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Development Of Highly Sensitive & Selective Sensor, Megha Shinde Apr 2025

Development Of Highly Sensitive & Selective Sensor, Megha Shinde

Biomedical Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This work presents the development of innovative electrochemical sensors for selective and sensitive dopamine (DA) detection using flexible laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes modified with advanced nanocomposites. An LIG electrode synthesized from pyralux film was functionalized with Nb4C3Tx MXene and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), significantly enhancing its electrochemical performance. The modified electrode exhibited a peak anodic current increase from 150 μA to 330.4 μA and demonstrated a wide linear detection range (100 nM to 10 μM) with a low detection limit of 1 nM and high sensitivity (160.96 μA/nM cm -2). It also displayed excellent selectivity against …


Navigating Recovery: Community College Student Journeys Through Collegiate Recovery Programs, Eric Scott Klein Apr 2025

Navigating Recovery: Community College Student Journeys Through Collegiate Recovery Programs, Eric Scott Klein

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

There is an inherent regional need to support students in recovery, and often their demographics and lived experiences coincide with the student body of a community college. This is particularly salient to the segments of this population which concurrently suffer maltreatment due to other intersectional biases implicit in many health care and education-based systems inside the United States (Cole, 2009; Mance et al., 2010; Rosenthal, 2016). Community colleges are not doing enough to equitably support students in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) and help buoy their recovery capital (Appiah, 2021; Ashford, Curtis, et al., 2018; Association of Recovery in …


Inked Insight: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study Exploring The Perspectives Of Visibly Tattooed Counselors, Megan Ashley Lalonde-Pittman Apr 2025

Inked Insight: A Consensual Qualitative Research Study Exploring The Perspectives Of Visibly Tattooed Counselors, Megan Ashley Lalonde-Pittman

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the experiences of visibly tattooed mental health counselors (VTMHC) through consensual qualitative research (CQR), examining how visible tattoos were perceived to have impacted the participants (N=14) professional experiences, development, and relationships within the counseling field. Seven domains arose from the data: Prejudices experienced by VTMHC, VTMHC Interactions with others, Culture experienced by VTMHC, Appearances of the VTMHC, Professional therapeutic work of the VTMHC, Workplace environment of the VTMHC, Processing the experience of being a VTMHC The implications for multicultural education and future research are explored.


Extremist Threats To Food And Agriculture Critical Infrastructure, Jennifer Carson, Michael K. Logan Apr 2025

Extremist Threats To Food And Agriculture Critical Infrastructure, Jennifer Carson, Michael K. Logan

Reports, Projects, and Research

In this report, NCITE researchers explore the current threat domestic extremists pose to the Food and Agriculture (FA) critical infrastructure sector. We pay specific attention to three threat actors, including 1) animal rights and environmentally motivated extremists, 2) racially/ethnically motivated violent extremists, and 3) anti-institutionalist extremists. Additionally, we elaborate on several security considerations that are unique to the FA sector and the role that precision agriculture technologies play in this ever-evolving threat landscape. We conclude by recommending strategies that national security leaders should consider to strengthen and fortify the FA sector.


Red Note New Music Festival Program, 2025, School Of Music, Carl Schimmel, Alex Stephenson Apr 2025

Red Note New Music Festival Program, 2025, School Of Music, Carl Schimmel, Alex Stephenson

Red Note New Music Festival

The RED NOTE New Music Festival at Illinois State University is a week-long event which features outstanding performances of contemporary concert music.


An Ultra-Low-Power, Area-Efficient All-Analog Trojan With Temporal Power Supply Triggering, Roberto Ramos-Brito Apr 2025

An Ultra-Low-Power, Area-Efficient All-Analog Trojan With Temporal Power Supply Triggering, Roberto Ramos-Brito

Theses

With the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things and rising concerns over intellectual property protection, hardware security has become increasingly vital—particularly in defending against hardware trojans. While much of the existing research targets digital trojans, analog hardware trojans remain largely unexplored, presenting unique opportunities for developing innovative attack vectors and mitigation strategies. This thesis introduces a novel all-analog temporal trojan that functions entirely within the analog domain. The design incorporates power supply noise detection and charge-accumulator techniques to enable precise control over attack execution and payload delivery. It also leverages novel circuit techniques to reduce power and area overhead, …


Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting Llc V. Matthew J. Platkin Apr 2025

Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting Llc V. Matthew J. Platkin

