University of North Florida

A Composite Index Framework for Quantifying External Influences on Built Environment Planning and Decision Making

Abstract Infrastructure systems are influenced by a wide range of external factors, including demographic changes, economic cycles, environmental stressors, and technological transitions. These factors affect infrastructure demand, operating conditions, and deterioration processe...

Effect of alpha-lipoic acid on atrial fibrillation and biomarkers of myocardial injury in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: study protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> : Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with several postoperative complications, notably atrial fibrillation (AF), which may arise due to myocardial reperfusion following ischemia and the resulting inflammatory respo...

Money and muscle: corporate political power and government subsidies

Political power is one of the most extensively discussed issues in political economy, although prior researchers provide few metrics for its estimation. This study introduces a new set of corporate political power measures using the political power of individual legislators and f...

Revisiting Empathy: A Model of Empathic Wisdom to Support Effective Counseling and Reduce Counselor Burnout

ABSTRACT Empathy is a core component of effective counseling, influencing both therapeutic relationships and counselor well‐being. The author extends Clark's integral model of empathy by expanding the subjective empathy modality and introduces the mindful empathic engagement (MEE...

“You have to sell them as much as they’re trying to sell you”: U.S. Local Television News Directors’ Perspectives on the Struggle to Hire Reporters and Producers

This qualitative study examines hiring difficulties in local television (TV) news in small and medium TV markets (DMA #30+). The results of in-depth interviews showed that most interviewed news directors experienced talent shortages in their markets and had fewer and less prepare...