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2026 Women Of Color Conference, Black Women's Blueprint

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The Women of Color Conference, created by Bryant University’s Black Women’s Blueprint, was designed to unite women of color and provide a powerful space to share stories, knowledge, and lived experiences. Centered around the theme “Healing in Color, Honoring Our Stories, Reclaiming Our Joy,” the conference aims to foster healing as an act of resistance through storytelling, sisterhood, and collective empowerment. By creating a sacred and supportive environment, the conference uplifts voices, nurtures connection, and encourages women of color to embrace their truths, restore their spirits, and step boldly into their greatness while reclaiming the joy and identity that has …

Geospatial Analysis Of Primary Healthcare Accessibility And Qualitative Assessment Of Affordability In Rural Communities Of Twifo Ati-Morkwaa District, Ghana, Peter Ansah Boakye, Daniel Buor, Francis Tei-Nartey

Michigan Tech Publications

Regardless of the efforts of the government and the private sector to improve health facilities in Ghana, a significant number of rural communities still experience inadequate access to primary healthcare. This study used the mixed-methods approach to provide an overview of the geographic distribution of healthcare facilities and the accessibility and affordability of primary healthcare within the Twifo Ati-Morkwaa District. Accessibility was assessed using Euclidean buffer analysis around primary healthcare facilities, while affordability was examined qualitatively using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with community members, community leaders and health workers. Focus group discussions and interviews were conducted using the …

Machine Learning Prediction Of Discharge Destination In Patients With Parkinson’S Disease; A Nationwide Cohort Study, Hikaru Kamo, Tejas R. Mehta, Matthew Remz, Rachael M. Burke, Anne Brooks, Adrianne Smiley, Michael S. Okun, Christopher W. Hess

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Risk stratification during hospitalization may support real-world discharge planning. We developed and validated machine learning models and an interpretable risk score to predict discharge destination among patients hospitalized with Parkinson's disease using a nationwide administrative claims database. Adults aged ≥50 years hospitalized between November 2017 and June 2023 were included, and the first hospitalization was defined as the index admission. Discharge destination was categorized as home, facility, or in-hospital death. The dataset was randomly divided into training (80%) and testing (20%) cohorts. Random forest models were constructed for all discharge outcomes, and an elastic net logistic regression model was developed …

Artificial Intelligence In Mri: A Dual Approach To Quality Enhancement And Time Reduction, Angelica Maria Baquedano, Marissa Elizabeth Cardoza, Jonathon H. Dajao, Maricela Garcia, Talore Lanice Jones, Saleha Zafar

Research Methods Poster Session 2026

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Association Between The Dietary Index For Gut Microbiota (Di-Gm) And Colorectal Cancer In The Plco Cohort, Bezawit E. Kase, Angela D. Liese Ph.D., Jiajia Zhang Ph.D., Elizabeth Angela Murphy, Susan E. Steck Phd, Mph, Rd

Faculty Publications

Objectives: The study aimed to examine the association between a dietary index for gut microbiota (DI-GM) and the risk of incident colorectal cancer (CRC). Clarifying the role of diet-induced alterations in the composition and function of gut microbiota on the development of CRC can contribute to prevention efforts. Methods: Participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening trial enrolled in the intervention arm and who completed baseline assessments were included in the analysis (n = 55,685). The DI-GM is a literature-derived index used to score diet quality in terms of maintaining healthy gut microbiota. A time-dependent Cox model …

Association Between The Dietary Index For Gut Microbiota (Di-Gm) And Colorectal Cancer In The Plco Cohort, Bezawit E. Kase, Angela D. Liese, Jiajia Zhang, Elizabeth Angela Murphy, Susan E. Steck

Faculty Publications

Objectives: The study aimed to examine the association between a dietary index for gut microbiota (DI-GM) and the risk of incident colorectal cancer (CRC). Clarifying the role of diet-induced alterations in the composition and function of gut microbiota on the development of CRC can contribute to prevention efforts. Methods: Participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening trial enrolled in the intervention arm and who completed baseline assessments were included in the analysis (n = 55,685). The DI-GM is a literature-derived index used to score diet quality in terms of maintaining healthy gut microbiota. A time-dependent Cox model …

Assessment Of Fecal Indicator Bacteria And Vendors' Handling Practices For Safety Of Salads And Raw Leafy Vegetables In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Gloria B. Mrisho, Thomas J. Lyimo, Godwill D. Mrema

Tanzania Journal of Science

Fresh leafy vegetables have gained popularity in Tanzanian cities due to their nutritional benefits and increased promotion by health practitioners. Assessment of their microbiological quality and safety is essential for determination of associated health risks. This study enumerated Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) for determination of microbiological quality and safety of fresh leafy vegetable salads sold by street vendors and raw leafy vegetables obtained from Sinza market in Dar es Salaam. Handling practices, awareness and consumer satisfaction on the safety of leafy vegetable salads was also assessed among salad street vendors and consumers. Samples were collected from four stations and analyzed …

Using The Diary–Interview Method With Time-Constrained Professionals: The Case Of Journalists And Harassment, Ilmari Hiltunen, Reeta Pöyhtäri, Kaarina Nikunen