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey


Algorithmic Bias In Hiring: Amending Title Vii To Prohibit Ai Discrimination, Michael H. Leroy Apr 2025

Algorithmic Bias In Hiring: Amending Title Vii To Prohibit Ai Discrimination, Michael H. Leroy

Journal of Legislation

I propose amendments to Title VII to address discriminatory hiring related to AI technologies. Section 703(c)’s definition of an “employment agency” should be modified to include “any person who uses artificial intelligence” to procure employees. I also propose a new definition in section 703 that incorporates the expansive definition of AI in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3). These small changes would make AI hiring firms more responsible for discriminatory screening and selection of job applicants, and better protect applicants who are adversely selected by sex, race, disability and other protected characteristics.


Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, Spring 2025, Wright State University Apr 2025

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, Spring 2025, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Spring 2025


Understanding The Growth Mechanism Of Thiol-Conjugated Au25 Cluster, Chunhui Liu, Haiying He, Ravindra Pandey, Shashi P. Karna Apr 2025

Understanding The Growth Mechanism Of Thiol-Conjugated Au25 Cluster, Chunhui Liu, Haiying He, Ravindra Pandey, Shashi P. Karna

Michigan Tech Publications

The synthesis of ligand-conjugated gold nanoclusters has attracted significant attention due to its ability to achieve precise control over cluster size selectivity. Among these, Au25(SR)18-, where R represents an alkyl group, is one of the earliest being synthesized with a very high yield, although its growth mechanism is yet to be fully understood. Using density functional theory, we present the results of a theoretical investigation on the growth process of Au25(SR)18-, beginning from Au13(SR)12-. Our findings indicate that the sulfur atoms in the core structure of Au13 …


Women In Law Enforcement Conference 2025, Tennessee. Department Of Safety & Homeland Security. Apr 2025

Women In Law Enforcement Conference 2025, Tennessee. Department Of Safety & Homeland Security.

Miscellaneous Reports

No abstract provided.


Streamlining Wildlife Regulation, Robert L. Fischman Apr 2025

Streamlining Wildlife Regulation, Robert L. Fischman

Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law

A recent burst of revisions in the bedrock regulations governing projects that may adversely affect wildlife represents a generational shift in policy. Streamlining federal decision -making drove much of this reform. Streamlining offers a path to address climate change without abandoning a longstanding commitment to wildlife conservation. The conservation community recognizes the need to build new infrastructure to reduce the rate of climate change through air emissions. The most urgent priority is decarbonizing the electrical ~rid through renewable energy generation and a better transmission network. Adaptation to the "new abnormal" of climate-driven environmental disruption demands federal approvals for a host …


Astaxanthin Protects Against Environmentally Persistent Free Radical-Induced Oxidative Stress In Well-Differentiated Respiratory Epithelium, Ayaho Yamamoto, Peter D. Sly, Lavrent Khachatryan, Nelufa Begum, Abrey J. Yeo, Paul D. Robinson, Stephania A. Cormier, Emmanuelle Fantino Apr 2025

Astaxanthin Protects Against Environmentally Persistent Free Radical-Induced Oxidative Stress In Well-Differentiated Respiratory Epithelium, Ayaho Yamamoto, Peter D. Sly, Lavrent Khachatryan, Nelufa Begum, Abrey J. Yeo, Paul D. Robinson, Stephania A. Cormier, Emmanuelle Fantino

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are combustion products present in substantial numbers on atmospheric particulate matter with half-lives of days to years. The mechanisms linking EPFR exposure and respiratory diseases are unclear, but likely involve oxidative stress. We investigated the mechanisms by which EPFR exposure impact on well-differentiated primary human nasal epithelial cells from subjects sensitive or resistant to oxidant stressors, cultured at an air-liquid interface. We found that EPFR exposure induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) production; increased mitochondrial DNA copy number; down-regulated mucus production gene, Mucin-5AC (MUC5AC); up-regulated detoxifying gene, cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related …


Monitoring Molecular Interactions With Cell Membranes Using Time-Dependent Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy, Prakash Hamal, Sushant P. Sahu, Peter P. Piers, Huy Nguyen, Shashank S. Kamble, Robin L. Mccarley, Manas R. Gartia, Louis H. Haber Apr 2025

Monitoring Molecular Interactions With Cell Membranes Using Time-Dependent Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy, Prakash Hamal, Sushant P. Sahu, Peter P. Piers, Huy Nguyen, Shashank S. Kamble, Robin L. Mccarley, Manas R. Gartia, Louis H. Haber

