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Evaluating The Impact Of Eczema On Outgrowing Food Allergies, Multiple Food Allergies, And Atopic Multimorbidity In Children, Nicole K. Koulov

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Radiation Exposure Of Intraoperative Navigation During Posterior Spinal Fusion For Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Emily G. Koch

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Strength On Wheels Improves Exercise Motivation In Homebound Older Adults, Supraja Kadagandla

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Local Adherence With Society Guidelines And Postoperative Outcomes In Perforated Appendicitis, Mackenzie K. Joe

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Biomechanical Assessment Of Extensor Pollicis Longus Following Dorsal Wrist Approach: A Pilot Investigation, Jacob Jefferson

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Predictors Of Failure Dring Nonoperative Management Of Simple Acute Appendicitis, Srisha Jayakumar

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Connecting The Dots…Perceptions Of The Healthcare Provider On Prevalence And Cause: Addressing The Disparity With Obstetric Maternal Mortality, Ariell G. Hopkins

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Emotional Urgency And Lack Of Perseverance Are Linked To Anxiety Sensitivity And Improve During Early Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder., Breanna A. Mcnaughton-Long, Abigail J. Pleiman, Carmen Buchfink, Chrysantha B. Davis, Rayus Kuplicki, Martin P. Paulus, Hung-Wen Yeh, Maëlle C M Gueguen, Jennifer L. Stewart

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Few studies have identified how facets of impulsivity relate to recovery in opioid use disorder (OUD). Treatment-enrolled individuals with OUD (n = 167) and healthy controls (CTL; n = 46) completed the Urgency, Premeditation, Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, Positive Urgency (UPPS-P) Impulsive Behavior Scale along with demographic and clinical measures at visit 1. Over the next three months, abstinence and return to use were documented for participants with OUD (via self-report, alcohol breathalyzer, urine drug screen, and secondary contact communication). Participants with OUD who returned to use (n = 59) did not complete further study visits, whereas those who remained abstinent …

The Relationship Between Anaphylatoxin Receptors, T Cell Polarization, And Vascular Inflammaging, Kathryn D. Hok

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Effects Of Demineralization Protocols On Hydrogen And Oxygen Isotope Ratios In Fossil Bone Collagen, Linda M. Reynard

Boise State University Publications and Presentations

The effect of three commonly used preparation protocols on bone collagen δ2H and δ18O values was investigated, using six generally well-preserved faunal bones (cattle, bison, horse) ranging in age from the Holocene to Late Pleistocene. The treatments tested were ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid demineralization without gelatinization and hydrochloric acid demineralization with and without gelatinization. There are significant shifts in δ18O values among preparation methods. No systematic shifts in bone collagen δ2H values were noted among the three treatments, and most offsets were low (< 2–3 ‰) and smaller than typical measurement uncertainties. A few sample/treatment combinations yielded slightly higher inter-treatment δ2H differences (∼ 5–7 ‰). Lower mass fraction of hydrogen in …

Lrq-Solver: A Transformer-Based Neural Operator For Fast And Accurate Solving Of Large-Scale 3d Pdes, Peijian Zeng, Guan Wang, Haohao Gu, Xiaoguang Hu, Tiezhu Gao, Zhuowei Wang, Aimin Yang, Xiaoyu Song

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Solving large-scale PDEs on complex three-dimensional geometries remains a central challenge in scientific and engineering computing, often due to expensive pre-processing stages and high computational overhead. We present Low-Rank Query-based PDE Solver (LRQ-Solver), a physics-integrated deep learning framework for efficient CAE simulations of complex three-dimensional geometries in CAD-driven design analysis. Built upon the Parameter-Conditioned Lagrangian Modeling (PCLM) that embeds physical consistency into the learning process and the Low-Rank Query Attention (LR-QA) module that reduces attention complexity from O(N2) to O(NC2+C3) via covariance decomposition, LRQ-Solver supports multi-configuration analysis within iterative design workflows. On two benchmark datasets, it achieves a 28.6% error …

