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Regulatory Impacts On Us Hazardous Waste Exports, Xiaofan Ji, Mengyu Wang, Tianyi Zhang

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

This paper examines the impact of key domestic and international regulations on US hazardous waste exports, focusing on shifts in export destinations and waste types from 2002 to 2023. Since 2005, OECD countries and US Trade Agreement Partners have become primary destinations for US hazardous waste, with significant surges after 2018 and a notable decline in 2022. An analysis of the regulatory landscape reveals that, while international frameworks such as the Basel Convention of 2021 have had a relatively limited impact on reducing US hazardous waste exports, domestic policies—particularly those in California—have more directly influenced export behaviors. Additionally, the US …

Diffusion Mri Biomarkers For Predicting Treatment Outcomes In Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome With Non-Lesional Mri, Daniel Ackom, Scott A. Beardsley, Jennifer Meylor, Kayleigh Butler, Ricardo Vega, Andrew J.D. Crow, Hema Patel, Brian D. Schmit, Pradeep Javarayee

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Background

Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a devastating developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) and patients exhibit diffuse white matter alterations and structural remodeling. However, the correlation between these structural changes and brain network properties, or their effect on the efficacy of treatment outcomes in MRI non-lesional IESS patients is not clear.

Method

This retrospective study was conducted on IESS patients using fixel-based analysis (FBA) of diffusion MRI and graph theory analysis of structural connectivity, involving 26 non-lesional IESS patients aged 2 to 12 months and 120 age-matched controls. We further examined the differences between antiseizure medication (ASM) responders and non-responders …

The Effect Of Genotype On Self-Reported Dysarthria And Dysphagia In Parkinson's Disease: A Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative Study, Matthew Dumican, Therese Reyers, Alyson Malczewski, Zoe Thijs

Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objectives The objective of this study was to examine baseline and longitudinal differences of self-reported dysarthria and dysphagia in the most common genetic subtypes of Parkinson's disease (PD) using the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) dataset. Methods This was a retrospective, longitudinal study utilizing data from the PPMI dataset. Dysarthria- and dysphagia-specific questions from the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Scales of Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease-Autonomic questionnaire (SCOPA-AUT) were extracted for people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) with leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2), GBA, and SNCA genotypes across up to five research visits. Relevant patient (age, sex, etc.) …

Nature Journaling (Summer 2025), Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Staff Residencies

Rebecca Lauck Cleary, Communications Specialist in the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, went on nature walks and to the Memphis Botanic Garden, then wrote about and painted the natural world around me.

From Strangers To Friends? An Ethnographic Study Of Developing Group Culture During A Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program In Ireland, Victoria N. Seeger, Elizabeth Dimmitt, Keely Cline

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

This study examined the intersections of relationships that formed during a short-term, faculty-led study abroad programme in Ireland, and the elements of study abroad culture that allowed and fostered those relationships. We selected evidence-based ethnographic research as our approach to examine the sense of place and community in which relationships formed. We used Tuckman’s theory of group development (Tuckman & Jensen, 1977) as a theoretical framework through which to develop the ethnographic portrait of the students and explore the processes of how relationships developed over a relatively short period of time.

The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Health-Related Quality Of Life In College Students, Shelia Ann Fritts

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the interaction effects of physical activity levels and race on college students' physical and mental health, focusing on Native American students. A total of 245 students participated, categorized by physical activity levels (low, moderate, and high) and race (Native American and others). Descriptive statistics outlined the sample characteristics and physical activity behaviors. At the same time, a two-way ANOVA was conducted to assess the effects of race and physical activity on health-related quality of life, measured through physical and mental composite scores (PCS and MCS). The results revealed a significant interaction effect between race and low physical …

Exploring The Relationship Between Grit, Burnout, And Academic Success Among First-Year Osteopathic Medical Students During Fundamentals Of Anatomic Science I Course, Heather Guzik

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Burnout is a significant issue among healthcare professionals. Burnout refers to the mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion that can develop throughout one’s career or studies. It can affect professionalism and patient care (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: National Academy of Medicine, 2019). Studies have shown that burnout begins early in an individual's medical education and can increase throughout their training (Voltmer et al., 2021). It has been suggested that students with a high level of Grit may exhibit some resistance to burnout (Jumat et al., 2020; Lee et al., 2022). This noncognitive trait measures a person’s ability to …

