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The Herald Earns National "Best Of Church Press" Awards, Lake Union Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists

Lake Union Herald

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Prognostic Factors On Preoperative Mri For Patient-Reported Outcomes After Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Repair, Sergio E Flores, Rawee Manatrakul, Christopher Anigwe, Chotigar Ngarmsrikam, Brian T Feeley, C Benjamin Ma, Thomas M Link, Drew A Lansdown

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Repair of posterior medial meniscus root (PMMR) tears has demonstrated favorable outcomes and may prevent rapid progression of knee osteoarthritis; however, there is a paucity of data regarding prognostic factors affecting postoperative outcomes.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to identify factors on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that predict postoperative outcomes after PMMR repair. It was hypothesized that patients with increasing levels of degenerative changes as evaluated through semiquantitative preoperative MRI scans would have worse postoperative patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores.

Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: Patients who underwent PMMR repair between 2012 and …

Jwst-Tst High Contrast: Jwst/Nircam Observations Of The Young Giant Planet Β Pic B, Jens Kammerer, Kellen Lawson, Marshall D. Perrin, Isabel Rebollido, Christopher C. Stark, Tomas Stolker, Julien H. Girard, Laurent Pueyo, William O. Balmer, Kadin Worthen, Christine Chen, Roeland P. Van Der Marel, Nikole K. Lewis, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Jeff A. Valenti, Mark Clampin, C. Matt Mountain

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We present the first JWST/NIRCam observations of the directly imaged gas giant exoplanet β Pic b. Observations in six filters using NIRCam's round coronagraphic masks provide a high-signal-to-noise-ratio detection of β Pic b and the archetypal debris disk around β Pic over a wavelength range of ∼1.7-5 μm. This paper focuses on the detection of β Pic b and other potential point sources in the NIRCam data, following a paper by Rebollido et al. that presented the NIRCam and MIRI view of the debris disk around β Pic. We develop and validate approaches to obtaining accurate photometry of planets in …

The Small Business Prepack: How Subchapter V Paves The Way For Bankruptcy’S Fastest Cases, Christopher D. Hampson, Jeffrey A. Katz

UF Law Faculty Publications

America has long styled itself as a place where entrepreneurs can dream big and—if things go well—make it big too. But when small businesses fail, does the American bankruptcy system provide a real opportunity to preserve value and try again? For decades, bankruptcy professionals, judges, and lawmakers have tried various approaches to small business bankruptcies, none of which seemed to work particularly well. But in 2019, Congress passed the Small Business Reorganization Act (the “SBRA”), one of the most significant amendments to the Bankruptcy Code in a generation. As practitioners, scholars, and judges work out the contours of the rules, …

From The President, John Mack Freeman

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Summer 2024, Georgia Library Quarterly

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Liu, Mengxiong, San Jose State University

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Biographies

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, School of Informational & Library Studies, Ph.D., 1990

University of Denver, Denver, CO, Graduate School of Librarianship & Information Management, M.L.S., 1983

International Studies University, Shanghai, China, English Department, B.A., 1968

2024-2025 Lindenwood University Undergraduate Course Catalog, Lindenwood University

Course Catalogs

Lindenwood University Undergraduate Course Catalog

Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease Successfully Managed With Mechanical Circulatory Support Before Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery, Jeremy Walder, Onur Sahin, Akhilesh Pillai, Marwan Jumean, Bindu Akkanti, Harish C Devineni, Alisha Young, Kha Dinh, Goutham Dronavalli, Ismael A Salas De Armas, Igor D Gregoric, Biswajit Kar

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

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Examining The Theory Of Planned Behavior As An Explanation For Why Some Creatives Learn To Use Generative Ai Tools, Navrose Bajwa

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can create art which earlier was restricted to humans. This involvement of AI in creating art poses risks of automation for the arts and design industry. One way with which artists can respond to this threat is to engage in proactive coping behavior and learn to use generative AI (GAI) for their work. Using an expanded version of Theory of Planned Behavior, this study looked at the predictors of graphic designer’s intentions to learn how to use GAI for art and design work. It was hypothesized that attitudes, social norms, perceived behavioral control and automation awareness would …

Assessing The Invasive Clinging Jellyfish: Where Are All The Polyps?, Angela Chemidlin

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Researching invasive species is vital to the health of ecosystems. Any invasion can place an ecosystem at risk of deterioration through increased competition with native species, food web changes, and community dynamic alterations. Clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens) have recently emerged as a nuisance invader in New Jersey. They pose an additional threat to humans because they possess both paralysis venoms, which cause muscle seizures and intense pain, and neurotoxins that can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms. Jellyfish possess a complex life history involving sexually reproducing medusae and a cryptic asexual polyp stage. Medusae blooms occur during May and June, but locating their …

Assessment Of Predation By Common Spider Crab Libinia Emarginata On An Intermittent Food Resource Mytilus Edulis, Noah T. S. Macchirole

