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The Weekly Challenger, March 9, 2023, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 9, 2023, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Don’T Make Them Martyrs: Empowering Children In The Foster Care & Juvenile Justice Systems Through Covid-19 Vaccine Consenting Rights, Victoria Kalumbi

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

Minnesota’S Mandatory Court Surcharge And The Failure Of The Fee-For-Service Criminal Justice System, Jake Polinsky

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

Experimental Study Of Envelope Airtightness In New Egyptian Residential Dwellings, Rana Raafat, Ahmed Marey, Sherif Goubran

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

An Evidence-Based Design, Translation, And Implementation Of A Hypertension Health Education Pamphlet, Katie Patton

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Health equity is the opportunity for all to attain their highest level of health. This includes creating understandable educational resources that aid in reducing risk and controlling symptoms of disease. A singular piece of written education material will not be effective among all in a broad population due to the many different backgrounds in which people originate. While this may seem obvious, there is a wide gap between knowledge and action. This gap leads to health disparities, or differences in health status between people that are related to social or demographic factors such as race, gender, income, or geographic region …

Episode 29: Emily Irogoyan, Christina Torres

Futures in Languages Transcripts

Listen to Emily talk about her experiences learning Spanish while completing her BA in Business management and minor in Latin American Studies before graduating in 2022. Hear her tell stories about how impactful her experiences studying abroad in Cuba with the Modern Languages and Literatures Department was for her educational journey. Emily also shares how studying Spanish helped her to reclaim an aspect of her family heritage and how Spanish is a useful skill for her as she works in Miami as a business consultant for an international corporation.

Therapeutic Effects Of Cd133 + Exosomes On Liver Function After Stroke In Type 2 Diabetic Mice, Poornima Venkat, Hua Gao, Elizabeth L. Findeis, Zhili Chen, Alex Zacharek, Julie Landschoot-Ward, Brianna Powell, Mei Lu, Zhongwu Liu, Zhenggang Zhang, Michael Chopp

Neurology Articles

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is known to adversely affect stroke recovery. However, few studies investigate how stroke elicits liver dysfunction, particularly, how stroke in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) exacerbates progression of NAFLD. In this study, we test whether exosomes harvested from human umbilical cord blood (HUCBC) derived CD133 + cells (CD133 + Exo) improves neuro-cognitive outcome as well as reduces liver dysfunction in T2DM female mice.

METHODS: Female, adult non-DM and T2DM mice subjected to stroke presence or absence were considered. T2DM-stroke mice were randomly assigned to receive PBS or Exosome treatment group. CD133 + …

Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Optimization Techniques For Energy And Socioeconomic Systems, Salman Sadiq Shuvo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Optimization, which refers to making the best or most out of a system, is critical for an organization's strategic planning. Optimization theories and techniques aim to find the optimal solution that maximizes/minimizes the values of an objective function within a set of constraints. Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is a popular Machine Learning technique for optimization and resource allocation tasks. Unlike the supervised ML that trains on labeled data, DRL techniques require a simulated environment to capture the stochasticity of real-world complex systems. This uncertainty in future transitions makes the planning authorities doubt real-world implementation success. Furthermore, the DRL methods have …

Trends In Male And Female Urethral Endoscopic Management And Urethroplasty Using The Trinetx Database, Adam M. Ostrovsky, Zachary J. Prebay, Paul H. Chung

Department of Urology Faculty Papers

Background: How quickly providers adapt to new practice guidelines is not well known. The objective of this study was to evaluate temporal trends in the performance of urethral endoscopic management and urethroplasty surrounding the release of the American Urological Association (AUA) Male Urethral Stricture Guidelines in 2017. We also evaluate in parallel trends in female urethral stricture disease, where AUA guidelines are not present. We hypothesized that the ratio of urethroplasty versus urethral endoscopic management in both males and females is increasing and that guidelines do not result in immediate changes in management trends. Methods: Endoscopic management and urethroplasty data …

Lynch Law In The Land Of Lincoln: African American Intellectuals And Early Twentieth Century Race Riots, John Patrick Pleming

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract: In the early twentieth century, more and more African Americans began to leave the American South in search of better jobs and more equal treatment in the North. These black migrants found a less rigid racial hierarchy and employment in industrial and domestic settings. However, racism in the North was alive and well. As African American communities began to exert their economic and political power, they were often targeted by white mobs who would rampage through black neighborhoods, killing and burning as they went. In response to race riots in Springfield (1908), East St. Louis (1917), and Chicago (1919), …

College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• HSK Faculty Receive Grant for New Equipment

Credit Suisse Announces Technical Delay Of Publication Of 2022 Annual Report, Credit Suisse

Documents

No abstract provided.

