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North Fair Oaks Specific Plan, Carlos Robinson

City and Regional Planning

The North Fair Oaks Specific Plan guides development of the North Fair Oaks Focus Area as defined in the City of Arroyo Grande General Plan by defining land uses, delineating a multimodal circulation system, and outlining ideal development standards in accordance with various local, regional, and state plans.

Faculty List

Washington Law Review

No abstract provided.

Weaponized Bureaucracy At The Criminal Immigration Divide, Dorien Ediger-Seto

Washington Law Review

Despite deportation being entrenched as a civil consequence rather than a punishment over 100 years ago, today’s immigration enforcement and deportation scheme relies heavily on state-level criminal arrests, convictions, and data sharing systems. And immigration-based crimes have accounted for between twenty-five and fifty percent of all federal criminal charges over the past decade. But the fact that the systems are bureaucratically and doctrinally separate from each other has practical impacts that go beyond these formalized intersections. Not only do federal law enforcement actors often have dual mandates to investigate and prosecute federal crimes alongside related civil removal cases, but criminal …

Facing State-Created Danger In Facial Recognition Technology, Esha Jain

Washington Law Review

When the police wrongfully arrest someone, that person faces distinct harms. Various scholarship, news articles, and studies document that AI-powered facial recognition technology (FRT) disproportionately misidentifies individuals from marginalized racial groups when used irresponsibly. Many of those sources indicate that police reliance on FRT without adequate vetting results in wrongful arrests. Yet law enforcement continues to misuse FRT.

This Comment contends that the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 state-created danger doctrine offers a potential remedy for plaintiffs harmed by police reliance on FRT. To prevail under this doctrine, plaintiffs must prove affirmative conduct, deliberate indifference, and proximate causation. If successful, these …

Evaluation Of Community-Based Interventions Addressing Social Attitudes And Behavioural Intentions Related To Female Genital Mutilation In Somaliland, Francis Obare, Dennis Matanda, Stephen Kizito, Chi-Chi Undie

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices

This study aimed to assess changes in social attitudes/beliefs and behavioural intentions related to FGM and gender as a result of community-directed interventions to accelerate positive changes in social attitudes towards ending the practice. The study was conducted in the context of The Girl Generation support to – Africa-Led Movement (TGG-ALM) programme implementation in Somaliland using public opinion poll and vignettes. Key intervention activities implemented by TGG-ALM included conducting community intergenerational dialogues and small grants for community-based organizations to implement interventions at the community level.

Electroactive Pvdf/Ti3c2tx Mxene Functionalized Nanofiber Mats With High Surface Potential For High-Efficiency Indoor & Outdoor Submicron Pm(0.3-2)Μm Filtration, Ashish Kakoria, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, Aamir Iqbal, Mahsa Moradi, Lina Zheng, Guang Xu

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Fine PM0.3-2.0 rapidly penetrates the respiratory system and causes health problems. Commercial filters remove 0.3 μm particles at ∼95 % efficiency but impose high pressure drops that make breathing difficult. We fabricate a novel electrospun PVDF-Ti₃C₂Tx nanofiber mat for PM0.3–2.0 filtration. Where a high electric field stretched PVDF and PVDF-Ti₃C₂Tx solutions into ultrafine fibers that were collected as porous nanofibrous mats. PVDF was chosen for its electroactive behavior and high dielectric constant, enabling efficient electrostatic filtration. The incorporation of Ti₃C₂Tx MXene enhances surface charge density and interfacial polarization, …

Assessment Of Aluminum-Based Drinking Water Treatment Residuals From Multiple Utilities In The United States As Green Sorbents For Pfas, Parisa Javidan, Roxana Rahmati, Zhiming Zhang, Anshuman Satpathy, Steven Larson, Rupali Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar

Michigan Tech Publications

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants causing human health concerns. In this study, five aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals (Al-WTRs) were evaluated as green adsorbents for the removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) from water. Al-WTRs are nonhazardous solid wastes generated during the coagulation process of water treatment using aluminum salts or polymers. Although high PFAS adsorption capacity of Al-WTRs generated in one facility in the US has been reported, no study exists assessing PFAS adsorption capabilities of WTRs generated in multiple facilities using various types of aluminum coagulants. Batch adsorption experiments of PFOA …

Issue 17: Pulmonary & Critical Care Insider, Bharat Bajantri Md, Sarah Ellsworth Mls, Stephanie Subart Pharmd

Critical Care & Pulmonary

Pulmonary & Critical Care Insider Issue 17

Compiled by Bharat Bajantri, MD, and librarian Sarah Ellsworth, MLS for the clinicians of the Pulmonary and Critical Care team of Parkview.