The Qualitative Report

This article presents a methodological reflection on the diary–interview method’s value and application when used with professionals whose schedules are both demanding and unpredictable, drawing on the authors’ insights from a study examining the harassment and intimidation of journalists. Our experiences demonstrate that combining solicited diary entries with recurring interviews can yield substantial advantages over using either method alone. Diaries are particularly well suited to capturing rich, situated data and individual perspectives, adding distinctive value especially when exploring sensitive or personal issues. Interviews that probe these accounts and revisit incidents in greater depth, in turn, enhance understanding of participants’ emotions, …

“Always Having To Dampen And Dilute My Essence In Order To Fit”: Intersectional Experiences Of Queer Scholars Of Color In Stem And Stem Education, Nuria Jaumot-Pascual, Lisette Torres-Gerald, Maria Ong

The Qualitative Report

This article examines the intersectional experiences of queer scholars of color in STEM and STEM education. Using arts-informed research methods, we conducted and analyzed five interviews and a focus group transcript that focused on the support and hurdles that five participants encountered and the strategies they utilized to navigate their work in STEM and STEM education. We identified that, against the backdrop of prevailing heteronormativity and normative whiteness in STEM, participants compartmentalized their STEM and social identities, felt compelled to negotiate the risks of coming out, and assumed the double burden and invisible work of students who were queer and/or …

Arts-Based Pedagogy Of Qualitative Analysis At The Graduate Level: Dwelling In The Aesthetic, Jennifer Lapum, Leinic Chung-Lee

The Qualitative Report

For those who are new to qualitative research, it can be easy to become caught up in the procedural steps and lose sight of the interpretive nature of qualitative analysis. As educators, we need to be mindful about how to teach procedural steps but also engage learners in the interpretive process of qualitative analysis. In fact, we would suggest that a rigorous approach to qualitative analysis involves applying methods in ways that create space for interpretive thinking. Theoretical insights and rich understandings of the data are derived from interpretive and creative analytical thinking often grounded in aesthetics in which we …

An Atlas Of Genetic Effects On The Monocyte Methylome Across European And African Populations, Wanheng Zhang, Chuan Qiu, Xiao Zhang, Zichen Zhang, Kuan-Jui Su, Zhe Luo, Minghui Liu, Bingxin Zhao, Lang Wu, Qing Tian, Hui Shen, Chong Wu, Hong-Wen Deng

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

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The Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway Alters The Cytoskeleton To Modulate Cell Proliferation And Migration In Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Rajina Shakya, Praveen Suraneni, Amit Rahi, Michael Y Young, Emily Cousino, Christine B Magdongon, Raju Gajjela, Basil B Mattamana, Alexander Zaslavsky, Ganesh S Palapattu, Arun Sreekumar, Dileep Varma

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) progresses despite androgen deprivation therapy, as cancer cells adapt to grow without testosterone, becoming more aggressive and prone to metastasis. CRPC biology complicates the development of effective therapies, posing challenges for patient care. Recent gene-expression and metabolomics studies highlight the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway (HBP) as a critical player, with key components like GNPNAT1 (Glucosamine-phosphate N-acetyltransferase 1) being downregulated in CRPC. GNPNAT1 knockdown in pre-clinical models has been shown to increase growth and metastasis in CRPC tumors, though the mechanisms remain unclear.To investigate the cellular basis of these CRPC phenotypes, we generated a CRISPR-Cas9 knockout model of …

Influenza Infection Has Higher Risk Of Postoperative Complications Than Covid-19 In Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients, Jad J Lawand, Umar Ghilzai, Caleb Witsken, Dion Birhiray, Abdullah Ghali, Youssef M Khalafallah, Rohan G Reddy, Sameer R Khawaja, Adil Shahzad Ahmed

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has captured the attention of healthcare systems worldwide, and testing remains a mainstay of preoperative testing before all surgical procedures, including shoulder arthroplasty. Other viral illnesses, specifically influenza, while still having severe complications, are either overshadowed by testing for COVID-19 or not tested at all.

METHODS: A multi-institutional cohort study using the TriNetX network examined patients undergoing total or hemi shoulder arthroplasty from January 2020 to March 2024. Matched cohorts were created: one with influenza and one with COVID-19 infection, 14 days before surgery.

RESULTS: A total of 3233 and 18,209 patients were included in the …

Letter To The Editor: Evidence For A Two-Step Species-Level Pulmonary Nocardiosis Diagnostic Approach, John Halphen, Mohadese Ahmadzade, Babith Mankidy, Ashkan Berenji, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Pulmonary nocardiosis, a rare and diagnostically challenging infection, usually presents with heterogeneous radiographic findings, compounded by the low sensitivity of traditional confirmatory cultures. In their most recent work, Wang et al analyzed 102 patients with pulmonary nocardiosis to address these concerns, investigating species-characteristic imaging patterns, pathological associations, and the role of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in the diagnostic approach. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) in adult patients with pulmonary infections caused by Nocardia wallacei was demonstrated to have a sensitive (85.71%) and specific (83.34%) presentation of bronchopneumonia in relation to the five Nocardia species in the sample with CT data. The …

Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms And Maternal-Infant Bonding: A Longitudinal Examination Of Depression And Relationship Quality, Journa Njoh, Jonathan S Abramowitz, Rashelle Musci, Mary C Kimmel, Lauren M Osborne, Jack Samuels, Paul Nestadt, Gerald Nestadt, Eric A Storch

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background

Perinatal obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms are common and distressing, yet their impact on early parenting outcomes such as maternal-infant bonding remains poorly understood. Although prior research links maternal depression and anxiety to bonding difficulties, less is known about how perinatal OC symptoms relate to maternal-infant bonding over time, or the extent to which maternal-partner relationship quality is associated with these outcomes, and whether depressive symptoms explain observed associations.

