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Saag: Structured Agent Assessment And Grounding, Ritvik Garimella, Vedant Khandelwal, Anvi Kohli, Amit Sheth

Publications

Exact-match evaluation of agent-calling obscures qualitatively different failure modes: a model may select the right function yet hallucinate argument values, or satisfy a schema while choosing a agent for the wrong reason. Existing benchmarks collapse these distinctions into a single binary score, leaving practitioners unable to diagnose where agent calls fail. We propose SAAG a cascaded diagnostic framework that decomposes agent-calling evaluation into three sequential stages: registry conformance, structural completeness, and argument grounding, each producing interpretable stage-specific diagnostics. These diagnostics additionally enable iterative self-repair: on prediction failure, the stage-specific signal guides targeted correction without leaking ground-truth values. We evaluate this …

J Mich Dent Assoc June 2026

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Each month, the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association delivers news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200-plus members. It remains the main publication reaching Michigan dentists and is available worldwide through ADA Commons.

The June 2026 (Volume 108, No. 6) issue of the Journal is published in digital format to provide updates and insights for Michigan's oral health community and MDA members. Print editions occur every other month beginning with January.

The June 2026 issue of the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association provides association updates, legal advice, and clinical …

Assessing The Trends, Impacts, And Societal Implications Of Censorship On History Professors, Classrooms, And Historical Materials, Sarah Kula

Interdisciplinary Studies

This paper examines how censorship shapes historical understanding through its influence on research, classroom instruction, and societal narratives. Drawing on interviews with four history professors at California public institutions and existing scholarship on censorship, this study explores both historical and contemporary forms of censorship, with particular attention to topics of race, gender, and sexuality. Insights from the conducted interviews and pre-existing scholarly work are explored through three dimensions: personal, academic, and societal, emphasizing how these forces affect historical research, the teaching of history, and societal understanding of the “historical canon” that determines which narratives are preserved and prioritized, and which …

Some Realism About Constitutional Remedies, Thomas P. Schmidt, Gillian E. Metzger

Faculty Scholarship

The Supreme Court has wavered between two approaches to questions of executive power, which are often labeled institutional formalism and realism. Formalism treats an institution like the presidency as a “black box” to which the Constitution assigns certain powers. In Trump v. Hawaii,  for example, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s infamous travel ban by focusing not on the “particular President” and his past call for a “complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” but rather on “the authority of the Presidency itself.” That is the language of institutional formalism.

Realism, on the other hand, peers into the “black …

Reforming Funding To Better Defend Families: Holistic Preventive Legal Advocacy That Checks Cps Agency Power, Joshua Gupta-Kagan

Faculty Scholarship

The federal government has provided funds to support legal representation of parents facing allegations of child neglect or abuse since 2019, across administrations of both parties. That funding illustrates the field’s recognition of parent defense’s importance to improving outcomes and reducing harms from the family regulation system, especially once CPS agencies file petitions against parents. Federal Title IV-E funding supports parent representation in those family court cases and for parents at risk of facing such cases. That funding has been an essential boon to parent representation and the benefits that flow from it. It is nonetheless time to take a …

Neuroenvironmental Footprint: Integrating Air Quality Into Neuroarchitectural Research In Educational Spaces, María Beltrán Rodríguez, Ivette Caldelas

Congresos y Conferencias

Environmental quality is widely recognised as one of the most decisive factors in public health. Its relevance is particularly critical in the case of children, as it directly affects both their physical and cognitive development. Indeed, different researches showed how the exposure to inadequate environmental conditions during early life stages may compromise health outcomes, learning capacity, and overall well-being. Consequently, improving environmental quality in educational settings is not only a matter of comfort, but an essential public health priority. In this context, the International Symposium of Environmental Quality in Educational Spaces (inSiEqES) emerges as a necessary initiative to foster dialogue, …

Fractional Bernstein Polynomial Approximations For Nonlinear Timefractional Partial Differential Equations, Reem Abdul Quzli

Theses

This thesis studies the numerical approximation of nonlinear time-fractional partial differential equations using fractional Bernstein polynomials. The main model considered is the nonlinear time-fractional foam drainage equation, in which the classical time derivative is replaced by the Caputo fractional derivative. This formulation introduces memory effects into the model and allows the present drainage behavior to depend on the previous evolution of the liquid fraction.