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Libinia emarginata, commonly known as the portly or common spider crab, is predominantly herbivorous and native to the east coast of the United States. In Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, L. emarginata is a prominent member in eelgrass communities, but is widespread among numerous benthic habitats. Eelgrass beds in Barnegat Bay are also used as settlement sites for blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), which show episodic recruitment events in the spring. These events are ephemeral and variable in timing, location, and quantity. Unlike more extensively studied crabs, such as Callinectes sapidus and Carcinus maenas, there is limited research on the interactions that …

Evolving Teacher Pedagogy Through Implementation Of Mathematical Modeling And Participation In Responsively Designed Professional Development, Geena Taite

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Modeling with mathematics (MP4) is a mathematical practice standard that can be used to engage students in mathematical content standards as well as additional mathematical practice standards. Research has shown the benefits of mathematical modeling (e.g., Aguirre et al., 2019; Cirillo et al., 2016a), but also the challenges teachers can face implementing modeling (e.g., Asempapa & Sturgill, 2019; Manouchehri, 2017). This dissertation aimed to explore how mathematical modeling professional development was responsively designed and facilitated to support teachers’ pedagogical goals (RQ1). This dissertation also aimed to explore how my role as the designer and facilitator of professional development evolved (RQ2) …

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Marquette Sports Law Review

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Name, Image & Likeness: Three Words That Ended Amateurism Under The Ncaa -- And The Unforeseen Tax Consequences, Alan Pogroszewski, Kari Smoker

Marquette Sports Law Review

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The Image And Likeness Of Women: The Implications Of Title Ix In The Nil Era, Ana Apostoleris Rivera

Marquette Sports Law Review

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On The Increased Prevalence Of Buyouts In College Athletics, Joshua S. Lacoste

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Redressing The Eurocentric Approach Of The Court Of Arbitration For Sports To Human Rights Law, Ariel Dulitzky

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Index: Sports Law In Law Reviews And Journals, Patrick K. Doll

Marquette Sports Law Review

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A Theory Of Host Country Sentiments: An Illustration In Cross-Border Acquisitions, Daphne W. Yiu, William P. Wan, Xiaocong Tian, Kelly Xing Chen

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Capitalizing on massive sentiment diffusion and mobilization aided by mass media and social media nowadays, we introduce a general theory of host country sentiments to illuminate the granular, context-situated, and time dynamic power of social sentiments. We posit that host country is a value-laden context wherein a foreign entity’s strategic action stimulates host country stakeholders’ social sentiments and engagement in systems of discourses (“sentiment arousal”), mobilizes social sentiments toward the foreign entity (“sentiment competence”), and legitimizes social sentiments and the strategic action of the foreign entity (“sentiment resonance”). To test our theory, we employ a context of inward acquisitions by …

Predicting Personality Or Prejudice? Facial Inference In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Shilpa Madan, Gayoung Park

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Facial inference, a cornerstone of person perception, has traditionally been studied through human judgments about personality traits and abilities based on people's faces. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have introduced new dimensions to this field, employing machine learning algorithms to reveal people's character, capabilities, and social outcomes based just on their faces. This review examines recent research on human and AI-based facial inference across psychology, business, computer science, legal, and policy studies to highlight the need for scientific consensus on whether or not people's faces can reveal their inner traits, and urges researchers to address the critical concerns …

Shape Memory Polymers In 4d Printing: Investigating Multi-Material Lattice Structures, David Pokras, Yanika Schneider, Sohail Zaidi, Vimal K. Viswanathan

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This paper evaluates the design and fabrication of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) shape memory polymer (SMP) using fused deposition modeling (FDM). The commercially available SMP filament was used to create parts capable of changing their shape following the application of an external heat stimulus. The characterization of thermal and viscoelastic properties of the SMP TPU revealed a proportional change in shape fixity and recovery with respect to heating and cooling rates, as well as a decreasing softening temperature with increasing shape memory history due to changes in the polymer microstructure. Inspired by the advancements in 3D and 4D printing, we …

Tai Chi Expertise Classification In Older Adults Using Wrist Wearables And Machine Learning, Yang Hu, Mengyue Huang, Jonathan Cerna, Rachneet Kaur, Manuel E. Hernandez

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that provides an adaptive and accessible exercise for older adults with varying functional capacity. While Tai Chi is widely recommended for its physical benefits, wider adoption in at-home practice presents challenges for practitioners, as limited feedback may hamper learning. This study examined the feasibility of using a wearable sensor, combined with machine learning (ML) approaches, to automatically and objectively classify Tai Chi expertise. We hypothesized that the combination of wrist acceleration profiles with ML approaches would be able to accurately classify practitioners’ Tai Chi expertise levels. Twelve older active Tai Chi practitioners were …

Ultrathin Boron Growth Onto Nanodiamond Surfaces Via Electrophilic Boron Precursors, Krishna Govindaraju, Tyanna Supreme, Daniel N. Labunsky, Nicole Martin, Juan Miguel Del Rosario, Alana Washington, Ezhioghode O. Uwadiale, Solomon Adjei, Sandra Ladjadj, Cynthia V. Melendrez, Sang Jun Lee, Maria V. Altoe, Avery Green, Sebastian Riano, Sami Sainio, Dennis Nordlund, Abraham Wolcott

