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Before We’Re Writers, We’Re Readers, Randon Billings Noble

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Summa Contra Gentiles: Seu De Veritate Catholicae Fidei, Thomas Aquinas

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Taurini : Marietti, [1925]

Call #: BX1749 .T38 1925

Contaiins inscription and marginal lining

PDF information: 6 pages - 2.7 MB

How You Know, Kathleen Mckitty Harris

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Splitsville: On The Rise Of Divorce Memoirs, Vivian Wagner

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Marriage: A Story We Tell Ourselves And Others, Randon Billings Noble

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Electronic Cigarette Use And Clinically Assessed Oral Mucosal Lesions In Adults: A Systematic Review, Kevin K. Zhang, Kamran Awan

Annual Research Symposium

Abstract

Background: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among adults has risen rapidly over the past decade, prompting concern about potential adverse effects on oral health. Although the systemic consequences of e-cigarette exposure have been increasingly studied, effects on the oral mucosa remain less clearly defined. Existing investigations describe a range of oral mucosal findings, but reported outcomes and assessment methods are inconsistent, making it difficult to draw clear conclusions.

Objectives: To systematically review the available evidence examining the association between electronic cigarette use and oral mucosal lesions/alterations in adults, compared with non-users or other tobacco exposure groups.

Methods: A systematic literature …

From Copper To Ashes: Violations Of The Right To A Healthy Environment And Health In Tsumeb, Namibia, Sarah Dávila

Fordham Environmental Law Review

The rights to a healthy environment and health are not new human rights to the African System for Human and Peoples’ Rights. In fact, they have been protected under the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights since 1981. However, outside of the established normative framework, a pressing issue arises in States where the extractive industry maintains a stronghold on the economy. The people of and around Tsumeb, Namibia, have been subjected to egregious human rights abuses and an environmental crisis. Their lives and environment have been historically and continuously destroyed due to the foreign-corporate extractive industry. The mining and …

Investigating The Role Of Type I Interferon Signaling On Muscle Disease Using Mouse Models, Rita Spathis, Sabrina Narvesen, Deeva Robles Kuriplach, Karen Huang, Teja Sundar, Elizabeth Bagley, Joanna E. Parkes, Xinyu Jia, Nandhana Sudhan, Alfredo Guzman, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Melissa Morales

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Objective: Dysregulated type I interferon (IFN) signaling contributes to autoimmune myositis pathogenesis. We investigated the therapeutic effects of JAK inhibitors in two mouse models. We also examined how type I IFNs affect muscle vasculature. Methods: Myositis was induced in MHC class I transgenic (HT) female mice at day 21. Mice were randomized into four groups (n=10-11/group): baricitinib (10 mg/kg), tofacitinib (20 mg/kg), vehicle, and healthy controls. Outcomes included survival, weight, muscle strength, histopathology, and IFN stimulated gene expression. To model IFNβ overexpression, C57BL/6 mice received AAV9-tMCK-IFNβ and were treated with vehicle or tofacitinib (40 mg/kg/day) for 10 weeks (n=8-13/group). Results: …

“The Needs Of The Many Outweigh The Needs Of The Few”: A Plan For A New Farm Bill That Promotes The Health And Welfare Of Humans And Nonhuman Animals, And Protects The Planet On Which We Live., John Lieberman

Fordham Environmental Law Review

The Farm Bill was created in 1933, with the passage of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The Bill was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, designed to assist farmers struggling with low prices during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era. Thus the era of the farm subsidy was born. Crafted in a different time, with technology, knowledge, science and an economy that today would be considered obsolete, the basic mechanisms, and financial support, have nevertheless lived on.

The myriad of problems that have arisen since that time within an agriculture industry that has flourished on the taxpayer dime …

Dairy And Food Science Student Newsletter, February 18, 2026, Department Of Dairy And Food Science

Dairy and Food Science Student Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Health Literacy And A1c: Evaluating Glycemic Control In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Margaret Hickey

ETD Collection

More than 38 million Americans have diabetes, a chronic illness requiring daily self-management. This challenge is further complicated when patients lack health literacy skills, yet 36% of U.S. adults function at or below basic health literacy. Low health literacy and diabetes contribute to poor health outcomes, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. This quasi-experimental, descriptive, correlational study examined the impact of health literacy on A1C awareness, glycemic control, and diabetes knowledge in adults with type 2 diabetes, and evaluated a teaching intervention that used visual aids teach-back. Participants with type 2 diabetes (ages 18+, A1C > 7%) were recruited from an outpatient endocrinology …

Optimization Of A Kcc2 Small Molecule Agonist And The Development Of An In-Silico Model Of Intermolecular Dynamics For The Rational Design Of Therapeutics Against Opioid Use Disorder, William H.D. Ho, Alfred Amendolara, Kenyon Mitchell, Jaden Miner, Braxton Bingham, Andrew Payne

Annual Research Symposium

Roseman University Research Symposium

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | 3:00 – 6:00 pm (local time)

Confinement And Consent: A Comparative Analysis Of Sexual Abuse In Finnish And U.S. Prisons, Madison A. Greico

Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal

The Bangkok Rules and The Basic Principles for The Treatment of Prisoners are a specific outline of protections and rights for individuals( Bangkok specifically about women) within prisons adopted by the United Nations compromising states. While The United States is a leader in the United Nations and adopted this set of rules, their failures of commitment are extremely apparent. Every year, thousands of prison rapes occur behind bars in New York alone by the very guards meant to protect them. In Finland, another United Nations member, however, has virtually no record of sexual abuse within their prisons. In investigation of …

The Lumberjack, February 18, 2026

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Algorithmic Chopin—Musical Authorship In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Eyal Brook

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.

