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Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Arising From Somatic-Type Malignant Transformation Of A Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor: A Case Report, Abdel Martinez Borrego, Brandon Cantazaro, Fatimah Bello, Christine Vega, Natacha Vargas, Payal Bhakta, Renzo Arauco

School of Medicine Publications

Somatic-type malignant transformation (STM) is a rare but aggressive complication of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs), most commonly arising from the teratomatous component and frequently occurring in metastatic sites. We report the case of a man in his 20s with a history of mixed NSGCT (50% yolk sac tumor, 40% teratoma, and 10% embryonal carcinoma) treated with left orchiectomy and chemotherapy in 2023, who initially responded to treatment but was subsequently lost to follow-up. He presented with one week of progressive dyspnea and pleuritic left-sided chest pain. Serum alpha-fetoprotein was markedly elevated at 2,966.7 ng/mL. Computed tomography demonstrated a progressive …

Harmonicthreads: A Formative Evaluation Of A Fabric-Based Digital Musical Instrument Toward Inclusive Music-Making, Ellie Nguyen, Franceli L. Cibrian

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Background:

Inclusive music-making requires instruments that support varied bodies, abilities, musical backgrounds, and forms of participation. Digital musical instruments provide diverse approaches to sound creation, and fabric-based interfaces offer an alternative interaction modality that may support participation for some users and contexts. Their tactile and deformable properties enable forms of interaction that differ from conventional rigid or screen-based controllers and may offer inclusive possibilities in particular settings.

Objective:

This paper presents HarmonicThreads as a formative interaction-design case of a fabric-based digital musical instrument. The prototype explores how tactile cues, fabric deformation, projected visual feedback, and assisted accompaniment can support low-barrier …

Archival Encounters Across The Disciplines: Using Primary Sources In The Classroom, Karen Morse

Faculty Learning Day 2026

Incorporating primary source activities into class sessions can (re)invigorate the classroom while supporting course learning outcomes and critical thinking.  This session will highlight activities and assignments successfully deployed in diverse URI courses.  Encouraging a DIY approach, it will also include an overview of the tools available to assist instructors with classroom integration (including sources of preexisting lessons) as well as guidance on how and where to find the perfect primary source for your class. Resources provided.

Young Adults’ Perceptions Of Their Life Course Development After Their Parents Were Imprisoned For Violent Crimes, Selena Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Parental incarceration is an adverse childhood experience that can influence children’s emotional, educational, relational, and developmental outcomes into adulthood. Although previous research had examined the effects of parental incarceration on children, limited research had explored how young adults perceive their life course development when a parent was incarcerated for a violent crime. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of young adults, age 18–25, regarding their life course development following parental incarceration for a violent crime. Elder’s life course development theory was the framework for this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with three …

Modernizing And Clarifying Family Laws: The New Jersey Law Revision Commission’S Examination Of Self-Representation, Domestic Violence, And Parental Rights, Barbara B. Rivera, Whitney G. Schlimbach, Candy Ley Velazquez, Kyle M. Ryan

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Recreational Cannabis In The Workplace: The Importance Of Implementing Clear Standards For Employers To Determine Whether Employees Are Impaired At Work, Jessica Shinski

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Colour Doppler-Guided Superthin Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap Elevation For Ischial Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction, Muhammed Said Aydin, Gökay Özler, Şükrü Kasap, Mustafa Nişanci

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Ischial pressure ulcer reconstruction requires durable coverage while preserving local donor options for possible recurrence. The inferior gluteal artery perforator (IGAP) flap is a muscle-sparing option, but superthin elevation requires precise knowledge of the superficial fascial plane and the subcutaneous course of the selected perforator. This technical note describes colour Doppler ultrasonography-guided superficial fascial plane mapping before superthin IGAP flap elevation in a 27-year-old paraplegic patient with a chronic left ischial pressure ulcer who presented in 2025 to a tertiary care university hospital in Muğla, Turkey. Preoperative high-frequency colour Doppler ultrasonography identified the dominant perforator, measured the relevant fascial intervals …

Stronger Together: Partnering With The Library To Support Student Learning, Access, & Research, Amanda Crego-Emley

Faculty Learning Day 2026

This session highlights how faculty and the library can collaborate to reduce access barriers and enhance student success. Learn about support available at the Research Help Desk, placing course materials on reserve to support textbook affordability and access, and seamlessly integrating library ebooks, articles, and research guides into your course Brightspace site. Leave with practical strategies for leveraging the URI Libraries to better support your students.

