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Online Inclusivity: Mission And Best Practice, Colin P. Marks, Zoe Niesel

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Evaluating And Optimizing Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions In A Digital Mental Health Intervention (Wysa For Chronic Pain) For Middle-Aged And Older Adults With Chronic Pain: Protocol For A Series Of Randomized Trials, Abby L Cheng, Joanna Abraham, Sarah M Hartz, Eric B Laber, J Philip Miller

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: On a population level, digital mental health interventions effectively reduce depression and anxiety symptoms. However, middle-aged and older adults with chronic pain and coexisting depression or anxiety have not been adequately represented in digital mental health studies.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to refine an existing mobile, digital mental health intervention (Wysa for Chronic Pain) that addresses symptoms of depression, anxiety, and coexisting chronic pain for the unique challenges and technology use patterns of middle-aged and older adults.

METHODS: Using a mixed methods, human-centered design approach and a series of randomized trials, we will test and iteratively …

Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament And Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review, Daniel C Touhey, Francisco N Garcia, Sina Tartibi, Robert H Brophy, Matthew J Matava, Matthew V Smith, Derrick M Knapik

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Concomitant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are among the most commonly reported injury patterns in high-energy knee injuries. Concomitant ACL and MCL reconstruction (ACLR + MCLR) is indicated in patients with full-thickness tears and persistent valgus laxity.

PURPOSE: To systematically review the literature to identify studies reporting on patients undergoing concurrent primary ACLR + MCLR to better understand current indications, surgical techniques, complications, and outcomes.

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

METHODS: Under the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, 702 studies published in PubMed, EMBASE, and the …

Integrating Ai And Generative Ai Across The Curriculum: A Look At Three Subject Areas, Angie Su, Victoria Brenes, Stephanie L. Nelson

FDLA Journal

This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) models, such as ChatGPT and other GenAI tools, can be effectively integrated into mathematics, computer science, and English classrooms. Students must understand foundational AI concepts and how these technologies function to facilitate meaningful engagement with AI and GenAI. This paper provides practical strategies for math educators to introduce AI algorithms in a way that connects with students' existing knowledge and real-life experiences. Furthermore, it examines how GenAI can enhance learning, supporting students at each stage of coding, reading, and writing. The ethical considerations of GenAI usage, including potential overuse …

The Bg News September 17, 2025, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 17, 2025. Volume 105-Issue 04.

Drag Performers In The American North And South : Identity And Resistance, Karma Rakow

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Two Three-Dimensional Imaging Approaches Used In Fluorescence Microscopy, David Adaway, Chrysanthe Preza

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

Texas Property Owner Rights And The Future Of Senate Bill 2038–Land Development Shift In Texas, Erica Martinez

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Nanotechnology In Wastewater Treatment: Efficiency Review, Cost Analysis, And Reusing, Shuokr Qarani Aziz, Sarwah Othman Ismael, Khalat Khalid Muhammad Salih

Polytechnic Journal

The increasing worldwide water shortage demands the immediate implementation of advanced, sustainable wastewater treatment solutions. Nanotechnology provides promising options through nanomaterials, including metal oxides, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), and carbon-based composites, which show high removal efficiencies of 50–98% for organic contaminants and 80–99% for inorganic pollutants. This review analyzes various nanomaterials used in wastewater treatment by examining their functional mechanisms, including adsorption, catalytic degradation, and membrane-based separation, and assesses their performance relative to traditional methods. It addresses the major barriers to large-scale implementation, including high production expenses, ecological dangers, and scalability problems. The paper stresses the necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration between …

Impact Of Tricuspid Regurgitation On The Clinical Outcomes Of Patients With Heart Failure, Muhammad U. Almani, Rasha Khan, Noor Fatima, Muhammad Yousuf, Aman Amanullah

Einstein Health Papers

BACKGROUND: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common occurrence in patients with heart failure (HF), and its role in disease progression has gained attention in recent years. Although TR can worsen clinical outcomes in HF patients, the impact of gender, racial, and socioeconomic factors remains largely unexplored. With growing evidence supporting the role of percutaneous interventions for the treatment of significant TR, understanding these disparities is more crucial than ever.

