Coray Preece and Robert Hyldahl, Exercise Sciences Fibroblasts play a key role in repairing injured tissue by secreting collagen and growth factors into the tissue. In states of disease and overuse, fibroblast activity (i.e. greater fibroblast content and collagen secreting activity) can lead to skeletal muscle fibrosis, in which myofibers are replaced by collagen, decreasing strength […]
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Critical Care Nurses’ Current Perceptions of End-of-Life Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors 2014
Jamie Cassinat and Renea Beckstrand, College of Nursing Results Identified Obstacles End of life care is an extremely sensitive time. Understanding variables, factors, and conditions that contribute to negative experiences makes it possible for interventions to be developed and implemented to ease an already stressful time. In addition to identifying obstacles, frequency of these obstacles […]
Steps Toward Curing Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Through the Modeling of Müller Cell Proliferation
Ryan Gillis and Dr. Alonzo Cook, Chemical Engineering Introduction Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that causes vision loss in approximately 1.8 million Americans. Dry AMD is caused by the deterioration of the macula and associated photoreceptor cells within the retina. This degeneration occurs for a variety of reasons including aging, genetics, and retinal […]
Portraits of an Immigrant Population: A Look into the Life of Mexican Migrant Workers in Florida
Jenna Carson and Patrick Madden, English Department Introduction I wrote creative non-fiction essays about my experiences with Mexican migrant workers living in Florida. Originally, I planned to focus primarily on their stories of survival in order to increase awareness among U.S. citizens; I wanted readers to understand many of the complications of illegal immigration, and […]
National Study of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse’s Perceptions of Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors in End-of-Life Care
Katie Hillary, Renea Beckstrand, PhD, Ann Rogerson, RN, Beth Luthy, DNP, and Janelle Macintosh, PhD Introduction Neonatal end-of-life (EOL) care supports a peaceful and dignified death for the infant as well as provision of loving support to the family (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2010). Infant mortality in the U.S. is 6.05 infant deaths per […]
A National Study of Nursing Students’ Recommendations Regarding End of Life Content in Nursing Education Curricula
Danielle Shkapich and Barbara Heise, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the recommendations of nursing students nationwide who have experienced a patient death while in nursing school regarding end-of-life (EOL) curricula. Many nursing students are not adequately instructed on how to perceive and react to death. For registered […]
Ang Simpleng Buhay:The Simple Life
Alyssa Stromberg and Professor Robert T. Barrett, Illustration Department Project Purpose The purpose of this project/art show is to illustrate the simple, humble lifestyle that is found in the Philippines in a way that affects viewers’ outlook on life and their core values. Status of the Project I have been working on this project for […]
Adults with Type I Diabetes: Lifetime Support and Management
Jordan Lynne Prescott and Dr. Donna Freeborn, College of Nursing Purpose To explore the effects of family support and how that relates to personal management of people diagnosed with Type I DM. Research Question What can be done by families who have children that are newly diagnosed with Type I DM that will increase their […]
The Folk Heroine Elise von der Recke: Her Life and the Fictions Surrounding It
Nathan Conder and Dr. Michelle James, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages In the late 18th century Count Cagliostro, an occult figure and magician, traveled across Europe preaching that he was able to contact the dead, and gaining many followers. In 1787 Elisa von der Recke, a woman with close connections to Cagliostro, wrote a […]
Autobiographical Life Experiences: Counterfactual Thinking and Meaning
Weston Hadlock and Dr. Katie Liljenquist, Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy The initial goal of this study was to explore the different effects of counter-factual thinking on one’s assignment of meaning to life. The creation of these ‘what-if’ scenarios for many people has often been associated with regret. We, however, hypothesized that constructing these […]