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Transdisciplinarity Through A Functional Approach In The Content Areas: Commonalities For School Teachers, Karen L. Terrell, Luciana C. De Oliveira, Jia Gui

Journal of English Learner Education

In 2020, the WIDA Consortium released a revised English language development standards framework that integrates a functional approach to language development, grounded in systemic functional linguistics, across core subjects: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Central to this framework are four Key Language Uses—Narrate, Inform, Explain, and Argue. While this holistic approach is promising, it poses challenges for elementary and middle-grade teachers and ESOL specialists, who often teach multiple subjects. To ensure all teachers can implement this approach effectively, the integration of functional language must be simplified for generalist instructors. This article explores how identifying linguistic commonalities across …

The Role Of Psilocybin In End-Of-Life Care: Evidence, Mechanisms, And Guidelines, Mackenzie E. Unsworth, Mary Lou Galantino, Robert Sandoval

Oncology Rehabilitation in Practice

This article aims to provide a brief overview of the evidence and mechanisms for psilocybin use in EOL care. Additionally, this article will provide guidelines for clinicians to assess patient use and integrate psilocybin into their clinical practice with respect to its current legal status.

The Indiana Statesman, October 30, 2025, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Happy Halloween; Writing Center Hosts Haunted House; Statesman Creativity Corner

Wine-Rs Or Losers: Assessing The Socio- Economic Impact Of Eu Regulations On Climate-Exacerbated Pests And Diseases In Northern Italian Viticulture, Kyley Fishman

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

As climate change creates extreme weather events, unprecedented disease and pest infestations, European farmers are challenged by these threats. Balancing sustainable and traditional practices while maintaining socio-economic stability under European Union agroregulations can be extremely difficult. An area of concern for the EU is viticulture, which is among the most climate-sensitive agricultural sectors. My study examines in what ways the EU’s regulations addressing climate-exacerbated pests and plant diseases influence the socioeconomics of different vineyard farms in Northern Italy. Three key socio-economic findings emerged from the analysis. First, top-down and research-driven management strategies can subvert local, place-based knowledge, which undermines traditional …

Environmental Sustainability In The Prophetic Sunnah: A Foresight Perspective, Usama Abdul Majid Alani

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics

This research investigates the role of the Prophetic Sunnah in advancing environmental sustainability by analyzing the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad that advocate for the conservation of natural resources and the protection of the rights of future generations. The study focuses on three key dimensions: the conceptual foundations of sustainability within the Sunnah, practical Prophetic directives such as tree planting and water management, and the potential of these teachings to inform contemporary environmental policies. The findings indicate that the Sunnah presented a forward-thinking model of sustainability, emphasizing resource preservation and responsible consumption. This is evidenced by concrete measures, …

Project #158: Doll Therapy: A Pilot Program To Reduce Falls, The Need Of Patient Safety Attendants, And The Use Of Restraints, Sarah Downes, Kalie Roose

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #158: Doll Therapy: A Pilot Program To Reduce Falls, The Need Of Patient Safety Attendants, And The Use Of Restraints, Sarah Downes, Kalie Roose

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Young Krab-Zinc Finger Gene Clusters Are Highly Dynamic Incubators Of Erv-Driven Genetic Heterogeneity In Mice., Melania Bruno, Sharaf M Farhana, Apratim Mitra, Kevin Costello, Dawn E Watkins-Chow, Glennis A Logsdon, Craig W Gambogi, Beth L Dumont, Ben E Black, Thomas M Keane, Anne C Ferguson-Smith, Ryan K Dale, Todd S Macfarlan

Faculty Research 2025

KRAB-zinc finger proteins (KZFPs) comprise the largest family of mammalian transcription factors, rapidly evolving within and between species. Most KZFPs in human and mice have been found to repress endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) and other retrotransposons, with KZFP gene numbers correlating with the ERV load across species, suggesting coevolution. Whether new KZFPs emerge in response to ERV invasions is currently unknown. Using a combination of long-read sequencing technologies and genome assembly, we present a detailed comparative analysis of young KZFP gene clusters in the mouse lineage, which has undergone recent KZFP gene expansion and ERV infiltration. Detailed annotation of KZFP genes …

Kenyon Collegian - October 30, 2025

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Major Drivers Of Consumer Choice Of Dairy Milk And Plant-Based Milk Alternatives In Coffee, Uyen Thuy Xuan Phan, Luu Hoang, Keith Weber, Anuradha Prakash

