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Salivary Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, Human Beta-Defensin 1, And Mucin-4 As Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers In Periodontal Disease: A Review, Haider Mohammed Shaloom, Omar Husham Ali

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Periodontal diseases are a group of chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory conditions affecting the periodontium, the supportive structures of the teeth. With severe forms affecting nearly 20% of the worldwide adult population, these diseases represent a significant global health challenge. Their impact extends beyond the oral cavity, as periodontitis is a recognized risk factor for systemic conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Characterized by the progressive destruction of tooth-supporting tissues, early diagnosis is crucial to prevent tooth loss. However, conventional diagnostic methods primarily quantify historical tissue damage rather than indicating current disease activity or predicting future progression. To overcome these limitations, …

The Effect Of The Hot Seat Strategy On Listening Comprehension Skills In The Arabic Language Subject Among Ninth Grade Female Students In Jordan, Zikrayat Al-Amro, Raed Mahmoud Khodair, Khaled Al-Omari

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The study aimed to investigate the effect of the Hot Seat strategy on listening comprehension skills in Arabic among ninth-grade female students at Al Mazar Secondary Comprehensive School, under the Northern Mazar District Education Directorate. The participants consisted of 67 female students selected by the convenience sampling method. The students were divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Prior to the intervention, all students were pretested in listening comprehension skills at the beginning of the second semester of 2018/2019. The experimental group received training on listening comprehension skills using the Hot Seat strategy, while the control …

Evaluation Of Mobility And Functional Balance In Elderly Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Based On Selected Kinematic Variables, Osama Abdel Fattah, Khaled Atiyat, Thamer Al-Manaseer

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aims to evaluate the kinematic indicators in the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and the level of functional balance in the study sample according to the Berg Balance Scale. Additionally, it examines the relationship between BMI and the duration of diabetes with the values of kinematic indicators in the study sample in the TUG test and the level of functional balance on the Berg Balance Scale. Furthermore, it explores the relationship between the values of the kinematic indicators in the TUG test and the level of functional balance. To achieve this, the researchers employed a descriptive approach …

Toward A Unified Neuroaesthetic Framework For Art-Based Interventions In Substance Use Recovery - A Review, Piper Hutson, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

Art-based interventions have gained increasing recognition as complementary strategies for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery and prevention, yet the field remains fragmented across clinical art therapy, community-based programs, and expressive digital practices. This article advances a unified neuroaesthetic framework that integrates sensory regulation, narrative integration, and interpersonal synchronization as the core mechanisms of healing. Drawing on recent U.S.-based empirical studies (post-2020), the paper synthesizes evidence from multiple modalities, including visual arts, music therapy, dance/movement practices, and digital storytelling, each demonstrating measurable effects on craving reduction, stress regulation, identity reconstruction, and social connection. Neuroscientific insights are central: findings highlight how creative …

Progressive Insights Into 3d Bioprinting For Corneal Tissue Restoration, Ilayda Namli, Deepak Gupta, Yogendra Pratap Singh, Pallab Datta, Muhammad Rizwan, Mehmet Baykara, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat

Michigan Tech Publications

The complex architecture of the cornea, characterized by specifically organized collagen fibrils and distinct cellular layers, poses significant challenges for traditional tissue engineering strategies to replicate its native function. 3D Bioprinting offers a promising solution by enabling the precise, layer-by-layer fabrication of corneal tissues, closely mimicking the essential characteristics needed for vision restoration and long-term graft success. This Review critically examines the key biomechanical, optical, and structural attributes of the cornea necessary for its effective engineering and accurate 3D bioprinting. It provides a comprehensive overview of different 3D bioprinting modalities utilized for corneal tissue engineering and offers insights into potential …

One Hundred Ninety-Nine Dead Birds: Review Of The Scientific Basis Of Ecological Incident Reporting Requirements For Pesticide Registrants Under Fifra § 6(A)(2), Nimish B. Vyas, Cynthia Palmer

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates pesticide use in the United States. The EPA is charged by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) with ensuring that a pesticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Incident reports (documentation of exposure and injury from pesticide applications) can serve as a reality check on the pesticide registration decisions made by the EPA scientists and risk managers. The EPA collects incident reports on human, domestic animal, and ecological injury. The FIFRA section 6(a)(2) rule requires the pesticide registrant (generally, the company or other entity that wishes to market …

Manatees In Hot Water: How The Florida Manatee Became Dependent On Power Plant Warm Water Outfalls, Michaela Morris

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Each winter in Florida, thousands of manatees gather in the warm water outflows of power plants. These refuges play a crucial role for the Florida manatee: when ocean temperatures drop, manatees shelter at these artificial sources to survive. But in recent years, thousands of manatees wintering at the Florida Power & Light Company’s Cape Canaveral Clean Energy Center have died. The reason? Seagrass beds––a primary food source for manatees––are vanishing, killed off by pollution from agricultural, industrial, and residential sources.

