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The Cowl - V. 89 N. 5 - October 23, 2025

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 89 No. 5 - October 23, 2025. 20 pages.

Synthesis Of New Compounds From Pyridazine Derivatives, And Preliminary Pharmacological Study, Mohammed Hasan Al-Dahlaki, Aya H. Mohammed

Baghdad Science Journal

There has been an increasing interest in the chemistry of pyridazine derivatives because of their biological significance. Pyridazine has been reported to possess variety of biological activities like antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-AIDS, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant and antimicrobial, insecticidal etc. In our study, pyridazine derivatives were synthesized by starting with paracetamol, also known as para hydroxy acetanilide, which does not require a prescription. The reaction involved the use of metallic sodium and methanol as a solvent, resulting in the formation of para-hydroxy acetanilide sodium salt (p-hydroxy acetanilide sodium salt). Subsequently, compound p-hydroxy acetanilide sodium salt was reacted with 2-chloro ethyl acetate in Dimethylformamide …

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Cytotoxic Assay, And Antimicrobial Evaluation Studies Of Some Transition Metal Complexes Of Schiff Base Derived From Amoxicillin, Alya’A J. Ahmed, Amaal S. Sadiq, Enaam Fadil Mousa, Mahasin Alias

Baghdad Science Journal

Four metal complexes of Schiff base ligand were prepared. To characterize both the ligand and the metal complexes, various techniques were employed, including elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, molar conductivity measurements, magnetic moment determination, melting point, mass spectroscopy, ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. The results showed that the metal complexes formed have the formula [M(L)₂Cl₂]Cl_(n).H₂O, where L= Schiff base ligand and M=Cr(III), Rh(III), Pt(IV) and Au(III), n = 1, 2. Based on spectroscopic analysis, coordination with metal ions involves the ’N’ donor atom of N atoms of the imine and …

Study The Effect Of Saponin And Terpene From Alcoholic Extract Of Bacopa Monnieri Plant Cultivated In Iraq On Some Biological Aspects Of Drosophila Melanogaster Meigen (1830) (Diptera:Drosophilidae), Ruwaida A. Abd Al-Hussien, Soolaf A. Kathiar

Baghdad Science Journal

Drosophila melanogaster is an agricultural insect pest. The female pierces crops and lays eggs. Then, the eggs hatch, after which the larvae begin to develop inside the tissue, feeding on it and destroying it. This study, conducted from 1/11/2023 to 15/12/2024, aims to ascertain the impact of secondary chemicals, in the wild Bacopa monnieri plant cultivated in Iraq on the development of insect life cycle stages using different concentrations (2000, 4000, 6000, 8000 ppm) under laboratory conditions. The data revealed that the eggs had the highest mortality rates at 8000 ppm for saponin and terpene 78.666% and 74% respectively. The …

The Colby Echo (2025-10-23), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly during the academic year, 1898-present.

The C-Terminal Regions Of Trak Proteins Contain Miro-Independent Mitochondrial Localization Domains, Lili Mitchell, Kathryn E. Reda, Hijab Fatima, Claudia E. Vasquez, Omar A. Quintero-Carmona

Biology Faculty Publications

Current models suggest that MIRO GTPases anchor cytoskeletal motors to the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM). However, our previous findings indicate that the unconventional myosin, MYO19, interacts with MIRO weakly and that a MIRO-independent MOM-localizing domain interacts more tightly with the MOM. To test the hypothesis that other MIRO interactors may also have MIRO-independent MOM binding, we examined interactions between TRAK proteins (microtubule motor-mitochondria adaptor proteins) and the MOM via quantitative fluorescence microscopy and steady-state kinetic approaches. Using GFP-TRAK truncations expressed in MIRO1-2 double knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts, we identified a MIRO-independent mitochondrial-binding domain in the C-terminus of TRAK1 and TRAK2, …

Acknowledging Progress And Sustaining Rigor In Qualitative Scholarship, Elena Lyutykh

The Qualitative Report

World Conference on Qualitative Research (WCQR) is an annual gathering that brings scholars from around the world. The conference continues to uphold the highest standards of freedom, ethical integrity, and transparency in the unwavering commitment to improve the quality in qualitative scholarship across national borders. The articles that comprise this issue navigate methodological challenges in qualitative research and seek to bring clarity when exploring and explaining truths of social phenomena. The proposed approaches to data collection and analysis demonstrate excellence in creative synthesis of techniques to decern questions of methodology, contributing to enhancements in trustworthiness of qualitative studies.

