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Research On Carbon Emission Accounting For Road Engineering Foundation Reinforcement, Yang Penghui, Liu Rui, Wan Ch Uanfeng, Zhang Haixiao, Zhou Yefei, Lu Chunying Feb 2026

Research On Carbon Emission Accounting For Road Engineering Foundation Reinforcement, Yang Penghui, Liu Rui, Wan Ch Uanfeng, Zhang Haixiao, Zhou Yefei, Lu Chunying

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To cope with the increasingly serious global warming and implement China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, the promotion of energy conservation and emission reduction in the construction industry should be accelerated. Starting with the foundation treatment project in road engineering, this study used the carbon emission factor method. According to the budget consumption quota of the project, the carbon emissions of each sub-project in the project were calculated. Then, the cost of each sub-project was calculated based on the engineering cost standard. From the perspectives of carbon emissions and engineering costs, data analysis was conducted to explore the project's …

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Staff Education To Reduce The Incidence Of Bias In Managing Patients With Opioid Use Disorder In A Rehabilitation Center, Almarie Alison Mclaren Feb 2026

Staff Education To Reduce The Incidence Of Bias In Managing Patients With Opioid Use Disorder In A Rehabilitation Center, Almarie Alison Mclaren

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project addressed stigma and implicit bias toward individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) within a rehabilitation subacute care setting. OUD remains a significant public health concern and at the project site, inconsistent staff education was identified as a practice gap requiring intervention. The purpose of this practice-focused DNP project was to evaluate the impact of a structured staff education intervention on healthcare staff knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in caring for patients with OUD. The project was guided by a thorough evidence search. The project was implemented using brief, unit-based educational sessions delivered to interdisciplinary …

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Faculty Senate Chronicle February 5, 2026, Lisa Appeldorn Feb 2026

Faculty Senate Chronicle February 5, 2026, Lisa Appeldorn

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on 02/05/2026,

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The Indiana Statesman, February 5, 2026, Indiana State University Feb 2026

The Indiana Statesman, February 5, 2026, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Dignity Grows is on the rise, battling Period Poverty in the U.S.; Ardell Sanders appointed Indiana State University Chief of Staff; Fall in love with language at the Romance Languages Spelling Bee

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Returning To Campus: A Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce Feb 2026

Returning To Campus: A Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Over the last several days, countless members of our Ole Miss community have worked tirelessly and with great care to prepare the reopening of campus on Monday, Feb. 9.

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Food Security Through Church-Sponsored Food Programs, Samantha Scott Feb 2026

Food Security Through Church-Sponsored Food Programs, Samantha Scott

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A south-suburban Cook County, IL city lacks grocery stores with high-quality food options, which contributes to food insecurity. Residents often rely on highly processed, low-nutrient foods, contributing to nutritional vulnerability. Friendship Church’s food bank sporadically serves this food desert, but sustaining its operations is challenging. Using community-based participatory action research design and the food security theory, data were collected from 25 semistructured interviews with food bank beneficiaries and church staff/volunteers and analyzed using reflective thematic analysis. The four dimensions were examined: availability, access, utilization, and stability. Two questions guided the research: How do parishioners in one south-suburban Cook County community …

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Staff Education Program To Improve Pediatric Medication Adherence Knowledge In Primary Care, Coby Anderson Feb 2026

Staff Education Program To Improve Pediatric Medication Adherence Knowledge In Primary Care, Coby Anderson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project was focused on a staff education program aimed at addressing the knowledge gaps of primary healthcare providers regarding pediatric medication adherence. Nonadherence among pediatric patients is a significant issue leading to adverse health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. The project underscores the necessity of enhancing provider knowledge and communication skills, alongside implementing systematic strategies to promote adherence. My objective with the project was to elevate primary healthcare providers’ understanding and practical application of pediatric adherence techniques through targeted, evidence-based education. I developed the practice-focused question to examine whether this tailored staff education could bolster …

