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Institutional Barriers To Agro-Food Export Upgrading: Evidence From Indonesia’S Modified Cassava Flour Sector, Arie Kusuma Paksi, Fiya Ainur Rohmatika, Melvin Jabar

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The growing global demand for functional and sustainable foods has prompted developing countries to explore alternative exports, including Indonesia’s modified cassava flour (MOCAF). Despite its environmental benefits and gluten-free properties, MOCAF’s penetration into European markets remains limited. This study examines institutional barriers constraining MOCAF exports using Scott’s framework of regulative, normative, and cognitive institutions. A qualitative approach combined in- depth interviews, town hall meetings, and secondary data from governmental and international sources. Findings show that institutional constraints, rather than product quality alone, hinder European Union market entry and reduce competitiveness. Regulative barriers include fragmented logistics and high certification costs. Normative …

Exploring The Impact Of Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation, And Innovation On Casual Dining Restaurant Performance: A Pls-Sem Sequential Mediation Model, Zandro M. Catacutan

DLSU Business & Economics Review

No abstract provided.

Digital Privacy In Marketing And Advertising: A Review Of Evolving Consumer Concerns, Stakeholder Dynamics, And Theoretical Perspectives, Galvin Kuan Sian Lee

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The intensification of data-driven advertising has heightened public scrutiny of digital privacy and exposed persistent contradictions in consumer behavior. This structured integrative narrative review critically synthesizes contemporary research on the privacy paradox in digital advertising, with emphasis on consumer privacy concerns, stakeholder tensions, trust formation, transparency, perceived control, and privacy-reconfiguring advertising ecosystems. Drawing on interdisciplinary evidence from marketing, information systems, and digital policy research, the review maps five key domains: the evolution of privacy concerns; multi-theoretic perspectives explaining privacy-related behaviors; stakeholder tensions among consumers, advertisers, and regulators; the effect of privacy perceptions on trust and engagement; and the role of …

How Relevant Is Money Supply? A Cross-Country And Cross-Variable Analysis, Ahmad Alharbi, Moid U. Ahmad

DLSU Business & Economics Review

Extensive discussions have been conducted on traditional and new-age macroeconomic theories in the context of the money supply and its determinants. This article contributes to the literature by analyzing money supply and its interactions with four other macroeconomic variables: GDP, exchange rates, interest rates, and prices. Using annual panel data from 55 countries from 2000 to 2023, the study applies various regression techniques and causal analyses to assess money supply determinants. Most analytical techniques indicated a significant relationship between money supply, national income, and foreign exchange rates.

The Contributors, Marites Tiongco

DLSU Business & Economics Review

No abstract provided.

Proteogenomics Of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Reveals Subtype-Specific Therapy, Ke Ma, Jie Yang, Hongchang Guo, Ping Li, Xiaowei Li, Zhujun Dong, Jing Zhang, Congcong Zhang, Pengli Yang, Chongpei Hua, Shuolin Zhu, Guoqing Li, Jianchao Zhang, Ningyu Ding, Jizheng Wang, Xin-Liang Ma, Zhuofeng Lin, Jianzeng Dong, Yang Li, Yulin Li

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heterogeneous disease with diverse prognosis. The underlying mechanisms remain unknown, resulting in limited risk stratification and therapeutic strategies. This study aimed to elucidate molecular subtypes of HCM through integrated proteogenomic analysis and explore subtype-specific therapeutic strategies.

METHODS: We conducted an integrated proteogenomic analysis of 132 patients with HCM using myocardial samples, incorporating whole-exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, and proteomics. Unsupervised clustering was used to identify HCM subtypes, which were validated in heart tissues and human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes from 2 independent HCM subsets. Subtype-specific signatures and pathways were explored, and their causal link …

Mental Health Stigma In Latin American Youth With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ryan J. Mccarty, Matias Jensen, Elissa Paz Jensen Santa Cruz, Melisa N. Sagarnaga, Pamela Claisse Quiroz, Isabella A. Cruz, Laura D. Seligman, Joseph D. Hovey, Monica E. Ochoa, Nadeen Salhadar

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an impairing mental health condition that affects individuals across the lifespan. Some literature has evaluated mental health stigma in adults with OCD but limited attention has been given to youth, as well as those of Latino ancestry. The present study reported the extent of stigma experiences among Latin American youth with OCD, as well as examined sociodemographic, clinical and psychological correlates. 235 youth with clinician confirmed diagnoses of OCD from 10 North and South American countries completed questionnaires assessing stigma experiences, symptomatology, and functioning. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were also collected. The average OCD stigma response …

