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Non-invasive Monitoring of Nest Boxes
(2020-05-05)Nest boxes are an important wildlife management tool which have proven successful in long-term recoveries of waterfowl and other species. Previous studies have shown that flying sqquirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus and G. volans) ... -
Examining the Presence of Microplastic in Wastewater-Derived Soil Amendment
(2020-05-05)There is growing research on the impact of microplastics in terms of uptake in consumer products (e.g., sea salt, bottled/tap water, beer, mussels, fish, and soil amendments). Studies have shown that wastewater effluent ... -
Camera trap monitoring of wildlife following a wildfire at the Altona Flat Rock forest
(2020-05-05)Forest disturbance can drastically alter wildlife habitat (i.e., cover, forage and prey abundance). Response of wildlife to disturbance events, particularly the timing involved in returning to pre-disturbance conditions, ... -
Impacts on the growth of Sweet Corn (Zea Mays) exposed to plastic weed fabric and soil amendment with and without earthworms
(2020-05-05)Agricultural practices, such as farm field application of sewer sludge or use of plastic weed fabrics may impact yield of crop plants. Numerous studies have documented the presence of microplastics in wastewater treatment ... -
Natural History Interpretation of Rugar Woods
(2019-05)Rugar Woods Interpretive Nature Trail is a <1mile loop in the woods behind the SUNY Plattsburgh fieldhouse. The trail meanders along a stream and provides natural history learning opportunities in the form of 23 interpretive ... -
And Still We Rise: Celebrating the (Re) Discovery of Plattsburgh’s Iconic Black Visitors
(2019-05-01)Scholar and activist Robin D.G. Kelley, in his Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (2002), conceptualizes “visions fashioned by … Black activists who proposed a different way of our constructions” as “freedom ... -
The Human Heart
(2019-04-30)Albert Einstein once wrote, “The world is too dangerous to live in – not because of the people who do evil, but because of the people who sit and let it happen.” We are all merely human, but where the fight lies is trying ... -
Tainted Lives
(2018)The work describes in a 20-line standard stanza the lives of six individuals who were affected in some way by the holocaust. I tried not to just define each character by their status and circumstances, but also by a dominant ... -
Mannequin Renewal
(2018)In a small, sheltered home of modern day United States, an older man named Josef paints those slaughtered in the Holocaust on mannequins. But his solitary passion is interrupted by a high schooler named Lydia; she bursts ... -
A Survey of Microplastic Pollution from Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Within the Lake Champlain Basin
(2019-05)Microplastics are an emerging and ubiquitous pollutant. Recent studies suggest that consumer care products and laundering of synthetic garments are major sources of microplastics. Most current wastewater treatment plant ... -
Wildlife Response to Wildfire at the Altona Flat Rock Pine Barren in Northern NY
(2019-05)In July of 2018, approximately 221 hectares of forest were burned in a wildfire at a sandstone pavement barren in Altona NY. Forest overstory is predominantly Pinus banksiana (Jack Pine) and Betula lenta (Black Birch), ... -
Predictors of second language acquisition in students with literacy difficulties
(2019-05)Students with literacy difficulties, such as dyslexia, have impairments in both reading and writing: two essential academic tools to foster productive life-long education. Impairments in reading and writing can affect the ... -
Let's talk about it: challenges in narrative-discourse skills for children who use AAC
(2019-05)Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices are used by individuals that are unable to successfully communicate with the use of speech or are used to supplement other forms of communication. Children who use ... -
Long-term and short-term effects of childhood hemispherectomies on language abilities
(2019-05)Introduction: A cerebral hemispherectomy is a surgical procedure in which either the left or right hemisphere of the brain is completely removed, and is undergone as a result of intractable seizures. Methods: This ... -
A Comparison of the Effect of Parkinson's Disease on Verbal and Signed Modalities
(2019-05)Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by deficits in movement. The effects of PD on verbal communicators have long been known, but little is known of its ... -
Investigating the availability of services for individuals with communication disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2019-05)In Sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that there are at most six Speech-Language Therapists per one million individuals with communication disorders. It is evident that this population is severely limited in appropriate ... -
Craniofacial morphology as a clinical implication for intelligibility-based speech therapy in adults with Down Syndrome
(2019-05)Down Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder associated with craniofacial features that may impact speech intelligibility and cause communication breakdown. Speech intervention has not been investigated in-depth in adults ... -
Best Practices in Cochlear Implantation in Prelingually Deaf Children Who Use Tonal Languages
(2019-05)Objective: This review seeks to determine what cochlear implant design, insertion technique, and aural rehabilitation method will improve tonal perception and speech perception for prelingually deaf pediatric cochlear ... -
The Effect of Advanced Parental Age on Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2018-05)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by varying deficits in social communication and social interactions, and/or restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. The origin of ASD has long ... -
The Psychological and Emotional Impact of Hearing Loss on School-Aged Children
(2018-05)School-aged children with hearing loss face significant psychological and emotional concerns that normal hearing children do not. Relevant studies identified children with hearing loss have an overall poorer global self ...
