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Shu World Review- October 20th 2025, Diplolab

SHU World Review

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Characterization Of Chemoresistant Cell Populations Improves Risk Stratification And Therapy Prediction In Pediatric Aml, Mohammad Javad Najafpanah, Alexandra M Stevens, Michael J Krueger, Max Rochette, Sohani Sandhu, Lana Kim, Hua-Sheng Chiu, Jessica Epps, Sonal Somvanshi, Barry Zorman, Maria Rodriguez Martinez, Marianna Rapsomaniki, Susanne Unger, Burkhard Becher, Joanna S Yi, Tsz-Kwong Man, Michele S Redell, Pavel Sumazin

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Most pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (pAML) patients achieve complete remission after chemotherapy, yet relapse is common, with nearly 40% ultimately dying of the disease. Prognosis is currently assessed using cytogenetic biomarkers and measurable residual disease after the first chemotherapy cycle, with the highest risk patients referred for stem cell transplantation (SCT) at first remission. Because aggressive therapies such as SCT are highly toxic, yet cures after relapse are rare, accurate early risk prediction is essential for improving outcomes. To address this need, we analyzed paired diagnosis-relapse samples from 33 pAML patients at single-cell resolution and identified chemoresistant cell populations whose …

The Symbiotic Harm Of A Criminal Record, Ericka B. Adams, Elsa Y. Chen, Sarah E. Lageson

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Having a criminal record significantly alters a person’s life chances, decreasing their opportunities for employment, housing, student loans, voting, public benefits, and more. The collateral consequences of criminal convictions, or the civil restrictions that follow criminal convictions, are well documented. However, because individuals are connected to families and communities, it is impossible to isolate the effects of punishment to only the persons holding criminal records. Instead, the effects of criminal records might be best understood as a set of symbiotic harms, marked by relational and interdependent effects. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 59 expungement-eligible persons and 69 community representatives, this …

Biallelic Loss-Of-Function Variants In C19orf44 Lead To Retinal Degeneration, Hafiz Muhammad Jafar Hussain, Wang Meng, Yumei Li, Sabika Firasat, Mark E Pennesi, Michael B Gorin, Bin Guan, Rebecca Lynn Clark, Emma Fale-Olsen, Ranya Al Rawi, Aime Agather, Laryssa A Huryn, Paul Yang, Anna Matynia, Rui Chen

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of disorders often resulting in progressive vision loss, ultimately leading to blindness. A significant portion of their genetic causes remain unresolved, partly due to undiscovered disease-associated genes or variants. This study aimed to identify novel genetic links to IRDs.

Methods: All patients underwent comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation, including retinal imaging (fundus autofluorescence and macular optical coherence tomography) and electroretinogram testing. Whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing were performed on patients with clinically unsolved IRD, and data were analysed using an in-house pipeline to identify causal variants. Subsequently, Sanger sequencing was performed to …

Optic Pathway Abscess Caused By Clostridium Septicum Endophthalmitis From Colon Adenocarcinoma Requiring Incision And Drainage Of Optic Nerve And Chiasm, Matthews Lan, David P. Bray, Joseph Schaefer, Arbaz A. Momin, Aria Mahtabfar, Charlotte Marous, Christopher J Farrell

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

Background and importance: Optic pathway abscess formation is a rare clinical entity. To date, there are no reports of optic pathway abscess formation due to Clostridium septicum, secondary to colon adenocarcinoma. We present a video case report of a unique patient found to have C. septicum optic pathway abscess requiring craniotomy for incision and drainage of optic nerve/chiasm.

