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Independence Of Central Banks In Nondemocratic Regimes: Implications For Price Stability, Abeeb O. Olaniran, Umar B. Ndako

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

This study examines the impact of central bank independence on inflation in nondemocratic regimes, with a specific focus on the differences between Islamic and nonIslamic groups. It utilizes nonstationary heterogeneous panels to estimate both the longrun and short-run responses of inflation to central bank independence. Additionally, it employs a panel smooth transition regression model to identify any potential threshold effects in this relationship. Our findings reveal an inverse relationship between central bank independence and inflation rates for both groups in the long run. Our result suggests that non-Islamic authoritarian countries may struggle more than Islamic ones to maintain price stability …

Early Warning Models For Anticipating Crisis: Insights From Sri Lanka, K P Prabheesh, Vishuddhi Jayawickrema

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The study investigates how well early warning systems can predict currency crises in Sri Lanka, with special attention given to deviations in credit and business cycles as potential indicators. The research incorporates domestic and international factors, as well as credit and business cycle indicators, to anticipate currency crises. It uses multiple approaches such as exchange rate pressure index for crisis identification, signalling approach and logit regression for examining the predictive capacity of the indicators. Using quarterly data from 1997 to 2022, the study identifies seven crisis events in the country. Our empirical findings show that before the currency crises, credit …

2025-10-08 Budgets, Boba And Brand New Pricing, Valery Martinez

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

Quiescent Oxphos-High Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells That Persist After Chemotherapy Depend On Bcl-Xl For Survival, Slawomir Andrzejewski, Marie Winter, Leandro Encarnacao Garcia, Olusiji Akinrinmade, Francisco Madeira Marques, Emmanouil Zacharioudakis, Anna Skwarska, Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Marina Konopleva, Guangrong Zheng, Susan A Fineberg, Daohong Zhou, Evripidis Gavathiotis, Tao Wang, Eugen Dhimolea

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The persistent residual tumor cells that survive after chemotherapy are a major cause of treatment failure, but their survival mechanisms remain largely elusive. These cancer cells are typically characterized by a quiescent state with suppressed activity of MYC and MTOR. We observed that the MYC-suppressed persistent triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells are metabolically flexible and can upregulate mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) genes and respiratory function ("OXPHOS-high" cell state) in response to DNA-damaging anthracyclines such as doxorubicin, but not to taxanes. The elevated biomass and respiratory function of mitochondria in OXPHOS-high persistent cancer cells were associated with mitochondrial elongation and remodeling, …

Synthetically Expressive: Evaluating Gesture And Voice For Emotion And Empathy In Vr And 2d Scenarios, Haoyang Du, Kiran Chhatre, Christopher Peters, Brian Keegan, Rachel Mcdonnell, Cathy Ennis

Conference papers

The creation of virtual humans increasingly leverages automated synthesis of speech and gestures, enabling expressive, adaptable agents that effectively engage users. However, the independent development of voice and gesture generation technologies, alongside the growing popularity of virtual reality (VR), presents significant questions about the integration of these signals and their ability to convey emotional detail in immersive environments. In this paper, we evaluate the influence of real and synthetic gestures and speech, alongside varying levels of immersion (VR vs. 2D displays) and emotional contexts (positive, neutral, negative) on user perceptions. We investigate how immersion affects the perceived match between gestures …

West End Avenue Equities, Llc V. Osorio-Sorondo

All Decisions

In this non-payment proceeding, the court issued a mixed decision on cross-motions. The landlord's motion to strike several of the tenant's affirmative defenses was partially granted (striking four defenses and one counterclaim) and partially denied (preserving others, including rent-stabilization and overcharge claims). The landlord's request for use and occupancy was denied, but the petition was allowed to be amended to date. The tenant's motion for discovery on the apartment's regulatory status and overcharge claim was granted, as an unexplained rent increase raised a question of fact about the rent history's reliability, enabling a deeper review.

