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Educational Transformation Through Aligning With Oman Vision 2040, Rabie A. Ramadan

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This paper investigates the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing the education sector under the Oman 2040 vision. The vision aspires to economic sustainability, and education is a cornerstone for achieving this vision. The paper evaluates the present landscape of AI in Oman's educational system, exploring the current initiatives and how AI can be extended in education and be part of its practices. Based on the nature of the study, the methodology employed involves a comprehensive review of available literature and internet resources related to AI applications in education globally and within Oman. This secondary research approach allows for …

A Multidomain Peptide Hydrogel-Liposome Composite For Controlled Release Of A Cyclic Dinucleotide In Oral Cancer, Joseph W R Swain, Andrea H Molina, Gemalene M Sunga, Danielle Chew-Martinez, Neeraja Dharmaraj, Alejandra Cobos Perez, Arghadip Dey, Ephraim J Vázquez-Rosado, Simon Young, Jeffrey D Hartgerink

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

While immunotherapy is a promising treatment strategy for cancer, the majority of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with single-agent immunotherapy do not respond. Therefore, researchers are investigating combination treatments with immunostimulatory molecules that can maximize anti-tumor responses. Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are STING agonists that hold promise in combination approaches, but they require frequent intratumoral administration when used in both preclinical models of HNSCC and clinical trials. To reduce administration frequency, we have created a peptide hydrogel–liposome composite system, K2-Lip(CDN), for local and prolonged availability of CDN. We investigated the loading limits of cationic liposomes in both …

A Machine-Learning-Based Tool For Stroke Risk Prediction In Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Development And Preliminary Evaluation, Victoria Wagner, Joshua D Preston, Alejandro De Leon Castro, William F Mueller, Jonathan Nguyen, Manuel Garcia-Toca, Elizabeth R Benjamin, S Rob Todd, Jason D Sciarretta

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Purpose: Stroke risk correlates with the Biffl grading system in blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI). Although anti-thrombotic therapy is the mainstay of stroke prevention, no point-of-care clinical decision-support tool exists to guide timing for therapy. We sought to develop an interactive online calculator that incorporates patient-specific demographic and injury characteristics to estimate stroke risk and risk reduction with anti-thrombotic (AT) administration.

Methods: Data from BCVI patients (n = 1,197) at a Level I Trauma Center were retrospectively collected. Six machine learning methods were employed to predict stroke risk with and without AT therapy. Class imbalance was addressed using downsampling and/or class …

Bridging Traditions: A Study And Performance Of Chen Yi's Chamber And Vocal Works, Oufeifei Hu

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Chinese-American composer Chen Yi (b. 1953) is widely recognized for her distinctive integration of Chinese musical traditions and Western classical compositional techniques. Her music frequently incorporates elements of Chinese folk melodies, traditional musical idioms, and cultural aesthetics within a contemporary art-music framework. Despite her growing international reputation, detailed analytical studies of many of her individual works remain limited.

This study examines four selected works by Chen Yi—Chinese Ancient Dance, Meditation, Fisherman’s Song, and From Old Peking Folklore—from both analytical and performance perspectives. Through musical analysis, the study explores how Chen Yi incorporates Chinese musical elements and transforms them within modern …

"Deep In The Trenches": A Multi-Perspective Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Of Student Mothers Navigating The Hidden Realities Of Postpartum Anxiety, Rhonda Harris

Theses and Dissertations

Despite availability of effective treatments women with postpartum anxiety (PPA) commonly go untreated because of barriers to care. Student mothers are a particularly vulnerable subgroup of women as they tend to be younger, are less likely to be married, and have lower incomes than non-student mothers. As anxiety rates in college women are higher than the general population and higher than college men, student mothers are at high risk of the adverse effects of untreated PPA. There is a paucity of existing literature about student mothers and mental health. The aim of the current study is to understand the help-seeking …