Clinical presentation: A 62-year-old woman presented with acute-onset right eye vision loss and rapidly progressive proptosis, chemosis, elevated intraocular pressure, and ophthalmoplegia requiring emergent canthotomy with cantholysis. MRI brain and orbits with and without contrast revealed enhancement of right posterior sclera …

A Comparison Of Mathematics Intervention Methods: Overcoming Learning Loss Caused By Covid-19, Adam Goosby

College of Education

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruptions to the educational system and exposed weakness within the structures that resulted in measurable regression in student achievement across all academic domains, but most notably mathematics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of two distinct methods of mathematics interventions provided to middle-grade students with the intent to begin to overcome the learning loss. Through the lens of the Expectancy-Value theory, the study emphasizes the importance of mathematics achievement and its role in building student capacity and establishing a growth mindset. The study employed a series of repeated-measures ANOVAs and a …

Goals Reconsidered: From Brute Prelusory States Of Affairs To The Lusory Complexity Of Sport, Francisco Javier López Frías

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

In this paper, I examine Bernard Suits’ conceptualization of goals in his influential definition of gameplay, focusing on how his account falls short of capturing the complexity of sporting practices. Suits famously describes games as voluntary attempts to overcome unnecessary obstacles in achieving an identifiable state of affairs. By referring to this state of affairs as the prelusory goal of games, he frames gameplay as structured teleologically around this goal, converting it into the most fundamental element of his notion of gameplay. Although elegant and very intuitive, this conception of games raises tensions when applied to the complex, multilayered activities …

Aaa Wellness Connection: Awareness, Assistance, And Advancement To Promote Associate Well-Being, Hephzibah Edwin, Rachel Watkins

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This educational activity describes an organization's commitment and leadership support to promoting a healthy work environment. The project explores the engagement of associates through the organizational wellness connection using a AAA model - to promote awareness, assistance, and attainment of associate well-being and foster their physical and emotional health.

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A Commitment To Impact Racism In Healthcare: An Academic And Healthcare Institution Partnership, Christine W. Abbyad, Elizabeth Polinard, Tiffany N. Ricks

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Potential benefits are considerable when addressing perinatal racism in nursing school is then expounded upon in new hire residency programs. Such an effort was undertaken in a Texas city involving collaboration between a university nursing professor and a nursing research scientist and nurse educator working within a local healthcare system.

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The Utilization Of Self-Tracking Technologies For Managing Nurses’ Shift Work Related Fatigue: A Study Protocol, Soyoung Choi, Jooyoung Seo

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This study will provide insights on utilizing self-tracking technologies to improve the health and well-being of professional nurses in clinical settings. The presenter will introduce the synthesis of existing literature on the effects of self-tracking health behaviors and the future mixed-methods study protocol.

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Rejecting The Unitary Executive, Christine Kexel Chabot

Utah Law Review

Critics have dismissed originalism as an empty methodology. They claim it is incapable of resolving our most important constitutional disputes, including the debate over the unitary executive. While unitary scholars assert that Article II grants the President an indefeasible power to remove all subordinates at will, their purportedly originalist interpretation conflicts with significant historical evidence. The Supreme Court’s apparent move toward an indefeasible removal power has proceeded as though this underlying historical indeterminacy is either irrelevant or does not exist. This Article offers a new way to bridge the disconnect between historical disputes over the unitary executive and public meaning …

A Letter To Faculty Mentors And Current Sbg Readers From The Editor In Chief, Josephine A. Ruggiero

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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The Free Press Vol. 57, Issue 5, 10-20-2025, Julz Levesque, Caraline Squires

Free Press, The

Crewe Center Opens Its Doors To The Public--USM M.A.S.H. Hosts BBQ and Resource Fair--Osher School of Music Begins iPad Pilot Testing--Campus Events Dwindle in Students Attending--The Deaf Culture Festival--Maine Senate Race Heats Up--DOJ's Voter Data Grab Meets Resistance from Maine--The Legality and Possibility of a Third Presidential Term--You Should Still Get Vaccinated This Year

Decarbonization Is Happening In U.S. Higher Education, But Carbon Neutrality Goals Alone Are Not Delivering It, Alexander R. Barron, Nubraz F. Khan, Greta Anesko, Emma S. Larsen, Junwen Ding, Shey P. Sanges, Aaron L. Strong

