SB37-18/19: Resolution Regarding the Amount of Votes for Senate Candidates in the ASUM Election

SB37-18/19: Resolution Regarding the Amount of Votes for Senate Candidates in the ASUM Election was passed 23Y-0N-0A on a roll call vote during the February 27, 2019 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

Examining K-12 Teachers\u27 Affective Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Blended Instruction

The increasing use of blended models of instruction within the U.S. public school system is transforming the K-12 education. However, few studies have been conducted of the innovation-adoption process involving blended instruction within the K-12 public school sector. In this nonexperimental, quantitative study, Rogers\u27s five perceived attributes of innovations was used as a theoretical lens to explore how teachers\u27 affective job satisfaction might affect the innovation-adoption process at the individual level. Research questions pertained to the relationship, if any, between affective job satisfaction among teachers and their perceptions of the complexity, compatibility, and relative advantage of blended instruction. Surveys were administered to middle school teachers (n = 40) in the core curriculum within southeastern U.S. schools. Data were analyzed for relationships using Spearman\u27s correlation; relationships found to have statistical significance were further explored using ordinal logistic regression. Affective job satisfaction had a moderately positive and statistically significant relationship with how participants perceived the compatibility and relative advantage of blended instruction (rs = .487). However, the relationship was inconsistent among subgroups, varying from rs = .181 (n = 13) to rs = .693 (n = 10). Findings could be used to promote positive social change by providing insight into the role of affective job satisfaction within the innovation-adoption process within the K-12 sector

Volatile Cycling and Metasomatism in Flat-Slab Subduction Zones of the Central Andes

Flat-slab subduction, where an oceanic plate subducts horizontally below a continental margin for hundreds of kilometers, is an enigmatic but prevalent tectonic configuration in which chemical cycling and alteration of the continental plate is poorly constrained. Geochemical investigations in regions of modern and ancient flat-slab subduction in the Central Andes afford an opportunity to study this process. Certain elements naturally occur with varying number of neutrons in their nuclei (isotopes), and measurements of isotope ratios within geologic materials inform on chemical sources and geologic processes. This research leverages stable isotope analyses and other geochemical tools to investigate volatiles and other material transferred from a flat slab to the overlying continental plate and how this chemically modifies the roots of continental mountain belts. I employ geochemical investigation of gasses emitted from thermal springs above a modern flat-slab subduction zone in central Peru, as well as investigations of volcanic rocks that entrained fragments of the crust and mantle during ascent to the surface (xenoliths) in a region affected by shallow subduction \u3e 25 million years ago. Geochemical analyses of thermal springs across the Peruvian Andes, including helium, carbon, and nitrogen stable isotope ratios, relative gas abundances, and aqueous geochemistry, reveal mantle and crustal degassing in response to active flat slab-fluid transfer and continental hydration. Mantle volatile fluxes require continuous fluid transfer and permeable pathways through chemically modified continental crust and mantle. Variability in deep volatile signatures reflect mantle-to-surface transit times and mixing between mantle and crustal volatile sources that are locally influenced by tectonic processes in the oceanic and continental plates. Xenoliths recovered from Quaternary lava flows in the northern Altiplano Plateau include a suite of mica-rich alkaline igneous lithologies that yield hydrogen isotope ratios and trace element characteristics indicating formation by melting of a chemically modified mantle source enriched by fluids or melts during flat-slab subduction. A second suite of carbonate- and mica-rich mantle xenoliths are samples of the modified mantle. Carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of calcite and trace element characteristics of these xenoliths, coupled with observations from xenolith hosting alkaline lava flows, reveal that chemical modification of the mantle was facilitated by melts of subducted sediments accreted to the base of the continental plate during flat-slab subduction. The collective results of this dissertation highlight novel insight into chemical cycling and modification of the continental mantle in flat-slab systems, including plate-scale volatile transport and the role of subducted sediments in mantle alteration. More broadly, this work represents profound advances in our understanding of the coupled tectonic and chemical evolution of the Andean Cordillera and continental margins globally

SB19-18/19: Resolution Regarding Primary Elections

SB19-18/19: Resolution Regarding Primary Elections passed 23Y-0N on a roll call vote during the December 5, 2018 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

SB64-18/19: Resolution Regarding Mandatory, Obligatory, Compulsory, Binding, Required, Inescapable, Unavoidable, Necessary, Essential, Imperative, Vital, Crucial, Contractual, Enforceable, Forced Drug Testing for ASUM Executives

SB64-18/19: Resolution Regarding Mandatory, Obligatory, Compulsory, Binding, Required, Inescapable, Unavoidable, Necessary, Essential, Imperative, Vital, Crucial, Contractual, Enforceable, Forced Drug Testing for ASUM Executives. This resolution failed 3Y-12N-6A on a roll call vote during the April 24, 2019 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

SB31-18/19: Resolution Regarding The Source in Elections Bylaws

SB31-18/19: Resolution Regarding The Source in Elections Bylaws was passed 25Y-0N-0A on a roll call vote during the February 20, 2019 meeting of ASUM

