Vanderbilt University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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(2023-08)This study assesses the relationship between employee engagement and performance in a university advancement office within a private R1 university in New England. In a mixed methods approach, quantitative data included ...
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(2023-08)Partnering with the American Library Association (ALA), specifically the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), this project explored ways current resources from the Association can be used to support school librarians ...
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(2023-08)Houston Independent School District (HISD) and 8 Million Stories (8MS), a non-profit organization dedicated to "transform[ing] the lives of vulnerable youth through education, skills training, employment, and authentic ...
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(2023-08)Cardinal (a pseudonym) is a global membership-based executive networking organization for women with over 12,000 subscribers. Cardinal wanted to take a fresh approach to curating updated content and was strongly interested ...
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(2023-08)The U.S. Military Veteran experience in the context of their transition toward civilian life after military service has received a vast amount of research attention. Recently, the U.S. exit from the 21-year long war in ...
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(2023-08)This project explored how data provided by faculty members of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies can contribute to the reduction of tensions between the US and China. The project asks three ...
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(2023-08)In partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (AmCham), the goal of this project is to diagnose the drivers of expatriate cultural adaptation in Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on the contextual ...
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(2023-08)This capstone project focuses on the nurse turnover challenges at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission (AHSM), a magnet hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. The challenges faced by AHSM reflect a larger national and global nursing ...
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(2023-08)The Northeastern State University System (NESUS) has been experiencing decreased rates of enrollment, retention and graduation. In an effort to combat this issue, NESUS Office of Community Colleges (NESUS OCC) decided to ...
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(2023-08)Minds Matter Seattle (MMSEA) recruits “determined and driven” high school students to receive mentorship, academic preparation, and college application support. As the MMSEA program grows, its leaders seek additional ...
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(2023-08)Our partner organization, a Catholic elementary school based in Livingston, NJ, provides coeducational preschool through eighth-grade education for 234 students, many of whom live under challenging socioeconomic conditions. ...
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(2023-08)This capstone project examined the perceived impact of WIDA’s professional learning offerings (PLOs) on K-12 educators for multilingual learners across its consortium of 41 U.S. states, territories, and federal agencies. ...
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(2023-08)The goal of the high school course placement process is to accurately identify and place students according to their academic abilities. Misplaced students can suffer academic disengagement or the loss of future opportunities. ...
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(2023-08)For this Capstone, we conducted a theory-based formative process evaluation of the onboarding program at MANA Nutritive Aid Products Incorporated. With its headquarters in Matthews, NC, and its manufacturing facility in ...
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(2023-05-10)Introduction Major depression is a pervasive disorder that influences many different populations. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIH) and data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health from ...
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(2023-08-14)Department: Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsThis thesis identifies the molecular and physiological targets downstream of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) activation that promote the weight-lowering effect of GLP-1R agonists. The first project builds on ...
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(2023-07-11)Department: Biomedical EngineeringBreast cancer metastasis is initiated when cells break through basement membrane and migrate through the surrounding tissue before spreading throughout the body to colonize secondary sites. The primary tumor microenvironment, ...
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(2023-07-18)Department: Civil EngineeringModern power grids are in a time of significant change. Legacy generators, such as coal and nuclear generators, are retiring. New technologies, such as wind generators, solar generators, and distributed energy resources, ...
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(2023-06-15)Department: Molecular Pathology & ImmunologyTumor-specific CD8 T cells (TST) found in patients with cancer are unable to halt cancer progression. TST are dysfunctional and cannot produce effector cytokines or kill target cells1. TST dysfunction, also known as ...
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(2023-06-22)Department: Molecular Pathology & ImmunologyWomen have higher rates of severe asthma compared to men. Severe asthma is characterized by increased Th2-mediated eosinophils and/or Th17-mediated neutrophils in the airway, leading to increased airway hyperresponsiveness ...