Environmental Science and Policy: Faculty Publications

Carbon neutrality emerged as an overall framework for climate action several decades ago, with the assumption that institutions would follow a carbon management hierarchy - reducing their own emissions (i.e. decarbonization) and relying on high-quality offsets to address any residual emissions. In practice, offsets and other accounting-based emissions reductions have often dominated both discussion and action. However, sector-wide studies examining the balance between decarbonization and offsetting have been limited. Here, we examine 23 U.S. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that have declared carbon neutrality and contrast their direct (Scope 1) greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts with a broader universe of U.S. …

Navigating New Technology: A Phenomenological Study Into Technology Coaches’ Experiences During Ai Expansion In Schools, Elizabeth K. Wrzesinski

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly influencing instructional practices in K–12 education, yet most states have not issued clear, binding policies to guide its integration. As a result, local school systems and support staff must interpret emerging guidance and determine how AI should be used in classrooms. This study examined how system-level technology coaches in the Deep South experience and support AI adoption in contexts where state guidance is advisory rather than mandatory. This qualitative phenomenological study used questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with technology coaches, and a content analysis of AI-related state and local policy guidance. Participants included technology coaches who …

Battling The Clock: Retroactive Remedies And Constitutional Rights In Veterans’ Benefits, Xuting Zhang

NULR Online

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Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Sumac Fruit By Microwave And Traditional Methods: Characterization, Anticancer, And Antimicrobial Activities, Melek Hinis, Tuğçe Karaduman Yeşi̇ldal, Demet Erdönmez, Ayfer Menteş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) was carried out with sumac fruit extract using a microwave-assisted (MWA) method and a traditional method (TDM). The properties of nanoparticles synthesized by both methods were characterized and compared.Although both methods are environmentally friendly, the MWA method was faster, more efficient, and economical. When creating Ag-NPs, variables like temperature, pH, reaction duration, extract concentration, and silver ion concentration were considered. The production of Ag-NPs was confirmed by ultraviolet–visible spectra that displayed the surface plasmon resonance band centered at 433 and 436 nm in the MWA and TDM techniques, respectively. The results of the scanning …

Ten Lessons In Public–Private Partnerships To Create Good Jobs, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, Bridget Timmeney

Reports

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Outcomes Following A Behaviour Change Intervention Within Hospitals To Improve Birth Registrations And Hospital Utilisation For Aboriginal And/Or Torres Strait Islander Infants: A Quasi-Experimental And Cohort Study, K. R. Mcauley, Natalie Ann Strobel, Daniel M. Christensen, Karen Margaret R. Edmond, Peter N. Jacoby, Daniel L. Mcaullay

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Objectives The primary objective was to determine whether a behaviour change intervention delivered to hospital staff would (1) improve the proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) babies being registered and (2) reduce hospital admissions and emergency presentations for babies < 6 months old. The secondary objective was an observational analysis to determine factors that might influence the proportion of registered Aboriginal births in Western Australia (WA). Design Quasi-experimental design and cohort study. Setting Five tertiary birthing hospitals in WA. Participants The intervention was delivered to health service providers who were in the five tertiary birthing hospitals. Outcome data were collected on Aboriginal babies born between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2018 who were delivered within these hospitals. Babies in the control group (n=226) were born 6months before the intervention and intervention babies (n=232) were born 6months following the intervention. For the secondary objective, there were 4573 babies included in the analysis. Interventions A behaviour change intervention delivered to hospital staff in five hospitals. Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcomes were the proportion of babies who were registered and whether a baby had been admitted to hospital or an emergency department by 3 and 6 months old. The secondary outcome was to determine factors that might influence the proportion of registered Aboriginal births in WA (cohort study). Results There was evidence of a 38% reduction in emergency presentations within 6months for babies born to hospitals 6months following the staff training (OR 0.62, 95%CI 0.42 to 0.91), and little evidence of improvements in birth registrations, hospital admissions within 3 or 6months of birth or emergency department presentations within 3months of birth. Of the 4573 babies included in the cohort study, 3769 (82.4%) babies had their births registered and 804 (17.6%) babies did not. Factors that were associated with not having a birth registered included low birth weight babies with a 34% decrease in odds of having a registered birth compared with those with a normal birth weight (adjusted OR (aOR) 0.66, 95%CI 0.51 to 0.86). Timing of first antenatal visit was associated with reduced odds of having a birth registered if this occurred in the second (aOR 0.77, 95%CI 0.64 to 0.93) or third trimester (aOR 0.59, 95%CI 0.45 to 0.77) compared with the first trimester. Conclusions Our study identifies the complexities surrounding birth registrations and improved hospital utilisation for Aboriginal babies, the importance of targeted interventions and ongoing efforts needed to address this issue comprehensively.