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Translating Social Accountability Values Into Practice: Doctors’ Experiences From Problem- Based Learning Medical Curriculum In The United Arab Emirates, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Ahmed Alrazzak Hasswan, Mayar Abbas Ahmed Essam Samaha, Kamel A. Samara, Mohamed Hassan Taha Feb 2026

Translating Social Accountability Values Into Practice: Doctors’ Experiences From Problem- Based Learning Medical Curriculum In The United Arab Emirates, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Ahmed Alrazzak Hasswan, Mayar Abbas Ahmed Essam Samaha, Kamel A. Samara, Mohamed Hassan Taha

Abington Jefferson Health Papers

Purpose: Medical schools play a crucial role in preparing future doctors to address the health needs of patients and their communities. Graduates are expected to provide socially accountable care by upholding values such as relevance, equity, quality, and cost- effectiveness. This study explores how these values are understood and applied by medical graduates trained in problem-based learning (PBL) curricula. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among University of Sharjah medical graduates to assess their exposure to and practice of social accountability values. Results: Of the 689 graduates invited, 503 (73%) responded, including 329 (65%) women. Most respondents, 375 (75%), …

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The Heart Of An Educator An Autoethnographic Study Of Homeschool Practices That Reflect Core Udl Principles, Kimberly Clinton Feb 2026

The Heart Of An Educator An Autoethnographic Study Of Homeschool Practices That Reflect Core Udl Principles, Kimberly Clinton

Dissertations

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework was at the heart of this study, which served as a critical lens for examining the instructional design practices embedded in the homeschool environment. Specifically, I examined how the three core tenets of UDL: representation, action and expression, and engagement were reflected within the Clinton Homeschool Instructional Learning Design (CHILD). The aim was to identify how homeschool instruction, as implemented by the researcher, parallels UDL principles in its responsiveness to learner variability, its emphasis on flexible instructional delivery, and its commitment to student-centered engagement. In contrast to the dominant educational paradigm, which often …

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Review Of Research On Ecological Protection Technologies For Highway Subgrade Slopes, Zhang Rui, Li Wangjun, Gao Qianfeng, Chen Bo, Gong Yi, Hou Yudong, Zhang Xiwei Feb 2026

Review Of Research On Ecological Protection Technologies For Highway Subgrade Slopes, Zhang Rui, Li Wangjun, Gao Qianfeng, Chen Bo, Gong Yi, Hou Yudong, Zhang Xiwei

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Safety, durability, and green low-carbon performance are key requirements for the development of highway slope engineering. Given the shortcomings of conventional masonry slope protection and vegetation-engineering composite systems with respect to construction duration, construction safety, and environmental impacts, this paper presents a systematic review of ecological protection technologies for highway subgrade slopes. The working mechanisms of typical ecological protection technologies, such as plant slope protection and attached-type slope protection, were systematically analyzed. Important Chinese and international research results on these technologies were summarized. The slope protection performance of different ecological protection technologies was discussed in depth, and future development trends …

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Slope Reliability Analysis Based On Iwoa-Svm, Wang Jinfeng, Fan Shengtong, Xie Haibo Feb 2026

Slope Reliability Analysis Based On Iwoa-Svm, Wang Jinfeng, Fan Shengtong, Xie Haibo

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To address the difficulties traditional slope reliability calculation methods face in considering the uncertainty among multiple variables and the large computational burden, this paper proposed a slope reliability analysis method based on the improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA) and support vector machine (SVM). First, the basic theory of SVM was described. The differential mutation strategy and adaptive weight factor were introduced to improve the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), and the performance of the IWOA was tested. Then, the key parameters of SVM were optimized based on the IWOA, and the slope reliability analysis model was constructed. Finally, by taking a …

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Research On Compaction Characteristics And High Compaction Paving Technology Of Ac-13 Steel Slag Asphalt Concrete, Wang Yaping, Yi Long, Zheng Wenzhang, Gu Meng, Wang Juyang Feb 2026

