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Progesterone And Cerclage Together For Short Cervix: Evaluating Potential Complementary Effects For Improved Preterm Birth Prevention, Vincenzo Berghella, Ilaria Paladino, Moti Gulersen, Lauren Sayres, Amanda Roman, Rupsa C. Boelig

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

Management of patients with a short cervical length (CL) on transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) often involves therapy with vaginal progesterone and/or cervical cerclage. Although these interventions are frequently viewed as alternative strategies, they may also represent complementary approaches targeting different mechanisms involved in spontaneous preterm birth. As in other areas of medicine, therapies with different mechanisms are often used together rather than as mutually exclusive options. In line with current level 1 evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses of RCTs on either vaginal progesterone or cerclage, in singleton gestations with no prior spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB), vaginal progesterone is …

Sensing Freedom: Service User Perspectives Of Sensory Processing And Occupational Participation In A Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Setting – A Qualitative Study, Elana Moore, Rosi Raine, Alison Warren, Karen Beaulieu

School of Health Professions

Sensory processing shapes how people respond to environmental stimuli, influencing their ability to regulate themselves, make choices and participate in activities. Evidence indicates that people with mental health problems often experience sensory-processing difficulties that reduce rehabilitation participation. Secure forensic mental health settings are designed to manage behaviours that challenge; however, research indicates the physical environment not only limits opportunities for meaningful participation in rehabilitation activities but may also influence sensory experiences. Despite the interplay between the secure environment, sensory processing and participation, these concepts are seldom discussed in the literature. This qualitative study aimed to explore service users’ experience of …

Influence Of Veneer Thickness On Double Bond Conversion Of Preheated Composite And Self-Adhesive Resin Cement Under Lithium Disilicate Restorations: An In-Vitro Study., Vanessa Kanaan, Marie Abboud, Alexandre Monnier, Dani Irani, Vana Mardirossian, Cynthia Kassis

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Introduction: This study evaluated the influence of lithium disilicate restoration thickness on the degree of conversion (DC) of a self-adhesive dual-cured resin cement (Bifix SE®; VOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany) and a preheated composite resin (VisCalor Bulk®; VOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany).

Methods: Sixty IPS e.max CAD (LTB1) specimens (2 mm, 4 mm, 6 mm; n D 10 per group) were fabricated and divided into six groups. Groups 1–3 were luted with Bifix SE, and Groups 4–6 with preheated VisCalor Bulk. Specimens were conditioned with 5% hydro_uoric acid and silane, then cemented and light cured. Raman spectroscopy was used to determine DC. …

Two-Tier Seat-Limit Classifier With Active Per-Seat-Credential Self-Probe, Gustavo Matthew Assuncao

Defensive Publications Series

A fleet of autonomous LLM coding/review agents, each holding its own per-seat license, draws from a small set of shared provider quotas (an organization spend ceiling and a per-minute API rate limit). Treating every provider error as a uniform retry-with-backoff is wrong twice: a transient rate limit and a durable capacity exhaustion need opposite recovery horizons (minutes vs. hours), and a central platform key cannot test whether an individual seat's license has recovered because the quota is bound to the seat's own credential. This publication discloses a method that (1) recovers a limit signal from the agent's free-text output — …

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Two-Tier Seat-Limit Classifier With Active Per-Seat-Credential Self-Probe, Gustavo Matthew Assuncao

Defensive Publications Series

A fleet of autonomous LLM coding/review agents, each holding its own per-seat license, draws from a small set of shared provider quotas (an organization spend ceiling and a per-minute API rate limit). Treating every provider error as a uniform retry-with-backoff is wrong twice: a transient rate limit and a durable capacity exhaustion need opposite recovery horizons (minutes vs. hours), and a central platform key cannot test whether an individual seat's license has recovered because the quota is bound to the seat's own credential. This publication discloses a method that (1) recovers a limit signal from the agent's free-text output — …

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Category-Adaptive Recall Depth (Card) For Heat-Tiered Memory Systems, With Experimental Validation On Longmemeval-500, Arko Sanyal