Food Science Faculty Articles and Research

Coffee shops in the United States typically offer several options of dairy milk and plant-based milk alternatives (PBMA) for espresso-based beverages. Although previous studies have explored consumer preferences for dairy or PBMA in general, none have examined what drives their milk or PBMA choices specifically in the context of coffee shops. This study aimed to identify key decision drivers for the choice of milks in coffee, assess the role of lactose-free preferences, and explore whether offering lactose-free cow milk would increase coffee shop visits. Following a preliminary study using in-depth interviews, an online survey was used to collect data from …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of The 100 Most Cited Papers In Molecular Biology Studies Of Oral Submucous Fibrosis, Sahil Thuse, Abhirami Premarajan, Gargi Sarode, Muhammad Ruslin, Rajesh Shetty, Sachin Sarode

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science

Objective: To systematically map the existing research about molecular biology of OSF along with the notable amount of research in the past and the future insights of the same.

Material and Method: The analysis evaluates the research trends in OSF using Scopus as a primary source due to its comprehensive coverage of peer reviewed literature. The search was performed on 25 April 2025. Only original and review articles were selected wherein "molecular biology" and "oral submucous fibrosis" were the Boolean terms applied. Hundred most cited articles were shortlisted. Network visualisation and bibliometric mapping was performed by VOS viewer. Keyword co-occurrence …

Cv: Laurette Liesen (Political Science), Laurette Liesen

Political Science Department Faculty Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 89 N. 6 - October 30, 2025

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 89 No. 6 - October 30, 2025. 20 pages.

Meeting Clinical Recruitment Milestones In An Academic Center: A Data-Driven, Visual Approach., Alaina N. Burns, John Tumberger, Mariah E. Brewe, Michael Bartkoski, Stephani L. Stancil

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

OBJECTIVES: Describing the development of a visual dashboard leveraging available tools for efficient recruitment for patient centered clinical trials in resource constrained settings.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A real-time, visual dashboard was developed, facilitating interactive visualizations, detailed analyses, and data quality control. Daily automated REDCap data retrieval occurred via an R program using REDCap API and output was integrated into Power BI. An interrupted time series analysis was conducted evaluating effects of dashboard on clinical trial recruitment metrics.

RESULTS: The visual dashboard displayed key recruitment metrics, including individual participant progression and recruitment trends over time. Interrupted time series analysis showed improvements …

Membranous Labyrinth Position In The Lateral Semicircular Canal: Considerations For Gene Therapy Delivery., Koffi L. Lakpa, Maya N. Matabele, Rafael Da Costa Monsanto, Maurizio Falcioni, Nevra Keskin-Yilmaz, Brevin Miller, Jozef Mierzwinski, Arnaldo Rivera, John P. Dahl, Andrew J. Fishman, Sebahattin Cureoglu, Michael D. Puricelli

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

INTRODUCTION: Fenestration of the lateral semicircular canal has been proposed to improve intracochlear gene therapy delivery, but the relationship between the membranous and bony labyrinths at the canal apex has not been systematically defined.

METHODS: We examined 62 human temporal bones, including 31 unaffected specimens and 31 with chronic otitis media, using histologic review to assess the membranous-to-bony relationship at the apex.

RESULTS: In all specimens, the membranous labyrinth directly contacted the outer circumferential bony wall.

CONCLUSION: This consistent finding, independent of disease state, indicates that fenestration at the lateral canal apex carries a high risk of membranous injury. Potential …

Quaker Campus, October 30, 2025 (Vol. 24, Issue 5), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

The Regulation Of The Hippo Signalling Pathway Effector Yap Through A Novel Lipid-Dependent Extracellular Matrix Complex, Simge Karagil, Natalia Haddad, Michael Stolinski, Natasha Hill, Darren Johnson, Nadine Wehida, Ahmed Elbediwy

School of Biomedical Sciences

Lipid metabolism plays a significant role in the regulation of various critical pathways within cells, where enhanced lipid metabolism is a hallmark of cancer cell metabolism. The Hippo signalling pathway poses as an important signalling pathway that governs tissue growth control and tumorigenesis. The effector of the Hippo signalling pathway, Yes-associated protein (YAP), serves as a central regulator for this growth control. Once a tissue develops to its correct size, YAP is phosphorylated and inactivated within the cytoplasm by the activation of the Hippo pathway, where its inactivation results in YAP nucleus translocation. This allows its dephosphorylation, modulating various cellular …

