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Please Understand My Disability: An Analysis Of Youtubers’ Discourse On Disability Challenges, Shuo Niu

Computer Science

Video-sharing platforms offer a unique avenue for people with disabilities (PWDs) to highlight their experiences, including the challenges and accessibility barriers they face. While creators with disabilities effectively use these platforms to share their life struggles and advocate for societal changes, the scope of research exploring the nature of the discourse activities related to disability challenges remains limited. Our study addresses this gap by conducting a comprehensive qualitative content analysis of 468 videos posted by YouTubers with a range of disabilities, including vision, speech, mobility, hearing, and cognitive and neural impairments. Our findings reveal a predominant discussion on stigma and …

Seasonal Variation In Atp-Induced Retinal Damage In The Cone-Dominant 13-Lined Ground Squirrel, Owen R. Bowie, Hannahm Follett, Ching Tzu Yu, Chloe Guillaume, Phyllis M. Summerfelt, Nicole Manfredonia, Jenna Grieshop, Dana K. Merriman, Sergey Tarima, Joseph Carroll

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

Purpose: To examine whether time of year (relative to hibernation emergence) influences the retinal degenerative effects of intravitreal injection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the 13-lined ground squirrel (13-LGS). Methods: Eighteen (9 male, 9 female) 13-LGS in three experimental cohorts (early season, mid-season, late season) (n = 6 each) underwent baseline imaging using scanning light ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Animals then received a 10-μL intravitreal injection of 0.723 M ATP, followed by OCT and SLO imaging at 3, 10, and 21 days. Adaptive optics SLO (AOSLO) was performed in animals without retinal damage after the 21-day follow-up. …

Geosciences Affiliated Publications: Snapshot Of The Research Publications 2018-2023, Danna Jaimes-Fajardo, Jeremy J. Smith, Lutishoor Salisbury

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report provides a snapshot of the research publications for authors affiliated with the Geosciences department at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for the period 2018-2023. It includes publications by material type; co-author characteristics; ranking of journals according to journal citation reports.

Pigs And The City, Sayd Randle

Asian Management Insights

Urban greening requires a re-look at sharing space with animals and nature.

1. There are several challenges when balancing urban development with ecological sustainability, as seen in Singapore’s struggles with human-wildlife interactions like wild boars entering populated areas.

2. Opinions on managing wildlife diverge between calls for stricter population control and concerns over habitat loss. This shows the need for balanced approaches that cater to both humans and ecology alike.

3. Cities like Houston, Barcelona, and Hong Kong offer different models for human-wildlife management, showing that local contexts shape approaches to achieving peaceful coexistence with urban wildlife.

Dementia Risk Reduction In The African Context: Multi-National Implementation Of Multimodal Strategies To Promote Healthy Brain Aging In Africa (The Africa-Fingers Project), Chinedu Momoh, Rachel Maina, Lukoye Atwoli, Karen Blackmon, Edna Bosire, Gloria Chemutai, Linda Khakali, Sylvia Mbugua, Zul Merali, Olivera Nesic Taylor,, Anthony Ngugi, Cyprian Mostert, Eunice Muthoni, Roselyter Riang’A, Mansoor Saleh, Shahin Sayed, Jasmit Shah

Brain and Mind Institute

Dementia prevention in Africa is critically underexplored, despite the continent's high prevalence of modifiable risk factors. With a predominantly young and middle-aged population, Africa presents a prime opportunity to implement evidence-based strategies that could significantly reduce future dementia cases and mitigate its economic impact. The multinational Africa-FINGERS program offers an innovative solution, pioneering culturally sensitive, multidomain interventions tailored to the unique challenges of the region. Leveraging insights from landmark global studies such as Worldwide-FINGERS and Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, the program employs a multideterminant precision prevention framework, grounded in community based systems dynamics. Africa-FINGERS further integrates cutting-edge state-of-the-art multimodal biomarker …

