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Memoir On A General Property Of A Very Extensive Class Of Transcendental Functions, Niels Henrik Abel 1802--1829, John Little

Mathematics and Computer Science Department Faculty Scholarship

We present this new commentary and translation anticipating the 200th anniversary of the work, commonly known as Abel's ``Paris memoir.'' This is recognized today as one of Abel's most original and influential works. It is significant mostly because it marked the first appearance of a form of a result in the theory of algebraic curves and Riemann surfaces that has come to be known as ``Abel's theorem.'' However, Abel's original understanding of the meaning and context of his result was quite different from the typical modern formulation and the development of the modern understanding has been a long and tortuous …

Uncomfortable Hierarchies And Structural Constraints: Teachers As Middle Managers Of Paraeducators In The Usa, Johanna S. Quinn

Sociology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Addressing The Abuse Of Monopsony Power In Labor Markets: Examining Potential Public And Civil Law Remedies And Sanctions, Zofia M. Mazur

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

Although thousands of reported cases involve allegations of firms illegally forming cartels in product markets, relatively few deal with similar allegations in labor markets. Moreover, as observed in legal doctrine, labor markets tend to be more concentrated than product markets and, consequently, more susceptible to anticompetitive conducts by undertakings. The article, therefore, analyzes the so-called monopsony power in the labor market, which refers to any case where employers hold labor market power that allows them to unilaterally determine wages or to worsen working conditions by reducing employment.

It is argued that competition law should be used to effectively curb abuse …

Quality Improvement Project Improving Fall Risk Protocol Compliance Through A Structured Fall Prevention Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Lakeesha Jenkins

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Falls remain a persistent patient-safety threat in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). At a Dallas–Fort Worth SNF, a needs assessment identified rising unassisted falls and inconsistent protocol adherence. This quality improvement (QI) project examined whether a structured, evidence-based bundle could improve staff knowledge and fall-prevention processes and reduce falls over four weeks. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and implemented with Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycles, the pre–post design engaged direct-care staff (registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants; n = 20). The intervention included standardized risk screening with the Morse Fall Scale (MFS), targeted staff education, high-risk visual identifiers, and post-fall huddles. …

University Of New Hampshire 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Xxx - September 29, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Natalya Shvets

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Crow's Nest, September 29, 2025, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The September 29, 2025 issue of the Crow's Nest.

Packing Independent Cliques Into Planar Graphs, Csaba Biró, Gabriel Collado, Oscar Zamora

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The indeque number of a graph is largest set of vertices that induce an independent set of cliques. We study the extremal value of this parameter for the class and subclasses of planar graphs, most notably for forests and graphs of pathwidth at most $2$.

2024 Impetus Platform Presentation Abstracts

Philippine Journal of Physical Therapy

No abstract provided.

Gregory Delts, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

Growing up and living in the Bronx up until recently, Gregory Delts detailed the institutions and communities that greatly impacted his life and how he has given back. The apartment building in which Greg was raised showcased the diversity of the Bronx and the strong community that they shared among residents. Friends and family alike cared for him and the other kids in the neighborhood by sharing their homes and food with one another. Although he attended the public schools in the Bronx until high school, he was sent to the rigorous Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts for his teenage years. …

การกำหนดบทลงโทษทางปกครองและทางอาญาร่วมกันในกรณีความประมาทเลินเล่อของ ภาระผูกพันหลังการทำเหมืองขององค์กร: กรณีศึกษาเปรียบเทียบกฎระเบียบการทำเหมืองแร่ของประเทศอินโดนีเซีย ไทย และแอฟริกาใต้ (A Combined Imposition Of Administrative And Criminal Sanctions For Negligence Of Corporate Post-Mining Obligations: A Comparative Study Of Indonesian, Thailand, And South African Mining Regulations), Fachrian Rizki

