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Quality Improvement Project: Empowering Change: Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve Ai Use In Pedagogy, Amanda Boyle

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to integrate into healthcare and higher education; however, Health Science faculty at the project site lacked formal training to operate or teach AI responsibly. This Doctor of Nursing Practice quality improvement project evaluated whether computer-based AI literacy education improved Health Science faculty members’ self-reported AI literacy. It was predicted that faculty AI literacy scores would improve after completing the intervention. Kotter’s change model and Benner’s novice-to-expert framework informed implementation of change and faculty professional development. The Plan–Do–Study–Act model supported evaluation. In a one-group, quasi-experimental preintervention–postintervention study design at a North Texas two-year college, 19 eligible Health …

A Quality Improvement Project: Impacting Communication Perceptions Among Nursing Staff And Providers Regarding Perioperative Medication Management Impacting Anesthesia Care, Demetria Jefferson

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Medication-related surgical cancellations disrupt patient care, increase healthcare costs, and contribute to inefficient use of perioperative resources. Evidence supports standardized education and communication to improve perioperative medication safety. This quality improvement project aimed to improve staff self-efficacy in communicating medication instructions and reduce surgical cancellations associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, and phentermine. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and Lewin’s Change Model guided the project. A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design included perioperative staff who provided medication instructions across two settings within an academic health sciences center. Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework, interventions included standardized staff education, patient …

Training Faculty For Skills Evaluation: A Quality Improvement Project, Shelley Leezer

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

There is an identified gap between nursing knowledge learned in academic settings and application of clinical skills in practice settings. Literature contributes this gap to poor knowledge retention, lack of constructive feedback, and inability to apply knowledge to clinical practice. The purpose of this project was to address skill mastery and retention in nursing students within a university. The project aim was to improve faculty feedback and evaluation to best support skill mastery in the skills laboratory. Lewin’s Change Management Model and Dr. Patricia Benner’s Novice-to-Expert Theory guided project design and progress. This pre- and post-intervention study followed a PDSA …

Quality Improvement Project Stress First Aid: Equipping Nurse Leaders, Bethany Russell

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Stress among nurses can negatively affect well-being, workforce stability, and the quality of patient care, highlighting the need for nurse leaders to effectively recognize and respond to stress within their teams. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate whether education on the 7 Cs of Stress First Aid (SFA) improved leadership self-efficacy among nurse leaders at an urban acute-care hospital. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring provided the theoretical foundation, while Lewin’s Change Theory guided implementation of the practice change. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used, with the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework supporting project implementation. Participating nurse leaders completed an …

Integrating Interprofessional Education To Strengthen Team-Based Mental Health Care, Adebisi Tijani

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Fragmented interprofessional collaboration in outpatient mental health settings compromises care coordination and patient engagement. This quality improvement (QI) project implemented a structured interprofessional education (IPE) workshop series to improve team collaboration and reduce patient no-show rates in an outpatient mental health clinic. Guided by Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Lewin's Change Management Model, the project used a pre-post, single-group design with 12 licensed mental health professionals. The team measured collaboration with the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale-II (AITCS-II) and collected aggregate patient no-show rates from the electronic health record. The intervention consisted of four monthly, one-hour workshops covering role …

Participant Recruitment And Retention In Studies Investigating Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain: A Methodological Systematic Review, Jasmine Darley, Bradley Halliday, Jill Shawe, Joanne Hosking, Zoe Hoare, Jennifer Freeman

School of Nursing and Midwifery

BackgroundRecruiting and retaining participants for clinical trials is a common and well-documented challenge, with particular complexity in perinatal populations which are historically underrepresented in health research. Recruitment and retention are known to be shaped by context-specific factors, yet no systematic review has examined these processes within the clinical domain of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP), a common and potentially debilitating condition affecting around one in five women in the UK.ObjectiveThis methodological systematic review aimed to summarise participant recruitment and retention in clinical trials investigating PPGP across four objectives: (1) to identify methods of recruitment and retention; (2) to assess the …

Cmsi Translations #36: The First Joint Underwater Patrol: Starting With The China-Russia "Joint Sea-2025" Exercise, Guan Hai

CMSI Translations

In August of this year (2025), deep within the waters of the Northwestern Pacific, an underwater patrol was reshaping the strategic landscape of the Asia-Pacific. The Russian submarine Volkhov and the Chinese Navy’s submarine Changcheng 210 came together in a joint formation for the first time, traversing the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to complete a joint underwater patrol spanning more than 2,000 nautical miles.