Physiochemical, Bio, Thermal, And Non-Thermal Processing Of Major And Minor Millets: A Comprehensive Review On Antinutritional And Antioxidant Properties, Suhan Bheemaiah Balyatanda, N.A. Nanje Gowda, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, Snehasis Chakraborty, P.V. Vara Prasad, Kaliramesh Siliveru

Food Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Millets are recognized as future foods due to their abundant nutrition and resilience, increasing their value on the global stage. Millets possess a broad spectrum of nutrients, antinutrients, and antioxidants, making it imperative to understand the effects of various processing methods on these components. Antinutritional factors interfere with the digestibility of macro-nutrients and the bioavailability and bio accessibility of minerals. This necessitates methods to reduce or eliminate antinutrients while improving nutritive and antioxidant value in food. This review aims to elucidate the rationale behind processing choices by evaluating the scientific literature and examining the mechanisms of processing methods, categorized as …

Focus, 2024, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Is The Population Of The Critically Endangered White-Bellied Heron Declining In Namdapha Tiger Reserve, India?, Rohan K. Menzies, Kulbhushansingh R. Surya Wanshi, Rohit Naniwadekar

Open Access archive

The Critically Endangered white-bellied heron Ardea insignis is a large-bodied, range-restricted, piscivorous bird of the Himalayan mountains. With fewer than 60 individuals remaining globally, regular monitoring is required for this rare species. We present the results of surveys during 2017 and 2023-2024 in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The encounter rate of white-bellied herons in 2017 was 0.55 individuals per km of river, but we did not detect the bird during intensive surveys in the same location during 2023-2024. The surveyed area within the Reserve was once a stronghold for the species, but its population appears to be declining. …

Why The United States Should Change Its Standards For Food Additives, Sara Smith

Touro Law Review

Processed food products sold in the United States are vastly different than those in Europe, often containing unnecessary and potentially dangerous additives. Recently, food consumer advocacy groups and reporters are bringing attention to these differences, thereby raising awareness of the poor processed food quality in the United States. The United States should take a new and improved method to food safety that mirrors the European Union’s approach. This Note will compare the differences between food additives in the United States and Europe, and further, will propose solutions to increase regulation on food additives in the United States.

A Republic Of Spending, Jonathan S. Gould

Michigan Law Review

Large-scale spending measures make up many of Congress’s most important recent contributions to national policymaking. Congress has appropriated trillions of dollars to respond to emergencies, fight climate change, expand social safety net programs, spur technological innovation, and strengthen national infrastructure. While the contemporary Congress’s failure to enact landmark regulatory statutes causes many to characterize it as dysfunctional, Congress in fact remains quite active—its policymaking energy is simply concentrated in the spending domain.

Congress’s use of spending rather than regulatory legislation as its primary way of shaping national policy marks a significant shift in American governance. This Article examines the causes …

Replication Of Soft Skills Training In The Rohingya Camp And Host Community In Cox’S Bazar, Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag, Mohammad Muktadir Hossain, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Ubaidur Rob

Humanitarian Task Force

The Population Council in collaboration with Research, Training and Management International (RTMI) and Underprivileged Children’s Education Program (UCEP) implemented a pilot project on soft skills training in Cox’s Bazar in 2022 and 2023. The purpose of this training was to improve the personal, social, and financial management skills of Rohingya youth, which would be useful on their return to Myanmar or during their interim period of stay in Bangladesh. This pilot initiative also included host community youth. The Council found the soft skills training relevant and necessary for the lives of Rohingya and host community youth and identified an increase …

Study Of The Efficacy Of Neural Mobilizations To Improve Sensory And Functional Responses Of Lower Extremities In Older Adults With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Using Plithogenic N-Superhypergraphs, Lisbeth J. Reales-Chacón, María E. Lucena De Ustáriz, Francisco J. Ustáriz-Fajardo, Andrea C. Peñafiel Luna, Gabriela J. Bonilla-Ayala, Pablo Djabayan-Djibeyan, José L. Erazo-Parra, Mónica A. Valdiviezo-Maygua

