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Batiz V. Csa Preserv. Partners Llc

All Decisions

The court granted a pro se petitioner's illegal lockout claim, ordering restoration to an apartment he shared with the deceased tenant of record. The court rejected the landlord's "futility doctrine" argument, which claimed the petitioner had no independent right to possession. Relying on the reasoning from a recent Appellate Term, Second Department decision in **Rodriguez v. Hub Bk LLC**, the court determined that as a lawful occupant who had resided in the apartment for at least thirty days, the petitioner was entitled to the protections of a formal legal proceeding before being evicted, regardless of his ultimate possessory rights.

Summary Of Taxonomy Changes Ratified By The International Committee On Taxonomy Of Viruses (Ictv) From The Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee, 2025, Dann Turner, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Rudolf I. Amann, Pavol Bardy, Nina Bartlau, Jakub Barylski, Stanislaw Błażejak, Majid Bouzari, Ariane Briegel, Yves Briers, Daniel Carrillo, Xia Chen, Dennis Classen, Ryan Cook, Marco A. Crisci, Arnaud Dechesne, Paulina Deptula, Bas E. Dutith, Bert Ely, Lars Fieseler, Et. Al.

Faculty Publications

This article summarises the activities of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee, detailing developments in the classification of bacterial viruses. We provide here an overview of all new, abolished, moved and renamed taxa proposed in 2024, approved by the Executive Committee, and ratified by membership vote in 2025. Through the collective efforts of 74 international contributors of taxonomy proposals in this round, 43 ratified proposals have led to the creation of one new phylum, one class, four orders, 33 families, 14 subfamilies, 194 genera and 995 species. These proposals mark significant progress in refining the taxonomy …

An Experimental Investigation Of Federal Messaging On Public Support For Enforcement- And Treatment-Based Approaches For Opioid Overdose Prevention In South Carolina, Lídia Gual-Gonzalez, Hunter M. Boehme, Peter Baker, Melissa Nolan Ph.D., Mph

Faculty Publications

Background

As the opioid overdose crisis continues to produce excessive morbidity and mortality in the United States, government agencies have applied various approaches to prevent overdoses, including law-enforcement efforts (e.g., arresting people who use drugs, interrupting drug traffickers, etc.) and treatment-based approaches (e.g., naloxone, medications for opioid use disorder, etc.). Public perception and support of these approaches are relevant for informing policy, allocating resources, and effectively implementing community interventions to prevent drug-related harms.

Methods

Using an embedded informational survey design, we experimentally assessed whether public support for strategies to prevent overdose in South Carolina is influenced by language from federal …

Impact Of Food Insecurity Resource Navigation For Primary Care Patients With Diabetes And Hypertension: A Matched Cohort Study, Deeksha Gupta, Darin Thomas, Stella Self, Edward A. Frongillo Jr. Ph.D., Alain H. Litwin, J. Alex Ewing, Lynnette Ramos-Gonzalez, A. Carolina Rudisill

Faculty Publications

Background

Food insecurity contributes to poor health and increased healthcare costs among patients with chronic diseases. Resource navigators can facilitate community-based resource connections, addressing food insecurity, but the impact on healthcare costs and quality of life remains unclear.

Objective

To examine whether food insecurity resource navigation improves clinical outcomes, healthcare charges, and quality of life for patients with diabetes and/or hypertension.

Design

Matched-control quasi-experimental study.

Patients

Patients underwent screening for food insecurity from July 12, 2021, to December 31, 2022, in South Carolina’s largest health system. Eligible patients (18 + years, having food insecurity, and diabetes and/or hypertension) enrolled for …

Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Of Creativity In Education, Merve Topak-Jamsran

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between pre-service teachers’ self-reported creativity and their appreciation for students’ creative characteristics. The researcher replicated Kettler et al.'s (2018) "Teacher Perceptions of Creativity in the Classroom" study of in-service teachers. Specifically, the relationship among pre-service teachers’ creative self-efficacy, self-reported personal creativity, perceived importance of promoting creativity, and their preference for student characteristics in the classroom was investigated. Data were gathered using a web-based questionnaire e-mailed to pre-service teachers in educational preparation programs in a southern U.S. state. The study sample were 92 pre-service teachers who had completed at least one practicum or who were currently …

