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Wmdds Bulletin Fall 2025

West Michigan District Dental Society Bulletin

In the Fall 2025 issue, the reader will find the following feature articles:

• The Carolina Grace Medema Memorial Fund
• West Michigan Members in Missions: “Better to Give Than to Receive" and "Arctic Barnabas Ministries"
• Pearls from Local Dentists

Also included are your monthly tripartite update, news from West Michigan counties, the President's Message and Editor's Letter.

Rightsizing Regulations To Foster Innovation And A Healthy Business Environment: Insights From Elite Executives, Brian Charles Mulligan, Nelson Granados

Engaged Management ReView

This study examines insights from business executives on how TRAILS—that is, taxes, regulations, assessments, interventions, litigation, and subsidies—influence entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance. Using an applied constructivist grounded theory design, we conducted 17 in-depth interviews to identify how top business executives view the effects of regulations on business performance. We adopt the premise that the right level and set of regulations lead to a healthier business environment. We find that right-sized TRAILS catalyze entrepreneurial dynamism, whereas wrong-sized TRAILS impose hidden opportunity costs, stifle innovation, and erode institutional trust. Crucially, the study reveals the vital role of the government as …

From Face-To-Face To Interface: A Critical Review Of Human Relationships In The Digital Era, Zainb I. Mohammed, Lina M. Shaker

AUIQ Humanities and Social Sciences

The rise of digital technologies has significantly transformed the nature, structure, and experience of human relationships across multiple domains. This review critically examines how digital platforms such as social media, messaging applications, online dating sites, and AI-driven interfaces have reshaped interpersonal connections, including friendships, romantic relationships, and family dynamics. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature from psychology, communication studies, sociology, and media theory, the review explores themes such as digital intimacy, parasocial interactions, performative relationships, remote caregiving, and the ethics of AI-mediated emotional engagement. Special attention is given to underrepresented populations (e.g., older adults, neurodiverse individuals), as well as longitudinal and developmental …

Academic Passion As A Predictor Of Professional Ambition Among Graduate Students In Riyadh, Rasmia F. Alotaibi Dr.

International Journal for Research in Education

The current study aimed to identify the relationship between academic passion and career ambition among graduate students in Riyadh, and to identify the differences between the average scores of male and female students on the two study variables according to gender (male-female). It also aimed to identify the positive impact of academic passion on career ambition among the research sample. The study adopted a descriptive correlational approach, and was conducted on (210) students, divided into (105) male students and (105) female students from graduate studies at an academic institution in Riyadh. The tools used were the Academic Passion Scale and …

Mental Health Quality Of Women Employees At The University Of Sharjah, Bushra Alakashee Prof., Fatima A. Algharbawi Dr.

International Journal for Research in Education

This study examines the quality of mental health among 200 female employees at the University of Sharjah—teaching and administrative—during the academic year 2023–2024. The Ryff Model of Psychological Well-Being was applied using the Ryff scale with six dimensions: self-acceptance, positive relations with others, personal growth, purpose in life, environmental mastery, and autonomy. Tool validity and reliability were confirmed statistically. Findings indicate generally high mental-health quality; autonomy ranked highest among the six domains, whereas a relative weakness appeared in self-perception. Significant differences were observed by years of service (1–5, 6–10, ≥11), by marital status (single, married, widowed, divorced), and by work …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

October 29, 2025 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 29, 2025, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

No abstract provided.

Accessible, Realistic Genome Simulation With Selection Using Stdpopsim., Graham Gower, Nathaniel S Pope, Murillo F Rodrigues, Silas Tittes, Linh N Tran, Ornob Alam, Maria Izabel A Cavassim, Peter D Fields, Benjamin C Haller, Xin Huang, Ben Jeffrey, Kevin Korfmann, Christopher C Kyriazis, Jiseon Min, Inés Rebollo, Clara T Rehmann, Scott T Small, Chris C R Smith, Georgia Tsambos, Yan Wong, Yu Zhang, Christian D Huber, Gregor Gorjanc, Aaron P Ragsdale, Ilan Gronau, Ryan N Gutenkunst, Jerome Kelleher, Kirk E Lohmueller, Daniel R Schrider, Peter L Ralph, Andrew D Kern

Faculty Research 2025

Selection is a fundamental evolutionary force that shapes patterns of genetic variation across species. However, simulations incorporating realistic selection along heterogeneous genomes in complex demographic histories are challenging, limiting our ability to benchmark statistical methods aimed at detecting selection and to explore theoretical predictions. stdpopsim is a community-maintained simulation library that already provides an extensive catalog of species-specific population genetic models. Here, we present a major extension to the stdpopsim framework that enables simulation of various modes of selection, including background selection, selective sweeps, and arbitrary distributions of fitness effects (DFE) acting on annotated subsets of the genome (for instance, …

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes 10-28-2025, Unk Student Government

