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Aurora St. Luke's Today, 2006 Nov 10-16, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Employee newsletter published weekly, with information about what's happening at St. Luke's, as well as Metro Region goals and system-wide initiatives.

Aurora St. Luke's Today, 2006 Apr 14-20, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Employee newsletter published weekly, with information about what's happening at St. Luke's, as well as Metro Region goals and system-wide initiatives.

St. Luke's Today, 2003 Feb 14, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Employee newsletter published weekly, with information about what's happening at St. Luke's, as well as Metro Region goals and system-wide initiatives.

St. Luke's Today, 2003 Dec 5-11, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Employee newsletter published weekly, with information about what's happening at St. Luke's, as well as Metro Region goals and system-wide initiatives.

Tetramethylbenzidine Loaded Pva Nanofibers Strip For Visual Detection Of Hydrogen Peroxide Via Cu2+ Catalysis And Its Applications, Samar A. Salim

Nanotechnology Research Centre

Background Advancements in sensor technology have facilitated the development of cost-effective and highly sensitive sensors which have significantly improved the detection of biological analytes in various fields. This study presents a novel approach for the detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), a critical analyte in both biological and environmental systems. A simple and sensitive colorimetric sensing platform was developed based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers loaded with tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). Results The nanofibers were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, confirming the formation of smooth, spindle-shaped fibers with diameters from 324 to 551 nm. The colorimetric detection method utilized TMB, which undergoes oxidation …

College Council Minutes (February 24, 2026), Dmacc

College Council

No abstract provided.

Microbiome-Responsive Hydrogels: From Biological Cues To Smart Biomaterials, Rajesh Vadlapatla, Amir Nasrolahi Shirazi, Ajoy Koomer, Judy Weng, Matthew Ernest Ghilarducci, Alai Qudus, Keykavous Parang

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Stimuli-responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are smart polymeric materials that undergo reversible physicochemical changes in response to abiotic cues and externally applied fields, enabling applications in drug delivery, wound healing, and tissue engineering. However, they exhibit limited biological specificity and do not adequately reflect the dynamic, disease-relevant complexity of native tissue microenvironments. Microbe-colonized tissues display distinctive biochemical features driven, shaped by microbial metabolism, including localized pH gradients, short-chain fatty acid production, secretion of quorum-sensing molecules, biofilm formation, and expression of specialized enzymes. These endogenous, spatiotemporally regulated signals are closely linked to host physiology and pathology but remain underutilized in hydrogel …

Inventory Control Model On Matrix Geometric Method For Intermittently Obtainable Server With Balking And Feedback In Markovian Queueing Model, Indumathi P, Kathikeyan K

Baghdad Science Journal

The paper deals with the problem of queueing-inventory system that has uncertain service conditions, and it discusses the contribution of server availability and customer behaviours like balking and feedback that are also added in to the system performance. In real life service and production situations, servers are not always available because of maintenance processes, capacity constraints, or other unforeseen disruptions. In order to simulate such characteristics, the system is modelled in a Markovian context where the interdependency between inventory levels, customer inflows, and server capacity is simulated. The time of customer arrivals is random and the time to serve is …

Enhancing Performance Of Intrusion Prevention Systems Through Machine Learning: A Comparative Study, Rawaa Hamza Ali, Zainab Saad Karam

Baghdad Science Journal

This research introduces a Machine Learning-Powered Intrusion Prevention System (ML-IPS) as a robust solution to address the challenges posed by evolving cyber threats. The ML-IPS combines timely threat detection with enhanced accuracy for real-time attack prevention, offering a resilient defense against a broad spectrum of cyber-attack. This study delves into the comprehensive evaluation of a machine learning-powered IPS that ingeniously harnesses the power of advanced algorithms to facilitate real-time threat detection and significantly enhance the overall accuracy of the system. The efficacy of intrusion prevention systems (IPS) that employ machine learning (ML) is greatly dependent on the choice of suitable …

Uas Path Planning With Dynamic Rerouting Using A Space-Time Graph, Kimoy Williams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

UAS systems have emerged as multifaceted technologies with applications across a wide range of sectors. Their ability to access areas that are difficult or unsafe for manned systems has made them invaluable tools in various domains. As a result, UAS have transformed numerous industries, including infrastructure inspection, delivery and logistics, military and defense, as well as precision agriculture and environmental monitoring.

