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Utopian And Post-Utopian Thought: The Kibbutz As Model, Henry Near Feb 2026

Utopian And Post-Utopian Thought: The Kibbutz As Model, Henry Near

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


The Gift To Be Single: Celibacy And Religious Enthusiasm In The Community Of True Inspiration, Jonathan G. Andelson Feb 2026

The Gift To Be Single: Celibacy And Religious Enthusiasm In The Community Of True Inspiration, Jonathan G. Andelson

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


The Ashram Of Graton Road: Morning Star Ranch, A California Commune In The 1960'S, Jefferson P. Selth Feb 2026

The Ashram Of Graton Road: Morning Star Ranch, A California Commune In The 1960'S, Jefferson P. Selth

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Fanny Wright: Rebel And Communitarian Reformer, Celia Eckhardt Feb 2026

Fanny Wright: Rebel And Communitarian Reformer, Celia Eckhardt

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Madame Marie Fretageot: Communitarian Educator, Josephine Mirabella Elliott Feb 2026

Madame Marie Fretageot: Communitarian Educator, Josephine Mirabella Elliott

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Eberhard Ludwig Gruber & Johann Adam Gruber: A Father & Son As Early Inspirationist Leaders, Donald F. Durnbaugh Feb 2026

Eberhard Ludwig Gruber & Johann Adam Gruber: A Father & Son As Early Inspirationist Leaders, Donald F. Durnbaugh

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


From The Tree House To The 2001 Center: The Renaissance Movement In The United States, Karol H. Borowski Feb 2026

From The Tree House To The 2001 Center: The Renaissance Movement In The United States, Karol H. Borowski

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Work Or Activity: From The Classical "Curse Of Work" To The Willed Activity Of Modern Production Communes, Per Norrung Feb 2026

Work Or Activity: From The Classical "Curse Of Work" To The Willed Activity Of Modern Production Communes, Per Norrung

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


The Decline Of The Shakers: Evidence From The United States Census, William Sims Bainbridge Feb 2026

The Decline Of The Shakers: Evidence From The United States Census, William Sims Bainbridge

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.


Writing An Obituary In A Hot Climate: Seven Things, Susan Bradley Smith Feb 2026

Writing An Obituary In A Hot Climate: Seven Things, Susan Bradley Smith

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.


Encounter: Robert Dessaix Feb 2026

Encounter: Robert Dessaix

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.


Methanogenic Activity In Neotropical Lacustrine Systems At Different Altitudes, Joyce Andrade, Andrés Calderón, Marcos Hidalgo, Jaime Martí-Herrero Feb 2026

Methanogenic Activity In Neotropical Lacustrine Systems At Different Altitudes, Joyce Andrade, Andrés Calderón, Marcos Hidalgo, Jaime Martí-Herrero

Neotropical Biodiversity

This study evaluated the methane (CH4) production capacity of microbial consortia from three neotropical lakes at different altitudes: Mojanda (4,263 m.a.s.l., 10°C), Papallacta (3,250 m.a.s.l., 14°C), and Caimanes (510 m.a.s.l., 25°C). Specific methanogenic activity (SMA) and biochemical methane potential (BMP) from cellulose were assessed at two temperatures (the original lake temperature and 37°C) and three different inoculum-to-substrate ratios (ISR of 1, 2, and 4). The highest SMA values were observed at 37°C, being 0.021, 0.011, and 0.009 g COD/gVS·d for Caimanes, Papallacta, and Mojanda, respectively. At their original temperatures, only Mojanda and Caimanes showed activity (0.007 and 0.014 COD/gVS·d), which …


Enhancing It Project Sustainability: The Role Of Collaborative Resources, Stakeholder Engagement, And Project Governance, Laiba Tahir, Arif Uddin Feb 2026

Enhancing It Project Sustainability: The Role Of Collaborative Resources, Stakeholder Engagement, And Project Governance, Laiba Tahir, Arif Uddin

Business Review

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of collaborative social resources on project sustainability in Pakistan's IT Projects, with particular emphasis on the mediating effect of stakeholder engagement and the moderating role of project governance. A quantitative research strategy applied using a standardized questionnaire administered via Google Forms. The questionnaire, developed after reviewing relevant literature, and shared with IT professionals across Pakistan, yielding 342 valid responses out of approximately 600 distributed forms. Data analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for preliminary analysis and AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures) Structural Equation Modeling used for measurement …


Flow Over A Cylinder With A Small Triangular Bump, Jack Elliott, Alex Nielson, Barton L. Smith Feb 2026

Flow Over A Cylinder With A Small Triangular Bump, Jack Elliott, Alex Nielson, Barton L. Smith

Integrated Engineering Department Publications

The surface pressure distribution over a circular cylinder with a small, full-span, triangular bump is examined. The geometry of the bump is an isosceles triangle, the height of which is varied from 1.33 % to 5.33 % of the diameter of the cylinder and positioned between 60° and 120°. The Reynolds number (Re=V∞ D/ν, where V∞ is the velocity of the freestream, D is the diameter of the cylinder and ν is the kinematic viscosity) is varied between 1.1×105 and 1.8×105. The lift and drag are estimated through the surface integral of pressure over the cylinder. The results show that …


Antibiotics In Animal Agriculture, The Risks To Health, And Differences In The Us And The Eu, Li-Ting Chou Feb 2026

Antibiotics In Animal Agriculture, The Risks To Health, And Differences In The Us And The Eu, Li-Ting Chou

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

No abstract provided.


