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Readiness In Ncaa Division I Collegiate Scholarship Men’S Basketball Players: Seasonal Changes In Neuromuscular Performance Tracked Via Force Plate Metrics, Garrett Medenwald

Doctorate in Kinesiology

Monitoring neuromuscular performance across a competitive season is essential for managing training load, recovery, and readiness in elite athletes. Force plate–derived metrics from the hands-on-hips countermovement jump (HOH CMJ) are commonly used to assess neuromuscular status, yet limited longitudinal data exist in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, particularly on game days. The purpose of this study was to examine seasonal changes in HOH CMJ force-time metrics across three competitive phases—non-conference, conference, and postseason—in Division I men’s basketball players.

Nine NCAA Division I scholarship athletes performed three HOH CMJs on force plates within 30 minutes of game time throughout the 2024–2025 …

A Rare Case Of Mycoplasma Pneumonaie Infection: Cold-Aglutinin Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Causing Pulmonary Embolism, Rachel Segar, Megan Elmes, Bayan Yazdi, Kamakshi Katwala, Yara Shams

Advocate GME

No abstract provided.

On The Road To A Better Life? Rural Road And Economic Development In Albania, Santosh Gautam, Ermal Llirjani, Patralekha Ukil

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This study evaluates the impact of investment in rural roads on household welfare in Albania using a difference-in-differences method. We find that treated households experienced a 35-percentage point increase in the road quality and reduced travel times to the nearest motorable roads. Land and housing values rose significantly, and household heads were less likely to be unemployed, with a shift toward self-employment. While household income did not change significantly, consumption—particularly on non-food items—increased. These findings highlight the welfare-enhancing effects of improved connectivity and suggest that rural infrastructure investments can promote local economic activity. Policymakers should consider pairing road upgrades with …

A Deadly Presentation: Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Rupture Causing Pericardial Tamponade, Valentina Turbay Caballero, Julia Tu, Rachel Segar, Bayan Yazdi, Noel Kadamandala, Amir Naqvi, Abdullah Qureshi, Nabeel Memon

Advocate GME

No abstract provided.

Econometric Analyses Across The Continuum Of Care For Individuals With Hearing Loss, Teresa I. Anthony

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Hearing loss affects individuals across the age span and, if left untreated, can lead to developmental delays and health and well-being concerns. This dissertation applies econometric analyses to investigate factors influencing diagnostic outcomes in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), intervention enrollment rates among babies with permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL), and utilization and hospitalization outcomes among adults with sensory impairment (SI). The first study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of automated auditory brainstem response (aABR) versus transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) for newborn hearing screenings in a Thailand hospital NICU. Decision tree modeling and economic evaluation suggested that although aABR is …

Index: Subject Index—12 Months Ended May 1973; Author Index—12 Months Ended May 1973, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Professions At Work: Tax Division’S Testimony On Administration Pension Plan Proposals, Joel M. Forster, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Federal Tax Division

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Index: Subject Index—12 Months Ended April 1973; Author Index—12 Months Ended April 1973, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian

Tax Adviser

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Tax Clinic, Jerome Toder

Tax Adviser

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Estate And Gift Tax Revision (Part Ii) Richard, Richard B. Covey

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

The Tax Adviser, Volume 4, Number 3, March 1973, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Index: Subject Index—12 Months Ended February 1973; Author Index—12 Months Ended February 1973, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Vat: What, How, Where, B. Kenneth Sanden

Tax Adviser

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Tax Treatment Of Capital Recovery, John S. Nolan

Tax Adviser

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Index: Subject Index—12 Months Ended January 1973; Author Index—12 Months Ended January 1973, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Pcornet’S Patient Advisory Councils Relevance To Research, Toni Hill

Mountain Plains Business Conference

This presentation will provide an overview of the UNMC award and UNK sub-award with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet) specific to the research of patient and family-focused research using the Patient Advisory Council (PAC) framework. The UNMC PCORnet project is now in Phase 4 (2025 – 2029). This four-year, $13,500,000 project includes 14 partner organizations as part of the Great Plains Collaborative (GPC) with data from 8.9 million unique individuals across 14 states. This presentation will begin a discussion related to the uniqueness of patient engagement, community engagement, and Patient Advisory Council engagement.

Transcending Mental Health Boundaries: A Return To The Strengths Based Model, J.M. Stolzer

Mountain Plains Business Conference

This presentation will be 1. challenge the current medical model’s definition of mental illness, 2. will offer a theoretically sound strengths based alternative to current day psychiatric labels, 3. will delve into the cultural, economic, social, historical and ideological corollaries that can be seminally linked with the meteoric rise in mental health diagnoses in America, 4. will examine the ways in which self- perception can influence relationships and work place performance, and 5. will explore in depth how employing the strengths model can significantly increase happiness, self- efficacy and productivity in a variety of public and private spheres.

Subject Index—12 Months Ended Index: December 1972; Author Index—12 Months Ended December 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Exploring Nurse Well-Being Amid A Pandemic, Sheri Compton-Mcbride, Kelley Mcguire

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The purpose of this study is to explore the current state of registered nurses’ well-being, including barriers and facilitators, in the aftermath of the peak COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed abstract attached.

