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Submissions from 2016
Patterns and Sources of Anthropogenic Contaminants in the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Elijah D. Wolfe, Walter S. Borowski, and Jacob L. Robin
Patterns and sources of anthropogenic contaminants in the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Elijah J. Wolfe
Physical Wetland Characteristics Influence Amphibian Community Composition Differently in Constructed Wetlands and Natural Wetlands, Stephen C. Richter
Preoperative opioid use associated with worse outcomes after anatomic shoulder arthroplasty, Brent J. Morris, Aaron D. Sciascia, Cale A. Jacobs, and T. Bradley Edwards
Problem Solved! Managing Electronic Resource Workflows Using Ticketing System Software, Kelly Smith
Project-based Science Instruction for General-education Undergraduates and Seventh graders: Practices, Proficiency, and Pitfalls, Walter S. Borowski and Malcolm P. Frisbie
Promote Interculturalism, Leadership Communication, and Professionalism in Your Students: Success with a Corporate Communication Certificate, Lana W. Carnes, M. M. Robles, and F. Awang
Recruitment & Retention of Diverse EMS Students - A Panel Discussion, sandy Hunter
Reflective Learning in a Chinese MBA Program: Scale Assessment and Future Recommendations, Qian Xiao, P. Zhu, M. Hsu, Weiling Zhuang, and James Peltier
Reframing Library Instruction: Applying Metacognitive Pedagogy to One Shots and Beyond, Heather K. Beirne and Nicole Montgomery
Relationships Between Surface and Ground Water Velocities Determined from Dye Trace Experiments in McConnell Springs and Preston's Cave Spring, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, Laura A. Norris, Cassie E. Simpson, and Trent Garrison
Rethinking Honors Curriculum in Light of the AP/IB /Dual Enrollment Challenge: Innovation and Curricular Flexibility, David Coleman and Katie Patton
Role of ROS and RNS Sources in Physiological and Pathological Conditions, Sergio Di Meo, Tanea Reed, Paola Venditti, and Victor Manuel Victor
Smallest Eigenvalues for a Fractional Difference Equation with Right Focal Boundary Conditions, Johnny Henderson and Jeffrey T. Neugebauer
Species Interactions in Constructed Wetlands Result in Population Sinks for Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) while Benefitting Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens), Chelsea S. Kross and Stephen C. Richter
Straight White American College Students' Attitudes Toward a Self-Identified Straight, Not Gay or Gay Man Who Has Sex with Men: Incongruent Sexual Orientation Identity Diminishes Perceived Psychological Health, Robert Mitchell and Beth A. Stroupe
Student Perceptions of Scholarly Writing, Shirley P. O'Brien, Dory Marken, and Kelsey B. Petrey
Take Your Program to the Next Level, Trish Isaacs
Tech Training and Library Advocacy: Linking the Academic Library with the School Library and Turning Pre-service Teachers Into Lifelong Library Users, Cindy Judd and Heather Beirne
Temporal Trends in Genetic Data and Effective Population Size Support Efficacy of Management Practices in Critically Endangered Dusky Gopher Frogs (Lithobates sevosus), Kristen M. Hinkson and Stephen C. Richter
The Cry of the Child and its Relationship to Hearing Loss in Parental Guardians and Health Care Providers., Lindsay Calderon, Logan D. Carney, and Kevin T. Kavanagh
The Expression of the Location Event-Structure Metaphor in American Sign Language, Daniel R. Roush
The FROG Model: Enhancing Teaching and Learning by Leaping from Archives to Classrooms, Neil Robert Kasiak and Deborah Whalen
The Relationship Between Academic Research and Instructional Quality, M. M. Robles
The Shoulder at Risk: Scapular Dyskinesis and Altered Glenohumeral Rotation, W. Ben Kibler and Aaron D. Sciascia
The Time Course of Within and Between-language Interference in Bilinguals, Sara Incera and Conor T. McLennan
Trouble with the edTPA: Sliding from Teaching to Preparing for the Test, Stephanie Cronenberg, Dorian Harrison, Stacey Korson, Alexis Jones, Natasha C. Murray-Everett, Michael Parrish, and Marilyn Johnston-Parsons
Tschermak Fractionation in Calc-alkaline Magmas: The Eocene Sabzevar Volcanism (NE Iran), F. Lucci, F. Rossetti, John Charles White, H. S. Moghadam, and M. Nasrabady
Using Constructivism as an Alternative to Teacher-Centered Instruction, Jacquelyn W. Jensen and Helyne I. Frederick
Why the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Is Essential to Creative Thinking, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, and Russell Carpenter
Submissions from 2015
50 shades of eBooks with a hint of PDA, Laura Edwards and Victoria Koger
A Critique of Stephane Savanah’s “Mirror Self-recognition and Symbol-mindedness”, Robert Mitchell
A Difference Equation with Anti-periodic Boundary Conditions, Jeffrey W. Lyons and Jeffrey T. Neugebauer
