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Ud In The News March 5-11, University Of Dayton

News Releases

UD faculty were front and center discussing topics surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. CNN International featured anti-human trafficking work in the Human Rights Center. Regional and local media highlighted the Greater West Dayton Incubator, an honorary doctorate for President Emeritus Bro. Ray Fitz, S.M., and the first anniversary of The Hub Powered by PNC.

Governor Nguyen Thi Hong Attends 42nd Meeting Of Asian Consultative Council Of Bis, State Bank Of Vietnam

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Swiss Gov't Proposes Public Liquidity Backstop For Big Banks, Brenna Hughes-Neghaiwi

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Mechanisms Of Organisational Learning In Hospitals: An Instrument Development Study, Bret Lyman, Emily L. Smith, Kaitlyn C. George

Faculty Publications

Aim: To develop a valid, reliable research instrument to measure mechanisms associated with organisational learning in hospitals.

Background: A valid, reliable instrument for measuring mechanisms of organisational learning would enable nurse leaders and researchers to improve health care through facilitation and study of organisational learning.

Methods: The Organizational Learning in Hospitals model was used as a framework to develop the Organizational Learning Instrument-Mechanisms. Cognitive interviews and expert reviews were used to refine and evaluate item-level and scale-level content validity. The instrument was distributed by email to a random sample of nurses working in inpatient hospitals in Utah (n = 1253). …

A Theory Of City Biogeography And The Origin Of Urban Species, Ryan A. Martin

Faculty Scholarship

Many of the choices humans make with regard to infrastructure, urban planning and other phenomena have impacts that will last thousands of years. This can readily be seen in modern cities in which contemporary streets run along street grids that were laid out thousands of years prior or even in which ancient viaducts still play a role. However, rarely do evolutionary biologists explicitly consider the future of life likely to be associated with the decisions we are making today. Here, we consider the evolutionary future of species in cities with a focus on the origin of lineages and species. We …

Circumbinary Disk Evolution In The Presence Of An Outer Companion Star, Rebecca G. Marin, Stephen Lepp, Stephen H. Lubow, Matthew A. Kenworthy, Grant M. Kennedy, David Vallet

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Research

We consider a hierarchical triple system consisting of an inner eccentric binary with an outer companion. A highly misaligned circumbinary disk around the inner binary is subject to two competing effects: (i) nodal precession about the inner binary eccentricity vector that leads to an increase in misalignment (polar alignment) and (ii) Kozai–Lidov (KL) oscillations of eccentricity and inclination driven by the outer companion that leads to a reduction in the misalignment. The outcome depends upon the ratio of the timescales of these effects. If the inner binary torque dominates, then the disk aligns to a polar orientation. If the outer …

Rare Occurrence Of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (Pmp) Syndrome Arising From A Malignant Transformed Ovarian Primary Mature Cystic Teratoma Treated By Cytoreductive Surgery And Hipec: A Case Report, Francesca Ponzini, Luke Kowal, Mariam Ghafoor, Allison F Goldberg, Joanna Chan, Ryan Lamm, Shawnna Cannaday, Scott D. Richard, Avinoam Nevler, Harish Lavu, Wilbur Bowne, Norman G Rosenblum

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Background: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) syndrome is a disease process that typically occurs from ruptured appendiceal mucocele neoplasms. PMP syndrome arising from malignant transformation of an ovarian primary mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a pathogenesis rarely encountered.

Case presentation: Herein, we report a 28-year-old patient evaluated and treated for a right ovarian mass and large volume symptomatic abdominopelvic mucinous ascites. Molecular profiling and genetic analysis revealed mutations in ATM, GNAS, and KRAS proteins while IHC demonstrated gastrointestinal-specific staining for CK20, CDX2, CK7, and SATB2. Peritoneal cytology showed paucicellular mucin. Diffuse peritoneal adenomucinosis (DPAM) variant of PMP arising from a ruptured ovarian …

Deepreal: A Deep Learning Powered Multi-Scalemodeling Framework For Predicting Out-Of-Distributionligand-Induced Gpcr Activity, Tian Cai, Kyra Alyssa Abbu, Yang Liu, Lei Xie

Publications and Research

Motivation Drug discovery has witnessed intensive exploration of predictive modeling of drug–target physical interactions over two decades. However, a critical knowledge gap needs to be filled for correlating drug–target interactions with clinical outcomes: predicting genome-wide receptor activities or function selectivity, especially agonist versus antagonist, induced by novel chemicals. Two major obstacles compound the difficulty on this task: known data of receptor activity is far too scarce to train a robust model in light of genome-scale applications, and real-world applications need to deploy a model on data from various shifted distributions.