A Security Worth Having: The Pursuit Of Happiness Through Reading Burney, Radcliffe, And Austen, Samantha Meeks

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores the works of three female authors of female protagonists in the long 18th century: Frances Burney’s Camilla and Evelina; Anne Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian; and Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice. By following the paths to security the female protagonists of these novels fashion, and identifying the elements of Stoicism and related Hellenism and the aspects of cybernetics, this dissertation delves into the choices female protagonists make along the way regarding their security and how such choices lead to agency and self-fashioning for these women. Emotional, economic, and …

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Florida Field Naturalist

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Effects Of Fire On Salt Marsh Birds And Mammals In Florida’S Panhandle, W. Andrew Cox, Lisa M. Smith, Amy Schwarzer, Michelle Martin, Robert T. Mulligan, Andrea Sylvia

Florida Field Naturalist

The degradation and loss of many salt marshes have adversely affected the vertebrates that reside within them. Fire has historically been a natural component of Florida’s salt marsh ecosystems, but its implementation and its value as a management tool remain poorly understood. We conducted point counts, monitored nests, and surveyed mammal occupancy in the Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area and the St. Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge in Florida’s panhandle to better understand the effects of fire on nesting birds and mammals that reside in salt marshes. Our study’s focal species were Marian’s Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris marianae), the Wakulla …

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Florida Field Naturalist

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Society Of Vascular And Interventional Neurology (Svin) Stroke Interventional Laboratory Consensus (Silc) Criteria For Training Standards And Maintenance Of Certification In Neurointervention, Ossama Y. Mansour, Kaiz S. Asif, Roberta Novakovic-White, Boris Pabon, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Atilla Ozcan Ozdemar, Alicia Castonguay, Brijesh Mehta, Dileep R. Yavagal, Ameer E. Hassan

School of Medicine Publications

The global shortage of neurointerventionalists presents a challenge to timely stroke care, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Stroke Interventional Laboratory Consensus criteria aim to standardize training and certification in neurointervention to address these disparities. This white paper reviews existing training standards in various regions, identifies gaps, and proposes a structured framework encompassing entry requirements, program structure, and certification processes. The Stroke Interventional Laboratory Consensus criteria further outline requirements for training centers and program directors. By establishing global standards, the Stroke Interventional Laboratory Consensus criteria seek to improve patient outcomes and expand access …

Preliminary Investigation Of The Potential Health Risks Of Non-Formfitting Body Armor With A Focus On Female Warfighters, Melissa Sutter, Catherine E. Johnson

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Introduction Body armor is an important piece of protective equipment for warfighters in battlefield environments. With more women now filling military roles, body armor designs may need to be further refined to accommodate the female anatomy instead of the male-based unisex designs. Unisex designs have been found to have negative effects on female warfighter performance, resulting in discomfort, breathing difficulty, and air gaps forming between the armor and torso. This study aimed to investigate increased injury risk because of air gaps from shock wave exposure on warfighters wearing nonform-fitting armor and the influence of material properties. Based on literature, lowered …

Eular/Acr Classification Criteria For Paediatric Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis (Cno)., Yongdong Zhao, Melissa S. Oliver, Anja Schnabel, Eveline Y. Wu, Zhaoyi Wang, Achille Marino, Cassyanne L. Aguiar, Jonathan D. Akikusa, Ummusen Kaya Akca, Beverley Almeida, Simone Appenzeller, Erin Balay-Dustrude, Ozge Basaran, Matthew L. Basiaga, Yelda Bilginer, David A. Cabral, Martina Capponi, Nathan Donaldson, Bugra Han Egeli, Emily Fox, Antonella Insalaco, Ramesh S. Iyer, Annette F. Jansson, Inna Kostik, Mikhail Kostik, Leonard K. Kovalick, Katia Tomie Kozu, Sivia K. Lapidus, Tzielan C. Lee, Aleksander Lenert, Kamran Mahmood, Edoardo Marrani, Doaa Mosad Mosa, Ian Muse, Alexander Mushkin, Katherine D. Nowicki, Farzana Nuruzzaman, Karen Onel, Manuela Pardeo, Trang Sophia Pham, Lauren Potts, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Angelo Ravelli, Nathan D. Rogers, Andrew W. Grim, Micol Romano, Natalie Rosenwasser, Takashi Shawn Sato, Gabriele Simonini, Jennifer B. Soep, Sara M. Stern, Timmy Strauss, Angela Taneja Kohli, Alexander C. Theos, Lori B. Tucker, Leslie F. Vogel, Shima Yasin, Stephen C. Wong, Katerina Bouchalova, Alison M. Hendry, Kevin C. Cain, Hermann J. Girschick, Fatma Dedeoglu, Christian M. Hedrich, Ronald M. Laxer, Polly J. Ferguson, Raymond Naden, Seza Ozen

