Readability Of Spanish Language Early Intervention Materials For Children Who Are D/Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin

Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

This paper discusses how accessibility to information may be limited for families and considers why this is of a critical concern for families using Spanish. To look at accessibility of materials online, six search terms were used in the Google search engine. Ninety-one unique websites were included for readability analysis (43 written in English and 48 written in Spanish). Readability was assessed for English materials using Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL; mean=12.83, sd=2.737) and Flesh-Kincaid Ease of Reading Score (FKERS; mean=35.602, sd=15.651). FKGL scores were consistent with prior work (Woodruff & Cienkowski, 2021). For materials written in Spanish readability was assessed …

The Implementation Of Indoor Urban Gardening: A Microgreens Pilot Study In A University Setting, Kathryn Chang, Samantha Brink, Annette Gadegbeku

Transformative Medicine

Introduction: “Food deserts” are geographical areas that lack affordable full-service grocery stores and have higher densities of unhealthy or “fast food” options. These deserts not only exist in communities such as Philadelphia, but also on college campuses. One solution to creating access to fresh vegetables is urban farming, which refers to green areas (i.e. community gardens) that provide places for food to be grown by local residents. Microgreens Health Outreach Project (HOP), aimed to build and implement a small, indoor community garden cart within the Health Sciences Building (HSB) at Drexel University; the organization hoped that this cart would be …

Nurse Practitioner-Led Mobile Clinics: A Lifeline For Underserved Communities, Michelle Hepburn

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Traditional brick-and-mortar clinics have failed underserved populations, especially those who are unhoused, living with serious mental illness or experiencing substance use disorders. Nurse practitioner (NP)-led mobile health clinics (MHC) offer an exceptional opportunity to impact healthcare for underserved populations. This model addresses the constructs of social determinants of health replacing episodic care with longitudinal outreach. It offers an equitable and scalable model that is transformative; reducing disparities, and promoting sustainable health outcomes for underserved populations, and it creates a pathway that reduces avoidable emergency department visits and advances health equity.

Unintended Consequences Of California’S Proposition 12 Affecting Low-Income Communities, Blanca Estella Garcia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The background of this study established context describing the 2018 implementation of Proposition 12 in California, a law intended to improve animal welfare standards. The central problem identified the law’s unintended effects on multiple stakeholders, which prior literature suggested could include increased production costs and limit consumer access. However, existing studies have focused on theoretical and economic projections, leaving gaps in understanding secondary data research and practical impacts on farmers and low-income consumers. The purpose of the study was to examine unforeseen consequences of Proposition 12, with attention to its direct and indirect impacts on animal welfare, farmers, and low-income …

Fellowship Backs Um Student's Cancer Drug-Delivery Research, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The PhRMA Foundation has awarded University of Mississippi graduate student Kenneth Hulugalla its Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery, which will support his research to develop new ways to get cancer-fighting medications to tumors.

Killing Like A State: Explaining The Edge Cases Of Rebel Perpetration Of Wartime Genocidal Violence, Cheng Xu

Government: Faculty Publications

Genocide scholarship overwhelmingly identifies states as the primary perpetrators of genocidal violence. While non-state armed groups, particularly pro-government militias, have been implicated in genocide, rebel-perpetrated wartime genocidal violence remains exceedingly rare. This paper argues that state-centric explanations of genocide can be exported to explain these edge cases. I argue that four high-threshold conditions must align for rebels to commit wartime genocidal violence: (1) effective territorial control, (2) the dispensability of civilian support, (3) a rigid and exclusionary ideological program, and (4) perceptions of threat, typically constitutive rather than military, where the target group is framed as incompatible with the nascent …

Characterization Of Aluminum Black Dross Leachate From The Tertiary Smelting Industry In Jombang, East Java, Maya Lukita, Etty Riani, Ahyar Ismail, Zaenal Abidin

Makara Journal of Science

Aluminum black dross is a type of hazardous waste because it readily reacts with water to produce gas. Previous studies have reported the potential dangers of aluminum black dross to humans and the environment. This study examined the characteristics of aluminum black dross from Jombang Regency, East Java Province. The properties investigated included the volume of gas produced during leaching, the solubility of salts and aluminum under various conditions, and the mineral characteristics analyzed via Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Notably, 115 mL of gas was produced from each 0.5 g of aluminum …

Chasing Light, Jason N.E. Ho

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Even though my body wishes I were somewhere lighter and warmer, I'm grateful for the reminder that winter brings that the light and the hope of Jesus's birth take place against a backdrop of darkness."