The Pulmonary & Critical Care Insider newsletter was created by Dr. Bharat Bajantri, MD and Sarah Ellsworth, MLS in 2023 as a form of current awareness for current practice at our hospital, Parkview Health.

Topics: 

• Management of Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bacteremia
• Complicated Urinary Tract Infection Guidelines Update
• Ketamine vs Etomidate for RSI
• STORM-PE 
• Lung Ultrasound–Guided Weaning
•  D-Dimer for Pulmonary Embolism
• Extubation Failure
•  A Multimodal, physiology-Driven approach to pleural effusions
• Dexmedetomidine for Hyperactive …

2025 Tennessee External Quality Review Technical Report, Tennessee. Division Of Tenncare.

TennCare Additional Reports

No abstract provided.

Ten-Year Pathology-Based Cancer Registry At A Tertiary Referral Hospital In Kenya (2015–2024): Distribution Of Cancers And Completeness Of Pathology Reporting, Brian Ayara, Samuel Mukono, Rodney Adam, Shahin Sayed

Pathology, East Africa

Background Population-based cancer registries remain limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Kenya, their coverage is below the 20% threshold recommended by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Pathology-based registries can provide complementary data in such contexts. This study describes the distribution of cancers diagnosed at a tertiary referral hospital in Nairobi over ten years, and evaluates the completeness of pathology reporting for selected cancers using College of American Pathologists (CAP) protocols.

Methods We conducted a retrospective review of all histologically confirmed cancers at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, from 2015 to 2024. Data were extracted from …

A Physician Survey On Research And Implementation Priorities For Caffeine Citrate Use In Newborn Care In Sub-Saharan Africa, Olufunke Bolaji, Osayame Ekhaguere, Franck Houndjahoue, Nicholas Embleton, Helen Nabwera

Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Background:Evidence on caffeine citrate (CC) for apnoeaof prematurity (AOP) originate from high-income countries. This study aimed to develop consensus on research design for evidence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Methods:We surveyed physicians in newborn units across SSA to assess their opinions on CC research and their preferred study designs.

Participants rated four study designs:a) an observational before-and-after study; a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of b) caffeine versus placebo; c) caffeine versus aminophylline; d) a traditional or stepped wedge cluster trial.  They  assessed  each  design  using  a  Likert  scale  for  evidence, feasibility, and ethics considerations.

Results:Ninety-two   newborn   physicians …

Benefits, Challenges, And The Way Forward: Medical Specialists' Perception On Family Physician Integration In Healthcare System In Tanzania, Juvenalius Anselm, Roselyter Riang’A, Neelam Ismail, Davis Rubagumya, Jesca Munishi, Sumayyah Saudin, Lynn Moshi, Willbroad Kyejo, Nancy Matillya

Family Medicine, East Africa

Background Family medicine provides comprehensive care by integrating biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. While established in some sub-Saharan countries, it remains new and unintegrated in Tanzania’s public health system. Its integration is vital for healthcare reform to enhance patient care and system quality.This study aimed to understand the perceptions of medical specialists regarding the integration of family physicians into the Tanzanian healthcare system.

Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted through in-depth interviews with ten medical specialists from Aga Khan Hospital and Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Thematic analysis was employed in this study.

Results Integration of family …

Designing A Telemedicine-Supported Delirium Triage Pathway For Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Evidence-Based Pilot Framework, Benjamin Antill, Eric W. Bean Do, Tara Fritch Ma, Kate Huck Mba, Nha

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Breastfeeding Allocation And Comparative Data Across Lvhn, Johnathan V Torikashvili, Autumn Kieber-Emmons Md, Mph

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Mental Wellbeing Of Family Caregivers Of People Living With Mental Illness In Kenya: Who Cares? A Cross-Sectional Study, Norah Obungu, Fleur Meijer, Stanley Luchters

Family Medicine, East Africa

Background Although about 60% of patients with chronic mental health disorders in sub-Saharan Africa live with their relatives, burden amongst family caregivers has not been studied much. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with caregiver burden among family caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness attending two psychiatric care facilities in Nairobi, Kenya.

Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 284 systematically sampled participants who completed a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Zarit Burden Interview. Moderate to severe burden was defined as a ZBI score > 41. Independent associations were examined using bivariable and multivariable …

In Vitro Pharmacological Evaluation Of Novel Cmpi Derivatives As Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators Of The Alpha4 Beta2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Josue Gaona, Nataly Sanchez, Wilder Felix, Nathalia Menegasso, Brisa Cea, Ganesh Thakur, Ayman K. Hamouda