20230309_Unm Is Now An Institutional Member Of Orcid, Jonathan M. Pringle

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

Disparity In Checkpoint Inhibitor Utilization Among Commercially Insured Adult Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer, Meng Li, Kaiping Liao, Alice J Chen, Tina Cascone, Yu Shen, Qian Lu, Ya-Chen Tina Shih

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence from nationwide samples on the disparity of initiating immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) after metastatic lung cancer diagnosis.

METHODS: We identified metastatic lung cancer patients diagnosed between 2015 and 2020 from a large, nationwide commercial claims database. We analyzed the time from metastatic lung cancer diagnosis to ICI therapy using Cox proportional hazard models. Independent variables included county-level measures (quintiles of percentage of racialized population, quintiles of percentage of population below poverty, urbanity, and density of medical oncologists) and patient characteristics (age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index, Medicare Advantage, and year of diagnosis). All tests …

Not Just For Kids: Child And Dependent Care Credit Benefits For Adult Care, Gabrielle Pepin, Yulya Truskinovsky

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

As the U.S. population ages, family caregivers face substantial out-of-pocket costs and financial risks while providing the majority of long-term care. The Child and Dependent Care Credit (CDCC), a tax credit based on income and care spending, subsidizes caregiving expenses but has low participation among adult caregivers. This paper evaluates the CDCC’s current structure, documenting its limited impact on reducing caregiving costs and examining reforms to increase its utility for adult caregivers. Simulations of proposed changes—higher benefits, refundability, and relaxed eligibility requirements—demonstrate potential to expand access and enhance support for family caregivers within the existing policy framework.

More Than Just Captions: Using Universal Design For Learning (Udl) Guidelines To Create Accessible Videos, Rachel E. Trnka

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The presentation at the 2023 Designing for Digital Conference explains the value of using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines proactively to design accessible videos in response to a new policy adopted at one librarian’s university; it challenges a common view that adding captions is all that is required to create accessible videos.

The Colby Echo (2023-03-09), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly during the academic year, 1898-present.

Constitutional Demotion, Teri Dobbins Baxter

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

The Continued Relevance Of Domestic Partnerships In The Post-Obergefell United States, Grace J. Anderson

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

“Vancouver’S Favourite Country Music Pub,” Single Room Occupancy Hotels, And The Context Of International Frameworks: Mapping Vancouver’S Urban Law And Cultural Policy, Sara Ross

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

The Applicability Of Minnesota’S Workers’ Compensation Laws To Undocumented Workers, Cedar Weyker

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

Better Than Bipoc, Meera E. Deo

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

The Role Of College And High School Partnerships For International Student Experiences, Tian Qin, Jon Mcnaughtan

Health Care Administration Faculty Research

The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of international students engaged in partnership programs between their high school and a destination college.  Specifically, this study focuses on the experiences and perceptions of a group of Brazilian international students who graduated from a dual diploma high school program prior to arriving at a four-year research university in the United States to complete their postsecondary education. The study is guided by a conceptual model based in the literature around challenges of international students, Tinto’s (1975) academic and social integration theory, and the four primary types of social interactions (Rose-Redwood …

Demonstration Of P-Type Stack-Channel Ternary Logic Device Using Scalable Dntt Patterning Process, Yongsu Lee, Heejin Kwon, Seung-Mo Kim, Ho-In Lee, Kiyung Kim, Hae-Won Lee, So-Young Kim, Hyeon Jun Hwang, Byoung Hun Lee

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

A p-type ternary logic device with a stack-channel structure is demonstrated using an organic p-type semiconductor, dinaphtho[2,3-b:2',3'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT). A photolithography-based patterning process is developed to fabricate scaled electronic devices with complex organic semiconductor channel structures. Two layers of thin DNTT with a separation layer are fabricated via the low-temperature deposition process, and for the first time, p-type ternary logic switching characteristics exhibiting zero differential conductance in the intermediate current state are demonstrated. The stability of the DNTT stack-channel ternary logic switch device is confirmed by implementing a resistive-load ternary logic inverter circuit.