Chulalongkorn University Law Journal

วิธีการทางกฎหมายอันเหมาะสมและบทบัญญัติของกฎหมายที่เพียงพอต่อการลงโทษนิติบุคลคลซึ่งละเลยหน้าที่อันต้องกระทำการหลังการขุดเหมืองแร่นั้นถือเป็นประเด็นในทางกฎหมายที่หลายประเทศทั่วโลกไม่ได้ให้ความสนใจเท่าไรนัก นอกจากการละเว้นหน้าที่ดังกล่าวโดยประมาทจะส่งผลร้ายทั้งทางตรงและทางอ้อมต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมและชุมชน บริเวณรอบพื้นที่แล้ว การกระทำดังกล่าวยังส่งผลเสียต่อตัวนิติบุคคลด้วย ในอินโดนีเซียมีผู้เห็นว่าการบังคับใช้มาตรการบังคับทางปกครองเพียงอย่างเดียวก็สามารถป้องปรามการกระทำดังกล่าวได้อย่างเพียงพอ แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม เมื่อได้ศึกษาเปรียบเทียบกฎหมายของอินโดนีเซียกับประเทศไทยและแอฟริกาใต้แล้ว พบว่ามีการใช้มาตรการทางอาญาควบคู่ไปกับมาตรการบังคับทางปกครอง ดังนั้น กรณีดังกล่าวจึงนำมาสู่ปัญหาของงานวิจัยฉบับนี้ว่า การบังคับใช้มาตรการทางอาญาควบคู่ไปกับมาตรการบังคับทางปกครองต่อความผิดฐานละเลยหน้าที่ที่พึงต้องกระทำหลังการขุดเหมืองแร่โดยประมาทจะมีผลสัมฤทธิ์มากกว่าการใช้มาตรการบังคับทางปกครองเพียงอย่างเดียวหรือไม่ และการใช้โทษทางอาญาในความผิดฐานดังกล่าวนั้นขัดต่อหลักความได้สัดส่วนและหลักการกำหนดความผิดในทางอาญาหรือไม่ บทความวิจัยนี้จึงมุ่งศึกษาปัญหาดังกล่าวโดยเน้นการวิเคราะห์หลักเกณฑ์ทางทฤษฎีที่เกี่ยวข้อง และเปรียบเทียบกฎหมายของประเทศไทยและแอฟริกาใต้

Quantifying The Decay Timescale Of Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide In The Stratosphere, Paul A. Nicknish, Kane Stone, Susan Solomon, Simon Carn

Michigan Tech Publications

The injection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere and its subsequent oxidation to form sulfate aerosols after large volcanic eruptions can have profound effects on Earth's climate. The removal of volcanic SO2 in the stratosphere is thought to be driven by its gas-phase oxidation by the hydroxyl radical (OH); once oxidized, it goes on to form sulfate aerosols. However, it has also been suggested that heterogeneous oxidation on ash could also be important or even dominant, which would imply the faster removal of SO2 and thus the faster formation of aerosols, at least in ash-rich plumes. Additionally, recent work …

Project #119: Early Conversations, Better Outcomes: Advance Care Planning In Critical Care, Kristen Chasteen, Hannah Musgrove, Jessica M. Haeusler, Rachel Eklund, Sarah Beldin, Veronica Ronco, Lori Doyle, Kelly Susalla-Boyd, Eman Chami, Denise M. Robinson, Paul S. Villalba, Gillian Grafton, Jennifer Swiderek, Amy B. Engelhardt, Arielle H. Gupta

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #068: Thinking Like An Infection Prevention Expert: Creating An Automated Report To Aid Frontline Staff In The Reduction Of Clostridioides Difficile Infections, Sarah Prascius, Alex K. Wells, Wendy Raffin, Gabe Smith, Ann M. Collier, Amanda Renard, Tricia Stein

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Project #083: Using A Multi-Prong Approach To Reduce Colon Surgical Site Infections (Ssi), Jenny Gubler, Jill Skrzypczak, Janice Martin, James Rejc, Jason Weaver, Judy C. Rourke, Nicholas W. Conte, Alison K. Theisen, Dale Gonzalez, Nicole Nomides

Quality Expo 2025

No abstract provided.

Amicus Brief In Support Of Ross Intelligence In Ross Intelligence V. Thomson Reuters, Jess Miers, Bryan L. Frye, Mateusz Blaszczyk

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This amici curiae brief, filed in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH and West Publishing Corp. v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, argues that Thomson Reuters failed to state a viable claim for copyright infringement against ROSS Intelligence. The amici—law professors specializing in copyright and technology—contend that Westlaw’s headnotes are uncopyrightable factual summaries of judicial opinions and that the West Key Number System has long been in the public domain. The brief distinguishes between AI “pretraining” and “fine-tuning,” emphasizing that ROSS’s fine-tuning process relied on expert-created materials rather than wholesale copying. It cautions …

Brief For Amici Curiae Brian L. Frye, Jess Miers, And Mateusz Blaszczyk In Support Of Appellant, Bryan L. Frye, Jess Miers, Mateusz Blaszczyk

Scholarly Works

This is an amicus curiae brief filed by Brian L. Frye, Jess Miers, and Mateusz Blaszczyk in support of ROSS Intelligence, Inc., arguing that Thomson Reuters's claim for copyright infringement should be dismissed.