Faculty Publications

Time-resolved second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy is used to investigate the physicochemical interactions between positively charged, hydrophobic, drug-like molecules and the plasma membrane of human cells (nonsmall cell lung cancer, H596). In the present study, molecular adsorption and transport of the cationic molecules, malachite green (MG) and malachite green isothiocyanate (MGITC), are studied in real time in living H596 cells and in dead, fixed H596 cells. MGITC is shown to have stronger adsorption and more rapid transport kinetics as compared to MG due to increased dipole-dipole interactions. Additionally, MGITC is found to have faster adsorption and transport kinetics in living …


The Prevalence Of Depression And Its Clinical Characteristics Among Thalassemic Patients In Baghdad, Riziq Jasim, Mushtaq Hashim Apr 2025

The Prevalence Of Depression And Its Clinical Characteristics Among Thalassemic Patients In Baghdad, Riziq Jasim, Mushtaq Hashim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: Thalassemia disorder is an inherited blood disorder causes the body to produce less hemoglobin, it’s classified to thalassemia major, thalassemia intermedia and thalassemia minor. Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feeling of sadness or emptiness and loss of interest that affects daily living.Aim of the study: to assess the prevalence of depression and its socio-demographic and clinical characteristics factors in sample of thalassemic patients. Methods: a cross-sectional study done with 140 thalassemic patients, from April 2022 to march 2023, the screening of depression done by Beck Depression Inventory scale, the diagnose of depression made according to DSM-5 …


Efficacy And Tolerability Of Levofloxacin Versus Clarithromycin Based First Line Triple Therapy For Eradication Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection: A Comparative Study, Zainab Ghafil, Nawal Alkhalidi, Mustafa Alabbassi Apr 2025

Efficacy And Tolerability Of Levofloxacin Versus Clarithromycin Based First Line Triple Therapy For Eradication Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection: A Comparative Study, Zainab Ghafil, Nawal Alkhalidi, Mustafa Alabbassi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Abstract Background: The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains of Helicobacter pylori contributed to reduce the effectiveness of the first-line standard therapy. Consequently, it is necessary to identify alternative regimens that provide better or comparable efficacy and safety. Objective: Compare the efficacy and tolerability of 10days levofloxacin-based triple therapy versus clarithromycin-based triple therapy as a first-line eradication regimen of Helicobacter pylori. Patients and methods: This is an open label observational comparative study. A total of 100 patients with Helicobacter pylori infection were selected; 50 patients were taking 10 day levofloxacin-based triple therapy and the other 50 patients were on 14 day …


The Impact Of Nutritional Education Program On Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Among Sample Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Hussein Mejbel, Lujain Alkhazrajy Apr 2025

The Impact Of Nutritional Education Program On Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Among Sample Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Hussein Mejbel, Lujain Alkhazrajy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

AbstractBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder, characterized by poor glycemic control. Nutritional education enhances knowledge, attitudes, and practices leading to better glycemic control. Objective: To find out the impact of nutritional education program on knowledge, attitudes and practices of participants regarding the glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study was conducted at Baghdad medical city on 45 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and recruited by non-probability convenience sampling method over three months duration. Patients were assessed for knowledge, attitudes and practices with structured questionnaire that was derived from previous literatures and …


Rational Use And Prescribing Pattern Of Drugs In Primary Health Care Centers, Zaid Ridha, Shatha R. Al-Saadi, Yousif Abdulraheem Apr 2025

Rational Use And Prescribing Pattern Of Drugs In Primary Health Care Centers, Zaid Ridha, Shatha R. Al-Saadi, Yousif Abdulraheem

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background: The World health organization approximates that >50% of all medications are incorrectly prescribed, distributed, or sold. In Iraq, several serious issues and challenges arise in this matter, including minimal professional categorization of drug prescription, inept patient counseling, and finally high proportion of remedies being misused.Objective: This study aims to measure the performance of the primary health care centers regarding the use of medications and if they match what is proposed by the WHO drug use indicators and their prescribing patterns.Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted on prescriptions from 1st of January to last of December 2019 in 20 …


2025 Spring Nutshell, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis. Apr 2025

2025 Spring Nutshell, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

Spring 2025 issue of the Nutshell.


