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Afghan Allies In Limbo: Discrimination In The U.S. Immigration Response, Lindsay M. Harris, Yalda Royan

San Diego Law Review

After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the U.S. government airlifted an estimated 120,000 people to safety from Afghanistan. An airlift of this scale was unprecedented, but also woefully inadequate as a solution to the Afghan humanitarian crisis. This Article, a contribution to participatory law scholarship, is written by a U.S. law professor and immigration expert and an Afghan woman evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 and analyzes the United States’s immigration response to the Afghan humanitarian crisis following the Taliban takeover. While the United States granted humanitarian parole for two years to approximately 76,000 individuals, permitting them to enter …

Assessing Nutrition Intake, Participation, And Education Retention: Among Middle School Participants Of A 12-Week Culinary Nutrition Program, Kathryn Antonopulos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract According to the World Health Organization, over 39 million children are categorized as obese.1 Several factors contribute to obesity: diet, lifestyle, environment, genetics, and socioeconomic factors.2 The most effective form of eradicating obesity is through preventative measures.2 Prevention through early exposure to nutrition education can build healthy habits and reduce the likelihood of obesity related comorbidities.3 This study’s aim was to determine if children who participate in a 12-week nutrition education program could sustain similar eating patterns, participation in meal preparation, and nutrition knowledge 6 months post program. Outcomes were assessed using quantitative and qualitative survey research. 13 participants …

Understanding Women, Infant And Children Feeding Decisions In Emergencies: The Case Of Covid-19 And The Formula Shortage, Davida Mensah, Edmund F. Agyemang, Constance Gewa

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: The advantages of breastfeeding and its role in emergencies are undeniable. Studies show that many women in developed countries choose formula over breastmilk, even in emergencies. Nevertheless, no one knows if postpartum women under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program turned out to breastfeed or re-lactate their infants during these crises. This study aims to better understand WIC participants' perceptions about breastfeeding their babies in emergencies.

Methods: A chi-square test of independence was used to assess the association between breastfeeding choice and demographic characteristics and potential covariates of respondents. A post hoc analysis using Dunn's multiple comparisons test …

Deadly Deterrence: Border Patrol Authority, Pursuits, And Deported Witnesses, Shaw Drake

San Diego Law Review

Since 1994, the United States has perpetrated a border policy based on the idea that tougher enforcement will mean fewer people will cross the border—termed “prevention through deterrence.” But this idea has never fulfilled its stated aim and has turned into something resembling a border ideology rather than a border policy based in fact and reality. The results have been deadly.

This Article examines a small slice of the results of this deadly border policy as it looks at Border Patrol vehicle pursuits and the deportation of those who witness Border Patrol misconduct. It also provides an overview of the …

Fentanyl, Narco-Terrorism, And National Security Politics, J. Richard Broughton

San Diego Law Review

This Article examines the use of a counterterrorism model to attack the fentanyl crisis. Rather than advocate for or against such a model, this Article envisions what employing a counterterrorism model against international drug traffickers would look like. Noting the dimensions of national security politics that intersect with counter-fentanyl policy, this Article will evaluate three distinct counterterrorism approaches: (1) using criminal counterterrorism statutes in federal indictments and prosecutions; (2) designating drug trafficking organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs); and (3) authorizing the use of military force against Mexican cartels. While the current state of bellicose national security politics can inform …

Operational Solutions To Everyday Problems From Border Advocates At Jewish Family Service Of San Diego, Kate Clark, Reilly Frye

San Diego Law Review

Day in and day out, across administrations at all levels of government, a cadre of impassioned change agents, including advocates, service providers, community stakeholders, and grassroots organizations, are called to action to fight. Through exhaustion and fatigue, this group unequivocally continues to center humanity and uplift sustainable solutions.

As a “border attorney,” I have been proximate to this work and space for more than fourteen years, the entirety of which has been at Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS), a refugee resettlement organization, pro bono legal service provider, and operator of the San Diego Rapid Response Network Migrant Shelter …

The Uses Of The Border, Salvador G. Sarmiento

San Diego Law Review

It is a good and necessary time to discuss “American Law at the Border” to better understand and engage with the politics and laws ostensibly addressing U.S. borders. Let’s hope it is also an exercise in understanding the borders of U.S. law itself—the limits, the periphery, and the jagged edges. A discussion on American law at the border should make clear that what is considered at the margins—starting with migrant labor—is central to U.S. economic, legal, and political life.

