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The Diamond, Feburary 6, 2026, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Sioux County Residents Rally to Protest Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota; Atrium Spends Thousands on Silverware and Dishes Replacement; The Early Graduation Experience at Dordt
• Politics: The Mystery Behind "Havana Syndrome"; Iran Engulfed in Protests; Trump & Greenland
• Feature: Dr. Kari Sandouka - From United Space Alliance to Classrooms; Best Day Ever - Where Coffee & Ministry Meet; Turning Water into Energy - Evangelist Bryce Crawford Launches Christian Energy Drinks; Contemplating the Cosmos - Cosmologies Offered as Core Capstone Course; Dordt Students on the Hunt for Internships
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Leading Where You Live: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study Of Public High School Principals Who Reside In Their School Communities, Joseph Held

Doctorate in Education

Despite extensive scholarship on relational trust, social capital, place-based leadership, and culturally responsive practice, little is known about how a principal’s residency within the school community shapes leadership demands. This qualitative, multi-case study employed semi-structured interviews, reflexive memoing, and cross-case thematic analysis to examine how nine Minnesota high school principals who lived in the urban, suburban, and rural communities they served experienced leadership practice, equity work, and emotional labor. Findings revealed that residency functions as a consequential leadership condition that reorganizes how principals build trust, exercise judgment, engage families, navigate boundaries, and interpret equity-related tensions. Six themes illuminated residency as: …

Ceo Duality And Environmental Efficiency : Empirical Case Study On Chinese Publicly Listed Companies Between 2015-2024, Mariam Ahmed El Taher

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

The paper investigates the potential effects of CEO duality—where the CEO also chairs the board—on environmental efficiency in Chinese listed companies between 2015 and 2024. Energy intensity, or total energy use per unit of revenue, serves as a stand-in for environmental efficiency. In the full sample, CEO duality is consistently linked to higher energy intensity (≈19–27 units; p< 0.01) using firm, year, and (in the pooled models) sector fixed effects with firm-clustered standard errors, suggesting lower environmental efficiency under unified leadership. In line with creditor discipline, market capitalization is typically negative and substantial, headcount is positive, and leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA) is negative. Moderation tests reveal that leverage significantly reduces the duality–inefficiency link (Duality×Leverage ≈ −0.49; p< 0.05), while interactions with board conflicts, working capital, gender diversity, and disclosure/independence are statistically insignificant.

The study uses an instrumental-variable estimation to account for potential endogeneity, where CEO duality may itself be influenced by unobserved firm characteristics or past performance. Diagnostic tests (Anderson LM, Cragg–Donald F, and Sargan) confirm that the instrument, which is based on …

Nahuatl Club | Conversational Nahuatl Practice, Language Learning Center

LAII Events

Join the Nahuatl Club for conversational Nahuatl practice at the Language Learning Center.

"Do We Really Want To Go There? 2025 Fulbright Japan Iea Seminar And Japanese Perceptions Of Study Abroad, Linda Melville

LAII Events

Join the Fulbright Association New Mexico for an active exchange of ideas led by Linda Melville, UNM Director of International Student & Scholar Services and the recent recipient of the International Education Administrators (IEA) award. Lunch will be provided!

RSVP here by Friday, January 30, 2026.

Hilda Kennedy V. New Jersey Court System

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Hilda Kennedy V. New Jersey Court System

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Staff Education To Improve Burnout Awareness And Mental Health Resources Knowledge Among Acute Care Nurses, Saharnaz Haei-Stransky

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Burnout is a significant concern in nursing practice as it is linked to emotional exhaustion, decreased job satisfaction, compromised patient safety, and increased nurse turnover—especially in high-acuity settings. Targeted education is essential to supporting nurse well-being and sustaining high-quality care This doctoral project entailed the implementation of a structured, practice-focused educational intervention to address nurse burnout and limited awareness of mental health resources in an acute care setting. The guiding question was, among acute care nurses, does participation in a one-day educational workshop on burnout and available mental health resources improve knowledge and awareness of burnout prevention compared to before …

191 Audubon Corp. V. Gomez

All Decisions

Court dismissed nonpayment petition under MDL §§ 301 and 302 because two open DOB violations found uses of the building contrary to the certificate of occupancy. Court reaffirmed the well-established principle that MDL §§ 301-302 violations preclude the owner from collecting rent or maintaining a nonpayment proceeding for all units in the building, not merely the units directly implicated by the violation.

