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The Impact Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And Living With Hiv On Cardiovascular Health And Cardiometabolic Disorders In An African Population: An Analysis Of The Indepth Community In Rural South Africa, Samuel Gavi

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been shown to be associated with cardiometabolic disorders (CMDs) and poor CVH; however, in Africa, this has not been well studied. Cardiovascular health (CVH) is an important measure of risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) developed by the American Heart Association (AHA). With the increasing prevalence of CVD in Africa, CVH is a potential upstream prevention approach. Africa also has the highest prevalence of HIV, and an increasing prevalence of comorbidities associated with it. Various mechanisms have been investigated to explain the relationship between CVD and chronic HIV infection. This study explores the potential relationship …

Using Critical Literacy To Illuminate Multicultural Perspectives In A Second Grade Classroom, Amelia Marzieh Hecker

Theses and Dissertations

Teaching about equity and diversity can be a challenge for elementary school teachers due to many factors including lack of understanding, resistance from parents, and discomfort due to the current political climate. This action research aims to examine the experiences of the teacher and second grade students as they use cultural literacy to explore multicultural texts. This action research took place in an upper-middle class community in the suburban area of Long Island, near New York City, where most participants identified as white. The data for this research took place over a six-week period. Observations, transcripts, journaling, and artifacts were …

The Neurophysiological Basis Of Cognitive Impairment And Brain Fog In Migraine: A Literature Review, Manny Edward Campos

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Migraine is a prevalent neurological disorder characterized by recurrent headaches and a range of neurological symptoms. This review examines the neurophysiological mechanisms linking migraine pathophysiology to cognitive impairment and the subjective experience of brain fog. The review synthesizes findings from neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and experimental models. Key mechanisms, including cortical spreading depression, neuroinflammation, neurotransmitter imbalances, and hemodynamic alteration,s are discussed. The review identifies the neuroanatomical structures and networks involved and describes the patterns of cognitive change observed across the migraine spectrum. Cognitive impairment and brain fog are significant aspects of migraine, extending beyond the headache phase. A distributed network of brain …

Menguji Keberadaan N-Shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve Di Indonesia Dengan Model Ardl, Ridwan Pandu Sunaryo, Erny Tajib

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

The study aims to test the existence of the N-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and to determine the impact of fossil energy consumption and economic activity such as industrialization, urbanization, and trade openness on CO2 emissions in Indonesia from 1971 to 2021, using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The results of this study show that the relationship between per capita GDP and CO2 emissions in Indonesia has a reversed N-shape. Industrialization and per-capita consumption of fossil energy have a positive impact, while trade openness has a negative impact on CO2 per-capita emissions both in the short and long term. Meanwhile, urbanization …

Pengaruh Vaksinasi Covid-19 Terhadap Kesehatan Dan Kondisi Ekonomi Masyarakat Di Indonesia, Ayu Lestari, Fauziah Zen

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

The COVID-19 vaccination is considered crucial for controlling the pandemic and accelerating economic recovery. However, empirical evidence on the impact of vaccination on health and the economy at the district/city level in Indonesia remains limited. This study aims to analyze the impact of vaccination on health outcomes and economic conditions. The methodology used is a fixed effect model with monthly panel data on vaccination and health outcomes (positivity rate and recovery), as well as annual data on per capita expenditure in 514 districts/cities from January 2021 to December 2022. The results show that the first dose of vaccination significantly reduces …

Pengaruh Demokrasi Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Daerah Di Indonesia, Jayanti Kusumaningrum Utomo, Widyono Soetjipto

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

This study observes that previous research on the relationship between democracy and economic growth has produced ambiguous outcomes. The aim of this paper is to estimate the relationship between democracy and regional economic growth in Indonesia. Using a fixed effects model with 374 provincial-level observations, the results indicate a statistically significant and positive relationship between democracy and regional economic growth in Indonesia.

From One Stolen Generation To Another: Replicating Trevorrow In American Courts, Jennifer Grubman

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the historical injustices of Indian boarding schools in the United States and argues that survivors may assert fiduciary duty claims under the Indian Tucker Act to seek redress for the government’s mismanagement of tribal funds and the cultural trauma caused by these institutions. It critiques the lack of a nationwide reparations scheme and highlights the challenges posed by the statute of limitations in pursuing legal remedies. The analysis draws parallels to the Stolen Generations in Australia and emphasizes the need for a multifaceted approach to address the intergenerational harm inflicted by these policies.

