Fourth Amendment Limits On Extensive Quarantine Surveillance, Benjamin Wolters

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

The devastation wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred innovations in technology and public policy. Many countries rushed to implement extensive quarantines, and some introduced disease surveillance, including location tracking to enforce quarantines. Though the United States has never implemented high-tech quarantine surveillance, such technology will certainly be available for the next disease outbreak.

Absent significant doctrinal change, the Fourth Amendment likely bars some, but not all, forms of quarantine surveillance. Quarantine surveillance probably constitutes a Fourth Amendment “search” that generally must be backed by probable cause. This probable cause requirement, and its subcomponent of individualized suspicion, likely applies differently to …

Building A Virtual Community Of Practice For Medical Students: The Global Emergency Medicine Student Leadership Program, Ashley Pickering, Andrés Patiño, Stephanie C. Garbern, Dania Abu-Jubara, Alexandra Digenakis, Anthony Rodigin, Michaela S. Banks, Kimberly Herard, Stacey Chamberlain, Elizabeth L. Devos

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) facilitate distance learning and mentorship by engaging members around shared knowledge and experiences related to a central interest. The American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association's Global Emergency Medicine Student Leadership Program (GEM‐SLP) provides a valuable model for building a VCoP for GEM and other niche areas of interest. This VCoP facilitates opportunities for experts and mentees affiliated with these national organizations to convene regularly despite barriers attributed to physical distance. The GEM‐SLP VCoP is built around multiple forms of mentorship, monthly mentee‐driven didactics, academic projects, and continued engagement of program graduates …

Another Pandemic Year: What It Means For Homoeopathy, Anil Khurana

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

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Role Of Adjuvant Homoeopathic Medicines In The Management Of Intellectual Disability – A Purposive, Non-Randomised, Self-Controlled, Pre- And Post-Intervention Pilot Study, Dhara S. Arora

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is characterised by below-average intelligence and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living. A study was conducted by our institute at a school for students of special needs. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to demonstrate the role of homoeopathic management in ID. Methods: A purposive, non-randomised, self-controlled, pre- and post-intervention study of 25 participants was done. The initial 6 months were the control period, thereafter, the same participants were treated for 18 months, with homoeopathy. Treatment outcomes were assessed using domains of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-V-V. Scores of each domain were observed at …

Elderly Patient With Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Treated With Homoeopathic Medicine: A Case Report, Suraia Parveen, Subhrasankha Das

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Introduction: Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most troublesome complication of herpes zoster (HZ). It often occurs in elderly and immunocompromised persons. PHN is a chronic neuropathic pain that can persist months to years after HZ rashes have healed. The persisting pain causes physical and psychological distress and negatively impacts the quality of life. The conventional method of treatment (CMT) is often only partially effective. In patients with inadequate response, or intolerance to current conventional treatments for pain relief, homoeopathy may be considered. Case Summary: A 64-year-old woman presented with severe neuralgic pain on the right upper chest wall and upper …

Management Of Urolithiasis With Individualised Homoeopathy – A Case Report, Pawan Sharma, Tanya Aggarwal, Subhamoy Sarkar

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Introduction: The population of the North-eastern region of India is prone to develop renal stones, and the prevalence and recurrence rate of renal stone disease is thus higher. A stone more than 0.5 cm diameter can cause painful ureteric obstruction. Stones of size more than 0.7 cm almost always require surgical intervention, as believed in conventional medicine. Repeated surgical interventions may remove obstruction but may not be a solution for altering the tendency for renal stone formation. Homoeopathy, an alternative system of medicine can offer holistic approach in treating such cases non-invasively. Case Summary: A 32 years old male patient …

The Weimar Triangle: France, Germany, Poland In The Middle East. United Arab Emirates Perspective, Adam Krzymowski

All Works

The article’s scientific goal is to investigate the Weimar Triangle countries’ relations with the United Arab Emirates. Therefore, the author asks the research question. Are the Weimar Triangle states’ role and significance increasing in the external dimension of the European Union? Based on the example of the United Arab Emirates, the research adopted a hypothesis. It is the statement that after Brexit, the Weimar Triangle countries have a chance to improve their importance in the EU external activities. Apart from case studies, to revise the hypothesis, the author performed a meticulous comparative analysis. Moreover, the research implemented International Practice Theory …

Plagiarism Of The Plates? The Validity Of Accusations Against Diderot's Encyclopédie (1751-1772), Ian Curtis

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

A literary monument of the eighteenth century, the French Encyclopédie (1751–1772) was a massive reference work written by a team of experts that aimed to depict arts and crafts in unprecedented detail. It eventually grew to contain twenty-eight large folio volumes but the journey there was filled with uncertainty due to royal suppressions from seditious and anti-religious ideas and accusations of plagiarism. Since 1951, scholars have studied one of these accusations, made by architect Pierre Patte against the plates, editor Denis Diderot, and the four publishers. This scandal, which is critical in the history of the Encyclopédie, has faded from …

