Avoiding Burnout: Resources to Help the Overworked Teacher

Everyone knows that teaching has always been a demanding job; however, in the last decade the demands on teachers have increased. Today, teachers have to answer to parents, administrators, legislators, and the general public when it comes to their classroom practice and educational beliefs. In addition, long hours, classroom management issues, lack of support, low pay, poor working conditions, and the demands of high-stakes testing have all contributed to widespread teacher stress. This collection of resources will make your teaching life so much easier. Bringing these authors into your classroom can give teachers a broader understanding of how to configure a classroom that is inclusive and welcoming and focuses on learning and growing students as readers, writers, and thinkers

HHP-9 Gender Differences in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension Excluded from rTPA

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension are major comorbidities affecting treatment outcome in male and female ischemic stroke patients with recombinant tissue plasminogen therapy (rTPA). However, risk factors contributing to the exclusion from rTPA for male or female ischemic stroke patients with a history of CAD and hypertension are not fully understood. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using data from 5469 patients with an ischemic stroke event from a regional stroke center collected from January 2010 to June 2016. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with gender differences in ischemic stroke patients with a history of CAD and hypertension excluded from rTPA. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each clinical risk factor were used to predict the increasing odds of an association of a specific clinical baseline risk factor with the male or female acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with CAD and hypertension excluded from rTPA. Results: In the population of male patients with CAD and hypertension, heart failure (OR = .590, 95% CI, .428-.811, P = 0.001), and diastolic blood pressure (OR = .978, 95% CI, .970-.986, P \u3c .001) were found to be significantly associated with exclusion of rTPA. In the population of female patients with CAD and hypertension, age (OR = 1.033, 95% CI, 1.020-1.045, P \u3c .001) and BMI (OR = 1.037, 95% CI, 1.017-1.057, P \u3c .001), were associated with exclusion of rTPA. Conclusion: The findings indicate that there is a gender difference for AIS patients with CAD and hypertension excluded from rTPA. Further studies to explore management strategies to eliminate gender differences will improve the inclusion of more male and female AIS patients with CAD and hypertension for rTPA therapy

CPM-8 Europa Unveiled: A Multi-Wavelength Analysis

This study is an analysis of the compositional structure of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, by utilizing multi-wavelength spectroscopy. The objective of this study is to enhance our understanding of Europa’s compositional and potential biological characteristics. Spectral data was obtained from various space missions and instruments. We are looking at imaging and spectroscopy-focused instruments RALPH, LORRI, LEISA, ALICE, and MVIC which were all part of the New Horizons spacecraft that launched in 2006. The data collected was from the Jupiter fly-by in February-March 2007. This project sets the tone for the year with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission by NASA, set to launch in October 2024. That mission aims to analyze Europa more closely and to determine its composition with new and relevant data. The spectral data examined within this project spans from Infrared (IR) to Ultraviolet (UV) range, offering a detailed examination of Europa’s surface and chemical composition. The spectral data is created by analyzing the New Horizons data files within Python by using data libraries like matploblib and astropy to create charts that display the relationship between wavelength and flux for each instrument. Once the charts are created, the data from all instruments is compiled into one comprehensive spectrum. This is achieved by normalizing the flux values from each instrument to a common scale and overlaying them. Our multiple-instrument approach allows for the identification of several distinct spectral features associated with different compounds. This data contributes to our current understanding of our universe, classifications of life, and the abilities of our current technology. Current astrobiological studies have focused on Europa as a target of interest due to its icy surface. The presence of ice indicates a high-water content which is a fundamental requirement of life as we know it which makes Europa, along with other icy moons, promising candidates in our search for additional life within this solar system. Furthermore, the detection of any compounds within Europa that could potentially support microbial life has profound implications for science. While the presence of these compounds does not confirm nor guarantee life, it highlights Europa’s importance for future studies about celestial bodies

Driving Campus Innovation for Sustainability: Harnessing the TPACK Framework for Effective Technology Integration and Support Systems

Objective: Chiropractic institutions face the challenging quandary of how to prepare future doctors for entry into a society completely transformed by technology. At an increasing rate, the incoming student profile is representative of a digital generation with a high affinity for technology use. The aim of this study was 2-fold: (1) outline the basic elements of a technology integration program at our institution and (2) determine if a potential relationship exists between ongoing training and acceptance of such a programmatic shift among faculty and students. Methods: At each phase of technology integration, electronic survey instruments were deployed to participating students and faculty members. Survey instruments included question items assessed through Likert-type scales and open-ended questions to provide students and faculty members with a vehicle for providing specific feedback. To ensure anonymity of student and faculty survey respondents, the response collection source was a different department than the deployment of the survey emails. Participants were encouraged, but not required, to complete the surveys. Results: Analysis of survey responses generally found increases in overall participant satisfaction and acceptance of the technology integration with the provision of ongoing support systems. Conclusion: This study aligns with the body of research suggesting the TPACK framework is an effective model to guide campuses through the basic elements of technology integration. The primary component centers on creating a support system to meet the individual skill level of each faculty member. The survey data analysis of this study confirms a potential relationship of ongoing training/support for faculty and their acceptance of a technology integration program. Although the TPACK model focuses on the experiences of faculty in a technology initiative, this research produced similar evidence of student acceptance when programs were provided to foster a culture of ongoing support for meeting their individual skill levels. In addition, the implementation of a structure for gaining participant feedback, whether through surveys or focus groups, was valuable for programmatic evaluation, improvement and sustainability

Inequalities amid Rapid Growth: A Descriptive Assessment of Employment Outcomes within and between Occupations in Spartanburg’s Regional Labor Market

The Spartanburg metropolitan region has seen rapid population increase and also attracted substantial capital investment in the recent years since the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. News & World Report (Thorsby, 2023) ranked the Spartanburg, SC region as the 12th fastest growing place in their 2023-2024 rankings, and Spartanburg was notably the smallest place among the top 25 on that list. So, the rate of population increase may be associated with perceived and/or real large effects in the dynamics of the region’s labor market and the qualities of Spartanburg’s place character. OneSpartanburg, Inc. (2023) reported that Spartanburg County attracted $3.2 billion in investments associated with more than 1,700 new jobs. Just this summer, BMW broke ground on a battery new assembly plant in Woodruff, SC, which is expected to be part of a burgeoning EV manufacturing industry in the region over the next decade (Ludwig, 2023). In this project, I examine the extent to which the Spartanburg regional labor market exhibits patterns of structural inequality. I draw on methods I have implemented in previous research projects (King, 2019; King and Crommelin, 2021) and develop a descriptive assessment of structural inequalities within and between occupations. I specifically examine manufacturing occupations, jobs within high-technology industries, the film and entertainment industry, and also education and healthcare (or “eds and meds”) occupations. Previous research demonstrates that disproportionate employment in some occupations leads to structural inequalities including segmented labor markets or gender and/or race-based occupational sorting (Kalleberg, 2003; Alonso-Villar and del Río, 2023). Studying data on employment and earnings in these occupation categories, I assess inequalities across demographic variables including race, gender, age, educational attainment geographic mobility, and industry. Recent investment and growth has created a dynamic labor market, but inequalities persists across occupations and industries in the Spartanburg region