Ceylon Leasing; Lp V. Ventura

All Decisions

In this nonpayment proceeding; the court held a traverse hearing after the tenant moved to vacate a default judgment. Both the process server and the tenant were deemed credible. However; the court found the landlord failed to prove proper in-hand service of process by a preponderance of the evidence; citing a significant discrepancy between the tenant's physical appearance and the description in the affidavit of service; which aligned more closely with the tenant's mother. As the landlord did not move to amend the service type; the court could not sua sponte deem it substitute service. Consequently; personal jurisdiction over the …

Apostel-R Recommendations For Reporting Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Studies In Rodents, Frederike Cosima Oertel, Delia Cabrera Debuc, Peter A. Calabresi, Mei Chen, Christian Cordano, Michael Dietrich, Nicolas Feltgen, Oliver Gramlich, Ari J. Green, Janos Groh, Su-Chun Huang, Benjamin Knier, Thomas Korn, Letizia Leocani, Anat Loewenstein, Christian Van Oterendorp, Tunde Peto, Sven Schippling, Leopold Schmetterer, Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, Mathias W. Seeliger, Kenneth S. Shindler, Joel Schuman, Mustafa Sindi, Adnan Tufail, Jui-Kai Wang, Sebastian Wolf, Yuyi You, Martin Zinkernagel, Wolf Lagrèze, Philipp Albrecht

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) in rodent models has been used to longitudinally image retinal changes, to define end points for more costly or time-consuming experiments, and to better understand the pathophysiology underlying OCT findings in human diseases. No standardization of rodent OCT reporting currently exists. Here, we aim to establish consensus recommendation for reporting results from retinal OCT studies in rodents.

METHODS: Initial recommendations were developed based on the APOSTEL criteria for quantitative OCT reporting in humans by a core team. Using a modified Delphi process, an expert panel of rodent OCT researchers (N = 31) …

Comparing The Consistency Between Age Estimations Across Various Three-Dimensional Model Creation Methods In An Attempt To Find A Practical Proxy For Physical Remains, Jeanne R. Wood

LSU Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine whether digital three-dimensional models can serve as a viable alternative to physical human remains to allow continued research on fragile physical specimens. As digital three-dimensional models have become increasingly prevalent in anthropological and archaeological research, it is essential to assess their limitations and capabilities, particularly for subjective assessments that rely heavily on visual interpretation (Remondino & El-Hakim, 2006). While previous studies have focused on the use of digital three-dimensional models for quantitative measurements, their effectiveness for subjective analyses remains unclear (Cooper et al., 2003; Sholts et al., 2010; Stull et al., 2014; …

Pathologist-Like Explainable Ai For Interpretable Gleason Grading In Prostate Cancer, Gesa Mittmann, Nidia Messias, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

No abstract provided.

Gabaergic Interneurons Contribute To The Fatal Seizure Phenotype Of Cln2 Disease Mice, Keigo Takahashi, Nicholas R. Rensing, Elizabeth M. Eultgen, Letitia L. Williams, Sophie H. Wang, Hemanth R. Nelvagal, Steven Q. Le, Marie S. Roberts, Balraj Doray, Edward B. Han, Patricia I. Dickson, Michael Wong, Mark S. Sands, Jonathan D. Cooper

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The cellular etiology of seizures in CLN2 disease, a childhood-onset neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1), remains elusive. Given that Cln2R207X/R207X mice display fatal spontaneous seizures and an early loss of several cortical GABAergic interneuron populations, we hypothesized that these 2 events might be causally related. To study the cell-autonomous effects of interneuron-specific TPP1 deficiency, we first generated transgenic mice expressing loxP-flanked lysosomal membrane-tethered TPP1 (TPP1LAMP1 mice) on the Cln2R207X/R207X genetic background, and then crossed TPP1LAMP1 mice with Vgat-Cre mice. These Vgat-Cre; TPP1LAMP1 mice accumulated storage material in cortical and striatal interneurons. Vgat-Cre; …