METHODS: Data were extracted from the National Inpatient and National Readmission 2016-2020 Databases. We used ICD-10 code I50 to identify the patients primarily admitted for HF and subdivided the cohort into …

Smart Dressings Accelerating Wound Healing With Tranexamic Acid-Infused Aligned Electrospun Nanofibers: In Vitro And In Vivo Assessments, Samar A. Salim, Abdullah Elbadry, Eman Gomaa, Mennatullah Faisal, Elbadawy A. Kamoun

Nanotechnology Research Centre

The development of advanced wound dressings capable of accelerating healing and achieving effective hemostasis remains a critical challenge in managing traumatic and surgical wounds. This study reports the fabrication and comprehensive evaluation of a novel multilayered, sandwich-structured nanofiber scaffold composed of Tranexamic acid (TXA), chitosan (CS), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), L-arginine, and polylactic acid (PLA) for biodegradable wound dressing applications. Using sequential electrospinning, a four-layered scaffold was developed as a smart wound dressing, comprising an immediate-release TXA-CS-PVA layer for rapid clotting, a hydrophobic PLA barrier layer for protection, a sustained-release L-arginine-PVA layer to promote tissue regeneration, and a final PLA protective …

Preschool Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Children’S Aggressive Behavior And In-School Suspension, Martha Baker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Aggressive behavior can lead preschool students to be suspended in and out of school. The problem in this study was the high rate of in-school suspension (ISS) among preschool students in response to child aggressive behavior. Informed by Harvey’s domain model of social reasoning and social information processing, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore perspectives of preschool teachers working in childcare centers in one city in Texas regarding children’s aggressive behavior that may lead to ISS as a response to that behavior. Four research questions probed how preschool teachers describe the level of choice exercised by …

Staff Education To Improve Knowledge On Facilitation Of Psychoeducational Groups, Kenyett Moody

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Walden University College of Nursing This is to certify that the doctoral study by Kenyett Moody has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Margaret Harvey, Committee Chairperson, Nursing Faculty Dr. Robert McWhirt, Committee Member, Nursing Faculty Chief Academic Officer and Provost Sue Subocz, Ph.D. Walden University 2025 Background and Purpose: Nurse-led psychoeducation groups are essential for improving patient outcomes by educating individuals about health conditions and coping strategies. In a dual-diagnosed inpatient psychiatric unit, a quality improvement (QI) project …

Effect Of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy And Lactation On The Development Of Infants Born To Tanzanian Women Living With Hiv: A Secondary Analysis Of A Randomised Controlled Trial, Temiwunmi Shobanke, Alfa Muhihi, Nandita Perumal Phd, Nzovu Ulenga, Fadhlun M. Alwy Al-Beity, Christopher P. Duggan, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Karim P. Manji, Christopher R. Sudfeld

Faculty Publications

Background Infants born to pregnant women living with HIV (WLHIV) are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality and may also have poorer developmental outcomes as compared with infants who are not exposed to HIV. Nutrition interventions in pregnancy may affect developmental outcomes.

Objectives This study evaluated the effect of maternal vitamin D supplementation on infant development outcomes.

Design We conducted a secondary analysis of a randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial of maternal vitamin D supplementation from June 2015 to October 2019.

Setting Antenatal care clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Participants Pregnant WLHIV and their offspring.

Interventions Daily 3000 IU …

On Good Terms: Pathways To Decolonizing Science-Appropriated Indigenous Terminologies In Arctic Research, Stanislav Saas Ksenofontov, Vera Kuklina, Alexander Kholodov, Andrey Petrov

Faculty Publications

Many western scientific disciplines adopted Indigenous Knowledge and terminology without deference to or understanding of the original meanings and values attached to Indigenous terms and concepts. This form of scientific appropriation has become a serious barrier to efforts of decolonizing Arctic research. The notion of Alaas is an example of such appropriation by the western science-based system of Indigenous knowledge about human–nature relations. This paper aims to discuss the term Alaas as it is conceptualized in both western science and Indigenous knowledge. The paper will explore the development of “alas” as an international permafrost science term and Alaas as an …

