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Winter Cold Temperate Rangelands: Improvement Strategies For Intensive Rangeland Ecosystems, B E. Allan, D Scott

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Transfer of developed grassland technologies to rangelands is discussed in terms of environmental gradients and the options and constraints they impose. Winier feed limitation can be overcome through conserved feeds and various in situ systems involving special purpose pastures and feed banks. General animal nutrition can be improved through intensive development, low input systems, better control of range utilisation and, where appropriate, correction of mineral deficiencies. The emphasis in seeking quick and easy solutions to rangeland management problems is questioned, A more informed, environmentally sound and sustainable approach to rangeland fanning atlitudes and management is proposed. A stepwise process to …

Revolutionizing Mandibular Osteoblastoma Treatment: The Power Of Computer-Assisted Virtual Surgical Planning, Leon Liu, Jason E. Portnof, Mullar Zakher Dds, Sandra Khuu Dmd, Renee Reich Dds

HCA-NSU MD Research Day

Clinical Abstract Introduction. Osteoblastomas are benign primary bone tumors that rarely arise in the jawbones. Often displaying features that make them difficult to discern from other bone-forming lesions, osteoblastomas may be aggressive in nature, making their expeditious diagnosis and detection crucial to maximize functional and aesthetic outcomes. Although mandibular osteoblastomas are traditionally treated with surgical excision, this paper explores the effectiveness of a computer-assisted approach with use of CBCT scans, virtual planning, and fabrication of custom surgical guides as a means to effectively plan proper resection of the defect. Case Description. This case series presents the diagnostic methods and surgical …

Bilateral Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome: A Rare And Challenging Case Report, Jose Burgos, Gabriela Llerena, Spencer Rheingold, Jorge De La Portilla

HCA-NSU MD Research Day

Bilateral Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome: A Rare and Challenging Case Report Burgos, Jose Julian, MD, MDIV, HCA Florida Kendall Department of Vascular Surgery Miami, Florida. Llerena, Gabriela2, OMSIV, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Rheingold, Spencer, MSIV, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. De La Portilla, Jorge MD, assistant professor, HCA Florida Kendall Department of Vascular Surgery Miami, Florida1 Objective: This case describes an atypical presentation of PES in an older male patient who presented with a sudden onset of symptoms without a history of claudication. Background: Popliteal entrapment syndrome (PES) is a …

Using Mixed Methods To Explore Forms Of Harassment For K-12 Bipoc Trans Students, Caroline Reale-Smith, Mario I. Suárez, Emma Mecham

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Trans students of color face verbal and physical harassment all too often in educational settings. Using the 2015 United States Trans Survey, this mixed methods study explored the relationship between race and gender identity with regard to experiences with verbal and physical harassment in the K-12 setting. The quantitative phase investigated the extent to which race and gender identity predicted verbal and physical harassment, while the qualitative phase explored the types of harassment experiences for trans students of color. Quantitative findings highlight a higher incidence of verbal and physical harassment for Alaska Native/American Indian trans individuals and trans women, and …

Best Integrated Writing Fall 2024 - Complete Edition, Wright State University School Of Humanities And Cultural Studies, Kristie Mckiernan, Tracy Smith

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University.

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing A Companion Dog Walking Intervention To An Attention Control Education Intervention On The Psychological Health Of Adult Intensive Care Unit Survivors: The Pooch Study, Lindsey Nelson

Dissertations

Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors are at risk for persistent anxiety and depression after hospital discharge that contribute to the psychological component of post intensive care syndrome (PICS). Quality evidence supporting innovative home and community-based interventions that improve psychological health in ICU survivors is needed. The use of companion dogs to improve the health and wellbeing of ICU survivors is a novel strategy not previously explored in the ICU survivor population. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a companion dog walking intervention compared to an attention control education intervention for …

Iranian-American Older Adults' Attitudes And Proactive Actions Toward Planning Ahead For End-Of-Life Care, Zahra Rahemi

Dissertations

Ethnically diverse older adults are the fastest growing population in the U.S. This population may experience transitional processes associated with immigration, acculturation, aging, and end of life (EOL). Advances in technology lead to increases in care options, which can cause uncertainty to make decisions for EOL. Unmade decisions about care prior to becoming unable to communicate are associated with burdens of lastminute decisions at EOL, unwanted intensive EOL treatments for people who may die naturally of old age, financial and emotional costs, and decreased quality of life. In the U.S., a multicultural country with a variety of care options, advance …

Learning To Respond To Thought-Disordered Speech - Nursing Students' Experiences: A Mixed Methods Study, Denise E. Mcgarry

Dissertations

The aim of this research study was to explore how pre-registration nursing students were prepared to respond to people experiencing thought-disorder according to students, recent graduates and mental health nursing academics.

Genital Hair Removal And Sexually Transmitted Infections: A History And A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Alison O. Marshall

Dissertations

Background: Genital hair removal is a popular practice in Westernized cultures and has been associated with the belief that removal is necessary for hygiene. A body of literature exists that has found that genital hair removal is associated with adverse health outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This dissertation aims to detail the history of the practice, why the hygiene belief exists, and to systematically review the existing literature that assesses genital hair removal and STIs.

Methods: Historical, socio-cultural analysis from the feminist perspective was performed on the literature to outline why genital hair removal was adopted at a population …

The Impact Of Disaster Tabletop Exercise On The Nursing Knowledge Of Emergency Preparedness And The Influence On Professional Quality Of Life, Vivian Fuentes

Dissertations

It is widely reported that nurses are underprepared to respond to a disaster event, despite the available resources for emergency preparedness education. The purpose of this project was to measure the impact of disaster tabletop exercises on emergency preparedness knowledge of the emergency department (ED) nurses and its influence on the professional quality of life. Twentynine nurses from a south Florida hospital participated in the evaluation of this evidence-based project. The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) and adapted Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) were implemented before and after disaster tabletop exercises. The EPIQ findings included an overall 20% increase in …

A Qualitative Exploration Of Associate Degree Nurse Educators' Teaching Experiences Regarding Health Literacy, Connie Marshall

Dissertations

Worldwide health literacy levels are low. Nurses should be able to lead the improvement of the health literacy of the populations they serve. During a comprehensive review of the literature, it became apparent that previous research regarding the provision of health literacy education within Associate Degree Nursing programs was not available. The Associate Degree is the initial degree that allows the graduate to take the NCLEX-RN board exam, so it was interesting to determine how learners are prepared to discern the health literacy levels of the patient population. The research question, "How do nurse educators describe their experiences with health …

Spartan Daily, November 13, 2024, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2024

Volume 163, Issue 34

To Be Conscious Or Not To Be, Bjørn Grinde

Animal Sentience

Carolyn Ristau has done a fine job summarizing the work and life of the zoologist Donald Griffin. Most scientists now accept the existence of animal sentience, but identifying which species possess consciousness remains controversial. Griffin defined consciousness as "the subjective state of feeling or thinking about objects and events.” Nonconscious processes are faster and more energy-efficient, however, and often drive behavior. Consciousness probably evolved for complex decision-making, shaped by evolutionary continuity, with feelings as a common currency for evaluating outcomes. Its survival advantage may be limited, and its presence across species varies depending on evolutionary trajectories.

Effects Of Sex And Estrous Cycle On Extended-Access Oxycodone Self-Administration And Cue-Induced Drug Seeking Behavior, Bhumiben P Patel, Jessica A Loweth

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

INTRODUCTION: Increasing evidence indicates that sex is a factor that impacts the abuse liability and relapse vulnerability of prescription opioids like oxycodone. However, while women are more likely than men to be prescribed and to use these drugs, the impact of sex and ovarian hormones on prescription opioid use and relapse vulnerability remains unclear. Accurately assessing these measures is complicated by the fact that chronic opioid exposure can lower ovarian hormone levels and cause cycle irregularities.