Troy Moore, Sr. V. Saajida Walton

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Emerson Pavilus

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Quaker Campus, September 3, 2026 (Vol. 25, Issue 1), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Xia V. Salazar

All Decisions

Court denied landlord's motion to amend petition and granted tenant's cross-motion to dismiss in GCEL holdover. Petition contained contradictory GCEL allegations. Proposed amended petition failed to disclose landlord's direct and indirect ownership interests in other residential real property as required by RPAPL § 741(5-b). Court makes summary determination under CPLR 409(b) dismissing petition without prejudice.

Health-Related Quality-Of-Life Profiles In Adults With Tinnitus, Preeti Pandey, Hansapani Rodrigo, Megan Kruger, Eldré W. Beukes, De Wet Swanepoel, Anu Sharma, Gerhard Andersson, Vinaya Manchaiah

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

Purpose: The study aimed to characterize the multidimensional burden of tinnitus on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) moving beyond symptom severity alone.

Method: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using baseline data (N = 428, Mage = 54.9 years, 51.9% female) from several clinical trials examining the efficacy of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus. Data were collected using a series of online questionnaires including demographic, audiological, and clinical variables. HRQoL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L profile dimensions.

Results: Participants primarily reported no problems with mobility (76.6%), …

Abcflux V2: Arctic-Boreal Co2 And Ch4 Monthly Flux Observations And Ancillary Information Across Terrestrial And Freshwater Ecosystems, Anna Maria Virkkala, Isabel Wargowsky, Judith Vogt, Simran Madaan, Tiffany Windholz, Kyle A. Arndt, Evan S. Kane, Et Al.

Michigan Tech Publications

Measurements of surface-atmosphere carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes have been relatively sparse across the Arctic tundra and boreal biomes, causing significant uncertainties in carbon budget estimates from the region. While the availability of Arctic-boreal carbon flux data has increased substantially over the past decade, the data have remained spread across different repositories, scientific articles, and unpublished sources, making it difficult to leverage. Here we present a new dataset of monthly Arctic-boreal carbon fluxes (ABCFlux v2) across terrestrial (wetlands and uplands) and freshwater (lakes and rivers) ecosystems compiled from previous syntheses including the Arctic-boreal CO2 flux database (ABCFlux v1), …

Artificial Intelligence Models For Automated And Semiautomated Analysis And Interpretation Of Clinical Electroencephalography, Sándor Beniczky, Birgit Frauscher, Fábio Nascimento, Shobi Sivathamboo, Catalina Rojas, Michael Sperling, Samden Lhatoo, Philippe Ryvlin, Levin Kuhlmann

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Electroencephalography is the most commonly used diagnostic tool for epilepsy. However, interpreting electroencephalograms (EEGs) requires expertise that is not widely available. Advances in digital technology and wearables have enabled large-scale EEG recording, generating vast amounts of data that cannot be managed through traditional visual interpretation by experts. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to augment human expertise and reduce workloads. The application of artificial neural networks in analysing clinical EEG recordings has led to major breakthroughs, bringing AI-based EEG interpretation closer to clinical implementation. In this Review, we summarise the most important research and development results in this field from …

Chesnutt Library Annual Report 2025-2026, Lawrence Treadwell Iv

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

2026-09-03 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from September 3, 2026.

Androgens Mediate Sexual Dimorphism In Pilarowski-Bjornsson Syndrome., Kimberley Jade Anderson, Eirny Tholl Thorolfsdottir, Ilana M. Nodelman, Sara Tholl Halldorsdottir, Stefania Benonisdottir, Malak A. Alghamdi, Naif A M Almontashiri, Brenda J. Barry, Matthias Begemann, Jacquelyn F. Britton, Sarah Burke, Benjamin Cogne, Ana S A Cohen, Carles De Diego Boguñá, Evan E. Eichler, Elizabeth C. Engle, Jill A. Fahrner, Laurence Faivre, Mélanie Fradin, Nico Fuhrmann, Christine W. Gao, Gunjan Garg, Dagmar Grečmalová, Mina Grippa, Jacqueline R. Harris, Kendra Hoekzema, Tova Hershkovitz, Sydney Hubbard, Katrien Janssens, Julie A. Jurgens, Stanislav Kmoch, Cordula Knopp, Meral Aktas Koptagel, Farah A. Ladha, Pablo Lapunzina, Tobias Lindau, Marije Meuwissen, Andreina Minicucci, Emily Neuhaus, Mathilde Nizon, Lenka Nosková, Kristen Park, Chirag Patel, Rolph Pfundt, Pankaj Prasun, Nils Rahner, Nathaniel H. Robin, Carey Ronspies, Jasmin Roohi, Jill Rosenfeld, Margarita Saenz, Carol J. Saunders, Zornitza Stark, Isabelle Thiffault, Sarah Thull, Danita Velasco, Clara Velmans, Jolijn Verseput, Antonio Vitobello, Tianyun Wang, Karin Weiss, Ingrid M. Wentzensen, Genay Pilarowski, Thor Eysteinsson, Madelyn Gillentine, Kári Stefánsson, Agnar Helgason, Gregory D. Bowman, Hans Tomas Bjornsson

