Influenza A virus causes disease across a broad host range including avian and mammalian species. Most influenza viruses are found in wild aquatic birds, are of low consequence and refrain from zoonotic transmission. However, some strains occasionally cross the species barrier, …
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This community psychology project consisted of two virtual storytelling groups gathered to examine the impact of storytelling during a global pandemic. It used the public narrative methodology of Marshall Ganz placed within the context of community mental health. Each storytelli…
Multiple subtypes of influenza viruses have circulated throughout human history and people are infected with more than one influenza virus during their lifetimes. H2N2 influenza viruses infected humans in the past, but have not circulated between people since 1968. One objective…
This paper is to explore similarities and differences for various company’s stock performance based on a past pandemics, epidemic, or a new virus outbreak. Research shows that when an emergence of a new virus occurs, there is a pattern of volatility in the markets during that in…
Technology has been the highlight of the 21st century, and its rapid advancement has undeniably changed the world we live in today. The field has been saturated by digital applications (apps) such as Facetime, WhatsApp, GroupMe, and a plethora of educational apps such as Math Se…
Unitarian Universalist congregations are designed and called to be locations and models of Beloved Community amid a hurting world, so their organizational effectiveness can be described as an act of public theology. But what makes a congregation effective? Furthermore, are there…
This basic qualitative study was an exploration of the experiences of nurse educators related to the rapid transition from onsite to remote synchronous teaching. In March 2019, the world was gripped by one of the worst pandemics in history, which affected all aspects of human li…
In the spring of 2020, performers of traditional Irish music responded to pandemic-induced social distancing by creating a new variant of an old tradition: the virtual Irish session. Unlike conventional pub sessions, virtual sessions occur entirely in virtual space, facilitated …
The H1N1 influenza pandemic (pH1N1) in 2009 was the first opportunity in history toadminister vaccine on a grand scale. In Alberta, Canada public health nurses (PHNs)were the primary administrators of pandemic vaccine through mass immunization clinics.This paper describes what t…
Este proyecto de tesis responde al siguiente problema homilético: ¿Cómo la predicación puede ser un elemento esencial en la transformación y proveer acompañamiento pastoral en una comunidad multicultural y diversa en tiempos de la pandemia del COVID-19? La investigación fue desa…
Particularly problematic during the coronavirus quarantine, intimate-partner stalking is (a) a crime that comprises a constellation of threatening and repeatedly intrusive behaviors, (b) predominantly committed against women, and (c) often an attempt to maintain control within a…
Epilogue to Resonance is a body of photographic work that focuses on how the resonance of imagery can be used as a tool for communication. This thesis expounds upon that idea, reflecting on photography as a medium to convey emotional affect and thought in a non-verbal form. Afte…
The church is uniquely positioned to respond to those in need, as all are being impacted by the coronavirus in our country and across the globe. The COVID-19 crisis has provided an opportunity to define and develop a congregational care plan for First Presbyterian. First, the pa…
Higher education is at an inflection point in its long history due to various disruptions within the enterprise (e.g., demographic shifts, elimination of state funding, lack of trust within local communities). The most recent disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in br…
Miel de Abeja is the first chapter to a historical fiction novel based on the events during the Guatemalan Civil war. It starts with the main character, Maria-Elena, her mother, Maria Julia, and lastly her father, Antonio. The events that follow the family are based on my mother…
As a result of the pandemic in 2020, many large fan events canceled to adhere to health guidelines. From this context, conventions had to change their models to virtual entities. This thesis investigates the fan production of the virtual FanimeCon, based in San Jose, CA, during …
This qualitative study explored how healthcare administrators and professionals conceive of productive operations and how their management styles and decisions affected the organization during a pandemic. Facility closures were an important issue because South Carolina (since 20…
Historically, philanthropy has been plagued by racial bias and power imbalances that show up in harmful ways (i.e., innovation and philanthropy being done to communities rather than with communities), even when well-intentioned. Participatory processes have the ability to decent…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, lasting economic and human impact on the museum industry of the United States. With the pandemic still raging through 2021, the full depth of these impacts is not yet known. However, technological solutions and emergency meas…