The proposed method approximates the solution by a finite expansion of fractional Bernstein basis functions. After substituting this approximation into the governing equation, the residual is expanded in powers of t^�� . The unknown coefficient …

Weaning Stress Induced Alterations To The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid And -Adrenal Axes In Swine, Isabel B. Walpole, Alyssa A. Smith, Kaylyn G. Rudy, Dayeon Jeon, J. Scott Radcliffe, J. Alex Pasternak

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Combined modulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axes is known to play a critical role in maintaining physiological stability in response to stress. In this study, stress induced modulation of these axes was examined using 20 pigs/treatment either weaned (WN), weaned with feed/water restriction 9 h (FR), transported 9 h (TRANS), or remaining with sow (SOS) and euthanized at 32 or 56 h post-weaning. Serum cortisol, thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3) were measured before weaning and after 24, 32, and 56 h with no difference in cortisol concentrations among treatments at any timepoint. However, both T3 and T4 …

Assessing Aflatoxin Knowledge, Perceptions, And Related Practices, In A Rural Coastal Community: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey, Rosebella Iseme, Joseph Abuodha, Anthony Ngugi, Innocent Abayo, Mansoor Saleh

Population Health, East Africa

Background

Aflatoxin contamination is a significant yet under-addressed food safety challenge in low-resource settings, driven by a complex interplay of environmental, agricultural, and socio-economic factors. Limited access to agricultural inputs, inadequate post-harvest handling and storage, and weak regulatory enforcement alongside food scarcity and climate change heighten the risk of contamination and exposure. Human exposure is associated with serious health consequences, including hepatocellular carcinoma, immune suppression, and childhood stunting. Although aflatoxin is increasingly recognized as a global food safety concern, little is known about community-level knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices. This study examined household heads’ awareness, perceptions, and behaviours related …

The International Glossary On Infertility And Fertility Care, 2025†., Fernando Zegers-Hochschild, Silke Dyer, G David Adamson, Valerie Baker, Kurt Barnhart, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Clare Boothroyd, Georgina Chambers, Jacques De Mouzon, Eman Elgindy, Bart Fauser, Karin Hammarberg, Marcos Horton, Osamu Ishihara, Seung Chik Jwa, Mohamed Khrouf, Markus Kupka, Dolores J. Lamb, Martha Luna, A Gustavo Martinez, Brent Monseur, Peter Nagy, Anja Pinborg, Catherine Racowsky, Laura Rienzi, Peter Schlegel, Lone Schmidt, Lan Ngoc Vuong, Tari Turner, Mónica Hebe Vázquez-Levin, Ibrahim Wada, Dagan Wells, Christine Wyns

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

STUDY QUESTION: What updates of the International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care are required, to reflect contemporary scientific knowledge, social needs, and inclusive definitions, while harmonizing international communication across clinical, research, policy, and public domains?

SUMMARY ANSWER: This 4th edition presents 348 consensus-based terms and definitions, including numerous revisions from the previous edition and 79 newly introduced definitions reflecting advances in reproductive science, technology, and evolving social contexts.

WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Previous glossary editions (2006, 2009, 2017) established internationally recognized definitions related to clinical practice, research, and policy. The 2017 edition comprised 283 terms and, among many others, …

Imaginatively Humankind Dwells: The Necessity Of The Imagination For Divine-Human Commun(E)Ication, Tracey-Ann Pypker-Van Brenk

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Restoreband: An Electromyography Band For Tracking Forearm Muscle Action And Activation In Post-Stroke Adults, Mairin T. Mullen, Melody Nwagwu, Kosuke Nishimura, Benjamin Miramon

Biomedical Engineering

This study involves the design of a non-invasive surface electromyography (EMG) band to estimate hand posture for individuals recovering from stroke and other neuromuscular disorders. The device is meant to measure forearm muscle activation to provide objective recovery data that can supplement traditional rehabilitation. Current EMG systems are often expensive, cumbersome, and difficult to use. The goal of this study is to develop an affordable, accurate, and easy to use solution that improves access to EMG motor monitoring.

