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"Our River Is Full Of Trash And Many Fish Die" Children's Voices From Pasuruan, Indonesia: Discursive Strategies In Positive Discourse Analysis For Sustainability, Bambang Prastio, Ahsani Maulidina, Agung Rinaldy Malik, Achmad Tantowi Azis

The Qualitative Report

Addressing river pollution and understanding the role of children in environmental conservation are essential for maintaining ecosystem health and sustainability. This study used positive discourse analysis to explore children's discourse about river pollution in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. Data were collected using walk-and talk ethnographic interviews with 15 children aged 7 to 11 years. The findings reveal that these children employed five discursive strategies: (1) nomination: metaphor, comparison, and cultural practices; (2) predication: positive attitude in the forms of disposition and behavior; (3) argumentation: contrast and parallelism; (4) perspectivisation, involving a type of religious representation that includes references to the …

A Not-Quite-Assessment Of Assessing Autoethnography: Ekphrastic Compositions On Quality, Clarity, And (Un)Certainty In Autoethnography, Aaron Hoy

The Qualitative Report

Taking an ekphrastic approach, this essay responds to and reflects on my reading of Assessing Autoethnography: Notes on Analysis, Evaluation, and Craft by Andrew F. Herrmann and Tony E. Adams. It has three parts. First, I summarize the book’s central chapters and discuss their practical uses, especially as prompts for in-progress autoethnographies. Second, using clarity as a point of entry, I explore a tension I felt while reading the book—between the comforting utility of specific criteria and the marginalizing power of criteria themselves. Finally, I share a found poem composed in response to the book and reflect on the impermanent …

Gail Murray

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Gail Murray. Service was held on September 27, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia.

Airway Abnormalities In Children Operated For Congenital Heart Disease: Clinical Characteristics And Risk Factors From A Case-Control Study, Fatma Al Kindi, Rand Al Harthy, Saif A. Thani, Hamood Al Kindi, Hussain Mohsin

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital defect, with airway abnormalities (AAs) representing significant comorbidities that contribute to increased morbidity and clinical complexity. This study aimed to identify the most common AAs, associated risk factors, and clinical outcomes in children with CHD. Methods: This case-control study included children aged under 13 years with CHD who underwent cardiothoracic surgery between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 at the National Genetic Centre in Oman. Cases were children with concurrent AAs, while controls were age- and gender-matched children with CHD but without AAs. Results: The prevalence …

Sustainability Assessment Of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements And Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Pavements, Ajeesh Koorikkattil, Sunitha K. Nayar, Veena Venudharan

C3 Symposium 2025

Ensuring sustainability of construction and maintenance is critical to the widespread application of fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC) for pavements, which offer higher performance and increased service life. However, investigations in terms of economic and environmental impact assessments are essential for assessing the extent of benefits from this technology. It is important since a large volume of concrete is being consumed for pavement construction worldwide and leads to significant environmental issues, including carbon emissions, resource extraction, energy consumption, air pollution, etc. Consequent to this understanding, this research focuses on the comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) to investigate the environmental impacts of the …

Cement For Net-Zero Future: Energy-Resource-Carbon Neutral And Multifunctional, Jialai Wang, Xinhua Liang

C3 Symposium 2025

Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)-based concrete, a cornerstone of modern infrastructure, is a major contributor to CO₂ emissions, resource depletion, and waste generation. OPC production accounts for 8% of global CO₂ emissions and consumes over 6 billion tons of raw materials annually, while concrete production uses 30 billion tons of aggregate and generates 2.2 billion tons of C&D waste yearly. This study introduces a novel manufacturing process that mitigates these impacts by utilizing waste streams as energy sources and raw materials while sequestering carbon as high-value CNTs. The resulting cement will enable next-generation concrete for resilient, net-zero infrastructure and advanced technologies …

Towards Carbon-Neutrality In Concrete: The Role Of Biochar In Air-Entrained And Non-Air-Entrained Systems As Sand Replacement, Mahdi Mirabrishami, Farshad Rajabipour

C3 Symposium 2025

Biochar is a carbon-rich solid residue resulting from the pyrolysis or devolatilization of waste biomass (e.g., wood chips, sawdust, grass) at elevated temperatures in an oxygen-limited furnace. Biochar provides an effective pathway for atmospheric CO2 removal via photosynthesis in biomass, which is subsequently converted to biochar while also producing energy. Due to its carbon-negative footprint (-2.4 to -2.9 kg CO2eq/ kg biochar), biochar could be used to reduce or eliminate the net CO2 emission of concrete. This study aims to produce low-carbon to carbon-negative concrete mixtures by utilizing biochar as a partial to total replacement of natural sand while leveraging …

