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Designing With, Not For Youth: Reframing Participatory Techniques As Civic Learning Tools For Urban Greening And Natural Resources Programming, Mayra I Rodriguez Gonzalez, Dorelys Oyola Remigio, Kevin G Torres Garrido

Journal of Extension

Here, we present four participatory techniques—visioning, mapping, photovoice, and codesign—with practical recommendations for their effective implementation in fostering civic learning and engagement in urban greening among BIPOC and Hispanic youth. With examples of culturally responsive, hands-on activities and an AI-assisted synthesis of youth ideas, drawn from application with over 100 youth in Connecticut, we illustrate their use in informing local urban planning processes. We highlight the role of these techniques in positioning youth as active civic agents and collaborative designers in the creation of urban green spaces, with application for Extension professionals, educators, and planning officials.

Identifying Practitioner Needs Related To Rural Population Changes Using Whiteboard-Enhanced, Online Listening Sessions, Jason P. De Koff, Kristina Brant, John Green, Paige Kelly, Katherine Curtis, Sreedhar Upendram, Gloria Mangoni

Journal of Extension

Rural communities are changing in size and composition, with implications for programming needs. As these communities comprise a large proportion of any Cooperative Extension program's stakeholder group, programs must identify and respond to changing needs. Through online listening sessions with Extension professionals and other rural practitioners, we identified how researchers and others could support practitioners' programming. Practitioners called for local data, examples of successful programs and policies, enhanced program evaluation protocols, better information dissemination, strategies for equitable community discussions, and ways to identify and connect with trusted resources. Using whiteboard-enhanced online listening sessions helped identify needs and reduced logistical efforts.

Table Of Contents, Michele Harmon

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Local Protein Sources In Nutritious And Balanced Complementary Feeding For The Prevention Of Stunting In Infants Aged 6-24 Months, Kysara Aureldy Davonso Matualage, Leonardo Tedjaprasadja, Chy'as Diuranil Astrid Permataputri

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Stunting remains a major public health problem in Indonesia, with prevalence rates still above national targets. The complementary feeding period (6–24 months) is a critical window for prevention, during which inadequate protein intake significantly contributes to impaired linear growth. Local animal protein sources offer an accessible and sustainable strategy to improve dietary quality. This study aims to review scientific evidence on the role of local animal protein sources in nutritionally balanced complementary feeding for the prevention of stunting in Indonesian infants aged 6–24 months. A literature review was conducted by systematically searching scientific databases for studies published between 2020 and …

Development And Nutritional Evaluation Of Plantain–Soy Composite Flour Blends As Complementary Foods For The Management Of Protein-Energy Malnutrition, Jelili A. Quadri Dr., Azeesat O. Adebiyi-Olabode Dr, Anifat B. Saka Mrs., Debbie M. Esekhade Miss

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) continues to be a critical problem in public health, especially in developing nations where sources of affordable nutrient-dense foods are unavailable. Plantain is one of the staple foods rich in carbohydrates but deficient in protein, while soybeans are protein-rich legumes. A blend of these local foods in composite flour will increase the nutritional value of plantain-based foods without compromising their sensory properties. The objective of this study was to formulate plantain-soy composite flour blends at various substitution rates and determine their composition and sensory characteristics. Unripe plantain and soybean were milled into flour and mixed in …

Factors Associated With The Incidence Of Hypertension In Young Adults (20–24 Years) In Central Kalimantan Province (Analysis Of Ski 2023 Data), Indira Paramesti, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Diah Mulyawati Utari, Kusharisupeni Joko Suyono

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Hypertension has been identified as a major public health problem leading to premature death and contributing to the development of various non-communicable diseases. In recent years, it has occurred not only among older populations but also among young adults. Hypertension at a young age can result in earlier organ damage, leading to a more rapid decline in quality of life and productivity. This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the incidence of hypertension among young adults aged 20–24 years in Central Kalimantan Province in 2023. A cross-sectional design was employed, utilizing secondary data from the 2023 Indonesian …

A Comparison Of Iron-Folic Acid Supplement Consumption Among Female Undergraduate Students In Health And Non-Health Majors At The University Of Indonesia In 2026, Naila Afifah, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Triyanti Triyanti, Deasy Martini