Spartan Daily, October 23, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 27

October 23, 2025, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

A Critical Alteration In Enolase Is Identified In One Isolate Of Staphylococcus Aureus To Avoid Host Immunity, Ban M. Abdulhadi, Halah H Al-Haideri

Baghdad Science Journal

The ability of Staphylococcus aureus enolase to cleave plasminogen has been thought to be important for bacterial virulence. The genetic variants of Eno gene sequences were investigated in the present study to assess the pattern of biological diversity of one isolate of S. aureus isolated from patients with diabetic food from Iraqi hospitals. The observed variant’s possible impact in altering the enolase’s binding with its receptor was assessed by docking with plasminogen before and after mutation. Within the locus 791^st, two variations were identified with two different consequences since A>T791 (in S2, S3, S14, and S17) and …

New Mode For 4 Mm Path Irradiation And One Side Detection At 0–180° For Cu (Ii)Ion Determination In Different Samples Using On-Line Continuous Flow Feed And Simplified, Sensitive, And Portable Photometer, Asma A. Gayed Al-Ani, Nagham S. Turkey Al-Awadie

Baghdad Science Journal

This study presents a rapid, sensitive, and straightforward approach for measuring Cu(II) ions using turbidity continuous flow injection analysis (CFIA) . The method involves reacting Cu(II) ion with calcium Ferro cyanide to produce a brown-red precipitate. To detect the attenuation of incident light as a result of collision on the surfaces of the precipitate particles, the analyzer NAG-SSP-5S-1D was used to measure turbidity at an angle (0–180°).

The linear range of Cu(II) measurements extends from 0.01 to 5 mmol.L^–1 with Correlation Coefficient of 0.9993 and R² % = 99.86 .The limit of detection (LOD) was determined to be …

Azo-Schiff Type Ligands Derived From Curcumin And Their Complexes With Transition Metals, Synthesis, Characterization And Bioactivity Studies, Fatima Rasheed Ali, H. A. Hassan

Baghdad Science Journal

In this work the precursor (W1) 2,2'-((1E,1'E)-(4,4'-diamino-5,5'-dimethyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]Diazene-2,1-diyl-3,3’-diyl)-bis((E)-pyridin-3-yldiazenyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl] or (W2) 3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-bis((E)-pyridin-3-yldiazenyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl] -4,4'-diamine respectively were obtained from the reaction of 2-aminophenol or 2-aminopyridine with toluidine, respectively. Subsequently, these precursors were used for the synthesis of two ligands using the azo compounds (W1) or (W2) and curcumin to produce [H₄L¹] 4,4',4^'', 4^'''-((1E,1'E,6E,6'E)-((3,3'-bis((E)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)diazenyl)-5,5'-dimethyl-[1,1'-bi phenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(azaneylylidene))bis(5-hydroxyhepta-1,6-diene-1,7-diyl-3-ylidene))bis(azaneylylidene))bis(aza -neylylidene))tetrakis(2-methoxyphenol) or [H₂L²] 4,4',4^'',4^'''-((3,3'-dimethyl-,4,4'-diyl)bis- (azaneylylidene))bis(5-hydroxyhepta-1,6-diene-1,7-diyl-3-ylidene))tetrakis(2-methoxyphenol). The prepared ligands were characterized by F.T-I.R, U.V, ¹H-NMR,¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. This work also included the preparation of complexes through the reaction of ligands with the metal …

Preparation, Characterization, And Studying The Biological Activity Of Schiff Base Metal Complexes Derived From Cephalexin With 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde, Jenan F. Hassan, Sahar S. Hassan

Baghdad Science Journal

The Schiff base reaction between Cephalexin (CFX). (7R)-3-Methyl-7- (α- D -phenylglycylamino) -3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (C₁₆H₁₇O₄N₃S) and vanillin C₈H₈O3 [ 3-methoxy -4-mydroxybenzaldehyde] was carried out resulting in ligand C₂₆H₂₇N₃O₆S (L). In turn, reacted with the next metal ions (Cobalt (II), Nickel (II), Copper (II), Zinc (II), and Cadmium (II)), forming stable complexes with unique geometries such as (Octahedral for Ni⁺², Cu⁺², Zn⁺²&Cd⁺², Tetrahedral for Co⁺²). The complexes were identified using …

Preparation And Characterization Of Polymer Pva Nanofibers Doped With Cuo Using The Electrospinning Technique And Their Industrial Applications, Ahmed J. Noori, Iftikhar M. Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