Enhancing Training For Law Enforcement In Mental Health Responses In The Community, Tiffany Raines Feb 2026

Enhancing Training For Law Enforcement In Mental Health Responses In The Community, Tiffany Raines

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A significant issue in human services practice in Macon, Georgia, is law enforcement officers’ responding to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in public. Many police officers are not equipped to handle situations involving individuals experiencing mental health events, leading to possible adverse outcomes such as injury, incarceration, or even fatalities. There are increasing rates of mental illness disorders, and therefore, the need for compassionate, informed approaches for human service professionals to respond to those in crisis. More training to improve responses can lead to better outcomes for individuals in crisis, foster community trust in law enforcement, and enhance overall …


Artificial Intelligence In Nuclear Cardiology: Technical Perspectives, Strategic Directions, And Recommendations From An Iaea Expert Working Group, Christiane Wiefels, Luis Eduardo Juárez-Orozco, Pietro Selemo Craviolatti, Oleksandr Diahiliev, Amir Eskander, Raffaele Giubbini, Weihua Zhou, Et Al. Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence In Nuclear Cardiology: Technical Perspectives, Strategic Directions, And Recommendations From An Iaea Expert Working Group, Christiane Wiefels, Luis Eduardo Juárez-Orozco, Pietro Selemo Craviolatti, Oleksandr Diahiliev, Amir Eskander, Raffaele Giubbini, Weihua Zhou, Et Al.

Michigan Tech Publications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating nuclear cardiology and offers the possibility to enhance diagnostic accuracy, prognostic stratification, and operational efficiency. AI is demonstrating applicability across the imaging workflow—from individualized patient selection and adaptive image reconstruction to denoising of low-dose datasets, automated attenuation and motion correction, calcium scoring, and the integration of imaging with clinical and functional variables for enhanced diagnosis and comprehensive risk assessment. But the translational trajectory of AI in nuclear cardiology is challenged by the lag in fundamental AI knowledge among researchers and clinicians, the quality of the target data regarding heterogeneity in acquisition protocols, scanner platforms, …


Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Nurse Communication, Courtesy, And Respect At The Bedside, Rachel Kemp Feb 2026

Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Nurse Communication, Courtesy, And Respect At The Bedside, Rachel Kemp

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Effective communication is key to the nurse-to-patient relationship, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction. The literature widely shows that barriers such as increased workplace violence and fear and biases within patient interactions hinder communication. This quality improvement project aimed to enhance nurse-to-patient communication, using an evidence-based tool, and leveraged Foli’s Theory of Nurses’ Psychological Trauma to explain and predict barriers. Success is measured by improvement of patient experience in the three nursing domains; courtesy and respect, listen to you, and explain in a way you understand. Lewin’s Change Theory and the plan, do, study, act (PDSA) framework was used to promote …


On-Orbit Correction Of Ecostress Radiances By Comparison With Iasi Hyperspectral Sounders, David S. Wethey, Sarah A. Woodin, Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo Feb 2026

On-Orbit Correction Of Ecostress Radiances By Comparison With Iasi Hyperspectral Sounders, David S. Wethey, Sarah A. Woodin, Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo

Faculty Publications

Radiance data from ECOSTRESS (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station), which is the first of a planned virtual constellation of wide-swath ultra-high-resolution thermal satellites, were used to test the concept of on-orbit cross-calibration based on the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) with the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) as the reference. Validation of the results was performed using comparisons of corrected ECOSTRESS radiances with strictly independent data from IASI and the Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) and with RTTOV radiative transfer simulations of clear-sky observations in iQuam (the NOAA in situ sea surface temperature quality monitor database). ECOSTRESS has …


Left Behind In Lockdown: A Scoping Review Of Covid-19’S Impact On The Lives Of Transition-Age Foster Youth, Johanna K P Greeson, Sarah Wasch, John Gyourko, Antonio R. Garcia, Hannah Bennett, Kate Greco, Liya Cha Feb 2026

Left Behind In Lockdown: A Scoping Review Of Covid-19’S Impact On The Lives Of Transition-Age Foster Youth, Johanna K P Greeson, Sarah Wasch, John Gyourko, Antonio R. Garcia, Hannah Bennett, Kate Greco, Liya Cha

