Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers - Accession 58

The Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and financial records, relating to a wide range of topics and organizations, both at the state and York County level; including the York County Nature Museum, alcohol and drug abuse, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, the death penalty, public education, social services, Winthrop College and York Technical College, Catawba, South Carolina, Clover, South Carolina, Congaree Swamp, consumer protections, health care, Henry’s Knob, insurance, Jaycee Boys Home, judicial reform, dairy industry, Gov. John C. West, taxes, York County landfills, South Carolina wildlife, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Fort Mill, transportation, housing, senior citizens, South Carolina State Constitution revision, Home Rule, House Reapportionment, highways, environment, South Carolina Tricentennial. Celebration, York County Boys Home, civil defense, York General Hospital, race relations, and Veteran affairs.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1086/thumbnail.jp

Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers - Accession 378

The Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, studies, legislative bills, and acts, amendment copies, financial records, news releases, policy statements, maps and newspaper clippings relating to Mr. McFadden’s career as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives for District #50 of York County. the papers relate to such diverse topics and organizations as the York County Nature Museum, alcohol and drug abuse, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, the death penalty, public education, social services, Winthrop University and York Technical College, rural fire departments, et al. The collection is arranged so that the general correspondence appears first in the collection followed by a subject file arranged alphabetically. A random collection of newspaper clippings closes out the collection. All records are arranged in their respective subject files in general chronological order.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1204/thumbnail.jp

Graphing the Self: An application of graph theory to memetic self-mapping in psychotherapy

The benefits of using mathematical concepts are frequently overlooked in qualitative inquiry. In this paper Graph Theory (GT) is applied to a series of two dimensional representations of the self used to illustrate the therapeutic progress of a suicidal youth and to a young mother coping with depression.  These self-maps are shown to be equivalent to GT networks with the memes of the self-maps corresponding to GT vertices, the pair-wise relationships between memes corresponding to GT edges, and the time evolution of the self-mapping diagrams corresponding to GT sequence analysis. Consideration is given to the notion that the self so mapped functions as a small world network with emotive psychological triggers serving as “long range” connections. The advantages of using an interactive Graphical User Interface and GT metrics for client centered therapy and future research applications in social science are discussed

The design of a sampling mill to treat a south east Missouri lead ore

The purpose of the work that was undertaken in preparing this thesis was to provide plans and specifications for a sampling mill to be erected by the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Co. at their plant near St. Francois, Mo... It was intended at the outset to design the plant completely and to provide full working drawings and specifications for all parts of the mill. On account of the lack of time, however, it has been found necessary to somewhat reduce the amount of work. As a result only general plans and specifications with a few of the more important details are contained in the finished thesis --Thesis Subject, pages 1-2

A study of heavy nuclear tracks in G-5 emulsion employing phase contrast photomicrography

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Predictors of post-deployment distress in female veterans.

Introduction: The female veteran population is expected to increase over the next few decades, representing approximately 16.3% of the living population by the year 2042. As women are discharged from the military, they are frequently challenged with the tasks of reintegrating into society and adjusting to life. While some women successfully readjust, many continue to struggle with combat-related challenges and reintegration stressors such as mental health, military sexual assault, substance abuse, interpersonal relationship issues, and everyday necessities. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to identify factors associated with and predictive of postdeployment distress and (b) to identify factors predictive of reintegration difficulty. Methods: The sample consisted of 69 female veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, who deployed to either combat or noncombat war zones at least once between 1983 to 2017. Participants were recruited through listservs, local veterans’ organizations, and social media platforms. Participants completed reliable and valid measures on postdeployment life events, postdeployment support, postdeployment family experiences, perceived stress, and reintegration as well as a demographic questionnaire. The postdeployment measures were subtests from The Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2 (DRRI-2). The final two assessments administered were the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Military to Civilian Questionnaire (M2C-Q). Researchers obtained approval for the study through the Institutional Review Board at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. If a female veteran met inclusion criteria and chose to be a part of the study, she was made aware that participation was voluntary and completely anonymous and then was redirected to the study’s home page. Compensation was not provided, but subjects were offered a chance to win one of six $50.00 gift cards for their participation in the study. A list of military-related resources for obtaining help was provided. Design: A correlational/regression design was used to explore, determine, and develop a better understanding of postdeployment stressors. The linear combination of Postdeployment Life Events, Postdeployment Support, and Postdeployment Family Experiences were tested as predictors of post-deployment distress as measured by the PSS and the M2C-Q. Results: Descriptive statistics examined the demographic characteristics of the sample. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine if life events, support, and family experiences scores predicted stress and reintegration difficulty. For a medium effect size at the .05 level of significance at 80% power with three predictors, a power of analysis required a minimum of 107 subjects. Test of the assumptions of multiple linear regression were conducted and there was no evidence of multicollinearity or violation of the assumptions of independent errors for either analysis. The first multiple linear regression analysis revealed a multiple correlation of r = .625, with a coefficient of determination of .390 (r2 = .390), suggesting that approximately 39% of the variance observed in stress on the PSS can be attributed to the linear combination of life events, support, and family experiences. These findings indicate that female veterans may encounter higher levels of stress with exposure to challenging life events; however, stress is decreased with the presence of support and quality family experiences. Likewise, a second multiple linear regression analysis revealed a multiple correlation of r = .668, with a coefficient of determination of .466 predicting reintegration as measured by the M2C-Q. The coefficient of determination (r2 = .446) reveals that 44.6% of the total variance of difficulty in reintegration is explained by the linear combination of life events, support, and family experiences. The results imply that lack of support and quality family experiences may lead to an increase in difficulty with reintegration, whereas higher levels of support and quality family experiences can decrease challenges with reintegration. Overall, the combination of predictive variables resulted in a prediction that life events, support, and family experiences contributed to stress and issues with reintegration. However, tests of the individual predictors revealed that specifically life events and support predicted stress in female veterans; whereas, only life events predicted difficulty with reintegration. Interpretation and Implications: Untreated stress can interfere with domains of life and increase risks of developing into physical and mental health problems. Life events and support predicted stress while only life events predicted difficulties with reintegration. Limitations included the use of self-reports, the number of participants included in this study, and the lack of examination between the training and deployment differences across the different military branches. Future considerations should focus on expanding the number of participants; examining self-care practices and personality disorders that may contribute to the reintegration process; and, considering stressors specific to each military branch as they may relate to stress and reintegration problems

A Revision of the Octocoral Genus Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Xeniidae)

The family Xeniidae (Octocorallia) constitutes an abundant benthic component on many Indo-West Pacific coral reefs and is ecologically important in the Red Sea. The genus Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001 was recently established to accommodate previous Xenia species with sclerites comprised of a mass of minute corpuscle-shaped microscleres. The aim of the present study was to examine type material of Xenia species in order to verify their generic affiliation. We present here a comprehensive account of the genus Ovabunda, using scanning electron microscopy to depict sclerite microstructure. We assign three Xenia species to the genus: O. ainex comb. n., O. gohari comb. n., and O. crenata comb. n.; and synonymize several other species of Ovabunda. We provide a key to Ovabunda species and conclude that they are mainly confined to the Red Sea, with some occurrence in the West Indian Ocean