A Rare Case Of Cutaneous Extramedullary Hematopoiesis In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Bennett Christie-Nguyen, Hanadi El Achi, Levani Iashvili, Amer Wahed, Brenda Mai, Jacob Armstrong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis (CEH) is a rare manifestation of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH), a process typically associated with fetal development or myeloproliferative neoplasms. EMH most commonly involves the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes, with CEH being exceedingly rare in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Here, we present a 34-year-old Hispanic male with multiple bilateral lower extremity lesions, right buttock and leg pain, fatigue, and splenomegaly, who was found to have chronic-phase CML. Punch biopsy of one of the skin lesions demonstrated dermal infiltration by maturing hematopoietic elements, including granulocytes, megakaryocytes, and erythroid precursors, with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing confirming a …

Association Between Dietary Self-Perception And Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Young Adults Latinas, Mi Zhou, A. Susana Ramirez, Angela Xu, Jacqueline Bergman

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Objective: To investigate the relationship between self-perceived overall dietary healthfulness and self-reported sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption among young adult Latinas, accounting for socioeconomic and acculturation-related factors. Design: Cross-sectional analysis using survey data. SSB intake was assessed using the BEVQ-15, and dietary self-perception was measured via a two-item scale. Multiple linear regression models examined associations between self-perception and total daily SSB intake, adjusting for income, education, and two validated acculturation indicators. Setting: Participants were recruited from a national online panel across the United States. Participants: A total of 881 Latina women aged 18–29 years participated. After removing cases with invalid outcome …

Lisa Cristiani: A Survey And Analysis Of Her Musical Travels Through The Russian Empire (1848-1853), Emilia González Dorantes

LSU Master's Theses

Information about French cellist Lisa Cristiani (1825–1853) and her travels through Imperial Russia has mainly reached us thanks to two articles in French periodicals published around the first decade since her death. These sources prioritized the journey itself, centering the narrative on her travels rather than on her musical activities. Recent scholarship on Cristiani has expanded our previously limited knowledge about her life. Scholars such as Hoffmann (2011) and Deserno (2018) have focused on biographical and feminist analysis, and DeVries (2014) has unveiled new documents from Russian sources. Nonetheless, a detailed examination of her musical performances within Imperial Russia has …

A Tv-Bm3d Iterative Algorithm For Vmat-Ct Reconstruction, Chia-Lung Chien, Beibei Guo, Rui Zhang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Volumetric modulated arc therapy-computed tomography (VMAT-CT), which is the CT reconstructed using the portal images collected during VMAT, can potentially be an effective onsite imaging tool. The goal of this study was to propose an iterative reconstruction algorithm that can further improve the image quality of VMAT-CT and reduce the number of failed reconstructions. An iterative algorithm combining total variation (TV) with block-matching and 3D filtering (BM3D) was proposed, addressing the L1-L2 regularization problem using the split Bregman method. We collected portal images from 67 VMAT cases including 50 phantom and 17 real-patient cases. Both Feldkamp-Davis-Kress (FDK) and TV-BM3D iterative …

H3 Dopaminylation And Camkii Modulate Diffuse Midline Glioma Response To Cdk9 Inhibition, Rebecca L Murdaugh, Brittany R Eberl, Rosemary U Richard, Ena I Campos-Hensley, Adanze N Nnyagu, W Austin Elam, Ai-Ni Tsao, Jack R Tremblay, Ruiying Ma, Alfred K Dei-Ampeh, Kieu Pham, Daniel C Kraushaar, Kwanha Yu, Calla M Olson, Akdes Serin-Harmanci, Benjamin Deneen, Jamie N Anastas

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Aberrant neurotransmitter signaling and transcriptional dysregulation are hallmarks of gliomagenesis and represent potential therapeutic targets. Monoamine neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin primarily activate GPCRs but can also function epigenetically as histone H3 modifications. Here, we uncover mechanisms of crosstalk between monoamine neurotransmitter signaling, H3 dopaminylation, and RNA polymerase II (Pol2) transcription in diffuse midline glioma (DMG). We find that co-treatment with Pol2-targeting CDK9 inhibitors (CDK9i) and FDA-approved neuropsychiatric drugs, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), synergistically reduces DMG growth. Mechanistically, CDK9i+SSRI treatment alters H3 dopaminylation patterns and represses synaptic and neurodevelopmental gene transcription associated with CDK9i resistance. Further phospho-proteomic …