Evaluation Of Vitamin D3 And Other Clinical Parameters In Iraqi Hypothyroidism Diabetic Menopausal Women, Noor Ghassan Elias

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant public health concern. Menopausal women often encounter it as a result of the aging and ovarian effects. This study's objective was to evaluate vitamin D3, clinical indicators, and metabolic hormones in menopausal women with hypothyroidism who also had diabetes. The study was done during the period of (JULY 2024 to SEPTEMPER 2024) on (45) hypothyroidism diabetic women in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, compared with (45) control their ages were about (35--54) years. The results show that the BMI level increase in patients with hypothyroidism compared with the control group. Patients with …

Assessment Of Condylar Shape In Different Angle Classification Of Malocclusions Among Iraqi Subjects Through Orthopantomography, Lamia H. Al-Nakib, Resha Jameel Abdulsaheb

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

Background: Changes in occlusion are necessary to be taken into consideration for their importance as a causative factor for variability in the structural morphology of mandibular condyles which in turn may cause internal disorders of the Tempromandibular joint. Objectives: to investigate the relationship of different Angle classification Cl I, Cl II, Cl III, on the trabecular structure of the mandibular condyles shape through Orthopantomo-graphy and demonstrate the most prominent shape in relation to angle classification. Material and Methods: A retrospective study in which 4000 condyle process were examined using Orthopantomograph (OPG). The patient sample was divided into three groups …

Concept Of Marginal Fit Accuracy Of A Single Crown Prosthesis Using Conventional Impression Techniques And Intra-Oral Scanner, Ali Jawad Kazem, Lateef E. Alwan Al Jorani, Abdel-Kareem J. K. Al-Azzawi

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

The goal of this work is to carry out a systematic review to assess the evidence about the potential advantages and accuracy of the marginal ridge of digital impression techniques in comparison to traditional impression techniques. A comprehensive search was conducted through the following databases to find publications that contrasted electronic impression techniques with traditional impression techniques: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed. Free-text terms, a restricted vocabulary, and well-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria were all used in the search. The accuracy of the marginal ridge of fixed zirconia prosthesis in digital impressions is comparable …

Twist And Snout: Head And Body Morphologies Determine Feeding Kinematics In Substrate-Biting Fishes, Tal Perevolotsky, Jacob M. Brotman-Krass, Yarden Ratner, Yael Avigad, Adam P. Summers, Cassandra M. Donatelli, Roi Holzman

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Synopsis

Across teleosts, feeding by biting substrate-attached prey has evolved multiple times and is associated with convergent morphologies that include a deep body and an elongated, tapered head. However, the functional role of these morphologies in substrate-biting fish is not established. Here, we tested the hypothesis that these morphologies function as control surfaces that affect feeding kinematics during biting. To test this hypothesis, we used simplified physical models of substrate-biting reef fish and examined the role of head, body, and fin morphology in determining feeding kinematics that facilitate the removal of substrate-attached prey. Models simulated the swift lateral movement of …

Perceptions Of Department Chairs And Program Directors Of Ethnic Studies In The California State University System: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study, Christopher Jarrett Cox

Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation study is to explore the conditions of Ethnic Studies departments and programs in the California State University (CSU) system nine years after the release of the CSU Ethnic Studies Task Force report released in 2016. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods analysis, this dissertation revisits several questions from the original CSU survey to assess the effectiveness of Ethnic Studies units in the CSU. Respondents to the survey included 13 of the 58 recognized department chairs and program directors for Ethnic Studies units among the 23 campuses of the CSU system, and interview participants included 5 …

Degrees Of Freedom: How Project Rebound Facilitates Access To Higher Education For Adjudicated Adults, Elizabeth Regina Wirtz