The first section of this Article will discuss the political uses of the border, beginning with the most recent example of …

Designing And Manufacturing Low-Cost, Tendon-Driven Soft Robots, Ted Winter-Glasgow, Pablo Borja

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Soft robots have the potential to solve many problems in areas like robotics surgery, human-robot interaction, unmanned exploration tasks, and food harvesting. However, several aspects of soft robotics are still in development, e.g., efficient designs, actuation methods, modeling, and control. This paper provides some designs of tendon-driven soft robots that can be used for educational and research purposes, boosting the understanding of these systems. The proposed designs focus on five features: low manufacturing costs, accessible fabrication methods, simple assembly processes, an open-source approach, and durability.

Volume 33, Number 3, Winter 2024/25, Office Of Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2018-present

VOLUME 33 | NUMBER 3 | Winter 2024/25

ON OUR COVER:

Lauren Giannini '08 and Andrew Herrington-Gilmore '09 are the founders of the The Gilmore Family Foundation, which has raised more than half a million dollars to support research for rare diseases.

22 A Family for Care, For Lauren Giannini '08 and Andrew Herrington-Gilmore '09, receiving their children's diagnoses of rare and life threatening diseases became their life's greatest challenge and their new inspiration to help others.

Faktor Pemicu Dan Penghambat Fraud Dalam Program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional Dan Strategi Pencegahannya: Sebuah Scoping Review, Julius Sam Tito, Kemal Nazaruddin Siregar

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Fraud in the National Health Insurance program (JKN) has become one of the challenges faced by the government because it can harm the state finances and negatively impact the decline in the quality of health services. This research aims to identify triggering factors, inhibiting factors, and also strategies in preventing fraud in the JKN program. The study was conducted using the scoping review method according to the Arksey & O'Malley guidelines by searching 5 electronic databases and finding 2,622 articles. The literature search results were performed according to PRISMA-Scr, and 20 articles were analyzed in this study. The study results …

Evaluasi Ekonomi Total Hip Arthroplasty Protokol Enhance Recovery After Surgery Dibandingkan Konvensional Di Rsup Fatmawati Jakarta, Hanna Elisabet Lumbangaol, Mardiati Nadjib

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common orthopedic procedure performed to replace damaged hip joints with prostheses. The demand for this procedure is expected to rise in the future. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has been introduced as an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach aimed at optimizing postoperative recovery and reducing hospital length of stay. This study aims to evaluate the costs and effectiveness, including hospital stay duration and surgical success rates, of THA using the ERAS protocol compared to conventional approaches. This cross-sectional study involved data collection from healthcare providers between January 2020 and May 2023. The analysis showed that both …

Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Kinerja Verifikasi Dokter Verifikator Internal Medis Dalam Proses Klaim Pasien Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional Di Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo, Immanuel Natanael Tarigan, Puput Oktamianti, Ede Surya Darmawan

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Since the implementation of the National Health Insurance, hospitals must be able to manage JKN claims properly. One way to properly manage the situation is by employing a medical internal verification doctor. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the performance of medical internal verification doctor based on the percentage of claim eligibility that has been verified. The research was conducted using a case study method with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The study was conducted on 16 medical internal verification doctors using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results of the study found that the performance of medical …

Analisis Klaim Pending, Verifikasi Dan Audit Pascaklaim Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional, Anugrah Aulia Ulil Amri, Atik Nurwahyuni

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The implementation of Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (JKN) poses new challenges for hospitals as service providers. Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Kesehatan, the program’s administrator, now routinely conducts post-claim verifications and audits after claims have been paid. This often results in claim adjustments or even full reversals of previously reimbursed amounts. This case study examines JKN claim management at a Type D General Hospital in 2022, focusing on pending claims, verification, and post-claim audits, using a systems theory framework. Key issues in pending claims include incomplete medical records (29%), insufficient supporting documents (24%), and coding errors (21%). Post-claim problems primarily …

The Role Of Social Health Insurance In Achieving Universal Health Coverage In Asia: A Systematic Review, Afaf Jauhar, Mardiati Nadjib

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) aims to ensure that all individuals have access to essential health services without financial hardship. Social Health Insurance (SHI) is critical in achieving this goal, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review explores the role of SHI systems in advancing UHC across 14 Asian countries, focusing on healthcare access, financial protection, and equity. A comprehensive search across PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect identified 768 articles, and 37 studies were selected after screening, following the PRISMA guidelines. The chosen studies cover countries with varying SHI models across Asia. The findings reveal that high-income countries such as …

Food For Thought: A Qualitative Assessment Of Medical Trainee And Faculty Perceptions Of Nutrition Education, Olivia Kunitsky, Mahdi Taye, Karla Feeley, Hugh Johnson, Abigail Glynn, Avery Stivale, Matthew Hamers, Alexis Notarianni, Sireesha Mamillapalli, Gabi Waite, Sonia Lobo

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The American Society of Clinical Nutrition recommends 37 to 44 h of undergraduate medical nutrition education. The Total Health Curriculum at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) contains 14 h of objective-based nutritional instruction. This study aimed to examine the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the role of nutrition in medicine and to identify barriers, opportunities for improvement, and roles/responsibilities for innovative implementation of nutrition education.

