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Improved Image Recognition Via Synthetic Plants Using 3d Modelling With Stochastic Variations, Chris C. Napier, David M. Cook, Leisa Armstrong, Dean Diepeveen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This research extends previous plant modelling using L-systems by means of a novel arrangement comprising synthetic plants and a refined global wheat dataset in combination with a synthetic inference application. The study demonstrates an application with direct recognition of real plant stereotypes, and augmentation via a plant-wide stochastic growth variation structure. The study showed that the automatic annotation and counting of wheat heads using the Global Wheat dataset images provides a time and cost saving over traditional manual approaches and neural networks. This study introduces a novel synthetic inference application using a plant-wide stochastic variation system, resulting in improved structural …

Deployment And Assessment Of A Deep Learning Model For Real-Time Detection Of Anal Precancer With High Frame Rate High-Resolution Microendoscopy, David Brenes, Alex Kortum, Jackson Coole, Jennifer Carns, Richard Schwarz, Imran Vohra, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Yuxin Liu, Zhenjian Cai, Keith Sigel, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Michael Gaisa, Elizabeth Chiao

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Anal cancer incidence is significantly higher in people living with HIV as HIV increases the oncogenic potential of human papillomavirus. The incidence of anal cancer in the United States has recently increased, with diagnosis and treatment hampered by high loss-to-follow-up rates. Novel methods for the automated, real-time diagnosis of AIN 2+ could enable "see and treat" strategies, reducing loss-to-follow-up rates. A previous retrospective study demonstrated that the accuracy of a high-resolution microendoscope (HRME) coupled with a deep learning model was comparable to expert clinical impression for diagnosis of AIN 2+ (sensitivity 0.92 [P = 0.68] and specificity 0.60 [P = …

The Role Of Lis Professional In Open Educational Resources And Its Impact In Bangladesh, Dr. Md. Azizur Rahman, Sumitra Mitra Biswas, Dr. Subrata Biswas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction- This study aims to explore of the role of LIS Professionals in open educational resources (OERs) and its impact on Bangladesh. In addition, there is a focus on raising awareness and improving open educational resources.

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to provide quantitative information on the growth and development of the LIS professionals in OER in Bangladesh. In addition, the focus is on raising awareness and improving open educational resources.

Research problem- The study is about acquiring data sources, facing huge problems related to field of LIS Professionals in OER in Bangladesh. LIS professionals in the …

Apobec-1 Deletion Enhances Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury, Xiaojia Guo, Valerie Blanc, Nicholas O Davidson, Heino Velazquez, Tian-Min Chen, Dennis G Moledina, Gilbert W Moeckel, Robert L Safirstein, Gary V Desir

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Cisplatin (CP) induces acute kidney injury (AKI) whereby proximal tubules undergo regulated necrosis. Repair is almost complete after a single dose. We now demonstrate a role for Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide 1 (Apobec-1) that is prominently expressed at the interface between acute and chronic kidney injury (CKD), in the recovery from AKI. Apobec-1 knockout (KO) mice exhibited greater mortality than in wild type (WT) and more severe AKI in both CP- and unilateral ischemia reperfusion (IR) with nephrectomy. Specifically, plasma creatinine (pCr) 2.6 ± 0.70 mg/dL for KO, n = 10 and 0.16 ± 0.02 for WT, …

Does Patella Lowering As Part Of Multilevel Surgery Improve Knee Kinematics In Children With Cerebral Palsy And Crouch Gait? A Meta-Analysis Of Comparative Studies, María Galán-Olleros, Sergio Lerma-Lara, Beltran Torres-Izquierdo, Ana Ramírez-Barragán, Rosa M Egea-Gámez, Pooya Hosseinzadeh, Ignacio Martínez-Caballero

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: To evaluate differences in knee kinematic outcomes of patellar-lowering surgery, specifically patellar tendon advancement or patellar tendon shortening, compared with no-patellar-lowering surgery in multilevel surgery for children with cerebral palsy and crouch gait.