Faculty Scholarship

This scoping review asked: What is known about the scope and nature of research on the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on older youth with foster care experience in the United States, including the types of studies, samples and outcomes examined? Guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework and PRISMA-ScR, we searched 11 databases and grey literature sources (October2024 to January 2025). Eligible studies were United States based, published from 2020 onward and included primary data on foster youth or relevant professionals. Thirty-two studies met inclusion criteria. Most studies were descriptive or cross-sectional, reflecting early phases of the pandemic. Mapping …


Mauve, Luca Cortese, Adam Brian Watts, Jiayi Sun, Sriram Sankar, Barbara Catinella, Toby Brown, Alessandro Boselli, Pavel Jáchym, Tutku Kolcu, Sabine Thater, Jesse Van De Sande, Vicente Villanueva Feb 2026

Mauve, Luca Cortese, Adam Brian Watts, Jiayi Sun, Sriram Sankar, Barbara Catinella, Toby Brown, Alessandro Boselli, Pavel Jáchym, Tutku Kolcu, Sabine Thater, Jesse Van De Sande, Vicente Villanueva

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We present a multiphase study of the star-formation-driven outflow in the Virgo galaxy NGC 4383, combining ALMA CO(2-1) data with deep MeerKAT Hi imaging and MUSE spectroscopy obtained as part of the Multiphase Astrophysics to Unveil the Virgo Environment (MAUVE) program. Our previous work revealed a spectacular ionised outflow, but the effect of the outflow on the cold phase remained unclear. Our analysis shows that potentially outflowing molecular gas is detected only within the inner 1 kpc above the disc, where CO clouds exhibit disturbed kinematics and spatial correspondence with the ionisation cone. At larger heights, the CO surface brightness …


Quality Improvement Project: Building Competence And Confidence: Updating Nursing Faculty Knowledge Of The Flipped Classroom Model, Jamie Newman Feb 2026

Quality Improvement Project: Building Competence And Confidence: Updating Nursing Faculty Knowledge Of The Flipped Classroom Model, Jamie Newman

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The increasing complexity of healthcare requires undergraduate nursing education to move beyond traditional lecture-based instruction toward teaching strategies that promote clinical judgment. Although the flipped classroom model is shown to support these outcomes, faculty at the project site reported uncertainty and inconsistency in flipped classroom implementation. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of a structured, evidence-based faculty development intervention on undergraduate nursing faculty confidence, readiness, and competence to implement the flipped classroom model. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and the Stetler Model of Evidence-Based Practice, this quality improvement project used a quantitative, pre-experimental one-group …


Quality Improvement Project: Implementation Of The Surgical Safety Checklist To Improve Adherence To Time-Out At In-Office Procedure, Funke Osaremwinda Feb 2026

Quality Improvement Project: Implementation Of The Surgical Safety Checklist To Improve Adherence To Time-Out At In-Office Procedure, Funke Osaremwinda

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Surgical errors in ambulatory and in-office procedural settings continue to rise despite well-established safety standards, such as the time-out (TO) protocol. Literature consistently links non-adherence to the TO protocol to preventable events such as wrong patient, wrong site, or wrong surgery. At the cardiovascular ambulatory clinic where the quality improvement (QI) project was implemented, the baseline needs assessment indicated inconsistent TO practices and the absence of a standardized tool to support TO. The purpose of this project was to improve adherence to the TO safety protocol through staff education and implementation of the evidence-based World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety …


Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Hypertension Management Education In Primary Care, Toyin K. Aliu Feb 2026

Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Hypertension Management Education In Primary Care, Toyin K. Aliu

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Hypertension (HTN) is one of the leading causes of clinic visits and prescription medication use in primary care settings. Despite the availability of evidence-based guidelines to improve HTN management, adherence in clinical practice is often lacking. At the project site, 30% of patients have uncontrolled HTN. This is attributed to providers’ inadequate knowledge of the JNC-8 HTN management guidelines and inconsistent adherence to them. This project aimed to improve hypertension management in a primary care setting by educating providers on the JNC-8 guidelines to enhance adherence to evidence-based practices over six weeks. The purpose was to align medical providers with …


Improving Benzodiazepine Refill Workflow And Communication Via Telehealth Using A Standardized Sbar Protocol, Hendricks Agwu Feb 2026

Improving Benzodiazepine Refill Workflow And Communication Via Telehealth Using A Standardized Sbar Protocol, Hendricks Agwu