Research On Compaction Characteristics And High Compaction Paving Technology Of Ac-13 Steel Slag Asphalt Concrete, Wang Yaping, Yi Long, Zheng Wenzhang, Gu Meng, Wang Juyang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To solve the problems of difficult compaction and high porosity of steel slag asphalt concrete, a rotary compactor was used to analyze the compaction characteristics of steel slag asphalt concrete from the aspects of gradation, compaction temperature, and compaction energy index. By conducting orthogonal experiments in the test section, the influence of paving speed, vibration frequency of the screed, and vibration compaction rate of the hammer on the compaction degree of paving was analyzed, and the paving construction parameters of steel slag asphalt concrete were optimized. Research shows that the use of a median finer gradation can accelerate compaction rate, …

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Refined Finite Element Analysis Of Shrinkage And Creep In External Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Beams, Li Xianyang, Deng Jihua, Liang Luyi, Peng Jianxin Feb 2026

Refined Finite Element Analysis Of Shrinkage And Creep In External Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Beams, Li Xianyang, Deng Jihua, Liang Luyi, Peng Jianxin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To accurately analyze the shrinkage and creep effects in external prestressed reinforced concrete beams, a method was proposed for analyzing the shrinkage and creep of such beams based on refined finite element analysis. First, considering the force characteristics of the external prestressed tendons as constant-strain components, a differential treatment was performed on the geometric and nodal displacement relationships between the external prestressed tendons at the anchorage and deviation points and the concrete beam. Using the principle of virtual work, the element stiffness matrix that needed to be iteratively solved was derived for the external prestressed tendons. Second, based on the …

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Smoke Control Wind Speed Of Transversal Double-Source Fire In Road Tunnel Sections, Gao Hengchao, Tao Jiaqing, Chen Xun, Wang Feng Feb 2026

Smoke Control Wind Speed Of Transversal Double-Source Fire In Road Tunnel Sections, Gao Hengchao, Tao Jiaqing, Chen Xun, Wang Feng

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The numerical calculation method was adopted to conduct an in-depth analysis of the control wind speed, smoke back-layering length and smoke temperature of dual-source fire in road tunnel sections and thus study the smoke control method of dual-source fire in road tunnel sections. The results show that under the dual-source fire scenarios, due to the dispersion of fire sources, the critical wind speed is mainly controlled by two fire sources. When the power of the two fire sources is the same or similar, there is a certain superposition effect between the two fire sources, with the critical wind speed subject …

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Analysis Of Cooling Effect Of Tunnel Surrounding Rock Construction Based On Spray Cooling, Meng Lingchen Feb 2026

Analysis Of Cooling Effect Of Tunnel Surrounding Rock Construction Based On Spray Cooling, Meng Lingchen

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To study the cooling effect of spray cooling on the surrounding rock during the construction of an extra-long tunnel, based on the Zhongliangshan Tunnel Project, numerical simulations were performed to analyze the characteristics of average temperature variation in the tunnel under different spray rates, the evaporation efficiency and temperature drop characteristics of spray under different humidity levels, and the average temperature variation characteristics of the tunnel section under different spray positions. The measured values of the air temperature in the tunnel section were compared with the simulated values. The results indicate that:① With the increase of the spray rate, the …

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Spectator 2026-02-05, Editors Of The Spectator Feb 2026

Spectator 2026-02-05, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2026

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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Institutional Advancement Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees Feb 2026

Institutional Advancement Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Technical Framework Design For Unmanned Roller Cluster Operations, Jin Yongquan, Wu Difei, Fu Yingli, Liang Wenyao Feb 2026

Technical Framework Design For Unmanned Roller Cluster Operations, Jin Yongquan, Wu Difei, Fu Yingli, Liang Wenyao

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To improve the efficiency and safety of road construction and address problems such as harsh environments, unstable construction quality, and high labor costs in traditional road construction, a technical framework for unmanned roller cluster operations was proposed. The framework consists of three modules:underlying hardware control, trajectory planning calculation, and cooperative operation scheduling, realizing unmanned compaction operations for the roller cluster. Specifically, the underlying hardware control module achieves unmanned control, positioning, and communication by retrofitting active rollers; the trajectory planning calculation module is used to plan the operation trajectories of unmanned rollers; the cooperative operation scheduling module coordinates the operation process …

