy Carmichael Collection at the Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, I came across a musical manuscript that featured a children’s choir with chamber...
Pastoral Care to and Ministry with LGBTQ Youth and Young Adults weaves sound theology and solid practice to offer insight and introspection about helping and ministering to some of our most vulnerable in our congregations...
Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental childhood death in the United States[34]. 80% of children experience malnutrition during cancer treatment[34]. Malnutrition effects with cancer treatment: increases...
Aristotle identifies four modes of unity: numerical, specific, generic, and proportional or analogous. Recent scholarship has renewed the Renaissance and early Modern Thomist critique that John Duns Scotus's (d. 1308) doctrine...
Religion Matters: How Sociology Helps Us Understand Religion in Our World focuses on religion’s interplay with broader society, introducing students to the basic questions, ideas, and methods with which sociologists have...
The Power of Touch is written to enlighten on the anatomy and physiology of touch within the brain and how such integration influences our interpretation of objects under tactile stimulation. Touch conveys great power to...
Part of special issue: Women in Topology III. Abstract: We develop a spectral sequence for the homotopy groups of Loday constructions with respect to twisted cartesian products in the case where the group involved is discrete....
The following paper is an evidence-based practice paper. When first teaching introductory engineering thermodynamics, it was seen that the lowest scores in the semester occurred on questions regarding full thermodynamic system...
This paper is an evidence based practice paper. Across the United States, many universities, especially smaller, liberal arts universities, do not have the facilities to offer engineering degrees. One thing that has become very...
In the pursuit of deepening ones understanding of physics and its implications on biological functions, Biophysics presents itself as the forerunner in useful courses serving in this capacity. As a modern, interdisciplinary...
We propose a novel approach to improve computational thinking (CT) and computer programming (CP) via a disciplinary-based problem solving approach. We hypothesize that the syntax needed for writing a computer code can be...
A study of Semiconductor device concepts is a core area in the electrical and computer engineering curriculum, which introduces the principles and operation of basic semiconductor devices, and device characterization. The...
Narrative Therapy with Spanish Speakers provides counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals with a variety of culturally responsive bilingual activities developed for use with clients of all ages. Each...
The plant-specific TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR (TCP) transcription factor family is most closely associated with regulating plant developmental programs. Recently, TCPs were also shown to mediate host...
Phloem is a critical tissue that transports photosynthates and extracellular signals in vascular plants. Although a functional phloem is necessary for plant health, it is also an ideal environment for pathogens to access host...
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of modern high pressure solid-state synthesis methods, with a specific focus on their integration with in situ X-ray diffraction methods. Fundamental concepts in solid-state...
Conflict can have detrimental effects on team interaction, performance, and member satisfaction, so research on tools and techniques aimed at reducing or resolving conflict is crucial. This study trained the leaders of teams...
This article addresses four models of leadership that Christian communities may want to adopt to help them assess and articulate a more vibrant and dynamic youth ministry. In particular, this article will demonstrate that...
Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis whose expression suppresses tumor growth in vivo. Like many angiogenesis-related genes, TSP-1 expression is tightly controlled by various mechanisms, but there...
The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) is one of the few socially monogamous species within the highly polygynous grouse subfamily (Tetraoninae). I found White-tailed Ptarmigan in Glacier National Park, Montana,...
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vasculature, is essential for many physiological processes, and aberrant angiogenesis contributes to some of the most prevalent human diseases, including cancer....
NOL7 is a putative tumor suppressor gene localized to 6p23, a region with frequent loss of heterozygosity in a number of cancers, including cervical cancer (CC). We have previously demonstrated that reintroduction of NOL7 into...
Imbalanced angiogenesis is a characteristic of several diseases. Rho GTPases regulate multiple cellular processes, such as cytoskeletal rearrangement, cell movement, microtubule dynamics, signal transduction and gene...
BACKGROUND: NOL7 is a candidate tumor suppressor that localizes to a chromosomal region 6p23. This locus is frequently lost in a number of malignancies, and consistent loss of NOL7 through loss of heterozygosity and decreased...
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), which activate heterotrimeric G proteins, are an essential class of transmembrane receptors that are responsible for a myriad of signaling events in normal and pathologic conditions. Two...
We conducted a study of the diet of the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) at an urban/rural interface near Indianapolis International Airport in summer 2004. We used two 1-m2quadrats covered with window...
A five minute lightning talk for an application to correlate LC Classification Outline classes with their respective call numbers, with the goal of the project make Library of Congress call numbers more...
I believe this article emphasizes how emotionally valuable receiving patients' trust is to the practicing physician. It also gives new insight into understanding the emotional loss a physician may experience when leaving...
Many C. elegans aging studies use the compound 5-fluro-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (FUdR) to produce a synchronous population of worms. However, the effects of FUdR on the bacterial gene expression of OP50 E. coli, the primary...
Agglomeration of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in tablets can lead to decreased bioavailability in some enabling formulations. In a previous study, we determined that crystalline APIs can be detected as...
America is becoming increasingly diverse. Discrimination against minority groups persists and contributes to negative disparate outcomes for patients and healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility...