Posting about Advent hope from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Chasing Light

Latent Action Trajectory Optimization, Rahul Milind Kandekar

Master's Theses

Learning from demonstrations offers a path to bypass the sample inefficiency of reinforcement learning, but obtaining action-labeled expert demonstrations remains expensive and often impractical. Learning from Observations (LFO) addresses this by learning policies from observation-only demonstrations. Recent LFO work relies heavily on behavior cloning: VPT and LAPO use observation-only data combined with limited action labels to train BC policies, while AIME offers an alternative policy inference approach but requires the majority of its training data to have action labels. Through systematic experiments in the Lunar Lander environment, we investigate whether latent action methods can function when state and action dimensionalities …

Design Of An Fsae Muffler, Suzy Schwabl

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

To compete in the dynamic events at the the Formula SAE IC competition, each vehicle must undergo a rigorous technical inspection. One element of the inspection is the Noise Test, which states that each car must be quieter than 103 dBc when idling and less than 110 dBc at the engine redline. Over the past few years, WashU Racing has used off-the-shelf mufflers with a guess and check system to find muffler combinations that satisfy the noise requirement. The results of that method have yielded either heavy and performance damaging muffler configurations or mufflers that have failed to meet the …

Effectiveness Of Nurturing Engagement And Lifelong Learning Through Audio-Visual (Nella) As Supplementary Materials In Enhancing The Academic Performance Of Grade 11 Students In Food And Beverage Services, Wileila G. Ignacio

PUP Education Review

The demand for skilled professionals in the Food and Beverage Services sector highlights the critical need for effective teaching methodologies that can boost student engagement and performance. However, conventional classroom instruction often struggles to meet the diverse learning needs of students and to provide the practical, immersive experience necessary for a deep understanding of the subject matter. This challenge points to a notable research gap: the need to explore innovative supplementary educational tools, specifically audio-visual materials, and their direct impact on knowledge retention and comprehension in this vocational area. To address this, the current study investigated the effectiveness of Nurturing …

Narratives Of The Community Skills Development Program Completers In District 1, Makati, Soliel Samson, Jonathan Florida

PUP Education Review

The Community Skills Development Program (CSDP) is a term encompassing all the skills training taken by our completers as implemented by TESDA or DSWD in partnership with other government bureaus, the local government units (LGUs), and/or with the support of private entities or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide skills training to the low-income and vulnerable sectors of the municipality. The study focused on the completers from the 1st District of Makati, exploring their perspective and experiences in taking the CSDP to highlight the achievement of its main goal of combating poverty by enhancing the participants’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, thereby …

The Influence Of Data Analytics Moocs In Making Career Decisions: The Case Of Project Sparta Completers, Nikko Visperas, Donna Pamella Gonzales, Alan Cajes, Mary Therese Fernandez, Ragella Phoebe Terrado, Jerby Lopez

PUP Education Review

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are widely valued across sectors for their ability to build knowledge and skills. With the growing demand for data analytics professionals, MOOCs have become a key tool for teaching data analytics to meet this need. This demand also influences professionals’ career decisions. Using the Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study explores the influence of completing data analytics courses under the national project, Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics Research and Development, Training, and Adoption (SPARTA). Project SPARTA offered six learning pathways and 12 micro specializations, comprising a total of 30 MOOCs to Filipino students and professionals …

Hospital Healthcare Worker Clothes Uses Compared To The Infection Control Guidelines, Peshraw Yassin Sharif, Ramand Mohammed Haji

