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Musnad ʿAbd Allāh Ibn Al-Zubayr Al-Ḥumaydī As An Early Source Of Madanī Isnād: A Source Critical Study, Heba Mohamed Gaafar

Theses and Dissertations

The transmission of ḥadīth has been a subject of intense debate, particularly regarding the authenticity of early compilations. Musnad al-Ḥumaydī is a ḥadīth collection that has not received significant scholarly attention despite its potential to shed light on early ḥadīth transmission. This study critically examines Musnad al-Ḥumaydī by analyzing its structure, sources, and methodology, focusing on its relationship with Sufyān b. ʿUyayna, the primary transmitter of its ḥadīth. By applying isnād analysis and source criticism, this research challenges the assumption that early ḥadīth compilations were unreliable or retrospectively constructed. Al-Ḥumaydī did not simply collect narrations. The study demonstrates that Musnad …

Staff Education To Improve Nurses’ Knowledge To Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers/Injuries, Aarinola Abosede Omisola

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The quality improvement education project aimed to address a significant increase in hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) at a veteran medical center in Indiana, where statistics showed a 40% increase in Stage 2 pressure ulcers and a 60% increase in deep tissue injuries in Quarter 3 in 2023. Recognizing the serious complications associated with pressure injuries, along with their significant financial burden, the project aimed to answer the question: Will a staff education program focusing on an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to preventing pressure injuries increase nurses’ knowledge about implementing strategies to prevent them? The objective was to enhance adherence to the …

Strategies To Reduce The Turnover Rate Of Clinical Research Coordinators In Academic Research Institutions, Ellen Malone

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Clinical research institutions have dealt with the high turnover of their clinical research personnel, and academic medical centers have struggled to retain clinical research coordinators (CRCs). The purpose and review question for this integrative review was to search for programs, solutions, and techniques that will improve the retention of CRCs. This review used the Situational Leadership Theory Model II (SLT II), which focused on the developmental levels of the CRCs and how much support is needed from leadership. In a search of empirical and nonempirical literature for publication years of 2020–2025, 28 articles were determined to be most relevant to …

Improving Medication Adherence In Patients With Schizophrenia Through Staff Education, Ibrahim Sheriff

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Poverty And Government Policy Part Two: A New Direction, John Visser

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"We want government to participate appropriately, which means within the sphere of its God-given authority and doing only the things it is well-equipped to do."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­a new way to alleviate poverty from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Poverty and Government Policy Part Two

A Systematic Review On Sentiment Analysis For Sindhi Text, Safdar Ali Soomro, Siti Sophiayati Yuhaniz, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Hussain Mughal

Baghdad Science Journal

The field of sentiment analysis has experienced significant growth in recent years due to its applications in various domains such as news headlines, online product purchase, marketing, and reputation management. With the rise of social media and online shopping platforms, there is a wealth use-generated data available. This has led manufacturing, sales, and marketing companies to seek global feedback on their practices and products from these sources. In the context of Sindhi language, millions of phrases are shared daily on news media sites, Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms. However, the exclusion of sentiment analysis for Sindhi language limits the utilization …

A New Algorithm For Finding Initial Basic Feasible Solution Of Spherical Fuzzy Transportation Problem With Applications, K. Hemalatha, Venkateswarlu. B

Baghdad Science Journal

In operation research, a specific area being analyzed in great depth is the transportation problem (TP). The key objective of this problem is to find the lowest total transportation costs for commodities to meet consumer requirements at destinations incorporating resources acquired at their points of origin. In this work, the spherical fuzzy transportation problem (SFTP) determines the lowest cost of carrying items from origin to destination. Most of the time, accurate data has been used, but these variables are actually inaccurate and ambiguous. According to the literature, several generalizations and expansions of fuzzy sets have been proposed and investigated. One …

Towards An Efficient Internet Of Things Intrusion Detection By Using Support Vector Machine, Rawan Abo Zidan, George Karraz

Baghdad Science Journal

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are crucial for safeguarding Internet of Things (IoT) networks against security threats. The integration of Support Vector Machine (SVM) with smart IDs has been a significant advancement in detecting anomalous activities. This research contributes to this field by implementing the Gaussian Pyramid (GP) algorithm, significantly reducing the processing amount and storage space required for large IoT network traffic datasets. This approach enables the GP model to classify thousands of data points in large-scale problems with high-dimensional input space. Notably, the GP model, with various kernel sizes, outperforms traditional nonlinear SVM and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) in …

An Improved Deep Perceptual Hashing Algorithm-Based Information Retrieval System For Remote Cloud Computing, Othman Atta Ismael, Israa Fars Hassan