Unique People Services, Inc. V. Abramycheve

All Decisions

In this holdover proceeding, the landlord, a supportive housing provider, sought to evict the tenant. The tenant's motions to vacate a default and for the court to appoint an attorney under the "Right to Counsel Law" were denied. The court clarified that the Universal Access to Counsel Law provides access, not an absolute right, to legal services. The court also denied the tenant's motion to vacate a previous default. However, acknowledging the tenant's supportive housing status, the court ordered the landlord to produce documentation regarding the tenant's referral, contemplating the potential appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem.

Diverse Enteric Bacterial, Viral, And Parasitic Pathogen Genes Are Shed In Animal Feces In Indiana, Anna A. Heintzman, Ishi Keenum, Drew Capone

Michigan Tech Publications

Southern Indiana has intensive livestock production, yet species-resolved fecal pathogen and pathogen associated gene profiles are limited. At 10 sites in southern Indiana (April-June 2024), we collected 128 fecal specimens from 10 hosts: pigs (n=12), horses (12), cats (12), chickens (12), dogs (22), white-tailed deer (12), sheep (12), goats (12), cows (12), and humans (10). We extracted and assayed total nucleic acids using a custom 43-target TaqMan Array Card (RT-qPCR). Flotation microscopy was performed on pig and dog stools for helminth ova. In-silico specificity checks were conducted for selected targets due to potential for cross reactivity between pathogen species. Most …

From Commonality To Unity: The Opportunities And Challenges Of Latinxs’ Cross-Racial Alliances With Blacks, Álvaro José Corral

School of Political Science, Public Affairs, Legal and Security Studies Faculty Publications

As a racialized group that is subject to discrimination, US Latinxs are often considered “natural” coalitional partners for Black-led civil rights struggles. Although the BLM movement may serve as a potential site for cross-racial coalition building because both Latinxs and Blacks suffer from racial profiling by law enforcement, the development of a shared status across group boundaries hinges on the interpretation by Latinxs of both their personal- and group-level discrimination experiences. Using the 2020 CMPS, I explore how multiple dimensions of Latinx racial group consciousness (perceptions of discrimination, intra- and intergroup commonality, and racial identity) shape their cross-racial alliances with …

The Normal Gem, December 1889, Vol. Ii, No.3, Florence State Normal School

Documents

Four pages of the December 1889 edition of The Normal Gem newspaper.

The Normal Gem: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Interest of Education in Alabama existed as one of the University of North Alabama’s earliest student news publications. The publication derives its name from the university’s designation as the Florence State Normal School, the first state-supported teachers' college south of the Ohio River, which existed from 1872 through 1928 until the name was once again changed to Florence State College. The newspapers within the collection feature reflections on student life and education from October of 1889 through November of …

Electromagnetic Simulations For Vulnerable Road User Safety In 5g/6g Wireless Systems, Colin Mcnerny

Theses and Dissertations

Protecting vulnerable road users is imperative. As 5G wireless technology matures and 6G standards are established, new operational technology emerges to reduce traffic accidents. There is widespread evidence to support the need for pedestrian awareness in modern traffic ecosystems as a significant number of vulnerable road users are injured or killed every year due to observable traffic failures. Computational electromagnetic (CEM) solvers are used to model, simulate, and analyze the performance of antennas deployed to meet this challenge. Validation studies using the Altair FEKO CEM solver demonstrate scenarios where vulnerable road users are at risk. The simulation data in this …

