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Vaccine Development, The China Dilemma, And International Regulatory Challenges, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines the role played by China in the development of international regulatory standards at the intersection of intellectual prop- erty, international trade, and public health. It begins by briefly discussing the role China has played in the global health arena during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article then highlights the difficulty in determining how best to engage with the country in the development of new international regula- tory standards. It shows that the preferred method of engagement will likely depend on one’s perspective on China’s potential contributions and hin- drances: a perspective that focuses on global competition—in the economic, …

What Do Law Professors Believe About Law And The Legal Academy?, Eric H. Martinez, Kevin Tobia

Faculty Scholarship

Legal scholarship is replete with debates about competing legal theories: textualism or purposivism; formalism or realism; natural law or positivism; prison reform or abolition; universal or culturally specific human rights? Despite voluminous literature about these debates, great uncertainty remains about which views experts endorse. This Article presents the first dataset of American law professors’ views about legal theory. A study of over six hundred law professors reveals expert consensus and dissensus about dozens of longstanding debates.

Law professors also debate questions about the legal academy. These include descriptive questions: Which subjects (for example, constitutional law) and methods (for example, law …

Ischemia Modified Albumin In Maternal Serum And Cord Blood In Relation To Preeclampsia Severity And Neonatal Outcome, Sarah Sulaiman, Maha Jasim Al-Bayati

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND:Preeclampsia is associated with ischemia and increased oxidative stress in the placenta. Ischemia-modified albumin has been widely accepted as a serological biomarker in preeclampsia.OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between maternal serum and cord blood ischemia modified albumin levels with preeclampsia severity and neonatal outcome.PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study includes 90 pregnant women who were divided into three groups: Group 1 includes 30 pregnant women with severe preeclampsia. Group 2 includes 30 pregnant women with mild preeclampsia. Group 3 includes 30 normotensive pregnant women with uncomplicated pregnancy considered as control group. The three groups were matched for age and gestational age. Maternal blood …

The Validity Of Mri And Mrv In Diagnosis Of Pseudotumor Cerebri, Mahmood Ahmed, Hasan Al-Hamadani, Noor Hummadi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is an entity of uncertain cause recognized by increased intracranial pressure. The diagnosis rely on clinical symptoms, absence of structural, hydrocephalus, , vascular or intracranial mass lesion on imaging, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure measured by lumbar puncture, and normal CSF composition. MRI (magnetic resonance image) and MRV (magnetic resonance venography) findings have been reported to be associated with Pseudotumor cerebri.OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of individual magnetic resonance imaging (cross-sectional and venographic) signs associated with PTC and determine whether the gathering of cross sectional magnetic resonance image and magnetic resonance venography findings enhances the PTC diagnostic certainty.PATIENTS …

Evaluation Of Synchronous Metastatic Colonic Cancer Management; Single Center Experience; Short Term Outcome, Yesor Abd-Al Razzaq Albadri, Mohamed Abbass, Aqeel Mahmood

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer after lung, breast and prostate cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer globally. Sometimes, distant metastases can cause the initial clinical symptoms. Synchronous metastatic colon cancer define as initially presented metastatic disease.OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical presentations of patients with synchronous metastatic colon cancer, the outcome of current chemotherapy protocols used and their toxicity in our center for those  patients , and to correlate the different clinical and pathological parameters in patients with this disease .  PATIENTS AND METHODS:This is a hospital based prospective study would hold …

Cancer Of Unknown Primary Origin: Incidence Trend And Athological Features, Iraq, 2005-2019, Ola Shaker, Faris Lami, Nada Alwan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND:Cancer of unknown primary origin is an obscure group of diagnoses in which the primary anatomical site of tumor origin is not specified.OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the trend of cancer of unknown primary origin in Iraq in the period from 2005 to 2019 at the national and governorate level and its pathological characteristics.METHODS:The data was compiled from the cancer registry of Iraq for the period 2005-2019 and from Al Amal Cancer Hospital for the period 2010-2019. Data included information on gender, age, geographical distribution, site of metastasis, and histology types.RESULTS:A total of 9,593 cases of CUP were registered …

Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Pathological Nipple Discharge, Balsam Balasim, Sahar Ahmed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Generally, nipple discharge represents a benign etiology. In the case where the discharge is unilateral, uniductal, spontaneous, persistent, serous or bloody, and in the case where it occurs in conjunction with a mass, the risk of malignancy is increased. Ductal ectasia and papilloma are the most common causes of pathological nipple discharges. Malignancy is a possibility, most often ductal carcinoma in situ.OBJECTIVE: To determine the value regarding dynamic contrast improved magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing suspicious nipple discharge.METHOD AND PATIENTS:Dynamic contrast MRI was used to assess 35 patients who have pathological nipple discharges.                    The features of MRI have …

Underwater Image Translation Via Multi-Scale Generative Adversarial Network, Dongmei Yang, Tianzi Zhang, Boquan Li, Menghao Li, Weijing Chen, Xiaoqing Li, Xingmei Wang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The role that underwater image translation plays assists in generating rare images for marine applications. However, such translation tasks are still challenging due to data lacking, insufficient feature extraction ability, and the loss of content details. To address these issues, we propose a novel multi-scale image translation model based on style-independent discriminators and attention modules (SID-AM-MSITM), which learns the mapping relationship between two unpaired images for translation. We introduce Convolution Block Attention Modules (CBAM) to the generators and discriminators of SID-AM-MSITM to improve its feature extraction ability. Moreover, we construct style-independent discriminators that enable the discriminant results of SID-AM-MSITM to …

Career Influences Of Environmental Education Field Experiences, Lacey Day

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

As an environmental educator who got her start exploring the various flora and fauna around me, it has always interested me to know whether the same experiences that got me to where I am today have also influenced others to pursue similar careers. This study, because of that initial interest, set out to determine How do environmental education field experiences influence college major and/or career choice in high school students? Through a 21 question, cross-sectional survey, high school students in Allegany County Public Schools were asked a series of questions pertaining to their environmental educational field experiences, their values and …

Firearm Contagion: A New Look At History, Rachel Martin, Michael R. Ulrich

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.

College Of Natural Sciences Newsletter, September - October 2023, College Of Natural Sciences

College of Natural Sciences Newsletters and Reports

Page 1 Dean's Message
Page 2 New Faculty an Staff for the Fall 2023 Semester
Page 3 Awards
Page 4 Student Ambassadors in CNS
Page 5 Meet our Jacks
Page 6-8 Events
Page 9-11 Media Coverage of CNS
Page 12-13 Spring 2023 Dean's List
Page 14 Open PRAIRIE Data

Farnesol Brain Transcriptomics In Cns Inflammatory Demyelination, William J. Doyle, Dana Walters, Xutong Shi, Kristina Hoffman, Krisztian Magori, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Javier Ochoa-Repáraz

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Farnesol (FOL) prevents the onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Objective: We examined the transcriptomic profile of the brains of EAE mice treated with daily oral FOL using next-generation sequencing (RNA-seq).

Methods: Transcriptomics from whole brains of treated and untreated EAE mice at the peak of EAE was performed.

Results: EAE-induced mice, compared to naïve, healthy mice, overall showed increased expression in pathways for immune response, as well as an increased cytokine signaling pathway, with downregulation of cellular stress proteins. FOL downregulates pro-inflammatory pathways and attenuates the immune response in EAE. FOL …

Urban Disaster Wrought By Man: The Battle For Manila, 1945, Russell W. Glenn

Journal of Strategic Security

Urban warfare tends to be intimate. If soldiers do not see the faces of those they kill—and they frequently will—those men and women will hear the screams or muffled groans of the wounded. US forces waging the battle to recapture Manila in 1945 experienced these horrors. Yet it was the noncombatants who suffered far more; 100,000—approximately one of every ten Manileños at the time—died during the fighting. Thousands more suffered wounds, disease, or struggled with hunger and malnutrition. Recent fighting in Syria, Ukraine, Khartoum, and elsewhere tells us too little has changed three-quarters of a century later.