Total Mercury (Hg) In Seabird Muscle Tissue With Respect To 3 Auklet Species In The Aleutian Islands, Travis Chiu Apr 2025

Total Mercury (Hg) In Seabird Muscle Tissue With Respect To 3 Auklet Species In The Aleutian Islands, Travis Chiu

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Aces And Health Aging, Samantha Nixon, Jennelle Smyth, Kieleigh Williams Apr 2025

Aces And Health Aging, Samantha Nixon, Jennelle Smyth, Kieleigh Williams

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Mitochondrial Succinate Dehydrogenase Enzyme Activity In Hibernating Black Bears, Madelyn Brennan Apr 2025

Mitochondrial Succinate Dehydrogenase Enzyme Activity In Hibernating Black Bears, Madelyn Brennan

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Microbial Response To Permafrost Thaw And Coalescence, Michelle Ramirez Apr 2025

Microbial Response To Permafrost Thaw And Coalescence, Michelle Ramirez

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


An International Biomarker Of Added Sugar In Adults, Mackenzie Hawkins Apr 2025

An International Biomarker Of Added Sugar In Adults, Mackenzie Hawkins

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Decoding The Heath Impacts Of Particulate Matter In Outdoor Air During Winter Using Gas Chromatography, Remy Gray Apr 2025

Decoding The Heath Impacts Of Particulate Matter In Outdoor Air During Winter Using Gas Chromatography, Remy Gray

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Salivary Cortisol And Correlations To Academic Performance, Rodolfo Garcia Apr 2025

Salivary Cortisol And Correlations To Academic Performance, Rodolfo Garcia

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Spatial Distribution Of Genetic Diversity Within Labrador Tea, Laura Serrato Apr 2025

Spatial Distribution Of Genetic Diversity Within Labrador Tea, Laura Serrato

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.


Disease And Deprivation: Care, Medical Pluralism, And Healthcare Experiences Of Diabetes Patients In Liberia, Prince U.D. Tardeh , '25 Apr 2025

Disease And Deprivation: Care, Medical Pluralism, And Healthcare Experiences Of Diabetes Patients In Liberia, Prince U.D. Tardeh , '25

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

Equal access to healthcare continues to be a problem across the globe, with people from colonized nations suffering at an even higher rate. Infrastructures and healthcare resources’ limitations in developing nations like Liberia continue to limit how much care citizens, especially low income people can receive for their illnesses. This thesis combines ethnographic fieldwork, history, and quantitative data analysis to describe the issues of access to healthcare in Liberia and the circumstances that have shaped Liberia’s inability to provide adequate care for its citizens. The analysis in this thesis is rooted in weeks long in-depth interviews with healthcare professionals, herbalists, …


Improving The Experience Of Self-Injection In Medical Weight Loss Patients Prescribed Glp-1 Agonists: A Quality Improvement Project, Maegan Wing Apr 2025

Improving The Experience Of Self-Injection In Medical Weight Loss Patients Prescribed Glp-1 Agonists: A Quality Improvement Project, Maegan Wing

DNP Projects

Background/Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease linked to numerous health complications. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, including Semaglutide, Liraglutide, Dulaglutide, and Tirzepatide, are effective in weight management but require self-injection. Many patients experience barriers such as needle fear, technique difficulties, and anxiety, leading to early medication discontinuation. Data indicates that only 46.3% of patients continue GLP-1 therapy after 180 days, with adherence rates as low as 27.2% (Gleason et al., 2024). Addressing these barriers through structured provider-led self-injection training is essential to improve adherence, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. Currently, at this DNP project site, there is a …


Ecological Restoration And Ecosystem Memory Of Wildlife Forage And Understory Diversity In A Young Pine Monoculture Plantation In Central-Interior British Columbia, Julia Claire Bizon Apr 2025

Ecological Restoration And Ecosystem Memory Of Wildlife Forage And Understory Diversity In A Young Pine Monoculture Plantation In Central-Interior British Columbia, Julia Claire Bizon

Aspen Bibliography

Ecological restoration has recently taken center stage in the rehabilitation of degraded forest ecosystems to improve multifunctionality, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat conservation. The research summarized herein assessed the efficacy of variable stand density thinning (200, 400, and 600 stems/ha) and artificial canopy gaps (0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 ha in size) as potential restoration treatments to enhance wildlife forage and native biodiversity in a young lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Wats.) forest in central-interior British Columbia. Field data collection was conducted from May-August, 2023 to assess the early response (1-3 years post-treatment) of the forest …