Baghdad Science Journal

The growth of information retrieval and associated services can be attributed to technical advancements. Meanwhile, traditional information retrieval methods are impacted by performance, accuracy, and scalability limitations. An information retrieval system for distant cloud computing that is based on an Improved Deep Perceptual Hashing Algorithm (IDP-HA) is one of the solutions that have been developed to solve these constraints. Systems are widely used due to their ability to recognize intricate patterns in data. The accuracy of information similarity measurement is still lacking due to the inherent complexity of data and measuring methods. The deep perceptual hashing approach uses Deep Neural …

Perceptions And Experiences Of Kenyan Immigrants On Culturally Appropriate Cancer Health Education In Washington State: A Qualitative Study, Rael Odengo, Patricia Talbert, Joy Anderson

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Access to culturally appropriate cancer health education (CACHE), such as cancer information in languages other than English, that considers a group’s cultural beliefs, traditions, values, and practices, is increasingly recognized as a global health communication priority. CACHE is essential for reducing healthcare disparities and improving service accessibility among African immigrants, a rapidly growing demographic in the United States. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of Kenyan immigrants in Washington State regarding CACHE. We used a qualitative descriptive design, with a purposive sample of ten participants from the Kenyan immigrant community in Washington State. The Andersen Behavioral Model of Healthcare …

Prevalence And Determinants Of Poor Glycemic Control In Adult Diabetic Patients In A Nigerian Tertiary Hospital, Jideuma Ikenna Egwim, Hope Igbonagwam, Adanna Vivian Egwim, Hadi Danawi, Ifeoma Ogugua

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant public health concern globally and in Owerri, southeast Nigeria. The deleterious effects of diabetes have been linked to poor glycemic control. According to the International Diabetes Federation, poor glycemic control is reflected in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels > 7.0%, which are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Studies have shown a dramatic rise in diabetic complications in Nigeria, particularly in Owerri. However, evidence is lacking regarding the specific risk factors associated with poor glycemic control among DM patients in Owerri. This study assessed the predictors of poor glycemic control in a hospital setting in Owerri. …

The Nitrogen-Vacancy-Nitrogen Color Center: A Ubiquitous Visible And Near-Infrared-Ii Quantum Emitter In Nitrogen-Doped Diamond, Brett C. Johnson, Mitchell O. De Vries, Alexander J. Healey, Marco Capelli, Anjay Manian, Giannis Thalassinos, Amanda N. Abraham, Harini Hapuarachchi, Tingpeng Luo, Vadym N. Mochalin, Jan Jeske, Jared H. Cole, Salvy Russo

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Photoluminescent defects in diamond, such as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center, are at the forefront of emerging optical quantum technologies. Most emit in the visible and near-infrared spectral region below 1000 nm (NIR-I), limiting their applications in photonics, fiber communications, and biology. Here, we show that the nitrogen-vacancy-nitrogen (N2V) center, which emits in the visible and near-infrared-II (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm), is ubiquitous in as-synthesized and processed nitrogen-doped diamond, ranging from bulk samples to nanoparticles. We demonstrate that N2V is also present in commercially available state-of-the-art NV diamond sensing chips made via chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) diamonds, …

Nourishing The Living Tree: Vincent Macdonald And His Constitutional Thought, Preston Jordan Lim

Faculty Publications

Since the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadian judges have increasingly approached the Constitution through a living constitutionalist lens, adapting the Constitution to contemporary realities and treating the text as but one interpretive modality alongside purpose and context. The Supreme Court has rooted this living constitutionalism in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council’s judgment, Edwards v Attorney General of Canada, wherein Lord Sankey introduced the metaphor of the “living tree.” Justice Robert Sharpe and Professor Patricia McMahon have suggested that the “living tree metaphor remained a forgotten footnote until 1982.” Indeed, more formalist approaches towards …

Evaluating The Protective Role Of Epo-R76e In Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death In Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Jemima Alam

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) causes dysfunction and loss of Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The degeneration and death of RPE cells causes irreversible visual impairment. Oxidative stress is a widely accepted triggering factor for RPE dysfunction. A hormone called Erythropoietin (EPO) is responsible to facilitate the erythropoiesis process, prevents progenitor cells from apoptosis and protects photoreceptors downregulating retinal degeneration. In this study, we aim to elucidate the role of EPO in downregulating oxidative stress in RPE. It is hypothesized that EPO will have a positive impact on suppressing oxidative stress and ferroptosis-mediated RPE degeneration due to its vital role in apoptosis …

Allele-Specific Vitamin D Receptor Binding Is Associated With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis, Defne Yilmaz, Soe Mar, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The genetic basis of adult-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) is well-studied, but less is known about pediatric-onset MS (pedMS), comprising approximately 5% of all MS onsets. Mendelian randomization (MR) studies have demonstrated evidence for a causal association between MS and both 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum levels and genetic variation related to vitamin D receptor (VDR) binding. The objective was to identify whether VDR binding variants (VDR-BVs) previously implicated in adult-onset MS were associated with pedMS using genetic instrumental variables (GIVs).