Impact Of Information Security Awareness Training On Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior: A K-12 Case Study, Michael S. Robbins, Christopher Robbins

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

Abstract— Information security breaches remain a serious threat across all sectors, often exploiting human factors rather than technical flaws. This study examines how a structured Information Security Awareness (ISA) training program influences employees’ knowledge of security policies, attitudes towards those policies, and self-reported security behaviors within a K-12 educational environment. A quantitative pre-test/post-test design was employed with 201 staff members (administrators, teachers, and support personnel) in a public school district. Participants completed the Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q) before and after undergoing an interactive cybersecurity training program. Statistical analysis revealed a significant improvement in information security knowledge, attitudes, …

Denial And Attribution Strategies In Saudi Judicial Rulings On Cybercrimes: A Forensic Linguistic Analysis, Bandar Subail Al-Shammari Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

This research examines the linguistic strategies employed by defendants in cybercrime cases within the Saudi judicial system to deny responsibility or shift it elsewhere, based on a sample of documented court rulings issued between 1433 and 1435 AH. The rulings reveal recurring patterns of denial, such as claims of shared use of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or devices, or reliance on moral, religious, and cultural justifications. The study employs a composite theoretical framework that integrates Speech Act Theory, evidentiality, epistemic modality, and critical discourse analysis. The findings indicate that judges give greater weight to direct technical evidence when it conflicts …

Perceived Neighborhood Cohesion And Well-Being During The Covid-19 Pandemic In The U.S., Jennifer W. Robinette, Brooke Jenkins, Nicole-Marie Duran, David A. Frederick

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

The U.S. entered a “second pandemic” characterized by depression and loneliness after the initial outbreak of COVID-19. These psychological consequences have driven researchers to identify protective factors during this crisis. The present study tested whether perceived neighborhood cohesion, or that neighbors trust and count on one another, related to fewer depressive symptoms and less loneliness as the pandemic unfolded. Two waves of data were collected online from the same adults in April and October, 2020 (N = 1,928). People who reported greater neighborhood cohesion had fewer depressive symptoms (b = −1.01, p <  0.001) and were less lonely (b = −0.20, p <  0.001), even when considering other pandemic-related risk factors. The association between cohesion and loneliness was even stronger 6 months into the pandemic (b = …

Relative Stare Decisis, Andrew Coan

Utah Law Review

Stare decisis stands at a crossroads. The Supreme Court has recently overturned landmark precedents on abortion rights, affirmative action, and administrative deference, while signaling its willingness to reconsider other long-settled doctrines. Amid this tumult, one principle appears to command broad consensus: Stare decisis carries heightened force in statutory cases, where Congress can override the Court’s decisions through ordinary legislation, and less force in constitutional cases, where override can only be accomplished through the onerous Article V amendment process. Yet this doctrine of “relative stare decisis” rests on remarkably fragile foundations. The principal justifications offered by its adherents are underdeveloped or …

The Unavoidable Consequences Of Homelessness, Sara K. Rankin, Laura Riley

Utah Law Review

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Grants Pass v. Johnson decision sounded the death knell for Eighth Amendment protections for people experiencing homelessness. The decision not only overruled key Ninth Circuit decisions, but also severely cabined the Court’s own precedent, allowing cities across the country to jail and fine people for doing nothing other than surviving in public space when they have no reasonable alternative. The Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is a powerful symbol of America’s aspiration to realize the dignity and humanity of all its people, especially those who are marginalized and vulnerable to systemic discrimination …