Results To address these challenges, we have developed an end-to-end …

Nurse Practitioner Role Perception, Job Satisfaction, And Anticipated Turnover In The Middle Atlantic States, Jenna R. Sabatino

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background: The need for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the US has become very evident in recent years. However, the established significance of NPs in the healthcare system does not ensure that NPs are satisfied with their role. To date, no studies have examined NP job satisfaction in the Middle Atlantic States (MAS), which includes New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Only one study, thus far, has looked at NP role perception from the NPs own perspective, and was completed in the Midwest region of the US. Similarly, no studies have examined NP anticipated turnover the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. …

The Relationship Of Instructional Time On High School Students' Mathematical Achievement In The State Of New Jersey, Natalie Diaz

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This non-experimental quantitative study sought to analyze the relationship between instructional time and high school students' mathematical achievement as measured by the 2019 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Algebra 1. In addition to determining to which extent the district factor groups (DFGs) affect the relationship between instructional time on the performance of high school students on the 2019 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Algebra 1 when controlling for staff, student, and school variables. The 2018–2019 NJDOE Performance Report provided the variables used in this study. The unit of analysis was public high schools in New Jersey …

The Ability To Classify Patients Based On Gene-Expression Data Varies By Algorithm And Performance Metric, Stephen Piccolo, Avery Mecham, Nathan P. Golightly, Jérémie L. Johnson, Dustin B. Miller

Faculty Publications

By classifying patients into subgroups, clinicians can provide more effective care than using a uniform approach for all patients. Such subgroups might include patients with a particular disease subtype, patients with a good (or poor) prognosis, or patients most (or least) likely to respond to a particular therapy. Transcriptomic measurements reflect the downstream effects of genomic and epigenomic variations. However, high-throughput technologies generate thousands of measurements per patient, and complex dependencies exist among genes, so it may be infeasible to classify patients using traditional statistical models. Machine-learning classification algorithms can help with this problem. However, hundreds of classification algorithms exist—and …

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 16: Making History, One Step At A Time: Au Celebrates Women's History Month, Grace No, Lauren Kim, Solana Campbell, Megan Napod, Kaela Mcfadden, Hannah Cruse, Abigail Lee, Chris Ngugi, Evin-Nazya Musgrove, Angelina Nesmith, Alexander Navarro, Isabella Koh, Alannah Tjhatra, Karenna Lee, Qualyn Robinson

The Student Movement v. 106 (2021-2022)

HUMANS

A Life in Books, Interviewed by: Grace No

WEAAU President Interview: Caryn Cruz, Interviewed by: Lauren Kim

Women Who Inspire Us, Solana Campbell

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

AU Music Fest Vespers Concert, Solana Campbell

Creative Spotlight: Paige Swanson, Interviewed by: Megan Napod

Current Favorites: Women's History Month, Kaela McFadden

Where Have All the Good Women Gone?, Hannah Cruse

NEWS

March Events on Campus, Abigail Lee

Running Like a Girl, Alyssa Henriquez

"She Leads" Vespers Honors Women in Leadership, Abigail Lee

The Ukraine War: How It Began, Chris Ngugi

The Ukraine War: How It's Going, Chris Ngugi

The Ukraine War: Run, …

Food Insecurity In The U.S.: Does Citizenship And Birthplace Matter?, Rita B. Thomson

The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology

Studies generally show higher rates of food insecurity among the immigrant population in the U.S. than among the native born, but often no distinction regarding citizenship and birthplace is made. Nor is the fact that households are often a mixture of foreign born and native born considered. Here data from years 2014-2017 of the Current Population Survey are used to examine household food insecurity in association with household citizenship type and receipt of food assistance. Foreign birth is not always associated with greater risk of food insecurity. Of households including foreign born individuals, only households composed entirely of noncitizens are …

Fully Differential Investigation Of Two-Center Interference In Dissociative Capture In P + H₂ Collisions, S. Bastola, M. Dhital, B. Lamichhane, A. Silvus, R. Lomsadze, J. Davis, A. Hasan, A. Igarashi, Michael Schulz

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We have measured and calculated fully differential cross sections for vibrational dissociation following capture in 75-keV p + H₂ collisions. For a molecular orientation perpendicular to the projectile beam axis and parallel to the transverse momentum transfer we observe a pronounced interference structure. The positions of the interference extrema suggest that the interference term is afflicted with a phase shift which depends on the projectile scattering angle. However, no significant dependence on the kinetic-energy release was observed. Considerable discrepancies between our calculations and experimental data were found.