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate classification criteria for paediatric chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) jointly supported by the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

METHODS: This international initiative had 4 phases: (1) candidate items were proposed in a survey of paediatric rheumatologists, (2) criteria definition and reduction by Delphi and nominal group technique exercises, (3) criteria weighting using multicriteria decision analysis, and (4) refinement of weights and threshold score in a development cohort of 441 patients and validation in another cohort of 514 patients.

RESULTS: The new EULAR/ACR classification criteria for CNO require …

Contemporary Characteristics And Outcomes Of Pediatric Oncology Patients Participating In Early Phase Clinical Trials., Avina Rami, Kira Bona, Suzanne Shusterman, Karen Wright, Andrew E. Place, Puja J. Umaretiya, Ketki Bhushan, Steven G. Dubois, Kevin Campbell

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Phase 1 or phase 1/2 trials are a first step in pediatric cancer drug development. Currently, there is a paucity of information regarding contemporary outcomes for pediatric patients enrolled in these trials. We describe characteristics and outcomes of patients enrolled in pediatric phase 1 clinical trials over a 9-year period at a single institution.

METHODS: We queried our clinical trials management system to generate a list of patients enrolled and treated on pediatric phase 1 or phase 1/2 trials from 2011 to 2019. We collected baseline demographics, clinical data, efficacy, and safety endpoints post-enrollment including: time to death, objective …

Association Between Chd And Cerebral Abscess: Insights From A National Database., Keats Ewing, Rohit Seath Loomba, Saul Flores, Enrique G. Villarreal, Juan S. Farias, Matthew Taylor Coghill

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

CHD has been historically associated with the development of cerebral abscess. This retrospective cohort study examines the association of CHD with the occurrence of cerebral abscess in an inpatient paediatric population. We analysed data from the Pediatric Health Information System database, an administrative database that captures data from participating children's hospitals in the United States. We included all patients admitted to participating paediatric ICUs between 2016 and 2021 for a total of 426,029 admissions. Including all admissions, 1,387 (0.3%) patients experienced a cerebral abscess, and of 80,927 (19%) patients with CHD, only 88 (0.1%) experienced a cerebral abscess (odds ratio …

Differences In Physician Electronic Health Record Use By Telemedicine Intensity: Evidence From 2 Academic Medical Centers, Seunghwan Kim, Robert Thombley, Elise Eiden, Sunny Lou, Julia Adler-Milstein, Thomas Kannampallil, A Jay Holmgren

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the association between telemedicine intensity and ambulatory physician electronic health record (EHR) use following the COVID-19 pandemic.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included ambulatory physicians in 11 specialties at 2 large academic medical centers (Washington University in St Louis [WashU], University of California San Francisco [UCSF]). EHR use measures, including time-based and frequency-based, were analyzed in the post-COVID-19 period (March 1, 2021, through March 7, 2022). Multivariable regression models with 2-way fixed effects were used to assess the association between telemedicine intensity and EHR use.