Emotional Intelligence Documentary - The Importance Of Consciousness And The Art Of Noticing, Vidhya M. Biju

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence through the Humanities in Spain

This documentary follows my journey through Spain, which unexpectedly becomes a reflection on consciousness and what it means to live with intention. Through encounters with art, culture, and human connection, I examine how modern life, shaped by social media, automation, optimization, and routine, has weakened our capacity to think critically, reflect deeply, and remain present. The film argues that this loss of consciousness not only affects our personal lives but also influences how we respond to larger issues such as inequality, suffering, and social responsibility. Drawing on the philosophy of René Descartes and the poetry of Pablo Neruda, I explore …

Emotional Intelligence Documentary - What Remains: Medical Humanities Perspectives From Madrid And Toledo, Spain, Samantha N. Lara

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence through the Humanities in Spain

What Remains is a documentary inspired by a Medical/Health Humanities study abroad experience in Madrid and Toledo, Spain. Through museums, historic architecture, poetry, and everyday life, the film examines how human beings leave traces of themselves long after they are gone. Drawing on course themes including Plural Truths, Reason and its Discontents, The Renaissance Self, and Fragmented Modernity, the documentary explores how art and literature preserve experiences of suffering, identity, memory, and human connection. Works by Antonio Machado, Francisco de Quevedo, Francisco Goya, El Greco, and Diego Velázquez serve as lenses through which to examine the enduring nature of human …

Emotional Intelligence Documentary - Tiempo: Lo Que Dejamos Atrás, Hannah E. Martinez

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence through the Humanities in Spain

Tiempo. Es una de las pocas cosas que todos tenemos en común. Hay quienes sienten que les sobra el tiempo, mientras que otros creen que veinticuatro horas nunca son suficientes. Otros se sienten atrapados en el pasado, y algunos sienten que el tiempo se ha detenido por completo. Pero aquí está lo que rara vez nos detenemos a preguntar: ¿qué hacemos con él? No cómo lo organizamos, o lo programamos, o deseamos tener más. Sino qué construimos a partir de él, y qué dejamos atrás cuando se acaba. Estas son las preguntas que España respondió para mí. A través de …

Emotional Intelligence Documentary - Madrid: La Enseñanza Del Poder, Karla I. Jimenez-Valencia

Cultivating Emotional Intelligence through the Humanities in Spain

El documental Madrid: La Enseñanza del Poder es una reflexión sobre el poder, incluyendo el abuso de poder, la opresión, la desigualdad y el sufrimiento de las personas causado por quienes actúan con avaricia y buscan mantener su autoridad.

En el documental hablo del poder de la monarquía española y cómo el Palacio Real de Madrid representa un símbolo de esta inmensa autoridad. Igualmente, tocó el tema de cómo esta riqueza no está distribuida de manera equitativa y como se ve esta distribución en la sociedad actual.

También, discuto la dictadura de Francisco Franco y la Guerra Civil Española y …

Cumulative Dose Of Chemotherapy And Survival Outcomes In Children With Average-Risk Medulloblastoma Treated On Children's Oncology Group Study Acns0331, Erin Wright, Catherine Billups, Sarah Rush, Yimei Li, Anna Janns, Jeff M Michalski, Ralph Salloum, Peter De Blank

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Although survival outcomes for average-risk (AR) medulloblastoma remain excellent, patients experience significant long-term toxicities. To evaluate the effect of therapy dose modifications among children with AR medulloblastoma, we examined the association of cumulative chemotherapy dose with overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) for patients treated on Children's Oncology Group (COG) study ACNS0331.

METHODS: A cohort of children enrolled on ACNS0331 (medulloblastoma confirmed by methylation, received standard dose craniospinal radiation, and completed all cycles of chemotherapy) were evaluated for cumulative chemotherapy dose intensity continuously and categorically (≥75% or < 75% of planned dose). Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine associations of proportion of planned chemotherapy received with outcome. A secondary analysis separately evaluated each of the 4 molecular subgroups: Wnt-activated (WNT), Sonic Hedgehog Activated (SHH), group 3 and group 4.

