Implementation of Feeding Education to Increase Hospice Volunteer Knowledge

Problem: Hospice volunteers have no formal training on end-of-life nutrition and how to feed patients. Insufficient knowledge of feeding patients presents safety issues, leading to decreased patient satisfaction and diminished volunteer role fulfillment. Context: The setting was an independent non-profit hospice organization that serves around 1,000 patients within the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay communities. The project was a collaboration between hospice leadership and the quality and education department. Intervention: Volunteer education was implemented to increase volunteer knowledge about end-of-life nutrition and feeding patients. The educational session included a PowerPoint lecture, a small group discussion portion, and hands-on skills practice. Three in-person training sessions were delivered during June and July 2023. 62 out of 100 completed the training sessions. Measures: Pre- and post-education assessment surveys were used to measure volunteer knowledge and confidence. The survey included ten questions, five true or false and five multiple choice questions, to assess volunteer knowledge. Volunteers rated their confidence in feeding patients on a scale from zero to ten. Results: The post-education survey results demonstrated an increase in volunteer knowledge from 8.3 to 9.8 on a 10-point scale, exceeding the 90% project target. Volunteer feeding confidence also increased from 3.5 to 9. Conclusions: Volunteer education is an evidence-based method to increase volunteer knowledge. Volunteers with inadequate knowledge and competency in feeding patients can lead to diminished patient care and safety issues. The implementation of comprehensive volunteer training on feeding patients increases volunteer knowledge, confidence, and competency. Keywords: volunteer education, hospice, knowledge levels, feeding patients, patient satisfactio

Effectiveness of a research-based reading development intervention in 2nd grade children

The purpose of this project is to develop a reading program for second grade children that is based on research. Reading development is a complex process impacted by a wide array of neurobiological, cognitive, social, and other related factors

Rebranding Religion: Religious Manipulation in 15th Century Castile

Increasing religious intolerance in Castile resulted in the expulsion of Muslims in 1502. However, just 50 years earlier Castile was known as one of the most religiously tolerant Christian kingdoms of Europe. Scholars have debated the reasons for the rapid shift in royal religious policy. But rather than asking why, here it is questioned how Castilian royalty used this Anti-Muslim shift to consolidate their power. This study focuses on primary source documents such as the “Capitulations of Granada” to answer this question. Created in December 1491, the Capitulations were a collection of decrees that guaranteed the protection of Muslims and their traditions following the surrender of the Muslim kingdom of Granada to the Christian kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. Detailed analysis of this document illustrates that a sudden negative shift towards Muslims did occur but asserts that this shift was deliberately shaped by the Castilian monarchy for political gain

A 43-Gbps Lithium Niobate Modulator Driver Module

This paper describes the realization of a 43-Gbps Lithium Niobate modulator driver module. The NRZ driver module utilizes four stages of GaAs p-HEMT MMIC amplifiers integrated with an output level detector and feedback loop to provide thermal stability and external control of the output swing. The bias and loop control circuitry are contained in the housing on a PC board external to the sealed MIC section. The integrated module (50.8 x 73.4 x 9.5 mm 3) provides 6.0 Vp-p controllable single-ended output voltage while dissipating only 4 watt

Smartwatch games: Encouraging privacy-protective behaviour in a longitudinal study

While the public claim concern for their privacy, they frequently appear to overlook it. This disparity between concern and behaviour is known as the Privacy Paradox. Such issues are particularly prevalent on wearable devices. These products can store personal data, such as text messages and contact details. However, owners rarely use protective features. Educational games can be effective in encouraging changes in behaviour. Therefore, we developed the first privacy game for (Android) Wear OS watches. 10 participants used smartwatches for two months, allowing their high-level settings to be monitored. Five individuals were randomly assigned to our treatment group, and they played a dynamically-customised privacy-themed game. To minimise confounding variables, the other five received the same app but lacking the privacy topic. The treatment group improved their protection, with their usage of screen locks significantly increasing (p = 0.043). In contrast, 80% of the control group continued to never restrict their settings. After the posttest phase, we evaluated behavioural rationale through semi-structured interviews. Privacy concerns became more nuanced in the treatment group, with opinions aligning with behaviour. Actions appeared influenced primarily by three factors: convenience, privacy salience and data sensitivity. This is the first smartwatch game to encourage privacy-protective behaviour

The Space Between Love and Hate: Coexistence During Convivencia

The period preceding the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Iberia in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was marred by conflict. The extent and degree of the discord has long been fiercely debated amongst scholars in two camps. Many late 20th century scholars have accepted the concept of Convivencia or “coexistence,” which argues that Jews, Muslims, and Christians lived in relative harmony with one another, peacefully blending their different cultures together. Others argue that there was no amicable cohabitation between the rival cultures and that Convivencia is a modern creation of later historians. This study focuses on Christian and Muslim primary source documents centering on 15th century Castile to gain insight of this debate. By analyzing personal accounts of daily life as well as legal documents including capitulations, land distributions, a Sunni Muslim breviary detailing social laws, a glimpse of the attitudes and feelings of individuals living within the supposed Convivencia can be seen. This research demonstrates that while Convivencia might not have been attained, there were genuine and earnest efforts by both the Christian ruling class and their Muslim subjects to live together without violence or severe oppression. PART OF SESSION 1A. CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS: Comment: Jeanette Fregulia, Carroll CollegeChair: Ellen Kittell, University of Idaho Francesca M. Duncan, University of Portland, undergraduate student“A Collaborative Crusade: Economic Incentives for Religious Tolerance in Sicily, 1061–1189” John Franzwa, Western Oregon University, undergraduate student“The Space Between Love and Hate: Coexistence During Convivencia” James M. Masnov, Portland State University, graduate student“Religious Freedom Matters, At Home and Abroad: Thomas Jefferson in Paris in the 1780s

Influence of Pictorial Meaningfulness, Picture Detail, and Presentation Mode on Visual Retention

122 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1972.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD

The Use and Effectiveness of Evaluative - Dynamic Language in Persuasion

183 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1967.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD