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A Comparative Study Of Conceptual Metaphors In Indonesian And Chinese Economic Headlines, Hendy Yuniarto

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study examines how economic concepts are metaphorically constructed in Indonesian and Chinese news headlines. Employing the Lakoff and Johnson's framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, the study analyzes and compares conceptual metaphors in economic news headlines from CNBC Indonesia and China Business Network published between January and April 2025. Employing a qualitative methodology guided by MIPVU, the study mapped conceptual economic metaphors in a corpus of 500 economic news headlines. The investigation demonstrates a significant overlap in the conceptualization of economic events in both languages: economic actions are physical movements, business is a natural force, economy is a competition, money …

Clinical Outcomes Of Electrosurgery For Management Of Giant Condyloma Acuminata: A Systematic Review, Fortunia Mona Eviani, Maureen Miracle Stella, Arief Budiyanto, Satiti Retno Pudjiati, Alessandro Alfieri

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Giant condyloma acuminata (GCA) is a rare sexually transmitted disease that is locally aggressive with a high recurrence rate. Electrosurgery is a minimally invasive procedure that may be less expensive, quicker, and safer than conventional surgery. This study aimed to review the management of GCA with electrosurgery. We followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines to search and retrieve literature in the following databases: PubMed, ProQuest, Taylor & Francis, ScienceDirect, JSTOR, and SAGE without time restrictions. The study inclusion criteria were original articles that studied the outcome of electrosurgery in GCA. The authors evaluated the risk of bias using the Joanna Briggs Institute …

Development And Evaluation Of The Agitation In Alzheimer's Screener For Caregivers (Aasc): A Clinical Tool To Screen For Agitation., Carolyn Clevenger, W Clay Jackson, Jared Stroud, Malaak Brubaker, Mehul Patel, Iwona Bucior, Emily Bratlee-Whitaker, T Michelle Brown, Sheri Fehnel, Sue Peschin, Jeffrey Cummings, George Grossberg

Ambulatory and Primary Care Articles

OBJECTIVE: Although agitation is a common neuropsychiatric symptom in Alzheimer's dementia, it can be challenging to recognize and diagnose. Caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's dementia are often the first to encounter agitation behaviors but may struggle to recognize and communicate symptoms to healthcare professionals (HCPs). Here, we describe the development and evaluation of the Agitation in Alzheimer's Screener for Caregivers (AASC), a practical screening tool to identify agitation symptoms and facilitate caregiver-HCP communication.

METHODS: The AASC was developed based on the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) criteria for agitation in cognitive disorders, input from multidisciplinary experts, and qualitative interviews with caregivers …

‘Pagbangon At Pag-Asa’ (Resurgence And Hope): A Qualitative Study Of The Lived Experiences Of People With Stroke And Household Carers In The Philippines, The Tulay Project Team, Sarah Ann Buckingham, Elda Anota, Maria Mercedes Barba, Vergil Boac, Myrna Estrada, Lorraine Faeldon, Bridie Kent, Fiona Leggat, Roy Francis Navea, Aira Patrice Rueda Ong, Nena Marie Santos, Annah Teves, Paula Melizza Valera, Fiona Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality in the Philippines, where access to formal rehabilitation services is limited. There is a lack of research on the lived experiences of people with stroke and their household carers across diverse urban and rural settings. Objective: To explore the experiences, challenges and support needs of people with stroke and their household carers throughout the Philippines, and to inform the co-design of a community-based stroke support programme. Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 people with stroke and 20 household carers across six sites in …

Antioxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Effects Of Blighia Unijugata Baker Aril Protein-Rich Extract, Oludele O. Odekanyin, Ifeoluwa M. Adepoju, Tolulope A. Anjorin, Oluwatobi S. Adekoya

