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Translation Quality As A Cue: Effects On Fair Price Perceptions And The Moderating Role Of Consumer Traits, Chiara Marinelli, Marco Balzano, Guido Bortoluzzi

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Lexical Selection And New Word Formation In Apex Legends, Genevieve Dickerson

SPARK Symposium Presentations

This research observes the use of language within FPS gaming. Data was collected by solo queuing into the battle royale FPS, Apex Legends, and analyzing the way the player group develops different verbiage to meet the communication needs of the game. Four forms of word-formation mechanisms were observed: compounding (hitbox), borrowing (heaven), noun-verb conversion (spawn), and new-word formation (int-ing). This work supports the hypothesis that the lexical formations which are most-opted for within these games result from noun-verb conversion, due to the fact that these formations are typically monosyllabic and thus more efficient within time-sensitive gameplay. This research explores …

Sex-Based Effects Of Shock Energy Exposure In Warfighters, Melissa Sutter, Catherine Johnson

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Personal armors were initially designed to fit against the male torso, as men previously filled roles requiring them, thus not made to accommodate the female anatomy. As a result, armor worn by female warfighters tends to have non-form fit in the waist, armpit, bust, and collarbone areas, causing reduced coverage. Shifting, riding up, air gaps, breathing difficulty, and physical discomfort have also been observed. Although this has been documented, the impact on the armor's protective capabilities has not been well studied. To address this, this study compared the protective capabilities of unisex armor for male and female warfighters from shock …

A Regional Scoping Review Of School-Based Nutrition Interventions Conducted Across Nordic Countries, Basil H. Aboul-Enein, Stephen Gambescia, Nada Benajiba, Norah Eid Aljohani, Teresa Keller, Patricia J. Kelly

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: While Nordic countries have a relatively high socioeconomic status population, they are challenged by the health deficit of rising obesity and overweight among young people. The aim of this regional scoping review is to identify best practices for designing and implementing effective school nutrition programs in Nordic countries and identify gaps for further research.

METHODS: Using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, a scoping review was conducted across nine academic databases between 1980 and May 2025.

RESULTS: Fifty-three studies met the inclusion criteria, from small pilot interventions to large national or international cohorts involving thousands of students across the five …

Riparian Ecosystem Condition And Impaired Floodplain Assessment In The Congaree River Watershed, South Carolina, Olusola-Ige O. Adetoro, Cuizhen Wang, Ayobami T. Salami, Olusegun O. Awotoye

Faculty Publications

Floodplain riparian ecological zones (FREZs) are transitional environments that facilitate interactions among hydrological, geomorphological, and environmental processes within aquatic and terrestrial systems. In the context of climate change, urban growth, and increased hydrologic modifications, these systems are experiencing accelerated degradation. This study employed a multi-criteria Riparian Condition Assessment (RCA) framework that combined the Riparian Condition Assessment Tool (RCAT) and a fuzzy inference system (FIS) to evaluate riparian corridor health in the Congaree River watershed, South Carolina, USA. Using 30 m LANDFIRE land-cover data, hydrologic segmentation (at 500 m reach scale), and transport infrastructure overlays, we quantified riparian vegetation deviation, land-use …

Hidden Costs Of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals And Garment Worker Exploitation In Bangladesh, Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana M.S., Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry. Twelve semistructured interviews with production workers were thematically analyzed through Critical Theory and Labor Process Theory. Five persistent problems emerged: wage manipulation, audit and compliance evasion, silencing of worker voice, restrictions on mobility, and the disposal of older workers. A single positive theme, workplace safety and child-labor prevention, showed limited progress. Overall, sustainability rhetoric remains symbolic while buyer cost pressures drive exploitation. …

Hidden Costs Of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals And Garment Worker Exploitation In Bangladesh, Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana M.S.,Ph.D

Faculty Publications

Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry. Twelve semistructured interviews with production workers were thematically analyzed through Critical Theory and Labor Process Theory. Five persistent problems emerged: wage manipulation, audit and compliance evasion, silencing of worker voice, restrictions on mobility, and the disposal of older workers. A single positive theme, workplace safety and child-labor prevention, showed limited progress. Overall, sustainability rhetoric remains symbolic while buyer cost pressures drive exploitation. …

New Species Of Kronosvirus Bacteriophages That Infect Caulobacter Strain Cbr1, Tannaz Mohammadi, Austin Millwood, Maherah Shaik, Bert Ely

