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Truth, John Milloy

Consensus

No abstract provided.

Eric Plunkett Resigns As Head Women’S Volleyball Coach, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Eric Plunkett has resigned from his position, the Department of Athletics announced on Thursday. A national search for Gardner-Webb University’s next head coach has already begun.

Evaluating Noninvasive Brain Stimulation To Treat Overactive Bladder In Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol, Betsy H Salazar, Kristopher A Hoffman, John A Lincoln, Christof Karmonik, Hamida Rajab, Santosh A Helekar, Rose Khavari

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an often debilitating disease affecting the myelin sheath that encompasses neurons. It can be accompanied by a myriad of pathologies and adverse effects such as neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD). Current treatment modalities for resolving NLUTD focus mainly on alleviating symptoms while the source of the discomfort emanates from a disruption in brain to bladder neural circuitry. Here, we leverage functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocols and the brains innate neural plasticity to aid in resolving overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms associated with NLUTD.

Methods

By employing an advanced neuro-navigation …

Perspectives Of Human Service Providers For Sex Trafficked Women About Policy Changes In The Prosecution Of Prostitution, Sakinah L. Salley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire Dean's List, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Investigation Of Machine Learning Driven Adaptive Control Strategy For Heat Exchanger Under Varying Fouling Conditions, Reshma Madhu Pk

Theses and Dissertations

Fouling is an undesirable and inevitable phenomenon that affects Heat Exchanger (HE) dynamics, increases maintenance cost (>50%), and loss of production. Conventional fouling prediction and control techniques demand an in-depth understanding of the HE-specific fouling dynamics. Hence, machine learning emerges as an ideal tool for learning the fouling process from the available measurement dataset.

The proposed work aims to design a machine learning-driven adaptive control technique for an industrial HE, subjected to varying fouling conditions. Naphtha cooler, an industrial HE utilized in petroleum refineries, employs cooling water to lower Naphtha temperature, but the high impurities in the recycled cooling …

Dietary And Therapeutic Benefits Of Edible Insects: A Global Perspective, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Sunday Ekesi

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Edible insects are gaining traction worldwide for research and development. This review synthesizes a large and well-established body of research literature on the high nutritional value and variety of pharmacological properties of edible insects. Positive benefits of insect-derived products include immune enhancement; gastrointestinal protection; antitumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory capacities; antibacterial activities; blood lipid and glucose regulation; lowering of blood pressure; and decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, the pharmacological mechanisms of these active components of edible insects in humans have received limited research attention. In addition, we discuss health risks (safety); application prospects; regulations and policies governing their production and …

Genetics And Pathologic Landscape Of Lineage Switch Of Acute Leukemia During Therapy, Ting Zhou, Choladda V Curry, Mahsa Khanlari, Min Shi, Wei Cui, Deniz Peker, Weina Chen, Endi Wang, Juehua Gao, Qi Shen, Wei Xie, Fatima Z Jelloul, Rebecca L King, Ji Yuan, Xiaoqiong Wang, Chen Zhao, Ifeyinwa E Obiorah, Elizabeth L Courville, Eric Nomura, Sindhu Cherian, Mina L Xu, W Richard Burack, Hong-Xing Liu, Elias J Jabbour, Koichi Takahashi, Wei Wang, Sa A Wang, Joseph D Khoury, L Jeffrey Medeiros, Shimin Hu

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

No abstract provided.

The Yap1/Taz-Tead Transcriptional Network Regulates Gene Expression At Neuromuscular Junctions In Skeletal Muscle Fibers, Lea Gessler, Danyil Huraskin, Yongzhi Jian, Nane Eiber, Zhaoyong Hu, Tomasz J Prószyński, Said Hashemolhosseini

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

We examined YAP1/TAZ-TEAD signaling pathway activity at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) of skeletal muscle fibers in adult mice. Our investigations revealed that muscle-specific knockouts of Yap1 or Taz, or both, demonstrate that these transcriptional coactivators regulate synaptic gene expression, the number and morphology of NMJs, and synaptic nuclei. Yap1 or Taz single knockout mice display reduced grip strength, fragmentation of NMJs, and accumulation of synaptic nuclei. Yap1/Taz muscle-specific double knockout mice do not survive beyond birth and possess almost no NMJs, the few detectable show severely impaired morphology and are organized in widened endplate bands; and with motor nerve endings being …

Hydrochemistry Characteristics And Genesis Mode Of Hot Springs In The Luolou River Basin, Yunnan, China, Luo Huan, Liu Zhennan, Ma Yiqi, Zhang Yunhui, Tao Lanchu, Chen Qingsong, Fu Dunkai, Wu Xiangchuan

Coal Geology & Exploration

The hydrochemistry and genesis mechanism of thermal springs hold great significance for the exploitation and utilization of low to intermediate temperature geothermal resources. Under the influence of a concealed fault zone, thermal springs in the Luolou River basin, Yunnan Province, are distributed along both sides of valleys and exposed in Quaternary loose deposits and Permian basalt strata. It belongs to low to intermediate temperature thermal spring water, with temperatures ranging between 34.5 and 50.0℃, pH is between 7.62-9.73, TDS is between 262-702 mg/L. Based on the hydrochemical and isotopic tests of thermal spring samples and nearby cold water samples from …