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Sex-specific penetrance in autosomal-dominant Mendelian conditions is largely understudied. The neurodevelopmental disorder Pilarowski-Bjornsson syndrome (PILBOS) was initially described in females. Here, we describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of the largest PILBOS cohort to date, showing that both sexes can exhibit PILBOS features, although males are overrepresented. A mouse model carrying a human-derived Chd1 missense variant (Chd1^R616Q/+) displays female-restricted phenotypes, including growth deficiency, anxiety, and hypotonia. Orchiectomy unmasks a growth-deficiency phenotype in male Chd1^R616Q/+ mice, while testosterone rescues the phenotype in females, implicating androgens in phenotype modulation. In the gnomAD and UK Biobank databases, rare missense variants …

Montana Kaimin, September 3, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Spartan Daily, September 3, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 07

Single-Session Robot-Assisted Removal Of A Retained Ureteral Stent With Complex Proximal And Distal Encrustation: A Case Report, Maximo Alvarez, Cole Freedman, Emma Romero, Paul Kim, Alexis Garza, Harras Zaid

School of Medicine Publications

Retained encrusted ureteral stents represent a complex urologic problem, particularly in patients with limited healthcare access. We present a 28-year-old undocumented female with a 10-month retained ureteral stent who developed massive right-sided encrustation, including a 3 cm proximal renal stone near the renal pelvis and a 5-6 cm bladder stone, classified as FECal Grade IV-V. A single-session combined approach consisting of robot-assisted cystolithotomy, intraoperative ureteroscopy with stent exchange, and robot-assisted pyelolithotomy was performed successfully. Intraoperative ureteroscopy between operative phases confirmed ureteral clearance and enabled immediate stent placement without repositioning delay. This case supports the use of combined robotic approaches for …

Complementary Vertebrate Wac Models Exhibit Phenotypes Relevant To Desanto-Shinawi Syndrome, Kang-Han Lee, Marwan Shinawi, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Monogenic syndromes are associated with neurodevelopmental changes that result in cognitive impairments and neurobehavioral phenotypes, including autism and seizures. Limited studies and resources are available to make meaningful headway into the underlying molecular mechanisms that result in these symptoms. One such example is DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome (DESSH), a rare disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the

Patient-Centered Summarization Framework For Ai Clinical Summarization: Mixed Methods Study, Maria Lizarazo Jimenez, Ana Gabriela Claros, Kieran Green, David Toro-Tobon, Felipe Larios, Sheena Asthana, Camila Wenczenovicz, Kerly Guevara Maldonado, Luis Vilatuna-Andrango, Ana Cristina Proano, Satya Sai Sri Bandi, Shubhangi Bagewadi, Megan E. Branda, Misk Al Zahidy, Saturnino Luz, Mirella Lapata, Juan P. Brito, Oscar J. Ponce-Ponte

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly demonstrating the potential to reach human-level performance in generating clinical summaries from patient-clinician conversations. LLMs are usually evaluated against clinical summaries that focus mainly on patients’ biology and not on their biography (eg, preferences, values, wishes, and concerns). To achieve patient-centered care, artificial intelligence clinical summarization must incorporate patient-centered domains, implemented through patient-centered summaries (PCSs). Objective: This study aimed to develop a framework to generate PCS that capture patients’ values, preferences, and wishes while ensuring clinical utility for clinicians, and assess if current open-source LLMs can achieve human-level performance in generating PCS. Methods: …

Strategies That Black American Female Business Owners Use To Secure Government Contracts, Darrilyn Marie Brittian