Student Loan Debt And Alumni Perception Of Return On Investment, Kimberly Yousey-Elsener

Journal of Student Financial Aid

The return on investment (ROI) for higher education continues to be a conversation for institutions and their many constituencies. Measuring ROI using post-graduation salaries is a popular yet limiting way to measure ROI. For higher education institutions, demonstrating ROI using salary leaves them little actionable data beyond funneling more graduates into high-paying career tracks. Alternative measures that not only demonstrate ROI but also provide insights for institutions on how to increase student success are needed. This study uses results from the National Alumni Career Mobility Survey (NACM) to explore the relationships between alumni perceptions of ROI and student loan debt. …

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

California

No abstract provided.

Heuristic Approaches For Coordinating Collaborative Heterogeneous Robotic Systems In Harvesting Automation With Size Constraints, Hyeseon Lee, Jung Yun Bae, Abhishek Patil, Myoungkuk Park, Vinh Nguyen

Michigan Tech Publications

Multi-agent coordination with task allocation, routing, and scheduling presents critical challenges when deploying heterogeneous robotic systems in constrained agricultural environments. These systems involve real-time sensing during their operations with various sensors, and having quick updates on coordination based on sensed data is critical. This paper addresses the specific requirements of harvesting automation through three heuristic approaches: (1) primal-dual workload balancing inspired by combinatorial optimization techniques, (2) greedy task assignment with iterative local optimization, and (3) LLM-based constraint processing through prompt engineering. Our agricultural application scenario incorporates robot size constraints for navigating narrow crop rows while optimizing task completion time. The …

Connectedness And Belonging: An Autoethnography About Military Veteran Transition, Benjamin A. Smet

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Military veterans often face profound challenges transitioning to civilian life, yet prevailing narratives focus narrowly on PTSD and combat trauma. This dissertation uses autoethnography to broaden that view, blending personal narrative with theory to explore seven interrelated transition stressors: grief and bereavement, loss of military identity, autobiographical memory, service-connected nostalgia, moral injury, stereotype threat, and socialized masculinity and stoicism. These layered stories illuminate the cultural, emotional, and relational dimensions of transition, showing how isolation, disconnection, and loss of belonging shape veteran experiences as deeply as trauma. The analysis demonstrates that healing emerges not from prescriptive programs but from relational practices …

Improving Cauti Prevention In Long-Term Care: An Educational Intervention To Enhance Staff Confidence And Reduce Infection Rates, Diana Meseha

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common preventable healthcare-associated infection in long-term care. knowledge gaps and inconsistent catheter care by staff and increased catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates. The purpose of this quality improvement project aims at testing whether using a structured educational intervention led to improved confidence of staff and reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates. The project employed Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Lewin's change model in guiding the behavior and organizational change. A quasi-experimental pretest post-test design was used with the enrolment of nursing employees such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants …

Correlates Of Professional Breastfeeding Perceived Role, Perceived Influence, And Confidence In Providing Lactation Support Among Registered Dietitians And Registered Nurses, Lauren M. Dinour, Melanie Shefchik, Andrea Uguna

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

Lactation support from health professionals is a crucial social determinant of health. Registered dietitians (RDs) and registered nurses (RNs) can play an important role in supporting breastfeeding, yet most have minimal formal lactation education and training. This study seeks to explore the correlates of professional breastfeeding perceived role, perceived influence, and confidence in providing lactation support among RDs and RNs. Using a cross-sectional design, a convenience sample of 111 credentialed providers completed an online survey assessing their breastfeeding-related training, experiences, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. We also examined perceptions of social support, intentions for future breastfeeding, professional roles, and confidence in …

Quantifying Single, Compound And Cascading Climate Extremes: Implications For Agricultural Resilience In California, Shahryar Fazli, Wenzhao Li, Rejoice Thomas, Surendra Maharjan, Mohammad Sina Jahangiri, Andre Daccache, Hesham Morgan, Mohamed Allali, Hesham El-Askary

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather increasingly threatens California’s Central Valley (CV), a vital agricultural region exposed to rising risks from heatwaves (HW), droughts (DR), and compound extremes. These events disrupt crop productivity and broader processes like water demand, pest dynamics, and soil stability, posing systemic risks. This study examines the spatiotemporal dynamics of HW, coldwaves (CW), DR, excessive rainfall (ER), and their compound (e.g., HWDR) and cascading forms from 1951 to 2025, using NOAA nClimGrid-Daily data. We assessed trends in frequency, intensity, and duration over long-term (1951–2025) and mid-term (1981–2025) periods. Results show increasing HW and DR in the …

Willie Pearl Smith

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Calcium Carbonate On Labor Induction: A Pilot Study, Marie Forgie, James Adefisoye, Jessica Kram, Emily Malloy, Diana Kleber, Jarquechia White, Dawn Wankowski

Aurora GME

No abstract provided.