Auto-Combustion Synthesis Of Lanthanum-Doped Tio2 Nanostructures For Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation Of Crystal Violet Dye, Gharieb Meselhy, Mostafa Yasine Nassar, Ibrahim Mohamed Nassar, Sabry Hamed Seda

Dentistry

Utilising the solution combustion technique, nanocrystalline photocatalysts that included both pristine TiO₂ and doped TiO₂ with various La (III) dopant percentages (1, 3, 5, and 7 mol%) were created. Different methods, including thermal analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), were used to investigate the prepared nanostructures. The XRD results indicated the anatase form and the crystalline nature of the products (pristine and doped TiO2) in the size range of a crystallite (5–16.5) nm. The photocatalytic assessment of the prepared nano-photocatalysts was carried out by …

Editorial: The Impact Of Social Media, Gaming, And Smartphone Usage On Mental Health, Justin Thomas, Fahad Al-Beyahi, Carl Gaspar

All Works

No abstract provided.

Manipal Journal Of Medical Sciences – Single Issue Per Year, Bukkambudhi V. Murlimanju, Krishnananda R.V. Prabhu

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

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Conspiracy Theories And Religion: Christian Nationalism And The Rise Of North American Populism, Carmen Celestini

Consensus

No abstract provided.

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

January 25, 2024, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Forensic Evidence Preservation Following An Incident Of Rape: The Role Of The Victim, Anthonio Oladele Adefuye, Chika K. Egenasi, Matthew A. Benedict

Faculty and Staff Publications

Background: Rape has a high prevalence in South Africa. The collection of credible and valid forensic evidence is a key legal factor that impacts case trial outcomes. Victim behaviour around the time of the rape can impact the collection and the integrity of forensic evidence, and can have a direct effect on case progression and conviction. Despite the importance of victim behaviour, few studies have been done on the role of victims in preserving forensic evidence. This article discusses how common personal hygiene practices undertaken by rape victims after being raped can impact the quality and validity of forensic evidence. …

Clinical Experiences Of Racism Encountered By Black Women Seeking Non-Pregnancy Related Reproductive Healthcare, Melissa Lehan Mackin, Lynette Cooper, Nicole Loew, Stephanie Edmonds, Janelle Hill, Janell Bell, Ann Weltin, Lastascia Coleman

General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster)

We offered these research questions in the original research application:

1. How is racism and discrimination experienced in this setting?

2. How do experiences of racism impact future health-seeking behavior (e.g. iatrophobia)?

Consistent with qualitative research and emergent design, additional research questions have been added:

3. What factors are attributed to treatment in the clinical setting?

4. How can the clinical environment be changed to better serve Black women seeking reproductive health care?

Prevention And Potential Treatment Strategies For Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bo-Wen Sun, Peng-Peng Zhang, Zong-Hao Wang, Xia Yao, Meng-Lan He, Rui-Ting Bai, Hao Che, Jing Lin, Tian Xie, Zi Hui, Xiang-Yang Ye, Li-Wei Wang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a significant viral pathogen that causes respiratory infections in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. RSV-related illnesses impose a substantial economic burden worldwide annually. The molecular structure, function, and in vivo interaction mechanisms of RSV have received more comprehensive attention in recent times, and significant progress has been made in developing inhibitors targeting various stages of the RSV replication cycle. These include fusion inhibitors, RSV polymerase inhibitors, and nucleoprotein inhibitors, as well as FDA-approved RSV prophylactic drugs palivizumab and nirsevimab. The research community is hopeful that these developments might provide easier access to knowledge and …

Dementia Prediction In Older Adults Using Sex-Specific Health Trajectory Clustering, Omar A Ibrahim, Muskan Garg, Sunyang Fu, Maria Vassilaki, Ronald C Petersen, Jennifer St Sauver, Sunghwan Sohn

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

With increasing number of people living with dementia, the problem of late diagnosis significantly impacts a person's quality of life while early signs of dementia may provide useful insights to facilitate better treatment plans. With time, this progressive neurodegenerative syndrome could progress from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. A pattern of health conditions can be characterized in unsupervised manner to help predict this progress. As a significant extension to our previous work with streaming clustering model, we consider additional information for predicting dementia onset. With empirical observations, we discover the importance of examining sex and age to predict dementia onset. …

Interplay Between Atrx And Idh1 Mutations Governs Innate Immune Responses In Diffuse Gliomas, Seethalakshmi Hariharan, Benjamin T Whitfield, Christopher J Pirozzi, Matthew S Waitkus, Michael C Brown, Michelle L Bowie, David M Irvin, Kristen Roso, Rebecca Fuller, Janell Hostettler, Sharvari Dharmaiah, Emiley A Gibson, Aaron Briley, Avani Mangoli, Casey Fraley, Mariah Shobande, Kevin Stevenson, Gao Zhang, Prit Benny Malgulwar, Hannah Roberts, Martin Roskoski, Ivan Spasojevic, Stephen T Keir, Yiping He, Maria G Castro, Jason T Huse, David M Ashley