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Diamond as a templating substrate is largely unexplored, and the unique properties of diamond, including its large bandgap, thermal conductance, and lack of cytotoxicity, makes it versatile in emergent technologies in medicine and quantum sensing. Surface termination of an inert diamond substrate and its chemical reactivity are key in generating new bonds for nucleation and growth of an overlayer material. Oxidized high-pressure high temperature (HPHT) nanodiamonds (NDs) are largely terminated by alcohols that act as nucleophiles to initiate covalent bond formation when an electrophilic reactant is available. In this work, we demonstrate a templated synthesis of ultrathin boron on ND …

Bcla Clear Presbyopia: Epidemiology And Impact, M. Markoulli, T.R. Fricke, A. Arvind, K.D. Frick, Kerryn Hart, M.R. Joshi, H. Kandel, A. Filipe Macedo, D. Makrynioti, N. Retallic, N. Garcia-Porta, G. Shrestha, J.S. Wolffsohn

School of Health Professions

The global all-ages prevalence of epidemiologically-measured ‘functional’ presbyopia was estimated at 24.9% in 2015, affecting 1.8 billion people. This prevalence was projected to stabilise at 24.1% in 2030 due to increasing myopia, but to affect more people (2.1 billion) due to population dynamics. Factors affecting the prevalence of presbyopia include age, geographic location, urban versus rural location, sex, and, to a lesser extent, socioeconomic status, literacy and education, health literacy and inequality. Risk factors for early onset of presbyopia included environmental factors, nutrition, near demands, refractive error, accommodative dysfunction, medications, certain health conditions and sleep. Presbyopia was found to impact …

Tools Or Fools: Are We Educating Managers Or Creating Tool-Dependent Robots?, Steven J. Hyde, Antoine Busby, Robert L. Bonner

Boise State University Publications and Presentations

This essay examines strategies for thoughtfully integrating generative AI (Gen-AI) into management curricula to enhance student learning while mitigating risks like overreliance. We make the case that outright resistance is counterproductive; instead, management educators should embrace Gen-AI’s potential to create more engaging, experiential learning aligned with andragogical principles. We provide a conceptual framework mapping nine Gen-AI objectives to the principles of andragogy. A semester-long course example illustrates this framework in action through AI activities fostering autonomy, competence, and real-world application. Student surveys revealed overwhelmingly positive perceptions of Gen-AI integration and improved exam scores. However, dependence risks remain. The essay discusses …

Establishing The Importance Of Co-Creation And Self-Efficacy In Creative Collaboration With Artificial Intelligence, Jack Mcguire, David De Cremer, Tim Van De Cruys

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The emergence of generative AI technologies has led to an increasing number of people collaborating with AI to produce creative works. Across two experimental studies, in which we carefully designed and programmed state-of-the-art human–AI interfaces, we examine how the design of generative AI systems influences human creativity (poetry writing). First, we find that people were most creative when writing a poem on their own, compared to first receiving a poem generated by an AI system and using sophisticated tools to edit it (Study 1). Following this, we demonstrate that this creativity deficit dissipates when people co-create with—not edit—AI and establish …

Transient Heat Transfer To Rolling Or Sliding Drops On Inclined Heated Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Joseph Furner, Daniel Maynes, Brian D. Iverson, Julie Crockett

Faculty Publications

The thermal transport to drops that roll or slide down heated superhydrophobic surfaces is explored. High-speed infrared imaging is performed to provide time-resolved measurement of the heat transfer to the drop. Data are obtained for drops moving along smooth hydrophobic and structured superhydrophobic surfaces. Both post and rib style structures with surface solid fractions ranging from 0.06 to 1.0 are considered. The inclination angle of the surfaces was varied from 10 deg to 25 deg, and the drop volume was varied from 12 to 40 µL. The measurements reveal that the drop speed is a strong function of both the …

Razorblade Swing: Sympathy For The Dead, Game Design Document, Matthew Sparksman

Postgraduate

Sydney of the late 20s was a world of dark, crisp shadows and flashing blades. The war has recently ended, and there is a hunger, a mania, to forget and bury the ghosts and spirits. But the dead, and things inhuman, do not like to be forgotten.

Razorblade Swing is a tabletop roleplaying game that seeks to explore this world through the eyes of street-level, everyday, vulnerable people, particularly women. The main conceit is that the Razor Wars were the product of the ghosts and spirits of war. Those who come back often deal with this through addiction, vice and …

Illuminating Women’S Interwar Australian Ghosts Stories In A Tabletop Roleplaying Game - Methods, Processes And Aesthetics, Matthew Sparksman

Postgraduate

Australian voices are underrepresented in international media, particularly in the medium of Tabletop roleplaying games. Women’s voices and access to publishing media were rapidly retaken by men after the Great War, including the mediums of Ghost Stories, Film, and other media (Handasyde, 2017, p.18; Ohri, 2018, p.386). This can also be illustrated in the shift in archetypes of ghostly tales to be dominated by that of the “suffering and sacrificed male exiled to death far from home” (Kelly cited in Carleton, 2015, p.21; Kelly, 2007, 18). It is therefore important that we seek to find and value such artefacts that …