Seismic Performance Design Criteria Of Existing Bridge Bent Plastic Hinge Region And Rapid Repair Measures Of Earthquake Damaged Bridges Considering Future Resilience, A K M Golam Murtuz

Dissertations and Theses

The main objective of this research was to evaluate the seismic performance of existing sub-standard reinforced concrete (RC) bridge column-spread footing subassemblies and to quantify the material strain limits through a full-scale experimental program. A total of six column-footing test specimens with pre-1990 construction details were subjected to reverse cyclic lateral loading, utilizing a conventional three-cycle symmetric loading protocol and a protocol representing the demands expected from a CSZ earthquake. Additionally, the tests were designed so that variable axial loading could be applied to simulate the secondary load effects experienced during an earthquake in a column that is part of …

Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins, Apolipoprotein C-Iii, Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3, And Cardiovascular Events In Older Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (Aric) Study, Aliza Hussain, Caroline Sun, Elizabeth Selvin, Vijay Nambi, Josef Coresh, Xiaoming Jia, Christie M Ballantyne, Ron C Hoogeveen

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

AIMS: Despite statin and antihypertensive therapies, older Americans have high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Novel measures of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, low-density lipoprotein triglycerides (LDL-TG), and remnant-like particle cholesterol (RLP-C), are associated with ASCVD in middle-aged adults. Polymorphisms in genes encoding angiopoietin-related protein 3 (ANGPTL3) and apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III), two proteins involved in triglyceride catabolism, are associated with increased risk for hypertriglyceridaemia and ASCVD and are potential therapeutic targets. We examined associations of LDL-TG, RLP-C, apoC-III, and ANGPTL3 levels with ASCVD events in older adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

METHODS AND RESULTS: In 6359 participants (mean age …

Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins, Apolipoprotein C-Iii, Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3, And Cardiovascular Events In Older Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (Aric) Study, Aliza Hussain, Caroline Sun, Elizabeth Selvin, Vijay Nambi, Josef Coresh, Xiaoming Jia, Christie M Ballantyne, Ron C Hoogeveen

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

AIMS: Despite statin and antihypertensive therapies, older Americans have high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Novel measures of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, low-density lipoprotein triglycerides (LDL-TG), and remnant-like particle cholesterol (RLP-C), are associated with ASCVD in middle-aged adults. Polymorphisms in genes encoding angiopoietin-related protein 3 (ANGPTL3) and apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III), two proteins involved in triglyceride catabolism, are associated with increased risk for hypertriglyceridaemia and ASCVD and are potential therapeutic targets. We examined associations of LDL-TG, RLP-C, apoC-III, and ANGPTL3 levels with ASCVD events in older adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

METHODS AND RESULTS: In 6359 participants (mean age …

Genetic Variants Associated Mrna Stability In Lung, Jian-Rong Li, Mabel Tang, Yafang Li, Christopher I Amos, Chao Cheng

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) analyses have been widely used to identify genetic variants associated with gene expression levels to understand what molecular mechanisms underlie genetic traits. The resultant eQTLs might affect the expression of associated genes through transcriptional or post-transcriptional regulation. In this study, we attempt to distinguish these two types of regulation by identifying genetic variants associated with mRNA stability of genes (stQTLs).

RESULTS: Here, we presented a computational framework that takes advantage of recently developed methods to infer the mRNA stability of genes based on RNA-seq data and performed association analysis to identify stQTLs. Using the …

Quantification Of Reynolds Shear Stress Wave-Phase Dependence In Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Turbine Via Quadrant Analysis, Cerrina Mouchref

University Honors Theses

As the need for a reliable renewable energy supply is increasing, many have looked to offshore wind because they hold more potential for power production than onshore wind. Interests in expanding offshore wind energy has brought along many challenges when it comes to understanding the complex dynamics experienced offshore, including the relationship between the wind-turbine generated wakes and ocean waves. This experimental study characterizes the relationship between Reynolds shear stress and the phase of surface waves above the air-sea interface in the wind-turbine wake region. The experimental setup combines a wave tank, wind tunnel, and a fixed-bottom wind turbine. Particle …

Tools For Healthy Living: Lessons Learned About Program Efficacy, Youth Knowledge, And Youth Engagement, Sharon Gray, Jennifer Cushman, Miriah Kelly, Mary Margaret Gaudio, E. Jean Gubbins

Journal of Extension

Youth in grades 4 to 6 were presented with healthy living topics through a two cycle, 11-week 4-H after school curriculum designed for low income, urban populations. Pre- and post-surveys were used to measure knowledge of healthy homes topics such as mold and moisture, lead poisoning, pests, asthma triggers, smoking, and food safety. Daily journaling activities designed to measure youth engagement also added to the mixed data set. Lessons learned about program efficacy, youth knowledge, and youth engagement are presented.