RESULTS: Two hundred thirty-five children were followed for a median of …

Characteristics Of Mortality In Hiv-Negative Cryptococcosis Patients: Analysis Of A Cohort Of 743 Patients, Kai Dai, Xinyao Jian, Chongliang Luo, Siguang Wang, Qiyu Pan, Xiaofeng Xu, Jia Liu, Fuhua Peng, Yong Chen, Ying Jiang

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Reports of cryptococcosis among patients without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are increasing. However, there is still a lack of data regarding the mortality characteristics in this population.

METHOD: The clinical, laboratory, imaging data from 743 HIV-negative patients with cryptococcosis were analyzed. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate all-cause mortality at 2-week, 10-week, and 1-year, with comparisons between groups using log-rank tests. Risk factor analysis was conducted using Cox models. Additionally, a meta-analysis was conducted on four recent large-scale cohort studies to investigate the differences in 2-week mortality of HIV-negative cryptococcosis across different regions. Statistical analyses were performed using …

Integration Of A Task Strengthening Strategy For Hypertension Management Into Hiv Care In Nigeria: Baseline Characteristics Of Participants In A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Weixi Chen, Juliet Iwelunmor, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased survival among people living with HIV (PLWH) but also the burden of cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension. While the task-strengthening strategy for hypertension control (TASSH) is a viable integrated care model, evidence of its clinical impact in Africa is limited. This report presents baseline findings from a trial evaluating 2 implementation strategies for integrating TASSH into HIV care across primary health centers (PHCs) in Lagos, Nigeria.

METHODS: A total of 3,504 PLWH on antiretroviral therapy in 30 PHCs were screened, and 830 were enrolled. Baseline data on patient sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory …

Association Between Thumb Hypoplasia, Radial Longitudinal Deficiency, And Radial Polydactyly, Emma Payne, Charles A Goldfarb, M Claire Manske, Apurva Shah, Andrea Bauer, Lindley B Wall, Could Study Group

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: The expression of the sonic hedgehog protein has been associated with induction of both radial longitudinal deficiency (RLD) and radial polydactyly in animal studies. We sought to investigate the co-occurrence of thumb hypoplasia/RLD and radial polydactyly in a large registry patient cohort and to investigate the clinical presentations of such patients.

METHODS: The Congenital Upper Limb Differences (CoULD) registry was queried for all patients with contralateral diagnoses of thumb hypoplasia/RLD and radial polydactyly, as defined by the Oberg-Manske-Tonkin classification system, between June 2014 and January 2026. The demographic information, medical and musculoskeletal comorbidities, radiographs, and clinical images were collected. …

U2af1s34f And U2af1q157r Myeloid Neoplasm-Associated Hotspot Mutations Induce Distinct Hematopoietic Phenotypes In Mice, Michael O Alberti, Sridhar Nonavinkere Srivatsan, Jin Shao, Dennis L Fei, Mengou Zhu, Claudia Cabrera Pastrana, Monique Chavez, Stefan P Tarnawsky, Sarah Grieb, Timothy A Graubert, Omar Abdel-Wahab, Matthew J Walter

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Recurrent somatic mutations in the spliceosome genes SF3B1, SRSF2, and U2AF1 are frequently identified in patients with myeloid neoplasms, such as myelodysplastic syndromes. We characterized the in vivo consequences of expressing two hotspot mutations in U2AF1 that code for the S34F and Q157R substitutions. Our results indicate that the two mutations induce distinct hematopoietic phenotypes in mice, suggesting that the U2AF1

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter And Abdominal Aortic Calcification Are Associated With Incident Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: The Manitoba Bone Density Registry, Haftom N. Abraha, Abadi K. Gebre, Marc Sim, Cassandra Smith, Syed Zulqarnain Gilani, Zaid Ilyas, Fatima Zarzour, John T. Schousboe, Lisa M. Lix, Neil Binkley, Siobhan Reid, Barret A. Monchka, Douglas Kimelman, Joshua R. Lewis, William D. Leslie

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

BackgroundSagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), a measure of visceral adiposity, has been linked to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, the relationship between SAD and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a marker of subclinical vascular disease, and whether they independently and jointly predict MACE remains unclear.ObjectiveTo investigate whether weight-normalized SAD and AAC scored using a validated machine learning algorithm (ML-AAC24) are independently and jointly associated with incident MACE.MethodsSAD and ML-AAC24 were measured from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) posteroanterior and lateral spine images, respectively, from the Manitoba Bone Density registry.ResultsAmong 8806 individuals (mean age 75.1 ± 6.6 years, 93.9% women), 11.3% experienced MACE …