School of Medicine Student Publications and Presentations

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), where degeneration of dopaminergic and cholinergic neurons disrupts neurotransmission. The (α4)₃(β2)₂ nAChR subtype is expressed on affected neuronal populations and represents a promising therapeutic target. Positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) may enhance receptor function while preserving endogenous signaling. We evaluated chemical derivatives of CMPI [3-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-(5-methyl-1-(piperidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)isoxazol] as selective PAMs of (α4)₃(β2)₂ nAChRs. Two-electrode voltage-clamp recordings were performed in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing defined receptor stoichiometries to assess potentiation and generate dose–response curves. Cytotoxicity was assessed in HEK cells using the MTT assay. Substitutions at the pyrazole …

Mechanistic Framework Of Wood Decomposition In Post-Storm Vegetative Debris Piles Using Continuous Quality Theory, Thomas T. Lee

Master's Theses

Storm events generate significant quantities of vegetative debris composed of wood, branches, twigs, and other organic materials. Efficient post-storm resource recovery and carbon accounting depend on reliable predictions of decomposition within these large, heterogeneous debris piles. While small-scale wood decay is well studied, decomposition dynamics within multi-layer debris piles remain poorly characterized, limiting municipalities' ability to estimate material longevity and resource recovery potential.

To address this gap, this study develops the WOOD_DK (Wood Organic Oxidation and DegraDation Kinetics) model, a preliminary, exploratory one-dimensional multilayer decomposition framework simulating coupled temperature, moisture, oxygen, and carbon dynamics in MATLAB. Microbial decomposition follows Continuous …

Single-Nucleus Transcriptomics, Pharmacokinetics, And Pharmacodynamics Of Cdk4/6 And Mtor Inhibition In A Phase 0/1 Trial Of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma., Kevin C Johnson, An-Chi Tien, Jun Jiang, James Mcnamara, Yu-Wei Chang, Chelsea Montgomery, Anita Desantis, Leonel Elena-Sanchez, Yoko Fujita, Seongho Kim, Avishay Spitzer, Paul Gabriel, William F Flynn, Elise T Courtois, Amy Hong, Jocelyn Harmon, Yoshie Umemura, Artak Tovmasyan, Jing Li, Shwetal Mehta, Roel G W Verhaak, Nader Sanai

Faculty Research 2026

BACKGROUND: Outcomes for adult patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) remain poor, necessitating new treatment strategies. Key challenges include poor drug penetration in the brain and malignant cell state plasticity. Phase 0 studies identify agents that achieve target modulation through pharmacologically relevant brain concentrations.

METHODS: A Phase 0/1 clinical trial combined the 2 targeted inhibitors ribociclib (CDK4/6 inhibitor) and everolimus (mTOR inhibitor) in recurrent HGG patients, aiming to identify brain-penetrant combinations and assess their impact on malignant cell states. We enrolled 24 patients with recurrent HGG, characterized by CDKN2A/B deletion or CDK4/6 amplification, PTEN loss or PIK3CA mutations, and wildtype retinoblastoma …

Meta-Analysis Of Genetic Mapping Studies In Mice Reveals Candidate Epilepsy Modifier Genes That Are Outside The Current Drug Development Landscape., Giovanna L Durante, Anna L. Tyler, Rod C Scott, Amanda E Hernan, J Matthew Mahoney

Faculty Research 2026

OBJECTIVE: Despite decades of development in anti-seizure medications, ~30% of individuals remain refractory to all treatments, and none of the existing therapies are disease modifying. Identifying targets outside the current preclinical paradigm is critically important. This study aimed to characterize the landscape of current epilepsy treatments at the level of gene interaction networks and identify novel genetic modifiers of epilepsy as potential novel therapeutic targets.

METHODS: We performed a functional network analysis to score genes based on their interactions with known epilepsy genes, and we integrated these functional scores with population genetics data and drug tractability information. In parallel, we …

Eeg Features And Rotterdam Head Ct Score Predict Early Favorable Outcome In Pediatric Severe Tbi, Xuexin Lu

Presentations

INTRODUCTION Accurate prognostication after pediatric severe TBI (sTBI) remains challenging. We examined the utility of continuous EEG (cEEG) and Rotterdam head CT score in predicting short-term favorable outcome. METHODS 7-yr (01/2018-12/2024) retrospective study of children aged 1.5-18 yrs admitted to our PICU with sTBI and receiving cEEG monitoring per institutional protocol. Early favorable outcome was defined as Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale 1-3 at PICU discharge. cEEG features (background, sleep architecture, reactivity, and seizure) during the 1st 12-hrs of monitoring and initial Rotterdam head CT scores were recorded. Demographics, GCS score, pupillary reactivity, injury severity score (ISS), clinical seizure, cardiac …

Bridging The Distance: Expanding Access To Mental Health Services In School, Griffin Gallagher, Arayah St John, Kaylie Svir