County Of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund And Its Impact On Clean Water Act Jurisprudence, Sydney Bale

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Review Of Lead, Kindly Light: Gandhi On Christianity, Charles R. Disalvo

The Journal of Social Encounters

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Review Essay: A Contribution To The Debates About Law, Non-Violence, And The Struggle For Democracy, Walter J. Kendall Lll

The Journal of Social Encounters

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Classics Revisited Review Essay: Pedagogy Of The Oppressed, 50th Anniversary Edition, Kathleen Maas Weigert

The Journal of Social Encounters

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The 1676 Project: Black And White Together In The U.S.A., Danny Duncan Collum

The Journal of Social Encounters

America’s post-George Floyd racial reckoning has brought a new focus on the country’s history of enslavement, segregation and systemic racism. However, this reckoning has often failed to recognize that the roots of systemic racism lie in the need of the wealthy planters in colonial Virginia to divide the African and English indentured servants who constituted a majority threatening to elite power. Nor do contemporary versions of U.S. history always account for the persistent reoccurrence of class-based interracial movements, such as the late 19^th century Populists, or their promise as a long-term solution to the country’s racial divides.

Developing Communicative Competence Of Esp Learners, Feruza Dauletbaevna Atashova, Guljakhan Mirzagalievna Seytniyazova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Maqolada kommunikativ faoliyat turlari, ularni tartibga solish va kommunikativ o'qitish usullari haqida gap boradi. Turli xil o'quv maqsadlariga erishadigan to'rt xil kommunikativ faoliyat turlarining tavsifi mavjud. Ular har xil turdagi vazifalarga eng mos keladi, har xil turdagi o'tirish tartibini talab qiladi va turli xil ijtimoiy munosabatlarni jalb qiladi yoki rag'batlantiradi. Faoliyat davomida guruh a'zolarining eng yaxshi o'tiradigan joylashuvi tartibning muhim xususiyatlarini qo'llab-quvvatlaydi. Har bir o'quvchi o'z ma'lumotlarining o'ziga xosligini saqlab qolgan holda muhim ma'lumotlarni olish uchun boshqalardan teng foydalanish imkoniyatiga ega bo'lishi kerak. Biz tadqiqot natijalarini umumlashtiramiz va ishning nazariy va amaliy ahamiyatini isbotlaymiz va xulosa qilamiz.

The Concept Of Competence Approach In Teaching A Foreign Language, Feruza Dauletbaevna Atashova, Gabidden Urazbaevich Konisov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article is devoted to the theoretical background of the communicative competence and the description of the development of foreign communicative competence as a goal of teaching a foreign language. Here we describe the development of the main linguistic and methodological principles, as well as the parameters of the description of foreign languages for the purpose of teaching them; the implementation of this theoretical basis of the reform in the teaching of foreign languages was carried out within the framework of a number of interrelated projects. The key to successful speech activity of students are also non-traditional forms of English …

Comparative Analysis Of Phonological Formation Of Reduplication In English And Uzbek Languages, Dilobar Bakhtiyor Kizi Begimkulova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article examines reduplication in English and Uzbek as a phonological phenomenon, its degree of investigation in English linguistics, the interpretation of the concept of reduplication in English and Uzbek, their similarities and differences. At the same time, the status of reduplication in the language system, the phonological aspects, classification and linguistic features of their language expression are analyzed comparatively. The ideas have been proven by discussing a number of specific examples and their meanings. The analysis of reduplicative units was carried out on the basis of explanatory and bilingual dictionaries in English and Uzbek languages, examples from the fiction, …

The Notion Of Synchronic Translation, Its History Of Development And The Extension Of Its Usage, Azamat Eshonkulov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

General concepts related to synchronic translation illustrate that it is very broad area of oral translation. In the following article, we are going to discuss general information dealing with this branch of translation, in which we look into the emergence of simultaneous interpretation as well as considering the differences between the types of oral translation. And we try to highlight theoretical basis of simultaneous interpretation which were presented by the scientists who even currently work as professional interpreters. Now that the huge demand for simultaneous interpretation is increasing, it is incredibly essential to gain fundamental background on the synchronic translational …

Uzbek Translations Of Some English Proverbs And Translation Problems, Shuhratjon Mashrapovich Boykhanov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Idiomatic expressions, proverbs and sayings are closely connected with a particular nation’s culture and history. For this reason, they are hardly understood by other nations. This is one of the reasons causes some scholars have a point that those kinds of lexical items cannot be translated; however, other authors proposed different translation techniques to find solutions to this problem. This article analyzes particularly this problem. In conducting this research, comparative, contrastive, and content analyses were utilized. To test different scholars’ opposite views, nine English proverbs were randomly selected and translated into Uzbek. Descriptive analysis revealed that one out of nine …