A Pair of Shoes

Fiction by Ann Bailey

A Field Experience in Public Health Nutrition with the Nutrition Section of the Florida Division of Health

The field course described in this thesis was completed between September 23 and November 8 in 1974 while with the Nutrition Section of the Florida Division of Health. The purpose of this field course was to integrate academic theory and practical application in the field of public health nutrition. In addition, the field course was to provide an opportunity for developing methodology in disseminating nutritional concepts to the general public in a most practical manner. The field experience was designed to allow the author to familiarize herself with the philosophy and principles of public health. Through observation and participation in the nutrition program, both at the state and local level, the author was able to develop her professional skills in public health nutrition. Through the opportunity given by the field course, the author grew in self-confidence and was strengthened in her personal abilities to perform and initiate the responsibilities of a future public health nutritionist

The Role of Faculty Advisors in the Success of Psi Chi Chapters: Leadership Characteristics and Their Relation With Student Organization Success

Leaders of a student organization may have a strong impact on the success of the chapter they lead. The current research study examined leadership qualities of Psi Chi Faculty Advisors, leaders in a Psychology honors society, and how those qualities affected the activity, involvement, and satisfaction of members within Psi Chi. In order to assess these variables, a national online survey was sent out to Psi Chi student leaders asking them to evaluate their Faculty Advisor\u27s leadership characteristics in addition to their Psi Chi chapter. Two-hundred and eighty-five surveys were completed and returned. Results showed a significant positive correlation between Psi Chi Faculty Advisor leadership scores and student satisfaction (r=.436, p\u3c .01). Results also show a significant positive correlation between Faculty Advisor leadership scores and chapter activity (r=.190, p\u3c.01)

Newly Licensed Registered Nurses\u27 Experiences with Clinical Simulation

The purpose of this study was to understand how new graduate nurses perceive the value of simulation in making the transition into professional practice. This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach with a sample of first year nurses. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model serves as this study’s conceptual framework. For the current study, the sample consisted of 10 newly graduated, female nurses with less than one year of experience working in the hospital setting were interviewed. Data analysis included interviews and transcription by the researcher. Finally, participants were asked about themes to increase rigor. Four themes emerged from this research: 1) how simulation is being used, 2) the perceived value of simulation, 3) simulation versus “real life,” and 4) simulation and preparation for practice

Student-Athlete Academic and Athletic Identity and Self-Efficacy

The present study was designed to gain insight into student-athlete identity and self-efficacy. The study will discuss findings from a confirmatory analysis of the internal consistency reliability and validity of two scales found by using Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. This is discussed in the instruments area of the Methods section. The main part of the study seeks to gain insight into the academic and athletic identity of student athletes and if and how that identity relates to student’s academic and athletic self-efficacy. A sample of 108 current Division I Student-Athletes at a large southeastern university were administered a series of three short surveys which asked questions about their athletic and academic identity, as well as their academic self-efficacy and their athletic self-efficacy. Analysis involved determining the relationship between the identity and self-efficacy of student-athletes, and analyzing other factors that influence this relationship. Findings revealed that student-athletes at this institution possessed high levels of academic and athletic identity, as well as high academic self-efficacy and athletic self-efficacy. A slight positive correlation was found between academic identity and self-efficacy as well as athletic identity and self-efficacy. Furthermore, a positive correlation between academic self-efficacy and performance was found, supporting prior literature claiming that self-efficacy is related to performance. Finally, demographic factors impacting mean scores and correlations are discussed

Integrating assistive technology into the classroom: a program for teacher professional development

Occupational therapists work in the school setting as related service providers, helping those students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) access their special education curriculum. As part of the development of the IEP process, each student is supposed to be assessed for the need for assistive technology to support their educational program (United States Department of Education, n.d.). Assessing for student needs in assistive technology falls within the occupational therapy scope of practice under communication management, one area of independent activities of daily living (AOTA, 2014). However, many students do not have their assistive technology needs identified and met. Additionally, many teachers working with students with disabilities do not have access to the ongoing training necessary to integrate and use assistive technology in the classroom (Basham, Israel, Graden, Poth, & Winston, 2010; Connor, Snell, Gansneder, & Dexter, 2010; Okolo & Diedrich, 2014; Quinn, Behrmann, Mastropieri, & Chung, 2009). “Integrating Assistive Technology into the Classroom: A Program for Teacher Professional Development” was created by an occupational therapist with experience working in the school setting, including assessing students for assistive technology needs and supporting teachers, students and classrooms in using assistive technology. The goals of the project are to 1) provide classroom teachers with the tools necessary to use different types of assistive technology in the classroom and 2) address the needs of diverse learners so that all students are able to successfully participate in their educational program. The program incorporates strategies from adult learning theory and strategies for effective teacher professional development to ensure program success. The program is an innovative, evidence-based approach to teacher professional development in the use and integration of assistive technology in the classroom. It has the potential to become a model for professional development in the area of assistive technology use in the school setting

Common Nutritional Deficiencies in the Three Richest Versus the Poorest Countries in the World: Why Are They Similar or Different?

Over one billion people suffer from nutritional deficiencies, and they reside in both the poorest and the richest countries in the world. What needs to be determined is if the deficiencies are similar or different, and most importantly why. By learning what nutritional deficits exist in these countries and why they occur, we are then able to create appropriate interventions in order to improve the nutritional status of populations worldwide

Waste Heat Recovery From a Compression Ignition Engine using a Combined Diesel Particulate Filter Heat Exchanger

Compression ignition (CI) engines have been a figurehead in the transportation industry for decades. However, as environmental regulations dictate increasingly strict emissions guidelines for engines, technologies must accordingly advance. To this end, this thesis describes the work of validating a combined diesel particulate filter heat exchanger (DPFHX) for CI engine exhaust waste heat recovery (WHR) in a Rankine Cycle (RC), a concept introduced in the first chapter of this thesis. The second chapter includes a comprehensive literature review, indicating the increasing prevalence of WHR in the literature. Additionally, with RC as the principal system for WHR and engine exhaust as the primary heat source, this research is exceptionally relevant. Furthermore, the primary aspects of an RC WHR system requiring individual optimization are the heat exchangers and expanders along with working fluid selection. As such, the third chapter discusses experiments to analyze and compare the DPFHX with various working fluids; thus, incorporating the literature trends of working fluid comparison and component specificity in the methodology. Consequently, in the DPFHX, water achieved a higher heat transfer rate by over 60% than the 50% by volume mixture of water and ethylene glycol, the two optimal working fluids in the apparatus without DPF cores. However, alterations made to the DPF cores’ outer diameters and lengths when installing them in the heat exchanger tubes prevented them from achieving the expected outcome (i.e., improving apparatus performance). Finally, the fourth chapter links the conclusions from this work to recommendations for future efforts to investigate DPFHXs