Dissertations

Marginalized students are recommended for suspension and expulsion at higher rates than non dis/abled White peers. Exclusionary discipline contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline and recidivism rates in adults. Educational programs have been effective ways to support adjudicated adults as they transition back to their life after serving their sentences. The CSU program Project Rebound is a highly successful rehabilitation tool for adults seeking higher educational opportunities with an effective 0 percent recidivism rate. To learn about this organization a mixed methods study was conducted. The goal of this study was to capture quantitative and qualitative data about the experiences of …

Towards Scalable Taxi Demand Prediction, Yifei Shen

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Accurate taxi demand prediction is essential for optimizing urban mobility systems across varying spatial-temporal resolutions and data conditions. Scalable taxi demand prediction refers to the capability of forecasting models to adapt to different granularities of spatial and temporal data while maintaining prediction accuracy, a critical requirement for practical urban applications ranging from fleet management to transportation planning. However, two fundamental challenges impede this scalability: data sparsity and multi-resolution forecasting requirements. Data sparsity, particularly pronounced in high-resolution predictions where numerous regions exhibit minimal activity, significantly compromises model performance. Concurrently, different urban applications necessitate predictions at varying temporal and spatial granularities, requiring …

Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services Among Young African American Same-Sex-Oriented Men, Anthony Earl Fox

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In 2018 suicide was the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 (CDC, 2018). Suicide and other factors like HIV, depression, and oppression may serve as barriers to seeking counseling among African American same-sex-oriented men ages 18-26. Due to a previous gap in the literature regarding barriers to seeking counseling, this study may support counselors in finding ways to address the disparity in counseling utilization among this population. Grounded in queer and social identity theories, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine if adverse childhood experiences, current civic unrest, HIV, …

Unpacking Digital Transformation – Constructing A Framework Based On Industry Use Cases, Khawaja Asjad Saeed, Andrew William Green, Alison Brooke Hedrick

Faculty Articles

Based on industry use cases, we identify six distinct types of digital transformation (DT), each grounded in a specific concept or enabling technology. These DT types can be implemented individually or combined to drive transformation initiatives. While deploying a single DT type often focuses on improving operational efficiency or streamlining existing workflows, initiatives that combine multiple DT types tend to pursue more ambitious goals, such as the creation of new products, services, or business models. However, the complexity increases significantly with the integration of multiple DT types, as organizations must not only address behavioral changes but also overcome technical challenges …

Impact Of Virtual Visits On Antibiotic Prescribing For Upper Respiratory Infections, Anna Mikulski, Jarrod W. Kile Rphd, Brooke Broczkowski Pharmd, Kathryn Zaffiri Mph, Eric Young Md

Research Scholars

No abstract provided.

Focused Rapid Assessment Process (Frap) 3.0: A Community-Led, Train-The-Trainer Model For The National Diabetes Prevention Program For Local Spanish-Speaking Adults, Rachel Apiolaza, Carolyn Peterseim Md, Miguel Chuidian Md

Research Scholars

No abstract provided.

Engagement, Motivation, And Interest In K-12 Science Education, Neil T M Bailie

Masters Projects

Interest, motivation, and engagement amongst science students is declining. This decline is primarily due to a loss of interest, motivation, self-efficacy, and perceived utility value (Bathgate & Schunn, 2017; Britner, 2008; Kraft, 2017). With crucial topics such as climate change and the legitimacy of vaccines coming under scrutiny, it is vital for our society that we keep our secondary students actively engaged and motivated with the science that they are learning in the classroom (Kolenatý et al., 2024; Schlopsna & Scheersoi, 2024). The main goal of this project was to create a complete unit curriculum covering the topics of the …

Adaptive Bayesian Clinical Trials: The Past, Present, And Future Of Clinical Research, Donald A Berry

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background/Objectives: Decision-analytic Bayesian approaches are ideally suited for designing clinical trials. They have been used increasingly over the last 30 years in developing medical devices and drugs. A prototype trial is a bandit problem in which treating participants is as important as treating patients in clinical practice after the trial.

Methods: This article chronicles the use of the Bayesian approach in clinical trials motivated by bandit problems. It provides a comprehensive historical and practical review of Bayesian adaptive trials, with a focus on bandit-inspired designs.