The joint underwater patrol conducted by Chinese and Russian submarine formations represents a new form of joint maritime patrol for the two navies, following their joint surface ship patrols. This move not …

Chimes: September 21, 2026, Calvin University

Chimes

Calvin ends legacy, mosaic and first-generation awards by Jorie Cho

An overview of Calvin’s new AI policy by Ellery Johnson

Update: DHS policy blocked by judge, current immigration policy to remain in place by Ian Tjoelker

Pickleball club is an instant hit among Calvin students by Evangeline Anga

New solar array to deliver renewable energy to campus by Lucas Phelps

Calvin becomes a Coca-Cola campus and other changes to dining services by Alec DeYoung

The Future Of Transit, Adam Cohen

Mineta Transportation Institute

Public transit agencies are adapting to a post-pandemic operating environment characterized by hybrid work, more dispersed travel demand, workforce constraints, and persistent fiscal pressures. This perspective paper examines how transit agencies, such as the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), can strengthen ridership while improving the financial sustainability and long-term resilience of its transit system. The analysis synthesizes peer-reviewed research, government and industry reports, publicly available data, transit agency case studies, and expert interviews with thought leaders. The findings indicate that reliability, travel time, frequency, and customer experience remain fundamental drivers of transit use, but that traditional peak-oriented service planning …

Fewer Polling Places, More Choices For Voters, Jake Shaw, David C. Kimball, Anita Manion

Political Science Faculty publications

Voting is the most basic act of democratic participation, yet for many Americans the hardest part is simply getting to the right place at the right time. Vote centers offer a way forward, but only with careful implementation. Vote centers are an alternative to assigned polling places, where jurisdictions host fewer voting locations but allow residents to vote at any location. While vote centers began roughly 20 years ago, most of the adopters shifted to vote centers after the COVID pandemic in 2020.Our research team has compiled a database of jurisdictions that have adopted vote centers. We have documented at …

Construction Of Innovation Culture With Chinese Characteristics For The New Era: Historical Evolution, Realistic Challenges And Optimization Pathways, Yixiao Pan, Li Zhang, Jiani Zhang, Xiaoming Sheng

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The ability of scientific and technological innovation represents a nation’s core competitiveness, and the construction of an innovation culture serves as the fundamental guarantee for consolidating and enhancing innovation capabilities. The innovation culture with Chinese characteristics has gradually taken shape in the long-term practice of China’s scientific and technological development, going through stages such as germination and foundation-laying, gradual formation, strategic deepening, and high-quality development. It features distinct characteristics such as a people-centered approach, self-reliance and self-improvement, openness and collaboration, as well as creation and sharing, which significantly differ from Western innovation cultures. Currently, international scientific and technological competition is …

Rationale, Key Issues, And Pathways For China’S Polar Fisheries Development, Yichong Dong, Chuwei Wang, Jingmei Li

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Polar fisheries are a strategic issue that requires forward-looking planning for China’s efforts to build a strong maritime country and participate in global ocean governance. This study examines the roles of polar fisheries in relation to climate change, the greater food approach, safeguarding maritime rights and interests, and the transformation of marine fisheries, and explains the rationale for China’s polar fisheries development. It argues that China still faces weaknesses in key areas, including scientific evidence generation, equipment and technological support, whole-industry-chain coordination, and the design of institutional solutions. Accordingly, the study proposes pathways for polar fisheries development, including building a …

On-Device Computing Systems For Embodied Ai: Current Research Status And Strategic Directions, Shaoshan Liu, Zhenhua Zhu, Yiming Gan, Yu Wang, Yuan Xie

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Embodied AI is emerging as a key paradigm empowering general-purpose autonomy, but it requires on-device computing systems that simultaneously support high-throughput “cognition–planning” tasks and millisecond-level real-time “perception–control” loops. Converging solutions now coalesce around three pillars: (1) dataflow- and chiplet-based architectures, (2) memory-centric heterogeneous dies, and (3) RISC-V customizable cores with open tool-chains. This study distills the latest technical progress, pinpoints the remaining core technical bottlenecks, and charts an actionable course for academia, industry, and policymakers. The study calls for unified benchmarking and standardization, open-source software–hardware ecosystems, memory-centric dataflow architectures, and efficient on-device deployment of embodied foundation models. Finally, it outlines …

Construction And Application Of Clinical Evidence Framework For Brain-Computer Interface, Wenxiu Qi, Cheng Zhou

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Brain-computer interface systems are emerging neurotechnologies that are gradually moving from laboratory research toward clinical application. However, their inherent features, including small sample sizes, heterogeneous technical pathways, and rapid product iteration, make it difficult to integrate safety and efficacy data across studies or to conduct meaningful cross-study comparisons. These challenges not only hinder the cumulative development of evidence in evidence-based medicine, but also complicate the assessment of clinical access and regulatory review. In addition, subjective evidence, such as patient experience, remains insufficiently captured in existing evaluation frameworks. It is therefore necessary to examine the structure of evidence for brain-computer interface …