Faculty Publications

Caulobacter segnis strain CBR1 enhances the germination rate and total biomass of Arabidopsis plants. Since bacteriophages are usually present in the rhizosphere, we isolated three additional bacteriophages, designated TMCBR2, TMCBR3, and W2, that can replicate using CBR1 as the host strain. The genome sizes and morphologies of the new phages were similar to those of the previously isolated Kronos phage, and when we compared the nucleotide sequence of these new phage genomes, we found only minor differences among the four phage genomes. Pairwise sequence comparisons indicated that the phage genomes should be grouped into three separate species within Kronosvirus genus. …

Intravascular Position-Sensitive Positron-Counting Catheter For Atherosclerotic Plaques, Takehiro Nakahara, Shinichiro Fujimoto, Jagat Narula, H William Strauss, Navneet Narula, Tohru Minamino, Hiroyuki Daida, Masahiro Jinzaki

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Purpose: Rupture prone high-risk atheromatous plaques are characterized by large necrotic core volumes covered by thin fibrous caps which are positively remodeled; these plaques are significantly inflamed by the cells of monocyte-macrophage origin. We propose that the development of a position-sensitive positron-counting catheter, adding directionality with lead shields (sCath), would help record quantitative location-specific uptake of specifically targeted radiotracers against inflammation.

Methods: For in-vitro study, the catheter was placed on 18F point sources to measure the radioactivity counts. For ex-vivo study, the 9 aortas dissected from the rabbit model of atherosclerosis were exposed, and catheters were pulled back every 1 …

Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique In Implant-Supported Fixed Prostheses: A Systematic Review, Ghida Lawand, Roudy Khayat, Yara Ismail, Maryse Nassif, Mahmood Dashti, Jimmy Londono, Rami Al Bahri, Hani Tohme

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

This systematic review was conducted to assess the clinical and esthetic outcomes associated with convergent collar implants and compare them to divergent collar implant. The review was registered on the PROSPERO register (registration number: CRD42022326338). The systematic literature search was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines to identify studies on implant-supported prostheses related to the Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique (BOPT) until June 2023. Inclusion criteria involved experimental and clinical studies published in peer-reviewed journals, excluding expert opinions. Data extraction was performed, adhering to predefined parameters for BOPT, specifications of convergent collar implants, and the assessment of outcomes. The systematic review …

Entiscum Yrfe Ealdniflunga: Meter And Poetic Style In Tolkien’S Old English Attila, Galen Miller-Atkins

Journal of Tolkien Research

Tolkien famously wrote several poems in Old English and Gothic; however, these remain understudied for their philological and poetic qualities relative to his modern English poetic corpus. In the Old English Poem of Attila Tolkien adapts the Old Norse poem Atlakviða into Old English. This essay analyzes the meter and poetic techniques in Old English Poem of Attila, especially in relation to the closely related, Eddic poem Atlakviða. The Old English Poem of Attila exhibits verse patterns and vocabulary from the Old Norse original, but it is firmly rooted in the Old English poetic tradition. Tolkien deliberately blends …

Screening For Food Insecurity In An Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic: A Health Equity- Quality Improvement Fellowship Project, Christine Coward, Tricia Jacobson, Mahadevan Subramanian, Sharon Ojo, Theresa Green, Neil Seligman, Jan Schriefer

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

Background: Various social determinants of health have been implicated in ophthalmic diseases, with food insecurity being particular important, given the link between food and conditions such as diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy. Although quality improvement initiatives that address food insecurity screening exist, data extending to the ophthalmic clinical setting is limited.

Purpose: We implemented a health equity quality improvement fellowship project to improve screening for food insecurity in an urban ophthalmology outpatient clinic that sees adults and children.

Methods: Several initiatives were implemented in an attempt to reach a goal of 80% of patients screened for food insecurity. …

Indirect Carbonation Of Fbc Ash For Sustainable Production Of Caco3 And Reactive Pozzolanic Residues, Suhawn Ju, Heejung Jun, Seongho Han, Minseok Kim, Soohyun Song, Mingi Cho, Sukhoon Pyo, Jinyoung Yoon

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This study investigates the potential of indirect carbonation for CO₂ sequestration and high-purity CaCO₃ production using fluidized bed combustion (FBC) fly ash (FFA) and bottom ash (FBA). XRF and XRD analyses revealed high reactive CaO contents derived from lime, portlandite, and anhydrite. Calcium extraction using 1- mol NH₄Cl achieved markedly higher efficiency than deionized (DI) water, yielding up to 17,586 mg/L of Ca²⁺ and producing 10.2 wt.% and 8.4 wt.% CaCO₃ from FFA and FBA, respectively, with CO₂ capture capacities of 45.0 and 36.8 kg per ton of ash. The precipitated CaCO₃ exhibited …

