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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. …

Brca2 Deficiency And Replication Stress Drive Apobec3-Mediated Genomic Instability, Kathy Situ, Abby M Green, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BRCA2 plays a critical role in stabilizing stalled replication forks, yet critical gaps remain in understanding how BRCA2 deficiency triggers fork collapse and drives genomic instability. Here, we identify cytidine deaminase APOBEC3B as a key driver of this process. Using a unique uracil-in-DNA probe, we show that BRCA2 loss promotes APOBEC3B-mediated uracil accumulation in single-stranded DNA (U-ssDNA) at stalled forks. These lesions when processed by UNG2 and APE1, trigger fork collapse and release ssDNA fragments into the cytoplasm, activating NF-κB signaling. This in turn upregulates APOBEC3B expression, establishing a self-reinforcing loop that amplifies cytidine deamination at stalled forks and exacerbates …

A Literature Review Of The United States Of America’S Reliance On Imported Covid Personal Protective Equipment During The Pandemic, Pradip K. Shukla, Izzet Kosar, Hedieh Setayesh

Business Faculty Articles and Research

This paper provides a literature review of United States of America’s reliance on imported Covid Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) during the Covid pandemic. The abstracted and cited articles show that the United States was too reliant on imported PPEs, primarily imported from Asia which led to shortages as the cases of Covid surged at various points during the waves of Covid cases. This supply and demand imbalance was not just an inconvenience such as the toilet paper shortage and other supply chain disruptions of basic commodities; this supply and demand imbalance had life and death impacts for many first responders, …

Epdevatlas: Mapping Gabaergic Cells And Microglia In The Early Postnatal Mouse Brain, Josephine K. Liwang, Fae N. Kronman, Hyun-Jae Pi, Yuan-Ting Wu, Daniel J. Vanselow, Steffy B. Manjila, Deniz Parmaksiz, Donghui Shin, Yoav Ben-Simon, Michael Taormina, Sharon W. Way, Hongkui Zeng, Bosiljka Tasic, Lydia Ng, Yongsoo Kim

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

During development, brain regions follow encoded growth trajectories. Compared to classical brain growth charts, high-definition growth charts could quantify regional volumetric growth and constituent cell types, improving our understanding of typical and pathological brain development. Here, we create high-resolution 3D atlases of the early postnatal mouse brain, using Allen CCFv3 anatomical labels, at postnatal days (P) 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, and determine the volumetric growth of different brain regions. We utilize 11 different cell type-specific transgenic animals to validate and refine anatomical labels. Moreover, we reveal region-specific density changes in γ-aminobutyric acid-producing (GABAergic) neurons, cortical layer-specific cell …

Honoring Native American Heritage Month, Stephanie Shreffler

University Libraries Blog Archive

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with books and other resources available through the University Libraries.

Focus, 2025, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Sexual Activity And Functioning After Breast Cancer Treatment: Perspectives On The Importance Of Pleasure From A Radiotherapy Cohort, Melanie Besculides, Lauren Carney, Ksenia Gorbenko, Sheryl Green, Melissa Brito, Jezelle Lynch, Carly Feldman, Cindy Munoz, Madhu Mazumdar, Deborah C. Marshall

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer affects millions of women and while treatment can be lifesaving, it also has numerous side effects, including those related to sexual function, which often impact the ability to experience pleasure from sex. This study aimed to understand how breast cancer survivors define sexual activity, identify important aspects, and ascertain perceived impacts of treatment on sexual activity and function, particularly related to pleasure.

METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with women who were breast cancer survivors at least one-year post-radiation. Priority populations were oversampled (racial/ethnic/sexual/gender minorities, those aged over 65 or under 45). The sample included 23 participants: 11 …

Immediate Vs On-Demand Maternal Oral Feeding For Parturients After Caesarean Section: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomised Controlled Trials, Ahmed H. Saad, Ahmed S. Badran, Ahmed S. Ashour, Mohamed A. Abdeltawab, Aalaa Elgeritly, Iman Elzahaby

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

This review compared the efficacy and safety of immediate oral feeding (initiated within 2 hours post-operation) versus on-demand feeding following caesarean section (CS). A systematic search of electronic databases up to 20 February 2025 identified three randomised controlled trials (RCTs) including a total of 1,158 patients. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager (RevMan) software to calculate mean differences (MDs), standardised mean differences (SMDs), and risk ratios (RRs). Immediate oral feeding was associated with a shorter time to first bowel sounds (MD …

An Economic Impact Analysis Of Rx Kids In Flint, Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Iryna V. Lendel, Sevrin Williams

Reports

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The Parthenon, October 29, 2025, Baylee Parsons, Kaitlyn Fleming, Ashton Pack, Nate Harrah, Caden Adkins, Scott Price, Lilli Ross, Wade Sullivan

