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Saponin Tql1055 Adjuvant-Containing Vaccine Confers Protection Upon Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Challenge In Mice, Mushtaq Ahmed, Eric Farris, Rosemary V Swanson, Shibali Das, Yan Yang, Tyler Martin, Shabaana A Khader

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the intracellular pathogen

Becoming Connective: Strengthening Diversity In Nursing Education, Melanie Jacobs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract Diversity in the nursing profession does not match the demographic of patients in the United States and correcting this mismatch could positively impact health disparities in the country. This post-intentional phenomenological study examines the current relationship between nursing education, as the pipeline into the profession, and students from underrepresented racial and ethnic (URRE) groups in the nursing profession to offer movement into the development of a stronger connection. In this qualitative study, phenomenological and poststructural tenets were used to seek the phenomenon of becoming connective, the creative tendency toward connection between URRE and nursing education. Data were generated from …

Rdn Diagnosed Malnutrition At St. Jude Children’S Research Hospital: Onset To Resolution Using And/Aspen Criteria, Madison Domek

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This quality improvement (QI) project investigates the incidence and management of malnutrition in pediatric oncology patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH) from October 2022 to September 2023. The study aims to quantify malnutrition diagnoses made by registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and to identify patients at higher risk of severe malnutrition based on their primary cancer diagnosis and clinic location. A total of 161 patients were identified, resulting in 238 documented instances of malnutrition, classified as mild, moderate, or severe. The majority of unresolved cases were attributed to inadequate follow-up, particularly in the Hematology Clinic, which had a 100% …

Inter-Institutional Analysis Of Skin Of Color Representation In Dermatological Lecture Content At Md And Do Medical Schools, Oluwafunke O. Ogunremi, Blake Fredericksen, John Komas, Sana F. Ismail, Siri Knusten-Larson, Valeriy Kozmenko, Afia Albin

Student Publications

The purpose of this study was to analyze the lecture materials provided in medical schools through a diversity lens. Skin pathologies manifest distinctively on various shades of skin and physicians must be equipped with the proper knowledge to identify and diagnose these conditions accurately and promptly. For most medical students, images in prominent textbooks and lecture slides are their first encounter with disease presentations. Therefore, it is important to analyze the diversity of skin tones in the content that is being delivered. Specifically, the use of images featuring darker skin tones compared to those depicting lighter skin tones. This study …

Ethnic Differences In Ascending Aorta Dimensions And Dilatation Rates: A Systematic Review, Ayub Ansari, Kazi A. Syed, Mirza Baig, Yazan Tanbour, Abdullah Baghdadi, Aisha Ansari, Ayman Nada

Student Publications

Ethnic differences may substantially influence the morphological characteristics of the ascending aorta, with potential implications for clinical assessment and management of aortic dilatation. This systematic review evaluated the impact of ethnicity on ascending aorta diameter and dilatation rates, highlighting the need for more tailored, ethnicity-specific care in cardiovascular practice. We identified 11 studies that measured ascending aorta dimensions using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Most investigations focused on Asian, Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic populations. Data extraction revealed notable variability in baseline aortic diameters across ethnic groups. Some studies found no significant differences between …

Tourism Carrying Capacity At Petungkriyono Forest And Its Supporting Areas, Nurwidya Ambarwati

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Supported by a variety of diversity and landscapes, the development of tourism in the Petungkriyono area is growing rapidly. Optimizing ecotourism services in the Petungkriyono forest without disrupting the ecosystem and damaging the environment can be done by limiting the number of visitors at tourism sites. This study aims to find out information about the tourism capacity of some tourist attractions in the local forest. This study uses the Cifuentes model to predict the maximum number of visitor capacities that can be accommodated in a tourist attraction called Physical Carrying Capacity (PCC), Real Carrying Capacity (RCC), and Effective Carrying Capacity …

Catalyzing Meteorological Insights With A Cost-Effective Weather Monitoring System, Ariful Alam, Sidratula Muntaha, Poonam Munshi, Israt Khan, Rakibul Islam, Jamil Bhuian, Md.Yasir Arafat, Md. Ridwanul Hasan

