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Ai-Driven Stratified Modeling For Early Liver Disease Detection: A Comparative Study Of Ensemble And Conventional Machine Learning Classifiers, Ghadeer Murtadha Ali, Ali Aqeel Hadi, Mustafa Abdulkareem Abbas, Abdullah Alkarar Mohammad, Ahmed Fadhil Abdulhussein

AUIQ Technical Engineering Science

Background: Early prediction of liver disease remains challenging in routine clinical diagnostics due to the multifactorial nature of hepatic dysfunction and the limited discriminative capacity of conventional laboratory-only assessments.

Objective: This study aims to develop and rigorously evaluate a robust machine learning framework for binary liver disease classification, emphasizing predictive stability, diagnostic balance (sensitivity–specificity), and statistical reproducibility across repeated experiments.

Methodology: A structured dataset of 1,700 records with 11 features representing demographic, behavioral, genetic, and clinical determinants was used to train and compare five supervised models: CatBoost, AdaBoost, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Decision Tree. Performance was assessed …

Leaving The Lectern: Building Collaborative, Inclusive, And Reflective Undergraduate Learners With The Five Cs Model, Gwen Scott Ruttencutter, Kate Warner

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

This session presents the authors’ model – the Five Cs – for building collaboration, inclusion, and reflection with undergraduate learners. The Five Cs model of Climate, Course Design, Co-Facilitation, Collaborative Assessment, and Critical Self-Reflection repositions the instructor from behind the lectern to within a circle of learning with others as a facilitator.

Drawing on principles of adult learning, learners are repositioned from passive receivers of information (Peters & Armstrong, 1998) to active co-constructors with the facilitator in shaping the learning environment course’s climate, as well as the course’s design, facilitation, assessment, and reflection.

In this …

Global Pathways: Suwon, South Korea - Semester Abroad Program Proposal, Amanda D. Ledger

Capstone Collection

This capstone proposes the Global Pathways: Suwon program, a semester-long study abroad initiative developed in partnership between Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and Kyonggi University (KGU) in Suwon, South Korea. The program responds to current limitations in study abroad, particularly the prevalence of short-term tourism-oriented experiences and curricula that prioritizes Western perspectives. A needs assessment consisting of student interviews, surveys, and professional consultation demonstrated strong interest in programs that combine language learning, cultural immersion, and career development. Findings also highlighted the importance of financial accessibility, reciprocal host partnerships, and ongoing advising support. Drawing on Freire’s critical pedagogy and Vygotsky’s sociocultural …

Modeling What We Expect: Co-Teaching As Practice-Based Preparation For Stem Education, Luminita C. Hartle, Sumitra Himangshu-Pennybacker

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

This presentation highlights the collaborative teaching partnership between two teacher education faculty members, one teaching a mathematics education course and the other teaching a science education course, in an undergraduate elementary program. Situated within a teacher preparation program at a regional university, this interdisciplinary model seeks to bridge the often-siloed approaches to math and science instruction by modeling inquiry, problem solving, and cross-disciplinary connections. Through a co-teaching framework, the faculty members intentionally designed learning experiences that emphasized real-world applications, learner-centered pedagogy, and the integration of literacy and technology to support diverse learners.

Drawing from teacher candidates' reflections and surveys, focus …

Student Liaisons For Autism: Using College Students In Bridging The Communication Gap, Michael Ota, Gabrielle Carter, Anna Mittal

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

This three-year action research study, currently in its first year of implementation, pairs Kennesaw State autistic undergraduate and graduate students with trained student researchers who serve as liaisons and support resources. These researchers address behavioral and social challenges in college settings, including miscommunication with peers or professors, executive functioning difficulties, and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Through mentorship and advocacy, the project seeks to reduce risks of mental health issues, academic withdrawal, and future under- or unemployment. The mixed methods include single-case research design and quantitative analysis, incorporating pre- and post-intervention normed assessments to evaluate impact. Preliminary results show a positive …

Supporting Mothering Students In Doctoral Programs, Keisha M. Brown, Janie Copple, Caroline Chubb

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Women with children are significantly less likely to complete doctoral programs than their male or non-mothering peers (National Science Foundation [NSF], 2023). This gap underscores the urgency of addressing higher attrition rates for doctoral mothers and the unique challenges that contribute to their departure from the academy. In 2022-2023, women earned approximately 58% of all doctoral degrees (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2024). In 2021, the NSF (2021a) estimated the median age of women in research doctoral programs at 31.7, with a median time to completion of 5.8 years (NSF, 2021b). A 2023 National Health Statistics Report further noted …