This work examines the production and analysis of electrospun fibers made from pure and CuO-doped polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVA) polymers. These fibers are then applied to glass and p-type silicon wafers. The ideal parameters for electrospinning were a flow rate of 0.5 ml/h, a voltage of 15 kV, and a distance of 16 cm between the collector and the needle. X-ray diffraction investigation determined that the PVA fibers were amorphous, but the CuO-doped samples had a tetragonal phase. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to examine the vibrational properties, modes, and network bonding in the 400 to 4000 cm^–1 spectral …

Graphene Screen-Printed Electrode For Wound-Related Biosensing, Chanyapat Sriviroch

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Monitoring wound healing is critical for improving patient outcomes, especially for chronic wounds, which often have complications like delayed healing and infections. Current methods for monitoring wound healing are invasive and costly. Also, these methods have a limited ability to provide real-time, continuous data. This study seeks to explore a graphene screen-printed electrode (SPE) electrochemical biosensor that is non-invasive and efficient to constantly monitor wound healing in real time. This research study focuses specifically on the electrochemical detection of the Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE) and Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI), which is one of the most abundant neutral proteinases in …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

Building From Within: Hr And Leadership As Strategic Resources In Micro And Small Business Growth Across Generations And Partnerships, Angelia Mathews Payne

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Micro and small businesses (MSBs) with 1-19 employees represent 99.9% of all U.S. private sector businesses and contribute nearly $4 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), yet academic research on their internal growth strategies remains limited. This study examines how human resources (HR) and leadership function as strategic resources for growth across successive generations and partnerships in MSBs, addressing a critical gap in understanding how these internal capabilities create competitive advantages in resource-constrained environments.

Grounded in Resource-Based View (RBV) theory, this research investigated how HR and leadership capabilities meet the criteria for strategic resources—being valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable …

Relationship Between Parent Demographics And Attitudes About Their Child’S Diabetes In Nigerian Parents Who Live In The United States, Vivian Obioma Nwankwo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Relationship Between Parent Demographics and Attitudes About Their Child’s Diabetes in Nigerian Parents who Live in the United States by Vivian Obioma Eluwa Nwankwo MA, Walden University, 2018 BA, University of Nigeria, 1992 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human and Social Services Walden University August 2025

The Victims’ Experience: Emotional Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Arianna Branae Dotson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In recent years, greater attention has been paid to the effects of sexual abuse within Christianity. There was a need for greater understanding of the psychological aspect of spiritual abuse within familial dynamics. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the phenomenon of emotional spiritual abuse that victims experience within Christian families. Using a theoretical foundation based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory and Bowen's family systems theory, this study focused on relationships within victims’ microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem. It also explored the concept of emotional triangles in times of conflict. The data source consisted of one-on-one participant interviews …

Strategies Hospitality Business Leaders Use To Retain Employees During Organizational Change, Jennifer Harris Nyanfor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High employee turnover during organizational change can weaken the hospitality sector’s operational efficiency, leading to inconsistencies in service delivery and reduced productivity. To mitigate these effects, hospitality business leaders are encouraged to adopt evidence-based retention practices that strengthen employee commitment and sustain organizational success. Grounded in job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies hospitality business leaders used to retain employees during organizational change. Six hospitality business leaders from the Southeastern United States region were participants in semistructured interviews. The four themes that emerged through thematic analysis were clear communication, competitive compensation, rapport building, …

Compassion Fatigue And Daily Spiritual Experience Among Mental Health Male Technicians In Locked Facilities, Felicia Mar'shae Davis Ramsey

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental health provider’s ongoing exposure to clients’ traumatic experiences can cause increased compassion fatigue. Due to negative implications on mental health professionals’ work and personal life experiences, researchers have increasingly studied burnout, compassion fatigue, and stress. The study included a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to interview mental health providers across specialties and regulations to acquire understanding of professionals lived experiences of compassion within their personal lives, work lives, and spirituality. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of compassion fatigue in male mental health technician and how they use …

Montana Kaimin, October 23, 2025, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Self-Management Experiences Of Heart Failure Patients Who Received Telehealth Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Christie Devine

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the utilization of telehealth in managing chronic conditions such as heart failure. Existing research has primarily focused on patient experiences with specific telehealth platforms or settings, limiting generalizability within the diverse United States healthcare system. The purpose of this qualitative study, guided by the health promotion model, was to describe patient experiences with self-management of heart failure while receiving medical care through any type of telehealth service (e.g., telephone, video calls, remote monitoring) in the United States. Twenty-two participants were interviewed who met the criteria of having a diagnosis of heart failure and using telehealth since …

