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The Clinical And Operational Value Of Early Comprehensive Ngs In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Yunus Emre Demirhan, Marcus Yoakam, Adam Soltani, Arshdeep Gill, Samir Dalia

Student Publications

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for most cases. Advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapy have improved outcomes, but their benefit depends on timely molecular characterization. Early next-generation sequencing (NGS), performed at or near diagnosis, is increasingly used to identify actionable alterations and inform first-line and perioperative treatment planning. In this review, we examine the clinical, operational, and economic rationale for early comprehensive NGS in NSCLC. Upfront sequencing can improve diagnostic yield, preserve limited tissue, reduce turnaround time, and help avoid non-matched systemic therapy. Practical implementation strategies include Molecular …

Contraception In The Ed: Understanding Education And Opportunities For Clinicians To Advise Patients, Hannah B. Lewis, Teagan R. Mccarthy, Dara Kass, Jennifer L. Kahoud

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Introduction: The United States faces a high rate of unwanted pregnancies. Despite this, many people continue to face barriers to accessing contraception. The emergency department (ED) can help bridge these gaps, but emergency clinicians must first feel comfortable offering contraceptive services. In this study, we sought to determine emergency clinician comfort in prescribing contraceptives and educating patients on their use. We also gauged clinician interest in receiving education specifically geared toward contraceptive care.

Methods: We conducted an online survey of ED residents, attendings, and advanced practice clinicians at Thomas Jefferson Univerity Hospital and affiliates in both the urban and suburban …

Audio Based Intelligence For Smart Autonomous Vehicles Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, Sweekruthi Balivada, Mansi Sanjaybhai Tanna, Meera Alpesh Dhedia, Jane Wu, Jerry Gao

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Efficient Advancements in intelligent transportation systems increasingly demand multimodal sensing frameworks capable of operating reliably under noisy, unpredictable real-world conditions. This research presents a Smart Car Audio Intelligence framework that leverages Machine Learn- ing (ML) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) to enhance real-time vehicle perception, safety, and situational awareness. Unlike traditional single-modality or static audio models, our approach integrates four specialized submodules - Emergency, Alert, Environmental/Human sounds, and Accident detection models which are each optimized through a combination of Transformer, CLAP, and CRNN architectures, augmented with adaptive RL agents. The ML models achieved strong baseline performance across all categories, with up …

Street-Level Bureaucrats In Public Higher Education: The Ethical Obligations To Support Psychologically At-Risk Students, Michael Turtz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

To fill the gap in the current literature, the purpose of this dissertation was to explain how and why Street-Level Bureaucrats (SLBs) in public higher education helped psychologically at-risk students during the pandemic. This qualitative study was intended to examine the role of SLBs in public higher education as it relates to their utilization of administrative discretion when advising psychologically at-risk students. In addition to administrative discretion, this dissertation also explored the role of ethical obligations and the use of a therapeutic lens when SLBs are faced with some of the most difficult situations for which they were not equipped …

Interview No. 1841, Rubén Casas

Combined Interviews

This interview with El Pasoan Rubén Casas reflects on his childhood both in Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, as well as his experiences growing up in Segundo Barrio. Casas describes his early life in Juárez as centered around family, where relatives lived together on his grandmother’s property and spent time together daily. In 1959, when he was around ten or eleven years old, his family moved to El Paso after his mother wanted a different life for the family. The transition was difficult because he struggled to adapt to a new culture, environment, and language. Despite the challenges, he gradually …

The Density Dilemma: Reconciling Energy Efficiency And Social Well-Being In Compact Housing, Adeb Ebrahim

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

This study examines compact housing not only in terms of urban design. From a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach study on 120 residential units in Sana’a, we observed that there is a paradox where energy modular housing consumes 28% less energy, but social isolation increases 22%. However, this paradox is countered by the design of biophilic shared spaces (β = -0.34). This research establishes a case for more equitably accessible policies on density and proposes that high-density urban fabrics must have a “social connector” code. This study integrates Fainstein's (2020) concept of the 'just city' and contemporary housing innovations into the …

Student Perspectives On Textbook Affordability, Ginelle Baskin, Mary Ann Jones, Suzanne Mangrum

All Things Open

Join us as we share findings from a recent campus-wide survey at a mid-size regional R2 university exploring the impact of course material costs on students. We asked students to provide answers on how textbook costs affect their learning experiences, choices, and successes. This session will highlight key data, student voices, and showcase opportunities for faculty to make their courses more affordable and equitable through the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and other no-cost materials.

Opening Closed Doors: Supporting Undergraduate Scholars Through Open-Access Publishing, Amelia Baker, Kiara O'Neal, Mikkel Cullen, Amy Buddie, Haleigh Edmonds

All Things Open

Undergraduate publishing is often a closed door due to paywalls, publication fees, and limited access to mentorship. The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research (KJUR) uses an open-access framework to remove these barriers and expand equitable access to scholarly publishing for students at Kennesaw State University. KJUR is free to submit to and publish in, ensuring financial constraints do not prevent students from sharing their work. The journal is operated by paid and volunteer student editors, providing mentored, hands-on experience in academic publishing. Emphasizing open pedagogy, KJUR supports student authors through developmental editing and multi-semester collaboration, guiding them through …

The Shorthorn: December 3, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: December 2, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 25, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 21, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 20, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 18, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 14, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 13, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 12, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 7, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 11, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 6, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 31, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: November 4, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 23, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 22, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 17, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 16, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 14, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 9, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 10, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: October 2, 1980

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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