Research Highlights (October-December 2021), Kusum Lata

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Research highlights (October - December 2021)

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The Utilization Of Enzymes And Enzyme Products For Antimicrobial Effects, Brandon Edward Burdette

Theses and Dissertations

Bacterial resistance is outpacing the discovery of novel antimicrobials. Therefore, it is essential to look at antimicrobials using novel methods. MTAN is a crucial enzyme for some bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori. Transition state analog inhibitor design and fragment-based drug design are drug design approaches typically used independently, but combining these techniques yields inhibitors that bind tightly and are effective in pM concentrations. We demonstrate the efficacy of the combined techniques by investigating the inhibition of HpMTAN, which is an essential enzyme. Enzyme byproducts can also be effective for causing bacterial cell death, hydrolyzing GsdmD by caspases-1/4/5/11 results in an …

Deep Learning Supplants Visual Analysis By Experienced Operators For The Diagnosis Of Cardiac Amyloidosis By Cine-Cmr, Philippe Germain, Armine Vardazaryan, Nicolas Padoy, Aissam Labani, Catherine Roy, Thomas Hellmut Schindler, Soraya El Ghannudi

Open Access Publications

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis (CA) from cine-CMR (cardiac magnetic resonance) alone is not reliable. In this study, we tested if a convolutional neural network (CNN) could outperform the visual diagnosis of experienced operators.

METHOD: 119 patients with cardiac amyloidosis and 122 patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) of other origins were retrospectively selected. Diastolic and systolic cine-CMR images were preprocessed and labeled. A dual-input visual geometry group (VGG ) model was used for binary image classification. All images belonging to the same patient were distributed in the same set. Accuracy and area under the curve (AUC) were calculated per frame …

Some Notes On Language In The Chinese Versions Of The Saddharma Puṇḍdarīka Sūtra, Apiwat Kumpai

Journal of Letters

The purpose of this article is to compare versions of the Saddharma Puṇḍdarīka Sūtra in Chinese. The study found that the Saddharma Puṇḍdarīka Sūtra has been translated into many Chinese versions, three of which exist in the present: Dharmarakṣa’s,  Kumārajīva’s, and Jnanagupta & Dharmagupta’s version: this last being a supplemented version of Kumārajīva’s and therefore not a new translation. Among the Chinese versions mentioned above, Kumārajīva’s is the most popular. A comparison between Dharmarakṣa’s and Kumārajīva’s version reveals many differences, particularly in numeral usage, transliteration of proper names, use of religious terms, four-character phrases, continuous reduplication, precise description, use of …

The Use Of First- And Second-Person Pronouns In German, Wilita Sriuranpong

Journal of Letters

First- and second-person pronouns are important for effective communication in many languages including German. Thus, learners and users of German as a foreign language have to be capable of using these address pronouns appropriately in various contexts and situations. This paper explores the usage of these pronouns in various contexts and with various meanings, arguing that there are many factors determining the use of these pronouns, especially du and Sie in contemporary German, such as age, social status, relationship between interlocutors and context of use. Therefore, in order to select appropriate address pronouns, learners and users of German need to …

The Impact Of Bts Skytrain On Communities In Bangna District, Warunya Bamrongpong, Pannee Cheewinsiriwat, Petchpilai Lattanan

Journal of Letters

Bangkok’s is growing rapidly, and developing both economically and socially, Therefore, there is increased demand for economic activity spaces. The city’s constant expansion puts strain on its public transportation system, including roads. As a result, Bangkok has a heavy traffic problem. To solve the problem, the first mass transportation system, the BTS Skytrain, was constructed and opened in 1999. The BTS Skytrain gives improved accessibility to the areas around its stations, which in turn affects the surrounding communities. This research explores the effects of the BTS Skytrain service on communities in the Bangna district. In–depth interviews were conducted with members …

When The Dark Shadow Of Virtual Reality Intrudes Into The Real World : A Study Of Ursula Poznanski’S Young Adult Novel, Erebos, Siriporn Sriwarakan

Journal of Letters

This paper studies Ursula Poznanski’s Erebos (2010), a German young adult novel, in terms of the concerns it raises about the dangers of and solutions to computer game addiction among young adults. The novel shows   the dominance of the computer game “Erebos,” which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to process the interests and desires of its players. These players are shown attaching themselves to their virtual selves so much that they deny their real-world selves, and are then manipulated by the Erebos AI to commit acts of violence. On the other hand, the novel reveals that such obsession can be solved …