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Agriculture And Natural Resources Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Clemson University Board Of Trustees Feb 2026

Agriculture And Natural Resources Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Student Affairs Resources Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees Feb 2026

Student Affairs Resources Committee Minutes, Clemson University Board Of Trustees, 2026 February 5, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Updated Kalamazoo County Housing Plan 2025, Emily Petz, Val Klomparens, Gerrit Anderson, Lee Adams Feb 2026

Updated Kalamazoo County Housing Plan 2025, Emily Petz, Val Klomparens, Gerrit Anderson, Lee Adams

Reports

A healthy housing continuum provides homes for those in a range of incomes or in different life situations. Kalamazoo County has a shortage of housing units at multiple price points. Low rates of construction, high construction costs, increased demand from a growing population, and housing costs that are increasing faster than wages have contributed to the shortage and affordability issues. This update completed in Spring of 2025 includes new housing assessment and demand numbers to incorporate the impact of the Ford BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall. The demand shows a total of 8,000 units are needed by 2030. If all …

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Pro-Tip For Pro-Calcitonin: Fill It Up Or Miss The Mark​, Megan Dones, Yenci Marquez, Reese Parrish, Sanam Mistry Feb 2026

Pro-Tip For Pro-Calcitonin: Fill It Up Or Miss The Mark​, Megan Dones, Yenci Marquez, Reese Parrish, Sanam Mistry

2025

No abstract provided.

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Minutes From The February 5, 2026 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty Feb 2026

Minutes From The February 5, 2026 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty

University of Montana Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes from the February 5, 2026 meeting of the University of Montana faculty.

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Umn Morris Student Named Fulbright Semifinalist, Communications And Marketing Feb 2026

Umn Morris Student Named Fulbright Semifinalist, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

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Umn Morris Recognized By Carnegie Elective Classification For Community Engagement, Communications And Marketing Feb 2026

Umn Morris Recognized By Carnegie Elective Classification For Community Engagement, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

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The Cowl - V. 89 N. 13 - February 5, 2026 Feb 2026

The Cowl - V. 89 N. 13 - February 5, 2026

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 89 No. 13 - February 5, 2026. 20 pages.

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Montana Kaimin, February 5, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Feb 2026

Montana Kaimin, February 5, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

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Solvability Factors And Psychological Stressors In Cold Case Sexual Homicides: Insights From Investigators And Detectives, Jamie Borba Feb 2026

Solvability Factors And Psychological Stressors In Cold Case Sexual Homicides: Insights From Investigators And Detectives, Jamie Borba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore solvability factors and psychological stressors experienced by investigators and detectives who work on cold case sexual homicides. The study includes eight participants’ perspectives of conditions that influence case solvability and psychological challenges inherent in investigating unresolved sexual homicide cases. Guided by the resource-based theory, the research involved examining how investigative techniques, organizational support, and available resources contribute to the successful closure and clearance of cold cases. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using coding and thematic analysis. This involved understanding how resource and institutional constraints affect their ability …

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Staff Education On Implementation Of De-Escalation Techniques In An Adult Psychiatry Facility: A Quality Improvement Program To Enhance Knowledge And Reduce Aggressive Behavior, Lilian Agbonzebeta Azenabor Feb 2026

Staff Education On Implementation Of De-Escalation Techniques In An Adult Psychiatry Facility: A Quality Improvement Program To Enhance Knowledge And Reduce Aggressive Behavior, Lilian Agbonzebeta Azenabor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Managing aggression and violence is a persistent issue in adult psychiatric facilities. Frequent aggression and violence can cause serious harm to staff, increase absenteeism and burnout, and lower job satisfaction. Stakeholders’ reports from the project site indicated inconsistent staff use of de-escalation techniques, highlighting gaps and the need to improve staff knowledge. The practice-focused question was: Will a staff education program specifically designed to implement a comprehensive staff training on de-escalation strategies increase staff’s knowledge? The purpose of this staff education project was to evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based training program designed to enhance staff knowledge on de-escalation techniques. …

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