A Model for Quality of Life: Occupational Justice and Leisure Continuity for Nursing Home Residents, Renee Causey-Upton
App it Up: Using Google Apps in Library Instruction, Heather K. Beirne, Ashley J. Cole, and Sarah Richardson
Associations Among Human-Associated Fecal Contamination, Microcystis aeruginosa, and Microcystin at Lake Erie Beaches, Cheonghoon Lee, Jason Marion, Melissa Cheung, and Jiyoung Lee
Better Assessment for Better Advocacy., Ashley Cole, Clay Howard, and Kevin Jones
Bromoenol Lactone Attenuates Nicotine-Induced Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration, Lindsay Calderon, Shu Liu, Nova Arnold, Bethany Breakall, Joseph Rollins, and Margaret Ndinguri
Collaborative Communities: Pursuing Public-Academic Engagement, Jackie Couture and Ruthie Maslin
Co-Teaching Versus Apprentice Teaching, Marilyn Friend and Dusty Columbia Embury
Dixon Factorization for a Number Theory or Cryptography Class, Pat Costello
Embracing Change: Adapting and Evolving Your Distance Learning Library Services to Embrace the New ACRL Distance Learning Library Services Standards, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, and Karen Gilbert
Existence of an Antisymmetric Solution of a Boundary Value Problem with Antiperiodic Boundary Conditions, Jeffrey W. Lyons and Jeffrey T. Neugebauer
Faculty/Librarian Collaboration and Course Integration, Nicole Montgomery and Sarah Morris
Fecal Microbe Contamination in Otter Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, Jacob L. Robin, Walter S. Borowski, and Elijah J. Wolfe
Fecal Microbe Contamination in the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Jacob L. Robin and Walter S. Borowski
Generation Z: Facts and Fictions, Ashley Cole, Trenia Napier, and Brad Marcum
Increasing ball velocity in the overhead athlete: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Natalie Myers, Aaron D. Sciascia, Phillip M. Westgate, W. Ben Kibler, and Timothy L. Uhl
Is the Wigwam Worth It? A Contingent Valuation Method Estimate for a Small-city Sports Arena, John R.F. Harter
Library Resource Usage and Student Success at Eastern Kentucky University, Kelly Smith, Jens Arneson, Matthew Irvin, and Kwan Yi
Microhabitat Conditions Influence Mesohabitat Associations and Distribution of Larval Salamanders in Headwater Streams, J. M. Yeiser and Stephen C. Richter
Mouse Tracking Reveals that Bilinguals Behave like Experts, Sara Incera and Conor T. McLennan
Patterns of Anthropogenic Nutrient Contaminants in the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Elijah D. Wolfe, Walter S. Borowski, and Jacob L. Robin
Peralkaline Felsic Magmatism at the Nemrut Volcano, Turkey: Impact of Volcanism on the Evolution of Lake Van (Anatolia), Ray Macdonald, Mari Sumita, Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, Boguslaw Baginski, John C. White, and Slawomir S. Ilnicki
Portals for Professionals: Regional Stewardship for Working College Graduates and Citizens of Kentucky, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, and Karen Gilbert
Portals for Professionals: Serving Our Graduates in Their Professional Lives, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, and Karen Gilbert
Portals for Professionals: Serving Our Graduates in Their Professional Lives, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, and Karen Gilbert
Predatory Publishing: How Faculty Can Avoid Becoming Prey, Kelly Smith and Linda Sizemore
Preseason perceived physical capability and previous injury, Aaron D. Sciascia, Lauren E. Haegele, Jean Lucas, and Timothy L. Uhl
Project-based Science for General Education College Students and Seventh Graders: Pitfalls and Pointers, Walter S. Borowski, Malcolm P. Frisbie, Tara Shepperson, and Linda Frost
Questionable Validity of the Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Metric Used for Value-Based Purchasing, Lindsay Calderon, Kevin T. Kavanagh, and Mara K. Rice
Return to preinjury levels of participation after superior labral repair in overhead athletes: A systematic review, Aaron D. Sciascia, Natalie Myers, W. Ben Kibler, and Timothy L. Uhl
Sources of Nutrient and Escherichia Coli Contamination within the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Nathaniel C. Crockett and Walter S. Borowski
Students Who Are Deaf with Additional Disabilities: Does Educational Label Impact Language Services?, Christina M. Borders, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Susan Wiley, Anne Bauer, and Dusty Columbia Embury
The FROG Model: Enhancing Teaching and Learning by Leaping from Archives to Classrooms, Neil Kasiak and Deborah Whalen
The FROG Model: The Leap from Archives to Classrooms, Neil Kasiak and Deborah Whalen
The Need for Environmental Public Health Professionals and the Role of EHAC-Accredited Programs in Increasing the Pool, Jason W. Marion and Yalonda Sinde