Though urban warfare …

Emeriti News Fall 2023, Emeriti Council

Emeriti News

• Message from the Chair
• Bio-Sketch of Dawn L. Anderson
• Bio-Sketch of Darryl A. Salisbury
• Bio-Sketch of Barbara U. Hemphill
• Medallion Scholars
• Reminders from the Chair
• Administrative Updates
• News from WMU Emeriti
• In Memoriam

[Dataset] Comparison Of Intermittent Fasting And Voluntary Wheel Running On Physical And Cognitive Abilities In High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats, Chaya Gopalan, Paige Niepoetter, Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer, Sai Medavaka, Avery Ogle, Sheyenne Daughrity, Elizabeth Hackmann, Saruveish Mogan, Oskar Lenz

Applied Health Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Regular physical activity is a proven routine for weight management in addressing obesity. Another method that has gained attention for its health benefits is intermittent fasting (IF). Physical and cognitive abilities while on these routines are poorly understood in the obese population. Sixty-five male Sprague Dawley rats at 7 weeks of age were subjected to diet-induced obesity by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) or a standard diet (SD) for 8 weeks, after which behavioral testing was performed to detect any changes in physical and cognitive abilities. Rats from the HFD-fed (now considered obese) and SD-fed groups were then subjected to …

Management Of A Failing Implant Using Guided Bone Regeneration And Esthetic Crown Lengthening In The Esthetic Zone; A Case Report, Bassam M. Kinaia Dds, Ms, Dicoi, Mirranda Kinaia Bs, Roksolana Gala Dds, Ms, Ashleigh Turows Dds, Ms, Anthony L. Neely Dds, Mdentsc, Phd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

A 34-year-old female presented with a failing implant in the esthetic zone. The implant was removed, and the site was reconstructed with guided bone regeneration and a pedicle connective tissue graft. Esthetic crown lengthening was performed on the adjacent teeth to create a harmonious gingival symmetry. Full ceramic crowns were placed on all teeth, including an implant-supported fixed partial denture. Follow-ups at 3, 6, and 12 months showed proper healing with healthy soft tissues and correct bilateral gingival symmetry. The pink and white esthetic scores improved from 8.7 pre-operatively to 19.2 post-final restorations. The patient was pleased with the esthetic …

Rapid Approach For Assessing An Unregulated Fishery Using A Series Of Data-Limited Tools, Carissa L. Gervasi, Mandy Karnauskas, Adyan Rios, Rolando O. Santos, W. Ryan James, Ryan J. Rezek, Jennifer S. Rehage

Marine Science

Objective: Fisheries provide countless benefits to human populations but face many threats ranging from climate change to overfishing. Despite these threats and an increase in fishing pressure globally, most stocks remain unassessed and data limited. An abundance of data-limited assessment methods exists, but each has different data requirements, caveats, and limitations. Furthermore, developing informative model priors can be difficult when little is known about the stock, and uncertain model parameters could create misleading results about stock status. Our research illustrates an approach for rapidly creating robust initial assessments of unregulated and data-limited fisheries without the need for additional data collection. …

“But My Mom Still Blinks When I Talk To Her” Understanding The Concept Of Social Death To Avoid Bias And Improve Goals-Of-Care Discussions At The End Of Life, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, Holland Kaplan

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Opportunities For Linking Women, Peace And Security To The Us Department Of Energy, Maryann E. Gallagher, Elizabeth Howell