METHODS: Four databases were searched to retrieve studies published from inception until 2023. Three reviewers independently screened for studies with observational or randomized control designs, comparing two groups of patients with cerebral palsy and crouch gait who underwent multilevel surgery (with patellar-lowering surgery versus no-patellar-lowering surgery), where various gait analysis outcomes were reported (CRD42023450692). The risk of bias was assessed with the Risk Of Bias In …

Genotype, Oxidase Status, And Preceding Infection Or Autoinflammation Do Not Affect Allogeneic Hct Outcomes For Cgd, Jennifer W Leiding, Danielle E Arnold, Suhag Parikh, Brent Logan, Rebecca A Marsh, Linda M Griffith, Ruizhe Wu, Sharon Kidd, Kanwaldeep Mallhi, Deepak Chellapandian, Stephanie J Si Lim, Eyal Grunebaum, E Liana Falcone, Luis Murguia-Favela, Debbi Grossman, Vinod K Prasad, Jennifer R Heimall, Fabien Touzot, Lauri M Burroughs, Jack Bleesing, Neena Kapoor, Jasmeen Dara, Olatundun Williams, Malika Kapadia, Benjamin R Oshrine, Jeffrey J Bednarski, Ahmad Rayes, Hey Chong, Geoffrey D E Cuvelier, Lisa R Forbes Satter, Caridad Martinez, Mark T Vander Lugt, Lolie C Yu, Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan, Avni Joshi, Susan E Prockop, Blachy J Dávila Saldaña, Victor Aquino, Larisa A Broglie, Christen L Ebens, Lisa M Madden, Kenneth Desantes, Jordan Milner, Hemalatha G Rangarajan, Ami J Shah, Alfred P Gillio, Alan P Knutsen, Holly K Miller, Theodore B Moore, Pamela Graham, Andrea Bauchat, Nancy J Bunin, Pierre Teira, Aleksandra Petrovic, Sharat Chandra, Hisham Abdel-Azim, Morna J Dorsey, Olga Birbrayer, Morton J Cowan, Christopher C Dvorak, Elie Haddad, Donald B Kohn, Luigi D Notarangelo, Sung-Yun Pai, Jennifer M Puck, Michael A Pulsipher, Troy R Torgerson, Harry L Malech, Elizabeth M Kang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by life-threatening infections and inflammatory conditions. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the definitive treatment for CGD, but questions remain regarding patient selection and impact of active disease on transplant outcomes. We performed a multi-institutional retrospective and prospective study of 391 patients with CGD treated either conventionally (non-HCT) enrolled from 2004 to 2018 or with HCT from 1996 to 2018. Median follow-up after HCT was 3.7 years with a 3-year overall survival of 82% and event-free survival of 69%. In a multivariate analysis, a Lansky/Karnofsky score < 90 and use of HLA-mismatched donors negatively affected survival. Age, genotype, and oxidase status did not affect outcomes. Before HCT, patients had higher infection density, higher frequency of noninfectious lung and liver diseases, and more steroid use than conventionally treated patients; however, these issues did not adversely affect HCT survival. Presence of pre-HCT inflammatory conditions was associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Graft failure or receipt of a second HCT occurred in 17.6% of the patients and was associated with melphalan-based conditioning and/or early mixed chimerism. At 3 to 5 years after HCT, patients had improved growth and nutrition, resolved infections and inflammatory disease, and lower rates of antimicrobial prophylaxis or corticosteroid use compared with both their baseline and those of conventionally treated patients. HCT leads to durable resolution of CGD symptoms and lowers the burden of the disease. Patients with active infection or inflammation are candidates for transplants; HCT should be considered before the development of comorbidities that could affect performance status. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02082353.

Effect Of Different Levels Of Postbiotic And Phytobiotic Combination On Growth Performance, Economic Production, And Immune Response Of Broiler Chickens, Jamil Mobarak Mahmoud Doski, Karwan Yaseen Kareem

Polytechnic Journal

A total of two hundred and eighty eight day old unsexed chicks from a Ross 308 cross were randomly assigned to eight treatment and four replicates and each replicator had twelve birds. The experimental groups includes, N-control= negative control (basal diet), P-control = basal diet + 0.01% Doxin200 (positive control) (w/w), 0.1% Pos+Phy = basal diet + 0.05% thyme oil (v/w) + 0.05% postbiotic, 0.2% Pos+Phy = basal diet + 0.1% thyme oil (v/w) + 0.1% postbiotic, 0.3% Pos+Phy = basal diet + basal diet + 0.15% thyme oil (v/w) + 0.15% postbiotic, and 0.4% Pos+Phy = basal diet + …

Utilization Of Semiconductor Nanocrystals In Cancer Diagnose And Treatment, Yasir Q. Almajidi, Ahmed A. Albadri, Mazen M. Jwaid, Yaseen T. Khalaf

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

In contemporary times, nanotechnology has emerged as a notably sophisticated technological discipline. It possesses an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature, spanning a wide array of domains including medical science, engineering, biology, physics, materials science, and chemistry. Utilization of nanotechnology offers a significant advantage by enabling precise manipulation and control of properties to effectively address specific challenges in various applications. In the fields of science and biomedicine, there has been extensive exploration into the use of functional nanomaterials, emerging as rapidly advancing and captivating areas of research. Diverse types of nanomaterials, including silicon nanowires, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and gold/silver nanoparticles, which …

Our Community Chimes In, Corinne Bishop

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Welcome! The Journal of Graduate Librarianship’s Practitioner Panel allows us to hear directly from the graduate librarian community via social media, where we regularly post questions and invite your comments on practical issues relating to graduate librarianship. To join the conversation and share your comments about community topics, please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, or X (formerly Twitter)—or keep an eye on the JGL website, where we also post all Practitioner Panel questions.

Hosting An International Graduate Student Orientation, Liza Weisbrod, Juliet T. Rumble, Adelia Grabowsky, Isabel Altamirano, Emily Sahib

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

In Fall 2022, Auburn University Libraries faculty and staff hosted an orientation event for newly arrived international graduate students. Highlights of the event included tours of major library service points, a shared meal, and a meet and greet for graduate students and subject librarians. A key takeaway for both groups was an increased awareness of the differences that exist between U.S. academic libraries and those in other countries. The authors discuss elements of the library orientation that worked well, and address lessons learned that will be used to improve future events.

Serving Graduate Students At A Community College Library, Daniel K. Blewett

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Even though a community college library rarely attempts to offer the same depth of support found at a university, it can still serve the needs of local graduate students in two ways: through the library’s core collection of print and electronic resources, and through its on-site services, spaces, and librarian expertise. Graduate students need to know that these resources are available to them. The knowledge and ability of the librarian is key to supporting this patron group. This article is informed by the author’s experiences at the College of DuPage, a large comprehensive community college in northeastern Illinois.

Leveraging Existing Services To Support Evidence Synthesis Researchers Outside Of The Health Sciences, Elizabeth Kline

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

The author presents a case study for the development of an evidence synthesis service serving researchers outside of the health sciences at a large academic library. The purpose of this project was to highlight the importance of integrating existing core services and workflows that create seamless delivery of evidence synthesis support and yield quality service. The paper provides decisions that university libraries must consider as they are planning the implementation of these services.

The research-intensive nature of evidence synthesis projects provides liaison librarians with a perfect entry to deliver high-quality and relevant services, especially to graduate students and researchers. Through …

Introducing The Journal Of Graduate Librarianship, Wendy Doucette, Jill Cirasella

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Graduate Librarianship, the first professional journal dedicated solely to graduate librarianship! This issue is the culmination of a two-year effort where we discovered, often the hard way, what goes into starting an academic journal.

Exploring The Quality Of Experiences At Historically Black Colleges And Universities For Black Women Deans, Ciera Spady

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.

Growth And Impact: The Dual Purpose Of Leadership Development For Professionals In Middle Management Roles, Joy Karavedas

Transform

Abstract

Growth and Impact: The Dual Purpose of Leadership Development for

Professionals in Middle Management Roles

Emerging leaders are aware of the skills needed for executive leadership but may not possess the knowledge of how to develop those skills, meaning they often enter higher levels of leadership with awareness of what is needed to lead but without the actual skills to do so. More than any time in history, it is critical that those placed in leadership positions develop skills prior to being elevated. On the job leadership development is no longer a reliable option and intentionality to developmental time …

From Bedside To Boardroom: Inspiring Nurses Through Storytelling, Dr. Tricia Kassab

Transform

from bedside to boardroom: Inspiring Nurses through storytelling

The key to understanding how nurse executives use stories to lead organizations resides in a deeper examination of the type of stories told to create transformational change. The story of nurse Kassab and how she started from bedside to boardroom highlights the importance of using stories to effect changes. Nurse leaders need to connect with staff personally and forge strong relationships with teams, especially during times of stress. This article reviewed how nurse leaders set the tone of organizational cultures using a transformational leadership style to inspire, energize and influence the nursing …

A Recipe For Success. How To Build Cohesive Virtual Teams In A Post-Pandemic World, Barbara Thiss

Transform

For leaders, finding a recipe for success in building a cohesive virtual team in a post-pandemic world may be a struggle. With the outbreak of COVID-19, many organizations have seen growth in their virtual presence. Virtual teams bring greater diversity and the challenge of operating in remote locations rather than face-to-face settings. Finding practices leaders can use to build cohesiveness in their virtual teams can help them adapt to this changing environment. The purpose of this study was for Fortune 500 leaders of virtual teams to identify practices they used to build cohesiveness in their team. Building cohesiveness is important …

Weakness Is The New Strength: How Vulnerability Makes Leaders Stronger, Scott Dick

Transform

Weakness is the new strength: How vulnerability makes leaders stronger is the result from the meta-analysis of five phenomenological studies designed to generate a theory that explains how exemplar leaders from five different fields used “soft-skills” and four domains of behavior to create mutual shared knowledge, resolve conflict and transform relationships to produce breakthrough results. The four domains of behavior are communication, collaboration, ethics, and emotional intelligence. The sample was composed of 75 exemplar leaders from five different professional fields and included an analysis of over 1,300 pages of interview transcripts as the main data source for the study. The …

Leading Transformational Change By Living Transformational Change: Seven Structures Of Successful Innovation In Doctoral Education, Rebecca Farley, Jennifer Dinielli

Transform

Transformational change is vital to the sustainability of all individuals and organizations. This qualitative historical study of the Brandman University Doctoral Program in Organizational Leadership utilized the Bolman and Deal (2017) four-frame change model to examine the evolution of the program from 2013 through 2017. Findings from the study indicate seven key structures of the doctoral program had the greatest impact on the program’s successful transition from start-up to the refinement and scaling phases. This study contributes to the literature on transformational change and doctoral education by providing detailed analysis of critical factors of the program’s successful transformation in the …

Covid, Church, & Cuts: A Single Narrative Case Study Of Pandemic Impacts On A Bi-Vocational Pastor & Barber, A. D. Hooker, Camille S. Talbert

The Journal of Faith, Education, and Community

This narrative case study provides an in-depth look into the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic from the perspective of an assistant pastor with a small African American church in an urban city. His story indicates that the pandemic had both positive and negative effects on the pastor’s ability to carry out his role of pastoral care and ministry. Some positives were the results of new technological adaptations that helped to improve members’ consistency in attending and participating in weekly services. Some negative effects imposed by COVID-19 was the revelation of imbalanced relationships and a lack of trust in God. The …

Finding Golden Threads Of Commonality: An Interfaith Dialogue Sharing Experiences During Troubled Times, Vicki G. Mokuria, Diana Wandix-White, Aakash Chowkase, Vicki Mokuria

The Journal of Faith, Education, and Community

This interfaith dialogue conducted between three educator/scholars offers insights into how they navigated through the troubled times of COVID 19 and the summer of racial uprisings in 2020. The collaborative auto-ethnography presented in this paper helps us gain insights into how people of very different faiths, a Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu, found points of convergence as they openly discussed their challenges during those troubled times in our world.