Single-Cell Tcr Mapping Reveals Spatially Coordinated T Cell States In Head And Neck Cancer, Kelli A Mccord, Emerald Kan, Sean Hyslop, Amanda Y Xia, Colby J Hofferek, James S Lewis, Andreas Wieland, David J Hernandez, Vlad C Sandulache, William H Hudson

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Current spatial T cell receptor (TCR) profiling approaches lack the resolution needed to link clonal identity, transcriptional state, and spatial positioning of individual T cells in the tumor microenvironment. Here, we introduce a spatial TCR profiling strategy that resolves individual T cell clones together with their transcriptional states at single-cell resolution and applied the method to human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Presumed tumor-specific T cells were broadly dispersed throughout the tumor microenvironment, and cells of the same clone occupied distinct transcriptional states in different locations: Immune-rich regions contained more plastic or progenitor cells, whereas tumor-dense regions were enriched …

Loss Of Znrf3/Rnf43 Unleashes Egrfr In Cancer, Fei Yue, Amy T Ku, Payton D Stevens, Megan N Michalski, Weiyu Jiang, Jianghua Tu, Zhongcheng Shi, Yongchao Dou, Yi Wang, Xin-Hua Feng, Galen Hostetter, Xiangwei Wu, Shixia Huang, Noah F Shroyer, Bing Zhang, Bart O Williams, Qingyun Liu, Xia Lin, Yi Li

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

ZNRF3 and RNF43 are closely related transmembrane E3 ubiquitin ligases with significant roles in development and cancer. Conventionally, their biological functions have been associated with regulating WNT signaling receptor ubiquitination and degradation. However, our proteogenomic studies have revealed EGFR as the protein most negatively correlated with ZNRF3/RNF43 mRNA levels in multiple human cancers. Through biochemical investigations, we demonstrate that ZNRF3/RNF43 interact with EGFR via their extracellular domains, leading to EGFR ubiquitination and subsequent degradation facilitated by the E3 ligase RING domain. Overexpression of ZNRF3 reduces EGFR levels and suppresses cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo, whereas knockout of …

Constitutive Ampk Activation Prevents Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development Through Inhibition Of Hnf4Α Activity, Zhen Sun, Bernard Linares, Cassidy Urdiales, Fiyad Alsarmi, Boyuan Sang, Nagireddy Putluri, Jeanine L Van Nostrand

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer-related mortality and is largely driven by metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a master regulator of metabolism, and its activation has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy for treating metabolic disorders. However, although AMPK activity is down-regulated in HCC, the precise role of AMPK in HCC development has not been clearly delineated. Here, we investigated the ability of constitutive AMPK activation to prevent HCC development using a constitutively active AMPK transgenic mouse model and a pharmacological AMPK activator. We observed that AMPK …

Interview No. 1832, Alma Peña

Combined Interviews

Summary to be posted soon.

Interview No. 1837, Guadalupe Luna

Combined Interviews

Guadalupe Luna shares about growing up in the Guardian Angel area of South El Paso.

This area has always been a close-knit community, based on family, religion, and culture. Luna went to the Guardian Angel Catholic School from pre-K to 8th grade and participated in many of the Catholic traditions and customs that were part of this community. Luna talked about many of the stores and businesses that were part of her everyday life and helped to develop a sense of community among neighbours through Nava’s grocery store, attending church bazaars, and enjoying dining at the many restaurants and recreational …

Condensate State As Determinant Of Amyloid Pathology In Neurodegeneration, Lathan Lucas, Josephine C Ferreon, Allan Chris M Ferreon

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Neurodegenerative diseases arise when normally functional aggregation-prone proteins transition into stable cross-β amyloid fibrils. Although these fibrils share a conserved architecture, the pathways that lead to fibrillation vary across proteins and cellular environments. Liquid-liquid phase separation is now recognized as a central organizer of intracellular biochemistry that modulates protein aggregation. Physiological condensation can buffer aggregation by maintaining macromolecular solubility and providing partner interactions that compete against pathological protein-protein interactions. However, condensates can transform and age into gel-like states that can favor the emergence of β-rich oligomers and solid-state fibrils. Across six disease-linked proteins that include Tau, α-synuclein, amyloid-β, TDP-43, FUS, …

Genetic Secrets Unveiled: Unraveling Privacy Concerns In Direct-To- Consumer Genetic Testing Between The United States And The European Union, Sofia Marie Cabrera

Journal of International Law and Comparative Studies

No abstract provided.