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Undoubtedly, one of the biggest alarming phenomena of this decade is the tremendous fluctuations in the weather and climate. Therefore, different types of surveys, investigations, and research are required in this regard in every region. A low-cost weather monitoring system can be implemented in every educational and research institute to collect and analyze different types of weather-related data. This study establishes the method of developing such a system and analyzing data in a simplified way which the data gathered during thunderstorms and cyclonic activity in Bangladesh. The system was designed with Proteus 8 professional software and developed by using a …

Assessing The Environmental Impact Of Municipal Solid Waste, Ojo Oluwayinka Florence, Olaniyan Olatunji Sunday, Akolade Adebola Saheed, Alabi Oluwaseyi Omotayo, Olaomotito Precious Adesope, Adebayo Kehinde John

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management presents significant environmental challenges, especially with increasing urbanization and population growth. This study assesses the environmental impacts of MSW, focusing on waste composition, management practices, and their effects on air, water, and soil quality. The primary objective is to evaluate how MSW contributes to environmental degradation and to explore strategies for mitigating these impacts. A hypothesis was developed that optimizing waste composition through proper sorting and treatment can reduce the environmental footprint of MSW management by at least 10% in terms of leachate production and greenhouse gas emissions. Samples were collected using a randomized sampling …

Approved Car-T Therapies Have Reproducible Efficacy And Safety In Clinical Practice, Daniel Goyco Vera, Hiral Waghela, Mohamed Nuh, Jonathan Pan, Premal Lulla

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

CAR-T cell therapy has established itself as a highly effective treatment for hematological malignancies. There are currently six commercial CAR-T products that have been FDA approved for diseases such as B-ALL, LBCL, MCL, FL, MM, and CLL/SLL. "Real-world" studies allow us to evaluate outcomes from the general population to determine their efficacy and safety compared to those who were included in the original trials. Based on several well conducted "Real-world" studies that represent diverse populations, we report that outcomes from the original trials that led to the approval of these therapies are comparable to those in practice.

Finite Element Models For Predicting Moisture Effects On Bolt Embedment And Connection In Timber, Henry Meleki Kiwelu

Tanzania Journal of Science

The mechanical performances of timber connections are particularly important for timber engineers involved in the design of the wood structures. The mechanism of connection must be well understood in order to design a safer connection and avoid catastrophic failure. Often connections are made weak fuse elements by deliberate intent to ensure that if structural systems fail it will be by controllable ductile deformation of connections in load paths. Model method of determining engineering design capacities of laterally loaded dowel fasteners, such as bolts, screws and nails was developed. It should however be pointed out that FE and similar continuum model …

Building Hope: Program For Handling Psychosocial Problems Of People Living With Hiv/Aids In Denpasar, Fitasya Khairunnisa, Oman Sukmana, Zaenal Abidin, Juli Astutik

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The research aims to describe the forms of Psychosocial Problems Experienced by People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and the programs of the Spirit Paramacitta Foundation to overcome the psychosocial problems of PLWHA. The research location was the Spirit Paramacitta Foundation Denpasar, Bali Province. The research uses a qualitative descriptive. The data collection techniques are through observation, interviews, and documentation. Research subjects and informants were determined purposively. Data analysis techniques refer to the perspective of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana, which includes the processes: data collection, data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion and verification. The data validity techniques used are extended observations …

Uncertainties In Measuring Lifetimes Of Nuclear Excited States Using A Fast Electronic Timing System Made Of Nai (Tl) Scintillators, Innocent J Lugendo

Tanzania Journal of Science

Measurements of the lifetimes of nuclear excited states need to be as accurate as possible due to their crucial role in making or verifying various theoretical predictions in the nuclear science and astrophysics. Nevertheless, metrological difficulties in these measurements have brought about controversies that significantly influence the quest to understand the atomic structure, decay processes and nuclear reactions. Among the obstacles are the accuracy and precision of the systems and techniques used for measuring the lifetime of an excited state. It follows that any hypothesis regarding the nuclear behavior can only be considerable upon verification and accountability of stability and …

Head-To-Head Comparison Of Aptamer- And Antibody-Based Proteomic Platforms In Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples From A Real-World Memory Clinic Cohort, Raquel Puerta, Yun Ju Sung, Carlos Cruchaga, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