Cell-Cell Communication As Underlying Principle Governing Color Pattern Formation In Teleost Fishes, Marleen Klann, Lila Solnica-Krezel, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The diverse pigmentation patterns of animals are crucial for predation avoidance and behavioral display. This diversity arises from interactions among distinct pigment cell types, yet mechanisms generating pattern variation across teleost fishes remain incompletely understood. In zebrafish, Turing models have been proposed to explain stripe patterns, but it is unclear if they apply to other fishes. Here, we investigate the Snowflake mutant of the anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris, which displays enlarged white bars with irregular boundaries. Using genome-wide association mapping and targeted sequencing, we identify a missense mutation (E42K) in gja5b, encoding the gap junction protein Connexin 41.8. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing …

Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Mental Health Professionals Providing Animal Assisted Play Therapy® To Adults In An Outpatient Setting, Kelsey Unger

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Animal Assisted Play Therapy® (AAPT) is a growing therapeutic approach that incorporates a therapy animal into therapy while utilizing the therapeutic powers of play. There is a lack of research on using AAPT with adult clients in an outpatient setting. This needs to be explored so best practices can be developed to ensure that counselors are using AAPT with adults in a safe and ethical manner for both clients and animals. I sought to understand the lived experiences of mental health professionals providing AAPT to adult clients in an outpatient setting through hermeneutic phenomenology. The data were collected through semi-structured …

Spartan Daily, February 18, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 166, Issue 12

2026 Hillsborough County 4-H Presents, Carrie A. Finke

UNH Cooperative Extension

Hillsborough County 4-H is excited to once again bring you Hillsborough County 4-H Presents!/Activities Day,  Saturday April 18^th, 2026 at Crotched Mountain School 1 Verney Drive Greenfield, NH.  The Event will begin with registrations starting at 12:30pm with various categories of events taking place starting at 1pm.

What is 4-H Presents?  4-H Presents is an opportunity for 4-H youth to demonstrate their presentation skills and subject matter knowledge. Every 4-H member is encouraged to give a presentation each year. A 4-H presentation can be a demonstration, action exhibit or public speech. Through presentations, youth learn to research a …

Becoming The Wind, Laura Dzwonczyk

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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It's Time To Stop Talking About Global Warming, Andrew C. Revkin

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Finding The Major Questions Doctrine, Chad Squitieri

Pepperdine Law Review

The major questions doctrine has been invoked primarily in the rulemaking context, where it requires agencies to identify particularly clear statutory authority before promulgating rules of “major” importance. Some scholars have suggested that the doctrine is a tool that should be limited to agency actions that are purportedly “legislative” in nature (e.g., rulemakings)—meaning the doctrine would not apply in other contexts, such as agency adjudications and enforce-ment actions that may not be similarly “legislative.” This Essay responds by arguing that the major questions doctrine is best understood as a limit on executive authority—meaning the doctrine could apply across a wider …

Crisis, Nicole R. Zimmerman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The White Bird, Heather Alexander

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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We Were Greeted As Liberators, Kristina Marusic

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Vivaldi, Kevin Haworth

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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What’S The Story #57, Lee Gutkind

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Actual Innocence In Virginia: Why The Requirements For A Successful Writ Must Remain Limited, Cameron D. Barshinger

Liberty University Law Review

Benjamin Franklin once said, “It is better a hundred guilty persons should escape than one innocent person should suffer.” To achieve this goal, the Commonwealth of Virginia has implemented a system through which a falsely convicted person is given another opportunity to prove his innocence: writs of actual innocence. A writ of actual innocence provides a second chance to a person wrongfully convicted of a crime. It can allow a “murderer” to prove his innocence and expunge his record after falling short of convincing a judge or jury at trial. Virginia has strict requirements for those seeking writs of actual …

Higher Dosage Of Acetaminophen Associated With Lower Risk Of Acute Kidney Injury After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Melissa Nater, Joshua Wong, Nobuyuki Ikeda, Brian Heenan, Rohit S. Loomba, Jamie Penk

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after pediatric cardiac surgery is manifested by injury along multiple pathways. One of these is oxidative injury related to hemolysis and subsequent deposition of hemoglobin in the kidney. Acetaminophen inhibits hemoprotein-catalyzed lipid peroxidation associated with hemolysis and in turn, may attenuate renal injury. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients undergoing pediatric cardiac surgery. A randomized controlled trial previously performed dictated a regimented, high dosage, acetaminophen. A historical cohort who received ad hoc acetaminophen prior to that study and that met the same inclusion/exclusion criteria were also analyzed, as patients from that era …

Not-So-Famous Last Words, Bridey Heing

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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