Methods

Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of 256 pregnant women recruited from two U.S. sites between 2020 and 2023. Participants completed self-report and clinician-administered assessments at 20 weeks (PGWK20), 34 …

Development And Performance Evaluation Of Eco-Floor Tiles Made From Avocado (Persea Americana) Seeds, And Mango (Mangifera Indica) Seeds And Peels, Mark Dominique P. Mendoza, Kristine Cassandra T. Cacapit, Zion Ezekiel Micaiah Navia, Stephanie Anne A. Lim, Dominique Mae R. Gobaton, Jace Earl P. Gabitan, Gasper Juleo L. Otgalon, Josh Ryley C. Angeles, Hanz Mikkel A. Arnuza, Gwynette R. Legaspi, June Ray O. Filler

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

The growing demand for sustainable construction materials has led to increased interest in utilizing agricultural wastes as eco-friendly alternatives. This study examines the potential of Avocado Seeds (AS), Mango Seeds (MS), and Mango Peels (MP) as additives in eco-floor tile production, incorporating them into cement mixtures through a quasi-experimental design. Various proportions of these agricultural by-products, collectively termed as Seeds and Peels Mixtures (SPM) were evaluated for compressive strength, flexural strength, and water absorption. A One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was conducted to assess the effects of different additive ratios. Results revealed that compressive strength peaked at 49.40 MPa with …

Legal Safeguards For Protecting American Olympic Athletes From Abuse, C. Parker Gilbert

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

When In Doubt, Sit Them Out: The Need For A Uniform Youth Sport Concussion Law, Ryan Bald

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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A Soulful Study Of The Entertainment Industry Strikes In Five Acts: What's Next? A Labor Movement Reckoning, Reconciliation, Revolution And/Or Renaissance?, Pamela Conley Ulich Esquire

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Vol. 28, No. 1: Full Issue, University Of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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Recommended Budget, Expenditures By Object And Funding By Source, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, Tennessee. Department Of Finance & Administration.

Budget Publications

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Recommended Budget, Expenditures By Object And Funding By Source, Fiscal Year 2025-2026, Tennessee. Department Of Finance & Administration.

Budget Publications

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State Of Tennessee, The Budget, Fiscal Year 2025-2026, Tennessee. Department Of Finance & Administration.

Budget Publications

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State Of Tennessee, The Budget, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, Tennessee. Department Of Finance & Administration.

Budget Publications

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Accepting The Invitation: Why The Nlrb's Decision On Northwestern University Football Players As Employees Would Be Different Today, Rachel Grimley

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

This Note intersects labor, employment, and sports law by reexamining the 2015 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Northwestern decision on the employee status of student-athletes in light of recent developments in sport and labor law jurisprudence. This Note critiques the rationale of the Northwestern decision under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and highlights pertinent Name Image and Likeness and NLRB jurisprudence that signify a shift in how the NLRB views this issue. It ultimately argues that student-athletes should be considered employees under Section 2(3) of the NLRA for purposes of collective bargaining with their respective universities.

The Necessary Extinction Of The Amateur Golfer, Laura M. Demarco

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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Vol. 27, No. 1: Full Issue, University Of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

It Shouldn’T Be Sexy: Exploring The Intersection Between Staged Intimacy And The Law, Spencer Darling

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

If your job requires you to passionately embrace your coworker after surviving the seat-riveting climax action of the third act, does that complicate your workplace’s sexual harassment prevention strategy? Most jobs do not require workers to make intentional intimate contact with their coworkers. Yet, in the entertainment industry, some jobs require not just intimate contact with coworkers but selling that contact as authentic. This staged intimacy, like staged violence, carries a risk that simulated conduct can result in real harm.

When produced without precaution, staged intimacy can create working conditions that constitute sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of …

The Playbook: A Guide To College Athlete Unionization In The Wake Of Alston, Ashlyn Hare

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

Since the Supreme Court's decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, the movement for college athlete unionization has drastically expanded. As college sports—and their profitability—continue to grow, problems such as the exploitation of athletes of color, gender inequity, and abuse and mistreatment of athletes have signaled the need for restoring decision-making power to the athletes. This can be achieved through collective bargaining, but the complexity of college sports and its many stakeholders makes the route to a college athletes players association far from clear. This article analyzes the legal pitfalls in previous unionization efforts, and provides solutions to the …

Empowering Minor League Baseball Players And Supporting International Player Development, Sophia Ruff

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.