METHODS: Adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats self-administered oxycodone (0.1 mg/kg/infusion) under extended-access conditions (6 h/day, 10 days) followed by forced abstinence. Separate groups …

Editorial: Leveraging Multi-Omics Approaches To Understand And Manage Gastrointestinal And Hepatic Diseases, Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, Paul G. Thomes, Isin Tuna Sakallioglu, Kusum K. Kharbanda

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

The Research Topic “Leveraging multi-omics approaches to understand and manage gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases” proposed by the Frontiers in Pharmacology has attracted a total of four articles on preclinical studies that were covered in three original research manuscripts and one review article. Two research articles were on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously named non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is now recognized as a predominant cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting over 30% of the adult population (Teng et al., 2023; Miao et al., 2024). Current pharmacological treatments for MASLD are limited and, until a recent FDA-approved …

November 13, 2024 (Vol. 109, No. 12), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2024-2025

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Sleep And Culture On A Police Officer’S Mindset Involved In A Traffic Collison, Christopher Gary Cano

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The host police department experienced 58 traffic collisions from 2019-2020, which resulted in adverse outcomes for police officers and community members. The police department seeks a solution to reduce and prevent future collisions. This problem is not an isolated incident, as traffic collisions have been the leading cause of death and injury to police officers in the United States for the last three decades. Previous research focused on the causative factors of traffic collisions (speeding, distracted driving); however, little research has been dedicated to why a police officer would engage in risky driving. Is the mindset of a police officer …

Video Label Refinement And Temporal Localization Using Motion Signal Patterns, Jennifer Piane

College of Computing and Digital Media Dissertations

Performing video analysis for activity recognition presents challenges beyond classification, including obtaining class labels and performing temporal localization. One such challenge is precisely labeling a video with class labels having the exact start and end frames of an activity - a difficult task for a human to perform. Moreover, the task of annotating a video at any level of precision can quickly become tedious, impacting the attentiveness of the annotator and resulting in class label errors. Temporally localizing an activity within a video presents a second challenge. This dissertation investigates novel signal and image processing methods for motion features extracted …

University Philharmonic Orchestra & Chamber Ensembles

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

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Black Grouper Neurocranium, Grace K. Triplett, Katelyn A. Mckimmy, Lacey Adamik, David Kerstetter

All Scans: Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology 3D Scan Series

No abstract provided.

Investigating Mechanical Properties For Developing A Human Infant Cranial Bone Surrogate In Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery, Devansh Saini

All Faculty Scholarship

Beyond the surgeon’s feedback on bone behavior in the operating room, there is a paucity of data present in the literature on the mechanical properties of pediatric calvarial bone. The present study tested the calvarial bone of four species (Adult Humans, Dog, Pig, and Monkey) to find the mechanical properties. Three types of tests were performed; flexural, compression, and torsion to mimic how bone is handled during the surgery and the results were further compared with the existing published data for human pediatric calvarium. Test results indicated a significant difference between the modulus (p = 0.006 for flexural, 0.0002 for …

November 13, 2024 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

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Predictors Of Study Dropout In Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy With A Trauma Focus For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Adults: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis, Simonne Wright, Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Jonathan Bisson, Davide Papola, Anke B Witteveen, Sudie E Back, Dana Bichescu-Burian, Liuva Capezzani, Marylene Cloitre, Grant J Devilly, Thomas Elbert, Marcelo Mello, Julian D Ford, Damion Grasso, Pedro Gamito, Richard Gray, Moira Haller, Nigel Hunt, Rolf J Kleber, Julia König, Claire Kullack, Jonathan Laugharne, Rachel Liebman, Christopher William Lee, Jeannette Lely, John C Markowitz, Candice Monson, Mirjam J Nijdam, Sonya B Norman, Miranda Olff, Tahereh Mina Orang, Luca Ostacoli, Nenad Paunovic, Eva Petkova, Patricia Resick, Rita Rosner, Maggie Schauer, Joy M Schmitz, Ulrich Schnyder, Brian N Smith, Anka A Vujanovic, Yinyin Zang, Érica Panzani Duran, Francisco Lotufo Neto, Soraya Seedat, Marit Sijbrandij

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Available empirical evidence on participant-level factors associated with dropout from psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is both limited and inconclusive. More comprehensive understanding of the various factors that contribute to study dropout from cognitive-behavioural therapy with a trauma focus (CBT-TF) is crucial for enhancing treatment outcomes.