Hydroxyapatite Microspheres Induce Durable Pleurodesis And Are Rapidly Cleared By Pleural Osteoclasts, Yusuke Tanaka, Yuki Takahashi, Yuma Shindo, Lori B. Pitstick, Steven L. Teitelbaum, Wei Zou, Xiangning Wang, Jason C. Woods, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Francis X. Mccormack

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Talc pleurodesis is highly effective for preventing recurrence of pneumothorax and pleural effusion, but it can be complicated by dissemination, acute lung injury, lead exposure, and foreign body-induced chronic inflammation and pain. Our objective is to develop a safe, biodegradable, contaminant-free particle for pleurodesis. We used mouse models of pneumothorax and malignant pleural effusion to compare the efficacy and safety of pleurodesis with talc and hydroxyapatite microspheres (HAM). Intrapleural instillation of microspheres induced pleural adhesions, fibrosis, and symphysis as effectively as talc and resulted in more durable protection from experimental pneumothorax. HAM and talc both induced an osteoclastogenic, inflammatory, and …

潜剖面分析中顺序量表的处理：基于蒙特卡罗模拟的比较, Chongming Yang, Joseph Olsen, Caleb Carlyle, Yanni Shen

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

以个体为中心的分析/建模方法具备一定优势，且在方法学层面提供了更多可能性。在潜剖面分析 (Latent Profile Analysis, LPA) 中，顺序心理量表有不同的处理方式，包括总分、平均值、标准化分数、以及因子/潜变量得分。然而，目前尚不确定这些处理方式在多大程度上能得出等效的类别比例与单变量差异。本研究采用极大似然 (Maximum Likelihood, ML) 估计和贝叶斯估计的方法，基于不同样本量 (N = 240/300 或 600) 与不同作答选项数量 (2、3、5 和 7 个)，对潜剖面分析中顺序量表的不同处理方式 (未加权和加权的均值与总分、标准化总分以及潜在因子分) 进行了模拟分析。研究结果表明，相较于顺序量表的其他处理方式，基于因子分的潜剖面分析在复现总体类别比例和单变量差异方面略有优势，尤其在小样本和两或三个作答选项的情况下更为明显。研究结论指出，当样本量充足时，使用贝叶斯估计的因子混合分析(Factor Mixture Analysis, FMA) 可较好地替代基于顺序量表均值和总分 (无论是否加权) 的潜剖面分析；当样本量未达理想水平时，更适合基于两步法因子分的潜剖面分析。

Treatments Of Ordinal Scales In Latent Profile Analyses: A Comparison With Monte Carlo Simulations, Chongming Yang, Joseph Olsen, Caleb Carlyle

Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 教育测量与评估双语期刊

Person-centered approaches to analysis/modeling provide certain advantages and methodological possibilities. Ordinal psychological scales have been used differently in latent profile analysis (LPA), including sums, means, standardized scores, and factor/latent scores, meanwhile it was uncertain to what extent these treatments would yield equivalent class proportions and univariate differences. This study simulated LPA of different treatments of ordinal scales (unweighted and weighted means, sums, standardized sums, and latent factor scores) with different response options (2, 3, 5, and 7) at different sample sizes (N = 240/300 or 600) under maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian estimations. Compared to other treatments of ordinal …

What Can Bird Poop Teach Us About The History Of U.S. Imperialism?: Guano Islands And Manifest Destiny Beyond Continental Borders, Eliot Fackler

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

In high school and college history courses, Manifest Destiny is often taught as a period when the United States expanded across the North American continent in the decades before the Civil War. This article outlines an inquiry-driven lesson examining the Antebellum guano rush and its devastating consequences to show that Manifest Destiny was also characterized by extracontinental imperial ambitions. It highlights the lasting impacts of the 1856 Guano Islands Act and links the guano rush to subsequent empire-building efforts, U.S. militarism, and ecological destruction. The article provides relevant background history, descriptions of possible class activities and assessments, and options for …

