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In Silico Exploration Of Alstonia Scholaris Secondary Metabolites As Antioxidant: Molecular Docking With Key Enzymes And Toxicity Prediction, Arifa Rizqi Nafisa, Anggiresti Kinasih, Muhammad Luqman Hakim, Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori

Makara Journal of Science

Degenerative diseases associated with oxidative stress necessitate the development of effective antioxidant therapies. Alstonia scholaris, a medicinal plant known for its diverse pharmacological properties, was investigated for its antioxidant potential using computational approaches. This study employed molecular docking to evaluate the interactions between bioactive compounds from Alstonia scholaris and key antioxidant target proteins, including lipoxygenase, CYP2C9, NADPH oxidase, and bovine serum albumin. Pharmacokinetic analyses based on Lipinski’s Rule of Five, along with toxicity assessments, were conducted to evaluate the compounds’ drug-likeness and safety profiles. The results demonstrated that (+)-Dicentrine exhibited the strongest and most stable binding affinity toward lipoxygenase …

Differential Gene Expression Of Ethylene Biosynthesis And Signaling Associated With Climacteric Behaviors In Indonesian Melon, Vida Rahma Latifah, Adib Fakhruddin Yusuf, Karso Suryo Putro, Dian Sartika, Anjar Tri Wibowo, Awik Puji Dyah Nurhayati, Karlia Meitha, Miftahudin Miftahudin, Budi Setiadi Daryono

Makara Journal of Science

Fruit ripening in melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a complex developmental process that is characterized by the coexistence of climacteric and non-climacteric varieties within the same species. This study characterized the ripening behavior of four local Indonesian melon cultivars (“Melona”, “GMP”, “Tacapa Gold”, and “Kinaya”) by integrating morphophysio-logical traits with transcriptional expression analysis of ethylene biosynthesis (CmACS, CmACO) and signaling (CmATH, CmEREBP) genes. The results revealed a strong agreement between the phenotypic traits and molecular regulation. “Melona” and “GMP” exhibited a strong climacteric profile, which was characterized by natural fruit abscission, sweet aroma …

Network Pharmacology Of A Decaffeinated Green Coffee–Turmeric Combination: Potential Therapeutic Activity Against Hypertension And Diabetes Mellitus, Feri Eko Hermanto, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Victor Alvianoes Guterez Hose, Mifetika Lukitasari, Dwi Adi Nugroho, Nashi Widodo, Inggita Kusumastuty

Makara Journal of Science

Decaffeinated green coffee and turmeric are recognized for their protective effects against hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Combining them into a functional drink, green coffee and turmeric (GCT), offers potential health benefits for managing these conditions. This study explored the bioactivity of GCT in HTN and DM through network biology, identifying intersecting protein targets and their roles in inflammation and glucose metabolism. Key proteins identified were AKT1, CCL2, CXCL8, IL-1β, and IL18. Molecular docking revealed that GCT compounds, particularly Cafestol, Chlorogenic Acid, Kahweol, Curcumin, and Desmethoxycurcumin, interacted strongly with AKT1 at its allosteric site, potentially inhibiting its activity. However, …

Evaluating Peak Metamorphic Conditions Of The Kyanite-Bearing Rocks At Willis Mountain, Virginia, Usa, Emma J. Hunt, Peter Horvath, Connor R. Gregory, Jade D. Sabillon, Ethan H. Watson

Earth and Environmental Sciences Publications

Willis Mountain, near Dillwyn in central Virginia, is the world’s largest kyanite deposit located in the Chopawamsic Fm. of the Piedmont province. However, little is known about the temperature and pressure conditions under which the kyanite deposit and its surrounding rocks formed, compared with similar-aged rocks in the Blue Ridge province to the southwest. Willis Mountain is composed of kyanite-bearing muscovite schists to kyanite quartzites which contain up to 55% kyanite. The following methods were used to evaluate the metamorphic conditions, with multiple calibrations for each: phase equilibrium modelling; trace element thermometry (titanium in quartz and zirconium in rutile); garnet-biotite …

Integration Of The Kidney Failure Risk Equation To Guide Nephrology Referral In Adults With Chronic Hypertension, Shawn A. Siddiqi