Viewpoint: a response to "Screening and isolation to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: sense, nonsense, and evidence"., Kevin T. Kavanagh, Lindsay Calderon, and Daniel M. Saman
What, No Computers?: Engaging Students in a Low-Tech Space, Ashley Cole and Amy Bessin
Whose Standards are These? A Chronological Glossary of Standards in P-12 Education, Richard E. Day
Whose Standards are These? A Chronological Glossary of Standards in P-12 Education, Richard E. Day
Submissions from 2014
“A Funny Thing Happened in Library Instruction”: Facilitating Communication Through Humor., Ashley Cole and Linda Sizemore
Conjugate Points for Fractional Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe and Jeffrey T. Neugebauer
Creating Successful Vernal Pools: A Literature Review and Advice for Practitioners, A. J.K. Calhoun, J. Arrigoni, R. P. Brooks, M. L. Hunter, and Stephen C. Richter
Cryptic Diversity and Conservation of Gopher Frogs across the Southeastern United States, Stephen C. Richter, Eric M. O'Neill, Schyler O. Nunziata, Andrew Rumments, Emily S. Gustin, Jeanne E. Young, and Brian I. Crother
Do Elementary Children Learn Economics from Children’s Literature?, John R.F. Harter and Cynthia Harter
Existence and Comparison of Smallest Eigenvalues for a Fractional Boundary-value Problem, Paul W. Eloe and Jeffrey T. Neugebauer
Get Your Story Out: Digital Storytelling and Community Service, Heather K. Beirne and Delinda Dent
Improvements on a Shoestring: Changing Reference Systems and Processes, Jackie Couture and Deborah Whalen
Incontinence Issues among Students with Disabilities, Laura S. Clarke, Dusty Columbia Embury, and Anne Bauer
Integrating Bacterial and Viral Water Quality Assessment to Predict Swimming-associated Illness at a Freshwater Beach: A Cohort Study, Jason W. Marion, Cheonghoon Lee, Qiuhong Wang, Stanley Lemeshow, Timothy J. Buckley, Linda J. Saif, and Jiyoung Lee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees, Grades 3-5, Heather K. Beirne and Christie Turner
Kentucky Bluegrass Awards Nominees, Grades 3-5, Heather K. Beirne and Christie Turner
Medial scapular muscle detachment: Clinical presentation and surgical treatment, W. Ben Kibler, Aaron D. Sciascia, and Timothy L. Uhl
Nutrient and Fecal Microbe Contamination within the Otter Creek Watershed, Madison County, Kentucky, Nathaniel C. Crockett and Walter S. Borowski
Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses at Freshwater Beaches During Swimming Season and its Link to Water Inflow, Chang Soo Lee, Cheonghoon Lee, Jason W. Marion, Qiuhong Wang, Linda Saif, and Jiyoung Lee
Omeka: Collaborating to Create Digital Libraries, Jackie Couture and Deborah Whalen
Pitcher plants (Sarracenia) provide a 21st-century perspective on interspecific and infraspecific ranks: a modest proposal for appropriate recognition and use., Aaron M. Ellison, Charles C. Davis, Pat Calie, and Robert F.C. Naczi
Preliminary development of a clinical prediction rule for treatment of patients with suspected SLAP tears, Stephanie D. Moore-Reed, Aaron D. Sciascia, W. Ben Kibler, and Timothy L. Uhl
Sources of Nutrient and Fecal Microbe Pollution in Otter Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, Kandice L. Smith and Walter S. Borowski
Storm time response of the midlatitude thermosphere: Observations from a network of Fabry-Perot interferometers, Jonathan J. Makela, Brian J. Harding, John W. Meriwether, Rafael Mesquita, Samuel Sanders, Aaron J. Ridley, Michael W. Castellez, Marco Ciocca, Gregory D. Earle, Nathaniel A. Frissell, Donald L. Hampton, Andrew J. Gerrard, John Noto, and Carlos Martinis
Supporting Students With Disabilities During School Crises: A Teacher’s Guide, Laura S. Clarke, Dusty Columbia Embury, and Nina Yssel
Survival to Metamorphosis is Positively Related to Genetic Variability in a Critically Endangered Amphibian Species, Stephen C. Richter and Schyler O. Nunziata
The relationship between tort reform and medical utilization., Kevin T. Kavanagh, Lindsay Calderon, and Daniel M. Saman
The use of surveillance and preventative measures for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in surgical patients., Kevin T. Kavanagh, Lindsay Calderon, Daniel M. Saman, and Said K. Abusalem
What Do Users Want: Enhancing Metadata Using Google Analytics, Jackie Couture
Submissions from 2013
Amphibian Communities in Natural and Constructed Ridge Top Wetlands with Implications for Wetland Construction, Robert D. Denton and Stephen C. Richter
Are 34S-enriched Authigenic Sulfide Minerals a Proxy for Elevated Methane Flux and Gas Hydrates in the Geologic Record?, Walter S. Borowski, Nancy M. Rodriguez, Charles K. Paull, and William Ussler III
A Relational Model for Spiritually-Sensitive Hospice Care, Ann M. Callahan
Development and application of a quantitative PCR assay targeting Catellicoccus marimammalium for assessing gull-associated fecal contamination at Lake Erie beaches, Cheonghoon Lee, Jason W. Marion, and Jiyoung Lee