Artificial Intelligence And Additive Manufacturing As A Coupled Design System: Rethinking Inference, Manufacturability, And Design Education, Charul Chadha, Garth Crosby, Sabit Ekin, Mohamed Gharib, Eman Hammad, Congrui Jin, Ali Ahmad Malik, Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Calahan Mollan, Monsuru Ramoni

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming deeply integrated into additive manufacturing (AM) workflows, reshaping how designers approach geometry, materials, and process constraints. AI holds significant potential by accelerating design exploration, revealing complex patterns in AM behavior, and supporting earlier assessment of manufacturability. At the same time, it introduces new risks related to model transparency, data quality, physical validity, and the potential for overreliance by students and practitioners. This perspective examines these issues through four guiding questions that address the role of AI in AM-enabled design, the gaps that limit or enable AI contribution, the implications for engineering education, and the responsibilities …

Digital-Era Dawn Raids And Proportional Enforcement Approach, Ahmed Saim Pehlivanli, Zeki Emre Kurt

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

Dawn raids remain a cornerstone of competition law enforcement, yet their execution has grown complex in the digital era. Messaging platforms and remote devices increase the risk of on-site deletions, prompting authorities in Türkiye and the EU to adopt a strict-liability stance: any deletion after inspections begin is treated as obstruction per se, regardless of intent, recoverability or probative loss. While this maximises deterrence, it raises concerns of proportionality, privacy and legal certainty. This article argues that enforcement can remain effective and proportionate by shifting towards a harm-sensitive model. Drawing on Turkish and EU decisions, it highlights outlier cases in …

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Perceptions Among Noncollege Young Adults And Tiktok Influencers: Qualitative Study, Amelia Burke-Garcia, Dasha Afanaseva, Erin Cutroneo, Kayla Madden, Angela Sustaita-Ruiz, Estefany Rivera Sanchez, Amy Leader

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a proven and effective tool for preventing several types of cancers, yet vaccination rates among young adults remain suboptimal, particularly among those not enrolled in 4-year colleges. This population can be more difficult to reach due to fewer established institutional touchpoints, limited engagement with campus-based health services, and greater variability in access to preventive care. At the same time, social media has become a dominant source of information for young adults, with TikTok (ByteDance) emerging as one of the most widely used platforms. Approximately 41% of TikTok's users are between the ages of 16 …

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Virginia Poets Database: A Literary and Educational Resource

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The Use Of Storytelling In Covid-19 Vaccine Promotion: A Scoping Review Of Interventions And Campaigns, Suha Ballout, Sabreen A Darwish, Patricia J Kelly, Teresa Keller, Ross Shegog, Basil H Aboul-Enein

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: The development of the COVID-19 vaccine, a groundbreaking scientific advancement, also fueled vaccine hesitancy mainly due to vaccine misinformation and the limited public understanding of the new technology and its rapid pace of development and deployment. A variety of public health communication strategies have been used that include engaging the community in identifying and developing messages, using culturally appropriate communication methods, applying behavioral health principles, and storytelling. The purpose of this scoping review was to assess the most relevant evidence from the research literature on storytelling interventions to mitigate COVID vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic.

Methods: A scoping review …

Sga 57 Senate 2026-02-06 Minutes, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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Sga 57 Senate 2026-02-06 Agenda, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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A Quality Improvement Staff Education To Reduce Mental Health Stigma Among Healthcare Professionals, Chinwe Anthonia Chukwumerije

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental health stigma among healthcare professionals remains a barrier to help-seeking behaviors, workforce well-being, and psychological safety. This Doctor of Nursing Practice project addressed a practice gap by providing standardized, evidence-based staff education to reduce mental health stigma. The practice-focused question examined whether implementing an evidence-based staff education guideline improved healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and confidence regarding mental health stigma. An evidence-based educational intervention was developed using the ADDIE instructional design model and informed by an integrative literature review. The intervention was delivered through structured staff education sessions and evaluated using pre- and post-intervention design. Results demonstrated improved knowledge of …