Modern Science, Enlightenment, And The Domination Of Nature: No Exit?, William Leiss

Fast Capitalism

"The disease of reason is that reason was born from man’s urge to dominate nature." —Max Horkheimer, Eclipse of Reason (1947)

In the fuller passage from which this extract is taken, Horkheimer locates the origins of the ‘collective madness’ of modern times in ‘in primitive objectification, in the first man’s calculating contemplation of the world as prey’ (176). Perhaps all one can say in response is, if this diagnosis is correct, there is certainly no cure, so we might as well get on with our lives.

In the early sections of this paper I will first note briefly the argument …

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Fast Capitalism

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Fast Capitalism

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Doc 2010-04 (Amended) The Common Academic Program, University Of Dayton. Academic Policies Committee

Senate Documents

The University of Dayton first adopted its General Education Program for all undergraduate students in the Fall of 1983 when Senate Doc #81-2 was approved. Its stated purpose was to make “students aware of the diversity of intellectual thought and theory represented by the sciences, the humanities and the social sciences. In addition, the general education component offers the students an opportunity to synthesize and evaluate information from various disciplines and thus enhance the study of a specific profession.” In 1991 significant curricular revisions were made to the General Education Program including the introduction of the Humanities Base and Thematic …

Economic Impacts Of Abolishing Vertical Integration In The Us Pork Industry, Konstantinos Giannakas

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

This paper develops a multi-market framework of analysis of vertical relationships in pork production and game theoretic models of heterogeneous firms to examine the economic, market and welfare impacts of abolishing vertical integration in the US pork sector. Different scenarios on the causes of vertical integration and the potential states of nature that can emerge after the removal of this vertical market arrangement are considered within this framework. Analytical results are consistent across the different scenarios and forms of strategic interactions between pork producers and indicate that the abolishment of vertical integration in the US pork sector will hurt pork …

Potent, Selective Pyrrolopyrimidine Pde11a4 Inhibitors With Improved Pharmaceutical Properties, Shams Ul Mahmood, Rama Krishna Boddu, Jeremy Eberhard, Charles S. Hoffman, John Gordon, Dennis Colussi, Wayne Childers, Elvis Amurrio, Marie Danaher, Michy P. Kelly, David P. Rotella

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Previous work demonstrated target engagement with an orally bioavailable, potent, selective PDE11A4 inhibitor in the mouse hypothalamus. This compound was limited by low aqueous solubility, stimulating the need for alternative leads with improved pharmaceutical properties to carry out efficacy studies. This paper outlines optimization of a pyrrolopyrimidine hit leading to a potent, selective PDE11A4 inhibitor with improved pharmaceutical properties and promising activity in cell-based models of enzyme activity.

2026-01-30 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, January 30, 2026, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

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Quantum Benchmarking Of High-Fidelity Noise-Biased Operations On A Detuned Kerr-Cat Qubit, Bingcheng Qing, Ahmed Hajr, Ke Wang, Gerwin Koolstra, Long B. Nguyen, Jordan Hines, Irwin Huang, Bibek Bhandari, Larry Chen, Ziqi Kang, Christian Jünger, Noah Goss, Nikitha Jain, Hyunseong Kim, Kan-Heng Lee, Akel Hashim, Nicholas E. Frattini, Zahra Pedramrazi, Justin Dressel, Andrew N. Jordan, David I. Santiago, Irfan Siddiqi

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Ubiquitous noise sources in quantum systems remain a key obstacle to building quantum computers, necessitating the use of quantum error correction codes. Recently, error-correcting codes tailored for noise-biased systems have been shown to offer high fault-tolerance thresholds and reduced hardware overhead, positioning noisebiased qubits as promising candidates for building universal quantum computers. However, quantum operations on these platforms remain challenging, and their noise structures have not yet been rigorously benchmarked to the same extent as those of conventional quantum hardware. In this work, we develop a comprehensive quantum control toolbox for a scalable noise-biased qubit, detuned Kerr-cat qubit, including initialization, …

Asymmetric Positioning Errors In Gnss Time-Series: A Study From Different World Regions, Francesca Silverii, Emilie Klein, Roberto Devoti, Walter Szeliga, Sylvain Michel, Adriano Gualandi, Elisa Trastatti