Arrhythmogenic Cardiotoxicity Associated With Contemporary Treatments Of Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Saadia Sherazi, Susan Schleede, Scott Mcnitt, Carla Casulo, Jeremiah E. Moore, Eugene Storozynsky, Arpan Patel, Neelima Vidula, Mehmet K. Aktas, Clive S. Zent, Ilan Goldenberg

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Background

Methods and Results

Assessing General Vs. Spinal Anesthesia As A Risk Factor For 90-Day Emergency Department Visits Status-Post Index Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Control Study, Ian Penvose, Helen E. Huetteman, James Feng, Robert Runner, Drew Douglas Moore, Mark S. Karadsheh

Conference Presentation Abstracts

INTRODUCTION: As bundle payment care initiatives become ever prevalent in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), institutions have increasingly focused on cost-saving measures which maintain or improve upon the standard of care. One area of interest is identifying potential modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Here we evaluate the correlations of general versus spinal anesthesia in TKAs in perioperative outcomes. METHODS: All primary TKAs between 7/1/2013 to 12/31/2017 were obtained retrospectively from a prospective institutional database utilized for contribution to a state-wide joint arthroplasty database. Prospective data includes baseline demographics, select medical comorbidities, intraoperative variables and postoperative course/complications. Patients were separated into two …

Analysis Of The Effects Of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring On Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (Mssic) Study, Conner D. Ahlgren, Philip Zakko, Andrew Zachary Blankenship, Daniel K. Park

Conference Presentation Abstracts

INTRODUCTION: The utility of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM) for anterior cervical surgery remains controversial. Despite insufficient evidence demonstrating a clear benefit, IOM continues to be utilized and in some areas is considered standard of care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of IOM on anterior cervical surgery outcomes by utilizing data from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement collaborative. METHODS: Anterior cervical surgeries from February 2014 to November 2019 were included for analysis. IOM (EMG, MMG, SSEPs, or MEP) was the primary variable examined. Primary outcome measures were: new weakness after surgery, new radicular symptoms, return to …

Kif3 A Tail Domain Phosphorylation Is Not Required For Ciliogenesis In Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts, Ayoola Fasawe

Theses and Dissertations

Cilia and flagella are microtubule-based organelles that protrude from the plasma membrane of most cells in the body and play a critical role in cell signaling, motility, and development. Numerous diseases, collectively known as ciliopathies, with phenotypes like developmental abnormalities, cystic kidney disease, and obesity, have been linked to ciliary dysfunction. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) shuttles cellular cargoes along axonemal microtubules and into and out of cilia. IFT is essential for the assembly of cilia and flagella and is powered by heterodimeric kinesin-2 (KIF3A/KIF3B) and dynein-2. While the essential role of kinesin-2 in mammalian ciliogenesis is well established, little is known …

Spartan Daily, March 9, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 19

Mycorrhiza-Mediated Recruitment Of Complete Denitrifying Pseudomonas Reduces N2o Emissions From Soil, Xia Li, Ruotong Zhao, Dandan Li, Guangzhou Wang, Shuikuan Bei, Xiaotang Ju, Ran An, Long Li, Thomas W Kuyper, Peter Christie, Franz S Bender, Ciska Veen, Marcel G A Van Der Heijden, Wim H Van Der Putten, Fusuo Zhang, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Junling Zhang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are key soil organisms and their extensive hyphae create a unique hyphosphere associated with microbes actively involved in N cycling. However, the underlying mechanisms how AMF and hyphae-associated microbes may cooperate to influence N2O emissions from "hot spot" residue patches remain unclear. Here we explored the key microbes in the hyphosphere involved in N2O production and consumption using amplicon and shotgun metagenomic sequencing. Chemotaxis, growth and N2O emissions of isolated N2O-reducing bacteria in response to hyphal exudates were tested using in vitro cultures and inoculation experiments.

Results: AMF hyphae reduced denitrification-derived N2O emission (max. 63%) …