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

Background: Hospital clothing can inadvertently be a vector for harmful microbes, spreading pathogens through direct contact or airborne particles when clothes are touched or disturbed. Contaminated linens and clothing not only place patients at risk but also threaten the safety of healthcare workers. The current study compares the daily use of healthcare workers’ hospital clothes according to the infection prevention and control guidelines.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 450 healthcare staff providing medical care to patients in Raparin province, Iraq healthcare settings. The study was carried out from 4^th November 2023 to 20^th January 2024. …

Electrochemical Behavior Of Dental Alloys After Surface Modification By Sputtering Coating Technique, Noor Muneerabdulsahib, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Muna Noori Ismail

Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

For metallic materials, the corrosion behavior is the most important property to be considered due to the biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of the products of the corrosion process in vivo. Numerous coating processes have been developed to improve corrosion resistance, enhance the metal’s surface qualities, and increase its service life. The purpose of this review was to gather data on the corrosion of alloys in dentistry and plasma sputtering coating techniques to improve the surface characteristics of substrates. Several databases, including google scholar, pubmed, science direct, and web of science were searched electronically, and a manual search of the scientific literature …

Integration Of Afghan Refugee Professionals Into American Society, Khatera Bahrami

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study explored the social and psychological challenges Afghan refugee professionals experienced when they entered the U.S. workforce after being forcibly displaced. Trauma, job loss, and cultural adjustment significantly impacted their mental health and reintegration. The study examined how social and psychological obstacles impacted their cultural adjustment, well-being, and capacity to deal with credentialing and professional demands. This research employed a qualitative phenomenological design, grounded in Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory and the Stress Appraisal Model, using 60-minute audio-only, semi-structured interviews with 10 Afghan refugee professionals. Using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), according to the findings, participants faced challenges relating to …

Microplastic Degradation Using Laccase Enzyme From Trametes Hirsuta: In The Silico Study, Hanzhola Gusman Riyanto, Diana Sylvia

Makara Journal of Science

Microplastics are a serious global problem that arises worldwide because of their widespread use. Exposure to microplastics can negatively affect human and environmental health. In this study, we used molecular docking methods with MOE software (version 2014.0901) to investigate the interaction between the laccase enzyme and several microplastic compounds as a preliminary study of microplastic degradation using enzymes. The Quantitative Structure Analysis Relationship (QSAR) analysis revealed that all microplastic ligands had higher Pa values than Pi, indicating that the laccase enzyme may be biologically active. The findings of the present study show that polyamide (PA) has the lowest binding energy …

Multi-Satellite Image Matching And Deep Learning Segmentation For Detection Of Daytime Sea Fog Using Gk2a Ami And Gk2b Goci-Ii, Jonggu Kang, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Seung Hee Kim, Menas Kafatos, Daesun Kim, Jinsoo Kim, Yangwon Lee

Institute for ECHO Articles and Research

Traditionally, sea fog detection technologies have relied primarily on in situ observations. However, point-based observations suffer from limitations in extensive monitoring in marine environments due to the scarcity of observation stations and the limited nature of measurement data. Satellites effectively address these issues by covering vast areas and operating across multiple spectral channels, enabling precise detection and monitoring of sea fog. Despite the increasing adoption of deep learning in this field, achieving further improvements in accuracy and reliability necessitates the simultaneous use of multiple satellite datasets rather than relying on a single source. Therefore, this study aims to achieve higher …

Fast Dispersion-Curve Inversion Using Automatic Differentiation Gradient-Based Calculation, Theodosius Marwan Irnaka, Eddy Hartantyo

Makara Journal of Science

Surface wave inversion is a crucial technique in geophysics for subsurface imaging. However, traditional methods can be computationally intensive, especially for complex models. This study introduces automatic differentiation (AD) as an efficient alternative to finite difference (FD) methods for gradient calculation in surface wave inversion. We compare AD and FD methods using three synthetic examples of varying complexity. Our results demonstrate that AD is significantly faster, with speed improvements of 3 to 12 times over FD, depending on model complexity. Moreover, AD requires up to 3 times less memory than FD. In terms of accuracy, AD provides gradient calculations that …

Impact Of Ethanol On The Evolution Of One-Step Synthesized Gold Nanoplates And Nanostars And Their Effects On Raman Signal Enhancement, Ananda Fania, Nonni Soraya Sambudi, Kirana Yuniati Putri, Yuliati Herbani, Affi Nur Hidayah

