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A Direct Path Should Be Easy To Follow: Reframing The “Direct Effect” Test For Jurisdictional Immunity Under The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Greggory Cashmark

Vanderbilt Law Review

As sovereign nations become more involved in international commercial dealings, it becomes more important to establish a reliable and stable framework for resolving disputes with foreign sovereigns. The FSIA is the result of a long historical trend towards establishing that framework. While the FSIA is a step in the right direction, there are a number of interpretive questions regarding where it places the boundaries of a court's jurisdiction over foreign sovereign activity. While these questions remain open and while courts continue to find reasons to keep them open, they undermine the principal purpose of the FSIA: predictability. There is no …

2024 Annual Operations And Maintenance Report 2024 Bres Annual Summary Report For Work Completed In Quadrant 4, Butte-Silver Bow Department Of Reclamation And Environmental Services

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2024 Annual Operations And Maintenance Report - 2024 Bres Annual Summary Report For Work Completed In Quadrant 4, Butte-Silver Bow Department Of Reclamation And Environmental Services

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Outcomes Of Allogeneic Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation, Albert Y. Cheung, Natalia Quiroz-Casian, Enrica Sarnicola, Gautam C. Ramanathan, Siddharth Nath, Edward J. Holland

Department of Ophthalmology Faculty Publications

Allogeneic ocular surface stem cell transplantation (OSST) is an established therapeutic approach for limbal stem cell deficiency, utilizing techniques such as keratolimbal allograft (KLAL), living-related conjunctival limbal allograft (lr-CLAL), allogeneic cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation (allo-CLET), and allogeneic simple limbal epithelial transplantation (allo-SLET). This review synthesizes evidence from 35 studies encompassing 1, 268 eyes with at least 24 months of follow-up to evaluate intermediate- and long-term outcomes. Overall, OSST is associated with improvement in visual acuity and restoration of ocular surface stability, although success rates vary widely by technique, ranging from 13% to 87%. Outcomes appear to be influenced by the …

Ocular Surface Disease Following Lasik And Cataract Surgery: A Review Of Their Interrelated Complications, Matthew D. Spangler, Nila Kirupaharan, John D. Sheppard

Department of Ophthalmology Faculty Publications

Background: Ocular surface disease is a multifactorial condition that is very commonly caused by dry eye disease (DED). Ophthalmic procedures intended to improve visual outcomes, laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and cataract surgery, can paradoxically cause or exacerbate underlying ocular surface disease. This results in worsening vision and quality of life.

Areas covered: This review examines the pathophysiological mechanisms contributing to ocular surface disease development following LASIK and cataract surgery. Both procedures are associated with the transection of corneal nerves, leading to decreased tear production, surface instability, altered neurotrophin production, and impairment of the blink reflex. Furthermore, these incisional procedures …

Hyphema Associated With Water Bead Projectile Toys: A Retrospective Comparative Study, Aashri I. Aggarwal, Priya K. Singh, Diego E. Arias, Peter A. Netland

Department of Ophthalmology Faculty Publications

Purpose: Superabsorbent water beads can be used in projectile toy guns. We aimed to characterize water bead-related hyphema and compare the prevalence with other causes of traumatic hyphema.

Methods: In this 10-month retrospective review, we identified 35 consecutive patients with traumatic hyphema presenting to the emergency department. Cases were grouped by injury mechanism, water bead-related compared with all other causes. Clinical data on initial presentation and subsequent visits were compared.

Results: In the patients with traumatic hyphema, 8 (23%) cases were due to water bead trauma. Bead-related cases involved significantly younger patients (16 ± 9 years) compared with other cases …

Stem Identities Of Iowa State University's Biological And Biomanufacturing Systems Technology Students, Levi Nettleton

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

STEM identity plays a crucial role in students' pursuit and persistence into the STEM field. Iowa State University's Biological and Biomanufacturing Systems Technology (BBST) undergraduate program, developed in alignment with the goals of Chemurgy 2.0, prepares students for careers in the growing STEM workforce. The purpose of this study is to examine how participation in the Biological and Biomanufacturing Systems Technology program influences undergraduate students' STEM identity and how students within the program perceive themselves within the scope of STEM. Specifically, the study investigates students' perceptions of their STEM identity across the four components of STEM identity: recognition, performance and …

History Of The Chicago Labor Movement By Jacob Winnen, Translated And Edited By John B. Jentz, Jacob Winnen, John Jentz

Library Faculty Research and Publications

This work is a primary source document for a history of Chicago labor in the late nineteenth century, rather than a history itself, despite its title.  It was written by a German construction carpenter and Socialist living in Chicago, who was from the mid Rhine Valley of Germany in the vicinity of Wuppertal, an area noted for labor activism.  He arrived in 1872 to work in the reconstruction of the city after the Great Fire of October 1871, when he was twenty-seven years old.  His carpentry stills included stair-building; and he belonged to a stair-builder’s union local, severing as president …