International Journal of Nuclear Security

In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). To date, more than half (107) of all United Nations member states have adopted National Action Plans to address the experiences of women and girls in conflict and their security needs as required by the resolution. The United States is among them, with the US Department of Defense, US Department of State, US Agency for International Development, and US Department of Homeland Security each issuing their own implementation plans for WPS. Importantly, the US Department of Energy (DOE), and most especially, the …

Women As A Force Multiplier For Bringing Nuclear Forensic Capabilities To The International Stage, Heather M. Dion, Caterina Fox, Kim Knight, Anne Phillip

International Journal of Nuclear Security

In 2009, the US Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Program initiated a new nuclear forensics outreach effort under its Confidence Building Measures Program. Little did they know that the timing could not have been better. This article focuses on the early years (2009–2015) of the NNSA’s international nuclear forensics outreach, specifically the efforts and experiences of the women who helped establish this program, building it from a fledgling, bilateral effort into an enduring technical capacity provider engaging with dozens of countries and multilateral organizations. At the onset of the program, nuclear forensics was an …

Women In Nuclear Power Programs: Case Studies From Africa, Jessica S. Burniske, Chanel Chauvet-Maldonado, Beth Kaboro, Madalina Man, Susan Nalumansi

International Journal of Nuclear Security

Approximately 30 countries are considering, planning, or starting nuclear power programs, and nearly 20 more countries have expressed interest in nuclear power. Most of these countries are nuclear newcomers. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a nuclear power program is a major undertaking requiring careful planning, preparation, and investments in institutions and human resources because of the safety, security, and safeguards requirements associated with the use of nuclear energy. The IAEA Milestones Approach states that states should follow three phases of development to establish the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear power program. Nuclear security is one of the …

Wooster Magazine: The President's Annual Report 2022-23, Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

Wooster Magazine: 2021-2030

The President’s Annual Report 2022-23 fall edition of Wooster magazine highlights the many ways The College of Wooster Community has supported the College mission in the past year and offers a look ahead at what’s next at Wooster. The annual financial report details College operating revenues and expenses and the year’s giving and fundraising activity. Donors who found ways to support programs and priorities at Wooster in the past year that enhance student experiences and the College community are featured, including gifts supporting scholarships and student success, sustainability, and library services. The issue also highlights the 30th Anniversary of the …

The Encyclopedia Of Neutrosophic Researchers, 5th Volume, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Neutrosophic set, neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic statistics, neutrosophic measure, neutrosophic precalculus, neutrosophic calculus and so on are gaining significant attention in solving many real life problems that involve uncertainty, impreciseness, vagueness, incompleteness, inconsistent, and indeterminacy.

In the past years the fields of neutrosophics have been extended and applied in various fields, such as: artificial intelligence, data mining, soft computing, decision making in incomplete / indeterminate / inconsistent information systems, image processing, computational modelling, robotics, medical diagnosis, biomedical engineering, investment problems, economic forecasting, social science, humanistic and practical achievements.

There are about 7,000 neutrosophic researchers, within 89 countries around the …

Við Pollurinn: The Effects Of Human-Caused Stimuli On Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina) In Ísafjörður, Ella Jorgensen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Harbor seals are important for the health of Iceland’s marine ecosystems. They are normally seen hauled-out onto land to rest. There are many factors that affect the haul-out patterns of harbor seals including location, season, time of day, tide height, weather, and human-caused stimuli. The presence of human-caused stimuli can also have a negative impact on haul-out patterns and behaviors. The Icelandic harbor seal population is threatened as it has been declining since 1980. Climate change and the rise of tourism in Iceland may be a factor contributing to this decline; and there is a gap in knowledge on the …

The Effects Of Styles Of Love On College Students’ Personal Well-Being, Makenna Eckstein

Honors Theses

In 1986, Clyde and Susan Hendrick proposed and researched the six styles of love: Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, and Agape. Their theory has been a major point in research about love and relationships. Though this is a large topic of discussion in the world of psychological literature, there has not been research done about how an individual love style can affect personal well-being, especially between different sexes and genders. This study found that queer individuals reported higher levels of stress, lower scores of well-being, and more likely to be Agapic lovers. Furthermore, honors college students reported lower levels of …