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is an aggravation of diabetes mellitus, which consists of ulcers and loss of sensitivity in the lower limbs. In its most severe stage, the person's limb may be amputated, which causes disability. This is a disease with multiple causes and whose treatment requires several so-lutions, including drug treatment, physiotherapy, and re-education of the person to change to a healthy lifestyle, if necessary, where the need for adequate nutritional habits appears. It is due to such complexity that we selected the Plithogenic n- SuperHyperGraph as a tool to represent the collected data, which were processed with the …

Evaluation Of Agronomic Performance Of Two Varieties Of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.), Iniap 440 - Quitumbe And Iniap 442 - Sultana, Using Neutrosophic Superhypersoft Sets, Karina Paola Marín Quevedo, Cristian Santiago Jiménez Jacome, Ángel Rubén Murillo Ilbay, Isabel Chávez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The yield and earliness of broad bean varieties have depended on key factors to enhance agricultural productivi-ty in various regions. Therefore, the objective of the study focused on evaluating the agronomic yield and earli-ness of the INIAP 442-SULTANA and INIAP 440-QUITUMBE broad bean varieties under specific edaphoclimatic conditions to determine their feasibility and potential for improving regional crop productivity. For this pur-pose, a combination of varietal attributes and leaf stages was used to determine eight treatments through model-ing with Neutrosophic SuperHyperSoft Sets. Among the results, INIAP 442-SULTANA demonstrated higher ear-liness and yield compared to INIAP 440-QUITUMBE. In conclusion, it was …

Analysis Of Genetic Components Of Late Blight Resistance (Phytophthora Infestans) In Potatoes (Solanum Phureja) From Cutuglahua, Pichincha, Using Neutrosophic Superhypersoft Sets, Pablo Andrés Jaramillo Arias, Carlos Javier Torres Miño, Jorge Israel Rivadeneira Cepeda, Hugo Xavier Cuesta Subia

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) resistance in Solanum phureja has influenced potato genetic improvement due to the high incidence of this disease. This study analyzed key resistance attributes, such as lesion growth rate, lesion size, latency period, and sporulation intensity, through field and laboratory tests. To integrate these attributes and optimize the selection of resistant genotypes, Neutrosophic SuperHyperSoft Sets modeling was used. Among the results, genotypes such as Chaucha Amarilla (with high general combining ability) and progenies such as 11 (Ch. Negra x Ch. Amarilla), 1 (Ch. Negra x Ch. Negra), and 9 (Ch. Negra x Yema de Hue-vo) were identified, …

Effects Of Cultivars And Fungicides On Foliar Fungal Diseases And Fusarium Head Blight In Winter Wheat, Mahnoor Asif

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

Foliar fungal diseases and Fusarium head blight (FHB) are among the major causes of significant yield losses in wheat production, particularly in Nebraska. Resistant cultivars and fungicide applications are common management strategies, but the overuse of fungicides has raised concerns about resistance in Fusarium graminearum populations in Nebraska. This study evaluated the effects of cultivar resistance, fungicide timing and their economic benefits. It also assessed the sensitivity of Nebraska isolates of F. graminearum and F. boothii to a triazole fungicide. In 2022 and 2024, 14 fungicide treatments and a control were arranged in a split-plot experimental design with …

November 2024 Library News, University Libraries

Library News

No abstract provided.

Toward A Responsible Future: Recommendations For Ai-Enabled Clinical Decision Support, Steven Labkoff, Bilikis Oladimeji, Joseph Kannry, Anthony Solomonides, Russell Leftwich, Eileen Koski, Amanda L Joseph, Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, Lee A Fleisher, Kimberly Nolen, Sayon Dutta, Deborah R Levy, Amy Price, Paul J Barr, Jonathan D Hron, Baihan Lin, Gyana Srivastava, Nuria Pastor, Unai Sanchez Luque, Tien Thi Thuy Bui, Reva Singh, Tayler Williams, Mark G Weiner, Tristan Naumann, Dean F Sittig, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Yuri Quintana

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare settings has the potential to benefit clinical decision-making. Addressing challenges such as ensuring trustworthiness, mitigating bias, and maintaining safety is paramount. The lack of established methodologies for pre- and post-deployment evaluation of AI tools regarding crucial attributes such as transparency, performance monitoring, and adverse event reporting makes this situation challenging.

OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to make practical suggestions for creating methods, rules, and guidelines to ensure that the development, testing, supervision, and use of AI in clinical decision support (CDS) systems are done well and safely for patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In May …

Vol 4 November '24 Cover, Publishing And Table Of Contents, Donna L. Williams

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Vol 4 November '24 Full Issue, Donna L. Williams

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Upside Down World, Donna L. Williams

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Utilizing Prams To Examine Wic And Non-Wic Participants' Smoking Prevalences In Louisiana, Almetra Granger, Tyra Gross, Ty-Runet Bryant, Amy Thierry, Michael D. Celestin Jr.

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

Background: Cigarette and electronic cigarette use before, during, or after pregnancy increases the chances of severe health risks for both the mother and child. Quitting leads to significantly better health outcomes. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics serve large numbers of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, offering an excellent opportunity to address tobacco cessation. But few studies assess tobacco use, particularly electronic cigarette use, among WIC participants. This study examined the relationship between WIC status and maternal tobacco use. Methods: We analyzed WIC (n=315) and non-WIC (n=152) participants smoking data from the 2016-2018 Phase 8 Louisiana Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring …

What Drives Gut Microbial Diversity And Community Structure Among Closely-Related Host Species?, Rylee Jensen

All NMU Master's Theses

The gut microbiome (GMB) of mammals hosts an important community of microbes that perform countless micro-ecosystem services for the host and are influenced by numerous factors including host physiology, environment, and phylogeny. Phylogeny may have a unique effect on GMB diversity and community structure (i.e., a GMB profile) via phylosymbiosis, a theory in which the evolution of hosts matches the evolution of their associated microbiota. Elucidating phylosymbiosis in mammals is difficult because multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors collectively drive individual GMB variation. Thus, there is a need to simultaneously analyze the role of physiology, environment, and phylogeny on shaping host …

Biocargos: Capture And Release Gels For Room Temperature Cell Storage., Justin Jacobson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Currently, cryovials on dry ice or liquid nitrogen vapor transportation vessels are primary ways utilized to transport mammalian cells from one location to another. Due to the safety concerns of dry ice and liquid nitrogen, associated costly shipping charges, and limitations of proper packaging and labeling of materials, these conventional shipping techniques are unacceptable. It is urgent to develop a safe and environmentally friendly protocol to preserve and ship the biological samples from one place to another. In this research, a method was developed for an ecofriendly and safe protocol to preserve cancer cells. The cell viability of cell line …

Impact Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea On Masticatory Muscle Function, Diana Russo, Luis Eduardo Almeida, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Marco Cicciù, Gabriele Cervino, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Giuseppe Minervini

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and potentially serious sleep disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep. These obstructions result in a reduction or cessation of airflow, leading to oxygen desaturation, and disruptions in sleep patterns.1,2 Common symptoms of OSA include loud snoring, gasping or choking during sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, and irritability. Obstructive sleep apnea is often associated with other medical conditions, such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Diagnosis typically involves polysomnography to assess the frequency and severity of apneic episodes.

Characterization Of The Ubiquitin‐Modified Proteome Of Recombinant Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells In Response To Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Karuppuchamy Selvaprakash, Christiana‐Kondylo Sideri, Michael Henry, Esen Efeoglu, David Ryan, Paula Meleady

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells remain the most widely used host cell line for biotherapeutics production. Despite their widespread use, understanding endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress conditions in recombinant protein production remains limited, often creating bottlenecks preventing improved production titers and product quality. Ubiquitination not only targets substrates (e.g., misfolded proteins) for proteasome degradation but also has important regulatory control functions including cell cycle regulation, translation, apoptosis, autophagy, etc. and hence is likely to be central to understanding and controlling the productivity of recombinant biotherapeutics. This study aimed to uncover differentially expressed ubiquitinated proteins following artificial induction of ER-stress in recombinant …