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Stimulating the innate immune system has been explored as a therapeutic option for the treatment of gliomas. Inactivating mutations in ATRX, defining molecular alterations in IDH-mutant astrocytomas, have been implicated in dysfunctional immune signaling. However, little is known about the interplay between ATRX loss and IDH mutation on innate immunity. To explore this, we generated ATRX-deficient glioma models in the presence and absence of the IDH1R132H mutation. ATRX-deficient glioma cells are sensitive to dsRNA-based innate immune agonism and exhibit impaired lethality and increased T-cell infiltration in vivo. However, the presence of IDH1R132H dampens baseline expression of key innate immune genes …

The Cowl - V. 88 N. 1 - January 25, 2024

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 88 No. 1 - January 25, 2024. 16 pages.

Montana Kaimin, January 25, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Nitrogen Footprint Of Ukraine: Why Personal Consumption Matters, Sergiy Medinets, Allison M. Leach, Tetiana Pavlik, Volodymyr Medinets, James N. Galloway

Faculty Publications

Unintended reactive nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture, energy and transportation pose significant environmental hazards, including eutrophication, acidification, water and air pollution, biodiversity loss, human health risks and climate change. The concept of a nitrogen footprint (NF) emerges as a pivotal metric, reflecting potential N losses in the entire production-consumption chain of goods and services used by an individual within a defined timeframe.In a pioneering assessment of per capita NF in Ukraine, key factors, such as the food production chain, consumption patterns, connection to wastewater treatment (WWT) system and the efficacy of WWT facilities, were identified as critical components. Addressing specific …

Deep Learning Model Compression On Edge Devices For Audio, Afsana Rahman Mou

Theses and Dissertations

Audio classification plays a crucial role in interpreting and understanding soundscapes, enabling applications like voice assistants, sound event detection, and music analysis. However, deploying deep learning models for audio classification on edge devices presents significant challenges. These models often require substantial computational resources and memory, which are limited on edge devices. Balancing performance, efficiency, and accuracy remains a key hurdle in this field. In this research, we explore various deep learning architectures, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Audio Spectrogram Transformer (AST), for the purpose of audio classification on the ESC 50 and Audio Set datasets. …

Circulating Metabolic Profile In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Data From The Ipf-Pro Registry, Ross Summer, Jamie Todd, Megan Neely, L. Jason Lobo, Andrew Namen, L. Kristin Newby, Shirin Shafazand, Sally Suliman, Christian Hesslinger, Sascha Keller, Thomas Leonard, Scott M Palmer, Olga Ilkayeva, Michael Muehlbauer, Christopher Newgard, Jesse Roman

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The circulating metabolome, reflecting underlying cellular processes and disease biology, has not been fully characterized in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We evaluated whether circulating levels of metabolites correlate with the presence of IPF, with the severity of IPF, or with the risk of clinically relevant outcomes among patients with IPF.

METHODS: We analyzed enrollment plasma samples from 300 patients with IPF in the IPF-PRO Registry and 100 individuals without known lung disease using a set of targeted metabolomics and clinical analyte modules. Linear regression was used to compare metabolite and clinical analyte levels between patients with IPF …

Building A More Diverse Public Health Informatics Workforce: Preliminary Results, Susan H Fenton, Gabriela Mustata Wilson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The US public health infrastructure has been historically underfunded, a condition that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was especially noted in the area of public health informatics. It was also acknowledged that the lack of a diverse public health workforce made it more difficult to address biases and disparities effectively. In 2021 the Office of the National Coordinator awarded $73 million to 10 awardees to develop public health informatics and technology (PHIT) workforce training. The Gaining Equity in Training for Public Health Informatics and Technology (GET PHIT) award utilizes various methods to train and engage minority and underserved …

Insights On The Future Of Digital Health: An Analysis Of Twitter Posts Of Imia Fellows, David T Marc, Karima Lalani, Susan H Fenton, Kerryn Butler-Henderson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped technology-enhanced services in health and care organizations globally. As the world pivots towards a post-COVID-19 environment, it is essential to examine emerging trends amongst thought leaders in the health information technology sector. This study queried Twitter feeds of IMIA Fellows from 2013 through 2022, utilizing combinations of sentiment analysis, latent dirichlet allocation, and document analysis methods. The results provided a glimpse of positive sentiment year upon year, with the most negative sentiment prevalent in 2020, due to the onset of the pandemic. The findings from this study can be strategically used to analyze emerging trends …

Exploring A Mechanism Toward Automated Feedback For Cancer Patient Self-Reporting, Kevin Phong, Mengchen Ding, Youmin Cho, Yun Jiang, Yang Gong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

"Infobuttons" spearheaded electronic health records (EHR) based decision support by offering automated knowledge resources to physicians. However, how such a mechanism could be leveraged to provide optimal resources to patients remains unanswered. Informatics approaches are expected to utilize more relevant information beyond EHR, such as patient-reported outcomes, to support clinical decisions. This pilot study is intended to explore how patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE) in EHR can be incorporated and how to recommend tailored content to cancer patients via automated feedback.