You Are What You Eat: Using Trademark Law To Address Consumer Confusion In Food Labeling, Brooke Raniere

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

America is experiencing a health crisis. Our grocery store promulgates illusions of endless food choices; however, this abundance is sustained by only a handful of dominating food conglomerates. With the increased centralization of power in the food supply system, foods have generally become ultra-processed and unhealthier. Companies often use strategic marketing through packaging design, labeling, and food names to capture additional consumers through health claims that often do not reflect these foods' contents. As American citizens' average health continues to decline, large food conglomerates have increasingly pushed the boundaries of what they can claim, creating vast confusion and mislabeling in …

Paws Off My Image: Why Rights Of Publicity Should Be Expanded, Lauren Didelot

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

In our increasingly digital world, exposure to fame and fortune has become more accessible than ever, and many pet owners have taken advantage of this. The rise of “petfluencers” has called into question the extent of available rights of these celebrity animals’ owners to protect and maintain their pet’s commercial value, thus preventing instances of unfair enrichment from other’s exploitation of their beloved animals. This Note argues for the acceptance of an animal’s right of publicity. We begin with an exploration of the right of publicity itself and its current applications. Next, we will discuss the intellectual property rights currently …

Dilemmas And Prospects Of Infectious Disease Prevention In Long-Term Care: A Qualitative Study, Po-Jen Kung, Ching-Min Chen, Nancy Reynolds

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aim: To explore the experiences of long-term care workers in preventing emerging infectious diseases, the challenges they faced during the pandemic, and how they were addressed.

Design: This study used an exploratory qualitative research design.

Methods: The study involved various long-term care institutions across Taiwan. Twelve interviewees, including four nurses, four nursing assistants, and four managers, were recruited via purposive sampling. All interviewees worked in the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, were actively involved in clinical care or institutional management, and were proficient in Mandarin. In-depth interviews were conducted face-to-face between July and August 2024, and data …

Pandemic Prevention Competencies Of Long-Term Care Institution Workers: A National Survey In Taiwan, Po-Jen Kung, Ching-Min Chen, Katherine Ornstein

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aim: To assess the self-perceived pandemic prevention competencies of health and care workers in Taiwan’s long-term care institutions and identified key factors influencing these competencies.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from June to July 2024 using stratified proportional sampling of health and care workers (nursing and nursing assistants) from various types of long-term care institutions (assisted living facilities, residential care homes and nursing homes). Participants were actively employed during the survey, involved in COVID-19 prevention efforts, and proficient in reading traditional Chinese. Data on pandemic prevention competencies were collected, using the Emerging Infectious Disease Prevention Competencies …

Developing And Validating An Emerging Infectious Disease Prevention Competencies Scale, Po-Jen Kung, Ching-Min Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aim: To develop an instrument and evaluate its psychometric properties for emerging infectious disease assessing prevention competencies among health and care workers in long-term care institutions.

Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods was employed.

Methods: The scale was developed according to scale development guidelines in two phases, namely the scale development phase and scale testing phase, with the staff of long-term care institutions as the study population and their workplaces as the sampling unit.

Results: The scale comprises 27 items across three dimensions: 14 items pertaining to professional role performance, 7 items addressing workplace resources, …

Health And Care Workers’ Roles In Infectious Disease Prevention In Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review, Po-Jen Kung, Ching-Min Chen, Yi-Yuan Cheng

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aim: To describe how health and care workers contribute to the prevention of emerging infectious diseases in long-term care facilities.

Design: A scoping review.

Methods: A systematic search of literature dating from 2002 to 2022 was conducted in the following databases: EMBASE, Medline (Ovid), Cochrane Library, CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost), Web of Science, and AgeLine. Studies were selected if they focused on health and care workers in long-term care facilities, offered a perspective on the prevention of emerging infectious diseases or infection prevention and control, and were original qualitative or quantitative studies in English. Data were extracted, cross-checked …

The Journey To Ebp Excellence In Healthcare: Overview, Trisha Saul, Cara Gallegos