The Effect Of Nerolidol On The Renal Dysfunction Following Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction In The Rat, Harun Rashed Toumi

Theses

This thesis addressed nerolidol’s potential therapeutic and protective effects on bilateral ureteral obstruction-induced uropathy in rats. Obstructive uropathy stands as a notable contributor to acute kidney injury (AKI), accounting for 5-10% of all AKI cases worldwide, with a particularly high prevalence among the elderly, constituting 22% of AKI cases in this age group. Urinary tract obstruction, often attributed to factors such as kidney stones, urinary tract deformities and benign/malignant growths such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in older men can lead to detrimental outcomes if left untreated, potentially progressing to kidney failure and even mortality. The severity of the kidney …

Practices And Perceptions Of Uae Residents: Food Safety In Handling And Preparation Of Fish, Consumption, And Nutrition From Fish, Noof Ahmad Al Marzooqi

Theses

Background: UAE is uniquely located with an extensive seafront, which has led to the development of fishing and fisheries in the country. As a result, the UAE's diverse population has become one of the highest fish consumers among the Gulf countries. The high fish consumption in the UAE was a part of the traditional diet; however, a better understanding of UAE residents' practices and perceptions of fish food safety, fish preparation, and nutrition from fish consumption was needed. Objective: This study investigates food safety practices in handling and preparation of fish, consumption trends, and perceptions of nutrition from fish among …

Triglyceride And Glucose Index As An Optimal Predictor Of Metabolic Syndrome In Lebanese Adults, Suzan Haidar, Nadine Mahboub, Dimitrios Papandreou, Myriam Abboud, Rana Rizk

All Works

Background: Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is on the rise, especially in Arab countries, which emphasizes the need for reliable ethnic-specific biochemical screening parameters. Methods: Two hundred twenty-one Lebanese adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Biochemical parameters including Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA), Triglyceride and Glucose index (TyG), ratio of Triglycerides to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (TG/HDL-C), Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP), and Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) were assessed for their prediction of MetS. Analysis of covariance, logistic regression, expected-versus-observed case ratio were used to determine model calibration, concordance statistic, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and …

World Delirium Wareness And Quality Survey In 2023- A Worldwide Point Prevalence Study, Heidi Lindroth, Keibun Liu, Laura Szalacha, Giuseppe Bellelli, Mark Von Den Boogaard, Gideon Caplan, Chi Ryang Chung, Muhammed Elhadi, Mohan Gurjar, Gabriel Heras-La-Calle, Magdalena Hoffman, Marie-Madlen Jeitziner, Karla Krewulak, Tanja Mailhot, Alessandro Morandi, Ricardo Kenji Nawa, Esther S. Oh, Marie Oxenboell Collet, Rebecca Von Haken, Peter Nydahl, For The Wdad Study Team

Publications

Background

Delirium, an acute brain dysfunction, is proposed to be highly prevalent in clinical care and shown to significantly increase the risk of mortality and dementia.

Objectives

To report on the global prevalence of clinically documented delirium and delirium-related clinical practices in wards caring for paediatric and adult patients in healthcare facilities.

Design

A prospective, cross-sectional, 39-question survey completed on World Delirium Awareness Day, 15 March 2023.

Participants

Clinicians or researchers with access to clinical data.

Main Outcome and Measure

The primary outcome was the prevalence of clinically documented delirium at 8:00 a.m. (4 h) and 8:00 p.m. (±4 h). …

Black Women Farming Sustainably: Carrying Their Legacy In The Deep South Through Crisis And Beyond, Natilee M. Kyle, Yawah Awolowo, Felicia Bell, Sheila Martin, Ruth Bacayana

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

An African proverb underscores the role of women in communities: If you teach a man, you educate an individual, but if you teach a woman, you educate a nation. Women play a crucial role in maintaining family farms and community ecosystems in the Deep South. This case study explores the history and roles of two Southern Black women farmers. The study seeks to amplify women’s voices by examining the cultural context from which they operated, the families and generations they influenced, and the obstacles they navigated while operating in a male-dominated industry. Their collective experiences highlight the need for shared …