The advancement in UAS technology is fundamentally reliant upon ongoing research efforts in the specialized area of UAS path planning. Optimal flight planning is essential for a UAV to effectively execute its mission’s task safely, effectively, and in congruence …

Ketogenic Diet Dampens Excitatory Neurotransmission By Shrinking Synaptic Vesicle Pools, Marion I Stunault, Pan-Yue Deng, Anjali Yadav, Erica M Periandri, Francisca N De Luna Vitorino, Michael B Thomsen, Jasmin Sponagel, Amelia J Barfield, Renzelle J Ponce, Layla Foroughi, Benjamin A Garcia, Gabor Egervari, Vitaly A Klyachko, Ghazaleh Ashrafi

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Ketogenic diet (KD) is used for the treatment of drug-resistant childhood epilepsy and has been proposed to improve outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases. However, the mechanisms by which KD alters brain circuitry remain unclear. Here, we investigated the impact of KD on hippocampal function through integrative analysis of gene expression and neurotransmission. We found that KD induces extensive transcriptional reprogramming, including altered expression of numerous synaptic genes. Proteomic and genomic profiling revealed significant changes in histone modifications, particularly at promoters of KD-regulated genes. Electrophysiological recordings showed that KD reduces excitatory synaptic gain and short-term plasticity at CA3-CA1 synapses, dampening the summation …

Green Nanoremediation Of Phytogenic Copper Oxide Nanoparticles For Concurrent Organic Pollutant Degradation In Industrial Wastewaters And Antibacterial Activity, Adel Hussain Talib, Wijdan Hameed Al-Kubaisi, Safaa A. S. Al-Qaysi, Zainab Anwar Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

In the present investigation, culture A. niger was used for the biosynthesis of CuO-NPs using mango (Mangifera indica) leaves aqueous extract. This method of green synthesis is simple, more environment friendly and easy to scaled up. The obtained CuO-NPs were characterized using FT-IR, XRD, TEM, EDX and DLS to evaluate their structure, morphology, elemental composition, and particle size distribution. These findings verify the generation of spherical, crystalline CuO-NPs with an average size of 35.1 nm. The biosynthesized plant-based CuO-NPs showed potential antimicrobial and catalytic, with the higher concentration (till 6.0 mg/mL) having effect better the effect. When used for wastewater …

Madm Model Based On Trigonometric Aggregation Operators Of Linguistic Neutrosophic Values And Its Application In Selecting The Crawling Robot Design Schemes, Yongbiao Luo, Hui Pan

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

The Diamond, February 24, 2026, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: New Dordt Advertisement Airs During the Super Bowl; Dordt Alum Detained by Immigration Enforcement in Minneapolis; Dordt University Construction Masterplan - The Ghost of Campus Past and Campus Future
• Feature: The Inevitability and Danger of Generative AI's Conscience; A Splash of Color - Sponges and Soft Coral Revitalize Campus Aquarium
• News: Dordt Students Attend Conference at Capitol Hill; Dordt Receives 1.25 Million Dollar Grant for Children's Worship Initiative
• Politics: New Israeli Policy in the West Bank - Is it Really New?; Gang Violence Across Mexico Disrupts U.S. Trade; A Look at the Nancy Guthrie …

Spartan Daily, February 24, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 165, Issue 14

Oscillation Conditions For Solutions Of First Order Piecewise Constant Neutral Differential Equations, Sora Ali Majeed, Hussain Ali Mohamad

Baghdad Science Journal

The research seeks to examine a new form of equations as well as possible criteria for oscillation and non-oscillation for all solutions of first-order neutral differential equations with the piecewise constant, whether these oscillatory solutions are convergent or non-convergent, by finding sufficient conditions that guarantee the oscillation of all solutions of these equations. According to NDEPC, these equations contain three delays and three coefficients, which requires that part of the coefficients in this equation be piecewise continuous. In witch A function that assumes constant values over predetermined intervals is known as a piecewise constant argument (PCA). The biggest integer function …

Correlation Between Prevalence Of Some Colibactin Genes, Biofilm Formation, And Antimicrobial Resistance In Uropathogenic E. Coli In Iraq, Rukiya Saad Jassam, Husam Sabah Auhim