Bba 313 - Foundations Of Entrepreneurship, Andrew Gold

Open Educational Resources

This syllabus presents BBA 313: Foundations of Entrepreneurship, a three-credit undergraduate course offered at Lehman College, City University of New York, within the Department of Management and Business Innovation. Designed for students interested in entrepreneurship, the course introduces foundational frameworks of entrepreneurship including opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial identity, resource mobilization, financial management, and business feasibility planning. The course is structured as an Open Educational Resource (OER), utilizing the zero-cost OpenStax Entrepreneurship textbook (Laverty & Little, 2020, CC BY 4.0) and multi-format learning materials including written readings, audio podcasts, and experiential in-class activities. The syllabus reflects an applied, community-grounded pedagogy culminating in …

Untangling Impacts Of Socioeconomic Position, Chronic Disease, And Low-Level Pm2.5 Exposure On Mortality Among Native American Medicare Beneficiaries, Judy Wendt Hess, Wenyaw Chan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with increased mortality at concentrations below current regulatory standards. Studies of low-level exposure often rely on large administrative cohorts whose geographic and demographic composition may influence observed associations. In a prior analysis, we observed an association between long-term PM2.5 and all-cause mortality among Native American Medicare beneficiaries living in zip codes within the lowest decile of PM2.5 exposure. The present study, a case-control analysis of 1,713,399 low-PM2.5-exposed beneficiaries enrolled in traditional Medicare during 2015-2016, evaluated whether this association could be explained by geographic context, socioeconomic position (SEP), or baseline health status. We used …

Narcan Stories: Community Experiences Reversing Overdose In A Time Of Expanding Naloxone Access, Katherine Taylor Do, Nyann Biery Dhsc, Abby S. Letcher Md

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Federated Learning With Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Survey, Sarah H. Mnkash, Faiz A. Alawy, Israa T. Ali

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Federated Learning (FL) introduces a decentralized machine learning paradigm where model training occurs directly on user devices, ensuring data privacy by keeping sensitive information local. This approach ensures data privacy and security by keeping all sensitive or personally identifiable information local to the device, thereby eliminating the need to transfer or centralize raw data. In this survey, we examine federated deep learning — its challenges, recent developments, application domains, privacy preservation strategies, and future trends. We will give some primitive reference papers of the heterogeneity of statistics and systems, communication cost, fairness, and trust. Applications in health, Internet of Things …

Bringing Worlds Together: How Social Studies Teachers Make Content Meaningful, Harley A. Payne

Honors College Theses

Secondary educators in social studies classes face the challenge of maintaining the attention of dozens of students during instruction, often on content that seems irrelevant or unimportant. Educators must find ways to emphasize that the content their students are disinterested in is useful and crucial for their development into adults. Research suggests that bridging the gap between the classroom and the real world improves classroom engagement (Cooper, 2014; Tagliaferro, 2012). Students who are engaged and exert more effort in class derive academic benefits, such as placement in advanced pathways and increased test scores (Carbonaro, 2005). Civics education and the inclusion …

Morphology, Phylogeny And Distribution Of Scaeurgus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) In Southeast Pacific Seamounts, Sergio A. Carrasco, Christian M. Ibáñez, Andrea I. Varela, Jan M. Tapia-Guerra, Erin E. Easton, Javier Sellanes

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Octopuses of the genus Scaeurgus inhabit upper bathyal benthic habitats and are composed of five recognized species. In this study, we conducted morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses of two individuals of Scaeurgus and provided additional field observations of the genus in seamounts of the Nazca and Salas y Gómez ridges (southeast Pacific Ocean) over the last six years. Specifically, two specimens of Scaeurgus were collected at 234 m depth in 2019 during the EPIC oceanographic cruise onboard the R/V Mirai (JAMSTEC, Japan), and five other specimens were video recorded at depths between 210 and 340 m during three oceanographic expeditions …

Cvnp Spring And Fall Census Dwight Chasar, Dwight Chasar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Gull And Tern Comparisons, Chuck Slusarczyk Jr

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

First Record Of Northern Wheatear For The Cleveland Region, Ray Hannikman

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Sightings Location Key, The Cleveland Bird Calendar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Comments On The Season – Headlands / Mentor Lagoons, Fall 2014, Ray Hannikman

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

The Year’S Latest / Earliest Dates, The Cleveland Bird Calendar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Weather Report, Dwight Chasar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Two Winter 2013-2014 Christmas Bird Count Results, Dwight Chasar, Nancy Howell

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, The Cleveland Bird Calendar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Cover, The Cleveland Bird Calendar

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.

Comments On The Season – Headlands Beach State Park / Mentor Lagoons, Ray Hannikman

Cleveland Bird Calendar

No abstract provided.