Results: The 20th century saw advances in Bayesian methodology involving computer simulation. In the …

Mixed Galerkin- Implicit Differences Methods For Solving Couple Nonlinear Parabolic System With Constant Coefficients, Wafaa Abd Ibrahim, Jamil A. Ali Al-Hawasy

Baghdad Science Journal

In this paper, the mixed Galerkin- implicit difference method (MGIFDM) is used to solve a couple of nonlinear systems of parabolic partial differential equations with constant coefficients which are abbreviated by (CNPSCC). At first the weak form of the CNPSCC is formulated and then it is discretized using the proposed method, the method mixes the Galerkin finite element method (GFEM) in space variables with the implicit finite difference method (IFDM) in time variables, so the method was named by MGIFDM. At any discrete time tj the method transforms the CNPSCC into a couple Galerkin nonlinear algebraic system (CGNAS), which is …

A Study Of The Atangana Baleanu Fractional Differential Equation With An Application In Gas Dynamic Problem, Amjad Shaikh, Shashikant Waghule, Dinkar Patil, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar

Baghdad Science Journal

This article presents an analytical approximation for the nonlinearity of the fractional order gas dynamics equation in both homogeneous and nonhomogeneous cases, with a particular emphasis on shock fronts. The approach utilizes the fractional differentiation operator proposed by Atangana and Baleanu. By employing this operator, an approximate solution for the fractional order gas dynamic equations in scenarios involving shock fronts is derived. The solution process primarily involves an iterative procedure that leverages the Laplace transform for numerical computations. The use of the Laplace transform minimizes round-off errors, resulting in a solution that is both precise and straightforward to implement. The …

Attention-Based Binary Question Answering Using Hybrid Of Bi-Lstm And Bi-Gru, Nada Fadhil Mohammed, Israa Hadi Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

Question Answering (QA) is a crucial aspect of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and information retrieval systems. Users usually hope to help with everyday life by teaching the program how to answer questions like a real person. QA aims using NLP techniques to generate a correct answer to a given question according to given context or knowledge on the massive unstructured corpus). Binary question answering (Binary QA) involves providing binary answers (yes/no, true/false) to questions posed in natural language. With the development of deep learning over the years, deep learning technologies have played a pivotal role in advancing the state-of-the-art in …

Enhancing Feature Selection In Network Intrusion Detection Systems Using A Novel Hybrid Binary Swarm Algorithms, Maher Khalaf Hussein, Asmaa Alqassab, Lubna Thanoon Alkahla

Baghdad Science Journal

An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a system that monitors network traffic for any mistrustful activity and issues alerts when it is detected. The selection of feature stage is important in effective intrusion detection systems, as it determines the features that are most influential in detecting normal traffic and malicious traffic. In this study, new proposed hybrid method for selecting features in intrusion detection systems based on the hybrid binary Salp Swarm algorithm (SSA) and the binary Pigeon Inspired Optimizer (PIO), inspired by the collective behavior of animals. The proposed method removes unnecessary features and increases the number of features …

Creation Of Bacteria In Tongue Diagnosis Based On Fractal Methods, S. Pavithra, G. Jayalalitha

Baghdad Science Journal

Bacteria play a vital role in helping with digestion and protecting against harmful infections. However, the Gram-negative bacteria in Tongue will have some disadvantages in the human body. These can be diagnosed by employing the fractal concept. Bacteria's irregular shape and Complex nature can be quantified using fractal dimensions that exhibit self-similarity at different scales. The fractal measurement procedure deliberates the dissimilarity and surface complexity of the tongue-inclusive spot on the tongue. An image of the tongue is analyzed by the HarFa Fractal Method. The Sobel improved Box counting Method is employed to enumerate the outgrowth of Bacteria in Tongue. …

Rural Perspectives On Design: A Citizens' Institute On Rural Design National Participant Study & Multimedia Research Exhibit, Sierra Mack-Erb