Whole-Blood Cellular Responses: A Promising Indicator Of Sars-Cov-2 Immunity Compared To Serology, Lucas M. Zhou, Elizabeth H. Duncan, Rupsa C. Boelig, Margaret Costanzo, Jeffrey R. Currier, Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

Background: Currently available immunological tests for SARS-CoV-2 assess only antibody responses. Despite the growing evidence that T cells play a crucial role in protection, especially against emerging viral variants, no routine test is available to determine T cell immunity. The prognostic value of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies for determining whether individuals are immune and protected against disease remains uncertain. This is in part due to the following: (a) specificity and limitations such as the sensitivity of antibody tests, and (b) the lack of correlation between antibody titers (quantity) and the antiviral function of antibodies (quality). Approximately a quarter of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients with …

Economics Of Corneal Cross-Linking For Keratoconus Treatment, Christopher J. Rapuano, Richard L. Lindstrom, Eric Donnenfeld, John P. Berdahl, Vance Thompson, David Kratochvil, John Carter

Wills Eye Hospital Papers

AIM: To optimize the real-world applicability of a health economic model estimating the cost-effectiveness of corneal cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus in the United States.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A previously reported discrete-event simulation (DES) model was adapted to reassess the cost-effectiveness of corneal cross-linking (CXL) from the US payer perspective. The simulation of keratoconus progression, which is a key driver of model outcomes, was remodeled to more accurately reflect the real-world relationship between age and the rate of disease progression. All costs were updated to reflect 2025 values. We simulated 4,000 eyes of 2,000 patients diagnosed with keratoconus to …

Educating Correctional Nurses On The Use Of A Mindfulness Program To Reduce Work Stress, Victoria Ngozi Emelogu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Correctional nurses deliver care in environments marked by violent incidents, chronic understaffing, and moral distress. These conditions heighten occupational stress, jeopardize patient safety, and accelerate staff turnover, yet few U.S. jails provide evidence-based training in rapid self-regulation strategies. The purpose of this staff education project was to evaluate whether a 2-week curriculum could increase correctional nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported skills (KAS) for on-shift mindfulness use. Pender’s health promotion model framed the intervention, Bloom’s taxonomy and Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model informed learning objectives and outcome levels. Five correctional nurses at a large urban jail completed an anonymous 10‑item KAS survey before …

Implementing Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Screening In Adult Mental Health: A Staff Education Initiative, Precious Nmachi Adaso

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This project was a staff education program aimed at the use of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) as a universal depression screening instrument within a mental health facility. The project was conducted in an urban area of the United States at an outpatient behavioral health facility and was focused on addressing the stagnation in the staff’s correct use of evidence-based measures of depression screening that inhibits the prompt detection and treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The practice focused question was: Following participation in a staff education program, will staff demonstrate increased knowledge on depression screening and use of the …

Opposition Of Debtor To Committee's Motion To Dismiss

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

No abstract provided.

Delay, Deny, Tax, Samuel D. Brunson

Emory Law Journal Online

Health insurance companies are having a moment in the United States. Their moment involves widespread public objections to their seemingly random and increasing willingness to deny coverage and reimbursement to insureds. These denials are in large part not part of a program to improve health coverage but, rather, to reduce insurance companies’ expenses and, in turn, increase their profits.

There is broad consensus that something has to change. The public demands it. Bipartisan groups of senators and representatives have investigated it. Even the health care industry acknowledges that something needs to change. To actually make the health care system better …

An Analysis Of Sentences Error In Business Email Writing Of Thai Efl Students, Chayakorn Sutakote, Khomsin Sarntong, Pongsatorn Pawabutra

Journal of Education Studies

This research aimed to 1) examine and classify types of sentence errors in business email writing produced by students, and 2) analyze the frequency, ranking, and percentage distribution of sentence errors identified in business email writing of students. The study analyzed 192 business emails with content focusing on inquiries, requests for action, information exchange, and scheduling/confirming appointments. The research instruments employed were 1) a collection form for email writing samples from students and 2) an assessment form for error classification. Data analysis used an adapted framework from Corder (1974) and Gass et al. (2013), implementing a systematic four-stage process including …

Sibling Species Differently Distributed Around A Co2 Vent Show Transplantation Proteomic Remodelling, While Displaying Metabolomic Signatures Associated With Their Origin, Lucy Turner