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) plays a fundamental role in monitoring time-dependent ground displacement. However, GNSS daily position time-series can often contain significant outliers, reaching up to several centimetres. These are likely of non-tectonic origin, and, if not properly accounted for, they can significantly impact the accuracy and dependability of the estimation of key parameters for geophysical analyses, such as long-term velocities and transient deformations. Characterizing these outliers can provide information about their possible sources and help us implement mitigation strategies. Asymmetric outliers, that is, those characterized by a primary direction, therefore occurring on one side of the mean time-series, …

2026 Program, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

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Doc 2026-04 Proposal To Suspend Masters Of Science, Applied Mathematics, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Senate Documents

With persistent low enrollment, graduate course offerings can be reduced to continue to support needed math content in School of Engineering graduate programs, and can better meet the needs of the undergraduate programs

Doc 2026-03 Proposal For A New Artificial Intelligence Co-Major, University Of Dayton. School Of Engineering

Senate Documents

The Artificial Intelligence Engineering Co-Major provides students with a comprehensive foundation in mathematics, programming, machine learning, and ethical AI practice, combined with hands-on engineering applications.

Doc 2026-12 Proposal To Rename An Academic Degree: Bachelor Of Science In Industrial Engineering Technology To Bachelor Of Science In Systems And Industrial Engineering, University Of Dayton. Department Of Engineering Management, Systems And Technology School Of Engineering

Senate Documents

A program name change is being requested for the Industrial Engineering Technology program at  the University of Dayton.

• Previously approved title:  Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology

• Proposed new title: Bachelor of Science in Systems and Industrial Engineering

• The program being proposed for retitle does not lead to an educator preparation license or  endorsement.

Doc 2026-02 Proposal For New Bachelor Of Elementary And Middle Grades Education, University Of Dayton. School Of Education And Health Sciences

Senate Documents

The Elementary and Middle Grades Education major leads to a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) and offers two licensure tracks: Elementary Education (PK–5) and Middle Childhood Education (4–9). All students complete a shared core of foundational teacher education coursework. Elementary Education (PK–5) candidates may select a minor, while Middle Childhood (4–9) candidates choose two subject-area concentrations from language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies. Both tracks offer opportunities to pursue specialized professional certificates, including TESOL, Dyslexia, STEM, and the Urban Teacher Academy (UTA).

Constitutional Interpretation As Problem Solving: How The Modalities Work, Jack M. Balkin

Texas A&M Law Review

The standard forms of constitutional argument—the modalities—are central to one of the most important approaches to constitutional interpretation: constitutional pluralism. Both originalists and non-originalists use the modalities. This Essay explains how they work. The modalities of constitutional argument are shared cultural tools for thinking about the Constitution, analyzing legal problems, and formulating arguments to resolve them. Constitutional interpretation is a kind of problem solving, and the modalities are our legal culture’s toolkit for analyzing and solving constitutional problems.

Our use of the modalities presumes that at any point in time, some arguments are better than others. This assumption is central …

Economic Outlook Of Battle Creek: Challenges And Opportunities, Iryna V. Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

This report by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research examines labor market dynamics in Battle Creek, finding that roughly 75 percent of jobs in the city are held by workers who live outside the city limits, with significant skill mismatches between city residents and local employer needs. This mismatch helps explain persistently low wages, elevated poverty rates, and high reliance on public assistance among city residents despite a strong manufacturing base and growing logistics, food processing, and machining sectors. Limited housing supply, inadequate public transportation, and childcare shortages further restrict residents’ access to employment. The report underscores the urgency …

Novel R Shiny Tool For Survival Analysis With Time-Varying Covariate In Oncology Studies: Overcoming Biases And Enhancing Collaboration, Yimei Li, Yang Qiao, Fei Gao, Jordan Gauthier, Qiang Ed Zhang, Jenna Voutsinas, Wendy Leisenring, Ted Gooley, Corinne Summers, Alexandre Hirayama, Cameron Turtle, Rebecca Gardner, Jarcy Zee, Qian Vicky Wu

Wills Eye Hospital Papers

PURPOSE: Our study is motivated by evaluating the role of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy for ALL, a debated topic. Because patients may receive HCT at different times after CAR-T infusion or never, HCT post-CAR-T should be considered as a time-varying covariate (TVC).

