Dual-Readout Calorimetry

In the past 20 years, dual-readout calorimetry has emerged as a technique for measuring the properties of high-energy hadrons and hadron jets that offers considerable advantages compared with the instruments that are currently used for this purpose in experiments at the high-energy frontier. In this paper, we review the status of this experimental technique and the challenges faced for its further development.Comment: 44 pages, 53 figures, accepted for publication in Review of Modern Physic

On the limits of the hadronic energy resolution of calorimeters

In particle physics experiments, the quality of calorimetric particle detection is typically considerably worse for hadrons than for electromagnetic showers. In this paper, we investigate the root causes of this problem and evaluate two different methods that have been exploited to remedy this situation: compensation and dual readout. It turns out that the latter approach is more promising, as evidenced by experimental results.Comment: 21 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

Examining Nursing Student Dropout Behavior: An Event History Analysis

This study examined student-level data to identify factors that predict student departure from an undergraduate nursing program. National nursing shortages, declining enrollment, and high rates of attrition pose significant concerns for undergraduate nursing programs. The following research questions guided this study: 1) Which student-level variables predict nursing student dropout risks over time? 2) Which student-level variables predict nursing student retention over time? and 3) When are nursing students most likely to drop out? The methodological approach was event history analysis, a form of linear regression that measures the likelihood of an event (nursing student dropout) at a particular time (semesters in the nursing program), based on covariate factors. Variables included age at admission, race/ethnicity, gender, pre-nursing GPA, grade in the pre-requisite pathophysiology course, and entrance exam score. Time-varying regressors included semester-specific GPA and financial aid status. Data analysis revealed a significant dropout risk associated with older age at admission, lower entrance exam scores, lower pre-nursing GPA, and lower grades (C or lower) in the pathophysiology course. In models including the time-varying regressors, only semester-specific GPA achieved statistical significance in predicting dropout risk. In both unadjusted and adjusted models, students of Color were more likely to drop out than White students, with Asian students being at highest risk. Financial aid presented a complex effect on dropout risk, with conflicting predictions for different semesters. When coded as a dichotomous variable, some financial aid decreased overall dropout risk compared with no aid. Students were most likely to drop out in the first semester of the 5-semester clinical program. The study institution can use these results to inform decisions on retention efforts aimed at first-semester students, increased efforts for scholarships, and potential curricular changes in the pathophysiology course

A Phenomenological Study of Female Master of Divinity Graduates\u27 Experiences and Role Incongruity at Texas Baptist Seminaries

Women pursue Christian education, obeying God’s call to prepare for ministry leadership. This qualitative hermeneutical phenomenological research study aimed to examine the perspectives of women graduates from Master of Divinity (MDiv) programs at Baptist Seminaries in Texas and to discover if their treatment could be linked to traditionally held beliefs about gender. The lived experiences of the study participants were defined as their first-hand accounts and perceptions of interactions with their male classmates and professors. The theory that guided this study was the Role-Congruity Theory, defined by Eagly and Diekman (2005) as aligning a group’s characteristics with their typical social roles. Through interviews and focus group sessions with 14 female Master of Divinity graduates, this researcher discovered the thoughts of the study participants on the continued existence of stereotypes about women and the roles they can fill in the body of Christ from their male peers and professors. Interview and focus group transcripts were analyzed and coded to find common themes encouraging women to follow God’s calling

Implementing the Sociocultural Theory While Teaching ESL

Abstract: Previous literature presents there is a demand to teach adult learners English due to the amount of non-English speaking citizens. Therefore, educators have responded to the need for programs that teach adult learners English. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes help adults by providing a foundation of comprehension for the English language, this foundation helps adults navigate their lives. Previous educational research states that Vygotsky’s (1978) Sociocultural Theory is a theory practiced in the ESL classroom because the Sociocultural Theory consists of cultural approach in addition to an educational approach. The Sociocultural Theory and has been beneficial for adult learners because it involves social interaction, cultural involvement, and all components of the teaching environment. This article discusses a Service Learner’s experience and reflection while incorporating the Sociocultural Theory into teaching English as a Second Language to adult learners

A Splendid Failure: Postwar Reconstruction in the American South

A New Perspective on Reconstruction A full understanding of the Civil War is not complete without knowledge of the Reconstruction that followed. The war ended in 1865, leaving unresolved many of the issues raised during the conflict, including emancipation and civil rights for former slav...