The key stakeholders include stroke survivors, clinicians, and the project sponsor, Dr. Espinoza-Wade. This report includes project introduction, background, objectives, and project …

Cerebral Palsy Detection In Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infants, Anais Jeday, Shane Tryon, Bryanna Leary, Oleana Jacobson

Biomedical Engineering

The project is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Eric Espinoza-Wade to develop a secure, accurate wearable sensing system for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) who have experienced asymmetric perinatal brain injury (APBI). Infants with APBI are at increased risk for developing unilateral cerebral palsy; however, clinical diagnosis is often delayed until 12–24 months of age, limiting opportunities for early intervention.

The goal of the project is to design a wearable system that securely attaches small, lightweight accelerometers to an infant’s limbs to quantify bilateral limb movement. Triaxial acceleration data will be used to detect movement asymmetries, which …

Lymph Node Dissection And Postoperative Complications After Lung Cancer Resection, Isheeta Madeka, Khaled Noueihed, Jacob Woodroof, Shale Mack, Hamza Rshaidat, Gregory L Whitehorn, Sneha Alaparthi, Scott H. Koeneman, Tyler R. Grenda, Nathaniel R. Evans, Iii, Olugbenga T. Okusanya

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Importance: Current lung cancer guidelines recommend lymph node sampling (LNS) with the 3 + 1 rule, which recommends station-based sampling with at least 3 N2 (mediastinal) and 1 N1 (hilar) nodal stations. Although there is oncologic benefit to rigorous LNS, potential negative impacts on surgical outcomes have not been well investigated. As adoption of the 3 + 1 rule increases given its formalization as guideline-concordant care, associations with adverse outcomes are crucial to characterize.

Objective: To evaluate whether satisfying the 3 + 1 rule is associated with increased postoperative complications.

Design, setting, and participants: This retrospective cohort study used the …

Reimagining Power And Practice: Grantee Reporting For Greater Impact, Steven Lafrance, Jamae Morris, Lauri Valerio

The Foundation Review

The evaluation of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Written Reports Alternative Project (WRAP) pilot revealed that Oral and Alternative Reporting (OAR) options offer a practical, values-aligned pathway to equitable, trust-based reporting that reduces burden while improving usefulness with a pathway to scale.

WRAP participants reported strengthened relationships and two-way learning, especially when conversations complemented or replaced written materials.

Recommendations for others considering OAR include: offer and codify choice, center questions that matter, design technology to support multiple formats, compensate grantee time for evaluation or additional learning-related asks, and train staff for relational learning.

RWJF’s experience demonstrates how reporting can be …

Unpacking Assumptions: What Evaluation Capacity Building Looks Like When It’S Optional, Flexible, And Funded, Jennifer Marsack, Martena Reed, Robiel Abraha, Abby Triño, Sara Jones, Brita Blesi

The Foundation Review

Evaluation capacity building (ECB) in the philanthropic sector is often designed around a common set of assumptions: organizations need to be directed toward “correct” evaluation practices, compliance is the primary motivator for engagement, and funder-defined metrics are the most appropriate measure of success. This article challenges these assumptions by sharing insights from a multi-year ECB initiative funded by Houston Endowment called Harnessing the Power of Data.

Drawing on surveys, interviews, and program participation data, the authors explore how co-creating learning goals in a strengths-based structure shifts the evaluation culture of an organization. Key lessons include: (1) how flexibility and alignment …

Climate-Driven Stochastic Modelling Of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Transmission In Uganda, P. G. Kpatchana, J. Aduda, K. M. Agboka

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a climate-sensitive tick-borne zoonosis that remains a significant public health concern in Uganda, where temperature and vapour pressure deficit influence tick ecology and consequently disease transmission. This study aimed to develop and analyse a climate-driven stochastic model for CCHF transmission among ticks, livestock, and humans under environmental variability in Uganda. A compartmental transmission model was formulated and extended into a stochastic differential equation framework by incorporating multiplicative environmental noise. Climate-dependent tick recruitment, development, and mortality were parameterized using district-level temperature and vapour pressure deficit data to capture spatial heterogeneity in transmission risk. Theoretical analyses based …