Engineered For Surveillance: Public Safety, Roadway Science, And The Fourth Amendment, Trayce Hockstad, Steven Jones

Idaho Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Future Is Diamond: Open Journals Collective, Galadriel Chilton, Caroline Edwards

All Things Open

The Open Journals Collective is a Collective Community Interest Company based in the UK that exists to benefit the community rather than private shareholders. Composed of journal publishers, editors, and librarians, the OJC community is dedicated to building a sustainable future for academic journals as a strong alternative to profit-making models of global corporate publishing and data systems. Officially launched in January 2026, this international organization is working to build a scalable pathway away from commercial publishers and subscription models to keep academic publishing within values-aligned organizations. But what is diamond open access, and why is it important for libraries …

Examining Outcomes Of Client Education Interventions To Reduce Caffeine Intake In The College-Age Population, Mackenzie Leonard, Mikayla Evans

James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)

This scoping review aimed to explore health interventions that address excessive caffeine consumption in college students aged 18–23 years. Excess caffeine intake is associated with a range of health concerns, including neurological, cardiovascular, and behavioral issues, highlighting the need for effective interventions to mitigate its impact on overall wellness. The literature exploring interventions aimed at modifying health behaviors among the college student population is notably limited. Furthermore, there has been a lack of studies replicating interventions aimed at reducing caffeine intake. These gaps suggested the need for further investigation and exploration of reports pertaining to health promotion. The results of …

2022-2023 Annual Report, Tennessee. Public Utility Commission.

Public Utility Commission

No abstract provided.

2023-2024 Annual Report, Tennessee. Public Utility Commission.

Public Utility Commission

No abstract provided.

2024-2025 Annual Report, Tennessee. Public Utility Commission.

Public Utility Commission

No abstract provided.

Cross-Cultural Insights For Customer Engagement With Access And Lateral Services Systems, Michael Peasley

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

The Courier, Fall 2024, Tennessee. Historical Commission.

Tennessee Historical Commission

No abstract provided.

The Courier, Winter 2025, Tennessee. Historical Commission.

Tennessee Historical Commission

No abstract provided.

The Courier, Summer 2025, Tennessee. Historical Commission.

Tennessee Historical Commission

No abstract provided.

Exploring E-Waste Recycling Intentions Among College Students In Taiwan And The U.S., Julia E. Blose, Robert E. Pitts, Y. Henry Xie

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Before The War: The Impact Of Minority Stress On Palestinian Muslim Women In The United States, Rimah Jaber

Education Student Dissertations

This study explored the lived experiences of first- and second-generation Palestinian Muslim women (PMW) living in the US. Participants were 11 women between the ages of 20 and 33 from various regions across the country. The methodology included a phenomenological approach within a constructivist–interpretivist paradigm to conduct one-on-one, semistructured interviews. Participants shared their stories during online interviews, which were recorded and transcribed before data analysis. Guided by the embodied intersectionality framework and minority stress theory, the analysis yielded two superordinate themes with two subthemes each: (a) perceived discrimination (subthemes: stressors of living in the diaspora and erasure and disclosure of …

Teaching And Ai – Penalty Vs. Process, Scott B. Thesen

Research Days

In Fall 2025 I completed my Interdisciplinary Leadership doctoral capstone, "Perceptions of Implementation from Higher Education Participants in Online Course Design Professional Development". The purpose was to determine if and to what degree transference had taken place from training to regular practice by instructors. Twelve GovState faculty participated in Quality Matters workshops on online teaching best practices facilitated from March 2021 to June 2023. Interviews with study participants revealed common themes and were compared to training responses and usage in Blackboard courses to determine transference. Results showed training was applied to regular practice in not only online courses but other …