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Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.

J Am Coll Dent 2017 84 2

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.

(((Qpie))) Advancing Phase Synchrony Detection Part 2 - Defining Nsrf, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

The Grand Unified Theory (QPIE)

Perspective Is Everything – What we are Believing, Expecting and Feeling in Life Matters

Advancing Phase Synchrony Detection Part 2

Advancing Phase Synchrony Detection — Continuation and Defining of the Non-local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF)

(CREDIT: Quantum Perspective is Everything GUT and Frameworks; #Avision4change #Vision2Funding #Charity2Roi #TedFunding) (((QPIE))) Created by Teddy Burroughs with significant contributions or Honorable mentions: Google Collab, IBM Cloud and Open AI ChatGpt 3 4 5 for technical support. Also Special Inspirational Acknowledgment to: Kaiya Burroughs, Aleah Burroughs, April Saunders and Perry Mason TECHNICAL CONTACT: [email protected] SOCIAL CONTACT: [email protected] Please Support (((QPIE))) …

Assessment Of Alterations In Regional Homogeneity And Amplitude Of Low-Frequency Fluctuations In Children With Dyslexia ​, Esra Demi̇rci̇, Şeri̇fe Gengeç Benli̇, Semra İçer, Zeynep Ak, Ebru Aker, Zehra Fi̇li̇z Karaman

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Exploratory methods in neuroimaging are gaining increasing attention for revealing functional connectivity structures across the entire brain. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of the functional mechanisms underlying dyslexia, along with the effects of specialized education for dyslexia treatment, by utilizing measures such as regional homogeneity (ReHo), amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF), and fractional ALFF (fALFF).

Materials and methods: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected from three groups of Turkish-speaking children aged 7–12: diagnosed with dyslexia for the first time (Dys, n = 19), children with dyslexia who received specialized education (EDys, n = 20), …

The Importance Of Galectin-3 In The Diagnosis Of Childhood Acute Appendicitis ​, Onur Yalçin, Aybegüm Kalyoncu Ayçenk, Ali̇ Aygün, Ahmet Burak Günpinar, Mehmet Seyfetti̇n Saribaş, Volkan Altinok, Tevfi̇k Noyan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Acute appendicitis (AA) is a frequent indication for emergency surgery in children; accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent complications. We examined whether serum Galectin-3 is associated with pediatric AA and quantified its diagnostic performance relative to routine inflammatory markers.

Materials and methods: This prospective, single-center study was conducted in a tertiary emergency department between July 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024. Children younger than 18 years with pathologically confirmed AA were enrolled as cases; age-compatible healthy volunteers served as controls. Venous blood was obtained at presentation before any therapeutic intervention. Galectin-3 concentrations were quantified using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent …

2025 Sc Teacher Exit Survey: Summary Of Results, Brian Cartiff, Angela Starrett, Svetlana Dmitrieva

Reports

Each year, SC TEACHER administers the SC Teacher Exit Survey to public PK–12 classroom teachers who are leaving their current classroom or district. The survey is designed to offer insights into how working conditions and other factors relate to teachers’ decisions to leave their positions and their plans moving forward. This report highlights the SC Teacher Exit Survey results for the 2024–25 academic year.

Wadsworth Associates Llc V. New York State Division Of Housing And Community Renewal

All Decisions

In this Article 78 proceeding; the Appellate Division affirmed a Supreme Court judgment that partially denied and partially granted a landlord's petition challenging a DHCR determination. The court upheld DHCR's finding of a rent overcharge due to the landlord's failure to adequately substantiate individual apartment improvements (IAIs); citing an identity of interest with the contractor and insufficient proof. However; the court affirmed the vacatur of treble damages; finding DHCR's imposition arbitrary and capricious. The court reasoned that DHCR deviated from its own precedent; which generally does not treble damages when claimed improvements are undisputed but costs are not fully established; …