Conversing Or Diffusing Information? An Examination Of Public Health Twitter Chats, Lauren Bayliss, Yuner Zhu, King-Wa Fu, Lindsay Mullican, Ferdous Ahmeda, Hai Liang, Zion Tse, Nitin Saroha, Jingjing Yin, Isaac Fung

Communication Arts: Faculty Publications

This study examines the one-way information diffusion and two-way dialogic engagement present in public health Twitter chats. Network analysis assessed whether Twitter chats adhere to one of the key principles for online dialogic communication, the dialogic loop (Kent & Taylor, 1998) for four public health-related chats hosted by CDC Twitter accounts. The features of the most retweeted accounts and the most retweeted tweets also were examined. The results indicate that very little dialogic engagement took place. Moreover, the chats seemed to function as pseudoevents primarily used by organizations as opportunities for creating content. However, events such as #PublicHealthChat may serve …

Conceptualization, Implementation, And Management Of The New York City Mayor’S Action Plan For Neighborhood Safety, Wogod Alawlaqi, Nicole Alexander, Rebecca Balletto, Justice Banks, Jeffrey A. Butts, Patricia A. Cobar, Edda S. Fransdottir, Jason Szkola, Kathleen A. Tomberg, Anthony Vega

Publications and Research

This research report presents the findings from the implementation assessment of the NYC Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP). Researchers from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice relied on an assortment of evaluation data to identify outcome differences between MAP communities and the matched set of comparison communities. Using administrative and survey data, researchers tested relationships between the various efforts of MAP and key outcomes expected to result from those efforts. Information obtained through interviews and observations provided context to understand the evolution and implementation of MAP. The investigation provided policymakers with important information about the possible effectiveness …

Trust, Privacy, And Adaptive Forwarding In Wireless Named-Data Networks, Muktadir Rahman Chowdhury

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Today’s Internet falls short in supporting robust data delivery and strong data security in a wireless mobile environment, due to its host-based communication model and container-based security model. Named Data Networking (NDN) is a data-centric network architecture that provides a stateful forwarding plane and built-in security support. This work proposes forwarding strategies for NDN-based mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) and infrastructure-based wireless networks, and mechanisms for securing NDN-based vehicular networks. First, we propose Content Connectivity and Location-Aware Forwarding (CCLF), a forwarding strategy for MANETs. CCLF broadcasts NDN packets and lets each node make independent decisions on whether to forward packets based …

Use Of E-Resources By Researchers And Faculty Members In Select Universities Of Haryana: A Comparative Studyof Science And Social Science Faculties, Sandhya Rani, Navkiran Kaur

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources rose in significance throughout the world during COVID-19 pandemic as these were used extensively in teaching, learning and research. Present study was conducted to know about the awareness and use of e-resources by the researchers and faculty members of science and social science faculties in three universities of Haryana, their purpose of using e-resources, levels of satisfaction and problems faced by them. This study is based on primary data collected from the faculty members and researchers using a self-designed questionnaire. It was found that all respondents were aware about e-resources and majority of respondents were using e-resources. The respondents …

Pandemic Images And Gestalt Theory: Introspective Musings About A Series Of Digital Art-Works, Roy R. Behrens

Faculty Publications

In this paper, the author shares his thoughts about the precedents, process, and significance of a series of “digital montage” artworks that he originated during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, he talks about the indebtedness of these works to Gestalt theory, and particularly their use of what is sometimes known as “laws of seeing,” “unit-forming factors,” or inherent “grouping tendencies.”

Using ‘Traps’ (Transect Recording And Processing System) In Woody Weed Control Studies In Australia, P. V. Back

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The ‘TRAPS’ (Transect Recording And Processing System) methodology has proven to be a powerful and versatile tool for studying the effects of various woody weed control strategies in studies carried out in Queensland, Australia. ‘TRAPS’ allows the tracking of individual woody plants even when destructive control techniques such as bulldozing, ploughing and burning are used. This methodology also allows the investigator to discriminate between plants present before any treatment is imposed and plants recruited after the treatment.

The Effect Of Organizational Culture On Institutional Excellence Through The Mediating Role Of Strategic Thinking (An Empirical Study On The Palestinian Universities In The Gaza-Strip), Belal Z. Albashiti أستاذ مشارك

Journal of Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Humanities)

Abstract:

This study aims to analyze and explain the role of organizational culture on the institutional excellence through the mediating role of strategic thinking. Cross sectional data was collected using simple random sample from the employees holding supervisory positions at the Palestinian universities in the Gaza-Strip. The structure equation model (SEM) is designed to explain the studied variables, the findings and analysis shows high level of relative weight for the studied variables and found indirect effect between; the independent variable "Organizational Culture" and the dependent variable "Institutional Excellence". Some important recommendations and some suggestions further studies in the line of …