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The cellular homeostatic response (CHR) and cellular stress response (CSR) work together to maintain homeostasis. Studying phylogenetically closely-related species inhabiting different environments can help investigate the interplay between the CHR and CSR. We conducted reciprocal in situ transplant experiments in a natural CO2 vent (Ischia, Italy), using the sibling annelid species Platynereis cf.. dumerilii and Platynereis cf.. massiliensis which have been shown to have different preferential distributions around the CO2 vent. Following transplantations, we characterised the response of each individual’s proteome, metabolome, and lipidome, to short or long-term exposure to different pCO2 regimes (i.e., high and low), and confirmed its …

Refining The Geochronologic Framework Of The Early Cretaceous Nonmarine Western Interior Basin, Usa, Jack Fekete

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Early to mid-Cretaceous marks a period of dynamic shifts in tectonism, depositional environments, climate, and biota across the mid-North American continent. However, despite their importance for understanding crucial biotic and geologic transitions during this period, nonmarine Early Cretaceous strata of the Western Interior Basin (WIB) remain poorly constrained geochronologically. Radiometric dating of syndepositional detrital minerals, such as ash-fall zircon, offers a solution to refining geochronologic frameworks. However, a magmatic lull in the Cordilleran magmatic arc during the Early Cretaceous limited the delivery of syndepositional zircon to the WIB, impeding such refinement. In this dissertation, I developed and tested new …

Adsorption Of Cu(Ii) Ions From Aqueous Solutions Using A Magnetite Biochar Composite Material, Widi Aprilia Ta'bi, Paulina Taba, Abdul Wahid Wahab, Maming Gappa, Muhammad Zakir, Nur Umriani Permatasari

Makara Journal of Science

Water contamination from heavy metals, such as Cu(II) ions, poses severe threats to human health and the environment. This necessitates the development of efficient and eco-friendly treatment methods. In this study, a magnetite–biochar composite (MBC) was developed as an effective adsorbent for reducing Cu(II) ions from liquid waste. Biochar was produced through the pyrolysis of water hyacinth at 500 °C, while magnetite was synthesized using FeSO₄·7H₂O and FeCl₃·6H₂O with molar ratio of 1:2. The MBC was formed using a co-precipitation method and characterized by Fourier transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, and vibration sample magnetometer instruments. FTIR analysis …

Morphometric Analysis, Genetic Diversity, And Population Structure Of Two Spiny Lobster Species From Palu Bay, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Novalina Serdiati, Muh Saleh Nurdin, Nur Hasanah, Aswad Eka Putra, Kasim Mansyur, Fauziah Azmi, Teuku Fadlon Haser, Raden Adharyan Islamy

Makara Journal of Science

Indonesia could potentially benefit significantly from economically important lobster species of the Panulirus genus, particularly the painted spiny lobster (P. versicolor) and the white-whiskered coral crayfish (P. femoristriga). Effective conservation decisions relating to these species require detailed knowledge of morphological variation and genetic relationships, especially in Palu Bay, Central Sulawesi, which is broadly considered pivotal for lobster conservation management. In this study, we conducted morphometric and genetic analyses to examine diversity and population structure of P. versicolor and P. femoristriga. From May to November 2021, a total of 72 specimens were collected in Kabonga Village, …

Genome-Wide Association Study And Genome Prediction Of Tallness Trait In Spinach Phenotyping, Ibtisam Alatawi, Haizheng Xiong, Hanan Alkabkabi, Kenani Chiwina, Beiquan Mou, Qun Luo, Yuejun Qu, Renjie Du, Awais Riaz, Derrick J. Harrison

Horticulture Faculty Publications and Presentations

Plant height is a critical agronomic trait in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), influencing both mechanical harvesting efficiency and overall yield. In this study, plant height variation was evaluated in 307 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) germplasm accessions, which were phenotyped and genotyped using 15,058 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) obtained from whole-genome resequencing. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted using the General Linear Model (GLM), Mixed Linear Model (MLM), Multiple Loci Mixed Model (MLMM), Fixed and Random Model Circulating Probability Unification (FarmCPU), and Bayesian-information and Linkage-disequilibrium Iteratively Nested Keyway (BLINK) models implemented in the Genomic Association and Prediction Integrated Tool …

Defederalizing Opioid Addication Care, Matthew B. Lawrence

San Diego Law Review

Lack of access to evidence-based care for drug addiction is an urgent problem amid a decades-long overdose crisis that kills more than one hundred thousand Americans a year. Opioid addiction is the primary driver of overdoses today, and medicines exist to treat such addiction that can dramatically improve quality of life while reducing the risk of deadly overdose by more than half. Yet fewer than one in four of the nine million Americans who need such evidence-based medical care for their addiction receive it. Chief among barriers to access are restrictive and burdensome federal requirements limiting the use of narcotic …