Facebook fitness groups and exercise motivation

Access to thesis is permanently restricted to Ball State community onlyAdults do not get enough moderate exercise on a regular basis. Physical activity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality (6%), following high blood pressure (13%), tobacco use (9%), and high blood glucose (6%). Overweight and obesity are responsible for 5% of global mortality (World Health Organizations, 2011). Although adults know that exercise is important to their health, many struggle to meet the recommended frequency or duration for physical activity that is needed to improve cardiorespiratory health (such as coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and hypertension); metabolic health (diabetes and obesity); bone health and osteoporosis; breast and colon cancer; and depression (World Health Organization, 2011). Physical activity recommendations for adults ages 18-64 include at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity throughout the week, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity throughout the week, or a combination of both moderate and vigorous activity. Additionally, muscle strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups on two or more days a week (World Health Organization, 2011). Lack of motivation to perform and keep up these physical activities on a consistent basis can have detrimental effects on general health. Social media can influence the amount of exercise people engage in, (Hefner et al, 2016) but more research must be done to determine which social media platforms and features work best. In this research we explore to what extent Facebook groups are a positive influence on motivation and frequency for exercise in adults. The health-conscious public, health sciences professionals, and medical professionals could utilize the results of this information to help their clients achieve healthier, longer lives. Additionally, the findings of this research could be applied to psychological motivation in other areas such as project work motivation, task motivation, and study motivation.Thesis (M.A.)Department of Journalis

Renaissance men : Xu Guangqi, Matteo Ricci, and the Jesuit mission in China

Jesuit missionaries in China in the seventeenth century broke with tradition and began to accommodate local culture while trying to convert it to Catholicism. Fr. Matteo Ricci pioneered this method. Part of the reason for this accommodation was a firmly entrenched Confucian orthodoxy with which the missionaries had to contend. The Chinese scholar-officials who converted believed that their Confuscian word order was in peril and thought that Catholicism might help buttress it. Chinese critics believed that the Western religion was subversive instead of patriotic. European critics believed that Ricci had edited Catholicism so much that it was no longer anything but deism. Converts such as Xu Guangqi had to defend the Jesuits from such attacks

Incidental Recognition of Umbilical-Portal-Systemic Venous Shunt Diagnosed During BPP for Decreased Fetal Movement

Background: The prevalence of prenatally diagnosed umbilical-portal systemic venous shunts (UPSVS) is reportedly rare, ranging from 0.003-0.209% [1]. Disruption in the normal development of the fetal venous system can be caused by primary failure of a system or by secondary occlusion of an already transformed system [2]. While UPSVS’s are rare, the downstream effects are potentially fatal, including intrauterine growth restriction, high output cardiac failure, associated neonatal morbidity and mortality, and thus necessitate early detection with appropriate monitoring. Introduction: The patient was a 21-year-old G2P1001 who presented to the Maternal Fetal Medicine Ultrasound Genetics (MFMUG) clinic at 36w2d for a scheduled Biophysical Profile (BPP) as a follow up after a non-reactive NST in the office. During the encounter, the sonographer noted hypervascularity within the liver, abdominal circumference Discussion: This case demonstrates recognition of an UPSVS in an otherwise uncomplicated pregnancy with previously normal anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks’ gestation. The role in ultrasonography and BPP for fetal wellbeing is a luxury to facilities with MFM specialists readily available. The patient described in this report had decreased fetal movement, a non-reactive NST in the office, and was referred to MFMUG for a formal BPP. Currently, there are approximately one MFM specialist per 14 OBGYNs, and one MFM per 2,277 births [3]. The states with the leading number of MFM specialists include California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania [3]. Identification of this UPSVS may not have been readily identified by the untrained eye, but growth ultrasounds and Biophysical Profiles are key skills of any obstetrician. This case report aims to raise awareness for identification of these abnormalities to help facilitate proper evaluation and management. References 1. Nagy, R.D., Iliescu, D.G. Prenatal Diagnosis and Outcome of Umbilical–Portal–Systemic Venous Shunts: Experience of a Tertiary Center and Proposal for a New Complex Type. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022, April; 12(4): 873. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9027129/#:~:text=A%20total%20of%20 31%20cases,examined%20from%202017%20to%202021. 2. Yagel, S., Kivilevitch, Z., Cohen, S.M., et al. The fetal venous system, Part II: ultrasound evaluation of the fetus with congenital venous system malformation or developing circulatory compromise. Ultrasound Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2010; 36: 93-111. Februrary 5, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/uog.7622. 3. Lee, T.S., Steupert, M. Fact Sheet: The Growth of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal Care Centers in the United States. Charlotte Lozier Institute. July 21, 2022. https://lozierinstitute.org/fact-sheet-the-growth-of-maternal-fetal-medicine-and-fetal- care-centers-in-the-united-states/ 4. Yagel, S., Kivilevitch, Z., Cohen, S.M., et al. Part I: normal embryology, anatomy, hemodynamics, ultrasound evaluation and Doppler investigation. Ultrasound Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2010; 35: 741-750. March 4, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/uog.7618. 5. Achiron, R., Kivilevitch, Z. Fetal Umbilical-Portal-Systemic Venous Shunt: in-utero classification and clinical significance. Ultrasound Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016; 47: 739-747. May 12, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/uog.1490

SB44-17/18 Resolution Regarding ASUM Student-Paid Positions

This resolution passed 19Y-4N-2A on a roll call vote during the April 25, 2018 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)