Our Lady of Mount Carmel History and Architecture Brochure

In Spring of 2018, students in ARTH 204: Castle, Cathedral, and Cloister, taught by Prof. Janice Mann, conducted research on four churches in Mount Carmel, PA: Divine Redeemer Catholic Church, First United Methodist Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and Saint Michael\u27s Orthodox Church. Each brochure showcases the church\u27s history, exterior architecture, and interior architecture and design. This entry is for the Our Lady of Mount Carmel brochure. The brochure, which is a 4 panel double gate fold design, includes the church foundation history, exterior architecture explanation, and interior design and architecture details including a description of the Gothic Revival style stained glass window. Funding for printed brochures, which were provided to the churches for distribution, came from the Art and Art History Department at Bucknell University

Cognitive and Social Change in Young Children during Logo Activities: A Study of Individual Differences

The purpose of the thesis was to evaluate the response of young children who differ in the way they process information when they are placed in Logo environments. The evaluation entailed a preliminary review of the Logo computer language, of reflectivity/impulsivity within the metacognitive domain and of conservation abilities and spatial skills. The role played by computers, particularly when the Logo language was used, in the social interactions of their users was also examined and the focus for each of these was their characteristics in relation to young children. Finally a model for individual differences was selected for use in the study. ... The statistical evidence for significant differences between the Logo and non-Logo groups was strong. The children in the Logo group changed quite dramatically in relation to reflectivity/impulsivity, with there being behavioural observations to support the statistical results that the children had become more reflective. On the other hand, their non-Logo peers had shifted towards higher levels of impulsivity, during the fifteen month period. Even some of the children who at the outset of the study were classified as reflective, had moved away from this. This can be logically accounted for by the age of the subjects, with six year olds being characterized by a style of impulsivity. This therefore makes the movement towards reflectivity by the Logo group, all the more impressive. ... The study also contributes in a unique way to the body of research because of the use of the model of individual differences as a referential framework, which permits a wider, yet more focussed interpretation of the statistical evidence

Cognitive Abilities and Instructional Treatments in a Reasoning Unit for Senior Primary School: A Study of Aptitude Treatment Interaction

The research was concerned with the general proposition that if instructional treatments are specifically tailored to suit students grouped according to individual aptitude patterns, learning performances will be improved. The Luria model, providing the theoretical underpinning for the measurement of individual differences in cognitive abilities, proposes that two information processing aptitudes underlie learning, namely simultaneous analysis / synthesis and successive analysis / synthesis. Studies were conducted using female subjects in Year 6 at schools in the northern suburbs of Sydney. In Study 1 (N=296) and the preliminary phase of Study 3 (N=251), data from psychometric tests were analysed using principal component analysis to identify the dimensions of the Luria model and describe the aptitude profile of each subject

Rangeways - community based planning for ecologically sustainable land use in the Western Australian goldfields

Ways to identity and reconcile opportunities tor different land uses while protecting biologically sensitive areas were researched within the Western Australian rangeland from1995 to 2000. The research was undertaken within a framework of community-based regional planning and was underpinned by policies of ecological sustainable development.The research and community structures arising from the work were collectively named the Rangeways project. The purpose was to resolve land use problems through a structural approach to land use planning and the development of processes rather than to devise \u27The Plan\u27

Differences in Complication Rates Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

Introduction: Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) has surpassed Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) as the most commonly performed bariatric operation. Though the beneficial effect of SG on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is less than that of RYGB, it is perceived to have a lower complication rate. The purpose of this study was to quantify the complication rates between of SG and RYGB in a severely obese diabetic population. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study that included all diabetic patients undergoing RYGB and SG at an academic medical center from January 1, 2011 to July 1, 2015. Patients were followed at 6 week, 6 month, 1 year, 2 year, and 3 year postoperatively. Outpatient and emergency visits were identified in the EMR system. Continuous data was analyzed using Student T tests and discrete data was analyzed using Fisher’s Exact Test. We defined early complications as those occurring within 30 days postoperatively, and late complications as those after 30 days. Results: A total of 96 patients underwent RYGB and 89 underwent SG. The groups were concurrent and similar with regards to preoperative demographic factors such as age, gender, Hgb-A1c, HOMA2 parameters, excess body weight, BMI, and diabetic medication use. In terms of early complications, the rate of hemorrhage requiring transfusion was higher in the SG group compared to RYGB (10.1% vs. 3.1%, p=0.073). Postoperative length of stay was lower in the SG group (m=1.7 d vs. m=2 d, p=0.02), but the early readmission rate was also higher in the SG group (7.9% vs. 2.1%, p=0.09). For late postoperative complications, there were 4 anastomotic ulcer perforations and one case of internal hernia in the RYGB group. There were 6 late postoperative reoperations in the RYGB group (6% vs. 0%, p=0.03). In addition, 13 patients underwent 16 total upper endoscopies in the RYGB group (13.5% vs. 0%, p=0.0002). The cumulative rate of early and late interventions was higher in the RYGB group (20% vs. 3.4%, p=0.0005). Conclusions: While the rate of early postoperative complication is similar between SG and RYGB, the need for late intervention is higher after RYGB. The cumulative need for reintervention (early and late) is higher after RYGB. This may explain the shift from Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Sleeve Gastrectomy as the most commonly performed bariatric intervention