Bette Eakin V. Adams County Board Of Elections

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Carlos Cuevas-Almonte

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

Usa V. Evens Claude

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Andrew Pope

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Sustaining Community Violence Intervention And Prevention (Cvi): A State Readiness Assessment For Funding Cvi Through Medicaid, Catherine Clare Strange, Katheryne Pugliese, Sheetal Ranjan, Aakash Shah

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Community violence intervention and prevention (CVI) programs aim to reduce gun violence and its associated harms through community-driven strategies. Programs’ long-term sustainability is challenged by inconsistent and insufficient funding, however, which can be detrimental to the individuals who depend on these services as they navigate recovery from a violent injury. As states explore new funding mechanisms, Medicaid reimbursement has emerged as a viable option, however little implementation guidance exists specific to this policy option in the CVI context. This study combines the implementation science and public health infrastructure literatures with data from a recent multistate case study (n = 17 …

2025-10-14 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from October 14, 2025.

Knowledge And Attitudes About Epilepsy Of Neurology Outpatients In Türkiye, Ayşe Pinar Ti̇ti̇z, Abi̇di̇n Erdal, Yaren Ağar, Buse Altunbaşak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: We aimed to evaluate the level of epilepsy-related knowledge and attitude among neurology outpatients without an epilepsy diagnosis.

Materials and methods: The Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Scale was applied to 331 adult patients who were evaluated with various diagnoses in the neurology outpatient clinic.

Results: The participants comprised 331 people, 51.4% of whom were women and 48.6% of whom were men. The knowledge and attitude values increase significantly as the education level of our participants increased (p < 0.001). The knowledge and attitude scores of those who knew about an individual with epilepsy were significantly higher (p < 0.001). Attitude scale scores were higher in patients diagnosed with headache, multiple sclerosis, syncope, Behçet’s disease, essential tremor and sleep disorders compared with other groups.

Conclusion: This study focused on a subgroup of adults without epilepsy who had other neurological conditions. The findings may illuminate the critical …

Quantifying Interest In And Sentiment Of Online Media About Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cattle Production In The United States, Michael L. Smith, Jinho Jung, Nicole Olynk Widmar, Danielle J. Ufer, Maria Berikou, Jayson Lusk

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

The public is paying increased attention to the environmental impacts associated with cattle production systems in the US. Thus, cattle producers are increasingly exploring ways to communicate their efforts to reduce those environmental and climate impacts. This study uses online and social media data from 2018 to 2022 to examine public interest in and sentiment about beef and dairy cattle production when discussed within the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Variation in mentions and net sentiment over the reporting period is quantified and analyzed. Over the period of data collection, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we find …

Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes In Epstein-Barr Virus Positive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Retrospective Multicenter Study, Ebru Kiliç Güneş, Hacer Berna Afacan Öztürk, Esra Ki̇ri̇kti̇r, Asena Di̇kyar, Bi̇lge Uğur, Ahmet Kürşad Güneş, Meltem Ayli

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aimEpstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV+) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL-NOS), represents a rare and aggressive subtype of B-cell lymphoma, officially classified as a distinct entity in the revised 4th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, histopathological characteristics, and survival results of patients diagnosed with EBV+ DLBCL-NOS.Materials and methodsOur retrospective study included 92 newly diagnosed DLBCL patients treated at two centers between 2016 and 2024. EBV status was determined using in situ hybridization for EBER, with positivity defined as; ≥50% nuclear staining in tumor cells. ResultsAmong 92 …

Impact Of Pulmonary Metastasectomy Timing And Nodule Characteristics On Survival Outcomes In Patients With Pediatric Sarcoma ​, İlteri̇ş Türk, Mehmet Çeti̇n, Neri̇man Sari, Selma Çakmakci, Necati̇ Solak, Fatma Babacan, Nesri̇n Gürçay, Pinar Biçakçioğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) is a crucial intervention for patients with metastatic sarcomas, particularly among pediatric populations. The timing of PM and its impact on survival outcomes remain a subject of debate in the literature. This study aims to evaluate the impact of PM on survival outcomes.