METHODS: Using previously identified VDR-BVs to construct individual GIVs with two-sample MR, we investigated associations with pedMS in …

2025 Revised Draft Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project: Probing The Evolution Of Symbiosis Across The Tree Of Life, Matthew Berriman, Victoria Mckenna, Roxanne Beinart, John M. Archibald, Ute Hentschel, Michael N. Dawson, Jose V. Lopez, Patrick J. Keeling, Jillian M. Petersen, Anne W. Thompson, Multiple Addiional Authors

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

We present the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project, a global collaboration to generate high quality genome sequences for a wide range of eukaryotes and their microbial symbionts. Launched under the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the ASG Project brings together researchers from across the globe who hope to use these reference genomes to augment and extend their analyses of the dynamics, mechanisms and environmental importance of symbioses. Applying large-scale, high-throughput sequencing and assembly technologies, the ASG collaboration will assemble and annotate the genomes of 500 symbiotic organisms – both the “hosts” and the microbial …

Getting Boxed In: How Race And Gang Labeling Shape Solitary Confinement Use, Rebecca Tublitz, Keramet Reiter, Dallas Augustine, Melissa Barragan, Kelsie Chesnut, Gabriela Gonzalez, Natalie Pifer, Justin Strong

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Restrictive housing imposes isolation in austere conditions on people who commit serious rule violations or are too dangerous (or endangered) to house in the general prison population. We contribute to a growing body of scholarship analyzing restrictive housing placements, asking how gang membership, race/ethnicity, and misconduct interact to predict placement and lengths of stay. We integrate analysis of qualitative interviews with a random sample of 106 people in long-term solitary confinement in 2017 with analysis of 15 years of administrative data, both from Washington state prisons. We find that official gang labels “stick” to people, amplifying their risk of solitary …

Antibiofilm Properties Of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-2-Alkenylquinoline, A Novel Burkholderia-Derived Alkaloid, Mckinley D Williams, Taylor R Sweeney, Sabrina Trieu, Ravi Orugunty, Abdelahhad Barbour, Fereshteh Younesi, Michael Glogauer, Nopakorn Hansanant, Ronald Shin, Shi-En Lu, Kevin Cao, Abraham Tenorio, Sigmund J Haidacher, Anthony M Haag, Thomas D Horvath, Leif Smith

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Biofilms are an important colonization mechanism employed by several microbial species to better establish themselves and monopolize the acquisition of resources across different environs. Some bacteria have evolved specialized metabolites that, when secreted, disrupt the formation and stability of biofilms generated by competing heterospecies, providing the producing organism with an ecological advantage. Soil-derived species are probable candidates for the identification of such compounds, given the intense level of competition that occurs within the terrestrial ecosystem. The MS14 strain of Burkholderia contaminans isolated from soil in Mississippi has previously been shown to produce antimicrobial compounds like occidiofungin and ornibactin. In this …

Candidate Interventions For Integrating Hypertension And Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Care In Primary Health Settings: Hearts 2.0 Phase 1, Andres Rosende, Mark D Huffman, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: HEARTS in the Americas is the regional adaptation of the WHO Global HEARTS Initiative, aimed at helping countries enhance hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management in primary care settings. Its core implementation tool, the HEARTS Clinical Pathway, has been adopted by 28 countries. To improve the care of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD), HEARTS 2.0 was developed as a three-phase process to integrate evidence-based interventions into a unified care pathway, ensuring consistency across fragmented guidelines. This paper focuses on Phase 1, highlighting targeted interventions to improve and update the HEARTS Clinical Pathway.

METHODS: First, the coordinating …

Methods For Joint Modeling Of Longitudinal Omics Data And Time-To-Event Outcomes: Applications To Lysophosphatidylcholines In Connection To Aging And Mortality In The Long Life Family Study, Konstantin G Arbeev, Olivia Bagley, Svetlana V Ukraintseva, Alexander Kulminski, Eric Stallard, Michaela Schwaiger-Haber, Gary J Patti, Yian Gu, Anatoliy I Yashin, Michael A Province

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Studying the relationships between longitudinal changes in omics variables and event risks requires specific methodologies for joint analyses of longitudinal and time-to-event outcomes. We applied two such approaches (joint models [JM], stochastic process models [SPM]) to longitudinal metabolomics data from the Long Life Family Study, focusing on the understudied associations of longitudinal changes in lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) with mortality and aging-related outcomes. We analyzed 23 LPC species, with 5,066 measurements of each in 3,462 participants, 1,245 of whom died during follow-up. JM analyses found that higher levels of the majority of LPC species were associated with lower mortality risks, with the …

Review Of Bootlegging The Airwaves, Jason L. Guthrie

Journal of 20th Century Media History

Review of the book Bootlegging the Airwaves: Alternative Histories of Radio and Television Distribution (Eleanor Patterson)

Hybrid Image Sensor For Contextual Artificial Intelligence

Defensive Publications Series

A hybrid image sensor is configured to operate in each of a high-resolution RGB mode, a QVGA mono CV mode, and a SVGA RGB CAI mode. Such an image sensor may include a high-resolution pixel array, a configurable signal binning circuit, and a configurable read-out circuit.