Baghdad Science Journal

Colibactin is a genotoxin produced by Enterobacteriaceae via a polyketide synthase (pks) island cluster. There is less knowledge regarding the distribution of colibactin genes in E. coli isolates in Iraq and its correlation with biofilm and antibiotic susceptibility. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the frequency of some colibactin genes (CIbA and CIbQ) in uropathogenic E. coli in Iraq and evaluate the correlation with biofilm and antimicrobial resistance. Between October 2023 and January 2024, 70 E. coli isolates were isolated from 120 females diagnosed with UTIs. Isolates were identified first by biochemical methods and confirmed molecularly by amplification …

Characterization And Identification Of Some Indigenous Bacterial Strains For Heavy Metal Accumulation From Contaminated Soils, Aziza Usmonkulova, Gulchekhra Kadirova, Nosir Shukurov, Tulkin Shonakhunov, Samatov Nuriddin

Baghdad Science Journal

Numerous studies have reported elevated quantities of cadmium and nickel in soil, resulting in reduced plant growth, particularly in biomass, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic traits due to their hazardous nature. Therefore, it is crucial to enhance plant resistance to heavy metal stress and reduce the toxicity of cadmium and nickel. In this study, several bacterial strains were isolated from heavy metal-contaminated soil to investigate their potential role in facilitating detrimental consequences of heavy metal stress. The capacity of the isolates to increase plant production under heavy metal stress and minimal inhibitory concentration was evaluated after the isolates were identified at …

Prevalence And Molecular Characterization Of Cytb Gene Of Pediculus Humanus Capitis In The Northern Regions Of Basrah Province, Iraq, Sarmad Awad Mozan Al-Asadi, Asmaa Abdul-Zahra Sabaa Al-Edany, Luay Al-Kanan

Baghdad Science Journal

Human head lice are widely dispersed ectoparasites in the world and have been divided into 6 haplogroups (A to F). There are no studies about the louse haplogroup type in Iraq. Thus, the study aimed to determine the species of head lice and their prevalence rate in primary school students in north Basrah and also aimed to determine the genotype and haplogroup of head lice in these regions. All louse samples belong to Pediculus humanus capitis and their prevalence rate was significantly higher in female students (34.9%) than in male students (23.2%). Molecular genotyping of the cytb gene using PCR …

Continuum Discretized Coupled Channels Calculations For 6He + 197Au, 8He + 197Au And \ 11Li + 208Pb Neutron Halo Systems, Saddon Omran Gharib, Fouad A. Majeed

Baghdad Science Journal

The difficulty in investigating fusion processes using neutron-rich halo nuclei resides in comprehending the system that allows the coupling between the elastic and breakup channels. The main objective of the present calculations is to identify the ideal coupling coefficient. that takes into account the effects of channel-coupling in computing the overall cross section of fusion section σ_fus, the distribution barrier of the fusion D_fus, and the probability P_fus for the subsequent systems ⁸He + ¹⁹⁷Au,⁶He + ¹⁹⁷Au, and ¹¹Li + ²⁰⁸Pb, utilizing a quantum mechanical methodology. The coupled-channel …

Air Pollution Assessment Around Al-Rumaila Combined Cycle Power Plant, Basrah Governorate Under Dry Climatic Conditions, Mariam S. Nasser, Monim H. Al-Jiboori, Jinan S. Al-Hassany

Baghdad Science Journal

The paper addresses the potential air pollution levels resulting from the combustion of natural gas in the Rumaila combined cycle power plant in Basrah city. The study aims to evaluate the concentrations of pollutants (carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter) at distances of 100, 500, and 1000 meters from the plant using a Gaussian dispersion model. This includes calculating the emission rates of pollutants from the stacks and estimating atmospheric stability based on data from the Iraqi Meteorological Authority. The study also determines the Turner-Pasquill stability classes for August 2023 and the wind speed and direction at …

A Quantitative Assessment Of Effective Sustainable Waste Management Using An Ahp-Topsis Methodology In A Neutrosophic Environment (In India), Sneha Baskaran, Ezhilmaran Devarasan