Enrichment Of Pasteurized Dairy Product And Brownie With Edible Insect (Tenebrio Molitor) To Analyze Acceptance Using Check-All-That-Apply Methodology, Marta Ros-Baró, Marta Capellas Puig, Gemma Chiva-Blanch, Diana A. Díaz-Rizzolo, Alicia Aguilar Martínez, Montserrat Jorba Rafart, Irina Chiriac, Mar Blanco Rogel, Montserrat Pujolà Cunill, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Anna Bach-Faig

School of Health Professions

Insect proteins, especially from Tenebrio molitor (TM), are emerging as sustainable alternatives to conventional proteins. This study aimed to design and evaluate TM-enriched food formulations for individuals with increased protein needs, assessing their nutritional, physicochemical, and sensory properties, and exploring feasibility. Two sensory evaluations were conducted using the Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) method. The first (CATA1) assessed the direct incorporation of TM powder (32 g/100 g) into a pasteurized dairy product (D) with hazelnut (DTM₁H), hazelnut–vanilla (DTM₁HV), or vanilla (DTM₁V) aroma. DTM₁HV reached 52.4% acceptability. The second (CATA2) evaluated brownies with three formulations: D …

Synergetics In Complex Adaptive Systems, Joseph C. Mckinley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Synergetics is an emerging paradigm which quantitatively describes and predicts the dynamics of complex living and nonliving systems. It has illuminated how complex systems can spontaneously self-organize by coordinating the activity of their constituent components toward some coherent, collective behavior. This coordinated activity can produce complex macroscopic spatiotemporal patterns without the need for central planning. In this dissertation, we develop and explore generalizations of the Haken-Kelso-Bunz (HKB) model of coordination dynamics. These generalizations include modeling higher-dimensional systems of coupled multistable oscillators with arbitrary diversity and coupling parameters, where the system components have the capacity to “learn” or adapt their intrinsic …

Distinct Molecular Responses Of Human Intestinal Organoids To Proton And Photon Radiation, Victoria Poplaski, Tajhal D Patel, Hoa Nguyen-Phuc, Amal Kambal, Lawrence Bronk, Mary K Estes, Cristian Coarfa, Sarah E Blutt

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Radiation exposure impairs rapidly renewing tissues like the intestinal epithelium, yet translational insights from murine models have been limited by species-specific responses. Here, we use human intestinal organoids (HIOs) derived from jejunal epithelium to evaluate human epithelial responses to low dose proton and photon (gamma) radiation. Gamma irradiation induces a unique developmental and metabolic shift in crypt-like organoids, including enrichment of amino acid metabolism pathways and activation of fetal-associated transcription factors and morphology. Integrated multi-omic profiling reveals serotonin biosynthesis as a central regenerative node. Human intestinal organoids can complement animal models and are emerging as a powerful tool in modeling …

Exploring Health Care Professionals’ Perceptions Of Live Actor Avatar And Ai Avatar Simulated Patient Interactions, Leslie Rippon, Lorene Cobb, Marcia Downer, Alicia Mcgregor, Natalie Neubauer, Lauren Snowdon, Genevieve Zipp

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Introduction: The increasing use of simulation in health care and advancing capabilities of virtual technology have increased the use of virtual avatars. Recently, the development of large language models has created an opportunity for virtual reality (VR) simulation through combination of VR and artificial intelligence (AI). This study sought to evaluate the perception of authenticity in prerecorded virtual simulated patient interactions using two different avatar platforms: AI avatar and live actor avatar.

Methods: Participants included 41 health professionals with patient care experience, of which 32 completed the post experience survey. Using a repeated measures mixed methods research design allowed …

Artist Statement, Annette Moulay

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

No abstract provided.

Campesino World-Building: Stories Of Migration, Memory, And Care In The Tension Of The Colonial Frame, Chelsea Ríos Gómez

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

Campesinos, often reduced to the label of “farmworkers”, are too often seen only through the lens of their labor within profit-driven systems. This thesis disrupts that limited narrative by illuminating the rich, expansive nature of vivencias campesinas, ways of being that transcend capitalist measures of value. These vivencias are lived, embodied experiences rooted in campesino lifeways, encompassing cultural, spiritual, and relational practices that nurture and sustain life.