METHODS: Standard Cox models and Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves (naïve method) assume that TVC status is known and fixed at baseline, which can yield biased estimates. Landmark analysis is a popular alternative but depends on a chosen landmark time. Time-dependent (TD) Cox model is better suited for TVC although visualizing survival curves …

A Systematic Literature Review On The Influence Of The El Niño Southern Oscillation On Rainfall Variability In Central Java, Indonesia, Sri Endah Ardhi Ningrum Abdullah, Trinah Wati, Wahyu Hardyanto

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon greatly influences rainfall variability in tropical regions, including Central Java, Indonesia. This study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. This study examines 50 articles from 2010 to 2025, as well as conducting a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, to identify trends and the evolution of themes. The results of the study indicate that El Niño generally reduces rainfall and increases the risk of drought, while La Niña tends to increase rainfall, potentially causing flooding. The impacts of ENSO extend to agriculture, food security, and water management, and are …

Improving Disaster Mitigation Cognitive Learning Outcomes Through Vlognow And Wordwall As Interactive Digital Media In Senior High School, Andi Irwan Irwan Benardi, Atta-Ur Rahman, Sumarmi Sumarmi, Erni Suharini, Nafasa Amelia, Agus Sugiarto, Andri Estining Sejati, Fahrudi Ahwan Ikhsan, Joshua Vincent Gerar Yametis

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

This study examines the effectiveness of digital learning media, namely VlogNow and Wordwall, in improving students’ understanding of disaster mitigation material in Geography for eleventh-grade IPS students at MAN Kota Magelang. The school’s location, which is close to landslide-prone areas in Windusari District and within the impact zone of Mount Merapi, underscores the importance of disaster preparedness education. This study investigates the effectiveness of VlogNow and Wordwall in improving students’ cognitive learning outcomes on disaster mitigation. A two-group pretest-posttest design with two intact classes (practical non-random sampling) was used. The results show that the use of VlogNow and Wordwall significantly …

Trisas Media: Bridging Cognitive Styles To Foster Student Engagement In Trigonometric Learning, Andriyani Andriyani, Fauziah Sumarno, Muya Barida, Allisa Madeper

Journal of ICSAR

This research aims to develop and assess the feasibility of the TRISAS media based on the FD-FI cognitive style, which is valid, practical, and effective in enhancing students' engagement in learning trigonometry. The development study employs the ADDIE model, which encompasses the phases of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. A trial was conducted with 26 students from class X at a vocational school in Sukoharjo, Central Java Province. The research instruments include an expert validation sheet to evaluate validity, a student response questionnaire to assess practicality, and a student learning activity questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of the media. …

How Do Deaf Students Learn To Shalat? (A Descriptive Study At Darul Ashom Islamic Boarding School For Deaf Students In Yogyakarta, Indonesia), Bayu Pamungkas, Amat Jamaludin, Rochmat Wahab

Journal of ICSAR

This study addresses the lack of inclusive methods for teaching shalat to deaf students by introducing a visual approach using hijaiyah sign letters to enhance understanding and participation. Conducted at Darul Ashom Islamic Boarding School for the Deaf in Yogyakarta, the research highlights how sign-based instruction makes shalat more accessible for deaf learners. Using a qualitative approach with purposive sampling, the study employed observation, interviews, and documentation of shalat instruction, and the data were analyzed thematically with researcher engagement and field notes ensuring validity. The findings indicate that the use of sign language for Arabic letters in shalat improves both …

Differentiated Learning In Elementary Schools: A Systematic Literature Review From An Inclusive Education Perspective, Siska Angreni, Rona Taula Sari, Fauza Hamda, Rahadian Zainul

Journal of ICSAR

Differentiated learning is a pedagogical approach that is gaining attention in the context of basic education, particularly in efforts to respond to the diversity of student characteristics in the classroom. This study aims to systematically examine how differentiated learning is implemented in elementary schools and the extent to which this approach is linked to the principles of inclusive education and student diversity. This study uses a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach with reference to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. Literature searches were conducted on the Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, and Google Scholar databases …

Development Of Mnemonic-Based Busybook Media To Enhance Number Concept Understanding Among Deaf Primary School Students, Yunita Fitri Riadiyani, Sumarno Sumarno, Joko Sulianto

Journal of ICSAR

This study aims to develop a Busybook learning media based on mnemonic strategies to enhance the understanding of number concepts among deaf students in primary schools. The research employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) combined with a Single Subject Research (SSR) design to test the effectiveness of the product. Data were collected through expert validation, teacher practicality assessments, and student learning performance tests. The results show that the developed Busybook achieved a validity score of 97.8%, categorized as very valid, indicating excellent content and design quality. The practicality level reached …