Baghdad Science Journal

Waste management is a key to sustainable development and environmental safety, particularly in the environment of the fast evolving smart cities. This study proposes a new decision-making model that will assist in the process of choosing effective sustainable methods in waste management for smart cities. It compares the four methods of waste management in relation to seven factors. Two Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) are used i) Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and ii) Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in a Neutrosophic Soft Set (NSS) environment. NSS have a more adaptive structure on dealing with the uncertainty …

Eeg Lossless Signal Compression Based On Magnitude Classification And Run Length Encoding, Hala A. Jasim, Loay E. George, Eman H. Khudhair, Bushra A. Sultan

Baghdad Science Journal

Electroencephalography (EEG) data comes with a large size due to the data's high sampling rate. Therefore, compressing EEG data is very important for storing the EEG files efficiently with less space and bandwidth capacity requirement. This research develops an efficient system for EEG data compression. The recorded EEG data are preprocessed and scaled using certain Resolution Factor and truncated to integer numbers, then the scaled EEG samples are classified into small and large vectors using a proposed adaptive thresholding which is based on using three computed factors: Standard deviation, Average of samples (Mean), and the multiplier factor (α). …

Honey Badger Algorithm-Based Feature Selection For Ddos Attack Detection In Iot Networks, Mustafa Azeez Al-Mayyahi, Ahmed Raad Al-Sudani

Baghdad Science Journal

By quick computer and communication technology improvement, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack harm is getting more important. DDoS attacks research is the important study domain; a number of methods exist which have been presented like the algorithm of evolutionary as well as artificial intelligence in literature to diagnose attacks of DDoS. Unfortunately, new popular models of DDoS diagnosis are deteriorating for validating DDoS attacks objective and prior identification. Because of DDoS attack modes diversity as well as various attack traffic amount, still there is not the technique of diagnosis with promising accuracy of diagnosis currently. By choosing the best …

An International Human Rights-Based Approach To Reducing Maternal Mortality And Enhancing Safe Motherhood In Africa, John Mukum Mbaku

San Diego International Law Journal

In 2015, the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) noted that almost fifteen years after the global community had agreed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which provided an important framework for economic and human development, significant progress has been made in several areas. However, the UNGA explained that many developing countries have not been able to achieve the MDGs, especially those goals related to maternal and reproductive health. Although the global maternal mortality rate has declined significantly, only 50% of pregnant women in developing countries receive the recommended minimum of four antenatal care visits. Additionally, complications suffered during pregnancy and childbirth …

Celf1 Is A Non-Canonical Eif4e Binding Protein That Promotes Translation Of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Effector Mrnas, Arindam Chaudhury, Natee Kongchan, Shebna A Massey, Rajesh Sharma, Rituraj Pal, Na Zhao, Phoebe Tsoi, Yingmin Zhu, Emuejevoke Olokpa, Sufeng Mao, Sonia Del Rincon, Lucas C Reineke, Richard E Lloyd, Marco Sardiello, Jeffrey M Rosen, Choel Kim, Josephine C Ferreon, Joel R Neilson

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Mounting evidence is revealing an increasing complexity of gene regulation at the level of messenger RNA (mRNA) translation. Within mammalian cells, canonical cap-dependent mRNA translation depends on the eIF4F complex, consisting of the m7G mRNA cap-binding protein eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), the helicase eIF4A (eIF4A), and the eIF4G (eIF4G1) scaffolding protein. eIF4G1 additionally binds poly(A) binding protein (PABPC1) to facilitate mRNA circularization and nucleates pre-translation initiation complex assembly to initiate ribosomal scanning. In breast epithelial cells, the CELF1 RNA-binding protein specifically promotes the translation of select epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) effector mRNAs by binding GU-rich elements (GREs) within their 3' …

Conversation With Diane Ackerman, Kathleen Veslany

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

Railroad Advertisement And Newspaper Segment

Moberly Family Papers

A strip of newspaper featuring a railroad advertisement and a story segment on the backside.

Newspaper Illustration

Moberly Family Papers

A newspaper sheet featuring an illustrated story depicting 2 men and a mule. The backside has more written stories and articles.

Natural Medicine Documents

Moberly Family Papers

Pages 1-6 covers the principles of healing diseases according to the laws of nature with the use of animal body parts. Pages 7-20 glances over a list of component parts for natural medicine and their composition for treating diseases.