Understanding Favorability In Diels-Alder Reaction For Hydrogel Synthesis: A Computational Study, Sejal Bhasin

Honors Theses

This study delves into analyzing the change in reaction enthalpy and activation energies of the Diels-Alder reaction for the synthesis of hydrogels, possessing diverse applications in scientific domains due to their unique properties. Utilizing the Diels-Alder reaction for hydrogel creation allows tailored structures responsive to specific stimuli. Theoretical calculations, employing computational methods, utilized the latest Spartan software (version 20) and conducting gas-phase calculations with semi-empirical methods (PM3) and Hartree-Fock (6-31G*). This research examines the hypothesis regarding the potential enhancement of reaction favorability through the introduction of an aromatic ring into the product, along with the incorporation of an electron-donating group …

Digital Scholarship And Data Science Intersect In Libraries: A Needs Assessment Report, Halie Kerns

Library Created Resources

The following report summarized the results of a needs assessment completed in the fall of 2023 at Binghamton University by the Libraries’ Digital Scholarship team. The aim was to understand how data science-focused programming, as part of the digital scholarship’s offerings, would be utilized on campus. The report evaluates existing literature, summarizes findings from twenty-eight interviews done across campus, and lays out an action plan for the Digital Scholarship team’s future planning.

Biogenic Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization And Bioactivity Of Cymbopogon Citratus Derived Silver Nanoparticles, Narcisse Basosila, Clément Inkoto, Ormiel Maganga, Blaise Mbembo, Giresse Kasiama, Carlos Kabengele, Clarisse Falanga, Colette Masengo, Pius Mpiana, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

Journal of Applied Sciences and Nanotechnology

The use of plant extracts as a bio-reducer for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles has attracted attention due to its rapid, ecological, non-toxic and economical protocol. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of synthesizing silver nanoparticles using Cymbopogon citratus leaf extract, and characterizing them by Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence in order to determine their size and composition, as well as to evaluate them in-vitro bioactivity on selected models. The results of this study show that silver nanoparticles were successfully synthesized, with a size of 29.49 nm. The silver nanoparticles showed bactericidal activity against …

Versatile Applications Of Mannich Base Ligands And Their Metal ‎Complexes: A Review Article, Enass Waheed, Ali Al-Khazraji, Awf Ahmed

Journal of Applied Sciences and Nanotechnology

Mannich base is a versatile compound that can be easily modified to introduce different functional groups, allowing for the creation diverse selection of items with varying features. Additionally, the Mannich reaction is a valuable tool in organic synthesis, due to the fact it provides an effortless and efficient approach for synthesizing C-N bonds. Overall, The Mannich base and even its derivatives are essential in many aspects of chemistry and its complexes are in the pharmaceutical industry. Studies have revealed that it shows good anti-cancer, anti-mycobacterial, remarkable anti-HIV, anti-tubercular, anti-convulsant, anti-fungal, antiviral, antitumor, cytotoxic activities and in industrial applications such as …

Legacy - Fall 2023, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Magazine - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

The Camden Burial Project, Part II: Triumph and Defeat

Director's Notes

New and Improved Equipment for the Maritime Research Division

The Camden Burial Project, Part II: Triumph and Defeat

Dr. Christopher R. Moore Appointed Director of the Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey (SEPAS)

Forensic Evidence Suggests Paleo-Americans Hunted Mastodons, Mammoths and other Megafauna in Eastern North America 13,000 Years Ago

Update on the Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey 2022-2023

Finding a Revolutionary War Skirmish Site: Lower Bridge

Arms and Armor from Santa Elena: A Photographic Inventory

Historic Archaeology SCIAA Staff Visit the Windy Ridge Site in 1977

Reuniting People, Place, and Associated Historic …