Tanzania Journal of Science

The study investigated the in vitro oxidative-stress-mitigating effect and anti- inflammatory potential of the soluble protein of the arils of Blighia unijugata in order to establish possible use in inflammatory therapy. Air-dried Blighia unijugata aril was pulverized into powder, defatted using petroleum ether, and homogenized in Phosphate Buffer Saline. The homogenate was centrifuged, and the supernatant was subjected to ammonium sulphate fractionation. The precipitate was thoroughly dialyzed, dialysate was freeze-dried, and termed partially purified Blighia unijugata aril protein extract (ppBUAPE). The antioxidant potential of the protein-rich extract was investigated using DPPH, H2O2 scavenging activity, and FRAP. The ability of ppBUAPE …

A Self-Reflective Destruction Of Humankind: A Christian Eco-Theological Reading Of W. B. Yeats’S “Second Coming”, Kehan Yang

Compass: An Undergraduate Journal of American Political Ideas

This essay proposes an innovative reading of W. B. Yeats’s poem “The Second Coming” through a lens of Christian Eco-theology as explained by Fr. Seán McDonagh in Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary. It demonstrates how literature may efficiently bring topics of environmental protection, anti-war ideology, and theological allusion into integrity.

Making A Difference Through Authentic Autobiographical Performance, Susie Miles, Helen Scott-Danter

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

Authentic autobiographical performance has the potential to open up possibilities for audience members to see their lives in new ways and take actions that make a difference in the world. This article describes the development of a 45-minute autobiographical performance from its initial creation in 2017 through its evolutionary journey to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, and beyond. The creative process is presented from the perspective of both the performer and the director-coach, and brings together the worlds of education and theatre. The authors ask themselves: what does it mean to share their lived experiences authentically? They conclude that the …

Lessons In Object Impermanence, Cindy M. Sabik

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

This hybrid piece begins as a lyric essay written around Emily Dickinson’s meditation on snow and becomes an elegy to winter. Footnotes frame the recollection/lament, toggling between the history that led us to climate catastrophe, cultural commentary, memory, and reflection on the felt experience of the author.

From Essays To Embodiment: Reimagining Student-Centered Assessment Through Creative Practice, Rory Bester, Carla Lever, Bongani Kona, Mona Hakimi

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

This essay explores the experience of implementing podcast-based assessment in ‘Feeling History, Making History,’ a semester-long course at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The course is designed to cultivate broad-based critical and interdisciplinary skill sets in first-year Humanities students. Through pedagogical reflection across three consecutive iterations of this course, we investigate how creative assessment practices such as podcasting both enabled our students to bring their whole “selves” into the academy and productively challenged our own preconceived notions about effective, decolonial pedagogy.

“The Being Of Being Creative” In Assessment: Learning From The Creative And Performing Arts, Eliana Elkhoury

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

Assessment design shapes not only what students learn, but who they become as learners. In the era of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), where information is abundant and recall is easily outsourced, higher education assessment must move beyond memorization and toward authentic tasks that cultivate deeper learning and ontological growth. This conceptual, reflective paper argues that assessment should be grounded in students’ mode of being, rather than restricted to knowing, having, or doing. Drawing on Barnett’s ontology of higher education, Biesta’s subjectification, and Su’s epistemological distinctions, this paper positions assessment as a formative site where agency, ownership, identity, and self-understanding can …

Editorial Statement: Volume 3, Issue 2, Morris (Mo) Cohen, Jonathan Whiskerd

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Early Detection And Intervention Providers' Actions And Communication On Parental Emotions And Early Intervention Engagement After A Child Is Diagnosed With Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review, Charlene M. Watson, D. Ellen Rick, Jillian Ingratta, Patti-Jo Sullivan, Xurong Zhao, Sheila Moodie

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Despite well-intentioned early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs, parents receiving a newborn hearing loss diagnosis often experience distress, uncertainty, and fear, which can impact their readiness to engage in early intervention. The communication and support provided by clinicians in early hearing detection and intervention play a critical role in helping families navigate emotions, overcome barriers, and actively participate in EHDI programs. The purpose of this scoping review is to advance our knowledge of the following: For parents who have a newborn newly diagnosed with hearing loss, how do the actions/behaviors and communication (or lack thereof) of EHDI providers influence …

Readability Of Spanish Language Early Intervention Materials For Children Who Are D/Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