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

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1712-1715 Hdfc, Inc. V. Lambert

All Decisions

Landlord commenced a licensee/squatter holdover proceeding against the tenant, the daughter of the deceased prior tenant, seeking possession of a Project Based Section 8 apartment. The tenant asserted succession rights. The primary legal issue was whether the tenant's omission from the prior tenant's annual HUD recertification forms precluded her succession claim, given the building's Project Based Section 8 status. The court found that such an omission created a rebuttable presumption, not an absolute bar. After a trial where the tenant presented substantial documentary and testimonial evidence of co-occupancy that was largely unrefuted, the court ruled in favor of the tenant, …

Does Motor Skill Competence Influence Physical Activity Behavior? Focusing On Sport-Specific Skills, Yubing Wang, Yaogang Han, Pan Li, Bin Zhang

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health

The purpose of this study was to investigate the widely held belief that motor skill competence positively affects physical activity behavior (PA), considering the task-specific nature of motor skill competence and the context-specific nature of PA. Specifically, we examined the effects of students’ jump rope (JR) and basketball (BB) competence on their PA in six contexts. A total of 134 sixth grade students participated in this study. All variables were assessed using appropriate tools. A series of hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to address the research questions. Students’ JR competence did not significantly influence their PA in either JR-related or …

Scrotal Temperature Change During Running In Naked Humans, Yasuho Takii, Makoto Fukuda, Kazuyuki Kanosue, Tamae Yoda

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Male reproductive organs are functionally affected by high body temperature. This study aimed to clarify the thermoregulation mechanisms of the human scrotum during running, and experiments were conducted to investigate temperature changes in the whole body and the scrotum. Eleven male long-distance runners performed treadmill running at 60%[Formula: see text] for 60 min in an indoor environment at 27 °C and 40% relative humidity. Immediately after the start of the run, the skin temperatures in areas other than the scrotum decreased or showed a tendency to decrease. In contrast, the scrotal temperature increased immediately after the start of the run. …

Sensitivity And Specificity Of The Cobas Liat Ct/Ng/Mg Nucleic Acid Test In A Clinical Laboratory Setting And Point-Of-Care Location, B Van Der Pol, R Arcenas, C Boraas, S Chavoustie, L L. Crane, N D'Empaire, A C. Ermel, G Harnett, F Hinestrosa, S House, Rebecca A. Lillis, J Miller, A Mills, R Poblete, S A. Young

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Sexually transmitted infections, e.g., Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), present with similar signs/symptoms and are often treated empirically due to delays in receiving diagnostic test results. This study evaluated the clinical performance of the Cobas Liat CT/NG/MG nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) in detecting these pathogens in a point-of-care (POC) setting. This non-interventional, multicenter study recruited symptomatic/asymptomatic participants from 13 geographically diverse POC sites across the USA. Prospective clinician- and self-collected specimens (urine/vaginal swabs) were used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the Cobas Liat CT/NG/MG test relative to the composite reference standard (CRS), …

E-Cigarette Use And Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Individuals Who Currently Or Formerly Smoked Cigarettes From Romania, Rana Jaber Phd, Oana M. Blaga, Marina Dascal, Cristian Meghea

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Abstract

Background and objective: Electronic cigarettes use among pregnant individuals who currently or formerly smoked cigarettes was not previously examined in Romania. This study aimed at measuring the prevalence of ever using e-cigarette and its associated factors in a sample of pregnant individuals in Romania who currently or formerly smoked cigarettes. Design: Cross sectional study from formative and baseline phases of a randomized control trial. Methods: This study utilized data from a Randomized control trial (RCT) that was conducted between 2016 and 2019 in Romania. Data was collected via structured questionnaire at formative stage and was self-administered through the study …

Patterns And Characteristics Of Firearm Thefts From Vehicles In San Antonio, Texas, Alexander Testa, Jennifer Thompson, Luis Mijares, Ryan Ramphul, Dylan B Jackson, Jack Tsai

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Firearm thefts from motor vehicles are currently the leading source of stolen firearms in the United States. Yet little is known about the temporal, spatial, and contextual characteristics of these thefts. This study aims to advance understanding of firearm theft from vehicles by analyzing all reported incidents that occurred in San Antonio, Texas, in 2024.

Methods: Data are extracted from police reports from all reported incidents of firearm theft from vehicles reported to the San Antonio Police Department between January 1 and December 31, 2024. Information on the number and type of firearms stolen, vehicle make and model, date, …

Correlates Of Sexual Health Service Use Amongst Unmarried Young Adults In Kathmandu, Nepal, Joshua Jayasinghe, Connie M. Ulrich, Anju Shrestha, Mamata Sherpa Awasthi, Jesse Chittams, Bridgette M. Rice, Prakash Shrestha, Anne M. Teitelman

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

BACKGROUND: In Nepal, sexual relationships outside of the traditional arranged marital system are increasingly common. Despite the availability of modern sexual health care, research on how to effectively deliver sexual health services to unmarried young adults in Nepal is limited.