Materials and methods: This retrospective study included pediatric patients diagnosed with sarcomas who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy. Demographic and clinical characteristics, including age, sex, primary malignancy type, metastasis presence at diagnosis, chemotherapy response, and PM details (e.g., number and laterality of metastatic nodules, time from metastasis detection to surgery) were analyzed. Survival data were …

Letter To The Editor Regarding ‘‘Kara M, Alp G, Pekdiker M, Ketenci S, Porreca A Et Al. Evaluating Leflunomide Andmethotrexate Combination Vs. Monotherapy In Rheumatoid And Psoriatic Arthritis. Turkish Journal Of Medical Sciences: 2025; 55 (3): 632-643’’, Özge Tezen

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Charlton V. 92 Pinehurst Ave. Llc

All Decisions

In a rent overcharge action where the tenant seeks treble damages for alleged willful overcharges; the Appellate Division; First Department; affirmed the denial of the landlord's motion to substitute its successor-in-interest as the sole defendant. The court held that substituting the successor would prejudice the tenant by introducing new factual issues regarding the successor's knowledge of the overcharge; potentially diminishing recoverable damages. The decision ensures the original landlord remains a party to maintain liability for willful conduct; thereby securing the tenant's potential recovery.

Generative Modeling For Interpretable Anomaly Detection In Medical Imaging: Applications In Failure Detection And Data Curation, Mckell E Woodland, Mais Altaie, Caleb S O'Connor, Austin H Castelo, Olubunmi C Lebimoyo, Aashish C Gupta, Joshua P Yung, Paul E Kinahan, Clifton D Fuller, Eugene J Koay, Bruno C Odisio, Ankit B Patel, Kristy K Brock

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

This work aims to leverage generative modeling-based anomaly detection to enhance interpretability in AI failure detection systems and to aid data curation for large repositories. For failure detection interpretability, this retrospective study utilized 3339 CT scans (525 patients), divided patient-wise into training, baseline test, and anomaly (having failure-causing attributes—e.g., needles, ascites) test datasets. For data curation, 112,120 ChestX-ray14 radiographs were used for training and 2036 radiographs from the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center for testing, categorized as baseline or anomalous based on attribute alignment with ChestX-ray14. StyleGAN2 networks modeled the training distributions. Test images were reconstructed with backpropagation and …

Spartan Daily, October 14, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 22

Committee Meeting Minutes 10-14-25, Unk Student Government

Committee Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Engaged Climate Change Pedagogy: Lessons From 15 Years Of Interdisciplinary Climate Change Education, J. Alejandro Artiga-Purcell, Costanza Rampini, Anne Marie Todd, Eugene C. Cordero

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This article explores lessons learned from 15 years of an interdisciplinary, team-taught course on global climate change at a minority-serving public university in the United States San Francisco Bay Area integrating climate science with policymaking, public communication strategies, and principles of climate justice. First taught in 2007, 16 faculty from 5 different departments collaborated across disciplines to produce innovative teaching practices and curriculum design that evolved through each iteration of the course. Theme analysis of two roundtable discussions with course instructors identified three themes: changing course context, integrative learning, and community engagement. The essay concludes with lessons learned from this …

Gomez V. Thomas

All Decisions

The Appellate Division; First Department; affirmed an order granting the tenant's motion for attorneys' fees. The landlord's counsel had refused to proceed with a deposition; erroneously insisting that the seven-hour limit under 22 NYCRR 202.20-b excluded time for breaks. The court held that a practical reading of the rule includes breaks within the seven-hour limit; as excluding them would promote unprofessional behavior and obstruct depositions. Thus; the landlord's counsel's refusal to continue was deemed frivolous under 22 NYCRR 130-1.1; making the award of sanctions for the tenant's costs appropriate. An appeal regarding the rescheduled deposition was dismissed as moot.