Hybrid Transformer-Bilstm Model For Early Fault Detection And Multiclass Classification Of Wind Turbine Faults Using Scada Data, Hassan Y. Mkindu

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Early and accurate fault detection in wind turbines is essential for improving operational reliability, reducing maintenance costs, and minimizing unplanned downtime. This study proposes a Hybrid Transformer-BiLSTM deep learning model for early fault detection and multiclass fault classification using Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data. The proposed architecture combines the Transformer's self-attention mechanism to capture global temporal dependencies with the Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) network's ability to model sequential fault evolution, enabling effective learning of multivariate time-series data. The model was developed and evaluated using the recently introduced CARE SCADA dataset, classifying five operating states: No Fault, Transformer …

Shu World Review- September 20th 2026, Diplolab, Seton Hall University

SHU World Review

No abstract provided.

5-Formyl- 3-Methylene- 3,6-Dihydropyridines Formed In Foods Activate Rage-Dependent Signaling Cascades In Raw 264.7 Cells, Wu Jiaqi, Ou Shiyi, Guo Hongyang, Huang Caihuan, Ou Juanying, Zheng Jie

Food and Machinery

[Objective] 5-Formyl -3-methylene -3,6-dihydropyridine (FMDP) is a novel compound derived from the reaction of amino acids with formaldehyde (FA) and acrolein (ACR), and its content in biscuits has been reported to be more than 40 times higher than that of free acrolein and formaldehyde. Given the structural similarity to FDP -lysine, an advanced glycation end product (AGE) derived from acrolein, this study aims to evaluate the potential safety risk of FMDPs by assessing their ability to stimulate the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). [Methods] Three FMDP compounds, each possessing a 5-formyl -3-methylene -3,6-dihydropyridine core structure, are synthesized by …

Effect Of Sodium Butyrate On Biofilm Formation And Virulence Of Salmonella Typhimurium, Yao Meng, Li Zhiheng, Wang Yan, Pan Wanlong, Liu Peng

Food and Machinery

[Objective] To investigate the regulatory effects of sodium butyrate on biofilm formation by Salmonella typhimurium and clarify its effects on the expression of virulence-related genes and pathogenicity under in vivo conditions. [Methods] S. typhimurium was treated with 4 mg/mL and 8 mg/mL sodium butyrate, and the effects of sodium butyrate on biofilm formation, motility, metabolic activity, and quorum sensing of the strain were detected. The expression changes of virulence genes (hilA, invF, and sipA) in sodium butyrate-treated strains were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. A C57BL/6 mouse infection model was established using S. typhimurium pretreated with 8 mg/mL sodium butyrate, …

Research Progress Of 3d Printing Technology In Food Texture Design, Ou Suiling, Xie Zihong

Food and Machinery

Food texture is a key factor influencing consumer acceptance. With the growing demand for personalized and health-oriented diets, the technical bottlenecks of traditional food processing methods have gradually become apparent in texture control and diversified texture presentation. Owing to its flexible and personalized characteristics, 3D printing offers a novel approach for food texture design. This paper reviews the textures that can be personalized and optimized by 3D printing through material modulation, structural modeling, and equipment optimization. Furthermore, this paper analyzes the challenges faced by this technology, including cooking adaptability, food safety assurance, and consumer acceptance, proposing corresponding solutions.

103rd Annual Inspire Bible Lectureship Program (2026), Harding University

Lectureship Programs

This document contains the printed lectureship schedule.

Quality Improvement Project: Impacting Clinical Competency Through Faculty Preparation: A Standardized Teaching Guide Initiative, Caroline White

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Variability in clinical teaching practices can contribute to inconsistent faculty preparation and student learning experiences. This quality improvement project addressed the absence of a standardized clinical teaching resource within an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program at a public technical college in the southeastern United States. The purpose was to implement a standardized, evidence-based clinical teaching guide to improve faculty confidence and clinical educator skill acquisition. Social Cognitive Theory provided the theoretical framework, and Lewin’s Change Theory guided practice change. A quantitative, quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was used. Fourteen eligible nursing faculty and clinical instructors were invited to participate; 10 participated, …

A Study On Some Distance Based Domination Parameters In Graphs And Their Applications, Shanmugavelan S Mr

Theses and Dissertations

Distance-based domination has emerged as a significant development in graph theory, attributed to its applications in communication systems, interconnection networks, parallel architectures, and chemical graph models. This thesis focuses on two such graph invariants: hop domination number and 2-hop domination number of graphs. The hop domination number of some generalized graph structures like generalized thorn paths, generalized theta graphs, and snake graph families is studied along with a newly introduced family, namely generalized ciliates.