Master of Social Work Student Policy Advocacy Briefs

All students should have equitable access to mental health services in schools. In Minnesota, there has been an 11% increase in students experiencing long-term mental health challenges since 2016, and only 1 in 5 students receive the assistance they need. Students are experiencing a lack of access to mental health services in schools due to barriers of cost, transportation, shortage of support staff, and stigma. When mental health services are not provided in schools, this results in a decrease in school attendance, higher dropout rates, and negative school environments, affecting the long-term outcomes and needs of the child. Mental health …

Housing After Recovery: Expanding Access For Justice-Involved Individuals, Calvin Parzych, Melinda Gillen, Juliet Worayewaa, Mikayla Witter

Master of Social Work Student Policy Advocacy Briefs

Every human being deserves access to safe, stable housing, especially individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. These individuals face significant barriers to stable housing, especially when their criminal records are considered by landlords. This can pose a risk to potential relapse, homelessness, and overall struggle to maintain recovery. Addressing housing discrimination for all members of society, especially justice-involved individuals, can aid in resolving public health and social justice issues that continue to be a long-standing problem.

When You're Just Not "Indian" Enough: The Erosion Of Tribal Sovereignty In State V. Nobles And The Case For Deference To Tribes On Questions Of Indian Status, Daniel G. Sullivan

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Hss 216 Introduction To Motivational Interviewing, Juline A. Koken

Open Educational Resources

This syllabus contains links to an OER textbook that was adopted for our Introduction to Motivational Interviewing course, along with additional links to OER videos and additional readings.

Hss 295, Juline A. Koken

Open Educational Resources

This syllabus contains links to existing OER materials as well as additonal readings for our HSS 295 Community Organizing class.

The Emerging And Evolving Evidence Supporting Creatine As An Ergogenic Aid: History And Applications, Chad Kerksick, Drew Gonzalez, Jeffrey Stout, Scott Forbes, Darren Candow, Tim Ziegenfuss, Ronald Marshall, René Schwesig, Richard Kreider

Faculty Scholarship

Background

Creatine is one of the most extensively studied ergogenic aids, with over three decades of research supporting its role in exercise performance, recovery, and health.

Methods

This narrative review summarizes the historical development of creatine supplementation and evaluates evidence regarding its mechanisms, efficacy across active, athletic populations (e.g. strength, endurance, team-sport), and tactical (e.g. military, law enforcement) populations, and its safety profile.

Results

The evidence suggests that creatine enhances phosphocreatine resynthesis and cellular energy availability, resulting in consistent improvements in high-intensity exercise performance, training adaptations, lean body mass, strength, and power. Additional findings indicate that creatine may attenuate exercise-induced …

Analyzing Access To Livelihood Opportunities Among Migrants, Refugees And Asylum-Seekers In Egypt, Sara Sadek, Nada Hegazy, Shaimaa Gheith, Mahmoud Mansour

Faculty Journal Articles

The study “Access to livelihood opportunities among migrants, refugees and asylum- seekers in Egypt,” was conducted under the framework of the Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB) project. It focused on underscoring the prospects of challenges with regards to the employment of such groups in the informal labor economy in Egypt considering the current limitations in the legal framework. The study adopted a qualitative method including 46 KIIs and 46 FGDs conducted in three governorates: Greater Cairo, Alexandria and Damietta. In December 2024 the law 164 governing refugee and asylum issues in Egypt was enacted with Article 18 stipulating the right to …

Argument-Based Consistency In Toxicity Explanations Of Llms, Ramaravind K. Mothilal, Joanna Roy, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Shion Guha

Health Services and Informatics Research

The discourse around toxicity and LLMs in NLP largely revolves around detection tasks. This work shifts the focus to evaluating LLMs’ reasoning about toxicity—from their explanations that justify a stance—to enhance their trustworthiness in downstream tasks. Despite extensive research on explainability, it is not straightforward to adopt existing methods to evaluate free-form toxicity explanation due to their over-reliance on input text perturbations, among other challenges. To account for these, we propose a novel, theoretically-grounded multi-dimensional criterion, Argument-based Consistency (ArC), that measures the extent to which LLMs’ free-form toxicity explanations reflect an ideal and logical argumentation process. Based on uncertainty quantification, …

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Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Behind Every Case Is A Conversation, Donna Shestowsky

Nevada Law Journal

Lawyers play a central role in guiding clients through critical decisions that shape the trajectory of litigation. Among the most consequential of these is the choice of procedures by which disputes will be resolved—whether through trial, mediation, arbitration, or other mechanisms. Despite the weight of these decisions, legal scholarship offers little guidance on how lawyers might structure conversations about procedural options. This Article seeks to address that gap by drawing on empirical research from psychology and related disciplines to develop recommendations for educating and counseling clients—particularly those with little or no prior exposure to the civil justice system—so that they …