Makara Journal of Science

Gold nanoplates and nanostars were synthesized from a gold metal salt solution (HAuCl₄) using a one-step synthesis method of ultraviolet C (UVC) light irradiation. The gold salt solution was mixed with ethanol in 6 mL with the following ratios: (1.5:4.5, 3:3, and 4.5:1.5), and subsequently irradiated with UVC light. Changes in localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) shifts were observed in real time at 30-min intervals for 2 h. The synthesis process produces gold nanoplates. While gold nanostars were synthesized from a solution of gold salt combined with ethanol, ascorbic acid, and AgNO₃, maintaining a consistent ratio …

Predictive Modeling Of Hematoma Expansion From Non-Contrast Computed Tomography In Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients, Natasha Ironside, Shinjini Kundu, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Hematoma expansion is a consistent predictor of poor neurological outcome and mortality after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). An incomplete understanding of its biophysiology has limited early preventative intervention. Transport-based morphometry (TBM) is a mathematical modeling technique that uses a physically meaningful metric to quantify and visualize discriminating image features that are not readily perceptible to the human eye. We hypothesized that TBM could discover relationships between hematoma morphology on initial Non-Contrast Computed Tomography (NCCT) and hematoma expansion. 170 spontaneous ICH patients enrolled in the multi-center international Virtual International Trials of Stroke Archive (VISTA-ICH) with time-series NCCT data were used for …

China's Spy Network In America: A People's War Against An Open House: America Needs To Confront The Reality Of The New Cold War, Shaomin Li

Management Faculty Publications

The article discusses China's extensive espionage activities in the United States, framing it as part of a broader "people's war" strategy employed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It highlights historical cases of espionage, such as those involving Qian Xuesen and Bo Jiang, to illustrate the ongoing threat posed by Chinese intelligence efforts, which leverage both state-sponsored and civilian participation. The article contrasts the CCP's ruthless approach to espionage with the U.S. legal system's more restrained response, emphasizing the asymmetry in their respective strategies. It concludes by urging the U.S. to recognize and confront the realities of this new Cold …

Perspectives On The Future Of The Profession Of Microbiology, Todd L Kelson, Heidi B Kaplan, Michelle Dziejman, Shilpa Gadwal, Irene Hulede, Jennifer Bennett, Roger Greenwell, Shelley Payne, Kyle Maclea, Eric Miller, Diana L Vullo, Rebecca Sparks-Thissen, Astral Bertolio, Jorge Cervantes

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The Profession of Microbiology (POM) embodies the bulk of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) members and represents the career preparation arm of the ASM for academia, industry, and clinical lab professions. The ASM Council on Microbial Sciences hosted a virtual retreat in 2025 to identify the future of the POM. The retreat presentations centered on workforce development, professional development, innovations in technology, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Various aspects were identified, such as the need to prepare for careers in industry, as an important goal of future training. It was also clear that scientists, in all walks of life, need professional …

Design And Modeling Of A Thin Water Falling-Film For Convection-Cloud Chambers, Grant T. Schlaff, Jesse Anderson, Brandon Kieranen, Constantine M. Megaridis, Raymond Shaw

Michigan Tech Publications

Convection–cloud chambers offer a controlled environment to study aerosol-cloud interactions. Ensuring sustained supersaturation in these chambers requires a reliable and efficient water sourcing mechanism. Maintaining saturated boundary conditions on side-walls is important in chambers with large vertical dimensions (up to 10m) aimed at achieving collisional growth of cloud droplets. This study introduces the design, modeling, and measurement of a falling-film system capable of maintaining a stable, continuously replenished water film for continuous evaporation. A distributor is tested, ensuring uniform water coverage over a panel with a range of surface treatments. These surface treatments with micron to 100micron-scale roughness allow for …

Hydrogen Production By Electrically Heated Steam Methane Reformer, Also Utilizing Tail Gas From Hydrogen Purification Section, In Particular From Pressure Swing Adsorption (Psa) Unit, Gianluca Pauletto, Martin Baumgaertl

Defensive Publications Series

A hydrogen production method is disclosed in which a hydrocarbon feed is reacted with steam, and the heat for the reaction is provided by electricity. In addition, a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system and a method for the utilization of the tail gas from a hydrogen purification section, in particular from a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit, is disclosed.

