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Uc Transcript 2025-12-03, Northern Illinois University

University Council Archives

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Improving Palliative Care Knowledge And Intentions Among Great Plains American Indians: Efficacy Results From A Randomized Clinical Trial Testing A Culture-Centric Palliative Care Message, Mary J. Isaacson, Kah Meng (Charlie) Soh, Christopher S. Wichman, Gina Johnson, Kelly Le Beaux, Semhar Michael, Lisa Sparks, Karla M. Hunter

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

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Genomic Annotation And Biological Characterization Of Three Novel Gordonia Rubripertincta Bacteriophages, Sri Rishitha Nannapaneni

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis, with 1 in 6 bacterial infections being resistant to antibiotics and causing 40 million deaths between 1990 and 2021 worldwide. This threat has resulted in the demand for alternative therapies, like bacteriophage therapy which uses viruses to treat bacterial infections by killing them. Gordonia rubripertincta is a gram-positive bacterium that is found in various habitats: water, soil, and on the exterior of plants. Gordonia species are rare, however, they are emerging as opportunistic human pathogens that may cause various infections in any individual. G. rubripertincta infections occur from surgical complications with a catheter …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 03, 2025, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

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December 3, 2025 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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Trends In Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence Among Adults With Type 1 Diabetes In The Usa, Orighomisan Freda Agboghoroma, Kory R. Heier, Omer Atac, Meredith S. Duncan, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Mary E. Lacy

Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common complication and major cause of mortality in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This study quantifies the prevalence of CVD among commercially insured adults with T1D in the USA from 2017 to 2021, overall and among age-defined and sex-defined subgroups. Research design and methods We used Merative MarketScan nationwide commercial insurance claims database (2017–2021) to identify adults ≥20 years with T1D (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes). CVD ascertainment was based on ICD-10 codes for myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and stroke. Comorbidities included …

Viability Of Widely Used Encryption Schemes In Drone Transmission, Emanuel Yasir Nelson

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

This paper presents throughout research on the security issues related to drone transmission. These topics were addressed and explained, in particular the aspects relating to cybersecurity, for utmost clarity. These include threats and vulnerabilities, drone transmission the impact of encryption on latency, and the details of the encryption methods AES-128, AES-256, and ChaCha20 that were used in the experiment described in the paper. Each encryption method performance was measured and outputted by the Python code developed and used in the experiment. Afterwards, the performance of each method was analyzed in relation to their decryption time, encryption time, end to end …

Fsec Meeting Minutes December 3, 2025, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

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Social Thinking And Me: Effectiveness For A Middle School Student, Grace Vetter

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

This project explored the effects of the Social Thinking and Me intervention curriculum with an eighth-grade male student diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anger aggression. The student engaged in disruptive behaviors such as stomping, growling, and refusal, which interfered with student learning. The student was taught using the Social Thinking and Me curriculum, which targets self-regulation, self-awareness, social problem-solving, and empathetic communication. The intervention was delivered in one-on-one sessions for nine weeks, supplemented by classroom support. The student’s goal was to increase his use of social thinking strategies when frustrated. …

Commonwealth Times 2025-12-03

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Talinghaga At/Ng Pakikibaka: Pagsusuri Sa Mga Pahayag Ng All Up Academic Employees Union - Los Baños, 2019-2020, Cris Lanzaderas, Jennifer Cruz Delfin, Rowell Madula

Dalumat: Multikultural at Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal sa Araling Filipino

Mahalaga sa anomang organisasyong panlipunan ang mabisang pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga pinagsisilbihan nito. Sa kaso ng mga unyon, tungkulin nito ang regular na pakikipagkomunikasyon sa mga miyembro at hindi miyembro nito hinggil sa iba’t ibang usaping may kaugnayan sa sariling kagalingan at kagalingan ng mga kapwa manggagawa. Isa na sa mga paraang ito ang paglalabas ng mga pahayag o statement. Nagagamit din ang pahayag bilang isang kasangkapan sa paglalatag ng tindig at paniniwala ng mga kasapi nito sa isang partikular na isyu. Para sa papel na ito, sinuri ng mga mananaliksik ang dalawampu’t anim (26) na pahayag o statement ng All …