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background. In the contemporary landscape of healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) has emerged as a cornerstone for ensuring optimal outcomes and enhancing the quality of care. EBP combines the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences.1 It is well-documented that when nurses engage in EBP, it leads to better patient outcomes. Nevertheless, its implementation faces several obstacles. Nurses lack confidence in fundamental EBP skills and encounter barriers such as inadequate resources, insufficient leadership support, and a lack of EBP mentors. Successfully overcoming EBP barriers at the organizational level requires the adoption of a structured conceptual framework for guiding …

Assessing Nurses’ Competency And Readiness: The First Step In A Journey To Ebp, Frances Chu, Cara Gallegos

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Aims: To examine relationships between nurse characteristics and evidence-based practice (EBP) competency, beliefs, organizational culture and readiness, implementation self-efficacy, and mentors access to inform implementation of EBP.
Background. An abundance of literature demonstrates the beneficial effects of using EBP in clinical care and return on investment. Many hospitals continue to struggle with EBP adoption, and literature demonstrates that many nurses express lack EBP competence. In a healthcare system, with different organizational culture, resources, and nurses, an assessment of the current state of nurses’ EBP competency and their perceptions of support for EBP is needed to identify potential interventions to implement …

Developing Pico, Research Questions And Protocols, Sandra Y. Desjardins

Library Class: Lunch & Learn

Whether you're a student, a physician, or a faculty member, every great research project starts with a clear plan. This session will walk you through the essential steps of turning a research idea into a structured plan using the PICO framework. We'll cover how to develop focused research questions and discuss the value of using established protocols to ensure your work is sound and reproducible.

Come learn the foundational skills needed for successful research in a welcoming and practical "Lunch & Learn" environment.

Effectiveness Of An Adapted Physical Activity Program On Anxiety, Depression, And Self-Esteem On A Heterogenous Sample: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Mathilde Plard, Claire El Jor, Rebecca Shankland, Quentin Hallez

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

In recent decades, numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of Adapted Physical Activity (APA) interventions in improving the mental health of individuals. However, a limitation of these studies is their predominant focus on homogeneous groups, characterized by similar diseases or disorders and characteristics. Thus, effects associated with these groups may largely account for the observed benefits, rather than the physical activity itself. This study aimed to investigate the impact of an eight-week APA intervention on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in a heterogeneous group of participants with diverse health conditions and ages. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group …

2025 17th Annual Student Center For Science Engagement Research Symposium, Student Center For Science Engagement

Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium

Student presentations in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, & Psychology

Automatic Generation Of A Labeled Corpus Of Conversational Failures During Interaction Between A User And A Conversational Ai Agent, Ilia Labzovsky, Danny Karmon

Defensive Publications Series

Current techniques to detect conversational failures during interaction between users and conversational artificial intelligence (AI) have many limitations - they capture only a tiny fraction of failures, lack context about the user's internal state during the conversation, and are not scalable. This disclosure describes techniques to automatically detect, classify, and log conversational failures in interactions between users and conversational AI agents to generate a rich, structured dataset. With user permission, conversations are analyzed to detect prosodic features and acoustic cues within context to determine likely occurrences of conversational failures. The conversational state is tracked using a state vector that encodes …

The Student Movement Volume 110 Issue 2: Week Of Prayer, Politics, And Purpose, Kara Shepard, Megan Constantine, Corinna Bevier, Melanie Webb, Joey Carrion, Isa Demoraes, Timi Olatunde, Aiko J. Ayala Rios, Ayanda Dewa, Nicoleta Cojan, Madison Vath

The Student Movement V. 110 (2025-2026)

HUMANS

What the Constitution Means to Me, Kara Shepard

Where Passion Meets Purpose: Senior Natalie Reid Reflects on Her College Years, Megan Constantine

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art Around the City, Corinna Bevier

The Saxophone Reimagined: Cerus Quartet at HPAC, Melanie Webb

The TV Shows That Taught Me Spanish, Corinna Bevier

NEWS

TikTok Survives: Trump Administration Announces Deal to Save the Platform, Joey Carrion

Students Experience "Real Life, real God" at Week of Prayer, Isa DeMoraes

IDEAS

Being Adventist in the 21st Century, Timi Olatunde

Question of the Week #2, Aiko J. Ayala Rios

The Great Spanish Surge, Ayanda Dewa

PULSE …

The Calvin University Math Department History 1920-2020, Michael Stob

University Histories

No abstract provided.