Semantic-Structural Decoupling: Disentangling Semantic Attention From Structural Bias In The Attention Manifold, Pengkun Jiao, Bin Zhu, Jingjing Chen, Yu-Gang Jiang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The empirical success of attention mechanism in Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) often obscures its inherent, subtle flaws. Specifically, MLLMs consistently exhibit disproportionate attention toward certain semantically uninformative visual tokens, a phenomenon termed "register" or "Visual Attention Sinks." While existing inference intervention methods attempt to identify these sink tokens and redistribute their attention weights, such approaches typically treat these tokens in isolation and suffer from computational inefficiency. Instead, we reframe this phenomenon as a generalized textual bias exerted over visual features that extends beyond isolated sink tokens. From this perspective, a pervasive structural bias leads to the dilution of the …

Mind The Hazard: Modeling And Interpreting Comfort With Personalized Sensing, Yufei Zhang, Matteo Favero, Patrick Chwalek, Sailin Zhong, Denis Lalanne, A. Joseph Paradiso, Clayton Miller, Andrew Sonta

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Recent advances in personalized sensing and comfort feedback have spurred the development of data-driven comfort models tailored to individual needs. However, because current models treat sequential comfort feedback independently, they are subject to unstable predictions and limited interpretability, hindering their deployment in building management. This study introduces a dynamic modeling framework that utilizes a Neural Ordinary Differential Equations-based Continuous-time Markov Chain to model the transitions in comfort states over time. Our modeling approach, developed through a field study utilizing smart glasses and mobile app feedback, tracks occupants' comfort transitions across daily activities and contexts. The results demonstrate that this model …

Spatialimaginer: Towards Adaptive Visual Imagination For Spatial Reasoning, Yian Li, Yang Jiao, Bin Zhu, Tianwen Qian, Shaoxiang Chen, Jingjing Chen, Yu-Gang Jiang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Spatial intelligence, which refers to the ability to reason about geometric and physical structure from visual observations, remains a core challenge for multimodal large language models. Despite promising performance, recent multimodal large language models (MLLMs) often exhibit fragile reasoning traces in spatial intelligence tasks that involve consistent spatial state recognition. We argue that these failures stem from a mismatch between the spatial recognition mechanism and the text-only reasoning behavior of these MLLMs. Effective spatial reasoning requires low-level geometric structure to be faithfully preserved and updated throughout the reasoning process, whereas textual representations tend to abstract away precisely these critical details. …

Glial Dysfunction And Memory Impairments In A Model Of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Michael R Williamson, Jorge Botas, Mahyar J Hedayatpour, Thea Zlatkov, Akdes Serin Harmanci, Christopher J Yates, Kenneth Nobleza, Roshan Ailani, Adam C Adler, Farrah Kheradmand, Hyun Kyoung Lee, Benjamin Deneen, Hyun-Hwan Jeong, Arvind Chandrakantan

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA) is a common childhood disease that often causes aberrant brain development and cognitive deficits. The pathophysiological underpinnings of cognitive impairments in POSA remain unclear. Here, we examined cellular and molecular aspects of pathology in a mouse model of POSA that features learning and memory deficits. We performed single-nucleus RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) of the hippocampus to examine gene expression changes in an unbiased and cell type-specific manner. This dataset revealed a striking perturbation of transcriptomes across all brain cell types, particularly within glia and neural stem cells. We validated reduced expression of several differentially expressed genes at …

The Impact Of Social Determinants Of Health On Length Of Stay For Neonates Discharged With Feeding Support From The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu), Claire C. Hockett

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Patellofemoral Alignment Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Radiographic Analysis Of 300 Patients With Two Implant Designs, Giselle K. Henry

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Defining Rectus Abdominus Muscle Changes Following Ventral Hernia Repair, Ananya Hari

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Assessor Experiences In Cmmc Level 2 Certification Assessments: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Role Expectations, Samuel Heuchert, John Hastings