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Chronic hypertension is an established risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Baseline chart review at a Texas family practice clinic showed inconsistent renal risk documentation, and providers did not use a standardized renal risk-stratification tool to guide nephrology referral. The aim of this quality improvement project was to implement a standardized Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) workflow to improve renal risk documentation, nephrology referral decision-making, and provider self-efficacy for adults with chronic hypertension over eight weeks. Lewin's Change Theory guided practice change, the Donabedian model guided quality evaluation, and the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle structured implementation. Three providers (one physician, …

Green Finance’S Role In Bank Risk: Empirical Evidence From The Emerging Economy, Viverita Viverita, Dwi Nastiti Danarsari, Ratih Dyah Kusumastuti, Ruhaini Muda

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK)’s sustainable finance roadmap, phases I and II, primarily aims to facilitate sustainable development by integrating economic, social, and environmental considerations into financial policies. A special objective is to promote the development of green financial products and services. This policy allows banks to mitigate reputational and regulatory challenges. Nevertheless, the prompt implementation of green credit may entail transition risks, such as policy adjustment costs. A limited body of research examines the direct relationship between green finance and bank risk, particularly in the context of sustainability mandates. This study analyzes the influence of green finance on banking …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 09.28.26, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Dean’s Initiative for Leadership and Scholarly Excellence welcomes second cohort to Notre Dame Law School
• Notre Dame Law School professors examine history, tradition, and the future of Establishment Clause litigation
• Professor Stephen Tierney elected fellow of the British Academy

Student News

• Pavithra Rajendran, J.S.D. Candidate

Alumni News

• Devan Patel ‘20 J.D.
• Mary Shepro '15 J.D.

Faculty Briefs

• Dean G. Marcus Cole
• Nicole Stelle Garnett
• Derek Muller
• Emily Bremer
• Rick Garnett
• Mary Ellen O'Connell
• Rick Garnett and Derek Muller
• Fr. Bill Dailey, C.S.C.
• Kimberlie Orr
• Nicole Stelle Garnett and John A. Meiser
• Daniel Slate

ND Law in the …

Perceptions Of Correctional Officers In Prison Environments And The Coping Mechanisms They Use To Support Work–Life Balance, Amiee C. Ruger

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative study explored correctional officers’ lived experiences with occupational stress, coping strategies, work–life balance, and psychological well-being. The purpose of the study was to better understand correctional officers’ experiences working in high-stress correctional environments, including how they experienced and managed occupational stress, as well as the factors that influenced their psychological well-being. The Yerkes-Dodson law, Nixon’s human function curve, and the transactional model of stress and coping provided the theoretical framework for the study. Eight correctional officers were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Semistructured interviews were conducted through the online meeting platform Zoom, and the data were …

Perceived Susceptibility And Automatic Compliance In Indonesia's Triple Elimination Screening: A Mixed-Methods Study, Ratna Dewi Puspita Sari, Josef Maria Seno Adjie

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

Despite global commitments to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, and hepatitis B, gaps remain in understanding the behavioral and systemic drivers of screening coverage in decentralized health systems such as Indonesia. This study aimed to analyze individual behavioral determinants and structural health system barriers affecting triple elimination screening coverage among pregnant women, focusing on perceived susceptibility and automatic compliance. A mixed-methods sequential explanatory study was conducted in Central Jakarta, Surabaya, and Karawang. The quantitative phase involved a cross-sectional survey of 1,224 pregnant women, with Health Belief Model variables analyzed using logistic regression. The qualitative phase comprised three …

Intimate Partner Violence And Child Wasting Across Countries: An Ecological Cross-Sectional Study, Wanri Lumbanraja, I Ketut Kasta Arya Wijaya, Ruben Cornelius Siagian

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue that can affect the well-being of women, their families, and the child-rearing environment. Meanwhile, wasting in under-five children reflects acute malnutrition linked to food insecurity, infectious diseases, poverty, and access to healthcare services. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the prevalence of IPV among women in the past 12 months and the prevalence of wasting in children under the age of five at the national level. This study addresses the gap in cross-national research, which remains limited in linking IPV as an indicator of social vulnerability with wasting as …