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Iron-Folic Acid Tablets (IFAT) are recommended to prevent anemia among adolescent girls and women of reproductive age. However, IFAT consumption remains a concern among female college students, with previous research reporting differences in non-adherence between female health and non-health students at the University of Jember. This study aimed to analyze IFAT consumption behavior and its associations with residential status, attitudes, mother’s education, IFAT side effects, IFAT accessibility, media, family support, peer support, and healthcare provider support among female undergraduate students in health and non-health majors at the University of Indonesia in 2026. A cross-sectional study with purposive sampling was conducted …

Association Of Chrononutrition Behaviors And Other Factors With Nutritional Status Among Dormitory Students Of Universitas Indonesia In 2026, Hana Maulani Putra, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Trini Sudiarti, Fathimah Sulistyowati Sigit

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Overweight and obesity remain major public health concerns in Indonesia and may be influenced by various factors, including chrononutrition behaviors related to meal timing and eating frequency, snacking habits, physical activity, sleep patterns, stress levels, ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption, allowance, and sex. Students living in dormitories may experience lifestyle changes associated with greater independence, which can affect their nutritional status. This study aimed to analyze the association between chrononutrition behaviors and other factors with the nutritional status of dormitory students at Universitas Indonesia in 2026. This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2026. Participants were recruited using purposive …

Dominant Factors Associated With The Risk Of Chronic Energy Deficiency (Ced) Among Pregnant Women In East Nusa Tenggara Province (Analysis Ski Data 2023), Keisa Dwinta Mailova, Triyanti Triyanti, Tria Astika Endah Permatasari

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) is a long-term condition of energy deficiency resulting from inadequate nutrient intake. CED in pregnant women has negative effects on both maternal and fetal health. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province is one of the regions with the highest prevalence of CED among pregnant women in Indonesia, with national data from 2023 showing a prevalence rate of 28%. This study aims to identify the dominant factors associated with the risk of CED in pregnant women in NTT. The study design is cross-sectional, utilizing secondary data from the 2023 Indonesia Health Survey (SKI), involving a sample of 215 …

Millets As A Preventive Dietary Intervention For India’S Nutrition Transition: A Narrative Review Of Glycaemic And Micronutrient Evidence, Kundan Kaushal, Manisha Upadhyay, Shambhu Nath Dubey, Indrajeet Kumar Jha

Indonesian Journal of Public Health Nutrition (IJPHN)

India’s nutrition profile reflects a nutrition transition rather than a single narrative: a rapidly escalating burden of diet-related non-communicable disease, including an estimated 101 million people with diabetes, coexists with a severe and worsening burden of micronutrient deficiency, with anaemia affecting 57% of women and 67.1% of children. This narrative review examines millets, small-seeded cereals historically marginalised in Indian diets in favour of rice and wheat, as a preventive dietary intervention with plausible relevance to both ends of this transition. Evidence was drawn from peer-reviewed systematic reviews and meta-analyses, national survey data and documented delivery interventions, identified through searches of …

Prefatory Matter And Table Of Contents

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dicta’S Danger: The Lingering Nuisance Of Abel V. United States, Meg Penrose

University of Miami Law Review

This Article urges judges and lawyers to avoid relying on dicta when making legal claims. Dicta can cause confusion and generate incorrect legal conclusions. The most recent instance of dicta’s danger involves legal guidance on immigration arrests provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s General Counsel. Counsel erroneously relies on dicta from a 1960 Supreme Court case, Abel v. United States, in advising that law enforcement can legally enter a home armed solely with an administrative immigration arrest warrant. They cannot. The cited dicta precede binding Supreme Court precedent holding that the Fourth Amendment draws a firm line at …

Sezs Vs Industrial Areas: Growth Determinants In Indonesia, Henny Oktavianti, Ambariyanto Ambariyanto, Burentegsh Dorjjugder

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

This study aims to analyze the differences in the influence of the Gini ratio, unemployment rate, and education on economic growth in ten regencies/municipalities located within Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and ten conventional non-SEZ industrial regencies/municipalities in Indonesia during the period 2017–2023. The research adopts a quantitative approach using panel data regression analysis. The selected model is the Common Effect Model. The results indicate that the Gini ratio, unemployment rate, and education significantly affect economic growth in Special Economic Zones. Meanwhile, in conventional industrial regencies/municipalities, the unemployment rate and education have a significant impact on economic growth, whereas the Gini …

