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Section Iii -- College Of Liberal Arts Policies And Procedures (Updated 9/12/2025), All Faculty

Faculty Handbooks

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Impact Of Gut Microbiota On Drug Metabolism And Absorption, Kieran Burke, Yanyan Li

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Purpose of Review: Complex interactions between gut microbiota and various drugs can significantly influence drug phar-macokinetics. We examined recent in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo studies to understand how microbiota directly influences drug metabolism and absorption in order to inform future research and clinical practice. Recent Findings: Considerable progress has been made for multiple drug classes using in vitro anaerobic culturing assays and ex vivo systems with human fecal communities, as well as animal models that have provided insights into both direct microbial metabolism of drugs and indirect host-microbiota interactions via regulation of host enzymes or transporters. However, how …

2025-09-12 Minutes & Appendices, Longwood University

Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes 1964-

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Academic Village Finance Authority Board Of Directors Meeting - Open Session Book 09/12/2025, Uc Law Sf

2025 Board of Directors Agenda and Materials

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Board Of Directors Quarterly Meeting - Open Session Book 09/12/2025, Uc Law Sf

2025 Board of Directors Agenda and Materials

No abstract provided.

Reining In Plasticulture From Land To Sea: Pacific Northwest (Usa) Perspectives On Agriculture And Aquaculture, Susanne M. Brander, Gail A. Langellotto, Minal T. Mistry, Sebastian L. Singleton, Mackenna A. Hainey, Lauren M. Kashiwabara, Kelsey Arthur, Elise F. Granek, Kervelle Baird, Ricardo Palazuelos, Multiple Additional Authors

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Plastic use in food production—known as plasticulture—has transformed agriculture and aquaculture globally. Plasticulture gained momentum in the mid-20th century with the development of novel plastic materials, and by 2009, U.S. farmers used over 200 million pounds of plastic films annually. Though plastics have increased yields and efficiency, they now pose environmental hazards through the release of microplastics (MPs) and chemicals. Despite extensive documentation of MPs in the environment, their role in U.S. food production and impacts on crop, livestock, and aquaculture health remain underexplored. In regions like the Pacific Northwest (PNW), with robust agricultural and aquaculture sectors, plastics from films, …

Non-Neutralizing Antibodies To Influenza A Matrix-Protein-2-Ectodomain Are Broadly Effective Therapeutics And Resistant To Viral Escape Mutations., Teha Kim, Lynn Bimler, Sydney L Ronzulli, Amber Y Song, Scott K Johnson, Cheryl A Jones, S Mark Tompkins, Silke Paust

Faculty Research 2025

Influenza A viruses remain a global health threat, yet no universal antibody therapy exists. Clinical programs have centered on neutralizing mAbs, only to be thwarted by strain specificity and rapid viral escape. We instead engineered three non-neutralizing IgG2a mAbs that target distinct, overlapping epitopes within the conserved N terminus of the M2 ectodomain (M2e). Combined at low dose, this "triple M2e-mAb" confers robust prophylactic and therapeutic protection in mice challenged with diverse human and zoonotic IAV strains, including highly pathogenic variants. Therapeutic efficacy depends on Fc-mediated effector activity via FcγRI, FcγRIII, and FcγRIV, rather than in vitro neutralization. Serial passaging …

2025 September 12 - Audit Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2025 September 12 - Finance And Administration Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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Inovasi Aplikasi Adhimukti Brata Care Stunting Berbasis Appsheet Untuk Pendataan Status Gizi Anak Di Kabupaten Banggai, Moh. Saputra Tambora, Imelda Hutasoit

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Stunting merupakan masalah kesehatan serius di Indonesia, termasuk di Kabupaten Banggai dengan prevalensi 29,1% pada tahun 2023. Keterlambatan intervensi sering terjadi akibat keterbatasan data gizi anak yang akurat, terbaru, dan mudah diakses. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan pengembangan Aplikasi Adhimukti Brata Care Stunting berbasis AppSheet sebagai solusi pendataan gizi anak secara real-time. Metode yang digunakan adalah research and development (R&D) dengan model prototyping, meliputi tahap analisis kebutuhan, perancangan, implementasi, uji coba teknis, dan penyempurnaan. Data diperoleh dari hasil uji coba aplikasi, observasi proses input, serta masukan pengguna awal yaitu petugas DP2KBP3A, PKB, dan kader posyandu. Hasil pengembangan menunjukkan aplikasi …