Don’T Let History Repeat Itself: What The Western Sahara Conflict Can Learn From The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jack Berroug

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the ongoing conflict over Western Sahara, focusing on Morocco's claims of sovereignty and the international legal framework upholding the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination. It critiques Morocco's historical arguments and advocates for increased U.N. intervention to prevent escalation, while also suggesting political compromises, such as Morocco's autonomy plan, to resolve the dispute.

Bodies Are Not Battlegrounds: Sexual And Gender-Based Violence As A War Tactic: A Ukrainian Case Study, Marina Coriale

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the use of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a weapon of war, with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Ukraine. It highlights the legal frameworks and precedents established by international courts and tribunals, such as the Rome Statute, the ICTY, and ICTR, to prosecute CRSV as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The analysis underscores the challenges faced by survivors in seeking justice and the importance of addressing root causes like gender inequality. It advocates for strengthened legal mechanisms, accountability, and reparations to promote healing and deter future atrocities.

Trade Secrets Protection And Employment Of Public Firms: Evidence From The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Andrew Yizhou Liu

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

I demonstrate that the adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) results in a 5.1% increase in employment among public firms in Compustat. The effects are concentrated in firms with below-median initial employment, higher debt costs, and greater potential for knowledge spillovers. R&D expenditures and the accumulation of intangible assets emerge as key drivers of these employment effects. An analysis of labor demand reveals a 9.4% rise in vacancy postings, particularly for skilled workers, following UTSA adoption. Counties with higher initial exposure to public firms' labor demand experience declines in unemployment rates, underscoring the UTSA's non-uniform impact on local …

Catching Up To Technology: Mediation’S Role In The Era Of Driverless Cars, Kaitlyn Puyear

Journal of Dispute Resolution

An autonomous vehicle (AV), also known as a driverless or self-driving car, is a vehicle that can operate itself and perform necessary functions without human intervention. Autonomous vehicles have been under development since the midtwentieth century and operate with the use of cameras and radar systems to acquire information about road conditions—allowing them to choose the easiest path of travel.

A Comparative Techno-Economic Analysis Of Aqueous And Anhydrous Hcl Electrolysis Processes, O. Felix, K. Likit-Anurak, K. Ngamsanroaj, Sirivatch Shimpalee, Ben Meekins

Faculty Publications

The state-of-the-art aqueous HCl electrolysis process is a well-established process for chlorine production but faces challenges such as limited conversion efficiencies, corrosion, and additional pre- and post-electrolyzer processing steps that add to its cost. This study evaluates whether a recently demonstrated anhydrous HCl electrolysis process is more economically viable than the state-of-the-art aqueous process. A 1D electrolyzer model was developed using Aspen Custom Modeler® and integrated into Aspen Plus® for process modeling. Multiple conversion efficiencies (30.5 %, 50 %, 80 %, and 93.4 %) were analyzed for the anhydrous process, with various heat recovery and heat exchanger configurations assessed using …

Medicaid Managed Care Organization Service Coverage And Diagnosis And Treatment Of Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence From Quasi-Random Auto-Assignment In Kentucky, Shelby R. Steuart, Miguel Antonio G Estrada, Christina Andrews Ph.D., Colleen M. Grogan, Olivia M. Hinds, Emily C. Lawler, Lauren A. Peterson, Felipe Lozano-Rojas, Emily C. Lawler, Lauren A. Peterson, Felipe Lozano-Rojas, Melissa A. Westlake, Coady Wing, Amanda J. Abraham

Faculty Publications

Introduction

Opioid-related mortality continues to claim tens of thousands of American lives annually. Medicaid plays an outsized role in financing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, paying for almost 40% of all Americans who received OUD treatment in 2017. Methods

Using Medicaid T-MSIS Analytic Files data and a novel data set of Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) plan coverage, we examined the relationship between comprehensiveness of benefits for OUD treatment provided by Medicaid MCO plans and the likelihood of OUD diagnosis and medications for OUD (MOUD) receipt among newly enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries in Kentucky. We use two stage least squares to …

Functional Time Transformation Model With Applications To Digital Health, Rahul Ghosal Ph.D., Marcos Matabuena, Sujit K. Ghosh