METHODS: This exploratory, qualitative study employed a phenomenological approach and inductive coding process. Purposive sampling recruited medical students, undergraduate medical education (UME) faculty, physicians, and other healthcare professionals at GCSOM and affiliated clinical …

China’S Mediation Of The Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement And Its Implications On Regional Peace And Security, Henelito Jr A. Sevilla

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

The Middle East’s geopolitical landscape during the Cold War was characterized by ideological and religious differences among regional powers and their conflicting allegiances to the United States and the Soviet Union. Iran and Saudi Arabia held vast energy reserves and shaped regional divisions along religious and geopolitical lines. These divisions carried over to the post-Cold War era, exposing the Middle East to decades-long crises and proxy warfares. Domestic and regional problems are intensified by the interference of external powers, further deteriorating the prospects of peace and security in the region. Small countries avoid entanglement in big-power rivalries and focus on …

Framing Palestine Celebgrams On Instagram Social Media Post The Events Of October 7 2023, Labiq Yafuz, Subaidi Subaidi

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This research examines the framing conducted by Palestinian influencers on the social media platform Instagram following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The study analyzes how these influencers use the platform to convey information about the conditions in Gaza after the attack. The methodology used is content analysis of several Palestinian influencers' accounts to observe differences in their content presentation. The findings indicate that the content uploaded by these influencers focuses on daily life, social impacts, and geographical conditions post-attack. This content aims to provide information and education to viewers about the current situation in Gaza. The …

The Development Trend Of Belt And Road Initiative In Egypt, Shuang Wu, Yon Machmudi

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This article discusses three main points: First, Egypt occupies an undoubted central position in the Arab world. Second, in addition to its great regional influence, Egypt also occupies an important geographical position. Egypt is located on the two continents of Europe and Asia, and the Suez Canal in it is an important energy channel for the Indian Ocean to enter Europe and the Mediterranean. Third, China and Egypt have a history of friendly exchanges. Since the drastic changes in the Middle East in 2011, Egypt's national power has gradually weakened. To achieve economic development and social stability, Egypt urgently needs …

How Halal Certification And Islamic Ethics Tackle Greenwashing: New Solutions For A Sustainable Economy, Muhammad Afif Ryan Pratama

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This research explores the role of halal certification and Islamic ethics in addressing greenwashing within the financial sector. Greenwashing, the practice of exaggerating environmental responsibility, undermines genuine sustainability efforts and trust among consumers and investors. Islamic finance, based on principles of transparency, social justice, and ethical business practices, provides a robust framework to counter such deceptive practices. The study proposes expanding halal certification to incorporate environmental standards, ensuring that companies demonstrate both ethical and sustainable practices. This integrated approach offers a unique solution to combat greenwashing and aligns with broader sustainability goals. By including sustainability in halal certification, the credibility …

Hiding In Plain Sight: Eating Disorders In Diverse Populations - A Case For Comprehensive Medical Education, Tashalee R Brown, Madeline O Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E Duncan, Ginger E Nicol

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Training gaps regarding the diagnosis and management of eating disorders in diverse populations, including racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized groups, have not been thoroughly examined.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine resident physicians' knowledge and attitudes regarding eating disorders in diverse populations, with a focus on areas for improved training and intervention.

METHODS: Ninety-two resident physicians in internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, and surgery at an academic center completed an online survey from 12/1/2020-3/1/2021, which comprised multiple choice and vignette-style open-ended questions to assess knowledge and attitudes toward the management and clinical presentations of eating disorders. Overall, …

Approaches And Outcomes Of Adalimumab Discontinuation In Patients With Well-Controlled Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Search And Review, Erin Balay-Dustrude, Jessica Fennell, Kevin Baszis, Y Ingrid Goh, Daniel B Horton, Tzielan Lee, Chloe Rotman, Anna Sutton, Marinka Twilt, Olha Halyabar, Carra Jia Inactive Disease Workgroup

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVE: This systematic search and review aimed to evaluate the available literature on discontinuation of adalimumab and other tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) for patients with well-controlled chronic inflammatory arthritides.