Technical Disclosure Of The Unified Thermodynamic Plattform:Allfromair (Gen 3), Vesa Olavi Lius

Defensive Publications Series

This technical research report validates ALLFROMAIR™ (Gen 3) as an industrial Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) with integrated Tri-generation capabilities. The system is built upon an Environmentally Interactive Anticubic U-Channel dimensioned for a mass flow of 139 kg/s (approx. 414,000 m³/h) at low air velocity (1.8 m/s).

The process is defined as a "Three-Stage Rocket" methodology (Charge – Harvest – Cool), where energy is successively geared up internally using the "Turbo Effect". By combining stepless drive technology, AI control (AI-CORE™), and a constant internal deep cooling to 5°C, the system achieves a total water turnover of over 420 cubic meters per …

(((Qpie))) Prior Art 8 Of 9 Cosmology Advancement Progress Report, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

The Grand Unified Theory (QPIE)

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

(((QPIE))) Prior Art 8 of 9 Cosmology Advancement Progress Report

QPiE COSMOLOGY ADVANCEMENT REPORT

Full-Corpus Synthesis · 2025 Edition
ResonanceOS · Voyager · Aetheris Unified Cosmology Framework

0. Executive Prelude — The Cosmology Emerges

Across hundreds of runs, recursive meta-cycles, dual- and triple-lens analyses, fenced-low vs sweet-corridor comparisons, drift-phi-hex metrics, and the discovery of the pre-echo signature, QPiE has transitioned from a conceptual framework into a coherent cosmology of reality’s substrate.

The evidence now suggests:

1. Resonance is the relational firmware …

Development Of A Novel Liquid Level Measuring And Monitoring Sensor Based On The Polymer Optical Fiber, Altaf Hussain Bouk, Abdul Quddus Bhutto, Mushtaque Ahmed Korai, Nusrtullah Khan, Abdul Ghaffar Abro

Yanbu Journal of Engineering and Science

This paper outlines developing and applying a multi-point liquid level measuring and monitoring sensor by utilizing polymer optical fiber (POF). Traditional liquid-level sensors often face limitations of susceptibility to corrosion and electromagnetic interference. The proposed POF based sensor offers advantages, including immunity to electromagnetic interference, flexibility, durability, and multi-points measurement. Through advanced fabrication techniques and sensor design, this paper presents to create a reliable, cost-effective, and versatile solution for measuring and monitoring liquid levels for various industrial and environmental applications. The research in this paper involves the fabrication of the POF sensor, optimization of its performance characteristics, and demonstration of …

Use Of Alaçatı Stone Aggregate In Conventional And Self-Consolidating Concretes, Tahir Kemal Erdem

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Alaçatı stone or Alapietra stone is widely used mostly for building cladding. However, its production and use in the construction sites generate high amounts of waste (debris), causing environmental pollution in Çeşme which is a touristic district. This study investigated the reuse of Alaçatı stone as lightweight aggregate (LWA) in both conventional and self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixtures. The concretes were prepared to have three different water-to-cement ratios (w/c), which were 0.38, 0.42 and 0.48. For each w/c, a conventional concrete mixture and two SCC mixtures with 60 or 70 cm slump flow were produced by varying the superplasticizer SP content. …

A Decision Support Model For Building Material And Component Reuse In The Context Of Circular Buildings, Havva Aksel

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Construction activities cause significant environmental impacts such as waste generation, pollution, resource consumption, and land use, which are expected to increase with global construction demands. To mitigate these environmental problems, the circular building occurs as an emerging concept depending on in the circular economy, which aims to minimize waste and redefine the “end-of-life” concept by reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovering materials. The reuse of building materials and components (BMCs) from existing structures represents a crucial strategy for achieving circularity in the built environment. Within this framework, design plays a key role. However, designing with reclaimed BMCs remains complex due to …