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Menstruation And Adolescent Girls' Daily Lives In Rural Upper Egypt, Salma Abou Hussein, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab

Adolescents and Young People

The Population Council conducted a qualitative study to understand the menstruation-related attitudes, practices, and perceptions that shape adolescent girls’ daily routines in rural upper Egypt communities, specifically Assiut and Sohag. The study relied on in-depth interviews with unmarried adolescent girls aged 13–16; focus group discussions with girls aged 13–16, mothers, fathers, and male siblings of adolescent girls; and key informant interviews with schoolteachers, doctors/nurses, pharmacists, and community leaders. “Period poverty” (lack of access to, or inability to afford period supplies) can be detected among adolescent girls in rural Assiut and Sohag. Lack of information and emotional and practical support before …

A Work Towards A Single-Bridge Hydrazine Sensor, Brenden Jay Schmeltz

Theses and Dissertations

Hydrazine can currently be detected by irreversible methods, Carbazolopyridinophane (2,18-Dithia[3][1,8]carbazolo[3][2,6]pyridinophane) CP was synthesized by Brown et al. to detect hydrazine in real-time while also being reversible. The threshold for detection was 100 ppb, regulatory use requires 10 ppb as this is when permanent damage to humans can be caused. A more sensitive sensor will allow for safer workplaces for many people. A single, 3-atom bridge sensor will further examine the photophysical capabilities of carbazole-pyridine as an emitter/quencher pair. 1-Carbazole-1-methylpyridyl-2methyl sulfide SBCP will allow freedom of rotation as well as the bending of the bridge. These benefits will introduce conformers which …

What's Your Type? The Relationship Between Enneagram Personality Style And Psychiatric Diagnosis, Danielle Augusta Huber

Theses and Dissertations

Despite its long history and ever-growing popularity amongst mental health providers and laypeople, the Enneagram model of personality has seen limited empirical support regarding its clinical relevance and efficacy. The present study sought to contribute to the literature supporting the Enneagram’s use in psychotherapy. As a majority of therapeutic services aim for the reduction and/or resolution of psychopathology, often in terms of one or more diagnoses, and as previous research has theorized how the Enneagram model and psychiatric diagnoses might be related (Palmer, 1988), it was the researchers’ intention to analyze whether these theoretical associations could be statistically supported. This …

Factors Associated With Periodontitis In Younger Individuals: A Scoping Review, Man Hung, Roah Kelly, Amir Mohajeri, Logan Reese, Sarah Badawi, Taroniar Sevathas, Cole Frost, Martin S. Lipsky

Institute on Aging Publications

Periodontitis is a disease that affects many young adults, and if left untreated, it can have lasting and permanent effects on an individual’s oral health. The purpose of this scoping review was to review the recent literature to identify factors that place young individuals at risk of stage II or III periodontitis. Using the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, three databases were systematically searched for peer-reviewed human studies published in English that investigated risk factors associated with stage II and/or III periodontitis in individuals less than 40 years of age. This review excluded abstracts, literature reviews, including narrative, scoping, and …

Recycling Of Electrode Materials From Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries To Develop Supercapacitor Devices, Yasmine Mesbah

Theses and Dissertations

Recently, there has been a rapid expansion in the utilization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the propagation of portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage systems. Despite the plentiful advantages provided by LIBs, concerns have emerged regarding resource depletion and the environmental impact associated with their widespread use. The lack of essential resources such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, along with the difficulties associated with managing battery waste, necessitates the development of sustainable strategies that encompass the entire lifecycle of LIBs. Recycling has arisen as a promising solution to combat these challenges and promote a more circular …

Academic Evaluation From The Perspective Of Multi-Source Eterogeneous Data:Connotation, Status And Prospect, Sanhong Deng, Jie Yang, Hao Wang, Jia Shen

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Academic evaluation and scientometric methods of synthesizing multisource heterogeneous data have gradually become hot spots in the field. At present， there is no systematic theoretical discussion on academic evaluation from the perspective of multisource heterogeneous data.[Method/process]In view of insufficient utilization of multi-source heterogeneous data， inappropriate research methods， and unclear research objectives， this paper combs the development of academic evaluation from the perspective of multi-source heterogeneous data， and clarifies the connotation and extension of the field， and analyzes the frontiers and hot spots in the field.[Result/conclusion]The results state clearly that from the perspective of multi-source heterogeneous data， academic evaluation manifests the …