Integrated Upper Limb And Language Impairment And Functional Training (Uplift) After Stroke: Study Protocol For An Umbrella Bayesian Optimal Phase Iia Clinical Trial, Kathryn S. Hayward, Geoffrey Donnan, Erin Godecke, Anna Balabanski, Ruth Barker, Julie Bernhardt, Sandra Brauer, Amy Brodtmann, Emily Brogan, Sonia Brownsett, Paul Chapman, David Copland, Elise Cowley, Emily Dalton, Fiona Ellery, Paul Fink, Carlos Garcia Esperon, Annie J. Hill, Heidi Janssen, Siobhan Kavanagh, Timothy Kleinig, Liudmyla Olenko, Joanne J.E. Quek, Trevor Russell, Moira Smith, Lillian Taylor

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction One in six stroke survivors continue to experience arm and language disability at 3 months post-stroke. This study aims to identify which model(s) of integrated UPper limb and Language Impairment and Functional Training (UPLIFT) show promise for people 3 months to 24 months post-stroke. We hypothesise that at least one promising UPLIFT model of rehabilitation will be identified. Methods and analysis This is an adaptive Phase IIa master protocol umbrella design that includes four simultaneous Bayesian Optimal Phase II studies to evaluate individual UPLIFT interventions against prespecified objective performance criteria. The intervention is upper limb and language training at …

How To Get A Patient With Memory Concerns To Come To Memory Clinic, Roshni Venkatesh, Robert Martin

Advocate GME

No abstract provided.

Screening Of Elevated Blood Pressure In Patients Attending Endodontic Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Study, Adil Othman Abdullah, Hezah Saadi Hassan, Shaima Othman Muhammad, Seyyedeh Shima Hakimi Manesh, Sara Kawa Muhamadamin, Hanif Khan

Polytechnic Journal

One of the most important cardiovascular conditions that account for the highest mortality rate around the world is Hypertension. It is defined as a condition where systolic and diastolic blood pressure values are ≥ 140 mmHg and ≥ 90 mmHg, respectively, or a use of antihypertensive drug is being made. TThis study aims to identify and report the prevalence of elevated blood pressure levels among patients attending an endodontics clinic. The study was conducted among a group of 100 patients who sought endodontic treatment at university hospital, endodontics department. The collected information included blood pressure measurement and answers to a …

Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Uncovers Novel Genetic Variants Associated With Olfactory Dysfunction, Mohammed Aslam Imtiaz, Konstantinos Melas, Adrienne Tin, Valentina Talevi, Honglei Chen, Myriam Fornage, Srishti Shrestha, Martin Gögele, David Emmert, Cristian Pattaro, Peter Pramstaller, Franz Förster, Katrin Horn, Thomas H Mosley, Christian Fuchsberger, Markus Scholz, Monique M B Breteler, N Ahmad Aziz

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Olfactory dysfunction is among the earliest signs of many age-related neurodegenerative diseases and has been associated with increased mortality in older adults; however, its genetic basis remains largely unknown. Therefore, here we aimed to elucidate its genetic architecture through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis (GWMA).

Methods: This GWMA included the participants of European ancestry (N = 22,730) enrolled in four different large population-based studies followed by a multi-ancestry GWMA including participants of African ancestry (N = 1,030). Olfactory dysfunction was assessed using a 12-item smell identification test.

Results: GWMA revealed a novel genome-wide significant locus (tagged by single nucleotide …

The Link September 17, 2025, Access To Justice Institute

The Link Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Women’S Mba Peers Affect Their Course Choices, Career Paths, And The Gender Pay Gap, Mallika Thomas

Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 17, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 11

Two Truths And A Lie: A Proposal To Suppress The Risks Of Child Testimony, Avery Garrett

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Bard1: A Friend Or Foe In Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma?, Lily Zekavat, Aditi Jain

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive solid malignancy with poor overall prognosis and limited response to standard treatments. Growing interest in the modulation of DNA repair mechanisms, including the homologous recombination (HR) repair pathway, has opened new avenues for therapeutic development. BARD1 (BRCA1-Associated RING Domain 1) plays a complex role in tumor biology, functioning either as a tumor suppressor or as an oncogenic driver, depending on isoform expression, cellular context, and regulatory environment. In this review, we examine the dual roles of BARD1, focusing on its regulation and paradoxical activities in PDAC. We summarize evidence that BARD1 and BARD1 …