Sa Madaling Sabi: Rebyu Ukol Sa Plain Language, Ariel U. Bosque

Dalumat: Multikultural at Multidisiplinaryong E-Journal sa Araling Filipino

Layunin ng rebyu ng literaturang maisakasaysayan ang plain language (PL), matalakay ang mga global na praktika nito, at masarbey ang ambag ng mga Pilipinong iskolar sa larangan. Makikita sa dulo ng rebyu ang sintesis ng mga natuklasan at direksiyon para sa kalagayan ng PL. Mauugat ang kasaysayan ng PL mula sa mga pagsisikap na gawing malinaw ang teknikal na pagsulat noong ika-16 siglo hanggang sa patuloy na pagsigla nito sa iba’t ibang panig ng daigdig. Kabilang naman sa mga prominenteng praktika ng plain language sa ibang bansa ang: Klarspråk (Sweden), Le Langage Clair (France), Lenguaje Claro (Spain), Leichte Sprache at …

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Rock, Rock, ‘Til You Drop: How Acid Rock Amplified The Counterculture Rebellion Of The 60s And 70s, Evan Bauer

Honors Projects

Acid rock’s rise to the top was aided by unprecedented times in American history. A collision of forces such as anti-war sentiment, youth rebellion, and the emergence of lysergic diethylamide exploded into a generation changing era of peace, love, violence, and above all else, music. Through the early years of acid rock's dominance, the outspoken virtues of the artists were held dear to their fans and listeners across the country, who never had to question its authenticity. Acid rock’s popularity was unlike anything the American people had ever seen, with major weekend long events which captivated the media and the …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes December 3, 2025, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes for December 3, 2025.

"From Trauma To Triumph: The Unyielding Advocacy Of Mukwege, Murad, And Mam", Bushra Amin

INRW/Coreq Student Showcase

Fall 2025 Student Showcase

The Lumberjack, December 03, 2025

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Reinforcement Learning-Guided Large Language Model Fine-Tuning For Privacy-Preserving Text Rewriting, Zhan Shi, Yefeng Yuan, Liang Cheng, Yuhong Liu

Computer Science and Engineering

The advancement of machine learning systems depends on large-scale, high-quality datasets. However, corpora drawn from user-generated and proprietary domains are often laden with sensitive information, posing significant privacy, security, and compliance risks. Conventional anonymization methods, which focus on removing explicit identifiers, can degrade downstream performance and leave the more nuanced challenge of implicit privacy leakage unresolved. This form of leakage allows for sensitive attributes such as author identity, demographics, or personality to be inferred from writing style alone. To address this, we present a privacy-preserving text rewriting framework based on guided reinforcement learning. Our approach features a composite reward function …

Presenteeism Among Health Care Personnel With Covid-19, James C. Crosby, Eliezer Santos Leon, Brian Chinnock, Karisa K. Harland, Anusha Krishnadasan, Nicholas M. Mohr, Ian D. Plumb, Melissa Briggs Hagen, Kelli Wallace, David A. Talan, Project Prevent Network, Anne Zepeski, Tracy Young, Howard A. Smithline, Lilly C. Lee, Stephen C. Lim, Et Al

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

IMPORTANCE: Presenteeism-defined as continuing to work during an illness-poses a public health risk in the workplace and is especially hazardous within health care institutions where vulnerable patients may be exposed to nosocomial infections. Understanding the frequency and characteristics of health care personnel (HCP) who report presenteeism while ill with COVID-19 may help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread in hospitals and other health care institutions. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of presenteeism among HCP with symptomatic COVID-19, and to evaluate the demographic, occupational, and clinical factors associated with it. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This is an observational cohort study that uses data from …

The College Voice, Vol. 62, No. 7 [December 3, 2025], Connecticut College

2025-2026

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18 To Buy, Any Age To Die: Why Do Americans Fear Gun Control Amidst Rampant Gun Violence?, Taylor Gadsden-Deterville

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

In the first 303 days of 2025, there were 350+ mass shootings in the United States. Recent research has shown mass shootings are one of the primary fears among Americans, and if unaddressed, could continue to cause political and social division. Using the Chapman University Survey on American Fears (CSAF), a national representative sample of American adults, my research highlights the influence of primary factors such as gender, political orientation, and media intake. This research will examine the correlation between gun violence and opposition to weapon regulation. Mass shootings have become rampant in spaces that should be safe, like schools, …

A Life Raft In The Storm: An Arts-Based Self-Study Of Teacher Burnout And Renewal In Special Education, Rebecca Snyder