Student Research – Stevenson Center

Sierra Mack-Erb is a 2025 graduate of the Stevenson Center’s Applied Community and Economic Development Fellows Program at Illinois State University, earning their M.S. in Cultural Anthropology. This report summarizes their experience conducting capstone research during their second year professional practice with the Housing Assistance Council, a national nonprofit that supports affordable housing efforts throughout rural America, and overviews their graduate capstone research study. As a fellow at the Housing Assistance Council, Sierra spent significant time supporting the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design, a national rural design program and the focal point of their capstone research study. CIRD is a …

Substitution And Complementarity Between Human And Artificial Intelligence: A Dynamic Capabilities View, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Waqas Ali

Plymouth Business School

Purpose: This paper draws on the dynamic capabilities (DC) view to develop a conceptual framework that explicates the mechanisms through which human intelligence (HI) and artificial intelligence (AI) substitute and complement each other for organizational knowledge management (KM) while considering the role of ethics. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper that draws on DC theory and integrates insights from the burgeoning literature on organizational AI adoption and application to develop a conceptual framework that explains the mechanisms through which HI and AI may substitute and complement each other for organizational KM to develop DC. Findings: The conceptual framework demonstrates that …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, Jul. 25 2025, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Agenda, Jul. 25 2025, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

U-Rich Elements Drive Pervasive Cryptic Splicing In 3' Utr Massively Parallel Reporter Assays, Khoa Dao, Courtney F Jungers, Sergej Djuranovic, Anthony M Mustoe

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Untranslated RNA sequences play essential roles in orchestrating gene expression. However, the sequence codes and mechanisms underpinning post-transcriptional regulation remain incompletely understood. Here, we revisit the finding from a prior massively parallel reporter assay (MPRA) that AU-rich elements in 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs) can drive upregulation or downregulation of mRNA expression depending on 3' UTR context. We unexpectedly discover that this variable regulation arises from widespread cryptic splicing, predominately from an unannotated splice donor in the coding sequence of GFP to diverse acceptor sites in reporter 3' UTRs. Splicing is activated by U-rich sequences, which function as potent position-dependent …

Microalgal Biorefineries In Sustainable Biofuel Production And Other High-Value Products, Swapnamoy Dutta, Sampriti Kataki, Ishita Banerjee, Cheryl Bernice Pohrmen, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Amit K. Jaiswal

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Microalgae has been emerging as a promising solution against the backdrop of the global need for sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives. This review article analyses the use of photosynthetic microalgae as an important resource for sustainable biofuel and high value bioproduct production, emphasizing the potential of self-sustaining microalgae biorefineries. A closed-loop, integrated multi-product producing microalgal biorefinery approach could significantly reduce the indicated negative environmental and energy impact from standalone microalgal biofuel generation. The economic feasibility of these biorefineries is linked to their recovery rate, improved by integrating various unit operations as well as multiple product dimensions under optimal conditions, enhancing resource recovery, …

Inhibition Of The Caveolin-1 Pathway Promotes Apoptosis And Overcomes Pan-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance In Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Tasnuva D. Kabir, Samuel Beck, Lisa M. Stuart, Ji Li, Rui Hou, Peiwen Liu, Shelby Margolius, Claire Kim, Yu Suk Choi, Edward R. Bastow, Dianne J. Beveridge, Lisa Spalding, Ziyi Li, Florent Ginhoux, Pierce Chow, Michael Phillips, Andrew D. Redfern, George C. Yeoh, Alistair Forrest, Andrew J. Woo, Ankur Sharma, Jacob George, Geoffrey Mccaughan, Peter Leedman

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Resistance to multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) is a major clinical concern in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we aimed to uncover the mechanisms underlying pan-TKI resistance and to identify potential therapeutic targets. We used multiple TKI-resistant HCC cell lines to identify caveolin-1 (CAV1) as a key driver of therapeutic resistance. CAV1 downregulation induced apoptosis, inhibited metastasis and restored TKI sensitivity in both inherent and acquired TKI-resistant HCC cells. Mechanistically, in acquired TKI-resistant cells aberrant CAV1/STAT3/P70S6K signalling is required for their survival, motility, and invasiveness. CAV1 inhibition reduced expression of dormancy regulators E-cadherin, RAC1 and p21, enhanced cancer stemness markers, and …