Radical Right Ideologues In The Age Of Trump: Heralds Of Nihilism, By Ronald Beiner. Routledge, 2026. 160 Pages. $57.99. Isbn 978-1041126812, Joan Braune

Journal of Hate Studies

Philosopher Joan Braune reviews Ronald Beiner’s Radical Right Ideologues in the Age of Trump: Heralds of Nihilism, which examines how fascist ideologues such as Steve Bannon, Aleksandr Dugin, Jason Jorjani, and Costin Alamariu (known online as “Bronze Age Pervert”), invoke philosophers, including Plato, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, in their arguments. It also considers why traditional philosophy departments have hesitated to acknowledge the use of philosophers in right-wing movements and how Beiner manages the risk of validating fascism as intellectual by studying the topic.

On Christian Nationalism: Critical And Theological Perspectives, Edited By David M. Gides And Joan Braune. Routledge, 2026. Routledge Studies In Fascism And The Far Right. 406 Pages. $46.39 Isbn 978-1032805665, Kim Shively

Journal of Hate Studies

Anthropologist Kim Shively reviews On Christian Nationalism: Critical and Theological Perspectives, edited by David M. Gides, a theologian, and Joan Braune, a philosopher. Nineteen authors contribute essays on four topics: defining Christian nationalism, trends in the United States, international and comparative analyses, and theological responses to Christian nationalism. Christian nationalism is a platform for grievance, the contributors argue, and the theme of loss runs throughout the book: nostalgia for an imagined social history and loss or perceived loss of White privilege, with its attendant racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, sexism, and homophobia.

The Legacy Sites: A History Of Racial Injustice, By Equal Justice Initiative. Monacelli, 2026. 280 Pages. $59.95 Isbn 978-1580937320, Roger Davis Gatchet

Journal of Hate Studies

Roger Davis Gatchet, a scholar of communication, reviews The Legacy Sites: A History of Racial Injustice, collectively authored by the Equal Justice Initiative with a forward by founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Rich with photographs and written for a popular audience, The Legacy Sites offers an accessible history of race relations and the struggle for racial justice in the United States, organized by chapters devoted to three sites in Montgomery, Alabama: the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice Museum, and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. The book’s historical narrative adopts a critical tone that reflects the …

Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs To Know, By David Harris. Oxford University Press, 2025. 280 Pages. $18.99. Isbn 978-0197800676, Dov Waxman

Journal of Hate Studies

Political scientist Dov Waxman reviews Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know, authored by David Harris, former chair of the American Jewish Committee. Part of Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know series aimed at general readers, the book provides a basic history of antisemitism through the present, including explaining its relationship to the Holocaust, but it devotes much more attention to what the author alleges is antisemitism on the left, particularly concerning Israel, than to antisemitism on the Far Right, and it fails to engage with or reflect contemporary scholarship on antisemitism.

The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across The Holy Land, By Aziz Abu Sarah And Maoz Inon. Crown, 2026. 240 Pages. $30.00. Isbn 979-8217086511, Jack Shepherd

Journal of Hate Studies

Jack Shepherd, a scholar of tourism studies, reviews Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon’s The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey across the Holy Land. The authors, a Palestinian and an Israeli, have each lost loved ones to violence in the region where they now work promoting peace through tourism and travel. Organized geographically, The Future is Peace moves through Gaza, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the West Bank, Nazareth, and Galilee, telling the histories and providing political context to help readers understand the conflict there.

Teaching Objects Of Hate: The Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorabilia, Sara Moslener

Journal of Hate Studies

Dr. Sara Moslener interviews Dr. David Pilgrim, founder, curator, and director of the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris University. The Jim Crow Museum is undergoing a major renovation that will allow the museum’s more than 30,000 artifacts to be displayed and cared for. They discuss the place of material culture in teaching about racism, sustainability in anti-hate work, and the changing language of anti-hate education. The Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University will celebrate its grand opening with a special presentation at 1 pm on September 30, followed by a ribbon cutting and self-guided tours. At 10 am on …

How Small-Town Conspiracists Have Changed The Country: A Review OfDay Of Reckoning And Chaos Comes Calling, Shane Burley

Journal of Hate Studies

Books reviews include:
Day of Reckoning: How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy, by Mike Wendling. Pluto Press, 2024. 192 pages. $21.94. ISBN 978-0745349718.

Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America, by Sasha Abramsky. Bold Type Books, 2024. 288 pages. $30.00. ISBN 978-1645030430.

The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism In Canada, By Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Aurélie Campana, And Samuel Tanner. Mcgill-Queen’S University Press, 2024. 288 Pages. $29.95. Isbn978-0228022848, Carmen Celestini

Journal of Hate Studies

Carmen Celestini, a scholar of religion, reviews The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada, co-authored by Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Aurélie Campana, and Samuel Tanner. The Great Right North traces the history of the far right in Canada, mapping hate groups by their relationships to political and social institutions and violence as well as their construction of otherness, thereby revealing how such groups are not insular but are in fact responsive to social phenomena. After defining groups as ultra right, racial right, xenophobic right, anti-state militias, freedom conspiracists, or nostalgic racists, The Great Right North identifies commonalities and differences …

Klandamentalism: Bob Jones At The Intersection Of Revivalism, Politics, And White Supremacy, By Camille Kaminski Lewis. Clemson University Press, 2025. Rhetorics Of Conflict. 352 Pages. $128.00. Isbn 978-1638041566, Anderson Rouse

Journal of Hate Studies

A historian by training, Anderson Rouse reviews Camille Kaminski Lewis’s Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy, a study of twentieth century religion and race that examines the fusion of Protestant fundamentalism and Ku Klux Klan activity and ideology. Klandementalism focuses on the work of Bob Jones through archives beyond that of the university that bears his name, illustrating how Bob Jones University became an example of the institutionalization of racialized Protestant politics.

Children No More: Were And Are Gone. Produced By Sheila Nevins, Yael Melamede And Hilla Medalia; Directed By Hilla Medalia. English. 2026; Color; 36 Minutes. Full Story Films, Medalia Productions, And Salty Features, Muzna Rahman

Journal of Hate Studies

Postcolonial studies scholar Muzna Rahman reviews Children No More: Were and Are Gone, Hilla Medalia’s Academy Award-nominated short documentary. The film documents pro-peace Israeli activists who gather regularly in Tel Avivi to hold a silent vigil for Palestinian children killed by Israel forces. Against the backdrop of everyday urban life, the protestors simply hold photos of the children, commemorating their lives rather than their brutal deaths. The images of Palestinian children held by Israeli activities highlights the similarities between the groups, while the rage of passersby reveals the danger that Israelis who advocate for peace face in their work.

Man Up: The New Misogyny And The Rise Of Violent Extremism, By Cynthia Miller-Idriss. Princeton University Press, 2025. 344 Pages. $29.95. Isbn: 978-0691257549, Caron E. Gentry

Journal of Hate Studies

Caron E. Gentry, scholar of gender and international relations, reviews Cynthia Miller-Idriss’s Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism, which examines the relationship between misogyny, from schoolyard bullying to rape; far-right extremism, including extremist violence; and popular culture. Man Up demonstrates that misogynist thinking underpins wider American culture and that the accompanying entitlement and alienation lead to the violence aligned with far-right extremism in the United States.

Sharing Their Journey: A Conversation With Aziz Abu Sarah And Maoz Inon, Laura Morlock

Journal of Hate Studies

Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, a Palestinian and an Israeli, have both lost loved ones to violence. Together, they advocate for peace. Interviewer Laura Morlock speaks with them about their shared journey, including the difficulties they face, how they handle criticism, and the validity of anger.

When The Hood Comes Off: Racism And Resistance In The Digital Age, By Rob Eschmann. University Of California Press, 2023. 312 Pages. $24.95. Isbn 978-0520379749, Stephanie M. Ortiz

Journal of Hate Studies

Sociologist Stephanie M. Ortiz reviews Rob Eschmann’s When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age, which examines how the internet reorganizes the conditions under which racism is expressed, with a focus on higher education. This reorganization allows hate to flourish online even as racism is disavowed in public. Online and offline spaces are not disconnected, though, and digital revelations—revealed when “the hood comes off”—shape offline relationships, institutional trust, campus climate, and students’ sense of safety.