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Black American female business owners remain underrepresented in government contracting despite the availability of federal, state, and local procurement opportunities. Some Black American female business owners lack effective strategies to secure government contracts, which may limit business growth and profitability. Grounded in innovation and entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore the strategies Black American female entrepreneurs use to secure government contracts. The participants were six Black American female entrepreneurs who had successfully secured government contracts and possessed experience navigating government procurement processes. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and organizational documents. Through …

Strategies General Practitioners Use To Effectively Communicate Patient Cases To Medical Specialists In Saudi Arabia, Alshraefarana Alharthi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Effective communication between general practitioners (GPs) and medical specialists is essential for reducing healthcare costs and improving continuity of care. Healthcare leaders are concerned that ineffective communication between GPs and specialists may contribute to delays in care, fragmented services, and inefficient use of healthcare resources. Grounded in relational coordination theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the effective communication strategies used by six GPs in Saudi Arabia when communicating patient cases to medical specialists to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of patient care. The participants were six GPs in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected …

Assessment Of Timp1, Transgelin-2, And Procalcitonin As Protein Biomarkers For Diagnosis And Prognosis Of Bloodstream Infection In A Critically Ill Cohort, Sajal Tiwary, Caroline A O'Neil, Sydney Lawless, Olivia Arter, Meghan Brown, Brittany Roemmich, Carleigh Samuels, Jennie H Kwon, Christopher W Farnsworth

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. Rapid diagnosis of BSI is critical for timely and appropriate clinical management, but current diagnostic strategies have a prolonged turnaround time or only identify select pathogens with minimal prognostic information.

METHODS: We examined serial serologic samples from 77 intensive care unit (ICU) patients at time points before, during, and after diagnosis of presumptive BSI to identify host-derived protein biomarkers associated with specific organisms and with clinical outcomes in BSI. ICU patients with and without BSI were included. Two candidate biomarkers, tissue metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) and …

Benchmarking Institutional Support For Point-Of-Care Testing Programs: Scale, Staffing, And Operational Challenges, Min Yu, Nam K Tran, Julie L V Shaw, Nicholas E Larkey, Nicole V Tolan, Andrew Szczembara, Leslie J Donato, Robert D Maynard, Adil I Khan

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care testing (POCT) has expanded rapidly across healthcare systems, increasing both program scale and operational complexity. However, quantitative benchmarking data describing how POCT programs are structured and supported across institutions remain limited.

METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to characterize POCT program support, including program scope, staffing, operational practices, governance, and challenges. The survey was distributed electronically through professional networks, and 93 institutional responses were analyzed. Descriptive analyses were performed, and derived metrics, including sites per point-of-care testing coordinator (POCC), were used to evaluate the relationship between program scale and staffing.

RESULTS: POCT programs demonstrated substantial variability in scale, …

Artificial Intelligence In Food Engineering For Food Safety, Quality Assurance, And Human Health, Ayad Abbood Abdulhasan, A. M. Mustafa, F. F. Sayyid, Marwan B. Hussein, Mohanad Muzahem Khalaf

AUIQ Technical Engineering Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping food engineering by providing data-driven tools for safeguarding food safety, ensuring quality assurance, and improving human health outcomes. This review synthesizes current evidence on the application of machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and the Internet of Things (IoT) across the food production continuum, from raw material inspection to consumer-facing nutrition guidance. We examine how convolutional neural networks, hyperspectral imaging, and sensor-fusion approaches enable rapid, non-destructive detection of contaminants and pathogens, and how predictive models support shelf-life estimation and quality grading. We further discuss AI-enabled traceability systems, including blockchain-integrated supply chains, and the growing …

Edge Computing-Enabled Secure Federated Learning For Anomaly Detection In Industrial Iot Sensor Streams, Wijdan Noaman Marzoog Al Mukhtar

AUIQ Technical Engineering Science

The rise of the Industrial IoT (IIoT) will result in a surge of IIoT devices with high-velocity data streams requiring rapid, real-time analysis of these data streams to power predictive maintenance and assure cybersecurity. Centralized cloud-based approaches to anomaly detection are hindered by their inherent latency and privacy issues while independent or stand-alone approaches to edge-based anomaly detection do not have enough data to effectively detect anomalies. This paper presents a federated learning framework to collaboratively develop an anomaly detection model from multiple edge nodes, without sharing the raw sensor data, so that data sovereignty is preserved. Two major contributions …

Attorney's Report On Title And Survey Plat Lot 4-B Block 60 Original Town Of Arlington

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Attorney's report on title and survey plat for lot 4-B block 60 of the original town of Arlington for Rattikin Title Company, 1 August 1955