I See Myself Strong: A Description Of An Expressive Poetic Method To Amplify Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer Indigenous Youth Experiences In A Culture-Centered Hiv Prevention Curriculum, Ramona Beltrán, Antonia R.G. Alvarez, Angela R. Fernandez

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Poetry is an ideal tool to convey participant voices in social research as it compresses the meaning and essence of participant narratives through using evocative sensory words that illuminate nuances of lived experience. Expressive poetics is an emerging arts-based research method that facilitates a multi-sensory and relational analytical process. In this article, the authors describe and illustrate an adapted expressive poetics research method through highlighting the experiences of Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, transgender, or queer (2SLGBTQ) Indigenous youth that participated in a culture-centered HIV prevention curriculum. It is our hope that through creating dialogic poems, we deepen and nuance the …

Implementation Of The Adult Adhd Self-Report Scale In A Mental Health Clinic, Anne Hocking

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Less than 20% of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are adequately treated due to overlapping symptomology of comorbid psychiatric conditions. Anxiety and depression are the most common comorbid psychiatric conditions in adults with ADHD. Diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of adults with ADHD are impacted due to inadequate screening. The setting for this project occurred in a Veteran Affairs mental health outpatient clinic in central Illinois. The process was implemented by screening adults diagnosed with depression or anxiety using the adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS). Of the 150 participants, 90 scored higher than 17 on the self-report scale, indicating …

In Africa, "Climate-Smart" Conservation Must Be Coupled With Poverty Alleviation, Saleem H. Ali, Penda Diallo, Apoli Bertrand Kameni, Philippe Le Billon, Kopo Oromeng, Kyle Frankel Davis, Edward Carr

Geography

In August, the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded in Vancouver, Canada, with a pledge. A total of 185 countries agreed to protect 30% of land and coastal areas by 2030 (known as the “30 by 30 pledge”). But while this surge of conservation funding is heartening, there are serious concerns. Projects and programs that appear to produce both environmental and developmental goals could actually obscure the continuing marginalization of poor and vulnerable populations. Here, we suggest that such coupling of conservation and extraction needs to pay greater attention to poverty alleviation. Otherwise, it risks further marginalizing …

Hydro-Bio-Geo-Socio-Chemical Interactions And The Sustainability Of Residential Landscapes, Peter M. Groffman, Amanda K. Suchy, Dexter H. Locke, Robert J. Johnston, David A. Newburn, Arthur J. Gold, Lawrence E. Band, Jonathan Duncan, Morgan J. Grove, Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Hallee Meltzer, Tom Ndebele

Economics

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The paper presents major new insights into the multidisciplinary controls of nitrogen export (a widespread environmental concern) from residential landscapes. We conducted biogeochemical and social survey studies to identify locations (hotspots) or times (hot moments) with a disproportionate influence on this export. Results showed high variation in the vulnerability/sensitivity of individual parcels to cause environmental damage and in the knowledge and practices of individual managers. To the extent that hotspots are the result of management choices by homeowners, there are straightforward approaches to improve outcomes, e.g. fertilizer restrictions. If, however, hotspots arise from the configuration and inherent characteristics …

Citizen Science Projects For The Classroom, Malin Clyde, Haley Andreozzi

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Schoolyard Sites Curriculum Workbook, Lara Gengarelly, Erik Froburg, Malin Clyde, Haley Andreozzi

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Effective Entity Augmentation By Querying External Data Sources, Christopher Buss, Jasmin Mousavi, Mikhail Tokarev, Arash Termehchy, David Maier, Stefan Lee

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Users often want to augment and enrich entities in their datasets with relevant information from external data sources. As many external sources are accessible only via keyword-search interfaces, a user usually has to manually formulate a keyword query that extract relevant information for each entity. This approach is challenging as many data sources contain numerous tuples, only a small fraction of which may contain entity-relevant information. Furthermore, different datasets may represent the same information in distinct forms and under different terms (e.g., different data source may use different names to refer to the same person). In such cases, it is …