We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions Of A New Elite, By Musa Al-Gharbi. Princeton University Press, 2024. 432 Pages. $35.00. Isbn 978-069123260, Justin Sprague

Journal of Hate Studies

A scholar of women and gender studies, Justin Sprague reviews Musa al-Gharbi’s We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite. Focusing on four “Great Awokenings”—the Great Depression, the introduction of the GI Bill and ensuing counterculture movements of the 1960s, the financial precarity of the 1980s Reagan era, and the 2008 financial crisis and ensuing Occupy Wall Street movement—We Have Never Been Woke highlights the cyclical nature of the ideological/capitalist status quo and peels back the shiny veneer of politically “woke” and ideologically altruistic professionals to reveal how this group upholds a political economy that …

All The Empty Rooms. Produced By Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones, James Costa, And Trevor Burgess; Directed By Joshua Seftel. In English. 2025; Color; 33 Minutes. A Smartypants Production, Distributed By Netflix, Christopher Strain

Journal of Hate Studies

Christopher Strain, an American studies scholar, reviews the Academy Award-winning short documentary All the Empty Rooms. Director Joshua Seftel’s film travels into the bedrooms of American children shot to death at school. Seftel visited children’s families over seven years, profiling in his film four children, ages 9 to 15, documenting the ordinariness of their childhoods before their deaths and the grief of the families they left behind.

Imagining The Possibilities: A Consideration Of Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate, Tracy Wascom

Journal of Hate Studies

Tracy Wascom reviews Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate, a traveling exhibit that refashions books published by a white supremacist group, the Creativity Movement, into art. Books such as The White Man’s Bible and RAHOWA: This Planet is All Ours!, written in the 1980s, were provided to the Montana Human Rights Network by a white supremacist defector. With curator Katie Knight, MHRN then invited artists to repurpose the texts into paintings, sculptures, films, and other artistic investigations of hate. Thirty-eight artists are represented in the current touring exhibit, including Enrique Chagoya, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Jim Riswold, Faith Ringgold, and Clarissa …

Home On The Range: Where Deer And Antelope Compete With Feral Horses For Limited Resources, Katelyn Davies, Hannah B. Klugman, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, David C. Stoner

All Current Publications

Given projections for continued drought conditions in the West, a better understanding of how native wildlife respond to competition with feral horses will be critical for developing effective conservation programs in the future. This fact sheet provides information on feral horses and presents study data comparing their use of water resources with that of native wildlife.

Organic Cherry Pest Management, Marion Murray, Ann Mull

All Current Publications

Tart cherry (Prunus cerasus) and sweet cherry (P. avium) are important commercial crops and popular backyard trees. Tart cherries are commonly processed into dried or canned products, while sweet cherries are generally eaten fresh. Organic cherry production in the Intermountain West can be challenging because of pests such as western cherry fruit fly and arid growing conditions. However, with careful planning and appropriate management practices, it is possible to produce a good crop using organic pest management strategies. This fact sheet outlines general, pest, and disease management options.

Brief Of Professors Mark Storslee, John Meiser, Douglas Laycock, Nathan Chapman, Thomas Berg, Christopher Lund, Michael Helfand, Steven Collis, Meredith Kessler, Carl Esbeck, John Inazu, Asma Uddin, Christopher Hampson, And Kathleen Brady As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioners, Mark Storslee, John A. Meiser, Meredith Holland Kessler

Court Briefs

No. 26-257
Mara Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

From the Summary of Argument

For more than seventy years, this Court has made clear that a state “may not coerce anyone ... to take religious instruction” or use public schools to “force ... religion on any person.” Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306, 314 (1952). For good reason. Doing so advances one of the “true evil[s] of religious establishment" that Founding-era Americans rejected: “the use of government power” to foster “uniformity …

2025 - Nh Forest Products Industry Report, Andrew J. Fast, Basanta Lamsal, Jagdish Poudel, Raju Pokharel

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.