This Article documents the historical, political, and regulatory conditions that led to manatees’ reliance on power plants. First, the political …

Premenopausal Transition In Neurodivergent Women With Musculoskeletal Syndromes: Mechanisms, Risks, And Neuroinclusive Therapeutics, Piper Hutson, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

Neurodivergent women with chronic musculoskeletal syndromes experience disproportionate premenopausal symptom burdens that are poorly characterized in extant clinical paradigms and practice. The compounded interplay of estrogen fluctuations in premenopause with sensory–executive differences and baseline nociception from joint or connective-tissue pathology yields intensified pain, mood dysregulation, and functional decline. Evidence indicates estrogen modulates nociception, neuroinflammation, bone remodeling, and monoaminergic signaling; premenopausal variability magnifies pain, affective lability, and cognitive drift—effects accentuated in autism and ADHD. Coexisting hypermobility, fibromyalgia, or connective-tissue disorders compromise joint integrity and proprioception, increasing susceptibility to estrogen-dependent changes in bone microarchitecture and tendon homeostasis. This article advances an integrative …

A Complicated History Of Mitogenome Introgression Among Luxilus Species (Teleostei, Family Leuciscidae) In The Ozark Highlands, David D. Duvernell, Carson Arnold, Shila Koju, Abby J. Wicks, Thomas E. Dowling

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Hybridization is common among minnows and shiners in the family Leuciscidae, and mitonuclear discordance can reveal evidence of historical hybridization and introgression events that have shaped extant species and populations. We have identified a notable case of serial mitogenome replacement in populations of two shiner species, Luxilus zonatus and L. chrysocephalus, which are syntopic in drainages throughout the northern and eastern Ozark Interior Highlands of North America. These mitogenome replacement events involved L. zonatus acquiring the mitogenome of L. chrysocephalus, and populations of L. chrysocephalus acquiring the mitogenome of an allopatric congeneric species, L. cornutus. The latter species has a …

The Fate Of Intra- And Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes Through Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process, Celestene Adrianne Sebag

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

More areas across the globe are becoming affected by water stress or water scarcity. The decrease in available freshwater due to overconsumption reveals the direct need to consider other sources for necessities such as drinking water or food production. Agricultural irrigation uses 70% of the world’s freshwater, making the focus on safe and reliable reclaimed water for agricultural reuse imperative. However, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), such as antibiotics and their resulting antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), can spread and affect human health if reclaimed water is not treated to the proper level. Antibiotics are widely used in human medicine and …

Ds 677-001: Deep Learning, Akshay Rangamani

Data Science Syllabi

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Ds 683-001: Graph Neural Networks, Mengjia Xu

Data Science Syllabi

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Wofford Today Fall 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Wofford Today

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Opse 301 - 101: Optical Science & Engineering Optics, Tino Hoffman

Physics Syllabi

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Phys 203 - 101: The Earth In Space, Ravindra Nuggehalli

Physics Syllabi

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Biol 200-H01, H03: Concepts In Biology - Honors, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 202-001, 003, 005, 101: Foundations Of Biology: Cell & Molecular Lab, Mary Konsolaki

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 205-001: Foundations Of Biology: Ecology & Evolution Lecture, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 206-001, 003, 005, 101: Foundations Of Biology: Ecology & Evolution Lab, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 352-001: Genetics, Michael Nelson

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 376-001: Geographic Information Systems, Xiaonan Tai

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 441-Hm1: Neurophysiology - Honors, Dirk Bucher

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 423-001: Physiological Mechanisms, John Yarotsky

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 441-001: Neurophysiology, Dirk Bucher

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 484-H01: Evolution Of Animal Behavior Lab - Honors, Caroline Devan

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 475-H01: Ecological Field Methods - Honors, Kathleen Farley

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 648-001: Neuropathology, Darshan Desai

Biology Syllabi

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Biol 643-001: Biology Of Addiction, Farzan Nadim

Biology Syllabi

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Math 450-H01: Methods Of Applied Math - Honors, S. Afkhami

Mathematical Sciences Syllabi

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Math 374-001: Stochastic/Discrete Bio Models, J. Maclaurin

Mathematical Sciences Syllabi

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