Neuroinflammation As A Unifying Mechanism In Major Psychiatric Disorders: From Molecular Pathways To Clinical Implications: A Systematic Search And Review, Muath A Alammar

Neurosciences

Objective: To examine whether neuroinflammation can be understood as a unifying mechanism in major psychiatric disorders and summarized its molecular and clinical relevance. Major psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD), and schizophrenia, are increasingly linked with immune dysregulation and inflammatory signaling. Neuroinflammation may help explain shared biological mechanisms across these disorders, but the available evidence remains diverse and clinically heterogeneous.
Methods: This review followed PRISMA 2020 guidance. Electronic searches were conducted in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, PubMed Central, and Embase for studies published between 2021 and 2026. Only English-language, human studies published between 2021 and 2026 …

Evaluating The Role Of Visceral Adiposity In Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Layan A. Aldeaiji, Atheer G. Almutairi, Latifh M. Alharbi, Khalid M. Alsulaim, Emtenan E. Alshalahi, Yara K. Alghamdi, Norah A. Alhamdan

Neurosciences

Background: Neurological disorders represent a major global health challenge. According to recent Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and headache disorders together account for nearly 3% of the worldwide disease burden. While visceral adipose tissue has traditionally been viewed as a metabolic concern, emerging evidence highlights visceral adiposity as an independent risk factor and potential contributor to the pathogenesis and progression of several neurological disorders.
Materials and methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines to evaluate the association between visceral adiposity and neurological disorders. …

Analytical Judgment In Chemical Education: Connecting Evidence, Reasoning, And Decisions, Paulo R.M. Correia, MaríLia Soares, Thiago R.L.C. PaixãO, David T. Harvey, Ian M. Kinchin

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Students of analytical chemistry are often able to carry out procedures, perform calculations, and use technical terminology yet still struggle to interpret results and justify analytical decisions. These situations are widely recognized in teaching, but their underlying natures are rarely made explicit. This commentary addresses this difficulty through the concept of analytical judgment, described as the disciplined interpretation of analytical evidence under conditions of uncertainty to support justified decisions. The concept brings together cognitive and epistemic practices already recognized in science education while characterizing the particular configuration that they assume in analytical chemistry, where disciplinary concepts, evidence, uncertainty, and contextual …

Foundation Models In Healthcare: Pre-Training, Alignment, And Clinical Applications, Arvind Pillai

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Foundation models offer an impactful paradigm for healthcare by learning generalizable representations from vast amounts of unlabeled data that can efficiently adapt to a wide range of clinical tasks. This thesis presents five studies organized around three pillars crucial to advance foundation models in healthcare. Pillar I: Pre-training: Chapter I introduces PaPaGei, an open foundation model designed for photoplethysmography (PPG) signals. PaPaGei is pre-trained on large-scale continuous optical data using a morphology-aware self-supervised objective, outperforming general time-series models across diverse clinical tasks while remaining parameter-efficient and robust across skin tones. Pillar II: Alignment: To bridge continuous sensor data and language …

Ludwig's Angina: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Clinical Characteristics, Management Patterns, Complications, And Mortality, Kambiz Ebrahimi, Mekhaeel Shehata Fakhry Mekhaeel, Sameh Mohamed Ahmed Eissa Salem, Tahoura Talebidelooei, Parsa Javidimomtaz, Mohammad Pouya Javdani Golparvar, Azin Nemati, Mohammad Salar Khodabakhshian Naeini, Reyhaneh Jahanshahi, Erfan Kazemi, Maedeh Bahmani, Masoume Miraveysi, Arian Safi Esfahani, Kiyana Khodabandehloosoltani, Mohammadjavad Bahmani

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science

Background: Ludwig's angina is a rapidly progressive odontogenic and deep neck infection that may lead to airway compromise, severe complications, and death. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize clinical evidence on mortality, etiology, comorbidities, complications, and management patterns in patients with true Ludwig's angina.
Methods: Published human studies reporting true Ludwig's angina were included. Multi-patient studies with extractable event and denominator data were eligible for quantitative synthesis. The outcomes were mortality, odontogenic source, diabetes mellitus, tracheostomy, surgical drainage, necrotizing fasciitis, and mediastinitis or deep neck mediastinitis. Random-effects meta-analyses of proportions were performed.
Results: Eighteen studies including 649 patients …

