Climacium dendroides (Northern Tree Moss)

Climacium dendroides (Northern Tree Moss) 1/21/2020 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Climaciaceae Notes Common Names: Northern Tree Moss; Palm Tree Moss; Tree Moss Years Noted: 2019; 2020; 2021 Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Noah Longhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1040/thumbnail.jp

Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Woodsy Thyme-Moss)

Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Woodsy Thyme-Moss) 4/2/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Mniaceae Notes Common Names: Woodsy Thyme-Moss; Baby Tooth Moss; Woodsy Leafy Moss Years Noted: 2007; 2019; 2020; 2022; 2024 Identified and First Noted By: Spencer Ruston Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulenhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1106/thumbnail.jp

Rhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme Moss)

Rhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme Moss) 4/23/2020 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Mniaceae Notes Common Names: Dotted Thyme Moss; Red Penny Moss; Dotted Leafy Moss Years Noted: 2019; 2020 Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1107/thumbnail.jp

Extended (Re)Producer Responsibility: Child Support, Demographics, and Global Sustainability

Child support laws are common among most contemporary societies, yet correlational research on the demographic effects of child support remains sparse. Using a variety of nonparametric statistical tests, this dissertation compares the child support policies of 91 nations against 30 social, economic, health, and environmental variables from global public datasets. Mann-Whitney and median tests reveal that nations with robust child support systems—equipped with a high number of enforcement mechanisms, a designated administrative agency, and/or a public child support assurance program—are associated with lower unintended pregnancy and abortion rates, lower infant and maternal mortality rates, and better gender equality indicators. While Kendall’s tau b tests signal that nations with robust child support systems tend to produce more air, land, and water pollution per capita, linear regression models suggest these nations are more likely to be reducing greenhouse gas emissions over time and are experiencing slower population growth than those with weaker child support laws. The analysis concludes that child support is closely linked to social welfare and gender equality, and that it may function as an economic degrowth policy akin to extended producer responsibility in the manufacturing sector

Atrichum angustatum (Lesser Smoothcap Moss)

Atrichum angustatum (Lesser Smoothcap Moss) 4/9/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Polytrichaceae Notes Common Names: Lesser Smoothcap Moss; Slender Starburst Moss Years Noted: 2007; 2009; 2019; 2021 Identified and First Noted By: Spencer Ruston Also Noted By: Cindy Law; Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1129/thumbnail.jp

Orthotrichum cf. stellatum (Stellate Orthotrichum Moss)

Orthotrichum cf. stellatum (Stellate Orthotrichum Moss) 4/9/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Orthotrichaceae Notes Common Name: Stellate Orthotrichum Moss Years Noted: 2019; 2021 Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1117/thumbnail.jp

Atrichum undulatum (Wavy Catharinea)

Atrichum undulatum (Wavy Catharinea) 4/23/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Polytrichaceae Notes Common Name: Wavy Catharinea Years Noted: 2007; 2019 Identified and First Noted By: Spencer Ruston Also Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1136/thumbnail.jp

Perspectives on Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology Services Best Suited for Telehealth Delivery: Implications for US Telehealth Policy

Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services have been successfully performed using telehealth as a delivery method since the COVID19 pandemic. But patient access to telehealth therapy services is threatened with the pending expiration of therapy extenders in the Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. This study aimed to assess which therapy interventions are the most effective using telehealth. Methods used were therapist surveys with both Likert scale and open-ended questions and in-depth interviews distributed via national therapy society message boards and patient surveys delivered via their treating therapist. Results of the study showed both therapists and patients believe telehealth should be permanent to ensure patient access to therapy services. Therapists indicated that, when necessary, therapy services can be tailored to meet the needs of patients via telehealth with access issues. However, when given the option, therapists believe that telehealth should be a selective process based on patient needs and therapist discretion. The main findings of the study are that the most effective therapy services delivered via telehealth are SLP codes 92507, 92521, 92522, 92523, 92524 and the PT re-evaluation code followed by the OT re-evaluation, 97535, and 97116. The study also showed notable limitations including inadequacies of using CPT® codes as the method of determining effectiveness. Many different therapy interventions fall under the same CPT® code, some of which are successful via telehealth and others are not. Limiting access to only the most effective CPT® codes based on their ambiguity would be detrimental to patient access for appropriate interventions

Nobody Told Me There\u27d Be Otters!

Dr. Nur Ritter, Steward of the Gordon Natural Area, presents Nobody Told Me There\u27d Be Otters! Species, Patterns, and Insights from 2+ Years of Wildlife Camera Monitoring in the Gordon Natural Area

Leucobryum glaucum (Pincushion Moss)

Leucobryum glaucum (Pincushion Moss) 8/27/2019 Group: Bryophytes Type: Mosses Family: Leucobryaceae Notes Common Name: Pincushion Moss Year Noted: 2019 Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1093/thumbnail.jp