This paper discusses how accessibility to information may be limited for families and considers why this is of a critical concern for families using Spanish. To look at accessibility of materials online, six search terms were used in the Google search engine. Ninety-one unique websites were included for readability analysis (43 written in English and 48 written in Spanish). Readability was assessed for English materials using Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL; mean=12.83, sd=2.737) and Flesh-Kincaid Ease of Reading Score (FKERS; mean=35.602, sd=15.651). FKGL scores were consistent with prior work (Woodruff & Cienkowski, 2021). For materials written in Spanish readability was assessed …

From Policy To Practice In Deaf Education: American Sign Language And Spoken English Outcomes Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children In Kansas, Jena Mcdaniel, Shreyas Teegala, Rebecca Maloney, Angie Walker, Mary S. Dietrich, Matthew L. Hall, Leah C. Geer, Julie Bustos

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Purpose: In the context of the recent expectation for state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs to track language milestones of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children, we examine how to leverage statewide assessment programs for improving language outcomes of DHH children. We present the degree to which DHH children in Kansas are meeting their language milestones for American Sign Language (ASL) and English and the influence of two measurement features.

Method: Performance on the ASL/English Language Milestones for 198 children who were DHH (aged 1 to 8) was analyzed for attainment of age-expected language skills and …

Journal Of Early Hearing Detection And Intervention: Volume 10 Issue 2, Pages 1-80

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Postpartum Depression Among Mothers On Cognitive Development In Children: A Scoping Review, Navyashree Gc, Aabha Jain, Malika Mudit, Manavi Manoj Kumar, Rachna Shetty, Riya Prabhu, Salma Zameer

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

The interplay of maternal care, communication, and emotional expression of parent-child interactions dramatically influences the cognitive and emotional growth of the child during their formative years. Postpartum depression poses a significant public health concern, impacting mothers' caregiving abilities and infants' sensitive early development. The present scoping review aims to explore the literature that delves into the influence of postpartum depression among mothers on the child’s cognitive development. For this scoping review, a systematic search was conducted for studies in the PubMed and Scopus databases. Studies published in the English language from 1990 to 2023 focusing on mothers with postpartum depression …

How Indian Companies Can Better Prevent And Resolve Disputes In International Business, Zhijin (Donna) Huang, Tejus Chauhan

National Law School Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

Lived Oral Health Experiences Of Syrian Refugees In The United States, Taniya Michael Henry-Sangar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The oral health status of Syrian refugees has been impacted by war and displacement since the 2011 civil war. To date, limited in-depth knowledge is available on oral health experiences of resettled Syrian refugees in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore lived oral health experiences of resettled Syrian refugees before, during, and after the 2011 Syrian civil war. The health belief model (HBM) and theory of planned behavior (TPB) were theoretical frameworks for this phenomenological inquiry. The study was guided by semi-structured phone interviews with a purposeful sample of 11 Syrian refugees over the …

A Phase-Ii Randomized Controlled Pilot And Feasibility Study Of Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation In Older Adults With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Christopher R. Martens, Kevin P. Decker, Theodore M. Deconne, Faria Sanjana, Fiona Horvat, Nicholas A. Rizzi, Catherine Awad, Elizabeth Habash, Joshua C. Hobson, Michael L. Armstrong, Nichole Reisdorph, Ryan T. Pohlig, Alyssa M. Lanzi, Curtis L. Johnson, Matthew L. Cohen, James M. Ellison

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

Abstract

Background

The decline of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) with aging may elevate risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurocognitive disorders (ADRD) by impairing cellular energy metabolism and reducing cerebral blood flow.