The Effects Of Landscape And Yard Features On Mammal Diversity In Residential Yards Within Northwest Arkansas, Usa, Emily P. Johansson, Brett A. Degregorio

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The human footprint is rapidly expanding, and wildlife habitat is continuously being converted to human residential properties. Surviving wildlife that reside in developing areas are displaced to nearby undeveloped areas. However, some animals can co-exist with humans and acquire the necessary resources (food, water, shelter) within the human environment. This ability to coexist may be particularly true when development is low intensity, as in residential suburban yards. Yards are individually managed “greenspaces” that can provide a range of food (e.g., bird feeders, compost, gardens), water (bird baths and garden ponds), and shelter (e.g., brush-piles, outbuildings) resources and are surrounded by …

The Himalayan Uplift And Evolution Of Aquatic Biodiversity Across Asia: Snowtrout (Cyprininae: Schizothorax) As A Test Case, Binod Regmi, Marlis R. Douglas, Karma Wangchuk, Zachery D. Zbinden, David R. Edds, Singye Tshering, Michael E. Douglas

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Global biodiversity hotspots are often remote, tectonically active areas undergoing climatic fluctuations, such as the Himalaya Mountains and neighboring Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). They provide biogeographic templates upon which endemic biodiversity can be mapped to infer diversification scenarios. Yet, this process can be somewhat opaque for the Himalaya, given substantial data gaps separating eastern and western regions. To help clarify, we evaluated phylogeographic and phylogenetic hypotheses for a widespread fish (Snowtrout: Cyprininae; Schizothorax) by sequencing 1,140 base pair of mtDNA cytochrome-b (cytb) from Central Himalaya samples (Nepal: N = 53; Bhutan: N = 19), augmented with 68 GenBank …

Predicting Stringent Quantiferon-Tb Gold Plus Conversions In Contacts Of Tuberculosis Patients, Sheng-Wei Pan, Donald G. Catanzaro, Marva Seifert, Rehan Syed, Naomi Hillery, Mei-Lin Ho, Valeriu Crudu, Elena Tudor, Nelly Ciobanu, Alexandru Codreanu, Antonino Catanzaro, Timonthy C. Rodwell

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

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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 …

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 …

Contact Zones, Discursive Spaces: The Case Of The Silliman University National Writers Workshop, Alana Leilani C. Narciso

Akda: The Asian Journal of Literature, Culture, Performance

The Silliman University National Writers Workshop’s (SUNWW) historical circumstance has been implicated in the Cold War. As such it is accused of perpetuating colonial ideas on language and literary production. Its use of New Criticism is said to be detrimental to nation-building as this critical pedagogy is seen to be ahistorical and apolitical. This paper investigates the Workshop space and critiques the actual workshop discussions in the years 2019 and 2021. The explorations reveal that the Workshop is a discursive space, a “contact zone” where its participants are always engaged in the act of negotiating ideas about craft, literature and …

Organic Carbon Decay Mediated By Mesopelagic Microbial Communities, Noah Jonathan Craft

OES Theses and Dissertations

Substantial remineralization of organic carbon occurs in the mesopelagic zone (i.e., the biological pump), the efficiency of which is responsible for the oceans’ capacity to store carbon originally derived from the atmosphere. To better understand how a substrate’s composition influences its degradation by mesopelagic microbial communities, we added treatments made of live algal cells, dead particulate organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon from ¹⁴C-labeled algal cultures to mesopelagic water collected in-situ. Each incubation took place in the laboratory over a period of months, during which PO¹⁴C, DO¹⁴C, ATP, prokaryote abundances and biochemical fractions were measured. …

The Effects Of Self-Regulated Learning On Community College Students Metacognition, Motivation And Achievement In Geoscience Courses, Melani A. Loney

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of training in self-regulated learning on community college, geoscience students’ achievement, metacognition, time management, and science motivation scales. The study also investigated the impact of SRL training on these outcomes as a function of gender and ethnicity. During the Fall of 2022, 70 community college geoscience students from 9 different classes participated in the study. The classes were bifurcated with one half of the students in each class randomly assigned to the SRL treatment and the other half to the control condition. Each week, for 10 weeks during the semester, students in the treatment group …