The Level Of Awareness Of County Services In Maryland Offered By A Local Care Team To Youth With Developmental Disabilities And Mental Illness, Wanna Nedgie Dare

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental and developmental health challenges remained a significant concern in one Maryland county. The Maryland Governor’s Office for Children (GOC) funds and supports the Local Care Team (LCT). Participation remains low, indicating a lack of community awareness. The purpose of this study was to explore the awareness of LCT services and strategies to improve outreach, interagency coordination, and communication to increase service use. The research question was: What is the Level of Awareness of County Services in Maryland Offered by a Local Care Team to Youth with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness? Guided by the person-centered care (PCC) model, evidence …

Chri Research Operations Summit Building Bridges Across Chri, Tina Freese Decker, Paula Schuiteman-Bishop, Surender Rajasekaran, Matthew Sims

Website/Multimedia Contributions

The CHRI Research Operations Summit is the premier event for all research team members and leaders across CHRI. Our theme of Building Bridges highlights our commitment to strengthening connections, fostering collaboration, and unifying our efforts across all regions.

Carl Bell V. Superintendent Benner Township Sci

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Nanomedicine Targeting Ppar In Adipose Tissue Macrophages Improves Lipid Metabolism And Obesity-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction., Catherine C Applegate, Yifei Kang, Hongping Deng, Donglai Chen, Natalia Y Gonzalez Medina, Yuxiao Cui, Yujun Feng, Chia-Wei Kuo, Sayyed Hamed Shahoei, Hannah Kim, Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage, Matthew A Wallig, Erik R Nelson, Kelly S Swanson, Andrew M Smith

Faculty Research 2025

Excess body fat leads to an overabundance of adipose tissue macrophages (AT MΦs) with altered phenotypes that play pathogenic roles in obesity comorbidities including diabetes and cancer. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are leading targets to modulate AT MΦ phenotype. Here, we developed a dextran-based nanomedicine that delivers PPARα/γ agonists to AT MΦs and improves obesity and diabetic phenotypes in vivo. Within 1 week of treatment, AT MΦs decreased and became lipid laden, while extracellular vesicles secreted from AT decreased and reduced in lipid content. Within 2 weeks, glucose tolerance returned to levels of lean controls, followed by weight loss and …

Evolving Management In Pediatric Appendicitis: A 14-Year Review Of Ketorolac, Opioid Use, And Imaging Trends, Sahithi Pemmasani, Ryan T. Davis, Margaret Menoch, Nathan M. Novotny

Conference Presentation Abstracts

Background: Acute appendicitis is a common pediatric emergency requiring timely diagnosis and effective pain management. This study evaluates trends in ketorolac use, opioid prescribing, and imaging modalities in pediatric appendicitis cases, addressing concerns about ketorolac’s role in diagnostic accuracy and opioid reduction.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2,294 pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for suspected appendicitis from 2010 to 2023 was conducted. Data included administration of ketorolac, opioids, and non-opioid analgesics, as well as imaging use (ultrasound [US] vs. computed tomography [CT]). Statistical analyses included Pearson correlation and chi-square tests.

Results: Ketorolac use increased significantly from 1.5% in 2010 to …

Wmu Maritime Affairs Conference 2025 : Transforming A Maritime Future : Digitalization And Decarbonization, World Maritime University

Books

No abstract provided.

Establishing Discriminative Control In Multioperant Settings, Stephanie A. Bonfonte

Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences

The development of functional communication is an important goal for individuals diagnosed with autism. It is common to begin with dense schedules of reinforcement when establishing mands, however schedule thinning is important for meaningful treatment outcomes. Although multiple schedules can be used to bring behavior under discriminative control and avoid high rates of manding when a reinforcer is unavailable, it is important to extend research to multioperant environments in which several reinforcers may be available simultaneously or at different times. We evaluated a method for establishing discriminative control over multiple distinct mands. Our findings demonstrated discriminative control over several mand …

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

California

No abstract provided.

Staff Education To Increase Nursing Staff Knowledge On Handoff Tool Kit For Medication Reconciliation, Mode Hilaire

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project aimed to enhance medication safety by implementing a structured staff education initiative focused on standardized handoff communication using a medication reconciliation tool kit. Medication errors during transitions of care contribute to adverse drug events and patient harm. A lack of consistency in handoff processes was identified as a critical gap in practice. The practice-focused question guiding this project was: In an inpatient hospital setting, how does implementation of a standardized handoff tool kit affect nursing staff knowledge and communication practices related to medication reconciliation? The purpose was to educate nurses on utilizing a …