METHODS: We conducted a publication search on adalimumab discontinuation from 2000-2023 using PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. Included studies evaluated adalimumab discontinuation approaches, tapering schemes, and outcomes including successful discontinuation and recapture after flare, in patients with well-controlled disease. Studies included evaluated rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

RESULTS: Forty-nine studies were included. Studies evaluating adalimumab alone were limited, and many reported TNFi outcomes …

Effectiveness Of An Online Food Shopping Intervention To Reduce Salt Purchases Among Individuals With Hypertension - Findings Of The Saltswitch Online Grocery Shopping (Ogs) Randomised Trial, Jason Hy Wu, Damian Maganja, Liping Huang, Kathy Trieu, Fraser Taylor, Eden M Barrett, Clare Arnott, Xiaoqi Feng, Aletta E Schutte, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Adrian J Cameron, Mark D Huffman, Bruce Neal

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Online grocery shopping is a growing source of food purchases in many countries. We investigated the effect of nudging consumers towards purchases of lower sodium products using a web browser extension.

METHODS: This trial was conducted among individuals with hypertension who shopped for their groceries online in Australia. From July 2021 to June 2023, participants were randomised to use the SaltSwitch Online Grocery Shopping web browser extension or continue their usual grocery shopping for 12 weeks. The SaltSwitch extension modified a retailer's online shopping interface to suggest similar but lower sodium alternative products to those initially selected. The primary …

Network-Based Distributed Low Rank Adaptation Adapter System, Nadhem J. Al-Fardan

Defensive Publications Series

Presented herein are novel techniques for integrating low-rank adaptation (LoRA) adapters in a distributed Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) environment while addressing privacy concerns. By hosting a base model and the adapters on separate GPUs, the techniques provide for balancing computational efficiency with data security. Through the techniques proposed herein, a dynamic system for AI model inference can be provided that separates the base model and the LoRA adapter onto different GPUs or two groups of clustered GPUs connected via a network. A cluster is defined as a set of GPUs that run a similar binary such as a base model …

Charles Wesley Shorter, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Charles_-Wesley-_Shorter_Sr.pdf - Funeral program for Charles Wesley Shorter

James Thomas

African American Funeral Programs

James_Thomas.pdf - Death notice and Obituary for James Thomas

Lillie Mae Thomas

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Lillie_-Mae-_Thomas.pdf - Death notice for Lillie Mae Thomas

Ruler Thompson

African American Funeral Programs

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Refereed Research: A Sufficientarian Approach To Consumption Ethics In The Face Of Climate Change, Srinivas Venugopal, Ronika Chakrabarti

Subsistence Marketplaces

In this paper, we adopt a sufficientarian ethics approach to study the concern of consumption inadequacy engendered by climate change in subsistence communities. The sufficientarian approach to consumption ethics dictates that in the face of climate change, priority should be afforded to establishing and maintaining consumption adequacy in low-income settings. We elaborate on the basic principles underlying sufficientarian ethics and compare it to alternative approaches such as utilitarian ethics and prioritarian ethics. Subsequently, we turn our attention toward specifying how poverty and the deleterious impact of climate change combine to render subsistence communities more vulnerable to consumption inadequacies as compared …

No One Lives In The Future: Family Dynamics And Environmental Discourse, Morgan Vanek

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830

In the context of catastrophic climate change, the optimism that underpins our economic models for calculating the future cost of present risks has become both untenable and dangerous. Nonetheless, even writing urgently concerned with these risks continues to invoke a version of the Child as a figure of futurity that appears to naturalize both this optimism and our present inaction. In this essay, I argue that we might find another path forward by looking back to the eighteenth-century stories that seem to demonstrate a similar preoccupation with children in danger. Taking Hogarth’s A Harlot’s Progress as a representative example, I …

Reading With Aunt Bunty: Intergenerational Feminism And Eighteenth-Century Studies, Alison Conway

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830

This essay asks: what might an intergenerational reading practice look like for feminist critics working in eighteenth-century studies? What could be learned from reading the political and institutional conditions that have shaped reading practices, past and present, in relation to each other? I consider, here, the case of Q.D. Leavis. Reading Leavis, as well as other women who studied at Cambridge in the early twentieth century, shows me how profoundly I have been shaped by Virginia Woolf’s characterization of the university and literary history’s marginalization of women writers. What would it mean to consider the eighteenth century through the lens …