Genotyping Of The Tick-Borne Pathogen Rickettsia Parkeri, Rebecca Lynn Ferrara

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Rickettsia parkeri is a pathogen of interest to public health as the causative agent of R. parkeri rickettsiosis. Amblyomma maculatum, a vector of R. parkeri, is currently undergoing a range expansion out of its historic range along the Gulf Coast of the United States, including northwards into Southeastern Virginia. Within this expansion front, the prevalence of R. parkeri within A. maculatum differs from the historic range; the historic range has a prevalence of 7.9- 38.6% while the expansion front in SE VA has a prevalence of 41.8-55.7%. While the reason for this disparity has not been established, one …

Tracing And Segmentation Of Molecular Patterns In 3-Dimensional Cryo-Et/Em Density Maps Through Algorithmic Image Processing And Deep Learning-Based Techniques, Salim Sazzed

Computer Science Theses & Dissertations

Understanding the structures of biological macromolecules is highly important as they are closely associated with cellular functionalities. Comprehending the precise organization of actin filaments is crucial because they form the dynamic cytoskeleton, which offers structural support to cells and connects the cell’s interior with its surroundings. However, determining the precise organization of actin filaments is challenging due to the poor quality of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) images, which suffer from low signal-to-noise (SNR) ratios and the presence of missing wedge, as well as diverse shape characteristics of actin filaments. To address these formidable challenges, the primary component of this dissertation focuses …

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 …

Mammographic And Sonographic Criteria Of Contralateral Breast Cancer Versus The Index Cancer, Noor Ismael, Mohamed Al-Hilli

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: contralateral breast cancer (CBC) exists in two forms: synchronous and metachronous. Screening for CBC is important on initial cancer diagnosis because it allows for informed surgical decision making.OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical, mammographic and sonographic features of CBC and to compare contralateral breast cancer features with those of index cancer.METHODS: A case series study conducted in Breast clinic, Oncology Teaching Hospital. The medical records of patients who visited the center during the period between 2018 and 2020 were reviewed. A total of 29 cases with bilateral breast cancer were collected. Twelve of them were with synchronous contralateral breast cancer …

Autophagy Modulation And Its Implications On Glioblastoma Treatment, Johnny Chen, Andrea Salinas Rodriguez, Maximiliano Arath Morales, Xiaoqian Fang

School of Medicine Publications

Autophagy is a vital cellular process that functions to degrade and recycle damaged organelles into basic metabolites. This allows a cell to adapt to a diverse range of challenging conditions. Autophagy assists in maintaining homeostasis, and it is tightly regulated by the cell. The disruption of autophagy has been associated with many diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. This review will center its discussion on providing an in-depth analysis of the current molecular understanding of autophagy and its relevance to brain tumors. We will delve into the current literature regarding the role of autophagy in glioma pathogenesis by exploring …

The Effect Of Perineal Massage During The Second Stage Of Labour On Perineal Outcomes, Amira Ahmed Altweel, Entesar Fatouh Abd-Elmoneim, Hanan Fahmy Azzam, Amr Mahmoud Riad

Nursing

Abstract Perineal tears affect approximately 80% of women during childbirth worldwide. Thus, perineal management techniques are a necessary need to prevent perineal tears during childbirth. Aim: The current study aimed to examine the effect of perineal massage during the second stage of labor on perineal outcomes. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the labor& and delivery unit at Ain Shams Maternity Hospital, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of one hundred parturient women divided into study and control groups (50 women in each group) were recruited according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. …

Dynamics Of Predator-Prey Model Under Fluctuation Rescue Effect, Ghassan E. Arif, Jawdat Alebraheem, Warif B. Yahia

Baghdad Science Journal

This paper presents a novel idea as it investigates the rescue effect of the prey with fluctuation effect for the first time to propose a modified predator-prey model that forms a non-autonomous model. However, the approximation method is utilized to convert the non-autonomous model to an autonomous one by simplifying the mathematical analysis and following the dynamical behaviors. Some theoretical properties of the proposed autonomous model like the boundedness, stability, and Kolmogorov conditions are studied. This paper's analytical results demonstrate that the dynamic behaviors are globally stable and that the rescue effect improves the likelihood of coexistence compared to when …