Pfas Quantification Using Solid Phase Extraction And Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Spe-Nmr), Nicholas N.A. Ling, Ghasemi, Ella Shilliday, Masoumeh Zargar, Einar Fridjonsson, Michael L. Johns

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that are highly resistant to biodegradation. Due to their bioaccumulation, long-term persistence, and adverse human health effects, they have been classified as organic pollutants. The leaching of PFAS into water sources has resulted in their detection in global drinking water supplies. To mitigate adverse health effects and minimise environmental damage, regulations regarding maximum allowable PFAS concentrations in water have been imposed. Traditional PFAS in water quantification methods, such as liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS), gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), have intrinsic limitations that pose challenges in such PFAS analysis. …

The Impact Of Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy On Cognitive Outcomes In Offspring: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Berihun Dachew, Tusa, Getinet Ayano, Kim Betts, Amanuel Gebremedhin, Daniel Rudaizky, Gizachew A. Tessema, Rosa Alati

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Purpose To synthesis the available research on the association between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy (HDP) and adverse cognitive outcomes in children. Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, and PsycInfo were searched from inception to February 2026 to identify relevant studies. Effect estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted and pooled using inverse variance–weighted random-effects meta-analysis. Results Thirty-nine observational studies published between 1982 and 2026, covering over 12.5 million mother-offspring pairs, were included in the final analysis. The findings indicate that HDP were associated with a 39% increased risk of Intellectual Disability (ID) (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.30–1.47) …

Cyberbullying Perpetration: A Systematic Review Of Global Prevalence, Profiles, Antecedents, Consequences, And Interventions, Ysabel A. Guevarra, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara Kasturiratna, Charlotte K. Y. Lee, Andree Hartanto

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The anonymity afforded by cyberspace enables individuals to engage in harmful online behaviours, most notably cyberbullying perpetration, which has become a pressing social and psychological concern worldwide. Despite extensive research on its antecedents, outcomes and interventions, insights into cyberbullying perpetration remain scattered, highlighting the value of a comprehensive synthesis to capture its multifaceted nature. This systematic review synthesised findings from 54 meta-analyses, comprising 314 effect sizes (Sample size: Range = 3273–1,479,614, Mdn = 46,604) across diverse populations worldwide. Results indicate that approximately one in ten individuals engage in peer cyberbullying, with even higher prevalence in partner-directed forms such as cyber …

A 10-Minute Walk From The Mrt. But For Whom?, Paulin Tay Straughan, Yi Wen (Chen Yiwen) Tan, Wensi Lim

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

They highlighted that as people age, mobility naturally declines, adding that the convenient shorthand such as a “10-minute walk” to define accessibility is ultimately a social construct – one that must be grounded in lived realities and evidence. They noted that ageing in place is not just the ability to remain at home as one transitions into later life – it is about living in an environment that fosters attachment, continuity and well-being, which requires both the built and social environments to be supportive. Responses must be guided by solid evidence – through ongoing conversations with those whose needs we …

Advancing Social Media Analytics And Personalized Generation Via Transfer Learning, Discourse-Aware Modeling, And Collaborative Modeling, Gibson Nkhata

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Social media platforms have become central to information exchange, shaping public opinion across social, political, and economic domains. However, the massive volume of user-generated content, combined with its informal, nuanced, and often noisy nature, presents significant challenges for automated analysis and generation. Tasks such as stance detection, rumor verification, and personalized content generation are further complicated by sarcasm, evolving discourse structures, and diverse user preferences. Addressing these challenges requires models that can effectively leverage linguistic nuance, conversational dynamics, and collaborative user signals. Transfer learning has emerged as a powerful paradigm for improving performance in low-resource and complex language understanding tasks. …

Anomaly Management In Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Systematic Literature Review, Ivan Tan Wei Han, Christopher M. Poskitt, Lingxiao Jiang, Lwin Khin Shar

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in safety-critical applications such as logistics, surveillance, disaster response, and urban air mobility. While their autonomy enables powerful capabilities, it also introduces vulnerabilities due to hardware faults, software defects, communication failures, and adversarial interference. This survey presents a comprehensive review of research studies closely related to UAV anomalies published between 2015 and 2025, covering 111 papers from academic and industrial sources. We introduce a unified five-pillar taxonomy—anomaly generation, prevention, detection, recovery, and analysis—that organizes existing work across the full anomaly management lifecycle. In contrast to prior surveys that focus primarily on detection algorithms, …