Teaching Inquiry: A Guiding Template Fosters Critical Thinking, Barbara D. O'Donnell, Abigail C. Schwent

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

This article provides a supportive way to address the marginalization of social studies by teaching inquiry through the use of a template. Inquiry based learning encourages students to make real-world connections by engaging in problem solving and exploration through research. It fosters higher level skills like critical thinking, evaluation, and synthesis of knowledge through experiential learning (Bell, Urhahne, Schanze and Ploetzner 2009). Using inquiry to investigate social studies topics encourages the use of sources from diverse perspectives to understand the complete picture of the event being researched. Teaching social studies through inquiry is a daunting task due to multiple obstacles …

Tackling Mississippi’S Brain Drain: A Problem-Based Geographic Inquiry Approach For Social Studies Educators, James B. Howell, Lamont E. Maddox, J.O. Joby Bass, Benjamin H. Austin, Skye Morgan

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

This paper offers an overview of brain drain as a social problem and shares insights on integrating problem-based geographic inquiry (PBGI) into classrooms. It aims to help social studies teachers: 1) understand brain drain and its geographic relevance, 2) explore how brain drain serves as an engaging public policy issue for PBGI, and 3) identify resources to support problem-based learning. Additionally, the paper provides practical recommendations on designing effective PBGI units, selecting relevant resources, and utilizing geographic tools to foster civic and geographic reasoning skills. Investigating human migration associated with brain drain using a public policy lens should help students …

An Innovative Association Of Fusegate And Pk-Weir, F. Lempérière, A. Chapuis, F. Del Rey, C. Bessière

4th International Workshop on Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs

The combination on the same dam of Piano Key weir (PK-Weir) and fusible structures offers a highly effective passive solution for managing flood discharges. This concept first introduced by Hydrocoop in 2015 as « Innovative Associated Spillways » can leverage the strength of each system. More than 30 years after its first application, the returns of experience of the Hydroplus Fusegate® system applications on more than 80 dams in 25 different countries have confirmed their reliability in terms of sequentially overturning on the downstream side for the correct design flood. With their high discharge capacity at low head, PK-Weirs optimize …

2023 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Poster Award Winners, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

2023 - Appalachian Student Research Forum Program Booklet, Appalachian Student Research Forum, East Tennessee State University

Appalachian Student Research Forum

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Religion On Gender Roles, Julianna R. Cutcher

The Downtown Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Written and Peer-Reviewed by Mandel Honors College Students at Cleveland State University

Religion plays a pivotal role in shaping cultural norms, values, and power structures within societies. Religious discourse, as a socially constructed form of knowledge, defines gender roles, norms, and stereotypes, often reinforcing systems of privilege that favor straight, cisgender, white, and male individuals. This paper explores how religious teachings contribute to gender inequality, limiting opportunities for women and marginalized groups while enforcing rigid expectations of gender identity and sexual orientation. The analysis highlights the intersection of religion and power, exploring the topic through four lenses: systems of privilege and inequality, gender, social implications, and media and culture; it also presents …

Review Of Morganeering, Or The Triumph Of The Trust: A Satirical Burlesque On The Worship Of Wealth, Jonathan Baldwin

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Early Latter-Day Saint Communalism And The Joseph Smith Papers, Matthew J. Grow

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Chatrouter: A System And Method For Hierarchical Intent Classification And Dynamic Routing In Multi-Skill Ai Architectures, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

ChatRouter is a system and method for processing natural language user inputs to accurately classify them into one or more predefined intents and subsequently route them for appropriate handling within a multi-skill artificial intelligence (AI) architecture. The core of the invention lies in its unique combination of a large language model (LLM) guided by a specialized few-shot learning paradigm, a multi-intent detection capability, and a hierarchical priority-based routing mechanism. This system is designed to interpret diverse user phrasings and map them to specific actionable categories, even when multiple intents are present in a single input.