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The development in telehealth operations in outpatient mental health care has enhanced access to care at the expense of creating challenges in communication and workflow, especially when it comes to dealing with high-risk substances like benzodiazepines. The role ambiguity, inaccurate refill timeline, documentation lapses and high chances of medication errors are caused by inconsistent communication during the process of telehealth refills. This quality improvement project was aimed at assessing the effects of applying a standardized Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) communication and documentation protocol to workflow efficiency, interprofessional communication, and medication safety when making benzodiazepine refills in a telehealth outpatient …


Translating Low-Level Features Into Student Friendly Explanations Using Xai, Ben Johnson, Keith Nolan Feb 2026

Translating Low-Level Features Into Student Friendly Explanations Using Xai, Ben Johnson, Keith Nolan

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

An alarming decline in Gaeilge proficiency has renewed education efforts, fueled by the rise of AI in recent years. This research presents the development of a deep learning framework designed to evaluate spoken Gaeilge (henceforth Irish) proficiency of learners by quantifying student voice sample similarity to everyday Irish speaker truth samples, combined with explainable AI (XAI) techniques used to generate proof-of-concept student-friendly feedback. While automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems for high-resource languages like English have access to large, detailed datasets, the Irish language relies on a limited availability of speech resources, that challenges traditional model development. We address these gaps …


Towards A Framework For Bias Evaluation Of Ai Agents In Agentic Workflows, Gary Condon, Musfira Jilani Feb 2026

Towards A Framework For Bias Evaluation Of Ai Agents In Agentic Workflows, Gary Condon, Musfira Jilani

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Multi-agent AI systems, with minimal human oversight, are increasingly deployed in high-stakes domains like hiring, healthcare, and criminal justice. However, existing bias evaluation methodologies focus on isolated Large Language Model responses, failing to address sequential agent interactions where biases can propagate through decision chains undetected. Current approaches suffer from three limitations: absence of multi-stage bias tracking, inability to distinguish systematic discrimination from model non-determinism, and risk of contamination when agents infer bias evaluation intent. This study presents a novel evaluation framework incorporating demographic swapping methodology, contamination prevention architecture, and statistical analysis for multi-agent workflows. The framework employs dual presentation systems …


Synthetic Blood Data Generation For Fair Machine Learning, Sahithi Makam Ramakrishna, Fernando Perez-Tellez Feb 2026

Synthetic Blood Data Generation For Fair Machine Learning, Sahithi Makam Ramakrishna, Fernando Perez-Tellez

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Synthetic data generation is a promising solution to privacy concerns in healthcare analytics, particularly when working with sensitive patient information. This study evaluates the performance and fairness of generative models in creating realistic synthetic datasets derived from blood test and demographic data. Three distinct medical datasets are used, including anonymised clinical data from a public hospital in Ireland, a public UCI medical dataset, and a Korean National Health Insurance dataset from 2002. Seven generative models - CTGAN, TVAE, Gaussian Copula, CopulaGAN, MedGAN, DiscGAN, and FASTML - are applied to generate synthetic records. The quality of these records is assessed using …


Formulation And Development Of Herbal Sunscreen Gel From Leucas Zeylanica And Tagetes Erecta, P. K. Wanniarachchi, W. M. K. M. Ratnayake Feb 2026

Formulation And Development Of Herbal Sunscreen Gel From Leucas Zeylanica And Tagetes Erecta, P. K. Wanniarachchi, W. M. K. M. Ratnayake

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Leucas zeylanica (Family: Lamiaceae) and Tagetes erecta (Family: Asteraceae) are annual herbs traditionally used in home remedies and Ayurvedic medicine. Although both plants have been individually studied for their pharmacological properties, their synergistic effects and combined use in cosmetic formulations for sun protection have not been previously reported. This study aimed to evaluate the synergistic antioxidant and photoprotective activities of 95% ethanol extracts of the aerial parts of L. zeylanica, flower heads of T. erecta, and their combinations (1:1, 1:2, and 2:1). Antioxidant activity was assessed using the DPPH radical scavenging assay, with ascorbic acid as the positive …


Formulation And Development Of Skincare Cream Using Pleurotus Djamor, K. A. E. Madushanka, W. V. P. M. Weligalla, K. D. K. P. Kumari, W. M. K. M. Ratnayake Feb 2026

Formulation And Development Of Skincare Cream Using Pleurotus Djamor, K. A. E. Madushanka, W. V. P. M. Weligalla, K. D. K. P. Kumari, W. M. K. M. Ratnayake

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Mushrooms have emerged as versatile and valuable resources in the cosmetic industry, offering a plethora of benefits that range from skincare to haircare formulations. As natural alternatives to synthetic ingredients, mushrooms not only cater to the growing consumer demand for sustainable and eco-friendly products but also offer unique properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and moisturizing effects. Hence, Pleurotus djamor, which is a grown mushroom in Sri Lanka was selected to prepare a new cream formulation for skincare. In the study, an aqueous extract of P. djamor (AEPD) was used and phytochemical screening was done to screen alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, …