High-throughput proteomic platforms are crucial to identify novel Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers and pathways. In this study, we evaluated the reproducibility and reliability of aptamer-based (SomaScan

Enhanced Calendar Interface Using Ai For Visualizing Meeting Relationships, Ajay Prasad

Defensive Publications Series

Current calendar applications lack the ability to effectively visualize relationships between interconnected meetings and do not provide an easy-to-use interface to view the progression of project-related meetings over time or to see the relationships between various meetings. This disclosure describes an enhanced calendar application and associated user interface powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can automatically identify and visually represent relationships between meetings. With user permission, AI techniques are used to analyze meeting data and/or metadata to determine if two meetings are related. Related meetings are displayed via visual elements such as connecting lines, colors, tooltips, etc. to enable users …

Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Letizia, Salvatore (2024-12-23)

Decisions in Art. 78 Proceedings

No abstract provided.

It Seems We Are All Imperial Environmentalists Now, Kieran Dunn

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

Neoliberalism, Neofeudalism, And Precarity: A Response To Albena Azmanova And Jodi Dean, Panos Tsoukalis

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

This is a response to the articles of Albena Azmanova and Jodi Dean included in this issue, exploring the intersections and divergences in their analyses of contemporary capitalism. I argue that the lens of neofeudalism that Jodi Dean invites us to entertain can offer a different explanation of Albena Azmanova’s diagnosis of contemporary capitalism. Notably, I propose that capitalism’s neofeudalising tendencies contribute to the rise of inequality, the decline of class politics, and the increase of monopoly power. Contrary to Jodi Dean though, I will claim that there were two crucial transformations of contemporary capitalism that spearheaded the emergence of …

A Comment On Immanent Critique, Ideology, And Power, Enzo Rossi

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

All contributors to the Radical Critical Theory Circle's symposium ‘Thinking Capitalism in the 21st Century" highlight deficiencies in mainstream critical theory’s analysis of capitalism, but also point to some possible avenues of renewal. This this brief commentary focuses on how one should understand immanent critique—and in particular empirically-grounded versions of immanent critique. The piece's main contentions are that critique should rediscover its high modernist vocation as a Wissenschaft, and that a radical realist approach can uncover new ways for political theory to expose the most important power structures in society.

Universality, Necessity, And Progress: Marx And The Problem Of History, Amy Allen

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

To offer a compelling critique of the present, critical theory needs an account of capitalism that foregrounds its interrelation with the ongoing legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and slavery. To serve as a resource for such an account, Marx’s critique of capitalism and his theory of history need to be disentangled. This analysis revisits the problems of universality, necessity, and progress in Marx’s work in order to show how Marx’s consistently dialectical and critical account of capitalist modernity can be emancipated from the historicist framework that undergirds it.

Ai-Driven Dynamic Pilot Placement For 5g Mmwave Massive Mimo: A Random Forest Regression Approach, Mohammad R. Abou Yassin, Soubhi Abo Chahine, Hamza Issa

BAU Journal - Science and Technology

Efficient pilot placement in 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is critical to enhancing performance, achieving high spectral efficiency (SE), low bit error rate (BER), reduced pilot overhead, and minimized latency. However, this requires pilot symbols transmission, which occupies spectral resources and results in reducing spectral efficiency (SE). This paper proposes a novel dynamic pilot placement (DPP) framework, optimized using a Random Forest Regression (RFR) approach, to enhance system performance. Unlike traditional static and semi-static pilot allocation methods, the DPP approach dynamically adjusts pilot positions based on real-time channel state information (CSI) and system requirements, reducing interference and …

Designed For Limb Loss: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Bionic Prosthetic Arm Transition From Simulation To Reality, Amira J. Zaylaa Dr., Imane Haidar, Ziad Doughan, Mohammad Moumnieh, Hamza Mrad, Ali M. Haidar

BAU Journal - Science and Technology

Limb or organ loss of human remains challenging especially in the world of incessant reliance on touch-based screens and tasks. Thereby, patients can barely withstand and cope with the augmenting restrictions that they encounter due to this loss. Modern means and technologies, such as advanced and artificial parts reduced restrictions on patients with disabilities or a lost limb or organ. Hand prostheses, for instance, provided a powerful tool for improving the functional capabilities of human limbs, thereby improving the quality of life of the user. However, patients using prosthetic arms are still encountering numerous problems, such as, suffering from intact …