Kangaroo Care And Improved Physiological Status In Preterm Infants, Kira Harkonen

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Preterm births continue to cause long-term sequelae for infants worldwide. Interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that promote better outcomes can make an impact on preterm infants’ futures. The purpose of this review was to determine if kangaroo care has positive physiological effects on preterm infants in the NICU. Practice changes to enhance kangaroo care in the NICU include reducing barriers such as medical complexity and staff misconceptions as well as facilitating increased parental presence. The review of the literature found evidence to support the positive outcomes that kangaroo care has on neonates’ growth, vital signs, stress outcomes, …

Comparison Of Post Discharge Telephone Call Methods And Their Impact On Patient Outcomes And Satisfaction: An Integrative Review, Amanda T. Mikolay

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Background: Discharge planning and education may directly influence patient outcomes, including patient satisfaction and readmission rates. Discharge processes and follow-up vary across departments and facilities. Follow-up telephone calls after patient discharge are commonly utilized; however, delivery techniques differ across healthcare areas. The purpose of this integrative review is to explore the various techniques of initiating post-discharge follow-up phone calls and their impact on patient outcomes and satisfaction. Method: A literature search across different Databases and the search engine Google Scholar yielded over 2,751 articles utilizing the Boolean phrases: (follow up or follow-up or post-discharge or following discharge or discharge …

Engaging In Research: Reflections From Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants, Elyse Sumarsono, Julia Raugh

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

The aim of the journal was to organize the reflections of two undergraduate nursing students regarding the journey of navigating through summer research along with faculty. Through this reflective experience, research assistants were able to identify many benefits that come with participating in the research conduction process that should encourage other undergraduate students to involve themselves in future research. Research assistants were challenged to take on new and unknown tasks in a high-level research study, which ultimately enhanced skills for future academic success and professional careers as nurses.

Incorporating Yoga Into Nursing Education: An Integrative Literature Review, Martha "Lynn" Smith

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Abstract The need for nurses is growing with an older population and higher acuity patients. Nursing students are often stressed because they have a rigorous curriculum with their classroom learning and clinical or lab rotations. Nurse educators could enhance wellness in the curriculum by incorporating yoga, which has been proven to decrease stress and anxiety for many people. This systematic review validates the need for incorporating yoga into the nursing curriculum to improve wellness. Using a search of the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline), Elton B. Stephens Company (EBESCO), Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied …

Peer Feedback Among Nursing Students: Does It Enhance Learning?, Sydney Everett, Rachel Joseph, Tracey Turner, Dorothy Murphy

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Background: The American Nurses Association (ANA) describes that peer review is essential for excellent nursing practice and describes the principles of Peer Review. The Magnet program has embraced this in clinical excellence. Peer feedback has multiple benefits.

Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to examine the literature on peer feedback and identify the benefits of peer feedback on student learning and information retention.

Methods: Search terms such as Peer assessment, peer coaching, peer tutoring, peer-assisted learning, and informal peer learning were used to retrieve peer-reviewed publications from databases such as CINAHL, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The term Peer feedback …

From The Dean's Desk

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

No abstract provided.

How Animal Assisted Therapy With Dogs Is Understood And Perceived Among Health Care Providers And The General Public In Canada, Healey Gardiner Dr., Jill Singleton-Jackson Dr.

Journal of Counseling and Psychology

When a dog is included in treatment to meet an individual’s therapeutic goal it is known as Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT). Although AAT has increased in popularity, limited research exists regarding its efficacy. According to the diffusion of innovation theory an innovation must be properly communicated to all appropriate channels before it may be adopted into practice. Little is known about how AAT is understood and perceived among healthcare professional and public populations in Canada. In the present study, health care professionals and the general public in Canada were surveyed. Attitude toward dogs, openness to experience, agreeableness, and subjective distress were …

African American Students’ Academic And Web Programming Self-Efficacy, Learning Performance, And Perceptions Towards Computer Programming In Web Design Courses, Yu-Tung Kuo, Yu-Chun Kuo

College of Education Departmental Research

Computer programming has been included in computer literacy education in many countries in the last decade. This study examined the effects of gender and the prior programming experience of computer programming on academic and web programming self-efficacy and learning performance in the web design course among African American students, as well as their perceptions towards computer programming. This study’s 14-week web design course taught African American students multiple web programming languages, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, in order. A one-group pretest–posttest design was adopted in the experiment. The quantitative method was primarily used in data analysis. This study revealed that …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 13, 2023, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

No abstract provided.