Faculty Publications

The advent of wearable and sensor technologies now leads to functional predictors which are intrinsically infinite dimensional. While the existing approaches for functional data and survival outcomes lean on the well-established Cox model, the proportional hazard (PH) assumption might not always be suitable in real-world applications. Motivated by physiological signals encountered in digital medicine, we develop a more general and flexible functional time-transformation model for estimating the conditional survival function with both functional and scalar covariates. A partially functional regression model is used to directly model the survival time on the covariates through an unknown monotone transformation and …

4. Administrative Policies, Services And Facilities, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Faculty Handbook Supplement For Nursing Faculty, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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6. Communications Policies Of Interest To The Faculty, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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3. Academic Policies And Services, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Index 2025-2026, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Disclaimer And Notice, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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2. Faculty, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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1. Mission, History, General Organization And Governance Of Saint Mary’S College, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Table Of Contents, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Complete Handbook, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Navigating Perceptions: How Organizational Type And Message Source Affect Willingness To Fly In Automated Air Taxis, Cody James Sweatt

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

A new era of transportation and business is beginning to emerge. Advanced air mobility (AAM), which uses highly automated aircraft that transport passengers and cargo in the underutilized, low-altitude airspace above and around urban areas, is rapidly becoming a reality (FAA, 2023). These new companies will utilize air taxis, which are automated, electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and will potentially foster a revolutionary new commerce infrastructure. Unfortunately, it is not currently understood how the credibility of a message source or specific type of organization that owns and operates an automated air taxi company influences a customer’s willingness to …

Reporting And Tracking Of Occupational Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures, Olivia Smith

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

Purpose/Background: Underreporting of occupational bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposures remains a significant patient and employee safety issue. At UT Health, outdated paper-based systems hindered accurate tracking, timely follow-up, and reporting compliance. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to achieve a 30% increase in quarterly BBP exposure reports, from 30 to 39, by implementing an electronic reporting system between January 1 and March 31, 2025.

Methodology: Guided by the Health Belief Model and using the Implementation and Improvement Science (IIS) Framework, the project replaced the existing paper form with an external, user-friendly digital system. Staff received structured training, and …

Review Of Viri Dignitatem: Personhood, Masculinity, And Fatherhood In The Thought Of John Paul Ii, Christine Falk Dalessio

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

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Clinically Validated Graphical Approaches Identify Hepatosplenic Multimorbidity In Individuals At Risk Of Schistosomiasis, Yin-Cong Zhi, Simon Mpooya, Narcis Kabatereine, Betty Nabatte, Christopher Opio, Narcis Kabatereine, Goylette Chami

Internal Medicine, East Africa

The global burden of multimorbidity is increasing yet poorly understood, owing to insufficient methods for modelling complex systems of conditions. In particular, hepatosplenic multimorbidity has been inadequately investigated. From 17 January to 16 February 2023, we examined 3186 individuals aged 5–92 years from 52 villages across Uganda within the SchistoTrack Cohort. Point-of-care B-mode ultrasound was used to assess 45 hepatosplenic conditions within the context of schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni). Three graph learning methods for representing hepatosplenic multimorbidity were compared. Thresholds for including graph edges were found using graph kernels and tested with graph neural networks to assess predictive utility for unobserved …

Practicing Dentistry In The Age Of Periodontal Risk Management, Roger N. Warren D.D.S., Liana Umbrio D.D.S., Leena Palomo D.D.S., M.S.D.

The New York State Dental Journal

Purpose of review: To provide clinicians with knowledge of periodontal risk assessment that can be applied chairside effortlessly.

Recent findings: Detecting periodontal risk factors early may reduce the morbidity of oral and systemic diseases, as oral and systemic health can have a bidirectional relationship.

Summary: Dental professionals are equipped with evidence-based risk factors to predict and prevent the progression of periodontal disease. Implementing chairside risk assessment allows for prevention and early intervention, potentially reducing healthcare costs and promoting simpler solutions in an unpredictable economy.

Good Faith Estimates And The No Surprises Act, Stuart L. Segelnick Dds, Ms

The New York State Dental Journal

Federal law requires dentists to be up front with self-pay patients about the cost of their treatment. Surprises may lead to penalties.

The No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. This is a federal law that applies to all health-care providers, including dentists. The law gives certain rights to patients to help protect them from receiving surprise medical bills. These surprises usually occur when a person has no control over who treats them, such as during an emergency or when they are treated unknowingly by an out-of-network provider.