The Attitude of New South Wales Registered Nurses to Nursing Research: Factors and Influences

Attitude is considered to have a major influence on the way a person understands, learns and behaves in a given situation. The type of attitude held by an individual may be positive or negative. This study was concerned with Australian nurses' attitude to nursing research. Guided by the literature, attitude to nursing research was considered to consist of several elements that may be modified by other influences such as self-esteem, job satisfaction and the unique characteristics of the nurse. Factor analysis and reliability estimates of results following a mail survey of 1,304 registered nurses in NSW revealed four factors (subscales): motivation, knowledge, support and enactment that could represent the construct 'attitude to nursing research'. The explained variance for the factors was below an acceptable standard and Rasch measurement analysis was used to provide an alternative method for validation of the subscales and subscale interval level scores through logistic transformation of the data. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the model including the effects of self esteem and job satisfaction. The model failed to support the conceptual hypothesis. Multivariate analysis of variance, together with univariate analysis of significant relationships was conducted to determine differences with subgroups in the sample. Significant differences (

Comparison of Diabetic Remission Rates following Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass and Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is being increasingly investigated as treatment for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). As Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) surpasses Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) as the new standard in bariatric surgery, it is still unknown if its efficacy in achieving remission is comparable to RYGB. This study compared diabetic remission rates between SG and RYGB in order to identify the predictive factors for remission and the mechanisms of achieving remission. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study comparing all diabetic patients undergoing RYGB and SG at an academic medical center from 1/1/11-7/1/15. Patients were followed preoperatively and at 6 week, 6 month, and 1, 2, and 3 year intervals. We defined diabetic remission as HbA1c under 7 without insulin or hypoglycemic use and excess body weight (EBW) as percent over ideal body weight. Data were analyzed using Cox analysis, Fisher’s Exact Tests, and Student T Tests. Results: During the study, 96 patients underwent RYGB and 89 underwent SG. Preoperatively, patients from both groups had similar age, weight, gender, preoperative weight loss, HbA1c at onset and at surgery, oral hypoglycemic use, insulin use, and HOMA2 parameters. At one year postoperatively, patients who underwent RYGB showed a statistically greater postoperative EBW loss (62% vs. 36% p \u3c 0.0001). Kaplan Meier analysis showed a significantly higher rate of remission, (83% vs. 66%) in patients who underwent SG (p=0.02). After using Cox analysis to account for differences in delta BMI (p=0.04), EBW loss (p=0.04), preoperative HOMA2 parameters (p=0.008-0.011), and preoperative factors such as HbA1c and insulin use (p=0.001 for both), there was no change in RYGB’s impact on diabetic remission compared to SG. Conclusion: Our results confirm that RYGB achieves a significantly greater rate of diabetic remission and a significantly higher weight loss than SG. Additionally, the difference in rate of diabetic remission is not explained by weight loss or preoperative predictors of less reversible diabetes (HOMA2 parameters, use of insulin). Identification of the factor(s) responsible for this differential effect on diabetes may afford opportunity for therapeutic intervention

The 2018 U.S. Trust® Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy

The results of the 2018 U.S. Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy demonstrate, in many ways, a continuation of the broad trends seen in previous years’ Studies. Taken as a whole, giving by high net worth households appears to be stronger than ever. The familiarity of these ongoing trends is reassuring, but it may also be deceptive. Trends are, by definition, dynamic, and the trends in this year’s Study reveal a powerful undercurrent of social, economic, political and demographic forces that will compel nonprofit organizations to adopt strategies and business practices that are more inclusive and transparent