Moreover, a variant of hop domination number, namely, the 2-hop domination number, is studied for some grid families like ladder, hexagonal grid, and its variants. Furthermore, …

Spectator 2026-09-19, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Education: Embracing Opportunity With Purpose, Olusegun Felix Ayadi

Southwestern Business Administration Journal

No abstract provided.

Examining Enrolment Patterns In French Electives At The University Of Botswana: Implications For Policy And Curriculum Development, Kagiso Jacob Sello

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This study examines enrolment trends in French electives at University of Botswana (UB) to assess cross-disciplinary relevance, sustained student engagement, and implications for curriculum development and institutional internationalisation. Using a descriptive-analytical design, the study analysed institutional enrolment data from six consecutive semesters. Data were disaggregated by faculty and analysed using SPSS, guided by Student-Centred Curriculum theory and Interdisciplinary Learning principles. A total of 1,200 enrolments were recorded. The Faculty of Business accounted for the highest participation (48.6%), followed by Humanities (20.8%) and Social Sciences (14.9%). Other faculties, including Science, Education, and Engineering, showed lower but consistent participation, confirming broad interdisciplinary …

Opening Day! A Networking Activity For The First Day Of Class, Kerri Anne Crowne

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Diversity has increased in our classrooms, and students, on average, spend over seven hours on screens daily. These factors create more complexity in higher education. Networking provides opportunities to engage students with others and build social capital in diverse environments. So, during the first day of the semester, I conduct a networking icebreaker that provides students the chance to get to know their classmates better. During the activity, students use a handout with a table of criteria to find someone in the class who fits each criterion listed. Then they write the person’s name in the table and ask them …

Class(Room) Culture: New Conceptualization And A Model Of Culture-Aware Teaching, Ravit Heskiau

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

As higher education becomes increasingly personalized and students’ individual identities are increasingly considered, this article explores the concept of classroom culture as part of assessing, embracing, and shaping each class’s shared characteristics as a collective. I define classroom culture and explain why it is paramount for educators to understand the unique cultures of their classes and actively assess them, striking a balance between supporting classroom culture and shaping it. Following a critical literature review, I demonstrate the application of commonly used cultural frameworks from the organizational culture literature to higher education classes. Specifically, I expand on how they can help …

The Norm Against Nakedly Partisan Justifications And The Callais Exception, Jason Marisam

ConLawNOW

Public law has long maintained a norm against nakedly partisan justifications: while officials may sometimes pursue partisan ends in office, they must justify their actions in court with reasons that do not roughly equal “this benefits my political party” or “this hurts the opposition.” This norm has operated across doctrinal fields, including public employment, administrative law, and election law. In the 2025-26 term, in Louisiana v. Callais, the U.S. Supreme Court abandoned the norm entirely in the redistricting context, treating a state’s pursuit of partisan advantage as a legitimate interest that can defeat a claim under the Voting Rights …

Integrated Assessment Of Groundwater Quality And Human Health Risks In A Semiarid Region Of Kemaliye (Türkiye), Veli̇ Keski̇n, Celaletti̇n Şi̇mşek

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

In this study, the hydrochemical characteristics, drinking water suitability, and potential human health risks of groundwater in the Karapınar region (Kemaliye, Erzincan, Türkiye), which has become a critical drinking water resource due to drought associated with climate change and the depletion of surface water resources, were investigated using an integrated multiparameter approach. Within the scope of the study, a total of 18 water samples, comprising 13 spring water samples and 5 groundwater samples obtained from wells, were collected during the dry season (October 2021) and analyzed for major ions, physicochemical parameters, nitrate, and trace elements. The suitability of the samples …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kejadian Prediabetes Pada Perawat Di Rumah Sakit X Tahun 2025, Putri Nurhaliza, Chandrayani Simanjorang, Agung Raharjo

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Prediabetes dapat berkembang menjadi diabetes melitus dan meningkatkan risiko penyakit kardiovaskular. Selain itu, beban ekonomi juga meningkat akibat tingginya biaya pelayanan kesehatan dan penurunan produktivitas kerja. Salah satu kelompok berisiko prediabetes adalah perawat karena karakteristik pekerjaannya, seperti penerapan sistem kerja sif serta tingginya beban dan tekanan kerja yang dapat memicu stres. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian prediabetes pada perawat di Rumah Sakit X pada tahun 2025. Desain studi yang digunakan adalah cross-sectional dengan sumber data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui pengisian kuesioner dan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari laporan hasil medical check-up tahun 2025. Populasi dalam …