Joint Senate Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Black Community’S Appraisal Of Collective Trauma Events: Impact On Help-Seeking Behavior Intentions, Cherylle Ann Chapman

ETD Collection

Collective trauma is the psychological and emotional response to shared mass tragedies that impact entire communities and large groups of people. Individuals respond to these events in different ways, depending on factors such as their socioeconomic status, previous trauma exposure, the severity of the event, and their proximity to it. The effects of mass tragedies such as natural disasters, COVID-19, or neighborhood violence are heterogeneous. Some people may withdraw or isolate, while others have been found to exhibit resilience and psychosocial improvement. While previous research has primarily investigated collective trauma within the general population, less is known about how individuals …

Racial Identification Congruence, Ethnic Identity, And Skin Tone: Implications For Well-Being In Latinx Populations, Marisol Orea

ETD Collection

Latinx individuals often navigate complex intersections of race, ethnicity, and phenotype within a sociocultural context that imposes external racial categorizations. This dissertation examines the psychological implications of racial identification congruence—the alignment between an individual's self-identified race and how others perceive them—on life satisfaction, mental health, and minority stress. Specifically, it investigates how racial identification congruence, ethnic identity, and self-identified skin tone relate to these well-being outcomes among Latinx adults. A national sample of 509 Latinx participants completed validated measures, and data were analyzed using hierarchical regression, moderation, and mediation analyses. Ethnic identity emerged as a consistent and significant predictor of …

Influence De La Connectivité Sociale Des Adolescentes Sur Leur Santé De La Reproduction Et Résultats Scolaires Au Sénégal, Fatou Bintou Mbow, Thierno Souleymane Ball Anne

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices

No abstract provided.

2025-10-29 Howdy Y’All Coffee Melting The Seattle Freeze, Hadia Noor Ahmed

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

State Of California Cannabis Reporting, University Of Mississippi – National Center For Cannabis Research And Education

California

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, October 29, 2025

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Commonwealth Times 2025-10-29

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Cultivating Excellence: Academic Support For Diverse Nursing Students, Tara Flood, Dnp, Rn, Cbc

College of Nursing Posters

Introduction

Cultural experiences and the development of acumen in nursing school are deeply interconnected. Meaningful engagement with diverse cultures fosters empathy, self awareness, and nuanced communication that is essential for providing competent patientcentered care. The inclusion of an Academic Support team in nursing education is essential for nursing student success and for creating inclusive learning environments, particularly for students from diverse backgrounds.

Rocky Freeman V. J. Lincalis

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Managing Anticoagulation In A Patient With Calciphylaxis And Mechanical Valve: A Therapeutic Dilemma, Qutaiba Qafisheh, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Mohanad Qwaider, Muath A. Baniowda, Abdalrahman Assaassa, Roaa Aljunaidi, Abubakar Nazir

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is a rare, life-threatening vasculopathic syndrome most commonly seen in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and associated with high mortality. Vitamin K antagonists complicate management in patients with mechanical valves by potentially exacerbating vascular calcification while remaining essential for thromboprophylaxis.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 50-year-old woman with ESRD on hemodialysis and a mechanical mitral valve on warfarin presented with severe abdominal pain and rapidly progressive necrotic ulcers. Despite broad-spectrum antibiotics and sodium thiosulfate, lesions worsened. Biopsies were nondiagnostic; however, the clinical phenotype was consistent with calciphylaxis. A multidisciplinary team transitioned anticoagulation from warfarin to subcutaneous unfractionated heparin (UFH) (333 U/kg …

Illustration As A Participatory Tool For Diverse(Queering) Discussions On The Climate Crisis: Exploring The Workshop Method, Devon Tipping

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This practitioner reflection examines the role of illustration within participatory community settings to facilitate diverse and meaningful discussions on the climate crisis. The focus is on leveraging illustration to challenge traditional modes of climate conversation, emphasising tactical and emotional responses to climate engagement through visual methods rather than relying solely on verbal dialogue. This study involved bringing together LGBTQ+ communities within a city on the South-West Coast of England, UK. Through a series of five illustrative workshops, they provided a platform for participants to share their perspectives and experiences, to highlight the often-overlooked connections between LGBTQ+ identity and the climate …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes October 29, 2025, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes for October 29, 2025.