Adaptive Solar Energy Collection Fenestration Systems; Measured Performance On Test Cell Under Real Weather Conditions., Noel O’Neill

Doctoral

Buildings account for a significant share of global energy use, and improving façade performance is critical to achieving nearly zero-energy building targets. This research addresses the challenge of integrating multiple adaptive functions into a single façade system to reduce heat loss, harness solar energy, and provide dynamic environmental control. The aim was to design, construct, and evaluate an adaptive Multi-Functional Façade (MFF) that integrates vacuum glazing, switchable opacity glazing, and a ventilated cavity with active airflow control to provide façade insulation, heated fresh air, recirculated air, or exhaust ventilation.

A Solar Thermal Test Cell (STTC) designed to Passive House standard, …

Multimodal Contrastive Spatiotemporal Self-Organizing Neural Networks For In-Home Activity Learning Of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Seng Khoon Teh, Ah-Hwee Tan, Kar Way Tan, Iris Rawtaer

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In-home spatiotemporal data, such as the movement trajectory data and the spatial time series data, contains potential predictive utility for detection of geriatric conditions including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), frailty, and cognitive frailty. However, few have explored spatiotemporal learning models for learning and fusion of such disparate spatiotemporal data, owing to the lack of a generalized machine learning model that can jointly model these different spatiotemporal data types. This work reports a multimodal spatiotemporal machine learning model based on a class of self-organizing neural networks that can integrate different spatiotemporal data types for MCI detection. Specifically, Episodic Memory Adaptive Resonance …

A Leadership Trait Analysis Of U.S. Vice President Jd Vance, Aubrey Immelman, Sophie J. Heck

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an indirect leadership trait analysis of U.S. vice president JD Vance, conducted for the purpose of anticipating Vance’s likely leadership style in a high-level executive role in politics, from the conceptual perspective of Margaret Hermann’s leadership trait analysis (LTA) model, employing an empirically based “psychodiagnostic meta-analytic” methodology.

Psychodiagnostically relevant data relating to Vance were collected from biographical sources and media reports and synthesized into a personality profile using the Hermann Leadership Trait Inventory (HLTI) — constructed expressly for the present study — which taps seven leadership trait dimensions: belief in one’s ability to control …

The Personality Profile Of Entrepreneur And Business Leader Elon Musk, Amelia Brower, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an indirect personality assessment of entrepreneur and business leader Elon Musk, from the conceptual perspective of personologist Theodore Millon.

Psychodiagnostically relevant data relating to Musk were collected from biographical sources and media reports and synthesized into a personality profile using the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-5-TR.

The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed in accordance with interpretive guidelines provided in the MIDC and Millon Index of Personality Styles (MIPS) manuals. Musk’s primary personality patterns …

July 2026 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Do I Fit In Here? How Immigrants’ Endorsement Of Social Markers Is Related To Their Wellbeing In Three Migrant Receiving Societies, Justine Dandy, Chan Hoong Leong, Adam Komisarof, Travis Lim, Krystal Perkins

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Social markers of acceptance are the attributes seen as important for immigrants to achieve or display in order to be accepted similarly to a local-born citizen. In research on constructions of national identity, factor analysis reveals a culture-specific, two-factor structure akin to the ethnic–civic distinction observed. In this paper, we extend this work by examining the relationship between social markers of acceptance and immigrants’ well-being in three national contexts: Australia, Japan, and the U.S. Specifically, in study 1 we examined the factor structure of social markers in non-immigrant samples in each context (Australia, n = 1357; Japan, n = 2000; …

Nursing Students' Evaluation Of Primary Health Care Clinical Placements - A Cross-Sectional Study, Debbie Procter, Megan Lee, Debbie Massey, Kylie Mccullough, Karen Strickland

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Aim: Evaluate quality and satisfaction of nursing students' Primary Health Care clinical placements. Background: There is growing recognition of the need to expand the Primary Health Care nursing workforce, with positive clinical placement experiences considered essential for preparing and inspiring future careers in these settings; however, few graduate nurses choose this career path. Design: A cross-sectional study design using purposive sampling. Participants: Data were sourced from National Placement Evaluation Centre's 2023/2024 dataset using the validated PET–Nursing survey. The tool includes 20 items across two subscales - Clinical Environment and Learning Support, with the final item assessing overall placement satisfaction. Surveys …