An Ugly Common Ancestor: Dred Scott, Roe And Enumerationism, David S. Schwartz

Utah Law Review

The Dred Scott case holds a deserved place in the constitutional “anticanon” of Supreme Court decisions that exemplify rejected constitutional views. But the complex history of the case, the convolution of the opinion by Chief Justice Roger Taney, and the complicated relationship between its two primary holdings have generated multiple, often conflicting arguments about its negative “lessons.” Such arguments—particularly that of Robert Bork arguing that Dred Scott is the “very ugly common ancestor” of Lochner v. New York and Roe v. Wade—have masked an important element of the Taney opinion: its central reliance on “enumerationism,” the doctrine of limited enumerated …

Drone Assassinations: The Limits Of The President’S Constitutional Authority To Strike Foreign Military Officers With Drones Without Congressional Approval, Christopher A. Smith

Utah Law Review

While drones are a significant asset to the United States Military, their presence also presents unique challenges. The ability to stalk and engage in assassination style killings of high-ranking foreign military officials without ever placing United States forces presents a new issue where the President can intrude on Congress’s power to declare war. This is especially true with regard to the War Powers Resolution, which requires military action without congressional authorization to be limited in nature, scope, and duration. While the Soleimani strike fell short of violating this part of the War Powers Resolution test, perhaps only due to the …

Ultra Vires Review Of Federal Agency Action Made Simple(R), Richard W. Murphy

Utah Law Review

The law governing ultra vires review seeking injunctive relief to challenge statutory violations by federal agencies is a mess. Although administrative law generally limits judicial review to final actions, a substantial body of caselaw holds that this type of ultra vires review can reach interlocutory actions, vastly expanding judicial reach. Although administrative law now insists that federal courts must exercise independent judgment when reviewing agency statutory interpretations, caselaw limits this type of ultra vires review to correcting only the most spectacular statutory violations. In addition, caselaw ignores or garbles the problem of determining which types of plaintiffs qualify to invoke …

Genome Editing Approaches To Harness Cytokinin–Salicylic Acid Crosstalk For Plant Protection, Muhammad Naseem, Khalid Muhammad

All Works

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Impact Of High-Protein, Low-Calorie Diet On Anthropometric Indices, Glycation, And Inflammation Associated With The Fat Mass And Obesity (Fto) Gene Among Individuals With Overweight/Obesity, Bibi Hajira, Bismillah Sehar, Fakhrunisa, Sami Siraj, Muhammad Omar Malik, Huma Naqeeb, Ali Madi Almajwal, Sharifa Alblooshi, Hayder Hasan, Iftikhar Alam, Falak Zeb, Fahad Lodhi

All Works

Background: The common polymorphism rs9939609 of the fat mass and obesity gene (FTO) has been associated with increased susceptibility to obesity, but this association appears to be modified by diet. High protein diets have been shown to reduce weight and may increase the formation of circulating advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Obesity, on the other hand, is also associated with increased formation of AGEs, leading to oxidative stress and inflammation. Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the impact of a high-protein and low-calorie (HPLC) diet on anthropometric indices and circulating AGEs levels associated with the FTO variant rs9939609 among …

Building Bridges With Mexico, Dr. Lisa L. Munro

LAII Events

Monday, October 20, 2025 | 09:00 am - 10:30 am

Latin American and Iberian Institute (801 Yale Blvd NE)

801 Yale Blvd NE (campus building #165)

About:

Dr. Lisa L. Munro will be visiting the LAII to learn more about LAII faculty research and teaching connected to Mexico and to explore how UNM’s Global Education Office can help build connections and collaborations. Come to this meet and greet to discuss your current or upcoming research in Mexico, opportunities for student mobility and exchange, and other topics!

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This event is free and open to the public.