Objective: Using an individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA) design, we examined participant-level predictors of study dropout from CBT-TF interventions for PTSD.

Methods: A comprehensive systematic literature search was undertaken to identify randomised controlled trials comparing CBT-TF with waitlist control, treatment-as-usual or another therapy. Academic databases were screened from conception until 11 January …

Investigation On The Impact Of Loading Effect Of Fruit Juices On The Performance Of Pulsed Electric Field Generators, Devi S

Theses and Dissertations

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) treatment is one of the efficient non-thermal food processing techniques which is being preferred as a replacement for thermal pasteurization methods. The effectiveness of PEF treatment was measured in terms of reduction in the microbial load in the food, extension of shelf life of the food and retention of nutritional properties of the food. The successful implementation of the PEF treatment depends upon various aspects such as design of pulse generator, parameters of pulse generator, shape and size of the treatment chamber and most importantly the characteristics of each food items. Design and fabrication of a …

Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase Regulated By The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Is An Actionable Vulnerability In Cutaneous Melanoma, Neel Jasani

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Metabolic alterations play a critical role in shaping tumor growth and development. Many metabolic enzymes are shown to play an important role in different aspects of tumor development, growth, and metastasis. One such enzyme that we are investigating in this project is the Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase (PHGDH). The PHGDH gene, encoding the rate-limiting enzyme of the serine synthesis pathway, is located at chromosome locus 1p12 and frequently amplified in melanoma. PHGDH is required for the proliferation of melanoma cells with chromosome 1p12 amplification. However, the role of PHGDH in chromosome 1p12 non-amplified melanoma is poorly understood. In this project, we sought …

Analyzing And Extending Machine Learning Frameworks On High Risk Domains, Chengbin Hu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Machine learning (ML) has become a transformative force in high-risk domains such as genomics and cybersecurity, where accurate predictions and robust defenses are essential. This dissertation advances ML frameworks in these areas by developing methods to enhance predictive power in health applications and assess vulnerabilities in machine learning systems.

In the genomics field, the work addresses challenges in Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) of monogenic disorders by proposing a deep learning model that reconstructs the fetal genome using maternal plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and parental whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data. This model achieves high accuracy in single nucleotide variation (SNV) prediction, surpassing …

The Lumberjack, November 13, 2024

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Indigenous Use And Conservation Of Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina) At Yakutat, Alaska Since The Sixteenth Century, Aron L. Crowell, Judith Dax̱Ootsú Ramos, Michael A. Etnier

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Sustainable Indigenous resource use reflects balance between animal populations and levels of human consumption, influenced by natural cycles of faunal abundance, community size and subsistence needs, procurement technologies, and the requirements of trade or commodity production. Sustainability is “epiphenomenal” when animal populations are preserved, and community needs met, without deliberate measures to prevent overharvesting. Alternatively, Indigenous conservation—cultural practices that moderate use of a resource to prevent its depletion—may play a determinative role. In this study from the Tlingit community of Yakutat, Alaska in the Northwest Coast cultural region, we interweave Indigenous and scientific perspectives to trace the use and conservation …

Two Um Students, One Graduate Named Rhodes And Marshall Finalists, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student and one recent graduate have been named as finalists for the renowned Rhodes scholarships. Another student was also selected as a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship.

The Suppression Of Ocean Waves By Biogenic Slicks, Nathan J. M. Laxague, Christopher Zappa, Shantanu Soumya, Oliver Wurl

Faculty Publications

Surface waves are significantly damped by biogenic surfactants which accumulate at the ocean's surface from the high latitudes to the tropics. The growth, development, and breaking of short wind-driven surface waves is a key mediator of the air-sea exchange of momentum, heat, and trace gases consequently, the effect of surfactant compounds in the uppermost millimeters of the ocean in damping short surface waves bears on earth's climatic processes. The mechanisms through which surfactants suppress waves have been studied in great detail through careful laboratory experimentation in quasi one-dimensional wave tanks. However, the spatial scales over which this damping occurs in …