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

California

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Thermo-Driven Structural And Optical Variations For The Improved Bidirectional Photodetection Of Ag2o@ Cdte Thin Films, Ahmed M. Nawar, Ahmed Ramzy, Shehab E. Ali, A. A.M. Farag, Ahmed M. El-Mahalawy

Nanotechnology Research Centre

Bidirectional photodetection is an emerging functionality in advanced optoelectronic systems, characterized by the ability of a photodetector to respond to the incident light under both forward and reverse biasing voltage. For this aim, a layer of silver oxide (Ag2O) is deposited on CdTe thin films, and then, directly, the fabricated Ag2O@CdTe samples on quartz and n-Si substrates are thermally annealed (from 100 to 400◦C). In general, the surface topography is driven by the post-annealing process; besides that, the crystallinity of Ag2O@CdTe samples is improved at 200◦C. The optical characteristics of transmittance and reflectance spectrophotometric measurements at normal incidence revealed a …

Development And Validation Of An Ai-Based Lung Lobe Auto-Contouring Tool Using Radiation Therapy Planning Free-Breathing Images, Peter Ciaccio, Joseph Lombardo, Andrew Fuquay, Soroush Pahlavian, Rachel Grimm, Jun Kang, Wookjin Choi, Paul Sullivan, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary toxicity can occur during radiation therapy of the lungs. Dose metrics evaluated at the lobar level can improve the ability to predict toxicity. Contouring lung lobes is challenging and time consuming. Currently there are limited dosimetry studies evaluating the dose to lung lobes. The purpose of this work was to develop and validate an artificial intelligence (AI) lung lobe auto-contouring algorithm using radiation therapy planning images.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty lung cancer patients from two institutions were analyzed, and a clinician contoured all five lung lobes [left upper lobe (LUL), left lower lobe (LLL), right upper lobe (RUL), …

September 12, 2025 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Ud In The News Sept. 6-12, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Local media covered the University's remembrance of 9/11 and blessing of first responders. Faculty experts provided insight to Public News Service, WWL-AM in New Orleans, knewz, WYSO-FM, the Dayton Daily News and Dayton 24/7 Now.

Gregory Bingham, Jr. V. Philadelphia School District

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Vamsidhar Vurimindi V. Fuqua School Of Business

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Andrew Fullman V. City Of Philadelphia

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

2025 September 12 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2025 September 12 - Academic, Research And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2025 Private Capital Markets Report, Craig R. Everett

Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Report

The Pepperdine private cost of capital survey was originally launched in 2007 and is the first comprehensive and simultaneous investigation of the major private capital market segments. This year’s survey specifically examined the behavior of senior lenders, asset‐based lenders, mezzanine funds, private equity groups, venture capital firms, angel investors, privately‐held businesses, investment bankers, business brokers, limited partners, and business appraisers. The Pepperdine survey investigated, for each private capital market segment, the important benchmarks that must be met in order to qualify for capital, how much capital is typically accessible, what the required returns are for extending capital in today’s economic …

The Beacon, September 12, 2025, Beacon Staff

The Beacon, 2025-2026

New and improved NW food; Teacher Of The Year: Scott Monsma; The Gray Havens most vulnerable album; Lifelight festival in Sioux Falls impactful; Strong start for movie “Caught Stealing”; Black V is back on stage for another season; Returning raiders: alumni working at NW; VPH: refreshed and refurnished; Art deco: maximalism; Over the trend of craftism; Raiders take down Waldorf in first game; Raiders win in first volleyball GPAC matchup; Raiders illuminated in Twilight meet; Cracker Barrel changes course; The problems with poorly planned pranks

Wave Intensity Analysis With Exercise Identifies Impairments In Pulmonary Hypertension, Christopher G. Lechuga, Farhan Raza, Mitchel J. Colebank, Claudia E. Korcarz, Jens C. Eickhoff, Naomi C. Chesler

Faculty Publications

Wave intensity analysis provides a novel approach to understanding the dynamic interactions between the right ventricle and pulmonary vasculature, particularly in pulmonary hypertension, a condition characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressures and vascular remodeling. This prospective study used wave intensity analysis to evaluate right ventricular and pulmonary vascular mechanics in 22 participants with pulmonary hypertension (including precapillary, isolated postcapillary, and combined pre/postcapillary pulmonary hypertension), and three without pulmonary hypertension. Forward and backward compression and decompression waves were quantified at rest and during incremental exercise (25, 50, and 75 W). Relationships between metrics of wave intensity analysis, hemodynamics, right ventricular function, …