Collaging Stickers: Revealing Objects' Relational Interiority, Mochammad Mirza Yusuf Harahap

ARSNET

This paper proposes a methodological approach to learning about an object's interiority, embracing two schools of thought that largely revolve around the study of objects: one that concerns the object's substance, and the other that concerns the object's relationality. In particular, the study sees an opportunity to reveal object's relationality through a deep understanding of the object's substance. In achieving the objective, the presented study found a resonating notion in the concept of interiority, which is understood as an inward-outward dialectic. Thinking of object with interiority posits a process of disassembling object's substance for building inward awareness. This study further …

Designing The Misfit Through Re-Ordering Of Fragmented Materials, Mochammad Suva Nugraha

ARSNET

This study explores how architectural order can be shaped by misfit, focusing on the reuse of building-material fragments as a means of exploration. Existing discourse of architectural order aims to eliminate misfit to achieve the condition of fit. In architecture, misfits such as cracks, breaks, and irregularities are commonly treated as flaws requiring correction. Nevertheless, certain construction practices may enable transformation of these misfits into design opportunities. This study qualitatively examines the use of broken floor tiles at Wisma Kuwera, Semarang, Central Java, to investigate how material misfit can be designed into architectural order. Data were collected through field observations, …

Growing Climate Literacy In Urban Green Spaces: An Extension Youth Climate Education Experience, Brad Bessler, Justin Hougham

Journal of Extension

Capturing Your Environment (CYE) is an environmental education framework that engages youth in place-based climate exploration. CYE was implemented with youth participating in a Milwaukee summer internship program funded by the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects grant. The primary objective of CYE was to create an engaging climate-centered experience for youth. The experience aimed to improve science efficacy, climate content knowledge, science skills, and confidence using scientific tools. A paired t-test compared the learners' pre- and post-experience responses on a 16-item self-report survey. Following participation in CYE, youth reported increases across all measured outcomes.

Cross-Cultural Considerations In Psychological Assessment And Resilience: Advancing Equity In Global Mental Health, Shivani Mathur, Victoria Evans-Fulton

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Widely used psychological assessment instruments, including the Patient Health Questionnaire–9, Beck Depression Inventory, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7, were developed primarily within Euro-North American contexts. Although frequently used for their efficiency and psychometric strengths, their application across culturally diverse populations raises concerns regarding cross-cultural validity, fairness, clinical interpretation, and ethical use. Expressions of psychological distress, resilience, and adaptive functioning vary across cultural contexts and may involve somatic complaints, relational meanings, spiritual frameworks, culturally specific idioms of distress, and community-oriented coping that standardized measures may inadequately capture. Without sufficient cultural and contextual inquiry, clinicians risk misdiagnosis, failure to recognize distress, and deficit-oriented …

Developing An Ethno–Collaborative Inquiry E-Module To Improve Elementary Students’ Numeracy Skills: An Addie-Based Development Study With Sasak Ethnomathematics, Intan Dwi Hastuti, M. Aris Akbar, Iwan Azmi, Sutarto Sutarto, Venkatachalam M

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

Background: Existing elementary mathematics teaching materials may provide limited opportunities to connect plane geometry concepts with local cultural contexts and collaborative inquiry activities.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop an Ethno–Collaborative Inquiry E-Module and evaluate its feasibility, practicality, and preliminary effectiveness in supporting fifth-grade elementary school students’ numeracy skills in plane geometry, particularly in solving problems involving perimeter and area.

Methods: The study employed a research and development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model, comprising the stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The research involved 32 fifth-grade students at SDN Dapur Desa Aik Bukak, North Batukliang District, Central …

Lms-Integrated Paper-Tep Learning Model Support In Distance Learning Transformation In Higher Education, Juharyanto Juharyanto J, Rochmawati Rochmawati R, Tomi Listiawan, Agus Purnomo, Angga Yuni Mantara Angga, Achmad Yani Ay, Dayang Rafidah Binti Syariff M. Fuad Dr, Julia Lim Jl, Neni Wahyuningtyas

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

Background: Learning management systems (LMS) in higher education often function as static content repositories without a pedagogical flow connecting content to students’ lived experiences. An instructional audit of Sipejar at Universitas Negeri Malang revealed wide pedagogical gaps in design, interactivity, and personalization.