The goal of this research was to determine the effects of the growth of invasive plant Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on the rhizosphere bacterial community composition, and diversity in an urban wetland forest ecosystem....
COVID-19 was primarily identified as a respiratory illness, but reports of patients presenting initially with cardiovascular complaints are rapidly emerging. Many patients also develop cardiovascular complications during and...
Gender dysphoria (GD), a conflict between one's self-perceived gender identity and the biological sex has been a wholly enigma
and a source of contention between experts of various disciplines since long. This is a narrative...
Context: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clinicians quickly adapted their way of practicing patient care by offering telehealth and virtual office visits while simultaneously having to minimize direct patient care. The...
We offer this micro-edition as an opportunity to consider how an agent of violent European colonialism in the Americas came to be held up as an embodiment of American exceptionalism and a justification for US imperialism. More...
Ferric citrate (FC) is an approved therapy for chronic kidney disease (CKD) pa-
tients as a phosphate (Pi) binder for dialysis-dependent CKD, and for iron de-
ficiency anemia (IDA) in non-dialysis CKD. Elevated Pi and IDA...
Orientia tsutsugamushi, the etiologic agent of the life-threatening febrile disease scrub typhus, is an obligately intracellular small coccobacillary bacterium belonging to the family Rickettsiaceae and is transmitted by the...
The internal iliac artery (IIA), or hypogastric artery, is the primary artery supplying the pelvic viscera and an important contributor to structures of the pelvic wall, perineum, gluteal region, and thigh. The internal iliac...
Involvement in research is regarded as a high-impact educational practice, which, for medical professionals, is associated with sharpened critical thinking and life-long learning skills, greater appreciation for evidence-based...
Context: It is important for colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) to provide opportunities for osteopathic medical students (OMSs) to conduct research under the guidance of professional researchers. However, COMs...
Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants enables timely tracking of clinically important strains in order to inform the public health response. Current subtype-based variant surveillance depending on prior subtype assignment...
Sudangrass [ Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf] is a hybrid between grain sorghum and its wild relative S. bicolor ssp. verticilliflorum and is grown as a forage crop due to its high biomass production and low dhurrin content...
Purpose: Malnutrition and cachexia during pediatric cancer treatment worsen toxicity and quality-of-life. Clinical practice varies with lack of standard malnutrition definition and nutrition interventions. This systematic...
Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a pathogenic yeast that is the leading cause of fungal meningitis in immunocompromised patients. Various Cn virulence factors, such as the enzyme laccase and its product melanin, phospholipase,...
Background: Due to globalization, spread of a pandemic is inevitable as we have seen with COVID-19. Further, increased ease of travel increases the potential and frequency of pandemics. Hence, it is imperative to find solutions...
The study examines evidence for the transmission of the US and EU financial crises via investor holdings into the Chilean stock market following two global financial crises, in 2008 and 2011. The study modified the models of...
Embedding carbon in metals has long been known to enhance the mechanical properties of metal carbon composites. We report the possibility of growing Al–C composites by the hot isostatic pressing method, with carbon embedded...
Objective: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are harmful or distressing events occurring within a child’s social or family environment which disrupt psychological and physical development. The goal of this DNP project is to...
Background and Review of Literature: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) frequently occur in patients after anesthesia, significantly impacting patient satisfaction and potentially leading to untoward complications....
For students taking higher level mathematics courses, the transition from computational to proof-based courses such as analysis and algebra not only introduces a new format of writing and communication, but also a new level of...
MU Library recently made the decision to migrate from Illiad to Tipasa. Our motivation for the move was a recent merger with another university and discovering Illiad no longer met our needs. While the prospect of doing a...
Instructional leadership can be conceptualized as the leadership approach wherein the school leader collaborates with teachers, to provide both support and guidance to establish the best teaching practices for students...
Sharing the culminating research work of Marian University doctoral students in the Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership program. Dissertations present theoretical and controlled research investigations, while capstone projects...
This capstone documented the process of defining, developing, and evaluating a curriculum for professional selling within a business school in a small liberal arts university. Specifically, it addressed the research question:...
This presentation will demonstrate the process of implementing an open test bank project in Psychology and Counseling courses, examine our data, and provide suggestions for others interested in starting similar projects. Our...
Patients with class three obesity, formerly defined as morbid or extreme obesity, presenting for anesthesia come with an increased risk of experiencing complications. The oxygen storage capabilities and the functional residual...
During surgical interventions of upper or lower extremities, one of the methods in which blood loss can be decreased is through application of the pneumatic tourniquet. A bloodless field provides important advantages for the...
Spin–orbit coupling enables the realization of topologically nontrivial ground states. As spin–orbit coupling increases with increasing atomic number, compounds featuring heavy elements, such as lead, offer a pathway toward...
Simulation experiences are a mandatory part of nurse anesthesia programs. Simulations are intended to improve students’ skills in a safe environment, but their effects on cognitive knowledge and confidence are not well...
With his 2006 film Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), writer and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck asserted that he had created a GDR that is truer than the real thing, that is realer than the actual GDR. In...
Cognitive aids have been shown to enhance clinical performance and improve patient care by increasing the completion of essential tasks and facilitating clinical decision-making. Cognitive aids have also been demonstrated to be...