Appendicitis With Appendicular Phlegmon Secondary To Endometriosis, Rawan Al Balushi, Maiyan Al Hinai, Shihab Al Maawali, Abdullah Al Qari, Sadiq Al Khaboori

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency, however endometriosis in an appendix is a rare phenomenon. In this case report, we describe a 34-year-old woman who visited a teaching hospital on 2024, presenting with typical clinical features of appendicitis. Initial imaging revealed complicated appendicitis with perforation and an appendicolith; following conservative management, the patient was scheduled for an interval appendectomy which revealed an appendicular mass. A repeat surgery was scheduled, where extensive adhesions were noted, resulting in an open appendectomy. Histopathological examination confirmed appendiceal Endometriosis and a follow-up by a gynaecologist was arranged. Appendiceal Endometriosis is a rare phenomenon with …

Salvage Therapies For First Relapse Of Shh Medulloblastoma In Early Childhood, Craig Erker, Mohamed S Abdelbaki, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Sonic hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma is the most common molecular group of infant and early childhood medulloblastoma (iMB) and has no standard of care at relapse. This work aimed to evaluate the post-relapse survival (PRS) and explore prognostic factors of patients with nodular desmoplastic (ND) and/or SHH iMB.

METHODS: This international retrospective study included 147 subjects diagnosed with relapsed ND/SHH iMB between 1995 and 2017, < 6 years old at original diagnosis, and treated without initial craniospinal irradiation (CSI). Univariable and multivariable Cox models with propensity score analyses were used to assess PRS for those in the curative intent cohort.

RESULTS: The 3-year PRS was 61.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 52.2-69.6). The median age at relapse was 3.4 years (interquartile range [IQR], 2.6-4.1). Those with local relapse (40.8%) more often received salvage treatment with surgery …

The Ethics Of Industry-Funded Speakers’ Bureaus—How They Disseminate Innovation And Could Corrupt Medicine, Jennifer E. Miller, Christopher Robertson

Faculty Scholarship

It is often said that a business without marketing is dead. But when a medical product is marketed irresponsibly, it is patients who may pay with their lives. In this context, Wieberdink et al¹ examine participation in industry-sponsored speakers’ bureaus by academic clinical faculty, conceptualizing the practice as a form of conflicted and irresponsible pharmaceutical marketing. Reviewing 129 US allopathic medical school conflict-of-interest (COI) policies, they found that less than 40% prohibit industry speakers’ bureau participation outright, while 19% impose conditional restrictions, such as requiring that faculty retain control over presentation content. Wieberdink et al¹ advocate for a …

Slowing The Burn: Incentivizing Safer Development Through Wildfire Hazard Mapping, Meghan Hodges

Duke Law Journal

Climate change has accelerated the frequency and severity of natural disasters globally and wildfires are no exception. In part, wildfires have intensified due to climate change, short-sighted fire suppression policies, and the rapid influx of people and development in hazardous regions. Like other natural disasters, wildfires will continue to pose an ever-increasing threat to communities nationally. And the federal government's default approach of providing aid after disaster strikes will only continue to become more unsustainable as climate change worsens. Yet, proactive measures that exist to mitigate risk—such as hazard mapping and financial assistance to support adaptation and resilience at the …

Obesity Severity And Cancer Screening In Us Adults, Florina Corpodean, Michael Kachmar, Shengping Yang, Michael W. Cook, Philip R. Schauer, Vance L. Albaugh

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Experiences With Social Media Social Comparison In Women Ages 18-28: A Qualitative Study, Olivia Oakley Dr.

Dissertations

This qualitative study aimed to understand young women’s experience using social media and their reported mental health connections, such as self-esteem and comparison. As inferred in recent research, a wide range of social media content is being produced and consumed, from promoting the “thin ideal” to newer campaigns advocating for body positivity (Cohen et al., 2019, Grabe et al., 2008; Groesz et al., 2002). In a time where there is so much online content to consume, it is important to continue to evaluate the lived experiences of those using social media. This phenomenological qualitative research captured the lived experiences of …