تطبيقات نظرية العفو في الاقتصاد الإسلامي خلال "جائحة كوفيد-19" في الأردن 2020 أنموذجاً, ميس عوض شطناوي ماجستير, عبدالناصر موسى أبو البصل استاذ دكتور

Journal of Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Humanities)

الملخص:

تهدف الدراسة إلى التعريف ببناء نظرية العفو في الاقتصاد الإسلامي، وتتناول الدراسة حالة جائحة كوفيد-19 أنموذجًا لتطبيق النظرية، وكيف تم تطبيق النظرية خلال الجائحة في الأردن لتحقيق التكافل الاجتماعي، وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى جملة من النتائج؛ أبرزها: أنه قد تم تطبيق نظرية العفو من خلال مجموعة من الإجراءات والسياسات التي اتخذتها الحكومة خلال الجائحة، منها: اقتطاع جزء من رواتب أصحاب الدخول المرتفعة العاملين في القطاع العام، وإنشاء صندق همة وطن للتبرعات التي تزيد عن مئة ألف دينار، وتعجيل الزكاة، وقامت البنوك بتأجيل المستحقات المترتبة على المتضررين من الجائحة وغيرها من الإجراءات، إضافة إلى المبادرات الفردية التي قام بها أصحابها …

دور الإدارة الاستراتيجية في إدارة الأزمات والكوارث في بلديات شمال قطاع غزة, سلوى سليم ثابت ماجستير

Journal of Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Humanities)

الملخص:

هدفت هذه الدارسة إلى التعرف على دور الإدارة الاستراتيجية في إدارة الأزمات والكوارث في بلديات شمال قطاع غزة، واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وقد استخدمت الدراسة أسلوب المسح الشامل للوظائف الإشراقية في بلديات محافظة شمال قطاع غزة، واستخدمت الباحثة الاستبانة كأداة رئيسة لجمع البيانات، حيث تم توزيع (87) استبانة وتم استرداد (83) استبانة، وقد خلصت الدارسة إلى نسبة تطبيق الإدارة الاستراتيجية في بلديات شمال قطاع غزة 76.24%، وبينت نتائج الدراسة أن قدرة بلديات شمال قطاع غزة على إدارة الأزمات والكوارث كانت بنسبة 75%، وأظهرت أيضاً أن ما نسبته (75.9%) من التأثير في إدارة الأزمات والكوارث تم تفسيره من خلال …

Methods For Assessing The Efficiency Of Urban Public Transport, A.A. Nazarov

The Scientific Journal of Vehicles and Roads

The article presents methods for assessing the effectiveness of urban public transport based on the analysis of the operational characteristics of their types. Methods for a comprehensive assessment of options for solving the urban public transport system are analyzed.

The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On The Evolution Of The Saudi House In Riyadh City, Khaled Alqahtani, Mohammad Alissan

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

Over the past 100 years, the Saudi dwelling has undergone a series of transformations in its form, design, and function. These evolutions were the result of economic, regulatory, intellectual, and many other influences (Bahammam, 2018). During COVID-19 lockdown, people had to live a new lifestyle, practiced learning and working remotely, and had to stay longer hours at home and keep social distance apart. Daily prayers and outdoor leisure were only limited to the confines of the household. Residents had to consider preventive health precautions such as the use of sterilizing tools and allowing for natural ventilation and daylight.

This study …

Exploring The Relationships Among Stoichiometric Coefficients, Number Of Transferred Electrons, Mean Oxidation Number Of Carbons, And Oxidative Ratio In Organic Combustion Reactions, Pong Kau Yuen, Cheng Man Diana Lau

Faculty Publications

Combustion reactions, stoichiometry, and redox reactions are some of the basic contents in chemistry curriculum. Although the counting of transferred electrons is critical in redox reactions, assigning mean oxidation number of organic carbons (ONc) is not always easy. Even though the relationship between the oxidative ratio (OR) and ONc is known, the relationship between the number of transferred electrons (Te−) and OR has not been thoroughly studied. The H-atom method has already been developed to balance and deduct organic combustion reactions. It can be used further to help establish the relationships among the stoichiometric coefficients (SC), the number of transferred …

2021-12-28_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_103214-547150--,00.html.

First-dose tracker above is for entire Michigan Population. Coverage maps below are for age 5+.

Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Vaccines Delivered, Delivery Trend, Primary Series Doses Administered, …

2021-12-28_Michiganoverview_Covidschooloutbreak, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Outbreak Reports

The School Outbreak Data page was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services from data self-reported by local health departments. Data is updated every week.

K-12 School-Related Outbreak Reporting: In accordance with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists' outbreak definition, a K-12 school-associated COVID-19 case (confirmed or probable) is defined as a student, teacher, or staff member physically present in the school setting or participated in a school sanctioned extracurricular activity within 14 days prior to illness onset (or a positive test result) OR …