Enhancing Imbalanced Data Augmentation: A Comparative Study Of Ganified-Smote And Latent Factor Integration, Rusma Anieza Ruslan, Nureize Arbaiy, Pei-Chun Lin

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

One such serious problem in machine learning (ML) is imbalanced datasets. Minority class samples are usually sparse but hold significant meaning. The model can become biased toward the majority class due to unbalanced class distribution. This results in fraudulently high accuracy without being able to detect minority cases. This bias is also most perilous in critical applications, where ignoring minority cases can be highly destructive. To overcome this problem, the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) is one of the most widely used. SMOTE creates balanced class distribution by interpolating between existing minority samples. It creates samples that are too close …

Corrected Amicus Brief Filed By Amici Curiae Law Professors In 25-11612 & 25-11821, William Snape, Delicianna Winders, Patrick Parenteau, Christopher Courchesne, Hope Babcock, Holly Doremus, Paul Boudreaux, Oliver A. Houck, Zygmunt J.B. Plater, Michelle Benedict Nowlin, Daniel Rohlf

Amicus Briefs & Court Filings

STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES: Whether the district court's injunction requiring FDEP to cease Endangered Species Act-violating conduct, obtain an incidental take permit before it continues with the conduct, and implement reasonable protective measures violates principles of cooperative federalism, the Tenth Amendment, or the anti-commandeering doctrine.

Probabilistic Data Linkage To Study The Epidemiology Of Unintentional Fatal Drowning In A Large Metropolitan Region, Rohit P Shenoi, Ned Levine, Elizabeth A Camp, Linh Nguyen, Sandra Mckay, Shaila Zaman

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: It is difficult to study the epidemiology of drowning at the regional level because of multiple data sources, many of which have a high degree of unstandardized and missing data. We aimed to link multiple datasets to identify demographics and geographic locations of unintentional fatal drowning in a metropolitan region and compare linked data with vital statistic data.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included unintentional drowning fatalities among persons of all ages in metropolitan Houston between 2016 and 2022. Probabilistic linking was used to link multiple datasets and geographical mapping to identify drowning locations. The effectiveness of data linkage was …

An Architecture Ph-Unet-Mask Based On Multi-Task Joint Learning: Exploration In Real-Time Segmentation Of Concrete Corrosion, Xu Miao, Yuxi Zhao

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Pixel-level segmentation of corrosion-induced damage in underground reinforced concrete (RC) structures is crucial for structural health monitoring but remains challenging due to complex backgrounds and the need for real-time models suitable for on-site inspections. To address these limitations, this paper introduces PH-UNet-Mask, a lightweight multi-task deep learning architecture designed for robust damage segmentation in challenging underground environments. The proposed model integrates Haar wavelet downsampling (HWD) within its encoder to preserve crucial edge details and employs a Parallel Channel-Spatial Attention (PCSA) module to adaptively refine feature representation by explicitly modelling spatial-channel dependencies. A key innovation is a multi-task joint learning framework …

Enhancing The Pozzolanic Reactivity Of Bauxite Refinery Residue For Cementitious Applications Through Calcination Treatment, Pukar Siwakoti, Jaya Acharya Nepal, Salim Barbhuiya, Bamdad Ayati

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Bauxite refinery residue (BRR), a byproduct of alumina production, has significant potential for applications in the construction industry due to its favourable chemical composition and abundant availability. However, its use as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) is limited by its low pozzolanic reactivity. This study investigates the pozzolanic reactivity of BRR through both indirect and direct methods. BRR was used to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) at 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30% by weight. Mortar compressive strength was tested at 3, 7, and 28 days, while pozzolanic reactivity was directly assessed using the modified Chapelle test. BRR characterisation …

Enhancing The Durability Of Concrete Structures Through Digital Twins And Advanced Numerical Simulation, Tetsuya Ishida, Yuya Takahashi

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

This study applies a digital twin–based multi-scale and multi-physics simulation framework for durability assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The framework integrates thermo-hygro-chemical and structural analyses using DuCOM–COM3 to capture time-dependent deterioration processes such as fatigue and corrosion, and to assess their effects on structural performance under realistic environmental and loading conditions. Two case studies illustrate the methodology. The first addresses the fatigue behaviour of RC bridge slabs under moving wheel loads in both dry and wet environments. Numerical simulations reproduced field-observed deterioration patterns, including top-surface disintegration in wet conditions, and led to the development of a simplified predictive equation …