Defensive Publications Series

We present Category-Adaptive Recall Depth (CARD), a retrieval mechanism for heat-tiered memory systems that conditions top-K depth and ranking strategy on a query category signal. Prior memory retrieval systems apply a fixed top-K regardless of query semantics; CARD instead assigns each query to one of four categories—information extraction (IE), knowledge update (KU), multi-session reasoning (MSR), temporal reasoning (TR)—and selects a per-category (K, ranking_strategy) pair optimized for that category's retrieval demands. KU queries additionally filter to the highest-version record per entity, enabling 100.0% accuracy on knowledge update tasks. We evaluate CARD integrated with LOCI (Layered Output and Context Intelligence), a heat-tiered …

Drowning In Heredity, Destinney Ringer

Calliope

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Full Issue

Calliope

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Understanding The Effects Of Simulated Microgravity On Staphylococcus Epidermidis And Escherichia Coli In Co-Culture, Emma Costa, Mitchell K. Villafania, Makaila Olson, Kareigh N. Gammon, Hugo Castillo

Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal

With the popularity of space travel increasing, it is important to understand the effects of microgravity on microbial communities as alterations on bacterial interactions can occur. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli are bacteria that are commonly found within human microbiomes. S. epidermidis is a cocci-shaped gram-positive bacterium that is part of the human skin microbiome. However, it can gather on sites of open skin and enter the body leading to an infection. E. coli is a rod-shaped gram-negative bacterium that can be found in the human gut microbiome. The pathogenic strains of E. coli have the potential to cause harmful …

Efficacy Of A Pre-Camp Online Course For Influencing Staff Knowledge Of Ticks,Tick-Borne Illness, And Tick Practices, Barry A. Garst, Alexandra Skrocki, David Lawrence White, Tracey Gaslin, Ashley Dehudy

CompassPoint

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What’S In A Name? Your Health Care Staff Need To Know, Kim Aycock

CompassPoint

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Journey Away From Hurt: Creating Safe Spaces For Growth, Cori Miller

CompassPoint

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New Products, New Ideas, Paula Lauer

CompassPoint

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Ahc Alliance For Camp Health, Compass Point

CompassPoint

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Tension Of Care In Camp Settings, Jamie Cosson

CompassPoint

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Understanding And Preventing Sepsis In Camping, Laura Blaisdell

CompassPoint

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Influence Of A Brief Autism Educationintervention On Peer Engagement Andinclusion At Mainstream Day Camps, Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts, Ashley Mckillop, Melanie Couture, Stephanie Shire, Jonathan A. Weiss, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

CompassPoint

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Spring 2025 - Volume 35, Number 1, Full Issue

CompassPoint

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The Unsung Heroes Of The Outdoors A Look Into Current Camp Nursing Needs And Practices, Candi Douthit, Tracey Gaslin, Mary Marugg

CompassPoint

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Meet The Candidates

Virginia Dental Journal

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Ada Dentist And Student Lobby Day Delivers A Strong Impact In Washington, Dc, Laura Givens

Virginia Dental Journal

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Beyond Treatment- The Value Of Prognosis Discussions In Dentistry, Shwetha Rodrigues Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

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Vda Legislative Successes Through The Years

Virginia Dental Journal

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How Dental Practices Can Better Market To Gen Z Audiences, Michaela Mishoe Raoufi

Virginia Dental Journal

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Patient Relations And Peer Review- What Members Should Know, Paul T. Olenyn Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

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Virginia Board Of Dentistry Meeting Notes June 12, 2026, Ursula Klostermyer Dds, Phd

Virginia Dental Journal

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Virginia Selected For Ada Pilot To Increase Dental Medicaid Access, Paul Logan

Virginia Dental Journal

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Virginia’S Leadership In Expanding Medicaid Dental Benefits- A Model For Equity, Access, And Provider Support, Shillpa Naavaal Bds, Ms, Mph, Phd

Virginia Dental Journal

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State Approves Funding To Build Vcu School Of Dentistry Building, Vernon Freeman Jr.

Virginia Dental Journal

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Closing The Gap- Virginia's Workforce Crisis Demands Action, Polly Raible

Virginia Dental Journal

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