Kenyon Collegiate - September 12, 2025

Kenyon Collegiate

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Systematics And Phylogeography Of Mundochthonius Chamberlin, 1929, In The Pacific Northwest (Chelicerata, Pseudoscorpiones), Amanda Rai Montoya-Cowan

Dissertations and Theses

Understanding the processes that drive genetic divergence and species formation is central to evolutionary biology. Invertebrates with low dispersal ability, such as pseudoscorpions, are especially prone to cryptic diversification due to their occupancy of niche microhabitats and sensitivity to landscape barriers. Despite their ecological roles as predators and bioindicators, pseudoscorpions remain one of the least studied arachnid groups, with limited taxonomic resolution and few integrative studies. This research focuses on the genus Mundochthonius in the Pacific Northwest, particularly M. pacificus, a morphologically conserved species whose true diversity and distribution remain poorly understood.

Field surveys guided by a GIS-based habitat …

Association Between Climate Change Awareness And Depression & Anxiety: Findings From A U.S. Sample, Stanley Nkemjika, Colvette Brown, Henry Onyeaka, Srikanta Banerjee, Jennifer Oliphant

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Exploring the connection between climate change awareness and overall well-being is crucial, particularly in how it impacts both the environment and mental health. The mental health consequences of climate change and its awareness have not been thoroughly examined, especially in the U.S. In this study, the relationship between awareness of climate change and depression or anxiety among U.S. adults was explored. Similarly, the role of climate change awareness has not been explored in relation to mental health concerns.

METHODS: Based on the HINTS-6 dataset, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey conducted by the National Cancer Institute, a variety of statistical …

Financial Outcomes In Value-Based Care: A Comparative Claims-Based Study Of Medicare Advantage Patients In Investor-Backed Primary Care Practices Pre/Post Investment, Aaron Mark Bujnowski

All ETDs from UAB

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are value-based care (VBC) models aimed at improving cost and quality through prevention to counter the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare care model, which disincentivizes preventive care and risks misuse and overutilization. Some primary care practices purporting VBC capabilities have attracted private capital investors, yet whether external investment improves cost outcomes has not yet been definitively established. This dissertation examines whether investor-backed primary care organizations participating in MA demonstrate statistically significant reductions in per-patient, per-year claims costs after investment for seven ambulatory care–sensitive conditions. The study applies two-way fixed-effects regression models to a sample of 98,014 patient-year …

Identification And Characterization Of A Metal Binding-Independent Rift Valley Fever Virus Endonuclease Inhibitor, Cara D Kirby, Gai Liu, Farheen Fatma, Maris R Pedlow, Narendran G-Dayanandan, Nitin Sharma, Zachary D Frey, Rachael E Rush, Steven C Cardinale, Andrzej M Krezel, Amy L Hartman, Terry L Bowlin, Daisy W Leung, Gaya K Amarasinghe

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The viral cap-snatching mechanism, facilitated by the endonuclease (EndoN) domain of viral polymerases, is critical for viral gene transcription and translation and is therefore an attractive target for antiviral development. The successful development of EndoN inhibitor XOFLUZA (Baloxavir marboxil) has opened the possibility that the EndoN domain of negative-sense RNA viruses (NSVs) can be targeted in a similar fashion. Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) belongs to the

The Impact Of A Six Week Exercise And Wellness Intervention For Perceived Stress Of Female Middle School Teachers, Tosha Bell

Doctorate in Kinesiology

The prevalence of classroom-related stress among female middle school teachers is a widely pressing issue with global implications. It is imperative to implement interventions that prioritize the overall health and well-being of these teachers. The primary objective of this randomized control trial was to investigate the incidence of perceived stress within female middle school teachers and the potential role of an exercise and wellness intervention in decreasing perceived stress levels. Nineteen female middle school teachers were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n=10) or a control group (n=9). The study consisted of a six-week online exercise and wellness intervention …

Staff Education To Pediatric Healthcare Providers On How To Prevent Unintentional Childhood Injuries., Peter Cleveland Collins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This staff education quality improvement Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was focused on teaching pediatric healthcare providers how to provide education during wellness visits to prevent unintentional childhood injury. The practice problem at the clinic was that pediatric providers lacked knowledge about injury prevention. A literature review showed that unintentional childhood injuries are the leading cause of death in this population. The practice-focused question determined was to determine if, after educating providers, they have improved knowledge and intent to educate their patients. I used the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) model to guide this project. The participants …