Method

We conducted a 12-week double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of the NAD+ precursor, nicotinamide riboside (NR; 500 mg b.i.d.), for enhancing cognitive function and cerebral perfusion in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Result

52 participants (33 females, 19 males) were randomized and 42 completed the trial (NR = 22, placebo = 20). Adherence was similar between groups …

The Nonlinguistic Factors That Predict Spanish Oral Proficiency, Merrie Kay Ames

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates the predictive power of self-assessment and nonlinguistic factors in determining Spanish oral proficiency among university learners. Drawing on data from 2,475 undergraduate students enrolled in a third-year Spanish course at Brigham Young University, the research examines how self-assessed speaking ability and experiential background variables--including age of acquisition, mission service, dual immersion, and study abroad--influence Oral Proficiency Interview - Computer (OPIc) scores. A one-way ANOVA revealed a statistically significant but modest relationship between students' calibration (self-assessment minus actual ability) and their OPIc ratings, suggesting that learners can generally approximate their speaking proficiency within two sublevels. A multiple regression …

Integration Of Afghan Refugee Professionals Into American Society, Khatera Bahrami

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study explored the social and psychological challenges Afghan refugee professionals experienced when they entered the U.S. workforce after being forcibly displaced. Trauma, job loss, and cultural adjustment significantly impacted their mental health and reintegration. The study examined how social and psychological obstacles impacted their cultural adjustment, well-being, and capacity to deal with credentialing and professional demands. This research employed a qualitative phenomenological design, grounded in Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory and the Stress Appraisal Model, using 60-minute audio-only, semi-structured interviews with 10 Afghan refugee professionals. Using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), according to the findings, participants faced challenges relating to …

Investigating Trust Between Hispanic Immigrants And Law Enforcement, Nina Marie Morales-Perez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In this qualitative study, the evolving perceptions of law enforcement among child immigrants from Central and South America following their immigration to the United States were investigated. Anchored in social learning theory, the aim was to discern whether interactions with law enforcement in their home countries and the United States influence these perceptions. A phenomenological approach was used to conduct in-depth interviews with six Latino individuals who immigrated between the ages of 7 and 17 and are at least 18 years old at the time of their interview. Participants were recruited through purposeful sampling, and interview questions were used to …

Beyond The Human–Animal Transformation In Hasan Aourid’S SīRat ḤImāR And Rawi Hage’S Cockroach, Noha Hanafy

English Language and Literature

The paper examines the human-animal transformation as a marker of identity explo-

ration in Moroccan writer Hassan Aourid’s Sīrat Ḥimār (2014 سيرة حمار) and Lebanese

Canadian writer Rawi Hage’s Cockroach (2008). The two texts employ the concept of

the human-animal transformation to highlight the complexity of the marginalized

existence in the world. Both texts present nuanced versions of the human-animal

transformation which renders the experience both emancipatory and destabilizing at

the same time. Using the theoretical framework of Deleuze and Guattari’s work on

becoming-animal and the deterritorialization of existence along with Derrida’s discus-

sion of the anthropocentric limit, the paper …

Design Of An Fsae Muffler, Suzy Schwabl

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

To compete in the dynamic events at the the Formula SAE IC competition, each vehicle must undergo a rigorous technical inspection. One element of the inspection is the Noise Test, which states that each car must be quieter than 103 dBc when idling and less than 110 dBc at the engine redline. Over the past few years, WashU Racing has used off-the-shelf mufflers with a guess and check system to find muffler combinations that satisfy the noise requirement. The results of that method have yielded either heavy and performance damaging muffler configurations or mufflers that have failed to meet the …

Debunking The Myth: A Dive Into The Role Of Relational Capital In Sustainable Food Production Systems, Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, Vikas Kumar

All Works

The shift towards sustainable food production is essential to address the urgent dual challenges of climate change and population growth, with agricultural cooperatives playing a vital role in this transformation. However, many cooperatives struggle to deliver the expected value to their members. By considering cooperatives as member-centred production systems, this research investigates relational capital's role in determining cooperative success. This study uses a sequential mixed-methods research approach. First, we use empirical survey data from 320 farmers to test a moderated mediation model that links relational capital to collaboration activities and outcomes. Then, we use qualitative responses from 50 farmers to …

Electrochemical Behavior Of Dental Alloys After Surface Modification By Sputtering Coating Technique, Noor Muneerabdulsahib, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Muna Noori Ismail