RESULTS: Fully telemedicine physician-weeks were associated with higher EHR (hours per 8 …

A Word From The Writing Team (September 2025), Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

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If You Take Care Of Me, I’Ll Take Care Of You: The Mutual Gains Of Parental Support For Employee And Organizational Well-Being, Cara-Lynn Scheuer, Angela R. Grotto, Jessica L. Doll

Department of Management Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

As the number of working parents rises, employers are increasingly called upon to support employees’ work–family (WF) obligations. Grounded in conservation of resources theory, we examined how providing varying degrees of parental support (paid vs. unpaid leave and family-supportive vs. -unsupportive leadership) is mutually beneficial to employee and organizational well-being – the ultimate criterion for organizational science. Participants (N = 538) were randomly assigned to read vignettes that varied the amount of parental support provided for expectant working parents. We tested whether WF benefits fairness perceptions moderated the indirect effects of parental support on felt obligation through job-related anxiety. Findings …

Lung Cancer Prevention Among Appalachian Kentucky Women, Jessica R. Thompson, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Pamela C. Hull

Anthropology Faculty Publications

Purpose: Appalachian Kentucky (KY) residents experience the highest lung cancer rates in the US with declines lagging among women; we sought to uncover barriers and facilitators to lung cancer prevention for Appalachian KY women and to identify community-specific interventions. Approach: We utilized concept mapping, a participatory mixed method, to generate consensus on perceived barriers and facilitators. Setting/Participants: We recruited 71 adult women from Appalachian KY counties. Method: After collecting online concept mapping data, we used multidimensional scaling to generate a point map of perceived similarities and hierarchical cluster analysis to create a thematic cluster map. We compared average cluster ratings …

Multiscale Modeling And Analysis Of Biomedically Relevant Uhmwpe-Based Composite Materials, Stanislav Buklovskyi

Doctoral Dissertations

The development of ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) based composite materials continues to present significant opportunities in biomedical engineering, particularly in joint arthroplasty and implant technologies. As applications expand, the need for accurate modeling of microstructure–property relationships to guide informed material design and manufacturing decisions is increasing. This dissertation presents a multiscale numerical modeling framework informed by X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) data to corelate the effective mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of biomedically relevant composite systems with their microstructure.

Two material systems are considered: UHMWPE reinforced with conductive carbon black (CB) nanoparticles, and porous UHMWPE with two processes of pores generation. For CB/UHMWPE …

Reentry, Justice Involvement, And Evolving Perspectives: Moving Toward Rehabilitation?, Casey Cavanaugh

Doctoral Dissertations

As prison populations climb, it is inevitable that the vast majority of incarcerated individuals will eventually return to the community. As they return, they face numerous barriers resulting from their incarceration. While it is important to identify barriers to reentry, it is also important to identify facilitators of reentry, which include forces that may mitigate reentry challenges. A tool is needed to measure this comprehensive list of barriers and facilitators, and in doing so, one may identify improvements and successes that stretch beyond merely that of recidivism. “Successful” reentry is typically measured through low recidivism rates, which recent government reports …

"She Wrote Too Much": Overproduction And The Canonicity Of Victorian Women Novelists, Elizabeth Drummey

Doctoral Dissertations

Though the Victorian era is often viewed as “the age of female novelists,” many of the most prolific and popular women writers of the time have been belittled, ignored, and forgotten. While the feminist literary recovery work of the 1980s and 1990s has brought many of these women back into scholarly consciousness, they have still not gained the respect given to their more famous yet less prolific contemporaries: the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, and Elizabeth Gaskell. In this dissertation, I argue that the reason can be found in a criticism frequently applied to these women writers both in their own …

Planning Responses To Drinking Water System Emergencies, Jingyan Huang

Doctoral Dissertations

Despite extensive efforts to ensure clean and safe drinking water, drinking water contamination emergencies remain a persistent challenge in the United States. These events can result in widespread public health impacts, economic losses, and long-term environmental damage, particularly when triggered by hazardous chemical releases. Effective management of such crises requires a dual focus on both technical preparedness and human decision-making. This dissertation addresses these challenges through a two-part investigation that bridges pre-incident planning and post-incident response. It is guided by two core research objectives: (1) to evaluate commonly applied emergency countermeasures from both resilience and sustainability perspectives; and (2) to …

Psychological Factors Of Acting Talent And Success: You've Got "It", Lorelei Tierney Himlin