Nh 4-H Horse State Show Class Patterns, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

From 5g To 6g: A Survey On Security, Privacy, And Standardization Pathways, Mengmeng Yang, Youyang Qu, Thilina Ranbaduge, Chandra Thapa, Nazatul Haque Sultan, Ming Ding, Hajime Suzuki, Wei Ni, Sharif Abuadbba, David Smith, Paul Tyler, Josef Pieprzyk, Thierry Rakotoarivelo, Xinlong Guan, Sirine Mrabet

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The vision for 6G aims to enhance network capabilities, supporting an intelligent digital ecosystem where artificial intelligence (AI) is a key. However, the expansion of 6G raises critical security and privacy concerns due to the increased integration of IoT devices, edge computing, and AI. This survey provides a comprehensive overview of 6G protocols with a focus on security and privacy, identifying risks that have not been experienced in preceding 5G systems, and presenting mitigation strategies. While many vulnerabilities from earlier generations persist, the introduction of AI/ML introduces novel risks like model inversion and malicious manipulation of AI. Vulnerabilities in emerging …

Nanofluid Flooding As A Sufficient Alternative To Waterflooding For Incremental Oil Recovery From Carbonate Reservoirs, Sarmad Al-Anssari, Dhifaf Sadeq, Hassanain A. Hassan, Ahmed Hamid Al-Taie, Hasan Ali Abood, Mohammed Mahdi, Zain Ul Abedin Arain

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs is one of the critical challenges in the oil industry due to the strongly oil-wet nature, natural fractures, and the heterogeneity of carbonate rocks. Subsequently, waterflooding can only displace oil from large fractures, leaving the majority of oil trapped in the rock matrix. This work suggests that nanofluid flooding, as a predesigned flooding method, is an alternative to conventional waterflooding. Various concentrations of silica nanofluid at different nanoparticle concentrations were formulated and systematically investigated for their characteristics, stability at reservoir conditions, and their influence on wettability and oil recovery. Silica nanoparticles were sustainably synthesized from …

The Life Study: A Cross-Sectional Study Protocol For Lifestyle Risk Factors For Chronic Disease Across The Stages Of Reproductive Ageing, Laura E. Pernoud, Jamie L. Noll, Paul A. Gardiner, Melinda Dean, Kathryn M. Broadhouse, Meegan Anne Walker, Hattie H. Wright, Anthony Villani, Joseph Scott, Alexandra P. Metse, Mia A. Schaumberg

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction: The dynamic physiological and hormonal changes through the menopause transition predispose women to an increased risk of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, depression and dementia. The underlying mechanisms remain unclear, yet it is thought that chronic systemic inflammation and changes to lifestyle behaviours play important roles. The LIfestyle risk Factors for chronic disease across the stagEs of reproductive ageing (LIFE study) is a cross-sectional study aimed to characterise how hormonal and lifestyle (physical activity, diet and sleep) differences across pre, peri and postmenopause influence chronic systemic inflammation, visceral adiposity, cognitive function and sleep health. Methods and analysis: …

4-H Summerfest Exhibit Building Premium Book, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

An Integrated Analytics Model For Evaluating Strategic Investments Under Volatile Conditions, Atul Chandra, R. Hartley

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Strategic projects are exposed to multiple uncertainties within a competitive environment that result in trade-off between two decisions, early investment that pre-empts competitors versus delay to allow resolution of uncertainties. Unlike the binary net present value (NPV) based decision to invest or abandon now, our multiple volatility real option games approach (MVR games) frames strategic investment decisions as a dynamic process for future options. It is a decision tree framework that computes and analyses strategic net present value (SNPV) using four MVR games modules and decision making. SNPV combines NPV with two offsetting real option and strategic values. Real option …

Queuing Uncertainty Of Limit Orders, Bart Yueshen Zhou

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Limit orders submitted around the same time are subject to random latencies and will be queued accordingly. In equilibrium, end-of-queue limit orders always lose money—the liquidity supply appears excessive. The model generates empirical predictions regarding such “overshooting” liquidity: (i) new limit orders appear fleeting—clustered submissions are followed by immediate cancellations, (ii) the resulting cancel-to-add count ratio reflects adverse selection, and (iii) the cancel-to-add size ratio measures high-frequency market-making activity. Welfare can be hurt by the overshooting liquidity if it induces excessive speculation. Overall, the model contributes to a more comprehensive understanding and better utilization of order book data.