Do The Math: Your Social Security Benefit, Bobby Moyer

Virginia Dental Journal

Most Americans rely on Social Security for retirement support, but many do not fully understand the implications of when to start receiving benefits. Claiming benefits early at age 62 can reduce the overall amount, while delaying can increase it by 8% annually. Factors like health, life expectancy, and income needs should be considered. Full retirement age is between 66 and 67 for most. Widows and divorced individuals may be eligible for additional benefits. Consulting with an advisor is recommended to optimize Social Security benefits.

A Novel Format For Math Circles: Circles With No Center, Frederick A. Peck, Ian P. Renga, Nick Grener, David R. Erickson, Matt B. Roscoe, Ke Wu

Journal of Math Circles

This paper shares a novel format for Math Circles, which we call “circles with no center.” Circles with no center do not have a traditional facilitator. The problem or activity is novel to everyone in the room. All members engage in mathematical inquiry, and everyone takes responsibility for running the gathering. The “no center” format has benefits for participants and organizers. For participants, the format offers more freedom and more responsibility. For organizers, the format is easier to organize, more fun, and involves less pressure. Our assessment of a 3-day retreat for teachers suggests participants may prefer a circle with …

Birth Related Neonatal Conditions, Jotishna Sharma, Gangaram Akangire

Neonatology Review: Isolette to Crib Podcast

Dr Akangire will discuss birth related conditions that occur in the newborn. He will define birth injuries, briefly go over risk factors, describe common birth injuries and discuss emergencies with bleeding, nerve injuries and fracture.

Click here to stream the podcast episode.

Analysis Of H.R. 7458 - 118th Congress Made In The U.S.A. Act., Jung-Hee Kwon, Jinjin Yang

The Contemporary Tax Journal

No abstract provided.

Gleim Cpa Review — Regulation (Reg) & Tax Compliance And Planning (Tcp) Sample Questions

The Contemporary Tax Journal

No abstract provided.

Hot Wages: How Do Heat Waves Change The Earnings Distribution?, Giulia Valenti, Francesco Vona

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We investigate the impact of heat waves on individual earnings using retrospective panel data (SHARE) matched with high-resolution weather data (E-OBS), covering over 32000 workers across 14 European countries (1955–2019) from diverse sectors and occupations. Exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in heat wave exposure across cohorts within the same generation and region, and controlling for individual fixed effects, occupational sorting, and covariate balance, we find each additional heat wave day reduces earnings by 0.31%. Losses are larger in outdoor, manual, and clerical occupations, disproportionately affecting lower-income workers and those from disadvantaged family backgrounds, but are mitigated in countries with centralized collective …

Identifying The Types Of Collective Engagement Structures That Manifest In Middle Grade Mathematics Classrooms, Tye G. Campbell, Michael A. Lawson, Erin Rich, Sheunghyun Yeo, W. Boden Robertson

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

While the potential of collaborative problem solving in mathematics is well known, facilitating effective group work is often challenging. One reason for this persistent difficulty educators face with collaborative problem solving can be traced to research and practice models that are not well-equipped to attend to the complexity of group work. The emerging construct of “collective engagement structures” represents one novel framework designed to attend to the complexity and variation of individual and group experience in collaborative problem solving. This study extends initial theorizing on collective engagement by offering descriptive accounts of the different types of collective engagement structures that …

An Analysis Of Charity Care Policy In Virginia And Recommendations For The Future, Victoria Richardson

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

Virginia’s uninsured rate has dropped significantly since Medicaid expansion, but statewide gaps in coverage remain, especially among communities of color and for those transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare at age sixty-five. Accordingly, greater utilization of charity care is necessary to prevent the most vulnerable Virginians from experiencing crippling medical debt—debt they may by unable to pay due to limited resources.

Unfortunately, charity care requirements for providers suffer from a lack of clarity and accountability at both the state and federal level. This article surveys the current laws and regulations that govern charity care in Virginia and highlights problems that prevent …

Surender Malhan V. Christine Beyer

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey