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The Musicale Newspaper: Volume 3, Number 9

Arthur Saft Family Papers

Volume 3, Number 3 of The Musicale Newspaper on December of 1917. Helen Saft is mentioned in one of the newspaper reports.

Professionalism And Ethics In The Practice Of Engineering, Tim Jensen

Purdue Road School

This presentation will provide an overview of ethics, including how they are formed and how professional engineers use them to make decisions in every situation.

Let’S Walk And Talk: Building Trust (And Better Projects) Using Community Walk Audits, Ashlyn Devine, Taylor Firestine

Purdue Road School

This session introduces participants to the benefits gained from engaging in community-centered walking audits as practical tools for advancing quality active transportation projects and building trust with the public. Drawing from Health by Design’s Indiana Road to Zero Academy, participants will join a facilitated walking audit near the Purdue campus to discuss common concerns and questions that these exercises address while demonstrating how collaborative notetaking can translate into better planning, engineering, and policy decisions that reflect the unique needs of the community.

Railroad Coordination 101, Deborah Porter, Kip Bunch, David Farmer, Gregory Fitzsimons

Purdue Road School

This presentation will detail the railroad coordination process to include agreements, review process, schedule, RRA , Railroad Certification, special provisions, and close out. Attendees will hear perspectives from both INDOT and railroad owners.

Integrating Gis Mapping And Phytochemical Profiling To Identify Bioactive Medicinal Herbs For Community-Based Product Development In Northern Thailand, Wirinya Rojanateratham, Nattanida Jantarach, Varitha Ariyabukalakorn, Taweewun Srisookkum, Narongsuk Munkong

Journal of Health Research

Background: Global interest in herbal bioactive compounds as alternative therapies has increased in recent years; however, scientific data on their distribution across species and on the active constituents of local medicinal plants remain limited. This study examined medicinal herbs cultivated by farmers in Mae Chai District, Phayao Province, Thailand, and assessed their antioxidant activities, as well as their phenolic and vitamin C contents, to support the development of evidence-based alternative medicine.

Methods: This study employed a mixed-methods design combining scientific experimentation with qualitative approaches. A total of 34 key informants participated. Data were collected through surveys, interviews, reflecting discussions, and …

Girls' Preferences For Coaches' Supportive Behaviors, Efrat Abadi

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Participation of girls in sports is associated with positive outcomes; however, girls continue to face barriers to participation due to gender, age, and cultural factors. Coaches play a pivotal role in girls' persistence in sports, with influential mechanisms including providing social support and cultivating high-quality coach-athlete relationships. Nevertheless, limited research has explored girls' specific preferences regarding coaches' supportive behaviors, particularly within diverse cultural contexts. Much of the existing literature is based on data from Western countries, with findings often generalized across cultural settings - without considering girls from Mediterranean populations, who remain underrepresented in research. This study employed a qualitative …

International College Athletes’ Perceptions Of Nil And Its Impact On Their Experiences: A Theory Of Capital Approach., Jessica K. Brougham, Rebecca M. Achen

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

The name, image, and likeness (NIL) policy altered the landscape of college sports and provided college athletes with new opportunities to monetize their talents and personal brands. However, while the NCAA stated that all athletes would be able to participate in NIL deals and be compensated for the use of their NIL, international college athletes (ICAs) soon discovered they were restricted from participation while located in the U.S., due to their student visa status. Through nine semi-structured interviews of current and former ICAs we identified themes related to Bourdieu’s theory of social capital and Bauder’s theory of citizenship capital that …

A Pilot Study Of A Comprehensive Mental Health Intervention For Collegiate Athletes., Joshua Celebre, Philip Sullivan, Mishka E.V. Blacker

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

Research on mental health interventions for athletes have recognized systematic limitations in the field (i.e., a dearth of randomized control trials, and lack of long-term follow up measurement). The current study summarized the pilot study of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Talk Today mental health intervention within collegiate sport. Four teams (two male (n = 64), two female (n = 74)) were randomly assigned to an intervention or a wait-list control condition. Mental health literacy, stigma, psychological distress, and help-seeking were measured at four different timepoints, including a 6-month follow up. There were no significant effects between the …

Behind The Jersey: Exploring Athletic Identity And Depression In College Athletes, Matt A. Moore, Lana Loken, Anne Kelly, Mastano Nambiro Woleson Dzimbiri, Payton Bennett, Lawrence W. Judge

Journal of Athlete Development and Experience

A significant increase in mental health concerns among college athletes has fueled interest in the impact of athletic identity on psychological outcomes. Research has produced mixed results regarding the association between athletic identity and mental health. This study sought to clarify this relationship and to improve our understanding of depression among NAIA college athletes, especially those who attach a great degree of importance and strength to the athlete’s role in relation to other activities. Voluntary college athletes aged 18-years-old or older and attending an NAIA member institution participated in the study (n = 361). They completed a web-based instrument that …

Brewed Hues: Sustainable Innovations In Art Supplies, Xander Yuri E. Abalos, Leov Justin V. Dalmacio, Drinnie F. Dioquino, Myco A. Lamano, Gian Lawrence R. Sontillano, Nerisse Estrada-Esguerra

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Established in May 2024, Brewed Hues is a social enterprise dedicated to rethinking art through sustainability. It provides handcrafted coffee-paint kits made through a VOC-free production process, limiting environmental damage while fostering creativity. The brand has utilized both Instagram marketing and events, such as ABM Bazaar, to connect and create genuine engagement with conscientious consumers. Brewed Hues, situated in the arts and crafts industry, is in a growth stage, having completed its first sales and currently diversifying its offerings with culturally themed designs and planning to upcycle used coffee grounds. Brewed Hues' innovation comes in the form of repurposing organic …

The Correlation Between Decision-Making Skills And The Cognitive Flexibility Of The Grade 10 Students Of Theresian School Of Cavite, Marry Jasmine Christine Velante Ayson, Van Shadric Nalden Ambrocio Bacsal, Elton John E. Palero

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Adolescents often face the critical task of making informed decisions, particularly when choosing a senior high school strand and college course—decisions that significantly impact their future careers. Despite the importance of these choices, there is a noticeable gap in existing literature on adolescents' cognitive flexibility and decision-making abilities, as most studies have focused on adult populations in Western contexts. This study employed a sequential explanatory mixed-method design to determine the relationship between cognitive flexibility and decision-making skills among Grade 10 students at Theresian School of Cavite. The quantitative phase revealed a moderately positive correlation between cognitive flexibility and decision-making, suggesting …

Automated Multi-Stage Build Error Remediation By Propagating Dormant Suppression Tags, Rishipal Singh Bhatia

Defensive Publications Series

In some multi-stage software build pipelines, downstream compiler errors may be reported against ephemeral, machine-generated intermediate artifacts rather than original, human-written source code, which can make remediation challenging. A system and method may address this by intercepting a downstream error, mapping its location back to the original source file, and programmatically injecting a dormant suppression tag into the original source code. During a subsequent build, an intermediate transpiler can propagate this tag into a newly generated intermediate artifact. In the intermediate file, the tag may become active and be recognized by the downstream compiler as a directive to suppress the …

Adaptive Peer Hedging For Dynamic Tail Latency Control In Ml Inference Pipelines, Hao Qin

Defensive Publications Series

Method and system for reducing tail latency in machine learning inference pipelines are disclosed. The system includes a primary orchestrator configured to receive an inference request from a client tier component and dispatch the request to a primary execution pool. An adaptive delay controller computes a dynamic hedge delay by optimizing a joint objective balancing tail latency and duplicate execution cost. During the delay interval, a latency risk index (LRI) module computes a LRI using telemetry signals including queue gradients, stage timing deviations, peer load metrics, and network jitter. Upon delay expiry and elevated stall risk, the primary orchestrator forwards …

The Impact Of Chatgpt On Reducing Anxiety And Enhancing Mathematical Performance, Reese Gabrielle P. Dimaunahan, Jenny Kinesthesia M. Tiu, Maryvic Irene B. Sumalbag, Emmielyn Q. Bardiano

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Recent advancements in technology have paved the way for the integration of artificial intelligence in education, with tools such as ChatGPT supporting learners across grade levels and disciplines, including mathematics. While numerous existing studies have investigated the potential of ChatGPT in enhancing students’ performance in mathematics, there is still much to explore regarding its possible impact on reducing one of the key factors hindering student success in math: math anxiety. This study examined the impact of using ChatGPT in addressing math anxiety and improving the performance of Grade 11 non-STEM students enrolled at De La Salle University Senior High School. …

What’S Critical In Critical Media Literacy? Barriers And Good Practices In Adult Education, Stefanie Mayer, Stefanie Fridrik, Josef Mühlbauer, Brigitte Temel, Viktoria Eberhardt

Journal of Media Literacy Education Pre-Prints

While there is broad consensus regarding the social and educational need for CML, its actual didactic content and especially the meaning of ‘critical’ are far from clear. The article argues for a turn to educational practices. Findings are based on empirical research on adult education in Vienna (Austria) consisting mainly of interviews with expert-practitioners in the field of adult education and media and/or digital literacy. We confront academic definitions of the critical impetus of CML with an analysis of innovative projects, which were designed for accessibility and addressed learners facing high educational barriers. Our findings encourage a turn towards the …

Comparing Students’ Engagement And Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction In Blended And Traditional Learning Environments, Ryan Josh C. Suarez, Joeven A. Fabul Jr., Andrei Daniel Ken H. Go, Benedict Eric M. Adriano, Arvie S. Andal

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Student engagement has changed as a result of blended learning, a learning modality that combines in-person instruction with online course delivery. Beyond the models that are frequently studied, engagement in other blended learning environments must be examined using a clearly defined framework; hence, this study aims to address this gap. This study compared and measured the basic psychological needs and engagement levels of two student populations, enriched virtual blended learning and traditional face-to-face learning, using a causal-comparative analysis as a research design and Self-Determination Theory as a framework. 115 senior high school students participated in the data collection process; 39 …

Cv: Christopher Dela Rosa (Physical Therapy), Christopher Dela Rosa

Rehabilitation Sciences Department Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Cv: Jenna Sweet (Physical Therapy), Jenna Sweet

Rehabilitation Sciences Department Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Cv: Robert Sweet (Physical Therapy), Robert Sweet

Rehabilitation Sciences Department Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.

Onc-Safe: Oncology-Specific Fall Prevention Initiative, Aubry C. Townzen, Stella Chigbrow, Katie Mcbride, Payton Bolin

SPARK Symposium Presentations

ONC-SAFE: Oncology-Specific Fall Prevention Initiative

Aubry Townzen, Stella Chigbrow, Katie McBride, Peyton Bolin

ONC-SAFE aims to decrease fall rates and fall-related injuries on an inpatient oncology unit by improving staff adherence to bed alarm activation for high-risk patients through the use of doorframe reminder posters and targeted staff education. Falls are a significant patient safety concern in oncology populations due to cancer- and treatment-related risk factors such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, anemia, orthostatic hypotension, fatigue, muscle weakness, cognitive changes, and medication effects, including opioids, sedatives, and antiemetics. Hospitalized oncology populations identify impaired mobility, treatment-related symptoms, and medication effects as primary …

Wearable Innovation: How Smart Technology Transforms Fashion Sustainability, Marissa G. Miller, Mataya G. Van Gaasbeek, Shivam S. Patnaik, Dasha Akira Meadows

SPARK Symposium Presentations

If you watched the 2019 Met Gala or pay attention to celebrity culture, you might have seen a Cinderella inspired dress that had lights embedded into the gown, which provides the dress with a gorgeous glow. This is an example of smart textiles in high fashion. Smart textiles were first introduced in the late 20th century through the usage of microphones and mp3 players in fabrics. Since then, developments in technology have evolved to help support sustainability. Smart sustainable textiles are composed of technology woven into fabrics to improve practicality, aesthetics, and health with the purpose of being eco-friendly. Efforts …

Department Chair: Perceived Training Needs, Holly M. Clifford

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Holly M. Clifford on March 18, 2026.

News You Can Use: Screwworm Comeback Raises Concerns, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – New World screwworms once threatened livestock, pets and people across the southern United States. Decades after a successful eradication effort, the pests may be returning.

Culvert Retrofit With Green Filter Media For The Removal Of Phosphorus From Stormwater Runoff, Somdipta Bagchi, Zhiming Zhang, Olayinka Olayiwola, Bharadwaj Mandala, Rupali Datta, Subhasis Giri, Richard Lathrop, Dibyendu Sarkar

Michigan Tech Publications

Phosphorus is a ubiquitous contaminant in urban and agricultural landscapes. A retention basin located in the southern part of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, was identified as receiving stormwater runoff with elevated phosphorus concentrations. The basin is surrounded by expanding urban development, contributing to the progressive degradation of water quality in the bay, which is already highly eutrophic. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a culvert retrofit with a green filter media composed of granulated-aluminum-based drinking water-treatment residuals (Al-WTR) and granular carbon (5:1 ratio, w/w) for the removal of phosphorus and suspended sediments from stormwater runoff. The performance of the filter …

Nonnative Crayfish In Türkiye: Presence Records, Invasion Pathways, And Ecological Risks, Muzaffer Mustafa Harlioğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The globalization of trade, aquaculture, and the ornamental pet industry has accelerated the transboundary movement of nonnative crayfish species, with significant ecological consequences. Türkiye, a biodiversity-rich country bridging Europe and Asia, has increasingly become a point of concern due to the rising presence of alien crayfish taxa introduced primarily via the aquarium trade and scientific research. This study investigates the presence records of nonnative crayfish species in Türkiye, identifies their likely introduction pathways, and outlines potential future outspread routes across the major freshwater basins of the country. Species such as Procambarus clarkii, Cherax quadricarinatus, C. albertisii, and Cambarellus patzcuarensis have …

Frequencies And Roles Of Plants In The Diet Of Three Mesocarnivores (Canis Lupaster, Genetta Genetta, And Herpestes Ichneumon): Implications For Forest Regeneration In A North African Hot Spot (Algeria), Messaoud Bensidhoum, Abdelkrim Limane, Larbi Khifer, Ania Ben Ammar, Lylia Amrouche

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Djurdjura National Park (PND, Algeria) is part of one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hot spots, recognised by the United Nations as a national biosphere  reserve. It contains the Darna primary forest, a key habitat for several mesocarnivore  mammals, including the golden wolf (Canis lupaster), the common genet (Genetta  genetta) and the ichneumon mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon). Although their diets  are primarily based on animal prey, these carnivores exhibit both qualitative and  quantitative reliance on plants, a pattern that merits thorough documentation. We  analysed 30 scats per species per month over four years (1440 scats per species).  More than 35% …

Commonwealth Times 2026-03-18

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Identifying Common Trend Determinants In Panel Data, Yoonseok Lee, Peter C. Phillips, Suyong Song, Donggyu Sul

Center for Policy Research

This paper develops a novel method for identifying observable determinants of latent common trends in nonstationary panel data, which are typically removed or controlled in two-way fixed effects regressions. By examining cross sectional dispersion processes, we assess whether panel series exhibit distributional convergence toward specific observed time series, revealing them as long run determinants of the underlying latent trend. The approach also offers a new perspective on cointegration between time series and panel data, focusing on the relative variation of the panel data with respect to the cointegration error. Applying this method to U.S. state-level crime rates demonstrates that the …

Thermal Inequities In Public Parks And Open Spaces In Los Angeles Determined By Remote Sensing, Ashley Agatep, Joshua B. Fisher, Kainani Tacazon, Ambar Rivera, Rossmery Zayas, Reginald Archer, Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, Jason A. Douglas

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Urban heat island (UHI) effects are amplified by disparities in community-level cooling infrastructure—such as urban public parks and open spaces (PPOS)—with the most severe impacts occurring in communities that lack sufficient city-wide cooling resources. We found that the underserved community of South Los Angeles, as compared to their neighboring West Los Angeles counterparts, suffers a double burden of inequitable (1) access to and (2) absence of cooling materials and surfaces within these spaces, resulting in significantly hotter temperatures. Identifying these inequities requires high-resolution temporal and spatial mapping of surface temperatures, which has been previously limited. In this community-based participatory research …

Cv: Arvie Vitente (Physical Therapy), Arvie Vitente

Rehabilitation Sciences Department Curricula Vitae

No abstract provided.