C*-Extreme Quantum Instruments; Completion And Disintegration Of Completely Positive Maps, Arghya Chongdar

Doctoral Theses

This thesis develops a comprehensive operator-algebraic framework for the study of completely positive (CP) instruments, with contributions spanning convexity theory, integration theory, completion problems, and disintegration theory. We begin by laying the foundational groundwork in the theory of C*-algebras and von Neumann algebras, introducing key structures such as CP maps, positive operator-valued measures (POVMs), and CP instruments, along with their dilation-theoretic properties. Pure and decomposable instruments are characterized via minimal bi-dilations, and CP instruments are realized as bivariate maps, providing a rigorous quantum analogue of classical joint measures. The thesis then investigates convexity-theoretic aspects of instruments. A structural characterization of …

Public Acceptance Of Meat-Reduction Policies Across Cultures: Comparing Singapore And Switzerland, Bianca Wassmann, Shu Tian Ng, Mark Chong, Angela K. Y. Leung, Michael Siegrist

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Purpose – As meat-reduction policies are discussed across the globe, many are met with public resistance. Cultural values may help explain this pushback, yet their role in shaping support for food policy remains poorly understood. This study is the first to apply cultural cognition theory to food policy by examining how cultural worldviews shape the acceptance of meat-reduction interventions in Singapore and Switzerland—two economically developed countries with contrasting cultural profiles. Design/methodology/approach – In an online survey, participants (Singapore: n = 357; Switzerland: n = 495) rated their acceptance of 11 meat-reduction interventions (e.g. taxes, subsidies, labelling). We then analysed to …

The Abcs Of Community: A Primer For Civility, Citizenship, And Civic Discourse, Sharon K. Ferrett

Trade & Scholarly Monographs

In a world that often seems divided and polarized, we long for trust, communication and respect. Many of us are concerned about the rancor, discourse and fragmentation that we see in our families, workplaces and neighborhoods. We have lost a sense of community. We will explore simple ways to increase the sense of belonging, encourage dialogue and promote kindness, tolerance and understanding. Simple techniques, rituals and habits will help us create connections, form bonds of fellowship and truly see and hear other people. This little book will look at ways to build community, civility and common good.

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Nanosilica-Enhanced Concrete For Commercial Construction, Pavlik Gribanovsky, Angel Lozano, Sebastian Rico

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. In consequence, the production of Portland cement contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide emissions. As the construction industry seeks more sustainable materials, nanosilica emerges as a promising material capable of enhancing the performance of concrete which would in turn reduce the demand of cement. This project investigated the feasibility of using laboratory-synthesized nanosilica as a concrete admixture to improve the mechanical performance of self-consolidating concrete. Concrete specimens were prepared in accordance with applicable ACI and ASTM procedures, cast into cylindrical molds, cured, and tested for compressive strength at seven …

History To Future: Evolving Agent With Experience And Thought For Zero-Shot Vision-And-Language Navigation, Guangzhao Dai, Shuo Wang, Zihan Wang, Guo-Sen Xie, Yang Yang, Jinshan Pan, Qianru Sun, Xiangbo Shu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Vision-and-Language Navigation in Continuous Environment (VLN-CE) requires an agent to follow language instructions to navigate the target destination. With the advancement of large language models (LLMs), recent efforts have explored adapting them for zero-shot VLN-CE, offering a promising solution in addressing the drawbacks of poor generalization in the training-based paradigm. However, existing LLM-based works primarily perform naive reasoning for decision-making and lack feedback, e.g., reviewing historical errors and predicting future potentials. Consequently, it may suffer from continuous failure for those initial error tasks. In this paper, we rethink LLM-based zero-shot VLN-CE and propose a new paradigm, named EvoNav, to improve …