Objectives: This study developed PAPER-TEP, a six-stage, life-based instructional flow combining microlearning, reflection, authentic projects, and adaptive assessment within Sipejar, and examined its feasibility and its association with cognitive achievement, learner experience, and behavioral engagement.

Methods: Research and development followed the ADDIE framework, involving expert validation (3 experts), a limited trial (41 students), and a nonrandomized quasi-experimental field …

Development Of Star-G Learning Media To Increase Grade Ix Students' Interest In Learning Flat-Sided Solid Geometry, Siti Nurul Wafiroh, Astrid Chandra Sari, Festian Cindarbumi, Naning Kurniawati

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran

Background: Students may experience difficulties in learning flat-sided solid geometry because three-dimensional objects are not always easy to visualize through conventional learning materials.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop STAR-G (Sites and Augmented Reality for Geometry), a learning medium integrating Google Sites and augmented reality (AR), and to examine its validity, feasibility, and changes in students’ learning interest after its use.

Methods: This research employed a research and development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The product was validated by two material experts and two media experts and was tested with 20 Grade IX …

“And Why Here?” Reading Hong Kong In Nick Joaquin’S The Woman Who Had Two Navels, Raymon D. Ritumban

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

Nick Joaquin (1917–2004) is a Filipino literary master and national artist whose numerous works include the prize-winning novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels (1961). Its plot revolves around the Manilan protagonist Connie Escobar’s flight into Hong Kong and her insistence that “she [has] two navels” (1). Her assertion is complicated by her request for Hong Kong-born-and-based Pepe Monson to perform “an operation” on them (1). While this curious premise has generated numerous analyses over time, the novel’s setting—that is, post-1945 Hong Kong—remains understudied. Addressing this gap, the paper offers a geocritical intervention examining the historical conditions and spatial production …

“It Is The ,,I,, I Write About”: José Garcia Villa’S Conceptualization Of The Poet In “A ,,Composition,,”, Nathan Timothy Y. Chan

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

The poems of José Garcia Villa are eccentric, and it would seem that it is on account of this eccentricity that most scholarship on Villa has thus sharply turned, instead, to Villa’s critical essays on Philippine literature in English so as to excavate from that rich reservoir of thought some small Villean insight capable of furthering a politics-centered reading of Villa’s works. Thus, critics of Villa’s works unintentionally neglect a serious discussion of the themes of Villa’s poetry. Because of this facet of Villean scholarship, this article responds by, first, demonstrating that Villa’s critical essays can be read as philosophical …

Comparing Picaresque Elements In Aravind Adiga’S The White Tiger And F. Sionil Jose’S Mass, Charles Dominic P. Sanchez

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

The colonial era of the past five hundred years, as instigated by European powers, eventually enabled the appropriation of canonically Western literary forms by writers from formerly colonized regions of the world. A concrete example of this is the picaresque novel, which originated in sixteenth-century Spain as a satirical mode aimed at the prevailing social norms and glaring inequalities of a time when that country was at the forefront of reaping wealth from newly established colonies in the Americas. In recent decades, postcolonial writers have utilized the pícaro, or elements thereof, as a means of shedding light on the many …

“To A Cupped Hand’S Size”: Reading Poetics Of Scale In Edith Tiempo’S Poetry, Thomas Leonard D. Shaw

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo’s body of work, alongside her stature as Philippine National Artist for Literature, has generated substantial scholarship on the fertile imaginaries and intersections of formalist poetics, the institutionalization of the writing workshop, and Philippine poetry in English. Building on these contributions, I turn instead to Tiempo’s negotiation of self-fashioning, memory work, and imaginative practice as a way of articulating questions of scale in her oeuvre. By reading a selection of poems from several of her poetry collections, I argue that reading Tiempo’s sustained engagement with strategies of disclosure and scale, as well as her preoccupation with the intimacy …

Preliminaries & Editor's Introduction: The Literary Critic’S Unfinished Revolution, Shirley O. Lua

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

No abstract provided.