Research & Publications

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program requires that third-party assessments be conducted under a non-consultative model. The model is intended to ensure impartiality for organizations seeking certification. While this structure defines expectations for assessor behavior, assessor experiences and interpretations of these constraints remain underexamined. The study examines the lived experiences of CMMC-Certified Assessors and how they navigate role expectations within the non-consultative model. Using Role Conflict Theory as a guiding framework, the study applied Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to semi-structured interviews to explore how assessors make sense of their roles. The analysis identified experiential themes that describe how assessors construct …

Maternal Characteristics And The Social Determinants Of Health In Fetal Vs Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair, Amy Rose Hardcastle

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Beyond The Numbers: Body Mass Index In Gender Affirming Mastectomy, Alyssa M. Griffith

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Network Meta-Analysis Of The Impacts Of Social Determinants Of Health On Dialysis Patients’ Ability To Respond To Natural Disasters, Juan Paulo Yap Gonzales

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Delirium Education: Raising Awareness And Empowering Family Members And Caregivers To Detect And Prevent Delirium In The Hospital, Alexandra H. Goff

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Ai-Enhanced Predictive Model For Adverse Clinical Outcomes Of Chronic Diseases In Older Adults, Grace C. Giles

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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“Tell Your Story”: Storytelling To Enhance Mental Health And Social Connection In Older Adults, Faith O. Folorunso

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Salinomycin Targets Cancer Stemness In Neuroblastoma Via Wnt/Β-Catenin And Akt/Mtor Attenuation, Blake M. Elliott

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Timing Of Kangaroo Care And Neurodevelopmental Outcomes In Extremely Preterm Infants, Sarah G. Eknoyan

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Building Bots That Teach Thinking: Using Custom Ai Chatbots To Enhance Critical Thinking And Decision-Making, Megan Biagi

AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit

Generative AI is increasingly common in education, but its effect on student learning depends largely on how it is used. This interactive session will introduce practical strategies for creating custom AI chatbots that encourage students to think through problems rather than simply ask for answers. Participants will explore ways to design bots that ask learners to explain their reasoning, consider alternative perspectives, identify assumptions, and revise their thinking before receiving feedback.   Examples from healthcare education and other disciplines will show how these tools can support guided inquiry, reflective questioning, clinical reasoning, and decision-making. Participants will review and revise sample chatbot …

Effect Of Multiple Uses And Sterilization Of Abutment-Level Peek Implant Scan Bodies On Complete-Arch Intraoral Digital Scans Trueness: An In Vitro Study, Georgio Zeidan, Maryse Nassif, Ghida Lawand, Hani Tohme

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Introduction: Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implant scanbodies (ISBs) offer favorable optical properties for digital impressions but may be susceptible to wear and dimensional changes with repeated clinical use and sterilization. While previous studies have examined these variables separately, no investigation has simultaneously evaluated their combined effects on abutment-level PEEK ISBs in complete-arch implant situations.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of multiple uses and autoclave sterilization of abutment-level PEEK implants can bodies on the trueness of complete-arch intraoral digital scans in an in vitro setting.

Methods: A maxillary edentulous reference cast with four implants in an All-on-4 configuration was fabricated …

Influence Of Head Posture In Sitting And Standing Positions On The Vertical Dimension Of Rest Value In Dentate Patients: A Comparative Clinical Study, Mia Bardawil, Carole Abi Ghosn, Jihad Fakhouri

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Introduction: This study investigates the value of the vertical dimension of rest (VDR) in dentate patients in different head postures, supported and unsupported by the headrest of the dental chair, as well as in standing position.

Methods: The VDR was measured and compared in 60 dentate individuals aged 20–25 in different positions (sitting with and without head support, and standing) three times per position. The head was aligned according to the Frankfurt plane when unsupported or standing. Data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality and ANOVA to assess the effects of posture, gender, and their interaction. …