Theses and Dissertations from DePaul University

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How Does The Intersectionality Of Race, Gender, And Organizational Culture Influence The Utilization And Consequences Of Code-Switching Among Black Men In Executive-Level Positions Within Nonprofit Settings?, Lepra George

Dissertations (1934 -)

Black men in executive roles within U.S. nonprofit organizations lead under racialized and gendered expectations that shape when and how they are perceived as leader-like. This qualitative study examines how these leaders interpret their lived experiences of code-switching, across speech and broader self-presentation, within White-normed nonprofit cultures. Guided by intersectionality and informed by impression-management theory, the study employed an interpretivist, phenomenological design and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with six Black male executives. Four themes emerged: (1) Black Male Leaders Consciously Navigate Authentic Identity, balancing cultural self-expression with perceived professionalism; (2) Confronting the Race–Gender Double Bind in …

Mental Wellness: Breaking Down Barriers To Mental Health Treatment For Veterans, Merita Dallta

Capstones

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Elementary Reading Teachers’ Experiences Implementing Individualized Instruction, Laura E. Ellis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Second-grade through fourth-grade teachers face challenges associated with implementing individualized reading instruction to address learning differences. A deeper understanding of teachers’ experiences can help inform future educational policies targeting educators who instruct struggling readers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of elementary reading teachers who use individualized instruction to support diverse learners. The study was grounded in Tomlinson’s model of differentiated instruction, which served as the guiding conceptual framework. Using a basic qualitative design, this study’s central research question explored elementary teachers’ experiences with individualized instructional practices. Data were collected through open-ended semistructured interviews with …

Building A Data-Driven Security Ai Framework Using Machine Learning Models, Christopher Chan Vi

Master's Theses

This research project explores a modern approach to Intrusion Detection System (IDS) anomaly detection by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Large Language Models (LLM), and Explainable AI (XAI). The purpose is to assess the effectiveness of these technologies in enhancing the understanding of intrusion events. This research study addresses the challenges of threshold determination and the interpretability of anomaly detection results. The proposed solution involves an LLM-based framework with XAI capabilities, integrated with a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, to provide clear explanations for detected anomalies, utilizing both custom and pre-trained datasets. The study navigated inherent challenges, including …

Towards Resilient Data Governance: An Industry Study On Practitioner Perspectives On The Current State Of Data Governance, Anthony Mazzarella Iii

Theses and Dissertations

Experts agree that data governance is crucial for managing data as an asset, yet in practice, it remains inconsistently defined, unevenly implemented, and poorly understood. Earlier industry studies offered valuable descriptive benchmarks of governance adoption and professional roles, but provided limited theoretical insight and little empirical evidence explaining how governance functions within organizations. Building on this foundation, the current research offers a more substantial and analytically rigorous contribution by transforming descriptive observations into empirical explanations. Through a collaborative academic–industry partnership, the study utilizes a global survey of 565 respondents (348 valid cases) to analyze governance structures, motivations, challenges, and the …

Molecularly Imprinted Polymer For The Removal Of Nutrients From Water: Synthesis, Application, Performance And Limitation, Emmanuella Anang, Abolade Busari

Faculty Publications

Nutrient contamination is a major contributor to eutrophication and water quality degradation worldwide. Conventional treatment technologies often lack selectivity and efficiency in complex aquatic environments, highlighting the need for advanced materials with tailored recognition capabilities. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have emerged as promising adsorbents for nutrient remediation due to their high selectivity, stability and reusability. This review synthesizes recent progress on the synthesis strategies of MIPs. Applications of MIPs in removing phosphate, nitrate and ammonia from water are critically examined, with particular attention to adsorption performance under varying environmental conditions. The limitations of current systems, including modest adsorption capacities, incomplete …

Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

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Lindenwood Digest, December 3, 2025, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

December 3, 2025 issue of The Lindenwood Digest.

Campus Events & Announcements: Call for volunteers for Winterfest and the "Late Night Breakfast Rewind" event (December 8). The Office for Research and Creative Activity announced the opening of the PRIDE Fund mini-cycle for student-centered projects.

Administrative & Faculty Updates: Fall 2025 final grades are due December 15; includes specific instructions on entering special grades (AF, N, I, AH, BH). Marketing and Communications announced a freeze on new website/digital requests until January 5, 2026.

Faculty & Staff Recognition: "Q2 Moments" recognition for Dr. Travis McMaken (Communications), Lis Ziegenfuss (Financial Aid), Jim Bosnick …