Impact Of Electronic Immunization Record On Accurate Clinical Decision-Making In Ghana, Jacob B. Arhin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The increasing complexity of healthcare delivery in Ghana highlighted the need for accurate and timely data-driven decision-making in clinical settings. The study examined how implementation affects the accuracy of immunization records, the speed of clinical decision-making, and overall immunization coverage rates in Ghanaian healthcare facilities. A quasi-experimental, cross-sectional design was used to compare clinical encounters in facilities that implemented the EIR with those that continued using paper-based systems. The Technology Acceptance Model guided the assessment of how healthcare providers’ perceptions of the EIR affected system utilization, while the Data-Driven Decision-Making framework and Anderson’s Behavioral Health Theoretical Model provided additional conceptual …

Staff Education To Nurse Practitioners On Proper Std Treatment, Jolanda Monique Amey

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project implemented a structured staff education project to strengthen nurse practitioner knowledge related to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in a public health setting. Nurse practitioners often serve as the primary providers of sexually transmitted disease care for underserved and uninsured populations. Maintaining current knowledge of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment guidelines is essential to reducing reinfection, limiting transmission, and promoting safe, evidence-based care. When guideline knowledge is inconsistent or outdated, opportunities for appropriate treatment may be missed. The practice-focused question guiding this project was “Among nurse practitioners in …

Genome And Transcriptome-Wide Analyses Identify Multiple Candidate Genes And A Significant Polygenic Contribution In Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Sébastien Thériault, Jacob A Holdcraft, Dinara Sharipova, Adèle Faucherre, Radoslaw M Debiec, Gina M Peloso, Baravan Al-Kassou, Sary Aranki, Elena Ashikhmina Swan, Andrea Ballotta, Michele Bellino, Hanna M Björck, Anne Sophie Boureau, Peter S Braund, François Corriveau, François Dagenais, Lasse Folkersen, Amalia Forte, Michael D Francke, Alessandro Frigiola, Svetlana Gorbatov, Dongchuan Guo, Karam M Habchi, Mahyar Heydarpour, Eric M Isselbacher, Chris Jopling, Fabien Laporte, Solena Le Scouarnec, Zhonglin Li, Peter Lichtner, Carlo Maj, Hasanga D Manikpurage, Christopher P Nelson, Thy B Nguyen, Russell A Norris, Chin Siang Ong, Philippe Pibarot, Tanmoy Roychowdhury, Berardo Sarubbi, Floriane Simonet, Thoralf Sundt, Ida Surakka, Idit Tessler, Cristen J Willer, Susanne Wittmann, Bo Yang, Igor Berezovets, Stefanie A Doppler, Martina Dreßen, Katharina Knoll, Thomas Puehler, Heribert Schunkert, Jean-François Avierinos, Malenka M Bissell, Aidan P Bolger, Yohan Bossé, Eduardo Bossone, María Brion, Rodolfo Citro, Carlo De Vincentiis, G Michael Deeb, Alessandro Della Corte, Christian Dina, Ronen Durst, Stephan Ensminger, Per Eriksson, Arturo Evangelista, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Dan Gilon, Betti Giusti, Simon L Hetherington, Gordon S Huggins, Markus Krane, Thierry Le Tourneau, Giuseppe Limongelli, Patrick Mathieu, David Messika-Zeitoun, Hector I Michelena, Dianna Milewicz, Jochen D Muehlschlegel, David R Murdock, Georg Nickenig, Stefano Nistri, Markus M Nöthen, Francesca Pluchinotta, Siddharth K Prakash, Nilesh J Samani, Jean-Jacques Schott, Tom R Webb, Stéphane Zaffran, Salim Abdelilah-Seyfried, Kim Eagle, Johannes Schumacher, Teresa Trenkwalder, Simon Body

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a frequent congenital heart defect with a high heritability. Despite this, only a limited number of genes have been associated with the disease, and the molecular mechanisms remain unexplained in most cases. This study aimed to further understand the genetic architecture of BAV.

