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Residential Care: An Emerging Sector of the Ohio System of Long-Term Services
This report utilized data from the Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities to show the expansive growth of residential care facilities and assisted living in Ohio over the last couple decades. The report provides a ... -
The White Slave Trade and the Yellow Peril: Anti-Chinese Rhetoric and Women’s Moral Authority
Despite the mid-to-late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s cultural preoccupation with white women’s sexual vulnerability, another phenomenon managed to take hold of public consciousness: “yellow slavery.” Yellow ... -
Quality of Care in Ohio’s Skilled Nursing Facilities: How Are We Doing Compared to the Nation Overall?
This research brief compares the quality of Ohio's nursing homes to the nation over three time periods from 2013 to 2017. The quality of Ohio's skilled nursing facilities improved over this time frame, but Ohio still has ... -
Cutting Through COVID-19 Communications Overload: Which Emails Engaged Personal Librarian Students?
When the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a move to remote learning for many in early 2020, those employed in higher education turned to email as a primary method for communicating and remaining virtually connected with ... -
Understanding and Withstanding: Comparing Colombian and Mexican Responses to Migration Crises
In the late 2010s, deepening crises in Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have led to the migration of millions from their homes in pursuit of refuge and asylum. Received primarily by Colombia and Mexico, ... -
Refugee Haven or Dumping Ground? A Comparative Study of Displaced Persons in Central Asia During World War II
During World War II, Central Asia became a place for displaced people from across the Eastern Front. Displaced people included civilians and creatives from Ukraine and the western Oblasts, forced deportations, and ... -
Before the Numbers Disappeared: Media and Perception of the 1937 Soviet Census
This thesis surveys the 1936 All-Soviet Census and its importance to national image under Stalin as an explanation for its suppression shortly after completion. The census served as a vital data collection tool for the ... -
Data archive for "Folding-controlled assembly of ortho-phenylene-based macrocycles"
The self-assembly of foldamers into macrocycles is a simple approach to non-biological higher-order structure. Previous work on the co-assembly of ortho-phenylene foldamers with rod-shaped linkers has shown that folding ... -
Roll for initiative: Using library game nights to empower student leaders
Academic libraries provide valuable programming for their campus communities. This programming often springs from collaborations with other campus centers, but we sometimes overlook the fact that student organizations can ... -
Maybe You Can Go Home Again: Ohio's Strategy to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports for a Growing Older Population - Brief
This brief provides findings from a study of long-term services and supports utilization trends from 1993 to 2017. Information on nursing homes, residential care facilities, and PASSPORT is provided. Findings show that ... -
Dedicated Memory Care Units in Ohio's Long-Term Services Settings: Structure and Practices - Brief
This executive summary provides information about memory care units in Ohio's nursing homes and residential care facilities. Findings are based on questions included in the Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities. ... -
Evidence-Informed Practice in Massachusetts (USA): A Systems-Level Analysis
This chapter examines Massachusetts (USA) public primary and secondary educators’ use of evidence-informed practices. We pay special attention to the role of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ... -
The Older Adult Population of Greene County Ohio
This report provides a socio-demographic snapshot of the older adult population of Greene County, Ohio to inform current and future programming of the Greene County Council on Aging and address the future needs of older ... -
Discussions at a Distance: Autonomy in Asynchronous Course Assignments
After instructing a typically in-person, first-year experience course in an asynchronous, online format for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this instructor sought student feedback on both the modes of discussion ... -
Effects of high school location on first-year students’ research confidence and college readiness
In Ohio, K-12 public school funding models have been ruled unconstitutional four times due to the great discrepancies among districts from different economic and geographic areas. One of these discrepancies is often the ... -
Faculty-librarian partnerships within a course-based first-year research experience program
Miami University offers several avenues for undergraduates to participate in research, the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program being one of them. Created a decade ago, the program currently takes the form of a ... -
Building Your Brand and Communicating for Collaboration in a Brand New Role
Newly created roles in libraries are an exciting opportunity, but can also be confusing: for colleagues, your campus and community. The confusion is only compounded when a position breaks with tradition or is built on ...