Mosquito Classification And Explainability From Image Data Via Deep Learning Techniques, Farhat Binte Azam

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth, responsible for more human deaths annually than any other species. Mosquito-borne illnesses continue to pose severe risks to global health. In 2015 alone, there were an estimated 214 million malaria cases worldwide. Similarly, a 2016 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that Puerto Rico’s Department of Health received over 62,500 suspected cases of Zika, with 29,345 confirmed positive cases. In 2019, Southeast Asia experienced its worst dengue outbreak in recorded history. Of the approximately 4,500 mosquito species distributed across 34 genera, …

Rebound Bursting Selectively Enables Fast Dynamics In Dopamine Midbrain Neurons Projecting To The Dorsolateral Striatum, Strahinja Stojanovic, Christopher J. Knowlton, Richard Egger-Mackrodt, Johanna Mankel, Josef Shin, Stephan Lammel, Carmen C. Canavier, Jochen Roeper

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

Dopamine (DA) midbrain neurons are involved in a wide array of key brain functions including movement control and reward-based learning. They are also critical for major brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia. DA neurons projecting to distinct striatal territories are diverse with regard to their molecular makeup and cellular physiology, which are likely to contribute to the observed differences in temporal DA dynamics. Among these regions, the dorsolateral striatum (DLS) displays the fastest DA dynamics, which might control the moment-to-moment vigor and variability of voluntary movements. However, the underlying mechanisms for these DLS-specific fast DA fluctuations are unresolved. …

Use Of Growing Degree Days To Model The Dynamics Of Aboveground Biomass And Nitrogen Accumulation Of Winter Cover Crops, M. Pessotto, Trenton Roberts, C. Dos Santos, K. A. Hoegenauer, M. Bertucci, W. J. Ross, M. Savin

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Cover cropping is an important management practice that can benefit the cash crop and the environment. Plant species, weather, and cover crop termination influence biomass production and N fixation potential. This study was conducted to determine optimal termination dates for production systems in Arkansas based on growing degree days (GDD) for eight different cover crop species: Austrian winter pea (AWP) (Pisum sativum), balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum), barley (Hordeum vulgare), black-seeded oats (Avena sativa), common vetch (Vicia sativa var. Cahaba), cereal rye (Secale cereale), crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum), and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa). Field studies were conducted at three research stations …

Journal Of Educational Leadership In Action, Volume 10, Issue 1, Full Issue

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

No abstract provided.

English, Lamia Saad Alnomei

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

It is crucial to integrate technologies into childhood education and teaching digital citizenship, but there are certain barriers to this integration in Saudi Arabia. Elicitation interviews were conducted in the context of this study with six participants, including kindergarten teachers and school leaders. They showed different levels of understanding the concept of digital literacy and citizenship and various levels of valuing technologies as tools for education. For instance, some expressed the need for more awareness and training, and other exhibited a deep understanding of digital citizenship. The study used Rogoff’s sociocultural theory, explored the influence of culture and parents on …

Development Of Comforturn: A Smart Mattress System For Automated Patient Repositioning Using The 4d Development Model (A Concept Paper), Khin Thandar Aung, Nur Alya Farhana Suhaimi, Nik Nur Aisyah Nik Sukriman, Nurul Ain Zakaria, Nur Adila Zaidi, Khin Thuzar Aung, Rafiza Abdul Razak

Individual Articles

Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure sores, are a common and preventable complication among mobile patients, resulting from sustained pressure on specific body areas. Manual repositioning is the primary strategy for prevention, but it is physically stressful, time-intensive, and not uniformly performed by care providers. Ripple mattresses provide passive pressure redistribution; however, manual tuning is still necessary and requires an automated approach. This concept paper discusses the design of Comforturn, a smart mattress system capable of automating patient turning with a programmable side tilt and wave-like motion. The goal is to lessen caregivers' work burden and increase patient safety and …

Why Aren’T More People Calling 988 For Mental Health Crises?, Michiko Ueda, Colleen M. Heflin, Yanhong Liu, Qingyi Yu, Seethalakshmi Ramanathan

Center for Policy Research

When someone is in a mental health crisis, calling 911 has long been the default response. However, 911 call centers are not well-equipped to handle mental health emergencies, and law enforcement dispatch can result in unnecessary arrests, hospitalizations, or crisis escalation. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022 is a free, confidential alternative, yet awareness remains low and misconceptions persist. Using data from a 2024 national online survey of nearly 1,900 U.S. adults ages 18-50, this brief summarizes findings about awareness of 988, willingness to use it, and concerns about the service. Results show that only 22% of …

Chromatin Profiling Identifies Putative Dual Roles For H3k27me3 In Regulating Cell Type-Specific Genes And Transposable Elements In Choanoflagellates, James M Gahan, Lily W Helfrich, Laura A Wetzel, Natarajan V Bhanu, Zuo-Fei Yuan, Benjamin A Garcia, Robert J Klose, Alex De Mendoza, David S Booth

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Chromatin-based mechanisms contribute to the exquisite regulation of gene expression during animal development. But how those mechanisms evolved remains elusive. Here we investigate chromatin regulatory features in the closest relatives of animals, choanoflagellates. In a model choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta, we compare chromatin accessibility and histone modifications to gene expression. Accessible genomic regions in S. rosetta primarily correspond to gene promoters, and we find no evidence of distal gene regulatory elements that resemble enhancers deployed to regulate developmental genes in animals. Remarkably, the histone modification H3K27me3 decorates genes with cell type-specific expression, revealing a functional similarity in S. rosetta and animals. …