Methods: A genome-wide association study meta-analysis including 9631 cases among 65 677 participants was performed. Genes were prioritized using transcriptomic analyses based on RNA sequencing in relevant tissues, including human fetal and adult aortic valves. The impact of the knockdown or knockout of 4 candidate genes on cardiac development was verified …

Tracking Focal Adhesion Turnover: A Novel Reporter For Fa-Phagy Flux, Kuizhi Qu, Mengjun Dai, Ying Jiang, Sophie Liu, John P Hagan, Louise D Mccullough, Zhen Xu, Yan-Ning Rui

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Focal adhesions (FAs) are critical multi-protein complexes regulating cell adhesion, migration, and survival, and their dysregulation contributes to cancer metastasis and vascular diseases. Despite extensive research on FA formation, little is known about FA turnover, particularly its regulation by autophagy. This study introduces a novel tandem fluorescence reporter capable of tracking the entire FA-phagy flux, from autophagosome formation to lysosomal degradation. The reporter, based on a red–green fluorescence system with a lysosome-specific cleavage site, integrates seamlessly into endogenous focal adhesion complexes, demonstrating sensitivity and specificity to autophagy stimuli. Validated in multiple cell lines, the tool revealed dynamic FA-phagy responses to …

The Western Curriculum And Identity Conflict Among Pakistani Students, Tauqeer Abdullah, Johar Ali

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Education systems play a critical role in shaping students’ cultural identities in an increasingly globalized world. In Pakistan, the growing presence of international schools following Western curricula exposes students to values that often diverge from local traditions. Drawing on Erikson’s identity theory, Berry’s acculturation model, and Tajfel and Turner’s social identity theory, this study examines how Western curricula influence students’ self-perception, identity conflict, and cultural alienation. Data were collected from 324 students (179 males, 145 females) enrolled in O-level and A-level programs across five international schools in Lahore, Punjab, using a cross-sectional survey design. The results indicate that Western curricula …

How Disaster Risk Shapes Voter Turnout, Laura Brugger, Pedro Spindler-Ruiz, J.S. Onesimo Sandoval

Center for Social Development Research

Climate disasters are intensifying. With the intensification comes a growing threat to democracy in the United States and to the communities that depend on fair representation. When disaster strikes, barriers arise that can silence voters, especially in communities already facing systemic inequality. This brief presents findings from an analysis of precinct-level turnout in the 2020 U.S. presidential election across over 2,000 precincts in the three cities. The cities were chosen for their size, diversity, and exposure to climate threats: hurricanes in Miami, Florida, wildfires in Los Angeles, California, and flooding in San Antonio, Texas. The findings underscore the need to …

Malaysia’S Social Media And Virtual Communities: Investigating Digital Engagement, Social Problem Management, And Economic Mobility, Muhammad Ridhwan Sarifin, Nur Hafizah Yusoff, Muhamad Hariz Muhamad Adnan

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study explores the evolving role of social media in shaping users’ digital engagement, social problem management, psychological well-being, and economic mobility in Malaysia. A total of 374 respondents participated in an online survey, selected using purposive sampling to capture active users across diverse age, income, and educational backgrounds. The study employed a structured questionnaire with Likert-scale items to evaluate perceptions of virtual community participation. Linear regression and moderation analysis were conducted to determine how social media usage predicts social issue management, emotional and social needs fulfillment, and economic opportunity access. Digital literacy was tested as a moderator between social …

Sahara Management Development & Construction Corp. V. Reyes

All Decisions

The landlord initiated a holdover proceeding against the tenant, and the parties subsequently entered into a stipulation of settlement. Under the stipulation, the landlord agreed to provide a rent-stabilized lease, and the tenant agreed to provide occupant information. The stipulation included a default clause allowing the tenant to restore the matter if the landlord failed to provide the lease. The landlord moved to restore the matter and for a final judgment of possession and warrants of eviction, citing a default by the tenant. The court denied the landlord's motion, holding that stipulations must be construed by their plain language, and …