Unity and the Duke Vigil: Civil Rights Challenges at Duke University

Winner of the 2012 Chester P. Middlesworth Awar

Comfort and Knowledge as Predictors of an Accurate Diagnosis of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another Among Counseling Professionals

This quantitative predictive study examined comfort and knowledge as predictors of an accurate Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) diagnosis among master-level mental health counseling professionals in Washington State. This study also explores why researchers have struggled to develop a collective body of knowledge that can predict an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. The person-centered theory model guided this research. Data from the online platform SurveyMonkey was used to collect participant demographics, answers to the diagnostic questionnaire, and answers to the knowledge and comfort survey. All data collection took place between June and July 2024 and all data collected was electronically gathered. Binary Logistic regression results indicated that both comfort and knowledge were not statistically significant and did not predict an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. However, the Hosmer and Lemeshow Test did suggest that comfort could be an overall better predictor of an accurate FDIA diagnosis over knowledge of the disorder. These findings indicate that variables other than comfort and knowledge should be considered when predicting an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. Implications for positive social change include preventing harm to victims by understanding that FDIA has a higher likelihood of danger than other mental health diagnoses. To effect social change, master-level mental health professionals must know about mental health disorders that have the potential for increased criminal behavior

Comfort and Knowledge as Predictors of an Accurate Diagnosis of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another Among Counseling Professionals

This quantitative predictive study examined comfort and knowledge as predictors of an accurate Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) diagnosis among master-level mental health counseling professionals in Washington State. This study also explores why researchers have struggled to develop a collective body of knowledge that can predict an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. The person-centered theory model guided this research. Data from the online platform SurveyMonkey was used to collect participant demographics, answers to the diagnostic questionnaire, and answers to the knowledge and comfort survey. All data collection took place between June and July 2024 and all data collected was electronically gathered. Binary Logistic regression results indicated that both comfort and knowledge were not statistically significant and did not predict an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. However, the Hosmer and Lemeshow Test did suggest that comfort could be an overall better predictor of an accurate FDIA diagnosis over knowledge of the disorder. These findings indicate that variables other than comfort and knowledge should be considered when predicting an accurate diagnosis of FDIA. Implications for positive social change include preventing harm to victims by understanding that FDIA has a higher likelihood of danger than other mental health diagnoses. To effect social change, master-level mental health professionals must know about mental health disorders that have the potential for increased criminal behavior

Parity and the Litigation of Private Property Rights in the United States and Germany: Evidence in Support of Chemerinsky\u27s Litigant Rights Principle

This article reviews the stalemate in the parity debate as to whether state courts are functionally interchangeable in their likelihood to protect federal constitutional rights in general and private property rights in particular. The article then summarizes Professor Chemerinsky\u27s litigant choice principle as a means for resolving the debate. A comparison with the German judicial system yields support for the litigant choice principle

Benefits of medical THC for neurological disorders in the U.S.

Introduction: The introduction of THC into the medical field has allowed medical professionals to offer a new treatment option to aid in their patients treatment plan by decreasing their symptoms of side effects of other medications used for their conditions. Methodology: This study utilized a literature review. Five databases were used to collect 116 total sources. These sources were reviewed and reduced to 33 sources that were used in the written research. Of these, 16 sources were used in the results section. Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this research was to analyze the prescription use of THC in patients with chronic pain conditions, such as neurological disorders, to determine if THC has a positive impact for patients. Despite the ethical barriers that are present regarding the use of THC, researchers and healthcare professionals are using THC as part of treatment plans for patients with neurological disorders to ease pain and symptoms from the disorder and side effects of medications. Results: The research showed that with the correct dosage of THC prescribed by medical professionals, patients have reported decreased pain levels and decreased signs and symptoms, despite taking their other medications. Discussion/Conclusion: Patients with various medical conditions associated with chronic pain, such as neurological disorders, can receive benefits through THC that is prescribed from a doctor. The findings of this research showed that patients with neurological disorders can have decreased side effects from their other medications, as well as decreased pain levels in their day to day life

Oral History Interview: Hercil H. Gartin

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia police history. At the time of the interview, Hercil H. Gartin was Cabell County Clerk. He discusses: his personal history; police retirement policies; moonshine and illegal stills; an unsolved murder case and other murder cases; police procedures and department procedures; being promoted and moving up in the police department; Walter Payne (a mayor); how law enforcement has changed over the years; incidents he remembers; servicemen returning from war and the situation in Huntington during wartime; other jobs he has had; crime during Prohibition; reasons why people become police officers; campaigning for offices; and his activities (recreational and business) during retirement.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1317/thumbnail.jp

Intercultural perspectives in music appreciation : a survey of five-college textbooks.

EducationDoctor of Education (EdD

Successful Practices to Accelerate Pond Closure with Beneficial Reuse of CCR

Successful practices to accelerate pond closure with beneficial reuse of CCR Authors Mr. John Gartin - United States - Tetra Tech EC, Inc. Mr. Dearl Tate - United States - Tetra Tech EC, Inc. Mr. Tom Kierspe - United States - The SEFA Group, LLC Abstract Successful project implementation by the Duke Energy, SEFA Group, and Tetra Tech Team to achieve pond closure with beneficiation at the retired H.F. Lee Plant. Duke Energy is beneficially reusing ash from multiple basins at the site, providing a source of materials that helps cement producers meet their sustainability goals and compliance while ensuring Duke Energy complies with CCR regulations. On this unique and challenging site, the ash beneficiation project considerations include safe operations, environmental compliance, maintaining CCR beneficiation specifications, sequencing of available basins, and risk reduction. This is being accomplished through industry leading best practices with a collaborative effort between the contractors and owner, with periodic basin stability assessments, instrumentation and monitoring, staff training in safety/excavation risk identification, advanced planning, and selecting appropriate means and methods for efficient operations. Duke Energy has successfully guided the construction and startup of three Staged Turbulent Air Reactor (STAR®) ash beneficiation facilities including one at the H.F. Lee Coal Fired Plant. Tetra Tech’s operations are being performed in an ash basin where CCR is delivered from four other onsite basins, blended, and stockpiled in a lined containment area. Simultaneously, Tetra Tech is excavating, screening, processing, and segregating CCR material per SEFA’s specification

Exploring 'Place' in Planning and Zoning Debates Across a Rural-Urban Gradient

Land use policy and zoning are examined here as socio-political forms of landscape creation. This study examined the human-place perspective of rural residents experiencing demographic and physical changes due to the influx of new populations and residential growth. The study is based in the southern region of Harris County, a rural county growing at a rate of 33 percent, largely as a result of urban sprawl extending out from Columbus, Georgia. Data collection included 24 semi-structured interviews and observations from planning hearings. The face-to-face interviews, conducted during the fall of 2005 established historical and cultural values relating their sense of place and identity, while the observations of the planning hearings, between the years 2001 to 2006 reveal that rural residents understand growth to be inevitable and the process of identity formation through landscape change is best articulated in the zoning decisions at the planning hearings. The planning hearings and zoning ordinances provide vital insight into understanding the cultural and political practices associated with local ecology