Ai-Enhanced Print Interception System For Optimized Document Output, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

Conventional print workflows often compromise document fidelity due to early-stage transformations performed by the operating system’s print subsystem. This results in poor layout preservation, inefficient scaling, and suboptimal formatting - particularly when printing from dynamic sources such as web applications. To address these limitations, this invention presents a novel method and system for intercepting print commands, including the Ctrl+P action, at the application level to capture the original, unprocessed content before it reaches the print driver or spooler. A lightweight monitoring module detects print initiation events and extracts raw document data, such as source HTML or structured content. This content …

Techniques For Providing Asynchronous Reliable Transmission Protocol For Application-To-Application Communication, Ashish Kumar Khatri Mr., Preet Nepolean Dabre Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are disclosed for providing asynchronous reliable transmission (ART) protocol for Application-to-Application messages. A communication protocol is designed to support communication between two devices asynchronously over channels that have limitations to facilitate asynchronous communication and have limited bandwidth. The ART protocol solves communication challenges that arise when transmitting data over channels with such limitations. The ART protocol has the provision to expand for future use cases such as encryption. Further, the ART Protocol provides mechanisms for data packet fragmentation, allowing larger packets to be transmitted over channels with limited bandwidth.

Training Artificial Intelligence Agents To Compress Web Page Actions Into Url Rewrites, Duc-Hieu Tran, Florian Hartmann

Defensive Publications Series

Computer-control agents are artificial intelligence (AI) tools that automatically perform user-defined tasks over the user interface (UI) of a computer. UI-control-based agents can be slow because they involve the agent interacting with the web page via elementary actions such as clicks and text-fills, waiting for web-page loads, and processing the web-page state and calling the AI model to predict the next elementary action(s), all of which introduce delays. This disclosure describes techniques that improve the efficiency of task performance via computer-control agents by training the agents to bundle multiple web interactions into a single, compact web-service interaction via uniform resource …

Agentic Artificial Intelligence System For Natural Language Control And Diagnosis Of Television Devices, Paul Colta, Henry Fang

Defensive Publications Series

In general, a user may interact with a television device such as a smart television by navigating a series of user interfaces to eventually find the user interface and menus available to the user that may help the user modify, configure, and/or adjust the numerous interfaces and controls available on the smart television. The user may become frustrated as the user may need to navigate through many complex user interfaces and menus to adjust the smart television settings and/or to determine and/or diagnose an issue with the smart television. A user may find this process cumbersome, particularly when the user …

The Impact Of G6pd Deficiency On Liver Damage And Disease Progression In Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study In Thailand, Watcharapong Jugnam-Ang, Phatchayanat Tansakul, Makamas Chanda, Poonlarp Cheepsunthorn, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Chalisa L. Cheepsunthorn Ph.D.

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a key enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway, producing reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) to support redox homeostasis and cancer cell proliferation. While G6PD deficiency has been linked to reduced cancer risk, its impact on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.

Objectives. This study investigates the prevalence of G6PD deficiency in HCC patients and its association with clinical parameters across disease stages.

Methods. A cross-sectional study analyzed G6PD activity and clinical data from 174 HCC patients, 100 hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients, and 154 healthy controls. Peripheral blood G6PD activity was measured, and …

Investigating The Organs At Risk (Oar) Received Dose During Prostate Cancer Therapy Using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (Imrt) And 3d Conformal Radiotherapy (3dcrt): A Comparison Study, Talib Abdulwahid, Hussein Mraity, Mustafa Al-Aseebee, Zeyad Al-Dulaimi, Ali Abid Abojassim

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Radiotherapy domain is known to impose undesired risk of radiation to normal tissue surrounding the tumor. So, the treatment planning systems are developing with time to introduce a perfect treatment. Organs at risks surrounding prostate tumors are sensitive to high doses of radiation. This study is aimed at comparing the efficiency of the three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques during the treatment of prostate cancer. A cross-sectional study was performed in Middel Euphrate Csancer Center, Najaf , Iraq. A 25 patients with prostate tumor were enrolled. They underwent CT scans from imaging then treated with x-ray …