Recreate's Amicus Submission To The Constitutional Court In South Africa, May 2025, Iain Currie, Emma Webber, Daniel Linde, Sibongiseni Qagana

Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series

The Copyright Amendment Bill in South Africa aims to reform the copyright regime to provide additional rights to creators and users of copyrighted material. The main provisions for creators are a royalty right and increased control over commissioned works. For users, a series of exceptions and limitations are to be introduced.These include fair use for purposes such as education, personal use and research, as well as exceptions for libraries, archives and people with disabilities. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa referred the legislation to the Constitutional Court, primarily over concerns that the new rights for creators and users would constitute an …

Assessment Of Children's Preference For Differentially Signaled Variable Ratio, Signaled Variable Ratio, And Fixed Ratio Schedules Of Reinforcement, Todd M. Owen

Posters and Presentations: Munroe-Meyer Institute

No abstract provided.

Tickborne Colpodella Species Infections: Time For A New Integrated Approach To Understand Transmission And Pathogenicity, T. Y. Sam-Yellowe, Trinity Nims, Sona Qaderi, Mary M. Asraf

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications

Colpodella species are free-living predatory protists that prey on algae, ciliates and bodonids using myzocytosis. Colpodella species have been reported in human and animal infections. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers targeting 18S rRNA genes of Cryptosporidium and piroplasms have identified Colpodella species in arthropods, host blood and feces, demonstrating the phylogenetic closeness of Colpodella species to the apicomplexa. However, in human, animal and arthropod hosts, the life cycle stages of Colpodella are unknown. In this literature review, we provide an overview of the widespread occurrence of Colpodella species in ticks, and pathogenicity in humans and animals. We discuss methods …

A Systematic Review Of Brief Cognitive Test Used Among The Veteran Population, Joel Mcpherson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The practice problem this DNP project addressed was the lack of a of consensus for a brief cognitive screening (BCS) tool that can be most predictive of mild cognitive disorder (MCI) and dementia in a Veteran Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic. Addressing this gap in practice is important because the veteran population may be at increased risk of MCI and dementia due to age, a history of traumatic brain injury, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This DNP project was a systematic review of the literature. A population, exposure, outcome (PEO) framework and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) theory guided …

Examining How Self-Advocacy Skills Are Taught To Students With Exceptionalities, Pamela Kay Choate

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Students with mild to moderate exceptionalities often do not receive adequate instruction in self-advocacy skills during their elementary or middle school years. The specific problem addressed in this study was that many teachers at the research setting are not teaching the four component skills of self-advocacy to students with mild to moderate exceptionalities. Grounded by the theory of self-advocacy, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the strategies used and the barriers faced by teachers who are not teaching the four component skills of self-advocacy to students with mild to moderate exceptionalities. Four elementary and five middle …

An Exploration Of The Impact Of Educational Background On Basic Science And Life Sciences Librarians, Laura Lipke, Margaret Hoogland, Jeremy Kupsco, Stephanie Schulte

Library Scholarship

This study sought to investigate the influence of a science educational background on librarian interactions with basic and life sciences programs. Through semi-structured interviews with 14 librarians, the study identified several key themes: understanding and enjoying science is beneficial; previous experience influences librarians’ approaches; relationships are important; defining success is challenging; and collaborating with other campus units is unusual. Results suggest a science undergraduate or graduate degree and previous science-related work experience enhance librarians’ comfort and communication with scientists and highlight a lack of professional continuing education related to researcher workflows.

Optimizing The Psychiatric Referral Pathway Between Community Health Center Primary Care Partner And An Academic Medical Center Psychiatric Practice: Baseline Assessment Of The Current State And Needs, Katherine Verdier

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Background

The shortage of mental health professionals and the stigma associated with seeking mental health care has contributed to the need for primary care to provide mental health services. While primary care providers are well-placed to offer mental health treatment, they may not feel comfortable prescribing psychotropic medication in their practice. In the absence of full collaborative care models, consulting with psychiatric specialists can help primary care providers to manage mental health conditions in primary care.

Local Problem

At a community health center (CHC) in Worcester County, Massachusetts, primary care providers (PCP) provide mental health treatment for patients and have …