Staff Education To Improve Knowledge Of Venous Leg Ulcer Prevention, Bini John

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) staff education project implemented a standardized program to strengthen knowledge, confidence, and adherence to venous stasis ulcer (VSU) prevention among staff in an outpatient vascular clinic. The practice problem was the lack of standardized staff education, leading to inconsistent patient teaching and recurrent ulceration. VSUs are a significant public health challenge, increasing morbidity, healthcare utilization, and reducing quality of life (He et al., 2024). The practice-focused question for this project was: In frontline medical staff at a vascular outpatient clinic, does a staff education program on a standardized approach to patient education for VSU …

Sociocultural Factors Influencing Excess Gestational Weight Gain In Pregnant Puerto Rican Women, Sonia O. Roselló Aponte

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

More than 50% of women experience excessive weight gain during pregnancy or are overweight at the start of pregnancy, increasing their risk of short and long-term maternal and fetal complications. The literature highlights the relationship between sociocultural factors and excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) and the need to explore these factors in ethnic subgroups. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study, guided by Nola Pender’s health promotion model, was to explore the sociocultural factors that influence EGWG for pregnant women living in Puerto Rico. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants recruited from public and private prenatal clinics in Puerto …

Strategies For Addressing Junior College Attrition Among Female African American Nontraditional Students, Antweshia Hawes-Wood

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Female African American nontraditional students (25+ years with family and work demands) have high attrition rates, they leave degree programs before graduating, worsening socioeconomic disparities. This phenomenological study described their experiences with support services, which shaped student self-efficacy related to completing programs, and identified what changes were needed to improve support for higher graduation rates among female African American nontraditional students participating in 2-year degree programs offered by junior colleges. Guided by Bean’s industrial model of student attrition and Fishbein and Aizen’s importance of intention model, the study posed two research questions: What are the lived experiences of female nontraditional …

The Financial Inclusion Gender Gap: A Case Study Of Households In Indonesia, Meigendaris Surtiabadi Putri, Djoni Hartono

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

The financial inclusion gender gap is an important issue that has become a global concern, as financial inclusion can enhance women's empowerment in various aspects. Using the Fairlie Decomposition method, this study aims to describe whether there is financial inclusion gender gap in Indonesia and analyze what factors contribute significantly to the gap. This study represents one of the earliest analyses of the household financial inclusion gender gap, using the decomposition method, which is considered the most suitable for quantifying the contribution of the factors to the gap. The findings reveal that female-headed households have less access to financial inclusion. …

Basic Dimensions And Community Welfare In The Boti Tribe In The Island Of Timora, Kamilaus Konstanse Oki

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

The Boti tribe is the most unique indigenous traditional tribe on the island of Timor and even in the world. In the economic field, the Boti tribe fulfills economic needs independently through farming and refuses all kinds of government assistance, refuses technological production or modernization and formal education for the younger generation. However, the people of the Boti tribe feel very prosperous with their economic and socio-cultural life. The analytical tool used in this research is SmartPLS. The results show that the basic dimensions formed by the dimensions of satisfaction, meaning in life and security needs determine the very prosperous …

Indonesian Government In The Development Of The Global Electric Vehicle Industry Through Investment And Nickel Downstream, Annisa Millania Wildhani, Dyah Mutiarin

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

This study aims to analyze the role of the Indonesian government in developing the global electric vehicle industry through the potential of nickel. This research focuses on investment and downstream case studies in Indonesia. The aim is to evaluate the strategic steps taken by the government in attracting investors and encouraging downstream activities for Indonesia's nickel potential in supporting economic growth. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods by presenting findings through online media, this research data comes from online news media. This data was obtained using the Ncapture feature on Nvivo 12 Plus. The results of the study …

Harnessing Collaboration For Tourism In Kuta, Bali: Dual Analysing Swot And Porters Diamond Model, I Made Chandra Mandira, I Gusti Ngurah Widya Hadi Saputra, Ni Putu Nina Eka Lestari, Anak Agung Ayu Ngurah Sri Rahayu Gorda, Anak Agung Ayu Ngurah Tini Rusmini Gorda, I Ketut Nuraga

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

The purpose of this study is to analyse and identify the factors of utilizing collaboration and exploring the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of tourism in Kuta Beach, Bali, using a Penta helix approach that will be concluded using Porter's Diamond Model and the identification of collaborative strategies for tourism development. The research method uses a qualitative approach with RRA (rapid rural appraisal) techniques and SWOT analysis and uses Porter's Diamond Model in concluding, assisted by the N-Vivo Plus 12 application. The informants in this study totaled 16 people, with the criteria that 10 people were traditional leaders in Kuta …