Doctoral Dissertations

The goal of an actor is to become invisible, bringing a character to life so convincingly that the audience forgets the actor exists outside the role. Different schools of acting often describe differing methods of portraying characters to this same general effect. To followers of the Meisner school, for example, “acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances” (Meisner et al., 1987). The “truthful” part involves creating a comprehensive mental model of a character’s imagined personality in order to fully embody that personality and extrapolate it to a situation. Then the actor uses a variety of acting techniques to think and …

Multi-Level Characterization And Testing Of Fatigue, Fracture And Creep Of The Ultra-High Strength Low-Alloy Steel Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Nemanja Kljestan

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation presents a comprehensive experimental investigation of the mechanical behavior of an high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel fabricated via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The work focuses on fatigue strength, laser shock peening (LSP) effects, creep behavior, fatigue crack growth and fracture toughness. Fatigue strength was assessed using rotating bending tests, showing superior performance of LPBF specimens compared to as-cast materials due to the dual-variant martensitic microstructures. Laser shock peening enhanced fatigue life by inducing compressive residual stresses, delaying crack initiation and slowing crack propagation. Creep behavior was evaluated for different layer thicknesses, with thinner layers improving secondary creep resistance …

Analyzing Regions For The Study Of Localized Fluctuations In The Ground Magnetic Field For The Development Of A Global Risk-Assessment Forecast, Michael Kavanagh Coughlan

Doctoral Dissertations

The dynamic relationship between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field can produce rapid changes in the geomagnetic field measured on the ground ($dB_H/dt$). The fluctuations can be highly localized, with differences of up to 100s of nT/min in a small geographic area. The field of space weather is entering a more data-driven era, with enormous amounts of publicly available datasets from satellites and ground measurements. In this work modern machine learning techniques were employed to make forecasting risk-assessment predictions of large and localized $dB_H/dt$, and model explainability methods were employed to understand the non-linear connections being made. These …

The Assessment Of Language, The Language Of Assessment: Understanding How Language Teachers Support Dynamic, Communicative Language Learning Through Assessment, Rebecca Kelley

Doctoral Dissertations

As language classrooms in K-12 schools in the United States seek to promote students’ proficiency in the language they teach and to prepare students for a multilingual world, the role of assessment in these classrooms is often overlooked. This study draws from theories of formative and dynamic assessment, as well as a socially-constructed view of language and language learning, in order to examine the way in which secondary language teachers plan for, elicit, interpret, and use evidence from classroom assessments in such a way that promotes and supports the language learning happening in the classroom. Through a series of three …

Resolving The Role Of Wave-Induced Pressure Gradients On The Movement Of Sediments In Nearshore Environments, Melissa Marry

Doctoral Dissertations

Characterizing the hydrodynamic forces responsible for the initiation of sediment motion is fundamental for improved understanding of large-scale sediment transport processes in nearshore environments. Traditional sediment transport models assume incipient sediment motion is only driven by the force applied by bed stress (Bagnold, 1966; Shields, 1936) while more recent work has shown that incipient motion is influenced by the forcing of the horizontal pressure gradient due to surface gravity waves (Foster et al., 2006; Frank et al., 2015; Sleath, 1999). Wave-induced vertical pressure gradients can also destabilize the sediment bed through the process of momentary liquefaction (Florence et al., 2022b; …

Mentors The Hidden Beneficiaries Of Mentoring, Mona Behl, Sarah Clem, Colleen Mouw, Sonya Legg, Erin Hackett, Kristin Burkholder, Kristopher B. Karnauskas, Sarah T. Gille, Lauren A. Freeman, Karan Venayagamoorthy, Jerry L. Miller

Marine Science

The community-based mentorship program MPOWIR (Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women+ to Increase Retention) supports late-stage graduate students and early-career professionals who identify as women or non-binary genders. Its participants engage in mentorship training and professional development, facilitate group mentoring, and draw attention to barriers women and non-binary genders face in physical oceanography. MPOWIR was created to increase the retention of women in physical oceanography in early career stages but has unexpectedly benefited the MPOWIR community beyond graduate students and early career professionals. Senior leaders participating as mentors in MPOWIR report a renewed sense of purpose, new research collaborations, a chance to …