OBJECTIVE: This study examined key theoretical correlates between Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use and actual sexual health service use among unmarried young adults (aged 18 to 25) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

METHODS: Unmarried young adults between 18 and 25 were recruited from colleges and universities in the Kathmandu area. A total of 110 women and 93 men completed the …

Spectrum, Volume 55, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: New Scholarship to Support Engineering Students -- The Look of Sustainability -- Springing into Registration -- Effect of Social Media on Mental Health -- Say Yes to the Dress: SHU Students at NYCBFW -- Bovardi Breaks Record as Playoffs Near

Photopolymer Based Holographic Optical Elements For Shaping And Redirecting Led Light, Emma Branigan, Jorge Lasarte, Michael Murray, Izabela Naydenova, Kevin Murphy, Suzanne Martin

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

LED lighting has transformed city infrastructure with its efficiency and longevity, but its dispersed and highly diverging emission poses challenges like light pollution and artificial light at night (ALAN), which disrupts circadian rhythms in humans and animals. Volume or Bragg phase transmission holographic optical elements (HOEs) offer a low-cost solution to reducing LED light pollution in cities by efficiently shaping and redirecting light using thin, lightweight films and coatings. Unlike traditional optical components, HOEs are compact, lightweight, and highly customizable. This work explores novel fabrication techniques for efficient beam shaping, patterning, and redirection with a view to reducing light pollution, …

The Ruling Relations Of Care: An Institutional Ethnography Of High-Risk Prenatal Care Experiences, Nicole L. Harris

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Disrespect during pregnancy, labor, and delivery is common in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that approximately one in five women overall, and over 30% of Black women, report being ignored, dismissed, or verbally mistreated during their care. Public health efforts have primarily focused on individual-level interventions to improve patient-provider communication or reduce provider bias; however, these strategies have been critiqued for their limited scope and effectiveness in shifting outcomes. Instead, researchers and advocates have called for an examination of the structures that shape clinical encounters, including policies, protocols, workflows, and organizational culture. This …

The Bg News October 29, 2025, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 29, 2025. Volume 105-Issue 09.

Formalism In Jewish Law, Chaim Saiman

Faculty Publications

Scholars differ as to the degree to which Jewish law is formalistic. This chapter aims to make sense of the debate surrounding formalism in Jewish law by distinguishing between three types of legal formalism: classic formalism, modern formalism, and detail-following formalism. Viewed through the lens of modern formalism, Jewish law is likely less formalistic than commonly assumed as it is not primarily concerned with constraining decision makers. Nor is Jewish legal discourse typified by its unified conceptual schemas that proceed from abstract concepts to bottom-line decisions in the way that classical formalism proceeds. This chapter introduces an alternative framing termed …

Research And Innovation Update, October 29, 2025, Office Of The Vice President For Research And Innovation

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

No abstract provided.

Short Term Hemodynamic Effects Of Atrial Fibrillation In A Closed-Loop Human Cardiac-Baroreflex System, Oluwasanmi Adeodu, Michelle Gee, Babak Mahmoudi, Rajanikanth Vadigepalli, Mayuresh V. Kothare

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the leading cardiac cause of stroke and AF-related death rate in the United States has been increasing for over twenty years. While the effect of standalone AF on heart rate is well established, there is a lack of clarity on its impact on other critical hemodynamic metrics. This is ostensibly due to interaction with other common comorbidities, especially hypertension. In addition, AF has a complex relationship with the state of the baroreflex. Evidence indicates that baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), the ability of the intrinsic cardiac control system to initiate parasympathetic response, is suppressed during AF. Therefore, a …

Long-Term Liver-Targeted Aav8 Gene Therapy For Mucopolysaccharidosis Iva, Shaukat A. Khan, Eliana Benincore-Florez, Fnu Nidhi, Jose Victor Álvarez, Dione A. Holder, Shunji Tomatsu

Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers

Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA) is a lysosomal storage disease with an autosomal recessive trait caused by the deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which leads to the accumulation of chondroitin-6-sulfate and keratan sulfate, primarily in cartilage and its extracellular matrix, resulting in a direct impact on cartilage and bone development, as well as subsequent systemic skeletal dysplasia. ERT and HSCT are current treatment options, but they have a limited effect on bone lesions. In this article, we investigated liver-specific AAV8 vectors with a thyroxine-binding globulin promoter in the MPS IVA murine model to evaluate the long-term (24 weeks in males …

Final Quarterly Operations And Maintenance Report Butte Treatment Lagoon System – Fourth Quarter 2024, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.