Scope Of Microbial Transglutaminase For Site-Specific And Oriented Immobilization Of Native Antibodies From Various Host Species, Emily Beitello, Kwame Osei, Faith E. Breausche, Jon A. Friesen, Jeremy D. Driskell

Faculty Publications – Chemistry

Modification of antibodies to chemically couple labels or immobilization reagents is essential for developing biosensors. Typically, conjugation occurs through chemical methods that leverage reactive amines and thiols on native antibodies; however, this nonspecific approach can interfere with antibody function. Microbial transglutaminase (mTG) is an enzyme that has been used for site-specific conjugation of chemical modifiers to the F_c region of native antibodies, but thus far mTG-mediated conjugation has been limited to production of antibody-drug conjugates with human IgGs. Here, we assessed the scope and versatility of mTG to target IgGs, with the goal of site-specific conjugation to facilitate oriented …

Ordo Ab Chao: Crystallographic Disorder As A Window Into Ionic Liquid Structure, Joseph Cooper, Marija Scheuren, Lara I. Teodoro, Christopher M. Butch, Raychell A. Jerdo, Kylie M. Allen, Mariana E. Toner, Matthias Zeller, Arsalan Mirjafari, Patrick C. Hillesheim

Faculty Publications – Chemistry

Despite being intended to resist crystallization, ionic liquids (ILs) quite frequently form solids, albeit with low melting points. The design motifs that lower melting points can leave measurable signatures in the solid state, manifesting as crystallographic disorder, and often give rise to metastable liquid states. While sometimes treated as experimental complications, such features provide a valuable window into the structural origins of IL phase behavior. Herein, we report a crystallographic study of a series of benzylated ILs that crystallize either directly or from long-lived supercooled melts. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction, supported by computational modeling and statistical analyses, provides structural evidence that …

Investigations Toward A Unified Reaction Pathway Of Thermal And Tbsotf-Mediated Oxidopyrylium-Alkene (5 + 2) Cycloadditions, Adam J. Youman, Samantha N. Rokey, Wentao Guo, Jacob P. Grabowski, Susanna N. Angles, Jacob J. Bulandr, Qing Sun, John R. Goodell, Dean J. Tantillo, T. Andrew Mitchell

Faculty Publications – Chemistry

Oxidopyrylium-based (5 + 2) cycloadditions are crucial reactions to construct seven-membered carbocycles containing an ether bridge (i.e. oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes). Intramolecular silyloxypyrone-based (5 + 2) cycloadditions were investigated and revealed several features: (1) the TBDPS thermal process proceeds via a zwitterionic oxidopyrylium intermediate similar to previously reported TBS variants; (2) the TBSOTf-mediated reaction proceeds through a cationic oxidopyrylium intermediate; (3) quantum chemical calculations predict a stepwise process for an electron-rich dipolarophile for each set of conditions. The thermal silyloxypyrone-based (5 + 2) cycloadditions were extremely dependent on the nature of the dipolarophile and the silyl transfer group. The TBDPS enhances the …

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Clinical And Community-Based Recovery Models: The Focus On How They Can Be Better Together, Alicia Wilder

Graduate Research Papers

Two of the main pathways for individuals to access recovery services are clinical and community-based. The clinical model focuses on medical stabilization and treatment, followed by community-based care that provides peer-driven support and sustainability through connection. The purpose is to examine how recovery models aim to support those in recovery and pinpoint the ways they can integrate medical and social systems to meet client needs. Comparing the two will allow us to understand how each model supports sustained recovery and overall well-being. The question that will be researched in this study is: How do acute clinical treatment and community- based …

Integrating Literacy Into A High School Climate Change Unit, Bailey Bushman

Graduate Research Papers

The ability to read is an important skill for members of society. Teaching students to read is often left up to elementary teachers and then secondary English teachers are expected to expand on those skills, but other content areas can help teach the needed literacy skills to students. In addition to typical literacy skills like reading and writing, students need to be able to understand climate science in order to make responsible decisions about the Earth’s future.

One way to ensure that students are getting both literacy skills and disciplinary content would be for science teachers to include a variety …

Transforming The Chemistry Classroom: Flipped Learning As A Scaffold For Inquiry, Hannah Alicia Nash

Graduate Research Papers

This action research study examines how the placement of flipped instruction within a 5E instructional model impacts student content understanding and perceptions of learning in a high school Chemistry II course. Research was conducted across three sections during a gas laws unit, with each section experiencing a different instructional approach. These approaches included flipped instruction in the Engage phase, flipped instruction in the Explain phase, or a non-flipped approach in which all parts of the 5E occurred in class. Pre and post tests were used to measure student understanding, while surveys and reflections were used to gather student perceptions of …

The Problems Of Measuring Prestige: How To Research And Report On The Value Of Graduate Writing Programs, Vicki R. Kennell

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Presentations

This workshop aims to help attendees think through the processes of conducting research to identify their writing program’s value for graduate students and communicating results in ways that are intelligible to funding bodies. Activities are divided into three categories: identifying values; evaluating programs and collecting data; and expanding current efforts and overcoming problems.