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

For metallic materials, the corrosion behavior is the most important property to be considered due to the biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of the products of the corrosion process in vivo. Numerous coating processes have been developed to improve corrosion resistance, enhance the metal’s surface qualities, and increase its service life. The purpose of this review was to gather data on the corrosion of alloys in dentistry and plasma sputtering coating techniques to improve the surface characteristics of substrates. Several databases, including google scholar, pubmed, science direct, and web of science were searched electronically, and a manual search of the scientific literature …

Sox11 Modulates Bcr Signaling Through The Pax5/Cd19 Axis For Therapeutic Targeting In Btk-Resistant Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Rudra Prasad Dutta, Heng-Huan Lee, Violetta V Leshchenko, Ravi Prakash Shukla, Fangfang Yan, Yang Liu, H Ümit Kaniskan, Xing Qiu, Jian Jin, Lapo Alinari, Michael Wang, Samir Parekh

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an incurable subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite multiple approved Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKis), resistance to BTKi continues to pose a major clinical challenge. The transcription factor sex determining region Y-box 11 (SOX11) is expressed in most patients with MCL and is associated with poor outcomes. We have previously demonstrated SOX11-dependent B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling in transgenic models of MCL. Here, we report that SOX11 drives BCR signaling via the transcriptional activation of the PAX5/CD19 axis. The translational potential of these results is significant as single-cell RNA sequencing data show that SOX11 is overexpressed …

Coordinated Changes In Stromal And Hematopoietic Cells That Define The Perinatal To Juvenile Transition In The Mouse Thymus, Anusha Vasudev, Colin R Moore, Aparna Calindi, Seung Woo Kang, Bryan R Helm, Jayashree Srinivasan, Siddhartha Shah, Erin Baker, Ruiting Zong, Nandini Singarapu, Scott Casey, Andrew N Macintyre, Ken S Lau, Laura P Hale, Qi Liu, Nancy R Manley, Lauren I R Ehrlich, Ellen R Richie

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Perinatal T cells have distinctive phenotypes and functions that may be due in part to age-associated features of stromal cells in the perinatal thymus. We identify age-associated changes in mouse thymic epithelial cells, mesenchyme, endothelium, and hematopoietic antigen-presenting cells from birth to one month of age using single-cell transcriptional profiling, flow cytometry, and imaging. Coordinated cellular and molecular changes occur at 7-14 days of age, designated "transitional ages," as thymus growth switches to homeostasis. E2F target gene expression declines, and the expression of type I interferon response genes increases across diverse cell types at transitional ages. Alterations in thymic stromal …

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Pharmacokinetics, Drug-Likeness, Toxicity, And Molecular Docking Studies Of 4-N-(Methyl)-4-Aminoquinoline Derivatives As Antimalarial Compounds, Muhamad Jalil Baari, Devi Hardiyanti

Makara Journal of Science

Antimalarial drug resistance has encouraged various innovations to develop novel drug compounds that are effective, feasible, and safe, adhering to health standards. One way to do that is by observing and predicting the biological activity of drug compounds using quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. In this study, QSAR analysis was conducted on the 4-N-(methyl)-4-aminoquinoline derivatives, which effectively inhibit the growth of Plasmodium falciparum as a source of malaria. The research stages involved molecular structure modeling, molecular geometry optimization using the AM1 semi-empirical method, and QSAR descriptor calculations, including electronic (atomic charges (q), HOMO and LUMO energies, polarizability (α), …

Microplastic Degradation Using Laccase Enzyme From Trametes Hirsuta: In The Silico Study, Hanzhola Gusman Riyanto, Diana Sylvia

Makara Journal of Science

Microplastics are a serious global problem that arises worldwide because of their widespread use. Exposure to microplastics can negatively affect human and environmental health. In this study, we used molecular docking methods with MOE software (version 2014.0901) to investigate the interaction between the laccase enzyme and several microplastic compounds as a preliminary study of microplastic degradation using enzymes. The Quantitative Structure Analysis Relationship (QSAR) analysis revealed that all microplastic ligands had higher Pa values than Pi, indicating that the laccase enzyme may be biologically active. The findings of the present study show that polyamide (PA) has the lowest binding energy …