My research is guided by four central questions: (1) In what ways have campesinos in pixley resisted exploitative labor systems, and how can this resistance be understood as a form of care labor? …

Place-Based Learning Practices: Institutional Responsibilities, Karley Rojas

Rou Dalagurr Food Futures

The 'Place-Based Learning Practices Project' (PBLP) is a graduate project under the Native American Studies Department Rau Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute (FSL). Making contributions at the intersection of Western academia and Indigenous science, it imagines and realizes content, policies, and protocols surrounding two case studies and the larger cal poly humboldt (cph) institution which respect, honor, and uplift Indigenous sovereignty and resurgence in partnership with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe and the greater regional tribal community. Encompassing two projects internal and external to the institution, I aim to address the construction of controlled and protective …

Comparison Of Simultaneous Measurements Of Tympanic Membrane Temperature And Rectal Temperature In Cats, Kuan-Ting Ho, Shang-Lin Wang

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Rectal temperature (RT) is commonly used in animals to assess core body temperature. However, felines sometimes respond poorly during RT assessment. Therefore, this study compares RT and simultaneous tympanic membrane temperature (TMT) in cats. Eighty-one cats were included in the study. A digital thermometer and a human auricular infrared thermometer were used for RT and TMT measurements. RT measurement was conducted first, followed immediately by TMT measurements of the both ears. The RTs ranged from 35.9°C to 40.5°C, and the TMTs of the right and left ears ranged from 32.2°C to 39.5°C and 34.0°C to 39.5°C, respectively. The TMT of …

Seroprevalence Of Small Ruminant Lentiviruses (Srlvs) And Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus (Pprv) In Nonvaccinated Sheep And Goats In Sarawak, Malaysia, Bura Thlama Paul, Ali Saidu, Maria Eva Barudi, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Juriah Kamaludeen, Suhaili Mustafa, Masnindah Malahubban, Ali Hanafiah Hakim, Krishnan Nair Balakrishnan, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) and Peste des Petits Ruminants virus (PPRV) are economically important viral diseases that threaten small ruminant production globally. While previous studies have reported their serological status in Peninsular Malaysia, there is limited epidemiological information on their occurrence in East Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of SRLVs and PPRV among nonvaccinated sheep and goats from selected smallholder farms in Sarawak. A total of 245 serum samples collected from sheep (n = 117) and goat (n = 128) were screened using commercial ID Screen^® PPR competition (PPRC ver. 0821) and MVV/CAEV …

Rightsizing Regulations To Foster Innovation And A Healthy Business Environment: Insights From Elite Executives, Brian Charles Mulligan, Nelson Granados

Engaged Management ReView

This study examines insights from business executives on how TRAILS—that is, taxes, regulations, assessments, interventions, litigation, and subsidies—influence entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance. Using an applied constructivist grounded theory design, we conducted 17 in-depth interviews to identify how top business executives view the effects of regulations on business performance. We adopt the premise that the right level and set of regulations lead to a healthier business environment. We find that right-sized TRAILS catalyze entrepreneurial dynamism, whereas wrong-sized TRAILS impose hidden opportunity costs, stifle innovation, and erode institutional trust. Crucially, the study reveals the vital role of the government as …

October 29, 2025 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 29, 2025, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

No abstract provided.

Accessible, Realistic Genome Simulation With Selection Using Stdpopsim., Graham Gower, Nathaniel S Pope, Murillo F Rodrigues, Silas Tittes, Linh N Tran, Ornob Alam, Maria Izabel A Cavassim, Peter D Fields, Benjamin C Haller, Xin Huang, Ben Jeffrey, Kevin Korfmann, Christopher C Kyriazis, Jiseon Min, Inés Rebollo, Clara T Rehmann, Scott T Small, Chris C R Smith, Georgia Tsambos, Yan Wong, Yu Zhang, Christian D Huber, Gregor Gorjanc, Aaron P Ragsdale, Ilan Gronau, Ryan N Gutenkunst, Jerome Kelleher, Kirk E Lohmueller, Daniel R Schrider, Peter L Ralph, Andrew D Kern

Faculty Research 2025

Selection is a fundamental evolutionary force that shapes patterns of genetic variation across species. However, simulations incorporating realistic selection along heterogeneous genomes in complex demographic histories are challenging, limiting our ability to benchmark statistical methods aimed at detecting selection and to explore theoretical predictions. stdpopsim is a community-maintained simulation library that already provides an extensive catalog of species-specific population genetic models. Here, we present a major extension to the stdpopsim framework that enables simulation of various modes of selection, including background selection, selective sweeps, and arbitrary distributions of fitness effects (DFE) acting on annotated subsets of the genome (for instance, …